Once upon a time, there was a rich man, known as Li Da Dong, who was fierce and mercenary.

One day, Li Dadong's family was drinking tea when the shopkeeper came in and said, "Boss, I have something to discuss with you. Our pawn shop is doing well every day, and there is a serious shortage of manpower in each semicolon, so I have come to ask the owner for instructions.

Dadong Li opened his eyes and said, "I've been thinking about this for the past two days, and now I have an idea. You can put up a notice saying that you want to recruit guys. Naturally, we are a pawnshop, so the most important thing for guys is to be literate, articulate, and not too old."

The big shopkeeper reminded him, "There is another one, that is, the man's hands and feet should be clean, because the things handled by the pawnshop may be a valuable treasure at some point. If the man is careful and has bad intentions, it will be troublesome."

Boss Li nodded and said, "That's right, you can initially screen first, and I will decide the final candidate."

The shopkeeper naturally did not dare to neglect him. He chose from left to right with his eyes wide open. Finally, he temporarily confirmed that there were more than 20 people who met the conditions, but how could he know which of these people were loyal and which were open to money?

Who knew that Boss Li did not look at everyone more, but waved his hand with a smile and said, "You have worked hard these two days, so today I specially rewarded everyone, and each person sent a large steamed bun with white noodles to take home to eat. Please come here again tomorrow afternoon. I will definitely give an explanation at that time."

The big shopkeeper was a little surprised when he heard that, and thought to himself, where is the owner singing, and then saw the owner wave his hand, and his subordinates had already carried a large basket of snow-white steamed buns, oh, each steamed buns has two or two weights. Everyone had not seen such steamed buns for many days, and immediately thanked them happily, and left with suspicion.

The next day at noon, more than 20 young hungry people who were uneasy gathered in the Li family's courtyard, and they saw that the Li family took out a note and said to the shopkeeper, "You read this list. Leave the names, and go back and forth wherever you read the rest."

The shopkeeper was confused, but he still read it aloud. Needless to say, what he read was naturally thunderous, and what he didn't read could only leave in dismay.

After everything was ready, the shopkeeper asked, "Boss, where did this list come from? Why did you keep them?"

Li Da Dong smiled slightly when he heard it, and said, "What do you think?"

When the shopkeeper heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then thought hard again. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and shouted, "The owner has been with me all the time, and there are no other test questions specially. Only… Could it be that there are organs in the steamed bread?"

Boss Li laughed and said, "Yes, I hid a copper coin in each big steamed bun beforehand, and they would bite it as soon as they got home, and then they would instinctively think that it was my Li family chef who accidentally put it in. And I told you before that if anyone comes to return the copper coin, write down his name. This is the list you read. I hired a pawnbroker, as you said, a pawnbroker must be responsible and honest, and his eyes must not be small."

The shopkeeper's eyes shone brightly when he heard that, he slapped his thigh and said, "So that's it, it's really high!"

Time flies, and this day the big shopkeeper hurriedly came to see him again and said, "Master, the grain harvest season is coming soon. This year, the output of drought and flood is extremely low. I estimate that it will definitely be very difficult to collect grain, and you have already shown that you must store dozens of grains, and you will sell them at a high price in the future. So I decided to buy them everywhere without fear of mountains and roads. As a result, there is obviously not enough manpower.

Boss Li impatiently interrupted his tirade and said, "Do you want to recruit a few more errands? What a simple thing, why is it so complicated? You first draw up a notice, making it clear that only young men who can speak well will be recruited. As for the final candidate, it is up to me to decide in the end."

This notice was very impressive when it was posted. It was important to know that in the entire city of Anyi, who did not know about the business of Li Da Dong's family. If they entered his family as a buddy, it would not be just a matter of eating enough to avoid freezing and starving.

After some selection, the big shopkeeper led a group of young people with a good face to see the owner, but the Li Dadong family did not even lift their eyelids and said, "Give them each a big steamed bun to go home to eat, and come back to see me tomorrow afternoon."

When the shopkeeper heard that, he stuck out his tongue secretly and thought to himself that he was still playing this trick, isn't it just a steamed bun with copper coins in it? However, this trick is only known to a few of us, and hungry people are not aware of it, so it is still a good trick.

The next afternoon, in the crowded Li family compound, the Li Dadong family gave the shopkeeper a long list and asked the shopkeeper to read it aloud in public. Those who read the name were about to cheer, but the Li Dadong family waved his hand and interjected with a expressionless face: "Don't be busy, I mean, those who read the name go back, and those who don't read the name can eat my Li family's big white steamed buns every day from tomorrow onwards."

