wind and rain scissors shop

Chapter 80-80.
The blacksmith looked at his words and saw the hesitant application on Zheng Yuansheng's face, and began to complain: "Fourth young master, my mother is an old man at home alone, and she can barely take care of herself in normal times. Now she is sick and has no energy to get out of bed. What can she do if she can't drink soup or hot rice?"

Zheng Yuansheng was soft-hearted and embarrassed: "Now everyone is working hard day and night to catch up with the court's construction period. As a blacksmith, your position is very important and you can't ask for leave. But, you don't have to worry about your mother. Tell me, where is your home?" , I asked the buddy to bring her medicine and food, you can rest assured to work here."

The blacksmith sobbed: "Fourth young master, how can I feel at ease? My mother is sick, and I am not around to take care of her, but handing her over to an outsider, how can my conscience be at ease? Besides, my mother can only feel at ease when she sees me, and her illness will be cured. I beg you to be merciful and let me go now, I will definitely come back tomorrow morning, please."

"This... are you sure you can come back tomorrow morning?"

"Of course, I will definitely come back." The blacksmith said very sincerely.

Zheng Yuansheng really couldn't bear it, nodded and agreed: "It's agreed, you go and come back quickly, and you will definitely be back tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Fourth Young Master." The blacksmith hurried to leave.

"Wait a minute."

The blacksmith felt uneasy, turned his head, forced a smile: "Fourth young master, what else is there?"

"This is my wish. Hire a car to go back and buy some medicine and food for your mother. Go and come back quickly. You are needed here."

The blacksmith looked at the one tael of silver he handed over, feeling a little embarrassed, and grabbed it casually: "Fourth young master, you are a good person, and you will become very rich in the future."

"May your mother recover soon and your family will be safe and happy."

The blacksmith nodded and left quickly.

On the morning of the second day, Zheng Yuanxin's daughter-in-law and Zheng Yuanli's daughter-in-law brought people to deliver meals to the blacksmiths.

Zheng Yuanli's wife is worried that her husband will be implicated, so she pays attention to the situation at the iron mine every day.She saw that one blacksmith was missing today, and when she saw Tian Erya approaching, she hurriedly asked, "Why is there one blacksmith missing?"

Tian Erya looked at the place where the blacksmith was working: "Impossible, right? They are all counted, and no one asks for leave!"

"One person is really missing. I'm counting the number every day!"

Tian Erya frowned, and counted the number of blacksmiths, and there was indeed one less person.She lowered her face and walked quickly towards Zheng Yuanxin who was counting the iron bars: "Master, did you give Blacksmith No. 12 a day off today?"

Zheng Yuanxin was surprised: "No! Last night, he told me that his mother was sick and wanted to ask for leave, but I didn't allow it."

Zheng Yuansheng raised his head from the account book: "Yesterday, he asked me to ask for leave, and he said it was very pitiful. I couldn't bear it, and asked her to go home to visit her mother. He said he would come back this morning. Hasn't he come back yet?"

"No." Tian Erya didn't expect Zheng Yuansheng to give someone a vacation without permission, and sighed softly.

Zheng Yuanli's daughter-in-law was anxious: "Fourth, do you have any brains? At this juncture, every sword shop is short of blacksmiths. He must have switched jobs to another house. What are you doing?"

Zheng Yuansheng was embarrassed: "I told him to go and come back quickly. He must come back this morning."

Zheng Yuanli's daughter-in-law had sharp teeth and sharp mouth: "You said you told him to come back quickly, and he would come back soon? At this point, where is he?"

Zheng Yuansheng was speechless.

Zheng Yuanli's daughter-in-law refused to let her go: "You have a red mouth and white teeth, click your mouth up and down, and tell me about your favor. People praise you as the kindest young master of the Zheng family. They thought our second child was mean. But, if you can't finish tempering The task of making scissors, the imperial court is to pursue the responsibility of our second child, Longshun and the shopkeeper, and you will not be punished? You are a good person, have you seen our difficulties? The blacksmith is not here, can you take the lead? His place?"

