Although the two of them had just met, they had a very thorough conversation:
"You're not a local either, are you?"
"I'm not. I worked with a person in charge before, and we called him foreman. He was very nice, but this time he said there weren't enough people and asked if we would like to come and earn two months' money, so I came."
He laughed cheerfully, his expression full of expectation:
"If you do this for two months, you can go home when the weather is cold, and you won't miss the Chinese New Year, and you can still make some money..."
The road builder was stunned: "But isn't this going to the village?"
He looked at the only way out: "To build a house in the village, is it necessary to recruit people from other places?"
"That's what you said..." The man who got car sick was unhappy:
"Aren't you from out of town too? Now that everyone has gone out to work, how many people are there in the local area?"
That's right, the man building the road opposite didn't say anything either.
So when I talked about food at that time, I meant it sincerely:
A group of ducks swung their feet vigorously, swimming from one end of the pond to the other. The two goslings at the head were strong and strong, with their heads held low. They plunged back out of the water from time to time, looking fierce.
Surnames are a magical thing. When women chat together, having the same surname seems to bring them closer together.
"Is this why we live in this house? Why are there so few rules?"
"Tell them the truth. The money over there is very slow and finicky. After a few jobs, have you ever defaulted on payment?"
"Come on, brother, your road construction is actually contracted by a construction company. You can do any kind of work, whether it's a small job or a big job."
After that, he reassured us: "The boss said that it can be delivered after noon, so that they can catch up with lunch. There is no time yet. Who among them is motion sick and delayed? Please stop and let us have a rest!"
As soon as those words were said, people outside the car should get on board. If we could vomit on the roadside, we would be happy to vomit under the car!
"Be polite to the chef. The chef's teacher will be doing state banquets in the future. It's just a matter of relationship and favor. People come to recuperate, so that's why he works as a chef outside."
"No, we will talk about that in the future. Who cares about who outside Xiaotongpu!"
As soon as he said that, the room became quiet.
After a casual sniff, there is still a faint aroma coming from the kitchen floating in the air——
"They live there, so you should pay attention to their hygiene, but they may ruin other people's things. They want you to spit on the ground and blow your nose, and when you leave, you will have to clean up your stinky shoes and socks..."
Anyway, I’ve gained a round belly from eating. I’ve been here for more than half a year, and I’ve been running back and forth to the construction site. I’ve even gained seventy pounds. Now I have small shoulders and a round waist, and I look very much like someone who is rich and benevolent.
Look.
"And my boss has said that there will definitely be no jobs next year. It all depends on our performance."
The air conditioners are all brand new. Although they are used now, I have to delay talking about them.
"Let's make a bad friend. He'll tell you if there's nothing to do later."
Zhou Dayong's motion sickness was not over yet, and he regained his energy.
In those days, those who defaulted were the bosses, right? Whoever works on the construction site would be envious!
On the side are green vegetable fields, and directly behind is a large-scale factory that looks brand new and bright.
Building a house doesn't matter: "Anyway, the salary is quite high, and the boss doesn't default on the money. Sometimes people don't pay him in advance."
"If they have a good reputation, they will see if you want business or hire someone else!"
"There is still a new job at the moment because there are not enough people. It is to re-build the family's house, and to do some work of building dormitories. It will be completed in about two months."
"It's not the canteen over there. The food we eat there is neither meat nor vegetarian every day. The meat is just stewed with fatty meat slices, but braised pork short ribs. Sometimes it's gone."
"That's not a new building built by our engineering team this year. Everything outside is brand new, even the beds are new, and the walls are snow-white."
All I could see was the rolling mountains behind me, and the breeze was refreshing. On the mountains was a small blue pond with white clouds, and there were no scattered fishermen around it.
"Then you're running from one village to another...it's hard work..." he muttered.
Lao Xu had something to say to the workers, and now he is showing the bad things, but I have to leave the good things behind:
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sharp bump behind his eyes.
"His name is Zhou Dayong? Your name is Zhou Qibao. You are the seventh eldest son in the family, and you are still from this family!"
However, when he turned around again, the young man was stunned.
So Lao Xu kept talking again and again, fearing that something would be ruined and he would recover.
"It's far." The driver was a local: "It's not that the road is difficult. We have to walk that section of the road for 40 minutes. It's very bumpy."
"That's our dormitory over there, with upper and lower bunks, four people in a room, and the toilets and showers are outside."
"I have never had such food anywhere before, and it will make you behave badly! The dormitory must be inspected when you leave. If it is ruined, the money will be deducted from your salary. Every dormitory
Lay it flat and buckle it!”
"How far is it? Can we catch it at noon?"
When I said that, the other person was also moved.
"See? That's not our dormitory over there. This is the men's dormitory. We can leave. We can leave even if there's no one outside. It's not locked or monitored."
"It's time to take it easy, but don't vomit outside your car. He sees you outside the village, so you have to wash the car yourself, so don't vomit yourself!"
"Don't think your words are unpleasant to them. Just look at where you live. When did we not have the conditions to work?"
Zhou Dayong was caught off guard, and his stomach that had just been empty started churning again. By the time I got in the car, half of my life was about to disappear - after so many years of working, how could I still get rid of my car sickness?
I crouched under the back of the seat and asked the driver:
"I heard that he was a boss who opened a factory and a company in the village. His factory had already been built, but I didn't catch up. This time, he built several dormitories, but I didn't catch up."
The seven people had a pair of mobile phones and were immediately happy:
It smells bad! That’s the smell of meat! If you stew meat at noon, the amount will still be too much!
But they were all unfamiliar old workers, and Lao Xu followed closely to comfort them:
The young man suddenly became excited: No wonder the foreman said the food over there is bad! It smells bad!
The rough old man works hard and is disgraced every day, so he really has some hope for health care.
As soon as those words were said, no one murmured:
In just a few words, the two of them had nothing to say and were already talking about being brothers. It wasn't until the van stopped calling for people that we waved goodbye.
"For the work I usually do, I can earn two to three hundred a day. This time, the foreman said that the food is not bad and the accommodation is comfortable, 260 a day. Your son is getting married next year. You can work there to save money.
It’s too miserable to spend the Chinese New Year and it’s an embarrassment to our children.”
…
The unfamiliar foreman Lao Xu came over a moment ago, greeting Xiaojia, and leading people down to the dormitory building.