Chapter 333 Double Favorability

Among the scholars, some are indeed inexperienced and have little knowledge, but there are also some who are smart, capable and determined. They have already decided to go north to Liaodong County.

But Mr. Lu's words put them on a pedestal, leaving them in a dilemma.

His words were a constraint for the scholars in the south, making them very uncomfortable.

But the words of the shopkeeper Wu of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce's bookstore untied this constraint and gave them the power of choice again.

For a while, countless knowledgeable people were full of goodwill towards the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce.

And the words of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce quickly spread under the spread of those who were interested.

Gu Huaisheng naturally heard it, so when he went to the appointment, he arrived early to show his sincerity.

At that time, in the whole hall, the father and son of the Ji family were talking to a young man.

After Gu Huaisheng came in, Ji Wuyin introduced the two parties.

"Manager Liu, this is Gu Huaisheng, the young master of the Gu family."

"Young Master Gu, this is Manager Liu Erxi, one of the managers of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce. He is responsible for all sales of the foot-operated thresher."

"Nice to meet you."

"I've heard a lot about you."

After both parties sat down, Ji Wuyin spoke again, "Young Master Gu, there is another manager of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce who has not arrived yet. Let's have a cup of tea and wait for him?"

"Okay."

Then, during the casual chat, the few people inevitably mentioned the current turbulent public opinion in Nandi.

Gu Huaisheng couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "The Liaodong Chamber of Commerce's move of using their own spear to attack their own shield is powerful."

To be honest, Mr. Lu's speech at the Nandi Restaurant really caught the scholars' weak points.

Mr. Lu took advantage of the scholars' deep love for Nandi and kidnapped them, making it difficult for them to leave Nandi at this time.

The people of Liaodong County also took advantage of the scholars' deep love for the Southland and told them that their departure was because they were sensible. First, they were determined not to add burden to the Southland, and second, they went to learn skills and come back to benefit the village.

This reason really made Mr. Lu, Xie Zhan and the officials speechless.

The key is that these scholars not only left the Southland themselves, but also called their friends to go with them. This is outrageous.

I wonder if Mr. Lu, who is sick, will be so angry that he will vomit blood when he learns about this situation.

Liu Erxi smiled and said nothing about his praise. This is nothing. Back then, Mrs. Qin Liu turned a village into a bachelor village with just a few words.

At this time, Xue Xu finally arrived, "Sorry, I'm late."

Gu Huaisheng stood up, "Mr. Xue, I didn't expect you to come back to the South."

Xue Xu laughed, "I've always been here, haven't I? Earlier, Chen Jiaye brought the family elites to the pilgrim street at the foot of Puxian Temple to block me."

Gu Huaisheng smiled bitterly and begged for mercy, "Mr. Xue, please stop laughing at me. If I can't see that this is Xie Zhan's plan and the beginning of the chaos in the South, I, the young master of the Gu family, am too stupid."

Xue Xu sat down, he sat in the empty seat they left for him.

Gu Huaisheng: "So Mr. Xue went to the North to seek development in the past few years?"

Xue Xu did not deny it, "A tree that is moved will die, a person who moves will live, people have to live, right?"

Gu Huaisheng felt sympathetic, "Mr. Xue's words make sense."

Then the two sides talked about the business of foot-operated threshers.

Liu Erxi boldly suggested, "We have sold out all the threshers that we shipped to the south. Master Gu, how about this, you arrange someone to go north with us? Go to our Liaodong County to see the goods in person, and we will give you a cost price?"

First, trick the person to Liaodong County, and leave the rest to Madam Qin Liu.

Gu Huaisheng pondered in silence.

At this time, Ji Wuyin on the side said to him, "Nephew, you can consider it. Our eldest brother will also go north with him this time. You arrange someone, and they can have a companion."

Gu Huaisheng was stunned. Master Ji is also going north? Then he thought for a while, and then said, "Okay, then I will let my cousin go, and ask Master Ji to take care of him on the way."

"Okay, okay."

Xue Xu and Ji Wuyin looked at each other with a smile in their eyes.

Outside the gate of Nandi City

Countless refugees with disheveled hair and ragged clothes, sitting or lying in groups of three or five, all without exception, had dull eyes. Occasionally, the crowd was mixed with the crying of children and the groaning of patients.

Yue Shu carried a bucket of water in one hand along the muddy road and walked towards their temporary residence. The water in the bucket was slightly turbid, not as clear as the well water in the past, but much better than the current river water.

He walked along, ignoring the countless eager eyes attracted by the bucket of water.

The refugees looked at his tall figure and silently retracted their sight.

Yue Shu came to the south of a slope not far away. Here, a shed was simply built with wood, slightly washed clothes picked up, and leaves. A layer of stones was first laid on the ground. Two wooden boards picked up from the flood were laid, which could barely accommodate people.

This is the temporary residence of their family of twelve. They have lived here for more than half a month. The people around their home were all from the same village.

Their Yuejia, including their entire Yuejia Village, was flooded.

Their Yuejia was the first group to abandon their homes and leave the village, so the casualties were relatively light, and they also brought out some survival supplies. And those who left later, many people died in the flood.

"Is the water back? Let me boil it." Yue Shu's wife Zhou said.

Yue Shu picked up the bucket and poured a little into the pottery jar, and the pottery jar was almost full.

Zhou shouted to the inside, "Ajie, wait a little longer, there will be hot water to drink in a while."

After they left the village, their stomachs hurt from time to time. Rural people's lives are cheap, and no one takes them seriously. Later, the stomachaches became more and more frequent, but they couldn't see a doctor in their current situation, so they could only endure it.

But a few days ago, when Yue Shu took his son Yue Jie to fetch water, he met a young man.

The young man took a look at the nine-year-old Yue Jie and said that there were worm spots on his face and there should be worms in his stomach. He also took out one or two pagoda-shaped white sugar from his arms and handed them to them.

Yue Shu was skeptical and broke off a little to try it himself. After about a quarter of an hour, there was no problem, so he dared to give it to the child.

The next day, looking at the stuff the child pulled out, he realized that what the young man said was true.

He remembered that when the young man left, he took a look at the water he was carrying and casually said that there were worms in the raw water that they couldn't see with their naked eyes, and asked them to try to boil the water in the future and not drink raw water anymore.

He immediately told his family about this.

Recently, they all boiled water to drink. Although it was a bit troublesome, they did not have diarrhea anymore.