Are The Villain Bosses Strong?
Chapter 2 The Two Happiest Things For Workers
The sky was half-light, and the endless crowing of roosters awakened the sleeping town. Every household opened the door with the remaining warmth in the quilt.
In the dilapidated house outside the west city of Yun County, Deng Quan wiped the water stains on his face and said.
"Sister Qiu, I'm leaving."
"Brother Quan, eat something before you go."
Xu Qiu walked out of the house with wild vegetable cakes.
Deng Quan looked down at his wife's concerned eyes and smiled slightly.
"I'm not hungry, I'll leave it for you two. It's not bright yet, go back to bed and sleep for a while, don't do those needlework, and be careful with your eyes."
Even though Xu Qiu had been married to Deng Quan for five years and was already the mother of a four-year-old boy, she couldn't help blushing at her husband's concern.
The family was very poor, and there was nothing to show for it. The silver money saved was less than two taels of silver, but Xu Qiu was still very happy.
Because she married a satisfactory man, there was no beating, scolding or criticism in her daily life, but full of care and love.
Being poor is never a problem. What matters most is whether a man loves her or not.
Xu Qiu smoothed Deng Quan's already straight clothes again.
"Brother Quan, be careful when working outside, don't hurt yourself."
"Got it."
Xu Qiu watched Deng Quan's figure disappear at the street corner, then locked the door and went back to the inner room. A half-grown skinny monkey was curled up on the bed sleeping.
Xu Qiu gently covered the child with a quilt, then picked up the needle and thread on the table and started to do needlework with the rising sun.
Brother Quan felt sorry for her and couldn't bear to let her strain her eyes.
She also felt sorry for Brother Quan's hard work outside. As long as she could do more, Brother Quan would be less tired outside, and the family would be more comfortable.
The wind blowing through the window gap disturbed the woman's hair, and the hopeful sunshine flickered on the stitches.
...
Yun County is close to the river, and most of the cargo transportation is by ship.
It is more convenient than road transportation and also brings many jobs to Yun County.
When Deng Quan arrived, many men had gathered here. They sat on the boxes at the dock and chatted while waiting for the cargo ship to dock.
There was a small wooden pavilion next to the dock. Three street urchins put their whips on the table and ate soup noodles.
They were supervisors hired by the shopkeepers to prevent street hooligans from coming to collect money and to supervise the hard laborers to prevent them from being lazy.
The tricks of being hung on the street lamps were played thoroughly by the shopkeepers.
There were many ragged men on the periphery. They squatted in the corner and kept their eyes on the dock. Once someone fell down and couldn't work, they would rush out immediately to replace that person and continue working.
Nowadays, other jobs besides farming are very rare in this world.
"The ship is coming!"
There was a shout from the dock.
The men rushed forward, like worker ants waiting to carry food back to the ant nest. In order to continue, they would do anything, even their own lives.
Deng Quan was among them. He was nearly 1.7 meters tall and dark-skinned, so he was not conspicuous in the crowd.
"We need ten people for the grain ship here!"
A bunch of men rushed up.
Everyone likes to rush to do the work on the grain ship. Some bags are accidentally pierced during transportation. When carrying, they secretly put the spilled grain into their pockets, and the family's grain for two days came out.
Deng Quan raised his hand and squeezed forward. Seeing that the people in the grain shop were about to call him, the person next to him secretly kicked him and squeezed into the last place.
When Deng Quan looked at him, he still shook his eyebrows provocatively.
After working at the dock for a few months, everyone saw each other every day, so there was naturally a set of rules to follow. That is, when there is a lucrative job, it all depends on luck, whoever is called will be the one.
Otherwise, they are all a bunch of hot-tempered coolies, you grab me, I grab you, and finally have to fight.
But this rule does not include Deng Quan, because he can't get irritable, and he won't get back at others if he is bullied, but will just quietly wait for the next lucrative job to appear.
