Catastrophe

Fatty Li is a person with a stronger sense of crisis than Ning Zhe. Hearing Ning Zhe say that he is going out to find a job, he immediately agrees: "Brother Zhe, in fact, these past few days, I have always wanted to mention this to you. I think we should go to work, and we have already found it!"

Ning Zhe was a little surprised: "Have you found a job?"

Fatty Li saw Ning Zhe's surprised expression, and proudly took a bite of the chicken leg: "Yeah! In the past few days, I have met several friends, Li Xiaomao in our back alley, he works as a waiter in a hotel in Xicheng District. , work ten hours a day, you can get 900 yuan a month, and their restaurant is recruiting workers, Li Xiaomao said that he can help us arrange it!"

"Waiter, is that the kind of job that serves people?" After listening to Fatty Li's words, Ning Zhe lost his interest in an instant: "I don't do this job. I didn't come to the fortress to serve these people in the city!"

"Brother Zhe, although the salary of this job is not high, it is also beneficial. First of all, it is responsible for meals at noon. According to Li Xiaomao, as a waiter, you can also pack some leftovers and go home!" Fatty Li smiled naively. : "I know you don't like this job, but since we are new here, there are not many opportunities to choose, why don't you just do it first, what do you think..."

"Well, tomorrow you and Li Xiaomao will be a waiter! I've already found another job. I'm going to the West Wharf to carry goods. I heard that there is a salary of 40 to 50 yuan a day there." Ning Zhe glanced at Fatty Li. Leg: "You have injuries on your body, and stevedores are really not suitable for you."

"Aren't you going with me?" Fatty Li heard that he was going to be separated from Ning Zhe, and his heart was lost in an instant: "Then I'll go to the pier with you."

"I said, your physical condition does not allow you to work at the dock, and now that we have entered the fortress, you have to learn to adapt to the rhythm and life here, because we are likely to be trapped here for the rest of our lives. Inside." Ning Zhe knew what Fatty Li was worried about, and smiled and handed a chicken leg again: "Don't worry, you are a person with better communication skills than me, even without me by your side, there will be no problem. ."

"Okay, then I'll try it." Fatty Li didn't pick up Ning Zhe's drumstick, and smiled naively: "Brother Zhe, you can eat this drumstick, I'll eat the butt! It's the most delicious here!"

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The next morning, Ning Zhe got up early and went to an open area next to the farmers' market in the western suburbs. This place has no name, but those who come to the suburbs to recruit workers will choose to park here to recruit people. a labor gathering place.

"Squeak!"

As a dilapidated truck pressed into the snow and drove into the open field, a middle-aged man in a wolf-skin coat and a big-backed head stepped under the car. Ning Zhe took a look from a distance and determined that the middle-aged wolf The fur coat is fake. It is said that fur coats are very expensive in the city. Wearing this thing is definitely a symbol of identity and strength.

More than a dozen laborers, including Ning Zhe, saw the middle-aged get out of the car, and they all gathered around them. .

"Listen now, the coal terminal is recruiting stevedores, and there are thirty people in total!" The big fat man waved the fake leather bag and shouted loudly: "The daily salary is thirty yuan, and there is a meal at noon. Hurry up and get in the car!"

"How much? Thirty?" When an experienced laborer heard this, a look of contempt suddenly appeared on his face: "Boss, are you kidding me? We usually go to work and pay a minimum of forty-five a day. What! Besides, after the snow has fallen for the past few days, the temperature has dropped to such a low level that you don't need to add money, why do you still deduct money?"

The middle-aged man stood a little higher with the door of the car, and scolded angrily: "Where does your grandson come from so much nonsense! It's winter now, and there is already less work. I can give you this price, it's not bad, if you're willing to do it Just do it, don't dare to shut your mouth for me, don't beep with me here!"

"Boss, I'll do it!" Ning Zhe squeezed out of the crowd after hearing the middle-aged words.

"Look, what you don't do is done by people!" The middle-aged man glanced at the laborers in the crowd, then pointed to the back of the car and said to Ning Zhe, "Get in the car!"

With Ning Zhe taking the lead, twenty people quickly stood up in the crowd, and they all climbed into the back compartment. At first, the laborer who asked for a price increase saw this, showed a contemptuous smile, and said to the others: "I see. Well, this group of idiots just now, all newcomers, really let the foreman stunned! It is winter, and coal is constantly being transported inside the fortress, and it is impossible for the people in the city to move the coal. Right? You believe me, let's wait, there will definitely be a high price."

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In fact, Ning Zhe also thought of what the laborer said, and the reason why he chose to do this thirty-dollar job is because it was his first day to work at the wharf, just to get familiar with the environment, if he continued to wait If you go down, you will not only waste time, but you also don't know if you can grab those old oil, and some other people in the carriage can also figure this out, but they have no money in their pockets, for the sake of a day's meal. , and in order to prevent retaliation for robbing work, so I can only choose those jobs that the old oil is unwilling to do.

The moat in the fortress is built around the five administrative districts. In winter, the icebreakers of the management center will work continuously to prevent the river from freezing, making it impossible for people from non-security areas to illegally smuggle. At the same time, this moat is also an important In the transportation channel, countless cargo ships shuttle on the river every day, transporting various materials.

The houses in the administrative area have central heating, and Ning Zhe's job is to bring in the coal from outside the fortress, load the coal processed in the coal washing plant in the outer four districts, and transport it to the downstream heating company. Today there are a total of three teams. Coal is transported here. Each team has 20 people, like a human-shaped conveyor belt. The trucks transport bags of coal to the cargo ship with a load of 1,500 tons.

Ning Zhe's physical fitness is considered to be the top among these workers. The coal bag weighing more than 100 kilograms has no pressure on him at all. Perhaps it is because of the subconscious resistance to the people in the fortress. Ning Zhe feels this. A way to make money through effort, UU reading www.uukanshu.com makes him much more comfortable than being a waiter.

When many workers were carrying coal at the wharf in the cold weather, a middle-aged man in a shirt and vest in a room with an electric heater plugged in and a comfortable temperature in the distance saw Ning Zhe in the crowd from a distance along the window. He turned his head to look at the middle-aged man in the wolf fur coat who was in charge of recruiting workers: "Pharaoh, the group of people you recruited back today can do it, they can work so hard for 30 yuan!"

"Haha, I can't help it. At the head office, everyone will give us 50 yuan for the head fee. If we don't press their price, what kind of money can we make!" Old Wang smiled and hugged his five-year-old. His son pinched his little cheek: "Son, dad will take you to eat hot pot at noon today, let's cook mutton, okay?"

"Okay!" The little boy grinned and nodded.

Another middle-aged man looked at the old princes and smiled: "By the way, someone from the dark horse company will come to talk about business in a while, you can buy some bars by the way, and we will entertain you at noon!"

Old Wang nodded and asked, "Dark Horse Company? Who is it?"

"My name is Shi Cong. I heard that I used to be a member of the Dark Horse Guards, but he did well and was transferred to the city." The middle-aged replied casually.