Bai Suxian was kneeling next to Zhang Tie, concentrating on mixing wine for Zhang Tie. When he heard Zhang Tie's words, he just smiled slightly, looked at Zhang Tie with beautiful eyes, and said nothing.
Bai Suxian didn't say anything, but the captain who had been steering the boat laughed at the stern and said boldly while rocking the oar, "Young Master Cui doesn't understand. In Xuanyuan Hill, there are many wealthy families, but there are more Yes, but they are still ordinary people like me. Ordinary people naturally want to make money to live. Most ordinary people want to make money, have no connections and are reluctant to leave Xuanyuan Hill. Naturally, they also work hard on food, clothing, housing, transportation, eating, drinking and entertainment. Just like me, Lao Zhou, I rely on this boat to earn a living in Xuanyuan Hill!"
Lao Zhou is the owner of this boat and makes a living on the Jinshui River. Zhang Tie and Bai Suxian rented a boat for a cruise on the Jinshui River today, and also hired Lao Zhou to operate the boat. Neither of them revealed their identities, just like ordinary people. When he was looking for a boat at a dock by the river, he met Lao Zhou. Zhang Tie saw that Lao Zhou was a bit special among the boatmen. Not only was he physically strong, but he was also an eighth-level warrior with a kind face, so he asked Lao Zhou. Zhou rented the boat and hired people for the price without negotiating, so he let Lao Zhou sail the boat. The two only told Lao Zhou that Zhang Tiehe's surname was Cui and Bai Suxian's surname was Bai. Lao Zhou also called Zhang Tiehe Mr. Cui and Miss Bai. Bai Suxian.
"Haha, Lao Zhou, what do you mean by saying you are reluctant to leave Xuanyuan Hill? In a place like Xuanyuan Hill, does anyone dare to force you to leave and do evil openly?" Zhang Tie asked with interest, asking these market people Perhaps others would no longer be interested in these things when they reached Zhang Tie's status, but Zhang Tie was originally from the market, so he was particularly interested in these things.
I have visited some places in Xuanyuan Hill these days, and there are legends and allusions about heroes and great men. Those high-rise gates are interesting and grand, but they are still a bit stiff for Zhang Tie. Only today I came to the Jinshui River, watching the boats coming and going on the Jinshui River, and smelling the drinks from the restaurants on the bank. The image of Xuanyuan Hill slowly came alive in Zhang Tie's heart as he listened to the noisy hawking with a southern and northern accent.
"It's not forced, it's voluntary!" Lao Zhou maneuvered the boat flexibly in the Jinshui River. When he said this, he had just avoided a two-story-high painting boat. From the painting boat, the sound of silk and bamboo and the melodious singing voice of a woman could be heard. This is also a boat that does business on the Jinshui River. When the men on the second floor of the painted boat passed by the boat, they saw Bai Suxian with an affectionate smile on the boat. They all couldn't help but open their mouths. The boat After walking far away, he turned around to look.
Bai Suxian heard that the song coming from the boat was Zhang Tie's "Lovers". Then he smiled at Zhang Tie. He winked mischievously.
Jinshui River is a man-made canal that connects the Three Lakes and Xuanyuan Hills. Therefore, although the river is wide, it is usually very small. There are no waves, no strong winds and waves, even a small boat. On the Jinshui River, as long as the boat operator is skilled, he can walk on flat ground.
After listening to Lao Zhou's words, Zhang Tie was even more surprised, "Voluntarily? As long as someone can stay in a place like this, would anyone want to leave?"
"I heard that even if I travel all over the human race, I can't find another place comparable to Xuanyuan Hill. If you want to live a decent life in Xuanyuan Hill, who is willing to leave such a feng shui treasured place? There is no other way to leave? "Lao Zhou sighed while smearing the paste, "But people have to live, and to live, you have to make money. Otherwise, your family in Xuanyuan Hill can't live by breathing air!"
"That's true. Life is just firewood, rice, oil and salt. You can't live without food, clothing, housing and transportation. Money is not everything, but having no money, especially living in a place like Xuanyuan Hill without money, is absolutely impossible!" Zhang Tie smiled. said.
"Who says it's not the case! It's not easy to live in Xuanyuan Hill for a long time..." Lao Zhou was so excited that he clapped his hands and made a crisp sound, "The land and houses of each family living in Xuanyuan Hill are all too old. It was a gift from the Xia royal family. According to regulations, it cannot be resold. If no one inherits it, it will be taken back by the royal family. What I mean when I say I am reluctant to leave Xuanyuan Hill is that if I am willing to leave Xuanyuan Hill, I will give up my home in Xuanyuan Hill. Renting it out can bring a lot of income for a year, and it will flow steadily. With this income, even if they leave Xuanyuan Hill and go to a place like the Nine Divine Lands, the family can still live a wealthy life without having to worry about anything every day. No matter how hard he works for life, Taixia wants to come to Xuanyuan Hill to settle down and get a front office. There are so many wealthy business groups. Even though the rent of houses in Xuanyuan Hill is now the highest in the world, the annual rent for a three-foot house in a corner is Thousands of gold coins, but it’s still hard to find a house, it’s pricey but not marketable!”
