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At about eight o'clock in the evening, Yu Laosan returned to the dormitory after finishing his work from the kitchen of the construction site.
He was about to open his rucksack when he found an extra quilt on the bed and a net pocket.
It contained two old and dirty basins, an enamel jar for drinking water, and a pair of gray slippers that had been worn black.
Whose stuff is this? What's wrong with my bed?
Yu Laosan lifted the net bag, pointed to the quilt, and asked the other workers in the dormitory.
Sun Erzhu turned over from the bunk next to him, glanced at it and said
It was Master Zhao who brought it to you, so that you can deal with it.
The quilt was covered by the previous workers, and the basin and foot basin were also left by the previous workers.
Yu Laosan put down his things and said happily, how could he dislike it? It saves me money to buy it.
As he spoke, he opened the net pocket, took out one of the green basins, and walked to a faucet not far from the dormitory to put water, he wanted to wash his face and hair.
After a day's work, I sweated a lot, and my face and neck were covered with sweat stains, and my head was full of dust.
Yu Lao san, three times, five divided by two, washed his head and face.
He threw a basin of blackened sewage on the ground, creating a cloud of dust.
He returned to the dormitory, took out another blue basin, and went to the tap again to get water, and then he sat down on the floor, put his feet in the basin, and washed his feet carefully.
Although I wash my feet with cold water, I can't soak my feet in hot water often compared to when I used to be at home.
But washing your feet can indeed play a role in relieving fatigue.
After Yu Laosan washed his feet, shook them twice, put on his shoes, got up and poured out the foot-washing water, and returned to the dormitory with a basin.
He put the canvas bag under the bed, lifted the sheets, and took it to the door and shook it vigorously a few times, shaking off all the dust on it.
Just then, a man in the dormitory said:
Working on the construction site, there is still so much exquisiteness, and it is also washing hair, face, feet, and cleaning the bed.
At first glance, I haven't worked on a construction site.
You see, after a day's work, who is still tossing so much when we go back to the dormitory?
When Yu Laosan heard the reputation, he was a thin man living in the upper bunk by the window.
He had a cigarette in his mouth, his overalls off, and a blue hurdle vest that seemed to have not been washed in a long time and was covered in stains.
The lower body is wearing work pants, and one trouser leg is pulled in the crook of the leg.
Brother, your surname, how can I call you?
Yu Laosan was not angry because of the co-worker's ridicule, but took the initiative to ask what the other party's name was.
My name is Sun Zhiqiang, you can call me Da Qiangzi. What's your name?
My name is Yu Minghui, nickname Yu Laosan, you can call me Yu Laosan.
At this time, a worker who lived in the lower bunk near the door made a bet with Sun Erzhu and said, don't look at Yu Laosan is very energetic now, I bet that he may not be able to get up tomorrow morning and go to work.
Sun Erzhu laughed a few times and said:
I bet that Yu Laosan will be able to get up and continue to work, and I don't believe we bet on 50 push-ups.
If you win, I'll do 50 push-ups in front of all my dorm mates.
If you lose, you do 50 push-ups, what's going on?
The man also smiled and said, "One word is a certainty!"
Yu Laosan heard that they were betting because of him, smiled and said nothing, and continued to make his bed.
Sun Erzhu came over again and said, hey, Yu Laosan, I didn't see it, you guy is quite neat.
You're helping out in the kitchen today, what did Cui tell you?
As soon as Yu Laosan heard Sun Erzhu ask about Xiaocui, he felt inexplicably shy, his cheeks flushed, and he stammered
No, I didn't say anything, I just helped wash the dishes and came back.
Haha, ashamed, how do you look like a big girl? When you speak, are you still ashamed?
Sun Erzhu took Yu Laosan to open the shabu.
Yu Laosan finished making the bed, took off his clothes, hung them on the side of the bed, and fell asleep when he lay down.
After that, Sun Erzhu and other co-workers were joking with him again, but he didn't hear a word.
Because he was too tired, Yu Laosan's head was on the pillow and he slept until dawn.
The workers in the same dormitory got up one after another.
Yu Laosan also wanted to turn over and sit up, but he suddenly felt that his whole body was sore, and his arms and legs didn't seem to be his own.
I can't lift my arms if I want to, and I struggle to lift my legs.
What's going on? After a night's sleep, it stands to reason that I should have rested, why is it that on the contrary, my whole body hurts and people can't get up?
Yu Laosan endured the pain all over his body, grinned his teeth, twisted left and right in the bed, and tried to struggle to get up.
After a long day's effort, I still couldn't get up.
It turned out that since Yu Laosan came to school as a teacher, he rarely did heavy physical labor.
All of a sudden, he did a lot of work, so that Yu Laosan's body couldn't adapt for a while.
