Chapter 87: Benefiting the Place
Xiangyin Xin County is also a medium-sized county. With the increasing prosperity of commerce, the prices of fresh vegetables, fruits and melons and other goods have not only not reduced with a large amount of input, but also because of the strong purchasing and consumption capacity of civilians in the city, the prices have increased, and ordinary people have gradually felt the pressure of being in great difficulty.
Lu Ada, a dilapidated man in Luoshui Lane in Dananmen, is nearly thirty years old. Because of his poor family, he has not married yet. He thinks that there are three unfilial things and that there is no descendant. If he leaves alone and stops the cigarettes and sacrifices, he will be unable to see his ancestors when he goes underground.
Fortunately, he recently heard something new in Xiaonanmen. The famous Mr. Bai found a loan and borrowing business. Many people were given guidance based on their obedience and made a lot of money. Life gradually got better and better. They couldn't help but feel itchy and had a little yearning for it.
In order to make money to ask a wife to pass on the family line, Lu Ada looked at the poor family and immediately made up his mind. He pawned all the valuables in the family. He also invited a familiar neighbor as a guarantor and went to Xiaonanmen to pay homage to Mr. Bai.
Because he had a capital of hundreds of cents, Mr. Bai borrowed a lot, but there was no money. Instead, salted fish as hard as iron and stone, as well as bundles of thin iron slices, were the hard currency that the mountains needed the most.
All of these goods come from the industry under Mr. Bai's name, stacked on both sides of the hand-pushed wheelbarrow, and even thoughtfully on the handles on both sides, an additional belt that can be placed on the shoulders was added.
The shopkeeper of the North and South Goods told me: "This is the first time that Mr. Lu has taken a mountain road. I suggest you go to Beixiang. Recently, under the leadership of Mr. Bai, all villages in Beixiang have been built. In addition, the terrain in Beixiang is gentle and wheelbarrows are easier to walk on. How about it?"
Lu Ada also heard from hearsay. He was completely confused about the current well-connected mountain roads. He was willing to follow other people's guidance.
So, Lu Adalian nodded repeatedly and said hurriedly: "The shopkeeper specifically gave me some advice. I was too late to thank me, so why would he take the initiative!"
The shopkeeper from the north and south nodded with a smile: "It's good that you can think so! Okay, I'll talk to you in detail... In recent days, there have been more wheelbarrows entering the mountain. More than a dozen villages closer to the county town have been sold. Generally speaking, if you walk their way into the mountain, it's very likely that you can go there in vain. Therefore, I suggest that you go a little further, such as here..."
When Lu Ada listened to the shopkeeper's tips, he knew that many detours could be avoided and would not waste his energy. He was naturally surprised and said a lot of thanks without repetition. It can be seen that he is really a good material to help him get into the mountain alone.
Finally, the shopkeeper of the north and south goods told me: "Since you can get the appreciation of your husband, you will be a family in the future. As long as you pass this test... Also, you can put a flag of my family on the wheelbarrow, which can be exempted from passing money from crossing the bridge on the mountain road and crossing the river."
After saying that, the shopkeeper reached out from his sleeve and took out a blue pennant as big as a palm. There was a huge "white" character on it, and continued to give in: "With the flag, you can go to the streets of Xiaonanmen, the porridge and oil utensil shop, and get two old steamed buns, a salted duck egg, and a pot of water-filled Huadiao wine. The taste is a bit bland, but it can be stored for a long time. Go!"
After hearing these many tips, Lu Ada was confused and confused. Fortunately, he would not forget it after roughly following the steps. After thanking the shopkeepers of the North and South again, he went straight into the back of the unicycle, grabbed the handle with both hands, and passed his head through the belt, just like an old ox that used a ox horn shaft to lift a plow and plow the fields, attracting passers-by to laugh around nearby.
Although he was a little unfamiliar with a wheelbarrow for the first time, Lu Ada was very attentive to learn this new thing in order to save money to ask for his wife. Not long after, he was like a skilled veteran, and walked towards the porridge and oil shop on the street of Xiaonanmen alone, pushing the wheelbarrow full of hard goods.
Shuanghua Hongbang Niu Lanshan defeated several waves of thugs in front and behind. Because there were people in the three and six rooms of the yamen, there was nothing big about it, so he was nicknamed Xiaonanmen Tiger.
He looked at a half-new and half-old wheelbarrow approaching, and his sharp eyes swept to the number one flag of the car, knowing that this was the business of his mentor Mr. Bai. With one move, a clever guy came over quickly, carrying a wine gourd wrapped in a net bag in one hand and a bulging cloth pocket.
The regular customer who was having tea and snacks in the store accidentally saw this scene and stared at Lu Ada outside the door enviously. He didn't know why such a person was appreciated by Mr. Bai.
Some diners who knew some details smiled and said, "Mr. Bai is elegant and magnificent. He is interested in the runners who come into the mountains. Most of them are penniless and dilapidated. They all want to use Mr. Bai's good style to try to revive their family reputation. Don't disagree. The dozen runners who walk to Beixiang have made a fortune."
Another diner was also a meddling man asking around and laughed: "Isn't that true? Those sweet potato roasts and grain wine are all very popular and easy-to-selling mountain products. Mr. Bai himself ate the best bitter bamboo paper and yellow rattan paper. He couldn't see it on the market and didn't know where to use it."
The diner next to the table suddenly said: "Thin thin bitter bamboo paper can be used to make dark elixirs! I once heard that Mr. Bai personally carried two large baskets of dark elixir silver treasures, and at the mass grave, he buried the dead for those who had no money to buy coffins. Only a tie of grass swept up, and casually buried the dead people burned incense and light candles, chanted Taoist scriptures, and saved the dead souls."
Such a righteous act has never been heard of before, and the listeners do not know whether it is true or false, but with Mr. Bai's personal character, it should be that this is the case.
The diners bowed and bowed to the end of the small south gate, especially the baggage inquired and said bluntly: "Mr. Bai is a great man!"
At this time, Lu Ada pushed the wheelbarrow away from the Danan Gate, left the county town's main road, and embarked on the commercial road entering the mountain guided by the shopkeepers of north and south.
I haven't walked very far, and the Hutou Mountain is leisurely looking at it. In the past, I had to wait for the boatman to take a boat to cross the river. Now there is a nine-hole stone bridge on the river surface, which can be walked side by side by side, which can be said to be quite spacious.
Originally, Lu Ada thought that the old boatman's family would lose his life, but he didn't expect that their family would be guarding the bridge at the end of the bridge, and passers-by had to pay a penny for crossing the bridge.
Some people are unwilling to pay the money in vain, so the boatman will point to the nearby wall panels and ask him to see the notice jointly issued by the officials in the county.
"There are people from Wulong Mountain, Bai'ehou, who is kind-hearted, donated money and grain, recruited workers, and built a bridge. The Hutou Mountain is separated by a river. According to the example before Zilu, anyone who passes through a bridge must pay a penny to reward the first person to build the bridge..."
After hearing this man read the notice, the old boatman said with a stern saying, "Mr. Bai's money and food did not fall from the sky, nor did it blow by the strong wind. Besides, Mr. Bai had a first word. He only collected the bridge crossing money for this Jiukong Bridge for three years, and it would be returned to the county government after three years. If you don't even want to pay a penny, you should just wade across the river!"
Lu Ada saw the passing by before and after, and saw the man's face flushed, but had to pay the money to cross the river. He was secretly surprised: "Mr. Bai's kind of work has countless living people, and it will benefit the place."
Chapter completed!