Heng Ge'er was so excited about going out to study that he couldn't sleep the whole night.
He secretly got up and ran to the kitchen to find something to eat, but was caught red-handed by the servant on night watch.
"Shh!"
Heng Ge'er asked the servants not to make any noise, brought a basket of food, and knocked on Liu Yu's door.
Liu Yu was sleeping soundly when he was woken up. He was so angry that he picked up the pillow and threw it away.
After hearing Heng'er's voice, my mind finally cleared up.
When the door was opened, Heng Ge'er slid in like a loach.
"I couldn't sleep, so I went to the kitchen and found some food. Please stay with me."
Heng Ge'er looked at Liu Yu eagerly.
Liu Yu reached out and rubbed Hengge'er's head until his hair became a mess.
Looking at Heng Ge'er with a mess on his head, Liu Yu was finally satisfied.
He asked, "We have to set out early tomorrow morning. If you don't sleep now, do you plan to sleep in the carriage all day? If you do that, you won't be able to see the scenery along the way."
Heng Ge'er felt aggrieved, "But I really can't sleep, and I'm still hungry."
Liu Yu pinched his cheek and said, "There's room on the bed. Do you want to sleep together?"
"Yes, yes!" Heng Ge'er nodded repeatedly, finally achieving his goal.
The two brothers lay side by side in bed, and Liu Yu did not allow Hengge to eat in the middle of the night.
"If you can't digest what you've eaten, be careful you might get a stomachache tomorrow morning."
"I'm hungry!" Heng Ge'er said pitifully.
"You have to endure hunger."
There is no room for negotiation on this matter.
Heng Ge'er looked depressed. He had gone to the kitchen in the middle of the night and taken out a basket of delicious food, but in the end he couldn't eat it. How pitiful.
Liu Yu covered his face and said, "Sleep well and don't think about eating. When you leave the capital, you will be able to eat as much delicious food as you want from all over the country."
"Okay, okay! How much money do you have on you? I only have five hundred taels."
Liu Yu laughed at him, "You only have five hundred taels, and you want to eat all over the country. Call me big brother, and I'll take you out to have fun."
"Brother, brother, you are my God of Wealth and my money bag. When I go out, I rely on you."
"If you want to count on me, you have to listen to me."
"I promise to be obedient."
"Now go to sleep."
Heng Ge'er resisted the temptation of food and closed his eyes to sleep.
It always feels like I just fell asleep and it’s already dawn.
When I woke up in the morning, the only feeling I had was sleepiness!
He was pulled up by the servants to wash and change clothes.
Everything was tidied up and I sat at the dining table, but I couldn't open my eyes.
Seeing this, Gu Jiu asked, "Didn't you sleep last night?"
Liu Yu said, "Brother Heng was so noisy that he didn't fall asleep until midnight. It looks like he can only catch up on his sleep in the carriage."
Gu Jiu warned: "When you go out, safety is the first priority. Keep an eye on Heng'er, don't let him run around, and don't let him get cheated."
"My son is not a fool, he won't be fooled." Heng Ge'er rubbed his eyes, yawned, and looked listless.
Gu Jiu laughed, "Look at your appearance, you look so deceptive."
Hengge'er wrinkled his nose, feeling aggrieved.
Gu Jiu laughed out loud, "Hurry up and have breakfast. After that, it's time to leave. Niuniu and Ge'er are still sleeping. Don't let them know you're going out, or they'll cry all morning and you won't be able to comfort them."
Everyone has seen how good Niu Niu and Ge'er are at crying.
These two little brats, young but with bad tempers, are getting harder to appease as they get older.
The two brothers hurriedly buried their heads in eating breakfast, determined not to be blocked at the door by Niu Niu and Ge'er.
When he was about to leave, Gu Jiu was reluctant to leave.
I'm afraid it will take two or three years for me to come back after this trip.
She couldn't help nagging and said a lot.
The time for gathering is almost here, and we can't delay any longer.
