There was a mess of porridge in front of the city gate.
At this time, the weather changed again, and a strong wind blew unexpectedly, scraping people's clothes.
You won't let me in these teams, I won't let you, and the horses also screamed, adding a bit of anxiety. The sky was getting cloudy, and it was still daylight, but it was like nightfall.
The voices and horses were mixed together, and everyone panicked.
Where is it going to rain, not that the sky is going to collapse.
Only those many people know that this is the case in places near the sea. Once the sea breeze blows, it is not uncommon for people to fly off the roof.
At this moment, a few teams of yamen ran out from the city gate, and while helping them drive their horses to the inside, he said: "Our master said this morning that it will rain today, so you don't listen to me, you always feel that We're going to trick you."
At this time, how are these people arguing with the yamen, they are eager to find a place to settle the goods before the rain falls, if these goods are caught in the rain, they will not be able to pay for killing them.
"Thanks to our master's clever plan, even if some of you can't get in the oil and salt, you deliberately vacated such a place. Otherwise, you will be miserable today." The convoy was led into the city, and the gatekeeper led them to the city gate. in a field on one side.
This place is quite peculiarly built. It has a roof but no walls. The area is extremely wide. Not only is there one here, but there is also one on the opposite side, guarding the city gate with two wings.
Seeing this place, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't dare to stop and take a breath, but drove the car in so that people who came later could move out of the parking lot.
At this time, the wind was stronger outside, and at the same time, pea-sized raindrops fell, hitting the ground and splashing dust. But soon the dust was smashed down by more raindrops, and it merged into small rivers on the ground, flowing everywhere.
The teams in the back were more or less drenched in rain. Fortunately, the cars were covered with tarpaulins and the speed was fast enough, but it was okay. Only the Liu family's motorcade was at the back, and when everyone else went in to hide from the rain, they were the only ones who were still chasing the car here.
It's a pity that the horses didn't listen to the command, and the people couldn't open their eyes because of the rain. In addition, there were only so many places in the group. When they came last, they could only lean on the outermost side. Nearly half of the trucks had no room to hold, so they could only watch. looked exposed to the rain.
How could this Liu family's steward still have the same face as before, crying and yelling at his mother, scolding God, scolding others, saying that it was because of them that he was so embarrassed.
The key point is that this person is also the best.
Those who could be here, and a few were vegetarians, and a few people threw him out.
He just lay in the rain and cursed, until the sound gradually disappeared, and someone dragged him in under the rain.
On the other side, those companies responded quickly enough to deliver the goods into the warehouse just before the rain.
Since I am surprised by the changes in Dinghai County and the reasonable layout of these warehouses, I will not go into details. Hearing the rushing rain outside, these people who were blocked in the barn and could not leave for the time being had lingering fears.
"I'm afraid the Liu family will lose a lot this time."
More than a dozen truckloads of goods would be sold for tens of thousands of taels in total. The Liu family's owner made raw silk and tea leaves, both of which were insufferable. This time, the Liu family's steward would have to take off a few layers of skin before he died.
This was naturally said to the steward of the Zhou family, and it was fortunate that this person acted just now, so that several families who were hesitant to follow came in.
The Zhou family's steward still looked calm this week. He bowed his hands to the people who were talking to him, and said, "Those of us who are stewards are only the servants of the owner. Since they are stewards, they naturally take care of the goods, but not the goods. If there is a problem, it is to manage the affairs, and if there is a problem with the goods, it will affect the family and children, so it is better to be cautious and not to act arrogantly."
"It's exactly what Xiongtai said."
"This sentence is a good thing to say, but in fact we are also a matter of spirit. Even if the news is handed back and a message is sent, Zuo still has to enter the city. This Dinghai County is hundreds of miles away, and only this Dinghai County has a place to place goods. , it would be better to have entered the city earlier, at most a reprimand, than risking damage to the goods."
This remark ushered in everyone's nodding, so what if they were not reconciled and angry, when they were under the eaves of others, they naturally should bow their heads or bow their heads.
