Gu Zuo took over Gengjin Mountain, and there were still four months before the official opening. He needed to make some preparations, and the first thing was to recruit people.

The first person to be recruited is someone who is familiar with Nanzhao and can be trusted to handle matters. This person, Gu Zuo has already thought about it, is Ding Jiugu.

Gu Zuo followed a caravan north and spent half a pound of money to reach Shuangbai Town. Shuangbai Town belonged to Luofuzhao and was at the southernmost end of Luofuzhao, adjacent to Heishan Zhao.

This is the address left by Ding Jiugu.

Aunt Ding Jiu's parents are still alive and her family is well off. She has two hundred acres of land and more than ten tenants. She is a small landowner. After hearing Gu Zuo introduce himself as the owner of a Taoist gym, he hurriedly welcomed him into the house, confused.

Serving tea and chatting, the two old men slowly felt relieved.

Gu Zuo made some insinuations and inquired about the situation. As expected, Ding Jiugu had a younger brother who was gifted in cultivation. He was now practicing Taoism in a small sect in Luofuzhao. This sect was relatively poor and distributed very few spiritual stones to its disciples.

The disciples need to raise their own funds. No wonder Ding Jiugu has to work hard outside. It is indeed difficult to successfully train a monk with only the 200 acres of land at home.

It seemed that the idea of ​​earning money for his younger brother's education was not a lie, and Gu Zuo felt more at ease now.

Aunt Ding Jiu came back in the evening and was very surprised to see Gu Zuo. She hurried back to her room and changed her clothes before coming out to meet him.

Gu Zuo got straight to the point: "Are you willing to work with me?"

Ding Jiugu nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "Yes!"

Gu Zuo smiled: "You don't even ask about salary?"

Ding Jiugu said: "Master Gu Xian has found his home, and he will definitely not treat me badly."

Gu Zuo introduced: "I want to open a library in Heishanzhao. I need help from people. You have to do a lot of things. I'm afraid I can't give you too much in the initial stage of opening the library. Two payments per month, okay?"

Ding Jiugu worked as an escort in the escort agency, and she could get one or half a escort at a time. She was not paid on weekdays. Sometimes the escorts in the escort agency would give some reward money, and all the money was used to buy spiritual stones for her younger brother. Even so, after one year,

Usually it's fifteen or six passes. Of course, this is already very good, but when you think about the dangers of escorting and the grievances you suffer in the escort agency, the price you pay cannot be justified.

Gu Zuo said that he would do it twice a month, twenty-four times a year. Ding Jiagu herself felt that it was too high, and she quickly waved her hand: "Just consistent."

Now that the two salaries have been paid out, Gu Zuo will certainly not lower the price, so he waved his hand with dignity: "That's it!"

Aunt Ding Jiu was going to Montenegro with Gu Zuo for at least a year. Seeing that the two old men were very concerned about her salary, Gu Zuo immediately took ten strings for her and asked her to give them to her parents.

The next day, after saying goodbye to Nantuo Escort Bureau, Ding Jiugu followed Gu Zuo back to Heishan County.

This three-hundred-mile road is a familiar one and has been traveled a lot. Gu Zuo has already walked it once, and with the protection of Chasing Taoism and the presence of Ding Jiugu, who is familiar with the road conditions in all directions, he did not spend any money this time.

Travel.

...

Looking up at the mountain, Ding Jiugu asked: "Master, is this Gengjin Mountain?"

Gu Zuo also looked up with a smile: "This is our Gengjin Mountain!"

He led Ding Jiugu around and showed her all the places except for telling her about the secret cave. Then he asked: "There are still four months left. How do you think we should start now?"

Ding Jiugu thought for a while and replied: "Buy something."

Gu Zuo handed her a name card with his own seal: "Take the name card to the profit bank in the city and borrow money from them. After borrowing the money, you can buy whatever you want... Well,

Buy two more horses."

"The owner of the museum has made an agreement with Profit Bank. Can they borrow it?"

"Just go and borrow it. Remember when you sign, the payment will be on the first day of the first lunar month next year."

Ding Jiugu went down the mountain in confusion, while Gu Zuo came to the main hall, looked around for a moment, smacked his lips with satisfaction, and found a corner to start practicing.

He finally settled down in Nanzhao and had no time to practice for a long time. With Ding Jiugu running errands, he had to make up for the time quickly.

In the evening, Aunt Ding Jiu came back, took two horses, and placed them under the corridor of the side room in the courtyard.

