The phone number of this Liao Gong was actually a mobile phone number. It could be imagined that this person's income was also quite good. Since Old Sha doesn't know Liao Gong, I'll have to contact him. I asked Old Sha to give me the phone number that he had memorized and I dialed it. The call went through very quickly. Unexpectedly, a man on the other end of the line said stiffly," Why are you calling again? Let's settle my money first."”It's a typical Jiangzhou accent. I know I'm not going to be easy to deal with. The people of Jiang Prefecture were shrewd and were known as the Nine-Headed Bird. " Ten Hongzhou guys can't be compared to a nine-headed bird." This phrase was used to describe how the people of Provincial City were no match for the people of Jiangzhou.
This phone was originally used by Hua. Liao must be familiar with it. He mistook me for Hua. After he complained, I said," You're Liao Gong, right?”"Who are you? Why are you using Hua's phone?”Liao asked. "I'm the vice president of the timber market construction site sent by President Hua. Regarding the problem of the pile foundation of the No. 5 commercial and residential building, President Hua asked me to contact you directly. Can you come over as soon as possible to help deal with it?”I told him. "I can't explain this to you. Tell Hua to talk to me directly.”Liao said. "President Hua said to leave this matter to me. I can talk to you directly.”I replied. "Alright, let me ask you, when will he pay me the design fee he owes me?”It's about money again. Now that I hear about money, I feel dizzy. However, he had no choice but to continue the conversation." How much do I owe you?”"Two thousand yuan. It's been a few months since the blueprints were handed in, but they refuse to pay me. You still want me to deal with technical problems. Where can I go without spending money?”Liao said. "Did President Hua say when he would pay you?”I asked. "He said to wait until I finish dealing with the pile foundation. How could I dare to believe him? If I don't pay him after I finish, I won't be fooled by him again like a fool.”Liao said. You have to look for Hua again about the money. It's useless for me to say it. If he continued to argue, he wouldn't be able to afford his phone bill. I said to Liao," I'll call you after discussing it with Hua. Be prepared to come over first." Liao replied," Tell Hua that as long as I get the money, I'll come to the construction site the next day.”
I didn't dare to use my phone to call Hua again. At this time, my phone had already indicated that I didn't have enough credit. When Hua gave me the phone, she said that she still had a few dozen yuan left, but it was used up in a while. I told Old Sha," Go back to Director Tu's office and find a landline to call President Hua. Let's make sure this is done in advance."
Lao Sha looked at his watch and said," It's already noon. Let's solve the problem of eating first.”"Are you guys going back to the rented room to cook?”I asked. "Now that there are fewer people, it's not easy to cook, so I didn't cook.”Old Sha said. "Where are we going to eat?" I asked. "It's just a matter of time.”Old Sha said. "How?" I asked. "Sometimes, the few of us would fight together in a small shop to fry vegetables, get soup, and eat a bowl of rice. Sometimes, he would mingle with the workers in the labor contractor team. Each contractor had more than ten people under him, and they had to cook every day. Moreover, the contractor would also treat us to a meal at the restaurant from time to time. Sigh, I just have to make do with this.”I've been here for a long time, but I've been living like this for a long time. I don't feel good hearing that. I just came here and didn't know anything. I'm afraid I'm not as good as them. He was going to be worried from this lunch. Fortunately, Old Sha could handle it. He said," Come, let's go eat."”He beckoned Lil Tang over. Xiao Tang ran over and asked," Old Sha, is it about lunch?”"Too smart. Do you want to have dinner with us?”Old Sha said. "What's there to be smart about? It's noon. Where are you going to eat?" Little Tang asked. "The small shop on the other side of the bridge." Old Sha said. "It's that small shop again. Then I'd better go to the migrant workers to freeload.”Little Tang said. "Forget it if you don't want to go. Then we're leaving?" We walked towards the bridgehead. "Will there be any problems eating at the migrant workers 'place all the time? For example, will they be too embarrassed to care about the quality?”I was just asking casually. "Eating a few bowls of rice here is nothing. The migrant workers would not think that you owed him a great favor just because you ate a few bowls of his rice. From time to time, the contractor would call us for a meal, and they would spend 10 to 20 yuan in a small shop by the roadside. They didn't have any ulterior motives as people said. They just wanted to get closer to us and don't make things difficult for them when doing things. These small labor workers can't earn much money, and he doesn't have the money to bribe you. Even if they bribed, they would not get any benefits. The contractor would not even be able to get paid for the project. What else can we give them?" What Old Sha said was the truth, and it also dispelled some of my concerns.
