Chapter 56: A Powerful Opponent
The four-wheeled carriage had the mark of Wang Kee Carriage on the back, and it was driven by a young man in his twenties. He also took the same route that Li Runfu took, and this four-wheeled carriage was different from the small two-wheeled carriage that had preceded it, and it was a strong contender.
The appearance of this competitor made Li Runfu very nervous. Jincheng said that it is not small, it is not big, and the flow of people is not so good, and now there is a powerful competitor, which is still a big blow to his income.
This young man's skills in catching the car are also very good, and soon it is a round trip, often always taking the first step to pull the guests away, Li Runfu's guests have decreased a lot, the waiting time for customers is getting longer and longer, and the number of trips a day has also decreased several times. Li Runfu was very distressed.
Liu Guihua saw that Li Runfu was in a bad mood, and took advantage of his rest to say: "If you run a few times less, you can run a few times less, you can't earn enough money, just take a rest more, it's good for your throat!" ”
Ah Xing also thinks so, in fact, it doesn't matter how much money his father makes, the important thing is that he is happy and doesn't have to work too hard. It's not bad that someone can force him to take a break now!
But Li Runfu doesn't think so, he is doing it, and the job of driving a car brings him a great sense of satisfaction and achievement, making him feel that even if he is one-armed, he will not be worse than a normal person, and he can bring a good life to his family. But suddenly, one day, a competitor appeared, who was faster than himself and better than himself, and saw that he was about to slowly replace everything he had worked so hard to build, how could he be in a good mood? He would rather be tired than watch others snatch his guests like this!
Ah Xing couldn't see that her father was unhappy, and when she saw him sullen at this time, she felt uncomfortable, so she said, "Daddy, I'll go with you to catch the car in the afternoon!" I'd love to see how the other side is trying to steal customers. ”
Li Runfu shook his head and said, "Aren't you still busy with the affairs of the theater?" Do things with a beginning and an end, Daddy, you don't have to worry about it here, I'll hurry up the car, I don't believe I'll lose to him! "Ah Xing will talk to her father about the theater every day when she goes home, although Li Runfu doesn't know that her daughter is another owner of the theater, but she also understands that she is helping the theater.
As soon as Daddy said this, Ah Xing was even more worried, and then hurry up the car, but don't have anything wrong! Liu Guihua was also startled when she heard Li Runfu's words, and her concern was overflowing, "Hey, don't do this, it's a very dangerous thing to catch a car!" As he spoke, he turned his head to Ah Xing and said, "Ah Xing, you still go with your father and look at your father!" ”
Ah Xing nodded, and then said to Li Runfu very resolutely: "Daddy, the matter of the theater is still Boss Ling!" I must go with you! In Ah Xing's mind, it is naturally more important to be a father.
Li Runfu loves his daughter the most, and when he saw that his daughter insisted, he didn't object.
Ah Xing followed her father to the streets east of the city, parked the carriage, and waited for the guests to get on the bus. As soon as a guest arrived, he heard the sound of a horse's hoofs rushing and followed the sound, and saw a swarthy horse running like a gust of wind. The black horse pulled a four-wheeled carriage with a white body, and a young man in a blue shirt sat in the driver's seat.
The carriage ran to the east street, and the young man took the reins with both hands, and the horse gradually slowed down, and then stopped not far from Ah Xing and them. The coachman drove the carriage not far from Ah Xing's father and daughter.
After the driver stopped the car, he took out the kettle and took a sip of water, and then glanced at Ah Xing's father and daughter, with no special expression on his face.
Because there was one more car, there were more choices for guests, some got into Li Runfu's car, and some got into that carriage. Soon there were three guests on Ah Xing's side, and two guests from the carriage over there.
Ah Xing thought for a while and said to Li Runfu: "Daddy, let's not wait, let's go." ”
Li Runfu said: "The seats are not full yet!" ”
"Forget it, Daddy, let's get out of time with him first, or he'll catch up with us soon! The vacant seats will be filled on the road! ”
Li Runfu felt that his daughter was reasonable, so he waved the long whip in his hand and drove the car. On the road, perhaps because the car was afraid that it would catch up, the car caught up faster than usual. On the way, there are stops and stops, and guests go up and down.
Li Runfu thought that he should be able to go to the end alone this time. He was secretly praising his daughter's cleverness when the sound of a horse's hooves sounded behind him. Li Runfu frowned, secretly screaming that it was not good, the two father and daughter looked back at the same time, and the carriage just now caught up quickly, and soon roared past them, and the two father and daughter looked at the back of the carriage dumbfounded. When they left, the carriage was not full, and it had not been long before he had caught up so quickly!
