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Chapter 20 Xue Pan suffers (Part 2)
When Jian Ding comes forward, he talks about the private fees first, which is his own benefit. After the private fees are settled, he talks about the general fee, which is the benefit of the entire ship.After all the benefits have been discussed, the canal ships can be exchanged for grain, the anchors are pulled up and the ship sails smoothly.

The elites who control the fate of the Cao Gang not only have to fight wits and courage with local officials, but also ensure that the members of the entire Cao Gang make money. How can this be done by ordinary people?Nothing can be done without the experienced veterans.

And Lao Hei was once such a top grader, and he was also a top grader who was deeply respected by the Cao Gang.It's just that Lao Hei and the others were out of luck, they overturned the boat and were convicted.

Xue Yi is a businessman and has met countless people.He only had a brief conversation with Lao Hei and knew that this person was not simple, but could be used.Someone checked his details, and it turned out that he was just a poor man who had been exploited by the government. Xue Yidun loved talent, so he bought his life at a high price, and he has since left Cao Cao. To help Kuhai, to serve Xue Yi, his savior.

What is Lao Hei doing here for no reason?
Hehe, that's because Xue Yi thought of an idea.

On this day, Xue Yi did not know where to find a set of cotton-padded jackets and cotton-padded shoes. They were all short clothes worn by servants, but they were brand new and had a good effect of keeping warm.

He called Xue Pan and said with a smile, "I heard that you've been bored on the boat lately?"

Xue Pan's eyes lit up when he heard his father's question: "That's right! Father, can you take me to the shore? I just said that I am here today, and I should go there tomorrow, but I always stay on this boat. If you don’t know what the place looks like, how can you say you’ve been there?”

Xue Yi laughed and scolded: "You bastard! If everyone wants to enjoy the scenery and play everywhere they pass like you, do you still have to do business?"

Seeing Xue Pan pouted, with displeasure written all over his face, he took out the suit, "I know you're bored, can I send you to the boatman for a few days?"

Seeing the clothes his father took out, Xue Pan frowned slightly and agreed.

Why are you so happy?That's because he also wore this kind of clothes when he went hunting with the farmers on his own farm.

Later, for the sake of convenience, I also specially asked the needleworker at home to make short jackets for the four seasons. Although the style is similar to that of ordinary people, the materials and workmanship are much more exquisite.He would bring it with him whenever he went out, in case he didn't have suitable clothes to wear when encountering a whim like hunting.

Xue Pan thought, he had only seen the servants at home and the village head villager, so he really didn't know what the boatman was like.Anyway, according to his father's wishes, he had to rush out on this trip. Since he was not allowed to land, he had no choice but to settle for the next best thing.Besides, this kind of role-playing should be quite interesting.

Seeing that his son agreed, Xue Yi showed an enigmatic smile.

In fact, Xue Yi called Lao Hei a few days ago.

Every time Lao Hei saw Xue Yi, he would respectfully kowtow to him. Although Xue Yi always said no, Lao Hei insisted, saying that the grace of saving his life was too much to repay. Xue Yi knew he couldn't persuade him, so he let him go.

Lao Hei joined the Cao Gang when he was a teenager, and he is now in his forties.After wandering for 30 years, he is still so healthy.

"Old Hei, I called you here today because I have something important to entrust to you."

"What my boss said, if you have any instructions, can Lao Hei still give me a discount?"

Xue Yi smiled: "My lord, this job is very difficult for me this time. You should think about it and don't talk too much."

Lao Hei also laughed: "Since my boss calls me and not anyone else, it means that he knows in his heart that I am the most suitable. Boss, just give me your instructions. If you can do something but not do it, you must first know what kind of work it is, right?"

Xue Yi's eyes showed admiration, and he was very satisfied: "I will leave my useless son to you for a few days. You just treat him as a child from an ordinary poor family, and I don't ask you for just a few days." Just teach him how to be a human being, as long as he truly tastes the joys and sorrows of your canal, you may not be able to respond?"

When Lao Hei heard this, he frowned in embarrassment.After thinking for about half a stick of incense, I raised my head and said to Xue Yi: "My master, I can do this job, but my master must know that boatmen are harder than farmers, craftsmen or servants on the shore. It’s bitter. It’s cold in the spring, if you ask the young master to follow me, you will be wronged. If you bump into something, or your hands and feet are frozen, the owner will come to look for Lao Hei. Of course, Lao Hei can’t afford it. You can’t live like this.”

What does Xue Pan look like? Why hasn't Lao Hei heard of it?How could Lao Hei not know that Xue Yi's words today were for the benefit of his son.But it's easy to take care of a dude. If the owner loves his son and settles the score after autumn, then Lao Hei won't be able to do it.

Xue Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry," and then ordered Lao Hei to take care of it.As for Lao Hei, he knew that Xue Yi was a man who always spoke the truth, so he was relieved to hear what he said.

