Mixed in the last days as a salted fish

Chapter 304 Human Taxi

"Dad, should we call uncle and ask him to pick us up?"

After sighing, Zhang Xu took the initiative to ask.

Because the train is often delayed, the group did not inform the arrival time in advance, and the two parties agreed to call after getting off the train, so there was such a question.

Zhang Chongyi waved his hand: "Don't bother your uncle and the others, the distance is not very far anyway, let's hire a car and go directly there!"

Before getting on the bus, they checked the map. It only took an hour to take a taxi. As for why they didn't take the bus or the subway, the main reason was that they had too much luggage and couldn't squeeze in, and it wasn't very safe.

"Zhang Xu, listen to your father." Zhang Chongde echoed, "Your uncle is not in good health, and your cousin is busy with work, so don't go back and forth."

"Dad, Second Uncle, we don't know each other well, so I'm afraid of danger!"

Zhang Xu made an excuse.

"Okay, you'd better hurry up and find a car!" Zhang Chongyi paused, and then reminded: "Try to go to a farther place to call a car. There are a lot of fish and dragons around the train station, so it's not safe."

"Understood, I'll go right now."

Zhang Chongde interjected: "Zhang Xu, bring Zhang Kun with you, in case something happens, at least there is someone to take care of you."

Zhang Xu nodded. Just as the brothers were about to leave, they saw a middle-aged man walking over.

"Do you want to take a car?"

Zhang Xu saw that the other party was enthusiastic and did not look like a cunning person, so he asked casually:
"With so many of us, can we sit down?"

"Sit down, no matter how much you can sit down." The middle-aged man saw the scene, and quickly took out his ID card: "This is my ID card. Don't worry, we are not bad people."

Zhang Xu took the ID card and looked at it: "Huang Senquan? Huh, so you're not from Huicheng?"

"I'm from Luzhou."

"Then we are fellow villagers, no wonder your accent is familiar." Zhang Xu suddenly realized.

"Are you also from Luzhou?"

Huang Senquan was overjoyed.

When fellow villagers see fellow villagers, the deal is stable.

Zhang Chongyi smiled and nodded: "Brother, we are from Laoshan, where are you from?"

"I'm from Zicheng."

Huang Senquan quickly replied.

"I have been to Zicheng many times, and your barbecue is very good."

After some courtesies, the two sides returned to the matter of renting a car again.

"Uncle, where are you going?"

Zhang Xu rushed to answer: "Shawei Village, Huangge Town, do you know how to get there?"

"Huangge Town... I know it, but I don't know much about Shawei Village, but we have mobile phone navigation, so it's not a big problem." Huang Senquan said confidently.

"Alright, then how do you charge?"

Zhang Xu continued to ask.

Set the fare first, so as not to be cheated.

Huang Senquan scanned around and said, "I see you have a lot of luggage, how about 200 yuan per person including luggage?"

"200 yuan? Isn't that too high?"

Zhang Chongyi frowned.

It doesn't cost so much to take a taxi.

"Uncle, I really didn't yell at the price. The market is like this. If you don't believe me, go and ask me to see if I'm talking nonsense." Huang Senquan immediately cried out.

"Are the prices here in Huicheng so high?"

The others said in surprise.

"To tell you the truth, Huicheng's prices are actually pretty good, not too exaggerated." Huang Senquan shook his head, and then explained: "The reason why the fare is so high is that the security fee is too expensive."

"Security fee? What do you say?" Zhang Xu asked curiously.

"Since the Middle East war broke out, Huicheng has been a little unsafe, especially near the high-speed rail station, which has always been the hardest hit area. To ensure safety, we have equipped every passenger with professional bodyguards."

"Professional bodyguards? Is it necessary?"

Zhang Kun was surprised.

Huang Senquan nodded again and again: "It's necessary, very necessary, I'm not trying to scare you, there are many refugees in Huicheng, most of them can't find a job, and they can only choose to take risks in order to survive.

Just yesterday, in order to save money, a family of four planned to walk to the reserved small hotel, but they were stabbed shortly after leaving the station. None of the four survived, and there was no chance of rescue. "

"It's just a robbery? Don't be so ruthless?"

Zhang Aiyun exclaimed.

"Hey, you've also seen that there are police everywhere on the street now, and those robbers are cruel in order to avoid being exposed, and they usually kill them with one strike."

Huang Senquan let out a long sigh.

