Li Xianhan understands that the work at the wharf cannot be lost for the time being, and only by supporting himself can he move forward.

At four o'clock in the morning the next day, because he didn't sleep well all night, he was dizzy and followed Yang Dalong and Brother Yang to the dock.

But the dock was deserted, and there was not a single ship loaded with cement and gravel, nor a single dock worker.

Walking into the resting shed, the dock workers were staggering to make up for sleep.

It wasn't until the sun was three poles above the sun that the forest foreman lazily came down from the makeshift building.

Li Xianhan asked about the situation and learned that due to the catastrophic flood disaster in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, some rivers were cut off, so cement and gravel could not be transported.

The house leak has been raining every day, there is no income without a job, and you can't earn 100 yuan a day, where can you earn 100 yuan a day?

The dock workers were noisy, and their mood was even more anxious than Li Xianhan, because the money could support their families.

Foreman Lin got up and slapped the table, and scolded loudly: "A group of useless cowards have a chance to make a lot of money, give you a chance, go and earn it." ”

The dock workers were suppressed, and they earned money by selling coolies, and even a little other skill would not have been able to earn this hard-earned money here.

When Li Xianhan heard Foreman Lin say that he made a lot of money, his eyes lit up.

He realized that this might be an opportunity, and he seized it, and it would definitely be effortless to complete the task of shining 3,000 yuan.

Li Xianhan whispered to Yang Dalong beside him: "Brother Yang, I don't have a job today, I want to invite you to have a drink with Boss Lin, how about it?" ”

Yang Dalong agreed.

After the dock workers left one after another, Yang Dalong conveyed Li Xianhan's meaning to the foreman Lin.

Foreman Lin grinned, revealing a mouth full of yellow teeth, "No merit is not reckless, no merit is not reckless, I will invite, I will invite." ”

Li Xianhan and Yang Dalong looked at each other and smiled, respectfully: "In the past few days, thanks to Boss Lin's care, my little Li has prepared a little thin wine, and I also ask you to appreciate your face." ”

"Okay." Foreman Lin patted Li Xianhan on the shoulder, "Just say sweet words to you, let's not get drunk and don't return." ”

On the way to the hotel, Yang Dalong gave Li Xianhan two hundred yuan and said: "Brother Xianhan, I want to go back to my hometown in Changzhou to see my elderly parents, so I won't accompany you." ”

Li Xianhan was very embarrassed and said: "I'll accept the money first, but you don't have to leave under any excuse, talk to Boss Lin about something today, if you don't help me, who will help me." ”

"I understand that you are a phoenix in distress, and you will definitely be able to achieve great things in the future."

"Brother Yang, your help today is a great kindness in my life, and I will remember it in my heart."

"You two are muttering behind me, saying bad things about me." Lin Gongtou turned around and asked.

Yang Dalong immediately took over and said, "I discussed with Xiao Li how to get your boss Lin drunk." ”

"Okay, you two let the horses come, my Lin Changfa hasn't drunk happily for a long time."

Li Xianhan first arranged the foreman Lin and Yang Dalong on the table, and then went to order food, which cost about 100 yuan.

One of the plates of braised soft-shelled turtle costs only 50 yuan, and it is a pure wild soft-shelled turtle.

After Li Xianhan accompanied Foreman Lin and Yang Dalong to drink two glasses of wine, he decided to enter the topic. If he wants to set the forest foreman, what is the opportunity to make a lot of money.

He picked up another glass of wine and said, "Boss Lin, count it up, my parents are also with you, they are engaged in transportation in Yixing, and they also have more than a dozen boats under their hands." ”

When the foreman Lin heard this, he hurriedly stood up: "It turns out that you are a young owner, the real person does not show up, and if you are offended, I hope to bear with you." ”

"Boss Lin, Xiao Li was flattered by these words, I will do it first as a respect, you are free!" After saying that, drink it all.

"You are a cheerful person, and I have no reason to do it." He also poured a glass of wine into his stomach.

Lin Changfa is the name of Foreman Chen, but he likes to be called "Boss Lin" by others.

Li Xianhan poured the wine of the two of them again, walked up to Yang Dalong, and said to the foreman of the forest.

"Boss Lin, this is my Brother Yang, he watched me grow up, I don't have a house to live in, he provides; I didn't have any money, so he gave it to me. I take this opportunity to express my gratitude. ”

Yang Dalong stood up and said, "Xiao Li is a kind and righteous person, so I am willing to help him." Not much to say, brother, my brother and I will respect Boss Chen again. ”

Foreman Lin laughed after drinking this glass of wine: "I drank happily today." I know in my heart that as long as you, Li Xianhan's parents, send stones to this place, you will receive as much as you want, and give ten percent of the virtual tonnage. ”

Li Xianhan understood the meaning of virtual tonnage. He had heard someone say that a ship of 60 tons could hold 70 tons of cargo, and when the invoice was issued, it was written that it was 80 tons of cargo.

But what he wants is not this, what he wants is the opportunity for the foreman to make a lot of money verbally. He hurriedly gestured to Yang Dalong.

Fortunately, Brother Yang can still understand what Li Xianhan means: "Boss Lin, you said in the morning that you have a lot of money to make, is it true!" ”

"There's no big money to make, I'm just saying it casually, scaring and scaring those turtle grandchildren and making them shut up."

Li Xianhan took over the conversation and said, "Boss Lin, I'll give you another drink." To be honest, although my parents only loaded stones in Yixing, the cement road was very wild, and they had a lot of resources in their hands. ”

Li Xianhan has never seen his parents since he was a child, how did he know that his parents were engaged in transportation? Yang Dalong didn't know what empty city plan he was singing.

