0409 Small people have opportunities for small people
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.
Ding Shiyi grasped the key point and said in surprise: "Master Chen asked you to share the food with everyone?"
Niu San said: "Yes, Master Chen saw that I was brave, so he gave me this opportunity. If I can share the food fairly with everyone, I will have a chance to be reused."
Ding Shiyi said happily: "That's great. If Sanlang is reused, the lives of us old brothers will be much easier."
Niu San solemnly said: "Everyone knows that I, Niu San, am not the kind of person who forgets his loyalty for profit. If I can get ahead, I cannot do without the benefits of my brothers."
Everyone said one after another: "We believe in Saburo."
Niu San then said: "But I can't separate the food by myself. I need everyone's help. I believe that with our brothers' ability, we can pass Zhenren Chen's assessment."
Qiu Hui said: "Then what are you waiting for? Just tell me what to do, Sanlang. We will all listen to you."
Others also said: "Yes, we all listen to you."
Niu San said gratefully: "Thank you brothers for your trust. I swear to God that I will live up to you all."
Then he told everyone his plan, and several people nodded.
Soon they discussed the countermeasures and then came to the front of the crowd together.
Ten young men standing together, their momentum alone is enough to suffocate most people.
Although there are more than 400 young men on the opposite side, these people are not united and are no different from more than 400 sheep.
So everyone looked at them in confusion, not knowing what they wanted to do.
Ding Shiyi shouted loudly: "Don't say anything, Sanlang has something to tell everyone."
The crowd gradually became quiet.
Niu San took a step forward and said, "As you all saw just now, I went to the shed and met some noble people."
"In these cars are food prepared by noble people. Let me share it with everyone."
"Eat?" The crowd became noisy. Everyone looked at the cars excitedly and talked about them.
Niu San winked at the others, only to hear the other nine shouting in unison: "Quiet, quiet, quiet..."
Although there were only nine of them, the shouting together was louder than the other side, and the crowd became quiet again.
Niu San then continued: "Your Excellency has given me the task of distributing food, which means that I will share the food with everyone. Whoever is talking will not be given food."
There were still scattered voices at first, but now it was completely quiet.
Niu San was very satisfied and said: "In order to prevent crowding and for everyone to have equal access to food, I have made a few regulations."
"We'll line up later to get food. If anyone disobeys and runs around and cuts in line, he won't get anything to eat."
"Everyone can only receive food once. If someone receives more, once he is discovered and the food is shared later, the food will not be shared with him."
"If someone reports someone who received too much food, once confirmed, he will be rewarded with an extra piece of food. Do you understand?"
"I understand." Some people in the crowd responded.
Niu San continued: "To ensure fairness, my brothers, I, and my wife will eat last. You can supervise and see if I mean what I say."
People in the crowd looked at them in surprise, and many people who were originally dissatisfied with him also became honest.
Niu San quickly struck while the iron was hot and asked his seven brothers to supervise everyone's queue.
He took Ding Shiyi there to share the buns, and he arranged for Xiao'e to sit aside and rest.
In fact, as long as everyone lines up to receive the food, the food is easily distributed. The difficulty is how to get so many people to queue up obediently.
He succeeded in doing this by relying on the power of a fox and the help of these brothers.
The rest of dividing the buns becomes simple.
He estimated that the buns would be more than enough for two people.
To be on the safe side, he decided to take two for each person, and we would deal with the rest later.
Seeing the snow-white buns, Ding Shi drooled, but he resisted eating them and shared them with everyone along with Ding San.
People in the slums had never seen such white buns, and they all exclaimed.
As soon as they bought the buns, they couldn't help but immerse themselves in it. Niu San and Ding Shiyi's stomachs growled even louder.
In fact, the number of these buns was indeed calculated and was exactly nine hundred, leaving two for each person and twenty-eight.
It's better to share the soup, each person has a bowl, and whoever is thirsty can come and drink.
After eating white bread, no one will care about a bowl of watery rice soup.
After everyone had eaten and drank, he wrapped the remaining buns with a piece of cloth from the carriage, carried them to the shed and said:
"Back to the real person, the food has been divided. Here are the remaining twenty-eight buns."
"Bah bang bang." Chen Jingke clapped and said, "Okay, well done, I'll give you the remaining buns as a reward. And this plate of meat cakes, give it to your wife."
Bu Wen took out the plate and handed it to Niu San with a wink.
After Niu San took it, he said respectfully: "Thank you, Master, for the reward."
Chen Jingke ignored him and said to Li Chengqian: "Let's go. I heard that Erlang's looms have made great progress. Let's go and take a look."
Li Chengqian stood up and said: "Let's go, let me see what surprise Qingque brings us this time."
The two of them came outside the shed under the protection of many guards.
After getting on the horse, Chen Jingke said to Niu San who was still waiting respectfully: "You are good, do a good job."
After saying that, he tapped the horse's belly with his feet and galloped away.