Zhou Paigu grabbed the money bag tightly, fearing that it would fall out, and quickly ran into the Wuhu Escort Agency.
By this time, the sky had darkened, and there was only a lantern hanging at the door, making it a little dim.
"Zhou Pai Gu, why are you running around!"
Although the old gatekeeper was lame in one leg, he was quite dignified and scolded him again.
Although he is now just a guard in the escort agency, he was once an old man in the escort agency, the kind of old man in the escort agency who works hard even without merit. This leg was also lame due to work, so the escort agency took care of him, paid him a salary, and watched them do odd jobs and so on. He especially likes to discipline newcomers, especially Zhou Paigu. He always wants to teach him something, but seems to have nothing to offer.
The main thing is that those who are more sophisticated don't take him seriously at all.
But Zhou Paigu was quite obedient, which made him want to gain a sense of presence even more, scolding him even when he came in and out.
He still answered: "Go back to sleep."
"Go and wash yourself before going to bed. Don't get on the kang if you are dirty..."
After saying this, Zhou Paigu ignored him.
The eighth team's residence is naturally a bunkhouse, with hazy moonlight pouring in from the broken window, giving it a slight light.
There happened to be no one at this time.
He ran to the position next to the wall and took out the money bag. Just as he was about to take a closer look at its contents, there were footsteps outside the door and he quickly stuffed it into the secret compartment under the straw mat.
"Paigu, why are you running?
The more I call you, the more you run away. "
The person who walked in was called Lu Tiao, a novice who had not worked for a full year, but was one year older than him, so he refused to condescend to be treated as a junior and did not treat him as a senior.
The relationship between the two was quite good. When they came back to unload the goods at noon, it was originally a matter for the three newcomers. The two of them were in a hurry to go home, so Zhou Paigu asked them to go back. As a result, he finally finished unloading the goods alone, and then went to Mihang next door to move the goods.
Originally, he could only do the work of three people.
There is another one who is a real newcomer. He went out with the escort for the first time. He was already tired and complaining after not doing much work. Depending on the situation, he couldn't hold on anymore and he probably wouldn't come back to suffer the pain again.
There are often people like this who don't even bother to remember their names, because they will disappear from sight soon anyway.
"I'm just tired and want to go to bed early. I have to escort you out tomorrow morning."
"Are you in such a hurry? You can't even take a breather."
Lu Tiao also quickly went to bed and lay down, trying his best to rest and regain his strength. He couldn't be careless, otherwise he would be the one to fall apart from exhaustion.
He said, "I thought I could rest for a few days when I came back this time. It's really terrible. I'm really afraid I won't be able to hold on."
Although they are all trippers, there are also three, six or nine levels of trippers. The more novices, the more difficult it is.
After you become a veteran, it will be much easier to have new people to guide you.
He must rest well when it's time to rest. He already has some experience in escorting.
Zhou Paigu closed his eyes and said weakly: "You don't know. After you left, we moved another hundred bags of rice. I'm exhausted. Don't talk. I have no strength..."
The newcomer who originally thought he would never come again, actually came again.
Apparently he went home and got beaten, and had to come back to endure it.
It's rare to find a job, why don't you just work and stay at home to make a living?
The parents of poor families don't have the patience to listen to his cries and punch him in the face, even if he refuses to accept it.
Using the moonlight, he touched the position next to the two of them and lay down.
Now that the weather is crisp and clear in autumn, you don’t need a quilt or anything, just sleep in your clothes.
Although neither of them introduced themselves to each other by name, these two people in the group were of equal status to him, so they would naturally get closer to each other and hug each other for warmth.
Zhou Paigu and Lu Tiao are people with names at least, but he is not even qualified to give a name. At most, he is called a newcomer.
None of the three said anything.
It is always a good thing to have more people working. Zhou Paigu will not exclude any new people from joining. What he is afraid of is that others will not be able to do the job and will have to do a lot more work.
He usually sleeps well, but this time because he picked up a money bag, he felt a little itchy and wanted to know what was inside.
It looks like there is a lot of money, and there seems to be a bottle...
Unexpectedly, there were two more people lying next to me, which was really confusing.
As I fell asleep, the door was suddenly kicked open, startling a row of people.
There is also a strong smell of alcohol that enters the nose, plus the smell of sweat, farts, and feet. The smell is quite strange. The people inside may be used to it, and outsiders cannot enter at all.
"Zhou Paigu, get out of here and practice martial arts with me. Don't even think about being lazy."
This is the third lady of the escort agency. She is similar in age to Zhou Paigu. She likes to make him make sandbags.
The escort agency is a dangerous industry. The only thing you can eat is to lick blood from the edge of a knife and practice martial arts up and down.
Of course, the sniper also needs to practice martial arts. If you know how to do it a few times, it may be useful at critical moments. No matter how bad things are, you can still gain some strength and be more agile when working.
Therefore, when Zhou Paigu came, he also threw in a so-called magical secret book and asked him to practice hard.
