Globe Trekker

Chapter 62
The amount of water in early autumn is still abundant, probably because of the heavy rain upstream, the flow rate of the water is much faster than the previous few days, and the voyage of [-] miles is completed in one and a half hours downstream from the east wharf of Changshan City.

The big wharf of Zhaoxian Town is located on the south bank, so Wu Ming and others saw Lu Zhengde and a large group of brothers standing on the north bank waving from a distance, but they couldn't get close. The many items purchased in Changshan City cost two oceans and hired a ferry to cross the river before boarding the simple pier on the north bank.

Lu Zhengde was stunned when he saw his son's attire, and even forgot to say hello to Wu Ming.

Lu Kuiyuan is tall and tall, and now he is wearing a well-fitting navy blue youth outfit. His messy long hair has turned into a neat hairstyle slightly longer than the board inch. In addition, he has gained a lot of experience in traveling thousands of miles in the past half a month. His demeanor has long since disappeared, and his entire demeanor has changed silently, making him look extraordinarily mature and confident.

He saw his father open his mouth stupidly, and a group of uncles on the shore praised him and the new Lei Peng, his handsome face turned red immediately.

Wu Ming was very satisfied with the effect in his heart. He patted Lu Kuiyuan on the back, laughed and jumped onto the pier, and greeted the noisy brothers, which made Lu Kuiyuan and Lei Peng less awkward.

While talking and laughing, a few very fast local dialects came loudly. Wu Ming and his brothers quickly turned their heads to look, and found Lei Peng's father, Lei Qi, who was walking around his son, exclaiming, with a rich expression on his face. He was by no means inferior to Lu Zhengde just now, making everyone burst into laughter.

After Wu Ming finished laughing, he went up to greet Lei Qi: "Brother, don't speak so loudly, I see you scared my son so much that he dare not look up."

Lei Qi grabbed Wu Ming's hand and said, "Brother, I really don't know how to say it. You dote on the child too much. Watching him put on and off the new clothes and shoes will cost at least five oceans! I lived more than half of my life." He has never been so beautiful in his life, prodigal! Prodigal!"

The brothers laughed again, but Wu Ming put away his smile and said seriously: "Brother, since you entrusted the child to me as an apprentice, I, the master, have the right to decide what clothes he wears and what food he eats, right?"

In fact, Lei Qi was very satisfied after being surprised for a short time. Hearing this, he smiled and walked down the donkey: "I just scolded a few words, worrying that he doesn't know the depth, hehe! But it seems that the effect is not bad, put on this beautiful clothes , the whole person has changed, and is much more pleasing to the eye... like a man!"

The brothers complimented again, full of praise for the huge change in the two young men's demeanor, but no one can say where the specific changes are, but they feel that the two young men are much more mature and stable.

Wu Ming pulled Lu Zhengde to the side and talked in a low voice. He learned that the ship delivering horses, steel and other goods hadn't arrived yet. ? Can you buy it?"

Li Kun's eyes lit up, and he nodded again and again: "Actually, I had this idea a long time ago. I asked it quietly some time ago. It belongs to the property of Master Zhu San of Zhujia Village in the east. It was originally a ferry wharf here, because it was built for more than [-] years ago. The heavy rain of the day, the river and the Leyuan River flowing from the north soared, and the wharf was washed away. In addition, this place is located at the confluence of two rivers, and the current is turbulent, so it is difficult for ships to dock. A new wharf, no one will use it here, and it is estimated that two hundred oceans can be sold.”

"What if we add the dozens of acres of open space around?" Wu Ming asked again.

Li Kun made a visual inspection: "At most 12 acres of land, the muddy land with potholes by the river can't be counted, and it doesn't cost much. Even if it is calculated based on [-] yuan for a good paddy field per mu, it is estimated that adding [-] yuan will be the top. .”

Wu Ming looked at Lu Zhengde, and Lu Zhengde carefully looked around, then looked at the river mouth in the east and the broken wharf in front of him: "We should have our own wharf here, otherwise there will be no place to store coal and ore in the future. I don't know what you want to build, but if it doesn't exceed [-] oceans, I can make a decision now."

