The first thing you see is gray, it is a foggy morning.
The visibility is very low, the wind is not strong, but the temperature is not high.
Mai Fan shivered subconsciously. He had just arrived in this world, and his clothes were not very warm.
He touched the jacket on his body and found that some of it was damp and still very thin.
There are obvious patches on the outside, especially on the elbows and knees.
The stitching is rough and it doesn't look like someone took care of it.
Most likely he is a bachelor.
"Fan, what are you thinking about? Fan, get to work quickly."
Mai Fan lowered his head and looked at the work badge on his chest.
This simple piece of cloth with a name written on a charcoal strip has a few words written on it. Michael Van
This is his name in this world.
Now he is on his way to work.
"Come, come right now."
Mai Fan ran two steps and caught up with the person who greeted him.
The man looked familiar to him, and he was not polite and put his arms around Mai Fan's neck.
"After work yesterday, you went home alone? You said you were tired and wanted to sleep a little longer."
"I don't think you're well rested at all."
"Tell me, did you throw money into those low-grade female prostitutes at the Little Red House on Bienjiao Street again?"
"Fan, I've told you many times."
"Save up some coppers while you are young. When you have saved enough gold coins, you can find a down-to-earth girl on the dockside, use this as a betrothal gift, and marry her home."
"Like old John, there is hot soup and hot water as soon as you get home."
"My wife and children are no more moisturizing than anything else."
"What can those women at Red Roof bring you?"
"With your pockets cleaner than your face?"
Mai Fan was quite cooperative. He hesitated and looked annoyed.
This coworker who seemed to be very familiar with him didn't know what to say when he saw Mai Fan acting like this.
Mai Fan took advantage of the gap between the other person's arms and glanced at the other person's badge.
Jack.
It's also a very common name.
It's just that the opponent is much stronger than him.
Jack has a tall body, bulging muscles, and big arms like iron blocks. He wrapped his arms around Mai Fan's neck, making him somewhat suffocated.
The two people came to the place where they were working, laughing and joking.
Only then did I realize that they were porters handling cargo at the dock.
When the passenger ship comes, I help carry the bags for the guests. When the passenger ship is not available, I help carry the bags and unload the goods on the freighters docked at the dock and in the surrounding warehouses and factories.
They were lucky today.
There was a passenger ship that had delayed its docking opportunity due to a storm at sea. It just came from the offshore and docked at the pier.
The sailors on the ship slapped the unloading board on the shore, and the workers who were originally squatting on the edge of the dock crowded around.
"Don't be crowded, don't be crowded."
"This is a luxury cruise ship."
"Everything coming down from the warehouse at the back must be handled with care."
"The place where guests disembark is in front needs two decent workers to help the ladies and gentlemen carry their large suitcases."
The crew members shouted and shook their heads at the dirty porters.
The tall Jack and the relatively clean Mai Fan caught their eyes.
"Just you two, follow me."
The handyman on the boat took Mai Fan and Jack around from the hanging side plank to the other end of the bow.
At this time, the gate that was wide enough for four or five people had been opened, and the guests on this luxury cruise ship began to disembark one after another.
"Hurry up, be quick with your hands and feet, speak sweetly, and be respectful to others. The guests on this ship are very generous. As long as the service is good, you will benefit from it."
Jack and Mai Fan are indeed very agile.
They nodded and rushed over, one person standing on the side of the disembarkation board, waiting to receive the large luggage handed over by the guests.
From the moment the first guest disembarked, Mai Fan knew that the guests on this ship were indeed either rich or noble.
The men were all wearing formal suits, the little skirts on the ladies were beautiful and gorgeous, and even if the jewelry on their hands were shrouded in mist, their brilliance was not obscured.
Such guests are naturally very generous.
Of course, the small luggage in their hands would not be touched by rough people like Mai Fan.
But no one who boarded this ship could have traveled alone.
They would bring their own servants and even stewards with them on board the ship.
The luggage of this group of people is not light.
The servants following them would ask Luo Maifan and Jack to come over and carry these heavy and clumsy boxes.
The first wave of people disembarking made Mai Fan and Jack very busy.
But just after they loaded a large box onto the carriage and returned to the edge of the ship, some sudden accidents occurred.
"Has anyone seen my wife?"
"She told me that she wanted to come down quickly and drink a bowl of the most famous hot milk and coffee on Fifth Avenue."
"Let me pack my luggage and wait here early."
"But the first group of guests have already gone down, and she hasn't appeared yet. I just asked my servant to go back to her room."
"But I found that she was no longer inside."
"Her luggage and her servants are not here. The cabin is clean and looks like it has been specially cleaned."
"So I have to ask, where did you people get my wife?"
The person blocking the disembarkation entrance was a well-dressed and decent-looking gentleman.
The crew member responsible for disembarking the guests at the bow of the ship was a little confused.
"Guest, please don't get excited. Can you please let other guests disembark first? We have sent the crew to find your wife."
Jack looked around at the excitement.
"Hey, isn't it possible that his wife ran away a long time ago? I just don't want to have a hearty breakfast with his annoying husband."
Mai Fan smiled, then his eyes turned to Jack's shoulder and he was stunned.
"Jack, what's wrong with your shoulder? Was it injured when you were carrying your luggage just now?"
Jack subconsciously looked at his shoulder and found that his linen waistcoat was stained with a large amount of blood.
Because the clothes he wore were gray and brown.
If Mai Fan hadn't looked so closely, he wouldn't have been able to see the stain at all.
"Oh my God. I'm sure this is not my own blood."
How could a porter who was carrying his meals on his shoulders know nothing about his injuries?
"So, where did this bloodstain come from?"
Mai Fan reached out and crushed it, and the sticky blood stuck to his hand.
Very fresh, just glued on.
"So Jack, what experience did you just transport?"
Jack was a little scared. He began to recall what he had moved.