The so-called fishing village actually does not have a piece of land.

Almost everyone lives on the boat.

Deng Da now knows the plight of these people very well.

So he said to Xia Xuan: "They are on land and have no land. They are rejected by the local people. If there is a conflict, the government must favor the local gentry. Therefore, they live on the boat most of the time. If they want to go ashore,

It’s often here…”

He paused here, then raised his hand and pointed to some dilapidated thatched cottages in front of him.

Then he added: "This land was originally owned by a local gentry. They took it out but did not rent it. They only allowed the villagers to go ashore and sell fish. Of course, they can sell fish here and borrowed the land from the gentry. In fact, this fish,

After all, they were bought by the gentry at a low price, and the firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea they needed were sold to them by the gentry at a high price. In and out like this, even if they make a living by fishing, they are actually in a lot of poverty.

The people of Lu are ten times worse off."

Xia Xuan looked carefully and saw many ragged people rocking the boat ashore, carrying heavy fish baskets on their backs.

They were all barefoot, and all of them had sallow complexions. Because they had grown up on the boat all day long, their skin color gave people an uncomfortable feeling.

Often the women still poke their heads out of the awning in the boat, curiously looking at the situation on land. The men carry fish baskets ashore, and there are several children who are almost skin and bones from hunger, and cannot tell whether they are boys or girls.

He followed the man unsteadily.

Even from a distance, some boats actually had smoke rising from the cooking pots at this time, and they actually lit fires on the boats. Of course, the food that could be cooked on the boats was limited, and most of them were barely cooked.

Deng Da smiled faintly and said: "It's the most troublesome for these people to send letters to them. I have no choice but to number their ships. Every three to five days, someone will come ashore and hand over the letters to them."

, just entrust them to deliver it."

Xia Xuan's eyes showed surprise, and she said in surprise: "Is there someone here delivering letters?"

Dengda shook his head: "Not yet, they have almost no relatives in the interior."

Xia Xuan was even more confused and said: "Why is this?"

Deng Da said: "There are weddings and funerals, but whose family dares to marry the daughter of the Dan people, and whose daughter dares to marry the son of the Dan people?"

Xia Xuan frowned, lowered his head slightly, and looked thoughtful.

In fact, it sounded new to him at first and he just thought it was something interesting. But slowly he thought about it carefully, and the excitement on his face subsided slightly. Then he really saw a child rolling in the mud.

, being kicked and scolded by the man carrying the fish basket with his bare feet, but he couldn't help but feel an indescribable feeling of suffocation.

Xia Xuan couldn't help but said suspiciously: "Since there is no letter...then...we still have to come here every day?"

"Of course I have to come here." Deng Da said: "Didn't I tell you that someone has ordered a Dili newspaper? As long as there is one more person who orders it, we have to come. Don't you understand the rules of the Postal Department? People can't be trusted.

Stand up, the Postal Service cannot care about temporary gains and losses."

Xia Xuan only felt it was even weirder. He couldn't imagine that a villager would actually subscribe to the Di newspaper.

In his opinion, this newspaper and this kind of person are really incomparable.

I'm afraid that other people will make fun of him when they see it, or that when Xia Xuan returns to the capital one day, he will tell his friends what he saw and heard here and make them laugh.

As soon as the two of them entered this fish market, which was almost shockingly simple, there were actually quite a few people carrying fish on their backs. What kind of evil yong stole the worms and worms?

Their accents were so weird that Xia Xuan could hardly understand them.

But someone saw Deng Da coming, and there was even a man shouting something. After a while, a man was seen running towards here in a hurry.

This man has a dark complexion and is dressed in ragged clothes. He is actually strong and strong. Perhaps for this reason, a strong man can't help but catch more fish and make a little profit. But looking at it, he is no different from the scholar.

No relationship at all.

He grinned at Deng Da, showing his dark teeth. When he opened his mouth, Xia Xuan smelled an indescribable fishy smell.

"Sir, you are here. The newspaper... has been delivered too?" The man looked at Deng Da respectfully.

Dengda smiled at him, and then he took out a unique package from the mail package carried by the mules and horses.

This was a package, at least it was covered with a layer of oilcloth. When Dengda opened the oilcloth, there was a light newspaper inside.

Xia Xuan looked on and was dumbfounded. In fact, the paper used by Di newspapers was getting worse and worse, but the price of oilcloth was not low. Wrapping newspapers with oilcloth felt like a waste of resources.

Deng Da handed this to the man and said, "Wu Er, do you understand the last page of the newspaper?"

The man named Wu Er immediately put away his smile and solemnly took out an oilcloth from his arms. The oilcloth was extremely filthy. Immediately, he peeled off the three layers inside and outside.

A piece of newspaper that was already damp was revealed to Xia Xuan's eyes.

