Liu Yong, under the watchful eye of the coachman, came to a large tidal flat, and he was loudly greeting the people who were chasing the sea on the tidal flat with his bare feet, and when they heard the voice, they only looked at him and did not answer.

Liu Yong walked to the top of the cofferdam and asked an old man nearby, "Can I come down and work together?" ”

The old man looked at him with the surprised moonlight, a kind of contempt appeared on his face, and then said without a smile: "Reader, wearing a green shirt, with fine skin and tender meat, why bother to eat hard!" ”

The words of the old man made those who worked one after another, and a slightly younger one said: "If you look at people, life is different from life, and then look at me, you will know what life is bitter and cheap!" ”

A middle-aged woman came to Liu Yong, with a provocative look: "Something like a dog, a little white face, you dare to marry the old lady and raise it at home, or dare to recognize the old lady and take it home to support it!" As she spoke, she stretched out her hands to Yoo Yong.

Liu Yong was surprised, it was actually a woman, and it was a middle-aged woman, according to common sense, this kind of person should be at home with a husband and children, and take care of housework, although he didn't dare to force these people to be like Chen Shishi, Baihe Fairy, Wu Ji, Wu Yan, Jiaojia Sisters and Deng Juan, Liu Ying and others are as worldly and radiant, at least they should have basic appearance maintenance!

The middle-aged woman, with her bronzed complexion, pine bark-like skin, pimpled palms, vulgar and wild words when she spoke, where there was still a little bit of woman's elegance and woman's gentleness, it was appropriate to call her a man's wife.

Unexpectedly, the man's mother-in-law's rude voice came: "Go back and ask your mother, do you recognize a sister like me?" ”

This made most of the people who boiled the salt laugh out loud, and their laughter made Yoo Young very, very sad. The coachman, who was far away, only heard the laughter here, and thought that the situation had been opened, so he let his horse gnaw the grass freely, and rushed over with a smile on his face, and said: "The new section officer is very good." Sure enough, it opened up the situation! ”

But as soon as he finished speaking, he found that Liu Yong's face was ugly, and he knew that something was wrong, so he subconsciously stuck out his tongue and turned to the side, deliberately avoiding the embarrassment of the false words.

At this time, it was the coachman's turn to understand the middle-aged woman's power: "At first glance, you are a dog-like person, and that Xiucai doesn't recognize the old lady, presumably your old lady is also like us, so admit it." lest the old lady suffer! ”

The coachman listened to her call Liu Yong a showman, and he no longer focused on anything else, and when the middle-aged woman shut up, he corrected: "This is Liu Jinshi, a new branch, and he is going to Yuhang County to take up his post!" ”

As if a tooth for a tooth, the middle-aged woman asked the coachman: "He doesn't recognize the old lady, and you don't recognize it!" You are a good son, and you are still a wolf-hearted turtle grandson, and you don't recognize it! ”

The coachman was about to reason with him, but Yoo Young raised his hand to stop him.

The middle-aged woman said, "Have you ever seen a woman my age show up?" I have to work hard for the livelihood of my family, a man is really useless, he can't support a family, and his wife has to suffer! ”

The old man explained kindly: "The official doesn't have to mind. Men boiling salt is already considered a bitter fate, but women are even more bitter, their words are prickly and their personalities are pungent. Thank you for your understanding! ”

The middle-aged woman did have a poisonous tongue: "Since I am the official of Yuhang's parents, I don't need to ask him for forgiveness, and forgiveness cannot be eaten." It's better to lose less, leave a way for the salt boilers to live, let everyone have a way to live, why bother scraping oil on the chicken foot pole, and taking gall from the little mosquito, forcing everyone to live and breathe! ”

Yoo Yong was stunned, he finally found the reason why the group of salt boilers just now were unwilling to help him push the cart, and found the root of the loss of goodwill and distrust of anyone. His heart ached, he felt that there were many difficulties, and he felt that he had a long way to go!

He also clearly understood that the little prince, the leader Ah Gong, the old brother and the female official had all said similar things, the salt industry is the economic lifeblood of the country, and it is an important source of enriching the national treasury, presumably the tax is too heavy, affecting the people's livelihood, perhaps the implementation of measures to compete with the people for profit, affecting the relationship between the government and the people.

Yoo Young decided to talk to them, and his duties began at this time.

