Chapter 2068 - 2065: Witnesses
Chapter 2068: Chapter 2065: Witnesses
You should know that, although there are penalties, in the face of silver rewards, these men are very motivated and not afraid to slip up. After all, they are all relatives, and if there really is an issue, the fined silver must be paid by the family, otherwise, this relationship won’t last.
And for relatives who have close connections, such situations naturally won’t occur.
Therefore, today there are at least one hundred and fifty people.
Besides those who were recommended, Lu Chuan also went to the dock yesterday to shout for workers, and those willing to come alone were also accepted.
With a limited number of people, naturally, there is competition, which is why there’s a conflict about the queue.
Ye Muyu nodded to Liuye.
Liuye, also dressed as a man, deliberately made her voice hoarse. She quickly ran over, and somehow squeezed in with a few quick moves: "Who was the first to line up? I’ll ask only once. If anyone lies, you’ll all leave together. Our Chu family isn’t afraid of not finding people to work. I hate those who try to be clever and cause trouble the most."
Liuye’s words were blunt.
The surroundings fell silent.
The man who had just spoken felt more confident and quickly said, "Brother, I really brought my family here first, and everyone around can vouch for me."
"And you?" Liuye’s gaze swept over the middle-aged man’s face and the men behind him, noticing that a good five or six people were from one family, all looking indignant and furious, showing their true emotions on their faces.
Liuye already had an idea and turned back to ask the man called Li Er.
Li Er’s eyes flickered, feeling a bit guilty, ready to admit honestly, but his brother-in-law tugged at him from behind.
"Brother, we really didn’t cause any trouble or steal Niu Da’s place. We’re from the same village and arrived one after the other. I was new at the time and clueless, so I went to ask other brothers. When I came back, we were still in the same spot."
Liuye wasn’t convinced and asked directly, "Do you have any evidence?"
"I have evidence." Niu Da didn’t expect Li family’s brother-in-law to be so articulate and refused to be falsely accused. Initially, Li Er and his brother-in-law didn’t line up properly and left first. When they came back, they wanted their original spot. How could things work like that? Knowing he might not make it within the first hundred, with so many people being called.
"Uncle Guo and the others can vouch for me." Niu Da said hurriedly.
The people Niu Da mentioned were over a dozen familiar faces. Uncle Guo, the oldest, was holding carpenter tools. Seeing Liuye looking over, he walked over energetically, nodding, "That’s right. Although we arrived a bit late, we saw Li Er leave first and then come back to line up. At that time, there were more people, and Li Er was unwilling to rejoin the back, so he stood still."
Who knew there’d be so many people in front? Naturally, the queue order became important.
Li Er was anxious too, pulling familiar faces to testify for him: "Steward, I also have witnesses. I really was in line first. I stepped away briefly but didn’t go far, just two or three steps away, and I notified the people in front, saying I was lined up here."
Li Er found quite a few witnesses; these people were doing odd jobs at the dock. Although they came individually, many were acquainted, at least familiar faces.