Three hundred and fortieth chapters Sun Chang under the bait
After begging several times and finally promising to just watch from the sidelines and not causing any trouble, Gao Ming reluctantly agreed to take the game characters to the pier to play.
Gao Ming hugged the game character and got on the bullock cart, chatting with the old man driving the bullock cart.
[Gao Ming: Uncle Kun, your boy is now prosperous. I heard that he learned his trade as an apprentice in Huaicheng. In two years, you will be able to enjoy the blessings. 】
[Gao Kun: What kind of blessing do you enjoy? You have to do it when you should. 】
Listening to the chat between the two, Lin Qian'an couldn't help but think of what happened during the last save.
At that time, Gao Kun was seriously ill because of the cold weather, but he did not want to delay his son's affairs, so he refused to find anyone to deliver the letter. In the end, he froze to death at home.
This kind of thing happened more than once or twice this winter.
In the face of natural disasters, ordinary people simply do not have much ability to resist.
After fast forwarding, the game character was led all the way to the dock by Gao Ming.
The Fengshui River is a big river, and there are many merchant ships coming and going here. Gao Ming placed the game character in a nearby tea shop selling tea, and the daughter of the tea shop owner took care of it.
By the way, this tea shop is also opened by the Sun family.
The owner of the tea shop is a distant relative of the Sun family, his name is Sun Hanning, and his daughter is called Sun Ya.
Because it was really difficult to make a living at home, he came to seek refuge with the clan.
Then the Sun family also gave them the business of the tea shop as a courtesy.
There are so many hardworking men at the pier. When they are tired from working, they all come to buy tea.
His business is fair, and he will provide you with a day's worth of tea for one penny, and keep it until you're full.
Of course, although it is said to be tea, there are not many tea leaves in it. It is simply boiled water with a slight tea aroma.
It’s a small capital and a small profit, but it’s barely enough for the family’s expenses.
These are the information that Lin Qian'an asked from Sun Ya. He also asked about the name of the steward responsible for transporting goods at the dock, as well as the names of other stewards of the Sun family, as well as some temperaments.
According to Sun Ya, the manager here, Sun Gong, is a stingy man who doesn't hesitate to deduct workers' wages. He usually finds excuses to deduct workers' wages, and his vision is very shallow.
When Lin Qian'an heard Sun Ya's comments, she gave up her original plan of going directly to the manager here to do business.
If the anthracite was given to Sun Gong, he would never give it to the Sun family easily, but would profit from it privately.
Later, it will probably be sold to the public at a higher price than charcoal, squeezing out more money.
This matter can only be left to the Sun family, a family with thousands of years of history.
The Sun family has been in business for thousands of years, has transformed from wealth to wealth, and has seen further, knowing that talent is the foundation.
In the winter of the last archive, the Sun family also gave out porridge to ordinary people several times, and they were black-hearted capitalists with a slightly longer-term vision.
Today's coal is not valuable, it is almost a profit-free business, and the burning technology is simple. They will not mind giving it to the people when the time comes.
Lin Qian'an found out that Sun Chang, the third young master of the Sun family, sometimes came to the dock to check on business, so she became interested.
He wanted to wait until this young master arrived.
So Lin Qian'an would beg Gao Ming almost every day to let him take the game characters into the city.
Of course, if this happens every day, Gao Ming will definitely not agree.
But the problem is, Lin Qianan will save and read files.
So every day can be the first time.
Finally, after reading files for more than ten days, Lin Qianan met Sun Chang, the third young master of the Sun family.
He looked about twenty years old, wearing a black cloak. Accompanied by his servants, he walked leisurely among the goods at the dock, and from time to time asked his servants to open boxes of goods to check the situation.
While Lin Qian'an was thinking about how to contact the other party, he walked towards the tea shop.
He stood still in front of the tea shop and said hello to Sun Hanning.
[Sun Chang: Uncle Hanning, it’s getting cold, so you have to remember to put on more clothes. Don’t look back and catch a cold.]
Sun Hanning quickly performed the ceremony.
[Sun Hanning: Thank you, Third Young Master, for your concern.]
Sun Chang nodded and looked at Sun Ya who was holding the game character.
Sun Ya also quickly put the game character aside and saluted it.
[Sun Ya: I met the third young master.]
Sun Chang shook his head.
[Sun Chang: Sister Ya, I’ve told you many times, just call me cousin. We are all a family, why should we be so divided. 】
While talking, Sun Chang asked his servants to bring over two large cloaks.
