Ordinary World Chapter 16

Sun Shaoping has been in Huangyuan for nearly two months since he left home near Xiaoman.

It will be hot in a few days, and the weather will start to get hot.

Sun Shaoping has been in Huangyuan for nearly two months since he left home near Xiaoman.

It will be hot in a few days, and the weather will start to get hot.

After two months, he seems to have changed. The original tender skin and tender meat became black and rough, and thick black hair was scattered on the forehead like a felt. Because of the hard work, my appetite suddenly increased and my body looked much stronger. Both hands are hardened by stones and iron bars; I hurt my right back a little, and I put a piece of black and dirty tape on it. Eyes seem to have lost the light of the past, as calm as a pool that can't afford waves; The moustache on the upper lip seems more obvious. It can be seen from his loose legs and hips that he has become a real handyman, and he can't tell the difference when he is mixed with other craftsmen.

For two months, I have been working in Cao's home of Yanggou Brigade. When the secretary and his wife learned that he was a teacher, they respected him more than ordinary craftsmen and asked relatives who led the work not to arrange the heaviest work for him. This made Sun Shaoping have some feelings for the family where he worked. Generally speaking, the host family won't have any affection for the craftsmen they hire-I pay and you work, which is nothing to say; And we must find ways to make the people who work do their best!

Since his family was so kind to him, Shao Ping didn't want to accept the kindness in vain. Instead, he took the initiative to do the heaviest work and even showed a heroic attitude. Besides too much work, he also helps his family to do some other work. For example, sometimes carrying one or two backs of water; Sweep the yard and give lessons to the two school dolls of the secretary's family. He always calls Cao his uncle and aunt. All this makes his family pay more attention to him. Sometimes after dinner on the big stove, the secretary's wife always tries to keep him at home and cook him good food. During this period, Sun Shaoping realized more strongly that as long as he was sincere to others, others could be sincere to himself. For a young man who has just joined the WTO, experiencing such a great life experience may be more important than making big money.

This family's five-hole stone kiln is about to be tied up.

On the day of sealing, in addition to the hired craftsmen, some villagers from the Yanggou team also came to help the secretary. Shao Ping's uncle Ma Shun is here.

Shao Ping saw that his uncle was eager to please the minister and compete for the heaviest stone; Because I was too eager to shoot, I accidentally scraped a piece of skin on my hand and quickly grabbed a handful of loess on my hand.

When he reached Hekou Stone in Zhongyao, Shao Ping found a noodle stone on his uncle's back covered with blood. According to the custom of fellow villagers, most people are very particular about the stones at the entrance of the new house, and can't be contaminated with anything unlucky, especially blood. Although Shao Ping is not superstitious, out of affection for the secretary's family, he feels that it is always unsightly to put a bloody stone in the most "sensitive" place.

But this blood was posted by his uncle, and no one saw it!

Is he trying to remind the bossy master? His uncle will certainly be unhappy if you say so; Anyway, his conscience is a little cruel to his master.

At this time, a great craftsman has picked up this stone and is ready to put it back. Shao Ping involuntarily said to the secretary, "There is a little blood on this stone ..."

Cao's face suddenly became ugly-he obviously knew who was carrying the stone. He immediately called the people below to splash a basin of water and wash the stones himself. Because there is an unspeakable mystery and taboo about this matter, everyone stopped working and silently witnessed this episode.

Shao Ping saw Ma Shun standing on the side flushed and glared at him.

He knew that he had angered his uncle. He has no regrets.

Shortly after the closure, the project has basically ended. After all the employees were treated to a sumptuous lunch by the host family, they began to settle their wages.

The craftsmen are all crowded in the cave where the main family lives now. Cao looked at the notebook and dialed the abacus beads; His wife sat next to him with a small wooden box in her arms. When calculating a worker's salary, the secretary took the money out of the small red wooden box, dipped his finger in the saliva, ordered it three times, and then gave it to the craftsman. The workman who got paid said hello to his master's house, immediately went out to pack the bedding and left by himself; They hurried to Dongguan Bridge to see if they could find a new job that day. There are not many ceremonies, and there is no farewell ceremony between employers and employees; The owner's house is a hoop kiln, and craftsmen are trying to make money. Now that the work of the host family is finished, the craftsman's salary is also taken, and he immediately becomes a stranger.

