roccoschili Chapter 186 Finally reunited
Chapter 186 Finally reunited
"Big brother, please slow down and don't worry, let's talk.
I see the cuff on your arm. Are you an outer disciple of the Yanhuang League?
Didn't the Yanhuang League also give out single clothes to the outer disciples, and the price of cotton clothes is also very low, why don't you wear them? Wearing single clothes in the middle of winter to pull a cart." Hou Xiaoge looked at the cuffs tied on the upper arms of the cart puller, which was the symbol of the outer disciples of the Yanhuang League. He was indeed wearing single clothes in the middle of winter, and asked in confusion.
"My dear young master, the clothes the alliance has distributed are too new. I am just a cart driver, and it is not appropriate for me to wear new clothes.
First, I felt a bit embarrassed to pull the cart in disciple's clothes, which might bring discredit to the alliance.
So those of us who carry bags and pull carts usually don’t wear clothes. At most, we tie a cuff on our arm so that people from the same gang can recognize each other.
The clothes given by the alliance will only be worn when going on missions or doing things for the gang.
As for the cotton-padded clothes you mentioned, we usually wear them while pulling a cart and sweat a lot. The clothes are wet at the end of the day, and it is easy to catch a cold when it is hot and then stop.
So we usually wear light clothes, so we won’t feel cold when running.” The man explained while pulling the cart breathlessly.
After hearing this, Hou Xiaoge's originally angry mood calmed down.
"Brother, how does your income this month from driving a rickshaw for the Yanhuang League compare to other rickshaw companies in the city? Is there anything else besides the rickshaw fares?" Hou Xiaoge continued to inquire.
"Hey! Young master, you ask a lot of questions! If you weren't sent by Secretary Liu of Jinyintang, I really can't tell you." The man pulling the cart was also very sharp-eyed.
"Oh? How to say it."
"Hehe! Ever since I joined the Yanhuang Alliance, I felt like I had found my home.
The Yanhuang League is well-known for being good to its disciples. I heard that this is a disciple that our old leader feels sorry for.
If I could meet the leader that day, I would definitely ask the photo studio in the city to take a photo of me and him.
Have you seen this rickshaw? I bought it from my disciple's shop for 150 yuan. It is 90% new.
I was one of the first outer disciples to rent a car after the car dealership opened. There were only more than a hundred cars in the dealership, and the queue of other disciples could reach the train station.
Mine is a Class B car, and I only have to pay seven dollars a month, and no other fees.
Moreover, for car repairs, car shops do not charge for ordinary tire repairs, and they only charge for tire replacements, without charging any labor costs.
The car dealership also provides water and car wash liquid for scrubbing.
Moreover, I am a disciple of the Yanhuang League. When I am pulling the cart, I meet people from other gangs, but they dare not bully me. The black dog and the passengers are also very polite to me.
If this happened in other car dealerships in the city, haha!
For a B-class car like mine, the rental fee is at least fifteen dollars a month. Not to mention the car repairs that we have to pay for ourselves, we also have to pay four dollars in taxes every month.
I heard from drivers in other rickshaw shops in the city that they can only earn thirty dollars at most by working day and night for a month. When business is bad, the most they can earn is twenty-three or twenty-four.
With so much money, most of it has to be handed over. After a month of eating, drinking, defecating, and repairing the car, at most two dollars is left, which is barely enough for the family to have enough food and clothing, and we can't even afford to get sick.
Compared to them, the treatment of our Yanhuang League disciples is simply too good, it is more cost-effective than buying a car by yourself." The man became more and more excited as he drove, and his steps were much stronger.
Hou Xiaoge was happy when he heard the man calling him old man, but he was also very happy when he heard that the disciples in the gang recognized him.
"Haha! How much money can you make this month, brother? Is it enough for the family's expenses?" Hou Xiaoge asked with a smile.
"Oh! Not much. I can only pull for four hours a day. The rest of the time I rent the car to other needy disciples in the alliance.
I was craving for food today, so I loved to eat some stewed pork, meatballs and spicy soup. My expenses were high, and I could only spend twenty dollars at most in a month.
Including the cost of repairing the car, I can save five dollars a month, but it is still enough to support my family." The man said with a smile.
Hou Xiaoge nodded after listening to this. Working eight hours a day, this income was already more than that of a formal disciple.
However, the alliance pays for the food, drink, and defecation of the formal disciples, and the work done by the formal disciples is also done by the drivers.
The welfare benefits for formal disciples are also there, and they also receive their own salary subsidies every month. Their status and position are also higher, which is simply incomparable to peripheral disciples.
