Chapter 215: Coolie Life
Peng Shugen is a solid heart, Chen Ao asked, he was also 1510, without reservation, and told him everything he knew. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Originally, the Fugui Salt Farm had a total of 100 acres of salt pans and was divided into five areas. Each region has a steward, and Ma Zongkui is just one of them. There is also a boss in the salt factory, Zhou Fugui, who is the real owner of the salt factory.
However, although he is the lord of the salt farm, the power is controlled by the five stewards sent by the Earth Demon Sect, and he is only responsible for Xiong Guang, the head of the Earth Demon Gate, and all the silver he earns naturally flows into the Earth Demon Gate. Zhou Fugui can be said to have said that he has suffering.
Ma Zongkui had more than 30 coolies, a small half of whom were kidnapped inexplicably, just like Chen Ao, and more than half of them were local people who volunteered to work in the salt works. However, although these people get paid every month, it is really a drop in the bucket compared to the profits of the salt works. Not only that, but once you are lazy and make a mistake, you will be beaten badly, and you will not show mercy at all.
This is simply not work, but desperate! These black-hearted gangs can't help but squeeze the surplus value of these coolies, and they also want to deprive them of all their rights! Chen Ao can't help but sigh.
Chen Ao asked about everyone's situation again in order to have a good relationship with everyone. Only by establishing a good relationship can we avoid making enemies everywhere.
Peng Shugen told him that most of the coolies here were very honest, and those who were as slippery as Chen Ao or as domineering as Qian Laosan were all exceptions.
Peng Shugen casually said everyone's temperament preferences, and Chen Ao remembered them one by one. To his surprise, Peng Shugen was familiar with this salt pan for many years, and almost most of the coolies listened to him. Peng Shugen himself didn't even realize this.
Chen Ao thought to himself, Peng Shugen didn't realize how much energy he had, but this was definitely a force to be reckoned with!
Finally, Peng Shugen also told him that there were thousands of coolies and guards in this area. As a result, there are often petty traffickers who sell their goods at the salt works. The gold sore medicine used yesterday was secretly bought by Peng Shugen through his own people.
Chen Ao was overjoyed, paced back and forth for two steps, pondered for a moment and said, "Uncle Peng, can you get me two pots of wine back?"
The reason why he asked for wine was because it was humid in the salt works, and sleeping in a shack at night was even more cold and biting, making it difficult to sleep, and it was easier to involve the internal typhoid poison. Chen Ao's mental method has not yet been practiced, so he can only use wine to warm up his body and tide over the difficulties.
Peng Shugen's face was embarrassed, and he said, "This wine is a strictly forbidden thing, why are you doing this?"
Chen Ao thought to himself, yes, although these coolies can be refreshed by drinking, it is inevitable that they will be impulsive after drinking. In such a large salt factory, there are hundreds of coolies, but the strength of the guards is actually very small. If so many people make trouble under the influence of alcohol, I am afraid that it may not be able to suppress it. Therefore, these guards simply strictly forbade drinking alcohol to avoid trouble.
Chen Ao begged bitterly and told Peng Shugen that he was not in good health and used wine to warm his body. Peng Shugen was kind-hearted, and finally gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and agreed......
It's another hard day's work, and although I'm tired, I'm still fine. Sitting by the campfire at night, Chen Ao deliberately found an inconspicuous corner to avoid being targeted again. At this time, it's better to keep a low profile.
At night, Chen Ao hid next to the shack and secretly practiced the mental formula. After five or six days like this, it was smooth and steady, and there were no waves.
As time passed, the hope of someone coming to rescue him became slimmer. Chen Ao's heart gradually cooled, and he secretly thought, this place is adjacent to the sea, and it is very far away from Haixian, but I am afraid that they would never have imagined that they would be caught here.
And his opponents in Haixian County are really a lot. Maybe Zhao Ling and the others are still thinking about how to find me in the hands of Duan Wuqi and the others! The funny thing is that maybe Duan Wuqi, Xiong Guang and the others don't know that I actually did their coolies.
Thinking of this, Chen Ao could only shake his head and smile bitterly. Although the hope of salvation is getting slimmer and slimmer, Chen Ao's body has become stronger and stronger through daily work and unremitting cultivation. Although he doesn't know much martial arts, his strength is much greater than before, and the muscles in his arms and chest are slightly raised. And every day the wind and sun are exposed, the complexion is darker, with a bit of vicissitudes, and a lot of manhood has grown.
Chen Ao was very satisfied with his change, and he no longer thought about how to escape for a while. After another seven or eight days, Chen Ao had already practiced the mantra left by the pure dust. The set of mantras for purifying dust is taken from a small section of Shaolin's authentic internal strength - Washing the Marrow and Washing the Muscles, which is very exquisite. However, he did not teach Chen Ao martial arts, but only to cure diseases, so this paragraph only explained how to enhance the yang energy in the body, and did not teach how to use internal strength.
Rao is like this, and Chen Ao has also benefited a lot. At the very least, the cold poison in the body has rarely attacked. Even if it is occasionally cold in the middle of the night and it is difficult to control yourself, as long as you use the mental method, you can warm your hands and feet, and your whole body is comfortable.
However, the benefits are not only that, Chen Ao has practiced diligently every day, and he feels that his hands and feet have become more and more powerful, and his body has gradually become stronger.
Over the past few days, Chen Ao has also built a good relationship with this group of "workers". He has a sharp tongue, and since he has lost his face and learned to pat himself, he is even more comfortable in water. Chen Ao can talk about Ma Zongkui comfortably, and it is not a problem to deal with this gang of big bosses, and he can often make everyone happy in just a few words. Now, except for Qian Laosan, who is still hostile to Chen Ao, everyone else has become familiar with him, and even calls him a brother.
That night, everyone sat around the campfire as usual. Ma Zongkui got bored again and wanted to have some "fun". He pointed straight at Chen Ao, wanting to see him make a fool of himself, and also to test this kid's loyalty again. These days, Chen Ao's activity has made him a little uneasy. I've never seen a captured coolie like him before.
Chen Ao thought to himself, no matter what, he couldn't easily find someone to fight, not only did he hurt his anger, but he was also easily injured. So he had an idea, stood in the middle, ready to tell a story.
He has been "well-read" since he was a child, and it is natural to deal with this group of people who lack cultural life. Chen Ao thought about it and chose to tell the story of "Water Margin".
He chose this because he was particular about it. The Water Margin is about rebellion, and Ma Zongkui represents the forces of the rivers and lakes that oppose the imperial court, so it is easy to resonate with him. The other coolies, who have been oppressed for a long time, also want to "rebel". However, what they want to create is not the rebellion of the imperial court, but the opposition of these bully forces of the Earth Evil Gate! Therefore, this story can attract everyone's interest the most.