Ling Kun naturally wouldn't accept the help of the shopkeeper Zhou, who was strange and slammed the door, and was ready to turn (shēn) and leave.

Chen Xi'er pulled Zhou Jiaru and begged: "Mother, it's too the dock, it's better to find him an errand at home, or give him more silver." ”

"Presumptuous, don't even think about it, you defend him so much, is this trying to follow your aunt's old path?" Zhou Jiaru said sharply.

Chen Xi'er's face changed, and she lowered her head and didn't dare to speak.

Ling Kun smiled bitterly and said, "Miss Xi'er, you don't have to worry about me (cāo), take care of yourself and take your leave." "Saying that, turn (shēn) and leave.

"Hey-": Chen Xi'er wanted to stop him, but was pulled back by her mother.

Ling Kun secretly sneered, this woman looks down on people, let Lao Tzu unload the goods on the dock for you, you are also worthy?

Hey, unloading on the dock, what kind of goods are unloaded, where does the goods come from, it won't have anything to do with Dongying, right?

I just haven't eaten or lived, so let's go to the dock and maybe get some news.

Thinking of this, Zhuan (shēn) shouted, "Mrs. Chen, please stay." ”

Zhou Jiaru's mother and daughter, who were about to enter the door, stopped and turned around, Zhou Jiaru stood on the steps condescendingly, looked at Ling Kun coldly and asked, "What do you want?" ”

"I agree to unload the cargo on the dock and ask Madame for help."

"Heh, hehe." Zhou Jiaru couldn't help but sneer: "You didn't really want to leave just now, you just wanted my price to be higher, I am a businessman, and these bargaining tricks are all left over from my play." ”

Ling Kun didn't want to argue with this menopausal old woman, so he stood there and watched coldly.

"Ling Kun, do you really want to go to the dock, the dock is very bitter." Chen Xi'er said hurriedly.

"It's okay, it's better than sleeping on the streets, thank you."

Chen Xi'er was a little sad and wept: "I'm sorry, you saved me, but I can't help you." ”

"What do you mean you can't help him, isn't it enough that we've already solved the job for him, butler, take him to the docks." Zhou Jiaru gave instructions to her housekeeper and pulled Chen Xi'er into the door without looking back.

The butler coaxed him to get on his horse, said to Ling Kun to go, and then beat the horse away, and Ling Kun had to run behind.

He was very puzzled, how did a family like the Chen family become the richest man and be able to support it undefeated for so many years.

Relatively speaking, this Chen Xi'er is not bad, at least innocent and kind.

When Zhou Jiaru's mother and daughter entered the back hall, Chen

Xi'er's father, Chen Xueqing, was watering the flowers in the garden, he saw his wife and daughter coming back together, and his face was not very good, could it be that he was found by his wife by helping his sister privately?

"What's the matter, I'm not happy?" Chen Xueqing said tentatively.

Chen Xi'er pouted and said: "I was bullied by Wang Zhizhou's family on the street today, a young man kindly saved me, I wanted to thank him, but my mother asked him to go to the dock to unload the boat, and said that people had a plan." ”

Chen Xueqing frowned and said: "Jiaru, you are a little too much, even if people have a plan, but after all, you saved your daughter, you should give him the corresponding reward." ”

Zhou Jiaru glared at her husband and daughter and said, "What do you know, that kid is uneasy and kind at first glance, Xi'er is so simple and easy to be deceived, do you want her to repeat your sister's mistakes?" ”

"This-" Chen Xueqing was speechless, his sister was like this back then, bringing back a life-saving benefactor, leaving a big belly, and harming herself into what she is now.

"Mother, I'm not stupid, I just don't want to be ungrateful."

"Don't say it, that's it." Zhou Jiaru interrupted her forcefully and went back to the room.

"Ugh." Chen Xueqing and Chen Xi'er shook their heads and sighed at the same time, this family has no room for them to speak.

Ling Kun followed the housekeeper of the Chen Mansion all the way to the exclusive dock of the Chen family by the sea.

The pier is large, surrounded by high walls, and the imposing gate is guarded by eight sturdy (shēn) families.

Inside, the huge open space is full of all kinds of goods, and the big carriages come in and out, some deliver goods, and some pull goods, which seems to be busy.

Near the gate there were rows of houses, one of which was a small building, elegantly and richly decorated, apparently an office building, and behind it a few low bungalows, presumably the dormitories of slave laborers.

The housekeeper took Ling Kun into the small building and shouted inside: "Shopkeeper Chen, is he still there?" ”

A fat man came out of it, and said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Zhou, why did you just leave and come back, what did Madam command?" ”

"Of course it is, do you see this?" Steward Zhou pointed at Ling Kun: "Madame asked him to arrange for him to be a loading and unloading slave labor, you can accept it." ”

"For this little thing, I also used Mr. to run it himself, so that he could come by himself." Shopkeeper Chen said flatteringly.

The shopkeeper Chen is the nephew of the Chen family, who is in charge of the largest dock of the Chen family, and is also considered a powerful faction

characters, but Mr. Zhou is the steward of the big shopkeeper, and his words and deeds determine their fate, so he has to try his best to curry favor.

Steward Zhou snorted coldly: "This is not good, the slave labor at our Chenjia Wharf is not something that anyone can do if they want to, and they must be absolutely safe." Okay, I'll leave it to you, I'm leaving. ”

Sending Steward Zhou away, Shopkeeper Chen looked at Ling Kun coldly and said, "What is your name, where are you from, and what is your relationship with your wife." ”

"My name is Ling Kun, I am from Qizhou, I went to Jiaozhou to make a living, and I happened to do Miss Chen Xi'er a small favor, so my wife arranged for me to work here." Ling Kun said casually.

"Oh, that's right, then come with me." Shopkeeper Chen walked out with his fat body shaken.

After leaving the small building, he walked into a bungalow in the back and said, "There is still an empty (chuáng) shop in this house, so you can live here." ”

Ling Kun stared at it, the room was dark, and there was a large shop in front of him, and there were several people lying on it talking about meat, obviously resting after finishing their work.

Shopkeeper Chen said to a man: "Old eight, this is a newcomer, you take care of it, tell me more about the rules, say what should be said, and don't say what shouldn't be said." ”

"Yes, shopkeeper, I'll take care of you."

Shopkeeper Chen glanced at Ling Kun and said, "I'm new here, listen to the words of the eighth child, understand?" ”

Ling Kun nodded, and Shopkeeper Chen went out.

The eighth man circled around Ling Kun a few times, and said with disdain on his face: "You thin arms and legs, can you do this?" ”

"Hehe, isn't there no way, if you don't do it, you'll starve to death." Ling Kun clenched his fists and smiled.

"Okay, then I'll tell you the rules." The eighth sat on the edge of the kang, with a leadership style: "Chenjia Wharf is not someone who can come in if they want to, and if you can come in, it should be a relationship, right?" ”

"Oh, yes, yes." Ling Kun agreed, he really came in by connections.

"Then I'll be straightforward, the ships we load and unload are all from Dongying, Dongying people are fierce, and they are our owner's god of wealth, so you must not offend Dongying people when you work, you know?"

"Got it." Ling Kun replied quietly.

"Also, when you come here, you can't just go out, if you really have something, you have to ask Shopkeeper Chen for approval. In addition, after going out, I couldn't mention anything about the wharf, let alone the matter of the Dongying cargo ship. ”

"Why can't you mention it? Could it be that the proprietor's opinion is not honorable? Ling Kun asked.