The scorching sun hangs high, emitting endless light and heat.

The road paved with bluestone was hot and the local dog in the shadows beside the house grinned and stuck out his tongue hot.

But there are still a lot of people busy on the pier not far away.

The sacks containing goods looked extremely heavy, but more than one person carried two packs at once. Even though they had some difficulty, they still gritted their teeth and persevered.

And among these people, a teenager of fifteen or sixteen years old is the most conspicuous.

His figure is a big circle smaller than the strong men who carry big bags next to him, but he is steadily carrying two sacks.

Sweat was flowing down his forehead, and the coarse cloth on his body was soaked with sweat. The open chest could clearly see sweat slid through the angular muscles and the slightly dark skin.

He put down the two bags of goods, watched the manager write down the records, and carried two bags of goods that needed to be loaded and steadily walked towards the cargo ship.

When the goods were unloaded and new goods were loaded, it was almost time to apply.

The young man named Jiang Ji received his salary today from the manager's office. He breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, then turned around and dragged his tired body toward Jiangbei City.

The cloth shoes under your feet and the short and sticky ones on your body are very uncomfortable, but Jiang Ji is quite happy now.

Since the goods are in urgent need of today, it was the sun was hot at noon, so the money was given higher than usual.

A sack of three cents is one penny more than usual. He carried about eighty packs of unloading and loading the ship in total and earned two hundred and forty cents, which is very good. He can't make so much money every day.

Although I am tired of carrying a big bag, I have many people. Not every time I go, I need to deal with those managers.

And this naturally inevitably costs some money.

However, for people like Jiang Ji who are more powerful, carrying large bags is much stronger than farming, which has attracted many strong people to come to this wharf to make a living.

"You can buy two steamed buns for a penny, which is similar to the purchasing power of one dollar in your previous life.

This 240-month period is a lot, so it's enough to save ten days and half a month.

In the past, the heroes on TV often took a ingot of ten taels of silver or even gold.

If we calculate according to this world, one tael of gold can be exchanged for ten taels of silver, one tael of silver is worth a thousand ounces, and a meal of at least tens of thousands is too luxurious. I don’t know how much money they came from there.”

Jiang Ji is a time traveler and has been in this world for almost three months.

Because he had suffered a lot in his previous life, he adapted quite quickly after traveling through time, but he didn't have any mobile phones, so he couldn't help but feel bored when he was free.

And this world is not an ordinary ancient world, but a martial arts existence.

Although Jiang Ji had only seen others perform martial arts with his own eyes a few times, his elegance and respectable status made Jiang Ji deeply yearn for it.

Not to mention that the legendary powerful warriors can reach mountains and seas and chase stars and moons, which has made Jiang Ji more determined to learn martial arts.

Unfortunately, learning martial arts is not that easy.

Fortunately, Jiang Ji, as a time traveler, had a golden finger, which was a treasure in his mind called the Trial Order.

Although it cannot be used now and does not know the specific functions, it also gives him hope in this difficult environment.

Before we could go far, several people stopped Jiang Ji and other workers.

"You guys are all here. You should pay the regular money this month, and they are all quick. If anyone dares not pay, don't think about making a living here. Whoever dares to cheat is to go against our Black Snake Gang!"

The man who was leading the way was tall and big, and his eyes were fierce and fierce. His eyes were like cows, and he was so wide that he was so scared that ordinary people were afraid at first sight.

"You must all know the result if you are against our Black Snake Gang!"

Jiang Ji sighed, a little angry, but he still honestly handed over the money he had earned with great hard work.

Although I felt aggrieved that one hundred cents were worth, I didn't dare not pay it.

These people are all gang members called the Black Snake Gang. The area south of Jiangbei City is full of the Black Snake Gang territory, and this pier near the riverside is no exception.

If someone dares not pay the protection fee, then this person will not think of coming to the dock to work, otherwise he will be beaten up when he sees it, or even heard that someone was beaten to death.

People like Jiang Ji are just ordinary people at the bottom, and the government will not get into evil with the Black Snake Gang because of such a "trivial" matter.

After handing over the bill, Jiang Ji was about to leave.

But he was pulled by a thin bamboo pole. The thin bamboo pole was placed on Jiang Ji's shoulder with one hand, grinning with a mouthful of yellow teeth, and said with a smile:

"Boy, why are you walking so fast? You made a lot today. Don't you invite your buddy to have some wine?"

