The golden age began in 1977

Chapter 83 Are You Forcing Me to Beat You to Death?

Autumn afternoons are not suitable for work, but for drinking tea.

Especially at the seaside port, the scenery here is particularly beautiful.

The sunlight at the end of October was amber. Qian Jin leaned against the railing, basking in the sun and gazing at the sea.

Blue sky, blue sea and white sails.

In the distance, a few wisps of mist like cooking smoke floated on the sea surface, and five ocean-going cargo ships were plowing through the sea at an extremely slow speed to prepare to enter the port.

The waves pushed up by the bow of the ship shone like spots of broken silver in the sunlight, as if someone had sprinkled a handful of crumpled tinfoil on the blue canvas.

Wei Xiongtu drank a sip of tea from the enamel pot and asked worriedly, "If we don't work now, how will we get off work later?"

Qian Jin said, "Don't worry, it won't delay you from taking care of the child."

Wei Xiongtu explained: "I'm not worried about that. My daughter has my sister helping to look after her..."

Qian Jin was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly thought of something: "Wait a minute, Old Wei, your last name is Wei? The Wei in Wei Wu waving a whip?"

Wei Xiongtu nodded: "Yes."

Qian Jin asked, "You have a sister and a daughter. Your sister is a good cook. Is your daughter taken care of by your sister?"

Wei Xiongtu continued to nod: "Yes."

Qian Jin's heart was pounding. "Is your sister's name Wei Qinghuan?"

"Ah? Wei what? Wei Qinghuan?" Wei Xiongtu asked back.

After getting Qian Jin's exact answer, he shook his head: "No, my sister's name is somewhat similar to this, but her name is Wei Qinghua."

"My parents hope she can study hard and get admitted to this prestigious school."

Qian Jin laughed: "Well, I know a girl named Wei Qinghuan, who is in a similar situation to your sister. I thought we were destined to be together..."

"What kind of girl is Wei Qinghuan?" Wei Xiongtu asked curiously.

Qian Jin said: "She is a very beautiful and strong girl, who works as a teacher at a night school."

"I'll take her to meet your sister if I get a chance. Their situations are quite similar, even their names are alike."

Wei Xiongtu looked at Qian Jin's profile and said, "You smiled sweetly when you mentioned this girl. If I'm not mistaken, is she your girlfriend?"

Qian Jin shook his head: "Not yet, I'm just at the stage of having some feelings for her."

Wei Xiongtu snorted and continued drinking his tea, then changed the subject again:
"Are we really going to rest all the time? I think if we don't work during the day, then at night..."

"Someone will come to help us with the work in the evening," said Qian Jin.

The porters from various units were busy, and strong figures appeared and disappeared between the cargo boxes. Among them, there was one figure that Qian Jin was very familiar with.

It was Zhang Aijun who he arranged to follow him secretly.

Time goes by.

Evening falls.

The tide began to surge towards the breakwater, and the salty water vapor gradually became thicker.

The ship blew its whistle after unloading its cargo, startling the flock of pigeons roosting on the roof of the dock warehouse.

The workers went off work chatting and laughing.

A tall forklift drove over, emitting black smoke.

Qian Jin shook his head at Wei Xiongtu: "Get to work, comrade!"

Wei Xiongtu looked stunned: "Where did you find the forklift?"

"Brother, I don't have much else, but I have a lot of friends!" Qian Jin said with a smile.

This is not just pretense.

Among the drivers I met yesterday, there were several who specialized in loading and unloading cargo at the port terminals.

Qian Jin just found a driver to explain the situation, and the driver readily helped him find a forklift team for help.

But the forklift team could only help after get off work, so he didn't work in the afternoon, but basked in the sun, drank tea and waited for the forklift to arrive.

The forklift driver was a young man with a gloomy face, but he had to deal with Qian Jin: "Comrade, these are just the bags of sugar, right?"

Qian Jin stepped on the pedals and got on the bike.

This forklift was different from the short and compact engineering vehicles he had in mind. It was an old model, modified from a Jiefang truck, so it was tall and bulky.

After getting in the car, he stuffed a banknote into the young driver's pocket and said with a smile, "Here are these bags of sugar. Thank you for your help."

"I'm really sorry to have delayed your reunion with your sister-in-law after get off work. So, please help me buy something for my sister-in-law and apologize on my behalf..."

The driver caught a glimpse of the image of steelworkers on the banknote, and his blood immediately boiled over: "Huh? Brother, you're too polite!"

Qian Jin nodded at him and said, "Let's invite Brother Yu to have dinner together later. He's my friend. Let's go to the State-owned Restaurant No. 2 for a meal!"

The young driver was even more energetic: "No problem, you go down and give me some instructions, I'm going to start working!"

The oil is public, but the money is yours.

He waited for the money to go in and quickly took out the bill to look at it.

That's right.

five yuan!
He was overjoyed.

I originally thought it was a tough job that took up my after-get off work time, but it turned out to be a great job that allowed me to earn some extra money.

This time he worked without sparing any effort!

In fact, it’s not the young driver’s fault for being realistic.

