Bachelor

Chapter 13
Wandering around the pier, Sun Dan was so hungry that he couldn't bear it anymore, bought a steamed bun for a penny, sat on the stone steps of the pier, and gnawed on the river water.Not to mention, the ancient river water was quite luscious because it was not polluted.There are also quite a few women washing rice and vegetables by the river, and if they drink it, they will not get sick.

All of a sudden, a large group of ducks floated down the river from the upper reaches, and there were as many as two or three thousand ducks in number.

Thousands of ducks crossed the river, stirring up a pool of muddy water. The river, which was still clear just now, immediately changed. A layer of duck feathers floated on the water surface, undulating in the foam.

Sun Dan immediately lost his appetite, screamed unluckily, and got up to leave.But I saw the middle-aged man who was driving ducks leaning his boat on the pier, holding a bamboo pole and shouting at the laborers on the pier: "I need a duck here, who wants to do it? Fifty cents a day. Go One trip to Yanzhou, one month back and forth.”

The number of fifty cash has a strong allure to the current Sun Dan. He did a lot of work like driving ducks when he was young in the countryside.It's not bad to go to Yanzhou. You can get one to five thousand silver in a month. You can save money and eat for three to five months.Besides, since he came to the Ming Dynasty, he had never been out of Zouping, so it was his wish to have such an opportunity to go out and broaden his horizons.

"I'll go, I'll go." Sun Dan naturally refused to let go of the opportunity, and jumped onto the boat without waiting for anyone to speak.

Because of the big movements, the boat shook violently, almost shaking Boss Ya off the boat.

Sun Dan quickly reached out to support him: "Boss, be careful."

"Cough, young man, you are really edgy." Boss Duck stabilized his figure and looked up and down at Sun Dan, "Have you ever let Duck go before?"

"Of course, I have worked for many years. I said boss, what are you going to do in Yanzhou?" Sun Dan took the bamboo pole in his hand and punted the boat while deftly releasing the ducks.

"Selling ducks, someone in Yanzhou has ordered my ducks and wants to deliver them to others." The boss explained that ducks are the most stingy things. If you go by land, many people will die on the road, and they will lose fat.It's better to let it go along the water, and the duck will eat the fish and shrimp in the river while walking. When it reaches the ground, not only will it not die, but it will grow a lot of meat.It turned out that he had a duckling under his command.It's a pity that some time ago, the duck herder suffered from the cold and couldn't go.Yanzhou was in a hurry again, there was no other way but to go alone.The problem is that the boss is old and his hands and feet are not flexible. He can't do it alone, so he wants to recruit a short-term worker at the dock to deal with this errand.

Boss: "Brother, my business trip is very urgent, you really know how to release ducks, don't let me loose all the ducks on the way."

"Don't worry, you'll know when I let it go." Sun Dan smiled slightly, and made a "clack" sound in his mouth, and quickly gathered the ducks scattered in the river together.

"Hey, that's not bad. You have some skills. I'll use you." The boss slapped his thigh: "My little brother is from the city. When can you come with me? Don't worry, your wages are indispensable. I can give you half of the advance payment." .”

"Yes, I live in the city, and there is no one else at home. If the boss really wants to use me, he can leave right away." Seeing that the boss hired him, Sun Dan breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly felt a little hesitant in his heart.It takes a month to go to Yanzhou.One month later, the children's test should start, how can I have time to study?
But such a good opportunity to make money, it would be a pity to give up on it.

To go, or not to go?

While hesitating, the duck owner could not help but pull the boat back to the pier, and jumped ashore in one step: "Brother, help me look after the duck, I'll go buy some dry food and talk about it when I come back."

"Hey, hey, wait... wait..."

Looking at Boss Duck's back, Sun Dan had a wry smile on his face.

Forget it, things have reached this point, and we can only take one step at a time.Besides, I haven't figured out how to enter the Sun family to study.When I come back from Yanzhou, at worst, I will find another private school to name, and then take the exam.If someone asks, they will say that they have gone to other places to study.

After waiting on the boat for about half an hour, bored, he was upset when he saw Boss Duck rushing back with empty hands.

Sun Dan was a little strange: "Boss, aren't you going to buy dry food, why are you back?"

The boss didn't talk nonsense, and stretched out his hand to drag Sun Dan under the boat: "I'm sorry, brother, you can't go with me, please find another job. My place is small, and there is no place for you, a big Bodhisattva."

Sun Dan was puzzled, and laughed softly: "Boss, what you did is not authentic. Just now you said you wanted to invite me, but now you go back on your word. Going back on what you promised will make people despise you."

The boss is probably also a man of temperament. Hearing Sun Dan's sarcasm, his face blushed and he shook his head again and again: "Brother, I'm sorry for you. I didn't expect you to be from Huichanghou's family... This matter, this matter... How dare I use people from the Sun family."

Sun Dan was even more surprised: "I'm a member of the Sun family, but what happened to the Sun family? The Sun family can't release ducks, so they can't make a living? Boss, I think you are also an honest person, just tell me the truth, just now Who did you meet, and what did you hear someone say, why don't you use me?"

The boss was even more embarrassed. He glanced at a tea shop on the west side of the pier out of the corner of his eye, and stammered, "No... I didn't meet anyone."

Sun Dan was as careful as a hair, how could Boss Duck's expression be hidden from his eyes.He followed Boss Duck's gaze, and saw Sun Zhong, the manager of Huichang Hou's Sun's family, sitting behind the railing of the tea shop, looking straight over.

Sun Dan was clear-eyed in his heart, and sneered in a low voice: "It turns out that the boss met just now is Chief Sun!"

Boss Duck lowered his head and murmured: "Brother, I'm sorry. I can't afford to offend the people of Huichang Marquis Sun's family. As long as Mr. Sun says a word, I won't be able to do this villain's job in the future. The old man said he wouldn't let me invite you, so if you lend me your courage, I will...me too."

"Stop talking, I understand." Sun Dan shook his head, "It's not your fault, it's causing you trouble, and I'm leaving."

"Brother, brother."

Sun Dan didn't want to continue talking with Boss Ya. The moment he jumped off the boat, he suddenly felt a sense of relief.It might be a good thing for him not to have to go to Yanzhou to delay that month, but why would Sun Zhong ruin his job?When he was in the Yamen earlier, this old man treated him well.Why did he change his face in a blink of an eye? No, this matter has to be discussed in person.

Others are afraid of Mr. Sun, but I, Sun Dan, are not.

He had just found a job, but in a blink of an eye he made him unemployed. He did this a little too much.

Sun Dan is a good-tempered person, but after being put on like this, no one can help but be full of anger.No, you have to ask the old man face to face about this matter.

(End of this chapter)