Chapter 117 Satisfactory settlement of the mine matter
"I admit that I have more benevolence than others, but that does not mean that I am overly compassionate. I treat human nature with humanity and behave with animal nature. I do not seek to educate others. I only wish to educate others wherever I can.
Whether it's right or wrong to do what I want to do in my heart has nothing to do with me, and what I do in the mine is what I want to do and can do."
"Although I am older than you and my cultivation level is higher than yours, when it comes to the state of mind, I am not as good as you. No wonder Uncle Eleven takes a fancy to you. As expected, Jiang is still hotter than you."
This time, Lei Wu told the truth and did not flatter others.
There is a saying that Li Xiaotian's philosophical words just now really taught him a lot. He never expected that a young man with a crown in his prime would have such an understanding.
"Now you know that I have a keen eye for pearls," Lei Ming said to Lei Wu proudly.
Lei Wu rolled his eyes at Lei Ming, and was actually a little jealous that he had made such a good friend with strength and ideas. He suddenly remembered something and replied: "When it comes to beads, I have done everything I need to do, even if I don't.
Then Lei Yunzi should be returned to his original form."
Lei Ming glanced at Li Xiaotian to see what his opinion was. After all, he had given the things to him.
Li Xiaotian shrugged helplessly, thinking that after his big breakthrough, this guy had forgotten about Lei Yunzi and was just thinking about finishing the matter in the mine. Before Lei Wu thought of it, he packed up and ran away overnight.
There was no way, Lei Ming secretly cursed himself for being a bitch, so he could only reluctantly hand Lei Yunzi over to Lei Wu.
While talking, Zhang Suan had already settled all the workers' wages, and then told everyone about Li Xiaotian's careful arrangements.
When they received the huge wages, the workers were full of gratitude to Li Xiaotian, and heard that he was considerate of everyone. Some people with low tears had their noses sore and tears filling their eyes. These people's tears of joy instantly infected other people.
Suddenly, the entire mine was filled with a mixture of sadness and joy.
Seeing this, Li Xiaotian walked to Zhang Suan and said: "You don't have to be like this. As the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, a first-rank minister, I can do everything with a little effort and my responsibilities are here. You all have such expressions. If you don't know, you think you are giving me instructions."
There’s a memorial service!”
Hearing Li Xiaotian's humorous self-deprecation, everyone immediately burst into laughter.
"I have sent people to open an inn in the city. Let's freshen up and change our clothes later, and then return home!"
When everyone heard this, they were extremely moved. One person suddenly knelt down and worshiped directly, and everyone kneeled down to thank him in unison.
Li Xiaotian hurriedly said: "Everyone, please get up quickly. It doesn't have to be like this. I really don't dare to do it."
The man kneeling at the head replied loudly: "We know that there is gold under the man's knees, and we also know that we kneel to the sky and kneel to our parents. It was the adults who rescued us all from the black mines, and also gave me such a high salary. It is simply
It means recreating parents. You are the real official of parents. If you cannot afford to kneel down, who else in this world can afford it!"
"Yes, after returning home, my family will not worship gods, but only pray for adults!"
"From now on, Your Excellency is the god in my mind. I no longer believe in the empty gods, but only the real gods in front of me!"
"When I go back, I will build a merit temple for you!"
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In an instant, the crowd burst into voices of praise, admiration, and belief for Li Xiaotian, one after another, uproarious, and endless.
Li Xiaotian just wanted to help them and never thought about getting anything from them. But now seeing them being so grateful to him, he felt a strange sense of satisfaction in his heart. It turns out that bringing happiness to others can also make people happy.
So happy.
"I accept everyone's kind blessings, everyone, get up!" Li Xiaotian shouted.
Then, everyone stood up.
Li Xiaotian asked the imperial guards and soldiers to lead the workers out of the mine and walked toward Youzhou in a mighty manner.
"Facing hundreds of people kneeling down and worshiping, how did Brother Lu feel just now?" Lei Wu asked curiously.
"That's an emotion you will never experience." Li Xiaotian replied, and then said: "Now, the whole mine is yours, slowly move the gold ore, and we will go back to Youzhou first."
"Boss Lei, these are the extra gold coins, they are all here."
Zhang Suan brought the bag of gold coins, reduced by half, to Lei Wu.
Then, he hurriedly followed Li Xiaotian and set off with the large army, leaving Lei Wu alone to look after the gold ore that belonged to him.