But this way, they can see it. Although the county magistrate surnamed Xue looks ugly, it is not that he has done nothing. At least the barn is well built. If they had rented houses after they entered the city before, if they rented a bad place, they would have to worry about the house being flooded on such a day.
Now standing in this tall, spacious and dry warehouse, watching the pouring rain outside the door, the previous sense of anger has faded a lot.
At this time, in a mansion in the city, a man in blue casual clothes was talking to Geng Qianhu.
If the yamen who led the way before was there, he would recognize that this person was the one who said that Xue Tingxiang had a good way to make money.
It was Xie Qirong, the third master of the Xie family.
This time, he just had a temporary thought. He wanted to come to Dinghai County to see the well-known Xue Zhixian, so he escorted the car here in person, but he never expected to see so many things.
"Third Master, what purpose do you think this kid has?"
Just now, a soldier came to report and told the situation of Liu's family and the things that luckily didn't let the goods get in the rain.
Xie Qirong was drinking tea with a cup of tea. It was raining too much outside, and the weather suddenly became cold. This is the difference between the coastal areas and the inland. In the inland, it rains in summer, it will only be stuffy and not cold, but the temperature here will drop sharply.
He took a sip of the hot tea and said, "The mind is so strange that people can't figure it out."
"If it is said that he was instructed, but what kind of courage did he have to do such a dreadful thing? If it is said that he was not instructed, he would be too arrogant and domineering. Not to mention him, even It's Master Sun, the shepherd, who dare not say such a grand thing to bring this kind of thing to the table."
"It's not stupid, it's weird."
Having said this, it means not saying it. Is that stupid or weird? Although there is only one word difference, it is very different.
"If this matter is known from above, it would be a serious crime of raiding the house and beheading." Geng Qianhu said.
Xie Qirong stroked the edge of the tea cup with a long finger, knocked on it, and said, "Maybe, what he is relying on is that we won't speak. Not only will he not speak, but he will cover it up for him."
Hearing this, Geng Qianhu was immediately stunned.
Not so! This person's behavior is really unreasonable, but if you change your mind, you can explain it.
We all know that this matter is not visible, so we will try our best to cover it up, but there is a person who does not play cards according to the rules of the card.
This person behaves arrogantly, is particularly high-profile, and eats very ugly, causing anger and resentment.
The key point is that everyone must endure him, because when the veil is pierced, this is the time when the business cannot go on.
For this place, not only the Xie family, but also the other families have spent a lot of effort, and now that the money has not earned enough, how can they let something happen here.
Taking 10,000 steps back, silver is second, and the key is how did the adults explain it
So not only have to endure him, but also have to wipe his ass and do that cover up thing. It's all because this person can afford to gamble, while others can't. This is probably the so-called barefooted person who is not afraid of wearing shoes.
If this is the case, this person's scheming is deep, which makes people a little stupefied.
Not only Geng Qianhu, but also Xie Qirong's eyes turned upside down.
He hadn't figured it out before, but he didn't expect that because of a casual remark, he actually understood such a mystery.
After a long while, he took a deep breath: "Keep watching, if this is the case, this person's purpose is just for money. He is a smart person and knows not to cross the line, so don't worry about what will happen to him."
"Yes, third master."
At the same time, in the back house of the county government, Xue Tingxiang was watching the rain by the window in his study.
He was dressed in a blue wide-sleeved Confucian shirt, with a particularly immortal style, holding a cup of tea in his hand and smiling.
"In this way, they don't want to bow their heads, and they have to bow their heads."
Sitting behind the book desk, he was holding Hong'er's trick of drawing red, and gave him an irritated look: "You are too bad! If people find out, they will probably eat your heart."
This is bad for a reason. As early as a few days ago, Xue Tingxiang asked a local old farmer who is proficient in weather to see it. He saw that it had rained in recent days, so he began to arrange it a few days ago.
