Qiquge Workshop.
"Master Liu, where is the scholar now? Take me to see him!"
Li Zexuan was suddenly very interested in this down-and-out scholar. How miserable this person was that he actually came to work in a workshop.
Li Tai curled his lips and secretly thought that Li Zexuan was really rare and strange. He had seen this kind of thing a lot. As he thought about it, Li Tai couldn't help but feel a sense of superiority in his heart.
"Ahem, young master, this man is probably reading in the back hall now. He is also a scholar after all. How can I let him hang out with us idiots, so I arranged a separate place for him to work."
Liu Yidao wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a guilty conscience. After all, he was good at making opinions on this matter. If Li Zexuan was blamed, he would have nothing to say.
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "Master Liu, please take me over and have a look!"
Li Zexuan did not blame Liu Yidao for making his own decisions. In fact, if this man was really capable, it wouldn't hurt to give him some preferential treatment. After all, it would obviously not work without a literati in charge of the printing department. But if this person is just a drunkard pretending to be a scholar, then Li Zexuan will let him go back to where he came from.
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"Master, it's right here!"
Following Liu Yidao to the southernmost back hall of the workshop, Li Zexuan looked around. The environment was quiet, with birds singing and flowers fragrant. It was really a good place to study.
"Um."
Li Zexuan nodded. Liu Yidao quickly stepped forward to clear the way and led Li Zexuan and Li Tai into the room.
"Hey, Manager Liu, you're here!"
Inside the house, a middle-aged man with unkempt hair and a messy face quickly stood up and greeted Liu Yidao warmly after seeing him come in.
Li Zexuan frowned. No matter where he looked, he looked like a beggar, not a scholar at all! Could it be that they are selling dog meat on sheep's head and come to the workshop to cheat on food and drink
"Mr. Ma, this is our boss."
Liu Yidao quickly stepped aside and told the middle-aged man who was the real master.
The slovenly middle-aged scribe was obviously taken aback. After a moment, he raised his hands to Li Zexuan seriously and said, "I met a man from Li County in Mazhou, Chiping County, Xiabo Prefecture!"
Li Zexuan, who originally wanted to take the talent test in the school, heard the self-introduction of the person in front of him. His eyes widened in astonishment, and he yelled three times in his heart, "Holy shit!"
The man in front of him turned out to be the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty in the future. This awesome man actually came to work for him? Li Zexuan felt a little dizzy. The world was changing so fast!
"A man from Li County? A man from Li County?"
When Ma Zhou saw Li Zexuan standing there with a look of astonishment on his face, silent for a long time, he called out twice worriedly.
He worried in his heart, could it be that the fact that he worked as a teaching assistant in Bozhou, drank all day long, only took wages and did not work, and was scolded by the governor had reached the ears of this Li County man
Ma Zhou lost his parents at an early age and was left alone and helpless. Fortunately, he was diligent and studious and did not give in. However, the poor life for many years made him a bit of an "angry youth". He behaved laxly all day long and drank wantonly, often drinking too much. Drunk.
During the Wude period, Da Xishu, the governor of Bozhou, heard that Ma Zhou was proficient in classics and history, knowledgeable and talented, so he hired him as an assistant teacher in the state. But there is obviously something wrong with this guy's professional ethics. He "drinks heavily every day and does not focus on teaching." He gets paid but does not work hard. He only knows how to drink and looks drunk all day long.
Da Xishu scolded him several times, but Ma Zhou refused to change despite repeated admonitions and still went his own way. Finally one day, after Ma Zhou drank again and made mistakes, Da Xishu couldn't bear it and reprimanded him severely.
This time the scolding was so severe that Ma Zhou lost face on the spot, so in a rage, he took off his official uniform and gave it to his disciple, asking him to return the favor to the governor on his behalf. Then he laughed to the sky and left Bozhou.
