From Beggar to Emperor: My Profession Has Its Own Characteristics

The eight of them had arrived, but they still needed to wait for the host to send someone to pick them up.

When the Situ family's steward arrived at the dock with two servants, Huang Lin, as the person in charge, immediately went to greet him and whispered a few words to the steward.

A short while later, Huang Lin turned around, waved vigorously at the eight of them, and called out in a loud voice:

"Come here, everyone. The ship will be here soon. Get ready to board and load the cargo."

Upon hearing this, the seven people all gathered in Huang Lin's direction.

Huang Lin looked at the crowd that had gathered, scanned them around, and quickly divided the eight of them into four groups.

He was in one group with Huang Lin, Song Chenguang was in another group with the person who came with him, and of the remaining four people, the two that Zhu Yuan was not very familiar with were assigned to the same group.

"Zhu Yuan, look over there."

After Huang Lin divided the group into groups, he did not immediately tell everyone to move. Instead, he pointed to a direction outside the dock.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuan looked in the direction Huang Lin pointed.

On the open ground, four sturdy oxcarts were parked, with several well-dressed servants standing beside them. This was undoubtedly the Situ family's convoy used for transporting goods.

"It's a long distance and the road isn't short. If you get tired or feel like you can't keep going, don't push yourself." Huang Lin turned his head and gave Zhu Yuan a special reminder, his tone carrying the care of an elder.

"I understand, Uncle Huang."

Zhu Yuan nodded, his gaze sweeping over the oxcarts, and he made a rough estimate of the distance.

This is indeed much farther than the distance they traveled back and forth between the cargo piles at the dock and the ship's hold.

Of course, this was no problem for him.

Before long, the boat docked.

Under the direction of Steward Han from the Situ family, they began to board the ship and unload the cargo.

The cargo on the ship was all packed in uniform wooden crates. Each crate looked small, but it was extremely heavy, weighing at least a hundred pounds.

Zhu Yuan was no novice. He skillfully tied the two wooden boxes together with the thin hemp rope he had bought, picked up the carrying pole, and began the transportation.

At first, he used thick straw ropes at the dock, but later, after accumulating some savings, he switched to thinner hemp ropes that were stronger and lighter.

He and Huang Lin were responsible for moving the goods onto the oxcart at the front.

Trip after trip, as time went by, the first oxcart gradually became filled with wooden crates.

Taking a short break to catch his breath while unloading the goods, Huang Lin wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and looked at Zhu Yuan, whose breathing was still steady, with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Zhu Yuan, being in the same group as you makes things so much easier."

"Uncle Huang, you had this in mind when you were forming the groups, didn't you?" Zhu Yuan smiled and teased.

"That's right, hahaha." Huang Lin, having his thoughts exposed, didn't hide it and laughed heartily.

The two sat down for a short rest.

Zhu Yuan, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened the second page of the ancient book in his mind.

[You secured the wooden crates and began transporting them with a carrying pole. The pole felt light on your shoulders, and you successfully completed the trip, gaining +0.7 professional experience.]

[You secured the wooden crates and began transporting them with a carrying pole. The pole felt light on your shoulders, and you successfully completed the trip, gaining +0.7 professional experience.]

……

Looking at the regular records in the ancient book, Zhu Yuan's previous guess was confirmed.

The professional experience gained by porters in transporting goods is indeed not only related to the weight of the goods, but also has a clear positive correlation with the transport distance.

Having rested enough and feeling that his strength had mostly recovered, Zhu Yuan stood up, ready to continue carrying loads on the ship.

"Wait, Zhu Yuan, where are you going?" Huang Lin asked, noticing the direction he was heading.

"I'll go help them."

Zhu Yuan pointed to the other groups of porters who were still busy.

Since he had nothing better to do, he thought he should accumulate more professional experience so that he could raise his porter level to the maximum as soon as possible and unlock the porter profession's third characteristic.

With Zhu Yuan taking the initiative to share the workload, the efficiency of the other three groups in moving materials improved significantly.

"Zhu Yuan, thank you for your help."

Seeing this, the other porters all cast grateful glances their way, and some even expressed their thanks verbally.

"It's nothing."

Zhu Yuan waved his hand, indicating that it was nothing to worry about, and turned back to carrying things.

The four oxcarts were finally fully loaded and began to move slowly.

Huang Lin called to the group, and they split into two groups, each following the left and right sides of their respective oxcarts. They kept an eye on the goods to prevent them from falling off during the bumpy ride, and they also moved forward with the convoy.

On the way to the Situ family manor, Huang Lin walked beside Zhu Yuan, watching the road gradually move away from the dock, and whispered, "Zhu Yuan, when we get to the Situ family, follow Steward Han's instructions. Put things wherever he tells you to. Don't wander around or look at things randomly. There are many rules in a wealthy family."

"Understood, Uncle Huang."

Zhu Yuan nodded seriously.

Dongyun Martial Arts School is located in the eastern part of the core area of ​​Qingyang County.

The Situ family, one of the four major families in Qingyang County, is located in the northern part of the core area of ​​Qingyang County.

The streets in the core area of ​​Qingyang County are twice as wide as those in other areas, and the ground is paved with neat bluestone slabs, without mud and with little garbage.

The morning delivery plus the time spent traveling to the Situ family's house.

It was noon when the oxcart arrived at the Situ family's house.

Without Zhu Yuan's help, we would have arrived here even later.

Two stone lions crouched at the entrance of the Situ family's residence, and a black plaque with gold lettering bearing the name of the Situ family hung above the door, gleaming in the sunlight.

This is a truly wealthy family.

"Lunch is ready. Come with me for lunch, and then you can rest for a bit."

Butler Han stood on the steps and spoke calmly to the eight of them.

As they spoke, led by Steward Han, the group bypassed the imposing stone lions at the main gate and arrived at a simpler side gate on the side of the Situ Mansion.

After that, the wooden crates would also be moved in through this side door.

The food prepared for them by the Situ family was quite good, with several large bowls of overflowing white rice and a pot of stew with plenty of oil and meat slices.

Everyone sat together and urged Zhu Yuan to eat more, since he had put in the most effort and worked the hardest in the morning.

Zhu Yuan didn't stand on ceremony, smiled and thanked him, then picked up the bowl and ate heartily.

Unlike other porters who had to worry about eating too much and making it inconvenient to work in the afternoon, with the help of the beggar's third professional trait, he could eat until he was stuffed and digest it quickly, so it wouldn't affect his work of moving goods in the afternoon.

In the afternoon, they were no longer allowed to carry the goods on shoulder poles. The wooden crates that had been temporarily piled up outside the side gate in the morning were moved directly from the side gate into the designated location in the Situ Mansion.

"you."

Butler Han stopped by the side door, his gaze sweeping over the eight waiting porters before finally settling on Zhu Yuan. He pointed to a wooden box that appeared cleaner than the others.