0409 Small people have opportunities for small people(1/2)
Niu San went straight to his parents' home and left them a hundred cash to settle down.
"Aye, mother, please stay here for a while. When I have established a foothold there, I will take you all out."
Niu Decao said happily: "Don't worry, you don't have to worry about your family. Your mother and I are not too old to move around yet."
Niu San comforted his younger brothers and sisters again, asking them to obey and not run around.
After that, he went to Xiao'e's house, left fifty coins, and repeated what he said just now. If there is a chance in the future, he would take them all out.
The reason why I didn't give out the remaining fifty cash was because I wanted to keep it with me for emergency purposes.
They arrived at Fangximen early the next morning, and the place was already crowded with people.
There were also people who had successfully applied for the job, and more of them came to see them off.
Bu Wen showed up on time and counted the number of people according to the roster.
After giving everyone another quarter of an hour to say goodbye to their families, they lined up and left Chang'an City.
It was a very sensitive matter for so many people to gather at the emperor's feet, but fortunately they had already reported it, and the city gate officials did not stop it.
When leaving the city, everyone pointed at this strange group, which made Xiao'e very ashamed and dared not raise her head.
There is no way, others are at least dressed neatly, they are all covered in patches, and some are as unkempt as beggars.
For people who care about face, it is indeed a very embarrassing thing to see others.
After leaving the city, we walked all the way towards the factory area.
Naturally, it would be impossible for people to take a carriage or something like this, and they would all walk.
I heard that it was nearly twenty miles away, and many people looked embarrassed.
It’s not that they are lazy and don’t want to leave, it’s that they may not be able to get there.
These people usually don't have enough to eat, so how can they have any strength?
Bu Wen didn't say anything and just led everyone forward. Seeing this, the others could only grit their teeth and follow.
After all, there are so few opportunities to get out of the slums, and the settlement allowance of 100 cents is a real huge sum of money, so no one is willing to give it up.
Even if I have to crawl, I have to crawl to the workshop.
The factory recruits people for work, not for killing people, so Bu Wen naturally won't let people crawl over.
After walking for about three to five miles, when everyone was tired and hungry, a shed appeared in an open space ahead. There were five or six carriages parked next to it, as well as more than a dozen horses.
There were two young men sitting in the shed, and there were more than a dozen strong men with weapons and evil spirits around them. It was obvious at a glance that there was a big shot.
Bu Wenjing led his people straight to the shed, saluted respectfully to the two people, and then sat down.
Then the people on the carriage started to get busy.
Niu San and others stood outside the shed and looked at each other. What are they doing?
The person in charge will go and have a rest and have a meal, leaving us here?
No one dared to raise an opinion, which is normal in this era.
But Niu San glanced at Xiao'e, who was already turning pale, gritted his teeth and said, "I'll ask you for some food."
Xiao'e grabbed him and said, "No, there are noble people there, don't rush into them."
Niu San just hesitated for a moment and then said: "It's okay, don't you believe what I say? Even if you don't get the things, you can come back safely, don't worry."
Saying this, regardless of Xiao'e's objection, she nodded and walked towards the shed.
Before he could get close to the shed, a guard glared at him fiercely and shouted: "Get out of here, kill him if you dare to come near this place."
The cow's legs softened, a few drops of water squeezed out from under it, and she quickly said: "Okay, okay, I'll leave now."
He could see that these people really dared to kill him. If he went over to ask for food at this time, he would not be brave but stupid.
But before he could leave, he heard a voice coming from the shed: "Xu Shanying, let him come over."
"Here." Xu Shanying responded and said to him: "Remember, follow me and don't get closer than one foot to the shed."
Niu San said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, I understand."
Xu Shanying then led him into the shed, pointed to a place and said, "Just stand here. Just answer whatever the real person asks you. Don't move or talk."
"Here." Niu San stood carefully, bending very low and not daring to raise his head to look inside.
The people sitting inside were none other than Chen Jingke and Li Chengqian.
