When it was dark, after nearly two hours of trekking, Fang Zi'an, Liu Lao and a young junior who accompanied them arrived at a small fishing village called Wanjia Village on the north side of the Qiantang River estuary. Because Liu Lao couldn't ride a horse, he could only get a donkey cart to pull Liu Lao with him, Fang Zi'an couldn't go fast on a horse, and the old man's body couldn't withstand the bumps, so it took more than two hours to arrive.

Old Liu and Fang Zi'an were very speculative, he really didn't want this young man to act so recklessly and die at sea in the future and end up tragically. Seeing that Fang Zi'an insisted on doing this again, he decided to help him. If you can invite the ten thousand seas to come out of the mountains and be the leader of the ship, you will avoid many foreseeable risks. He has spent his entire life on ships and on the sea, and he is the most outstanding boatman with great experience in sailing.

In the chatting along the way, Fang Zi'an also knew why the old captain said that the old boatman Wan Dahai could only be invited to move if he went. Although Liu Lao is not a shipwright who goes to sea, there is a close connection between the shipbuilders and the shipwrights. In many cases, the feedback from the ship's sailors is the first-hand account of the shipbuilders, who can improve the shipbuilding process. When a shipwright arrives at sea, sometimes it depends on the skill of the shipbuilders. The correlation between the two is extremely close.

The old boatman named Wan Dahai originally worked in the Lin family boat company in Lin'an City. The Lin family is a ship-to-ship trader, but the scale is not large, only three or four ships. Wan Dahai conscientiously sailed for the Lin family, and also earned a lot of money for the Lin family. But there are unforeseen circumstances, a few years ago, Wan Dahai, who had never had an accident at sea all his life, had an accident on the way back to the Great Song Dynasty, and the big ship he was in charge of hit the reef and sank when passing through the sea surface of the reef-dense East Beach, fortunately, Wan Dahai and more than 30 sailors on board were rescued by other ships, but the loss of goods and ships was still extremely heavy.

This incident has become a stain on Wan Dahai's career. Of course, Wan Dahai himself was very annoyed and sad. But what made Wan Dahai even more uncomfortable was what happened later. After coming back, the Lin family boat company asked the cause of the accident, and Wan Dahai honestly reported that it was because the rudder of the ship failed when crossing the beach again, resulting in the inability to control the direction and hit the rock. The ship of Wan Dahai is an old ship, repaired before going to sea. Wan Dahai proposed to replace the main rudder, but the Lin family refused to do so, because it would cost a huge amount of money and delay the time to go to sea. Wan Dahai said that it was the rudder that caused the ship to hit the rocks, and Lin Quan, the young owner of the Lin family, immediately became angry. He thinks that Wan Dahai is shirking responsibility, and this is blaming the Lin family for his own mistakes.

Originally, the shipwright had to sign an agreement with the owner when he went to sea, and if the shipwright made a mistake or deliberately caused the loss of the owner's ship's goods, he would be liable for the damage. Now Wan Dahai is shirking his responsibility when he says this. That Lin Quan said that his Lin family did not plan to let Wan Dahai compensate for the loss, but what he said was to slander the Lin family for ignoring the safety of the shipwrights and refusing to pay for the repair of the ship. Therefore, it is necessary to ask for an explanation, to ask Wan Dahai to compensate for the loss of goods, and to apologize.

Na Wan Dahai was originally a hot-tempered person, how could he bow his head because of this, come and go, and the lord hired a troublemaker to get up and make trouble in the yamen of Lin'an Mansion. The two sides insist on their own words and refuse to give in to each other. After all, the Lin family has a head and a face, spent money to dredge, and invited many witnesses to repair the ship to prove that the rudder was not damaged before. In addition, this matter was originally Wan Dahai shirking responsibility from the bright side, so the case quickly tilted towards the Lin family. Once Wan Dahai loses the lawsuit, he will have to compensate for the repair of the ship and the loss of goods, which will be as high as tens of thousands of taels.

At this time, Liu Lao stepped forward to help Wan Dahai. He came forward to prove that the rudder of the Lin family's big ship was indeed damaged. At that time, when Wan Dahai proposed to repair the rudder, Liu Lao happened to be one of the people present. When everyone refused to come forward to testify, Liu Lao came forward to testify. In order to prove his words, Liu Lao also took out the inspection documents after inspecting the rudder damage, as well as the documents handed over to the Lin family for the labor period of replacing the rudder and presented them to the yamen. In the face of such evidence, the Lin family obviously could no longer insist on the statement that the rudder was unharmed. The Lin family later insisted that even if the rudder was damaged, it would not affect the navigation. Wan Dahai was even more ruthless, he took several of his good shipwright brothers to the east beach in a small boat under the supervision of the official, and dived and fished out the rudder that was broken in half, so that the whole case was completely reversed.

