Guan Wen saw that Li Xin's brows were furrowed, and he said in his heart that Li Xin was not happy for him to do the work, so he hurriedly assured Li Xin: "It's really nothing, I used to dart and deal with people at the dock, and the big guys know each other and will help each other, don't worry too much." ”

Li Xin glanced at him, "If you tell me not to worry, I'm really relieved?" Tell me how to solve the problem when you eat and sleep? Just find a corner on the dock to make do? ”

Guan Wen smiled awkwardly, and Li Xin said: "Don't worry about this matter first, let's discuss it after we pay the public grain?" ”

The daughter-in-law said so, and Guan Wen could only nod and agree.

There are still a few days left before the day of handing over the public grain, and the work at home is basically lax, and there are not many major events. Li Xin thought about it, and then thought about asking Guan Wen to take her to the town to have a look.

Guan Wen thought that she hadn't visited the market for a long time, and she was happy to accompany her wife to go around. It happened that the next day was another rush day, and the couple got up early to pick up and went to town.

When the couple arrived at the market, it was already full of people, and it was a lively scene. Selling chickens, ducks, vegetables and vegetables, selling fresh fruits and food, selling cloth and cotton wool, selling knives and ornaments, there are all kinds of things. Li Xin couldn't take her eyes off it, strolling from one end to another, and from that end to this end, Guan Wen thought that she was fresh, and cherished her slightly in his heart, and he didn't pull her, just let her go.

After walking around, Li Xin was also a little tired, Guan Wen found a shop that sold tea, and the couple sat down to rest.

Li Xin drank some water and said to Guan Wen: "Usually it is only lively here on the day of the rush, if it is not the day of the rush, I am afraid it will be very deserted." ”

"Yes, people from several villages can only rush together at this time, sell and buy, and they can't afford to toss like this every day."

Li Xin thought for a while and asked, "Is the dock far from here?" ”

"It's not too far, it's only half a pillar of incense from here." Guan Wen paused, "Xin'er, what do you think?" ”

"No, not yet."

Li Xin looked at the dealers who were shouting and shouting for business, looked around again, and said to Guan Wen: "Take me to the docks, right?" Speaking of which, I haven't been to the dock yet. ”

Guan Wen naturally nodded in agreement, paid a copper coin to the owner of the tea shop, and took Li Xin towards the dock.

The wharf mouth is a gap naturally scoured out of the Dagui River, and the deep concave deep harbor forms a good condition for ships to dock. At this time, the wharf mouth is staging a lively, a bare-chested unloading and moving men are busy in full swing, the men and family members of the large and small families who get off the boat get on the horse, get on the sedan chair, the three religions and nine streams of fish and dragons are mixed and gathered together, and the middle is also mixed with the shouting and scolding of people, and the sound of the flowing water of the Dagui River is even more lively.

Naturally, there are a lot of fish, shrimp and kings in the riverside place, and the unique fishy smell of the river water rushes in bursts, and the smell of sweat emitted by the crowd is strong. These three flavors are mixed, not to mention staying for a few days, even staying for an hour, Li Xin can't stand it.

The conditions are so harsh!

"Awen, you see that the people who carry things on the dock are much stronger than you, and the people are more skillful in their hands and feet. Your legs and feet are not convenient for anyone, maybe you come here to work, and no one wants to let you do it. Li Xin grabbed Guan Wen and said: "And you can't eat well here, and you can't sleep well, even if you make a little money, maybe when you fall asleep or accidentally, you will be touched by a thief." In my opinion, let's forget about going to the dock to do work, and let's find a way to do it for money. ”

Guan Wen sighed, how could he not know this truth? Although he does have some connections at this dock, the inconvenience of his legs and feet is a big problem when he is doing work here. Just here, if you do it, you can get money, if you do something else, you have to wait for the money.

"It's been a few days since we agreed with the Hu family about family affairs, if we don't hurry up and get hired, I'm afraid the blind Hu will have an idea in his heart." Guan Wen said to Li Xin helplessly: "I guess you don't know much about the situation in Xiaosi's family where he wants to marry that daughter-in-law." The Hu family is at the end of our village, and there is only a widower in the family, the blind Hu, and his mother-in-law has gone a long time ago, leaving him only a daughter, named Yueying, who is eighteen years old this year. has never said anything about family affairs, in addition to the fact that this Hu family girl is not worried about her father, and the family is poor and cannot afford the dowry, the more important thing is that this Hu family girl is not good-looking. Although there are also people in the village who can afford to see the girl of the Hu family as quick and not procrastinating, and the work in the family is a good hand, but because of her appearance, few men are willing to marry. ”

Li Xin opened her mouth slightly-she had heard Sun say a word or two about the Hu family on the day Sun was divorced, but she really didn't know much about the specific situation.

It seems that a woman's appearance is also very important in this era, Li Xin thought to herself.

