After not seeing each other for two years, Fang Beidou was wearing an elegant blue gown, a jade-colored crown on his head, and two delicate mustaches on his lips. He looked much more mature. Next to Fang Beidou was Xu Enda, who had thick eyebrows and a square face. Compared with before, Xu Enda looked more capable and was dressed more elegantly. It seemed that he had been living well in the newspaper office in the past two years and was highly valued by Fang Beidou.
The people who were gathered at Baijiapu waiting for work were all very discerning. When they saw two people coming, they knew that customers were coming, and a lot of people around them gathered around them.
Yan Liqiang was of course no exception. When others surrounded them, he also squeezed into the crowd and surrounded them.
"Shopkeeper, are you looking to hire someone..."
"I am strong, work meticulously, and am obedient..."
"I have a few beautiful maids here, you would like to take a look..."
"We are not picky about the work we do. As long as we are fed and given a few copper coins, that's fine!"
"Brother Xu, Brother Xu, I'm Liu An. We've met here before..."
The people around were all talking and trying hard to promote themselves, because Xu Enda and his brothers used to look for work in this Baijiapu often, so there were actually people here who knew Xu Enda, and they all came up to him and tried to get close to him.
Fang Beidou and Xu Enda stopped walking. Fang Beidou's eyes swept over the faces around him. Although his face looked normal, countless questions had already arisen in his mind - who could it be? Who could it be
As early as half a month ago, Fang Beidou received a Feixun letter from Yan Liqiang. Yan Liqiang and Fang Beidou explained several things. For example, today's "recruitment" was more of Yan Liqiang's idea than Fang Beidou's. Fortunately, Fang Beidou had done many things in the newspaper personally in the past two years, especially the recruitment of staff. In order to avoid giving others an opportunity, he would personally inquire about the selection. This was not the first time he had come to places like Baijiapu or Daweichang where people were recruiting.
Until now, Fang Beidou still didn't know why Yan Liqiang asked him to come here to recruit people. Although he didn't understand, Fang Beidou knew that everything Yan Liqiang did was meaningful, so he didn't dare to neglect it.
Fang Beidou guessed in his heart that maybe Yan Liqiang wanted to arrange for someone to come to Dijing City, so he wanted to take advantage of his recruitment opportunity to have an identity in Dijing City and settle down. The person arranged by Yan Liqiang must have important things to do, otherwise he would not have spent so much effort. However, when he looked at the faces around him, no one seemed special. Those who gathered around him were just ordinary poor people.
Is it because my IQ is not enough, or the people arranged by Yan Liqiang haven't arrived yet? Fang Beidou muttered in his heart. Just when his eyes swept across the face of Yan Liqiang, Yan Liqiang blinked at him. Fang Beidou was slightly stunned. Looking closely, although Yan Liqiang standing in front of the crowd was not good-looking and dressed in ordinary clothes, Yan Liqiang's left thumb and little finger were slightly bent, and the other three fingers were straight. Fang Beidou was shocked. This was the secret signal agreed upon by Yan Liqiang and him.
Fang Beidou was also very experienced. He just glanced at Yan Liqiang and found that Yan Liqiang's hands had returned to their normal state. He did not linger on Yan Liqiang for long, but nodded to Xu Enda, meaning that they could start.
"Ahem... Ahem... Everyone..." Xu Enda cleared his throat, "Our shopkeeper is here today to recruit a few long-term workers. They will do manual labor. They need to be strong and able to drive a carriage and take care of horses. The more agile they are, the better. They will be provided with two meals a day. They will be on trial for three months. During the probation period, they will be paid seven cents of silver per month. Their wages will increase after they are officially hired!"
After hearing Xu Enda speak, several old maids and people who recommended maids left on their own accord. Some of those who felt they could not drive a carriage or wait on horses also left. Some of those who left were lazy people who only wanted to work part-time. Lazy people who work part-time like to work one day and get one day's pay. With the money, they can buy two days' worth of food and drink. As long as they are not hungry, they will never want to work. Several lazy people walked away while muttering, "So I'm a long-term worker. How can I work one day and rest the next day?"
In just a moment, the number of people around Fang Beidou and Xu Enda decreased a lot, with only about twenty people left. Then Xu Enda began to question them one by one, asking what their names were, where they came from, what jobs they could do, where they had worked before, and whether they had learned any martial arts.
Those who stayed behind answered honestly, and a few of them even performed two boxing routines on the spot. They looked quite competent, with agility and strength. Of course, those who could perform boxing here were basically those who had not even passed the three levels of warriors, and they also used brute force. They just looked a little bit stronger than ordinary people and would not be easily bullied.
After just a moment, it was Yan Liqiang's turn.
Yan Liqiang took a step forward with a simple smile on his face, "My name is Wang Shagen, I'm from Huizhou, I used to drive a horse carriage and take care of horses, I also know boxing, and I've even beaten up thieves..."
"Oh, what kind of boxing do you know?" Xu Enda asked.
"Iron Wire Fist!"
"Let's see!"
"Okay!" Yan Liqiang nodded, then stood up with a solemn face, exhaled and said "Hey", then he hammered his hand, stomped his foot on the ground, and started to fight with the Iron Wire Fist, which was quite powerful, and the dust flew everywhere under his feet.
The Iron Wire Fist is a very common boxing style. It is even more common than the Tiger Roaring Fist that Yan Liqiang practiced before. Two people have practiced the Iron Wire Fist just now, and Yan Liqiang is the third one.
Fang Beidou looked at Yan Liqiang's iron wire fist and his brows twitched, but he said nothing.
After Yan Liqiang finished a round of Iron Wire Fist, his face was still a little red and he was panting. When he saw Xu Enda nodded, he retreated.
There were several other people following behind who also answered Xu Enda's questions and gave their presentations.
After everyone had finished asking, Xu Enda looked at Fang Beidou and said, "Boss, look..."
"This one, this one, this one, and this one, this one, this one..." Fang Beidou stretched out his hand and pointed at eight people, Yan Liqiang was of course one of them, "You guys, come with us!"
Yan Liqiang naturally followed Fang Beidou and Xu Enda and left, and those who were not selected also dispersed.
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Half an hour later, Yan Liqiang, who used the alias Wang Shagen, found his first job in Imperial Capital City. He was guarding a yard on the edge of a town at the foot of Longqi Mountain in Imperial Capital City. There were several rooms in the yard, which were the warehouses of the newspaper office. There were people watching over the place during the day, and people moving things and coming in and out did not need to be watched. But at night, when no one was around, he had to keep an eye on it to avoid fire or theft.
Yan Liqiang was the only one watching over the yard, and there was a room in the yard where Yan Liqiang could stay. On that day, Yan Liqiang carried his simple bag, left the big bunk bed in the inn where he had slept for a few days, and moved to the yard...
(End of this chapter)