my grandmother

Chapter 157
Linhai Town, the pier.

The sun had already started to set, and a dozen large ships were parked side by side at a corner of the pier, and teams of porters were unloading bales of silk from the ships.

Two boatmen picked up a bag of silk and put it on the shoulder of a porter. The porter stumbled and fell to his knees on the ground.

"Did you not eat or something!" The steward sitting next to him frowned and slapped the armrest of the chair.

"The weight of this package is wrong." The porter stood up, wiped his sweat, pointed at the package of silk, and said angrily.

"Fart your mother! What do you mean by wrong portion size? One pack is one pack, it's your turn to make irresponsible remarks!" The steward became even more annoyed.

"It's just that the weight is wrong, mother, don't carry it!" The porter tore off the shoulder pads, shook them off, turned around and left.

The dusty shoulder pad threw out a piece of dust, which threw the steward's head and face, and he coughed, "Ahem, ahem! Damn! Their boss is here! Call their boss! Do you want to work again! Damn!"

The porter strode off the diving board, and several porters came up to meet him, "What's the matter? What happened?"

"The weight of this product is wrong, you guys didn't realize it? Damn it! Two times counting as one trip is not cruel enough, but you have to add more weight! I quit, what else is there to do? Damn it! Quit it! "The veins on the neck burst out as he shouted angrily.

"I also think the weight is wrong, it's a lot heavier." A porter next to him echoed.

"I feel it too!"

"Yes, yes, I didn't dare to say. I wondered if it was because we didn't have enough to eat. Damn, we can't even eat enough to eat. Look at others, they earn our money for two or three days a day! I don't do it anymore !"

"It's just one more horse. I counted it just now."

"It's so fucking cruel, I won't do it anymore!"

"Don't do it!"

"go!"

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In a few words, the porters gathered in a pile, yelling, tearing off their shoulder pads one by one, the porters who were carrying the work on the boat also dropped their cargo, and ran off the boat, squeezing into the angry and noisy porters. The group, followed by cursing and shouting, huh-hu-la-la and walked out.

"I'll go for a trip!" The chief steward of the group of ten or so boats got off the gangplank angrily and rushed to the silk head office.

It has been the sixth day since their batch of cargo has been parked at the dock. In the past, when the dock was the busiest, the waiting time was only more than two days, never more than three days.

It’s hard to start unloading. These porters are procrastinating and weak. Originally, they could finish unloading in half a day. They started unloading yesterday afternoon, and now it’s been more than a day, and they’ve only unloaded less than half of it. At this moment, these poor porters The husband actually put down the pick directly!
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Zou Dangjia, the boss of the wharf porter and family help, followed a few strong men of Kong Wu, and walked into the Jiangnan Silk Head Office with their arms swaying.

President Zhu drooped his face, his thick bags under the eyes were conspicuous, and he looked at Zou Dangjia who was sitting on the chair with disgust.

"You know what happened on the pier just now?" President Zhu asked bluntly.

"I just heard that there was an extra bolt of silk in one bag." Mr. Zou took the tea from his entourage.

"Every package of silk has eight missing and ten more. It has always been the case. Mingguanghang's shipment is nine silks per package, which is not excessive." Han Guanshi, who was sitting opposite Zou Dang's house, frowned slightly.

"Have you made up for the money you received from the bank?" President Zhu asked with a cold face.

"First, whether to subsidize or not, this is a matter of our guild. President Zhu is highly respected, and he should know not to interfere in the affairs of our guild; second, President Zhu ordered the money to be subsidized. Then we The old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled in the gang, as well as these people, all have families and mouths, what should they do? What do they eat?" Dangjia Zou asked boldly, leaning on the back of his chair.

"The money given to your gang by the bank is used to supplement the husband's wages. There are rules." Manager Han frowned.

"Where is the rule? Is it white or black? From the time I hit my master's master, this money is used in this way now, and it didn't just arise in my hands.