Gu Jiu had no choice but to watch the carriage drive out of the palace, feeling sad.
I never thought that one day she would become sentimental.
…
After sending the two children away, Gu Jiu was really depressed for a few days.
When Niuniu and Ge'er woke up, they didn't see their two brothers. They kept chasing Gu Jiu and asking, "Where are my brothers? Where are my brothers?"
Gu Jiu told the two children, "My brother has gone out to study."
Niu Niu reluctantly accepted it.
Brother Xun sniffed and said nothing, but he knew everything in his heart.
My brothers are going out to play.
The weather is getting hotter day by day.
Gu Jiu took his two children to live in Xiaozhu in the mountains to escape the summer heat, and lived his own life behind closed doors.
The people below are not idle.
…
The coolies working at the Yuhua Lane wharf came and went, changing countless times.
It had just rained that morning and the weather was hot and humid.
Just by standing still, it took less than a cup of tea for my whole body to be drenched in sweat.
If you move, the sweat will fall like rain.
Fortunately, tea is provided free of charge at the pier.
The tea brewed with Kudingcha is bitter enough to quench your thirst, and it is available in unlimited quantities, so you can drink as much as you want.
In such hot weather, I feel full just by drinking tea every day.
It was in such hot and humid weather that Ma Xiaoliu arrived at Yuhua Lane Pier.
As soon as I got off the carriage, sweat started to break out.
There was an ice basin in the carriage, so it didn't feel hot.
Outside the carriage, the heat was raging.
The apprentice He Gui took a fan and fanned Ma Xiaoliu.
Ma Xiaoliu was annoyed by the fact that the two of them were so close together and felt hot, so he grabbed the fan and fanned himself.
He ordered: "Gather all the laborers and prepare the two-wheeled vehicles."
The steward obeyed and blew the whistle.
When the laborers heard the whistle, they knew they had to assemble.
Hundreds of laborers gathered under the shade of the trees.
A sour and stinky smell hit my nose.
Everyone is sweating, and no one looks down on anyone else.
Ma Xiaoliu stood on the platform, holding a tin trumpet. "I wonder if there are any of you who have been working here for eight or nine years? If so, you will definitely remember me. I am Ma Xiaoliu, the Ma Manager."
"Hello, Manager Ma!"
Ma Xiaoliu gave a slight push to get everyone to be quiet.
"I'm here today to give you an opportunity. It's up to you to decide whether you want to take advantage of it. First, pull the two-wheeled vehicle up."
The subordinates obeyed the order and pulled the two-wheeled cart in front of everyone.
The laborers looked at each other, their eyes wide open, staring at the two-wheeled vehicle curiously.
It's a two-wheeled vehicle with a roof. The roof is beautifully made.
Sitting in the car, you don't have to worry about the sun or rain.
Two long pull rods, made entirely of iron.
Two pull rods welded together with a horizontal bar.
People stand on the horizontal bar, hold the two pull rods tightly with both hands, and the two-wheeled vehicle can start running.
Ma Xiaoliu pointed at the two-wheeled vehicle and said in a loud voice, "This is a two-wheeled vehicle, the latest product from Universal Transport. With a roof, it can carry passengers and can be used throughout the capital. A few days ago, a new vehicle dealership was established in the capital, called Huimin Vehicle Dealership."
As the name suggests, the purpose was to provide convenience for the common people in the capital. Many people in the capital could not afford a four-wheeled carriage, nor did they have the space to keep mules, horses, or donkeys. This meant that many families did not even have a two-wheeled carriage. Travel was limited to walking or renting a car.
Being young and strong is fine, but as old as you are, getting out and about can be challenging. Carrying luggage is even more challenging. To make it easier for people to get around, Universal Transport has launched two-wheeled rickshaws and is now recruiting rickshaw pullers. The recruitment requirements are as follows, so listen carefully.
Hundreds of laborers became agitated.
Recruiting rickshaw pullers? Do you mean pulling rickshaws?
