Chapter 85 Liu Heida and Wang Fubao
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Liu Heita was sore, tired and hungry, and was in a bad mood and carried a big bag from the boat to Qinghe Wharf. The shopkeeper of the Cui family rice shop in the wharf shouted loudly on the wharf, asking them to speed up and unload all the rice on the boat before the sun rose. A large bag of 120 kilograms was carried from the cabin to the big truck of the rice shop on the wharf, each bag of one penny. This was a hard work, but in the eyes of many poor and hard-working men, it was a real life that was quick to make money. There were special foremen on the wharf, and most people could only take over the work and then get tasks. The money they earned every day had to be given five or one.
Liu Heita is young and powerful. At the age of twenty, he can carry three big bags at a time, one trip as a family three times. Carrying three bags of rice of 360 kilograms, he seems to be carrying a mountain on his back. He bent over and walked step by step, but he only thought of jumping into the Qingshui River to paddle happily, then changing into clean and sweat-free clothes, then only roast chicken or roast duck, then asking for a pot of wine, and finally find a beautiful girl to have a good sleep. "Heizi, if you can carry four bags at a time, our shopkeeper will say that you will add ten cents later!" The rice shopman stood aside and said with a smile.
If it were in the past, Liu Heita might have kicked him, and when he would have fallen into a situation where a young man dared to bully him. However, when he remembered that his grandmother was still lying on the hospital bed waiting for him to get the medicine back, he could only grit his teeth.
"Keep your word?" Liu Heita said in Ma Bao.
The young man raised the bamboo chips in his hand, "Our shopkeeper's golden mouth and silver teeth, of course, keep his word. When you see the bamboo sticks or not, you will give you the tags immediately after carrying them."
Liu Heita carried the grain bags on his body to the pits and threw them down. After gasping for a few breaths, he directly said to the shopkeeper who was sitting aside drinking tea: "If I carry five packs at a time, how much reward will the shopkeeper give?"
Manager Liang put down the teacup, stroked his beard, and said with some interest: "Don't show off without this ability. If you suppress a good or bad thing, I won't care."
"Don't worry, the shopkeeper, aren't it just five macaques? No problem."
The shopkeeper was really interested. Sitting here to watch these poor men work hard. The smell of cows and horse manure and the smell of sweat from the poor men. They are very bored. It is not bad to find fun when you have time. His eyes turned, "Five big bags are a total of 600 kilograms. I have worked here for many years. Ordinary people can only carry one big bag, and it is rare for those who can carry two big bags. Today, you can carry three bags at a time. Are you sure you have to carry five bags at a time?"
"If the shopkeeper is willing to pay for it, I can handle it." Liu Heita said coldly.
Liu Heita's tone made the shopkeeper feel a little unhappy. At this time, many people on the dock heard what was said and surrounded him to watch the fun. The shopkeeper's beard smiled and said, "Okay, I want to see if you have this real ability, just like you said that you carried five big bags of one stone at a time, 600 kilograms. From the cabin to the dock, as long as you carry it here without resting halfway, I will reward you with fifty cents!"
"One hundred documents!" Liu Heita looked at the crowds of people and returned the price.
A hundred cents can almost buy a large bag of rice, but the shopkeeper only wants to have fun, and he doesn't care about the hundred cents. Moreover, he is unwilling to bargain and lose face when he sees so many people.
"Okay, the money is here, it depends on you having no ability to get it!" The shopkeeper asked a small string of money from the cash box next to him, which was exactly one hundred yuan. "I'm sure, this is the best meat, not the money."
Liu Heita nodded. The string of money was all good and good for the official system. One hundred cents were enough to get medicine for grandmother. He turned around and walked towards the boat. Under the gaze of everyone, after a while, he carried five big bags that were swollen. Five big bags were pressed on him, just like a hill, and no one could see. Everyone saw a bunch of scattered bags slowly coming down from the boat. The people on the dock had good eyesight. They could tell at a glance that there was absolutely no small number of these five big bags, all of which were 120 kilograms per bag. Seeing Liu Heita moving steadily with the five big bags, everyone couldn't help but make an uproar.
This is a total of 600 kilograms. When he carried three packs just now, many people were surprised, but now he carried five packs at once, which is absolutely unimaginable.
"Who is this big black guy? Why haven't you seen it at the dock before? What a great divine power." Someone asked in surprise.
Someone who knew him next to him said, "It's not easy to talk about this black man. He is from Zhangnan County."
"But where is Dou Jiande from Zhangnan?" someone asked.
"No, this black man is Dou Jiande's fellow countryman, and his relationship is pretty good." The man nodded. In Beizhou, when it comes to Dou Jiande, few people don't know about Dou Jiande. Especially in well-informed places like the dock, Dou Jiande is very famous in Beizhou, and many people know him.
"What does this black man have to do with Dou Jiande?" Hebei people value heroes the most. Dou Jiande is a man of kindness and good reputation, so everyone wants to hear about this black man.