The dust raised by the carriage whizzing past hit their faces head-on, making the father and daughter disgraced and choking Ah Xing coughing repeatedly. Li Runfu asked with concern: "Ah Xing, are you okay?" Wipe it with a handkerchief! ”
Ah Xing took out a handkerchief and wiped her eyes and said, "Daddy, I'm fine!" I didn't expect this coachman to be so good at driving! It only took a while to catch up! ”
Li Runfu looked at the carriage that stopped quickly in front of him and moved forward quickly, with an unwilling expression on his face, and then sighed heavily and said: "If I also have two arms, how can I lose to him......" The sadness in his tone made Ah Xing's heart sour.
"Daddy......" Ah Xing called softly, but she didn't know what to say.
Li Runfu turned his head, looked at the worry in his daughter's eyes, the sadness in his eyes suddenly disappeared without a trace, and said with a slight smile: "Daddy is fine, don't worry Daddy, Jincheng is so big and there are so many people, he can't pull it all alone!" ”
But that being said, for the rest of the journey, because the carriage in front always pulls the guests away first, and they can only pull the guests who are left in the carriage in front because they can't sit down. To be honest, this feeling is really bad, and it's no wonder that Daddy is sulking, Lian A-Xing frowned, eager to overtake the front of the car! Unfortunately, it can't be done......
Until the west end of the city, Li Runfu's carriage was still two seats unfilled, which had never happened before. The faces of both father and daughter darkened slightly. The look at the carriage was not friendly either. But the coachman continued to beckon the guests to get on as if he hadn't seen it. Because he arrived first, the guests waiting there basically got into his carriage, and by the time Li Runfu parked the carriage, the carriage was already full and ready to go. And Li Runfu can only wait for the next wave of guests. It took half an hour for the guests to be full, and there was a lot of delay. When they went all the way to the east of the city, the carriage was full of guests and ready to leave, but Li Runfu and his daughter waited for another half an hour......
Time was consumed in this and again waiting. But there was nothing the father and daughter could do, and who told their carriage to be no faster than anyone else's? Watching the coachman go again and again, collect the money and receive the soft hand, and his face was flushed with excitement, Ah Xing hated it so much!
This is a money-making idea she came up with, and he stole the idea without saying a word, and even wanted to "kill them all"!
Damn it! It's so damning!
Ah Xing's eyes are on fire!
But at the end of the day, Ah Xing saw some flaws, and the skills of this car are good! But his horse is not a bloody horse, it can travel thousands of miles a day! At the end of the day, it was obvious that the horses were tired! The black horse gasped for breath when it stopped, and some white foam came out of the corners of his mouth. Compared to their brown horses, they still look energetic, the black horses are obviously exhausted, the black horses sometimes turn their heads, and the eyes on one side are staring at the brown horses, Ah Xing thinks it is an envious gaze!
Poor dark horse, Ah Xing sighed and shook her head, I am afraid that I will die of overwork under the enslavement of this black-hearted master......
But even if this horse is tired to death, since he can afford to buy a four-wheeled carriage, it must not be difficult to buy another horse, and it will still be a great threat to them at that time!
In fact, it doesn't matter how many people there are on this line, usually Daddy will lose a lot of guests when he rests, if the two carriages can be summed up, and the time of the car can be discussed, it is a good thing for both of them, Daddy can rest for a while, and the man's horse is not so hard.
Ah Xing looked at the carriage from a distance, and the more she thought about it, the more she realized that this method would work!
It was getting dark. The number of pedestrians on the road is also slowly decreasing, the small vendors are smiling and packing up their things to go home, and some storefronts are starting to close their door panels.
A light rain began to fall in the sky, and the slightest bit of it floated on people's faces, cool and cool.
Li Runfu took out an oil-paper umbrella from the side and handed it to Ah Xing, who opened it and held it high to cover the two of them. Li Runfu saw that his daughter was holding her hand and working hard, so she shook her head and said, "I don't need to use an umbrella, this rain is not heavy, I don't care, you can fight alone." ”
Ah Xing didn't make a sound, but his hand didn't move for half a minute, Li Runfu looked up at the umbrella held high above his head, and smiled with satisfaction.
Because of the temporary rain, the guests rushed back, so after a while, both cars were full. The two cars set off almost at the same time, this time I don't know if it was because the dark horse was exhausted, it was not very fast, the two cars were not so far apart, and they arrived at the terminal one after the other.
After the guests got out of the car, Ah Xing said to her father, "Daddy, drive the car over, I have something to say to the driver." ”
When Li Runfu heard Ah Xing say this, he knew that Ah Xing had already thought of a good way to solve this matter. He was very convinced of his daughter's wit, so without saying a word, he drove the car over.
When the coachman saw them leaning towards him, he couldn't help but show a wary expression. He didn't know whether he was weak or afraid of getting into trouble, so he hurriedly waved the long whip in his hand and wanted to leave as soon as possible. Ah Xing found out about his intentions and hurriedly stopped loudly: "Big brother, please wait a minute!" ”
Tomorrow weekend, the thirteenth will be more and strive for the third watch!