Chapter 1 Osmanthus, Yinzi, Green Bamboo Basket
The fire flows in July, and the city is filled with cinnamon fragrance.
The official ships and ships on the Jinming River are connected by the trash, and the sails are lined with endless sails. On both sides of the river bank, the restaurants and shops, the colorful buildings and the embroidered slogans are embroidered in the wind, and there are also singing singers who are smiling and competing for beauty. They are invited by the railings, and there are sumo wrestlings, shooting, monks talk about scriptures, singing, kicking, etc., which are performed one after another, attracting tourists to stamp their feet.
The BMW carts on the street were crowded with people, and all kinds of snacks, toys, and divination stalls also held large green cloth umbrellas, stacked beds and stools, shouted hard, or looked around...
However, the excitement is all about others and has nothing to do with Lu Jing.
Lu Jinggang carried goods at the dock for a long time, and felt that his body was almost no longer his. He was now slumping under a osmanthus tree, staring straight at the drinking stall not far away.
The so-called drink is a drink with different recipes, but it is basically made of herbs, fruits, flowers and other ingredients in a certain proportion. The taste is a bit like the Wanglaoji that Lu Jing bought in a convenience store before. It is not very delicious, but it is quite pleasant when eating hot pot or just after exercising.
But Lu Jing really didn't expect that one day he would fall to the point where even Wanglaoji was greedy, which even made him recall the horror of being dominated by a raccoon when he was in elementary school.
Like a pack of raccoons, the drink in front of you is only two cents.
The price is really not expensive, so the business of the Yinzi stall is booming. It has been surrounded by many people since the morning, but Lu Jing still couldn't bear to spend the two cents.
It has been six months since Lu Jing traveled, but he still has only a little understanding of the world he is in today. He only knows that this is a novel dynasty that has not been seen in historical books. The country is called Chen, but it is not the Chen in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. If he really wants to be serious, he is closer to the Song Dynasty in history.
Is it superficial? Lu Jing doesn't care. Anyway, he goes anywhere with his half-baked historical knowledge.
Moreover, he is not the kind of person who is good at interpersonal affairs and likes to call friends. He used to work in the company and went home to play games and watch movies after work. He rarely went to the leader like other colleagues, or had any trouble, or had frequent social engagements. So if he really traveled to a well-known dynasty, he would not be able to shake his body and attract heroes from all over the world. It would probably be difficult to hold any decent thighs.
However, millions of people in the world have their own ways of living.
Lu Jing reluctantly took his eyes back from the Yinzi stall and glanced at the waist tag on his waist.
Unfortunately, this is not a magical tool that can take people through time or bring their own system.
In fact, each of the members of the Qingzhu Gang had a waist-baring card with their names engraved on the front and the fire seal of the Qingzhu Gang on the back, which was considered the identity certificate of the Qingzhu Gang.
And with this thing, you can... unload and move goods for merchant ships at Wujiangcheng Wharf.
Yes, the Qingzhu Gang is essentially a basket walker, also known as foot walker. Most of the gang members are porters in the city, relying on the Thirteenth Wharf in the city to make a living. Wujiang City is located at the intersection of Wujiang and the Grand Canal. It is a southern waterway hub and a major canal transport town. The ships on the river are like scales, and there is also a great demand for porters.
Once there are many people, it is naturally easy to form gangs. Because many porters use baskets to carry goods, most of the baskets are weaved with bamboo, it is named Qingzhu Gang.
Lu Jing was almost deceived by this elegant name before. He thought that there were all literati Yakes who loved gardening. It was not until he saw the hand-out basket that he understood what they were doing. However, Lu Jing, who learned the truth, he hesitated for a long time and chose to join the Qingzhu Gang.
There is no way. Although he was a technical backbone of the unit before traveling through time and was quite famous in the industry, the profession he was engaged in was the kind that was useless in ancient times. In addition, he was a newcomer. Although Chen Chao also spoke Chinese, he had accents everywhere. Lu Jing was confused and was willing to accept him by his own way.
But the hard work in this industry is real. Not only does it get up early and go to bed late, but you earn less. Lu Jing asked Dr. Tea on the street next door that he could earn almost a hundred cents a day, and he had a relaxing job. He just cooked tea to welcome guests and cleaned up his slack. He could also listen to the travelers and merchants from all over the country and talked about strange stories and gained knowledge.
On the other hand, Lu Jing, who works as a porter at the wharf, only earns about 40 or 50 cents a day, and he has to carry each item on his shoulders. Because it is a piece-based system, you can get the corresponding amount of signing funds by moving the pieces. Finally, you can settle the salary based on the signing funds. Even if you want to take a paycheck, it is impossible.
However, Lu Jing gritted his teeth and persevered, and worked for six months.
During this period, he tried to train his hearing and finally overcome the language barrier, got rid of the embarrassing state of being half mute, and was able to communicate with people normally, but Lu Jing did not leave the Qingzhu Gang after that.
It’s not that Qingzhu Gang is unwilling to let go of others. This industry is originally very mobile. It is common for a porter to save enough money, cannot stand the pain, or to be older. In addition to some core members, the Qingzhu Gang has always adhered to the principle of wide entry and wide exit, and is like a labor agency, relying on the commission for freight for the porter to maintain operation.
This is also the reason why Lu Jing, who had nothing before and had stuttered in his speeches, was able to successfully join the Qingzhu Gang, but it was not because Lu Jing was working in this group with obviously no development prospects for half a year.
Lu Jing has not left until now because someone in the Qingzhu Gang knows martial arts!
And it is not the traditional kung fu that can only be ordered, but the real martial arts, just like the martial arts novels described in martial arts novels.
On the first day of Lu Jing's entry into the gang, he was lucky enough to catch a big show. The leader of the Qingzhu Gang led his men to welcome the Cao Gang people at the dock. It is said that in order to talk about increasing the freight, the manager of the Cao Gang actually jumped ashore without any tools.
You should know that the canal boat he was riding was not completely docked at that time, and it was about two feet away from the shore. As a result, the manager's toe was on the bow of the boat, and then it floated lightly like a swallow spreading his wings, and the faces of the Qingzhu Gang on the dock changed.
Fortunately, the new leader of the Qingzhu Gang also took action in time, took a deep breath, took a step forward, and made a move to greet him, but a shallow footprint was left on the bluestone slab where he was originally standing.
The manager of the Cao Gang also restrained his smile when he saw the footprints on the ground and bowed to praise him, "The leader of the Gang is so handsome."
"Where is Manager Lin's light work that really makes me open my eyes." Gang Jie replied quickly, his tone neither humble nor arrogant.
"I heard that your gang had booked a banquet in Gonglou, and it happened that I was hungry at this moment. Let's go, let's have a chat." The Cao gang manager had received the invitation early, but he kept dragging it out without saying anything. Until now, he took the initiative to mention this matter again.
Chapter completed!