[Sun Chang: It’s cold, don’t get cold. This is the cloak I asked someone to customize at Qianyifang. I don’t know if it will fit. You and Uncle Hanning can wear it!]
Sun Ya waved her hands repeatedly.
[Sun Ya: How to do this? 】
When Lin Qian'an saw this scene, she knew clearly that there was a story in it.
Mostly it's a bloody thing where a rich young man likes a poor relative and then torments each other because they are well-matched.
But this is not important. What is important is that this is a good opportunity.
After several shirks, Sun Ya and Sun Hanning could only accept two cloaks, and Sun Ya's face was full of shyness.
The little daughter's posture has been expressed vividly.
At this time, Lin Qian'an felt that the time was almost right, so she also typed to let the game character speak.
[Gao Zhang: Is this the third young master you are talking about, Sister Ya? Why is he different from what you said? 】
Hearing the sound, Sun Chang's attention was attracted.
[Sun Chang: Whose child is this? 】
And Sun Ya also quickly spoke up.
[Sun Ya: He is the son of a wise uncle at the dock. A child is not sensible. Third Young Master, please don’t be as familiar with him as he is.]
Sun Chang nodded, then squatted down and asked the game character.
[Sun Chang: You said that my words and those of your sister Ya are different. What is the difference? 】
[Gao Zhang: Sister Ya said that Third Young Master, you are righteous, kind-hearted, and handsome, but you feel that you are not a relative. She was a little scared, but I think Third Young Master, you are very close, and you also gave clothes to Sister Ya and Uncle Hanning.
】
Hearing the sound, Sun Ya blushed with embarrassment.
But a smile appeared on Sun Chang's face, and he looked at Sun Ya.
[Sun Chang: Sister Ya, did you arrange this for me behind my back? 】
Sun Ya lowered her head in embarrassment.
[Sun Ya: Third Young Master, don’t listen to his nonsense, children are ignorant.]
Sun Chang shook his head.
[Sun Chang: They say a child’s words are unbridled. I think you are the one who lies. Don’t be afraid of me in the future. Do you understand? 】
Hearing this, Sun Ya could only nod shyly.
What normal girl wouldn't be afraid of this domineering CEO look?
The flirting between the two ended, and Sun Chang looked at the game character.
[Sun Chang: Ah Fu, the little guy can talk, reward him with ten coins.]
A servant behind him quickly stepped forward, took out a bunch of copper coins and handed them to the game character.
Lin Qian'an did not reach out to pick it up.
Seeing this, Sun Chang's expression calmed down.
[Sun Chang: Too little? 】
[Gao Zhang: No reward for no merit, I have done nothing, I am embarrassed to accept the reward from the third young master.]
Sun Chang nodded and began to carefully look at the game characters in front of him.
[Sun Chang: I didn’t expect that a laborer could give birth to such a child. You are quite smart. There are actually some ignorant people in the school of my Sun family. They have wasted the family’s money. It is better to give the opportunity to the right person.
Man, I think you are at the age of enlightenment, are you willing to go there to study and become literate?】
Lin Qian'an raised her eyebrows, she didn't expect Sun Chang to be so generous.
An opportunity to read and become literate, in this kind of society, is almost equivalent to an opportunity to change class.
Its value is self-evident.
He is willing to throw out this kind of opportunity after just a few exchanges. With his courage and ability to identify talents, it is no wonder that this third young master is so popular.
[Gao Zhang: Of course I do, but my father said you can’t take advantage of others in vain, so I’ll give this to the third young master!]
As he spoke, Lin Qian'an controlled the game character to take out the piece of anthracite coal he had been carrying in his arms.
After Sun Chang took it, he looked at it, frowned slightly, and asked curiously.
[Sun Chang: What is this? It looks like coal and stone, but it is a little different?]
[Gao Zhang: Anthracite was made by Brother Shitou and I. It is used to grill fish without soot, so there is no fear of poisoning!]
Sun Chang narrowed his eyes slightly, obviously grasping the words "no soot, no fear of poisoning".
[Sun Chang: What is your name? 】
【Gao Zhang: Gao Zhang.】
Sun Chang nodded.
[Sun Chang: Come with me, I have something to ask you. 】
As he spoke, Sun Chang asked his servant to carry the game character all the way to a remote and simple room.
Then he started asking Lin Qian'an about anthracite.
Lin Qian'an also told everything and how to make anthracite.
After Sun Chang found out, he immediately sent his confidants to conduct experiments.
Soon he got the result.
