After replenishing their supplies, the fleet continued down the river without stopping at all.
As noon passed, Xiao Bei and the others who had been wanting to teach the Great Tang Bank a lesson hurriedly ate something in low spirits. After that, they could no longer eat. When the ship stopped to make one last short stop, they changed into even thinner clothes.
They were now in the Chuzhou area, where the canal met the Huai River. People came and went at the dock like shuttles. Small boats moved back and forth on the river like fish jumping through the water.
"Let's think about it again. Let's start from their business contracts and see if we can find any loopholes." Xiao Bei said to his brothers and sisters beside him as he watched the boats come and go on the river dejectedly.
"Let's talk about it later. Let's learn from them. Brother said that there is no complete system in this world. We can find loopholes in everything." Xiao Yuan had been busy for almost the whole morning, but he still couldn't think of a good way to take revenge. He was very helpless.
"Xiao Bei, let Grandpa Fish fish with you, okay?" Old Man Wang saw that the little guys were listless and felt uncomfortable in his heart. He wanted to find something fun to cheer them up.
Looking down, he saw more than a dozen small boats not far from each other on the river. There were boys on the boats, pulling nets between the two boats. There were also boys swimming in the water, hitting the water to drive away the fish. The girls were singing crisply, the boys were playing flutes. Their voices pierced the clouds, bright but not sharp.
Seeing this scene, Old Man Wang nudged Xiao Bei and said, "Xiao Bei, Grandpa Fish will take you to play with the children, okay? Look, they're playing so well. Compete with them and see who's better at watching the water and catching fish. "
Xiao Bei looked in the direction Old Man Wang pointed and found that it was indeed so. His eyes lit up. He was about to turn back to the cabin and change into a diving suit when he suddenly felt that something was wrong.
"Ah? They came to catch fish to play. Don't they have lessons in the afternoon? Are they worthy of the money from the local merchants? Wait, Xiao Yuan, come down with me. Hurry up and change. "
Xiao Bei was thinking about this problem. He called Xiao Yuan and ran into the cabin first. By the time Xiao Yuan had also changed into a wetsuit, Xiao Bei had already been standing on the observation deck in front of the ship and waiting for a while.
"Jump." After saying the word 'jump' to Xiaoyuan, Xiaobei took the lead and jumped down.
"Can't we go down? Sooner or later, I'll be tormented to death by you. "Xiao Yuan gritted his teeth and jumped down as well.
With a splash, Xiaoyuan created a huge splash. After popping her head out, she complained to Xiao Bei beside her, "My hand is red from slapping. We're on a four-story ship."
"I know. It's not the sixth floor. It's only a dozen or so meters high. Follow me." Xiao Bei waved his hands and moved his four limbs at the same time. He quickly swam towards the group of children.
Xiao Yuan could only do his best to chase after them. He wanted to continue complaining, but he couldn't find the words to say.
As soon as the two entered the water, the situation on the surface of the water immediately changed. Many people who were fishing and transporting goods suddenly realized that the people on the boats beside them were unfamiliar faces. There were also many people swimming and playing in the river.
"They're so free. Instead of looking for work, they're swimming. How can they expect to live a good life?" A person who was rowing an oar looked at the three people who swam past the boat and shook his head with a sigh.
"She's good at swimming. Our family's child can't be compared to ordinary people." Old Man Wang stood at the bow of the boat and watched as Xiao Bei quickly approached the dozen or so boats like a fish. He stroked the beard under his chin and praised her.
The others were silent. They were already used to it. This old man praised Xiao Bei almost every day. Even if Xiao Bei found a stone to smash the glass, he would also praise her for her strength. The children were strong and strong. Our family's child can't be compared to ordinary people. He's also sensible. Our family has a lot of glass.
Xiao Bei didn't know that someone was praising her. She swam to the dozen or so boats and saw two children vigorously slapping the water with their hands to drive the fish towards the net. After a while, she disappeared without a trace. The two children thought that something had happened and wanted to go down to look for her. Only then did Xiao Bei pop up with her hands firmly grasping a fish.
"That's amazing. Catching fish with bare hands. I don't know how to do that." A boy looked at the fish in Xiao Bei's hands with admiration in his eyes.
The other asked, "How did you catch it? The fish swim very fast. I can't catch up. "
"Take it." Xiao Bei passed the fish to Xiao Yuan who had just caught up. She lowered her head and her body sank again.
Xiaoyuan pressed the still swaying fish against his chest with one arm, freed up his other hand, and punched the fish's head twice. He then used his fingers to poke into the fish's eyes. Finally, the fish's struggling gradually became smaller.