This guy was very smart when he left, but he was confused when he left Bozhou. He didn't have any money. Fortunately, he met a few noble people to help him on the way. After many twists and turns, he arrived at Chang'an, the capital, but he had already used up all his money. , had no choice but to find a job.
But after looking for some college work, he found that the money given by others was too little, which was not enough for him to drink, so he quit his job and continued to look for it. No, he just happened to find Qiquge Workshop recruiting people, and the treatment was good. It was also very rich, so he didn't care about the scholar's reserve and came running over.
"Oh, oh, Mr. Ma, right? I wonder how Mr. Ma knows me?"
Li Zexuan reflected and asked casually.
Ma Zhou smiled and said: "Qiquge's scooters are now not only popular in Chang'an, but also gradually become popular in other states and counties; the Quyuan Shenli also originally came from Qiquge, and was vigorously promoted by the current emperor, benefiting countless people in the world. This favor. Nowadays, everyone knows the name of Qiqu Pavilion, and who doesn’t know the owner of Qiqu Pavilion? Just now Manager Liu called you the owner, and I guessed that you are the man from Lantian County!"
Li Zexuan asked casually, but he didn't expect Ma Zhou to come up with so many twists and turns. He thought that this man was really smart and unambiguous at all.
"Mr. Ma is smart! I wonder if Mr. Ma is satisfied with this job?"
"Satisfied!"
Ma Zhou nodded repeatedly, but from Li Zexuan's tone, he seemed to be vaguely intending to improve his treatment. Then he rolled his eyes and added: "It's just that there is no alcohol in this workshop, which is really a fly in the ointment!"
Li Zexuan rolled his eyes. In his previous life, he had heard that Ma Zhou was addicted to alcohol. Now it seemed that he was right.
"As long as Mr. Ma has real talent and knowledge and can help me with something, I'll still be willing to give up the wine!"
Li Zexuan deliberately whetted his appetite.
Ma Zhou's eyes lit up, and he secretly thought that there was indeed something going on. He quickly asked: "Do you really mean what my boss said?"
Li Zexuan said with a smile: "Of course I take it seriously, sir, have you ever heard of the Immortal Drunk? If you, sir, can do your best to help me, in addition to your salary every month, I will give you an extra dose of Immortal Drunk, how about it?"
A fight between gods and gods? Ma Zhou couldn't help but swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva. Not only had he heard of this divine drunkenness, he had also... smelled it. Of course he couldn't afford to drink it. When he came to Chang'an, the first thing he did was Find out where the best restaurant in Chang'an is.
As a result, when he arrived at Zuixian Tower, he was dumbfounded when he saw the prices of wine and vegetables there. With the few hundred pennies in his pocket, he couldn't even afford a plate of chicken, let alone five guanyi. The immortal who rose was drunk.
So he could only pretend to be nonchalant and tell the waiter that he was in the wrong place, and then silently exit. When he walked to the door, he suddenly smelled the strong aroma of wine on the other diners' tables. As a result, this guy could no longer move. Suddenly, I was at the entrance of Zuixian Tower, smelling the fairy drunk all day long.
At this time, he heard Li Zexuan say that he could provide him with an extra bucket of immortal drunkenness every month, and his heart trembled several times. This was worth fifty guan, which was dozens more than his basic salary. Times, it's just that he and Li Zexuan have never met before, why would they give him such generous conditions
After Ma Zhou was excited for a while, he immediately regained his composure and became wary of Li Zexuan.
"I wonder what my employer wants Ma to do? I would like to state in advance that although Ma is poor, he will never commit crimes, violate laws and disciplines, or do anything that goes against reason, no matter how much money is given to him."
Sweat, this is such a generous offer, people think they have bad intentions!
Li Zexuan was sweating profusely, secretly thinking that it's hard to be a good person these days!
"Haha, don't worry, Mr. Ma, what I asked you to do is definitely not against discipline or reason, it's just... just a little..."
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Thank you Xiaoyao Xiong for the reward again and again. Thank you for your support!
(End of chapter)