Yuan Bai was slightly surprised. He looked at Heifu up and down, and said with some contempt: "Looking at Heifu's clothes, it seems that the family is not rich. How much money can you spend?"
"I really don't have much money." Heifu said with a smile: "But I can use myself as a bet. If I don't get the first place, I can personally work as a servant for the Yuan Bai family for two years, plowing the land for you.
How?"
"Two years of servant service?" Yuan Bai was hesitant, but the black man had a strong physique and should be good at doing farm work. Moreover, he was famous for his bravery, so even if he was used to look after homes and homes, he would be fine.
So Yuan Bai stretched out four fingers and said: "It's a deal, if Guishi doesn't come first, you have to be my servant for two years; if Guishi really does come first, I'll give you 4 gold!"
"4 gold?"
Heifu laughed and said: "Did Yuan Bai bully me for not knowing how to count? 4 gold is 2304 gold. As far as I know, a servant's daily wages are at least 6 gold. He works day and night. After two years,
It’s more than four thousand dollars! The wall is so long, why is the price for renting servants at your house so cheap?”
Yuan Bai's trick was revealed, and his face turned red. Now that he didn't increase the price, it was really unjustifiable, so he had to grit his teeth and said: "Okay, if you get first place, I will give you four thousand yuan!"
Four thousand dollars, although not much, is already a huge sum of money for Hei Fu. Hei Fu immediately nodded: "It's a deal!"
"Good!" Yuan Bai was also very happy, feeling that he had taken advantage of it, and said: "I will go and ask an acquaintance of the county official to come and write a deed for you and me, cut the wood into a letter, and I will never go back on it!
"
With that said, Yuan Bai returned to Jia Shi and told his subordinates about the incident. He said it as a big joke. The group of people burst out laughing, and everyone laughed at Hei Fu for being so stupid.
Do not overestimate your own capabilities.
As everyone knows, after Hei Fu turned around, he was also happy in his heart, and said to himself: "Whatever is missing, I will get it. I was worried about not having enough money a few days ago! I will get the four thousand dollars!"
"Sir, what did Yuan Bai tell you?" At this time, the other nine people in Heifushi also came over.
After Heifu told them everything about what had just happened, Ping, Ke and Bu, who lived in the county town, were immediately shocked and said, "Sir, you are probably being fooled. That Yuan Bai, he
My family was originally a merchant from the Chu Kingdom. They were very wealthy and often lent money to ordinary soldiers and officials. When they were repaid, they would receive huge profits."
Dongmen Bao also said with a heavy face: "When my father was still alive, he also borrowed debt from the Yuan Bai family, but when it was time to pay it back, there was a lot more!"
Heifu nodded. It seems that the Yuan Bai family relied on borrowing money to make their fortune. Although the Qin State also prohibited the use of pledges as guarantee for debts by law, and those who were unable to pay off their debts could repay them with labor, but Yuan
The Bai family should be very careful about walking on the edge of the law.
He asked: "How do people like this achieve excellence?"
Dongmen Bao said: "I remember that it was in the fourth year of King Jin's reign. There was a famine in the Qin State. The King issued an order saying that if the soldiers paid 1,000 shi of food, they could get the first-class title. The Yuanbai family was already a public official.
It was at that time that he paid thousands of stones of grain in one fell swoop and received the title of Shangzhuo."
It was the only time in the Qin State that grain was exchanged for nobility. Unfortunately, Heifu did not catch up, and even if he did, he would have no grain. One thousand dan of grain, according to this year's grain price, is equivalent to 80,000 yuan. From this point of view,
This Yuanbai family is really quite wealthy.
At this time, other people also realized the seriousness of the matter. Ping, Ke, Bu and others couldn't help but complain. It was obvious that they were afraid that Heifu would involve them.
But Heifu laughed: "Don't worry, second or third son, this matter is just a private contract between me and Yuan Bai. Even if I lose, I will do it alone and have nothing to do with anyone else."
Uncle Chao and others in Shizhong were relieved. After all, they had only known Heifu for a few days, and there was no need to accompany him through this muddy water.
Ji Ying was the only one who was so worried that he almost got angry out of concern. In his opinion, this incident was like jumping into a pit of fire. He muttered: "I still have more than a thousand rewards that I haven't spent yet.
If I don't get first place by then, I will give all the money to Yuan Bai, so that Brother Heifu can save a few months of being a servant."
Although Ji Ying seems unreliable on weekdays, he is very loyal at critical moments. Hei Fu was a little moved, patted Ji Ying and said: "Don't say depressing words, I believe that we will definitely win the first place!"
Dongmen Bao agreed: "Of course! Don't talk about those useless things. We will definitely win the first place by then, letting Yuan Bai, Jia Shi, and all the other soldiers who look down on us have nothing to say."
