On the busy dock, the dock workers who had been working for half the morning finally had time to rest.
Carrying a bamboo tube filled with water, they gathered in small groups.
While basking in the warm sun, we chatted about new things that happened recently, and occasionally took a sip of strong tea with salt. Although it was bitter, it was also leisurely and contented.
Isn’t this how life is lived?
Different from other dock workers, there was also a group of people sitting under Yang Kailuo's big boat.
However, they were not in the mood to chat. Instead, they looked at the exaggeratedly large ship in front of them with sad faces.
"Hey, when is this broken ship going to leave? It's been blocked there for several days, and a lot of work has been lost! If it doesn't leave, let's go to the bottom of the water and sink it!"
Among the few people, a young boy squatting on the ground was particularly gnashing his teeth!
He had only been working here for a few days. How could he not earn more than ten or twenty copper coins on the first day? But since the ship came, no one else would come to it. After a few days, he almost didn't even have enough money for food.
If you can't make money, how can you not make him angry?
"Snapped!"
A crisp voice came, and just as the hairy boy finished speaking, he was immediately slapped on the head. His hair was so slapped that his hair was scattered, and he really became a hairy boy...
"Hiss...Uncle Zhang! Why are you hitting me!"
The boy held his head and rubbed it painfully for a long time before he raised his head and looked at the dark-skinned man next to him with an aggrieved look.
"Huh!" The man glared at him and snorted coldly: "I told you to talk nonsense again! Those who eat a bowl of rice on the water don't even dare to flip the fish on the plate. This is the rule! If you talk about the shipwreck next time,
, let’s see if I can slap you!”
The man seemed quite prestigious among these people, but the boy was so reprimanded that he didn't dare to say a word!
His head was drooped, like a yellow dog that had not snatched a bone.
Seeing this scene, the people next to him gave a wry smile and came over to smooth things over: "Haha, old man! Why are you angry with the child when he is young and immature? Besides, this boat never stops far or near, but it has stopped here.
On the film! My brother’s money has been reduced by more than half these days, so it’s normal to feel a little uncomfortable.”
"Uncomfortable? Don't ignore the rules if you don't feel comfortable!"
The man listened to the words of others, frowned, and scolded angrily, but his voice was much lower than before.
He was also one of these people. How could he not know how much impact this big ship would have on them?
The ships that were supposed to stop here are now on the other side! These brothers around me support their families by helping people stop ships and unload cargo.
The ship was blocked like this, and he couldn't cross the border to work in other areas. It was enough of a good thing that he didn't jump around and curse.
"The rules, the rules require you to collect money, but how long has this ship been parked, why didn't you come to collect the money? It's because you're so good, I'm scared!"
The young boy squatting on the ground felt angry when he saw someone speaking for him. Although he didn't dare to speak out loud, he still couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.
"Why……"
Hearing the boy's words, the man's face felt a little uncomfortable, but after all, he still had experience and broadmindedness, so he just glared at the boy angrily and stopped pursuing it.
"Hey, please bear with me a little longer. The cost of a day on such a big ship is not a small number. It's impossible for me to just sit here and idle without doing anything. I should leave now!"
After saying these words, the man pursed his lips tightly and looked at the few people who occasionally appeared on the deck of the ship from a distance.
Indeed, he did not dare to ask when the big ship would leave, let alone what docking fee they would charge.
In front of this intimidating ship, men simply did not dare to use the methods used to make illegal money at the dock!
This can't help but be due to the oppressive nature of the ship itself, but more importantly, on the first day the ship docked, the man had personally seen the largest underground gang leader in Luoyang: Zhang Laohu, who had boarded the ship for a visit.
It is said that Zhang Laohu climbed up a high branch of the imperial court and stomped his feet throughout Luoyang! He was always polite and smiling after boarding the ship.
If you don't know that this ship can't be offended, then the man can dig out his own tricks. It's useless to keep them anyway...
"Rumble..."
When the men and the others were looking at the big ship, thinking that it would get out of here quickly.
Suddenly, a group of armored soldiers with cold light shining all over their bodies rumbled from outside the pier! The already busy pier was once again thrown into chaos.
"Wow, Xiao Han, look! It's such a big ship!" Amidst the sound of scraping metal armor leaves, Xue Pan's clear movements stood out.
Following the sound, someone probably discovered that what was guarded by armored soldiers in the middle was Xiao Han's carriage!
Needless to say, these soldiers were all created by Cheng Yaojin.
It turned out that Lao Cheng would never engage in such a big battle.
Because even if he went out of the city to meet Xiao Han, he would go alone, not even bothering to bring any personal soldiers with him.
But when the meal is over.
After listening to the half-confused Xiao Han's story about his experience in the mountain temple, Lao Cheng was so frightened that he hit his head!
He couldn't imagine what would happen to the emperor if something went wrong with Xiao Han, and what would happen to him as the defender of Luoyang?
Therefore, when he sobered up the next day, without saying a word, he immediately called a group of people from the military camp to protect him, and then the scene where the armored men opened the way happened.
Through the curtain raised by Xue Pan, Xiao Han looked at the scurrying people outside with a grimace.
Although he knew that this was Lao Cheng's good intention, he was still not used to the behavior of this kind of arrogant official, even though his status was now considered to be among the best in the entire Tang Dynasty.
His ears felt a little hot, and he didn't know how many people were scolding him at this time. Xiao Han glanced at the big boat parked quietly in the river, and said perfunctorily: "Well, it's indeed not small!"
"Ah, what's your attitude?" Xue Pan was very dissatisfied with Xiao Han's perfunctory look. After giving him a pair of hygienic eyes, he looked at the ship with fascination.
"Next, let's take it for a trip?"
"Yes, Yang Kailue should be on the boat."
"Hmph, I will ask someone later if he has ever robbed a girl again. If so, I will definitely throw him into the water and drink him full!"
"Uh, probably not..."
Xiao Han shuddered and looked at Xue Pan who clenched his fists in surprise. They all said that women hold grudges. Today really proved it. After several years, she still remembered this. She just didn't know what Yang Kailue's luck was.
Will you go into the water to keep company with the tortoise...
(In the Tang Dynasty, the term "pier" was usually called a ferry, such as Fengling Ferry. Here, in order to make it easier to understand (actually it's laziness^O^), it was also written as "pier".
In addition, I found that there was an error in the name of a character from a long time ago. The ship general I met at Yang Kailue's house was named Dong Chengfei, commonly known as Lao Dong. I hereby correct it.)
