Chapter 15 The Wharf
Li Mu walked along the Dasi River for a while, and then turned around an alley. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info he carefully identified the south and searched all the way.
His current location is on the periphery of the Four Bridges Pier. In addition to the warehouse, there are many houses on the periphery. The gathering of workers on the docks also gave birth to a lively market. It's just that this is peripheral after all, and when it really gets to the dock where the goods are loaded and unloaded, everything becomes chaotic and orderly.
Li Mu looked at the scene in front of him and finally understood that order and chaos could really be harmoniously combined.
The workers on the docks were busy, each doing their own thing. The slender man pulls the fiber, and the people get off the goods. The shopkeeper took his subordinates to pay for the goods. These scenes are staged all over the Four Bridges Wharf.
Li Mu focused on the people around him. Because he was looking for Ayuan's figure. The talisman of the Sang Dao people made Li Mu feel credible. So, he searched the crowd as best he could.
Unfortunately, most of the people on the pier are men, and there are few women. Li Mu didn't give up and continued to search on the dock.
The Omi River turns out of a bay under the four bridges, allowing large and small boats to dock easily. Li Mu noticed that the boat of the Cao Gang helmsman that he had seen with a Sang Dao person before was moored in a conspicuous position.
Li Mu really wanted to rely on thousands to see what was going on, but that was just a thought.
After looking for a long time, Li Mu stood on the side of the dock and looked at the busy figures on the riverbank. I have no money, and I have to think of a way. Otherwise, he will starve again. In these days, it is impossible to be alone without money.
Li Mu saw a lot of job posters on the dock just now. Most of them are merchants who temporarily recruit unloading workers, or business managers who recruit some men. Most of these jobs are hard, but the wages are cheap. Therefore, some employers will also use the generous conditions of room and board to attract people.
If it was placed on weekdays, Li Mu would definitely not consider it. But now in this situation, the conditions with room and board have become very attractive.
Li Mu thought about it carefully and decided to find an employer who paid daily and took care of the meal at noon. In this way, it is convenient for him to get money, and he can save money for a meal at noon. Dinner and lodging in the evening, just deal with it casually.
"If there is really no news of Ayuan, then make sure that you survive. Li Mu sighed, and his thoughts became realistic.
Li Mu continued to walk around the dock, and he came to a ship that was loading. The ship was hung with a big flag, and the four big characters "East Banner Firm" were written on it. It seems that this ship is the ship of the East Banner Firm.
The merchant ship was loading, and a few shirtless men resisted bags of goods onto the ship.
Among those men, there was a slightly thin figure that caught Li Mu's attention. It was a teenager who looked younger than him. His size is completely incomparable to those big men who work.
The knotted muscles on Dahan's body show strength. And the young man's body was skinny, and he didn't seem to have much strength.
But he was still holding a bag of goods, gritting his teeth and working.
He finished carrying a bag, and without taking a break, he stepped down from the side of the ship. But perhaps with one foot in the air, he suddenly fell forward. knocked down a man who was loading cargo onto the ship. The man was originally exerting his strength, but when he was hit by the young man like this, his center of gravity was unstable, and he was transferred into the Dasi River with people and goods.
And the thin boy grabbed the plank of the boat, and barely managed to keep himself from falling into the river.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. The boy knew that he was in trouble and apologized again and again.
But the big man who fell into the river scolded loudly. "Boy, his grandmother's, you did it on purpose, right?"
"No, I didn't. The boy argued.
"You wait!" said the big man with an annoyed look. You must know that the goods loaded by the Dongqi firm this time are sugar. This is the cane sugar harvested from Jianzhou in the southwest. A bag of sugar falls into the water, and even if it is scooped up, I am afraid that a lot has been lost.
It wasn't his own fault, but he had to pay for the loss himself, which made him very angry. The gaze he looked at the boy also changed from stern to resentful. He jumped out of the water and came to the dock. As soon as I stepped on the pedal, I flew directly onto the deck.
The thin boy was slowly walking down the boat, and he was still moving cautiously, but he was kicked in the chest by the big man.
With a "plop", the boy also fell into the water.
The big man was a little relieved at this time, pointing at the young man struggling in the water and laughing. The strong men around him also laughed, and the air was filled with a happy atmosphere.
The boy emerged from the water and silently crawled to the shore. Without saying a word, he stared at the big man viciously.
"Hey, boy, you're not convinced, are you?"
The boy was silent, trying to turn around and go back to work.
Seeing that he didn't accept the offer, Dahan suddenly felt bored. However, he didn't chase after him, and turned around and took a sip. "Something that no one teaches. ”
The words of clinker were heard by the young man, and his expression immediately changed. A cold expression appeared on his lowered face. He looked up. Thinking about it, the big man roared: "Zhou Laosan, you say it again!"
Zhou Laosan raised his eyebrows, "Boy, dare to roar in front of Lao Tzu?" As he spoke, he squeezed his right fist, and the fist bone made a crisp sound. The people around him also stopped, looking at Zhou Laosan and the boy, looking forward to watching a lively show.
