Chapter 59: Into the Tiger's Mouth
The next day, before dawn, Ma Wen wrote a note, stuffed it into Atsui's room, and walked away.
After Atsui woke up in the morning, she saw a note that said, "Atsui, the supervisor fired me yesterday, I have no job, and now my uncle still needs money, I'll go to see if other docks still need manpower, but you don't have to worry too much, I'll find a way"
Atsui was suddenly grateful and a little desperate, without money, he couldn't treat his father, and now his father is getting better and better day by day, but he can't break it.
And Ma Wen went all the way to Xiangyang Hanshui Wharf, Hanshui runs through Xiangyang City, and there are several wharves.
He came to another dock, saw a big boat coming, dock workers swarmed up, Ma Wen also squeezed in, who knew that at this time a big hand grabbed Ma Wen's shoulder and pulled it back, Ma Wen fell heavily backwards to the ground.
Ma Wen stared at it, and the big hand was a big man with five big and three thick, and the big man pointed to the horse and asked, "Where did you get in?"
Ma Wen saw that the big man's fingers were like a burning stick, thick and long, the big man saw that Ma Wen did not answer, so he stretched out his right hand to Ma Wen and fanned it, the palm of the hand was like an iron fan, Ma Wen knew that this slap was pat, and he would be stunned if he didn't die, Ma Wen immediately dodged away when he saw this, and the big man slapped it in vain.
Suddenly, the big man was a little angry, so he kicked at Ma Wen is face, Ma Wen just dodged the slap, but he didn't know that the big man's foot kicked, he couldn't dodge, and his waist was kicked heavily, and then Ma Wen rolled to the side.
Ma Wen immediately sat up and stretched out his hand, and said, "Hero, hero, have you misunderstood? I'm here to look for a job, and I don't know the place well and I haven't seen the contractor and the supervisor, so I want to work first."
The big man said, "No, if you do it, they will do less, will they agree?"
At this time, the other workers all said, "That's it, it's obviously to grab a job, beat him to death, kill him"
Ma Wen immediately said, "I don't know, I don't know, I'm sorry everyone, I'll go" After saying that, Ma Wen hurriedly got up to leave, who knew that the big Han was kicking Ma Wen's ass when he arrived.
Seeing Ma Wen and fighting again, he fell to the ground again, and the gray face of the touch immediately caused a ridicule.
I saw Ma Wen slowly stand up, feeling a hot current flowing to his lips, Ma Wen touched it, it was a nosebleed, it was a hard knock just now.
Ma asked was furious, clenched his fists, and the big man also looked at it, and said, "What? boy, are you not convinced? Do you want to eat me again?"
Ma Wen said, "Okay, I'll go, I'll go......" After speaking, Ma Wen gritted his teeth and walked away.
At this time, the big man yelled, "Don't let me see you at the dock, or I will leave you to feed the fish in the Hanshui River."
Ma Wen knew that his strong dragon couldn't suppress the ground snake, and besides, he was not a strong dragon, so Ma Wen wiped his nosebleed and went to the next one, and then the next one......
Walking through all the docks, the first one beat him violently, the second directly waved his hand to go away, and the third also directly refused, and all the places refused Ma Wen.
Ma Wen is depressed and walking on the street alone, in the blink of an eye it is a day, in the hot summer Ma Wen is hot and dry, there is no food to eat, no water to drink, he is once again like a walking dead walking on the street.
Acui was still the same as usual, cooking the meal and waiting for Ma to ask, but wait, wait, wait, it was already dark, and he still didn't see Ma Wen come back, Lao Wang felt that something was wrong, so he said, "No, it has already been completed according to reason, Acui, you go and ask your Uncle He to see if he came back?"
Atsui said, "Maybe he has something, don't worry about it for now, let's eat first"
Lao Wang said, "No, no, the dock is very hard, let's wait"
Atsui said, "Dad, Brother Xiao Yi probably won't come back today."
Lao Wang asked, "Why?
Atsui said, "No, there are too many dock workers, and Brother Xiao Yi was killed... Expelled"
Lao Wang said, "Expelled? He did so well, how could he be expelled?"
Atsui said, "I don't know, he's just going to look for a job today, I don't know how to find it."
At this time, Lao Wang slapped the chopsticks on the table and said, "I, I'm sorry Xiao Yi, I owe him too much."
Immediately afterwards, Lao Wang said, "When Xiao Yi comes back, tell him not to go."
Atsui said, "But... Are you sick?"
Lao Wang said, "Don't worry about my illness, it's a matter of time before I die, you can't delay the big thing because of me."
Atsui said, "Dad, your business is a big deal now"
Lao Wang said, "Silly boy, Dad's business Dad understands, you don't have to be full, no matter how much medicine I take, it will be in vain, sooner or later I will have to leave."
Atsui said, "Dad, don't say that, Brother Xiao Yi will definitely find a good job."
Lao Wang sighed: "In which life am I a blessing?"
That night, Ma Wen lay on the corner of the street for a night, he didn't fall asleep, he thought about what to do tomorrow, he didn't work for a day to prove that Lao Wang was more dangerous for a day.
At this time, Ma Wen slapped himself a few times and said, "Useless thing, it's really a waste."
Ma Wen suddenly touched his heart, and tears flowed down his eyes.
On the second day, Ma Wen searched on the street again, but couldn't find anyone to carry, even if the inn was a little er, but even the little two didn't want anyone.
Ma asked, "Isn't there a place for me in the huge Xiangyang City?"
But refuse to refuse, work still has to find, I saw Ma Wen came to a very big inn in the west of the city, saw the inn people coming and going, the flow of customers was huge, Ma Wen walked in, the shopkeeper immediately walked over, saw Ma Wen with a stubble, a cloak scattered, a rag shirt, a beggar.