Chen Jingke asked: "What's the matter with you?"
Niu San swallowed nervously and replied carefully: "To tell you the truth, my wife is weak and I'm afraid she won't be able to walk such a long distance. Can you give me a treat?"
Chen Jingke looked at him with interest and said, "I'm asking for food for your wife, won't you eat it?"
Niu San said: "I am in good health and can bear it."
Chen Jingke smiled and said: "You are quite courageous. What is your name?"
Niu San quickly replied: "The younger one's name is Niu San."
Chen Jingke pointed to a plate of meatloaf on the table and said, "Niu San, right? Have you seen this plate of meatloaf?"
Niu San raised his head and lowered it quickly, but he had already seen the plate of yellow meatloaf and said, "I saw it."
Chen Jingke said: "There is food for four to five hundred people in these cars. Go and share it with everyone."
"As long as everyone eats well and no one raises any objections, this plate of meatloaf will be your wife's."
"If you can't divide it well, then you just have to watch others eat it."
"Ah?" Niu San was stunned. Did Taoist Bu come to take everyone to eat? If he had known this, he would not have stood up and caused trouble.
Chen Jingke smiled and said, "Why, don't you dare?"
Niu San gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll do it right away... May I ask if all the food on these six cars is included?"
Chen Jingke said: "Yes, it's all, you can go."
Niu San cupped his hands and backed away.
After he walked away, Li Chengqian asked: "You seem to admire him very much?"
Chen Jingke smiled and said: "I can't speak of admiration, but he is indeed very courageous and responsible. If he is a talent that can be made, there is no harm in giving him a chance."
Li Chengqian said disapprovingly: "What kind of talents can come out of the slums?"
Chen Jingke said: "Although the probability of having a noble son from a poor family is very low, it is not impossible. Just in case you encounter one."
"Selecting one of these people to focus on training can also set an example for others and inspire their fighting spirit."
Li Chengqian nodded and said, "That's indeed the truth."
On the other side, Niu San went to take a look at the cars first. The three cars were filled with white bread, wrapped in quilts, and steaming hot.
When he opened a corner, the aroma filled his nostrils and made his stomach growl.
But seeing these buns, he became more confident about the future.
Even now, he is still willing to give them white bread, which shows that the other party is indeed sincere.
He swallowed his saliva and covered himself with the quilt again. He went to look at the other three carriages and saw the rice soup being cooked.
It's just that there is very little rice and the soup is very thin.
Niu San didn't think the other party was stingy. He gave him all the white bread, so he didn't save a little rice.
There is only one possibility: this soup is for everyone to quench their thirst.
After reading it again, he had an estimate of the amount of food and knew how to distribute it.
But he was not in a hurry, but came to the crowd and called his brothers aside.
"Brothers, now there is an opportunity to stand out in front of you. Are you willing to take a chance?"
Ding Shiyi said hesitantly: "Tell me first what's going on? Didn't you ask your wife for food just now? What's going on now?"
Niu San smiled and said: "Don't worry, listen to me first. There are two noble people sitting under the shed. If I guess correctly, one of them is Zhenren Chen from Zixiao Temple."
"Oh!!!" Everyone couldn't help but exclaimed softly.
Zixiao Guan Sun Shenxian and his disciple Chen Zhenren can be said to be household names in Chang'an.
What's more, the name used in the recruitment this time was Master Chen, and they were very familiar with it.
To them, Chen Jingke was already a very important person, but they didn't expect to meet him here.
The most important thing is that Niu San actually struck up a conversation with the other party.
Qiu Hui said excitedly: "Sanlang, please tell me what Master Chen just said to you."
Niu San said: "I was just about to tell you about this. Have you seen those cars? They are all filled with food. Master Chen asked me to share the food with everyone."
"Eat?" someone couldn't help but exclaimed.
But he immediately realized that he had made a mistake and quickly covered his mouth.
Many people's stomachs rumbled reflexively.
To be continued...