Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1415
After the continuous heavy rain, the temperature is getting higher and higher day by day, and the hot summer is coming.

The sand and dust billowed on the construction site by the Kunming Pool, and countless craftsmen and peasants were busy. Horse-drawn carts and mule carts carried bricks, cement, wood and other building materials back and forth. The sun was shining, and the hot weather made the entire construction site look like a sealed iron can. People can't breathe.

Even the slightest cool breeze blowing over the wide Kunming Pool is warmed by transpiration...

The Wu brothers sat around in a work shed in the middle of the construction site, dripping with sweat, with their mouths open and their tongues sticking out, like two dogs that have been sunburned out of breath...

"Mother! What the hell is this weather? Maybe it's going to be so hot!"

Wu Yuanshuang tugged on the collar vigorously, exposing his entire neck, but he still felt like a stone was pressed against his chest, and every breath of air he sucked in was depressing his chest.

The surroundings of the work shed are designed to keep out the dust flying around, so there is a circle of curtains, the dust is isolated from the outside, but the fresh air cannot come in, sitting here is like being thrown into a steamer as a steamed bun...

Wu Yuanqing reached out to take the handkerchief that the servant fished out of the bucket and wiped it on his face. The cool water stains flowed down his neck into his clothes, finally relieving the stuffy feeling and allowing him to breathe freely. Some.

Hearing the words, he said impatiently: "Who says it's not? This season is so hot, how many people will die from the heat in the dog days?"

The two brothers sighed and were distressed.

They were spoiled and spoiled since they were young, and they didn't suffer at all. Even if their family fell into poverty, the two were notoriously prodigal sons. Even if they sold their property, they only wanted to enjoy themselves. How have they ever suffered this crime?

Wu Yuanshuang lamented: "In this ghostly weather, I just sit in the mansion drinking iced sour plum soup, or just like last night in the brothel of Pingkangfang, listening to a little song with the breeze blowing, saying that the newcomer from Zuixianlou My sister is really stunning, with that waist, tsk tsk... This place is really not for people."

Wu Yuanqing didn't even want to talk, thinking about his concubine in Zuixian Tower, he became more and more irritable.

With the help of Wu Meiniang, the two took out their family property and borrowed a large sum of money from the Hejian County Prince's Mansion, and quickly joined in the construction of the Kunming poolside temporary market under the banner of Fang Jun's brother-in-law.Although he has never been in the construction industry before, this thing does not have much technical content. In addition, his father, Samurai Xun, served as the Secretary of the Ministry of Industry in the Wude Dynasty before his death. Many old people in the family used to work with Samurai Xun. It is familiar, gathered hundreds of young and strong in the hometown of Bingzhou, and started working in the contracted area in a mighty way.

At the very beginning, the two brothers were ambitious and determined to take advantage of Wu Meiniang's strength to do a great job, and let those who slander and ridicule their brothers all day long take a look. We are not prodigal sons, and we can spend money, but Can also make money!
However, the so-called transition from frugality to extravagance is easy, but from extravagance to frugality is difficult. The Wu brothers, who are used to being grandpas, can't hold on within a few days.

After cooling down the blood for 3 minutes, staying in this smoky construction site for a while longer is like suffering on a frying pan, and my patience is already on the verge of collapse...

A corner of the curtain was lifted, and a puff of smoke and dust came in along the gap, followed by two figures rushing in.

Wu Yuanshuang hurriedly covered his nose and said, "Fix it quickly, don't let dust in."

Someone came to wrap up the curtain, and a handsome young man walked to the bucket, scooped up a ladle of water, and poured it on his head.The cool water trickled out of the hair, wet the clothes along the cheeks and neck, and then let out a free breath.

"Mommy! It's so comfortable!"

The man in the back was a little shorter, suddenly stout, and not very old, he grabbed a handkerchief and wiped his face vigorously.

Wu Yuanqing said in displeasure: "Don't you need to watch outside? Those peasants are the most cunning, and they will steal and play tricks when they have a chance. If you delay a moment, it will be money! Just a little bit cooler, go out and watch, urge Work hard, folks!"

These two are cousins ​​of the Wu brothers, the sons of the samurai elder brother Yu, one is Wu Weiliang and the other is Wu Huaiyun.

Wu Weiliang, who poured water on his head, was not afraid of Wu Yuanqing, and shouted: "It's so hot outside, you want my life? What's the point of resting for a while!"

These two guys are also playboys. Although the current family property of the Wu family is basically accumulated when the samurai Xun was alive, they are cousins ​​after all. They have no fear of Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang since they grew up.

They are all prodigal sons, the boss let alone the second...

Wu Yuan said angrily: "Fart! When is this? It is the critical moment for our brothers to revive the family business! As long as you bear with it, after this difficulty, money will flow into the house like flowing water. By then How to be happy is not all up to you?"

Wu Weiliang curled his lips and did not refute.

He was not convinced by these two brothers, but after all, the project was obtained through Wu Meiniang's network, and so was the money, so it was inevitable that his momentum would be three points short.

