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Chapter 160 Come see me immediately
Mrs. Qu immediately turned her head and looked at the front store.

Brother Hai glanced at the carpenter with questioning eyes, and the carpenter shook his head in horror.

Xian Jin asked loudly, "What's going on?"

As he spoke, he picked up his coat and ran quickly to the front store. He didn't have time to hold an umbrella, and let the heavy rain wet his hair. He twisted it into several strands and stuck to his temples. He ran to the door of the front store and couldn't help but froze in place.

Mrs. Qu had difficulty with her legs and feet, but she still followed closely with a cane. After seeing clearly, her nose twitched and she was very shocked——

The front store was in a mess.

The beam collapsed.

A round log about ten meters long, which had been treated with fire to prevent corrosion and insects, and then coated with a layer of varnish, was hung on the beam with one end, and hit hard on the square tile floor with the other end.

A large hole was made in the ground, and yellow sand filled the sky like flying dust in the air of the spacious shop!

Aunt Qu was choked and coughed several times. After seeing the scene clearly, she felt lucky. She turned back and forth and patted her chest, "It's okay, it's okay! There was no one here just now! If there is a person standing here, I'm afraid it's too small." Life is at risk!" After feeling lucky, Fang remembered exclaiming, "It was repaired just now, but why did it collapse!"

Xian Jin raised the ashes with his hand, stepped over the horizontal bar, squatted down, and used the light from the patio to carefully consider the two ends of the wooden bar. He raised his eyes and said solemnly, "The beam structure is mostly based on tenons and tenons. This piece of wood is a convex wood. The surface is also called the mortise. The carpenter is not at home, and the mortise surface is not balanced enough. In addition, the varnish has just been applied and has not been completely drained. The wood strips themselves are smooth and have just been shaken by thunder and lightning, so they are naturally not strong!"

Brother Hai quickly looked at the carpenter.

The carpenter lowered his head guiltily: How dare you leave this kind of beam-building work to his apprentice?He only earns ten cents a day. Isn't this proof to his boss that "you get what you pay for" with practical actions?
Brother Hai took a few deep breaths and forced a smile, "Let's start again! Let's start again!"

Xianjin turned his palm outward, signaling Brother Hai to stop talking. He picked up some sawdust and handed it to Mrs. Qu, "...this is the fir tree that Mr. Hai quoted 27 taels of silver per piece."

Aunt Qu took a breath, "Why don't you go and grab it! It's more expensive than my coffin!"

There was no clue on Mrs. Qu's face. She reached out to take the sawdust, put it to the tip of her nose and sniffed it. Her expression was indifferent, "If it is fragrant fir wood, it costs 1.1 meters taels of silver. It is certainly worth the price."

Brother Hai's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously looked for Chen Laowu, but to no avail. He suddenly remembered that Chen Laowu didn't come with him today!

Mrs. Qu threw the sawdust on the ground, "This is just an ordinary fir tree. The price of one and a half taels for this stick is as high as the sky. How dare you ask the Chen family to pay the sky-high price of 27 taels?"

Brother Hai opened his mouth, "No, no, no, old lady, please listen to my quibbles, oh no, explain!" Brother Hai looked around, and finally locked the bullseye of the pot on the temporary carpenter Xiao Li, "Yes Him! I asked him to buy fragrant fir wood, but he passed it off as good quality wood and made the difference in price!"

Temporary worker Xiao Li's innocent eyes widened, and he was carrying a big blame for no reason. The intern was fearless in reorganizing the workplace, and shouted loudly, "I believe you are a ghost! I have only been in the industry for twelve days, and I don't even know where to buy wood." Can’t find it!”

Mrs. Qu put her hands on the crutches, her expression darkened, "The wages are 950 taels, the warehouse is flooded, the beams collapsed, the lumber was stolen, and the man who did the work is not a veteran Haiye. If you do this business, you don't want to work in Xuancheng anymore." ?”

Xian Jin sneered, squatted down and grabbed a handful of sand and bricks from the big pit, "This brick of yours is also the worst one I bought, right? It's so thin, as crispy as a pastry! There's also sand! Three points!" White gray soil, seven parts black clay, this is the thirty-seven rule you created, right? See for yourself, what does your yellow sand soil count?"

"The soil layer without black clay is like a marriage that has never been well-matched and will break up as soon as the wind blows!"

Xian Jinyi looked directly at Brother Hai with indignation, "Fake raw materials! Exaggerated workmanship! Withholding of money! I won't count the unlucky compensation for your beam falling down! Just for your work, I only pay fifty silver! Now! I have given you 600 taels. If you spit out 550 taels, I will not go to the government to sue you, nor will I publicize your good deeds in the neighborhood!"

what? !

