NABC Chapter 559 Baby
Chapter 559 Baby
Chapter 559 Baby
The so-called fishing village does not actually have a piece of land.
Almost all of them live on board.
Deng Da now knows the situation of the Dan people like the palm of his hand.
So he said to Xia Xuan: "They are on land, without an inch of land, and are rejected by the local people. If there is a conflict, the government must favor the local gentry. Therefore, most of the time they live on the boat, and if they want to go ashore, It's often here..."
His words stopped here, and then he raised his finger and pointed to some dilapidated thatched cottages ahead.
Then he said again: "This place was originally owned by a local gentry. They took it out, but they didn't rent it out. Only Dan people were allowed to go ashore to sell fish. Of course, they can sell fish here, and they borrowed the land of a gentry. In fact, the fish, After all, they were bought by the gentry at a low price, and the rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea they needed were sold to them at a high price by the gentry. In this way, regardless of whether they fished for a living, they were actually suffering. The people of Lu are ten times stronger."
Xia Xuan looked carefully, and sure enough, he saw many ragged people, carrying heavy fish reels, rowing ashore.
They were all barefoot, and all of them were sallow and thin. Because they grew up on the boat all day long, their skin color gave people an uncomfortable feeling.
Often the woman still sticks her head out of the awning in the boat and looks curiously at the situation on land.But the man went ashore with the fish basket on his back, and several children who were almost skinny and hungry, and couldn't tell whether they were boys or girls, staggered behind the man.
Even from a distance, some boats actually raised smoke at this moment, and they actually lit a fire on board. Of course, the things that can be cooked on board are limited, and most of them are barely cooked.
Deng Da smiled lightly and said: "The Dan people, it is the most troublesome to deliver letters to them. As a last resort, we have to number their boats. Every three to five days, someone will land on the shore, and the letter will be handed over to them at that time. , entrust them to deliver it.”
There was surprise in Xia Xuan's eyes, and he said in amazement: "There are also people sending letters here?"
Deng Da shook his head: "Not yet, they hardly have any relatives in the interior."
Xia Xuan was even more puzzled, and asked, "Why?"
Deng Da then said: "Wedding and funeral, but whose family dares to marry Danmin's daughter, and whose family's daughter dares to marry Danmin's son?"
Xia Xuan frowned, lowered her head slightly, looking thoughtful.
In fact, he heard it fresh at first, thinking it was an interesting thing, but as he slowly thought about it, the excitement on his face subsided a little, and he saw a child rolling in the mud for real. , was kicked and scolded with bare feet by the man carrying the fish basket, but he couldn't help feeling an indescribable suffocation.
Xia Xuan couldn't help being suspicious: "There is no letter...then...do we still come here every day?"
"Of course I have to come here." Deng Da said, "Didn't I tell you that someone has ordered a copy of the mansion newspaper? As long as there is one more order, we have to come. Don't you understand the rules of the post office? Li, the Postal Service cannot care about temporary gains and losses."
Xia Xuan only felt it was even weirder, he couldn't have imagined that a Danmin would also order the Dibao.
From his point of view, this Dibao has nothing to do with such a person.
I'm afraid that other people will make fun of it after seeing it, or that when Xia Xuan returns to the capital one day, he will tell his friends what he has seen and heard here, and it will make people laugh.
As soon as the two entered the fish market, which was almost rudimentary to the point of heinousness, many men with fish baskets on their backs greeted Deng Da.
Their accents were so weird that Xia Xuan could barely understand them.
But someone saw that Deng Da was coming, and some men were yelling something. Not long after, a man was seen rushing here.
This man has a dark complexion and ragged clothes, but he looks strong and healthy. Perhaps because of this, a strong man can't help but catch more fish, and he can have a little surplus.But looking up and down, he has nothing to do with scholars.
He grinned at Deng Da, showing his pitch-black teeth. When he opened his mouth, Xia Xuan smelled an inexplicable stench.