"It's great that your parents have the resources of cement in their hands." Foreman Lin couldn't help blurting out.

Li Xianhan was secretly happy in his heart, and finally let Foreman Lin spit out his heart.

He kept quiet and threw out a big decoy.

"I heard Brother Yang say that Boss Lin is the big boss's celebrity, as long as you decide something, the big boss never says no, such as the cement on the dock for me to do, all the commissions are fifty or fifty cents, how about it?"

"It's not good, the hard work is all yours, let me get the benefits, spread it, I'm not good in front of the boss."

Li Xianhan stood up again, poured a glass of wine and said: "Boss Lin, Brother Yang is here, in order to express my gratitude, I will take three copies of the purchase commission, you take six shares, and Brother Yang will take one share." ”

"Okay, happy cooperation!" The foreman stood up, and the three of them clinked glasses and drank them all.

Li Xianhan settled the account, and there were only thirty yuan left of the two hundred yuan.

On the way, Yang Dalong asked a little uneasily: "Brother, if you are drunk, can he be counted as a forest foreman?" ”

Li Xianhan's mind is no longer in charge, and his speech is not clear: "Brother Yang Yang, you put a hundred hearts, cement is a scarce material, as long as I have resources in my hands, I can eat it everywhere." ”

"It's fragrant, I think it's a bit mysterious." Yang Dalong didn't say anything more, helped Li Xianhan all the way home, and sent him to his room.

I don't know how long it took, Li Xianhan woke up, drunk and hazy, saw Wu Shanliang sitting at the head of the bed, and reached out to grab it, "Shining, you are here, I miss you!" ”

"Alas, alas, Li Xianhan, I am your brother Yang." Yang Dalong reminded on the side.

He had been standing in front of Li Xianhan's bed for a long time.

Li Xianhan scratched his head and said, "Brother Yang, I'm sorry. ”

Yang Dalong lit a cigarette and said: "With my experience, without money, a man can't marry a wife; If you don't have money, if you have a wife, you will run away with others. ”

He took a few puffs of cigarette in succession, and the smoke rings he spit out were round after round.

Li Xianhan looked at this beautiful posture, not only an old smoker, but also groped for the smoke ring.

He didn't squeak. He knew that Yang Dalong was alone so far, and he must have his own inherent beliefs that supported him to live a delicious life.

There is no absolute in anything in the world, but he doesn't refute it because Brother Yang has the grace to Li Xianhan.

In fact, Li Xianhan also understands in his heart that bread is fragrant and love is sweet, so the words of happiness are sweet and sweet, and if there is no taste, there is no sense of happiness.

Yang Dalong stabbed Li Xianhan again, "I said brother, take back your heart first and talk to you about some serious things." ”

He turned around, looked ahead from a distance and said: "Brother, you have to take a long-term view, with your own qualifications, it is better to learn needlework, what do you think?" ”

Li Xianhan turned sideways and faced Yang Dalong's gaze, "Brother Yang, what is random needlework, why haven't I heard of it?" ”

Yang Dalong laughed, touched his hard stubble with one hand, lit a cigarette, and smoked. "Li Xianhan, you get up and go to my bedroom and show you a baby."

Li Xianhan followed Yang Dalong to his bedroom, and he took out a painting from the wooden box on the large closet.

In front of a quiet forest on the picture, a slim beauty and a white goose are accompanied by nature, so natural, innocent and harmonious.

He had studied oil painting and knew that Beauty and the White Swan was based on Greek mythology.

"Brother Li, brother tells you, this is a work of needlework, which is the representative work of Mr. Yang Shouyu of my family, and she is the founder of needlework."

"I thought it was an oil painting!" Li Xianhan was amazed.

I saw that on the picture, the beautiful woman's soft long hair and delicate skin are extremely textured and three-dimensional, with the charm of light and shadow changes under the staggered and uneven combination of needlework and the blending of thickness.

"How about it, if you want to learn, I can introduce you to Changzhou Master Chen to study." Yang Dalong asked tentatively.

Seeing that Yang Dalong valued himself so much, Li Xianhan suddenly felt a sense of pride in his heart, and said solemnly, "After I straighten out the relationship with my girlfriend, I will go to Changzhou to apprentice." I believe that Mr. Yang's needlework will be carried forward. ”

"Okay, brother, wait for your news." Yang Dalong said, putting his treasure into the wooden box again"

The next morning, in order to earn three thousand yuan as soon as possible, Li Xianhan went to Lin Changfa to find out the specific situation. Looking around, there is no trace of him.

He came to the dock again, but there was still no one on the dock. The water of the ancient canal flows silently open, without the busyness and liveliness of some time ago.

It seems that the dock workers did not go to work this morning, and their work is yellow.

At this time, Li Xianhan didn't know where his path was? No job; The so-called cement business seems to be going to be ruined.

3,000 yuan, earn 3,000 yuan in ten days, where do you earn it? How to earn?

Wu shining, Wu shining, your red lips are lightly opened, three thousand yuan in ten days. You put it lightly, how hard it is for me to earn it!

Li Xianhan walked on the uneven Beishui Street, kicked the pebbles on the road, and vented the resentment in his heart.

"Sell boxed lunches, sell boxed lunches, a large meat and a small meat, four dishes and one soup, eight yuan a piece, eight yuan a piece." There was shouting from the street to solicit customers.

Li Xianhan suddenly felt hungry, but he was reluctant to touch the money in his pocket.

He swallowed his saliva and was about to leave, but he saw Wu Shining, the beautiful white swan, flying towards him.