Font
Large
Medium
Small
Night
Prev Index    Favorite Next

031 The Burden of Three Hundred Catties

Along the way, as Chen Ping'an expected, the car shook violently.

By the time the two of them arrived at Wangjiacun, half an hour had passed.

But in fact, the tricycle didn't go very far.

The tricycle stopped in front of a building covered with scaffolding.

"Get out of the car." The second uncle stopped the car and ordered Chen Ping An behind him.

After Chen An made a promise, he jumped directly from the tricycle compartment.

"Hey, young man, be careful. There are a lot of nails here, so don't jump down." At this moment, a squat man in his forties or fifties with a big black beard on his upper lip came over.

, he glanced at Chen An'an twice, and then looked at Chen Jintang, "Jintang, is this your son?"

By the time the bearded man finished speaking, Chen An'an had jumped into the air and looked at the ground in surprise.

Sure enough, right where he was about to land, a rusty iron nail cleverly appeared under his feet.

Chen Angan gently adjusted his posture and landed safely in the area without nails. He bent down to pick up the wooden board on the ground and said to his second uncle, "There are really nails on this wooden board. Fortunately, I am lucky!"

The bearded man was stunned for a moment, then he walked up to Chen An'an, holding a wooden board with nails, "Young man, you have good eyesight. If you do, I might fall into the trap."

After that, he picked up the wooden board and threw it towards the area where there was a pile of debris.

The second uncle smiled. He looked at the bearded man and smoked a cigarette. "This is my nephew. I want to come here to help. I will calculate his salary according to the long-term labor."

"Does long-term employment count as wages?"

The bearded man was obviously stunned. He looked carefully at Chen An'an and found that the latter looked like an ordinary college student. At first glance, he looked like a young man who had never done anything important.

"Yes." Chen An'an knew that this was the so-called foreman. He looked at the foreman very seriously, "Uncle, I must be counted as a long-term worker, and I can't pay a penny less."

Chen An'an didn't want to encounter a sinister contractor who would squeeze his labor force and withhold his wages, so he had to make an agreement in advance.

The bacon-like cheeks on the bearded face trembled, and he immediately showed a playful smile, "Jintang, your nephew is really good at telling jokes." He looked at Chen An'an, "Young man, are you a college student?"

"Yes." Chen Anping answered truthfully.

"I have seen many college students like you. They are all helpless and can't bear to carry thirty kilograms of bricks. How do you expect me to pay you?"

Hearing that the contractor didn't really want to accept his nephew, the second uncle suddenly became anxious and said, "Old Wang, my nephew is very strong. Don't worry about this, he will never let you down!"

The bearded man smiled and said, "Jintang, for the sake of your face, I'll give him the wages of a laborer, okay?"

The day laborer earns 60 RMB a day, mainly doing simple and easy tasks such as moving bricks and installing cement mortar.

Generally, this kind of work is done by elderly people who are not very agile in their legs and feet.

As a middle-aged worker, the salary is 200 a day, and you can basically do everything from building a house.

A long-term worker, with a daily salary of 300, is a long-term meal ticket for the contractor. He is reliable and often works with the contractor.

The second uncle, Chen Jintang, was a long-term worker.

"Old Wang, how is this possible?" The second uncle suddenly became anxious. He stretched out his hand and patted the bearded man on the shoulder, "My nephew is very strong. He can cut three acres of rice in a day. Why should he be considered a middle-class worker?"

"Three acres of land?" The bearded man was stunned on the spot. He glanced at Chen An'an. He didn't look like such a fierce person. "Jintang, you are an honest person, how can you imitate others and brag!"

"Uncle, why don't you let me give it a try?" Chen An'an knew that he could not convince the contractor with his own words, so he could only speak with facts.

"How do you try? A big buffalo can't plow three acres of land a day!"

"Just because the buffalo can't do it, doesn't mean I can't do it."

"Then what's the matter? Are you trying to lift me up?"

"That's what I meant." Chen An'an walked up to the bearded man, holding the latter's back with one hand and grabbing the latter's thigh with the other hand.

"I......"

Just now, he had looked down on Chen An'an's beard. He suddenly found that his body was tilted. The next second, his whole body rose up. He dropped his two hands and grabbed Chen An'an's arm frantically, "I believe it."

....Put me down quickly, I'm scared to death..."

After putting Big Beard back on the ground, Big Beard's cheeks that were originally like bacon suddenly turned into boiled bacon, "You actually lifted me up to 150 pounds, okay, let's count you as a permanent employee! But

Well, when working on a construction site, it’s not just about strength, but also about efficiency and quality!”

"Thank you, uncle." Chen Anping smiled.

The bearded man couldn't help but take a step back, avoiding Chen An'an, "Just call me Lao Wang."

"Okay, Lao Wang."

"You are so strong, be responsible for picking the bricks!"

"no problem!"

After that, several people began to divide the work and cooperate.

At this time, other migrant workers came over one after another. After greeting each other for a few words, they joined the house building project.

Before leaving, the second uncle stretched out his hand and patted Chen An'an on the shoulder, "Look, An'an." He pointed to a staircase behind him that was ten meters long and thirty centimeters wide, made of four large logs joined together.

The owner only plans to build a three-story building, so Lao Wang doesn’t want to install an elevator, so you have to go up these stairs to pick bricks, and remember to be careful not to fall down!”

"Okay." Chen An'an smiled. He looked at the stairs and found that they were only about thirty centimeters, and the highest point was more than four meters high from the ground. "I will be careful."

What Chen Ping'an didn't know was that after the first floor was completed, the simple stairs would be the most dangerous on the second and third floors.

Migrant workers carrying bricks need to carry bricks weighing hundreds of kilograms and carefully climb up the stairs to the top of a building seven to eight meters or even ten meters high. If they are not careful, they may fall down the stairs.

Although such accidents rarely occur, they are widespread across the country and countless people have lost their lives.

"Old Liu, remember to fill up this young man's bricks for me and put them in the middle of the dustpan!" The bearded old Wang, who was still a little scared, walked to a pile of fire bricks and grabbed them with both hands while squatting on the ground.

Old Liu, who was putting the fire bricks on the dustpan, whispered.

Lao Liu was an old man with gray hair and tattered clothes. His eyes were dull and he didn't look at what the young man looked like. He nodded directly to express his agreement.

"Damn! Those below! Why don't you hurry up and pick up the bricks!" At this moment, the uncle who was building the wall upstairs began to curse at the people below.
Chapter completed!
Prev Index    Favorite Next