Menghulu doesn't like to talk, but his hands and feet are very steady."
"I don't look like I'm in your line of work. I'm someone with tender skin and tender meat. Don't just run away from someone else." Shopkeeper Han reminded me.
Lao Ma said nonchalantly: "I've read the document, and there's nothing wrong with it. I personally took the book at the dock, and it can't be wrong. Besides, even if you ran away from somewhere, we're just living in this world.
It's not easy for a kid to do such heartless things. I guess he still knows a few words, but now he's working as a coolie begging for food. If you can, help him."
"Hehe, Lao Ma, that's what you are good at. You are righteous and eager to do justice. Haha, otherwise our Qingping Company could have used your movers for so many years."
"Haha, what Shopkeeper Han said, I, like Mr. Li, have to thank Shopkeeper Han for a bite of the meal."
"You're welcome, you're welcome." Shopkeeper Han kept saying modestly, but his words were useful. There was always a mixed crowd on the pier, and it was not easy to find a big mover like Ma Sancheng among them. Sincerity is one of them, and this is also true in life and speech.
It can't be bad, otherwise there are many porters at Zouping Ferry, so why use him every time.
While he was talking, the man came out of the cabin, lowered his head and got off the boat. He had just taken four jars, and there were more than a dozen jars, and he had to carry them up. Ma Sancheng also shouted to the other men under him to step more slowly, but shopkeeper Han wanted to pay more attention.
After a few glances at this frail young man, there was a smile on his lips, with both appreciation and regret. He appreciated that he had endured hardship, but regretted that he did not have a good family background, otherwise there would be no need to compete with these rough men for food. However, if shopkeeper Han knew that he was regretful
When I found out that this man was His Highness Ganjiu, I didn't know what to think.
At Zouping Ferry, Li Luo walked here. When he was tired, he stayed here. He shed his dust and became an ordinary dock coolie. He didn't earn much money and could only eat enough. But for
That was enough for Li Luo.
Chi Li knew that Li Luo had fallen into Zouping County, but he did not look for it. He and Hucha Dongchan returned to the Mutianlang camp in Yeliang Prefecture. In recent years, Mutianlang and even the inspection department have been in the limelight, and those who stand at the front are
Li Luo, all the conspiracies had to pass through Li Luo before they could reach Mu Tianlang and the Inspection Department. Now that Li Luo was tired, Mu Tianlang was asked to shield Li Luo from the wind and rain and asked him to spend some time.
Licking the wounds, and then waiting for him to come back.
After moving the goods, shopkeeper Han waved goodbye to Ma Sancheng. Behind Ma Sancheng stood a group of movers. Li Luo was inconspicuous among them. His delicate and thin appearance when he first arrived at the ferry had long been covered up by the mud all over his body.
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Shopkeeper Han kept 30% of the wages Ma Sancheng gave him, and divided up the remaining silver and copper plates one by one according to the quantity of goods moved, leaving only 30%. This is also the origin of Ma Sancheng's name. If you have never stayed at the dock, you may think that Ma Sancheng
It's very unfair that if you don't do any work for 30%, you have to take away 30% of the money. But if you have lived in the dock, you will know that Ma Sancheng is very conscientious in taking only 30%. Otherwise, Ma Sancheng's safety number would not be there.
You can queue up at Zouping Ferry with just one hand. There are quite a few people under your hand, and there are indeed a few steady men who can handle things.
After finishing this one ship, there were two more ships left. Li Luo received his wages and was ready to go back. Not all work at the dock had to be done. Even if Li Luo wanted to do it, Ma Sancheng couldn't let Li Luo do more. If Li Luo had to do all the work,
If you do, what will others do? Who doesn’t want to support their families?
"Boy Li, don't leave, wait for me for a while." Ma Sancheng warned Li Luo when he paid his wages. Li Luo said "oh" and stepped aside, standing under the shade of a tree and waiting for Ma Sancheng.
Ma Sancheng led a group of porters to the merchant ship. After explaining, he walked over quickly, waved to Li Luo, and led Li Luo towards the depths of the dock. It was not as messy as the shore, was there anything there?
There are few shops, restaurants, businesses, ticket offices, etc. Businessmen traveling from north to south, except for those like Shopkeeper Han who will cross the shore immediately by boat, others will stay here to meet friends and discuss business.
, is very lively, and has strict jurisdiction. From time to time, you can see patrolmen and policemen on the street. After all, Zouping County is counting on Zouping Ferry to make a fortune, and the county magistrate’s promotion plans are also inseparable from this pier, so I always watch it.
The situation is very tight, and it is necessary to satisfy the merchants traveling from north to south with the ferry in Zouping County, so that the people in Zouping County can be fed.
There are many porters at the dock, but they do hard work, so they can't get a job. At best, it is a low-level profession. Sometimes they are not as good as the sailors and helmsmen crossing the river, but no one dares to look down on the porters at the dock. If these people
It's very uncomfortable to put up a stumbling block. Even if you have a lot of money, you can't carry the goods onto the ship by yourself. Even if you can move it on your own, there will be someone to take care of the trucks and animals that pull the goods, as well as the fodder and water.
If anything goes wrong, people will get upset, so many businesses will often pay to hire porters from these terminals. Not only is it convenient, but it also buys peace, and the money is well spent. So this is
The porter at the pier can be regarded as a local coward. He is nothing elsewhere, but here he is indeed a bit of a loser.
The place where Ma Sancheng took Li Luo went was Ping Anhao's shop. The curtains were quite decent and not fancy, so as to avoid being considered unsteady or eye-catching. It was not too big, so he stood out from the crowd. This place is a mixed bag, so keep a low profile if you can.
It’s not that corpses have never been floating on the Kunjiang River. Up to now, there are still more than ten or twenty cases that have not been solved by the county magistrate. It’s not too small. Those who are too small are easily looked down upon by others, thinking that they have no strength, and even more so.
It's not easy to get business, so it's just right, not too big or too small.
Ping An Hao's shop is called Ping An Hao. In addition to being the place where the boss Ma Shuyong conducts business, it also sells bits and pieces, similar to a grocery store.
There are three people in charge of Ping An, who are all uncles and brothers of the same clan. The person in charge is the big shopkeeper Ma Shuyong, Ma Sancheng's second uncle; the person who deals with colleagues and the government is Ma Sancheng's brother Ma Chong, and Ma Sancheng leads his men.
The porters worked on the shore, divided the labor and cooperated, and with Ma Shuyong in charge, they were in harmony. They had always been very united, and they became a big force at Zouping Ferry.
The Ma family has been making a living at Zouping Ferry for generations. Ma Shuyong knows the hard work of porters and how difficult it is. After the climate became what it is today, Ping An began to take care of these poor porters. It has a good reputation at the dock. Although it has no background, it is nothing.
Although he was a wealthy person, under the ferry atmosphere deliberately created by Zouping County Magistrate, Ping'an became very prosperous, and gradually became a bit like everyone else.
The water at the ferry is not as deep as the Kunjiang River, but it is not shallow either. It is not suitable for all kinds of work.