It was Zuo Qing who suddenly felt blessed and had the courage to shout: "Young Master is right. Today is our fault. Now that we know Master's benevolence and righteousness, we will never dare to come to the dock to cause trouble again. I only hope that Mr. Master will come to the dock in large numbers." , forgive us our offense.”
"Yes, yes, who dares to hold grudges against the Young Master? From now on, we will only remember the Young Master's benevolence and righteousness."
"How can there be any hatred? It's a favor. It's a great kindness from the young master to forgive us for being so ignorant."
"That's right, the young master is so kind to me, and I have nothing to repay. From now on, as long as the young master says hello, the young master will be shattered into pieces..."
With Zuo Qing as the boss taking the lead, other people who reacted quickly quickly joined in. Some even began to slap their chests and belly and swear to the sky, as if they were born as princes and died as princes. Zhou Wen was a little bit dumbfounded.
But he knew that it was not how benevolent and righteous he was, but that the two bags of silver dollars were more benevolent and righteous than himself.
At that moment, he turned around and said with a smile: "Haha, that's good. Since everyone said so, I will be a money-spreading boy today. Regardless of whether you are injured or not, each of you will be given 1 ocean. Rehabilitation expenses. This can also be regarded as a good deed by our Yangtze River Company to take over Fengyu Terminal."
"coax……"
His words were like poking a hornet's nest and immediately caused an uproar on the scene.
"What? An ocean for each person?"
"My dear, is this young master really a good person?"
"Second son of the Liu family, tell me, does this young master have any purpose behind his back? Don't you want us to work for him?"
Just kidding, one person is an ocean. Look, there are at least 500 people present, that is, more than 500 yuan was just thrown away so casually. Even if you have money, you have never seen anyone play like this. Could it be that the money is too hot to hold in your pocket?
You know, even if these dock workers work hard every day, they only earn a dozen copper coins a day after working so hard.
During this period, one ocean could be converted into about 160 copper plates. If you subtract the food and clothing expenses for the whole family, the average person can save a fortune in a month, which is a great deal.
So not to mention the Sha Gang members present, even the police officers and passers-by watching the excitement from a distance were also doubtful.
I thought to myself that this young master was not angry at being disturbed by these Sha Gang people, so he came to amuse them deliberately, right?
Uncle Wan did not expect that Zhou Wen would do something like this. He had a vague guess in his heart, secretly admired Zhou Wen's methods and praised the scholar's generosity.
But Zhou Wen raised his hand and pressed down, and the whole bustling scene suddenly became quiet as if he had pressed some kind of shutdown switch.
The hearts of these hundreds of Sha Gang members were raised by Zhou Wen, but they were afraid that their joy would be in vain, and they were all anxiously waiting for Zhou Wen's next words, so when they saw Zhou Wen's gesture, it was more effective than any order. Immediately and in unison, he shut his mouth.
To everyone's surprise, Zhou Wen didn't negotiate any conditions with everyone, nor did he buy any guarantees. He directly said loudly: "Everyone, please sit still and don't crowd. Anyone who disobeys the command will not only not be paid, but You will be beaten out. Everyone sit down and wait for my people to give everyone money."
After finishing speaking, Zhou Wen waved his hand, and ten soldiers of the Second Regiment who had been arranged earlier came up, each carrying a rattling money bag, and distributed money to everyone in turn according to the seating arrangement of the crowd.
At this time, the members of these sand gangs were well-behaved, even more obedient than the children in the kindergarten in later generations.
I saw that all of them were not squinting and sitting still, like old monks meditating. The man who was still lying down and groaning just now sat up immediately, enduring the pain and not daring to move at all.
Only the look of surprise and expectation in their eyes showed their inner excitement.
In the eyes of the gang members, the young and strong men who handed out money instantly became amiable and approachable from their previous sinister image.
I just heard them saying while handing out money: "It's a blessing for you to meet our boss. You have to work harder for me in the future and remember the good work of our Yangtze River Company."
The gangsters who received the money were so happy when they saw the shining silver dollars in their hands that they all burst into laughter. They were all smiling and nodding like chickens pecking at rice. But he didn't dare to say the words of gratitude, for fear that if he spoke out, he would break the rules of the young master and lose the money he got.
Among the bystanders in the distance were many workers from the docks and sand gangs. Seeing this scene, they felt envious and regretful. If I had known that there was such a good thing, I should have actively signed up yesterday, or just took advantage of the chaos and sneaked in. Wouldn't it be that I also had a big ocean in my pocket?
There were even a few old men with regrets in their intestines, beating their chests and stamping their feet.
Why did I have to stop my kid from following everyone this morning? I just wanted to prevent my kid from getting into trouble. Who knew there could be such a great thing?
One of the old men looked at it, slapped himself on the spot, and then walked back with tears in his eyes.
It turned out that when Zuo Qing gathered people yesterday, he was also very cautious because he was afraid that his son would come out and cause trouble. So he moved a stool and sat at the door of his house early in the morning, breaking the legs of anyone who dared to go out.
The problem is, his family has three sons.
In just half an hour, Zhou Wen watched with a smile as everyone had distributed all the money. The hundreds of gangsters were still sitting in a well-behaved manner and did not dare to move. He laughed loudly, pointed at everyone and said: " Haha, after the money is distributed, why don’t you go home quickly and wait for me to take care of your food? With so many people, I can’t afford to feed you, so don’t make me poor. Go quickly, go!”
Only then did everyone realize that the group of ruthless people who had surrounded them had already withdrawn at some point. Only then did I realize that this young man was really giving money to everyone without any conditions attached. While everyone was happy, gratitude also arose spontaneously.
I had only heard about the great philanthropists in history when I was listening to books. Unexpectedly, I saw it with my own eyes today, and it happened to me. I felt happy and relaxed. Hearing Zhou Wen's swear words to chase people away, he felt even more emotional and started laughing.
Of course they knew that the young master was joking, but just such a joke brought everyone closer to each other in awe and alienation, and the young master's image in their hearts also became fuller.
Some people saw that they could really leave, so they hurriedly got up and tentatively walked out. At first, he was cautious, turning back every step of the way. When he realized that no one was really looking after him, he quickly ran away, fearing that he would be called back to rejoice in vain.
But some people nodded and bowed to Zhou Wen before leaving, saying words of gratitude.
Zuo Qing looked at Zhou Wen with a complex expression, bowed respectfully and said, "Young Master is benevolent and righteous, I am truly convinced by this villain."
