Quanzhou, Fujian.

Yang Dalang carried a load of firewood to Quanzhou City to sell it here as usual.

He is eighteen years old this year, but he is still a bachelor, he is the eldest in the family, and there are several brothers below, and his parents are poor peasants, or the kind of poor peasants who have no land at all.

In this place of Fujian, there are many mountains and little land, and the fields are very expensive, but the population here in Quanzhou is not small, so the life of Yang Dalang's family without fields is very hard.

Since he was a child, Yang Dalang has never worn a decent pair of shoes, all of them are straw sandals; He had never worn a new coat on his body, all of which were changed from the shabby clothes worn by his father, and he had to pass on to his younger brother to wear such clothes after he couldn't wear them.

There is little land and many people in Quanzhou, and people who have no land give the landlord's land to cultivate, but because there are many people who have no land, even if they give people to farm, there is not much land for you to plant.

Therefore, Yang Dalang in addition to usually farming at home, the most is to chop firewood and pick it up to Quanzhou City to sell, once the firewood, dozens of catties, plus more than ten miles of road, good luck can sell a dozen Wen, bad luck, seven or eight Wen is also to be sold.

"Sunshine Rem ~"

"The weather is getting hotter and hotter~"

Yang Dalang's side, Yang Ergou from the same village looked at Quanzhou City in front of him in close combat, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and couldn't help but scold.

"yes, it's getting hotter, but it's finally here, and I hope I can sell it for a good price today."

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

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

Hearing Yang Dalang's words, Yang Ergou suddenly came to his senses, every time he picked up firewood and came to Quanzhou City, the two of them had to take a good look in the city, although there were not a few copper plates on their bodies, they couldn't buy anything, but they still took a look at the flower world in the city.

Soon, two people came to the city gate with firewood.

"Recruitment~Recruitment~"

"Ryukyu City has recruited workers, as long as you are willing to go to Ryukyu to work, one or two silver a month, including food and accommodation, for a year, you will be given three acres of fields on the Ryukyu side~"

Here at the city gate, someone is holding a strange loudspeaker where is constantly shouting, what he said is not the local dialect here in Quanzhou, it is the official dialect of the north, both of them don't understand very well, but looking at the city gate, there are many people gathered here, and there are some people where to shoot the long dragon. The two of them were also curious.

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

Yang Dalang has been listening, but he can't understand what the other party is talking about at all, in the southern region, especially in Jiangxi, Fujian, and Chaoshan, Guangdong, the language of each place is different, ten miles of different sounds, hundreds of miles of different customs, this is the case.

Yang Dalang and Yang Ergou, who were born and raised in Quanzhou and have been growing up, couldn't understand what the man with the big iron horn said.

"These people are from the north, they speak the official language, and there are words here, which means that they need to recruit a lot of people to go to Ryukyu, that is, to build a city on the other side of the sea, as long as they are willing to go, they will give one or two pieces of silver a month, including food and shelter, and after doing a satisfactory reading, they will give you three acres of land on the side of Jilong Island."

There was someone next to him who knew the situation and also gave Yang Dalang a detailed explanation.

"Is there such a good thing?"

When Yang Dalang heard this, his eyes immediately widened.

Eating and lodging, one or two pieces of silver a month, and three acres of land after a year, this is simply pie in the sky.

"But it's not, who knows if it's true, the chicken coop is a barbarian land, where are they going to build a city, who believes it, I don't know if I don't know if I will make everyone a pirate."

Someone next to him nodded and said.

"Probably not, I didn't see that this notice was also stamped with the seal of the government, and there were also people from the government accompanying me, and the clothes they wore were said to be clothes that could only be worn by errands in the palace."

Someone else followed suit and expressed his opinion.

"Having said that, this is one or two taels of silver a month, including food and shelter, and three acres of land after a year's work, there is such a good thing in the world."

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

"If we really go to the chicken coop, it's better to say, no matter how close it is, it's not difficult to get back and forth, I'm afraid that they will trick us to another place, and when the time comes, we will leave our hometown and never come back without relatives."

Yang Dalang and Yang Ergou listened to the people around them constantly discuss, and the two looked at each other.

"Da Lang, do you want to go?"