"Sir, why are you here, the newspaper...is also delivered?" The man looked at Deng Da respectfully.
Deng Da smiled at him, and immediately took out a package that was out of the ordinary from the postal package carried by the mules and horses.
It was a package, at least covered with a layer of tarpaulin. Deng Da uncovered the tarpaulin, and inside was a fluffy newspaper.
Xia Xuan was dumbfounded as she watched from the sidelines. In fact, the paper used in the mansion newspaper was getting worse and worse, but the price of oilcloth was not low. Using oilcloth to wrap the newspaper felt a bit violent.
Deng Da handed this to the man, and said, "Wu Er, can you understand the last edition of the newspaper?"
This man named Wu Er immediately put away his smile, and took out an oilcloth from his arms in a serious manner. The oilcloth was already filthy. A newspaper that was already somewhat damp was revealed to Xia Xuan's eyes.
It was only then that Xia Xuan realized that the paper of this newspaper was poor, and people lived on a boat, and the sea breeze was humid, so the newspaper would become mushy in a day or two, so it had to be wrapped in oiled paper and sealed. , can be stored for a longer period of time.
Xia Xuan glanced at Deng Da, and he knew in his heart that Deng Da must have bought the oilcloth and oil paper himself, and it was a waste of money.
However, Xia Xuan thought that a mere piece of oil paper might be nothing more than half tea money for a postman, and he would probably do the same if he were himself.
After Wu Er took the last edition of the newspaper, he squatted down, found a piece of gravel, grabbed the stone with his fishy hand, and wrote seven or eight characters familiarly, saying: "Sir, I don't understand these words very well, nor do I know what they mean."
He can write words quickly. Obviously, he has written down these words countless times when he was on the boat. It's just that he can write like a cat and a tiger, but he can't understand the meaning of the words. Now he has encountered a rare opportunity. , naturally, took the opportunity to ask Deng Da for advice.
Deng Da smiled, no impatience could be seen on his face, and Dang even began to explain.
In fact, it takes only a while to explain.
And this Wu Er, as if he was afraid that he would not be able to remember, repeated in his mouth: "That is a battleaxe, which means weapons and ceremonial guards. mean?"
Deng Da then patiently said: "This is first from Zhu Xi's "Reply to Jiang Shuquan". This. Its original intention is to be like you, to be able to read and learn characters well, and finally realize this font to the point of memorization."
After hearing this, Wu Er nodded hurriedly, then murmured again in a low voice: "Zhu Xi, poor reasoning, one and three counter-measures, integrated... This communication also means fellowship, and it also means arrival... I know. Sir, I don't dare to delay your business, I will go back and memorize it a few times, and I should be able to see that it is almost inseparable from the previous edition of the newspaper."
Deng Da did not forget to advise: "When you memorize, you must not memorize it by rote. Many times, combine the main points you want to memorize with the context in this mansion newspaper. You already know a lot of commonly used words. In many cases, the most important thing is to read them thoroughly. , sometimes swallowing jujubes may not be a bad thing."
Wu Er nodded seriously: "Sir, I've made a note. Mister has to catch up next time, so don't waste time. I have a few fish here..."
After finishing speaking, he took two fat fish hanging from a straw rope and stuffed them into Deng Da's hands.
Deng Da shook his head and wanted to refuse, but Wu Er refused.
Deng Da is not the kind of person who waits for long-winded words, knowing that he will not accept Wu Er's fish, I am afraid that this man will be more embarrassed to ask him for advice in the future, so he simply accepts it, and said: "Next time, I am afraid it will be on August [-]th." Nine."
"I remember..." Wu Er nodded hastily.
Deng Da immediately packed the postal bag, said goodbye to Wu Er, and led the mules and horses to the next place.
Along the way, Xia Xuan bowed his head and remained silent.
Deng Da glanced at him, but calmly said: "If you take over here in the future, you must write down these Dan people."
