Hu Ma not only contributed strength, but also exerted great strength.

He knew the importance of the opportunity, and after receiving this promise, he took care of Zhuangzi's affairs seriously.

To put it into perspective, this village is not big and it is leisure time, but the affairs are really complicated.

Not only do we need to take care of the needs of the inner courtyard, but we also have to take care of the livestock and cleaning in the outer courtyard, as well as the chopping of firewood and rice for the kitchen. We also do night patrols every night. Occasionally, people from the surrounding villages will come over and say something, and send people to investigate.

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The shopkeeper didn't like to take care of things, so all the affairs fell on Hu Ma.

Hu Ma, on the other hand, did not shirk the responsibility, but made serious arrangements every day.

He knows that he can't make mistakes now, so he does everything by himself, and deliberately distinguishes himself from Xu Ji's arrogant behavior before. Whether it is night patrol or other handymen, he distributes it evenly to everyone, regardless of distinction.

High and low, taking turns doing various tasks.

At first, I was worried that Zhou Datong and his colleagues in Dayangzhai would be dissatisfied. After all, when Xu Ji was in charge, his two followers had to be respected by others in private, not to mention doing chores.

Zhou Datong and others now hold real power with Hu Ma, but no one respects them. Even the night patrol work is done according to the opportunity. Sometimes, they still have to do the work of fetching water and feeding the horses.

But when Hu Ma asked, Zhou Datong was unexpected: "What are you talking about, Brother Hu Ma?"

"Just what you are doing now, don't I do it every day in the village?"

"The benefits are shared privately, but how can it be made public? Isn't that so arrogant that the villagers are unconvinced?"

"..."

Hu Ma actually looked at Zhou Datong with admiration.

The grandson of a politician really has different eyesight than others...

Although he was born in Zhaizi, Zhou Datong's rules of conduct were stronger than those of Xu Ji, a child of the Feng family.

After being so busy for a period of time, everything in Zhuangzi was in good order. The guys practiced their skills and did not complain. It was better than the time when Xu Ji was there.

And all the guys gradually regarded Hu Ma as the real manager. If anything happened, they would report to him first. No matter how Hu Ma dealt with it, he would report it to shopkeeper Wu one by one after patrol every night.

Shopkeeper Wu didn't show his emotions or anger, but it was obvious that he was very satisfied with Hu Ma's actions.

All major and minor matters were handed over to him, and he occasionally mentioned a few things that needed attention. By the tenth of the month, it was time to distribute blood food to these new guys, and he even handed over the key to the outer warehouse.

He gave Hu Ma and asked him to take it out and give it to the guys.

"Take half a catty more for yourself."

He calmly told Hu Ma: "It's good to nourish it. Turn up the heat."

"If you become a Taoist earlier, by next spring, you will be able to truly stand alone and help us."

"..."

"This seems to be a different kind of promise?"

Hu Ma naturally heard the implication of these words, but she did not dare to relax in her heart.

Haha, didn’t you eat enough cakes in your previous life?

He just pays attention to everything going on, handles affairs carefully, and counts his time silently.

Now, his cultivation level has approached the level of three pillars of incense, and the jar of blood food pills is about to reach the bottom. But the more critical this moment is, the more he cannot afford to be left in disarray.

After seizing the de facto stewardship, the only thing he really did was to drive Xu Ji and the two followers out of the small room, and moved himself and Zhou Datong in so that he didn't have to squeeze in with other people. With.

Of course, even this is so that Xiao Hongtang can have a good sleep on the beam every night.

With such step-by-step progress, the guys began to become more and more proficient in the affairs of Zhuangzi.

Coincidentally, at this moment, Xu Ji, the young master in Jinyi who had taken leave of absence and left Zhuangzi, returned to Zhuangzi quietly, causing everyone to be shocked.

After the young master escaped from the battle, Hu Ma took care of the matter directly. Now that he is back, the two of them must not fight again?

Especially his two followers, they thought it was time to turn around and were gearing up.

But what was surprising was that Xu Ji, who came back this time, was listless and showed no signs of arguing with Hu Ma. He found that his bedding had been moved to the large side room next to him, and he didn't have any objections.

Even the next morning, when Hu Ma arranged for him to work in the kitchen just like he arranged for others, he just nodded silently and agreed without any sign of dissatisfaction.

All the waiters looked on and were all dumbfounded: "What's going on? This arrogant young master is just convinced?"

