Twilight Boundary

"ah?"

When they first heard about this reward, everyone in Zhuangzi was excited, as if they were in a dream.

The silk cloth and green food are already good things. The blood wine is also the wine made from Tai Sui's blood in the Red Lantern Lady Club. Drinking it will give you strength, full of qi and blood, and the golden gun will not fall down. If you are injured, Rubbing the burnt wound also has a miraculous effect on relieving pain.

If you sell it to the market, you may not get ten taels of silver per jar.

The most important thing is that the blood food pill...could it be a pill made from blood Tai Sui?

This thing is worth more than gold...

Earlier, they saw Hu Ma going out in the middle of the night and bringing Yang Gong and the others back. They also knew that this should be a big deal, but Hu Ma never talked about it afterwards, but they didn't know what was in the jar.

Now that Leng Buding heard about this reward, he was suddenly shocked. No matter from which point of view, this reward does not seem to be for the manager, but like it is for the shopkeeper...

"Then Yang Gong was promoted to Sanxiang?"

Hu Ma also thought to herself that when they, the Hongxiang disciples, first joined the association, they burned a stick of red incense.

After performing meritorious service, he was promoted to the second level. Earlier, Yang Gong was only promoted to the first level. Now that he has accomplished this meritorious service, he has been promoted to two levels in a row?

Disciples of Sanxiang can already be regarded as the people close to the Red Lantern Empress...

"Thank you for your gift."

Hu Ma actually had more time in her heart than she could get rid of with three blood food pills, but on her face she could only show that she was very satisfied and wanted to say thank you to the empress.

But then I thought about it, they are all things that can see the light, and they are indeed not bad.

"Haha, this reward is just a small thing."

The man on the horse smiled again and said, "We came here for another reason."

"You may also know that shopkeeper Wu in your village recently took stock of the money and food, handed over his seal, and resigned. But he left, and the village must not be left unattended. Before he left, he recommended you as his replacement. Do you know that he holds the position of shopkeeper?"

"..."

Although there had been speculations before, the guys couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised after hearing what the messenger said with their own ears.

Especially Zhou Datong, who almost jumped up with joy and punched Li Wazi.

Hearing him say this, Hu Ma hesitated slightly and said in a deep voice: "The shopkeeper mentioned it, but after all, I am new to the industry and have little qualifications..."

"Haha, it doesn't matter."

The messenger laughed and said, "Are you from the Sui Shou family?"

"It's an old rule for people to watch the year and pass it on from master to disciple."

"Old shopkeeper Wu Hong was invited from outside to be the shopkeeper by our Red Lantern Lady Club. We have supported him with money, food, blood and food for so many years. Even if he made a mistake, we did not pursue him. This matter is reasonable. "

"We won't embarrass him if he asks to resign because of something, but he originally has an obligation, which is to train a disciple for our Red Lantern Lady Association."

"..."

When Leng Buding heard this, the guys were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths.

Hu Ma was also a little surprised when she heard this. If it weren't for Erguotou's reminder, she would have been jumping for joy at this moment.

But now...

I was thinking silently in my heart, but suddenly I heard the incense master say: "However, the shopkeeper of Yi Zhuangzi is no small matter. Zheng Xiangzhu also said that after all, you are too young and have only been in the association for a short time. I am afraid that you have not learned many rules. .”

"I thought it would be too much for you to take care of a village by yourself, so I'll assign someone to help you first, and then I'll let you go after you learn well. How about that?"

"..."

"ah?"

The sudden words made these guys feel like they were off a cliff.

He didn't react for a moment, but when he did, everyone was stunned.

Why did the messenger go round and round in his words? One said that Brother Mazi was the shopkeeper, which was reasonable, and the next he said that he was not qualified enough and needed to send someone over to help...

So is this shopkeeper, or not the shopkeeper?

However, many of the group of people who followed had hidden smiles on their faces.

It was as if they had been listening for so long just to hear the expressions on these people's faces when the last sentence came out.

"Master Zheng Xiang?"

And when Hu Ma listened to his words, something suddenly flashed in her mind.

I have offended someone invisibly...

Yang Gong had indeed become a master, but before he became such a master, he had been oppressed by his immediate superior. Now that he had made such a great contribution, his immediate superior would not be able to provoke him at this time.

Unexpectedly, his immediate boss turned his attention to himself, and without his noticing, he had already stirred up the affairs of his shopkeeper...

I want to be the shopkeeper because I want to be at ease and do things conveniently.

In the end, he sent someone over. So what is the difference from when the old shopkeeper was here?

Maybe it's even worse!

The old shopkeeper at least left everything to himself before and never pointed out the problem. Now, I'm afraid he won't be as easy to deal with as the shopkeeper.

Thinking about the details here, I felt for a moment that the Red Lantern Lady Guild was just a blood-eating gang worshiping evil spirits, but there was quite a bit of intrigue inside. Suddenly, I thought of what Erguotou told me, and I couldn't help but feel a twinge in my heart. Grinning...

"Sun Niuzi, come out!"

While Hu Ma was thinking about it, the messenger had already called a name with a smile.

