Chapter 136 River Officer
Liang Qu was subdued by He Bo.
The uniform of the Hebo Police Station is navy blue in color, with white patterns of waves and auspicious clouds covering the upper body. The cuffs are narrowed, and there is a black leather belt around the waist.
When sailing in the wind, it is impossible to wear loose clothes, otherwise the whole set of clothes will be tightened where it should be tightened, which will show the figure. Liang Qu is tall and strong, and he looks majestic in the clothes.
It does have the meaning of the Jinyiwei Feiyufu.
Liang Qu took out the badge from the official leather box and hung it around his waist. He then took Fu Bo from Lan Qi, took Xuanshui Fork, went to the kitchen to pack some beef pies for midnight snack, and headed towards Shangrao Wharf.
Just a few steps out of the door, Liang Qu was stopped by Li Libo who came over from the street.
"Brother Shui! Wait!"
Liang Qu paused and waited for Li Libo to come up to him: "Why are you in such a hurry? Do you want to talk to me about something?"
"Didn't I see you were leaving? It's a good opportunity to tell him face to face." Li Libo took a breath and took out a piece of red paper from his arms, "It's a happy event! Jiechang and I have passed the test and become warriors! Thanks to Brother Shui, my family has made a lot of money in the past few months. I was thinking of having a big banquet on this day, but who knew that Yixing City suddenly became Yixing Town.
There are too many talented people coming, and it is not appropriate to hold a big event, so I just want to invite those who are close to me to come to my house for a meal. I will come and give you the invitation."
"When?"
"It's three nights from now. Our two families will host it together. You don't need to bring anything. Just come for dinner. Brother Shui, see if you're free."
With the two bottles of Blood Qi Pills given by their master's wife, Li Libo and Chen Jiechang both have above-average physiques and are hardworking enough.
With the help of the martial arts school, he had no worries about food and drink, and was provided with enough beef and mutton. After spending more than half a year, he finally broke through and became a martial artist.
Unfortunately, in the original Yixing City, a warrior of the first rank could be considered well-known.
Who could have thought that the area was designated as a key town? A small warrior at the first level is not worth mentioning at all. He needs to pass the second and third levels at least, which will take several years. He is really unlucky.
However, it is still a remarkable achievement for the Li and Chen families.
No matter how inconspicuous he is, he is still a warrior!
Even for a warrior who has just reached a low level, if he has decent talent and works hard enough, the cost he pays is at least one hundred taels.
It is like an insurmountable chasm for an ordinary family to support a man who has been practicing Buddhism for less than a year and save up one hundred taels of silver as the cost.
Compared with the original villagers of Yixing City, the Li and Chen families have taken the most difficult step.
This is all thanks to Liang Qu. Everything is going well for the two of them. They can even stay in the martial arts hall as odd jobs and get paid every month. It can be said that they have completely turned their lives around. From now on, even if they can't dig for food in the river or in the fields, they will not starve to death. It would be unreasonable not to invite him to the banquet.
"Three days later." Liang Qu thought for a while and felt that he should be free, so he accepted the invitation and said, "Okay, I'll go there in three days."
Li Libo smiled happily: "Master Liang, you are so kind!"
Liang Qu grinned, feeling that Li Libo hadn't changed at all: "What, is there anything else? If not, I'll go out on the boat."
"Going out on a ship? Brother Shui, you still want to go out on a ship with your status? An eighth-rank official is a high-ranking official!"
"What high official? Ninth rank is just a sesame seed. I am from eighth rank, just a little bit bigger than a sesame seed, but I still have to work." Liang Qu stretched out his little finger, and through the tip of the nail, he saw Li Libo's big face that was tanned by fishing. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, "Why don't you two come and be river officials and help me."
"Me?" Li Libo pointed at his nose, "What can I do?"
"You don't have to do anything. Just take care of your fellow villagers and hang out on the water more often. Tell me if anything happens and I'll handle it. That's what river officials do."
