Chapter 4027 Entering the mortal world for the first time
The man wore a bamboo hat, a raincoat, and a pair of straw sandals with many holes on his feet. His body smelled of the sea.
This statue looks like a fisherman who makes a living from the sea.
"Look at you, you are fair and clean. You are from the city. Why are you here?" The man asked strangely.
"I came from the city, and I was bored with studying, so I ran to the beach to play. Fortunately, my brothers asked me to help each other, otherwise I would have fallen into the sea and been buried." Ye Xiong said.
"Go back quickly, this is not a place for you to stay?"
When he heard that Ye Xiong was from the city, the man's face suddenly felt unhappy and he turned around and left.
Ye Xiong's spiritual consciousness sweep just now had stuffed everything on the entire planet into his mind.
Every flower, every grass, every tree, every tree on this planet is under his prying eyes.
There is a fisherman's city ten kilometers away from the sea. The city is full of rich people. They usually look down on people and are hated by the poor.
The place where the man lives is called Nanping Town, which is a seaside town. The people in the town make a living by fishing.
"Now that I've come, let's be at ease. Since I'm here, I'll be living as a mortal from today on. When I can understand the sixth form of Buddha's Demonic Palm, I will resume my status as a god-man, otherwise I will stay here all my life."
Ye Xiong used a forbidden technique to seal his own vitality, so that he couldn't move any vitality, and then he caught up with the man.
"Brother, I have traveled a long distance and am very hungry. Can you get me something to eat?" Ye Xiong asked.
"The environment here is not good, and we cannot entertain a noble person like you." The man did not stop at all.
"Brother, I am from Xiangyang Town, and I was born into a poor family. I had no choice but to enter Fisher Girl City just to study."
"Are you from Xiangyang Town?" The man stopped and asked suspiciously, "Which village are you from?"
"Xiaoniu Village, Xiancun."
"When did a scholar appear in Xiaoniu Village? I've never heard of him before. Come and have dinner at my house."
Hearing that Ye Xiong was also born in a poor family, the man immediately became polite and took him back to his home.
After some questioning, Ye Xiong learned that the man's name was Cheng Da. He was thirty years old and had been fishing at the beach for more than ten years. His ancestors had been fishermen for three generations.
"Ying'er, we have guests here. Let's kill some fish." As soon as he entered the door, Cheng Da shouted with a loud voice.
Inside the room, a girl about twenty years old, wearing a coarse shirt, ran out, with a round face and dark skin.
She is quite tall, about 1.7 meters tall, and her movements are very agile.
"Brother, this is."
"This is a village in Xiaoniu Village. He was studying in Fisher Girl City, and when he went to the beach to play, he encountered a tide collapse. I saved him."
Hearing the word scholar, Cheng Ying's eyes lit up instantly. He slaughtered the fish quickly and made a fire, and soon he had one fish and three flavors.
Fish heads and bones are boiled in soup, fish meat is steamed, and fish tails are braised.
"The family doesn't have much money, so just make do with it!" Cheng Ying said.
Ye Xiong ate it and found that it tasted very good.
Cheng Da and Cheng Ying ate very little, probably because they ate too much fish and rarely took off their chopsticks.
Especially Cheng Ying, her brows furrowed every time she took a bite of fish, as if she felt more uncomfortable than eating shit.
"Brother, when guests come, you don't even cut off a few ounces of meat." Cheng Ying complained a little.
"The fish didn't sell well today, so I earned five iron coins and couldn't even buy rice after spending it," Cheng Da said.
"I'm used to eating meat in the city, but I rarely eat this fish. It suits my appetite very much." Ye Xiong said with a smile.
After finishing the meal, Cheng Ying came around and asked: "Brother Ye, what scores are required for September enrollment in the city?"
"Only those with 90 points are eligible for admission."
"So high?"
Cheng Ying's expression suddenly darkened.
"Do you want to be admitted to Fisher Girl Academy?"
"She has always wanted to study. She reads when fishing, reads when sleeping, and reads when going out to sell fish. Without a teacher to guide her, she can see what she is blindly doing. It is a waste of time." Cheng Da scolded.
Cheng Ying's face suddenly turned red and she lowered her head, not wanting to speak.
"Brother Cheng, what you said is wrong. Xiaoying is unwilling to accept her fate. This kind of ambition is rare."
"She still has ambitions. I said she is just daydreaming. Not to mention whether she can pass the exam. Even if she does pass the exam, where will she get the money to study? I have asked, the monthly tuition of Fisher Girl College is 20 yuan.
Copper coins, our family's annual income cannot reach this amount." Cheng Da said coquettishly.
"If you don't have enough money, you can make some money."
"We have no other means of livelihood here except fishing. No matter how we make money, the fish are worthless."
Ye Xiong didn't want to argue with him. For people who lack knowledge, no matter what you say, it's useless.
After finishing the meal, Ye Xiong did not leave in a hurry, but called Cheng Ying over.
"Do you really want to go to the city to study?"
"Um."
Cheng Ying nodded solemnly, his eyes bursting with fiery light.
"Last time a gentleman from the city came to visit the beach, and I served as his tour guide. He told me that going to the city to study is the only chance to change my destiny. If I don't study hard, I will be like other women in the future.
When they reach old age, they are forced to marry and spend their whole lives exposed to wind and sun and fishing in the sea."
Ye Xiong hadn't seen such a fiery look in someone's eyes for a long time. All she wanted was to read.
He secretly decided that he must help her fulfill this wish.
"Listen carefully to my words. I guarantee that you will be able to study in the city this September?"
"real?"
"A scholar never lies."
"What do you need me to do?"
"Starting from tomorrow, you go door to door and tell me that I will collect all their fish, which is 10% more expensive than the fish station."
"Brother Ye, the fish market is so bad now, are you crazy?"
"Just listen to me."
After Cheng Ying left, Ye Xiong went to Cheng Da to borrow money.
Cheng Da almost jumped when he heard that Ye Xiong wanted to borrow money to collect fish or raise the price by 10%.
"Are you crazy? You have no money."
"Brother Cheng, listen to me."
It took Ye Xiong's sharp tongue to make him understand what monopoly was.
Nanping Town and Xiangyang Town are the only two small villages nearby that make a living from fishing. In terms of output, Xiangyang Town is far inferior. The fish from the two towns are basically sold to Fisher Girl City and surrounding towns. The population of the two towns
There are so many people that there is no other way to make a living except fishing, which leads to everyone working hard to fish. The supply in the fish market exceeds demand and the price is ridiculously low.
In terms of nutritional value and taste, marine fish is far from comparable to meat, but its price is less than one-tenth of that of meat.
As long as the fish production is reduced, the price will naturally increase.
"With so many people fishing, how can the output drop? You are just dreaming." Cheng Da still didn't believe it.
"What if all young people stop fishing?"
"If you don't go fishing, what will you eat? Are you going to eat dirt?"
"I plan to organize these young people and build an armed force of their own. If young people don't fish, the production will naturally drop."
"If you want to do it yourself, I won't go crazy with you." Cheng Da cursed and left.
Ye Xiong sighed. Now he finally understood what it means for a scholar to meet a soldier.
If he doesn't have enough knowledge, it will be useless for him to talk.
Now it seems that if you want to use your skills, there is only one way to find like-minded people.