"Sir, this is the account book. Here are the extra eighty-six gold coins."
On the way, Zhang Suan handed the account book and the remaining gold coins to Li Xiaotian.
"Didn't your own wages count?"
Li Xiaotian asked, only taking the book but not the gold coins.
Zhang Suan explained: "I only do accounting and don't mine ore. This job is much easier than mining ore. I also do things for everyone. It's good if I can save my life. How can I still collect wages?"
Besides, ten times the salary is enough for me."
Li Xiaotian didn't say much, took the money bag, took out fifty gold coins, and stuffed the rest into Zhang Suan.
Zhang Suan saw this and hurriedly said: "Sir, I can't do it, I really can't do it, it's too much!"
"What do you think is the most important thing for an official to judge matters?" Li Xiaotian did not persuade him to accept it, but asked instead.
Zhang Shuan said bluntly: "It is fair and just."
"You keep accounts in the mine, and you work hard and meticulously. Your hard work is no less than anyone else's. Your efforts are worth the price. I am also following the principle of fairness and justice. If you refuse to accept it, it means that I am against you."
It's unfair on your part." Li Xiaotian reasoned.
Zhang Suan felt that what Li Xiaotian said was reasonable and had no words to argue. He only took twenty-five pieces and handed the rest to Li Xiaotian, saying: "Sir, I'll take the average wage. I really can't accept more."
"True axis." Li Xiaotian smiled and shook his head, no longer forcing him to make things difficult, and then said to Lei Ming and Gengnian: "You see, this is called a kind heart."
Seeing Li Xiaotian take back the extra gold coins, Zhang Suan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, sir, for your help."
"Have a good time studying, I'll be waiting for you in the capital to be named on the gold medal list."
After Li Xiaotian finished speaking, he and Lei Ming Gengnian rushed to the front of the team.
The journey continued with great momentum until finally arriving at Youzhou City.
Many people who didn't know what they were looking at looked at this huge procession. There were about a hundred dirty and unkempt people in the middle. They thought they were prisoners brought from somewhere. But after a closer look, they didn't look like it, because they all had something to say.
Everyone was smiling, and their faces were filled with smiles brighter than this spring. They didn't look like criminals at all. Everyone was talking about it and guessing the story of this long queue.
Finally arriving at the inn, it is worth mentioning that the inn booked was the same inn where Lei Ming arranged for He and Zhang to stay.
At this time, Mr. He, his children, and Mr. Zhang were already waiting at the door. Since he knew the completion date of the mine, Li Xiaotian asked Lei Ming to inform the two of them, and by the way, he booked the inn to welcome the workers to freshen up.
As soon as the large army arrived, firecrackers were fired immediately in front of the inn, and gongs and drums were played loudly. The welcoming ceremony was quite grand.
“Well arranged.”
Li Xiaotian praised Lei Ming.
"It's funny, remember I told you to teach me a lesson." Lei Ming warned again.
"His was an accident. Besides, he was a breakthrough in cultivation, and you were a bottleneck breakthrough. The two are not the same thing at all, and they won't work." Li Xiaotian said earnestly.
"Anyway, I'm a dead horse being treated as a living horse doctor. Just give it a try and you'll know. Just tell me, will it help?" Lei Ming asked.
"You've said so. It's just a matter of words. Can you not help?" Li Xiaotian had no choice but to agree, but he still felt that there was little hope. No, it should be that there was no hope at all. As for the reason, he had already explained it.
Seeing the three members of the He family and the Zhang family reunited, the mine matter has been successfully resolved. The remaining matters were left to the Imperial Guards and their soldiers, and Li Xiaotian and the others returned home.
"Congratulations, sir!"
When everyone saw Li Xiaotian leaving, they quickly gave him gifts.
Li Xiaotian did not look back, just waved his hand.
On the way back home, Li Xiaotian thought of an old question that he couldn't figure out, and asked Lei Ming: "Last time Commander Geng said something peach, why did you give him the storage bag immediately?"
"It's rare that the extremely smart Lu Shangshu hasn't guessed this simple question yet." Seeing that Li Xiaotian was still worried about this matter, Lei Ming gloated and teased, and then continued: "This is between me and Commander Geng.
It’s a little secret, I have no comment, hehe.”
"Yes." Gengnian agreed.
Li Xiaotian rolled his eyes at the two of them and said, "I will understand."