Yu Laosan struggled for a long time and didn't get up, he shouted, Sun Erzhu, come and pull me.
Sun Erzhu, who was wiping his face, was holding a towel in his hand, and was just about to walk over, when he was stopped by a worker and said:
Hey, if you go over to pull him, it's cheating, we made a bet last night, don't forget.
The worker who stopped Sun Erzhu was named Zhao Xiaotian, who had been working on the construction site for several years.
Sun Erzhu stopped and said:
Brother, fight for breath, you must get up, otherwise, I will lose the bet.
Yu Laosan gritted his teeth and said, you are here to pull me, I am in pain all over my body now, and I don't have the strength to get up.
I think you'd better forget it, why don't you go to work this morning, and we'll ask Master Zhao for a leave of absence for you, how about it?
Zhao Xiaotian asked on the side.
I don't have to ask for leave, I can get up.
As he spoke, Yu Laosan struggled to get up from the bed, slowly put on his clothes and pants, and every movement seemed so difficult.
Sun Erzhu watched Yu Laosan get up and jumped up happily, Zhao Xiaotian, you lost, get off work at night and go back to the dormitory to do 50 push-ups.
Zhao Xiaotian nodded and said, no problem, I am willing to lose the bet.
Other workers also followed suit, watching Zhao Xiaotian do push-ups at night......
Yu Laosan had breakfast with his co-workers and started working again.
Today, Master Zhao, the foreman of the contractor, arranged the work of carrying cement for Yu Laosan.
The truck pulled a truckload of cement, and each bag of cement weighed 50 kilograms, or 100 kilograms.
Yu Laosan's weight is only 120 pounds, which is equivalent to carrying most of himself on his shoulders.
It had to be carried from the truck to a distance of about 500 meters, and a pile of steel bars had to be stacked in the middle.
This task is undoubtedly a challenge for Yu Laosan.
Although he has done a lot of farm work since he was a child, it is the first time in his life that he has to carry so much and such heavy cement at once.
Master Zhao finished arranging the task and said:
If you can carry it, you can carry it, and if you can't carry it, you will squeak, and there are many people on the construction site who can carry it.
After speaking, Master Zhao turned around and left.
Yu Laosan looked at the back of Master Zhao walking away, and thought, what others can do, I, Yu Laosan, are also capable.
He walked to the side of the truck, and the worker on the truck picked up a 50-kilogram bag of cement with both hands and placed it on Yu Laosan's shoulder.
Watching the workers pick up the cement doesn't feel like picking up a heavy object.
When the cement bag pressed on Yu Laosan's shoulder, his waist couldn't stand up all of a sudden.
The burden of a thousand pounds on your shoulders is familiar with this sentence, but what kind of taste it is like, many people have never experienced.
Now Yu Laosan finally knows that 50 kilograms of cement is so heavy.
He hunched his waist, gritted his teeth, kicked the ground with both legs, crossed his waist with one hand, and reached the shoulder position with the other hand, holding the cement bag to prevent it from falling.
Walking forward in small steps, he can't walk like other workers with a bag of cement on his back.
He carefully carried the cement on his back and bypassed the pile of rebar, walked to the designated position, and slowly squatted down to unload the cement on his body.
In this way, every time Yu Laosan carried cement, he almost had to break his waist.
But he did not give up, did not complain, and insisted on working with other workers to carry a truckload of cement to the designated location.
Yu Laosan's embarrassed appearance of carrying cement was seen by Master Zhao not far away, and he liked this Yu Laosan from the bottom of his heart who looked like a weak scholar.
At lunchtime, Yu Laosan was so tired that he lay down on the ground to rest.
The other workers went to line up to eat, and only Yu Laosan was still lying on the ground.
Yu Laosan closed his eyes, although his stomach was already rumbling, but at this moment, what he wanted to do most was not to eat, but to lie down and rest for a while.
Just then, a gentle voice came:
Yu Laosan, are you tired today?
I've brought you rice and stir-fried vegetables, so get up and eat them, and then rest after eating.
Yu Laosan hurriedly opened his eyes, and Xiaocui squatted beside him with a bowl of rice and a bowl of vegetables.
Why are you embarrassed to bother you to deliver food?
Yu Laosan said apologetically, quickly got up, and took the meal brought by Xiaocui.
He picked up his chopsticks and devoured them.
Xiao Cui pursed her lips and smiled and said, you eat slowly, don't choke, don't eat enough, come again!
After Xiao Cui finished speaking, she turned around and walked away, and as she walked, she glanced back at Yu Laosan.
Yu Laosan, who was only concerned about eating, didn't know that Xiao Cui had looked back at him just now......
To be continued......
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