Chapter 116: On the Pier
Li Ling's question made Yuehong shudder again: "Uncle Tong... Uncle Tong was sold to the dock by his son-in-law more than a month ago..."
"Huh? How could this be so?" Li Ling's eyes suddenly shrank, and he immediately asked. When he was staring at him, Yuehong became more and more frightened, so he had to say honestly: "The son-in-law used the excuse of sending the money back home and suddenly attacking him that day, and then sold his people and body contract to the dock. The lady originally wanted to stop it, but she was scolded by him... Because of this, the lady had a dispute with her son-in-law a few days ago and was finally beaten by him."
Li Ling fell silent again with some self-blame. Was it because of himself that Li Tong actually wanted to work as a coolie at the dock?
Nowadays, there is no slave in the Dayue Dynasty. But in fact, those domestic slaves have their own contracts in the hands of the master's family, and it can even be said that their lives are in the mind of the master, so it is really not uncommon to sell them to other families. Li Tong was originally a slave of the Li family, but later, with Li Le'er, he naturally became a domestic slave of the Wei Cheng family, and his contract was controlled by him.
But immediately, Li Ling's eyes flashed again and noticed something strange: "No, if Wei Cheng really wanted to borrow something before, why would it take so long? It's been a few months since he thought about selling someone, which is obviously unreasonable. Could it be that there is something hidden in it?"
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was good. It seemed that he had to go and see Li Tong first, and then let him know the next step. After his thoughts were settled, he looked at Yuehong again: "Sister Yuehong, thank you for telling me so much. I will definitely think about taking you and your sister home."
"Really? Young Master, then you have to be soon. I am so scared that the lady will not be able to hold on." Yuehong said worriedly. As Li Le'er's caring person, she naturally knows best how hard the lady has lived during this period. If she hadn't been concerned about her daughter Tangtang, she would have been afraid...
Li Ling nodded seriously again: "Give me two or three days, I will come to pick up my sister and take her home with dignified expression." Seeing the other party nodding with confidence, he reminded him: "Then go back now. Remember, you should not let anyone else know about the meeting with me today, including my sister. I am worried that she will reveal a flaw, which will make Wei Cheng be wary of it."
"I... I understand." Yuehong nodded quickly, and then went back three times. Li Ling watched her enter the yard and closed the door. When she turned her head, she saw Yue'er standing there with a sad and worried face, her face full of tears, but she couldn't say anything. Seeing this, he hurriedly hugged his sister: "Don't be too sad..."
"But...but sister... When I think of my sister suffering so much these days, my heart hurts so much. Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo w
"Sister is suffering, but believe me, we will take her home soon and don't let her suffer any more!" Li Ling gently wiped away the tears from her sister's face with her hand.
Yue'er's trust in her brother was not discounted at all, so she nodded vigorously: "Well! Brother, you can definitely do it. Then let's go find my sister now?"
"No, let's go to the dock to meet Uncle Tong first." Li Ling had his own idea, "I always think Uncle Tong's place is the best way to unlock the current game!" Although he could force his sister home, this was not in line with the current etiquette and law, so the best way was to let her sister and Wei Cheng break the marriage.
However, Li Ling did not think that the other party would do what he wanted, so it was necessary to make a plan. However, he was not familiar with Jiangbei and was unable to do the Wei family's affairs accurately, so finding Li Tong was the key.
Yue'er didn't ask anything, just nodded: "Then let's go here?"
“Yes, go to the dock.”
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The Lan River is surging, passing through half of Hengzhou Prefecture, and it is not until it crosses the Pingjiang Estuary that it merges into the Huai River. It is one of the main tributaries of the Huai River.
The water resources here are extremely abundant, and there are fish, shrimps, etc., and there are several county towns that have been raised by the water, as well as extremely lush water transportation. Among them, Jiangbei County is the one who benefits the most from water transportation.
The dock here is more prosperous and lively than the docks in other places. There are more than a hundred people working hard to make a living here. Whenever a ship is docked, several groups of people will compete for business and bring the goods on the ship to the dock as quickly as possible.
When the ticket was announced, another two-massed cargo ship slowly approached the port. At the urging of the person in charge, dozens of people rushed forward quickly. The person in front of him kept wavering to the ship and shouted: "Boatman, our Wei family's husband is the most diligent and careful. Your ship's cargo can be fully ashore before it gets dark."
