Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 387, must fight

Quanzhou, Fujian.

As usual, Yang Dalang brought a load of firewood to Quanzhou City to sell.

He is eighteen years old this year, but he is still a bachelor. He is the eldest in the family, and he has several brothers. His parents are poor farmers, or the kind of poor farmers who don't even have any land.

In Fujian, there are many mountains and little land, and the land is very precious, but the population in Quanzhou is not small, so the life of Yang Dalang's family who has no land is very poor.

Since he was a child, Yang Dalang has never worn a pair of decent shoes, all of them are straw sandals; he has never worn a new dress, which is all worn out by his father. After wearing it, it will be passed on to the younger brothers below to wear it.

Quanzhou has a lot of land and a lot of people. Those who don’t have land will cultivate land for the landlord’s family, but because there are many people without land, even if you plant land, there are not many fields for you to plant.

Therefore, besides farming at home, Yang Dalang usually chops firewood and sells it here in Quanzhou City. Once the firewood weighs dozens of catties, plus a distance of more than ten miles, if he is lucky, he can sell it for more than ten yuan. No, seven or eight articles will also be sold.

"Sun Rem~"

"The weather is getting hotter~"

Beside Yang Dalang, Yang Ergou from the same village looked at Quanzhou City in front of melee, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and couldn't help but curse.

"Yeah, it's getting hotter and hotter, but it's finally here. I hope I can get a good price today."

Yang Dalang looked at Yang Ergou beside him, smiled and said.

"Let's go, let's sell the firewood and go for a walk in the city."

Hearing Yang Dalang's words, Yang Ergou immediately regained his energy. Every time they came to Quanzhou City to pick up firewood, the two of them had to take a good stroll in the city. Still take a look at the colorful world in this city.

Soon, the two came to the gate of the city carrying firewood.

"We're hiring~ we're recruiting~"

"Ryukyu City is recruiting workers. As long as you are willing to work here in Ryukyu, you will get one tael of silver a month, including food and housing. After working for one year, you will be given three acres of land on the Ryukyu side~"

Here at the gate of the city, someone was holding a strange loudspeaker and kept yelling. The words they spoke were not the local dialect of Quanzhou, but the official dialect of the north. A lot of people were killed, and some people patted the long queue there.The two of them also gathered around curiously.

"What are they talking about, why can't they understand?"

Yang Dalang kept listening, but he couldn't understand what the other party said at all. In the southern region, especially in Jiangxi, Fujian, and Chaoshan, Guangdong, the languages ​​of each place are different, and the sounds are different for ten miles, and the customs are different for hundreds of miles. this situation.

Born and raised in Quanzhou, Yang Dalang and Yang Ergou couldn't understand what the man with the big tin horn said.

"These people came from the north. They speak Mandarin, and there are characters here. It means that they now need to recruit many people to build a city on the side of Jilong Island across the sea. , I will give you one tael of silver a month, including food and shelter, and after you have done your satisfaction, I will give you three acres of land on Jilong Island as a gift."

The person next to him who knew the situation also explained it to Yang Dalang in detail.

"There is such a good thing?"

When Yang Dalang heard this, his eyes widened immediately.

With food and housing included, one or two taels of silver a month, and three acres of land after one year of work, this is simply pie in the sky.

"Isn't that right? Who knows if it's true? The chicken coop is a land of barbarians. Where are they going to build a city? Who would believe it? It's hard to say if they don't even know how to make everyone a pirate. .”

Someone next to him nodded and said.

"Probably not. Didn't you see that the notice was stamped with the seal of the government? People from the government were also accompanying them. It is said that the clothes worn by those people are only worn by servants in the palace."

Someone else followed up with his own opinion.

"Having said that, one tael of silver a month, including food and lodging, and three acres of land after one year of work, there is such a good thing in the world."

"Yeah, it's no different from pie in the sky."

"If we really want to go to the chicken coop, it's okay. No matter how close we are, it's not difficult to get in and out. I'm afraid they will trick us to go to another place. At that time, we will leave our hometown and never come back without relatives."

Yang Dalang and Yang Ergou listened to the constant discussion of the people around them, and they looked at each other.

"Dalang, are you going?"

Yang Ergou threw the firewood in his hand and said.

"Go, why not go?"

"One tael of silver a month, twelve taels of silver a year, we will have money to marry a wife in one year, and then we can have three acres of land, and we don't have to farm land for the landlord anymore, we can plant our own land gone."

Yang Dalang gritted his teeth and said firmly.

"But what if they lied to us?"

Yang Ergou thought for a while and said.