Anyone who can work as a laborer at the dock is very strong.
Pulling the cart is definitely not a problem.
But can this thing make money?
Is it reliable?
Ma Xiaoliu shouted at the top of his voice and introduced the recruitment conditions to the workers.
All those who aspire to become rickshaw pullers must undergo half a month of training.
The training covered how to greet customers and find your way around. You had to memorize the name of each market and know how to get there.
Prices must be charged in accordance with industry regulations, and no unauthorized price reduction or increase is allowed.
If the customer charges an additional fee to charter a car, that is another matter.
The starting fare for a two-wheeled rickshaw is five coins, and the fare increases depending on the distance.
For example, how much does it cost to go from Dongshi to Xishi, and from Xishi to Xinmin County?
These will be discussed during training.
If you want to be a rickshaw puller, you must have a clean background and no bad habits.
Anyone with a habit of petty theft will never be hired.
Those who have a habit of peeping at women will not be hired.
"...pay ten cents to the rickshaw company every day, and the rest is yours. The more you work, the more you earn. Is there anyone willing to apply to be a rickshaw puller?"
The laborers were whispering and were still a little hesitant.
Ten cents a day is not a small amount of money.
The starting price is five cents. Will anyone take the bus?
What if no one takes the bus at the end of the day?
What if there are only two people riding the bus in a day?
By carrying heavy bags and doing hard labor at the dock, you can earn a visible daily income.
I always feel that working as a rickshaw driver in a rickshaw dealership is too risky.
The conservative laborers retreated and dared not move forward.
A smart and courageous laborer stepped forward and said, "I want to be a rickshaw driver."
"I'm applying, too."
"Those who want to apply to be rickshaw pullers, please sign up here. Training will start tomorrow. There will be no salary during the training period, but three meals will be provided."
More than a hundred laborers applied to be rickshaw pullers.
After half a month of training and the elimination of several people, more than a hundred people put on uniform red vests and started soliciting customers on the streets.
These new drivers are distributed in densely populated areas of the city and are feeling uneasy.
Will anyone take the bus?
Someone asked them what they were doing and how to explain it?
The drivers' eyes flickered, and their red vests were soaked with sweat under the scorching sun, but they couldn't take them off.
The car dealership training said that it is not allowed to solicit customers with bare chests, as it will make female customers stay away.
The car dealership training also said that you are not allowed to sit in the car at any time.
That's for customers to sit on, and if the driver sits inside, the customers might not say anything, but they're definitely unhappy about it, especially those who like cleanliness.
The drivers stood in the shade of trees or under the eaves, waiting for their first customer.
"Hey, look! This is the two-wheeled rickshaw mentioned on the 'Da Zhou Life Show'. The starting price is five cents."
“Really?”
A group of middle-aged women came over.
The drivers, who were on their first day on the job, were all inexperienced and didn't know how to react.
"Hey, how much is it to get to the butcher shop in Xinmin County Market?"
"Eight, eight cents."
"Can you take two people?"
"Sure! But it'll cost you two cents more."
"It costs an extra two cents to bring two people. It's really expensive."
"We have no say over what the dealership stipulates."
"Never mind, never mind. Ten cents is ten cents. At least I don't have to squeeze into a carriage with a bunch of people."
On the first day of work, the rickshaw finally opened. The driver was very happy and pulled the rickshaw at a very fast speed.
The wind blew on the passengers' cheeks, making them look refreshed.
In this hot summer, you don’t have to be exposed to the sun or rain, and you can still enjoy the breeze. It turns out that being expensive does have its advantages.
Pedestrians on both sides of the street looked sideways.
"Look, a rickshaw. I want to ride one too."
"The starting price is five cents, which is not expensive. Two people can ride in one car."
"Let's go find a rickshaw."
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Kawen, the show is so laggy.
I tossed and turned at night and couldn't sleep. I kept sorting out the next plot and my head was dizzy.
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