Xia Xuan finally raised his head and said in surprise, "I'll take over later?"
Deng Da nodded and said: "Of course, we don't have many people in the station. These days, I will take you to familiarize yourself with the situation, but after a month or two, I will divide you into an area. Don't be afraid, it's actually not difficult .”
Xia Xuan hesitated and said, "I'm afraid I can't do it well..."
Deng Da smiled and said, "At first I was like this too, but gradually, I got used to it."
At this time, Xia Xuan's face was full of puzzlement, and said: "Those Dan people..."
"Ok?"
"Those Dan people...they can't even eat, why do they still study?"
Hearing this, Deng Da smiled slightly, and then said seriously: "There is a kind of people in this world who naturally desire to read and write. When they are born, they are much more motivated than ordinary people, but... helpless, They don't have the slightest chance, but as long as there is a chance, they are willing to overcome all difficulties and thirst for knowledge."
Xia Xuan let out a long breath.
Deng Da went on to say: "On the other hand, many people from a well-educated family have innumerable collections of books at home. Some of them are masters in the ethnology, but they just don't want to learn. The things in the world are really hard to describe."
Xia Xuan's face suddenly became strange, and said: "The chief official...cough cough..."
Deng Da said: "What's the matter, what's wrong?"
"No." Xia Xuan said: "Just now you said that the person who refused to learn from you seemed to be talking about me."
Deng Da smiled, and said: "Actually, what I'm talking about is that you and I, people's things will inevitably be discarded like trash, but they don't know how precious these things are to other people."
Xia Xuan said: "But Wu Er has read the book, is it useful?"
Deng Da thought for a while and said, "Do you know why Danmin have been Danmin for generations?"
Xia Xuan said: "I read in the book that they are untouchables..."
Deng Da smiled and said: "The person who wrote this book may have never seen a Danmin in his whole life, and he has never experienced how the Danmin live in his life, but...but he can speak a lot."
Xia Xuan raised his eyebrows and said, "But... the government doesn't..."
Deng Da said: "That's because they are ignorant. They have no place on land, and because of their ignorance, they are regarded as abandoned people. Not to mention the government and the local people in their hometown who look down on them, it is themselves. Because they have been at sea all year round, I don’t know why they endured these sufferings, so they become insensitive, at this time...you ask him what is the use of reading?”
After a pause, he continued: "I'm telling you, it may be useless for you and me to read. Anyway, whether you read or not, although you may not be rich and well-fed, you also have wealth and land, but people like Wu Er...... In addition, there is no foundation or place to stand in this world, so tell me, is Wu Er's study useful?"
After Xia Xuan heard it, he seemed to be enlightened all of a sudden, and he immediately looked ashamed and said, "I'll lead the mules and horses, and you, Mr. Deng, can also take a rest."
In a day's work, they have gone to more than a dozen villages.
Deng Da even took out a form and showed it to Xia Xuan. It turned out that almost all the villages, markets, and towns in Tannan were marked here.
And different labels are different. In large villages or markets, it is necessary to deliver once every three days.If it is a small village or a remote village, it can be delivered once every seven days.
As for people like Danmin...may be given away every half a month.
The most amazing thing is that it is in an extremely remote place, on an isolated island, yet it needs to be delivered once a month.
Different villages and markets need to be divided, and the route must be marked to ensure that the shortest route can be sent every day.
Naturally, letters and parcels should also be sorted in advance.
At this time, Xia Xuan looked very seriously, and probably understood the daily work of the postman, he couldn't help saying: "I understand, to do this...but it's not easy, if you can't go up and down in Pingtan If you have a thorough understanding, you may not be able to accomplish anything.”
Deng Da immediately nodded and said: "It's natural, not only that, people send things, but also get to know people. You have to know, you travel in the countryside, and the villagers reject outsiders after all... If you can't get their Take care, it is difficult to shuttle freely like me."
