kingnovel Chapter 772 Territory Rules
Chapter 772 Territory Rules
Liuyang Wharf.
Mo Jinyin feels that he has changed recently and has become more interested in self-cultivation.
For example, now - when he has nothing to do, he wants to sit on the watchtower at the dock, watching the ships coming and going, watching the "ants" moving goods below, and watching people in the world struggling for their livelihoods.
But he just had to sit on the watchtower and drink tea.
Every time at this moment, he felt that he had transcended the world.
He picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, uttered a satisfied "Ha", raised the cup and sighed: "Everyone is drunk, I am the only one sober——"
Just as he finished sighing, a ship came from the south and gradually came into his sight.
"Oh..." He raised his eyebrows and raised his chin, "A new ship? There are flowers hanging on it. Are you really afraid that others don't know that this is a new ship? You are showing off!"
After saying this, the energy in his heart came back.
——After managing the dock for so many months, Mo Jinyin still hasn't gotten a boat of his own.
As he was thinking, he waved to the servant behind him.
The servant leaned over and whispered, "Boss Su has been in a bad mood recently. We can't offend him, and we can't let him give up his position before the goods are unloaded. So the ship behind... do you understand?"
The servant boy raised his eyelids, looked at the ship that was getting closer and closer, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Don't worry, Second Master. No matter who comes to your territory, they have to abide by your rules."
In fact, cargo ships and building ships have always been docked separately, each with its own exclusive platform. This is also the rule of canal transportation.
But since Mo Er took over, he said that there were not enough platforms for cargo ships to unload, so he directly allocated the platform that originally belonged to the building ship to cargo ships for docking and unloading.
But this is actually unfair and illegal for the building ship.
Because the ship is mostly carrying passengers and rarely carries cargo, as long as the passengers move quickly, they can get off the ship quickly.
But cargo ships are different.
Not to mention the size of the cargo ship, the cargo has to be moved bit by bit, so the unloading time is naturally not short.
Afterwards, although the cargo ship occupied the platform of the building ship, there was a rule that everyone knew - on the building ship platform, as long as there was a building ship wanting to dock, the cargo ship had to give way and let the building ship disembark first.
But today, Mo Jinyin got angry and started to make trouble for others again.
The servant was already used to this and immediately followed the order and went down the watchtower.
The ship with a big red flower on it cut through the water and slowly came towards the platform. After the servant saw it clearly, he began to wonder.
He hissed and muttered, "Isn't this... the ship that was parked at the dock before?"
Thinking about it this way, he...seems to be an old customer of the wharf.
He looked hesitant and was about to go back to the watchtower to look for Mo Jinyin, when he saw Mo Jinyin's head popping out from the watchtower and waving at him viciously.
Seeing this, the servant did not dare to hesitate any longer and strode to the platform.
"Manager An!" He shouted at the manager who was about to receive the ship, and said loudly: "Let Boss Su's ship unload the goods first!"
Boss Su is a frequent visitor to the dock. He does business with scholars, and his business is quite big. In the past, there were basically three or four cargo ships docking every month, but this month, there was only one ship.
An Lushi looked at the ship that was getting closer and closer, and slowly frowned.
Wu Xiaozhu, who was beside him, put down the burr wooden box and pointed out, "But...Brother Hua, the ship is coming. Shouldn't we let the passengers get off first?"
"Just unload when I tell you to!" The servant kicked him and scolded him, "Get it straight! You get paid for unloading at the dock, but what does it have to do with you to unload passengers? Are you going to get on the ship and carry all those people off one by one? You're as stupid as a pig!"
Wu Xiaozhu bit his lower lip and lowered his eyes and said, "If they need me, I can also go up and carry them..."
The servant looked him up and down, and laughed from his nose: "You are so smelly that you will kill people. Who wants you to carry it? Anyway, listen to the second master and unload the goods! After the goods are unloaded, let the building ship dock. Do you understand?"
Wu Xiaozhu secretly clenched his fists and dared not speak again.
Manager An sighed silently, pulled Wu Xiaozhu behind him, and whispered, "Got it. Xiaozhu, come on, let's go over there first."
......
On the boat, Shen Zheng's lips turned pale. She leaned on the railing with her arms folded, not daring to move. Several silver needles were inserted on her head, emitting a flash of light from time to time.
"vomit--"
This was the third time she had vomited.
Yu Shizhang's eyes were filled with heartache, and he gritted his teeth and asked Li Shiyuan: "Can you do it? In less than two hours, she has vomited three times!"
Li Shiyuan frowned and said with a bitter face: "I used Qingxin Pills and acupuncture... I have been practicing medicine for many years, but this is the first time I have seen someone who is as seasick as Lord Shen..."
"That means your medical skills are not good enough!" Yu Shizhang turned around and called Yu Nanshu, "Nanshu, go and pour your sister Shen a cup of tea to moisten her throat."
Shen Zheng raised her head after hearing this, her lips trembling as she said, "No... Ugh - no need, we're almost there, I'll just go down..."
Even though she was vomiting all over the place, she still saw the dawn of victory - the dock!
Yu Shizhang looked up and immediately stood up and ordered: "Hurry up and launch the sampan, and send a crew member to negotiate with the front ship. Don't tell us who is on our ship, just say that someone on our ship is unwell and we need to stop the ship and disembark the passengers first. The sooner the better, and we can negotiate the money."
A sampan, also known as a three-plank boat, is a small boat made up of three wooden boards. It has a simple structure and is difficult to stand on. Only experienced people on the boat can steer it.
The students on the ship also saw the dock. They thought the ship would dock soon, so they went to the deck together.
Seeing that Shen Zheng was not feeling well, they did not dare to talk loudly. They just quietly held their luggage and waited for the boat to stop.
In just over a minute, the sampan returned under everyone's expectant gaze.
The first crew member frowned after boarding the ship and reported, "Master, I listened to you and didn't introduce myself. The cargo ship in front of us told us to follow the first-come-first-served rule... and also said that our people are our own problems and have nothing to do with them. If they give in to us, they will cut off their own source of income."
When everyone heard this, a hint of anger appeared on their faces.
Yu Jiusi frowned and stepped forward, asking, "Did you tell the other party that 'money can be negotiated'?"
"I did." The servant looked at the ship blocking the way and continued to complain: "But their cargo owner still wouldn't let us go, saying that we should just follow behind them and wait slowly, and also told me to find the dock manager if I had the ability. After they drove me ashore, I didn't find the manager. But a small manager stopped me and said..."
He paused, it was obvious that what the manager said was not a good thing.