Hearing this, Zhang Chongyi no longer hesitated: "Big brother, 200 yuan is 200 yuan. Where is your car? Let's set off quickly, don't waste time."

In a place like the train station, it's better to leave early.

"Okay, everyone, come with me. The car is on the next street, and it will take two or 300 meters to arrive."

Huang Senquan greeted loudly.

Zhang Xu's heart tightened, and he quickly stopped everyone: "Wait, we have so much luggage, can't we drive the car over? Why bother?"

"Brother, a homicide happened here just yesterday, and the management has suddenly been strengthened. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, let's take two extra steps, shall we?

You don't have to worry, our car is parked on the side of the road, not a small alley, and there is a police box next to it, so the safety is absolutely guaranteed. "

Huang Senquan tried his best to persuade him.

Zhang Xu glanced at his old man, and Zhang Chongyi waved his hand immediately: "Don't dawdle, go over and have a look first, if the momentum is not right, let's change cars."

After 5 minutes, a group of people finally arrived at the place.

Looking at the row of more than a dozen rickshaws in front of him, Zhang Xu couldn't help feeling angry: "Brother Huang, we are still fellow villagers, what do you mean by that?"

The others also stared angrily, feeling that they had been cheated, and what was especially intolerable was that the identity of the other party was still a fellow villager. This practice was simply discrediting the people of Luzhou.

"Brother Zhang, calm down first and let me explain to you." Huang Senquan tried to comfort him.

"Is there anything else to explain?"

Zhang Xu picked up the suitcase and wanted to leave.

Huang Senquan quickly pulled the other party back: "Brother Zhang, to be honest, I think tricycles are much safer than cars, especially among your group, there are many elderly people and women, so you should choose to take tricycles."

"What do you mean by that?"

Zhang Xu stopped subconsciously.

"In fact, it's easy to understand. The speed of the car is fast. If a driver wants to plot something wrong, he just needs to drive the car into a remote alley, and most people don't even have a chance to resist.

On the contrary, the speed of the tricycle is slow, and even if it is in danger, it is a big deal to jump off the vehicle, and the rickshaw is not covered, so no one dares to think wrong in the public. "

Even though they knew it was a sophistry, everyone had to admit that what the other party said had a grain of truth, especially the few women present who almost had a psychological shadow on the car.

Zhang Aiyun was the first to speak: "Brother, how about taking a tricycle?"

"Yeah, just slow down, anyway, we're not short of that time." Zhang Aiyu immediately followed suit.

Everyone discussed in low voices, Zhang Xu's attitude was very clear, he would rather trouble his uncle to pick them up than take the risk easily.

After all, Huang Senquan has already learned from the past.

Zhang Chongde and others didn't think so. This is Huicheng, not a small city. Besides, there are so many policemen on the street, so nothing will happen.

In the end, Zhang Chongyi stood on the side with more people, and he immediately looked at Huang Senquan: "Brother, we can take your car, but there is one prerequisite."

"Uncle, please tell me, let alone one condition, we can agree to a hundred conditions."

Huang Senquan breathed a sigh of relief.

"The condition is very simple. You must follow the route we have designated. You cannot change the route without authorization or take shortcuts." Zhang Chongyi said bluntly.

"No problem, just do as you always say."

Huang Senquan agreed happily.

……

Soon, the convoy set off.

Two and a half hours later, Huang Gezhen arrived, and everyone couldn't help but relax.

Huang Senquan wiped the sweat from his forehead, smiled and said to Zhang Xu in the back seat: "Brother Zhang, Shawei Village is ahead, and we will be there in about ten minutes."

"Thanks for your hard work."

Zhang Xu immediately said politely.

"It's not hard. It's not easy to find a job now. At least we can still rely on our strength to eat. We are very lucky."

Huang Senquan shook his head.

Zhang Xu smiled and asked casually: "Brother Huang, how is your business every day?"

"It's okay, after deducting miscellaneous expenses, you can get about seven or eight thousand wages per month."

"The income is quite good. It feels better than most jobs, but I still don't understand. The threshold of your industry is not high. Why can't you see a few tricycles soliciting customers on the street?"

Zhang Xu was puzzled.

"Because of this." Huang Senquan pointed to the license plate with his finger. "This kind of license plate needs to be specially applied for. It is of the same nature as a taxi. It is difficult for ordinary people to apply for it. We also rent tricycles from taxi companies."

