His eyes passed over the bodies of everyone below, and there were many figures in front of him who were eager to try, but no one was willing to come up and give it a try.

Time passed slowly by the minute and second, and hesitation gradually spread among the crowd. Gradually, those who originally wanted to take the stage put down half of the steps they had taken under the silent suppression from around them.

After taking in this scene, Gongsun Yang's heart sank. It was obvious that the concerns of the people below had exceeded his expectations.

Even though the bright hardware was placed in front of them, and they could easily get it as long as they stepped forward, no one came forward for such a long time.

However, Gongsun Yang did not feel much frustration in his heart. He had not expected this situation before. Since the hardware was not enough to make the people below take steps, he simply added more hardware.

While thoughts were flowing in his mind, Gongsun Yang's face immediately showed a smile, and he walked slowly for a few steps around the not-so-thick wooden pole beside him.

"It seems that all of you are wealthy people. Seeing the hardware placed in front of you, no one is willing to stand up and carry this wooden pole."

"Since you all think that the five gold coins are too low and not worthy of your support on stage, I will increase the reward."

After finishing his words, Gongsun Yang, who was standing on the stage, stretched out his right hand. He first spread his fingers on his forehand and then faced the back of his hand to the people below.

"Ten gold."

"As long as you can carry the wooden pole to the north gate, I will give you a reward of ten gold immediately, and I will never break your promise."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for the people below to watch the discussion as before, Gongsun Yang leaned back this time.

"Here comes someone, bring me up."

"Here."

After another response, a waiter dressed similarly to the man standing on the stage appeared on the stage holding another tray.

Seeing that the reward was almost doubled in the field of vision, almost everyone below had a bit of desire in their eyes, and even wanted to take them into their pockets immediately.

"Really, it seems to be true, it's really ten gold!"

"Brother, how about I go and try it? What if it's true?"

"Don't go. The government has deceived us a lot over the years. Think about whether the tax exemption promised before has ever been realized."

"Maybe it's true this time?"

…

Listening to the eager voice that has become the mainstream in his ears, as well as some doubts mixed in it, the corners of Gongsun Yang's mouth secretly raised a little wider.

Everything he just did was undoubtedly effective. Victory was already in front of him at this moment. All he needed to do was to speed up the process a little more.

"Twenty gold!"

Just when everyone was torn between deciding whether to go or not, that familiar voice rang in their ears again, and this time Gongsun Yang once again offered double the reward.

Listening to Gongsun Yang's shout of a reward of twenty gold, the hesitation in their hearts could no longer stop them, and a loud shout appeared in the crowd.

"I come!"

When this voice sounded, the originally noisy crowd below suddenly fell silent, and the people around them subconsciously made way for the person who spoke.

Just like this, a young man who was a little thin and whose linen clothes looked much more ragged than the people around him walked step by step to the platform in front of him from the gap that everyone made way for him.

Gongsun Yang frowned as he looked at the young man in front of him, looking at his thin body and withered lips.

"Little brother, do you really want to carry this wooden pole to the north gate?"

"Exactly."

His eyes met Gongsun Yang's eyes as he looked at him. Seeing something wrong on the other person's face, the young man immediately said with some vigilance: "You are not going to regret it, are you?"

Then, the young man looked at himself as Gongsun Yang looked at him, and his face immediately showed a somewhat firm look.

His right hand, which was obviously without much flesh, patted his withered chest. The young man said directly to Gongsun Yang: "You may not think that I am thin, but I still have the strength to carry a wooden pole to the north gate.

, how dare you let me try it?"

"You don't feel sorry for your twenty gold coins and don't want me to take it, right?" As soon as he finished speaking, a suspicious gaze fell on Gongsun Yang's face again.

Seeing the extremely determined look on this young man's face at this moment, Gongsun Yang's worries immediately dissipated, and a smile appeared on his face again.

"Of course not. Since I can take out these twenty gold coins today, I am not afraid of anyone taking him away."

After Gongsun Yang finished these words, he turned to the young man and made an invitation gesture, "Little brother, please!"

"You also please."

After giving a slight bow to Gongsun Yang, the young man slowly came to the front of the wooden pole, and after some testing, he directly lifted the wooden pole onto his shoulders.

"good!"

"Well done!"

"here you go!"

…

Amid cheers from time to time, the young man walked off the platform carrying the wooden pole and walked straight towards the north gate of his destination.

One step, ten steps, a hundred steps, a thousand steps...

This young man's walk was not very smooth. At first he could walk quickly, but halfway through the walk his pace slowed down. When he reached the end, it was difficult for him to even take one step.

Obviously, this young man's performance was not as relaxed as he said. That too thin body represented poverty and hunger.

However, it seemed that the target was not far ahead, and there seemed to be a huge temptation of twenty gold. At the last moment of this journey, no matter how much pain was felt in his body, the young man still survived.

A thousand steps, a hundred steps, ten steps, one step...

"boom……"

Finally, when the three-foot-long wooden pole was hit hard in front of the north gate, the young man was exhausted, and big beads of sweat continued to flow down from his forehead.

Looking at the wooden pole standing next to him, and then at the figure in white standing in front of him, a smile immediately appeared on the young man's face.

"Look, I did it, the twenty gold pieces..."

At this moment, there was a bit of desire and a bit of fear in the eyes of the young man. What he longed for was that the tempting twenty gold coins were about to be obtained. What he feared was that the person in front of him who claimed to be the county magistrate would be like those before.

People in the government also break their promises and gain weight.

However, the young man's worries were obviously unnecessary. He saw that Gongsun Yang was holding a tray with twenty gold on it and came to him step by step.

"Little brother, what's your name?"

Just now he was still full of worries, but now when he saw Gongsun Yang personally handing twenty gold pieces to him, the young man seemed a little at a loss what to do.

"My mother calls me A-Cao."

"Brother Ah Cao, this is your reward for today." Gongsun Yang said and handed the tray in his hand to him, "Here, continue."

"real!"

After a few breaths, he felt the weight coming from his palm, and A Cao's face showed some uncontrollable joy.

"It's true, it's true! Mom, I got twenty gold today, and I can buy you delicious food every day from now on!"
Chapter completed!