Chapter 30: Returning Home
The time that Ba Niu lived on Sanxian Island can be said to be the most comfortable in his life. Don't do anything, don't worry about anything, every day except for hanging out is drinking, if he wants, this situation will continue forever, Qiu Zhenhai has already discussed with him about taking over his parents.
"The dragon is in the deep sea, occasionally rising in the clouds, but it cannot live in the clouds for a long time; The tiger lies in the mountains and forests, and even goes to the plains, and he can't take the plains as his home. If it is not for the clouds, it cannot dwell on the plains, and it is not for its ears. I am a mountain and a villager, accustomed to coarse tea and light rice, sunrise and sunset, thanks to the old hero's wrong love, there is such a good meeting, it is already right and wrong, how can I be greedy for people's power, to deceive my heart? The Akiyama Peninsula and Sanxian Island are a stone's throw away, and a reed can be navigated. The old hero is in good health, and the future will be expected, the so-called long future, why bother sticking to the size"?
His words of refusal are still extremely clear, neither self-humility nor pride, both rejection and respect. Therefore, Qiu Zhenhai couldn't forcibly keep him, his original intention was to take him under his command, but people were unwilling, and they didn't feel bored when they forced him to come, so they put on a farewell banquet again, and sent him back to the Qiushan Peninsula in a lively and lively manner.
"Bring the box up"! After the big ship docked, Qiu Jirong gave an order, and dozens of people, carrying twenty-one large boxes, formed an ant array, and entered the Li family's courtyard in a mighty way, and scared away the group of women who were washing and cooking, the old people drinking tea and drinking tea, and the children who were jumping and running around.
"Sister-in-law, it's me back"! Ba Niu stood in the courtyard and saw that the door of his house was hidden, so he shouted to Yao Xueying, who was hiding in the house.
When Yao Xueying heard the voice, she put her face on the door, and carefully identified it through the crack in the door, only then did she see clearly that the person at the head was really a bull. But his dress at this time is very different. I saw that he was wearing a golden crown of wheat ears on his head, and a large sapphire crystal in the center of the crown, and around the crystal, there were nine kinds of animals inlaid with diamonds: the prison cow, the jair, the taunt, the pun, the sinister, the tyrant, the relent, the bearer, and the kiss. Legend has it that the dragon gave birth to nine sons, none of which resembled dragons. Therefore, this crown is not called the Nine Dragons Crown, but the Beast Crown. It is the top thing of the Ganlu Garden, the founding emperor of the Huxia people, and Qiu Zhenhai gave it to him, and his expectations for him can be seen.
He was wearing a peacock blue trouser gown woven of Xishu gold silk, covered with a large coat, and a pair of Zizhi wooden shoes, which was even more different. From head to toe, it is completely a kingly bearing, where is there still a peasant who plows the land and carries water and chops firewood?
Yao Xueying was already overjoyed when she saw him come back, and saw him dressed like this, bringing so many people and so many things, and out of surprise, she hurriedly opened the door of the room, came to the front, and saluted others, Qiu Jirong and others also hurriedly returned the salute, and explained to her some of the situations in Ba Niu these days. When the other people who were hiding saw this, they all came out to watch it one after another. When they recognized the bull, they were all happy, and everyone was enthusiastic, surrounding him and asking questions.
Ba Niu didn't answer their questions first, and let Qiu Jirong sit down in the house first, pour tea and add water.
"You don't have to be busy drinking tea," he said with a smile, "I'll look at the things I brought first."
So the two men came back to the door and asked the men to open the boxes one by one. When the first box was opened, the crowd of onlookers let out a burst of exclamation, and by the time all twenty boxes were opened, they were already stunned. -- I saw ten smaller chests full of glittering gold coins. Ten large chests were full of silver coins.
"These are ten chests, and in each chest are five hundred gold coins, for a total of five thousand. The ten chests, each containing a thousand silver coins, a total of ten thousand." Before Qiu Jirong's words were finished, the crowd boiled.
