novelden Chapter 168 Worry
Chapter 168 Worry
In fact, the results of the competition are clear at a glance, and the mountains of white blanks at Xu Ning's feet are enough to convince the audience.
Xu Ning's first place is well deserved, and there is no need to hold an award ceremony at all.
Huo Yunchao sent so many ink blocks and brushes, their value was no less than two taels of silver.
The reason why Huo Yunchao was willing to spend such a large amount of money was naturally because he had an agenda.
Even if he didn't pull a penny, didn't give away a brush, and just announced the results of the competition, no one would really care about him.
Anyway, the contestants are all close friends and family members of him, and the onlookers are just having fun without any money or effort. At most, he would just mutter a few words behind his back like Liu Lezi.
Huo Yunchao had deeper considerations. He specially held an award ceremony for two purposes: first, to build momentum for Xu Ning, and second, to expand the influence of bamboo papermaking.
Only when people can intuitively see that participating in papermaking is profitable, will they be willing to participate, and eventually they will unite and cooperate for common interests, forming a force that cannot be underestimated.
Love may disappear, but common interests are the most unbreakable relationships.
There is no way, this world is like this, the lives of unarmed ordinary people are lower than weeds.
If Huo Yunchao wants to reap the "bamboo paper bonus", he alone cannot fight against Landlord Zhou and others. Even if everyone from the Huo and Xu families is added, he will still be vulnerable to Landlord Zhou.
Therefore, Huo Yunchao had to use gimmicks to expand his influence and involve multiple forces.
The big fish eats the small fish and the small fish eats the shrimp. There is always someone more powerful than Zhou Landlord.
Zheng Shaoxuan is most worried about
It was Landlord Zhou who sent people to do the sabotage. He knew very well how cunning and vicious Landlord Zhou was. He immediately told Huo Yunchao about Landlord Zhou's visit, so that his brother Huo could be more vigilant and discuss the solution together. Policy.
Huo Yunchao had been mentally prepared for a long time. From the day the Zhou family robbed him of his shampoo business, he knew that every move he made would fall into the eyes of the Zhou family, and he had to consider whether his achievements would be taken away.
The profit from shampoo is far less than that from paper. It is impossible for Landlord Zhou not to be tempted. He will definitely take action to seize his papermaking technology.
It was enough to stumble and suffer a loss once in the Zhou family's big pit. Huo Yunchao didn't want to be picked off by the Zhou family again, and besides, he really didn't have much confidence that he could make bamboo paper at once, so he just dragged everyone in. Play together!
You want paper crafting, right? OK, I'll make it public! You have the ability to block my mouth. Can you block the mouths of hundreds or thousands of people?
Huo Yunchao told his idea and received immediate support from Zheng Shaoxuan, "Brother Huo, let's do this! Rather than taking advantage of the Zhou family, it's better to let the people who contributed the effort benefit!"
After the lively competition ended, Huo Yunrong and the other thirteen players did not take anything and leave. They did not want to take the ink blocks and brushes given by Huo Yunchao in vain, and insisted on staying and continuing to smash the blanks.
Huo Yunchao and Zheng Shaoxuan couldn't stop them, so they simply let them go, "Brother Rong, don't smash too much. I'll only use three large vats to hold the blanks. Don't smash them when the vats are full."
Huo Yunyao asked: "Yun Chao, how many days do you have to soak this white stuff?"
Huo Yunchao pointed to the small notebook he carried with him
Said: "The white blanks in Luotang need to be soaked for at least four to five days. Four days or five days, I have to see the situation. This soaking of white blanks in Luotang is the beginning of papermaking, and there is a lot of follow-up work. Several brothers have it. Just do the work, don't think the work I assigned you is too heavy when the time comes."
"Don't dislike it, don't dislike it."
"We are not afraid of trouble, Yun Chao, just tell us what arrangements you have."
"That's right, we're not afraid of working, we're just afraid that you won't teach."
"What are you telling the truth about?"
Everyone laughed, and Huo Yunchao also laughed happily. He liked to deal with these enthusiastic and simple people.
Once again telling them to do what they can, Huo Yunchao walked home at a brisk pace.
When Huo Yunchao walked away, Huo Yunyao whispered: "Brothers, do you think something is wrong with Yun Chao?"
"Huh? Didn't Yun Chao smile happily just now? What's wrong?"
Huo Yunyao had an exaggerated expression on his face as if he had learned the shocking news, and pretended to be mysterious: "Didn't you hear? Landlord Zhou was just watching our competition!"
"Huh? Landlord Zhou? Are you talking about Landlord Zhou who wants Ning Niang to be his daughter-in-law?"
"Yes! That's right, it's the landowner Zhou who allowed his son to kill his wife!"
Huo Yunyao touched his chin and said, "I was wondering if Yun Chao was stimulated?"
Huo Yunrong was so focused on defeating Xu Ning that he didn't notice anything else at all. Hearing Huo Yunyao's pretense, he said angrily: "Why are you so excited? Don't say half and keep half, can't you just say it all at once? You kid is Do you have trouble urinating?"
The sturdy men wielding hammers suddenly
Boos.
Huo Yunyao blushed angrily: "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"Stop farting! Say it quickly!"
Huo Yunrong was very concerned about the affairs of Huo Yunchao and Landlord Zhou. He was afraid that Landlord Zhou was here to cause damage. On the first day of the papermaking work, Landlord Zhou came eagerly, which shows how much Landlord Zhou valued papermaking.
If Landlord Zhou is here to cause destruction instead of seeking cooperation, how can they, the powerless pariahs, fight against Landlord Zhou?
The ancestral graves of the old Huo family were filled with smoke. Finally, Huo Yunchao, who was both talented and knowledgeable, was killed by the landowner Zhou. That was a huge loss to the Huo family!
Huo Yunyao, suppressed by his eldest brother's bloodline, expressed his findings and worries: "You said it is unlikely that Landlord Zhou came to discuss cooperation with Yun Chao, right? Think about it, the shampoo that Yun Chao worked hard to come up with, Landlord Zhou took it away without even saying hello. Landlord Zhou will only be more greedy for this papermaking skill. If Yun Chao cannot withstand the pressure brought by the Zhou family, can he still continue to work on papermaking?"
Huo Yunrong couldn't wait a second longer, so he finally said: "I'll go back and tell the old patriarch!"
Huo Yunrong returned home and rushed to nothing, because the old patriarch of the Huo family had been waiting for Huo Yunchao at the Xu family. He heard that Landlord Zhou came to Pingle Village at this juncture and had a bad fight with Zheng Shaoxuan. Where could he sit down? Can you live there? The old patriarch immediately rushed over to Zheng Shaoxuan to confirm the authenticity of the news.
Zheng Shao
, the formation is not small at all.
The old patriarch of the Huo family looked at Zheng Shaoxuan and Huo Yunchao worriedly: "Chao'er, do we have to report it to the county magistrate?"
Apart from the county magistrate, the old patriarch could not think of anyone more capable than Landlord Zhou.
Huo Yunchao shook his head: "Old patriarch, our bamboo paper hasn't been made yet. If the county magistrate asks, what will we say? There's really nothing we can say about this invisible thing."