The shopkeeper took care of the guests on the left and right, and said politely, "What do you need from this guest officer?" After speaking, the shopkeeper took out two steel plates from his pocket and stuffed them into Ma Wen's hands.
Ma Wen immediately said, "Boss, I don't want food, I see that you have so many guests here, let me ask, do you still need people here?"
The shopkeeper asked, "What will you do?"
Ma asked, "I can wipe the table and sweep the stool, serve tea and pour water, wash dishes and chopsticks."
The shopkeeper said, "That's it, little brother, I'm very busy now, and I can't find someone to teach you, you come over after dinner, I'll take a look"
Ma Wen was overjoyed after hearing this, and thanked him repeatedly, and the shopkeeper then said, "You go first, I'm going to be busy."
Ma asked, "Okay, okay, you're busy, you're busy," and said goodbye.
But Ma Wen didn't have much hope, he knew that he had always been unlucky.
But at dinner time, Ma Wen still waited early in the inn not far away, and after waiting for almost two hours, Ma Wen saw that there were no guests in the inn, and a few juniors were cleaning, so Ma Wen walked in again.
After the shopkeeper saw it, he was surprised, he didn't expect this guy to really come, and the shopkeeper said, "You... Why are you here?"
Ma asked, "I came over in the morning to ask if I wanted someone, you said that we would talk after dinner, and I came."
At this time, the shopkeeper said, "I'm just talking casually, I think you can hear it, we don't want people anymore, you see they are all idle to death"
Ma asked, "Then why didn't you make it clear in the morning?"
The shopkeeper was suddenly a little surprised, Ma Wen actually questioned him, the shopkeeper suddenly couldn't hold his face, so he said, "To put it bluntly, even if I want someone, you are not suitable, look at your cloak and hair, get rid of a beggar, you put it at that station, won't my guests have to be scared away?"
Although Ma Wen guessed that this was the result, he still couldn't believe it, and he still had a glimmer of hope, and the shopkeeper's words suddenly shattered the hope of measuring the bottom.
Ma asked didn't say anything, then walked away, and heard the shopkeeper say behind him, "Really, why don't you pick up the dung when you're dirty, give me a little second, think beautiful." ”
Ma Wen actually felt very uncomfortable, as if all the noise around him had nothing to do with him, and then a sentence broke the situation, and a middle-aged man in his thirties and forties said, "Brother, are you looking for a job?"
Ma Wen has a special need for a job, and he is quite sensitive to this sentence and hears it clearly.
Ma asked and said to the middle-aged man, "How does Brother Tai know that I am looking for a job?"
The middle-aged man said, "I was passing by just now, and I saw my brother being rejected miserably, so I couldn't bear to ask it, I don't know if it was offended?"
Ma asked to see that this middle-aged man was polite and polite, so he also gave up his hand and said, "I can't hide it, my family is seriously ill and needs money for treatment, but I regret that I have no savings, so I can only look around in a hurry to find a living."
The middle-aged man said, "It seems that my brother is in trouble, but it's a pity that I am in a hurry to go out, and I don't have much silver, only a few grains of broken silver, and my brother can take it first, if my brother can trust me, follow me, I just need manpower."
Ma asked and was surprised and worried after hearing this, the people in the rivers and lakes were unpredictable, how do you know if the person in front of him has intentions?
But looking at the person in front of him, although he is thirty or forty years old, he is knowledgeable and courteous, and he is polite, not like a person with ill intentions.
Ma asked and asked, "Thank you Brother Tai for sending charcoal in the snow, I don't know what kind of work Brother Tai does?"
The middle-aged man said, "There is life, but I don't know if my brother will cry bitter and tired."
Ma asked, "Hey, what did Brother Tai say? I was originally carrying a bag at the dock."
The middle-aged man said, "That's the case, that's very good, I'm here in the mine, you can think about it, I don't work on rainy days, but the sun is really hot, but the pay is definitely much higher than the wharf."
Ma Wen thought that mines are generally controlled by the government, and there are few private mines, and if they are, they are also intervened by the government, at least they are safe.
Ma asked a little impatiently, "Where is the mine, is the salary monthly or daily, can I take a vacation?"
The middle-aged man suddenly laughed and said, "Brother, don't worry, you have asked so many questions in one go, how should I answer?"
Ma Wen was a little embarrassed for a while, so he arched his hand and said, "Don't hide it, these are very important to me."
The middle-aged man said, "It can be seen that the mine is on the outskirts of Xiangyang, and the salary is monthly, so you can take leave, but the severity of the matter allows."
Ma asked at this time, and then asked again, "Brother Tai, don't hide it, now I don't have a penny, and my family is in urgent need of money, can I settle it every day?"
The middle-aged man said, "I know, you have difficulties, but you can't break the rules, but you can apply for an advance."
The horse asked, "Yes, that's great, can we go over now?"
At this time, the middle-aged man said, "Brother, it seems that he can't wait, it's like this, go, get on the car" After speaking, the middle-aged man led Ma Wen into the carriage, Ma Wen chatted with the middle-aged man for a while, but he didn't find that the carriage behind him was the middle-aged man.
The two of them went all the way to the west of the city, and the two chatted happily all the way, and Ma Wen learned that this person's name was Fan Ran, and he was the person in charge of the ore trading of the mine, so he was polite to him.
Ma Wen himself spoke with great humor, and Fan Ran laughed out loud.
At this time, while Fan Ran laughed, he patted the back of Ma Wen's neck, Ma Wen thought it was Fan Ran's unintentional enthusiastic action, but who knew that a heart-piercing pain spread throughout his body.
Ma Wen was a little dazed for a moment, but he still clearly saw Fan Ran's smiling expression and the three steel needles on his palm, but he was powerless to resist and closed his eyes in Fan Ran's smirk.