Volume 1 The End of the Outlaw Chapter 49 People's hearts are flesh and blood (I)
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The water in early autumn is still abundant, it is estimated that it is due to the heavy rain upstream, and the current speed is much faster than the previous few days, and it takes an hour and a half to complete the 40-mile voyage from the east wharf of Changshan City.
The big wharf in Zhaoxian Town is located on the south bank, so Wu Ming and the others saw from a distance that a large group of brothers such as Lu Zhengde stood on the north bank and waved their hands and couldn't get close, and they had to get off the boat at the passenger and cargo wharf on the south bank with many passengers.
Lu Zhengde saw his son's dress clearly, and was stunned for a moment, and forgot to say hello to Wu Ming for a while.
Lu Kuiyuan's figure itself is tall, at the moment he is wearing a well-fitting navy blue youth suit, and his long hair has changed into a neat hairstyle that is slightly longer than Bancun, plus the journey of thousands of miles in the past half a month has greatly increased his knowledge, the original honest and hesitant demeanor has long disappeared, and his entire bearing has changed quietly and silently, and he looks extremely mature and confident.
He saw that his father was stupidly opening his mouth, and a group of uncles on the shore sighed at him and the new Lei Peng, and his handsome face suddenly turned red.
Wu Ming was very satisfied with this effect in his heart, he patted Lu Kuiyuan on the back, and jumped on the dock with a smile to greet the noisy brothers, which made Lu Kuiyuan and Lei Peng less squirming.
While talking and laughing, a few sounds of fast-paced native language came loudly, Wu Ming and the brothers hurriedly turned their heads to look, and found that Lei Peng's father Lei Qi was circling around his son, and exclaimed at the same time, the rich expression on his face was by no means inferior to Lu Zhengde just now, which made everyone laugh.
Wu Ming finished laughing and went up to greet Lei Qi: "Big brother, don't talk so loudly, see that you scared your son so much that he didn't dare to raise his head." ”
Lei Qi grabbed Wu Ming's hand: "Brother, I really don't know what to say, you spoil the child too much, look at his new clothes and shoes up and down, at least five oceans will be spent!" Lao Tzu has lived most of his life without him being so beautiful, a loser! Loser! ”
The brothers laughed again, but Wu Ming put away his smile and said seriously: "Big brother, since you handed over the child to me as an apprentice, I, the master, have the right to decide what clothes he wears and what he eats, right?" ”
In fact, Lei Qi was very satisfied after a short period of surprise, and when he heard this, he smiled and got off the donkey: "I'm just scolding, I'm worried that he doesn't know the depth, hehe!" But it seems that the effect is not bad, wearing this good-looking clothes, the whole person has changed, and it is much more pleasing to the eye...... Like a man! ”
The brothers complimented them again, and praised the great change in the temperament of the two young men, but no one could say where the specific change was, but they felt that the two young men were much more mature and stable.
Wu Ming pulled Lu Zhengde to the side and talked in a low voice, and learned that the ship that sent the foals and steel and other goods had not yet arrived, Wu Ming was not in a hurry, and called Li Kun to ask in a low voice: "Third brother, whose pier is this?" Can you buy it? ”
Li Kun's eyes lit up, and he nodded again and again: "Actually, I have long had this idea, I quietly asked some time ago, it belongs to the industry of Zhu San in Zhujia Village in the east, and it was originally a ferry wharf, because of the heavy rain for more than 40 days in a row the year before last, the water of this river and the Leyuan River flowing down from the north swelled, which washed away this wharf, and this place is located at the confluence of the two waters, the water flow is turbulent, and the boat is not easy to dock, so Zhu San built a new wharf in the downstream river bay, and there is no one to use it here, and it is estimated that two hundred oceans can be turned down." ”
"What if you add these dozens of acres of vacant land around?" Wu Ming asked again.
Li Kun visually measured: "At most, thirty acres of land, the potholed muddy land by the river can't be counted, it doesn't cost much, even if it is calculated according to the twelve oceans of good paddy fields on one acre at the moment, it is estimated that three hundred oceans will be added to the top." ”
Wu Ming looked at Lu Zhengde, Lu Zhengde looked around carefully, and then looked at the estuary in the east and the broken wharf in front: "We should have our own wharf in this place, otherwise there will be no place to store coal and ore in the future, but I don't know what you want to build, if it doesn't exceed 10,000 oceans, I can make a decision now." ”
"I don't think so."