This old-fashioned forklift requires skill and effort to operate.

It uses the engine, gearbox, drive axle, wheels, steering column and other parts of Jiefang Automobile, but the special working conditions of the forklift determine that the gearbox cannot be directly replaced by the automobile gearbox.

Therefore, in order to meet the requirements of frequent reverse speed changes during forklift operations, the car manufacturer adopted a stupid method and designed and installed a shift gear box behind the car's gearbox.

Forklift drivers have a lot to do during their work, which takes a lot of energy and mental effort.

Of course, nothing matters compared to five dollars.

The young driver drove the forklift so fast that it almost flew up into the sky.

It took two people two days to complete the work, but he finished it in just one hour.

Hu Shunzi's expression was so gloomy that it was unbearable to look at. His face, which was already tanned by the sun, was even darker than the night.

Qian Jin walked over leisurely and said, "Foreman Hu, thanks to the help of my friends, I finally finished the work."

Hu Shunzi threw the aluminum lunch box against the gantry crane column not far away, and the clanging sound scared away the seagulls near the cargo yard.

Qian Jin said nothing and just stared at him.

Hu Shunzi gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, new guy, you're really good, you have so many friends!"

"You're still able to finish the work after taking a break for the whole afternoon. You're so cruel!"

Qian Jin said coldly, "That's not cruel. Foreman Hu, you are cruel. You bully us newcomers like dogs."

"Old Joe and his gang did humiliate you yesterday, but if you hadn't bullied me to death, would they have bothered you?"

"Then again, the county magistrate is not as good as the current one. You are the boss and I am the worker. I accept this."

"I brought you cigarettes as soon as I arrived this morning. You asked me to move the hairtail, and I did. You also asked me to move the sugar, and I did. To avoid offending you, I even waited until my colleagues got off work before moving anything."

"Then what else do you want?"

Hu Shunzi was not good at talking. He was so angry that his nose was wheezing and breathing heavily. "I didn't mean anything. I just wanted to tell you that this is my territory!"

"And then?" Qian Jin sneered.

Hu Shunzi said angrily: "Then I can see that you want to take my territory!"

"Yesterday, I found a group of people to embarrass me."

"Today you gave your coworkers cigarettes and drinks. You're trying to win their hearts. Do you think I'm worthless?"

The more he talked, the more he felt that he was right. He stepped forward, grabbed Qian Jin by the collar and said viciously:
"Tell you what, young man, Old Joe's gang are drivers, not commanders!"

"I was just giving them face yesterday. Don't think they can protect you. At worst, I won't ask them to help carry the things. They are nothing in front of me!"

Wei Xiongtu came to the rescue: "Foreman, what are you doing? You are working so roughly!" Qian Jin felt that his way of rescuing was even more brutal than Hu Shunzi's.

This guy was not aggressive. He did not attack Hu Shunzi, but instead held his own waist and pulled himself back like pulling a carrot.

But Hu Shunzi was too strong, and he couldn't pull the money in. So he grunted and struggled, holding the money against his waist and moving it in and out, in and out...

Considering Wei Xiongtu's handsome appearance, Qian Jin was really afraid that someone would see this scene, and he would not be able to explain himself even if he had a mouth.

Not only was he worried that he couldn't explain himself clearly, he was also worried that people would misunderstand that he had used his mouth to do something else for Wei Xiongtu!

Qian Jin pushed him away and said to Hu Shunzi as calmly as possible: "Foreman Hu, let's talk it over. I'm here to work, not to cause trouble, and certainly not to..."

"I don't care about your affairs," Hu Shunzi yelled. "If I don't teach you a lesson, you won't know who's in charge!"

"Of course, if you can beat me up, I'll recognize you as the boss!"

By now.

Nothing more to say.

Let’s meet in a fight.

Qian Jinyi bent down, stepped back, took off his coat, and left Hu Shunzi's control.

Hu Shunzi looked down at the coat in his hand, a little surprised: Can it be like this?

Wei Xiongtu helped Qian Jin save face: "Beautiful, escape!"

Qian Jin pulled him back and shouted, "Army, the battle begins!"

A bicycle came galloping over.

Zhang Aijun had been idle all day and was so excited when he heard the call.

Hu Shunzi smiled disdainfully when he saw Zhang Aijun get out of the car: "Xiao Qian, you're just a noob, how can you do this? You need to find someone else?"

Qian Jin was even more disdainful: "You are shameless, what can I do?"

"You weigh twice as much as me, and you're trying to fight me? Is that okay?"

Hu Shunzi said, "We are porters. We are just leveraging our strength. If not fists and feet, what else can we compete with?"

"Compared to moving goods? You're even worse!"

"How about comparing grass butts like him?"

He pointed at Wei Xiongtu and imitated the previous movement by shaking his hips back and forth.

Wei Xiongtu's pretty face flushed: "How dare you slander someone's innocence!"

"Don't say useless things," Qian Jin said, "We're competing for the top spot, so we should see who leads the more capable porters!"

"If you feel it's unfair, you can always find someone else..."

