Chapter 90: To Each His Own Way of Living
After seeing Eller Hayman leave, none of the corpse collectors wished to leave, and regrouped back into Old John's house, and the atmosphere became more lively than before, and everyone exchanged ears and discussed this unusual deal with those they knew.
The more they talked about it, the more they felt that this matter meant so much to them, that Eller had opened a door to a whole new world for them, and that the deal was done, and that the fate of their corpse collectors would change dramatically.
But what will become of it, with their lack of imagination, it is really impossible to describe, at most it is to be fed and clothed every day, there is surplus food at home, if the old tree blooms, they can find a good one, even if they take the child, it is like returning from hell to heaven.
"Ahem!" said old John, clearing his throat.
The long-eyed corpse collector immediately said loudly: "All be quiet, all be quiet, Daddy John has something to say." ”
Old John's gaze swept over the faces of all the corpse collectors, and there was a light called hope on them, and he could not remember when he saw such a look in the corpse collectors.
Even if there were, it was quickly wiped out by the cruel reality, and what remained was endless despair and numbness, and a wave of jealousy suddenly surged in my heart, how could this kind of thing not come thirty years earlier? Even if it was twenty years, at least I still had a chance to start over.
This negative emotion was quickly pressed into the deepest part of Old John's heart, and he tapped his crutches.
"It's not that I'm going to pour cold water on everyone, but I have to plan for the worst in everything, what if this thing doesn't work out? What if it really happens, and it can't achieve the expected results? When the expected results are achieved, how will the benefits be distributed? Like the previous thing of tearing your face for dozens of coppers, it must not happen again, after all, this is no longer our internal matter, but involves everyone's common funder. ”
"It's still Dad's steady knowledge, every sentence is reasonable, Dad, now there are no outsiders, you help us analyze and analyze, what is the other party's plan? How sure is this matter? What should we do?"
In order to publicize their own medical clinic, but also to earn a good reputation, no matter what the picture is, it has nothing to do with us, even if people can earn great benefits from it, don't be blushing, we just need to do our own thing, otherwise, people can kick us off at any time, and if you want people to use it, you must show the value of letting people use it, and consider that everything else is too far away. ”
Old John's eyes flashed with a light called wisdom, he was old and fine, even if he didn't know a single big word, but he had lived for so many years, he had seen a lot of things, and his experience was naturally stronger than that of a hairy boy, and he had such a great reputation among the corpse collectors, it was by no means as simple as having a good temper and living for a long time.
Old John paused slightly, organized his words, and continued: "This transaction is unprecedented, and I can't make an assessment, but one thing is certain, whether it is bad or good, it is a gain for us, after all, we have nothing to lose, just the size of the harvest." It doesn't matter, what I'm really trying to say is that this time we have to unite and not be aimless. ”
"What kind of unity law? Daddy, we all listen to you!"
"This time we are going to divide the territory, but we can't simply divide it, after all, there are good and bad places, especially where the big and small gladiatorial fighting places are, there will be many injuries......
Old John's eyes lit up, and he silently recited the gladiatorial arena more than a dozen times in his heart, and he seemed to faintly feel the true intention of the unmasked gold lord.
The street patients are afraid that it is just a pretense, the other party is going to the gladiators, and now the city of Solo is warming up for the triennial gladiatorial competition, and the gladiatorial battles in the large and small gladiatorial arenas are in full swing, and there are many dead and injured every day.
If they were slightly injured, it was better to say that in order to earn more wealth, the slave owners would hire doctors for them, and if they were seriously injured, unless they were famous gladiators, the slave owners would be stingy and unwilling to spend an extra copper on them, at most spend a few coppers to hire the corpse collector to transport the matter, as for how the corpse collector handled, that was their business.
That's a group of fighting men on the edge of life and death, the most unfortunate is also the knight subordinate level, the knight level is not rare, even if you can save one, it is also earning, if this is the case, what kind of medical skills do the other party have to be?
"Daddy, Daddy, Daddy John, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing!" Old John shook his gray-haired head, suppressing this speculation to the bottom of his heart, and was not prepared to mention it to anyone, as he himself said just now, it didn't matter what the other party wanted, as long as they could get their share from it, laughing at himself.
"People are old, all kinds of problems, sorry, just now I was distracted, let's go on, where there are more injuries, get more benefits, let's not talk about any equalization, after all, there is a lot of work in places with many injuries, everyone is earning hard money, let's implement the method of rotation, divided into different sites, rotation, do you think this method is feasible?"
"This method is good, we should have done it a long time ago, it can not only reflect more work and more rewards, but also take care of fairness, if you have fewer injuries during the rotation, you can't blame others, only blame yourself for bad luck, I think this method works." ”
"I also think it's a good idea. ”
"I'm in favor. ”
"I agree. ”
"Okay, since the method has been decided, let's divide and divide according to the previous experience......
Zoning is a more tedious task, although the method of rotation is adopted, and the fairness is generally solved.
But which district is big and which district is small, you also have to consider, after all, it is quite remarkable for a person to collect corpses three times a day.
If the area is too big, it can't be taken care of, judging from the requirements of the gold owner, he pays great attention to timeliness, otherwise he will not send someone to help them repair the corpse truck.
