Chapter 28 The Dock
Inside the broken temple.

Liu Ye'er wrapped the wrapped forty wild vegetable dumplings in a drawer cloth and put them in a small basket.

Li Xiaodao scooped out the boiled bone soup with a ladle, and put it into the bucket they used to fetch water. The bucket was not too big, and the bone soup filled about half of the bucket.

Li Xiaodao and Wei Shu were carrying one on the left and one on the right, and the small pannier was carried on the back by the compass.

"set off!"

Fat Miaoer gave an order.

The five people rushed out of the ruined temple and walked along the official road all the way to the entrance of the town. This time they didn't go to the center of the town. They turned east and went straight to the pier.

The pier is very big and broken, people are coming and going, and there are noisy voices everywhere.

Fat Miao'er followed behind Li Xiaodao and the others, looking around curiously with wide eyes open.

A cargo ship docked at the pier, and a middle-aged man in a navy blue robe stepped off the ship.

He turned his head and gave some instructions to the servants beside him, and the servants ran away immediately, and after a while, they brought a group of men wearing straw sandals and bunts over.

"That's the merchant."

Seeing Fat Miao'er looking in that direction, Li Xiaodao slowed down a step to be at her level.

He explained in a low voice: "The one he ordered his servants to call over just now is the coolie on the pier."

"They can earn about three or four yuan for moving this trip. The specifics depend on how much the goods are."

It can be summed up in one sentence: earn more goods, earn less goods less.

"Then move a few more times a day, and you can earn more than ten or twenty yuan." Fat Miao'er thought about it, and in this way, coolies can also support themselves.

"It's not that simple." Li Xiaodao shook his head.Find an open place to stop and put down the bucket.

"The pier is also divided into several small sites, and these coolies also have leaders. Every time they move a boat, the leader will get a penny from it."

Li Xiaodao thought that Fat Miao'er was young and didn't understand the twists and turns. Just as he was about to explain in detail, Fat Miao'er nodded.

"I know!"

Fat Miao'er had a knowing expression, and lowered his voice, "Do those leaders know the merchants, and are they responsible for finding work for the coolies?"

A couple of rhetorical questions in a row, directly revealing the unspoken rules inside.

Li Xiaodao was stunned for a moment, then nodded dully: "Yes!"

He knew that Fat Miao'er was smart, but he didn't know that she was also well-informed, and she even knew the rules of the pier.

"Fat Miao'er, you know a lot!"

Liu Ye'er looked at Fat Miao'er enviously, compared with Fat Miao'er, she was far behind, fortunately she was three years older than Fat Miao'er.

"Hey!" Fat Miao'er was very happy to be praised, and she covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

Silently thinking, isn't this equivalent to a modern intermediary company.

Help introduce jobs and earn a commission from them.

"Are we just selling here?"

Fat Miao'er looked around and asked aloud.

"En!" Li Xiaodao nodded.

He took the pannier on the back of the compass and put it together with the bucket of soup.

"Selling wild vegetable dumplings!"

With a loud voice breaking out, the small business of the five people officially opened.

"Selling wild vegetable dumplings!"

"Selling wild vegetable dumplings!"

"Wild vegetable dumpling costs a penny!"

"Buy wild vegetable dumpling, get wild vegetable big bone soup!"

Wei Shu, Compass, and Fat Miao'er all followed Li Xiaodao and shouted at the same time.

Only Liu Ye'er was a little shy, her voice was like a mosquito, as if it was stuck in her throat: "Sell, sell wild vegetable dumpling..."

"Speak louder." Fat Miao'er reminded.

After speaking, he immediately shouted at the top of his voice: "Sell wild vegetable dumplings, come and buy wild vegetable dumplings!"

"Wild vegetable dumplings are cheap, one penny each, and big bone soup is also given!"

"Everyone, uncle, aunt, aunt, don't miss it when you pass by."

Fat Miao'er was full of energy, and shouted hardest.

Soon, the movement on their side attracted the attention of other people on the pier, and several people surrounded them curiously.

"What is this for?"

"Sell wild vegetable dumplings, our wild vegetable dumplings are huge." Fat Miao'er stretched out two chubby hands and gestured.

Fearing that people would not believe it, he even lifted the basket and showed them to have a look.

The passer-by nodded: "It's quite big, how did you sell it?"

"One cent for one penny." Fat Miao'er stretched out a little finger.

The passer-by shook his head: "It's too expensive!"

"Not expensive!" Fat Miao'er frowned.

"Buy a wild vegetable dumpling, and we will give you a big bowl of bone soup."

Fat Miao'er lifted the lid of the bucket, and steaming hot air wafted out, carrying a smell of meat.

"Uncle, take a look, there is a layer of oil floating in this soup. It's not easy to eat something oily these days."

Fat Miaoer tried his best to sell like a little adult.

As she spoke, she dug out the bowl and water ladle from the basket, lightly scooped the bone soup, poured it into the bowl, and handed it tremblingly.

"Uncle, you have a kind face, which is very eye-catching. I gave you this bowl of soup. You can try it. It doesn't cost money."

Fat Miao'er looked at the middle-aged bearded man with big eyes, with a smile in his eyes, looking very festive and painful.

The middle-aged man stroked his beard. It was the first time he had heard that he had a good face. In the past, the children in the family were afraid of him and would not approach him.

"Okay, you little guy has eyesight, so I'll try your soup to see if it tastes good."

The man reached out to take the soup from Fat Miao'er, put it in his mouth, blew it gently, and drank it slowly.

"Gudong! Gudong!"

After a few sips, the bottom of the bowl of soup was drained, and the man slurped his mouth, as if he was relishing it, but he said, "It's a bit bland."

The corner of Fat Miao'er's mouth twitched, no salt was added, can it be light?

Although the salt here is not very expensive, it is not cheap either. Fat Miao'er's business has just started, and she is really unwilling to increase the cost.

So he said vaguely: "We are in a hurry, the cooking time is short, next time we boil it a little longer, it will taste better."

The man smiled, and didn't say whether he believed Fat Miao'er, but said: "Since I drank your soup, then take care of your business, little guy, and bring me a wild vegetable dumpling."

The man raised his hand, took out a penny from his cuff and handed it to Fat Miao'er, and said, "The soup just now was given away, so it can't be mixed with the money bought?"

"That can't be done." Fat Miao'er generously scooped out another bowl of soup and handed it over, along with a wild vegetable dumpling.

The middle-aged man drank the soup and ate the wild vegetable dumplings, mouthful by mouthful, and finished it in a short while.

"We made money!"

Fat Miao'er held the penny she received, and dangled excitedly in front of Li Xiaodao, Wei Shu, Compass, and Liu Ye'er.

This money is different from that earned by the poor girl. This is a business, and this energy generates continuous income.

"Selling the wild counts as a dumpling!"

With a good start, Fat Miao'er became more energetic, and she greeted everyone who passed by and took a look.

Sweet mouth, pleasing, and soup, after a series of operations, two more wild vegetable dumplings were sold.

After a stick of incense.

Fat Miao'er was tired of shouting, and finally stopped.

At this time, Li Xiaodao filled a bowl of big bone soup, picked up a wild vegetable dumpling, and walked to the side.

(End of this chapter)

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