Early the next morning, not only Wang De and others, who had been reprimanded last night, arrived at Dingfu on time, but also the coolies who made a living at the wharf were also very punctual.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Hong arrived at the wharf of Guangzhou Port surrounded by a group of Dingfu guards, and first turned around with great fanfare outside the gate of the four wharves of A, B, C and D, and attracted all the attention of the coolies and the militia guarding the gate, Xu Hong immediately announced loudly something that caused a sensation to everyone present.

The general person in charge of the four docks needs to lead his subordinates to count the number of people present, and report to Xu Hong before noon, due to the temporary unemployment caused by the closure of the docks, each person will receive ten copper plates jointly funded by the Nanhai Gang and the Zhang Chamber of Commerce as temporary compensation.

Although ten copper plates are relatively small, most people still accept it with the mentality that talking is better than nothing, especially now that they only need to stand at this pier, and they get less money, but after all, they don't make much effort. However, these ten copper plates are not easy to take, and the premise is that they must arrive at the dock at the end of the day and leave until the end of the afternoon.

There is money to take, and several people in charge of the wharf are also very hard-working, of course, this is the effect after Xu Hong privately promised to give a small part of the benefits to the other party, and a quarter of an hour before noon, the total number of wharf coolies gathered at the wharf was presented in front of Xu Hong.

Today's Xu Hong can be said to be full of style, but not only after listening to Ding Li's plan, he decided to compete with the Chaozhou Gang's militia in his heart, but even today's performance is very strange, more than 20 meters away from the opposite gate of Pier B, he actually sent someone to temporarily build a completely identical one around him according to the style of the gate of the opposite pier.

And Xu Hong was in the fence wall of less than 100 square meters at the moment, and he himself was sitting behind a large table nearly a foot long facing the spacious gate of Pier B. Of course, what made Xu Hong feel enjoyable was not the parasol above his head, but the more than a dozen dancers writhing gracefully in the open space in front of him.

Since the end of the Chen Shi Xu Hong announced the matter, this small piece of land has become the focus of everyone's attention, and among the drums and flutes, there are many dancing girls who are as light as swallows and fluttering clothes.

The climate in Guangzhou is already hot and humid, although those dancers wear slightly covered clothes, but they still can't help but dance for a quarter of an hour, although there are several dance teams in turn, but the appearance of each dance team will make everyone sweat profusely, including the dock coolies who gather outside the fence wall with wide eyes and push each other.

The coolies who can make a living by selling their physical strength at the dock have never been too good, and if they say that they can't afford to marry a daughter-in-law and haven't seen a woman, it will be a bit too much, but these coolies are not as blessed as Ding Li, who was doing almost the lowest job, but there was a virtuous and virtuous daughter-in-law at home.

There are not many dancing girls and singers in Guangzhou, but they are not what these coolies can appreciate and consume on weekdays, and this is the opportunity to feast their eyes. Although the dancers in front of them are soaked in sweat, the costumes that cling to the body show the graceful figure more completely, especially the surface of the skin, which is crystal clear in the eyes of everyone.

Even at noon, the dry rations brought with them by the dock coolies seemed to taste extraordinarily delicious. Of course, there are also some obscene people in the crowd, and they save a lot of fresh water with so much saliva.

Xu Hong's lunch is not special, it is not much different from the ordinary wharf coolies, some fresh water that tastes extra sweet because it is dry, and two dry cakes that feel laborious to tear up with their mouths, but the summary paper in front of him that counts the number of wharf coolies makes Xu Hong secretly surprised, and he can't help but take out a piece of dough that has just been torn off from his mouth, although he frowned slightly, but there was a trace of excitement in his eyes, and he was even muttering in a low voice: "One thousand seven hundred and forty-eight people!" Oh my God! So many people! That's more than 400 more than yesterday! ”

Obviously, Xu Hong's performance was happy, to be precise, he was happy that there were more than 400 people, and immediately Xu Hong made a decision that Ding Li did not expect in advance, summoned the four general leaders together, and after muttering a few words to a few people, he happily leaned back on the back of the chair again, holding the kettle in his left hand, holding the dough cake in his right hand, looking at the amorous woman dancing in front of him, and even inadvertently leaving behind the reserved nature of the reader, even when chewing the bread, the corners of his mouth would seep saliva.

The performance of the singer and dancer lasted until the end of the afternoon, and under the watchful eyes of everyone who cared about Xing Shan, several singing and dancing teams escorted by the Nanhai Gang left, but Xu Hong ushered in the busiest time of the day.

Compensation allowance is issued, as for what the allowance means, Xu Hong only listened to Ding Li's simple explanation, but his task is to carry it out. This time, Xu Hong gave a copper plate allowance to all the people present, although everyone didn't understand what the allowance meant, and some were at a loss about watching the performance for nothing and getting the allowance, but after all, it was to receive money, so everyone was happy to pick up the cheap.

However, this hair allowed Xu Hong to send it for two hours, and it was not until the time passed that Xu Hong shook and kneaded his sore neck and secretly cried out in pain in his heart. However, the final harvest still made Xu Hongle tired, because after a temporary decision at noon, when the allowance was issued in the afternoon, the number of people increased by more than 600, that is to say, the total number of people gathered at the dock in the afternoon was about 2,400 people, which was enough to shock Xu Hong.

