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49　　"Xiao Hu, you will come with me to the fish pen tomorrow to report. From tomorrow on, you will be a fellow fish pen employee."

　　"Oh, really?"

　　Xiaohu jumped up excitedly when he heard that!

Chapter 63: Jiu Si will remember this kindness for the rest of his life!

　　Everyone is ambitious. Who doesn't want to stand out?

　　However, the solidification of classes has led to the blockage of the upward path, which directly means that many people will never have the opportunity to succeed in their entire lives!

　　Daqian was a dynasty with rigid class structure and blocked channels for upward mobility.

　　When foreign races established a country, the hierarchy was strict and the Han people were third-class citizens.

　　The most obvious blockage in the upward channel is the closure of the road to the imperial examination. If the Han people want to become officials, they must find a good master, form personal dependence on him, and gain rights as a domestic slave.

　　These are all manifestations of a foreign race's lack of confidence.

　　The number of Han people is too large. In comparison, the number of Mulan people is much smaller. They are afraid that one day, the Han people will gain power and overthrow them.

　　Even the powerful official of this dynasty, Bayan, proposed a policy to Emperor Shun: kill all the five major surnames!

　　The general idea is: There are too many Han people and they are unstable, so we need to reduce their number. Among the Han people, Zhang, Wang, Liu, Li, and Zhao have the largest populations. If we kill all the people with these five surnames, the Han population can be reduced by one-fifth!

　　Then there will be no more threat to Daqian!

　　Fortunately, there were clear-headed people in the court who rejected this plan, otherwise the world would not only be filled with Zoroastrians who were rebelling.

　　But from this we can also see the attitude of the Mulan people towards the Han people.

　　Therefore, if you want to get ahead these days, going through the government is not an option. Only gangs that have obtained the power at the bottom level are what the people yearn for.

　　Look at the fish pen guy, it's a very good job. On weekdays, he is protected from wind and rain, and he can manage fishermen, so he has a very high social status.

　　In the countryside, you tell people that you are a fishmonger.

　　Everyone will look up to you.

　　Whenever you eat at a banquet, you always sit at the head table and everyone makes the toast to you first. This is your status!

　　Xiaohu is very excited. He is just seventeen years old this year, one year younger than Chen Jie. He is still passionate and does not want to waste his life weaving frames with his father for the rest of his life!

　　Uncle Erba was stunned at this time and just stared at Chen Jie blankly.

　　He didn't react at all. He never believed that pie would fall from the sky, but today...

　　His hands were shaking a little because he was excited.

　　He has been a bamboo craftsman all his life and knows too well the hardships of this job. Look at his hands, there are cuts of all sizes caused by the whip, with new wounds overlapping the old ones.

　　Peel off the old skin and replace it with a new one.

　　Only the bamboo craftsman himself knows his pain.

　　He didn't want his son to be like him.

　　He also wanted his son to succeed and have a better life than himself.

　　But I can't do it, I really can't do it!

　　The guy at the fish stall was something he couldn't even imagine.

　　First, he has no connections, and second, he doesn't have the money to buy favors!

　　But today, Chen Jie helped him and gave his son a bright future.

　　"Ninety-four...I..."

　　Uncle Erba didn't know what to say.

　　Maybe he didn't have too many thoughts about himself, but who wouldn't want better for his son?

　　At this moment, Uncle Erba was grateful to Chen Jie from the bottom of his heart.

　　Aunt Erba was so excited that she couldn't speak, but she held Su Yunjin's hand a little tighter.

　　Su Yunjin had a smile on his face!

　　The look in his eyes when he looked at Chen Jie also became tender.

　　She likes Chen Jie's grateful character. Uncle Erba has helped her family a lot.

　　Although his abilities were limited, he never stood idly by whenever the need arose.

　　Chen Jie is now successful, and he still remembers to help his old friends.

　　This is human touch, and Su Yunjin likes it.

　　Who would like her man to be a selfish, incomprehensible and unkind person?

　　He has really changed a lot compared to before.

　　Su Yunjin even felt that the Chen Jiusi in front of him was completely different from the previous Chen Jiusi.

