In three months, the atmosphere in the rental house went through twists and turns. As Chen Kun acted wisely to protect himself, the atmosphere in the rental house once again dropped to freezing point. Living under the same roof and working different hours, the four of them rarely even had the chance to meet.
Zhang Li has been working overtime very hard recently. She works during the day and translates materials for others at night. I heard that she can get five yuan for every thousand words she translates. As the repayment date approached, she returned home even later than Lu Shanmin. Huang Mei went home smelling like alcohol every night, sometimes at one or two in the morning, sometimes at three or four in the morning. Looking at the increasingly haggard faces of the two girls, Lu Shanmin couldn't bear it. Men in the mountains all understood that men should not make women work so hard. But what could he do? He worked at the construction site during the day and grilled barbecue at the barbecue restaurant at night. Lu Shanmin wished he could have a few more hours a day, or find another job to reduce the pressure on the two girls.
After drinking with Tang Fei, Zhang Li was sitting silently on the sofa when she returned to the rental house.
"Not sleeping yet"
"Can't sleep".
Seeing Zhang Li's haggard face, Lu Shanmin felt a little distressed.
"Go to bed, you have to get up early to go to work tomorrow."
Zhang Li shook her head and said in a desperate tone, "Mountain people, there is still half a month left before the repayment date."
Lu Shanmin nodded.
As the repayment date approaches, Zhang Li, a stubborn girl, seems to be unable to bear it any longer. She looks like a deflated ball. "My salary for the past few months plus these two... With monthly overtime pay, I can only save 10,000 yuan by the end of this month.”
Lu Shanmin comforted him and said, "Sister Li, don't worry. Uncle Dali said he would pay me a salary at the end of this month, which is about fifteen thousand."
Zhang Li sighed, "That's still far from it."
"How much is there in Huangmei?"
Zhang Li shook her head, "She has only been working for a month and has paid the rent. How much is left?"
"Don't worry, Sister Li, I have a friend who promised to lend me some money first."
Zhang Li looked at Lu Shanmin in surprise. He was a mountain villager who worked in barbecue restaurants and construction sites. He had only been in Donghai for a few months. How could he have any friends who could lend him tens of thousands of dollars?
"Shanmin, you're not going to borrow a loan shark, are you?"
Lu Shanmin smiled and shook his head, "Don't worry, Sister Li, it's not a loan shark."
Zhang Li was still a little worried, "Mountain people, you can't touch that thing. You have to drag it out even if you don't die. If it doesn't work, we'll find Chen Ran to wait for two months."
Lu Shanmin smiled and said, "It's really not a loan shark. Since I promised to pay it back in three months, I will pay it back in three months. People in the mountains don't lie."
Seeing that Lu Shanmin didn't look like he was lying, Zhang Li breathed a sigh of relief, and a faint smile appeared on her face.
"During this period, I have finally understood that there are many people in this world who are the icing on the cake, but there are only a handful of people who can provide help in times of need. If there is a chanceLet's treat your friend to a meal and thank him properly."
Lu Shanmin nodded, "Well, you should feel relieved now."
Zhang Li's haggard face There was a hint of radiance on his face, and he looked at Lu Shanmin lightly, "Shanmin, you are different from everyone I have ever seen."
Lu Shanmin smiled. Zeng Yaqian said this, Chen Kun. I also said that Zhang Li was the third person to say this.
“Sister Li, I just do what I think I should do. Grandpa often said that there are many things in the world that I can’t tell the difference. Since you can’t tell the difference between right and wrong, just follow your heart."
Zhang Li smiled easily and said, "Your heart must be an innocent heart."
< p>Chen Dali's skills are bricklaying and wall laying. After two months of work rush, the frame of the building is basically completed.He also has other tasks. It was time to check out and switch to another construction site. He was in a good mood today. Although the work assigned to this construction site was only four or five floors, due to overtime and the addition of a capable person like Lu Shanmin, he was able to complete the work in a few months and earn a huge salary. The money is 10% or 20% more than before. Today is the day to settle the bill, and the Spring Festival will be in two or three months. Taking the money can be regarded as a good account to my family and the seven or eight people under my command.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Chen Dali took Lu Shanmin and others to the construction site to get money. The group of people were very excited and discussed how to spend the money along the way.
