Xiao Wu had dinner at Ma Sancai's house, and there were not many words during the period, basically Ma Sancai asked Xiao Wu before answering, and Ouyang Ni glanced at Xiao Wu from beginning to end, and that look and expression made Xiao Wu tremble.

After Xiao Wu agreed to go to work at the wharf where Ma Sancai was located the next day, Ma Sancai said: "My family used to do business, and bought a courtyard here, the east house is Nizi to live, the south house I live, and the north house to put some sundries, from the dock to Sanlitun twenty miles of road is too far, you might as well live here with me, the north house can be cleaned up and lived, and the hall is very bright." ”

"No need, my mother is not in good health, I have to go home every day to boil medicine for her." Xiao Wu said.

Ma Sancai said: "Don't see me outside, you saved my life, so naturally I will dig out my heart and lungs with you." I see that your newly built house is not popular, and the people who live in your heart are also empty, so it is better to bring your mother here, we will be a family in the future, and it will be lively to live together. ”

Xiao Wu said: "I have a younger sister at home who is in college, and I should be more anxious when I go home and I can't see anyone, thank you brother for your kindness." ”

Ma Sancai snorted and said: "Then I won't be reluctant, you will report to the office at the dock tomorrow, let's start with ordinary laborers, and my brother will definitely not treat you badly." ”

Xiao Wu nodded, chatted with Ma Sancai for a long time, and waited for Ma Sancai to go to work before leaving.

Ma Sancai gave Xiao Wu a ride, and after Xiao Wu left, Ouyang Ni kept pulling Ma Sancai's clothes, biting her lip and saying, "Big brother." ”

Ma Sancai shook his head and said, "Are you taking a fancy to this kid?" ”

Ouyang Ni smiled shyly, and Ma Sancai said: "Don't worry, Nizi, such a good young man, the eldest brother will get you whatever he says, as long as he works at the dock, he won't worry that he will not be from our family in the future." ”

So Xiao Wu began to work as a laborer at the Changqu Wharf from the next day, and the work was very simple, moving the goods hoarded at the wharf to the desired hold, or unloading the cargo ships that stopped at the port, and the wages were piecework, and the general goods were 100 catties and two cents.

That is to say, the average physical worker can earn two yuan a day carrying 10,000 catties of goods, 20,000 catties of goods can earn four yuan, and good physical strength can get 60 yuan a month, plus food, the income is also objective, and a person with good physical strength can get 1,200 yuan, which is completely enough to feed a family.

After Xiao Wu signed up, Ma San secretly asked the people in the office to give Xiao Wu a salary increase, saying that he was still a child, but Xiao Wu started to work after everyone was startled, others were a little difficult to carry a bag of things at a time, and the strength was only two bags at a time, this big bag is an endurance work, and the feet, neck and shoulders have to be sour after a day, but Xiao Wu carried four bags at a time, and everyone also regarded it as a rare thing to see, waiting for Xiao Wu to make a fool, but I didn't expect that Xiao Wu was only slightly tired at such a day, and it didn't look like a big deal.

Xiao Wu's meal is also getting bigger and bigger, maybe he is still growing his body, eating seven or eight bowls of rice at a time is not a problem, at first Ma Sancai also felt troublesome, Xiao Wu just came to this up-and-coming, I am afraid it will cause dissatisfaction with others, but during the afternoon break, Xiao Wu chatted with everyone very openly, and a group of people laughed and regarded Xiao Wu as a treasure.

Xiao Wu bought steam water in the store for all the dock workers, and told everyone about the troubles he encountered when he was a coachman before, and everyone listened to it happily, and a group of people coaxed, not believing that Xiao Wu was still a chick.

Half a month later, Xiao Wu is completely familiar with everyone at the Changqu Wharf, because the wharf is now sluggish, the land and water business is not good, and sometimes there will be a day and a half of free time, Xiao Wu will play cards and drink with the workers at the wharf.

Everyone naturally knows that Xiao Wu and Ma Sancai have a lot of relationship, Ma Sancai only said that Xiao Wu is his own relative, and the two usually eat together when they eat, and Ma Sancai often drinks two glasses of wine with Xiao Wu.

Because Ma San is the foreman of Changqu Wharf, people here call him Ma Sange or a foreman, regardless of age.

After Xiao Wu and Ma Sancai got acquainted, he naturally asked about some of Xiao Wu's family affairs, and after he learned that Xiao Wu actually had a fiancée, he couldn't help but feel a little lost, and he was always wondering whether to tell his sister-in-law.

Ma San knew that her sister-in-law had a high vision, and she couldn't look down on ordinary young people at all, and she didn't know where Ouyang Ni read the filthy biography or which old man's book in which teahouse, and she had always wanted to marry a hero, ride a white horse to save her in an army, or step on a colorful cloud to propose to her.

When Ma Sancai was more than ten years old, his parents lost their lives in the war, leaving him and his sister to rely on each other, but fortunately, a jar of gold was buried at home for him to barely survive so many years, and he was also a little mixed up in Changqu.

