Goldfield
Chapter 145: Forward

Yu Xiaocao smirked at him, “I think you two can set up a port management office and rent one of the shops as the front of your office. You can engage in cargo transportation, goods storage, assisted purchase services, and coordinate transportation for people. Once construction on the port is complete, Brother Six will have more people working under him and will have more projects. He naturally needs to delegate some problems to a manager. Uncle Sun was already very familiar with the docks and freight. It is better to use someone who knows the job than someone new. So, Brother Liu can give Uncle Sun some things to manage .... In this way, isn't it better than competing with each other fiercely? ”

Brother Six rubbed his chin as his eyes began to shine. It seemed clear that he was deeply moved by his description of a possible, glorious future. Although the idea was not yet completely perfect, it gave him good direction to go and opened his heart to the sheer number of opportunities available. Brother Six is not someone who has no talent. As long as you give him a chance, he can definitely fly high!

Years later, every reasonable person knew about the port mogul, Brother Liu. Even some officials and nobles had no choice but to treat him politely. This is because if you offend Brother Liu there are consequences. Mild violations will cause your cargo to be delayed from loading or unloading. Severe violations, on the other hand, can cause your entire store of goods to be held in one place. In the harbor, Brother Six became a legend among all the workers there —— and all this started from the casual greeting of a little girl!

However, right now, Brother Six is just a small foreman. He gently patted Foreman Sun on the shoulder and sincerely said, “Brother Sun, I respect you as a man. Do you want to work with me? With the two of us united, we can really do great things together !! ”

Mandor Sun replied emotionally, “Liuzi! My brother Sun is not as brave and does not have as much vision as you. But I know the loading and unloading business on the docks like the back of my own hands. If you want to trust me, I will absolutely not let you down !! ”

When Yu Xiaocao saw that the two men had dispersed their misunderstanding, he immediately heaved a sigh of relief. When he first started selling boiled food, Sun's foreman helped a lot with bringing his business, and he also gave his maternal uncles and cousins regular jobs at the docks. As for Brother Six, he once protected her from a group of villains and could be considered as half of the benefactor who saved her life. To be honest, he felt grateful to the two of them, so he did not want to see them fighting anymore.

“Xiaocao..” Yu Heizi noticed that Brother Liu, the big man in the dock, had treated his little sister well. If she spoke for him, would it still be difficult to get a job at the dock? He quietly pulled the corner of his jacket and quietly called out his name.

Only then did Xiaocao recall Yu Heizi's situation. He timidly spoke to Brother Liu, “Brother Liu, this is my father's older cousin, Yu Ge, he wants to find a job at the dock and doesn't mind getting paid a little lower. Do you... have a job suitable for him to do? ”

Brother Six looked at Heizi, who had a full-fat body and a concerning lack of muscle. He frowned slightly and the look in his severe eyes could make the less courageous person tremble in fear. He said, “You are ... Yu Ge, is that true?”

“Yes yes! Big brother Liu, just call me Heizi.. ”Yu Heizi felt his heart pounding after being stared at by a bigger man but he still kept a smile on his face.

Brother Six nodded and bluntly said, “Heizi, to be honest, I don't have a good feeling about you! However, since Little Sister Xiaocao asked, I will give you a chance! Did you see the ship there? There were some suitcases for the woman from that family that needed to be moved to the cart. Go work with the boys from the Liu Family. If you work hard, come back tomorrow. If you can't do it. ”.

“No problem! Thats okay! ” Women's suitcases can't be that heavy. Compared to cargo that weighs at least fifty kilograms, this job is relatively easy. Yu Heizi knew that Brother Six treated him well as a kindness to Little Sister Xiaocao, so she firmly nodded her head and agreed. If he could not do this kind of work, would he still be considered a man?

Brother Six gestured at the tall figure, looking rather weak not far from them, and the young man quickly ran over. Yu Xiaocao stared for a moment. Isn't this Uncle Second Mother's son, Brother Zhiwei?

“Sister, are you guys not busy with farm work now? My father said that he wanted to leave in the next few days to help! ” Yu Xiaocao gently commented as she lifted her head and smiled brightly at him.

Liu Zhiwei wiped the sweat on his forehead and giggled, “Dad and my oldest uncle are still at home! With the help of my sisters, they did not need me to work there. Third Uncle heard that the pier would be built into a port and needed a mason, so he came to look for more information. I came to see if I could get a temporary job. Brother Six took very good care of me and always gave me the easiest job. Even though I am very young, I have a lot of strength in this body! ”

The top of Xiaocao's head only reached Liu Zhiwei's armpits but the words that came out of his mouth sounded like he was his older sister, “Sister, you are still growing now. Just relax and do not harm your body. ”

“Don't worry, I won't get hurt!” Liu Zhiwei chuckled for a while before he set his attention on Brother Six, “Brother Liu, did you call me for something?”

“You are responsible for the loading and unloading of passenger ships docked at the second dock. Show this new guy a rope too. Any questions?” Brother Six quickly and decisively assigned it.

“No problem, I promise I will finish this task !!” When Liu Zhiwei found out that he was in charge of the entire ship, he immediately knew that he had been entrusted with more responsibility and felt his heart swell with the desire to do well. It was just a passenger ship, how much luggage could be put inside? Even if he did not have someone helping him, he could finish this job completely alone!