"Taxi company? Don't you have an online car-hailing service?" Zhang Xu was puzzled.

It stands to reason that with the rise of online car-hailing, taxi companies have existed in name only a few years ago.

Huang Senquan shook his head: "No, since the state of emergency has been entered, the entire Zhuwan District has been very strict on the movement of people. Generally, private cars are strictly prohibited from carrying passengers without permission. In some cases, they will be fined, and in severe cases, their driver's licenses will be revoked.

In addition, there is another reason, that is, the current electricity bill is very expensive, and the fare of the car will naturally rise accordingly. Most people cannot take a taxi twice a year, and the market for online car-hailing is very limited.

In contrast, our tricycles are cheap, more affordable, and more popular. "

"Oh? How much is the electricity price in Huicheng?"

Zhang Xu followed closely to inquire.

"48 yuan, almost breaking the [-] mark." Huang Senquan blurted out.

Zhang Xu nodded. He finally understood how the 200 yuan fare came from. The so-called "security fee" is just a cover, and the real benchmark is the charging standard of electric taxis.

"By the way, I see that there are quite a few foreigners in your convoy. Are they all refugees?"

Huang Senquan nodded and explained in a low voice: "It is true that they all came from the other side, and there are regulations above that when many companies recruit employees, they must reserve a certain percentage of jobs for disadvantaged groups.

Compared with other truly disadvantaged groups, refugees have sound hands and feet, strong endurance, and low wages. They are undoubtedly the first choice of many enterprises and institutions. "

"Then why not recruit all refugees?"

"Brother Zhang, you don't know that the xenophobic sentiment in Huicheng is very serious, especially after the outbreak of the civil war, it has intensified. Now no company dares to risk the world's disgrace."

Huang Senquan replied.

Zhang Xu was thoughtful: "So that's the case, I didn't expect such a thing to happen."

"Brother Zhang, when I saw you, I knew that you were someone who would do great things. You should pay more attention in the future. If you can't recruit refugees, you won't recruit them. These people are like time bombs, and they might explode someday."

"Brother Huang, you are too much for the prize. I am at most a small self-employed person, not a big shot."

Zhang Xu waved his hand modestly.

Huang Senquan laughed and praised: "Brother Zhang, although I have just entered the business not long ago, I have attracted eight hundred customers instead of one thousand. I have seen people from all walks of life. My eyes can't see wrong people."

Zhang Xu couldn't help being in a good mood when he heard the words, and when he got off the bus, he gave him an extra 200 yuan for the fare.

"Dad, Shawei Village is ahead, let's go there quickly!"

"go!"

Zhang Chongyi waved his hand and took the lead to walk over.

When the group approached the door, they were stopped by security guards without incident.

"Do you have a pass?"

Zhang Xu quickly explained: "Hello, we are here to visit relatives."

"Visiting relatives? Which one? Report the name and address of the head of the household. We need to verify it before letting you in. Or, you can call your relatives out and ask him to guarantee that you can also go in."

"The head of the household is my brother, Zhang Chongxin, and their family lives in..."

Before Zhang Chongyi finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhang Xu: "Dad, don't bother, I'd better call uncle's house!"

After speaking, he took out his mobile phone and dialed the number.

Soon the call was connected, and Zhang Chongxin's surprised voice came from the receiver:
"Zhang Xu, are you here? Wait for me for half an hour, and I'll pick you up right now."

"Uncle, we are already at the entrance of the village."

Zhang Xu said quickly.

"What? Have you arrived at Shawei Village?"

Zhang Chongxin subconsciously raised his volume.

"Yes, the security at the gate won't let you in."

"I'm still outside." Zhang Chongxin paused, and then explained: "Well, you wait a moment, I'll let Zhang Hao pick you up, he just happened to be at home."

"Don't worry, uncle."

"It's okay, I'll hang up first, Zhang Hao will be there in about 10 minutes."

After a while, Zhang Hao and his wife appeared at the entrance of the village.

He got out of the car, stepped forward to hold the second uncle's arm, and then started calling people one by one:
"Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Eldest Aunt..."

Zhang Chongxin looked at Yang Huaqing beside his eldest nephew, and smiled all over his face: "Xiaohao, is this your wife?"

"Second Uncle, hello! You can call me Xiao Yang, or just by my first name."

Yang Huaqing greeted shyly.

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(End of this chapter)