Chapter 174 Cheap Membership

  Wang Zhuangzhi breathed a sigh of relief, walked over with a smile and shouted, "Jiaojiao, what are you doing here?"

   Jiaojiao turned her head and said in a waxy voice, "Father, I'm watching Grandpa Ma feel the pulse."

  Hearing this, Wang Zhuangzhi smiled and picked up Jiaojiao and walked towards Doctor Ma, "My shop, if Jiaojiao wants to see it, she can look at it openly, there is no need to hide."

  Jiaojiao hugged her father's neck and said softly, "Jiaojiao is afraid of disturbing Grandpa's medical treatment."

  The father and daughter walked over while talking, and Doctor Ma had already prescribed the man's medicine. It happened that Song Dong also came out, and hurriedly smiled and went forward to take the prescription, and then went to give the man the medicine.

   Doctor Ma turned around and saw that it was the Dong family and the youngest daughter of the Dong family. He hurriedly got up and greeted with a smile: "Hello, Master, Xiao Jiaojiao is also good."

   "Hello, Grandpa Ma~" said tenderly.

  Wang Zhuangzhi smiled, and said to him: "Doctor Ma, the pharmacy has been very busy these two days."

   Doctor Ma hurriedly waved his hand when he heard this, "It's not hard, the old man sits here all day, what's so hard about feeling the pulse and picking up the pen, it's hard for my boss to run back and forth."

  Doctor Ma has gray hair and a lot of wrinkles on his face, but he has a round, happy face. He looks like an amiable old urchin when he smiles and talks.

  Wang Zhuangzhi chuckled, "That's good."

   Now is the time, and there is still an hour before lunch.

  There were a lot of people coming and going to see a doctor in the pharmacy, Wang Zhuangzhi couldn't help him, and staying in the shop would get in the way.

  He took Jiaojiao and went out to the big town for a walk, to see if he could recruit suitable helpers.

  Pharmacy stores often have to deliver medicinal materials, and they have to load and unload goods during the journey, and they have to go to Ancheng to deliver fish.

  Tomorrow is a new month, and Qiusheng is going to the county town to take an exam this time. It is said that the exam will take two days, and he will not be able to make it by then.

Compared with the town, there is a large wharf not far from the big town. There are many boats coming and going every day, and there are many strong men carrying bags. There are more choices for recruiting workers here, and everyone is strong and strong. They all have a lot of strength.

  Wang Zhuangzhi and passers-by found out where the pier was, so they went with Jiaojiao in their arms.

   "Father, where are we going?"

  Jiaojiao looked at the unfamiliar place, the houses and people became less and less as she walked out.

   "Jiaojiao is not afraid, Dad is going to the pier to see if he can find another helper to help our pharmacy."

  After Wang Zhuangzhi finished speaking, he looked around strangely. There was a river in the distance, but there was no one near the platform on the bank.

  At this time, Bai Miaomiao in Jiaojiao's arms stretched her neck to look around, and said, "Jiaojiao, your father came at a bad time. The ship has not returned at this hour, so the workers are naturally not at the dock."

  It turned out to be like this, Jiaojiao saw that her father was still going forward, so she hurriedly said in a glutinous voice: "Father, the boat in the river has not returned, and the workers have not started work yet. Let's wait for others to start work before coming back."

  Wang Zhuangzhi also suddenly realized, and said: "No wonder I asked the old man just now, he looked at us a little strangely, so it is not yet time."

   "Oh, Dad is not as smart as Jiaojiao, but my Jiaojiao is smarter..."

  When Wang Zhuangzhi returned the same way with his daughter in his arms, he met shopkeeper Yang who was selling grain and oil next to the pharmacy.

  Wang Zhuangzhi smiled and greeted him, "Master Yang, are you going out?"

   Shopkeeper Yang is also quite easy-going, and said with a smile: "Don't go far, go to the town to buy goat milk for my grandson and grandson, where is Boss Wang going with his daughter in his arms?"

  Wang Zhuangzhi didn't hide it, and said casually with a smile: "I wanted to find a helper for the pharmacy, but there was no one at the pier."