After a short while, Xiao Bei popped its head out again. This time, it was holding an even bigger one. It was two feet long, and its eyes had long been pierced through. However, it was not completely dead yet. Its body twisted, and its tail slapped the surface of the water.
"Can you teach us?" The boy who spoke first came closer and looked at the fish enviously. He begged Xiao Bei.
"Okay, it's very simple. There needs to be a knack for catching fish. You can't catch just any fish." Xiao Bei nodded and threw the fish to another child.
The boy listened very seriously. When Xiao Bei finished speaking, he asked, "What kind of fish do you want to catch?"
"Pick the stupid fish to catch. Fish also need to learn skills. Those who don't learn or can't learn will naturally be caught by others. So you have to observe and see which fish don't usually go to class and play around with others. Once you find them, you'll be able to catch one."
Xiao Bei pointed at the fish in Xiao Yuan's hands, indicating that it did not attend classes.
"Fish also attend classes?" The boy's IQ was obviously lower and he asked in puzzlement.
Xiao Bei nodded solemnly. "Of course. If people attend classes, why don't fish attend classes? If fish skip classes, they will be caught in the future. If people skip classes, they can forget about having a future. Hmph! "
"Who are you calling a future?" The boy's IQ rose sharply and he shouted loudly.
"Whoever skips classes is a future." Xiao Bei's voice was also not soft.
"Do you know why we skip classes?" The boy was very angry.
"Why should I care? I only know that you should be sitting in class now. "Xiao Bei was even angrier.
"What right do you have to care about us?" The boy looked at Xiao Bei with disgust.
"Stop arguing, stop arguing. Quick, come with me and send this fish to the restaurant. It's a big sea bass. If you cut it, it can be sold for at least four hundred copper coins. When we deposit it in the Great Tang Bank, we can let the bank bear an additional four hundred copper coins. When it dies, it won't be worth anything."
The other child was trying hard to drag the fish and swim to the side of the boat. The child who was even more noisy than Xiao Bei suddenly reacted and turned to help. He did not forget to turn back and stick out his tongue at Xiao Bei. "I'm not giving you the fish, lululu."
Xiao Bei did not make any movements until the two children brought the fish to the boat and let the boat bring them to shore. She just stood in the water. When the water reached her neck, it did not rise anymore.
"Hey, hey, why are you in a daze? Swim up. Do you want to commit suicide? "Xiao Yuan carried another fish and stepped over, shouting at Xiao Bei.
Xiao Bei turned her head. Her body floated up and stopped at the exposed part of her chest. She asked Xiao Bei, "Did you hear what they said?"
"I heard them. They are thinking of ways to earn money and deposit it in the Great Tang Bank so that they can help others withdraw money. They are afraid that the Great Tang Bank will be forced to withdraw money. They don't know how strong the Great Tang Bank is. What do you want to say?"
Xiao Yuan touched Xiao Bei with the fish and said according to what the child shouted just now.
Xiao Bei's mouth twitched. "It's all my fault. If I didn't want to take revenge, they wouldn't have come out to fish. I even scolded them just now."
Xiao Yuan scratched her head with one hand. When she saw the people from the protection team swimming over, she said to Xiao Bei, "Why didn't they take revenge? Brother and sister didn't scold us. How could they not know? I guess the people who save money are not only children, but also adults.
If this didn't happen, how would we know that there are many people who care about us? We are working hard for the children of the Great Tang, and the children of the Great Tang are also working hard for us. Isn't that good? "
Xiao Bei looked at Xiao Yuan and lowered his head to think. When the people from the protection team came to him, he said, "Let me think."
As he spoke, Xiao Bei's hands and feet moved rhythmically, and his body sank straight down.
Xiao Yuan shook his head at Weiwei, who was swimming over, and signaled her not to come over. He held the fish and waited. He didn't think that Xiao Bei would commit suicide. His brother and sister said that when you need to take responsibility, using death to escape was the most cowardly action.
Sure enough, after about two minutes, Xiao Bei came up again with a fish in his hand. He said angrily, "I wanted to stay down for a while, but it dared to run away from me."
"Okay … Okay, you are good. Let's go back." Xiao Yuan could also catch fish with his bare hands, but he definitely couldn't do it as easily as Xiao Bei. He was clearly the "white stripe in the waves" in his brother and sister's story.
However, Xiao Bei shook his head. "No, they will take it as a day off. We will fish with them. When we catch fish, we will sell it for money and let them save it. This money is theirs."
"Then … catch fish? Time to catch fish. "Xiao Yuan waved his hand, and the people from the protection team started to get busy.
Once everyone joined in, the speed of catching fish increased significantly, especially Xiao Bei. He asked the people from the protection team for an iron skewer and dove into the water. He caught one fish in one go.