Liu Yong calmed the driver's emotions and told him to wait patiently, and there was no need to rush to the road, this is a business matter, and there can be no delay. At the same time, entrust the luggage in the car to the driver and let him be cautious.

As everyone knows, Liu Yong's words made the people who boiled salt listen, they quarreled, and the crowd was particularly angry, so they all surrounded him for his words, and his posture was really terrifying. They are angry about nothing else, they think they have been insulted by their personality, and they are afraid that they will steal things from the car, and this is worth it!

The coachman hurriedly blocked in front of Liu Yong, protected him with his body, and hurriedly explained, but no one listened, the scene was very chaotic, and seeing that something big would happen, the car shook its whip violently, and with a crisp sound, he roared: "Hugh is noisy, I am also a poor person, everyone is the same, listen to me!" ”

The roar calmed the chaotic crowd, and the coachman excused Liu Yong and said: "Xinke Liu Ye has not yet arrived, he knows nothing about your living situation, and the pain and bitterness of your waiting cannot be caused by him. ”

Although the salt-boiling people and others show the characteristics of the people's fierce customs, they are by no means unreasonable, it seems that their hearts are still good, and their bones are still simple, and they are no longer angry.

"I am Liu Yong, the new branch has entered the soil, and I will immediately serve as the salt official of Yuhang County." Liu Yong took the opportunity to introduce himself and said, "I understand everyone's suffering, I don't want to shirk responsibility, in addition to everyone's poverty and hardship, if you have anything to say, you can tell me, I believe that we work together, there is a way to change." ”

This did not make the salt-boiling people and others fully understand, not only did not win their approval, but made it more hostile, and they talked about it, but the general content was absolutely not convinced, and their ancestors had listened to such sweet words for generations, and listened to such nonsense that coaxed the dead to pay for their lives, and from generation to generation they heard that their beards had turned gray, and that the graves had become more and more strong, and that the pain and hardship had continued, and that there had been no substantial change in their living conditions.

Ryu Yong stood in the salt pan and soaked his feet in the salt water as a way to show sympathy and understanding for the salt cooks, and this trick really worked, and really brought him closer to them.

The old man took Liu Yong ashore and asked everyone to rest on the shore for a while, and asked Liu Yong to take off his shoes and dry them, otherwise his feet would bleed from the cracks.

Despite this, there is still a gap between each other, but the opposing emotions have eased slightly.

Someone in the salt-boiling crowd asked, "Since we are sympathetic to us, not to beware of us rats and dogs stealing, can you give us an eye-opening view of what is in the car?" ”

When the coachman heard this, he thought that the opportunity had come, and he exclaimed: "Come on, there are good things in the car, come and see!" ”

Liu Yong watched many people running towards the carriage, and felt very strange, what was on the carriage? Except for a few changes of clothes, except for a few ingots of silver, there was nothing!

Liu Yong walked slowly to the carriage, and the coachman held a messy straw bundle in his hand, and then said to the car: "That's the clothes of the new science and technology jinshi, that's the living expenses along the way, and then the bamboo tube filled with water." ”

People are not interested in what is inside the car, but they are staring closely at what is in the driver's hand.

The coachman came to a spacious place, pulled out the sparsely grown grass on the ground, placed the straw bales in a conspicuous place, and untied them layer by layer.

Some people in the crowd wondered: "Disguised like this, it must be something of value!" ”

The coachman ignored the noise of the crowd, and pretended to open the package carefully, and his movements gave people a suspense of something very important and very precious, and countless pairs of eyes widened and refused to blink.

The package was untied, and there was a sound of disappointment: I saw it every day, this ghost thing made the crops unharvested, people couldn't eat, they couldn't wear warm, and they were annoyed to death, what is so rare!

In disappointment, the coachman handed a faint smile to Yooyong, who was walking slowly.

Liu Yong suddenly understood, he rushed over and listened to the coachman explain: "Lord Liu, who has not yet taken up his post, understands the people's livelihood and hardships along the way, and secretly visits the people's warmth and coldness, which is evidence of his concern and attention to everyone, and it is also his sincere and responsible heart." ”

The salt-boiling man and others were discussing, and finally the middle-aged woman with a mouth full of horses said loudly: "I don't care if I am deceived one more time, who has taken away this ghost thing from the previous officials, why don't you say anything, just pour the bitter water, and feel a little at ease!" ”

As a result, the communication with each other is relatively sufficient and sincere.

Liu Yong said goodbye with tears, unable to say a word. (To be continued.) )