Princess of Nongmen

Chapter 1448 They Are All Real Men

Liu Ya took out a bank note from her purse, handed it to the head, and said, "This is 100 taels of silver, which can be regarded as the first payment for the five-day charter. When everyone is ready, I will also send it out for five days first." wages, and the rest of the wages will be settled with the ship’s money.”

I really have never seen such a straightforward guest.What's more, this is not Liu Ya's business. Just because Liu's boat is loaded with goods from Helian's family, it is really rare to be able to help with such money and efforts.

Before he took the bank note, a middle-aged man in a brocade cotton robe squeezed in from behind and said loudly: "Our Liu family's boat has something to do, so naturally our Liu family will handle it. Thank you for your help, sir."

Liu Ya was taken aback, and looked up.I saw that the middle-aged man looked anxious, but there was no malice.

The middle-aged man walked up to Liu Ya, bowed his hands to salute, and said, "I'm Liu Shuo, the head of the Liu family's water transportation. This is Mr. Liu who puts benevolence and righteousness first. Please don't get me wrong, I don't blame Mr. Liu." I mean, but thank Mr. Liu for being so righteous. I just said that our Liu family still has a fast boat, which is light and strong, and can set off immediately. Of course, Mr. Liu cannot be charged for our own boat to save our own people. In addition, Mr. Liu Promise those boatmen's wages, and I will also bear it. But I see Mr. Liu's response, so I still want to ask Mr. Liu to help me get on our Liu family's boat and take this trip."

I didn't expect the Liu family to be very particular and responsible.

However, it is also possible that the other party doing business is the Helian family. If the cargo is lost and the business with the Helian family is delayed, the loss will not be a matter of several hundred taels of silver.

But with the host to take the lead, and the boat is ready, of course Liu Ya doesn't need to spend a lot of money, and insists on being rich.

Liu Ya took the money, and said: "If Master Liu can trust me, of course I'm still willing to take this trip. But I still want to personally choose the people on board."

"Of course." Master Liu nodded, and said: "Brothers who have been born and died together, of course you have to recognize it yourself. Please. I will send people to load supplies on the ship immediately."

After Master Liu finished speaking, he took the servants beside him to the other side to say hello.

Liu Ya turned her head and said to Boutou Zhang: "Now that the matter with the ship has been settled, I would trouble you to see how many boatmen are needed for that ship."

He turned his head and said: "You don't need to look at the fast boat of the Liu family. I know it. It's a very good boat. It just entered the water the year before last. It's really fast and stable. Twenty sailors are enough for this boat. .”

Liu Ya nodded, and said to Little Grasshopper: "Okay, the number of people has been fixed, remove you and the head, and choose [-] sailors to board the boat. I hope you understand."

The little grasshopper agreed, and plunged into the group of boatmen.After a while, about fifty people were selected to come out, and these fifty people were asked to take off their clothes and go into the water to compete for breath.

In the end, twenty of the longest breath-holding time were left behind, and then they came back and said to Liu Ya: "Young Master Liu, I guarantee that all of these twenty big brothers are good underwater players. As for how they are doing punting, you have to ask your head." gone."

I looked at the twenty people with my head, some of them were indeed strong and strong, but some were short and thin, and the youngest one was probably not much bigger than a small grasshopper.

Turning his head to look at Liu Ya again, it seemed a bit difficult to decide.

Liu Ya also looked at the people, and then said: "Employees are not suspicious, and doubts are not. Since I believe in the little grasshopper and let him choose people, let's make these 20 people. Besides, punting is one aspect. If you really encounter water bandits, you must be good at underwater, and if the little grasshopper says they can do it, I will believe it."

The little grasshopper was very happy to hear that, and assured Liu Ya again and again that the twenty people were guaranteed to be good players.

Liu Ya walked over and said, "Do you have any weapons at hand?"

Twenty people shook their heads.One said: "We are usually honest workers on the dock. If anyone causes trouble and fights, we will be driven away."

Liu Ya laughed as soon as she heard it, and said: "Then this time, I'm going to fight. Don't you faint when you see the blood? Now that you've thought about it, it's a desperate matter, except for you No one can save your lives. But I will not spare you if you leave your brothers and run for your own life. Now I will give you half an hour to go home and talk to your family. After half an hour, the boat will leave, and if you don’t come Just give up, we don't wait for anyone."

The twenty people looked at each other, and more than a dozen of them dispersed and left.A few were left and leaned against the little grasshopper.

The little grasshopper said to Liu Ya: "These few have no home, they are all willing to go with Mr. Liu."

Liu Ya nodded, and said, "Okay, now you guys follow the little grasshopper and go to choose weapons. What he said is suitable for underwater combat, you should prepare whatever. Remember, it is better to prepare more Come on, that's right."

"Okay." The little grasshopper agreed, turned around and left with those people.

Liu Ya suddenly remembered something, quickly called the little grasshopper, and said: "Little grasshopper, I forgot to ask you, why don't you go home? I let them go, and I didn't say I wouldn't let you go home. You Go back and have a look, come back early and prepare for the fight."

The little grasshopper shook his head and said: "My father is sick, and my mother is busy. If she knew that I was leaving, she would definitely not agree. But I promised Mr. Liu that I would not go into the water, so nothing would happen, of course. I won’t tell them, lest they worry.”

"That won't work, go back and have a look." Liu Ya heard this, and immediately ran over to stop the little grasshopper, and said, "If you say that, I have to let you go home and have a look. You can't hide anything Parents, they will be more worried about you if you don’t explain clearly.”

One of the people who followed the little grasshopper said: "His family has a restaurant on the Jiangkou side, not far away. How about I send him back."

Liu Ya nodded, and said: "Go, go early and return early. I will try my best to ensure that you will not be in danger."

When the little grasshopper was walking forward, Liu Ya glanced at the direction he was leaving, called the little grasshopper again, and asked, "Do you have a cousin named Shui Ling?"

"Yes." The little grasshopper turned around and asked Liu Ya, "Master Liu knows her?"

"When I came, I was on her boat." Liu Ya waved her hand at the little grasshopper and said, "It's okay, you can go."

"Hee hee." The little grasshopper grinned, then turned and left.

Time passed quickly, half an hour passed in a blink of an eye, and the Liu family's Clippers were ready.

Liu Ya looked at the people who had come back one after another, counted nineteen, and said: "They are all real men, let's go, get on the boat and set off."

(End of this chapter)