Chapter 101: Money Causes Trouble
Han Li set out from his hometown, headed southeast, and headed straight for Lanzhou.
On the way, he not only partnered with others to walk through the downtown area together, but also walked alone in the barren mountains and wilderness because he wanted to take a shortcut. Halfway through, there was no major danger, the only accident was when he was sleeping in the wild somewhere, he encountered a few hungry and red-eyed wild wolves, which turned out to be Han Li's belly dinner.
Along the way, he traveled through the other two states in a row before he came to Lanzhou with great difficulty.
As soon as he entered the Lanzhou Territory, Han Li was greatly surprised by the waterways that extended in all directions. You must know that most of the Yuezhou, where he was originally located, were barren mountains and mountains, mostly hilly and mountainous, not to mention canals and lakes, there were not even many decent small rivers, and most of the drafts relied on wells and streams.
Therefore, Han Li was very interested in the various boats that shuttled through the waterway, and in the end, out of curiosity, he still managed to charter this small boat, and tasted the taste of going down the river for the first time.
As a result, more than ten days later, Han Li came to Jiayuan City mentioned in Dr. Mo's letter and stepped on this inconspicuous dock.
The first glance at this dock for Han Li was that it was too bad.
The whole wharf is made of simple wooden planks, not only the place is small and simple, but also the pile of rotten baskets and broken bags everywhere in the east and west corners is extremely dirty. In the only two bamboo sheds built on the pier, dozens of sturdy men stood on each side, and the upper half of these men were either shirtless or wearing only short coats, all revealing a fierce smell.
Now these men are all staring at him and Qu Soul without blinking, and some of them even have eager eyes in their eyes.
Han Li was stunned for a moment, but then smiled slightly.
Before leaving the boat and going to the dock, the boatman enthusiastically reminded him that there was an unwritten rule on the dock in Jiayuan City, no matter how many goods the merchants brought ashore, they had to pay a coolie from the dock to help carry the things. Otherwise, they will be treated badly by these coolie footmen, and they may even be beaten severely.
When Han Li first arrived here, he didn't have the idea of breaking other people's rules, so he greeted him very honestly:
"I'm going to hire a porter, is anyone coming!"
Sun Ergou had already withdrawn his gaze at this time. After some scrutiny just now, he had already determined in his heart that this young man who had just gotten off the boat was most likely the young master of a certain rich man's family, and that giant man must be a bit of a stupid bodyguard. This kind of combination will appear a lot in Jiayuan City every year, they are here to open their eyes, spend a little money, and then go back to show off, so there is nothing to care about.
However, such people also like to slap their faces and become fat, and they are not badly wronged! As long as they compliment them a little and say a few nice words, these hillbillies will generally give a lot of extra money in addition to the promised transportation money. Therefore, for the individuals who are hired, it is still a very good business.
However, this time it is not their turn to do business. Because according to the agreement he and the black bear agreed in advance, the two sides take turns to take over the door-to-door business, and no one is allowed to fight, and the size of the business is also determined by the luck of the people on both sides, and they just took over a sum yesterday, so this time it should be taken by the people on the opposite side of the black bear.
Thinking of this, Sun Ergou glanced at the other side, only to see the black bear whispering a few words to the subordinates around him, and then a man happily ran out of the crowd and rushed towards the young man.
"No, you can't move alone, it's better to call another person. Han Li looked at the very sturdy man in front of him, then at the oversized package on Qu Soul's body, and shook his head gently.
"This young master, I can pick up such a thing with one hand, and I don't need to look for anyone anymore. The man didn't want anyone else to share his bounty, and besides, he didn't think that the package, even if it was bigger, would not be able to move it unless it was full of stones.
After speaking, the man walked up to Qu Soul and couldn't help but grab the package.
Han Li sighed, there were thousands of taels of silver in this package, as well as other miscellaneous things, the weight was really not light, and it was not something that ordinary people could afford at all.
But he saw that this person was so enthusiastic, so he had no choice but to secretly ask Qu Soul to hand over the package to this person, not to compete with him.
Sure enough, as soon as the strong man took the big bag, his face immediately changed greatly, and he didn't take a few steps on his back with his back, and he was already red and panting, so he had to put down the package in shame, and went back and called another person.
Seeing that the two of them could finally lift the package, Han Li nodded with satisfaction and quickly left the dock and walked along the road towards the city.
Han Li didn't know that because of his lack of experience in the rivers and lakes, he had two pairs of greedy eyes staring at him, and he was about to get into some trouble that he shouldn't have caused.
Sun Ergou looked at the young man's back as he gradually moved away, and finally withdrew his salivating eyes, he suppressed the surprise in his heart, and couldn't help but turn his head and glance at the black bear opposite. He knew very well that the huge wealth hidden in the package would definitely not be able to hide from the other party's eyes.
Sure enough, the black bear was also surprised, and after hesitating for a moment, he still glanced at Sun Ergou. Sun Ergou immediately understood and walked with him to a nearby garbage dump. In front of such a large sum of money, even if there is a hatred of killing his father and wife, Sun Ergou will cooperate with the other party, after all, "people die for money, and birds die for food".
"Fifty-five accounts!" Sun Ergou went straight to the point in a low voice.
"Thirty-seven points, this is originally our side of the business" the black bear unceremoniously refused.
"Four or six points, it can't be less, you should know that the reason you just said is simply untenable. Sun Ergou said with a gloomy face.
"This ......" The black bear hesitated, obviously still reluctant to give up this benefit.
"Hmph! If you think about it for a while, I'm afraid that the people of other gangs will have their eyes on this fat sheep. After snorting, Sun Ergou said coldly.
"Okay! That's it, we high-five. The black bear was visibly touched by this, and finally agreed.
"Pap" "Pap" "Pap" Sun Ergou and the black bear each spit on their hands, then slapped each other three times and temporarily formed an alliance.
"Alright, let's catch up with each other, don't let this kid run into a crowded place. Sun Ergou hurriedly urged.
"Hehe, don't worry, I let those two subordinates take them away from Blackwater Alley, and now rush to block them. The black bear suddenly showed a wicked smile that did not match his appearance.
"That's great, good intentions, brother!" Sun Ergou showed surprise on the surface, but his heart was cold, and he secretly strengthened his vigilance against the black bear.