Chapter Fifty-Eight: Into the City
Jingyang County as an important town, the flow of people in and out of the city gate every day is undoubtedly huge, businessmen, farmers, study tour students, visiting friends and other kinds of people, among them, it is inevitable that there will be one or two ill-intentioned people, therefore, in order to minimize the occurrence of this situation, since the current county guard took office, he issued a decree that anyone who wants to enter the city must register at the city gate and buy a road post, and anyone who has no road post will be imprisoned for three days and punished. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Chen Yuan looked at the long line in front of the city gate, his face was full of black lines, he didn't expect that there were so many people rushing into the city, looking at the line in front, there were hundreds of people lined up in front. I don't know when I want to enter the city.
Chen Yuan couldn't, so he had to follow the flow of people and move forward step by step.
Suddenly, a burly middle-aged man with a face full of righteousness and righteousness squeezed to his side, smiled mysteriously at him, and asked in a low voice under Chen Yuan's puzzled gaze, "Little brother, do you want to go to the front position?"
"Poof!" "Big brother, your painting style is wrong!
Chen Yuan was scorched by the thunder, this should be a decent hero at first glance, and he turned out to be a "ticket seller", which made him embarrassed, he sighed from the bottom of his heart: The wisdom of the people is too much to be underestimated, no, since the queue is so long, there are naturally those who don't want to wait, and there are ticket sellers.
After sighing at the wisdom of the people, Chen Yuan was still quite interested in being able to enter the city in advance, so he asked Dahan: "Uncle, what can you do to let us line up in front?
After listening to Chen Yuan's question, the ticket dealer looked around cautiously, and found that no one was paying attention, so he whispered: "Little brother, count your luck, you met my big bull, my big bull has been doing this for several years, the guards of this city gate, there is no one I don't know, let me tell you, as long as you can afford the price, no matter how far you want to be, the transaction is very simple, you give me the money, I will lead you to the front team, the money and goods are clear." As for the doormen, they only charge the money, where will they care who is in line, besides, with my big cow, no problem. ”
Chen Yuan thought about it, looked forward and backward, and sure enough, as long as he looked carefully, he could find that there were a few people who were not in line at first glance, and they were specifically looking for some people who were riding carriages and ox carts, and they looked relatively wealthy to talk, and from time to time one or two were estimated to be deals, and they were led over the line to the front and inserted into the front line, and the people in line around did not complain, obviously accustomed to this kind of thing.
Chen Yuan turned his head to stare at the big man, and he was silent for a long time.
Dahan was stared at by him, and he retreated a little, and his voice was a little louder: "Little brother, do you want you to give me a word, otherwise I can leave." ”
There is no problem with this big man, this is the conclusion that Chen Yuan came to after observation.
Chen Yuan retracted his gaze staring at the big man, nodded and said, "Of course it's good to be able to enter the city early, but if you don't say anything about your position, how can I decide how to buy it?"
Dahan breathed a sigh of relief, he heard that those children of families in the city like beautiful women with heavy tastes, not soft and tender beauties, but like rough men, just now he was almost not scared to death by Chen Yuan's gaze, he is not good at this.
"In the position of ninety to one hundred, as long as two cents of silver, for every twenty places, one cent of silver must be added, but at most, to the top thirty or so. You have to give me the money first. ”
"What about the front of the thirtieth? No, can't you go directly into the city?" After listening, Chen Yuan asked with some curiosity, according to Dahan, the higher the position, the higher the price, for Dahan, it should not be difficult to get the number in the front, as long as you wait a little longer, you can naturally rank within the thirty. Since this big man knows the doorman, why didn't he just lead people in?
The big man smiled honestly and said nothing.
Chen Yuan thought about it, suddenly realized, and couldn't help but feel sincere admiration for the big man in his heart, he happily took out a piece of silver from his arms, threw it over, and said with a smile: "I want the license plate, what position do you think you can buy in front of this?"
The big man hurriedly took the silver thrown by Chen Yuan, checked it in his hand, felt the weight in his hand, showed a bright smile on his face, his voice was lowered an octave, and he nodded and said: "Uncle, this silver is enough to change to the front, come, please here." ”
After speaking, he led Chen Yuan and the three of them over the long line and walked to the place near the city gate, Chen Yuan looked at it, and there were about twenty people in front of him.
The big man walked up to a little boy who looked to be about seven or eight years old, dressed in puddings, reached out and touched the child's head, took out two copper plates from his arms, stuffed them into the child's hands, and said with a smile: "Dog, give." ”
The child, who was called a dog, carefully put the two copper plates into his clothes, grinned at the big man, left the team, and ran to the back, and it seemed that he had gone to the back to take a position again.
Smoothly inserted into the team, Chen Yuan was a little curious about Dahan's actions just now, so he asked Dahan the question in his heart, "Uncle, that child was your child just now, aren't you afraid that he will have an accident alone?"
Hearing this, Dahan sighed, the smile on his face retracted, and his eyes showed sadness, "That child's name is Gouzi, his father died when he was a child, died at the hands of a foreign race, and now there is only one sick mother left in the family, and there are many children like him, they go to the city gate early every morning to occupy a place, and when people like us find a customer who is willing to pay, we will buy their place from them, didn't you just ask why the doorman doesn't care?" They also pity these children and give them a chance to earn a living. ”
Chen Yuan's face changed, his eyes flashed, he stared at the big man's eyes, and asked in a deep voice, "If you accept this silver from me, you will give him two copper plates?"
Dahan was stared at by Chen Yuan's eyes full of coldness, only to feel as if he was standing naked on the ice, and a chill from the soles of his feet rushed straight to his head, even in the sun, he couldn't feel the slightest temperature.
Chen Yuan looked at the big man's face that suddenly turned pale, and slightly suppressed the anger in his heart.
Dahan immediately felt the chill on his body subside, and he looked at Chen Yuan in horror, only to feel that the young man in front of him at this time was even more terrifying than the book club teaching he occasionally saw in the city.
Seeing that Chen Yuan's face became more and more impatient, the big man was excited, he didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly defended: "My lord, it's not what you think, this money doesn't all fall into the hands of the villain, the villain can also get fourteen or fifteen copper plates from it, and the rest will be used to buy food and help other children, if the adult doesn't believe it, you can ask the child just now, although my big cow has no ability, but he won't make money with a conscience." ”
At the end, Dahan's voice became louder.
Chen Yuan's anger calmed down a little, glanced at Dahan, and said in a deep voice: "You come into the city with me, I have something to ask you." ”
Wu Jiuya glanced at Chen Yuan curiously, he had never seen Chen Yuan so angry.