Wu Ming was very happy, pointed around and said, "You see, the foundation of this wharf is good, the ground is flat and compact, and it doesn't cost much to build a few rows of warehouses and a few houses...... The most expensive is to expand the wharf, look at the current appearance, it is necessary to lay a row of piles to fix the shore foundation, dig out the silt of the 50-meter embankment, and then hang the prefabricated parts mixed and poured with ash and gravel to be placed in alignment, and the top is reinforced and leveled with stone strips and concrete, and five cast iron piles are buried at a distance of 10 meters, which is a wide and strong wharf. As for whether to install a crane in the future, let's talk about it when it makes money. ”
After hearing this, Lu Zhengde readily agreed, and the three of them walked back and forth along the embankment of the estuary, and heard a few brothers shouting loudly to open the meal, and then returned to the farmhouse wine shop in the depths of the wharf, drinking while waiting for the boat to arrive.
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When the sun went down, six large wooden boats loaded with diesel engines were late, and the two small leaders of the Hangzhou Youth Gang jumped onto the dock without waiting for the dock to greet Wu Ming and others.
Wu Ming introduced Lu Zhengde and Li Kun to the leader of the Green Gang surnamed Lu, and then politely led the two to a small wine shop for tea.
The leader of the Green Gang surnamed Lu is sturdy, with a big face and a big nose with a Chinese character, but a pair of narrow eyes and fast-moving eyeballs affect the overall senses, and he looks a little cunning.
The surnamed Lu very politely returned the salute according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, and then sat down with a golden knife, and complained to Wu Ming without drinking tea: "The water is too urgent, the boat loaded with horses and steel can't leave the ship a day in advance, and we caught up with us in the downstream of Quzhou, but I don't know why, not long after entering the Quzhou River section, there are suddenly two more checkpoints, and six boats cost 800 oceans!" ”
Lu Zhengde and Li Kun's faces darkened suddenly, but Wu Ming didn't care: "It's okay, the extra Brother Lu will say the number, and the younger brother will pay the number." ”
"Good! Brother Wu is really arrogant, doing business with you is refreshing, Lu didn't look away, ha! I remember this affection! Mountains and rivers have met, there will be a lot of opportunities for cooperation in the future, and I have made a friend of yours! ”
Wu Ming's statement and the words of the surname Lu blocked Lu Zhengde's two bargaining opportunities, the surname Lu struck while the iron was hot, stood up and invited Wu Ming and Lu Zhengde to the dock to have a look, and quietly approached Wu Ming when he walked out, and whispered that the goods had arrived on the ground, and Wu Ming would be troubled below.
Wu Ming knew what he was worried about, nodded no longer verbose, and strode to the dock to watch the unloading.
Lei Qi led his son, Lu Kuiyuan and dozens of others and nearly 100 villagers to unload the goods, and the sixth brother led a dozen brothers to direct the refugees to get off the boat, and then led the refugees to the small wine shop.
It didn't take long for the sixth child to run behind Wu Ming and Lu Zhengde and whispered: "Count it, it's not just six hundred, it's eight hundred and twenty-five, and there are more than three hundred women and children alone, the number is not right!" ”
Lu Zhengde was so angry: "I was still wondering just now, why are there so many women and children?" They are all masters who only eat and do not work, isn't this a trap for us? Hey, the surname Lu doesn't keep his promises, I'll look for him! ”
"Slow!"
Wu Ming grabbed the annoyed Lu Zhengde: "Big brother, you come with me...... Sixth brother, don't say anything, you go and talk to the third brother, just count all the goods according to the list, and leave them to me. ”
No matter how Lu Zhengde asked, Wu Ming didn't answer, and pulled him among the refugees to look around.
Nearly half of the refugees already knew Wu Ming who wanted to buy them in Hangzhou's Chenghuang Pavilion, and while respectfully giving way, they saluted Wu Ming one after another.