However, the others still looked at each other in shock and didn't react much.
…
On the afternoon of that day, Yuan Bai did as he said, and invited a clerk from the county, plus Chen Bai will be the witness for the two of them, write the deed, and cut the wood into a letter.
Half of the deed was handed over to Heifu, and it read:
"On the tenth day of the tenth month of the twenty-first year of the twelfth year of the twelfth year of the lunar calendar, hundreds of generals in the county, Chen, and some civil servants wrote a love letter: Heifu, a public official in Yunmeng Township, said to himself that he would fight in the great competition in ten days. If he could not win the most, I would like to be a servant of the emperor who built the wall and cypresses.
, served him in the fields for two years. The man who built the wall on the cypress also said to himself, if Mr. Hei Fu wins the most, I am willing to give him 4,000 yuan..."
After that, the two of them signed it themselves.
At this point, not only has this matter been made known to all the guards, but it has also been confirmed and guaranteed by law. If someone regrets it later, the other party can appeal to the county jail and let the officials enforce it, which is equivalent to future generations.
Private contract with a notary public.
Everyone felt that Hei Fu was really going further and further on the road of seeking death. Not only was he competing with Bin Baijiang, but now he had signed a contract that seemed bound to lose. As Hei Fu was walking on the road, everyone in the school was looking at him.
He pointed.
After this incident, although Heifu still said it was easy, he began to unknowingly intensify the training of everyone in Benshi.
But it is not easy for a group of farm kids with almost no educational experience to learn how to stop turning and distinguish between turning left and right at the first time. When turning backwards, there are always people who turn in the wrong direction, which looks very confusing.
The experienced Uncle Chao helped him think of a way, asking everyone to take off their left shoes and wear only their right feet. In this way, the number of mistakes was indeed reduced.
Moreover, the training of the Qin army is no better than the military training of later generations. They can fight. If they make a mistake, the black man will hit him with a stick mercilessly! After all, the three people in the county are mediocre, mediocre, mediocre, and a bit dull.
The one who got beaten the most.
On the other hand, Xiao Tao, who talked less, once again impressed Heifu. He was actually the one who made the least mistakes in the team. He couldn't help but praise him a few times.
But even so, the overall progress was still not fast. On the afternoon of October 4th and the entire morning of October 5th, their training had been stagnant. Coupled with various worries and the fatigue of high-intensity training, Heifu’s unique training method
They were puzzled. Except for Dongmen Leopard who still had high fighting spirit, Xiao Tao who understood silently, and Ji Ying who reluctantly persisted, the morale of everyone in Guishi had dropped to the extreme.
"It can't go on like this..." During the meal, Ji Ying told Hei Fu his worries.
Heifu nodded. He knew that just being exempted from the new year's service, the reward of a jug of wine, ten dried meats, and various punishments during training were no longer enough to make the weak-willed people persist until the end.
People are used to looking down on others and are indifferent to other people's cynicism. He needs to give them greater stimulation.
So that afternoon, Heifu went to ask Chen Baijiang to let Guishi take some time to repair the leaky roof. Although Chen Baijiang was a little dissatisfied, it was a normal request, so he agreed.
So, on this afternoon, the Guishi people, who had been tense for the past few days, finally had some time to relax. Under the leadership of Heifu, they went to find dry thatch outside the school grounds, borrowed a ladder, and moved the thatched roof
After repairing it, paste mud on the thatch and press it with wood. After it dries and hardens, you will no longer have to worry about leaks when sleeping at night.
After completing this matter, everyone was a little happy thinking that they no longer had to get wet from the leaking rain at night. Probably working together had brought them closer to each other, and they started chatting lively. The previous dullness was swept away.
Also make an effort to chat with everyone.
In his previous life, when he was a military training instructor for freshmen at a university, he encountered similar problems. Some boys were uncooperative and always made trouble, and the overall morale was very low. At this time, he could not just punish them, as this would make them treat the situation more negatively.
Instead, you should try to communicate with them, understand them, and even become their friends. In this case, those little boys who don't care about anything can actively participate in the training.
When the atmosphere was at its hottest, Hei Fu ignored the fact that his hands were still full of mud and bowed to everyone: "Second Son, the reason why Hei Fu made a contract with Kaishigaki Kashiwa today is for no other reason than to fight for a breath!
Bai predicted that we would be defeated, Jia Shi laughed at us, and the other soldiers also thought that we would never win the first place, but Hei Fu believes that you can do it, and I hope you also believe in Hei Fu..."
"What kind of language are you talking about?"
Everyone was a little moved, and after saying this, Heifu raised his head and talked about the most crucial point.
"When the competition is over, if Guishi wins the most, in addition to the meat and wine rewarded by the county captain, Hei Fu will never take the four thousand money alone, and he will share it with the two or three sons!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes in Guishi lit up!