"Shanmin, get it. How are you going to spend the money?" Chen Dali asked with a smile.
Lu Shanmin grinned, "I owe someone a sum of money, and I plan to pay it back first."
Chen Dali He smiled and nodded, "You're good young man. It's the uncle who owes money these days, and it's the grandson who wants the money. You are a man who can think of paying back the money first."
"What about you, Uncle Dali?"
Chen Dali smiled and said, "I have saved some money in the past few years and plan to go back to my hometown to renovate the house in two years. My unlucky son is now old enough and it is time to get married in two years." , I have to save some wife money for him," and then said with a smile, "Damn it, I owe him everything."
Lu Shanmin smiled, and couldn't help but think of Luo Zhixuan, and that he had no memory
Chen Dali then said with some guilt, "This year I plan to buy a new set of clothes for my mother-in-law. I haven't bought anything for her in these years. She is really married to me." I have been unlucky for eight lifetimes."
Lu Shanmin chuckled.
It was not until 11am that the contractor Liu Tao arrived at 9:30, with a bag in his hand.
Chen Dali walked up to him with a smile, took out the cigarette from his pocket and handed it over quickly, "Boss Liu, you are here. If you don't come, those bastards will eat me alive." .
I heard Liu Tao mentioned by my colleagues before. He was also a construction worker from other places a long time ago, but he was quite energetic. He gradually got to know many project managers and construction workers of construction companies, and began to take on some construction projects.The work on the ground gradually became that of a contractor, and now there is no need to carry brick cutters and ash trays.
Liu Tao is in his forties, with neatly combed hair, wearing a gray suit and holding a black handbag under his arm. Instead of taking Chen Dali's cigarette, he took out a pack of Great China from his pocket and handed it to Chen Dali.
"Smoke mine and give it to all the brothers."
Chen Dali smiled and reached out to take the cigarette and said, "Then I will thank Boss Liu on behalf of the brothers."
Liu Tao said with a smile, "Old Chen, this construction site is doing well. I will have several more construction sites after the new year. You must continue to come and help me then."
When Chen Dali heard this, he immediately became happy and said, "Thank you, Boss Liu, for being considerate. You must remember us brothers when the time comes."
Liu Tao smiled and nodded, with a troubled look on his face. "Hey, these days, the work is easy to do, but the money is hard to collect."
Chen Dali’s heart skipped a beat, and the smile immediately solidified on his face. "Boss Liu, what do you mean?"
Liu Tao patted Chen Dali on the shoulder and said with a grimace, "Old Chen, to tell you the truth, although this construction site is completed, there is no They all paid for me, saying that they had to wait for acceptance and audit by the owner. They asked me to prepare this kind of information and that kind of information all day long. I am just a peasant, how can I understand those things? When it’s finished, I don’t know how long it will take.”
Chen Dali frowned and felt a little anxious, "Boss Liu, we are here to pay people. In these years, in this industry, I have never heard of anyone having to wait for an audit to be completed before paying. "My brothers and I still have wives and children to support at home."
Liu Tao smiled bitterly and nodded, "I know, I'm not saying I won't give it, I still want to work in this industry. Everyone comes out to work, how could I not understand your difficulties? . I wonder if you can also understand my difficulties. I only paid a small part of the money for this project. It’s not like you don’t know those people. The money you get has to be managed step by step. Otherwise, I How will you contract the project in the future? Where will you get the work?"
He took a puff of cigarette and said, "I am also short of money. I just want to consult with you to see if I can slow it down. When Party A allocates money to me, I promise to give it to you as soon as possible."
