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In the next few days, Chen Xiliang went out early and came back late. When he came back, he was exhausted, but he did not relax at all about the children's homework. No matter how late or tired he was, he would personally check the progress and explain the difficulties.
Chen Ke also ran out every day, and Erlang couldn't stop him. Seeing that the day for him to return to the academy was coming, he felt that it was necessary to have a good talk with his brother.
That day, Chen Xiliang went out, and Chen Ke wanted to follow, but Chen Chen grabbed him: "Don't leave yet."
"What are you going out for again?" Chen Chen asked with a straight face.
"Didn't I tell you that something happened?" Chen Ke shook off his hand, but stopped.
"What on earth is going on?" Chen Chen asked suspiciously: "I've been mysterious all day long, and I didn't tell you anything if I asked you."
"It's not the time yet," Chen Ke said, "I'll be the first to tell you when the time comes."
"No, you have to tell me today." Chen Chen insisted, "I'm going back to the academy soon. If you stay away from home all day long, what will Wu Lang and Liu Lang do? What will you do if you are in danger?"
"Oh, okay..." Chen Ke had no choice but to tell the truth: "I went out these days to investigate the companies that owe us money."
"Investigating them..." Chen Chen said in disbelief: "What do you want to do?"
"Nonsense, just ask for money!" Chen Ke curled his lips and said: "It is only natural to pay back debts!"
"Nonsense!" Chen Chen said angrily: "If daddy doesn't come back, why should you, a little kid, ask for help from others?!" He said with a serious and thoughtful adult voice: "Sanlang, you've been doing this for the past few days.
Don't you see? Among the four of us brothers, dad has the greatest expectations for you. Although you are talented and intelligent, if you don't study hard, you will still have no future."
"I must get the money back!" Chen Ke insisted stubbornly: "Everything happened because of me, I can't pretend to be nothing!"
"Sanlang, no one blames you." Chen Chen said earnestly: "Dad has the final say in everything, so you can just study with peace of mind!"
"Can I feel at ease?" Chen Ke said with a serious face: "You go somewhere with me."
"What to do at home?"
"There is Goro."
Chen Chen locked his two younger brothers at home and walked with Chen Ke to the riverside dock outside the city.
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The water flow of the Glass River is slow, so the tidal flats on both sides are vast. As a result, ships can only park at the wooden trestle outside the city to load and unload cargo. The nearly two miles from the trestle to the warehouse is completely handled by loading and unloading manpower and pushing chicken buses to complete the transfer.
Sanlang took Erlang and hid behind the haystacks beside the trestle. His eyes wandered over the loading and unloading manpower passing back and forth. Finally, he locked on one and pointed it out to Erlang.
Looking along, Erlang saw his father. He was stunned and rubbed his eyes in disbelief. The scene in front of him was still clear - the hands holding the handlebars, the car holster hanging around his neck, pushing
The chicken bus that squeaked and trembled across the trestle, who was it if it wasn't Chen Xiliang?
After weighing the situation, Chen Xiliang finally decided to work at the dock.
It is not as easy as you think to work in the dock. You must first find a reliable person as a guarantee, and then pay a sum of "river money" which is considered as the entry fee and deposit, and a "car rental fee" for renting a chicken bus.
You also have to buy simple tools yourself, such as baskets, poles, etc.
It took him a day to complete these procedures, and he had the right to work regularly, and thus had a guaranteed income. And there was basically work every day on the dock. As long as he was willing to work hard, his income was very considerable and very good.
You can get your money back soon.
But everything is always difficult at the beginning. Others can push seven to eight hundred kilograms per cart, and it seems effortless. But in his hands, the cart becomes difficult to handle, and even with all his strength, he can't push it.
He didn't have a good balance, and the truck almost overturned before he even took two steps. If the foreman who led him hadn't foreseen it and caught him, the truck full of goods would have fallen into the water.
But he is an extremely tenacious person. If he couldn't push 500 to 600 pounds, he would push 200 to 300 pounds. It was nothing more than running a few more times.
Today, he has basically mastered the method of controlling this kind of wheelbarrow, and the load he can push has increased to 400 kilograms. The workers who were initially prepared to laugh at him secretly admired him.
But Erlang just wanted to cry loudly. He jumped up and went to call his father to go home, but was held down by Sanlang.
Chen Ke covered his mouth tightly and dragged him to the reeds in the distance. Both of them gasped for air.
"Why did you stop me?" Erlang said with red eyes.
"You are still young and don't understand men's self-esteem." Chen Ke wiped the sweat from his forehead, with a deep appreciation for Chen Xiliang in his tone: "A real man has to shoulder all the burdens. Unless you have a way.
, reduce his burden, otherwise any dissuasion will be an insult to him."
"I'm three years older than you..." Chen Chen said depressedly.
"Otherwise I wouldn't have come to you." Chen Ke turned around, looked deeply at Chen Chen and said, "How is it? What do you think?"
"..." Chen Chen was silent for a while, and finally said firmly: "Tell me, what do you want to do?"
