flstandardbreds Chapter 288 Yuechan hooks up with Li Zheng again
Chapter 288 Yuechan hooks up with Li Zheng again
Jiang Suining not only made proper division of labor, but also arranged rotation of supervision.
Every ten days, people are selected from among the beggars and vagrants to serve as supervisors and managers. If they perform well, they can be directly employed as shop assistants.
Of course, if they are passive and lazy during the supervision process, or if they are lazy and slack under their supervision, they will be kicked out directly.
If there is any petty theft, it will be handed over directly to the government office.
When these rules came out, although a small number of people were dissatisfied, after working for a while, they found that although there were many rules, Jiang Suining was never stingy. Whenever they were in a hurry to finish the work and worked a little longer, he would give extra money on top of the original ten copper coins.
Moreover, he was very generous in eating and drinking, and often had extra meals.
Twice, the construction stage was completed ahead of schedule, and a large number of dishes were specially sent from Ningxiu Restaurant to all the craftsmen and helpers to celebrate. Everyone was very happy.
After a period of time, not only did the reconstruction speed increase rapidly, but the refugees and civilians also ate and slept well, and worked diligently during the day, changing their previous decadent atmosphere and their mental outlook was very different from before.
"Sui Ning, it's only been over a month. I didn't expect you to rebuild so quickly."
Looking at the house that was taking shape in front of him, Chu Jingyue was amazed.
"We have enough manpower, and it has been planned before, so it will be faster." Jiang Suining stood beside Chu Jingyue and also looked at the house in front of him, "I hope it can be completed before New Year's Eve."
"According to the current speed, it should be possible." Chu Jingyue said as she looked carefully at the helpers who were working enthusiastically, "Were these people really refugees and beggars before?"
"Yes." Jiang Suining nodded.
Chu Jingyue smiled, "This spirit doesn't look like that at all, Sui Ning, they really should thank you."
Jiang Suining shook his head. "I spent the money and they did the work. It's fair. No need to thank me. After all, if it weren't for them, it wouldn't have been built so fast."
"No matter what, you have given them a way out. When I went home today, my father kept praising you."
"Prince Chu?" Jiang Suining was a little surprised. "He has been here?"
"Yes." Chu Jingyue lowered her voice a bit, "My father quietly told me that the emperor suddenly thought of this matter and ordered him to check to see if you really kept your promise."
Chu Jingyue smiled again and continued speaking in a normal voice.
"But don't worry, my father praised you highly in front of the emperor, and the emperor should also completely believe you."
"Then I have to thank Prince Chu." Jiang Suining said with a smile.
Even if the emperor sent someone to check, it didn’t matter. After all, I did fulfill my previous promise.
The third prince is more worthy of attention.
Although Mei Qinniang has already consulted the Third Prince and agreed to cooperate, she still needs to be more careful, especially as time goes on.
After taking a rough look at the current progress, Chu Jingyue and Jiang Suining left the west of the city and found a teahouse to drink tea and chat.
When getting off the carriage, before entering the teahouse, Jiang Suining noticed a familiar figure on the street not far away.
Seeing Jiang Suining standing there, Chu Jingyue followed her gaze.
"Isn't that Zhou Yihong?"
Zhou Yihong, dressed in a green robe, walked with a few unfamiliar men and plunged into the casino diagonally opposite.
Seeing this, Chu Jingyue couldn't help but speak up: "This Zhou Yihong is also useless. I heard from my father that some time ago, Madam Qin tried her best to find him a job and spent a lot of money, but he refused to go. He spends all day with a few bad friends, either in brothels or casinos. He was already notorious, and now he is completely hopeless."
Jiang Suining did not say anything. She remembered that at this time in her previous life, Zhou Yihong was already working in the court. She tried every means to pave the way for him, and soon he was promoted twice and was highly regarded.
At that time, Zhou Yihong was indescribably full of vigor and vitality, completely different from the numb look just now.
Retracting his gaze, Jiang Suining said to Chu Jingyue: "Let's go, after all, it's other people's business, let's go in and have some tea."
"Okay." Chu Jingyue responded.
The two went up to the second floor and chose a seat by the window.
The waiter had just brought up the tea when a commotion was heard from the street below.
A carriage stopped outside the casino, and seven or eight servants following the carriage rushed into the casino. Not long after, Zhou Yihong, who had just entered the casino, was taken out.
Because of the distance, Jiang Suining and Chu Jingyue could not hear what Zhou Yihong was saying, but when he saw the people in the carriage, he shut up with a grim expression.
Through the opened curtain, Jiang Suining saw that it was Qin sitting in the carriage.
"It seems that Madam Qin has been forced into a corner and has to arrest people in public." Jiang Suining shook his head with emotion and spoke.
The waiter who had just finished serving tea and had not yet left looked at the situation and could not help but mutter, "There really is something exciting to watch every day. These wealthy families are just living too comfortably and making jokes every day."
"You make a fool of yourself every day. Has this happened before?" Chu Jingyue asked curiously after hearing what the waiter said.
"Yes." The waiter nodded. "It happened two days ago, but it wasn't in the casino, it was in the restaurant across the street. A young man on crutches got into a fight with a few drunken guests over a woman. He got injured in the leg and couldn't beat them, so he brought out his identity as the Prime Minister's mansion, saying he was the second son of the Prime Minister's mansion, and scared them away."
Jiang Suining and Chu Jingyue looked at each other.
The second son of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, isn’t that Li Zheng?
"It sounds interesting. Do you know who that woman is?" Jiang Suining asked the waiter.
The latter shook his head and said, "I don't know about the little one, but she is very delicate and pretty."
The waiter had other guests to attend to, so he didn't continue talking and quickly went downstairs. However, his words aroused the curiosity of Jiang Suining and Chu Jingyue.
Chu Jingyue immediately asked someone to find out, and by the time they left the teahouse, they had found out the news.
The woman that Li Zheng protects is Yuechan.
While he was drinking in the restaurant, he happened to meet Yuechan.
Thinking about what he had promised Yang Manman before, Li Zheng didn't say much to her. But when Yuechan left, several drunk men came up to tease her.
Li Zheng couldn't stand it anymore, so he started arguing with them, and finally they even fought.
Li Zheng was no match for them, so he showed off his identity and scared them away. Afterwards, he personally sent Yuechan back.
Moreover, it was said that Li Zheng stayed in the brothel for a long time that day, and when he left, he left enough silver to the housekeeper, saying that Yuechan was not allowed to receive any customers.
After hearing the news, Chu Jingyue couldn't help but speak.
"Sui Ning, do you think Li Zheng is really in love with that brothel girl?"
"I may not like him, but since Li Zheng is protecting her, she may have some affection for him."
"If Yang Manman knew about this, I wonder how angry she would be." Chu Jingyue spoke after thinking for a while. Although there was no gloating in her words, there was no sympathy either.
After saying that, he thought for a moment and said again.
"But Li Zheng should have someone keep this a secret and not let Yang Manman know."
Jiang Suining sat down in the carriage and said with a smile, "Even if Li Zheng wants to keep it a secret, Yuechan might find a way to spread the news."
Chu Jingyue was stunned for a moment, "Sui Ning, are you suspecting that Yuechan showed up in the restaurant on purpose?"
"I'm just guessing, but if Miss Yuechan really wants to rely on Li Zheng to leave the brothel, she definitely won't just be like this now."
But even if the news was leaked, if Yang Manman still had some brains, she should understand that she is now being criticized. If she continues to cause trouble, even Li Zheng may not be able to tolerate it.
Of course, Yang Manman...is not someone who always has a brain.