Volume 39 Chapter 5
Bai Suxian was kneeling beside Zhang Tie and concentrating on mixing wine for Zhang Tie. Hearing Zhang Tie's words, Bai Suxian just smiled slightly, looked at Zhang Tie affectionately, and didn't speak.
Bai Suxian didn't speak, but the owner who had been steering the boat laughed at the stern, and said boldly while shaking the oar, "Young Master Cui, I don't understand. In Xuanyuan Hill, there are many rich and powerful families, but more Yes, but I am still an ordinary person like me. Ordinary people naturally want to earn money to live. Most ordinary people want to earn money. They have no connections and are reluctant to leave Xuanyuan Hill. Work hard, just like my old Zhou, relying on this boat to make a living in Xuanyuan Hill!"
Lao Zhou is the owner of this small boat, living on the Jinshui River. Today, Zhang Tie and Bai Suxian rented a boat to enjoy the Jinshui River, and they also hired Lao Zhou to operate the boat. Neither of them revealed their identities, just like ordinary people. When looking for a boat at a wharf by the river, Zhang Tie met Lao Zhou. Zhang Tie saw that Lao Zhou was a bit special among the boatmen. Zhou chartered the price of hiring a boat, and he didn't even bargain, so he let Lao Zhou sail. The two only told Lao Zhou that Zhang Tie's surname was Cui, and Bai Suxian's surname was Bai. Lao Zhou also called Zhang by Mr. Cui and Miss Baiyu. Iron and Bai Suxian.
"Hehe, Lao Zhou, what do you mean by saying that you are reluctant to leave Xuanyuan Hill? In a place like Xuanyuan Hill, do people still dare to force you to leave and do evil?" Zhang Tie asked with interest. Perhaps others would no longer be interested in Zhang Tie's cultivation base, but Zhang Tie was originally from the market, so he was particularly interested in these things.
In the past few days, I have visited some places in Xuanyuan Hill, the legends and allusions of those heroes and great men, those high-rise buildings and gates, interesting is interesting, magnificent is magnificent, but it is still a bit blunt for Zhang Tie, only today on the Jinshui River, Watching the boats going back and forth on the Jinshui River, smelling the aroma of wine from the wine shops on the bank, and listening to the hustle and bustle of selling goods with a southern accent and a northern accent, the image of Xuanyuan Hill slowly came alive in Zhang Tie's heart.
"It's not forced by someone, but voluntary!" Lao Zhou shuttled flexibly in the Jinshui River in a small boat. When he said this, he had just avoided a two-story painting boat, and there was a sound of silk and bamboo in the painting boat. This is also a boat doing business on the Jinshui River. When the men on the second floor of the boat passed by the boat, they saw Bai Suxian with a smile on his face. All of them couldn't help opening their mouths, and turned their heads to look at the boat as it went far away.
Bai Suxian heard Zhang Tie's "Lover" on the boat, so she smiled at Zhang Tie and blinked mischievously.
The Jinshui River is a man-made canal that connects the three lakes and Xuanyuan Hill, so although the river is wide, there are no waves on weekdays. There are no strong winds and waves. Even if it is a small boat, on the Jinshui River, as long as the person who operates the boat Skilled, but also able to walk on the ground.
After hearing Lao Zhou's words, Zhang Tie was even more surprised, "Voluntary? In such a place, as long as you can settle down, will anyone want to leave?"
"I heard that I have traveled all over the human race, but I can't find a place comparable to Xuanyuan Hill. If you want to live a decent life in Xuanyuan Hill, who is willing to leave such a treasured place of geomantic omen? There is no way to leave? "Old Zhou sighed while fumbling, "But people have to live, and they have to make money if they want to live. Otherwise, your family is in Xuanyuan Hill, and you can't live by breathing air!"
"That's true. Life is daily necessities, food, housing, and transportation. You can't live without money. Money is not everything, but having no money is absolutely impossible, especially in a place like Xuanyuan Hill!" Zhang Tie smiled. Said.
"Who says it's not! Xuanyuan Hill, it's not easy to live in vain..." Lao Zhou slapped his hands excitedly, and made a crisp sound, "The land and houses of every family living in Xuanyuan Hill are all According to the regulations, the gift from the Taixia royal family cannot be resold and traded. If no one inherits it, it will be taken back by the royal family. What I mean by reluctant to leave Xuanyuan Hill is that if you are willing to leave Xuanyuan Hill, put yourself in Xuanyuan Hill. Renting out the house will bring a lot of income for a year, and it will flow steadily. With this income, even if you leave Xuanyuan Hill and go to a place like the Nine Great Divine Provinces, your family can live a life of a rich man. There is no need to work hard for life anymore, Taixia wants to come to Xuanyuan Hill to settle down and set up a prestigious business group, there are so many wealthy business groups, even if the rent of houses in Xuanyuan Hill is the highest in the world, the annual rent for a three-foot house in a corner If you want thousands of gold coins, it is still hard to find a house, and there is no market for the price!"