Newcomers actually have very little free time. Most of them don't even know the words at all, so they can rarely practice anything. Fortunately, Zhou Paigu had attended a private school for a few years before, but something happened to his family, so he ended up here. He knew how to read, and he would practice it when he had time.
In fact, it is an article about the so-called inner strength and mental skills, several sword skills and several boxing skills.
The Wuhu Escort Agency practices the Five Tigers and Sheep Technique. It is said that when the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth come together, they are very powerful and can beat others as easily as a tiger eating a sheep.
What Zhou Paigu obtained seems to be a water-based technique.
I don't know if the water tiger is powerful or not. Anyway, he is just a landlubber who practices water-based skills, so he doesn't know what he can do.
However, he practiced a few sword and boxing moves more frequently.
Naturally, there was no shortage of weapons in the escort agency, but he couldn't use them casually, so he had to whet a wooden knife and use it to draw swords when he had time. The third lady saw it and insisted on taking him as a sparring partner.
The third lady is very diligent in practicing martial arts. She gets up very early every day. When she knows that he is back, she immediately comes to arrest him.
She was about to rush in and arrest someone, but she was forced to take several steps back due to the smell that hit her face.
Zhou Paigu was feeling sleepy, and he slowly lay down again, closing his eyes and waving his hands repeatedly: "The escort will be out in a while, another day, another day..."
The third lady was not willing to agree, and said angrily: "You will be gone for half a month, and I will be escorting you soon. Today I have to practice with this lady, hurry up..."
"Get out!"
An old gangster roared angrily.
I drank a lot of wine and was sleeping soundly. I was very unhappy when I was woken up.
"you wanna die!"
The third lady was furious if she dared to scold her. She drew out her dagger and rushed in to chop the guy.
This is a real knife, with an open edge, very sharp.
"Swear him, scold him..."
This guy had drunk a lot of wine and was eager to go to sleep as soon as possible. He jumped up in panic, ran over to the bunk bed and kicked Zhou Paigu hard, "Get out, don't disturb the uncle's sleep."
Zhou Paigu was kicked awake from his deep sleepiness. He got up helplessly and walked outside.
It’s so bright...
I rubbed my belly that was kicked, but at least I didn't wet the bed.
"Be smart or I'll cut off your legs."
The third lady's yard is not far away. Zhou Paigu's wooden knife is still in her possession. She also made one herself.
Wooden sword confrontation.
Zhou Paigu randomly practiced a few specious sword skills according to the book, and he didn't dare to hit her. His mental state was poor, so he would have to be slashed by her many times.
Although it is a wooden knife, it still hurts when it hits the body.
After being stabbed for more than a dozen times, her sleepiness finally passed away. She was tired and sweaty, and left.
Had to come back to load the car.
It's not appropriate to go back to sleep anymore, so why not load the 100 bags of rice into the truck one by one as soon as possible. It's a job that can't be run anyway.
The car is a wheelbarrow. It is not safe to go towards the county town. Bandits have appeared in several dangerous places on the road. The target of loading a large car is too big. The wheelbarrow is much lighter and easier to conceal.
They always loaded the wheelbarrow and sometimes carried the load.
You are wrong if you think that being an escort is just about swaggering around.
Just like a thief, sneaking through dangerous areas is called a dart.
If you are stopped and asked to buy money for the road, will you give it or not?
If you give it, the escort money is not enough to buy the money for traveling, so you will definitely lose money.
If you don't give it, you will have to fight. Even if the fight is successful, the loss may be greater.
If one or two people are injured, who will pay for the medical expenses?
If a person's life is lost, he will have to pay for it even more.
What you earn from escorting is hard-earned money, not life-threatening money.
Only when you have no choice, you have to risk your life.
A bag of rice weighs about fifty pounds. It is called spiritual rice and can be sold at a good price in the county. If it cannot be delivered on time, you will lose money.
A team of people, one escort, seven runners, six unicycles, and one cart containing sixteen or seventeen bags of rice, which is already very heavy.
Zhou Paigu packed sixteen bags into his wheelbarrow, but it felt too heavy and difficult to push.
What's more, some places are uphill, and two or three people have to push and pull to get up, which makes it impossible to get up quickly.
In the past, the goods we hauled were basically cloth and the like, which were not too heavy. Three or four hundred per truck was at most, but this time it was seven or eight hundred, which was a serious overload.
This is the first time to pull rice for Mi Xing. This guy used to work for the escort agency across the street. I don’t know how he got here.
Don't ask about irrelevant things, just do your own work.
He had no choice but to stop and did not load other cars.
"Hey, are you getting angry?
I dare not load the car for others. "
After a group of people were shouted at by the gatekeeper, they were immediately greeted by curses.
If you serve others too well, if you don't serve them well once, it becomes their fault.
This guy is also the best at looking for trouble. He kicked him early in the morning and called him an old cat.
In the field of escorts, he is a lazy type who is good at flattering superiors and bullying subordinates. He has the best relationship with Escort Wu, so he regards himself as the second brother, specializing in finding faults in others to highlight his status.