"Just like in my family, my ancestor was the Zuo Zhonghou who held the Jinwu Style Dao of Xuanyuan Hill. With his meritorious service, he was able to get a small house in Xuanyuan Hill. Our Zhou family also had a good time. I heard that my grandfather It is said that when our ancestors returned to Xunzhou to worship their ancestors, the governor of Xunzhou would give them a banquet. However, after our ancestors passed away, our Zhou family was protected by the words of our ancestors and prospered for several decades. However, in these decades, the Zhou family After two generations, the family has never produced any decent descendants. By my grandfather's generation, the Zhou family has slowly declined, and the relationship between our Zhou family and Jinwu has also faded. By the time I came to this Generations, there are three brothers of our Zhou family. I am the eldest, and I will inherit the ancestral home of the Zhou family in Xuanyuan Hill, a small courtyard. My two brothers have left Xuanyuan Hill and gone out to work to make a living!"
"Originally, my Zhou family's ancestral house was attracted by someone when my father was a child, and I heard that it was some kind of noble from the subcontinent. They were willing to pay 20,000 gold coins every year. They wanted to rent my Zhou family's house and renovate it. I always lived in Xuanyuan Hill. At that time, our Zhou family was already in some difficulties. With a rent of 20,000 gold coins per year, our Zhou family’s life could be changed immediately. But my father just didn’t agree. Before my father passed away, he even specially We three brothers called us to the bedside and told us that we must safeguard the Zhou family's inheritance and not leave Xuanyuan Hill?"
Zhang Tie was surprised, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect you, Old Zhou, to be the queen of the general family, but the 20,000 gold coins per year is not a small amount. Your family's situation was not very good at the time, so why didn't you agree?"
Lao Zhou laughed, but his words did not sound like a boat boss at all, "It is easy to leave Xuanyuan Hill and live a stable life, but once you leave, the family's descendants will want to live in Xuanyuan Hill in the future. It is impossible to get ahead in this place, but as long as you stay, there is hope in the family. As long as one of the descendants of the family can succeed in a place like Xuanyuan Hill, they will soon be able to honor their ancestors and a family will rise. Hey, hey, that little gold coin is a lot, but if you look around the world, there is no place like Xuanyuan Hill, where experts are everywhere and opportunities are everywhere!"
"Xuanyuan Hill has the best school in the human race, the best education in the human race, the strongest knights in the human race, and the most opportunities for success in the human race. As long as you stay, as long as the descendants of the family have successful achievements, they will grow old in the future. The connections left by the ancestors can be revived again, so a little money is nothing! As an ordinary family, if you want to stay and give opportunities to the family's descendants, you must find a profitable business to support the family. To be honest, I am not afraid of the two of you making fun of me. In order to keep this family going, I, Zhou, am steering the boat on the river with all my strength, while my mother-in-law is selling wine, and the two of them are drinking peach blossoms on the boat. The wine is what my mother-in-law makes herself every year by picking the peach blossoms in her yard..."
Zhang Tie did not make fun of him, but was in awe. What Lao Zhou and his wife did were almost the same as what his own parents did in Black Flame City. These are Chinese parents who would sacrifice almost anything for their children. , this house in Xuanyuan Hill, understood from Lao Zhou’s point of view, is almost the best school district house in the human race. In order to give the younger generations of the family a chance, an opportunity to be slowly influenced by the world of Xuanyuan Hill. , in the entire Xuanyuan Hill, I don’t know how many parents and families like Lao Zhou gave up the opportunity to become rich easily, and persisted in Xuanyuan Hill, doing menial jobs, waiting for the day when their children would become successful and honor their ancestors.
Of course, not all families are like Lao Zhou. Each family has its own circumstances. But with the size and population of Xuanyuan Hill, there are definitely many families like Lao Zhou, and even account for an overwhelming number of them. Most of the ordinary ancestral shades can last for hundreds of years. However, Xuanyuan Hill has been around for almost 800 years. Those who can still enjoy the ancestral shade for so many years, the entire Xuanyuan Hill, probably Can't find a few.
The ancestors of these families have been glorious, otherwise they would not stay in Xuanyuan Hill. Therefore, in future generations, the idea of restoring the family's glory and even taking it to the next level has become the biggest obsession of many families for generations. Thoughts and pursuits.
"Lao Zhou, how many children do you have at home?"
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 and five sons. Three of the five sons are honest. The talents are average, and the other two have some skills now. The sixth one has the talent of refining weapons. He is now an apprentice at the headquarters of the Rune Weapon Refiner Guild, helping people run errands, but he can learn skills, and the eldest brother can learn martial arts. After working hard, he became a decent person, and the family kept the connections left by his ancestors in Zhijinwu. The boss himself was also very good, so he joined Zhijinwu. Now he is a corps leader, and he knows how to send money to the family. !”
The persistence of the Zhou family for several generations finally paid off when the next generation came from Old Zhou. Institutions and places like the headquarters of the Human Race Rune Refiner Guild and Xuanyuan Hill Zhijinwu, in other places, you can enter wherever you want. of.
"According to what you said, Lao Zhou, wouldn't those families whose land and properties in Xuanyuan Hill have been taken back have suffered a great loss..."
"Hehehe, those rules are dead, but people are alive. How can a living person be suffocated to death by urinating? Mr. Cui probably doesn't know about it when he first came to Xuanyuan Hill. You can go and ask around. In the past few hundred years, Where in Xuanyuan Hill can any land and property be taken back again?" Old Zhou laughed... (.())