Chapter 50: Brother Xinjiu Gets Rich
"Far away, close at hand." When he said this, Chen Xijiu mysteriously pointed to the small blackboard in front of the foreman's desk.
What is written on the small blackboard, everyone knows it, and it is not a day or two of work here, during this time in Chungang, Wu Shihao and his party will come here to work together as long as there is work on the wharf.
Chaozhou people have always been hard-working, as long as their hands and feet can move, they will definitely think of ways to make a living, but to make money also have to do what they can, knowing that they can't do anything but also have to try, that is a sand sculpture.
"Xi Jiu, are you hitting his attention? I advise you not to try it lightly. Wu Shihao said as he looked at the big man who was collecting bamboo sticks next to the foreman.
"That guy's name is Dali Liu, brute force is the same as a cow, if you want to compete with him, it's better to dig a pit and bury yourself as soon as possible, although we are fellow villagers, we can't scrape together the money to buy you a coffin, and it's okay to add a straw mat to you." Wu Shihao's other brother spoke.
This brother's name is Chen Dawen, he is very good-looking, and he is also the only one who is more educated in Wu Shihao's group.
"Awen, don't say that about Xi Jiu, everyone is a fellow villager, and Xi Jiu is just a joke." Wu Shihao said this to give Chen Xijiu a chance to get off the donkey downhill, so as not to lose his face.
From this point alone, Chen Xijiu can see that Wu Shihao is a person who can do great things, and it is not for nothing that Wu Ming and Chen Dawen follow Wu Shihao and take him as the leader.
Chen Xijiu smiled slightly, patted Wu Shihao's strong arm, and said, "Of course I don't have the strength to challenge that strong Liu, but Brother Hao, you have the opportunity to make a lot of money in front of you, why don't you give it a try?" ”
If you win the challenge, you can win a prize of fifty yuan, fifty yuan is of course a lot of money in this era, they are tired and tired to resist the sack for an afternoon, and then they are deducted, and they only get three or four yuan.
"Brother, you deliberately tricked our brother Hao, right? Although Brother Hao is the strongest among us, he is far worse than that Dali Liu, don't you have nothing to do, okay? What a neuropathy! Wu Ming crooked his hooked nose, looking unhappy.
He thought it was a joke when he heard Chen Xijiu say that he ran out of a mental hospital, but now that he thinks about it, I'm afraid it's really true.
Wu Shihao waved his hand to Wu Ming, not letting Wu Ming expose Chen Xijiu's shortcomings, they are all Chaozhou people, even if they are really mentally ill, they are their own brothers, and it is also a kind of ability for people to escape from a well-supervised mental hospital.
"Xi Jiu, it's not that I, Wu Shihao, don't want to make this big money, but ...... I really don't have that strength, we Chaozhou people have always been down-to-earth, and we don't do whimsical things. Wu Shihao said calmly.
"Brother Hao, even you think I, Chen Xijiu, will cheat you? You answer me a question first, am I from Teochew? Chen Xijiu's Teochew dialect is slippery and original.
Wu Shihao nodded, is it necessary for fellow villagers to pretend?
"Since Brother Hao, you admit that I am from Chaozhou, then you should know that we Chaozhou people are the most united outside, and we will never do anything to stick a knife in our back." When Chen Xijiu said this, his expression was very serious.
"But ......" Wu Shihao hesitated in his heart, he didn't know where Chen Xijiu's confidence came from, thinking that he could defeat Dali Liu 100%.
"Brother Hao, you don't believe me?" Chen Xijiu stared into his eyes.
Wu Shihao refused to speak.
Chen Xijiu looked at the foreman, "You are so willing to be exploited by that bastard, and the income from your hard work is used by him to eat and drink spicy food, Brother Hao, you really didn't think about asking for the reward you deserved, and you are willing to be a turtle with a shrunken head, if that's the case, I didn't say it." ”
"What did you kid say? What do you say about Brother Hao?! The reckless man behind Wu Shihao clenched his fist in a sand bowl, and he was about to attack at that time, teaching Chen Xijiu, who was open-mouthed, a lesson.
This reckless man is called prawn, and the younger brother next to him is called prawn, all of whom only followed Wu Shihao not long ago.
"What are you doing with prawns," Wu Shihao glared at the reckless man, lowered his head and muttered for a moment, and asked Chen Xijiu, "Xijiu, how sure are you that I can defeat Dali Liu?" ”
"Ten percent!" Chen Xijiu opened his hands and five fingers, looking at everyone, "If Brother Hao loses, I am lying to you and playing my own brother, I will immediately jump into the sea and commit suicide to apologize to you, is it okay?" ”
"Brother Hao, don't believe this neurotic ......" Wu Ming hurriedly stopped, what kind of joke, a person who ran out of a mental hospital can believe it even if he says big things.
"Well, I believe in you!" Wu Shihao looked at Chen Xijiu and said in a resolute tone.
People who do big things are born with courage, and Chen Xijiu has long guessed that Wu Shihao will definitely agree, and if he is someone else, he will definitely not have this kind of courage, and will only treat him as a mental patient.
Wu Shihao suddenly smiled freely again, "Don't worry so much, if you lose, you will be beaten at most, but if we win, we can not only make a profit, but also win back our dignity, and how to do it is a business that makes money without losing money." Life is gambling, there is more than 50% of the certainty of you can spare your life, fine nine said that there is 10% certainty, why not gamble? ”
Hearing Wu Shihao say this, the others stopped squeaking.
"Let's go!"
Wu Shihao waved his hand and walked in the direction of the desk where the foreman was sitting.
Chen Dawen patted Chen Xijiu's shoulder in private, and said in a low voice: "Brother, if you are really playing with our brother Hao, I guarantee that the oath you just made will definitely be fulfilled." ”
The implication is that even if Chen Xijiu doesn't take the initiative to jump into the sea afterwards, they will catch him and throw him into the sea to feed the fish.
Chen Xijiu didn't speak, just smiled, when they met in Pingshui, there was no reason why people would believe him, Wu Shihao was able to believe his words, it was already amazing.
When Chen Xijiu and Chen Dawen were talking, a noise had erupted in the place where the foreman exchanged money, and soon, this noise spread throughout the dock.
It has not happened for a long, long time for someone to step on the foreman's signboard, and people love to watch the excitement, especially in such an era of lack of entertainment projects, the news of Wu Shihao's challenge to Dali Liu is tantamount to a nuclear bombing, and it didn't take long for everyone to know, and even the villagers near the dock came to watch.
Some people even opened gambling games on the spot, respectively, to beat Wu Shihao or Dali Liu to win, the odds of the two sides are very different, and the people are scrambling to bet.
"Arwen, who will we buy?" Wu Ming clutched the money earned by the anti-sack and was undecided.
"Then it goes without saying, of course buy Brother Hao." Chen Dawen said in a firm tone, no matter what the result is, he supports Wu Shihao.
"Guys, can you lend me a little?" Chen Xijiu asked everyone.
Knowing that Wu Shihao has won, he has no money to bet, which is really a torment.