After crossing the bridge, there was a row of small shops selling fast food in a temporary shed by the side of the road. Old Sha led me into a house. There were two simple tables inside, and two or three people were already sitting there eating. When the lady boss saw us coming in, she quickly came over to greet us." The Hong Kong boss is here. Please sit!" Please sit!" As he spoke, he asked the guest who was sitting at the table with only one person to move to the table with the other two people and make room for us. She held a rag in her hand and quickly wiped the food scraps on the table directly to the ground. Her feet stepped everywhere. This small shop didn't have a door, so it probably didn't allow anyone to stay here at night. The appliances were also dragged here in the morning and then dragged away at night. There were more flies in autumn. There were flies on the table, the wall, and people. They would be startled by the shaking of people's bodies from time to time and fly around their heads.
The lady boss invited us to sit down and asked if we wanted to eat the eight yuan or ten yuan stir-fried vegetables. Lao Sha said," Boil a fish, stir-fry a vegetable, and make a bowl of egg soup.”The lady boss asked," Hong Kong boss only ordered these two dishes?”Lao Sha said to the lady boss," Don't always call Hong Kong boss. We're not bosses.”The lady boss said," You people look like big bosses in Hong Kong.”Old Sha was easy to talk to." Call me whatever you want. Hurry up and cook for us." The lady boss replied,"Okay," and went to the back to get busy. From the way the lady boss dressed and her accent, he knew that she was from the village. He liked to talk and was good at pleasing people. This place was just a bridge away from the construction site. The Lady Boss naturally knew about the construction site of the timber market. At that time, there were very few outsiders who came to the county to build. The timber market that the Hong Kong people had invested in and developed was known by everyone in the county. No one in the county had really dealt with Hong Kong people. The reform and opening up had also made the county in the mountains full of worship and superstition for Hong Kong. Since the timber market was developed by a Hong Kong company, these people who came in from outside were naturally called Hong Kong bosses. Lao Sha looked at the lady boss's back and mumbled," If it was a Hong Kong boss, would he still be sitting in your little shop and eating?”"This is the humor of the people in the mountains. They wouldn't really treat us as Hong Kong bosses. They're just calling us that on purpose to make the people who come to eat happy. Didn't she also call those masons at the table 'boss'?”I continued what Old Sha said. "Of course. In order to make a living, people had to learn to flatter others. Even the scavengers had to call him 'boss' when they came in to eat. Alright, I'll experience what it's like to be a boss at noon today. I'll pay for this meal. Don't make fun of me. I can only afford 20 yuan at the moment. I'll treat you to a big hotel when I have money.”Old Sha said with a self-mocking smile. Just as I was about to tell Sha that I'll pay for this meal, Xiao Qiu and two other middle-aged men walked in. The three of them were blushing, obviously drunk. Xiao Qiu spoke first." Boss Xiao saw you sitting here.”Another middle-aged man said to Lao Sha," Why did you bring the boss to such a small restaurant for a meal?”I guessed that the two people who came in with Xiao Qiu were the construction worker and the contractor, but I didn't know which one was which. Lao Sha stood up and introduced," This is Boss Xiao. He's the contractor for the building where Lil Tang was standing.”I stood up and greeted the contractor. " Lady Boss, come here," Boss Xiao called out to the back," Put the money for their meal on my tab."”Old Sha quickly said," No need, no need. We'll pay for it ourselves.”"Are you looking down on me? Even if I can't get paid, I can still afford to treat you to fast food.”Boss Xiao's voice grew louder. The lady boss came out with the cooked fish and placed it on the table. She wiped her hands with a rag and said," Boss Xiao doesn't give me any face at all. You went to someone else's shop after drinking. Don't I have any wine here?"”"How am I not giving you face? Can I bring the person in charge of the test to your restaurant for a meal? Then wouldn't I be asking for trouble?" Boss Xiao replied. "Did you drink too much again?" The lady boss asked. "How would I dare to drink too much at noon? Each person only has two bottles of beer.”Xiao replied. "Put it on your tab. Do you want to add another dish for them? They only ordered one fish, one vegetable, and one soup.”the Lady Boss said. "Add one more. What else?" Xiao said. "There's only chili twice-cooked pork left." the lady boss said. Old Sha and I insisted on not adding more dishes. Boss Xiao waved his hand." Listen to me. Don't be so polite."”The construction worker also came over and interrupted," A serving of Twice-cooked Pork is only ten yuan.”"You guys eat slowly. We'll go back to the construction site first. The lady boss has already charged me, so don't worry about it.”Boss Xiao and Master Ding left first. Xiao Qiu, stay and wait for us.
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