"Young master, look, we have arrived at the Lijia Village Freight Station while we were chatting." When they arrived at the destination, the man pulling the cart slowly stopped and lowered the front of the cart.
"Thanks, big brother. No need for change." Hou Xiaoge directly gave fifty French francs.
Fifty French francs is equivalent to less than fifty cents, at most a little more than forty cents.
"Hey! Thank you for the reward, young master." The man pulling the cart's eyes lit up when he took the fifty French francs and he bowed to Hou Xiaoge with a smile.
"We've been chatting all the way, so I should give it to you." Hou Xiaoge waved his hand.
The man pulling the cart thanked Hou Xiaoge, put the money happily into his pocket, and drove the cart to the parking spot near the freight station.
Seeing a group of men pulling carts gathering around a fire to keep warm, Hou Xiaoge came up with an idea and nodded, heading into the freight station.
The Lijiacun freight station is not far from the railway station. It is Jinyintang’s exclusive warehouse distribution center, covering an area of 100 acres.
Of course, the place for storing goods cannot occupy a hundred acres, and there is also the place for raising livestock. After all, more than 400 donkeys, horses, cows and other large animals require a considerable amount of space to raise.
It was exactly nine o'clock in the morning. The freight station was very busy. From time to time, disciples of the Jinyintang wearing red and blue formal disciple robes would pull horse-drawn carts in and out of the freight station.
Hou Xiaoge was wearing a navy blue cotton jacket and black cotton shoes. He looked clean and tidy, and it was obvious that he was an outsider.
In fact, Hou Xiaoge was targeted by the Yanhuang League disciples after he entered Lijia Village, so he was stopped by the Yanhuang League disciples when he was still a hundred meters away from the freight station.
"My friend, the area ahead is our Yanhuang League's important freight center. Please don't trespass." Two War Hall disciples at the interception point stopped Hou Xiaoge and said coldly.
"Haha! Two big brothers, I was notified by Hall Master Han of the Jinyin Hall to find Hall Master Wang to lead our troops. Could you please inform him?" Hou Xiaoge naturally knew the rules and bowed with a smile.
"Is that so? Then please move to the VIP area over here." A disciple from the War Hall pointed and led Hou Xiaoge to a row of houses not far away.
"Brother, your alliance's guard over the freight station is quite strict, isn't it?" Hou Xiaoge chatted with a smile along the way.
"The warehouse is an important place, so we have to be careful and cautious." The disciple replied with a cold face.
The reception area is no different from that of later generations, with just a row of sofas, a coffee table, and some tea. However, Jinyintang is quite grand, with oranges and apples as treats.
After waiting for about five or six minutes, a middle-aged man in a yellow and blue robe strode in.
Judging from the yellow and blue robe, this man is an incense master of the Yanhuang League, but there is a gold and silver icon embroidered on his arm sleeve, proving that he is the incense master of the Jinyin Hall.
"Hello, Master Wang, I'm Hou Xiaoge. I heard from Hall Master Han that Master Wang has found my sister, so I came here specially to pick her up." Hou Xiaoge stood up and introduced himself with a smile.
"Haha! You must be Hou Xiaoge. I've heard of you a long time ago. I've heard of you a long time ago.
I was just about to have someone go to the Hou Mansion at noon to announce the good news! I didn't expect that Brother Hou would come to my house right away.
I'll have someone bring someone over right away, please wait." After a few pleasantries, Wang Xiangzhu said hello to the disciples who followed him outside the door and came back in.
The two of them were sitting in the reception room chatting and talking. Not long after, a disciple from the Jinyin Hall came in carrying a young girl in a floral cotton jacket.
Hou Xiaoge looked up and saw that the person was her second sister Hou Pandidi whom she had met a few months ago.
"Second sister!"
"Hei Wa!"
Both of them were very happy to meet each other. Although there was no hugging scene, tears were inevitable, and of course it was Hou Pandi who shed tears.
Wang Xiangzhu knew that the person he met was right, so it was not appropriate for him to stay in such a situation, so he bowed and left.
Of course, Hou Xiaoge wouldn't let others help him for free, so he would definitely thank them.
"Master Wang, here are five thousand French francs. It's not a lot of money, but it's enough to treat us brothers to a meal." Hou Xiaoge quickly chased after him and took out the money he had prepared in advance and stuffed it into Master Wang's arms.
Five thousand French francs was still a lot of money in September, close to two hundred dollars, but now it is only worth fifty dollars. The money is depreciating so fast.