Poor family mother and son

Chapter 417 Idle!

Chu Yuan waited impatiently on the boat, so he put a bamboo raft down, and wanted to get closer to watch the fun.

Zheng Xiaorou refused to let go: "Come back! Look below, there are boats and people, it's so chaotic, what will you do if you get hit by a big boat again?"

Chu Yuan said in his heart, I know how to swim, if I hit the bamboo raft, I will swim if I fall into the water, but I dare not say it out.

It's nothing to contradict Zheng Xiaorou, the key is that Gan Lai will beat him up!Zheng Xiaorou prepares all kinds of snacks for Gan Lai every day, Gan Lai treats her well!
Chu Yuan was very aggrieved, and felt that besides guarding against men coveting Gan Lai, he also had to grab a wife from a woman.

"Sister-in-law, I have to go and have a look, otherwise, when will I wait? I really can't do it. I'll catch a patrol and come back and stamp it for us, so we can go!" Chu Yuan jumped onto the bamboo raft while talking, leaving Zheng Xiaorou without a trace. There is no way to stop him.

Bai Jiaxing put his arms around his wife's shoulders: "Look at him, let's ignore him!"

Chu Yuan supported the bamboo raft to shuttle between the seams of the boat, and soon came to the side of the cargo ship ahead.

The grumpy cargo merchant on the cargo ship has already scolded: "You guys haven't eaten! Push hard! How long will it be delayed!"

And the bow of the ship was dealing with the inspection of the inspection, handing over various contracts and certificates, and nodding and bowing to express respect.

As the saying goes, it is better for the county magistrate to manage now, no matter how anxious and impatient the merchants are, they dare not recruit patrol inspectors at this time.

Don't think it's not Guandu, but if they really want to trip you up, such as spending time "seriously" inspecting your cargo, "comparing" the boatmen one by one to see if there are escaped slaves or wanted criminals, you really have nothing to do.

Or, if you want to speed up, then just pay and use the money to open the way.

But businessmen are all profit-seeking. If you want him to spend an extra penny, he has to carefully calculate the cost. This ferry costs money, will the next ferry cost money?

Or, the ferry in front didn't cost money, so if it costs money here, wouldn't it be too unfair?
Therefore, while not daring to lose their temper at the patrol inspection, the merchants vented their evil fire on the boatman: "Is it interesting to dawdle in the water? Do you think you can get a day's wages by doing this? Let me tell you, today's If there is a delay in the itinerary, I will deduct your wages!"

But the patrol inspector was not in a hurry, and slowly looked through the documents one by one, chanting very fluently:
"Oh, I said you can't do this, occupying the river, blocking the boats behind, making it difficult for me to do it!

I don't think it's better than this, you boatmen pushed back and forth and didn't make the boat move much, why don't you hire some more force?I'll find it for you, it's cheap, I don't think there are many, twenty is enough, do you want it? "

Liba means coolie, a person who earns his living by selling his strength.

Every ferry has such laborers, most of them are organized and hired by the ferry; a few are temporary, and when the coolies at the ferry are not enough, they can be assigned some work.

What the inspectors were talking about was the coolies in the hands of the ferry, because these people relied on the ferry for their food, so their wages were very little, and most of them were taken by the inspector.

But they can receive jobs every day and are relatively stable.

This "proposal" naturally cannot be decided by the ship's bow, it depends on the merchant's intentions. If he is in a hurry, he will pay the money. If he is not in a hurry, his own boatman will work slowly.

So he set his sights on merchants.

Of course, the cargo dealer didn't want to pay more money at this time, so he simply pretended not to hear it, and just raised his voice to scold the boatmen for sabotage, so as to cover up the sound of inspections.

The boatmen who went into the water were also poor people, and they would not wear clothes when they went into the water. It would be too wasteful of clothes, so they only used a rag to surround their lower body.

After soaking in the water for a long time, the skin is wrinkled. While trying to push the boat with all their strength, they will be scolded at the same time. Some younger ones couldn't help it, and said back: "Isn't that nonsense, just no Eat! How can you get strength if you don't give food!"

Although the weather was already warm, and it was past noon, which was the time when the temperature was the highest in the day, the boatmen hadn't eaten yet, their stomachs were empty, and they felt colder and colder after soaking in the water.