"I'm afraid it's not that simple..."

Hu Ma looked calm on the surface, but he was also very wary in his heart, asking Xiao Hongtang to look at him.

In short, you cannot relax at all until you learn the method.

Sure enough, on the surface, Xu Ji, the young master in Jinyi who was convinced by Qi Qi and had no intention of trying to deal with Hu Ma, took advantage of Hu Ma to take someone out to do something on the afternoon of the third day after returning. As if after some calculations, he still sneaked in quietly. The shopkeeper's inner courtyard.

Hu Ma was afraid that Xiao Hongtang would accidentally get into trouble and be injured, so she was not allowed to enter the inner courtyard at will, so she could only watch from the outside.

When Hu Ma came back, he told Hu Ma about this. His heart moved slightly and he asked: "How long have you been in there?"

Xiao Hutang thought for a while and said: "It takes a while to eat a bowl of meat."

"...It's very vivid!"

Hu Ma nodded, indicating that she knew, and gave a piece of Qing Tai Sui to Xiao Hongtang and let her go out to play.

I knew that Xu Ji was in a worrying situation now. Logically speaking, there was nothing that could impress the old shopkeeper. However, his background was not small and his family was rich. He couldn't think too simply. He just pretended not to know and continued to arrange his own affairs. matter.

Sure enough, just after returning from the night patrol that night, I heard the old shopkeeper's boy coming out: "Brother Hu, Brother Xu, let you go in."

There is only one flax seedling, but Xu Ji is the second eldest child in the family, so he is called so.

It sounds like Hu Ma is taking advantage of it.

Hu Ma glanced at Xu Ji and saw that he didn't look directly into her eyes. He just stood up and walked inside, clenching his fists nervously.

"You guys go back and rest first."

He also gave instructions to Zhou Datong, and he and Xu Ji entered the inner courtyard one behind the other.

When I got inside, I saw that the old shopkeeper was already waiting here. There were also several dishes of side dishes placed on the stone table. I think the old shopkeeper asked the servants to make them in the small kitchen. There were peanuts and broad beans, and an egg was spread out and cut into plates.

Fatty beef like flower paste.

He actually placed three cups. When he saw them coming in, he said, "You all sit down and accompany me."

Hu Ma and Xu Ji both sat down, but no one was in a hurry to speak. Only Xu Ji rushed to pour wine for the old shopkeeper.

"Think about it, it's been almost a month since you guys came to our village."

The old shopkeeper took a sip of wine and then slowly opened his mouth and said: "Speaking of it, this time is still short. If you haven't worshiped Tai Sui for several years, you can't be considered an old man in our Red Lantern Empress Association.

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"But I won't hide it from you either. You two are both destined to be good."

"I am short of manpower now, and our village is also short of a serious manager, so I have given you two an advantage..."

"Yes Yes……"

Hu Ma was still listening silently, but Xu Ji couldn't wait to get up, held the cup in both hands, and said, "Thank you sir!"

"Sit down first."

The old shopkeeper glanced at him and didn't agree, but his face was a little unhappy.

Xu Ji hurriedly sat down. His actions and his words made Hu Ma feel a little moved in his heart.

"I won't hide it from you either."

Shopkeeper Wu also pondered for a moment and said directly: "They all say that you can learn skills by joining our red lantern club. This is true. The moves I usually teach you are all real skills.

Enough to earn enough for you to eat."

"However, these skills are still superficial."

"I do have some more advanced skills here, and I plan to find someone who can take charge of them and train them."

As soon as these words came out, not only Xu Ji, but also Hu Ma also raised his head slightly.

After being here for so long, this is the first time that shopkeeper Wu has explained this matter in person.

Then he...

"And I have been observing for so long and found that among the ten or so people in this village, the only ones who can be promising are the two of you."

Shopkeeper Wu looked at the two of them and said, "If you ask me, I would like to take you two as apprentices, but that's not possible. At least I can't teach two people now."

"Even if you teach me, the blood food in our village can't support two people, so I plan to give you two a question to see which one of you can do it well. The one who does it well is the one in our village.

The steward of the gang."

"Of course I will give him what I have."

"If you can't do it... don't worry. When you get a solid foundation in Zhuangzi, I will teach you..."

"..."

This is nonsense...

Hu Ma listened in her heart and suddenly understood it clearly.
To be continued...