Early morning, in the center of Huainan City.
This is the most prosperous place in Huainan. Passers-by from south to north and vendors walking in the streets can all be seen here.
Especially after Feihong Restaurant prospered, it became even more lively.
But all this prosperity and liveliness only belong to wealthy families. For poor people like Xiao Si, they can only look back and sigh, and they have to work all day long for food and clothing.
Xiaosi has been very distressed these past few days.
There is a family waiting at home, but he has no wages.
It doesn't mean that there is no wages. To be precise, it should be that the employer does not pay wages.
Because the boss lost to Feihong Restaurant in a gambling battle and lost all his belongings.
But Xiaosi didn't care about this. He only cared about whether he could get his three months' wages back.
The last time I asked, the owner asked them to remove the tables and chairs in the restaurant and sell them.
But Xiaosi only managed to grab a few tables and chairs, and the price they sold them for was far less than three months' wages.
So here he is again.
The boss, Zhao Tenglong, is said to have hung out with the three sects and nine streams of Huainan in his early years. He is somewhat famous in the Tao and is a character who is not easy to mess with.
Unless absolutely necessary, Xiao Si would not want to deal with such a person.
But if the money doesn't come back, their family may not be able to survive this winter.
While thinking, Xiaosi had already arrived at the door of Tenglong Restaurant.
He pushed open the closed door and walked in.
But he saw it was pitch black inside, his nose was twitching, and he could smell the pungent smell of blood.
Xiaosi didn't take it seriously. After all, he ran a hotel, so it was normal for the kitchen to smell bloody.
He picked up his steps and walked towards Zhao Tenglong's box on the second floor.
However, when he walked on the stairs, he found that the bloody smell became more and more offensive, which made him have the urge to pinch his nose.
After a while, Xiao Si finally finished walking up the stairs.
However, when he stepped onto the floor of the second floor, he was so horrified by the scene in front of him that he almost died!
I saw Zhao Tenglong, his boss who used to be arrogant and unreasonable, now paralyzed on the ground helplessly.
Beneath him, blood flowed across his body, staining the floor red.
The color on his face had long since disappeared, leaving only a pale white complexion.
Seeing this scene, Xiaosi's whole body trembled, shaking like chaff, beads of sweat fell down his face, he couldn't help but stepped back, and fell to the ground.
After a while, Xiaosi came to his senses.
After looking at the tragically dead Zhao Tenglong, he began to rummage through the boxes in the box.
He doesn't take much, just three months' salary.
After searching for a while, the money was still not enough.
Xiaosi plucked up the courage and took off Zhao Tenglong's nice-looking robe.
Then he panicked and fled the scene in three steps and two steps at a time.
…
After another half day, the incident at Tenglong Restaurant was discovered and reported to the police.
When the officials arrived, they discovered how tragic the scene was.
Zhao Tenglong, who was only wearing obscene clothes, fell in a pool of blood. His chest was cut open by a sharp knife, and the bones were clearly visible!
His eyes were full of surprise and fear, and his lips were even more black and purple, making him look like he was frightened to death.
After the news spread, the neighbors also sighed.
Everyone said that Zhao Dong's family was such a decent person during his lifetime, but he didn't expect to die in such a miserable way.
Some people also say that Zhao Tenglong made a shady deal and deserved to die.
However, all this has nothing to do with Gu Beichuan. He is sitting cross-legged, with his five hearts facing the sky, practicing the Yi Gu Jin Jingjue.
The monk stayed at Nanshanju for several days and taught him for several days.
After Gu Beichuan could practice alone, he took Xiu'er and left.
The little girl didn't cry when she left, but her red eyes and biting lips really made me pity her.
Half an hour later, Gu Beichuan finished his practice and felt that his whole body was clear and his bones were numb.
He secretly said that this Yi Gu Jin Sutra is definitely the secret of Zen Buddhism, and it is truly the best technique in the world.
I don’t know what kind of status the monk has that can acquire such a unique skill.
However, the Yi Gu Jin Jing Jue can only improve Gu Beichuan's muscles and bones, allowing him to practice martial arts with twice the result with half the effort, but it cannot allow him to directly generate internal force, let alone the same Gang Qi as a monk.
According to the monk, he still needs to find a superior inner skill and mental method to practice.
There are many spiritual monks, but not many that are helpful for beginners to build their foundation.
Fortunately, the monk had many friends, so he dragged his friends along with him.
But that person hasn't arrived yet, so Gu Beichuan can only make do with practice. Anyway, it won't last more than a day or two.
Over the past few days, the workshops have been gradually completed, although they are not as large as those of later generations.
But it is already the ultimate level of Huainan craftsmen. In this era, it is not bad.
Now that the workshop has been built, it is natural to start using it.
The first thing Gu Beichuan put into production was silk.
The raw material of silk is silk. During these days, the silkworm seeds bought by Gu Beichuan and the equipment built at Yong'an Blacksmith Shop also arrived one after another.
It can be said that everything is ready, it is time to start work.
…
Yan Laoba, the head of Bagong Village.
When he was a child, he was the youngest of eight brothers and sisters in the family.
It's a pity that there was a famine later and all the brothers and sisters died of starvation, but he, the youngest, survived.
The famine was so great that not only their family died, but more than half of the entire village died.
Some of the remaining people also went out and fled.
In the end, only a group of old, weak, sick and disabled people who could not walk and him who was unwilling to leave were left in the village.
He said that his parents and brothers died here, and he had to provide for them until they died.
Fortunately, the famine subsided and Emperor Renxuan used thunderous means to provide disaster relief, and Bagong Village recovered little by little.
Times have changed, and decades have passed in the blink of an eye. The population of Bagong Village gradually grew, and Yan Laoba became the most virtuous and respected person in Bagong Village and was elected as the village chief.
As the village chief, he naturally has to worry about the development of the village.
It was okay at first. There was the treasure land of Bagong Mountain, and there were many hunters in Bagong Village. If you go hunting in the mountains, you can always gain something as long as you don't encounter jackals, tigers, and leopards.
No matter how hard it is, you can still make a living by collecting herbs.
But, it’s all in vain!
After the surrounding areas of Bagong Mountain were stripped bare, the hunters in the village suddenly became a display.
What can I do if I have a mother-in-law and children to support at home?
I can only go to Huainan City to do some part-time work and come back from time to time.
But Huainan is a big city and difficult to live in.
Villagers like them cannot read and have never read a book. They can only do hard work, and how many copper coins can they get?
In addition, food and accommodation in Huainan City are a large expense, and after all these expenses are paid, it is not necessarily more profitable than working in the fields.
Later, something good happened. A warm-hearted employer came to Huainan and paid very high wages. Everyone rushed to work at his house.
However, the number of people we can recruit is limited, and we can only provide food and clothing for some people.
A month later, the owner came to Bagong Village in person to find someone to build a house.
Not only are wages paid, but meals are also included.
This is really a great thing, and it supports many families in Bagong Village.
Unfortunately, the house is now finished.
The villagers were in a dilemma again, and as the village chief, he was also worried.
