The divine doctor's concubine emptied the palace and went into exile

Chapter 153: Ungrateful

"What the shopkeeper means is..."

"Haha," Shopkeeper Zhao Fu smiled, "People in the same industry are enemies. We have a common enemy now, so we can remain allies for now. Once Li's grain store collapses, we will become rivals again."

Only by defeating his opponents can he truly dominate the market. When he is the only granary in the town, will he still worry about not making money?

The servant didn't understand what he meant and scratched his head: "Boss, so what are you going to do next?"

"What to do? Nothing." Zhao Fu sneered and waited to see how the government would punish him. As for the Li's granary, it wouldn't be able to survive for long.

Having offended so many grain merchants, he doesn't even need to do anything, someone will take care of him.

Due to the famine, Shang Ruoyi's milk tea shop was also greatly affected.

Business has been extremely bleak these past few days, with only a few cups sold all day.

Shang Ruoyi simply closed the door. It seemed that there was no need to open the shop until the plague and famine were over.

Not only her, at least 80% of the shops in the town were closed.

There are some shops that are not closed, and they are all related to people's livelihood.

The only village that was not affected was Shiya Village.

Most of the people here work for the He family and have two meals a day to eat their fill.

They were naturally aware of the famine. If it had happened in the past, most of the people here would have starved to death.

But now, they don’t worry about food and drink at all, but those who did not go to work for the He family before are very worried.

That day, Wang Erzhu came to Shang Ruoyi with some embarrassment and scratched his head for a long time.

"What's the matter?" Shang Ruoyi asked.

"Boss, there is something I want to discuss with you." Wang Erzhu said hesitantly.

"You said."

"My neighbor is called Ma Wu, and he is also my wife's cousin. He has been asking me to find him a job these days. Hearing that I am quite capable here, he also wants to come and work." His face flushed, and he said very embarrassedly, "I know that food is in short supply right now, and it is not easy for the boss to continue to provide us with food and drink. But he knocks on my door every day, which is really annoying, so I thought of coming here to ask if you still need help. Whether you need it or not, I can reply him."

Shang Ruoyi saw Wang Erzhu's embarrassment and thought that the man must have talked a lot in front of him. Since he was his brother-in-law, his wife might have helped to persuade him.

So he had to come to me.

"In that case, let him come over. I see there is a vacancy at the concierge's office, so let's put him there!"

"Yes, yes, thank you very much, boss!" Wang Erzhu got her nod, and the big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

With a bright smile on his face, he could give an explanation to his wife when he returned home tonight.

The next morning, Ma Wu followed Wang Erzhu to the He family.

Since Shang Ruoyi had agreed yesterday, Wang Erzhu led him to the gatehouse.

The doorman doesn't have much work to do, except to inform someone when they come. The pay is good and two meals are provided, so usually everyone is vying for this job.

But in winter, it is not as good as in the greenhouse.

The temperature in the greenhouse is high enough to keep you warm even in thin clothes. There is only a small charcoal basin in the gatehouse, and this winter is particularly cold. If you don't wear a cotton jacket, you will probably catch a cold.

Ma Wu shivered with cold after standing for just a moment.

He thought about it and went straight to the greenhouse to find Wang Erzhu.

As soon as I entered the greenhouse, a wave of warmth hit me in the face, and my body, which had been shivering from the cold, instantly warmed up.

His eyes couldn't help but light up.

How wonderful this is!

Isn't it better to work here than to freeze like a grandson outside?

"Brother-in-law, can you tell the boss that I want to work here? The gatehouse is too cold. It's not suitable for people to stay here."

"Wu Zi, the boss doesn't need any help, and it's good enough that they can arrange for you to come in. Don't be picky. If the boss gets angry and doesn't let you work here, what will you do? How will your family survive this winter?"

"Brother-in-law, didn't you say you were very capable here? It's just a change of position, how could it be as difficult as you say?"

Just then, Shang Ruoyi walked in.

"what happened?"

Wang Erzhu heard her voice and hurried over to greet her: "Boss."

Shang Ruoyi knew everyone working here. When she saw a new face, she knew it was Wang Erzhu's brother-in-law.

"what happened?"

Wang Erzhu sighed, and before he could say anything, Ma Wu stepped forward and said, "Boss, I am Ma Wu, and I just arrived today. I want to work in this greenhouse."

When Ma Wu saw Shang Ruoyi for the first time, he was stunned by her appearance. He thought he was very handsome. In Shiya Village, many unmarried girls wanted to marry him, so he was very confident and wanted to show himself in front of Shang Ruoyi.

If he didn't look at her with such a disgusting gaze, Shang Ruoyi might have agreed.

"We in the He family are not short of manpower. If Wang Erzhu hadn't come to me, I would definitely not have kept you. If you feel that the work of a doorman is not good enough, then just go home."

Ma Wu was extremely dissatisfied with Shang Ruoyi's words, but he did not dare to say anything, for fear that she would really send him back home.

He had no choice but to bow hastily and leave the greenhouse.

Wang Erzhu bowed his hands in embarrassment and apologized: "Boss, Ma Wu is ignorant, please don't be angry."

Shang Ruoyi did not respond, but just looked at the maturity of the crops and left.

Wang Erzhu was afraid that he would lose his job, so he was very cautious the whole day.

When I returned home in the evening, as soon as I entered the door, I heard Ma Wu complaining to his wife at home.

"Sister, didn't you say that my brother-in-law is very capable in the Nahe family? How come he doesn't even dare to fart in front of the boss? He can't even do something as small as changing his post."

"Sister, talk to my brother-in-law tonight and ask him to guard the door for me. I'll stay in the greenhouse."

Just then, Wang Erzhu walked in with a sullen face.

"How dare you say that? There are so many people vying for the job of gatekeeper, yet you are asking for it in front of the boss. If the boss gets mad, not only you, but even I will have to get out." Wang Erzhu said angrily, "If you can guard this gate, then do so. If you can't, get out of here. You and your family will starve to death, but don't come looking for me."

When Ma Wu heard him say this, his voice became even louder than his.

"Brother-in-law, how can you say that? I just helped me find a job as a doorman, it's like I owe you a lot of money." He stood up, patted the dirt off his body, took two steamed buns from the table, and pouted his lips and said, "You are a live-in son-in-law, what qualifications do you have to shout here?"

After saying that, he turned and left.

Wang Erzhu was so angry that he almost went up and beat him up.

His wife hurriedly stopped him: "Wu Zi is just like this, don't bother with him. If he wants to go to the greenhouse, you can find a chance to get him in!"

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