Hebo Station was not a completely airborne operation.
Official positions above the seventh rank have indeed been filled, with only a few left. However, the eighth rank, the River Lord, the ninth rank, and even the River Officials, which are the ones that actually do the work, are mostly vacant, and they are prepared to be recruited locally, as the locals are more experienced with the conditions in the nearby waters.
Why did Xu Yuelong invite Liang Qu as soon as he saw him?
He is quite capable. He is a local and a fisherman. He is a good swimmer. All the conditions are very good.
Li Libo and Chen Jiechang were similar except for their inferior strength. He couldn't get a ninth-rank river chief, but it was easy for him to recruit two river officials.
Moreover, being a river official does not require too high strength, otherwise how could a great horse-running martial artist be a minor official?
The main responsibilities are to patrol and report the situation. Only the river chief and the river god are responsible for taking action.
Li Libo and Chen Jiechang are more than capable of doing this job.
Li Libo rubbed his hands and said, "How much does it cost to be a river official per month?"
Liang Qu recalled: "It seemed to be about one or two or three coins."
The River God and the River Chief enjoy benefits, but the River Officials have nothing. They have to provide their own boats, and their monthly salary is low, and there is no annual salary at all.
"Ah, that's just a bit. I made much more as a handyman in the martial arts gym."
"You are talking nonsense. Can you get this price at other martial arts schools? Don't be so arrogant."
Li Libo laughed: "Okay, okay, it's not too little, it's not too little, I'm not doing it for that little salary or power, I just want to help Brother Shui."
"But if you want to be a river official, the martial arts school will give you less."
There is no such thing as eight hours in Dashun. As long as your body is not broken, doubling the time is no problem.
I'm not afraid of working hard, I'm just afraid of having no work.
From day to night, everyone does as much work as they can. They are happy to earn a little extra penny by putting in a little effort.
The river officers patrol mainly at night, which just happens to stagger the time with the odd jobs at the martial arts school during the day, but the schedule for both jobs is still too tight, so the martial arts school has to reduce its hours, so it can't be the same price as before, but overall it is definitely more than the total salary of a martial arts school odd job.
"It's okay. I can bear the hardship! Jiechang will definitely be fine. I'll talk to him later."
"Okay, then I'm leaving."
The boat equipped by He Bo was much larger than his wupeng boat, mainly because the hull was deeper. Inside was a long table and two rows of benches connected to the hull without legs, so they would not shake at will.
Liang Qu only needs to sit in the new boat to control the direction of the boat and go wherever he wants. He can even make a pot of good tea on the table. It feels so comfortable.
After communicating in the mental link, the Yangtze River porpoise Yuantou quickly surfaced and came to the side of the boat. Next to it was a small Yangtze River porpoise less than one meter tall, which was very small compared to Yuantou's huge body of more than six meters.
"Is this your child?"
Roundhead shook his head and patted the little porpoise's head with his fin.
The little porpoise closed its little fins towards Liangqu, as if bowing.
Liang Qu raised his eyebrows slightly.
Too smart. Even without spiritual enlightenment, their intelligence level is almost the same as that of fat catfish, and they can have simple communication with each other.
This was also the first corner he successfully gained.
"Let the little porpoise rest with the fat catfish. We will go around and kill some water beasts to complete the mission."
The three fat catfish beasts also need to rest.
They help Uncle Chen and several other fishermen fish in the early morning, are free in the morning, and take time to sleep in the afternoon before going fishing again.
Liang Qu usually looks for the three beasts in the morning. After noon, he will not look for them unless it is necessary.
Yuantou turned around and called out a few words to the little porpoise, as if they were communicating something, but Liangqu couldn't hear their voices. Then the little porpoise left the water and swam underwater.
Liang Qu did not have control over the little porpoise and could not sense its location, but judging from the round head's appearance, he should have understood everything, so he took it with him to hunt water beasts.
(End of this chapter)
