Zhou Geng wore the cloth shoes his mother gave him and went to the city with Jinbao.

After arriving in the city, Jinbao successfully took the position left by his uncle, but Zhou Geng did not find anything to do, so he could only live on the streets. Thankfully, Jinbao helped him, otherwise he might have starved to death.

The turning point of Zhou Geng's life in the city, and it can even be said that the turning point of his entire life began when he knew Wu San.

Wu San is a good friend of Uncle Jinbao, the tuba Wu Jingye. The title "Wu San" was given to him after he worked as a helper. Jinbao needs to call him "Wu Sanye".

He was not very old, just in his thirties, but he had been in the city for a long time, and he looked very old. He has a moderate build, and his face looks a little weak, but his body is very strong.

Wu San saved the old man in distress when he went out once, so he was very used, and Jinbao's uncle saved Wu San, so he was able to successfully let Jinbao take over.

On this day, Wu San arranged for Jinbao to take two men to carry some goods. Coincidentally, these two guys didn't know why, but they actually ate bad stomachs at the same time. Because the matter was urgent, Wu San agreed that Jinbao would find someone on his own, so he found Zhou Geng.

Zhou Geng worked very hard, so he was praised by Wu San. When parting, Wu San said to Jinbao and Zhou Geng: "To be a man, you must not only be diligent, but also do something thoughtful. ”

Zhou Geng asked Jinbao: "What is the thing you want to do?"

Jinbao said: "It's about being profitable, or it's a good thing." Jinbao then added: "If there is an advantage, it can be regarded as profitable." ”

Through this incident, Zhou Geng was inspired and began to work as a laborer in the city, and gradually met a few poor friends. If you have a job, you will do it together, and if you don't have a job, you will chat together, and you can barely make ends meet.

One day, Wu San reappeared, summoned Zhou Geng, Jin Bao, and the other three teenagers who Zhou Geng and Jin Bao didn't know and said, "I have been observing you for a long time, and you are all very diligent. Now, I have one thing I want you to do, it pays well, but it can be a little dangerous, will you?"

I heard that the remuneration was good, and everyone was very enthusiastic. Zhou Geng can also see that the other three teenagers are similar to him, and they are all hard-working people who rely on their efforts to make a living. But when they heard that there was danger, everyone hesitated again.

"Five hundred dollars a day. Of course, danger is danger, and I won't hide it from you. You guys can think about it. Wu San said with a smile.

"Five hundred words?" everyone gasped after hearing this. Five hundred wen is equivalent to half a tael of silver! Although copper coins cannot be exchanged for silver, it is actually impossible to exchange a thousand wen for one tael of silver, but for these teenagers, even four yuan of silver is an astronomical amount!

Zhou Geng thought that if he did ordinary work, no matter how hard he worked, he would not be able to get such a high salary. Wu San told everyone in advance that there was danger, which could be regarded as honest. It is precisely because of the danger that such a high reward can be given!

"Can you tell me what the hell?" asked a teenager weakly.

"Go to Meishan outside Qingliu City and look for something with me. The mountain is high and the road is dangerous, and there may be some things on the mountain that I can't describe clearly, so I have to talk to you first. Wu San told them that he was not worried about leaking the news. Meishan is so big, not knowing the specific location to search for things is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack.

"I did it!"

"I did it too!"

"And me!"

"Fight!"

"We believe in Wu Sanye!"

After a little consideration, the five teenagers screamed and agreed to Wu San. As long as there are enough people, everyone is still relatively at ease.

On the same day, Wu San led the five teenagers to the restaurant for a full meal, and then went to the bathhouse to take a bath, changed their clothes, and lived directly in the inn.

These teenagers, even if they are Jinbao with the best family background, have never enjoyed this kind of treatment, and they are grateful to Wu San.

The next day, the five teenagers rested, and Wu San continued to spend the day in the city.

The third day was unknown, and Wu San took five teenagers on the road. Before leaving, Wu San gave each of the five teenagers an advance of one or two silver.

The other four teenagers exchanged the silver into copper coins, entrusted them to several reliable people, and sent the money back to their homes. This is Professor Wu San's method. Otherwise, if you directly entrust someone else to send a tael of silver, it is very likely that something will happen.

Zhou Geng had no relatives in the world, and he was very grateful for Jinbao's care, so he handed over the silver to Jinbao and took it home.

In three days, Zhou Geng and Jinbao became familiar with the other three teenagers. The three teenagers were all drudgers on the docks, the oldest was called Gouyu, the youngest was Shishi, and the other was called Tieshu. The three of them don't have big names, and they all call each other by small names. Their relatives are all in a distant mountain country, and they met as a dock helper.

Along the way, I don't know how many miles I walked, and it took five days, and the six people finally arrived at Qingliu City on the evening of the eighth day.

Qingliu City was bigger and more prosperous than the city they had been in before.

When they arrived in the city, Wu San gave them three taels of silver each. Wu San said that from the first day, they were paid. In eight days, 4,000 yuan per person, without deducting depreciation, directly counted as four taels of silver.

The five teenagers no longer thought hard about what Wu San wanted them to do. Their simple psychology believes that since Wu Sanye is good to them, they can't live up to Wu Sanye's trust and work hard.

After staying in the inn, Wu Sanye did not come back that night, and it was not until the afternoon of the ninth day that Wu Sanye appeared.

Wu Sanye announced that he would enter the mountain the next day!

That night, Zhou Geng didn't fall asleep until the second half of the night. When they arrived in the mountains, what did Wu Sanye tell them to do? What would happen to them? The future was like smoke and rain outside the window, foggy, and they couldn't see anything clearly.

After going on the road, Wu San was in a good mood and began to tell the boy about the history of his struggle. He said, "I was just as hard as you were back then, and even worse than you. After all, you met me, and as for me, no one wanted to carry me at that time. I had to struggle to get through to where I am today. But have I made a name for myself? No, I'm still far away!"

Wu San then pointed to the long road behind him and in front of him and said, "You see, there are many roads in this world, some are in the city, some are in the mountains, some are in the mountains, some are dignitaries walking, and some are people like you and me...... There are too many of these roads to count. However, this road and people are the same, only a few roads can be the same as people, with the help of chance, people stand out, the road becomes the thoroughfare, and people remember!"

Unconsciously arrived at Meishan. At this time, there were only many wild plums in Meishan, and Meizhuang had not yet been built, so it was very desolate. Only when the plum blossoms are in bloom do people from the city come to enjoy it. Now it's the time when the plum blossoms are not blooming, and no one is here.

Halfway up the mountain, Zhou Geng saw the cramped cliffs in the distance, which made people alert and look up. Although he stood far away, his heart was abrupt, as if those rocks might collapse at any time. But the plants on the rocks, growing on them, did not worry at all, just silently swayed with the wind.

(End of chapter)