   "Go to the dock to find a helper?" Shopkeeper Yang's tone was a little surprised.

  Wang Zhuangzhi didn't understand why shopkeeper Yang was so surprised, so he asked with a smile, "Treasurer Yang, what's wrong with the dock?"

Shopkeeper Yang on the opposite side hesitated to speak, thinking that Wang Zhuangzhi had come to Dazhen and probably didn't know, so he leaned forward and whispered: "The workers at the dock are all in cliques, and it's not easy to be disciplined when hired, and the money will be paid first. Many shops have suffered from doing things, and the Yamen doesn't care about it."

  Wang Zhuangzhi frowned when he heard that, "Is there such a person?"

   Shopkeeper Yang sighed and said in a low voice: "That's right, I was cheated once at the beginning, and I was cheated of twenty taels of silver. You can't do it by threatening my grandson."

  Wang Zhuangzhi asked puzzledly: "Master Yang, how do the shops in the town recruit helpers?"

"They all go to the hall to find Huang Maozi. He is a jerk. He runs around in the southeast and northwest. He has a lot of lowly slaves who have committed crimes. We always go to him to buy the death contract directly. A death contract is only three to five years old. Two silvers, lowly people and officials don't care, it's easier to handle than hired ones, and it's okay to beat and scold at will."

  Wang Zhuangzhi was taken aback when he heard about it. Although he had heard people say that he was a lowly family, he never thought that he could be bought and sold by others.

  Jiaojiao listened to her **** eyes blinking, she didn't know what a lowly person was.

   "Boss Wang disagrees with you. I have to buy goat milk. I'm afraid it will be sold out."

   "Hey, okay, thank you, Boss Yang, for letting me know."

  After Boss Yang left, Wang Zhuangzhi thought about it. Since he couldn't find the dock workers, he had to go to the scumbag.

  He carried Jiaojiao to the hall.

  The entrance of the hall is in a messy alley. At the entrance of the alley, an old beggar hides in the corner to sleep, and the broken bowls are covered with leftovers.

  Wang Zhuangzhi frowned, took out a few copper coins and put them beside them, and walked into the alley with Jiaojiao tightly in his arms.

  Finally, in front of a dilapidated door, I saw a thin monkey smoking a big cigarette, with dry yellow hair and scars on his cheeks.

  Wang Zhuangzhi looked at him, tentatively asked: "Are you a yellow-haired boy?"

  Huang Maozi took a look at him. Although Wang Zhuangzhi is now wearing a brocade robe, his skin color has been wheat-colored all year round, so he is not a rich man.

  Looking at Jiaojiao, Huang Maozi's eyes lit up immediately, he hurriedly put down his cigarette pouch and got up to take a closer look. His small face was white and flawless, and his facial features were delicate and fresh.

   Be good, grandmas from wealthy families like this kind of soft little baby the most, and he can change hands for at least a hundred taels.

  Huang Maozi rubbed his hands, smiled and whispered to Wang Zhuangzhi: "This is a good man, let's discuss the price in the room."

  Wang Zhuangzhi felt that he was a bit strange at the beginning, but now he heard his words, he suddenly became angry, and cursed at him: "Need to talk about it! How dare I miss my daughter, I can't beat you to death!"

  Huang Maozi took a step back in fright, and shouted speechlessly: "Oh! If you didn't say it earlier, who knows what you are here for, stop! If you have something to say, say it."

   It was rare for Jiaojiao to see her father so angry, so she hugged her father's neck and said softly, "Dad, don't be angry~"

  Wang Zhuangzhi calmed down when he heard his daughter's voice, and his eyes were still fixed on Huang Maozi fiercely, thanks to him daring to say those words.

  He couldn't bear to say a serious thing about his own heart, and even thinking about someone daring to do business, now thinking about it, he couldn't suppress his anger.

   As long as Wang Zhuangzhi lives for one day, he will never let Jiaojiao encounter these things. If someone dares to hurt Jiaojiao, he will kill him if he puts his life on the line!

  (end of this chapter)