Only then did Xia Xuan realize that the paper of this newspaper was poor, and since people lived on a boat and the sea breeze was humid, the newspaper would become mushy within a day or two, so it had to be wrapped in oil paper and sealed.

, so that it can be stored longer.

Xia Xuan glanced at Deng Da, and he knew in his heart that Deng Da must have bought the oilcloth and oil paper himself, which was regarded as a tip of the stick.

However, Xia Xuan thought that for a postman, a piece of oiled paper was only half a pair of tea money. If it were him, he would probably do the same thing.

After Wu Er took the previous page of the newspaper, he squatted down, found a piece of gravel, grabbed the stone with his fishy hands, and wrote seven or eight words familiarly, while saying:

"Sir, I don't understand these words very well, and I don't know what they mean."

He can write words quickly. Apparently, he had already written these words countless times when he was on the boat. However, he can write like a cat and a cat, but he cannot understand the meaning of the words. Now he has encountered a rare opportunity.

, naturally, I took the opportunity to ask Deng Da for advice.

Deng Da smiled, with no hint of impatience on his face, and immediately began to explain.

In fact, it only takes a while to explain.

And this Wu Er, as if he was afraid that he could not remember it, kept repeating in his mouth: "That is a yue, which means weapon and ceremonial guard. This is Tong, which means both arrival and understanding... Sir, what is understanding...

mean?"

Deng Da then patiently said: "This first came from Zhu Xi's "Reply to Jiang Shuquan". The original text is: Apply one and get three inverses; hear one and know ten; it is the scholar who has studied deeply and is familiar with the principles; and then he can understand them thoroughly; so that

This. The original intention is to be like you, who can read and write well, and finally understand this calligraphy to the point of being familiar with it."

After Wu Er heard this, he nodded hurriedly, and then murmured in a low voice: "Zhu Xi, poor at reasoning, learns from one thing and reflects it three times, and understands everything... This channel also means communication, and it also means arrival... I understand.

, 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 the same as the previous edition. "

Deng Da did not forget to remind you: "When memorizing, you must not memorize by rote. Many times, if you combine the key points you want to remember with the context of this newspaper, you will recognize a lot of common words. Many times, reading through is the most important thing.

, sometimes swallowing dates wholeheartedly is not necessarily a bad thing.”

Wu Er nodded seriously: "Sir, I made a note of it. I have to catch the next trip, so I won't waste time. I have a few fish here..."

After that, he took two fat fish hanging from a straw rope and stuffed them into Dengda's hands.

Deng Da shook his head and wanted to refuse, but Wu Er refused.

Deng Da was not a nagging person. He knew that he would not accept Wu Er's fish because he was afraid that the man would be embarrassed to ask him for advice in the future. In the end, he simply accepted it and said: "I'm afraid it will be August 10th next time."

Nine."

"I remember..." Wu Er nodded hurriedly.

Deng Da immediately packed up the parcel, said goodbye to Wu Er, and led the mules and horses to the next place.

Along the way, Xia Xuan bowed her head and remained silent.

Deng Da glanced at him and said calmly: "If you take over this place in the future, you must take note of these gangsters."

Xia Xuan finally raised his head and said in surprise: "I will take over in the future?"

Deng Da nodded and said: "Of course, we don't have many people at the station. These days, I will help you get familiar with the situation. But after a month or two, we will divide an area for you. 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: "I was like this at first, but slowly, I got used to it."

Xia Xuan's face was full of confusion at this time, and she said: "Those people..."

"Um?"

"Those gangsters... they don't even have food to eat, so why do they still study?"

When Deng Da heard this, he smiled slightly, and then said seriously: "There is a kind of people in this world. They are naturally eager to study and be literate. When they are born, they are much more motivated than ordinary people, but... there is nothing they can do.

They don't have the slightest chance, but as long as they have the slightest chance, they are willing to overcome all difficulties and are thirsty for knowledge."

Xia Xuan let out a sigh of relief.

Deng Da continued: "On the other hand, many people from scholarly families have countless collections of books in their homes. There are many masters in their family studies, but they do not want to learn. The things in the world are really difficult to describe."

Xia Xuan's face suddenly became a little strange, and he said: "Chief official...ahem..."

Deng Da said: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

"No." Xia Xuan said, "You just said those who are unwilling to learn, it seems you were talking about me."

Deng Da smiled and said: "Actually, what I'm talking about is that people like you and I will inevitably throw away all the things they have, but they don't know how precious these things are to other people."

Xia Xuan said: "But if Wu Er reads the book, will it be useful?"

Deng Da thought for a while and said, "Do you know why Dan people have been Dan people from generation to generation?"

Xia Xuan said: "I read in the book that they are untouchables..."
To be continued...