Xia Xuan frowned: "But how do you get to know them?"
"It's easy..." Deng Da smiled, and said: "As long as you do your job well, everyone will naturally get to know you. The delivery of this letter is very beneficial to them, and there will always be someone There are families who are away from home, or daughters who are married far away, or women who are married to their hometown. As long as people still think about it, what we do is equivalent to allowing them to enjoy family affection, but it is not a lot Think about it, they will respect you and regard you as their own family, even if you are in various villages, they will be willing to entertain you and will never suspect you of doing evil."
Xia Xuan hurriedly wrote it down. He felt that what Deng Da said was too simple, but he also felt that this matter seemed to be far from simple.
Deng Da said abruptly at this time: "To tell you the truth, it's not that I haven't encountered bad people before."
"Ah... this..." Xia Xuan's eyes widened in shock.
Deng Da said lightly: "It was the three bandits who robbed me at first, and I was terrified in my heart. I was almost a diaper DANG, but who would have thought that the other party knew that I was a postman, and they only said... They were messengers, so I didn’t dare to force them to stay, so I left them more than a dozen cash to buy the way, and left.”
Xia Xuan couldn't help sighing, "I never thought I was a righteous bandit."
Deng Da said indifferently: "As long as you are a bandit, how can you tell the difference between a righteous bandit and a vicious bandit? If you meet someone else, nine times out of ten, they will kill and plunder directly with their knives. It's just that they also know that the post station If you lose someone, you need to search everywhere, and then you will want to hunt them down."
"Secondly, the reason why these bandits can run rampant is because someone hid them or didn't report them. If I died in their hands without knowing it, and the matter spread to ten miles and eight villages, they would have to They are hated, and if many report their tracks, there is nothing to hide from them."
After hearing this, Xia Xuan nodded hurriedly. He suddenly felt that he had learned more from this trip today than he had learned in his entire life.
From the Dan people, to the gangsters, to the old woman who read letters on his behalf, all these faces, each of them was alive but different, there was an indescribable memory that taught him deeply, as if engraved into his bones.
He murmured: "The Danmin who reads the mansion newspaper is called Wu Er, and the one who has a son who is away and often sends letters is called Zhou Liushi; and the village chief I met in Jiaoqianli, If you insist on dragging them to have a light meal..."
Looking at Xia Xuan's appearance, Deng Da couldn't help laughing heartily, and said, "You don't need to remember it, after walking a few times, you will remember it firmly. Tomorrow we have to go to another place..."
Xia Xuan nodded.
Back to the post station, this time I came back earlier, the post station was empty, only the door was holding a chicken, and he was holding a kitchen knife to kill.
Deng Da sent the two fish and taught the disciple to kill them and eat them in stew tonight.
On the other hand, he began to rearrange his mail bag.
Xia Xuan had nowhere to go, so he had to go to help, but suddenly... a thick book fell out of a mail bag, and Xia Xuan subconsciously bent down to pick it up.
Who knew, when I picked it up, I flipped through it, but saw that there were dense records inside.
Name……
serial number……
In the village...
Relatives at home...
Age of head of household...
feature……
native place...
Xia Xuan was taken aback for a moment, and looked down, the book was densely packed, all written with slender charcoal pens. At that moment, Xia Xuan said: "Mr. Deng, what is this..."
When Deng Da saw it, he hurriedly took the book, held it carefully, and said, "Oh...this is a treasure, it is the top priority of our post office, and it is related to this year's performance appraisal... "
He wiped the dust carefully, and then said: "I can't tell you about these things for the time being. You will find out after reading the new regulations and regulations. In my opinion, the old man Yicheng shouldn't let you go today." You came out to run with me, you should send and receive official documents in the office first, familiarize yourself with the regulations of our postal department, and then go out for a walk."
As he spoke, he carefully stuffed the notebook back into the mailbag, with a reassured look on his face.
(End of this chapter)