After unloading the things on the horse, he went to collect firewood, carry water, and make a fire for cooking without having to be greeted by Gu Zuo. He was so busy until the moon came to an end that he moved an abandoned table in the corner of the hall and put six dishes and one soup on it.

There is also a bottle of wine.

Gu Zuo sat down at the table and was about to eat. Ding Jiugu was busy spreading the new bedding she had just bought in the corner, and then continued to pack the things she had bought.

Gu Zuo invited her to come over to eat with him. After refusing several times, Gu Zuo forced her to come over.

After drinking three glasses of wine, Ding Jiugu reported: "What I bought back are some food and clothing items. After dinner, owner, please try on the two clothes. They are both ready-made clothes. If they don't fit, I will change them. The total cost is sixteen guan."

Two horses worth eleven, enough rice for a month, 800 cash, two sets of clothes for 680 cash..."

Gu Zuo listened quietly, waited for her to finish, and said: "You are going to hire workers tomorrow, preferably a couple, they must be honest and reliable. The women will cook, sew, and sweep, and the men will do hard work, chopping wood, and carrying water.

Feed the horses, and help me clear a piece of land. Food and accommodation are included. The men are given 500 cash per month, and the women are given 300 cash."

Aunt Ding Jiu agreed, quickly finished the rice, and then rushed to clean it up.

The next day, Gu Zuo went to Shangshan Ping and built a simple thatched hut. He planned to follow the sect's example and divide the Huaixian Pavilion into inner and outer gates. From now on, he would live in Shangshan Ping and others would live in Xiashan Ping. In the future, there would be

After becoming a disciple, he moved to Shangshanping.

Ding Jiugu rode her horse to the city again to purchase a lot of things, and brought back a cart. The cart was still full of various daily goods. In addition to rice, pickles, and salt, there were also more pots and pans.

Basins, as well as axes, shovels, rakes and other items. After cleaning up, she wiped her sweat, looked at the increasingly full utility room, and smiled with satisfaction.

Gu Zuo was sitting at the door of the main hall, watching the turbaned Ding Jiugu holding a feather duster and using a light lifting technique to shuttle on the beams, cleaning the cobwebs and dust, and said: "Stop doing it now, these jobs are not yours to do.

Yes, have a good rest, there are still things for you to do tomorrow."

Ding Jiugu made a fishing move, hung one leg on the beam, leaned forward, rolled up a piece of spider web, coughed a few times in the dust, and said: "Master, how many visits did I make today?"

There is no suitable home, so I will go to the north of the city tomorrow to have a look."

Gu Zuo frowned: "Is it so difficult to find two servants?"

Ding Jiugu shook her head: "There is a family that is more suitable, but the couple also has a three-year-old child..."

Gu Zuo asked: "Are people honest? The most important thing is character."

Ding Jiugu said: "The person who gave me a guarantee at the dental shop said he was an extremely honest person. I went to see their house and found it was not satisfactory. I asked a few neighbors secretly and they all said this family is good. The man also has some skills.

, I used to be an escort, but now I can’t live without my wife and children, and I can’t travel far away...The price they offered was still high, so I didn’t agree.”

No matter which state or county you are in, the dental shop's introduction is usually very reliable, so Gu Zuo asked the price: "How much?"

"Together, the couple has to live together for a month and a half, and they have to provide food and shelter."

"You go try his skills tomorrow. If you can, agree to them."

The next night, Ding Jiugu was riding a horse. A strong man in his thirties with dark skin was driving the carriage. On the back of the carriage sat a delicate and beautiful woman, holding in her arms a little girl who was looking around with eyes wide open.

The couple bowed to Gu Zuo and, as required, said they had "met the owner of the restaurant." Ding Jiugu covered her face and smiled awkwardly at Gu Zuo, introducing: "This is Brother Liu, Liu Wu, this is Sister Liu,

The girl’s name is Mingzhu.”

Gu Zuo saw a bruise on her cheek. No need to ask, she must have been beaten by a strong man when she was trying her hand. Gu Zuo had seen Ding Jiugu's skills before, and they were quite good. Liu could beat her, which meant that she was beaten.

The kung fu was really good, Gu Zuo was very happy.

After placing them in a side room, the couple immediately started working, while the little girl Mingzhu ran around and played in the yard. Looking at everything in front of him, Gu Zuo felt particularly happy.

There are now four, no, five people in Huaixian Pavilion!

ps: This book will be on the shelves on May 22, and two book club groups have been specially established.

1. Niangkou Sansan: sy1249643306 (Sakata Gintoki’s strawberry milk);

2. For the KouKou group, please search the group 1098444451.
Chapter completed!