"President Zhu, I've already told Manager Han what I'm talking about. It's not me who wants to change the rules of the pier, but the elder son. Either you ask the elder son for a subsidy, or you give a subsidy." Yinzi, do you want us poor men to eat this matter of changing the rules? I can only say one thing honestly, we poor people can’t eat it!”

Master Zou raised his legs.

President Zhu's eye bags twitched a few times, and he pursed his lips tightly. After a while, he said coldly: "You go back first, this is a big matter, I have to discuss it with a few seniors."

"Xingye, then I'll go back and wait for the good news!"

Zou Dangjia stood up, walked out of the silk head office with his arms swaying sideways.

"President." Steward Han called out President, looking at President Zhu's gloomy face, he didn't dare to say anything further.

"Go and do your work." President Zhu ordered in a cold voice.

Watching Guanshi Han leave the room, President Zhu beckoned to the servant standing in the corner of the room, and said, "Tell Lao Wan to come here."

Not long after, a thin, short but vigorous middle-aged man came in with the servant.

Zhu Hui'er waved his hands away from the servants in the room, motioned Lao Wan to come closer, and said in a low voice: "Find a chance, and send Zou Wanqing of Chengzi Gang on his way."

After a pause, President Zhu continued: "Since he loves women, let him die on the woman's belly, and get wind of it immediately."

"Yes, when?" Lao Wan's expression remained unchanged.

"The sooner the better."

"Yes, President, don't worry."

President Zhu waved his hand, and Lao Wan stood up, bowing his hands and leaving.

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Li Xiaonan's business of collecting cloth on credit looms was intruded by the old Yu family. Except for the sneak attack in Hejia Village, Yu Dalang successfully robbed almost all the looms. In other villages, Mrs. Lu had already gone one step ahead of him, going door to door. After passing by, Yu Dalang will go again. Those who are open-minded and have many ideas, it is not very appropriate to ask for a price increase one, two, three, and Yu Dalang can steal more than half of the looms at most.

In addition to the Yu family's old shop, there is also a Jinxiu cloth shop, which also joined in.

Jinxiu cloth shop is well-organized, with looms arranged around the villages and towns near the major weaving workshops.

Li Xiaonan and Wang Yuting went to visit it twice quietly. According to Wang Yuting, this Jinxiu cloth shop may have bad intentions.

With Mrs. Lu secretly fueling the flames, the demands of the people who came to Yu Dalang's door became higher and higher, and Yu Dalang quickly turned around to find a new family.

It didn't take long for the three families to start their own arrangements, and they lived in peace for the time being. Li Xiaonan then went to the Wangfu Bieye Library to read those files.

I haven't been there for a few days, and the files on the long case have increased from three stacks to seven stacks!

After reading quietly for a day, the sun was in the west, Li Xiaonan closed the file and stretched vigorously.

Wan Qing trotted all the way in from the outside, and stuffed a large bag of snacks for Li Xiaonan with a smile on her face, "The freshly baked meat mooncakes have crab powder in the fresh meat filling. They are extremely fresh. I have already asked them to prepare the car. Hurry up! Hurry up on the way, it will still be hot at home."

"Then let's go!" Li Xiaonan ran out with Wan Qing, holding the warm bundle.

The two walked and ran, rushed out of the Moon Cave Gate, and stared dumbfounded at the crowds of people and horses in the second gate.

Gu Yan just took two steps towards the Moon Cave Gate, staring at the two people whose heads were tied together, his eyes fell on the big bag that Li Xiaonan was holding in his arms.

The burden is too big, and it must be too late to hide.

Li Xiaonan hugged the burden, followed Gu Yan's steps, and turned sideways bit by bit.

Gu Yan walked up to Li Xiaonan, bent down and smelled it, then suddenly stretched out his hand, and took the bag of fresh meat mooncakes from Li Xiaonan's arms.

(End of this chapter)