In order to deliberately delay the trip of these teams, the broken roads in Dinghai County suddenly increased in the past two days. It wasn't until yesterday evening that Xue Tingxiang got the news that it would rain tomorrow, and then the force workers who built the road suddenly moved faster. Until today, these teams arrived in Dinghai County.
Including today, there is also the suspicion of deliberately delaying the time. As long as those gatekeepers slow down a little, some people will always be trapped.
As for whether these people who have been pitted are lucky or unfortunate, it is only up to God. Anyway, Xue Tingxiang gave many opportunities. As long as it can get right into his arms, the result will not be too bad.
"It's not bad, it's a soldier who never tires of deceit."
Regardless of whether it's not swindling, at least because of this rain, many people's minds have undergone some changes.
The rain stopped overnight, and how the few people in the convoy who were huddled at the city gate survived the night, not to mention how, after the rain stopped, many people learned the news of the destruction of the Liu family's goods.
Naturally, there are lingering fears, no need for a detailed table. After that, if the county government made any excessive requests, no one thought it was excessive.
On the right side of the gate of the county government office is the express shop, which is the place where the county government office delivers official documents. At this time, a special house was built on the left side of the emergency shop, which is where the Dinghai labor union is located.
If the team employs workers, they need to come here to register and pay half of the wages, and the other half will be paid afterwards. The trade union will make arrangements based on when and how many people are used by the team.
Although those laborers were not very used to this model at first, the county magistrate was as big as the sky, and after trying it for a few days, he felt that it was much easier than before. There is no need to do less work, and there is no need to look around for work. You just have to wait for a job to come to your door, and you don’t have to worry about being owed wages. It’s all done by the county government.
So now, the Dinghai labor union is very popular. Not only has it reduced the conflict over job scrambles, but the most important thing is that some local people don’t have to hide their heads and show their tails like before. You must know that when they came out to work with their heads and faces covered, they were afraid of being discovered. Now that all these have passed through the county government, there is no need to be afraid of getting into trouble.
For ordinary people, making money to support their families is important, but they are also most afraid of causing trouble.
This time, several teams did not choose to enter the city. When they found out that the city gate had set up a checkpoint, they wisely gave up. It was also the last time that Xue Tingyan was too ugly to look at, which made many businesses hate him to the extreme. Since you are blocking the city gate and forcibly collecting money, and you are still forced to buy and sell, then we will not enter the city head office.
So these people rented houses in several nearby villages to store goods. When I heard that so many people had given up and rented warehouses built by the government, they all laughed with disdain.
But soon they couldn't laugh anymore. First of all, it was the strong wind and heavy rain. How could the houses scattered in the countryside be compared with the warehouses in the city. Rural people living along the coast are most afraid of the stormy weather every year, because they are worried that the roof of their home will be lifted.
And when the houses were built, the common people didn't know much about drainage and waterlogging prevention.
These people encountered such a situation. They originally stayed in the house and watched the violent storm outside. Who would have thought that the roof would suddenly disappear, and they would cry. The most people are in danger, but the goods have an accident.
Others watched helplessly as the turbid water rose little by little, creeping in from the outside. In order to prevent the cargo from entering the water, they scooped up water overnight, and by the next day they were exhausted like dead dogs. Even so, the bottom layer of the goods was also stained with water, but fortunately, the loss was not large.
These people naturally feel the atmosphere in their hearts, and they are extremely aggrieved, and it is inevitable that they will spread their anger on the villagers who rent their houses.
But when they just showed a little, wanting to let the villagers take care of the relationship, a village came. Some villagers are still clamoring that you have to rent the house, and it has been explained before that this house is not strong, and I am afraid that it will not work as a warehouse, but you insist on renting it. Now that something has happened, it has nothing to do with us. If there is any trouble, we will go to the officials.
In the end, only the teeth and blood were swallowed.
Of course, there are those who are more fortunate. Neither situation is encountered, but soon they encounter a problem, they can't find labor to work for themselves.