Goldfield
Chapter 90: Brother Six

With the help of Foreman Sun, Xiaocao's eldest uncle and the eldest cousin of the Liu Family could get a job every day. Sometimes, they also brought their second uncle. They produced over a hundred copper coins per person every day. Oldest Aunt also stopped selling pickled vegetables because she could not make much money from selling them …

Seeing that his father was engrossed in chatting with Grandpa Liu, Xiaocao stood up and walked around. Over these past few days, he had focused on making money and had no time to wander around the pier.

Tanggu Pier has only begun to develop in recent years after the current emperor ascended the throne. When the current emperor was a teenager, he liked to venture out on the sea. He also personally oversaw the construction of the ocean liner. After he ascended the throne, he vigorously developed the sea voyage and formed a powerful navy to fight pirates and protect shipping vessels. As a result, the shipping industry has grown rapidly in the last five or six years.

As the nearest pier to the capital, the development of Tanggu Pier is of course a problem. But, it was still a rather new pier. Although large, it looks very simple and many of its construction has not been completed. However, the merchants with foresight seemed to have set their sights on the pier. Allegedly, the Zhou Family had chosen a location near the pier to build a branch of Zhenxiu Restaurant.

As Xiaocao walked around, he walked away from Grandpa Liu's noodle stall and arrived at the place where the B/M laborers were employed. It was the most crowded day here every day before dawn. More than a hundred short-term workers would gather here, waiting to be selected by the foreman. However, right now, people were already busy working on the docks, so there was hardly anyone here now.

“Hei! Your name's Xiaocao? ” Some men, who seem like useless bastards, get in his way.

Yu Xiaocao looked around and frowned deeply. He carefully looked at the man with a face that said ‘I'm the bad guy’, and asked, “What can I do for you?”

The leader, who was wearing a new seventy percent cotton-coated jacket, had his hands tucked in his sleeves and coldly looked at Xiaocao with his rat-like eyes. With a sly smile on his face, he said, “I heard that your copper one-coin meat dish is selling sweetly on the dock.”

“Nothing special. It looks like I sold a lot, but we sold it cheaply and didn't get much profit. So, we don't make much! ” Xiaocao did not believe he was here to congratulate him on his prosperous business, so he quietly remained vigilant.

Behind the rat's eyes, a thin man with a protruding mouth and a monkey-like chin jumped out and shouted, “Who cares if you make a profit! You are selling items in our Brother Shark territory! Do you respect the boss? Have you paid the protection fee? ”

Yu Xiaocao understood very clearly now. His business had gone too well over these past two days and caused others to become envious. So, people came to extort money! He looked around and groaned in his heart. He was unable to find a single person nearby at this moment. What's he supposed to do?

“Protection cost? I'm new here and have never heard of anything about the need to pay a protection fee to do business on the docks. ” Yu Xiaocao was stalling for time as he tried to think of a way to get away from this group of bastards.

The man known as Brother Shark showed a thug-like smile and said, “Just because you didn't hear it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist! Stop with the bullshit and give me the money! ”

“OK okay! I will pay... How much should I pay? ” Xiaocao showed weakness to lower his opponent's defense.

Brother Shark and Skinny Monkey looked at each other triumphantly, and then asked for an exorbitant price, “Ten copper coins for a day. If you pay monthly, we will only take two hundred copper coins per month! ”

The filth! Two hundred copper coins? Even the best business at the pier would not be able to afford two hundred copper coins a month for protection fees! It seems like these local bullies are only pointing at him.

Yu Xiaocao feigned fear, glanced at the location of the pier and his father, and inwardly measured the closest distance to get there. With a sobbing tone, he said, “Male brother! This little sister just arrived today. I haven't even opened my business yet, so where would I get ten copper coins to give to you? After I finish selling meat dishes today, I will pay the monthly fee all at once. Do you believe it?”

Skinny Monkey approached Brother Shark and whispered into his ear, “This brat came with a tall and strong-looking man today. If we let him back, then everything will be over! ”

These guys are lazy bastards who are useless around the dock. They usually oppress the weak and fear the strong. They also sometimes commit petty theft. They had extorted money from almost all the old, frail women, and children who were selling things at the docks. Most of the hawkers were from nearby villages, so they did not dare to speak out against these local thugs.

There are some bailiffs who maintain order at the pier. However, this local bastard always acted very well when court officers patrolled the area. They will hide in an unknown corner and only come out when the bailiff leaves. So, most of the people who were blackmailed would only spend some money as a way of buying peace.

This group of criminals had heard from an unknown source about Yu Siblings' recently rapidly growing business. They had planned to wait until the siblings finished selling their food, and then robbed all their money by persuading and threatening them. But, they did not expect the adults to come today. Moreover, he was tall and strong and did not seem to be someone they could bully. Therefore, they changed their plans, stopped the little girl, and tried to extort as much money as possible.

“How much money do you have? Give it all to me! ” Brother Shark is very demanding.

