【】Chapter 9 【Part 21】
Passing by Mipu, Zong Xiaowei went over to greet:
[Give a cigarette, three or five sentences to home. Question is there any flour? How much is 5 silver dollars to give]
The shopkeeper personally took the calculation:
[In the elderly, the units of grain measurement are different. The price on the day: equivalent to modern kilograms, 94 kilograms, 1 kilograms and 6]
Go out to do business and send it to the Grotto Gate:
[The shopkeeper smiled and said, please rest assured. I would like to ask you again, Brother Wei’s family is troublesome. I would give you more meanings and save you pounds. In 1920, it usually takes as much as you want. The younger generation bowed and thanked him and left by himself]
I heard my mother talk about her since childhood in the old age:
[I understand the difficulty of making a living. Various factors, and intuition must save some food]
My uncle introduced the man to another area in the city:
[Wharf. Various types of ships come from different sources, metal cargo ships, passenger ships, and different sizes and shapes. Wooden ships have sails and no sails. There are many wooden rafts floating on the shore. At that time, the most labor-saving method was to transport wood. The logs were tied firmly for rafts. The water was towed by the boats until the river bank.]
Some metal cargo ships are a distance from the shore:
[Several wooden boats are arranged in parallel on the water surface, which is equivalent to floating piers]
Many rectangular wooden boards are arranged in parallel in 180 degrees:
[Take a right angle of 90 degrees and a narrow wooden board is vertically nailed. It is in the shape of a "jing" and is equivalent to a floating bridge deck. There is a boss who saves wood boards and is in the shape of a "feng" character]
The dock is lined up in strings, or sacks, or cloth bags:
[When stepping on the floating bridge, I got on the metal boat gangway. At first glance, almost all the coolies were thin and carrying around a hundred kilograms of items]
There are also wooden boats and metal boats, which are anchored near the shore:
[A long wooden board is built from the shore to carry goods either up or down. If it is stable, the word "feng" and the word "jing" are wooden boards]
There are many small wooden boats in the big boats:
[There are also direct thick cables to lift objects from the big ship. The boatman picked up several pieces and rode the boat away. The boatman usually screamed, just be careful]
If you drive away the Gentiles, who can understand the noise:
[The Chinese shouted in the boat, but both sides didn't know what they said. In this situation, they hung objects and left]
The more sexually-sexed Chinese stood on the boat:
[The up and down shouted at each other, wishing that 10 trumpets could cheer. The Chinese were really angry and climbed the big ship with ropes and rolled over the deck. They were as flexible as a master of kung fu, and the Gentile crew members were stunned. They were wiggling on both sides, and their voices became higher and higher]
Translation can communicate, but there is no way to climb ropes:
[But how dare you? I wanted to walk on the coolie board, but after just a few strokes, my feet were out of order and I lost my accuracy. I was afraid that some coolie would fall into the water. The translator was so nervous that he hurriedly retreated back to the shore. The coolie behind him saw a suit and tie, carrying a high-end leather bag, and quickly gave way]
Look at the Chinese on the deck again and roared:
[The Gentile crew closed their eyes, shook their heads, shrugged their shoulders and spread their palms. The coolies below couldn't help but pause and waited for the manager to contact them. The small wooden boat close to the cargo ship, the Chinese companions were even more anxious and shouted loudly: Just ask if the foreigner understands it? He still runs on the boat without any brains? How to do things]
The process was temporarily suspended, and the coolie hurriedly caught the air and rested:
[If there is smoke, please click 1 piece happily. The translator is in a mood, his feet are jumping around. He dares not walk on the wooden board, so he stares at him]
Looking at the deck at this time, it seems peaceful and misty:
[The Gentile crew capsized a cigarette and lit a Chinese. Their voices were gone, and they pointed at each other, as if they had met old friends for many years. The translator below was really confused: When will a man learn foreign language? Some of the coolies saw it, and they couldn't help but start talking: The manager understands foreign language? I haven't heard of it]
Actually, the decks say their own:
[It all depends on speculation and body language. It seems that I am tired of being quarrel, so I can calm my eyes and gesture. I smoke a cigarette and relieve the fire. The work continues and do whatever I should do. The translator below is stunned: What a rude man, can I stay abroad?]
Sometimes, metal passenger ships dock and disembark:
[Screaming loudly, for fear that relatives and friends will not see it]
There is no water flow on the shore in the morning, men, women, young and old:
[I was so excited that I was chatting. I held up wooden signs and big-character posters: I wrote the name of the person being picked up, or even the hometown. I roared loudly, for fear of losing one. The scene was in chaos and buzzed my ears]
The crew had long been used to this scene, and it was a quiet moment:
[Not moved by the noise. I made a routine, and I lazily stuck on the gangway and stood still. But: Go down and be careful and pay attention to the soles of my feet. Thank you for coming, welcome to come again. Passengers are all thinking about relatives and friends on the shore, so no one pays attention to what to say]
Temporarily stacked goods on the shore:
[Marinade, cloth bag, wooden box, carton. There are also large oak barrels, rolling around. Gentile countries imported wine and luxury goods. If there is no trouble, the oak barrels are in place. All the goods are unloaded, and the total purchase yard is the main purchase yard]
There are also roads that are open, so you can take people directly to the shore:
[Unloading the goods, confirmed to be shipped off on the spot. In 1920, it was a luxury car that burned oil, and it was too ideal to keep a car by yourself]
Some are young and strong, manpower freight:
[If you think it is really heavy, donkeys, horses, mules, or even ox-pulled flatbed carts. Any such cart is full of wooden wheels. Old craftsmanship, 2 wheels, 4 wheels]
Occasionally I see Chinese flatbed cars:
【While the old craftsmanship is 2 rubber wheels. Needless to ask, I found it in the concession. It feels like: tie your hair, hold your hand and hold your classical Hanfu, hold your sage book, and chant it. But I see the 21st century air cushion sneakers under my feet]
Gentiles in the Concession like to use rubber:
[Occasionally three or two carriages, from the concession. Drag a huge rectangular wooden box with 4 rubber wheels at the bottom. 1 Chinese coachman, 1 listless horse. The lid at the end of the wooden box is bolted and can be turned down. The rear box plate of a modern truck can be turned down, and it looks no difference]
Or concession flatbed truck, made of wood:
[4 rubber wheels. The horses are also unenergized and tired. The Chinese coachman is busy trying to catch the time, leaning against the goods with his sleeves, dozing off]
The pier saw the sky making noise, and there were crowds of people:
Chapter completed!