The children who asked for leave to fish were happy. They were responsible for sending the fish to the shore, and the people on the shore would take care of them and transport them to the restaurant.
The restaurants were also divided into different grades. Some restaurants took the opportunity to lower the price. After the children asked, they turned around and left. Some restaurant managers heard that the children were saving money to support the Great Tang Bank, so they offered a high price and told the children to be careful not to drown. They even asked the children to come over for dinner at night.
The children didn't thank them. Not only did they not thank the restaurant managers, but they also didn't thank Xiao Bei and the others. Their thoughts were very simple. They felt that everyone was helping the Great Tang Bank, so it was natural for them to do so. Those who didn't help the Great Tang Bank and instead added insult to injury were the ones who were hateful.
The number of onlookers on the shore gradually increased. Xiao Bei focused on catching the carp and perch. Every time Xiao Bei caught a fish and the children carried it to the shore, someone would immediately shout out a price to buy it. They would then find a restaurant to have it made into fish slices. The fresh and high-quality fish gave a different feeling when eating it.
While Xiao Bei and Xiao Yuan were working hard to catch fish, Xiao Hai and the others also came down. Even the Li siblings came down to join in the fun. They also knew how to swim, but they weren't good swimmers. They had no problem swimming in the swimming pool, but at the intersection of the canal and the Huai River, people like them would drown.
Therefore, the two of them were given life jackets and arranged for people to protect them. They were allowed to participate in various activities. Even if their intelligence couldn't keep up, they could at least leave some impression.
Xiao Hai swam over and asked Xiao Bei, "How are you? Are you tired? "
"No, I didn't use much strength. I just feel uncomfortable. If I didn't insist, they would still be sitting in the school."
Xiao Bei complained to his brother.
Xiao Hai gave a rare smile and said to his sister, "You've done a good job this time. Brother and sister just sent news that the Great Tang Bank will begin to take out a portion of our family's money at noon tomorrow. They will inform the depositors of the bank's strength.
At the same time, it will end at noon tomorrow. Starting from this morning, those who deposit money at noon tomorrow will have their deposit interest increased by 400%. Those who don't withdraw money from the bank will have their deposit interest increased by 100%.
Those who take a loan from the bank, deposit money, and withdraw money will be more stringent in the future. Starting from noon tomorrow, the Great Tang Bank's deposit interest will be reduced by 30%. "
"Ah? Let me think. According to this, starting from this morning and ending at noon tomorrow, those who deposit money will have their deposit doubled in a little more than three years? The Great Tang Bank is so rich. "
Xiao Bei quickly calculated the general situation of the interest. Four times the interest, in more than three years, one copper coin would become two copper coins, and two copper coins would become four copper coins.
Then, he shouted happily, "That's great! Good people deserve good karma. Quick, quick, help me catch some fish. Sell it to the children who play truant. Sell it to them for more money. In three years, they will have more money to spend.
Brother and sister are amazing. They immediately thought of a good idea. I was worried about how to repay others. Now I want to see if those people who withdraw money will still dare to take advantage of me in the future. "
Xiao Hai smiled again and said, "Brother and sister also want to tell you that the manager of the Great Tang Bank in Xuzhou has been resigned. They want you to stop thinking about taking revenge on him. He took the initiative to admit his mistake and wrote a self-reflection."
"Ah?" Xiao Bei was not happy at all when he heard this news. He lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Actually … actually, I don't want to do anything to him. I just feel that he doesn't value us. He clearly knows that we are going to take a loan and won't spend the money blindly. He must have thought of helping others, but he still insisted on that rule. I am very unhappy.
Was it possible to get him back? A person who can be a manager of a place is not bad. We can't lose a talent because of us. "
"At the same time that he resigned from the position of manager of the Xuzhou Bank, he also handed in a proposal. He said that there will be a reward system for children who do well in school. Moreover, the money that the children earn from catching toads, catching fish, digging up cicadas, and other work in their free time will be quickly spent by the children if they are not managed.
He wants to set up a children's savings business. He wants to be in charge of this so that the children will know how to save and save for emergencies. Having a sum of money that the children can use freely is also a kind of happiness for the children.
At the same time, he wants to encourage the children to study hard and accumulate more money through scholarships. Brother has already agreed. He will be transferred to the capital to be in charge of this business. "
Xiao Bei was no longer vexed. He happily dove into the water and caught another fish. He said, "See, I told you. A talent is a talent. Even if he's not in charge anymore, he can still think of better ideas.
I have a good idea. Help me remember it and tell him later. It is that the child's passbook must be very beautiful. Moreover, every child who saves money must give a beautiful gift when they first save money, such as a bracelet, a hat, a belt, etc., so that people will know at a glance that he or she is saving money. "
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