The idea was good, but he didn't expect that he couldn't hide anything from his mother's powerful family. No matter where he was arranged, whether it was on the counter, in the restaurant, or in the warehouse, he would be treated like a young master. He couldn't achieve the purpose of training at all, so he thought of a way to send the child to the north gate to be a doorman!
The condition was that he would be treated the same as the other doormen. If others had to eat chaff, he would have to eat chaff. If others were hungry, he would have to starve. If others were working, he couldn't be idle!
One month, he would pay ten taels of silver upfront. If he did well, and the young master changed, he would be rewarded with another ten taels of silver!
This was the strangest business that Old Bai had ever heard of in his forty years of life, but it was also the simplest business. It was to insert a soldier into the city gate team. Such a small matter was not worth mentioning to him, a city gate official who was not qualified to be a city gate official!
Early this morning, he found a fitting soldier's uniform for the young master. It couldn't be considered armor, but there was a soldier embroidered on the chest and a soldier embroidered on the back. It was just this kind of thing. Wearing it in summer was hot, and wearing it in winter was cold …
Although the young master was not particularly tall, his figure was very tall. It was a sign that he had been well-nourished since he was young. Regarding this, although Lao Bai, who was thin and slightly bulky, never said anything, he hated the injustice of the world and the unfairness of the heavens in his heart!
Usually, he didn't dare to show it. If he was slightly disrespectful to these influential families, he would lose his job at any time. But now, there was such a natural opportunity to torture the rich family's young master, and the more he tortured, the more he would gain. How could he let it go?
Early in the morning, when the young master was led to the military station in the north of the city, the torture began. After putting on the uniform and boots, the other soldiers went to the city gate, but he, who came late, had to carry seven or eight spears to the city gate. In peaceful times, people usually just carried a saber at their waist. Most of the time, they didn't even have a saber, but only a saber handle on the sheath to scare people!
Although a saber of a few kilograms wasn't heavy, if it was hung for a day, it would be very tiring.
Therefore, no one would bring a spear to the city gate. Making the young master carry it was torturing him!
Although the military depot was not far from the city gate, it was still several hundred zhang away. Seven or eight spears, when bundled together, weighed several dozen jin. Even Lao Bai himself would have to take a few breaths to catch his breath in this hot weather. However, this young master actually …
He didn't stop!
Lao Bai couldn't help but sigh in admiration. Eating beef and mutton from a young age was indeed different from eating vegetables.
Lao Bai also knew that he could not order the Young Master around, but basically, he had to do whatever the others did. There was no preferential treatment. The food was simple. Although he was fed, there was basically no meat. From the time the city gates opened until the beginning of the evening, he had to stand for a total of twelve hours. Even if he did not do anything, his body would not be able to take it.
Their duties were also very simple. It was to check the passersby, especially the strangers, their travel permits, official documents, their purpose of origin, whether they were criminals wanted by the government. When the caravans passed by, they would also check whether they were carrying prohibited items, whether the goods were the same as what was written on the official documents, and so on …
Of course, the scale had to be controlled by themselves. How much money they could earn depended on their own ability. If they were able to find the smuggled goods, they would be rewarded. If they couldn't find the smuggled goods, they could only obediently let them go.
When doing this, they had to be experienced. The Young Master usually watched from the side. He did not like to talk and covered his face tightly with a white cloth. This was very common in Pu City. The sandstorm was strong, so many people dressed like this. Otherwise, their nostrils would be full after a day!
Lao Bai understood his thoughts. If the reputable Young Master of Pu City were to guard the city gate here, wouldn't he be a laughing stock if those rich kids saw him? Therefore, he had to cover his face tightly!
The more Lao Bai interacted with him, the more he felt that this Young Master wasn't as bad as his family said. He was hardworking, taciturn, and unable to utter a single word. Most of the time, he would just hold his spear and stare blankly at the customers passing by …
If all the soldiers under his command were like him, Lao Bai felt that he would be much less worried. After a few days, he also gave up the idea of torturing him. Instead, he wanted to know which family's Young Master was from.
From the beginning, this Young Master had covered his face and it seemed like he had never taken it off. This made Lao Bai feel much less worried. There were also some soldiers with bad intentions, but the Young Master was strong and never fought for anything. Therefore, they slowly began to accept him!
Days like this passed very quickly. The boring tasks seemed to be able to torture people until they became stupid. Seven to eight bored people would hide in the cave at the city gate and judge every passerby. This person was a profiteer, that person was from the Sand Nation, this old woman was very talkative, and that young woman had very fair skin. They did this to pass the time. This was a boring life, and someone had to do it.
At this time, the Young Master was always silent. He was so silent that it made people think that he was mute. Lao Bai suspected that this was a Young Master who was not from the direct line of descent and was ostracized by the family. Why was he so listless?
A month later, it was almost Xu Shi. It was a beautiful evening. The setting sun and the desert were a perfect match, setting off each other. There was a kind of beauty that made one's soul tremble. The young master liked to see this the most, although his companions had long been accustomed to it.
Two desert camels trotted over unhurriedly. A person sat on one of the camels and covered his face with a thick cloth. This was not new. Almost all the people who came from the Gobi Desert in the north dressed like this!
The timing was quite accurate!
At the city gate, this person did not dismount from the camel. He just handed over his travel permit. Generally, people who did this were people with high status. Ordinary people would not dare to do this. The more it was like this, the more careful the soldiers guarding the city would be. They would not dare to act rashly!
There was no problem with the travel permit. It came from the prefecture on the other side of the Gobi Desert. It was a big place, and it was stamped with a mansion recruitment seal. Ordinary people could not reach this level.
Looking at the clothing, it was very noble. It was not something that ordinary people could afford. Therefore, Lao Bai respectfully handed over the travel permit with both hands and was about to wave his hand to let the person pass. As for the careful inspection, there was no such thing. It was blasphemy to let a noble open his bag and show his face!
However, the Young Master, who had not spoken for a month, suddenly uttered a sentence in a low voice.
"The entrance fee is two taels of silver!"
Lao Bai and the other soldiers were very surprised. It was not only the Young Master who had spoken for the first time, but also the price tag was very high. Generally, when a large camel caravan passed through the city, it would only pay one tael of silver to avoid trouble. For an individual merchant, even if there was a little problem, it would be fine to pay a few taels of silver. If you charged too much and reported it to the government, it would be troublesome for the soldiers guarding the city.
There was only one reason for daring to ask for two taels of silver. This customer had a problem!
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