"Five thousand gold coins? One can buy a thousand catties of grain, and five thousand pieces is how much grain"?
"Fifty thousand, no, five hundred thousand, no, no, five hundred......? 50 million grains"?
"Fifty million ......! Oh, my God! This gold alone would make a rich man, not to mention ten chests of silver."
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These people look at so many treasures at their fingertips, but they can't reach for one, envy, jealousy, resentment, sorrow, ......, these emotions are contagious and spread among them, so that these originally good people are greedy in an instant, if it is not for the large number of people, they are eager to take risks, rush up, and take these things for themselves.
"Everyone"! Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Ba Niu hurriedly smiled and said: "You came here with me because you believe that I have the ability to work for the benefit of everyone, and I also believe that I can do this." Although these things were given to me by Qiu Lao Hero, they are no different from those given to everyone." Speaking of this, he scanned the crowd with his eyes, and saw that everyone's mood was calmer, and then continued: "Therefore, these things will be kept by everyone as everyone's common property." Saying that, he came to Li Bainian, Li Yaoxiang and Yao Xueying's grandfather Yao Jinbo, and gave a deep salute: "Three uncles, you are the oldest and most prestigious people here, and you should be responsible for the management of things, nephew, please here."
The three of them looked at each other, and they didn't want to take over, so they said to Ba Niu: "This was originally something given to you by Sanxian Island, and it should be kept by yourself, so what's the matter with handing it over to us?" Although everyone is together, in the final analysis, it is still an individual living a personal life, what is yours is yours, and what is hiss is his. - So, you might as well put it away yourself."
When Ba Niu was on Sanxian Island, although he knew that Qiu Zhenhai would give him some things, he didn't expect so much. When he saw it for the first time, he was also very shocked, and his idea at that time was to share it with everyone. But after thinking about it, I felt that it was inappropriate: I needed these things now, and once they were divided, they would become their own private property, and it would be very difficult to expropriate them. However, it is not indiscriminate, anyone's enthusiasm for profit is beyond morality, and some people can restrain it, not because they do not have that kind of evil thoughts, but because their humanity transcends this enthusiasm. If he does not give them a share, they will isolate themselves as an object of hatred, even hatred, which is obviously what he does not want to see. Thinking about it, it is the safest only to confiscate all of them, as the common property of all, so as not only to increase his prestige in the eyes of the people, but also to unite everyone. Now seeing a few old people shirking it, he hurriedly explained: "We all live in the same courtyard, eat the same pot of rice, farm together, harvest together, share blessings and misfortunes, regardless of each other, although we have different surnames, how different is it from a family?" Not only today, but since then, all the incoming and outgoing accounts, gold and silver transactions, still rely on the three of them, how can the three of them shirk it"?
The three of them saw that he was sincere, and saw everyone's eager expressions, so they simply agreed: "In this case, we won't say anything more, but it's just the same, since it's handed over to us, we can't say that we want to annoy everyone." These things, as well as the things that will be handed over in the future, we must have a detailed account. Moreover, individuals cannot spend it casually. No matter what it is, there must be an approval, and we can only issue it after we have obtained the approval slip and verified it, and no one can be an exception to this." As they spoke, they looked at Ba Niu.
"The three of you can rest assured, the rules set by the collective, I will not be an exception."
Only then did the three of them nod: "That's the best." But since the collective system has been established, it is necessary to follow the rules of the collective system. The three of us, although we can manage these trivial matters, some unavoidable major events, as well as the final decision of this collective, still have to have a belonging."
As soon as these words came out, they were recognized by everyone. They had just arrived here, and although they had a relationship with the Three Immortals Island by virtue of Ba Niu, their relationship with the pirates of the other islands and the locals was not yet clear, and if they wanted to take root here, without a strong leader, it would never work, and in any era, outsiders would always be excluded.