The owner left Shao Ping's salary in the final settlement-at this time, all the craftsmen were sent away.

Shao Ping has calculated his money in his mind. He has been working for fifty days except the rain man. One yuan and fifty cents a day, that's seventy-five yuan. He paid ten yuan in advance, and now he can get sixty-five yuan.

When the secretary's wife handed him the salary, he counted it and found that he had given him 90 yuan.

He immediately took out twenty-five dollars and said, "I overpaid."

Cao shook hands and said, "Not much. I pay you two dollars a day. "

"Just take it!" The secretary's wife picked us up. "We like your doll! Give you a piece and a half, and we will compensate you! "

"No," a kind of masculinity made Sun Shaoping unwilling to accept this gift. He said, "I will keep my promise. At the beginning, I proposed to take one and a half yuan a day, and I can't take this money. " He broke free from his secretary's hand, put twenty-five dollars on the kang mat, and then took out five dollars from his sixty-five dollars, saying, "The first time I went out, I met a good family like you. This five dollars is my helper! "

Mr. and Mrs. Cao stay there They looked at him with a little horror, and the expression on their faces seemed to say, Ah, who are you? At this age, how can you know such high manners?

It took the couple a long time to react, and then they picked up the 25 yuan salary and the 5 yuan he gave, vying to give it to him.

But Sun Shaoping said he didn't answer any questions.

Shao Ping took 60 yuan's salary, with a kind of spiritual satisfaction, and immediately packed the bedding like other craftsmen. The secretary and his wife went out to the exposed rotten kiln and forced him to work for a few days-Shaoping knew that this family actually didn't need craftsmen; They let him continue to work just to give him more money. But he won't stay here anymore. He thinks it's best to leave home like this now!

In the afternoon, I bid farewell to Cao's family. Because there was no place to go at that time, I had to go to uncle Ma Shun, a distant relative. However, his uncle's house received him too reluctantly. The couple were so heartbroken that they almost regarded him as a beggar who came to beg.

Alas, people who go out not only have to endure hardships, but also bear the burden of humiliation. In order to please his uncle and nephew, he did the same thing again and quickly carried a bucket to carry water for the family.

His uncles and nephews have no opinion of his attentions. Maybe they think a hired boy should do whatever he sees in their eyes!

Shao Ping came to the well at the bottom of the ditch with unspeakable pain. When I was wringing water, I hurt one hand and didn't hold it firmly. The pulley handle flew away at once and broke the other hand! Without wiping the blood off his hands, he tried to lift two buckets of water first.

The pain in his hand aroused anger in his heart. In order to stop the bleeding, he couldn't help but plunge his bleeding hand into a bucket of water. After the bleeding stopped, he simply took the water in anger and walked to his uncle's house. Hum, let them drink his blood!

Halfway up the hill, Shao Ping felt that he had gone too far. His cultural accomplishment made him realize that his behavior was barbaric. For an instant, his eyes were filled with tears because of his dissatisfaction with others and himself.

He immediately poured out the water mixed with his blood and went back to the well at the bottom of the ditch to carry two barrels.

It was getting dark after Shao Ping filled his uncle's pitcher.

But he saw that his uncle's family didn't take care of him for dinner, and didn't mention where to live at night. When he first came, although his attitude towards him was as bad as this time, his uncle barely got by. But now, his uncle hates him as much as his nephew.

Sun Shaoping know, this is because the secretary of the family shut up, once he "exposed" him, let him lose face.

Obviously, he can't stay with this relative. I can't settle for one night-I must leave now!

There's nothing to be sad about. He packed his bags and said goodbye to his uncle and nephew.