Brother Liu in earnest, “Zhiwei, it's Heizi's first day, so he doesn't know much. You need to teach him patiently. We absolutely cannot tolerate people who like to fish in troubled waters .. ”

The heizi? Liu Zhiwei turned to face the dark-skinned, fat figure and looked at him. ‘This is the fat fool who always bullies his younger cousins in the Yu Family! Here to find a job? How are his mother and grandmother willing to let him work so hard? Is he trying to use his relationship with his cousin's sister to have fun and laze around? No fine! I, Liu Zhiwei, will absolutely not allow him to do that! ‘

Under Liu Zhiwei's meticulous orders and slight desire to be tough on him, Yu Heizi worked nonstop. Heizi, who had never done any heavy physical labor before, started out full of energy and enthusiasm, but after moving a few suitcases, he felt that there was a weight of five hundred kilograms on his shoulders. Countless drops of sweat scattered onto the ground with each step he took. However, Yu Heizi did not give up and stubbornly continued with one thought —— I had to endure through this, making a lot of money to marry a wife…

After they finished unloading all the luggage on the passenger ship, Liu Zhiwei only let out a hint of sweat flowing down his body. On the other hand, Yu Heizi was panting like a terminally ill old ox. Sweat drenched his body like torrential rain, and both his legs trembled fiercely. Despite all that, he did not voice a single word of complaint.

Brother Liu came and patted him on the shoulder, “Good work ! The first time is always like this, once you get used to it, you'll be OK !! Take a break and eat something to save energy. There will be more to come this afternoon! Did you bring money? If not, you can go to the payroll and get some money paid in advance. ”.

“No need, Brother Liu! I had eaten this morning before I came, so I'm not hungry yet! ” Yu Heizi wiped the sweat off her face with her hands and left some lines of dirt clearly visible.

Brother Six nodded his head, “Then find a place and make sure you get a good rest!”

While at work, Yu Heizi had taken off his jacket and was wearing only one unlined shirt. He lightly lifted the cloth from his shoulders and saw that the skin in the area had been rubbed into a bright red. He grimaced as he gently squeezed the area.

Liu Zhiwei had a whole new level of respect for him after this morning and came. He commented, “Your injuries here are considered quite light! When I first started working here, I didn't know Brother Six yet, so I did the same kind of work that adult men do. I also get half of their salary. After working for a day, the top layer of skin on my shoulder had been peeled off. It hurt a lot at night and I couldn't sleep at the time. ”

Yu Heizi rubbed her shoulders while grinning, “Thank you so much for taking care of me, Brother Zhiwei. I'm not as strong as you, so all the bigger luggage are all carried by you. In a moment, when we get our paycheck, you should get a bigger portion!

“You also work very hard too!” Liu Zhiwei looked at Heizi, flabbergasted. Before, Heizi had always been someone who slacked off and bullied others, why did she feel like she had suddenly become a completely new person?

“I'll go see our little sister there. There are currently a lot of people eating, so they might be very busy right now! ” When Xiaolian used to come alone, Liu Zhiwei would help her during the meal break. Today is no exception either.

Food boiled for one copper coin is becoming increasingly popular on the docks. The amount of food made from one pig's head and about ten servings of pickled fish cannot meet the burning demand. Now, their customers are not only dock workers but also the people who live around them. There are even people who travel from afar to buy some portions of boiled food to take home to entertain guests.

So, every dock worker breaks, the boiled food is quite ludes in a matter of minutes. Many workers who want to eat portions, have to leave empty-handed. In order to meet the demands of the people, Yu Xiaocao had no choice but to increase the amount they produced. He first asked the dock workers for help. If in their village there are people who slaughter pigs, he asks them to help him buy the head and innards of pigs. In return, he would give them two servings of boiled food for free. Very quickly, he had several fixed suppliers for his raw materials.

They also sell more food than ever before. In addition to boiled meat dishes, they also have boiled seaweed, boiled dried tofu, and other vegetarian dishes. Although it is said to be vegetarian, but vegetables and tofu are all boiled using a sauce boiled with pork head. Thus, plant-based dishes have absorbed a lot of fat and animal flavors, so anyone who eats them can taste the taste of boiled pork. The portion of a vegetarian dish is also larger than that of a meat dish. This dish is also quite popular.

With more variety of boiled food for sale, they could no longer rely on food distribution first at home. As a result, Yu Xiaocao bought a copper pot and a small clay stove to heat the food boiled in the dock while selling it. Boiled and heated food had a more concentrated taste, and the smell spread to every nook and cranny of the pier with the sea breeze. Even the women who got off the passenger ship couldn't help but ask about it.

The necessity of splitting food when selling, along with a larger customer base, makes it difficult for just one person to handle all the work alone. Fortunately, most of the customers were dock workers and all of them knew the two sisters. They would all queue meticulously to buy boiled food.

At this point, there was a very long queue in front of the Yu Family clay furnace. Most of the people in line knew each other, so they waited as they conversed in a friendly manner. None of them seemed to be in a hurry.

“Ehh? What are those people lining up for? Are they looking for a job? ” A loud and clear voice suddenly asked, clearly flabbergasted at the sight.

“Sir! That is ‘one copper coin per serving of boiled food’ in the most famous dock. Although it's a rather rough meal, it tastes pretty good! ” The supervisor at the dock glanced at the crowd not too far away from them and humbly replied with a smile on his face.

The person next to him was someone personally appointed by the emperor himself to oversee the construction of the port. Even the prefectural magistrate had to treat him politely, let alone himself who was only a small supervisor. If he wanted to continue this work in the future, he really should serve this master very well ah!