The merchant on the boat smiled and replied loudly: "Then it's you, twenty taels of silver, go ashore before dark, and there is a reward for you to drink."
"Did you hear it, brothers? Let me be so energetic and fuck me!" The leader was immediately overjoyed. While clasping his fists at the merchant on the boat, he turned his head and greeted loudly: "Hurry up, help the customer to get the boat ashore!"
Suddenly, more than ten men were snatched up, and helped build a springboard, and pulled the thick rope thrown from the ship to fix it on the shore. After the ship was completely stopped, the springboard was also slapped, and with a greeting, these dozens of men skillfully boarded the ship and unloaded the goods, each of them working very enthusiastically.
But there were exceptions among these people. A man in his forties and a slightly thin figure compared to others was staggering at this moment, especially when he took a scoop from the boat and walked down, he even staggered. As soon as he fell to the ground, his feet became weak and he almost fell down. In order to maintain his balance, he could only let the 70 or 80 kilograms of scoop on his shoulders fall down, and his hands were supported on the ground, and he finally didn't really fall.
But at this moment, a shout sounded from behind, followed by a whip's sound of breaking through the air: "You are trying to die, you dare to throw the customers' goods!" At the same time, a crisp sound was thrust on his shoulders and back, making him shake his body, and finally he threw himself to the ground.
"Damn, you dare to pretend to be dead! I spent money on you to work, not to let you be the master, get up for me!" The man was even more annoyed when he saw this. He whipped and fell on the man again, making him humble and curled up.
"Mainstead, Mainstead, please calm down. Lao Li has been sick recently and has no strength..." A young man next to him rushed to plead with mercy. He was extremely strong. He had no breath after carrying three pizza bags on his body. He could still use both hands to hold his fists and bow his hands to plead with mercy.
"Hmph, you are kind-hearted! Then let him go for now! Get up, dare to make any mistakes, be careful that I will peel you off!" Manager Bi said, shaking his whip and then went elsewhere.
The young man quickly bent down and helped the person up: "Uncle Tong, are you okay?"
"Cough cough..." Li Tong coughed softly, his face full of bitterness, "I can't die, Mo Yun, thanks to you again this time..." As he said that, he struggled and struggled to carry the maw bag back on his shoulders.
"You are so angry, my surname is Li. We were a family five hundred years ago. Besides, you are old, I always have to help you." The young man Li Moyun said with a smile, and accompanied him along the way. With his strength, he only took half a cup of tea to the warehouse on the other side, but at this time he used a cup of tea to walk to the warehouse on the other side and unloaded the goods on his back.
But even so, it was already very difficult for Li Tong, who was almost forty and lacked strength. He could only massage his waist and back and loosen his muscles and bones first. Taking this opportunity, he looked at Li Moyun who was by his side again: "Moyun, don't delay with me here. Work hard and earn more rewards."
"But Uncle Tong, you are here..." Li Moyun looked at him with some concern, and then looked at Manager Bi not far away.
"It's okay, I'll take a breath and go over to do things." Li Tong smiled at him. Li Moyun thought for a moment, nodded and agreed, and walked forward. Unlike Li Tong, he did not sell himself here, but made money by carrying bags and pieces. It was really not too late.
Seeing him leave, Li Tong smiled bitterly again. Although it had only been more than a month, he had left too many injuries on his body, and he might not be able to hold on. In fact, he had nothing to do with himself, but it was really uneasy for the lady to be there...
Just as his thoughts fell on the lady's side, Manager Bi walked over with an unhappy expression again, which made Li Tong feel shocked again and was about to go to the port. But then, his eyes paused again, and he suddenly found that two people from big and small were walking towards him on the other side, but Li Ling and Li Yue'er who would never have thought of appearing!
Seeing him staggering, unstable steps and dusty appearance, Li Ling felt a little nervous again, and took two more steps, and rushed to Li Tong before Manager Bi: "Uncle Tong..."
"Young master, and Yue'er, why are you here?" Li Tong just asked, and Manager Bi arrived angrily. The whip in his hand almost sucked someone again: "You dare to stay lazy here! Why don't you hurry up and do something for me?" As he said that, he raised the whip in his hand.
Li Ling's two eyebrows were raised instantly, and when he turned his head, his eyes settled on the other side: "Are you the one who is in charge of this? I'm here to pick up my uncle back. If you can make the decision, please report a number!"
Chapter completed!