第一章 城南(四)
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骤雨初晴,阳光普照,望着如洗的碧空,大多数人脸上都泛起了笑容。龙腾小说ltxsba.com特别是那些冒险留在船上帮忙的壮汉们,想到自己今天将背着满满一口袋米回家,心里就充满了幸福与自豪。五斗米,即便是每天一干一稀管饱了吃,也够全家老小吃上小半个月的。但是没有人会那样糟蹋粮食,眼下还是夏天,城外的荒野里有的是荠菜、苦菜、雪里红和小黄花。将家里们的女人、孩子赶出去,每天都能带回几大篓子时鲜野菜来。按五份菜兑一份米的比例,再加上一些运河里捞出来的小鱼小虾,可以做成美味的菜团子,足够让全家人香香甜甜的吃上好几个月。
明天卸货时,如果再遇到这样一场雨就好了。有人对着晴空默默祈祷。明日若能再赚上五斗米,秋天时去野外掏几个田鼠洞,今年的冬天就有可能熬过去了!到了明年,到了明年开春,皇帝老子这抛荒入城的混蛋政令还不结束么?身上有力气,乡间有闲田,谁还会任老婆孩子挨饿?
与众人脸色截然相反的是周府管家诚伯。老家伙自从最后一声炸雷响起后,便枯坐在了甲板上,脸色惨白如死灰。突然而来的暴雨虽然没有将船打翻,但每艘船上装的货物都或多或少被淋湿了些。想想家主吩咐自己来码头卸货时那满脸郑重的表情,他就恨不得一头扎进运河里去。二十多艘大船,即便每艘船上只有最外边一层粮草袋子受潮,也要波及到近十万斤的数量。这个责任他根本无法承担,也着实承担不起。
见老管家迟迟不肯兑现承诺,船上帮忙的壮汉们慢慢围拢了过来。刚才叫喊着祈求大伙施以援手的不止是老管家一个,老家伙装傻,船上那个商贩模样的王八蛋可是没病没灾,大伙儿不能让他逃了去。
觉势头不对,监工的家丁们也开始慢慢向管家诚伯的身边凑。他们的手中或拎着皮鞭,或拎着木棒,只要有人一声令下,就准备同时动手,将不开眼的穷鬼们打落河道中去。
就在这双方剑拔弩张的时候,坐在船舱里的商贩头子主动走了出来。先向大伙团团做了个揖,然后在人群中单手搀扶起了诚伯,拍了拍对方肩膀,大声安慰道:“嗨,不算什么大事儿!天有不测风云,与你老人家没关系!赶快安排人将粮食卸船,明天找个空地把被雨水打湿了的重新晒干了。我家主人那边会派人处理湿米,您老尽管放心!”
诚伯的眼睛在眼眶里木然转动了一轮,依稀证明他还是个活物。“张,张公是说,主人,主人不会……”他迟疑着询问,话却被张姓商贩快速打断。
“我说不会就不会。你不必多问!”
“啊!哦!哦!小人,小老儿明白!”周府管家诚伯被呵斥得一哆嗦,精神瞬间恢复了许多。“小老儿这就去雇人,这就去雇人!您稍稍担待,稍稍担待!”
“今天不必了!”张姓商贩十分大气地摆了摆手,仿佛背后站着千军万马般。“今天既然风雨大作,想必是咱们卸粮的时辰没安排好。就让粮食在船上放一天,明天赶早,趁日头没升起来就开工。你先把老少爷们该得的酬谢给大伙了,人家冒着性命危险帮咱们盖粮食,咱们不能言而无信!”
“嗨,嗨,小老儿明白。小老儿明白!”诚伯的脸上终于出现了一血色,不断地头哈腰。回头招呼家丁,打开一艘自己所在船上的漆布,将成袋子的精米搬出来,当场给帮忙放。
“别湿过的米,搁不住。给他们干米,钱也捡肉好,别这两年的白钱!都记在我的账上!”张姓商贩又一摆手,大声干预。
他这般诚实守信,反倒让帮忙的壮汉们觉得不好意思,围拢上前,七嘴八舌地表示道:“湿米也中,湿米也中。反正用斗子量,短不了斤两。回家去放在窗台前晒上几天,也就干了!”
“诸位兄弟不必客气。该什么什么,张某不能让大伙吃亏!”商贩笑了笑,彬彬有礼地向众人拱手。“如果觉得张某为人还可信,明天就请一早来帮忙卸米。按照今天下雨前诚伯答应的工钱,咱们早开始,早结束!大伙以为如何?”
“信得过,信得过!”喜出望外的壮汉们没口子答应。
“那咱们就把时间敲定下来?”张姓商贩想了想,有试探着征求众人意见,“卯时早不早?就卯时如何?”
“中,卯时天已经亮了!”众壮汉轰然响应。
也不管诚伯是否肉疼,与众人敲定了时间后,张姓商贩便喧宾夺主地指挥着众家丁给帮过忙的壮汉起工钱来。众家丁显然对他十分尊敬,居然也不反对,老老实实地搬开被雨打湿过的米袋,从货船中部搬出干燥的精米,一斗一斗的量给大伙。众壮汉事先没想到今天会有这么多收益,一时竟然找不到家具盛米。张姓商贩笑了笑,又吩咐人找来一大堆崭新的草袋,毫不吝啬地借给大伙。
“你老可是个大善人!”受了商贩的恩惠,壮汉们陪着笑脸道谢。张姓商贩摇了摇头,低声回应到,“不是我的恩惠。是我家家主平素说过,不准任何人为富不仁。我只是照着家主的话做而已!不敢欺主邀功!”
“那你家家主一定也是个大善人!不知道是哪位活菩萨?”众壮汉拎着米袋,感激地询问好人名姓。
“我家主人姓李。是当朝的蒲山公。你们打听打听,就知道我家主人是谁了!”张姓商贩笑了笑,甚是为家主而感到自豪。
“蒲山公呀!那可是个了不得的大官儿!”众壮汉对封爵根本没有概念,反正觉得对方的家主肯定比县令大人级别高,所以想尽一切可能的词汇称颂。张姓商贩对这种奉承话话显然已经听得多了,也不制止,又笑着摆了摆手,慢吞吞走向船舱。
周府管家诚伯早就心疼的满头是汗,先前在众人面前不敢质疑张姓商贩的决定,现在终于看到机会,连忙快步追了上去,弓着腰提醒:“您老何必给这帮穷鬼新米?一人赏个三五十文,相信他们也不敢多啰嗦!张总管,这事儿主公若是知道了……”他向身后看了看,尽量将声音压到最低处。
“主公此刻最需要的是人心,几斗米,百十吊钱算什么?黎阳城中有的是!”张姓商贩一改在众人面前的礼貌与斯文,突然板起面孔,冷冷地呵斥。
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