　　But she doesn't care.

　　She likes the current Chen Jiusi more!

　　"Okay, Uncle Erba, we have things to do, so we won't stay any longer. Huzi, come find me early tomorrow morning. Let's report to the fish pen. Don't be late on the first day!"

　　"Hey, I got it, bro!"

　　Xiaohu responded excitedly.

　　Aunt Erba stood up and said, "Jiu Si, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Stay and have a meal. I'll go cut some meat, and you and your uncle can have a drink!"

　　"Hehe, no, Auntie. Yunjin and I have something else to do, so we'll go back first. There's no rush to eat."

　　"Okay, Aunt, Uncle, Huzi, let's go."

　　Chen Jie took Su Yunjin's little hand and walked out.

　　Uncle Erba: "Wait for me, I'll take you there..."

　　"Uncle, please don't get up and don't see me off. Huzi, just see me off for your father."

　　As Chen explained, he pushed Uncle Erba to sit down and asked Hu Zi to escort him out.

　　After leaving the house, Chen Jie patted Hu Zi on the shoulder and said, "Work hard, kid, and don't embarrass your father and mother."

　　"Yes, brother, I will definitely do my best."

　　Chen Jie smiled and left with Su Yunjin.

　　After watching the man leave, Aunt Erba turned to look at Uncle Erba and said, "Old man, pinch me, am I dreaming? Can our son work as a waiter at the fish market?"

　　"Why are you pinching me? Why are you talking nonsense, old woman? What Jiu Si said must be true."

　　"Yes, yes, hehe..."

　　Aunt Erba smiled foolishly.

　　Uncle Erba said, "You just smile foolishly. We must remember Jiusi's kindness. If Xiaohu can become something great in the future, he should thank Jiusi!"

　　"Yes, yes, thank you, thank you."

　　Aunt Erba was still smiling foolishly.

　　Uncle Erba said, "You just laugh foolishly. If you hadn't listened to me and ignored Jiu Si, would Jiu Si have thought of us when he became rich? You women only think about the little things in front of you."

　　After hearing this, Aunt Erba looked at Uncle Erba and said aggrievedly: "When Jiu Si was like that, who would have looked up to him? Only you are stupid enough to help him."

　　"What about watching it now?"

　　"Hehe, now it seems that you, the boss, are the ones with foresight."

　　"Foresight, ah... who has that thing? As for me, I just put my heart in the middle and don't go against my conscience. My cousin treated me well in the past, so I have to treat Jiu Si well, isn't that the truth?"

　　Uncle Erba said that Chen Xiaohu was back and was very excited.

　　Uncle Erba looked at his son, waved and said, "Huzi."

　　"father!"

　　Huzi came over, and Uncle Erba said, "Dad has something to tell you."

　　"Dad, you say."

　　Hu Zi squatted down and listened to his uncle Erba's lecture.

　　"Huzi, this world is a cannibalistic place. It's not easy to stand out. Many people are trapped in the countryside for their entire lives."

　　"Your brother Jiu Si has become rich and is still thinking of helping you. This is a great favor and our family should be grateful."

　　"So from now on, no matter what you do, remember that you must never do anything to let your brother Jiu Si down. Otherwise, not only will others not forgive you, even I, as your father, will not forgive you. Do you understand?"

　　Chen Erba said this very seriously.

　　Hu Zi nodded: "Dad, don't worry, from now on, I will do whatever Brother Jiu Si asks me to do, and I will never let Dad and Brother Jiu Si down!"

Chapter 64 Brothers, follow me with your sword in hand

　　On the way back, Chen Jie held Su Yunjin's little hand like this.

　　This is a very common thing, but in this era, it seems very unusual.

　　Feudal ethics do not support showing affection in public.

　　Nothing happened at Uncle Erba's house just now, but as soon as he went out and saw other villagers, Su Yunjin reacted.

　　I want to pull my hand back.

　　But Chen Jie held her soft, boneless little hand tightly.

　　"Brother Jiusi, hey, sister-in-law!"

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