When he saw the anthracite coal that had no soot after burning, his expression changed several times, and finally he gave instructions to the game character.
[Sun Chang: Gao Zhang, don’t tell others about this method, and tell your friends not to spread it around, do you understand? 】
[Gao Zhang: Yes, I understand, Third Young Master.]
Sun Chang nodded and called a servant.
[Sun Chang: Sun Ji, immediately take three thousand taels of silver from the warehouse, find my second brother, and buy the two coal mountains from him in Wangjia Village. If he thinks it is not enough, you can increase it to five thousand taels.]
When Sun Ji heard this, his expression looked a little confused.
[Sun Ji: Five thousand taels to buy two useless coal mountains? Third young master... this? 】
Sun Chang frowned slightly.
【Sun Chang:Huh?】
Seeing this, Sun Ji quickly performed the ceremony.
[Sun Ji: I’ll do it right now!
】
After saying that, he trotted away.
Sun Chang smiled, then took out his money bag, took out a piece of silver and handed it to the game character.
[Sun Chang: Xiao Gaozhang, take this piece of silver home first. If your parents ask about it, just say that I rewarded you for speaking well. Don’t mention the anthracite. I will arrange something for your father later.
I want you to move to the city to make a better living, do you understand?】
Lin Qian'an's expression was calm.
The bet was right this time.
Although Sun Chang is also a capitalist, he keeps his promise and does not directly bully young children, so he is somewhat conscientious.
Lin Qian'an manipulated the game character to take over the broken piece of silver, and then typed a response.
[Gao Zhang: I understand, thank you, Third Young Master!
】
Immediately, Sun Chang led Gao Zhang out of the small room with a smile and handed him back to the tea shop.
[Sun Chang: Sister Ya, I’ll come see you another day.]
After saying hello to Sun Ya, Sun Chang left quickly, as if he had something urgent to do.
Lin Qian'an looked at his back and sighed slightly in her heart.
I hope two fewer people will die this winter!
....
The money given by Sun Chang made Gao Ming very scared, but when he heard that it was a reward, he accepted it.
In the following period, a group of coal diggers appeared in Wangjiacun, and some anthracite workshops appeared outside the city. The owner of these workshops was Sun Chang, the third young master of the Sun family.
Anthracite is cheaper than charcoal, and because it does not produce too much toxic smoke, it is very popular among poor families.
Of course, when selling anthracite, Sun's shop will also remind them to pay attention to ventilation when using it.
After all, anthracite is actually smoky, and if the burning place is not ventilated, it can cause carbon monoxide poisoning.
Gao Ming was promoted to the steward of one of the anthracite coal workshops because of his hard work. He had about a dozen workers under him. He was also gifted a house in the city, and the game character even went to the Sun Family Academy to study.
qualifications.
This series of good luck has come to Gao Ming, which makes him feel a little incredible.
As long as Lin Qian'an doesn't take the initiative to speak out, he probably won't be able to figure out the truth even if he tries to break his head.
The work of digging coal and making anthracite supported the people of Gaojia Village and Wangjia Village. As a result, the third young master of the Sun family gained a higher status in the family and became a rival to the eldest son of the Sun family.
In the Sun family, the capable ones have always been promoted, the mediocre ones have been given way, and the mediocre ones have been demoted.
As a result, the eldest son of the Sun family, who originally had more resources, now began to worry about the clan's choice of the position of clan leader.
As a result, the Sun family's overt and covert struggles became more intense.
Of course, these have nothing to do with the game characters.
The game character has now gone to the Sun family's school to study and learn calligraphy.
Just read those books once and the game characters can learn them all.
Because of this, the game characters are more favored by the master than the children of unlearned and aristocratic families.
On the contrary, those poor students also implicitly exclude the good game characters.
Lin Qian'an understood the position of the game characters and had no intention of fighting with them. He just took out some children's toys and quickly attracted their attention.
Saying a few nice words can put these children on a pedestal, and they even have to protect the game characters in return, saying that they are their little brothers and others cannot bully them.
Soon, winter comes.
This year's winter has been particularly terrifying, but the emergence of anthracite has reduced the number of people dying from the cold everywhere.
And because the workshops for mining coal and making anthracite provided jobs, fewer people died of starvation.
Of course, it is limited to the vicinity of Fengshui City, and cities further away will not be taken into account.
After the game character moved into the city and had no worries about food and drink, Lin Qianan planned to let him embark on the extraordinary path.
Lin Qian'an made various attempts successively.
