Chapter 346 New Manager
It took two whole hours for the carriage to stop. The dilapidated stone field in front of them made ten soldiers not even have the intention to stay for a meal.
The manager, who had been looking forward to the stars and the moon, had been transferred to the mine. Now that he had achieved his wish, he was unwilling to stay for a quarter of an hour.
The two officers left behind were so envious that they wanted their eyes to turn red, but they still had to endure the jealousy to welcome the unlucky new manager.
Seeing them salute, father zhou smiled kindly and helped them up with his own hands." Brothers, don' t envy others. Our good days are coming soon." Perhaps in the future, who will send you to the mine, and you will not? "
The two officers smiled bitterly.
Father zhou also disagreed with them and continued to exchange names with them.
The two men, one named chu dong and the other called shen kang, were also from the same hometown, and were assigned to guard the prisoners together as soldiers. Chu dong was older and had a wife and children at home, but shen kang was single.
Originally, he was full of pride and wanted to make a name for himself. However, it was hard for a powerless soldier to stand up anywhere. After seven or eight years of wandering, he ended up here in the stone field, blowing the wind and eating ashes all day, and sighing at a group of old prisoners.
Seeing that the new manager was still kind, they were less nervous and nervous. "
Father zhou looked up at the sun above him and smiled." It's indeed time for dinner. I think ... This person should be here too." "
The two officers glanced at the yao father and son who were standing by the carriage and asked in confusion," steward, are there any new prisoners coming?" "
However, just as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of hooves coming from a distance away. Soon, the path leading to the stone field under the mountain revealed the appearance of a carriage.
The two old horses had no designs but were sturdy and durable. There were two old and young people sitting on the car shaft, and a little girl's head was sticking out of the window.
"Grandpa zhou, I' m here to bring you delicious food!" "
Without waiting for the carriage to reach the door, the little girl smiled and waved her hand. Her clear laughter was even sweeter than the freshest breeze in the summer mountains.
When the two officers saw that it was a stranger, they subconsciously frowned and wanted to ask. However, father zhou walked over and smiled." I was guessing that you guys are coming. I didn' t expect that you really made it to dinner. "
Old master lin jumped out of the car and laughed heartily." The mother of the mountain must prepare more food and delay for a while. Otherwise, I' m afraid it' ll be a moment earlier. "
Lin dashan also pulled the reins in his hand and bowed to his father-in-law, but his eyes couldn' t help but wander towards the yao family and son ...
Jiao Jiao was afraid that fourth uncle would be as crazy as that day. He jumped out of the car and ran up to him. He shouted," grandpa, hurry up and eat. I'm hungry." "
"Well, well, grandpa just arrived. I'm not familiar with him yet. Wait a minute. "
As father zhou spoke, he turned to the two officers with a puzzled look on their faces and smiled." Brother chu, brother shen, this is my old in-laws and son-in-law. They live in the lin family village below. I' m sure you all know that too. Today I heard that I transferred here, specially brought food for me to catch the wind. Two brothers don't be polite, drink a bowl of wine together. You are familiar with this place, I am new to the first time, can not say, in the future will have to trouble two brothers guidance. "
"Manager, you' re too polite. We should do everything we want. "
Chu dong and shen kang quickly responded, their faces filled with confusion and vigilance. They were in the quarry, and though they seldom went out, they were not blind and deaf, and had heard of some great things in the neighbourhood. Indeed, they had long been curious about what kind of person elder lin was.
Old master lin, I' ve heard a lot about you. "
"You' re welcome, brothers. It's fine if we weren' t familiar with each other in the past. In the future, our old in-laws will be doing business here. We can' t talk about going here often." Our family is very close. If you have any problems, you can talk to the two brothers. The lin family is not capable of anything else, so it's still easy to help. "
Old master li was telling the truth.when the two officials were not humble and fawning, they did not have the intention to use their in-laws' power to be arrogant, but it made chu dong and chu dong even more happy.
They quickly led everyone to the guard's row room. As they walked, they saw seven or eight prisoners standing in front of the kitchen. They were all dressed in gray prison clothes, not to mention their shabby clothes, but they were also extremely shabby. All of them were skinny and had withered hair. The most obvious thing was their expressions. Their eyes were lifeless as if they were gasping for air.
Jiao Jiao subconsciously pulled his grandfather's hand away. The old man felt emotional as he looked at her, so he shielded his granddaughter behind him and said," brothers, I brought a lot of food from home. Why don' t we give some to these ... Old brothers? They' re all suffering. No matter what happened in the past, it's always fate to meet them. The lin family also invited them to have a good meal. "
Chu dong and shen kang were a little surprised, but when they thought of the lin family's good name, they were relieved. It wasn' t their belongings, so they didn' t have anything to stop the lin family from giving it to them. Especially since the lin family was still the biological family of the new manager, they couldn' t possibly poison the criminals to death on the first day of their marriage.
Thinking of this, they smiled and responded, shouting at the old woman in the kitchen to come out to help with the food.
In the end, the moment the car trunk was opened, a bucket of white rice, chicken stewed mushrooms, and cabbage stewed pork was so fragrant that they were stunned.
The old woman, who was cooking, could not help exclaiming," so much meat! "
Chu dong glanced at the people standing next to him and shouted," what are you shouting about? This was specially prepared by old hero lin. Hurry up and divide it up." "
After he finished speaking, he remembered that everyone had not eaten yet and was about to speak again. Jiao Jiao, who did not want to come over, pointed to the two big food boxes inside and said with a smile," uncle, those two boxes are the food that my mother specially prepared for grandpa zhou and you. "
Chu dong's face turned even gloomier. He and shen kang helped to carry the rice and two buckets of food down, then brought the boxes into the kitchen.
Soon, the table was set. The yao father and son were also brought down to eat with the prisoners.
Feng shi's skills were not bad at all, and there was no shortage of chicken, fish, and eggs at home.
There were eight dishes in the food box, and lin dashan brought another jar of good wine.
Originally, chu dong and shen kang wanted to be" reserved" for a while, but they didn' t have any oil or water in the stone field, and they weren' t generous at all. Even if they wanted to go to the county for a tooth sacrifice, they didn' t have the confidence to do so. In addition, the previous manager was also a wild goose feather. The amount of money that was allocated from the top was already small, and after he deducted it, there was nothing left.