"I'm starving! Give me my money! " Zhang Jingan's legs were trembling, his stomach was churning, and his whole body was sweating. He hadn't had time to eat since noon.
Fang Yun opened his hand, revealing twelve copper coins.
"Old Guo is very grateful to you and me. Even though we didn't work in the morning, you didn't deduct our money. For the first three days, you and I got ten copper coins a day, and I was responsible for shoveling ice, so I got an extra two copper coins. "As Fang Yun spoke, he divided the twelve copper coins into two portions, one of seven copper coins and the other of five copper coins.
"Also, the money for the broker house was paid by me, so you have to pay me back two copper coins a day." Fang Yun added the two copper coins to his own seven copper coins.
"You still have three copper coins left, and it's the money for this morning's fried dough cake. I'll take them all." Fang Yun finished speaking and took all the copper coins.
Zhang Jingan stared blankly and said angrily, "Zhang Bapi! Give me back my money! "As he spoke, he wanted to snatch the money from Fang Yun's hand.
Fang Yun gently stepped back, avoiding Zhang Jingan, and said, "Let's go home."
Zhang Jingan suddenly frowned, clutching his stomach, and said painfully, "I haven't eaten all day, can't you let me eat? Although it was tough being a Village Constable, I had enough to eat and wear. How can I live like this? "
Fang Yun said earnestly, "Jingan, you have to believe in yourself. Even if you dig dung, you can still become the Dung King of Jingzhou City, and be rich. "
"You …" Zhang Jingan didn't expect the other party to make fun of him.
Fang Yun smiled and turned to leave.
"I forgot to tell you, I'll charge you three copper coins a day in the Zhang Mansion. In other words, every day when you open your eyes, you owe me three copper coins. "Fang Yun said as he walked.
"Zhang Longxiang, you're not human!" Zhang Jingan cursed.
Fang Yun turned a deaf ear and continued walking.
Zhang Jingan had no choice but to follow him. He slowly walked towards the Marquis of Zhujiang's residence.
When they arrived at the Marquis of Zhujiang mansion, Zhang Jingan tried every means possible to find snacks or fruits in every room, but in the end he found nothing. He wanted to enter the kitchen, but was blocked by the servants.
Zhang Jingan returned to his room. Not long after, he smelled the aroma of rice. Swallowing his saliva, he snuck out of the dining room and saw Fang Yun sitting at the dining table. There were six dishes and one soup on the table.
"I've never seen such an abominable father!" Zhang Jingan cursed in a low voice. He turned around and left.
The next day, before dawn, Zhang Jingan was dragged out of bed by Fang Yun.
"Wash up immediately, and then go to work with me!" Fang Yun said and left.
Zhang Jingan's whole body was sore. After washing up, he walked into the dining room. He saw Fang Yun leisurely eating breakfast.
After staring at Fang Yun for a while, Zhang Jingan swallowed his saliva and said, "Can you give me a bowl of rice? Just one bowl! "
"No way!" Fang Yun said firmly.
Zhang Jingan was close to tears as he said, "Just one bowl won't do? I'll work hard today, okay? I can't even eat, how can I work? Are you trying to force me to my death? "
"That's true. I'm very kind. I can't force you to your death. Someone, give Jingan two pieces of cornbread. It's only one copper coin. There's enough water pipes! "Fang Yundao said.
Zhang Jingan stared at Fang Yun.
"It's good enough to have cornbread. What else do you want? "Fang Yun said and continued to eat.
The warm cornbread was quickly placed on the table. Zhang Jingan was about to faint from hunger, so he didn't care that it was coarse grain. He ate it in big bites, and when he choked, he immediately drank water. Soon, he finished two cornbread.
"Phew …" Zhang Jingan touched his belly. His stomach was no longer empty, but he still felt hungry.
"Let's go!"
At five o 'clock in the morning, the father and son went to Xinming Street in the cold wind. It was already six o 'clock in the morning, and the sky turned from dark to dark blue.
Lao Guo was already waiting in the house. He led the two to the bullock-cart from yesterday, but replaced it with a new bucket.
"We have to clean the feces in the morning. If you're lucky, you can pour the toilet bowl directly into the bucket. If you're unlucky and get frozen, you have to break the ice to get it out. I'll leave it to you two. You can get thirteen copper coins today, "Lao Guo said.
Zhang Jingan just thought about it, and the corners of his mouth twitched, showing a disgusted look.
Fang Yundao said, "Jingan. I'll break the ice to clean the garbage in the afternoon, and you take care of the feces in the morning. I won't treat you badly. I'll give you three extra copper coins every day. "
"No! I won't do such a disgusting thing! "Zhang Jingan said.
Fang Yun nodded and said, "Okay, I won't force you. Lao Guo, three copper coins, do you want to do it or not? It won't take much effort. "Fang Yundao said.
Lao Guo laughed and said, "Sure! Why not do it when there are benefits? "
The three of them set out with the bullock-cart.
Lao Guo said while walking, "Every family gets up at different times, so the time to take out the toilet bowl is different. We have to go back and forth several times. After eight o 'clock, we have to knock on the door and remind those who don't take it out. If they don't take it out after the reminder, we can leave them alone. "
The three of them were busy from morning to nine o 'clock in the morning, and when they returned to Xinming Street, it was already lunchtime.
After saying goodbye to Lao Guo, Fang Yun and his son went home.
Zhang Jingan didn't have money, so he could only watch Fang Yun eat lunch. After lunch, they took a nap.
Zhang Jingan was so tired that he didn't wake up at four o 'clock in the afternoon, and was dragged away by Fang Yun.
Without lunch, Zhang Jingan was so weak that he could only do some light chores. Later, Lao Guo and Fang Yun decided to deduct his wages.
Zhang Jingan wanted to cry, but he had no tears.
The three of them worked day after day. On the tenth day, Zhang Jingan finally couldn't bear it anymore. For three copper coins and a full meal, he took the initiative to do the dirtiest work, even if he had to hold back his vomit.
In the beginning, Zhang Jingan thought that he would be able to take on another job, but just this job alone had emptied his body and even his mind. He could only do things numbly. He had no energy or strength to think about anything else, let alone how to develop in the future.
Zhang Jingan felt like he was imprisoned by the garbage and the toilet bowl, and this was the only job he could do for the rest of his life.
On the morning of the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Fang Yun, his son, and Lao Guo were pulling the cart as usual, transporting the filth to the designated place.
"Zhang Jingan?" A girl's voice suddenly came from the front.
Fang Yun looked in the direction of the voice. It was a beautiful young girl wearing a red cotton-padded jacket. The edges of the jacket were pure white tassels. A phoenix jade pendant hung on her waist. The young girl's face was rosy. She was only eleven or twelve years old, but she already had a delicate face.
A graceful middle-aged woman was holding the girl's hand, surrounded by many people.
"You are … Brother Long Xiang?" The middle-aged woman looked at Fang Yun in astonishment. Soon, the astonishment in her eyes turned into sympathy and pity. So did the girl, whose eyes were full of pity.
Zhang Jingan stared at the girl blankly. After a few breaths, he let go of the cart, turned around and ran away, his face full of shame and anger.
"Should we chase him back?" Lao Guo asked in a low voice.
Fang Yun, however, had a different kind of smile on his face.
"He will come back by himself. Let's keep pulling the cart." Fang Yun glanced at Zhang Jingan's back and kept walking.
"Brother Long Xiang, you …" The middle-aged woman wanted to say something, but stopped on second thought, not knowing what to say at this moment.
"You got the wrong person."
Fang Yun pulled the cart and left.
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