Chen Dali was so worried that he looked back at the seven or eight migrant workers under his command. All of them were still smiling excitedly, and they were still talking about how to spend the money after they got it.
"Boss Liu, I'm afraid this won't work. Look at them, they are all looking forward to it."
Liu Tao sighed and said, "I know you are in trouble. Do you think this will work? Go and do ideological work for them. I will give you an extra five thousand yuan afterwards."
“Boss Liu,,”
Liu Tao patted Chen Dali on the shoulder, “That’s it, you’re still worried that I’ll run away. I’ll still be there in the East China Sea next year. Several big projects, after talking about it, we walked towards the depths of the construction sitego.
After Liu Tao left, Lu Shanmin and others who were standing not far away walked excitedly to Chen Dali. They asked all kinds of questions
"Brother Dali, how are you? When will Boss Liu give you the money?"
Chen Dali's face was full of shame. These guys live on Minsheng West Road. The migrant workers were all called to this construction site by themselves. Everyone had been working hard for more than half a year, waiting for the most exciting moment, but the result was like this. In the past, in his hometown, he was also a person who dared to fight if he disagreed, but this was the East China Sea. No matter how good the craftsmanship was, he could not earn a penny without a contractor to do the work, so he bowed to the contractor at every turn.
Seeing Chen Dali lowering his head in frustration, everyone realized that something might have gone wrong.
Lu Shanmin quickly asked, "Uncle Dali, what happened?"
Chen Dali sighed, "Boss Liu said he hasn't gotten the money yet and needs to wait for a while." ".
"What?" The excitement of a group of people instantly turned into anger.
"How can this work? My son will soon be in his third year of high school. The expenses next year will definitely be very high. Just wait for this money." Ma Feng, who was together, said.
"My dad is sick and still in the hospital. This is life-saving money." Feng Hui, a fellow worker, also said anxiously.
A group of people were all talking and angry.
Another master named Wang Guoquan grabbed Chen Dali's arm and said, "I don't care what he says. You introduced me to this job. I just want to ask you for money."
In three months, the atmosphere in the rental house went through twists and turns. As Chen Kun acted wisely to protect himself, the atmosphere in the rental house once again dropped to freezing point. Living under the same roof and working different hours, the four of them rarely even had the chance to meet.
Zhang Li has been working overtime very hard recently. She works during the day and translates materials for others at night. I heard that she can get five yuan for every thousand words she translates. As the repayment date approached, she returned home even later than Lu Shanmin. Huang Mei went home smelling like alcohol every night, sometimes at one or two in the morning, sometimes at three or four in the morning. Looking at the increasingly haggard faces of the two girls, Lu Shanmin couldn't bear it. Men in the mountains all understood that men should not make women work so hard. But what could he do? He worked at the construction site during the day and grilled barbecue at the barbecue restaurant at night. Lu Shanmin wished he could have a few more hours a day, or find another job to reduce the pressure on the two girls.
After drinking with Tang Fei, Zhang Li was sitting silently on the sofa when she returned to the rental house.
"Not sleeping yet"
"Can't sleep".
Seeing Zhang Li's haggard face, Lu Shanmin felt a little distressed.
"Go to bed, you have to get up early to go to work tomorrow."
Zhang Li shook her head and said in a desperate tone, "Mountain people, there is still half a month left before the repayment date."
Lu Shanmin nodded.
As the repayment date approaches, Zhang Li, a stubborn girl, seems a little overwhelmed.He felt like a deflated rubber ball. "My salary for the past few months plus the overtime pay for the past two months will only save 10,000 yuan by the end of this month."
Lu Shanmin comforted him and said, "Sister Li, don't worry. Uncle Dali said he would pay me a salary at the end of this month, which is about fifteen thousand."
Zhang Li sighed, "That's still far from it."
"How much is there in Huangmei?"
Zhang Li shook her head, "She has only been working for a month and has paid the rent. How much is left?"
"Don't worry, Sister Li, I have a friend who promised to lend me some money first."
