Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

Chapter 175 Tuwozi Village Shangwu Fisherman's Song Wharf

Li Yuer and his sister went to buy a lot of food, eggs, and pork before returning to the village.

Not long after entering the village, I saw a group of people gathered under a big willow tree in the east of the village.

Grandma Sun sat under a big willow tree with her hair loose and yelled, "You are such heartless people. My three grandsons are missing, alive or dead. You didn't catch that bastard Ma Wu, but you put me in jail. You will not have a good death!"

The onlookers pointed and talked, even though Mrs. Sun was usually sarcastic and cowardly.

But after all, they were from the same village, and when her family lost their child, everyone felt sorry for her.

Aunt Qiu'e stepped forward to support Granny Sun, but Granny Sun pushed her away, "You all came here to laugh at me, right?"

Aunt Qiu'e was pushed and staggered. Fortunately, the woman behind her helped her, otherwise she would have fallen.

The village head's wife came over and said with a suppressed anger, "Auntie Sun, the ground is cold, you should get up and go home first. No one is laughing at you. Losing a child is a big deal in the village. We have children of our own, so how could we not want to help you find your child?"

Other villagers followed suit and advised: "Grandma Sun, think about it again. What was wrong before Damao and the others disappeared?"

Granny Sun cried until her eyes were red. She just shook her head desperately: "I have said it many times, no, no! Really not! It's like the person disappeared out of thin air."

At this time, the village chief came and the Sun family also came.

Sun Baifu was shocked to see his wife so dirty and crazy.

"Old lady, didn't you report it to the police? How did it become like this? Where's the boss?"

When she saw her man, Mrs. Sun finally got up from the ground, rushed over to Sun Baifu, grabbed his sleeve and burst into tears.

"They said that Damao and his friends ran away from home on their own accusation, and that Laoda and I had made false accusations. They beat Laoda with a stick and put him in jail, and also said that if you don't pay a fine of ten taels of silver, you can't get them back."

Now, not only the Sun family, but the whole village was furious.

"This, this, is outrageous!" An old man banged his walking stick on the ground. "Is there still law here? How does the county magistrate judge this case?"

A villager said: "I told you before, my relatives in the town said that Wu Baopi was a corrupt official who sucked blood, but you didn't believe it and insisted on reporting it to the police. Now look what happened, you didn't find him, and you even lost another one. You really lost money and your son."

Another villager said: "Who could have imagined this! Who could have thought that the Lord of Justice could do such a thing! How are the common people going to live in the future if they do this?"

A well-informed villager said, "Have you heard? Recently, the group of people in the gambling house in the town were struck by thunder from the sky by Mazu, and one of their leaders, named Leopard, died."

"I heard from my cousin's aunt's seventh aunt's nephew that the gambling house boss named Leopard has been robbing women recently and killing many people. The girl from Zhao's Noodle House is very pretty, like a flower, so she caught the eye of these bullies. They wanted to use the same old trick on her, but they were killed by thunder."

"Then why didn't Mazu kill Wu Baopi as well?"

"It's not that there is no retribution, it's just that the time has not come yet. If you do something to a certain extent, there will be retribution, and no one can escape." A mother-in-law with a bad look said hatefully.

"Where did Da Mao, Er Mao, and San Mao go? Where could three grown men go even if they ran away from home? The farthest they could go is not to the town, so where else could they go?"

"Could it be that he was sold to another place by a kidnapper?"

Sun Baifu's face was extremely ugly. His grandson's whereabouts were unknown and he was blackmailed by the government for ten taels of silver. His family had been scrimping and saving over the years and had only saved ten taels of silver. If he had to take it out all at once, he would have lost all the money he had saved.

Sun Baifu has many sons, but he values ​​his eldest son the most. If nothing unexpected happens, the eldest son will be needed to support them when they are old, and he will not abandon the eldest son unless it is absolutely necessary.

Sun Baifu's other sons rolled their eyes, not knowing what they were thinking.

At this time, the village chief also rushed over after hearing the news.

After hearing the whole story, he was helpless and said, "No matter what, go back and prepare the money to redeem the person first."

When ordinary people are involved in lawsuits, they are doomed to be defeated. The Sun family can only suffer in silence and go home to raise money.

The village chief went home sighing, ate a few mouthfuls of food at noon and went into the city to Huihai County to discuss countermeasures with his eldest son.

After all, they are from the same village, but he has heard about the situation in the county government from his eldest son. It is not certain whether his intercession will work, so he will go and take a look first.

Why is he so worried as the village chief?

In the afternoon, the black-sailed boat fleet from Tuwozi Village arrived at Yuge Wharf.

Under the guidance of Li Laosan, we docked at the east coast.

"There's really a lot of garbage piled up here," said a villager.

"Don't worry about it for now, let's dock the boat in an area to the east where there is no garbage." said the village chief.

So, everyone began to drop anchor and go ashore in an orderly manner.

It was not yet winter, and the dock was still very deserted, and no one paid attention to what was happening on the East Coast.

In this way, about a hundred black-sailed boats from Tuwozi Village docked on the east bank of Yuge Wharf.

The whole family of fishermen lives on the boat. If one person comes to work, the others have to follow. There are more than 500 people in total. It can be said that the whole village has been mobilized. The village chief has only recruited one man from each family to work for the time being.

He was also worried that there might be too many people and that the young master might think they were trying to take advantage of the rich.

Li Laosan said, "Uncle Jiu, the young master said that we can start work from tomorrow. We will start work at Chenshi in the morning and have lunch at noon, which is half an hour. We will finish work at Shenshi in the afternoon. We need to sign in with our handprints in the morning and evening."

I'll send an accountant to register it for you later.

The person sent by Li Laosan was Datou. Datou knew only a limited number of words. Fortunately, the villagers' names were very simple, such as Haisheng and Dazhu. He could write most of them. For those that he couldn't write, he would just draw a similar pattern.

For example, to characterize morning glory, draw a morning glory flower and then write the character “牛”.

The village chief was very happy when he heard that construction could start tomorrow. He told the good news to the villagers, and they all cheered.

I only earn ten copper coins a day for carrying heavy bags at the dock, and that doesn't include meals. But I get one meal at noon, and I only work a few hours a day, and I still earn twenty copper coins. What a good job!

Many middle-aged women came to Li Laosan to try to get close to him, praised him highly, and even asked him in some subtle ways whether he was married.

Li Laosan was a little overwhelmed by the ladies' straightforward praise. After settling them down, he ran away, leaving the mess to Datou and Jiaqueer.

When the old lady saw Li Laosan running away, she started to look at Datou.

"Can the boy still read?"

Big Head: "Well, I know a few, but not many."

Auntie: "That's amazing, it's good to be educated, educated people are smart. How old are you this year?"

Big Head: "Thirteen."

Auntie: "You are not young anymore, are you engaged?"

Big Head: “No.”

The old lady smiled so hard that her teeth were exposed. "What kind of girl are you looking for? Let me tell you, my daughter Luluo is both filial and hardworking..."

Another lady rushed to say: "Your green radish is too thin, it's not suitable, young man, let me tell you, I have a niece..."

House Sparrow: "Auntie, why don't you ask me too?"

The old lady took one look at the skinny little sparrow and muttered to herself: It's a little small, but it looks smart.

"Young man, can you read too?"

The house sparrow shook his head.

The old lady frowned and asked, "How many acres of land do you have? How many houses do you have?"

House Sparrow: "I have no house or land."

The old lady frowned even more tightly, "Then you must have a boat?"

The house sparrow shook his head.

The old lady was stunned for a moment: "Child, you are still too young, don't worry."