The more hungry you feel, the colder you feel, the colder you feel, the more hungry you feel, hunger and cold.

Seeing that the businessman didn't answer the call, he wasn't in a hurry to make inspections, and he wasn't in a hurry to hurry, so he looked around more leisurely, checking the goods, and selling a few words about hiring Liba from time to time.

Chu Yuan smacked his lips, what's this called?Yes, the boss said, this is called "business ability"!Look at his business ability, we have to learn it!

"Hey, I said dude!" Chu Yuan squatted on the bamboo raft and said hello to the boatman: "Are you really not eating? I also see that you seem to be struggling!"

The boatmen glanced at him and said nothing.

They are all poor people, how much food does anyone have?
This year's drought, the price of food is getting higher and higher, and I can't even afford it, what a fart!Who will be the shipwrecker when he can have enough to eat?

"Well, I have some bean cakes here. They are baked and they are delicious. How about you share them and make up for a bite? No matter how little, eating a bite is better than not eating at all, right?" Chu Yuan said very "kindly". "He took out a piece of bean cake and handed it over.

It's as big as a half-pull plate, and it's really enough for one person.

His action just now seemed to be "dipping out", but in fact he pressed the bean cake in his arms and pinned it in half on his chest before taking it out and pulling it halfway.

They kindly offered food, and the boatmen looked at each other, and didn't feel that Chu Yuan was talking sarcasticly. Who would want to eat for free, so they took it, broke it into small pieces, and ate a piece of it.

There are so many people, half a plate of bean cakes, each of a dozen people will get a small bite, chewing on the mouth is not willing to swallow it, it is so delicious!
"Is there... any more?" A slightly older boatman asked with a little embarrassment.

It's okay not to eat, but after taking a bite, I feel even hungrier.

"Well..." Chu Yuan patted his body pretendingly: "No, this is my lunch, and it's all for you! But I still have it on my boat."

"Big brother, hey, what, you can get some more? This thing is very fragrant!" said the old boatman: "A good man will do it to the end, you can get some more!"

So let's say, don't think that they are worthy of sympathy, if you dare to give a little, they dare to ask for everything.

"This," Chu Yuan scratched his head and looked embarrassed: "I can't be the master, I'm just like you, I'm a boatman, I can be the master and give you my own food, but I can't be the master on the boat .”

"Then we can buy it, what kind of bean cakes are you? It's not food, so it shouldn't be expensive?" said the old boatman.

"It's expensive, but it's not expensive, but it's a lot of money if you want to be full. My bean cake is so big." Chu Yuan compared the size of the pot cover, and then compared his fingers: "Two fingers are thick, and a piece is 150 Wen Money. If you want to bake well, add ten Wen for firewood."

"150 Wen?! Why don't you grab it!" The boatman immediately became impatient: "Go away, don't talk about this, be careful we beat you!"

Chu Yuan looked aggrieved: "You see, why are you so anxious, big brother? One hundred Wen, how many of you are there?
One, two, ... seventeen, eighteen, you eighteen, how many dry pancakes do you have to eat, at least two for each person?
How much does the ferry sell for the dead noodles?Seven or eight pennies a piece, right?Now that the food price has been rising steadily, I would say that Liu Wen is less!
It’s still cakes mixed with chaff. Two cakes for one person costs fifteen cents, and you get two hundred...seventy cents for so many people. It’s cold and hard, and you can’t get enough to eat.
One of my bean cakes weighs 300 or [-] catties. After baking, I will give it to you. Two of them cost more than [-] renminbi. If you eat them warm, isn’t it better than dead noodles?

Two bean cakes, not only can you eat enough, but you can still have a lot left.

Besides, who should pay for your meals?Shouldn't you pay for it yourself?Aren't you stupid to pay for work for others? "

Chu Yuan stood up, grabbed the penny and plunged it into the water, muttering: "Nowadays food is expensive, if you don't buy it, I don't want to be scolded by our boat!

In vain, I saved my own rations for you, and I was kind enough to treat you like a donkey, and you scolded me for nothing.gone!What are you doing! "

(End of this chapter)