Chapter 246 Coffin (1)
There is an eye-catching scenery on the dock at this moment.
A man over two meters tall and a man over 1.8 meters tall each carry ten sacks of goods on their shoulders.
I carried it for more than an hour, but I didn’t even break out a sweat.
With this strength and patience, it would be a pity not to strike with a hammer.
The goods that originally took two days to move were completed in one day by these two people.
Putting the last few sacks of salt on his shoulders into the warehouse, Yu Qian patted the dust on his shoulders.
Walking out of the warehouse with Ye Zhen, it was almost dark.
Outside the warehouse, a group of dock workers surrounded the young man from before, waiting obediently for the other party to pay their wages.
Zhang Dong is also among them.
Seeing Yu Qian and Ye Zhen coming out, many people had strange expressions on their faces, some showed admiration, while others felt uncomfortable.
Of course Yu Qian knows why these people have such expressions.
The work that originally took two days was completed in one day, and they lost one day's money. In this era, you have to save every penny, otherwise you will starve to death.
“You two brothers, you are so strong.” The young man’s eyes suddenly lit up when he saw Yu Qian and Ye Zhen.
“My name is Huangshan, and this is today’s wages, a total of twelve yuan for two people.”
The young man quickly walked up to Yu Qian and Ye Zhen and put twelve yuan in Yu Qian's hand.
He continued, "It was originally three yuan, and the two of them added up to six yuan. However, because the goods that originally took two days to move were completed in one day, the boss was happy and gave him two days. Money, in addition..."
Huangshan smiled and turned to look at the other dock workers, "Tonight, the boss will set up a banquet in the dock warehouse. Everyone comes, no money is required."
Hearing this, everyone, even Zhang Dong, became excited.
The way they looked at Yu Qian and Ye Zhen changed.
They clearly knew that they were able to receive these benefits because of these two people.
"Brothers, are you interested in working here?"
Huangshan asked the others to distribute wages, while he himself got in front of Yu Qian and Ye Zhen alone.
"Yes, but we may not be able to work for long. We came to visit our relatives, but we got lost because we had no travel expenses. We have no choice but to hang out here for a while." Yu Qian thought for a moment and said. .
"Is that so..." Hearing this answer, Huangshan was obviously a little disappointed, but after thinking about it, with these two people here, their shipping time would be much faster than other terminals.
Here, time is money, and the faster you go, the more money you make.
"That's okay. If you want to work here for a long time, tell me. After all, being a dock worker all your life is not the right path. With your abilities, you shouldn't be buried." Huangshan nodded and said , In fact, what he wants to say is that with our abilities, it would be a pity not to join the world.
The current sea lacks people like them.
In the land war in Shanghai, not many people use bullets.
"Okay, thank you." Yu Qian nodded and said.
"It's okay, just hang out in the world. One more friend means one more path." Huang Shan said with a smile, and then he said a few words about family feuds and the rules here, and then left.
Looking at the leaving Huangshan and the dock workers who were counting the bulk, Yu Qian’s eyes flickered slightly and he threw the money to Ye Zhen. Yu Qian turned his head and looked at a student wearing a t-shirt not far from the dock. A girl who wears clothes.
"It seems to be Zhang Youhong." Ye Zhen put the money away casually and looked at the girl.
Very young, with a figure of fifteen or sixteen, good looks, and a beauty. In her immature face, the shadow of the familiar Zhang Youhong can be vaguely seen.
"Brother, thanks to you this time."
Zhang Dong came over and said slightly excitedly.
It is not usual to get two days' wages for one day's work.
Moreover, the goods they carried today were not up to standard. Most of the goods were carried by Yu Qian and two people.
They dock workers get two days' wages for half a day's work.
How does this make them unhappy?
"Old Zhang, just follow us from now on. I guarantee that you will make endless money in the future." Ye Zhen hugged Zhang Dong's neck and said carelessly.
The corner of Yu Qian's mouth twitched slightly, and he hesitated to tell Ye Zhen something, but looking at Ye Zhen and Zhang Dong holding hands, he thought about it and decided to forget it.
"Lao Zhang..." Zhang Dong was a little uncomfortable. He was only in his twenties, and he was more or less uncomfortable being called Lao Zhang by a peer of about the same age.
