Volume 3: Tempered into Steel Chapter Seventy-Seven: Overboard
"Wow"
The tarpaulin on the ship was lifted off, revealing the still verdant yellow artemisia inside, and a strong and unique smell came to his face, and Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but be stunned when he looked at the mountain-like stack of herbs in front of him.
Since fresh herbs are different from conventional cargo, the requirements for transportation conditions are not too high, so the merchant ships lengthened and widened the grain opening of the grain stacks, like a one-way conveyor belt, so that the herbs can be disembarked along the slipway.
It's just that the modified measuring channel is still too small, and only one herb stack can be placed at a time, and the unloading speed is not very fast.
The steward frowned with a hot sweat on his face and ordered: "Build a few more boards, leave a few people to continue here, and the rest will be lifted down." ”
"Hey!" The man on the boat agreed, and quickly stretched down several long and wide patchwork planks from above.
The steward said to Zhu Qizhen and the others: "Brothers, without further ado, please!" ”
Zhu Qizhen was the first to rush to the boat when he saw this scene, and the people around him who were getting wages looked at this posture, they were afraid that Zhu Qizhen would rob his wages and rush to the boat, which was terrifying for the steward.
"Slow down, you guys! Nothing has happened! ”
As soon as the steward finished speaking, a shirtless worker slipped under his feet, rolled off the board with a grunt, and slid diagonally from the angle between the plank and the ground into the sea.
"Poof!"
Zhu Qizhen turned around when he heard the voice, just in time to see the worker's head disappearing into the water, and looked at the other workers around him who were still as usual, thinking that everyone had not noticed this situation and was very anxious.
"Help! Come and save people! ”
Before he could shout twice, Zhu Qizhen saw the water surging, and a head came out, and spit out a big mouthful of water with a poof.
"Mother Diorey, my feet are slipping." The man scolded and climbed ashore, except for a few people in Zhu Qizhen who were relieved, the rest of the people laughed when they heard the voice.
"Ah Hao, if it's hot, soak more, don't grab the goods from us." A shirtless worker was already carrying a small stack on his back.
Seeing this, the worker named Ah Hao who fell into the water hurriedly dodged, and said with a curse in his mouth: "Pounce, let you come first today to see who earns more in the end." ”
Walking further, I saw Zhu Qizhen still standing in place, I wanted to be rude, but I didn't expect to hear a voice in my ears:
"Are you alright?"
As soon as Ah Hao's words came out, it became: "It's a matter, let it go." ”
After dodging Zhu Qizhen, he jumped onto the boat in only three or two steps, followed by two iron hands and a pile of grass, and ran to the ground with a stagger.
"Childe, if you don't know what to do, let's come down first, don't worry, I will definitely take you with me without your help!" Seeing Zhu Qizhen blocking the road with people, the steward shouted with a dark face.
Several people were tortured at sea and were weak, and their reactions were half a beat, and after being reminded by the steward, they finally came back to their senses.
"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"
"Childe, why don't you rest first, let's do it." Fan Zhong persuaded.
Zhu Qizhen had already come to the boat with a strong heart, and without even glancing at Fan Zhong, he reached out and grabbed the haystack, and pulled it twice, but the haystack just shook.
Zhu Qizhen's face was flushed, but the buttress did not move, and he suddenly shouted a little angrily: "Come over and help yet!" ”
It just so happened that Ah Hao had already returned, reached out and lifted a haystack, and shouted: "Stand firm!" ”
turned around and put it on Zhu Qizhen's back, Zhu Qizhen suddenly stumbled, and the danger was not overwhelmed.
The worker who teased Ah Hao just now also returned to the boat, and when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but laugh again: "If your son can't do it, don't rush to work with us." ”
"Do your job, Ayong, you're everywhere!"
Ah Yong smiled indifferently and walked away with the haystack on his back.
"Next time, I will directly lean my back against the haystack, pull the back corner with my back hand, and bend forward, and it will come up on its own." Ah Hao carried another piece and taught Zhu Qizhen how to work.
Without waiting for Zhu Qizhen to thank him, Ah Hao had already set off with the haystack on his back.
Zhu Qizhen moved the goods on his back and said, "A few of you hurry up and work, Jin Qi and Xiong Zongli, you two also heard it, right?" If you really can't do it, don't be stubborn, just wait below. ”
Then he walked on his own, but it was as difficult as walking on thin ice along the way.
Guo Mao saw that Zhu Qizhen could not be persuaded to move, so he had to quickly put on a haystack on his back and chase after him, guarding the left and right like a door god.
Ah Hao came back and just bumped into the other side, after all, he saw that Zhu Qizhen had called for someone to save him just now, but he said helplessly: "This son, a few of you account for more than half of the road, how can we still work?" If it doesn't work, forget it, just let us earn more. ”
Only then did Zhu Qizhen draw a little attention and said, "If you don't want to do it, just go down and wait, don't make a mess here!" ”
Guo Mao and the others saw that Zhu Qizhen was angry, and they didn't dare to stay, so they ran to the dock like crazy, unloaded the haystack in their hands, and then ran back one after the other, with brute force at full speed, and the rest of the workers were blind.
"What am I doing, so fierce?" Ah Hao screamed and quickened his pace.
For a while, the horse's head and the hull of the ship were like a sprint race, and everyone was desperately loading and unloading the haystacks, all afraid that they would miss such a high price.
The happiest person is the steward, standing on the ground and watching this scene dumbfounded, never expected that a stupid-looking boy could still make the workers speed up.
Who asked Zhu Qizhen not to let Guo Mao and the others protect them, they could only quickly unload the goods and let Zhu Qizhen stay in peace, even if this is the case, one of the two people will inevitably follow Zhu Qizhen, just in case.
Finally put the pile of yellow artemisia on the dock, Zhu Qizhen took the opportunity to wipe the sweat on his head, and then immediately returned to the boat.
Just when the unloading was in full swing, a long flat carriage appeared in the distance, each carriage was inserted with a Weiyuan dart bureau flag, and went straight to the willow heart, led by a strong man on horseback.
The strong man is the head of this dart game, surnamed Liu, and at this time he came to the steward one step ahead of the team.
"Yo, where are you looking for the workers? Yes, so desperately. Liu Dart pointed at Fan Zhong and said to Guo Mao.
"What's going on with these three people? Buy 2 get 3 free? He pointed to Zhu Qizhen and asked the three of them.
The steward told Zhu Qizhen about the five people, and Liu Darttou said in awe: "Although I don't have the strength to do it, this kindness is rare, it's a gentleman!" Brethren! Load the car, hurry up and finish a piece to help unload the ship! ”
After the order was given, the dart masters who had been prepared behind them responded one after another and began to load the haystacks on the ground into the car.
The dayowa on the ship also gradually bottomed out, and in less than half an hour, the loading and unloading of a whole shipload of goods was completed.
Xiao Jinqi was already tired and unpresentable, lying on the ground without any image, but Xiong Zongli was more unexpected, his physical fitness was better than Zhu Qizhen, and after high-intensity labor, his face was a little ruddy, and his breath was not very messy.
Zhu Qizhen leaned on the flatbed truck and gasped, and his stomach began to rumble according to the situation, when Ah Hao came to his side and handed over the water bag in his hand.