Wu Huaiyun was a bit dull, and said after hearing the words: "It's not that we are lazy, it's just that the person in charge just said that the blue bricks are going to be used up, so we need to fill them up quickly, otherwise we will have to stop working if we don't have enough materials tomorrow."

Wu Yuan was taken aback for a moment, and wondered: "The 1 yuan green bricks were only delivered yesterday, and they were used up so quickly?"

Wu Huaiyun said in a muffled voice: "There is only less than 3000 yuan left. It's just past noon now, and it will probably be used up in the afternoon."

Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang brothers looked at each other with sad faces.

It stands to reason that the faster the materials are used, the faster the progress of the project, and they will naturally earn more money. This is a happy thing.If the materials are used up quickly, they must be replenished quickly, otherwise the construction will be delayed due to insufficient materials, and their money will be lost in the end.

But the problem is...they don't have much money left.

The hills of money borrowed from the Prince's Mansion of Hejian County are usually piled up in the warehouse of the mansion, how could the Wu brothers remain indifferent?As a result, before the start of work, they began to spend extravagantly.Hearing that the two had money, the former creditors came to the door one after another. As soon as they said something good, the two brothers repaid the debt openly and immediately.Then the last brothel hired the best diva for several days in a row, with a group of friends, delicacies from mountains and seas.

No amount of money can withstand such a toss.

As a result, the construction site has not been started for a full month, and the funds are running out...

Wu Weiliang is very shrewd, and he is very familiar with these two brothers here. When he saw the expressions on the faces of the two brothers, he was shocked and asked: "I said... Is it because I don't have money?"

Wu Yuanshuang looked embarrassed, but there was nothing to hide since they were all his brothers, so he nodded.

Wu Weiliang took a breath, stared and said, "That's 30! 30! It's only been a few days, and you've spent all of it?"

Wu Yuanqing coughed dryly and said in embarrassment: "How do you talk? What do you mean we are all lost? Didn't you spend it? Didn't you spend your pregnancy? Of course, the wages of the peasants haven't been paid yet, but the green bricks, cement, stone... what? The same does not cost money? Besides, there is still some left, but I am afraid that it will not be enough..."

Wu Weiliang stroked his forehead with his hands, but was speechless.

The atmosphere in the co-shed was a little heavy for a moment.

Damn, I finally borrowed a sum of money, and also got the project through Fang Jun's network. I just waited to make a lot of money and live happily for a few years, but now I have no capital after working for a few days...

This is simply a big joke!

Wu Huaiyun bared and said, "Why don't you... go to Mei Niang to borrow some money?"

Wu Yuanshuang said unhappily: "If I could borrow it, I would have already borrowed it. Why do you match up and ask us to borrow money?"

If Mei Niang can't borrow money, don't even think about other places.These brothers went out to Wu Huaiyun to be more honest, they are all people who hate dogs, and their reputation is almost equal to zero...

Wu Yuanqing was annoyed: "If you listened to me to buy cheap materials, why did you spend all the money so early?"

The materials on the market are naturally good or bad, such as green bricks, the high-quality green bricks are strong and strong, and the price is naturally much higher than the inferior green bricks fired with sand and soil in the small brick kilns in the mountains.The price difference of a brick can sometimes even reach several times, and the total cost of several 10 yuan of bricks is quite different.

So Wu Yuanqing's first reaction was not how much money he would have left if he stopped going to Zuixian Tower a few times, but how much he could save if he bought inferior materials...

Wu Yuanshuang said: "Didn't you think that His Royal Highness King Wu would be in charge of random inspections? If there is a quality problem, we will not be sent to prison by His Royal Highness?"

Wu Weiliang spread his hands: "Now we have to buy inferior materials to greatly reduce the cost. If we can persist in the project, we can get more profits; Go to those folks to settle the wages..."

The cousins ​​stared wide-eyed, there was really no other way.

Wu Yuanshuang sighed and said: "Things are up to now, it can only be like this, I hope the heavens will bless you, or His Royal Highness King Wu can be lenient..."

Wu Yuanqing said disapprovingly: "It's not that serious. His Royal Highness Wu and Fang Jun have a good relationship, and Jing Zhaoyin and Ma Zhou are even more closely related. We are all our own family members, so we must give some face, right? Besides, this Kunming Lake has a good relationship. The projects in the Shangxi and Dongxi cities are so huge, I don’t believe that no one cuts corners like us. The law does not blame the public, so is it possible that His Highness King Wu can still be arrested and sent to prison?”

Wu Yuanshuang thought about it, and it was really so...

Anyone who can undertake the project must either have connections or have sufficient funds, and they are not ordinary people.These people are used to eating cheap from the imperial court, so they must be cutting corners.No matter how honest and selfless His Highness King Wu is, is it possible that he can really arrest every family and offend everyone completely?
Wu Yuanshuang slapped his hands: "That's it!"

I secretly regretted it, if I had thought of this joint earlier, I would have saved more money by shoddy and cutting corners from the beginning.
What a mistake...

(End of this chapter)