"Stop talking nonsense," Hu Shunzi said impatiently. "Alright, if you want to find someone, go ahead and find someone. I'm the best man in Jiagang, so you can find whoever you want!"

He threw off his coat, revealing his exaggerated chest muscles and bulging abdominal muscles:

"Don't blame me for being ruthless. If you want to blame someone, blame Qian Jin for using you as a scapegoat!"

"Don't blame me for not reminding you. Back then, when I was unloading cargo at Port C, I knocked down six laborers by myself!"

Zhang Aijun flexed his fists and feet, staring at him cautiously and vigilantly.

This is a tough guy!

Hu Shunzi showed a sinister smile, roared like a tiger, rushed forward like a pig, and punched like a turtle!
Zhang Aijun dodged sideways, grabbed the opponent's wrist with his right hand, turned it backwards, and then used his knee to strike his ribs!

With a scream of "Ah Wu", Hu Shunzi was already kneeling on the ground, holding his stomach.

Zhang Aijun looked at Qian Jin with a confused look on his face: "He is not as good as Wang Dong!"

Hu Shunzi didn't know who Wang Dong was, but he knew he had been insulted.

He stood up and roared, "You've made me angry. I want you dead!"

Before he finished speaking, he was already running towards him with his fists raised.

Zhang Aijun pushed off the ground with his left foot, turned around and walked behind, hit Hu Shunzi's shoulder blade hard with his right elbow, then took a step forward and hit Hu Shunzi's knee hard with his knee.

Hu Shunzi fell to the ground wailing.

He tried to turn over, but Zhang Aijun stepped on his ankles, twisted his arms behind his back, and pressed him to the wet cement floor.
"What kind of hero are you if you hold me down? Let me up! Let's fight for another three hundred rounds!"

Qian Jin and the other man looked at each other.

The leader of this team looks like a bear-man. Why does he look like a bear-man?

Zhang Aijun was a real man, and he really let Hu Shunzi go.

Hu Shunzi picked up a crowbar and hit it hard, and sparks flew everywhere like skyrocketing monkeys.

He said viciously, "You are forcing me to beat you to death!"

Qian Jin hurriedly took out a dagger and a bayonet from his bag.

Zhang Aijun waved his hand and pulled out the military belt from his waist.

Hu Shunzi came up with an iron rod and wanted to hit someone.

The weapon belt lashed at his left shoulder like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue, and the work clothes were torn open by the iron buckle.

Hu Shunzi said distressedly: "My mother just patched it up for me!"

Zhang Aijun swung his belt like a long whip, turned around and swung it a second time, hitting Hu Shunzi hard in the ribs.

Hu Shunzi yelled and picked up a crowbar to hit him on the head.

Zhang Aijun suddenly ducked over, and his belt, like a scorpion's tail hook, hit the opponent's knee.

"Fuck your grandma!" Hu Shunzi stumbled and knocked over a wooden barrel filled with pickled kelp. The yellowish-brown brine flowed onto the ground and was very slippery, and he slipped and fell.

Qian Jin sneered, "Foreman Hu, be careful!"

Hu Shunzi cursed and got up: "The ground is very slippery!"

"Come again!"

Zhang Aijun picked up the hemp rope that was used to tie the goods on his toes, and with the rope in one hand and the belt in the other, he whipped Hu Shunzi left and right, causing him to jump around:
"I'll fight you!"

"I admit that you have some skills!"

"Good man, good man! I give in. Stop fighting. I admit my mistake!"

Zhang Aijun turned the hemp rope in his hand and tied Hu Shunzi up unknowingly.

He asked Qian Jin: "Hang him up?"

Hu Shunzi shouted, "If you dare to hang me, I will be hanged here, and then the Public Security Bureau will not let you go!"

Qian Jin walked over and said, "You forced me to do this!"

"I came to work for you honestly, why did you treat me like this? Why did you have to punish me?"

Hu Shunzi was silent for a long time before he explained, "I didn't expect your friend to be such a good fighter."

"I'm not his friend, I'm his bodyguard!" Zhang Aijun said coldly.

Hu Shunzi was stunned by this title.

Qian Jin didn't explain, saying, "Foreman Hu, I just want to do my job properly. I don't want to go against you, let alone take over your territory."

Even dogs think this place is too small!
Qian Jin continued, "I can see that you are from the underworld. There is a saying in the underworld that goes, 'No fighting, no acquaintance.'"

"Tonight, little brother, I'm going to treat you to a meal and a drink at the State-Owned Restaurant No. 2. Let's put aside our grudges and laugh it off, okay?"

Hu Shunzi was stunned again.

Invite me to dinner at the State-owned No. 2 Hotel?

Truth or lie?

Did he take me to the wilderness and ask me whether I wanted to eat flat noodles or wontons?
Because according to his logic, if Qian Jin had said earlier that he could take him to the State-owned No. 2 Restaurant for a drink, they would have been family long ago!

Hu Shunzi likes to tell the truth. He loves to eat and drink, especially when others treat him to it!

(End of this chapter)