"I guess it won't work."

Wu Ming was very happy, pointing to the surroundings and said: "Look, the foundation of this pier is good, the ground is flat and firm, and it will not cost much to build a few rows of warehouses and a few houses... The most expensive thing is to expand the pier. It is necessary to lay a row of piles to fix the bank foundation, dig out the silt of the 50-meter embankment, and then hang the prefabricated parts mixed with cement and gravel to align them and place them in alignment. The top is reinforced with stone strips and concrete. With five cast iron piles, it will be a wide and strong pier. As for whether to install a crane in the future, let’s wait until we make money.”

After hearing this, Lu Zhengde readily agreed, and the three of them walked back and forth along the embankment of the river mouth, and when they heard a few brothers yelling for dinner, they returned to the farmhouse restaurant deep in the pier, drinking while waiting for the boat to arrive.

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As the sun went down, six large wooden boats equipped with diesel engines arrived late. Two small leaders of the Hangzhou Youth Gang jumped onto the pier before landing, and greeted Wu Ming and others warmly.

Wu Ming introduced Lu Zhengde and Li Kun to the leader of the Green Gang surnamed Lu, and then politely led them to a small restaurant for tea.

The leader of the Green Gang surnamed Lu is strong and strong, with a Chinese character face and a big nose, and he is quite heroic, but his narrow eyes and fast-moving eyeballs affect the overall senses, and he looks a bit sinister and cunning.

The man surnamed Lu returned the gift very politely according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, and then he sat down impatiently, and complained to Wu Ming without drinking tea: "The water is too urgent, and the boat carrying horses and steel can't make it in time to leave a day earlier. In the end, we were overtaken by us in the lower reaches of Quzhou, but for some reason, not long after entering the Quzhou section, there were suddenly two more checkpoints, and the six boats cost an extra [-] oceans!"

Lu Zhengde and Li Kun immediately turned dark, but Wu Ming didn't care: "It's okay, brother Lu said the extra number, and the younger brother just pays the amount."

"Okay! Brother Wu is really proud. Doing business with you is straightforward. Lu didn't miss it, haha! I, Lu, will remember this kind of friendship! Landscapes and rivers will meet again, and there will be many opportunities for cooperation in the future. I will make you a friend." !"

Wu Ming's statement and Lu Zhengde's words blocked Lu Zhengde's two bargaining opportunities. The surname Lu struck while the iron was hot, stood up and asked Wu Ming and Lu Zhengde to come to the pier to have a look. Said that the goods had arrived on the ground, and Wu Ming was about to be troubled.

Wu Ming knew what he was worried about, so he nodded and stopped talking, and strode to the pier to watch the unloading.

Lei Qi led his son, Lu Kuiyuan and dozens of people and nearly a hundred villagers to unload the goods. The sixth son led a dozen brothers to direct the refugees to disembark, and then led the refugees to the small wine shop. Dozens of village women who were temporarily invited were already in the temporary More than a dozen large pots of meals were prepared on the built-up stove.

Not long after, the sixth child ran behind Wu Ming and Lu Zhengde and reported in a low voice: "After counting, there are more than 600 people, a total of 820 five people, and there are more than 300 women and children alone. The number is wrong!"

Lu Zhengde was very angry: "I was wondering just now, why are there so many women and children? They are all masters who only eat and don't work. Isn't this cheating us? Well, the surname Lu doesn't keep his word, I Find him!"

"slow!"

Wu Ming grabbed the annoyed Lu Zhengde: "Brother, come with me... Sixth brother, don't say anything, just go and talk to third brother, just count all the goods according to the list, and leave it to me Bar."

No matter how Lu Zhengde asked, Wu Ming didn't answer, and dragged him among the refugees to look around.

Nearly half of the refugees had already known Wu Ming who wanted to buy them in the Chenghuang Pavilion in Hangzhou, and they all bowed to Wu Ming while respectfully making way.

(End of this chapter)