The couple did not stay, so that they did not go out to see him off. Shao Ping remembered the kindness of the family where he worked, and felt deeply for the first time that the friendship between people is not whether they are relatives or not. Yes, when we were young, we often regarded the word relatives as beautiful and important. Once we grow up and start living independently, we will soon know that family ties are often vulgar; Try to touch each other and roll your eyes without touching the light; Even the biggest difficulties in your life are often caused by relatives; Life will also tell you that relatives are often not as sincere as friends. Go to hell, relatives!

Shao Ping left his relatives' house, walked out of the sewer and came to the street, holding a roll of rotten bedding and a broken yellow canvas bag.

The setting sun dyed Wutongshan and Guta Mountain red again. A few Xia Hong flies in the distant sky in the east, with golden light on the edge.

The first night has come, and the evening in the city is hot and dry. Under the lush buttonwood trees on both sides of the street, citizens sit on small stools with bare arms and leisurely shake thin fans. Most of the girls are wearing skirts, which are colorful and colorful, adding a lot of colorful scenes to this gloomy city.

Shao Ping carried his luggage through the crowd. However, in this colorful world, he is no longer as uncomfortable as when he first came. Shao Ping now feels that such a city is a mixed world of people of all colors; And people at every level have their own world. The biggest advantage is that no one knows anyone on the street and nobody cares about anyone. Although he is in rags, he can still walk freely in this world as long as he doesn't feel ashamed and others have no interest in laughing at you.

Without serious consideration, Shao Ping automatically guided him across the old bridge on the Huangyuan River to Dongguan, where he joined the "kingdom" of the Langong Han people.

It is summer now, although it will be dusk, but most of the craftsmen waiting for "recruitment" have not dispersed; The sidewalks and open spaces in the free market are full of country people with a northern county accent. Someone happily took off his sweaty cloth coat and sat naked under the discerning street lamp, concentrating on catching lice. Small vendors selling tea and rice everywhere are shouting to attract customers. The air is filled with suffocating smoke and yellow dust; Flies are flying around in droves.

Shao Ping still put the bedroll on the edge of the brick wall, rolled up a cigarette stick with two rotten hands and pulled it up by the wall. He seems to be an experienced traveler now. There is no longer the tension and panic when I first arrived. Of course, what is more practical is that he earned 60 yuan on him, so he doesn't have to worry about his livelihood for ten or eight days. In addition, there is no need to worry about accommodation when the weather gets warmer. Summer, this is the golden season for workers!

He sat quietly until the city was brightly lit. At this time, he suddenly remembered his friend Jin Bo, and he wanted to meet him now-they haven't met since Jin Bo arrived in Huangyuan.

Yes, they are no longer children and have begun to make a living in society; Although my heart is still as deep as in the past, I can't think about getting along together.

Shao Ping knows that Jinbo is learning to drive with his father at the Dongguan Post Office-Jin Junhai has been transferred from the regional transportation company to drive the mail car. When he first arrived in Huangyuan two months ago, he didn't want to go to Jinbo for fear that his friends would be embarrassed to see him wandering. At that time, he still didn't get rid of the self-esteem and self-love of middle school students. In the past two months, stones and steel have torn that shy veil to pieces! But Shao Ping decided to tidy up his makeup before meeting Jin Bo, so as not to "scare" his friends by wearing tattered clothes.

He thought for a moment, then immediately took the luggage and walked from the bridge to the waiting room of the long-distance bus station.

Then he went into the men's room in the waiting room.

Xiao Pingsun changed his newly bought clothes in the toilet and stuffed the old clothes into the broken bag.

He came out of the toilet, spent twenty cents, and left his roll of broken bedding in the cloakroom of the station together with his rotten bag-it can be kept until eight o'clock tomorrow morning.

Now, he walked out of the waiting room briskly like a different person. He combed his messy hair with five fingers and went through the window of a shop lit by street lights. He smiled at the vague man in the glass with satisfaction: Look at your outfit, like a guy who is doing well in Huangyuan City!

So he threw off his long and strong legs and walked eagerly to Dongguan Post Office.