C1777 Ghosts in the warehouse area (1/2)
The night was dark, and Haishenwai, who had been busy the whole day, finally fell asleep. There were still ships docked at the pier waiting to unload the cargo, but at the moment, there were no more porters willing to work overtime. They dragged their tired bodies back to their temporary residence, allowing the captain to raise the money without turning back.
There were too many factors restricting the development of the Far East economy, and the scarcity of people was the most serious problem. This was basically a common disease in the cold zone. The climate determined the fertility rate of humans, and the density of the population directly determined the degree of development of the region.
There were plenty of jobs in the Haishenwai, and their income was not low either. But the number of people who worked was really too little, so all sorts of businesses were in a state of hunger and thirst. Adding to that, the men outside the pass loved to drink alcohol and spend as much money as they wanted, this might have something to do with their previous life hunting.
There was plenty of work, so it was easy to earn money. Plus, he was born without a sense of crisis … This gave all the employees a headache. These people would immediately go and play after earning enough money for a day's worth of food and drinks. Not many people were willing to work overtime.
Furthermore, the post-war economy was in a state of chaos. The first push of the aquaculture industry was definitely the development of Infrastructure s. Construction of roads, construction of houses, logging, mining, and expansion of piers all required manpower to complete.
The large market demand had directly caused the shortage of manpower. The Haishenwai's manpower expenditure had already reached twice that of Na Ba's, but it was still not enough.
The anxiously waiting captains on the docks waited with great difficulty until their ships were close to the docks, but by now, the pocket watch was pointing to the time it was ten o'clock in the morning. At this time, none of the tired loading and unloading crew members were willing to work overtime, and even if the loading fees were increased by thirty percent, they would still shake their heads.
The few workers had their arms around each other's shoulders as they went out for supper and went back to sleep, ignoring the Captain's pleas from behind.
”Come, let's go to Sanniang's house to eat pickled vegetables and stew … Today's harvest was pretty good. Drink half a catty? ”
”Half a kilogram is not enough. At least one kilogram should be enough to walk. Hurry, hurry up …” The Sanniang's home had a lot of people at night, and if they finished, they would have no seats at all. That slut with a pair of big tits was really gluttonous … ”Pei, she earned the money already, hahaha …”
The man laughed lewdly as he carried the Ryukyu Dragon-striated Silver Coin and the paper money. He was very happy, but in order to obtain a place, they had to turn a corner and go through a warehouse on the east coast.
This person had to be generous with his words, especially in the middle of the night. He had to speak less cynical or wicked words, or else he would be too easily provoked.
Perhaps their lecherous voices had angered some ghost or demon. Just as they entered the darkest part of the warehouse area, a chill suddenly forced its way through their bodies. The four porters immediately felt their hairs standing on end, and this feeling rushed all the way to their heads.
Bang... Bang... Bang... A dull sound suddenly rang out. It sounded like a gong being struck, but it was also like the sound of a giant being walking. Unsurprisingly, the sound came from underground, which made the four people certain that it was coming.
No one could describe the terrifying atmosphere at that time. It was impossible to see one's hand in front of them, and they could only rely on the blurry starlight to distinguish their surroundings. Suddenly, a terrifying sound came from the quiet night.
”What …” What the hell! ”Is there a ghost …”
”Motherf * cker, hurry up and spit!” ”You can't say that word at night …” Someone beside him blocked the mouth of the big tongue.
”Hand in hand, hand in hand, walk …” There are already families not far ahead. From now on, we won't be walking on this road anymore! ”
At that moment, the four of them recalled the bizarre legends in Haishenwai. Paleogene was extremely confident in the gods, and everyone believed in ghosts and gods.
The corpses of the Haishenwai were everywhere, especially during the street fights inside the city. Batches upon batches of the old setae died, and after the war, the corpses were all pulled around by carriages. There were also several tens of thousands of pits for corpses to be buried outside the city.