Chapter 105, became the focus of the whole village
Gulou Village.
As Uncle Zhao shouted at the top of his voice, the originally peaceful village began to slowly become lively, especially when the people in the village saw Tian Erniu, Zhao Houhou, Dahu, and Silly Bear.
It was like a pot exploding, quickly boiling over.
"Are you Zhao Houhou?"
Someone took a closer look at Zhao Houhou and found it hard to believe that the person in front of him was Zhao Houhou.
"Haha~ If it's true, do you still remember the time when the two of us went to peek at that person taking a shower?"
Zhao Houhou looked at Qian Dazhuang in front of him and said with a smile.
"Here, you are really a monkey~ I can't even recognize you. With the way you are dressed, do you think you have become a monk?"
When Qian Dazhuang heard this, he immediately knew that the person in front of him was definitely Zhao Houhou, but he really couldn't believe what he was seeing. Zhao Houhou's whole person had changed, and he couldn't see the shadow of his past at all.
"Bah~bah~"
"Whoever becomes a monk, don't talk nonsense. I want to marry a wife to renew our family's incense."
"I just cut off my hair and beard. There are many benefits after cutting off the hair and beard. This is the case for everyone working in Xishan."
Zhao Houhou touched his head and said.
"You have changed so much. Didn't you go out for the winter? What?"
Someone next to me asked quickly. At this time, the four people were surrounded by people, and everyone asked curious questions.
"It's a long story, so I'll just tell you about it~"
Zhao Hou looked at the curious eyes around him, smiled, and began to talk happily about his affairs in the capital. He had already thought about this content on the way back, and now he saw someone wanted to hear it.
, he started talking without stopping.
"You don't know, the city wall of this capital is very high, it's seven to eight feet long~"
"...We were recruited by Xishan Coal Industry. Mr. Liu from Xishan Coal Industry, he is a truly great person. He not only feeds us, but also gives us three meals a day, including white flour.
Steamed buns and rice are not bran, but there is meat once every three days..."
"In addition to food, they also gave us new clothes. Did you see that all the clothes and shoes on my body were issued by Xishan? There are two sets for each person. These clothes are top-quality cotton clothes and these shoes are also top-grade.
Good shoes, very warm~”
"We mine coal for Mr. Liu, that kind of black coal. People in the capital don't burn firewood or use charcoal. They all use briquettes. This briquettes are made of coal."
"Of course it works. If not, would people in the capital use briquettes? If I had known better, I would have brought a few pieces back to show you, to open your eyes."
"Mr. Liu is very kind to us. Naturally, we work hard for Mr. Liu, but our work is not in vain. We still get money."
"The more work I do, the more money I get. Did you see, this is the salary I received, which is more than 800 yuan~"
Zhao Houhou is obviously a very good speaker, describing everything here in Xishan with great emotion. When talking about the money he earned, he proudly took out the money bag and weighed it in his hands, deliberately saying
Some noises come.
"There is such a good thing in the world. I can eat three meals a day, have meat for three days, and still have money to work. How is it possible?"
Qian Dazhuang and others were dumbfounded and couldn't believe what Zhao Hou said.
"How could I, Zhao Houhou, lie to you?"
Zhao Houhou widened his eyes and said loudly: "If you don't believe me, ask Erniu, Dahu, and Shaxiong. All three of them have made money, especially Shaxiong. He took it all by himself."
It’s over 4,000 articles.”
"This is because we are temporary workers and our wages are low. If we were regular workers, we could earn hundreds of dollars a day."
Tian Erniu, Dahu and Silly Xiong, who were also surrounded by people, were naturally not as good at talking as Zhao Houhou. They would answer questions asked by villagers.
"Er Niu, do you really have three meals a day here in Xishan? Is one meal of white flour steamed buns enough?"
"Well, that's right. Didn't you see that the monkey was getting stronger~"
"Brother Dahu, what does meat taste like?"
"Um~ I can't explain it, but it smells good."
"Silly Bear, you made it, and you actually got a salary of more than 4,000 yuan. Is it true?"
"Of course this is true. Although I, Silly Bear, eat a lot, I am also very strong and can work hard. Others carry dozens of kilograms per load, but I carry 200 kilograms. Naturally, I get more wages than others."
When he said this, Silly Bear was very proud. In the past, the villagers laughed at him for being able to eat, and his family also despised him for being able to eat. Even his biological parents despised him and kicked him out for the winter.
"Tsk, tsk~ I have never encountered such a good thing in my whole life."
Some people really couldn't believe what the four of them said and couldn't help but shake their heads.
"Not only have we made money here in Xishan, but we can now read and write."
Zhao Houhou looked at the envious and jealous eyes around him, and his vanity was greatly satisfied. However, he continued to speak before he finished speaking.
"Come on, are you still literate?"
When Qian Dazhuang heard this, he immediately retorted.
"Why am I lying to you? When we were here in Xishan, we were very busy during the day, from morning to night. At night, we had to take night classes. A scholar came to give us lectures and teach us how to read and judge.
He taught us arithmetic and accounting, and also taught us about astronomy, geography, history, legends, etc. I will talk to you about this aspect some time later. There are too many, too many things to talk about.
The world outside is big and exciting."
Zhao Houhou glared at Qian Dazhuang, and then said proudly.
"How can I say that all of you are scholars?"
someone asked in disbelief.
"We are naturally far away from being scholars. We have only learned some words, can recognize hundreds of characters, and can count some numbers. If I were asked to write, I would definitely not be able to write well, and I cannot be considered a scholar.
"
Zhao Houhou was still very humble when he said this. The more he knows, the more humble he becomes.
However, Zhao Houhou's modesty is completely different in the eyes of the people in his village. He can know hundreds of words and can do arithmetic. This is incredible. In any case, he is leaning towards a scholar, which is completely different from the idiots like himself.
They are no longer on the same level.
When everyone looked at Zhao Houhou, Tian Erniu, Dahu, and Silly Xiong, their eyes suddenly changed, and they seemed to have become more respectful.
