The bullock cart was loaded with goods, and there was also a fat man. How could a few thin Miao people push such a huge weight?
The road is so big that if the ox-cart is not clear, Song Che and his carriage will not be able to move forward.
Song Che and Lin Yue had no choice but to get out of the car to help.
The fat middle-aged man who was driving the carriage saw that Song Che and the others were dressed more luxuriously than him and that they were from the same clan. He changed from being cunning and mean and greeted with a smile:
"You two gentlemen, please help me by lending you two horses."
Song Che curled his lips. He had four horses, but they didn't look like they were lent to this person. He asked: "You have so much cargo on the truck, why don't you unload it first and then push the truck?"
The fat man was accompanied by two men, and the other Miao people were probably hired on a temporary basis. If the cart was empty, it could be lifted out, not to mention pushed.
Unexpectedly, the fat man said: "No, if I unload the goods and load them again, it will cost a lot of time and money. It will be too troublesome."
"Then you should come down first. You weigh two hundred kilograms of oil and a cart of goods, and you won't be able to push it with a few more people!" Lin Yue greeted.
The fat man had no choice but to get out of the car.
Song Che picked up a few pieces of gravel on the side of the road and placed them between the potholes and the wheels to create a shallow slope.
"Get out of the way, this little thing is enough for me!"
Lin Yue dismissed all the people who got involved, came to the back of the bullock cart, rolled up his sleeves, tightened his belt, took a steady stance, took a deep breath, used the movement of Qi Luck Dantian, and slapped the bullock cart with his palm. !
"Moo~"
The old cow seemed to feel the power pouring into him.
One person and one ox, one in front and one behind, push the ox cart out of the potholes in one go.
"Young Master is amazing. With such a body, he has the strength of a thousand pounds!" The fat man bared his teeth and gave a thumbs up.
Lin Yue clapped her hands, her expression unchanged, her heart not beating, and she said proudly: "I only used five points of force."
The three Miao people looked at the fat man, as if waiting for something.
The fat man looked reluctant, dug into his sleeves, took out six coins and handed them to the Miao people: "Here, here are your wages, hurry up and leave."
The young man asked: "Boss, we agreed to five copper coins, why only two?"
The fat man glared and said, "Huh? You have the nerve to ask for money. After pushing for a long time, you are still not as breathless as the young master. It has taken me so much time, so I can give you two copper coins."
Now, this is the real capitalist who uses every excuse to exploit. Five cents is enough to buy two steamed buns, which is very little.
The young man was not convinced, but the mature Miao man on the side took him away, saying that he would accept it if he agreed.
"Wait a minute, where's my money?"
Lin Yue stretched out her hand and asked the fat man, "I helped you push out the bullock cart and saved you time. Also, you occupied the road for so long and delayed us so much time. Do you know that my boss Song, a quarter of an hour?" How much money will a person of several thousand taels lose?"
The fat man said bitterly: "Young hero, please stop making things difficult for me. We have a small business..."
"Then why are you making things difficult for others?"
Lin Yue raised her fist, squeezed it hard, and made a loud noise, "Either you give me ten taels of wages, or you can make up the money for someone else!"
The fat man stared at a pair of fists, swallowed, took out nine more copper coins from his sleeve and threw them to the Miao people: "Take it and leave quickly!"
The Miao people thanked Lin Yue with their eyes, distributed the copper coins, and planned to leave.
"Fellow, wait a minute." Song Che called them.
But they were stunned. The word "fellow" came from Liang people, and he was from such a wealthy Liang people.
Song Che took out a piece of silver, handed it to the young man, and said with a smile: "Excuse me, there are too many potholes on this road. It is very difficult for our carriage to move. If you are free, help clear the way. When you encounter a hole, just fill it in a little bit to prevent the wheel from getting stuck;
The next inn is still ten miles away. It's over when you fill in the form there. Can you use these twenty taels of silver as wages? "
Twenty-two miles of land, one mile of land and two taels of silver, divided among three people, averaging seven hundred coins per person. Workers who plow snow in the winter only earn two hundred cents for a day's hard work. The wage paid by Song Che is quite reasonable.
The Miao people were in disbelief and longed for the money, but they did not dare to reach out to take it.
The fat man said at this time: "You are just lucky today. You met such a generous official. You can make several pigs' money with just a few stones. Don't be ungrateful!"
Song Che cursed in his heart: Fatty, why do you speak so unpleasantly? My good poverty alleviation work has been ruined by your words.
The young man took the silver ingot, thanked him with a smile, and started to lead the way to fill the hole as agreed.
Fatty's ox cart and Song Che's carriage continued to move forward one after the other.
The road was too bumpy, so Song Che stopped taking the carriage and walked instead.
The fat man's surname was Li Mingsi. He was traveling with Song Che and the others. He was also a cloth seller, but what he sold was magnolia coarse cloth.
Seeing that they were colleagues, Shen Wenjun and Qin Ruo became interested. They unloaded a piece of coarse cloth from the oxcart, tried the feel, touched the material, and shook their heads.
Shen Wenjun said: "If Lu Gu touches this cloth, he will definitely throw it to the ground and step on it hard."
Li Si scratched his head and laughed: "These coarse cloths are woven by peasant women to supplement household income. Of course, the quality is not much better, but don't look at it because it is rough. Many Miao people are rushing to get it!"
Qin Ruo felt disgusted with this treacherous fat man and asked: "Then how much does your cloth cost?"
Li Si pointed out a finger: "One hundred coins per horse."
"One hundred coins!"
Even Lin Yue, who didn't know how to do business, was shocked.
If this rag were placed in Suzhou City, fifty cents would be worth the price, but he would sell it for one hundred cents, what a complete profiteer!
But Li Si didn't feel ashamed at all, and even felt a little proud: "This is the business opportunity I discovered. In this area, even timid businessmen dare not come. Those Miao people don't know how to bargain. I will add You can sell this coarse cloth for ten or twenty cents."
"Don't your conscience hurt?" Lin Yue said in a bad tone.
"Conscience?" Li Si disagreed, "I don't need that kind of thing. Besides, how many businessmen are conscientious in doing business in today's world? I'm just following the crowd."
Lin Yue was a little angry, "Then you can't cheat other poor people. They only get five copper coins for their next effort, and your piece of cloth is worth double the price!"
"Hey, young hero, do you know why you are the driver and these three officials are the passengers? I am not mocking you, but I am saying that you are too chivalrous and not suitable for business."
Li Si said: "We, the small businessmen who are just peddlers, will cheat the poor if we don't cheat them. Which rich person didn't start by cheating the poor?"
When you become rich in the end, you will become smarter, so smart businessmen can become rich, and smart rich people will not be tricked by businessmen. As for those poor people who are not smart, haha... they can only become smart businessmen. A stepping stone to wealth. "
The fat man blinked at Song Che, Shen Wenjun and Qin Ruo, and asked with a smile: "Three high-ranking officials, do you think so?"
Um……
To put it bluntly, it means cheating the poor.
To put it more grandly, it is called taking it from the people.