For the sake of his sister-in-law, Ma Sancai has not married yet, and has always wanted Ouyang Ni to marry first, and then marry again, saving her sister from being wronged.

Since the story of Xiao Wu in Pier Bay spread two months ago, Ouyang Ni has always been infatuated with the boy who has never met, and she is even more happy after seeing the real person, Xiao Wu is already tall and big, and her body and face are more round and thoughtful than ordinary people, it is difficult not to let people pay attention, Ouyang Ni committed a nymphomaniac, and ran to the dock for half a month, sending food and drink, and planning to give Xiao Wu a sweater.

Xiao Wu was embarrassed to refuse Ouyang Ni in person, so he asked Ma Sancai to tell Ouyang Ni that he already had a sweetheart.

Ma Sancai is also difficult, although he is inclined to his sister-in-law, but Xiao Wu is also his benefactor what he says, he can't let Xiao Wu abandon his fiancée and ask Ouyang Ni again, the marriage law of the Constitution after the founding of the People's Republic of China also stipulates monogamy, and he can't wronged his sister-in-law.

But when Xiao Wu talked about Jiang Rong, there was always a trace of loss in his expression, Ma San often drank with Xiao Wu, and asked about the girl named Jiang Rong back and forth.

In Xiao Wu's description, Jiang Rong is a little girl with a full personality, beautiful and educated, and a female student at Fudan University in Shanghai, Ma Sancai also wanted to persuade Ouyang Ni to give up at first, but Xiao Wu told Ma Sancai that Jiang Rong had not replied to a letter for a whole semester.

Including Xiao Wu's marriage proposal letter.

Ma Sancai felt strange, although the current generation is relatively peaceful, there is no longer war, but the public security has not been good, if Jiang Rong is really as good as Xiao Wu said, a girl will inevitably encounter some rights and wrongs outside.

The two little couples are separated from each other, and they must be crazy with their thoughts, and they say that Xiao Wu has already written a marriage proposal letter a month and a half ago, if Jiang Rong sees it, he should reply to the letter.

Ma Sancai poured Xiao Wu a glass of wine, he drank a glass himself, and then said: "Xiao Wu, it's not the eldest brother who said you, you are too sincere and too affectionate, but people will always become." ”

Xiao Wu is a smart person, he naturally understands the meaning of Ma Sancai's words, he also took a sip of wine fiercely, and said: "The three women I believe in the most in my life, one is my own mother, one is my current mother, and the other is Jiang Rong, but I believe in Jiang Rong the most, I guarantee that Jiang Rong will not change, she must not have received the letter." ”

Ma Sancai said: "How can you not receive the letter? ”

"How can you not return it when you receive it?" Xiao Wu also lost his temper.

Ma Sancai didn't dare to say any more, for fear that Xiao Wu would be angry, but Xiao Wu didn't feel good in his heart, he said: "Brother, I'll make a bet with you, Jiang Rong definitely didn't receive it." ”

"Bet on what?" Ma Sancai asked.

Xiao Wu said: "I don't know, what do you want to gamble on, block my salary for a month?" ”

"A month's salary is boring, our brothers don't talk about money, if you lose, it's better to marry Nizi as a wife."

Xiao Wu laughed and said, "Then you have to agree with Jiang Rong, let's secretly marry two rooms in the village, I don't have too much." ”

Xiao Wu laughed with Ma Sancai on the surface, but she was a little uncertain in her heart, she planned to ask Jiang Rong after seeing him, he wrote more than ten letters to Jiang Rong, but Jiang Rong didn't reply to a single letter, and he was inevitably a little blocked in his heart.

A few days later, there was a snow in Beiping City, Xiao Wu was a little restless these days, he looked at the snow outside the window when he was eating early in the morning, and suddenly remembered the scene that happened when Jiang Sheng came to Sanlitun, and asked Zhang Xiumei: "Mother, is it Velvet's birthday today?" ”

"Birthday?" Zhang Xiumei thought for a while and said: "It's really Velvet's birthday, this girl has been thinking about it since she beat Jiang Sheng to give her a birthday." ”

"If Velvet is at home, I have to celebrate her birthday, and she doesn't know if she suffers outside." Xiao Wu said.

"She's a dead girl who can still endure hardships, thank God for not causing trouble to others, it's the New Year, and she should be back today and tomorrow." Zhang Xiumei said.

Xiao Wu said: "Mother, I won't go to work today, I will sweep the dust with you at home, sacrifice the stove, and wait for Jiangrong." ”

"If you don't go, people won't deduct your wages?" Zhang Xiumei asked.

"Don't worry, you don't see who I am, who dares to deduct my salary?" Xiao Wu said with a smile.

"Say a few words and the tail will be in the sky, go to work quickly after eating, go home early in the evening and make dumplings with me, I guess well Jiang Rong will come back in the evening or tomorrow, even if you don't come back, you have to make a call."