"We are the creditors of eleven families in total, six of which are in Qingshen County. I have been out these past few days to investigate these six families." Chen Ke finally revealed his true meaning.
"How about it? Is there any possibility of getting the money back?" Chen Chen's attitude changed drastically and he began to ask with hope.
"It's a pity, no." Chen Ke shook his head with some emotion. He originally thought that those old guys saw that Chen Xiliang could be bullied and deliberately refused to pay back the money. But after a few days of observation, he discovered that every family has financial difficulties.
The sutra that you recite...either you really can't get rid of the blame, or the creditors are sitting in a room, and no one can pay back.
Although for the creditor, it is the biggest bad news that the debtor is so poor and distressed. But looking on the bright side, this at least shows that the people of the Song Dynasty are still honest.
Don’t be afraid if you don’t have money, but be afraid of not paying it back if you have money.
"The reason why dad doesn't want the money back is because he doesn't want to make things worse, and we can't go against his wishes." Chen Ke smiled and said, "So we provide help in times of need!"
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The next morning, as soon as Chen Xiliang left, Erlang Sanlang asked his two younger brothers to stay at home and bring delicious food back at noon.
But Goro and Rokuro were determined not to be imprisoned anymore. The two of them tightly held the hands of their two brothers and insisted on going together.
Chen Chen looked at Chen Ke. Although he was the starring role today, Sanlang was the director.
"Take them with you." Chen Ke said with a smile: "They will all be treated as a beating ceremony."
Mukuro cheered.
One person led his younger brother out. Chen Ke first took them to Pan's carpenter's shop on Qian Street and said that he had ordered something there. Just as he was about to go in, Chen Chen grabbed him in fear and said: "Sanlang, we only have
One hundred and fifty dollars."
"Don't worry, we don't need money, they still have to give us change." After Chen Ke said that, he pulled Liulang into the store. The store was not big, so Erlang and Wulang didn't follow him in.
Passing through the front store where finished tables and chairs are placed, you can see the owner, Carpenter Pan, leading two apprentices to do carpentry work in the yard.
Seeing someone barging in, Carpenter Pan was not annoyed, but said happily: "Sanlang is here, come and sit in front."
"Uncle Pan, this is my brother Liulang." Chen Ke asked Xiao Liulang to say hello to Carpenter Pan.
Korokuro obediently obeyed.
"Okay," Carpenter Pan smiled and touched Koliu Lang's head, picked up a small wooden sword, handed it to him and said, "Take it and play with it."
Korokuro didn't have any toys and looked at Saburo expectantly.
"How much?"
"It's not money, it's just scraps." Carpenter Pan said with a hearty smile.
"Thank you, uncle." Sanlang thanked himself and asked Liulang to thank him.
"You're welcome, you're welcome." Carpenter Pan took out a key from his arms, walked to the counter and said, "Speaking of money, you have ordered more than ten official hat chairs. I lost this battle."
As he spoke, he opened the drawer, took out five strings of ten iron coins and said: "Here are your five strings of coins, as well as the items you want. I have also prepared them for you. When you go out later, don't forget to ask your neighbors to make a gift."
witness."
Although he said he lost, there was a heartfelt smile on his face: "Sanlang, next time you have such a drawing, remember to come and fight with me."
"Who knows if I can still figure it out? I'll try my best." Saburo stuffed the money into his arms, lifted up the wooden box placed in the corner and said, "Is this it?"
"No, it took me two days to make it carefully." Carpenter Pan asked curiously: "What do you want with the things in this blacksmith shop?"
"Forging iron." Carpenter Pan choked to death with just one sentence.
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As soon as Chen Ke arrived at the door, the merchants on the left and right stuck their heads out and asked with a smile: "Chen Jiasanlang, do you win or lose?"
Chen Ke naturally knew the principle of keeping money secret, but there are rules in the industry. If you win money, you must show it to everyone to show that the loser did not default on the debt. He could only hold the iron money in his arms high, and everyone was stunned.
Cheering as if they had won money.
Erlang was confused at first, but when he saw this, he immediately understood: "Sanlang, you are actually fighting with someone?!"
"Don't make a fuss." Chen Ke threw the money to him and said, "Let's talk ahead."
The so-called "Guan Po" means to participate in competition. To put it more bluntly, it means to win money by betting on things like a strongman competing. People in the Song Dynasty were fond of gambling. From the princes and ministers to the common people in the market, almost everyone did not fail to do so.
, no one doesn’t gamble.
'If we use the laws of later generations to catch gamblers, I guess everyone should be arrested.' This thought came from the first time Chen Ke saw this kind of scene where everyone gambles. After walking around on the street, he realized that on the street,
All vendors' goods can be sold or sold...as long as the buyer and seller agree on the quality and price.
For example, a clay pot filled with water costs ten yuan to buy, but only five yuan to play. If you win, you will get something, if you lose, you will lose money. It is simple and easy, as long as you have money and things.