"What do you plan to do here?" Zhang Dong changed the subject and asked this.
To be honest, Zhang Dong hopes that they will work here for a long time, because with them here, they will have much less work to do.
But the money will not be short, and Hong Bang's character is still worthy of trust.
“We’ll wait for a while before we decide. Whether we’ll be able to do it for a long time or not, we have to think about it.” Yu Qian thought for a while and said.
"It's true. With your abilities, you can find a better way out. You can't stay here forever. It's the same for me. I will stop working in two years at most." Zhang Dong said.
Yu Qian nodded. This is the normal situation. Young people, no matter what era they are in, have the idea of going out to have a try.
After the payment of wages is over, most of the dock workers have gone home to prepare for tonight's flowing feast.
Because Yu Qian and Ye Zhen showed that they only had a good impression of Zhang Dong, many dock workers did not come over to get close to them. Some of them came over, but they were sent away by Yu Qian.
"Okay, stop talking. Your sister has been waiting for you for a long time."
Yu Qian interrupted Zhang Dong who was about to continue chatting with Ye Zhen.
Hearing Yu Qian's words, Zhang Dong was slightly startled, and then followed Yu Qian's line of sight. The girl not far away was waving towards them at the moment.
"Then I'll go back first, and we'll talk in the evening." Zhang Dong had a smile on his face, said hello to Yu Qian, and trotted over.
Yu Qian and Ye Zhen looked at the back of this young man in his twenties, with smiles in their eyes.
"When do you think Lao Zhang will be able to control the ghosts?" Ye Zhen looked around the dock, his eyes flickering slightly, but there were no ghosts around.
But there are many in the city.
“I don’t know, just watch and it will be fine.”
There is nothing to say, and there is nothing to say.
The next days were very simple. After eating the flowing mat, they all moved goods at the dock. There were a lot of goods in the past two days, and they still worked very hard.
The two of them and the other dock workers could finish the work in one or two days in one or even half a day.
Huangshan is extremely satisfied with them and has visited them several times. In his words, he is trying to persuade them to join the Hong Gang, the gang that controls the dock.
Yu Qian did not refuse or agree, he just said to see again.
Huangshan had no choice but to leave disappointedly.
They have only been here for half a month, and they are already on the verge of becoming the boss of all the dock workers.
Zhang Dong's status has been implicitly improved in the hearts of other dock workers.
Because only Zhang Dong and his sister can talk and laugh with these two people.
The days are very dull, but the feeling is good.
Compared with facing the ghosts, moving goods on the dock is much more comfortable and comfortable.
A few more days passed like this.
In the evening of that day, the last shipment of goods was consumed by them.
But today, after paying out today's wages, Huangshan scanned all the dock workers, and finally left a few people, "Liu Qixin, Zhang Liu, Wang Wu, Zhang San, Li Si, Zhang Dong... …”
A total of ten people were left behind by Huangshan.
Yu Qian and Ye Zhen looked at each other, knowing in their hearts that the incident had begun.
"Old Huang, are you making a big move? How about we two brothers?"
Ye Zhen came to Huangshan's side and hugged Huangshan's neck.
Huangshan rolled his eyes, and quickly patted Ye Zhen's hand hard. Ye Zhen let go slightly, and Huangshan could breathe.
Huangshan looked at Zhang Dong and others, hesitated for a while, and signaled Yu Qian and Ye Zhen to change places to talk.
Ye Zhen thought for a while and pulled Huangshan to the warehouse door.
After seeing that he was far enough away from other people, Huangshan's expression became solemn. He looked around and made sure that no one was there before he said, "Brother, this is a big opportunity. If you do well, you will be popular for the rest of your life." "It's spicy."
"Do you know how much they pay?"
Huangshan stretched out a hand, "It's five hundred oceans, five hundred, this is five." One hundred oceans is enough for us to marry, have children, and build a bungalow, and they only need to let them get on the boat to carry a coffin and take care of it for one night. Doesn’t it sound simple?”
“But? ..."
Huangshan looked at Yu Qian and Ye Zhen solemnly, "But you must know that high risk and high reward, no benefits are free."
