Chapter 82 Getting on the Ship
The Wang family was so excited that they didn't sleep all night. As soon as dawn the next day, they got up to pack up.
In fact, there is nothing to clean up. Because Wang Liu still didn't believe Dacong's words, he was not determined to move completely. He only packed clothes, bedding, pots, pans, and only a little food left. He didn't bring any tables, chairs, benches, and broken cabinets, and was ready to come back if the situation was not good.
If Wang Liu's original intention was to follow Wang Liu, he would have to go to Tanfeng alone today and follow Chi Dacong to find out the depth. It would not be too late for the whole family to go out after they were sure of the depth.
But Chi Dacong told them to take care of the meal when they got on the boat. Even if they went there, they would not let you make up for the meal. Just this one, he couldn't stop his family from letting them go.
Just as I was packing up, Dacong came and called out to set off.
"I heard it." Wang Liu responded in a muffled voice. His two sons had already pushed the door and rushed out, pressing against Dacong.
Wang Liu was depressed again, but seeing that Chi Dacong did take his parents and sisters, the whole family was on the road a lot, he finally felt a little relieved.
When his sister helped his father out, Wang Liu took out a hemp rope he picked up from the dock and tied his door firmly.
Chi Dacong wanted to mock him again, but when he thought that it was important to do the job, he did not stimulate him anymore.
At this time, several families from the neighbors also came out of the shack.
"Go?"
"Go too?"
“Together.”
Everyone greeted each other awkwardly and politely, and they all came out together.
On the path leading to Guanzhen, more and more people were carrying their families, and soon a human dragon was formed that was connected to the end.
This made Old Man Wang feel at ease, and was very strange. He asked Dacong in a low voice: "Dacong, are all these going?"
"No." Chi Dacong nodded and said, "Today we are the first wave, and there will be a boat to pick up people tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
"So many people are moving, why didn't I hear any movement?" Old Man Wang asked in surprise.
"Hi, what's so strange about this?" Chi Dacong smiled and said, "The land is first come first served. If you go late, you can only plant the rest of it. Everyone wants to choose it by themselves first. Of course, they won't take the neighbors together like me."
"Da Cong is kind and righteous!" Old Man Wang praised with admiration. Even the shy turtle girl secretly glanced at Da Cong, who was not very eye-catching on weekdays.
"Da Cong is kind and righteous!" Unexpectedly, not only the old Wang family, but several neighbors were also praising him like this, and his tail was about to be raised to the sky.
Seeing this, Wang Liu became more and more alert. He always felt that Chi Dacong was too attentive. The storyteller often said, "If you have nothing to do, you will be either a traitor or a thief." Wang Liu believed it deeply.
Of course, if your family is so poor, the other party must be either looking for money, that is, the people who are greedy for his family.
In his opinion, Chi Dacong was probably interested in his wife.
Well, I have a sister, but she is only thirteen years old! If this thirty-year-old bachelor dares to beat the eighth sister, he will be even worse than a beast!
That's why he always kept guarding against this guy like a thief, and instinctively wanted to maintain social distance from him.
Alas, but the whole family was hungry and could only go to the green mountains even though they knew there was green mountains...
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With a heavy mood, Wang Liu came to Hushuguan Wharf, where he usually cared about his life.
He pulled the torn felt hat on his head hard, for fear that the foreman would recognize him. How could he have the face to come back in two days?
Fortunately, Kunkaisi was on the dock, using reed mats and bamboo poles to separate a piece of open space as the area for preparing farmers and workers to register and wait for ships.
After Chi Dacong brought them into the reed shed, he asked them to wait in person... He said this not only to Wang Liu's family, but also to several other neighbors. He repeatedly told them not to be taken away by anyone and to wait for him to come back.
Chi Dacong gave his father and brother another wink, and then he turned around and walked towards the registration desk not far away.
"Lucky, I've brought six households here!" Chi Dacong nervously reported to the manager behind the table.
"Did you sign up last year?" The manager asked without raising his head: "Which venue has you been divided?"
"Hey." Chi Dacong nodded and said repeatedly: "My name is Chi Dacong, I've been assigned to Yaoqi Farm."
"Yes." The manager rubbed his hands, opened the thick book at hand, turned to the page numbered 17, and found the name.
"Bring it up." said the manager.
"Sincere, this..." Chi Dacong rubbed his fingers and couldn't wait to ask. For the heavy reward of one or two taels of silver, would he run to Wang Liu's family one by one?
"What's the hurry?" The manager said with a blank expression: "When the house is settled, it will be fulfilled. It's for you now, are you embarrassed to take it in front of them?"
"Yes, yes." Chi Dacong smiled embarrassedly and stepped down, going to greet Wang Liu and the others.
During the time he left, many people came and enthusiastically pulled Wang Liu to their farm to register. Fortunately, Chi Daming and his father were strictly guarding each other and were not robbed of their heads.
Wang Liu was confused and thought to himself that when did we become so popular? Why are we rushing to join us?
But this made him feel a little relieved. He wouldn't have been watching his wife, right?
The family followed Chi Dacong to the registration desk in a confused manner, and Chi Dacong introduced him diligently.
"Shut up." The manager gave him a blank look and asked Wang Liu's family who was in charge of the family.
Old Man Wang said it was himself.
The manager asked if he knew what he was doing?
Old Man Wang said that he followed Dacong to farm in Kunshan.
The in charge asked him whether he went voluntarily or was forced, and Old Man Wang said he was voluntarily.
The manager then asked him if he had all the people in his family?
Old Man Wang hurriedly replied that the whole family of eight was here.
The manager asked the people behind to stand a little further, got up and looked at the family one by one, and then sat back on the table, and was a little unsatisfied.
"Your family has a large population, but the old ones are young, and the young ones are only two people working together. Can you plant ten acres of land?" The manager asked, scrutinized. This was the minimum requirement for Kunkaisi.
"Yes, of course!" Old Man Wang hurriedly patted his chest and said, "My family is a good farmer! Not to mention ten acres, twenty acres are fine!"
"You old man is useless?" The people in charge of the business are all from Yashang agents, and you can tell that this person is useless with just one glance.
"I'm still growing a vegetable garden, and I can go to the ground!" Old Man Wang hurriedly said: "Besides, my second boy and daughter are both on the 14th and 15th, and I can handle the labor!"
In order to allow others to stay, he added one year to each of the two children.
The manager looked at the thin brother and sister, and he was quite rude.
He really didn't take the opportunity to make things difficult for some benefit. These poor people couldn't squeeze out a drop of oil and water. Moreover, the Jiangnan Group had zero tolerance for corruption and bribery, so that the spies of the "Procuratorate and Supervision Commission" would know and fire immediately and never use them.
In fact, those in charge of the affairs have the responsibility for pre-trial. In addition to eliminating risks and troubles, they also need to evaluate the output capacity of the family.
I am not afraid of the family having fewer people, but I am afraid of the burden of not being able to go to the field. Kunkaisi is not a good-for-all business, so I will definitely not do anything that is not worthwhile.
Fortunately, Wang Qi and Bamei are really not young, and they can handle the labor together. The person in charge finally couldn't stand the family's begging, and registered the family's situation in the book, and then sent a bamboo card to Old Man Wang and said, "Don't throw it away after taking it, get on the boat."
Chapter completed!