Qiao Dalang and his brothers didn't do anything, but they were scolded for no reason. But they couldn't get angry.
The old man saw their attentive attitude and was not sure what they meant. He wanted to explain something to his nephew, but he didn't know how to start.
Judging from the fierce look on Zhuzi's face, it's hard to say that his attitude is very good!
Although he also hated those beasts who exploited the people, these children really helped him anyway.
Qiao Dalang and his brothers knew the whole story and could empathize with Xu Can. They were different from Xu Can and other children who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths. Half a year ago, they were still living a life of hunger.
The same thing happened to their family in Xiaoyao Village. The law of the jungle exists everywhere. Didn't the villagers in Xiaoyao Village bully their uncles openly or covertly?
They didn't take the old farmer's entanglement to heart, and waited for Zhuzi to finish his complaints. They didn't respond, but directly stated their demands.
Zhuzi didn't believe it, "Can you really pay on the spot?"
"Of course it is. All prices are based on the market price. If you don't have time to deliver it, our people can come here and buy it in person."
"Why should we believe you? My uncle said that you also came from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. Who knows if you are not a nest of snakes and rats, and if one plan fails, you will come up with another one?
The poor help the poor, the rich help the rich, and the officials help the wealthy! Ten of us ordinary people are not as cunning as one of you. We would rather not sell than have to deal with you."
Xu Can was not happy to be wronged like this, and angrily retorted, "There are so many people selling fish on the street, and we don't have to come to your village to buy it. I just felt sorry for this old man and wanted to lend a hand."
If you offend the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, do you think they will stay here? If you are all employed by our Qiao Family and Xiaoyao Marquis Mansion, the other party will be cautious no matter what! "
This was also the reason why he was willing to accompany Qiao Erlang here in person. He was afraid that the people from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion would really attack these fishermen for the sake of face. Even Qiao's son was meddling in other people's business!
These fishermen have lived on the river for generations, and they are all good swimmers. Qiao Erlang wants to use the opportunity of buying fish to win the favor of this group of people. In the future, when the Qiao family forms their own fleet, won’t they have ready-made manpower?
Zhuzi was speechless for a moment. He turned around and looked at the half-grown child in front of him. He felt that his uncle was becoming more and more unreliable and actually took a child's words seriously.
Isn't this just a joke? He stretched out his hand to pull the uncle away, but the uncle dodged and went straight to the child with a smile: "Don't be angry, my nephew didn't do it on purpose. They are just afraid of being cheated. Everyone in our village moved here from other places, and basically makes a living by fishing. We have no power and no influence, and we have no way to complain when we are bullied. Over time, everyone has to unite.
Almost every household got a share of the fish that was cheated this time, and my family got the largest share. Many families were waiting for the money to come in so that they could buy some food, but now it’s all gone. I don’t have the face to see my fellow villagers anymore.”
Qiao Dalang said, "The Right Prime Minister's Mansion is extremely powerful, and we have to stay away from it. This time, let's just treat it as a lesson. We can't sacrifice the lives of our entire family for such a small thing. My Qiao family has always valued credibility, but we will never do such an illegal thing."
Zhuzi curled his lips and said, "You sound nice, but who would let a few young kids take charge of such a big matter? Why doesn't your master show up? All crows are black, who knows if you are playing tricks on us?"
"Zhuzi, shut up. I know I can't swallow this anger, but it's not these kids who deceived us. We have to think about Daya. If we can't raise more money, Daya will keep asking for it. Can you really watch her die?"
Zhuzi held his head, squatted on the ground, and hissed in pain, "I...I'm just afraid that you will be deceived again. At worst, we won't catch this fish. I'll take everyone to work for the Wang family!"
Qiao Erlang asked tentatively, "But which family of Mr. Wang's outside the city wants to go aboard to buy food?"
The old farmer explained, "Yes, I heard that they received a large order, but they are short of manpower, so they want to find some boatmen who can sail. The wages are not low, and one person can earn 100 coins in interest for one trip. Why do you ask this, young master? Do you know each other?"
"If it's his family, then I do know them. They took my order. Let's put it this way, Ryan, this matter came up suddenly today, you two can discuss whether to do it or not."
They also have to inform the Wang family. If they sign the fishermen in this village, wouldn't that be stealing the Wang family's money?
"Then we have come here for nothing?"
Qiao Sanlang's mind worked the fastest. "It wasn't a wasted trip. At least we got a lot of news. Many people around here are refugees from other places. They are restricted by their status and are oppressed and bullied. Although the people here are a mix of good and bad people, there may be some talented people. What our Qiao family lacks most right now is people, so we might as well recruit some people here."
"Yes, others are unwilling to employ them and look down upon these refugees, but we have many refugee-turned-employees in our company, and they are doing well."
Qiao Xin has indeed been worried about the shortage of manpower recently.
Your Majesty gave him an imperial decree to rebuild Qingyang Academy, and ignored everything else. It was as if he could perform magic and could influence anything.
Let's not talk about where the students and teachers come from, at least the desks, chairs and houses in the academy have to be repaired first. Not to mention where the four treasures of the study and books used by teachers and students come from?
She visited all the bookstores in the capital, but couldn't find straw paper that cost less than ten taels of silver per piece. Not to mention the pens, inkstones, and inkstones. The worst clay inkstones start at thirty taels, and the worst smelly molds cost one tael of silver per piece. Not to mention the various books, which were ridiculously expensive, and there was no discount even for large purchases. People were even more arrogant.
Buy it if you want, or don’t buy it. If you don’t want to buy, just leave. Don’t delay our business!
What's even more outrageous is that she couldn't buy any books in the bookstore except for a few simple enlightenment books even if she had the money.
If someone gives you a book these days, it would be done only if they have a special relationship with you. Families with a little bit of background regard books as more important than their lives. They are passed down from generation to generation. There are no classic books in circulation on the market.
Qiao Xin felt that if she wanted to truly turn Qingyang Academy into the academy of her dreams, she had to find a large group of special craftsmen!
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