Chapter 54 All the money is gone
West City Pier.
There were many merchant ships coming and going, all kinds of goods were displayed on the dock, and there were also many coolies.
Each of them was shirtless, carrying a large sack on their backs. They were sweating profusely from exhaustion, and tears were streaming down their faces, as if they had just washed their faces. Drops of sweat dripped onto the ground and soon they were exhausted.
Based on San San's positioning, Qi Man accurately found the so-called cheap brother.
Qi Mansheng's charming and lovely appearance soon attracted the attention of many men at the dock, and they all stared at her in fascination.
They were all wondering, whose pampered daughter is this? She is so beautiful. How much effort must it take to marry such a beautiful daughter of a rich family!
Everyone was speculating, this must be the daughter of some big boss at the dock?
After all, ordinary people don’t have the conditions to wear such an exquisite and unique little dress. Even having enough food and clothing is a problem.
Qi Dongchen was carrying four large sacks, half bent over, breathing heavily, moving his feet with difficulty, transporting the goods to the ship, and the supervisor behind him kept urging him.
"Hurry up, the people behind are waiting. If you can't do it, get out of here. I have money, so why should I be afraid of not being able to hire people?"
tired!
This was the only word in Qi Dongchen's mind. He was so tired that his legs were shaking, his vision was blurry, his body was a little exhausted, and his posture was unstable. He almost stumbled and fell into the water.
But when he thought about bringing gifts back to his grandfather and his sister whom he had never met, he suddenly gained some strength. He steadied his body, put the sack on his back neatly, stood up, wiped the soybean-sized beads of cold sweat on his forehead, and breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned around to take a look at the large amount of goods piled on the dock, gritted his teeth, and quickly caught up with the main group to continue carrying the goods.
"elder brother."
Suddenly, a soft voice came into my ears.
Qi Dongchen paused, suspecting that he was hallucinating. There were not many female comrades willing to come to the dock. It might be that he was working too hard and was hallucinating.
"elder brother."
Seeing that no one responded, Qi Man patiently called out again.
Qi Dongchen finally reacted. He looked around and saw a lesbian wearing an exquisite little dress, who was fair and clean, like a female star on TV, staring at him.
Standing next to the female comrade was a thin companion wearing a blouse. He looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him.
He walked over tentatively, pointed at himself doubtfully, and asked suspiciously:
"Lesbian, are you calling me?"
"Cousin, don't you recognize me? I'm Arya!"
Without waiting for Qi Man to reply, Qi Erya on the side suddenly spoke, staring at Qi Dongchen with her dark eyes.
Qi Dongchen's eyes flashed with surprise. He scratched his head in embarrassment and smiled awkwardly: "It turned out to be Erya. We haven't seen each other for many years. I really can't recognize you at this moment."
The main thing is that after so many years, Erya is still the same as before, thin and small, and doesn't look like a girl in her twenties at all.
"Cousin has changed a lot." Qi Erya laughed, her eyes fell on Qi Man, and she couldn't help but say, "Cousin, this is cousin Manman. You often mentioned cousin in my ear before."
Qi Dongchen's expression froze. He looked at the delicate and beautiful lesbian in front of him who looked like a porcelain doll in disbelief, and his tone was a little stammering: "This... is this Manman?"
Qi Man smiled softly and called out sweetly, "Brother."
This time Qi Dongchen heard it clearly. His sister's voice was soft and sweet, and very pleasant to hear.
I was a little flustered for a moment and didn't know what to say. I just said something random, "It's so hot, why are you two girls here at the dock? Your skin is so delicate, what will you do if you get sunburned? Come with me and find a cooler place."
Most of the female comrades Qi Dongchen had met had yellow and rough faces due to overwork, and hunchbacks. He had never even thought about the ridiculous fact that women could be sunburned.
But today, when I saw the legendary sister, I was shocked. How could someone be so fair?
For fear of sunburning Qi Man, he led his two sisters to a shadier corner.
Qi Erya stepped forward and stood side by side with Qi Dongchen, saying, "Cousin, we have to ask you this. Didn't you say you were supposed to come back ten days ago? But you haven't returned home for more than ten days. Grandpa is worried about you and has difficulty walking, so he asked me and my cousin to come to the county to look for you."
When this matter was mentioned, Qi Dongchen scratched his head in embarrassment, his face turned red, and he stammered:
"I... this is my dock salary, one dollar and fifty cents a day. I was thinking of earning more money to buy some gifts for my sister, but I never thought you would come to me first."
Qi Man frowned slightly and asked suspiciously, "Grandpa said that my brother's monthly salary is about 30 yuan, why is he still short of money?"
According to current consumption concepts, thirty yuan a month is already considered a high salary.
Even if he only sent back fifteen yuan a month, he would still have a considerable amount of savings. It was impossible for him to be penniless and unable to buy even a gift.
When it comes to salary, Qi Dongchen hesitated. He was a little scared by Qi Man's stare, so he reluctantly told her everything:
"I do have a salary of 30 yuan a month, and I send 15 yuan to grandpa every month, but I also send an extra 10 yuan to Auntie every month so that they can buy more good food for grandpa. So I only have 5 yuan a month, and after adding food, drink, toilet, and housing, I spend almost all of it, so..."
As a grown man, he couldn't spend much money, so he kept five dollars for himself every month and sent the rest back to his hometown.
"But grandpa didn't get a penny of the money my brother sent back." Qi Man answered honestly.
Qi Dongchen's face suddenly changed, and his tone became heavier: "How is this possible? Could it be that the money I send back every month has disappeared for no reason?"
I can’t imagine how thin my grandfather would become if he hadn’t received the money he sent back, as he is a lonely man with no food or clothes to eat.
Qi Man blinked and said softly, "Second Uncle and Third Uncle divided everything up, and Grandpa moved out alone. Before I came back, Grandpa was already so thin that he looked like a nobody."
Qi Erya didn't dare to say a word. She was from the third house and owed something to her grandfather, so naturally she didn't dare to say anything.
Upon hearing this, Qi Dongchen was furious. His dark red face immediately flushed with anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "They are such inhumane people! The second and third houses are so inhumane. How dare they do such a treasonous thing!"
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