Chapter 33 The low-key servant
Xu Boan has been in the civil engineering industry for more than ten years.
Starting from the initial position as a line surveyor in the engineering department, to the top project manager of a multi-billion dollar project at its peak.
Not only does it have excellent technical support, but it is also natural to have perfect skills in all kinds of interpersonal communication and dealing with people.
Therefore, Xu Bo'an is also not familiar with things that are often given as gifts, such as tobacco, wine, tea, gold, stone, and jade.
Nothing else. Firstly, these things are easy to carry and secondly, they are easy to cash out. They are actually a powerful tool for building relationships with friends.
So, Xu Boan recognized it at a glance. The green brand in his hand was jade, and it was the best among them, imperial green!
Xu Bo'an remembers clearly that at the auction where he auctioned Thuja root carvings two days ago, a Buddhist amulet made of imperial green jade sold for 1.3 million.
That Buddha amulet is only half the size of the one in my hand, but it can be sold for more than one million.
In other words, the value of the brand in Xu Boan's hands is at least 2 million.
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Xu Bo'an was still immersed in the joy of picking up a huge sum of money here. Among the little people in the bonsai, someone finally broke the peace.
"Jiao...Jiao...Old Boss Jiao, what happened just now?"
The officer looked at the surrounding villagers with some horror, feeling like he was It's like dreaming.
The arms suddenly tightened, and then the whole person suddenly rose into the air, and then suddenly fell down.
In the blink of an eye, he actually flew across a distance of nearly a hundred feet.
I was still peeping and monitoring these migrating villagers from a distance, but in an instant I fell directly into the circle of villagers.
Please, is there anything more embarrassing than stalking someone, only to have the person being followed discover and surround you?
The most important thing is that with the majesty of the official officers, the two officers never looked arrogant when walking on the street.
From yesterday to today, I walked all day on the mountain roads and suffered mosquito bites all night. Today, I walked through the mountains and forests early in the morning. I felt quite depressed, even the clothes in my hands. I can barely hold the knife.
What they faced were dozens of doubtful and wary villagers. Although these villagers were ragged and disheveled, they were full of energy.
A few villagers also held several bright silver guns with cold light, making them look majestic and giving off a chilling air.
Are these guys planning to rebel? Otherwise, why would there be so many bright silver guns!
You must know that concealing weapons secretly is a serious crime. It is impossible for people in the backing village not to know!
Thinking of this, Lao Jiao trembled for no reason.
When facing rebels and thieves, government officials are natural enemies. How can they have any psychological superiority!
At this moment, Lao Jiao couldn't care less about replying. He was confused and frightened, and he only thought about how to deal with the current scene.
But after thinking about it, I really don’t know how to open my mouth to solve the situation in front of me.
On the other hand, Li Kanshan had some knowledge, so he handed over his hand and asked politely: "You two...are you the adults in the county government?"
I don't blame the villagers for this. We don't know the officers in the yamen. If they were all neatly dressed in uniforms, people would know the officers. But now these two officers had been walking through the mountains and forests for a long time. In order to dissipate heat during the journey, they took off their shirts and tied them around their waists. Their mental state was extremely vicissitudes, and they looked like refugees fleeing a famine!
Who can believe that these two refugee-looking guys in front of them are actually the usually majestic government servants!
Seeing that Li Kanshan was quite polite, Lao Jiao felt relieved. Trying to calm down his anxious mood, he pretended to be calm and said: "We are the servants of the Shanyang County Yamen King, and we have been ordered to come to collect taxes and grains."
The servants on the side also nodded hurriedly. : "Yes, yes, that's right, we are the king's men. This is our waist badge...waist...waist..."
The officer exclaimed while touching his waist. Said: "Where is my waist card?"
Although losing the waist card is not a serious crime, it is very troublesome to apply for a new one.
It’s not that it’s troublesome, it’s mainly that it costs money!
In the past few years, most of Qingyun Road has suffered from severe drought, and various financial funds are really insufficient. Even serious officials have difficulty distributing their salaries in full and on time.
Not to mention temporary workers such as Lao Jiao and others. It would be nice to have some money and food to ensure life.
Therefore, no one worries about money.
Lao Jiao frowned and looked at his companions, saying: "Oh no, did you accidentally drop it on the way here?"
The guard looked so ugly that he almost cried, and his face was full of sadness: "Old Jiao, How can this be done? It costs fifty copper coins to replace one waist card!”
Lao Jiao is helpless in this kind of thing, after all, Lao Jiao doesn’t have any money left.
As a colleague, Lao Jiao could only comfort him: "Okay, okay, don't be sad first. When we go back later, we will look for it carefully on the road. Maybe we can still find it. "
As he spoke, Lao Jiao took off the badge from his waist and slowly showed it to the surrounding villagers.
That posture was as gentle as it could be. It was completely different from the usual ferocious attitude of trying to take someone out with just a flash of your belt.
“Folks, we brothers are the servants of our Shanyang City Yamen. We came here to disturb you because we received orders from above to collect taxes!”
As he spoke, Lao Jiao sighed heavily, pretending to be reluctant, and continued: "Well, in fact, I also know that all the villagers are living in poverty. After all, there has been drought for many years, and there is no food left. How can we help the people above? I’m so sorry for disturbing the fellow villagers!”
I have to say that as people reach middle age, they really become more and more aware of current affairs and adaptable.
Originally, Lao Jiao was thinking of using this opportunity to blackmail the banker village into a sum of money so that he could make a fortune.
But now, looking at a group of energetic villagers holding bright silver guns across from them and experiencing the inexplicable soaring clouds and fog just now, Lao Jiao was already frightened.
It’s just a matter of subsistence, you can’t risk your life again!
As a result, Lao Jiao was extremely polite, and his gentle, low-key and humble appearance was something that the villagers had never heard of or seen before.
Don’t hit the smiling person with your hand, not to mention that the villagers’ fear of official officials is engraved in their bones.
Li Kanshan responded politely immediately: "Sir, the untouchable is the village chief of the mountain village, Li Kanshan. The matter of taxation and grain is easy to talk about, and the villagers will definitely cooperate. The two adults are tired of traveling and traveling. , I am really tired after a long journey, so I would like to ask the two adults to take a seat and have a bowl of warm bacon braised noodles, and I will ask someone to prepare the tax."
Originally. The warm and polite invitation sounded like being struck by lightning in the ears of Lao Jiao.
(End of this chapter)