"Xiao Si didn't want to marry this Hu family girl, I disliked her poor appearance, and I made a decision to marry the Hu family." Guan Wen said: "There is not so much money at home, so I can't take care of this if I take care of that." The girl of the Hu family is not good looking, but she can prosper her family, and she has served her father for so many years, and she has no regrets, she is not hungry or cold, so she knows that she is a good girl. The Hu family doesn't want much dowry from us, but we still have to get by, right? After all, the Hu family is such a girl. ”

That's right, if the wedding is not pompous at all, the idlers in the village will have to chew their tongues again, the woman's conditions are not good, and the man will not be able to be angry.

is also a woman, Li Xin also wants to help this Hu family who has never met.

However, it is difficult to move an inch without money, and first of all, we have to solve the problem of the cost of marriage!

While the couple were talking, they suddenly heard a loud noise in the corner of the pier, and it was not long before they saw a swarm of bees rushing there. Guan Wen and the others were not far from that place, and before Li Xin could come to his senses, Guan Wen took her in his arms and retreated a long distance behind. After a crackling sound, the crowd parted ways, and a big man about thirty years old walked out with a weak boy in his hand, and threw the boy to the ground—

"Like a girl, you dare to come to the dock to grab food with your brothers? I'm tired of living with you! ”

The shirtless men around laughed, and the man on the ground struggled to get up, dusted off the hem of his gray-stained cloth clothes, and said in a trembling voice, "You guys...... You deceive people too much, insulting Sven! ”

"Yo, do you still have to drag the text with Lao Tzu? Do you think you can say four words and four words, and you are really a talented man? The big man sneered, "Can Master Xiucai come to the dock to sell calligraphy and paintings?" Who are you bluffing? It can't be that you want to hook up with some lady who got off the boat here, right? ”

There was a burst of laughter around him.

Watching the excitement is probably also people's hobby, and more and more people have gathered around one after another. The man who seemed to be a scholar had a red face, his mouth was tightly pursed, but he couldn't hold back a word, and he really had a bit of a taste of "Xiucai meets soldiers, and it can't be explained".

Look at that scholar, he is indeed pitiful, with a delicate appearance and an elegant temperament, at most he is only eighteen or nineteen years old, and he should not be a charlatan. Li Xin was kind for a while, and said politely: "That big brother, everyone is out to eat, it's not easy, forget it, who doesn't have a little difficulty, look at him is also quite thin and pitiful, if he is really a down-and-out scholar, we can't embarrass others." ”

The big man looked at Li Xin, obedient, but she was a beautiful woman, and her chest was ...... But how can there be a hand on her shoulder? Looking at her, Dahan was slightly stunned, and said in some surprise: "Awen? ”

Guan Wen's face was a little worried, but he still nodded and shouted, "Third Brother Yan." ”

"Arwen, someone you know?"

"Well, I dealt with it when I was darts."

Guan Wen said to the third brother Yan: "Third brother Yan, this is the daughter-in-law I just married, and my maiden name is Li." ”

Third Brother Yan smiled a little embarrassedly: "It turned out to be a younger brother and sister, I knew that Ah Wen had married a wife, but I was busy at that time, and I didn't go to watch the ceremony, don't be surprised by my younger brother and sister." ”

Li Xin hurriedly smiled and said no.

People like Yan San, who are crawling at the bottom, have more respect and understanding for people who are also struggling at the bottom like him, after all, everyone is sympathetic. So although I know that Li Xin used to be a kiln sister, I don't have much opinion of Li Xin, but I think that this kind of woman can earn a personal appearance, okay! But for the scholar who keeps saying that he is a talented showman, Yan San has no good temper.

Li Xin opened this mouth, Yan San naturally wanted to give Li Xin and Guan Wen face, scolded the scholar twice, warned him not to come again, and then let him go.

Seeing the lively people disperse, Yan San called Guan Wen and said that he wanted to reminisce about the past, and the two found an open and empty place to sit, and Li Xin also followed Guan Wen with a smile.

Yan San first asked Guan Wen about the current situation, and when he heard Guan Wen say that he was going to go to the dock to find a job, Yan San shook his head and said: "I advise you not to go, now the dock is not the previous Du Ye, and now he is in charge of the spoon of the dock, and his heart is ruthless." ”

Guan Wen paused, "This leader has been changed again?" ”

"Isn't the old saying said? There are talented people from generation to generation, what ...... There is always a new one for the old one. Yan San said grinningly.

Li Xin couldn't hold back, and laughed out loud.

"Brother and sister, I'm just a rough person, don't laugh where I don't speak right......" Yan San scratched his head, Li Xin hurriedly said: "No, no, the third brother speaks very funny." ”

Yan San smiled embarrassedly, sighed again, and said to Guan Wen a little seriously: "Ah Wen, I plan to leave the dock in two days and find another job to do." If you want to find money, this pier is a place of right and wrong, you can't come, you really can't come here. ”