Li Mu stood in the distance and also looked at the two of them. This young man is not as good as his own physique, and it is not a good thing to have a conflict with a man in the prime of life who is twice as big as him. It's just that he has just been deceived by Chen Yuan, and for such a thing as meddling, he has been bitten by a snake for ten years and is afraid of the well rope.
Li Mu didn't want to meddle in things, but he couldn't stand someone wanting to take care of it. A slightly older middle-aged man squeezed out of the crowd. The man was not as muscular as Zhou Laosan, but his bare (naked) upper body had sharp and angular muscles. At first glance, you can see that it is also the result of years of hard work.
Seeing that the man was a young man, Zhou Laosan also frowned. He has been working at the Four Bridges Pier for a long time, and he knows the acquaintances in front of him. This person's name is Bai Yi, and he was a member of the Dapeng Gang when he was young. And the Dapeng Gang is Guo Shouxiao's gang among the two major forces of Guo Xilin in the east of Songyang City. When he was a teenager, he was in the gang and fought against Lin Wu's Bloody Gang, and he was also a ruthless man. Later, when he reached middle age, after marrying a wife and having children, he withdrew from the gang dispute and lived a plain life under the care of the Dapeng Gang.
After Bai Yi quit the gang, he has been working at the Four Bridges Wharf to supplement his family, because he has a little relationship with the Dapeng Gang, plus he has martial arts and is righteous. So faintly become a big brother-like figure at the Four Bridges Pier.
With him coming out, Zhou Laosan was also thinking about whether to let him have a face.
As soon as Bai Yi came forward, he stretched out his hand and pressed the young man, "Chen Yuan, think about your sister Ayuan, you are not his opponent, if you blindly become strong, you will end up injured, and your sister will be distressed and wipe her tears again." ”
Bai Yi's words were not loud, but they were heard by Li Mu.
"Sister Ayuan?" Li Mu suddenly became suspicious in his heart. Although the name Ayuan may have been made up by the female liar, it is also possible that this Ayuan just has the same pronunciation. But it made Li Mu have more eyes.
Last night, under the guidance of a Sangdao man's talisman from the talisman, he came south, arrived at the Four Bridges Wharf, witnessed an ordinary conflict, but heard the word Ayuan. This is too much of a coincidence, which makes Li Mu believe in the talisman technique of a Sang Daoist even more, and he has a faint idea in his heart that he will definitely be able to find Ayuan.
Li Mu couldn't help but step forward, wanting to hear clearly.
The young man named Chen Yuan still seemed to be angry. But he was very convinced by Bai Yi, "Uncle Bai, Zhou Laosan insulted my sister." Chen Yuan pointed at Zhou Laosan and said. Bai Yi was noncommittal, and looked at Zhou Laosan.
When Zhou Laosan heard this, he smiled, "What is insult? Aren't your sisters and brothers just uneducated? Besides, what kind of virtue does your sister have, what does she do, and she can use me to insult her? This is something that everyone knows." As he spoke, he winked at the person next to him. The other man smiled.
"Boss Bai, this kid caused me to fall into the water just now, and he wants to pay a bag of goods for nothing, can't I teach me a lesson?" Zhou Laosan turned his head and looked at Bai Yi.
If there is a mistake, admit it, and stand firm when beaten.
On the docks, nature has its own rules. Bai Yi is not really the boss of the Four Bridges Pier, even if he is, he can't violate this rule in the name of this boss.
"Zhou Laosan, the lesson is that the lesson has been learned. But you don't know that Chen Xiaozi only has one sister, and the sister and brother depend on each other. It's too much for you to use words to squeeze this kid, right?" Bai Yi said.
Zhou Laosan smiled and said, "Boss Bai, you are too biased. This kid's sister is the concubine of the boss of Chengnan Le, and she relies on selling her hue on weekdays to do some fairy jumping. Why can't we, who rely on hard work to earn a hard-earned money?"
Hearing this, Chen Yuan was already about to erupt into flames. "You are talking nonsense!" Bai Yi's face was also cold, "Zhou Laosan, I advise you to accumulate some virtue." ”
Zhou Laosan shook his head, "Boss Bai is angry, I'm just talking." I don't dare to do anything. After all, his sister has a happy boss hood, and he has a white boss hood. He said this in a weird way, causing everyone around him to laugh strangely.
But he also knew the truth of accepting it when he saw it, and after saying this, he tore his voice and shouted: "It's time to work, it's time to work." If Steward Zhao comes to see it, he may scold you for being lazy. ”
Zhou Laosan also has some status in a group of coolies, and when he greeted him like this, most of the people who were originally going to watch the play dispersed.
Bai Yi saw that Zhou Laosan would accept it when he saw it, and let him go. He has also experienced this kind of time because of the other party's words, but that kind of life is not comfortable. "Let's go, Chen Yuan, you rest first. If you can't do the business of the Dongqi firm, then follow me over there. ”
Chen Yuan took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. In the end, he still agreed to Bai Yi. "Okay. Uncle Bai. ”
Just as the two were about to leave, someone greeted them. "Two big brothers, is there a place to work and make money, can you take me one?"