Elder Liu's righteous words at a critical time are the foundation of the reversal of the entire case. After the Lin family was proven to be lying, the case was actually settled. Because in the agreement between the shipwright and the owner, if the ship itself is old or damaged caused by accidents and losses, the shipwright is not responsible for any accidents. That's something that the owner has to guarantee. So in fact, after Liu Lao came forward to provide proof, the Lin family no longer wanted to get any compensation, and it has been proven that he is a black-hearted proprietor who only cares about the life and death of the shipwright for money. As for the latter statement, although the rudder is damaged, it does not affect the navigation and will not break, that is actually the last struggle, trying to slander Wan Hai's ship-handling skills.

Liu Lao's appearance also made him fall into isolation. Originally, he had a lot of complaints about the new way of building ships, and the proprietor began to get tired of his nagging. The Lin family bought so many people and gave them silver, so that they would not come forward. As soon as Liu Lao made his head like this, everyone was in an embarrassing situation. Naturally, they didn't dare to take the silver, so they all sent it back. Therefore, the relevant people were very resentful, and they scolded endlessly behind their backs. Mr. Liu originally planned to quit, so he left his lifelong job of repairing shipbuilding and returned to Wantou Village to retire.

The same is true of the ten thousand seas, although the lawsuit was won, but the Lin family boat connoisseur was in great power, smearing him everywhere, saying that he raised a white-eyed wolf and a bone thief who bit back. Wan Dahai also went home to retire in a fit of anger and never went out of the mountain again. Externally, he said that he was old, but in fact, he was disheartened. worked as a boatman all his life and sold his life for the Lin family for decades, and finally the young owner of the Lin family gave himself such an evaluation, and he became like this with the Lin family. Others are pointing fingers behind their backs, saying that their skills are not good. Wan Dahai simply picked on.

Wan Dahai and Liu Lao have known each other very well, friends who have known each other for decades, and after the test of this matter, it has proved that the other party is a trustworthy old brother. Wan Dahai also let his youngest son Wan Xiaoyu recognize Liu Lao as his godfather because of this, and came to take care of Liu Lao from time to time. During this time, I may have gone to sea to fish, so I didn't come. Otherwise, the ten thousand little fish will come to take care of Liu Lao every once in a while, and he is very filial. Wan Dahai also came several times a year, and he told Liu Lao that as long as he had something, he would help him even if he lost his head. It is precisely for this reason that Liu Lao dared to say to Fang Zi'an that except for him, no one could invite Wanhai out of the mountain.

After Fang Zi'an heard this past, he sighed in his heart. The two old men are ordinary laborers at the bottom, who have worked hard all their lives, are simple and kind, but in the end they all end up in a bleak evening. Fang Zi'an can also feel that whether it is Liu Laotou or Wan Dahai, they all love what they are engaged in and attach great importance to their reputation. None of them could accept that their profession was being questioned, and they did not hesitate to fight for it, which also showed the bravery and persistence in their character. This is the epitome of many ordinary laborers, and it is the underlying force that allowed the Great Song Dynasty society to gradually prosper and develop and basic moral standards.

At the same time, Fang Zi'an was also relieved. With this relationship, Liu Lao will take his head out, and Wan Dahai probably won't refuse.

Wanjia Village is located on a high ground at the confluence of the Qiantang River and the sea, with the vast sea to the east and the Qiantang River to the south. When Fang Zi'an and the others arrived outside the village, they had already heard the sound of the sea tide rushing, and the wind blowing was also mixed with the salty smell of sea water.

Carrying lanterns along the path to the high slope at the eastern end of the village, a small courtyard sits overlooking the dark sea under the starlight.

The room was dark, and it was clear that the family had fallen asleep. Liu Lao didn't care about it, and stepped forward and slammed the courtyard door vigorously. A dog barked loudly in the yard, and soon the lights were turned on in the house, and looking through the fence gate, a tall old man strode out of the house with a harpoon in his single coat in his hand, and scolded angrily: "What dog's day thing dares to come and harass in the middle of the night?" The harpoon in Lao Tzu's hand is not long-eyed. If you kill it, you won't pay for your life! ”

An old woman poked through the crack in the door and shouted, "Daddy, don't mess around." I don't know who it is, so I'll talk about it by asking. ”

The old man turned his head and shouted, "Go into the house and bolt the door." It's not Li crooked mouth, their gang or who? The dogs are getting bolder and bolder, and they don't even dare to come in the middle of the night. ”

Old Liu laughed and said, "Gan family, is this how you welcome me?" I've come all the way, and you're going to invite me to a harpoon? ”

The old man in the courtyard was stunned for a moment, and then exclaimed in astonishment: "Oh, isn't it Brother Fuye?" Is it really you? Hahaha, why are you here? ”

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