According to incomplete statistics, the number of people in the Chaozhou Gang is only more than 800 people, and the new force Nanhai Gang has a good reputation, although it is a little more, it is only just over 1,000 people, and these are still the total number of people in the two gangs, including Fuxu Town. But now, Xu Hong sees 2,400 people, if according to what Ding Li said before, that is, the South China Sea Gang is now holding the hearts of 2,400 people, as for how reliable they are, it remains to be studied.

Without staying too long, and the sunset had been completely obscured by the towering city walls in the distance, Xu Hong carefully classified today's harvest, that is, the collected information, and left the dock under the escort of his entourage.

Ding Li is now completely on vacation, because the dock was seized, there is almost nothing to deal with, and his only relative is still in Ding's mansion, so Ding Li is also happy to stay in the mansion to accompany Liu Sheng. Of course, as for why the Zhang Chamber of Commerce didn't come to him to ask about the seizure of the dock and how to solve it, Ding Li's wishful thinking was that Uncle Xiang was talking behind his back, he never imagined that it was the big proprietor of the Zhang Chamber of Commerce who personally made such a decision.

In the room, Ding Li had already retired all the subordinates, leaving him lying on the head of Liu Sheng's bed and telling the other party some jokes that he could only think of, such as the very popular 'Xiao Ming get out' that he remembered before, and Liu Sheng's low laughter would be heard from time to time in the room.

Today's Ding Li is indeed single-minded, even when night falls, even the face of Liu Sheng, who is close to the ruler, is a little blurry in the whole room, Ding Li doesn't realize that it is night, and is still immersed in the laughter and laughter with Liu Sheng.

It seems that it is due to what happened in Fuxu Town, or because Liu Sheng was overly frightened, looking at Liu Sheng's gaze, in the depths of that endless love, there was still a trace of guilt and confusion, but all this was always deeply suppressed by the responsibility in Ding Li's heart.

It wasn't until the maid outside the door softly reminded Ding Li that Xu Hong had returned to the house, that Ding Li realized that it was completely dark, and at the same time remembered today's events, and suddenly his spirit was shocked, but in the face of Liu Sheng, he was still smiling, and even responded to the maid outside the door to ask Xu Hong to wait for him in the front hall of the mansion for a while.

After Ding Li got up and said that the lamp and candle in the room were lit, he immediately walked back to the bedside, and then he saw that Liu Sheng, who had not completely subsided because of the heat, was still flushed, and was about to speak, but was opened by the sensible Liu Sheng, although a trace of reluctance and hesitation flashed in his eyes, but in the end he still slightly opened his red lips and persuaded Ding Li in a low voice: "Brother Li, you better go to see Mr. Xu first, maybe there is really something important!" Otherwise, Mr. Xu wouldn't have let them know! ”

"It's okay, it must be some accounts about the docks, and I'm not in a hurry for this meeting!" Hearing this, Ding Li's heart suddenly rose with a sense of guilt, even the sense of responsibility that he had always thought was the most important could not suppress it, shook his head, Ding Li's tone was also unprecedentedly soft, grabbed Liu Sheng's slender hand that had just been drilled out from under the quilt, and stuffed it back without saying anything, his eyes were like Liu Sheng's, full of affection, and then he added with a smile: "In this world, there is nothing more important than accompanying Sheng'er!" You are my woman, and now that you are sick, I naturally want to be by your side every step of the way! ”

Listening to Ding Li's naked love, perhaps due to the symptoms of a slight fever, Liu Sheng's red cheeks turned out to be 'unchanging', but his eyes were full of shyness, and he glanced at Ding Li with a little disgust, and his hands pressed under the quilt by Ding Li struggled slightly, and finally continued to persuade Ding Li softly with a satisfied face: "Brother Li, although the life is better now, the burden on your shoulders is also heavy!" What's more, I'm just a little sick, so I don't need you to guard it like this, let's go see Mr. Xu first, don't miss the right thing! ”

Hearing this, Ding Li smiled slightly, although he also wanted to leave in a hurry, but looking at the well-behaved and sensible Liu Sheng in front of him, he felt more and more like a thousand catties under his feet, and he couldn't move a bit.

"No hurry, no hurry, no bad moment!" The smile on Ding Li's face is also a smile that he has never had, and the happiness in his eyes is not concealed at all.

Continuing to whisper for a while, Ding Li suddenly realized that Liu Sheng should also be hungry, reached out and stroked the other party's slippery face, and asked gently: "Sheng'er, what do you want to eat at night?" I'll be doing a lot of cooking, I'm cooking myself tonight! ”

Liu Sheng thought for a while, blinked his big eyes that had regained his vitality, and asked with a smile, "The shortbread is crispy, will it?" ”

"Yes! Absolutely! Ding Lidang nodded without hesitation, but then pretended to have a bitter face, and explained in a low voice with a wry smile: "However, if it is not to taste, then I don't know." ”