In the end, I found that martial arts is the most suitable for this world.
In this world, the vitality of heaven and earth is so thin that it is almost nonexistent, and other extraordinary elements are almost zero. The path of meditation that simply cultivates spiritual power is not easy to follow. When it comes to controlling weapons, there is not much difference between lack of energy and spirit and seeking death.
On the contrary, the most basic things like martial arts, an extraordinary system that can be practiced as long as you have enough food, are most suitable for the current environment.
When Lin Qian'an manipulated the game character to practice internal strength, his panel suddenly had the attribute of Qi value.
However, the talents of the game characters are too poor, and the game does not have the function of upgrading to obtain attribute points. Lin Qianan can only make the game characters practice hard.
Fortunately, Lin Qian'an has also mastered some martial arts techniques to improve the bones. Not to mention the "Yi Jin Jing" and "Marrow Cleansing Sutra", he himself also deduced and created a book of techniques to change the bones, called "Yi Jin Jing".
It's called "The Secret of Improving Roots and Bones", and its effect is much stronger than that of "Yi Jin Xiang Marrow Sutra", so it's not a problem if the initial root bones are weak.
The only problem is that these exercises require a certain amount of external energy assistance. It is best to directly nourish the body with Qi and slowly improve.
This process will take a long time.
The game character is already thin and lacks nutrition, so it will take at least more than ten years for him to succeed in spiritual practice.
This is because of his own game character characteristics.
Without this characteristic, you may not be able to achieve anything even if you practice till death.
Time passed day by day, and the cold winter lasted until July, and then slowly warmed up.
In the past half year, I don’t know how many people have frozen to death.
During this period of time, Lin Qian'an also taught simple martial arts to strengthen muscles and bones to the children in the same village.
Now their fathers are basically working under Gao Ming, so this can be considered the first batch of team members.
It is worth mentioning that Gao Shi's intelligence and understanding are actually quite good. According to Lin Qian'an's estimation, he is at least around five to six o'clock.
The flexibility and responsiveness of the body are far beyond those of ordinary children.
No wonder he can still walk like flying and climb high and low while carrying a big bamboo basket of ragweed on his back.
In the small courtyard, Lin Qian'an and a group of children were practicing "Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu".
This martial art is the easiest to learn at first.
There is no requirement for talent.
Even a stupid person can easily reach the first level in two or three years and create true energy from the outside to the inside.
The most important thing is that this martial arts can also increase your strength, strengthen your body, and make you live longer with strong energy and blood.
And after Lin Qian'an's improvement, the meaning of "Prajna" has become worthy of its name.
Today's "Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu" also has the function of improving the spirit. After practicing it to the ninth level, one's own spirit can come out through the body.
Of course, even the most talented Gao Shi, Lin Qianan estimated that he would have to be 80 or 90 years old before he could reach the ninth level.
You have to be diligent all the time, otherwise you won't be able to reach the ninth level even if you practice to death.
As the game characters swung their fists and kicks, the children followed suit and followed suit.
Lin Qian'an taught them and told them the key points.
After practicing martial arts, these children still have to learn calligraphy.
Lin Qian'an will teach them to write a word every day and check it again the next day.
Of course, because paper is expensive, they are currently asked to write on sandboards.
However, the children studied very seriously because they knew that as long as they learned to write, they would no longer have to work as hard as their parents.
After all, even a small scholar in the city who ghostwrites letters can easily earn more than ten times the amount of money that a laborer can earn through hard work.
Time passes quickly like this.
[You are seven years old. Because you are diligent in studying, smart and good at learning, you have been praised by the Master.]
[You are eight years old. Because of your hard work, your father was appreciated by his master and became the general manager of the anthracite workshop. You have changed to a bigger yard.]
[You are nine years old, and your "Root Bone Improvement Technique" has reached the second level, with Root Bone +2.]
[You are ten years old, and your "Dragon and Elephant Prajna Skill" has also broken through to the third level, and your physical fitness is +3.]
....
Time passed quickly, and soon the game character reached ten years old.
In these years, Sun Chang, the third young master of the Sun family, has always cared for Gao Ming and cultivated the game characters intentionally or unintentionally.
Nowadays, although the game character's family is not as good as those aristocratic families in the city, it is far superior to ordinary families.
In terms of simple savings, I already have thousands of taels of silver.
And this is because the character in the game needs to buy supplements for a long time to practice martial arts, otherwise it may cost tens of thousands of taels.