Zhang Li looked at Lu Shanmin in surprise. He was a mountain villager who worked in barbecue restaurants and construction sites. He had only been in Donghai for a few months. How could he have any friends who could lend him tens of thousands of dollars?
"Shanmin, you're not going to borrow a loan shark, are you?"
Lu Shanmin smiled and shook his head, "Don't worry, Sister Li, it's not a loan shark."
Zhang Li was still a little worried, "Mountain people, you can't touch that thing. You have to drag it out even if you don't die. If it doesn't work, we'll find Chen Ran to wait for two months."
Lu Shanmin smiled and said, "It's really not a loan shark. Since I promised to pay it back in three months, I will pay it back in three months. People in the mountains don't lie."
Seeing that Lu Shanmin didn't look like he was lying, Zhang Li breathed a sigh of relief, and a faint smile appeared on her face.
"During this period, I have come to understand that there are many people in this world who are the icing on the cake, but only very few who are able to provide help in times of need. If we have the opportunity, we will treat your friend to a meal and thank him."
Lu Shanmin nodded, "Well, you should feel relieved now."
Zhang Li's haggard face gained a glimmer of radiance, and she looked at Lu Shanmin lightly, "Shanmin, you are different from everyone I have ever seen."
Lu Shanmin smiled. Zeng Yaqian said this, Chen Kun also said it, and Zhang Li was the third person to say this.
"Sister Li, I just do what I think I should do. Grandpa often said that there are many things in this world where you can't tell the difference between right and wrong. If you can't tell the difference, just follow your heart."
Zhang Li smiled easily and said, "Your heart must be a pure heart."
Chen Dali’s skills are bricklaying and wall laying. After two months of work rush, the frame of this building is basically completed. The rest of the work is decoration.
It’s time for him to check out and switch to another construction site. He was in a good mood today. Although the work assigned to this construction site was only four or five floors, due to overtime and surprise work, and the addition of a capable person like Lu Shanmin, the construction was completed in a few months, and he earned one month more money than before. Two percent. Today is the day to settle accounts, and the Spring Festival will be in two or three months. Taking the money can be regarded as a good explanation to my family and the seven or eight people under my command.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Chen Dali took Lu Shanmin and others to the construction site to get money. The group of people were very excited and discussed how to spend the money along the way.
“Mountain people, what are you going to do when you get the money?"Flower" Chen Dali asked with a smile.
Lu Shanmin grinned, "I owe someone a sum of money, and I plan to pay it back first."
Chen Dali nodded with a smile. He nodded and said, "That's right, young man. It's the uncle who owes money these days, and it's the grandson who wants the money. You are a man to think of paying back the money first."
"What about you, Uncle Dali"
Chen Dali smiled and said, "I have also saved some money in the past few years. I plan to go back to my hometown in two years to renovate the house. My unlucky son is now old enough. He should get married in two years. I have to give him some money." He should save some money for his wife," and then said with a smile, "Damn it, I owe him everything."
Lu Shanmin smiled and couldn't help but think of Luo Zhixuan and his father, who he had no memory of.
Chen Dali then said with some guilt, "This year I plan to buy a new set of clothes for my mother-in-law. I haven't bought anything for her in these years. She has really spent eight lifetimes marrying me." It's bad."
Lu Shanmin chuckled.
It was not until 11am that the contractor Liu Tao arrived at 9:30 with a bag in his hand.
>Chen Dali walked up to him with a smile, took out the cigarette from his pocket and handed it over quickly. "Boss Liu, you are here. If you don't come, those bastards will eat me alive."
p>I heard Liu Tao mentioned by fellow workers before. He was also a construction worker from other places a long time ago, but he was quite energetic. He gradually got to know many project managers and construction workers of construction companies, and began to take on some work on construction sites. , gradually became a contractor, and now he no longer needs to carry a brick knife and an ash tray.
Liu Tao is in his forties, with neatly combed hair, wearing a gray suit with a bag under his arm. A black handbag. He didn't take Chen Dali's cigarette, but took out a pack of Great China and handed it to Chen Dali.
