Chapter 333 Favorability Doubled
Among the scholars, some indeed had little experience and knowledge, but there were also some who were smart, capable and determined. They had already decided to go north to Liaodong County to take a look.
But Mr. Lu's words put them in a difficult position.
His words were a constraint for the scholars in the south, making them very uncomfortable.
However, the words of Wu, the shopkeeper of Liaodong Chamber of Commerce's bookstore, freed them from this bondage and gave them the power of choice again.
For a time, countless knowledgeable people were full of goodwill towards the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce.
Moreover, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce's statement quickly spread due to the spread of the news by those who were interested.
Gu Huaisheng naturally heard about it, so when he went to the appointment, he arrived early to show his sincerity.
At that time, in the whole hall, Ji and his son were talking to a young man.
After Gu Huaisheng came in, Ji Wuyin introduced the two parties to each other.
"Manager Liu, this is Gu Huaisheng, the young master of the Gu family."
"Young Master Gu, this is Liu Erxi, one of the managers of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce. He's in charge of all sales of foot-operated threshers."
"Nice to meet you."
"I've heard a lot about you."
After both parties were seated, Ji Wuyin spoke again, "Young Master Gu, there's still a leader from the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce who hasn't arrived yet. Why don't we have a cup of tea and wait for him?"
"Okay."
Then, during their casual chat, they inevitably mentioned the current turbulent public opinion in the South.
Gu Huaisheng couldn't help but give a thumbs up. "The Liaodong Chamber of Commerce's move of using their own spear to attack their own shield is amazing."
To be honest, Mr. Lu’s speech at the Nandi Restaurant really hit the nail on the head for scholars.
Mr. Lu took advantage of the scholars' deep love for the South and kidnapped them, making it difficult for them to leave the South at this time.
The Liaodong Commandery also took advantage of the scholars' deep love for the South, telling them that their departure was a sign of their understanding. First, they were determined not to add burden to the South, and second, they were going there to learn skills and come back to benefit their hometown.
This reason really left Mr. Lu, Xie Zhan and the officials speechless.
The key point is that these scholars not only left the South on their own initiative, but also called their friends to go with them. This is outrageous.
I wonder if the sick Mr. Lu would be so angry that he would vomit blood when he learned about this.
Liu Erxi smiled but said nothing in response to his compliment. This was nothing. Back then, Mrs. Qin Liu turned an entire village into a bachelor village with just a few words.
At this time, Xue Xu finally arrived and said, "Sorry, I'm late."
Gu Huaisheng stood up suddenly, "Mr. Xue, I didn't expect you to come back to the Southland."
Xue Xu laughed, "Haven't I always been here? Earlier, Chen Jiaye even brought the elites of his family to the Pilgrim Street at the foot of Puxian Temple to block me."
Gu Huaisheng smiled bitterly and begged for mercy, "Mr. Xue, please stop laughing at me. If I still can't see that this is Xie Zhan's plan and the beginning of the chaos in the South, then I, the Young Master of the Gu Clan, am too stupid."
Xue Xu sat down. He sat down in the empty seat they had reserved for him.
Gu Huaisheng: "So Mr. Xue went to the north to seek development in recent years?"
Xue Xu did not deny it. "A tree that is moved will die, but a person who moves will live. People have to live, right?"
Gu Huaisheng felt sympathetic, "Mr. Xue, what you said makes sense."
The two sides then discussed the sale of foot-operated threshers.
Liu Erxi boldly suggested, "We've sold out all the threshing machines we brought to the south. Master Gu, how about this? Can you arrange for someone to accompany us north? Let them personally inspect the goods in Liaodong County, and we'll give you a cost price."
First trick the person into Liaodong County, and then leave the rest to Madam Qin Liu.
Gu Huaisheng pondered in silence.
At this time, Ji Wuyin said to him, "Nephew, you can think about it. Our eldest brother will also go north with us this time. If you arrange someone, they can have a companion."
Gu Huaisheng was stunned. Young Master Ji was also going north? Then he thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then I'll let my cousin go. I'll ask Young Master Ji to look after us on the way."
"Sure, sure."
Xue Xu and Ji Wuyin looked at each other with smiles in their eyes.
Outside the Southland City Gate
Countless refugees, with disheveled hair and ragged clothes, sat or lay in groups of three or five, all with lifeless eyes. The occasional cries of children and the groans of the sick were heard among the crowd.
Yue Shu, carrying a bucket of water in one hand, walked along the muddy road to their temporary home. The water in the bucket was slightly turbid, not as clear as the well water of the past, but much better than the river water of today.
He walked along, ignoring the countless eager glances that the bucket of water attracted.
The refugees looked at his tall figure and silently looked away.
Yue Shu came to the south of a slope not far away. There, he had built a simple shed with wood, lightly washed clothes, and leaves. He first laid a layer of stones on the ground, and then two wooden boards picked up from the flood were laid on it. It was barely enough for people to live in.
This is the temporary home for their family of twelve, and they have been living here for more than half a month. The people around them are all from the same village.
Their Yue family, including their entire Yuejia Village, was flooded.
Their Yue family was the first to abandon their homes and leave the village, so they suffered relatively few casualties and even took some survival supplies with them. However, many of those who left later died in the flood.
"Has the water been brought back? Let me boil it." Yue Shu's wife Zhou said.
Yue Shu picked up the bucket and poured a little water into the pottery jar, and the jar was almost full.
Zhou called out to the inside, "Ajie, wait a little longer, there will be hot water to drink soon."
After they left the village, they began to suffer from occasional stomach aches. Life in the countryside was cheap, and no one took it seriously. These stomach aches became more frequent, but they couldn't see a doctor in their current state, so they had to endure them.
But a few days ago, when Yue Shu took his son Yue Jie to fetch water, he met a young man.
The young man took a look at the nine-year-old Yue Jie and said that he had spots on his face and must have worms in his stomach. He also took out one or two pagoda-shaped pieces of white sugar from his pocket and handed them to them.
Yue Shu was skeptical, so he broke off a little to try it himself. After about a quarter of an hour, he found that there was no problem, so he dared to give it to his child.
The next day, when he saw what the child had pooped out, he realized that what the young man said was true.
He remembered that when the young man left, he took a look at the water he was carrying and casually said that there were insects in the raw water that they could not see with the naked eye, and asked them to boil the water as much as possible in the future and not drink raw water anymore.
He quickly told his family about this.
Recently, they have been boiling water before drinking it. Although it is a bit troublesome, they have indeed stopped having stomach upset.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
