As he said this, Brother Bao held the cake wrapped in oil paper in front of Lu Fenghe.
Lu Fenghe looked at the generous piece of cake in front of him and seemed to understand why there were so many people surrounding it.
"Do other people only buy one?"
Brother Lao thought for a moment and shook his head, "No, some uncles buy a dozen of them."
"Are they also disappointed when they get the pie?"
Brother Lao still shook his head, "Never."
"How much does this pie cost?"
"One cake costs two dollars, and five dollars can buy three cakes."
Lu Fenghe understood that he relied on quantity to obtain customers, but when he discussed the price with Brother Lao, he had no idea.
"Perhaps it's because the cakes from this bakery stall are very clean and won't cause abdominal pain after eating them."
Brother Bao seemed to understand, and nodded, "So that's it."
Shen Nanxun chuckled lightly, "Just coax the child."
Lu Fenghe was angry that he was exposed in front of his children, "Then how do you explain the benefits to him?"
Shen Nanxun asked Brother Bao to put down the pancake, "Let's go, daddy will take you for a walk in the bottom cabin."
Brother Lao shook his head, "No, my mother won't let me go."
"Your mother won't let you go alone, but it doesn't matter if dad takes you."
Brother Lao turned to look at Lu Fenghe, "Mom, is that so?"
Lu Fenghe nodded, "Yes, it's okay if dad or uncles take you there."
Brother Bao cheered. He had long wanted to know how such a big boat, with no legs or wheels, could float in the water and still walk.
Lu Fenghe glanced at Shen Nanxun unyieldingly. He wanted to see how Shen Nanxun would explain to Brother Bao why so many people bought the plain cake.
Shen Nanxun just chuckled and led Brother Ba out.
At this moment, Lu Fenghe hated that he couldn't go out. What was more regretful than not being able to go to the dock was that he couldn't see how Shen Nanxun taught his children.
Until the evening meal, Lu Fenghe didn't see Shen Nanxun drinking with his brother again. He had something on his mind, which made Lu Fenghe even less able to use the evening meal.
It was already dark, so Brother Lao came to Lu Fenghe with his mouth shut and tears still hanging on his face.
Lu Fenghe quickly stood up, wiping Brother Bao's tears, but it was Shen Nanxun who asked.
"Brother Bao, what's going on?" After asking, he scolded, "Can't you teach slowly? How can you train a child?"
Shen Nanxun felt that he was wronged. He took Brother Bao there for an hour and didn't speak more than five sentences to Brother Bao. How come he was scolding the child.
"Brother Bao, tell me quickly, what's wrong with you?"
Brother Bao still had a nasal voice, and he had obviously cried, "Mom, they are so miserable, let's give them more wages."
Monk Lu Fenghe was confused, "Who?"
"The boatmen in the bilge, they work so hard. They stay in the bilge all day long without seeing the sun. It's still very cold in the bilge, but most of them don't have their shirts on. The oars are so heavy that I can't even push them. But they still want to shake fast."
Although this ship normally travels by sail, it still needs the bilge boatman to paddle when it encounters rapids, avoidance of the ship, turns, or goes against the current, or the wind is not strong enough.
It turns out that Shen Nanxun took Brother Bao to see the work of the boatmen. On this ship, the boatmen are probably the hardest working people, and they get the lowest wages. There are many people like them at the dock.
"Mom, our boxes and cages are so heavy that Brother Bao can't push them. But the boatman can only get a lot of money to carry goods that are heavier than our boxes and cages. He can't even buy a cake."
This gave him a taste of the work of a dock porter.
"Mom, they work so hard but they don't have anything good to eat. Even the rice is brown rice and there is very little meat. Brother Bao can't even eat one bite. He might be able to eat several bowls in a row. He also said that this is very good food. "
Indeed, some even let the boatmen eat brown rice, and some unkind owners let the boatmen eat old rice and moldy rice. As for meat, it is good to have it, and there are not many who give it to them for a meat meal in two or three days.
"Mom, let's give them more wages."
Lu Fenghe agreed very much with Shen Nanxun's method. It was only superficial on paper, so he asked him to see and experience it in person.
"So, Brother Chen, do you now understand why so many people bought the plain cake at the pier?"
Brother Lao nodded, "Dad said, because he only needs two big bucks, one soaked cake can feed a grown man, and he only needs to move two boxes of goods."
"Why can't we pay more? Have you asked your father?"
Brother Lao nodded, "I asked, dad said that all our money is with mom, who has the final say."
Lu Fenghe glanced at Shen Nanxun, and there was no need to say more about what he meant.
Is this how you teach your child? You might as well tell him directly because the cake is clean like I did.
"Because if the wages of the boatmen on our ship increase, won't the boatmen on other ships feel unhappy?" Lu Fenghe continued to persuade.
Brother Lao nodded, "Then they will also go up?"
"But not every family like ours has the extra money to give the boatmen a raise. Moreover, we only sail occasionally, so if the salary increases, we won't have much money. The owners who often run boats have to pay them every day. If the boatmen's wages increase, will they have to pay a lot more money, and won't they be happy?"
Brother Bao seems to understand but not quite.
Lu Fenghe also didn't know how to explain it.
"In short, wages cannot be increased, but we can let them eat better. How about having meat dishes every day?"
Brother Lao clapped his hands, "Okay."
"But you have to pay for the money."
"Ah? Why? Brother Bao doesn't have any money either."
"Because you want them to eat better, from your lucky money from previous years."
Brother Lao was a little unhappy, but still nodded, "Okay."
Lu Fenghe called Cuizhi in and said, "Go and see how much money Brother Bao gets every year."
When it comes to money, Brother Bao really doesn't have much. He is still young, and the elders mostly give them new gadgets, gold, silver, and jade. Very few people give money directly. They also give some fresh gold and silver naked stones that are auspicious and auspicious. Most of them are It's hollow and worthless for children to play with.
Sure enough, Cuizhi came over to report, "The total gold and silver is only a hundred taels."
"Wait for Brother Ba to ask the cook how much silver it would cost per day if all the boatmen had one meat dish per ton."
Cuizhi took the order and went to wait for Brother Lao. The cook had just finished cleaning the kitchen. Several people were sitting on the stern of the boat blowing the wind. There were many people on the boat, and they had to eat in three stoves. The people in the kitchen were also working hard. From morning to night, almost They all stayed in the smoky kitchen.
When she saw Cuizhi coming, she thought her master wanted to add a meal, so she didn't say anything, but her greeting voice was somewhat emotional.
"Brother, you have to ask yourself at this time." Cuizhi got Lu Fenghe's letter and reminded Brother Bao to ask himself.
Brother Bao didn't have a good idea of superiority and inferiority, he just realized that he was facing a tall and round stranger.
"Please... may I ask, how much money would it cost per day if... let the boatmen... have meat dishes for every meal?"