The situation immediately reversed, some people cheered, and more people were dumbfounded. The big shopkeeper really didn't understand this time, and quietly asked when there was no one, "Boss, the one who handed over the copper money didn't accept it. Isn't that bullying honest people?"

Li Dadong sipped his tea beautifully and calmly replied, "This time I recruited a fellow who went to the countryside to collect grain. You must deal with these unscrupulous people. You must not bargain along the way, and you must play on scales. Those who are too honest and too dead-hearted are definitely not competent, so those who have eaten steamed buns and do not pay are the most suitable candidates."

The big shopkeeper thought to himself that this was not teaching people to learn bad things, but his face showed a look of admiration, saying, "The owner always does things differently, and he can't accept it!"

As expected, due to the exhaustion of Master Li's means and the slippery behavior of the guys, the business of the grain village became more and more prosperous for a while. Correspondingly, under his exploitation, there were more hungry people, and the government had naturally been bribed long ago, turning a blind eye to the various illegal acts of Master Li.

There is an old saying that a big tree attracts the wind. The Li Dadong family made a fortune by relying on three abusive means. They have long been targeted by bandits outside the city and are eyeing them.

Li Da Dong's family was not afraid when they heard the news, and immediately called the big shopkeeper and ordered, "I will do two things immediately. One is to go to the government to raise a lot of money and let them step up their efforts to suppress the bandits. All expenses will be paid by me; the other is to post a notice saying that I will recruit some strong young people to watch over the home and care for my Li family."

After some careful selection, the shopkeeper soon led a large group of eager young people to Li Dadong's family. Who knew that Li Dadong's family still had an old saying: "Each person has a big white steamed bun and goes home to eat it. See you tomorrow afternoon."

When the shopkeeper heard that, he was a little disapproving and said to himself, " Master, you have used this trick twice, and there are only three things. Besides, this trick has long been spread, and this time it depends on how you end up.

The next afternoon, Boss Li still asked the shopkeeper to read a long list aloud. About half of the people present were on the list. Needless to say, these people all handed in copper coins.

The huge courtyard was silent for a while, and after a while a tall and skinny young man stepped forward and timidly said, "But Mr. Li, we really didn't find copper coins in the steamed buns."

Dadong Li glared, "How is this possible? Even if it was missed, why did you bite it? That means that God will not help you."

Watching these people leave, the remaining half of them couldn't help but look happy, this time the job was settled. Who knew that Da Dong Li coughed and opened up again: "Don't be too happy, tell you, I don't want you either!"

Everyone was stunned, and Dadong Li smiled proudly when he saw this, and said, "You have learned to be good, you handed over the copper coins to show your loyalty, but this time you obviously didn't bite the money, did you?" You thought you missed it, but in fact this time I didn't put any copper coins in the steamed buns, not a single one! Tell me, where did the copper coins come from? It's obviously your own money. Master, what I want is a caretaker of the house. To put it bluntly, it is a loyal watchdog, not a little thief playing tricks. Get out, get out of here!"

After everyone had dispersed, the confused shopkeeper asked, "Boss, since you didn't put copper coins, why didn't the first group of people just now?"

Li Da Dong's family was in a good mood and said, "Let me tell you, they originally planned to stay and not pay for the copper coins because they were honest, but just now, there was good news from the government, saying that all the bandits outside the city have been wiped out, that is, our family does not need to look after the nursing home. Can you save one money and one money? What do you think I should keep them for?"

But that night, the Li Dadong family, who was sleeping soundly, was suddenly awakened, and they could only hear ghosts crying and howling in the yard. In the darkness, there seemed to be many people running and fighting, and there were also screams mixed in. Not good, the Li Dadong family trembled all over, and cried out desperately, "The man is sorry, the man is sorry, the man is just a good-looking man, in fact, there is not much silver..."

Those people shouted, "Bullshit, listen to me, we are not here to snatch the silver, but to get back the silver that originally belonged to us. Now stop talking nonsense and hand over the silver!"

He looked up at these ragged masked men and sneered at a tall and thin man in front of him, saying, "Listen to your words and look at your clothes, I already know who you are, especially you. You are the one who wanted to enter my house to guard the nursing home during the day, aren't you? Hmph, you must know that in troubled times, you will be destroyed if you lead people to rob the door!"

When the masked man heard that, he simply pulled off the mask. Sure enough, it was the tall, skinny young man during the day, who gritted his teeth and shouting, "So what? Let me tell you, we went down this road step by step because of your profiteers and the government. You play tricks on us over and over again.

Dadong Li's soul was scattered all of a sudden. After that, he lifted a stone and smashed himself in the foot. This time he played big.