The businessman saw so many people waiting to listen, and he began to speak proudly. It turned out that Liu Heita was indeed a fellow villager with Dou Jiande, and his relationship was pretty good. In his early years, Dou Jiande and Liu Heita learned martial arts under an old military leader in Zhangnan, and they were also of the same kind as him. Dou Jiande was the most benevolent and righteous person. Although Liu Heita also learned martial arts like Dou Jiande, his parents died early and lived in poverty. But he was addicted to alcohol and gambling and unwilling to be serious.
When working, he usually likes to drink and gambling in groups of three or five, and keep in mind some other things. He often asks Dou Jiande for funding. He even gets forced to pay for gambling debts and runs to the Dou family to steal a plowing ox. However, Dou Jiande does not hate Liu Heita for this. Instead, he often helps him and often visits his grandmother. Dou Jiande once told his friends that although Liu Heita is a little rogue, he is a loyal man and a friend who can rely on him at critical moments.
If Dou Jiande had not offended the county magistrate and was forced to leave his hometown, perhaps Liu Heita's life would be the same as before, drinking and gambling every day, and had no money to go to the Dou family to fight for Qiufeng. Dou Jiande left Zhangnan. Although there were still people in Doujiazhuang, others would not lend him money so kindly. In addition, the new county magistrate was incompatible with Dou Jiande, and he also disliked Dou Jiande's brothers. He had troubled him several times openly and secretly, and even had a few meals and got beaten a few boards. Life was very difficult. During this period, my grandmother was infected with the epidemic and asked for medical treatment. The family was completely gone. In the end, I borrowed all the money I could borrow, and I was desperate, so I was forced to come to the dock to carry my bags.
In fact, Liu Heita thought about leaving Beizhou with Dou Jiande, but his elderly grandmother could not leave at home.
In a surprised look, Liu Heita threw five large bags of rice dumplings in front of the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper was still immersed in shock. He really didn't expect that someone could carry 600 kilograms of rice and walk from the boat to the dock.
After sucking the air conditioner, Manager Liang threw the skewers of meat to Liu Heita.
Liu Heita picked up the money, and he didn't have to count it if he was thinking about it. He stuffed it into his waist bag, "Do you still have to look at the shopkeeper?"
Manager Liang's face was a little dark. It would be enough to watch such a show once. One hundred meats are good. He had to give him one bag to move five bags of rice. This cost was too high.
Liu Heita smiled distractedly. It would be enough to make such extra money once. He handed the bamboo stick to the shopkeeper together, "Since the shopkeeper doesn't want to see it anymore, then the salary is settled. I still have something to do, so I'll be here for today."
Manager Liang settled the bill very happily and counted the copper coins to him, "Brother, this is really a magical power. It is a waste to carry a bag at the dock. If you believe Liang, I am willing to recommend it to your home and be a guard of the hospital. It is much better than carrying a big bag."
Liu Heita knew that the boss of Liang Jiangui was the most famous clan in Beizhou, and also one of the top clans in Shandong. The Cui clan's power is truly unparalleled in the north bank of the Yellow River. It is indeed a good job to be able to join the Cui family to serve as a guard. However, he is a casual person by nature, not to mention that he has an elderly grandmother at home. "Thank you, the shopkeeper, let's talk about this later."
After taking the money, Liu Heita walked directly to the awning side, where there were a few strong men. They were one of the foremen who took care of the work on the dock, and Liu Heita was carrying the work under them. He came over to hand in the commission.
"Foreman, I got up in the middle of the night to work. I carried two ships of grain in total. I carried a total of 100 bags. The old rules are the same as one ten cents. This is your ten cents." As he said that, he counted out ten pieces of meat, put them down, and turned around and wanted to leave.
"Wait, I'm wrong."
Liu Heita looked at the foreman and the strong men beside him. "What's wrong?"
"You made 200 cents today, bet one ten times, and handed over twenty meats, right?" said the foreman.
Liu Heita frowned, "This money is not the wages that can be carried."
"But this is the money I earned on my dock, so I naturally have to get one according to the rules." The foreman glared back without showing any weakness.
"You are unreasonable!" Liu Heita snorted coldly.
The foreman smiled, "I, Wang Fubao, respected you as Dou Jiande's brother, so I asked you to come to the dock to carry the work. Otherwise, where can anyone use you now? Just ten meats are good, but I don't care. But I care about the rules here. No rules can make a square. If you break my rules today, how can I, Wang Fubao, make a living in this dock in the future?"
"What if I don't give it?" Liu Heita was not someone who couldn't bear to give up a few cents, but now he needs the money to get medicine.
Wang Fubao stood up, shook his sleeves, and sneered: "If so, then you will have a competition. If you can beat me, you don't have to pay this ten cent. And if you come to the dock to carry the work in the future, I will not draw your success. If you fail, you will get a commission according to the rules, and the same will happen in the future!"
Liu Heita laughed, "Okay, please feel free, let's make up for it!"
Ps: I believe many people know about Liu Heita, the hero of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but how much does Wang Fubao know?
Chapter completed!