Jiang Ji's heart sank, knowing that this guy was probably targeting the little money left on him.

Jiang Ji turned around and showed a honest smile: "Brother, you are joking. I can only carry a big bag. How much money can I make? After paying the case, there is not much left."

The thin bamboo pole smiled and put her hands on Jiang Ji's shoulders with a little force, staring at Jiang Ji's small eyes tightly.

"Boy, do you look down on me Zhang Tie? I can see clearly these eyes. I will definitely have a lot of it in my hands at noon today."

If it were just this thin bamboo pole, Jiang Ji was sure to knock it down and it would be easy to get rid of him.

But this thin bamboo pole is from the Black Snake Gang, and there are so many people from the Black Snake Gang next to him. What if he runs away now?

Unless he doesn't come to the dock and doesn't live in the south of the city, he will encounter it sooner or later, and it will be unpleasant at that time.

Jiang Ji quickly weighed the pros and cons in his heart, and while others had not paid much attention, he took out ten cents and reluctantly put them in the hand of the thin bamboo pole.

"It's not easy for me to give you some wine, so you can understand."

The thin bamboo pole put the copper coin in his pocket, looked at Jiang Ji's smiling face, and opened his mouth again, and the stench came out with the words.

"It's less!"

Jiang Ji clenched his fists quietly, but then let go, took out ten cents from his arms again, and said with a sad face: "Brother, I don't have much money left. There are elderly people in my family to support me, and life is already tight."

Shou Zhugan took the money and let go of Jiang Ji. Then he nodded with satisfaction: "Everyone is born in miserables, and I understand that I won't make things difficult for you anymore, you can leave."

"Thank you, brother!"

Jiang Ji looked happy, then quickly turned around and strode forward, and his smile disappeared when he turned around.

I made a lot of money today, but now I feel very happy.

After working hard for most of the day, I was exhausted by the sun, but I suddenly lost half of the money I made. Who would be happy?

If it weren't for the fact that he had encountered such anger in his previous life, his edges and corners would have been smoothed out a lot.

Otherwise, he would have been fighting with the thin bamboo pole long ago, so he would not keep smiling for the thin bamboo pole.

"Bah, a mud-legged person is playing tricks with me, a dog-like thing."

Shou Zhugan looked at Jiang Ji's back with a look of disdain. If he hadn't been concerned about his companions next to him, he would have to ask for more things.

Walk into Jiangbei City, cross two streets, and turn a few alleys.

Looking at the low and old house not far away, Jiang Ji rubbed his face with his hands and changed into a smile again.

Instead of going back to his home, he pushed away the next room familiarly and shouted, "Grandma Mu, I'm back early today and brought you some candied dates."

"It's Xiaojie!"

Sitting in the room was an old lady with black and white hair. She raised her head and looked at Jiang Ji with her slightly cloudy eyes.

After just a moment of pause, the old lady complained with a little joy: "Everyone said you don't waste money on buying these things. I'm a dying person, and eating these is a waste."

"Ph, you will definitely live a hundred years old."

Jiang Ji spread the paper bag containing candied dates on the table and continued to say, "And this doesn't cost much money. I'm very happy if you finish it safely."

Grandma Mu is his neighbor. Since his previous memory, Grandma Mu has lived here, and Grandma Mu has always been alone.

But both in the memories of his predecessor and in the three months that Jiang Ji traveled through time, he was very caring for him.

Especially half a year ago, after the raising man of his predecessor suddenly disappeared, if it weren't for Grandma Mu's care, his predecessor would have been starved to death.

The reason why Jiang Ji came here three months ago was because his former man went outside to find a job and was beaten. Then he died after being sent home, so he was cheaper.

"Since you were beaten up last time, you have become like a different person overnight, and you are much more mature and steady.

And he also knows how to be considerate. If it were your Uncle Xu, Aunt Xu and the others were still there, I don’t know how happy they would be.”

Grandma Mu looked at the candied dates on the table, and felt sweet before she could eat them.

Jiang Ji smiled: "People always have to grow up."

"Are you hungry? I'll make food for you."

Grandma Mu looked at Jiang Ji kindly, then put down the needle and thread in her hand, got up and walked towards the kitchen.

"I'm quite hungry. When I think of the food my mother-in-law cooks, I can't help but drool. These are the dishes I brought back."

Grandma Mu reached out to take it and said, "Then you can bear it for a little while and it will be fine right away."
Chapter completed!