Xiaocao shook his head fearfully and quietly moved to the side. As if about to cry, she said, “My father has money. I don't have a penny. Brother, please let me go. I really have no money.. ”.

As he spoke, he suddenly crouched on the ground and picked up the sand. He threw it into the face of the thug, and then hurriedly ran towards the dock with all his might.

He used all the power in his body, while only thinking of one thing —— run, run! As long as he ran to a crowded place, this bastard would not dare to be so reckless.

Surrounded once more, Xiaocao felt irritated and cursed in his heart: Damn it! It seemed like he could not avoid the blow.

Brother Shark, who was supported by Skinny Monkey, rubbed his eyes with one hand and started to curse. Previously, Xiaocao had thrown all the sand onto his face, so he could not see clearly now.

“Fucking boy! You refuse to give it and ask to be forced! Go and teach him a lesson !! ” Brother Shark's eyes hurt, so he kept crying and couldn't see anything. Therefore, he shouted furiously.

“Ah!”

“Ai-yo !!”

“Mother, save me!”

At first, Brother Shark was very proud and confident. ‘That damned brat actually dares to throw sand at me! He needs to be taught a lesson! ‘

Uh? Something's not right! Why did the scream sound so familiar, as if it came from his group of friends? What the hell is going on?

“Liu... Brother Liu ..” Beside him, the stuttering voice of the Monkey is heard and his supporting hand is also shaking nonstop …

After Shark issued the order, Xiaocao immediately held his head and crouched down. He was waiting to feel the pain in his body, but the punches and kicks he anticipated did not happen. He curiously looked up after hearing a series of screams and noticed that the rioters were all lying on the ground, roaring in pain.

He blinked a few times and saw a tall figure in front of him —— broad shoulders, a slender figure, half-old clothes that could not hide his charisma. Waw! Is this a legendary scenario ‘a hero saves beauty’? Cough, cough.. Okay, it's more of a ‘hero who saved a little girl’ now…

“Liu... Big Brother Liu ..” He saw a Skinny Ape trembling like a quail, and he was so frightened that he had not peed in his pants. He is increasingly curious about the identity of the hero who saved him.

Xiaocao stood up and watched as the hero kicked them one by one and sent the Skinny Ape and Shark flying. He adored her more in his heart.

Pain in his stomach causes Shark's tears and snot to flow out. Her tears finally washed the sand in her eyes. He blinked his red and swollen eyes excitedly and finally saw the person who had come to fight for justice. Resisting the pain, he hurriedly got up and weakly shouted, “Brother Liu ..”

The man called ‘Brother Six’ did not have any expression on his cold face. He looked at her with an icy-cold gaze that could almost freeze one's blood. Brother Shark felt a chill run down his spine and fell to the ground like a dead dog.

Who doesn't know Brother Six at the pier? He used to be a beggar who took food from ferocious dogs when he was a child. At the age of ten, with ferocious strength, he killed the wolf with his bare hands.

At the age of sixteen, a young man named Liuzi, with several beggar-born brothers, had defeated a tyrant at the pier and paved the way to his own career. With his ability, he was able to monopolize the pier. But he is not greedy and only holds a few important customers. He left the rest to be shared with the other foremen. Then, the Sun Foreman gradually gathered his own tissues and put away many of the smaller powers. Over time, the current situation is formed…

Nevertheless, on the dock, the words of the man who was respectfully known as ‘Brother Liu’, were even stronger than the bailiff. Even the bailiff had to give him face. The thugs on the dock had been beaten by him in the past, so they were so afraid of him that they would run away every time they saw him.

Shark and Skinny Monkey are one of them. They were just insignificant people who were not even qualified to compete with Brother Six, but they had heard about their prestige. They didn't expect to see him today. Skinny Monkey trembled at the thought of Brother Six's ruthlessness and suddenly felt a warm sensation around his groin…

“That's it! Don't let me see you guys again at the dock, or else. ”Brother Six squinted her eyes, which were fierce like wolves. His voice was light, but the effect was powerful!

The shark immediately got up from the ground and replied, “Yes, yes! We'll get rid of it soon, get rid of it! We promise to never step on the dock again. ”.

He was so scared that his feet went limp. He rolled several times on the ground, and then crawled with both his hands and feet. Others also hated their parents for not giving them two more legs and desperately ran away, as if they were being chased by hungry wolves wanting to bite their buttocks.

“Uh... Thank you!” Yu Xiaocao had heard the name ‘Liuzi’ from Foreman Sun. He only knew that he was a competitor of Foreman Sun and knew nothing more. Based on that bastard's attitude, this Liuzi was definitely not an easy person to deal with.

Brother Six turned around slowly and nodded lightly at him. Xiaocao could finally see clearly on his face. He has a deep face. His eyes and eyebrows made him look a little jumbled. He has a tall nose and slightly thin lips. She has uniformly tanned skin due to long-term exposure to sea breezes and sun. If not for the scar extending from his left eyebrow to the corner of the lip on the right side of his face, he would definitely be a very cold and handsome man.