Xue Yi sent Xue Pan to Lao Hei's broken boat. Xue Pan was dressed like this. Everyone on the boat thought that he was a newly bought boatman sent to Lao Hei as an apprentice. Except Lao Hei, No one knew his true identity, and naturally no one paid him any attention. Everyone just looked at the excitement and went back to do their own things after knowing that such a child was on board.

Lao Hei also has a adopted son, and he didn't bother to give him a nice name, so he called him Heizi.

This Heizi really deserves the name. He is dark-skinned, strong and strong.The most rare thing is that he has a very high level of comprehension. After following Lao Hei for a few years, not to mention learning all his skills, at least he has been reborn. Generally, people of his age do not have his city skills and talents.Only a little, not very literate.

Xue Pan thought that he was just like Zhuang Zishang, who came here to play, and he went back within two days at most.Unexpectedly, Xue Yi planned to punish him, and Xue Pan was able to escape when the Xue family's boat docked at the Jiangnan Wharf. During this period, he tasted a life that was completely different from his own before.

At first Xue Pan thought it was interesting, seeing what Lao Hei was doing, he would ask endless questions, and those who followed him really looked like a little apprentice.

After playing for a while, Xue Pan started to have cold hands and feet—how can he work on a boat without touching the water?The weather is still cold, and once the shoes, socks and sleeves are wet, it won’t be able to dry for a while—I yelled not to play, just go back to my boat, and keep warm around the silver frost charcoal basin.

But here, who would care?On the contrary, because he didn't do any work, Lao Hei deliberately didn't call him when eating.

Xue Pan was extremely wronged, but thinking about what Heizi said, he felt that it was very reasonable.

"The Xue family's caravan does not keep idlers. If you don't work, you can't eat. Even the new six-year-old Xiaodouzi knows how to clean the deck. Who is like you? He didn't do much work. That's it. The same person, who are you showing your hypocrisy to!"

He wasn't being pretentious, he was really uncomfortable with the cold.Think of him as a rich man, when did he suffer this crime?Because of his own grievances, he hid in the barn and lay on the woodpile without doing any work, so he didn't eat lunch or dinner that day.

When it came to food, Xue Pan felt even more wronged.

What does he eat at home on weekdays?What are you eating here?
A pot of cabbage and tofu boiled in thin soup with little water, but with some soy sauce, those people ate it with great relish!Hmph, what's delicious, let him eat it, it's better to be hungry!

Xue Pan is 10 years old. As the saying goes, a half-grown man eats Lao Tzu to death. He is just growing up, and he has not eaten two grains of rice. How can he bear it?
Naihe was suffocating in his heart again, it was he who said he would not eat first, and now he is going to eat again, it is really not like.

At this time, the sky was getting dark. After a simple dinner, the boatman outside lit a charcoal fire and sat around in the back warehouse to listen to Lao Hei's stories.At Xue Pan's house, when he heard one or two words that were captivating, he could not stay any longer and had already secretly hid behind the crowd to listen.

Old Hei's sharp eyes saw Xue Pan coming out, and the story became more exciting.

And his story is naturally not random, it is selective.

Which family's daughter was forcibly married by a rich family, but the daughter refused to obey, and hanged to death; which family couldn't pay the land tax, and sold the youngest son and daughter to be slaves and prostitutes; Injured someone's life by hand, sent to the official for sentencing, because there was no money to deal with it, the family was tortured and had no money for medical treatment, and even the family was wiped out...

To Xue Pan's ears, these things were shocking, but these boatmen were not surprised.Later, the story from Lao Hei's mouth became their Zhuangzi, and they felt that there were tragedies and grievances everywhere in their village. It was not Lao Hei who told the story to everyone, but everyone complained here.

A strong old woman took the conversation and sighed: "We were originally farmers who lived in the Jiangnan area. People say that Jiangnan is a land of fish and rice. Farmers will never die of hunger, right? Hey, you don't know us. How heavy is the land tax there! There are many rich people in the fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River. They are unwilling to pay the grain, so they use money to prevaricate the government. Counting, can’t we collect it from our people? Who doesn’t pay four to five tenths of the original tax and food? Some villages that are severely exploited can pay six tenths! Such a heavy tax, where can it be? Is there a way for us poor people to survive?"

Another big man also said: "No, no. In our village there were some people who couldn't pay the tax and wanted to die. What year has it been? It seems that many people died all at once."

A woman wiped the corners of her eyes and sighed: "We are lucky to be able to work for the Xue family's caravan. Although the wages are not very rich, there is a way to survive. It's just that there are so many poor people in the world, and how many benevolent people are there?" My boss? If I could meet Mr. Xue sooner, my daughter wouldn’t have to give it to the landlord’s family as a concubine to pay off the debt, and I’d be killed by that bastard in less than two years... oh..."

Xue Pan just listened and didn't say a word.Firstly, no one here cared about what he said, and secondly, he knew that what these people said should be true.

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