Yang Ergou threw the firewood in his hand and said.

"Go, why not?"

"One tael of silver a month, twelve taels of silver a year, we will have silver to marry a daughter-in-law for a year, and then we will be able to have three acres of land, and we don't have to farm for the landlord anymore, we can plant our own land."

Yang Dalang gritted his teeth and said very firmly.

"But what if they lied to us?"

Yang Ergou thought for a while and said.

"I also confessed to lying to us~"

"I don't want to chop wood all my life and not even marry a daughter-in-law."

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

"Seremu~ The big deal is that at most, she will die outside, and it is better than dying poor for the rest of her life."

Yang Dalang said very firmly.

"Let's go, sign up~"

Yang Ergou nodded, he, like Yang Dalang, is nineteen years old, and he is also a bachelor, his family is poor to death, and eating is a problem.

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

Like the two of them, the people who came to line were poor, all dressed in tatters, wearing straw sandals, or simply barefoot.

Changlong slowly moved forward, and soon it was Big Yang's turn.

"What's your name?"

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

"Big Guy Yang~"

"How old are you this year?"

"Eighteen years old~"

"Where?"

"Quanzhou Dongmei people~"

"Okay, this is your ID card, if you want to go, you can take this sign with you tomorrow, or come here and take a boat to Ryukyu Island together."

The other party wrote and drew on a wooden card, wrote the information of Yang Daji, and also wrote a numerical number.

"Yes~"

Yang Dalang held the identity card in his hand and carefully put it away.

Yang Dalang and Yang Ergou hurriedly sold firewood in Quanzhou City, this time, they didn't have the heart to wander around the city, and hurried home after selling firewood, ready to talk to their parents about it.

"No~Don't go~"

Yang Dalang returned to his house and mentioned this matter to his parents, but he didn't expect Yang Laogen, the father of Yang Dalang, to be very resolute in his opposition.

"Dad~ Why am I not allowed to go?"

When Yang Dalang heard this, he hurriedly asked.

"Selemu~"

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

"Will pie fall from the sky?"

"A pie can hit us on the head?"

"One tael of silver a month, I have never taken a tael of silver in my life in my hand, do you think it is possible?"

"After working for a year, I will return three acres of land, and this acre of land will cost more than 20 taels of silver, this pie is too big, it will kill people, if you go, you may never come back."

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

"Yes, Da Lang, there will be no such good thing in the world, you should chop wood with peace of mind, and when your sister is older, I will change your relatives, and it can be regarded as starting a family."

On the side, Yang Dalang's mother Huang also said that the family was poor, and she couldn't even tell her son about family affairs, so she could only change relatives.

"Dad, mother, even if I was deceived, I also admit it~"

Yang Dalang said very firmly.

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

"And I am the eldest in the family, and there are four younger brothers below, they also want to start a family, if I don't fight, how can they start a family when they grow up?"

"Dad, mother, they won't lie to people, they all have the seal of the government, and they are going to the chicken coop opposite, very close, it's easy to come back, if I can't come back by then, Dad, you and some people will come to the chicken coop to find us."

Yang Dalang is unwilling, really unwilling, he must fight, no matter whether he wins or loses, even if he dies outside, he feels that he has to fight.

"Alas~"

Hearing Yang Dalang's words, Yang Laogen looked at his sons again, then at the youngest child, and finally looked around at his thatched house, and couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

"Since you insist on going, then go, life and death are rich and noble, I have been honest all my life, and in the end I can't even marry you a daughter-in-law, it is indeed a nest."

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

"If it's really feasible, then you have to do it well, do more, do more, learn more, mix up your personal appearance, if they are liars, you and others should be smart, find a way to live, as long as you live, there is hope."

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

He objected at first, in fact, he was afraid of being deceived, after all, it was his own son, if he was deceived and never returned, it would be heartbreaking.

"I know~ Don't worry, I'm going, you and your mother have to take care of themselves, when the time comes, I'll come back like a human, and then pick everyone up together, and then we will plant our own fields, and never farm for the landlord again."

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

"Good~Good~"

Yang Laogen smiled and nodded, and then said to the Huang family on the side: "Take a few coppers and buy a chicken and come back, and make it for Da Lang to eat." ”