Everything else is secondary, and satisfying the requirements of the owner is the main thing.
Driven by interests, they were full of enthusiasm and discussed until late at night, still not feeling sleepy, until old John rushed to find that the sky was about to dawn, and after a little squint, he was about to go to work, but no one felt sleepy and full of energy.
Eller's boss, who had never been seen, was a resolute man, and Eller had only brought the letter back the night before, and early the next morning, three waves of people had come in the alley of Oblivion.
The first wave was a group of Andes in sackcloth coats with their noses and mouths covered, and unsurprisingly, they were the doctors in the medical clinic that was now much discussed among the people of the lower classes of Solo.
The second wave of men dressed as waiters, carrying several carts of grain in succession, set up five or six cauldrons on the street outside Old John's Gate, and the hot water in the pots was already bubbling at dawn.
The last wave was a large group of carpenters with their fellows and carrying lumber.
From here, it also reflected the other party's self-confidence, and it was expected that the corpse collector would not refuse him, and he had made all the preparations in advance, just waiting for the corpse collector to nod.
The leader of the third team is still Eller, and said to Old John with a smile: "Originally, our boss was going to come over in person today, but he sent a seriously injured patient in the morning, and he needed to treat it personally, so he couldn't get out, and he came to visit Daddy John another day." ”
"I can't afford it, I can't afford it, I should take the initiative to visit your boss, I'm afraid that I will bring this bad luck into your store and affect your business. ”
"Daddy doesn't dare to say that, if it weren't for your sacrifice and dedication, this city would have been reduced to a stinking city of death, this is what our boss said, our boss not only never looked down on you, but praised you, Dad is willing to come to the door, my boss will definitely go out to greet you personally. ”
"Does your boss really say that?" Old John's waist couldn't help but straighten up, his eyes scorched, and from Eller's words, he heard a hint of recognition, which was undoubtedly a recognition of being a corpse collector all his life.
Although he is engaged in the business of collecting corpses, it is not completely voluntary, and he does not necessarily have much love, but he has been doing it all his life, and some things have been integrated into his bones.
"This is the original words of my boss, even if I make it up, I can't make it up with such a level. Eller smiled and said, "Daddy can wait until he meets my boss to confirm it himself." ”
"No, no, with this sentence, even if I haven't lived in vain in my life. Old John muttered to himself, "I must meet your boss, and I must meet your boss before I die." ”
"It's hard to say if I want to see our boss, but after I arrange this here, I have to go back, and when the time comes, I will ask them to take my father over in a trailer. ”
"I'm afraid it's not right, right?"
"What's wrong with this, my boss is not a lord and noble, I need to report in advance when I meet, I pass the word in the middle, there is always a time when it is not in place, my father personally meets our boss, it is also a good thing, I can calm the hearts of all gentlemen, our boss is the best person I have ever seen. ”
Speaking of the last sentence, Eller couldn't help but smile a little, and he suddenly remembered how he had trembled when he saw his boss before.
"Yes, but I'm going to go back and pack up. Old John turned around and wanted to go back to his house, wanting to make himself more decent, so as to live up to the other party's evaluation.
"Daddy, this is not going to work, I still need your help here! What should I do if you are gone?" Eller grabbed old John by the hand.
"It's me who messes with proportions, it's important to get down to business, it's important to get down to business. ”
Eller rushed to the corpse collector who gathered around after hearing the news: "Our boss is merciful, the boss agreed to all the things you asked for last night, whether it is ourselves or our families, we have free medical treatment, but the ugly words are said in front, no kind of medical skill is omnipotent, we can only do our best, whether it can be cured, we dare not guarantee." ”
"This is nature, this is nature, if your boss can agree to help with the treatment, it is already a supreme act of benevolence, and you dare not force anything else, and you dare not force anything else. ”
"The number of doctors is limited, you should seek medical treatment in accordance with the order, rest assured, these doctors will not be transferred back until everyone is examined, and our boss will provide free porridge and soup for those who are delayed from work today to make ends meet, as an apology for missing work. ”
"Your boss is really thoughtful, and it's a great blessing to be able to follow such a boss. ”
Many corpse collectors are free and grateful, although they may not have any surplus food in their homes, but most of them are also stretched, and one day less income is enough for them to feel distressed.
Many people still plan that if they don't go to work today, they don't need any strength to work, and they will be done with their belts tightly, and they can save a little bit of food, after all, they still need to stay up for two months before they can have any vitality in the wild, so that they can get some wild goods to subsidize their families.
Being able to have a hot porridge to drink, even if they are half-full and not hungry, also makes these corpse collectors have a good impression of this unmasked boss, and they are full of enthusiasm when they cooperate.
Although the scale of the corpse collectors in Solo City is not small, it is a special industry after all, and the number of people cannot be really large, Lin Lin is finally counted, it is less than a hundred, most of them are alone, and there are only a handful of people with family members, and the total is only about two hundred people.
After a long time, Eller basically had a familiar face, and the rest didn't need Old John, he also arranged it properly, so that Old John, who was following him, sighed in his heart, a young waiter has such a ability, what will happen to the boss, I can't help but look forward to the upcoming meeting.