"I, Huangshan, regard you as brothers. I will definitely not leave you two brothers behind if I get any benefits. But today, I advise you not to get involved."
"Originally, your names were on it. Yes, but I deleted it. It’s not that I don’t want you to make money, but I’m afraid that you will lose your life to get the money.”
“You are outsiders and you haven’t been here long. There are twists and turns in the dock. I don’t know much,”
said. At this point, Huang Shan carefully looked around and made sure that no one was around before he continued, "This is not the first time. This kind of thing happens every month or few months. Last time it happened. A month ago, at the West Pier, a coffin was carried, just like this time, but no one who went there came back."
"The results given afterwards were that the dock workers got it. After paying the money, he left overnight.”
"But this is fart. They didn't leave at all, but died."
Huangshan's face became gloomy, "I have a brother who is carrying the dock over there, and he is one of the people carrying the coffin. ."
"After getting this news At that time, I sent people directly to his hometown to inquire, but the result was that he did not go back at all, and no one saw this person along the way."
Listening to what Huangshan said, Yu Qianhe. Ye Zhen looked at each other, with one thing confirmed in their eyes.
In this era, it is no secret that evil ghosts are among the upper circles.
Ye Zhen let go of Huang Shan's neck. Yu Qian looked around, was silent for a while and said, "If you think we are brothers, then count our names."
"No, Didn't you hear what I said clearly? This is going to kill people, and it's for sure. You're going to die. You want money at the expense of your life?"
"If you need money, you can tell me, and I will lend you enough. Brother still has some respect in the dock area."
Huang Shan looked at Yu Qian and Ye Zhen and said seriously.
“……”
Ye Zhen patted Huang Shan on the shoulder, "Brother, just based on your words, I will give up on you as a brother."
"But there are some things you may not know yet. We two brothers are Ben "I came here."
"Huh?" Huangshan was a little confused and couldn't understand what Ye Zhen meant.
“Brother, there are some things that I can’t say more to you, but if you believe in us and treat us as brothers, then add our names to it. This is very important to us.”
Looking at Yu Qian and Ye Zhen’s expressions that didn’t seem to be hypocritical, Huangshan gradually fell silent.
After a while, he nodded heavily, "Okay, if, I mean if, if you encounter something that you can't deal with, you must run away. The sky is big and the dog's life is the most fatal."
"Be measured." Yu Qian said.
“At eight o’clock tonight, the ship will arrive and the coffin will be on it. Just move the coffin to the dock warehouse and take care of it overnight. Don’t do anything else and don’t wonder about the coffin. Don't be curious about what's inside, don't do it!" Huang Shan looked at Yu Qian and Ye Zhen deeply, then trotted to other dock workers and said the same thing.
But he only said half of it. Don't wonder what the coffin is, he didn't say these words.
After hearing these two deviant paragraphs, Yu Qian already knew in his heart that Huangshan knew a lot.
Five hundred yuan is a huge sum of money for any low-income person in this era.
So when the dock workers heard the price offered by Huangshan, they agreed without thinking about anything.
Even Zhang Dong only hesitated for a while before agreeing.
Huangshan looked at these people, including Yu Qian and Ye Zhen, without saying anything else. He was silent for a while, then turned and left.
The other dock workers also left quickly to tell their families that they would work overtime today.
Zhang Dong came over and said a few words to the two of them, then trotted back to explain the matter.
Looking at Zhang Dong leaving, Ye Zhen touched his chin, "That should be it. From what Huangshan said, those coffins should be ghosts."
"The ghosts now It seems to be very valuable.”
“Why is it not valuable?” Yu Qian looked at the quiet dock. There were no big waves today and there was a moon.
Looking like the time has passed peacefully.
"Use dock workers to test the killing patterns of ghosts to determine the horror and harm of this ghost, and then use it as exchange goods for the upper class. Do you think it is valuable?"
"Also, everyone will die. Yes, whether you give me money or not depends on your mood.”
“You didn’t do it two days ago. Did you sneak into the concession for a while? Didn't you see the refugees who were sent to the basement? "
Hearing what Yu Qian said, Ye Zhen shook his head and sighed, "The Republic of China? It’s much darker than modern times, people are really worthless” (End of Chapter)