"Just like in my family, the ancestor of the family was still the left middle marquis of Jinwu style in Xuanyuan Hill. With his meritorious service, he was able to get a small house in Xuanyuan Hill. Our Zhou family had a good time at the beginning. I heard my grandfather It is said that when our ancestors returned to Xunzhou to worship their ancestors, the governor of Xunzhou would host a banquet for each other, but after our ancestors passed away, our Zhou family was blessed by our ancestors and prospered for decades, but in these decades, Zhou There have been two generations in the family, but no decent children and grandchildren have been born again. When it came to my grandfather's generation, the Zhou family gradually declined, and our Zhou family's relationship with Zhijinwu also faded. For generations, there are three of our Zhou family brothers, and I am the eldest, so I will inherit the Zhou family’s ancestral house in Xuanyuan Hill, a small courtyard, and my two brothers have left Xuanyuan Hill to go out and do things to make a living!”
"Originally, my Zhou family's ancestral house was admired by someone when my father was, and I heard that it was a nobleman from the subcontinent who was willing to pay 20,000 gold coins every year to rent my Zhou family's house. I always lived in Xuanyuan Hill. At that time, our Zhou family was already in some difficulties. With the rent of 20,000 gold coins per year, our Zhou family’s life could be changed immediately, but my father just didn’t agree. Our three brothers called to the bedside and told us to guard the foundation of the Zhou family and not leave Xuanyuan Hill?"
Zhang Tie was surprised, "Disrespect, disrespect, I didn't expect you, Lao Zhou, to be the general. It's just that the 20,000 gold coins per year is not a decimal. Your family's situation was not very good at that time, why didn't you agree?"
Lao Zhou laughed, but what he said was not like a boatman at all, "It's easy to leave Xuanyuan Hill to live a stable life, but once you leave, the future generations of the family want to live in Xuanyuan Hill. It is impossible to get ahead in such a place, but as long as they stay, there will be a hope among the family members. As long as one of the descendants of the family can become a success in a place like Xuanyuan Hill, they will be able to glorify their ancestors immediately, and a family The Mo people got up, hehehe, although there are a lot of gold coins, there is no place in the world like Xuanyuan Hill, where there are great people everywhere, and opportunities are everywhere!"
"Xuanyuan Hill has the best school of the human race, the best education of the human race, the strongest knight of the human race, and the most chances of getting ahead in the human race. As long as you stay, as long as there are successors among the descendants of the human race, In the future, the connections and contacts left by the ancestors will be able to come alive again, so what is a mere money! As an ordinary family, if you want to stay and give opportunities to the younger generations of your family, you must find a way to make a living To support the family, to tell the truth, I am not afraid of the jokes of the two. In order to support the family, my old Zhou used his strength to steer the boat on the river, and my wife was selling wine. The peach blossom wine drunk on this boat is what my mother-in-law made by picking peach blossoms in the courtyard of my house every year..."
Zhang Tie did not make fun of it, but respected it in awe. What Lao Zhou and his wife did was almost the same as what their parents did in Heiyan City. These are Chinese parents who would sacrifice almost everything for their children. , this house in Xuanyuan Hill, understood from Lao Zhou’s point of view, is almost the first school district of the human race. In the entire Xuanyuan Hill, I don’t know how many parents and families like Lao Zhou gave up the opportunity to become a rich man easily, persisted in Xuanyuan Hill, held humble jobs, and waited for their children to become famous. one day.
Of course, not all families are like Lao Zhou, each family has its own situation, but with the scale of Xuanyuan Hill and the population it accommodates, there are definitely many families like Lao Zhou, even accounting for For the vast majority, the general ancestral shade can last for a hundred years is considered rare, and how long Xuanyuan Hill has existed, it has been around for more than 800 years. Those who can still enjoy the ancestral shade for so many years, the entire Xuanyuan Hill , It is estimated that there are not many to be found.
The ancestors of these families were glorious, otherwise they would not have stayed in Xuanyuan Hill. Therefore, when it comes to future generations, the idea of restoring the glory of the family and even going to a higher level has become the idea of many generations of families. People's greatest obsession and pursuit.
"Old Zhou, how many children are there in your family!"
Speaking of the children in the family, Lao Zhou's face became brighter, and his voice became louder unconsciously, "There are eight children in the family, three daughters, five sons, three of the five sons are honest, The talents are average, and the other two have some skills now. The sixth child has a talent for refining weapons. He is now an apprentice at the headquarters of the Rune Refining Masters Guild, helping people with errands, but he can learn skills, and the eldest is good at martial arts. Work hard, and he looks decent, and the family left the connections left by his ancestors in Zhijinwu. The boss himself is also strong, so he joined Zhijinwu. Now he is a corps leader, and he knows how to send money to his family. !"
The persistence of several generations of the Zhou family finally paid off when the next generation of the old Zhou finally paid off. Institutions and locations like the headquarters of the Human Race Rune Refining Masters Guild and Xuanyuan Hill Zhijinwu can be entered wherever they want. of.
"According to what you said, Lao Zhou, those families whose land and properties in Xuanyuan Hill were taken back, wouldn't they suffer a lot..."
"Hey hey, the rules are dead, people are alive, can the living be suffocated to death by urine, Mr. Cui probably didn't know it when he first came to Xuanyuan Hill, you go and inquire about it, for the past few hundred years, How can there be land and real estate in Xuanyuan Hill that will be taken back again?" Lao Zhou chuckled... , you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets, your support is the author's greatest motivation.)