Lao Mao tried it himself and was a little dumbfounded.
He would also have to push a cart later, wouldn't it be exhausting!
He quickly found escort Wu.
Escort Wu came over and took a look and said, "Let's load a big car."
In fact, you can also find a team of people to share it, but the cost of a escort trip has already been determined. If there are more people, the expenses will be higher, and the profit of the escort agency will not be much.
Loading a large truck is easy, but the road between Qingshi County and the county town is not peaceful. Bandits have robbed and killed people in several places. If you pull a cart over it, the target will be too big and vulnerable to attack, which is naturally dangerous.
It's not cost-effective to make such a small amount of money if you really encounter a bloody situation!
Everyone looked at each other.
I'd rather work harder than recruit bandits, right?
The old cat hurriedly said: "With Master Wu here, no thief dares to rob us. I will kill him one by one."
He was quite agile and quickly found a large cart and also pulled over an old scalper.
It’s comfortable to not have to push a wheelbarrow. It’s comfortable to follow along easily or even get a ride. That’s comfortable.
Everyone started loading the truck in a hurry. Zhou Paigu wanted to unload the rice from the wheelbarrow and put it on the cart, but was stopped by the old cat.
"If this car is loaded again, it will be overweight and cannot be pulled."
More than 80 bags of rice were loaded on the cart, weighing more than 4,000 kilograms. It did feel a bit heavy.
This old cow can't be seen to be very strong.
The concerns are justified.
But, who will push this extra car?
Lao Mao drove the car himself, and escort Wu sat next to him holding a knife and walked out slowly.
The others hurriedly climbed onto the car, including the new one, pretending not to see another car.
Lu Tiao also climbed up, looked at the Zhou ribs, and then came down again.
Isn’t it weight for six or seven people in a car?
Zhou Paigu smiled, but it didn't really matter. It took them three days to get to the county seat at most, but he said it would take thirty days. It didn't matter, since they would be paid monthly anyway.
"You go and take the car."
"I'm going to get something to eat."
Lu Tiao hurriedly ran to the kitchen, and Zhou Paigu also ran to the room.
It takes a long time to go out. I don't feel safe leaving my wallet here, so I grab it and stuff it into my arms, then come back and push the cart out.
Lu Tiao grabbed some hot steamed buns from the kitchen, chased him out the door, stuffed one into his mouth, and then cursed vaguely: "Is it fun to bully people like this?
It's simply not raised by humans. "
"It's all fate."
Zhou Paigu sighed. The wheelbarrow was too heavy to be pushed with one hand, so he had to stop to eat. While eating, he said, "If you think so, maybe they encountered bandits, but we were spared."
"You just have such a good temper."
Lu Tiao pulled up a rope and pulled it in front. The two of them were able to cope with it.
"You can't make money to support your family. There's nothing you can do about it."
"My family said, save up your money and give me a housewife, hehe..."
"Then just work, save more, and marry more wives."
"Dream! Thank God if you have one..."
"People must have dreams..."
"How many wives do you dream of marrying?"
"I'll wait outside the brothel. Maybe I can pick up a few that no one wants..."
"Tch, they are all ill. Do you want it too?"
"Uh...how did you know you were sick?"
"I'm not going to bullshit you, tell me, when did you offend that guy, and why are you making things so difficult for you?"
"Just show off your power."
Zhou Paigu has a very optimistic character. He should work more to exercise his body. Being idle at such a young age makes him lazy.
"It's not like you're targeting me everywhere. Aren't you the same?"
"Not so cruel..."
"You have healed your scar and forgot about the pain. I hold a grudge."
It’s just that there’s nothing you can do about it now, so what can you do if you don’t give in?
Lu Tiao added: "The worst thing is not to do this job. If you are literate, you will definitely be able to find a job that is easy and pays well. How many literate people are doing this hard work?"
If it weren't for you here, I would have quit doing this long ago..."
"I've only been in private school for a few years. I'm still young and no one wants me..."
He was regarded as a child prodigy when he went to private school, but due to changes in his family, he had to drop out of school early and work hard to make a living.
If it had been a few more years, the fate might have been different.
He sighed and added, "Every job is the same. It's just working for others. Only by working hard can you make a living."
It was still early at this time, and they were earlier than the farmer. The two of them strenuously walked towards the road in the direction of the county town.
It is about three to four hundred miles from Qingshi County to the county. The road condition is not very good, and there are many uphill and downhill sections.
It doesn't take much effort to push heavy goods uphill. The two of them are just teenagers.
Fortunately, I am familiar with this road and have rich experience. However, the weight has increased too much, from the usual three or four hundred kilograms to seven or eight hundred kilograms. The difficulty has not doubled, but many times.
Going up a small slope was so tiring that I was sweating profusely.
Don’t think going downhill is easy.
Going downhill is more difficult. You must hold the wheelbarrow and go down slowly. Otherwise, once the car starts running, it will be difficult to control the direction. If the car is destroyed, people will not die. If people cannot die, the car will definitely be destroyed.
Can you afford to pay for the loss of your car?
Let alone spiritual rice, ordinary rice can’t even afford it.
The so-called spiritual rice is said to be grown using special methods, and eating it can lead to immortality and enlightenment. Even if you can't become an immortal, if you eat it for a long time, you can fly.
Therefore, it is expensive.
Only county towns can sell it, and the sales are pretty good. There are very few people in Qingshi County who can afford it.
The way downhill requires one to hold on and the other to hold up. Going down slowly is more difficult than going uphill.
After finally crossing two slopes, the two of them were so tired that they lay on the ground unable to move.
"Sir, when can I arrive at the county seat?"
At this level, I might not even be able to reach the county seat in a month.
"We are not in a hurry."
While gasping for air, Zhou Paigu wiped his dirty face with his dirty clothes like a tabby cat, and then said, "Why don't we go back and get another car over and divide it into two cars, so it won't be so difficult."
"Yes, it turns out that someone who has studied in school is really smarter than me!"
Lu Tiao jumped up excitedly and ran back immediately.
It is much easier for two people to push two cars than for two people to push one car. When going uphill or downhill, just stop one car first.
If it was just one person pulling this truck, there would be a way to carry it over the mountain one by one. It would just take too much time. Anyway, he would be paid monthly and would be working all the time.
After Lu Tiao left and there was no one around, Zhou Paigu took out the money bag and opened it for a look.
Be obedient...
There is actually gold and silver in it.
One tael of silver is equivalent to one thousand penny.
That's a lot of money.
Zhou Paigu has almost never seen this thing, let alone owned it.
His salary was only two hundred and fifty cents a month, and he had to go without food or drink for four months before he could scrape together one tael of silver.
Wu Shengguo's officials are also very authentic. In order to facilitate circulation, one tael of silver is printed in the shape of a copper plate, which is also easy to count.
The same goes for gold, which is larger than a silver plate. It is considered a big note among big notes. It is said that one hundred taels of silver can be exchanged for one tael of gold.
This is the official price and no refutation will be accepted. Anyone who dares to interfere with it will be committing a serious crime.
Zhou Paigu's breathing became rapid due to nervousness. After confirming again that no one was around, he squinted and carefully counted the money inside.
I didn't dare to take it out to count, so I counted it in my purse.
Four pieces of gold, thirteen pieces of silver, and thirty-seven copper plates.
For him, this was a huge sum of money. He had to go without food or drink for more than a hundred years to save so much money.
Once caught, the sentence of a few years of hard labor would certainly be short, but it would be at least ten years, or even a lifetime without the possibility of getting out of prison.
Who would believe that he is not a thief and everyone gets the stolen goods?