"The one who lied to us also admits~"

"I don't want to just chop firewood for the rest of my life, and I won't even be able to marry a wife."

"I didn't have a chance before, but now I have a chance. No matter what, I have to give it a try and give it a go."

"Sai Leimu~ The worst thing is to die outside, and it's better than dying poor for a lifetime."

Yang Dalang said firmly.

"Go, sign up~"

Yang Ergou nodded. Like Yang Dalang, he was nineteen years old and also a bachelor. His family was so poor that food was a problem.

The two put down the firewood in their hands, came to the back of the long dragon, and began to line up.

Like the two of them, the people who came to line up were all poor people, all dressed in rags, wearing straw sandals, or the kind with bare feet.

The long dragon moved forward slowly, and soon it was Mr. Yang's turn.

"What's your name?"

A man in brocade clothes looked at Yang Dalang, nodded and asked.

"Boss Yang~"

"How old is this year?"

"Eighteen~"

"Where are you from?"

"Quanzhou Dongmei people~"

"Okay, this is your ID card. If you want to go, you can bring this card with you tomorrow. Come here and take the boat to Ryukyu Island together."

The other party wrote and drew on a wooden sign, wrote Mr. Yang's information, and also wrote a number on it.

"Yes~"

Yang Dalang held the ID badge in his hand, and carefully put it away.

Yang Dalang and Yang Ergou sold out the firewood in a hurry in Quanzhou City. This time, they didn't have the mind to wander around in the city. After selling the firewood, they hurried home and prepared to talk to their parents about it.

"No~ don't go~"

Yang Dalang returned to his home and raised this matter with his parents. Unexpectedly, Yang Dalang's father, Yang Laogen, strongly opposed it.

"Father, why don't you let me go?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Dalang asked quickly.

"Sai Rem~"

"Who knows if it's true or not?"

"Will there be pie in the sky?"

"Can a pie drop hit us on the head?"

"One tael of silver a month. I have never held a tael of silver in my life. Do you think it is possible?"

"Three mu of land will be returned after one year of work. This mu of land costs more than [-] taels of silver. This pie is too big and will kill people. Once you go, you may never come back. "

Yang Laogen said earnestly, honestly, he has been with him all his life, and he doesn't believe that such a good thing will happen in the world.

"Yes, Dalang, there will be no such good things in the world. You should cut firewood with peace of mind. When Yaomei is older, I will change relatives for you, and you will be considered a family and a business."

On the side, Yang Dalang's mother, Huang Shi, also said that her family is poor, and she can't even talk about marriage with her son, so she can only exchange marriages.

"Father, mother, even if I was deceived, I will admit it~"

Yang Dalang said firmly.

"I'm already eighteen years old. The children of Yang Liang in the village can already make soy sauce, but I'm being laughed at every day."

"Also, I am the eldest in the family, and there are four younger brothers under me. They also want to start a family. If I don't fight hard, how will they start a family and start a business when they grow up?"

"Father, mother, they won't lie. They all have official seals, and they go to the chicken coop opposite. It's very close, and it's easy to come back. If I can't come back by then, Dad, don't you?" Just come to the chicken coop with some people to find us."

Yang Dalang is not reconciled, really not reconciled, he must fight, no matter whether he wins or loses, even if he dies outside, he feels that he has to fight.

"Ah~"

Hearing Yang Dalang's words, Yang Laogen looked at his sons, then at the youngest son and daughter, and finally at his thatched hut, and couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

"Since you insist on going, let's go. Life and death depend on fate and wealth. I've been honest all my life. In the end, I can't even marry you a wife. I'm really useless."

"If you want to fight, then go for it. It is always a hope and an opportunity."

"If it's really feasible, then you have to work hard there, do more, work more, learn more, and mix yourself up. If they are deceiving, you and others should be smart and find a way to survive , as long as there is life, there is hope."

After thinking about it, Yang Laogen also explained to Yang Dalang.

He objected at the beginning, but he was actually afraid of being cheated. After all, he was his own son. If he was really cheated and never came back, it would be heartbreaking.

"I know~ Don't worry, when I go, you and your mother have to take care of yourself. When the time comes, I will come back in a human form, and then I will pick you up. From now on, we will plant our own fields and never give them to the landlord. land."

Yang Dalang nodded solemnly, smiling and thinking about the beautiful life in the future.

"Ok~Ok~"

Yang Laogen smiled and nodded, and then said to Huang Shi beside him, "Take a few coppers to buy a chicken and bring it back for Da Lang to eat."

　La la la~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)