Zheng Yuansheng's face was flushed red, and he lowered his head, as if admitting his mistake.

Tian Erya couldn't stand it anymore, she took a few steps forward, and stood in front of him: "Second Young Madam, things have already happened, what else do you want?"

Zheng Yuanli's daughter-in-law yelled: "What do I want? The number of blacksmiths is not enough, and it is still decreasing. The progress of forging scissors cannot be improved, and the task cannot be completed. Our family Yuanli will lose his head at any time. All blame Zheng Yuansheng was soft-hearted, he couldn't understand the seriousness of the matter, and gave people random holidays, which caused the current embarrassing situation. The commander in chief should educate him now."

Tian Erya raised her eyebrows: "I don't think he did anything wrong."

Zheng Yuansheng raised his head in surprise and looked at her.

Zheng Yuan gritted his silver teeth angrily: "Did you make a mistake? He let the blacksmith go, and he did the right thing."

Tian Erya nodded: "The blacksmith said that his mother was sick, and Fourth Young Master Zheng didn't know he was lying, so he couldn't be humane and stop the blacksmith from being filial. That would only show that you have no benevolence. If others think you are The Zheng family only cares about making people work and has no mercy, so can they continue to stay here steadily?"

The faces of Zheng Yuanxin and his wife changed.

Zheng Yuanli's daughter-in-law turned on fire: "Brother and sister-in-law, what Miss Tian means is that you are not benevolent or righteous, and have no heart of mercy?"

"Second Young Mistress, that's not what I meant. Eldest Young Master and Eldest Young Mistress are very generous to others..."

Zheng Yuanxin interrupted her: "I heard that the blacksmith was discussing privately with people in the past two days which sword shop paid higher wages, thinking that he was lying and wanted to go to another house to forge iron, so he was not allowed to leave."

Zheng Yuansheng bowed and saluted: "Brother, it's all my fault. I shouldn't interfere in the management of the workers here. From now on, I will definitely keep my duty in mind and ask my brother for instructions in everything."

"Fourth, you were also kind for a while." Zheng Yuanxin's mood eased.

Zheng Yuanli's daughter-in-law muttered: "He has good intentions, he is a good person himself, and let outsiders treat us as evil people and delay our affairs..."

Tian Erya stared with her hips crossed: "Are you finished? According to you, the fourth young master didn't know the inside story, let go of a blacksmith, and had to go up the mountain of swords and down the sea of ​​fire. I apologize to you?"

Seeing her aggressiveness, Zheng Yuanli's wife took a few steps back: "It's easy to say, what if we lack a blacksmith?"

"I will find a way to get on top." She told Zheng Yuanxin, "Master, you have to make a rule, anyone who asks for work leave here must get your permission, and the guards are not allowed to let anyone go out without authorization."

Zheng Yuanxin nodded: "Okay, I'll give the order."

Tian Erya frowned, thinking about the lack of a blacksmith, how to fill the vacancy next.

Zheng Yuansheng apologized softly: "I'm sorry, I caused you trouble."

"It's none of your business. Now the government is urgently urging. The sword shops outside are also in need of blacksmiths, and the prices are also high. Our prices are low here. Blacksmiths will definitely find ways to find new jobs. Even if you don't allow leave, He will also find ways to go out to earn more money. You have to discuss this matter with your father and ask him to raise the salary to the same level as the outside. "

Zheng Yuanli's daughter-in-law curled her lips: "Father loves money the most. If you ask him to raise the wages of such a person, you are gouging his flesh."

Tian Erya glanced at her sideways: "Master Zheng's heart is like a mirror, whichever is more important, money or life, he will make a wise choice."

Zheng Yuanli's daughter-in-law rolled her eyes, twisted her waist and went out.

Zheng Yuanxin's daughter-in-law showed a smile on her lips. The second daughter-in-law was the most treacherous, and she was usually not forgiving, but this time she didn't take advantage of Tian Erya. It was really satisfying.

Zheng Yuanli's daughter-in-law was right, Zheng Zongde pursed his lips when he heard about the wage increase, and sent someone to call his second son, Zheng Yuanli, back.

(End of this chapter)