The sun has begun to set. There are about a dozen large boats parked side by side at the corner of the pier, and teams of porters are carrying packages of silk from the boats.
Two boatmen lifted a package of silk and put it on the shoulders of a porter. The porter staggered and fell to his knees.
"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 bearer stood up, wiped his sweat, and pointed at the package of silk, feeling annoyed.
"Fuck you! What do you mean the portion size is wrong? 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. Damn it, I can't carry it any more!" The bearer ripped off his turban and shoulder pads, shook them with a cry, turned around and left.
The dusty shoulder pad threw out a piece of dust, which hit the steward's face and made him choke and cough, "Cough, cough! Damn it! Where is their boss! Call their boss over! Do you still want to work?"
Damn it!"
The bearers strode off the gangplank, and several bearers came up to meet them, "What's the matter? What happened?"
"The portion of this product is wrong, don't you realize it? Damn it! Two trips to one are not enough, so I have to increase the portion! I quit, what else do I have to do? Damn it! I quit!"
The porter shouted so angry that the veins on his neck popped out.
"I also think the weight is wrong. It's a lot heavier." A porter next to him agreed.
"I feel it too!"
"Yes, yes, yes, I didn't dare to say it. I was wondering if it was because we didn't have enough to eat. Damn it, we don't even have enough to eat. Look at them, they make two or three days of our money in one day! I won't do it anymore either."
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"There are just one more. I just counted them by touch."
"That's so damn cruel, I won't do it anymore!"
"Quit!"
"Let's go!"
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Within a few words, the porters gathered in a pile, yelling and tearing off their shoulder pads one by one. The porters who were carrying work on the boat also threw down their goods, ran off the boat with their clothes, and squeezed in with the angry and noisy porters.
The group started yelling and cursing, huffing and puffing as they walked out.
"I'm going to go to the bank!" The chief steward of this group of more than ten ships was angry and anxious. He got off the gangplank and rushed to the silk headquarters.
Today is the sixth day since their cargo was docked at the dock. In the past, when the dock was busiest, the waiting time was only more than two days and never more than three days.
It was finally time to unload the goods, but these poor porters were dragging their feet and were weak. Originally, they could finish the unloading in half a day. They started unloading in the afternoon yesterday, and now it has been more than a day, and they have only unloaded less than half. Now, these poor porters have unloaded the goods.
My husband actually gave up his choice!
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Zou, the boss of the pier porter and the family gang, was followed by several strong men from Kong Wu, swinging his arms and entering the Jiangnan Silk Headquarters.
President Zhu had a droopy face, and the thick bags under his eyes were particularly conspicuous, and he looked at Mr. Zou sitting in the chair with disgust.
"Do 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 handed to him by his entourage.
"Eight pieces of silk are missing and ten pieces are too much for each package of silk. This has always been the case. The nine pieces of silk in each package of Mingguang Line are not excessive." Manager Han, who was sitting opposite Mr. Zou, frowned slightly.
"Have you supplemented the money you received from the bank?" President Zhu asked with a cold face.
"First, whether to subsidize or not is a matter for our gang. President Zhu is highly respected and should know better than to interfere in the affairs of our gang. Second, President Zhu has ordered us to continue to subsidize this money. Then we
There are old, weak, sick and disabled people in the gang, and these people all have families and families, what should they do? What should they eat?" Mr. Zou leaned back in his chair and asked proudly.
"The money given to you by the bank is used to supplement the porter's wages. There are rules for this." Manager Han frowned.
"Where are these rules? Is there white paper or is there black writing? Since the time when my master beat my master, this money has been used like this now. It didn't just arise in my hands.
"President Zhu, I have already told our manager Han that the one who wants to change the rules at the dock is not me, but the prince. Either you ask the prince for a subsidy, or you provide a subsidy.
Silver, do you want us poor porters to bear the burden of changing the rules? I can only tell you the truth, we poor people cannot afford it!"
Mr. Zou crossed his legs.
President Zhu's eyebags twitched a few times, and he pursed his lips tightly. After a moment, he said in a cold voice: "You should go back first. This is a big matter. I have to discuss it with a few industry elders."
"Okay, then I'll go back and wait for the good news!"
Mr. Zou stood up, swung his arms and walked sideways out of the Silk Head Office.
"President." Manager Han called him "President." Looking at President Zhu's cold face, he didn't dare to say anything else.
"Go and do your work." President Zhu ordered in a cold voice.
Seeing Manager Han exit the room, President Zhu waved to the boy standing in the corner of the room and ordered: "Ask Lao Wan to come over."
Not long after, a thin, short but energetic middle-aged man followed the boy in.
Zhu Hui'er waved his hand to dismiss the young man in the room, motioned for Lao Wan to come closer, and said in a low voice: "Find an opportunity to send Zou Wanqing from the Chengzi Gang on his way."
After a pause, President Zhu continued: "Since he loves women, let him die on her belly and let him die 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 and resigned.
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Li Xiaonan's business of collecting cloth on credit looms was interfered by the Yu family's old boss. Except for the sneak attack in Hejia Village, Yu Dalang successfully robbed almost all the looms. In other villages, Sister-in-law Lu had already taken a step ahead of him, going from house to house.
After passing by, Yu Dalang went again. Those smart people also had many ideas. It was not appropriate to ask for and raise prices one by one. Yu Dalang could only rob half of the looms.
In addition to the old Yu family, there is also a Jinxiu cloth shop that has also joined in.
Jinxiu Cloth Shop has a well-organized plan and arranges looms around the villages and towns near major weaving workshops.
Li Xiaonan and Wang Yuting quietly went to see it twice. According to Wang Yuting, this Jinxiu Cloth Store may have evil intentions.
With sister-in-law Lu secretly pushing the situation, the families Yu Dalang came to visit became more and more demanding, and Yu Dalang soon turned around and looked for new families.
It didn't take long for the three families to start their own arrangements, and they were in peace for the time being. Li Xiaonan went to the Wangfu Bieye Library to read the files.
I haven’t been there for a few days, and the number of files on the long case has increased from three to seven!
After reading quietly all day, the sun turned to the west. Li Xiaonan closed the file and stretched hard.
Wan Qing trotted in from the outside and stuffed a large bag of snacks to Li Xiaonan with a smile on her face, "The fresh meat mooncakes are freshly baked, and the fresh meat fillings are filled with crab meat. They are very fresh. I have asked them to prepare the car.
Go quickly! Go faster on the way, it’s still too hot when you get home.”
"Then let's go quickly!" Li Xiaonan hugged the warm bundle and ran out with Wan Qing.
The two of them walked and ran together and rushed out of the Moon Cave Gate. They stared dumbfoundedly at the second gate, which was full of people and horses.
Gu Yan just took two steps towards the moon cave door and glared at the two people who rushed out. His eyes fell on the big bundle Li Xiaonan was holding in her arms.
The burden is too big, and it will definitely be too late to hide it.
Li Xiaonan held the bundle and followed Gu Yan's steps, turning sideways little by little.
Gu Yan walked up to Li Xiaonan, bent down and smelled it, then suddenly reached out and took away the package of fresh meat mooncakes from Li Xiaonan's arms.