Because of Deng Quan's despicable personality, he didn't make any friends after working at the dock for almost a year. Only an older man named Lao Pi could talk to Deng Quan.
When Lao Pi saw Deng Quan pinching the small cut on his clothes with a painful look on his face, he knew what had just happened.
"The grain shop was robbed again?"
"Yeah."
"You are too honest. If you beat up those bastards, they won't dare to bother you."
"There is plenty of work, and if it breaks, it will cost a lot of money. It is better to buy more food with that money to feed my wife and children." Deng Quan sat on the wooden box, looking at the river and waiting for the next cargo ship, with a faint smile on his face.
Lao Pi shook his head and got up to work. This is the truth, but if you don't pay a price to fight for some things, you will be the one who suffers in the end.
It was not until the morning of the next day that Manager Chen came in a carriage. He loosened the jade belt around his waist with a big belly, and then he felt more comfortable.
"Which ship of grain is this?"
"Shopkeeper Chen, this is the third ship."
"Yes." Shopkeeper Chen nodded with satisfaction: "Let's slow down the price of grain before we raise it. We have to save face."
The subordinate beside him hesitated and asked cautiously: "Now many families can't afford to buy grain. If it rises again..."
Shopkeeper Chen looked at the busy laborers and sneered: "You still have a lot to learn. What's the point of living for these lowly people who can't even afford food? As long as they want to survive, they will always find a way to get money. Why do you care how they get the money? As long as they have money, it's fine."
A copper coin rolled in front of Shopkeeper Chen inadvertently. Shopkeeper Chen ignored the boy who had just lost the copper coin and was anxious but didn't dare to come forward. He picked up the copper coin, blew off the dust on it and put it in his pocket.
"Has the magistrate's household been delivered?"
"Yes, it's half a year's supply for his 100 people."
"Make it up and deliver another half a year. Don't forget to deliver some to those people in the government office. As the saying goes, the King of Hell is easy to mess with, but the little devils are hard to deal with. Don't let them come and disturb me from making money."
The subordinates listened to the boy crying loudly and looked at the shopkeeper Chen who had a hard time getting on the carriage and needed to step on people. They were speechless for a while.
...
The two happiest things for workers are getting off work and getting paid.
The men who had worked hard all day were experiencing these two things at the same time. They all lined up to receive their money with a smile.
Deng Quan was also in the line, looking forward to the copper coins that kept coming out of the foreman's hand.
"Deng Quan, are you going to have a drink?"
"I won't go. My wife is waiting for me at home."
"I think she's not waiting for you, but the little money in your pocket."
"Yes, she knows how to spend money better than me."
"You're talking so nicely. A henpecked man is a henpecked man. A grown man is so messed up. Do you want to send your wife to me so I can teach her a lesson for you?"
The man who was talking and the other men around him laughed together.
Deng Quan pretended not to hear. These people usually joked about dirty things when they were free. If you ignored them, they would change the topic after a while.
After receiving the wages, Deng Quan put the money in his arms and walked home quickly.
There are many thieves on the street. If the money in his arms is stolen, he will inevitably go hungry.
Unexpectedly, when he turned the corner, he bumped into someone without noticing.
"Friend, are you okay..."
After seeing the appearance of the person he bumped into, Deng Quan's face froze and he took two steps back.
Ji Feng rubbed his hangover head and looked at Deng Quan in a daze.
We agreed to go to a brothel together last night.
In the end, the consumption in that place was too high, so only Chen Dasen went there to enjoy himself. The younger brothers could only drink to satisfy their cravings.
The alcohol content of ancient wine was not high, but it couldn't withstand the soft and tender hands of his sister, so he fell down.
He woke up an hour ago and went out to look for food, but he didn't expect to meet Deng Quan.
Is this the so-called "the gears of fate have begun to turn"?
Why did Ji Feng recognize Deng Quan as soon as he saw him even though he had never seen him before?
Look, the system interface has popped up.
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