Chapter 28: There was a poor worker, who later became a big boss, but……

There was a poor worker, who later became a big boss, but……

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There was a poor worker, who later became a big boss, but……

Liu Guozong

(I), Chen Lao Da was boasting.

(Preface: This Chen Lao Da really knows how to boast, a poor worker still wants to become a big boss—can the sun rise in the west? Can a donkey jump out of a pigsty? ——)

Chen Sheng was born into a poor commoner's family; in his youth he worked for wealthy families, struggling to earn money to support his family. He worked from dawn till dark, exposed to wind, sun, and rain, enduring hardships and suffering, to the point that even his belly could not be filled.

Once, Chen Sheng was resting in the field and said to the brothers-in-hardship surrounding him: "If we become wealthy, we must not forget each other."

What does "If we become wealthy, we must not forget each other" mean? In plain words, it means: "Among us brothers-in-hardship of this state, whoever in the future becomes wealthy and becomes a boss—whether a big boss or a small boss—must not forget each other."

Those brothers-in-hardship thought this was Chen Lao Da dreaming—a dream too beautiful: we poor workers can earn some money with our sweat to support our parents; if we do well, we might even get a wife, and that would be not bad.

What boss? This Chen Lao Da is really just boasting!

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