Behind the crowd, someone picked up the horse's reins and slowly took a few steps forward. It was a short and fat man.

He looked to be about thirty years old and was wearing loose clothes. He did not dismount, but looked at Hu Ma from the horse and said with a smile:

"Shopkeeper Hu, Master Zheng Xiang asked me to come over to help you and remind you of the rules in the red lantern club."

"From now on, we will be closer and closer..."

He had that half-smiling expression on his face, which made all the people around him, including Zhou Datong and others, feel frightened for a moment.

Before this man even got off his horse and entered Zhuangzi, a shadow seemed to be cast over his head.

But listening to this man's neither yin nor yang words, Hu Ma slowly raised her head and looked at him on the horse with a smile on her face: "Yes, you really need to get closer and closer."

"..."

This smile made Sun Niuzi on the horse stunned for a moment, and he vaguely felt that something was wrong.

Why does the smile on this man's face seem to come from his heart?

…

But except for Hu Ma, the guys in the Zhuangzi were indeed in a low mood. After talking about their business, they invited these envoys and so on to come to the Zhuangzi for a meal. They had hosted such a big banquet with great joy, but now they all tasted gloomy. .

Sun Niuzi, on the other hand, seemed to have returned to his own home. He invited the envoy to sit on the head of the table, kept him company, and started eating and drinking happily.

Hu Ma's face remained as usual, and she drank two glasses of wine with him, and showed no reaction to the looks from the people around her.

It wasn't until after a few drinks that someone borrowed the toilet, hid with Hu Ma, and whispered: "Brother Hu, I worked with Manager Xu, do you think you still remember me?"

"The old man asked me to follow him to remind you that he originally wanted to help you with the matter of being the shopkeeper of Zhuangzi. It's a pity that Master Zheng Xiang sent a message and sent his brother-in-law here. This Master Zheng Xiang is in charge of personnel affairs. Others But I can’t say anything…”

"..."

This manager, Xu Yaoxu, was the manager with a mustache who had taken over the second master's job.

Of course, now that the beard has grown longer, it is already a medium beard.

Seeing Hu Ma's future, he had been talking to Hu Ma since childhood and regarded Hu Ma as one of his own.

There are three incense masters in the Red Lantern Empress Association. One of them is in charge of the Blood Food Mine. He is the most powerful and trusted one. He is a Hongxiang disciple and is away from home all year round.

One is in charge of the distribution of money and food, and the operation of blood and food.

And this Master Zheng Xiang was Yang Gong's former boss. He was in charge of the affairs of each village. With his words, Manager Xu would naturally be unable to say anything.

But he was quite nice, and even asked someone to come over to remind him.

Having said that, if things went well, he would probably come over in person and tell Hu Ma the good news.

Hu Ma then smiled and said, "I know, thank Uncle Xu for me."

"It's because I didn't go to the city in time. When I got the chance, I went to the city to make up for it."

"..."

"Yes, you are free to go to the city. First, go and sit with the steward."

After the two of them agreed, they went back to drink.

That night he stayed with all the people who had paid him a favor and sent them back, and Zhuangzi was empty again.

And Sun Niuzi, Zheng Xiangzhu’s brother-in-law...

...Zheng Xiangzhu’s parents-in-law really know how to choose names!

Since he entered the village, he immediately destroyed the leisurely atmosphere in the village after the old shopkeeper left.

When he came to Zhuangzi, he naturally arranged to stay, and he caught a glimpse of the old shopkeeper's inner courtyard. Although the old shopkeeper had been gone for several days, Hu Ma had not moved into this inner courtyard to show respect for him.

But now that Sun Niuzi is here, he smiles and says, "It's troublesome to clean it up again. I'll just live here!"

"Anyway, I'm going back to the city sooner or later. Why don't you guys move in again after I'm gone?"

"..."

After saying that, he asked people to clean it up for him. The guys dared to be angry but did not dare to speak out, so they could only clean it up in a depressed manner.

However, this was all because Hu Ma gave them the courage. Before that, they didn't dare to get even a little angry when facing people from the city.

And when he brought an entourage and moved into the inner courtyard, many troubles began.

When eating, he first asked his entourage to go into the kitchen to see what good things there were. He cut half of the green food for each meal and took it back to the inner courtyard. He had a big fat chicken, but he cut two legs and half of the chicken body. I took it myself and left the chicken feet, chicken butts and chicken heads to the guys in the village.

In addition, he asked for hot water every morning and evening, and directed Li Wazi in the kitchen to spin like a top.

Looking at his dignity, I wish Zhuangzi would send three waiters to him.

Two are dedicated to serve him, and one is dedicated to serving his entourage.

But if that was all, that was it. Every day when he was working, he would leave the inner courtyard with his hands behind his back.

One moment he said that the place was not cleaned well and he had to clean it again. The other moment he said that the horses were not fattened and he wondered if the guys had stolen the horse's feed and sold it to the surrounding villagers to feed the pigs. The next moment he said that it was arranged during the night patrol. The manpower and the patrolled area were not in compliance with the rules.

The guys were already familiar with what they had been doing for a year, but they were suddenly messed up by him.