hotmtlnovel Chapter 716 Returning Hometown
Chapter 716 Returning Hometown
July 6, 26th year of Chengming
Tongzhou Prefecture
The dock was already busy in the early morning. The temporary workers at the dock were shuttling back and forth in the cargo lane, their faces covered with sweat.
Jiang Youzhen had previously planned to separate cargo and passenger ships into two lanes, which would not only avoid collisions with passenger ships, but also prevent traffic obstruction.
The group had already gotten off the boat. Jiang Youzhen looked around, feeling very familiar with his hometown. He smiled slightly when he heard the familiar accent.
"Young master, you guys go ahead first. I'll take the servants to move the boxes out." Qing Lang stepped forward and had to go through the freight channel to move the boxes.
They brought a lot of luggage with them this time, a total of six large boxes and several bundles.
Although they brought many servants, it was still very difficult to lift so many large boxes.
"Master, Madam, do you need someone to carry your bags?" At this time, a temporary worker walked to a distance from the group with a cautious smile on his face.
"Dad, Mom, we can't move all these things. Let's get a couple of laborers to help carry them!"
Jiang Youzhen suggested when he saw some temporary workers standing on the shore looking at them eagerly.
Jiang Fugui looked at these ragged people with expectant but sad expressions, and couldn't help but think of his past self. In just over three years, he became a government official. Life really is unpredictable.
"Okay!" Jiang Fugui nodded.
After hiring a few temporary workers to help with the luggage, Jiang Youzhen and his friends planned to rent a few horse-drawn carriages to go back.
"You blind man, don't you know what to do? Have you seen the material I'm wearing? It's silk. Look at it! It's scratched, how are you going to compensate me?" a fat and big-eared man shouted.
Jiang Youzhen and the others looked over and saw that the man was grabbing a temporary worker by the collar, with a ferocious look on his face.
"Sir, I'm sorry, but this is a road for transporting goods. You've come to the wrong place."
The thin man looked embarrassed, and his dark skin was covered with sweat.
"Why? You mean it's my fault? You scratched my silk, and I have to make you pay for it."
The fat master looked at the temporary worker with disgust, and then spit flew.
"Don't think I'll let you go just because you're pretending to be pitiful. This set of clothes costs two taels of silver. I don't want more from you. Just compensate me with one tael and five cents, and we'll let it go."
The day laborer immediately looked bitter and said, "Sir, where can I get one tael and five cents of silver?"
"I don't care whether you have it or not, you have to pay for it."
Several day laborers gathered around and said, "Sir, you are so unreasonable. The government stipulates that this is the passage for transporting goods, and you passengers should go over there. Silk clothes are easily scratched by moving things around, and even if we are careful, we can't avoid getting scratched."
"Yeah! Obviously you've come to the wrong place."
"You think you are right to scratch my clothes? The court has stipulated the passage, but it did not say that passengers cannot use the passage for transporting goods, right?
My luggage is valuable. If I don't come to watch it, who knows if you beggars will steal my luggage?" The man said with a "Pah" sound.
"You're going too far, aren't you? Even though we're poor, we won't steal other people's luggage."
"Yes! Sir, I have been carrying bags at the dock for more than five years, but I have never done anything like this."
Some temporary workers were angry but dared not say anything, but they would not do it if they were called thieves.
"My purse was stolen at the dock last time, who else could it be if not you? Anyway, you have to compensate me with this money today." This old man is unreasonable and he won't give up until he gets the money!
"But sir, if you sell me out, I can't afford to pay you one ounce and five cents! Besides, you are also at fault in this matter."
Before the temporary worker could finish his words, the master grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up again.
"Let Hu Zi go quickly." The temporary worker nearby became anxious.
"Why do we need to fight when we are going to the government to discuss the matter?"
"Huh?" Jiang Fugui was stunned at first, then he walked over with a grim face.
"father?"
"The boss?"
"It looks like Hu Zi, whom I used to work with. I'll go take a look." Jiang Fugui said and strode over.
"Mom, you and little sister get on the carriage first. Qinglang and the others are here. I'll go see dad."
Liu Ya was wearing a veil and holding Shen's arm tightly.
"Let's go report to the police, you let Hu Zi go!" Several temporary workers came forward and surrounded the man and shouted.
"What? Do you want to bully the weak with your numbers? The same principle applies no matter where you go. If you damage my clothes, you must pay for it." The old man was not afraid at all and was still very arrogant.
"Hu Zi?" Jiang Fugui shouted.
Hu Zi, who was being carried with a red face, heard a familiar shout. He turned around and was confused at first, then surprised.
"Rich?" Li Datou was shocked.
"Hu Zi, why are you here?" Jiang Fugui was very excited to see his old friend.
Jiang Youzhen saw that the two were so excited that they had forgotten their current situation, so he could only shake his head helplessly.
When the old man saw that someone else was coming, he loosened his grip immediately when he saw what Jiang Fugui and Jiang Youzhen were wearing.
If he saw it correctly, the two of them were wearing soft silk.
"I'll compensate you with silver!" Jiang Youzhen simply helped to deal with this small matter. In the end he would have to compensate anyway, it was just a matter of how much!
The young man in front of him was like a person in a painting. He handed over a piece of silver with his bare hand, and the old man quickly took it.
He weighed it and saw that it was about one tael and five cents, so he cupped his hands, not daring to say anything more, and took it and left.
Jiang Youzhen looked at Jiang Fugui and Huzi and found that they were hugging each other.
"Fugui, we haven't seen each other for two or three years, right? You have become rich now."
Hu Zi was so happy that he didn't know where to put his hands. He saw Jiang Fugui just now, but didn't recognize him at first because Jiang Fugui was dressed too luxuriously.
"Isn't it? I went to look for you later, but I couldn't find you. I asked people from your village, and they said you were escorting someone from the escort agency. How come I see you at the dock again now?" Jiang Fugui nodded and patted Hu Zi's shoulder.
Hu Zi shrank back and said, "My hands are rough and my body is dirty, please don't dirty your clothes."
After being happy, he became a little restrained because Jiang Fugui looked like a master now.
"It's okay. Why are you still alienated from me? You haven't told me why you are here!"
As soon as Jiang Youzhen saw his father's expression, he knew that he was happy from the bottom of his heart. It seemed that this man named Hu Zi had a good relationship with him.
"Oh, don't say anymore. It's hard to put it into words." Hu Zi sighed.
"Dad! It's very inconvenient here with so many people coming and going. Let's find an inn to settle down first, and then talk in detail!"
"Oh! By the way, Dad hasn't introduced him to you yet. This is the good friend who used to carry bags with Dad. His name is Hu Zi. You can just call him Uncle Hu Zi."
"Uncle Huzi!" Jiang Youzhen bowed.