Never underestimate the mining-related industries. If he wasn't a smart and honest man, some owners would tacitly agree that he wouldn't dare to do anything that would allow him to do it. He would probably be full of fat by now.
It is worth mentioning that Sun Ya has now married Sun Chang and became his concubine.
It could only be a concubine, because Sun Chang had been married a long time ago.
Now that Sun Chang has relied on the anthracite business, he has received a lot of support from the family. The day when the Sun family will run for patriarch is getting closer. If nothing happens, the position of patriarch will most likely belong to him.
But Lin Qian'an knew that if there was no accident, there would definitely be an accident.
Sun Chang's eldest brother Sun Shengda is not easy to get along with. In recent years, he has been secretly suppressing Sun Chang's industry and trying every means to destroy Sun Chang's anthracite coal business.
They even sent some street gangsters to set fire to the factory.
If Lin Qian'an hadn't solved the problem by reading files, Sun Chang would have had a headache for a long time just that once.
Of course, it was precisely because of resolving this matter that Gao Ming was appreciated and promoted to general manager.
By the Fengshui River, the spring breeze was blowing. Sun Chang was fishing with a fishing rod in his hand. Next to him was a game character who was also holding a fishing rod.
Whoosh~!
Accompanied by the sound of the fishing line tightening, Lin Qianan controlled the game character to lift the rod.
However, the fish below was a bit big, causing the game character's fishing rod to bend in half.
Lin Qian'an controlled the game character to reach out and slap the fishing rod, and when his true energy circulated, he directly stunned the fish below, and lifted it out of the water with a single lift.
Bang~!
The fish fell into the wooden barrel on the shore, making Gao Shi standing beside him look happy.
He took off the fishhook, held the fish and looked at the game character with a smile.
[Gao Shi: Master Zhang, what a big fish. 】
Sun Chang also smiled and handed the fishing rod to his men.
[Sun Chang: Brother Gao Zhangxian, you are still awesome. I just can’t calm down when fishing. The more the fish don’t bite the hook, the more anxious I become. 】
[Gao Zhang: The third young master is too praised. Whether this fish bites the hook actually depends on the bait. As long as the bait is enough, it will naturally take the bait. 】
After the two had a rough exchange, Sun Chang began to close his eyes and meditate.
After a while, he opened his eyes and asked.
[Sun Chang: What should I do if I eat bait but don’t catch any fish? 】
[Gao Zhang: Nothing is inevitable in this world. Third Young Master, you have to understand that everything is subject to change. All we can do is do our best and obey the destiny. 】
Hearing the sound, Sun Chang couldn't help but look surprised.
He looked at the game character with a complicated expression.
[Sun Chang: If you don’t know, who would dare to believe that Gao Zhangxian is only ten years old? 】
[Gao Zhang: If you have ambitions, it’s not your age. Without ambitions, you will live a hundred years in vain. If you judge a hero by age, how many old men have achieved what the third young master has achieved now? 】
Sun Chang smiled.
[Sun Chang: That’s right, that’s right!
Brother Gao Zhangxian still sees things clearly. In this case, I wish Brother Gao Zhangxian in advance that you pass the imperial examination.】
[Gao Zhang: I would like to thank the third young master for his kind words. 】
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, no one would have guessed that privately Sun Chang, the third young master of the Sun family, would treat a son in charge as brothers.
But in fact, Sun Chang took advantage of this matter.
Over the years, the game characters have helped Sun Chang open up a lot of markets in his business. They have also given him some very profitable inventions and improved planting techniques. He even caught Sun Ya with the help of the game characters.
It can be said that without the help of the game characters, Sun Chang would never have been able to compete with the eldest son of the Sun family.
Of course, Lin Qian'an also has selfish motives.
That is, he wants to support the game characters to practice martial arts and study.
Many precious medicinal materials and unique books were obtained with the help of Sun Chang.
You can't even buy those things if you have real money, you must have some channels and identity.
Therefore, both parties can be regarded as mutually beneficial.
Sun Chang is a person who doesn't stick to trivial matters. After seeing the specialness of the game character, he decisively called the game character a good brother.
If it were any other member of the Sun family, they would never have this courage.
After the two had a conversation, Sun Chang said he had something to do and left.
Looking at his back, Lin Qian'an understood that Sun Chang was planning to set a trap for his eldest brother at the last moment of the clan leader's election.
He doesn't care who wins or loses. After all, from the beginning, he was not focused on wealth and fame.
What Lin Qianan wants is transcendence far beyond wealth and fame!