Vomit 500 taels? !
He gave Chen Laowu nearly 300 taels for his favor!Before the matter was completed, I hired several prostitutes in Cuiyu Tower to accompany me to drink and sing songs. This was another 30 taels!After the job was done, he invited Chen Laowu to have a drink to express his gratitude. He threw away more than 300 silver - just for this one order!

Shouldn't he make some money? !
Yes, he has a dark heart and a thick skin in this business. He took 600 taels and wanted to make 300 taels, no matter how badly he did it, he still spent 300 taels in costs!
Now I want him to spit out 550 taels! ?
What?He worked for nothing, gave for nothing, and even treated the fifth child of the Chen family to a free meal! ?
There is no such thing as this in the world!
and many more.

The Chen family are not in the same group, right?
Cheating him out of his money!

Grandma’s!The Chen family is really bullying!Relying on the greatness of our family and business, why are we playing with little crickets here?
Is he easy to bully? !

Fourth brother Hai was completely confused by the shameless "550 taels". He immediately raised his head and said, "Then you first ask your fifth grandfather to spit out my filial piety money! Spit out the wine that you have eaten! The hand that hugged Caiyun and chased the moon while singing songs was chopped off! I will pay back the money!"

Brother Hai was so angry that he vomited everything out.Silence, silence is the heavy rain tonight.

Embarrassment, embarrassment is the sequelae of Brother Hai's quick mouth.

After Brother Hai was stunned for a moment, he looked at the temporary worker Xiao Li as if he had just woken up from a dream.

Xiao Li looked at him with burning eyes, exaggeratedly and silently, rounded his mouth and said "Wow".

Brother Hai suddenly felt his mouth go dry. He lowered his head and panted. He was about to speak when he heard Mrs. Qu ask in a low voice, "So, two years ago, before my eldest son left for Chengdu, he renovated the courtyard. You Are you so fooled? I remember that the Chen family paid nearly 300 taels. The fifth child told me that the wood and bricks you used were of the same type as those used in temples, and the wood for the beams was sent to Wanfo Temple for consecration, which would ensure smooth sailing for the boss. , everything is safe.”

Xianjin looked at Brother Hai.

Mrs. Qu seemed to feel a little depressed in her chest, "Lao Wu personally worked overtime from morning to night every day to complete that repair. Tell me, how much money did Lao Wu cost for that work?"

Brother Hai didn't dare to look up.

Xian Jin scolded, "If you don't bite people, the dogs will bite you!"

Brother Hai simply buried his head, "100 taels plus Tianxianglou Lede girl, 13-year-old Kai Baoye."

nausea.

So stomach-churning.

Xian Jin closed his eyes and could no longer look directly at the pear blossoms pressing against the begonias.

Mrs. Qu's eyes were deep, "So, the beam in the boss's courtyard has not been illuminated?"

Mrs. Qu's voice was very low, and there was even a vibrato at the end.

Xian Jin lowered his head and took a step back.

Brother Hai quickly raised his eyes, "I drove it, I drove it! But it wasn't driven by the eminent monk from Wanfo Temple."

Mrs. Qu chased after her, "Where did it open?"

"It's me. I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night and read two pages of sutras to that piece of wood." Brother Hai was embarrassed for no reason and murmured an explanation, "Think about it for yourself, how could such a big and heavy piece of wood be possible?" Transport it to Jingting Mountain and ask the eminent monks of Wanfo Temple to chant sutras to it?! 300 taels of silver is too much or too little, what can you do? Not to mention that the fifth master of your family has taken so much money from it. Reciting some sutras for that piece of wood is enough to be worthy of your Chen family!"

Mrs. Qu's body shook, and the expression on her face did not change, but Xianjin felt the overflowing sadness.

It was originally intended to be a blessing to the eldest son, but he was tricked and tricked. The eldest son died suddenly in a foreign country after traveling. His body was even changed beyond recognition when the body was brought back - the beam had never been illuminated, so naturally it could not protect the eldest son!
Mrs. Qu took a deep look at Brother Hai and said, "Go away——"

Brother Hai was still thinking about the 300 taels of silver he had received for the completion of the project, and was lingering in the same place.

"Go! Go!"

Mrs. Qu angrily scolded her and walked away with her long gown and fur sleeves fluttering.

On the mule cart, the two of them were speechless until they reached Xicheng Avenue. Mrs. Qu got off the mule cart and asked with a solemn face, "Where is the Fifth Master?"

The concierge shrank his shoulders and said, "I just came back."

Mrs. Qu said sternly, "Tell him to meet me in the small hall right away!"

(End of this chapter)