"Smoke mine and give it to the brothers." p>
Chen Dali smiled and reached out to take the cigarette and said, "Then I will thank Boss Liu on behalf of the brothers."
Liu Tao said with a smile, "Old Chen, this construction site. Well done, I will still have a few construction sites after the new year, so you have to continue to come and help me then."
When Chen Dali heard this, he immediately beamed with joy, "Thank you, Boss Liu, for taking care of me. When the time comes, You must remember us brothers."
Liu Tao smiled and nodded, with a look of embarrassment on his face. "Hey, these days, the work is easy to do, but the money is hard to collect."< /p>
Chen Dali’s heart skipped a beat, and the smile immediately froze on his face. “Boss Liu, what do you mean?”
Liu Tao patted Chen Dali on the shoulder and said with a grimace. "Old Chen, to tell you the truth, although this construction site is completed, the superiors have not fully settled it for me. They say they have to wait for acceptance and audit by the owner. They ask me to prepare this kind of information all day long. Information, I am just a peasant, so how can I understand those things? I don’t know how long it will take to finish them."
Chen DaLi frowned, feeling a little anxious, "Boss Liu, we are here to pay for labor. In these years, in this industry, I have never heard of anyone having to wait for an audit to be completed before paying. How can my family still pay?" I have a wife and children to support.”
Liu Tao smiled bitterly and nodded, "I know, I'm not saying I won't give it, I still want to work in this industry. Everyone comes out to work, how could I not understand your difficulties? . I wonder if you can also understand my difficulties. I only paid a small part of the money for this project. It’s not like you don’t know those people. The money you get has to be managed step by step. Otherwise, I How will you contract the project in the future? Where will you get the work?"
He took a puff of cigarette and said, "I am also short of money. I just want to consult with you to see if I can slow it down. When Party A allocates money to me, I promise to give it to you as soon as possible."
Chen Dali was so worried that he looked back at the seven or eight migrant workers under his command. All of them were still smiling excitedly, and they were still talking about how to spend the money after they got it.
"Boss Liu, I'm afraid this won't work. Look at them, they are all looking forward to it."
Liu Tao sighed and said, "I know you are in trouble. Do you think this will work? Go and do ideological work for them. I will give you an extra five thousand yuan afterwards."
“Boss Liu,,”
Liu Tao patted Chen Dali on the shoulder, “That’s it, you’re still worried that I’ll run away. I’ll still be there in the East China Sea next year. After talking about several big projects, they walked towards the depths of the construction site.
After Liu Tao left, Lu Shanmin and others who were standing not far away walked excitedly to Chen Dali. Asked
"Brother Dali, how are you? When will Boss Liu give you the money?"
Chen Dali was ashamed. These migrant workers living on Minsheng West Road are all He was called to this construction site. Everyone had been working hard for more than half a year, waiting for the most exciting moment, but the result was like this. In his hometown, he was also a person who dared to fight if he disagreed. This is Donghai. No matter how good the craftsmanship is, you can't make a penny without a contractor to do the work, so you have to bow to the contractor everywhere.
Seeing Chen Dali lowering his head in frustration, Everyone realized that something might have gone wrong.
Lu Shanmin quickly asked, "Uncle Dali, what happened?"
Chen Dali sighed, "Boss Liu said he was still alive. If you don’t get the money, you have to wait for a while."
"What?" The excitement of a group of people instantly turned into anger.
"How can this work? My son is going to die soon. I am in my third year of high school, and the expenses next year will definitely be very high, so I am just waiting for this money," said Ma Feng from Tongyi.
"My dad is sick and still in the hospital, this is life-saving money." Tongyi's small worker Feng Hui also said anxiously.
A group of people were all talking angrily.
Another master named Wang Guoquan grabbed Chen Dali’s arm and said, “I don’t care. What did he say? You were the one who introduced me to this job.Shao, I just ask you for money."