The lady boss might not have received any cooking training, but her cooking skills were first-class. The fish on the table was fried into a light yellow color and the spicy smell wafted out from the plate. It was appetizing at first sight. Thinking of the delicious local dishes he had eaten at the guest house last night, he believed that both men and women here could cook such delicious dishes.
I picked up my chopsticks and took a bite. I couldn't help but praise," Ah, it's so delicious. The fish is so tender, but there's no earthy smell at all."”"This fish is from this river." the lady boss said. "No wonder it's so fresh. If it was artificially raised, it would not have such a good taste.”I said. The lady boss immediately retorted," No, the fish in our village pond are also fresh. The water here is good.”I believe what she said. The water in the mountains is pure, and there are almost no factories in the area. Even if there are, they are wood processing factories. They are not linked to pollution. Although the residents of the county were relatively concentrated, the level of living consumption at that time was not enough to cause pollution to the environment. Therefore, the river that passed through the county town was always crystal clear. The fish that grew in such a clear river would definitely taste as fresh and delicious as the river water. Because the river water is too transparent, there is no way to hide big fish in this river. The fish on our plate is estimated to be three or four taels when it was alive. This should be the big fish in the river. Such a wild river fish was sold for ten yuan, which was considered expensive compared to the income level of the county at that time.
Xiao Qiu also sat down at the table and asked him if he wanted another bowl of rice. He said that he was already full. Lao Sha asked him about the situation at the testing station in the morning. Xiao Qiu said that the concrete test indicators were basically qualified. I asked Xiao Qiu," Why do we need a few people to deliver the samples?”Xiao Qiu replied," You can ask Old Sha about this.”Lao Sha took it and replied," This is the opinion that we discussed with Bo. Both sides of the quality inspection will send people to the scene to supervise each other.”Xiao Qiu continued," Anyway, we can't let the contractor send the samples for testing. Our two families are also worried about each other going, so we might as well go together.”"Does the contractor treat you guys to a meal and drink like this every time?”I asked. "Something like that. If they didn't pass the test, they wouldn't be able to eat.”Little Qiu answered. Old Sha added," The contractor doesn't need to inspect many key parts in a project. It's just a few times. He was happy that the test results had passed, so he wanted to get some wine to drink.”"The contractor is going to treat the people at the testing station to a meal. It's not because we're treating you to a meal. This had already become a rule. If one broke this rule, they would be insensible. The other party might not be able to block him in the data, but the contractor was always worried. We've benefited a little." Xiao Qiu added. "How much does a meal cost?" I asked casually. Xiao Qiu replied," It's only a hundred yuan. They were all home-cooked dishes, and the beer and local liquor didn't cost much. He just wanted to find a small shop with glass doors, unlike here, where there was no door at all. Once the car passed by, the dust would fall on the vegetables.”"We don't have a fixed number of people who will go with us to send the samples for testing. We'll take turns and take this opportunity to have a meal.”Old Sha added. Perhaps this was how people in the construction industry lived. I wasn't asking this to correct anyone, but to ask about the rules so that I had a general idea so that I could survive in this industry.
After dinner, we walked out of the restaurant. Lao Sha looked at his watch and said," I start work at two in the afternoon. It's only one now." Let's go to our place to rest first. It's just ahead.”When I came down from the roof of the reception building this morning, I had the idea of moving in with Old Sha and the others. Now I can go over and take a look. Xiao Qiu walked in front while Lao Sha pointed ahead." Just go up this road. It's by the side of the mountain."”This road was straight from the bridge. After crossing the bridge, he turned right and went to the main street of the county town. After crossing the bridge, he did not turn and went straight. This was an uphill sandy road that led to the mountains. The autumn was dry, and the wind along the road would occasionally pick up dust and throw it at us, making our faces feel gray. Little Qiu said," Our timber market is in the mountains behind here.”I didn't see any trucks, so I asked," Why don't I see any trucks?”Xiao Qiu said," The road is full of dust because of the soil transportation. The people living nearby are very unhappy, so they can only wait until night to transport the soil.”
Old Sha said it wasn't far, and it would take some time to walk. As they walked up the slope, the dust on the road lessened and the sand on the road could be seen. This road might lead to another place. When they reached the mountain pass on the hillside, there were several repair shops scattered on both sides of the road. The house where Old Sha and the others lived was a repair shop. This repair shop was a simple bungalow with a cement roof (maybe it would be taller in the future). There were two side by side door rooms with iron shutter doors. One of the rooms was six meters deep with no partition in the middle. Two meters below the other room, there was a small room (with a door). There was another door (without a door) connected to the other room. Old Sha, Little Qiu, and Little Tang slept in the room without a partition. The rolling door of this room was locked, and the beds were lined up against the iron gate. The iron gate could not be opened. Old Sha and the others had to enter and exit from the other small door. This large room was a large shared bed with beds lined up from the iron door to the back wall. It was packed to the brim. Counting the positions of the large common beds, it was estimated that it could accommodate eight people. The straw mats and sheets were piled up like rotten vegetables on the big bed. There were plastic slippers, broken bags, dirty clothes, and so on under the bed. It was safe to say that the floor had not been swept since they moved in, let alone tidied up. Then, these bedsheets had not been washed since the beginning. When he was at the company, he learned that the negotiations had started at the end of last year and that engineers had come to work on the overall design. It had been a year, and in this year, people came and went. Who knew how many people had taken turns to live here? They only used the bedding and no one had ever washed it. One could imagine how dirty it was. This place used to be used for repairing cars, and now the other half was still used for repairing cars. The smell of purple oil, gasoline, and engine oil covered up all other smells in the house. Otherwise, entering this room would really make people breathless. There were many mosquitoes on the mountainside, and it was so dirty that it was easy to attract mosquitoes. In the middle of the afternoon, mosquitoes flew out from under the shop from time to time, humming around people's heads. I looked at Old Sha and asked,"Are you guys going to stay like this forever?”"If not, what else do you want?”Old Sha replied indifferently. "You have to clean up wherever you go. If you get bitten by mosquitoes, you'll get sick.”I shook my head. "It's fine if you're used to it. Isn't this how construction workers are? The migrant workers built their own tents on the edge of the mountain, so there were more mosquitoes. At least we live in a brick house." I couldn't say that what Old Sha said wasn't true. It immediately reminded me of the life I had when I was sent to work on the farm 30 years ago.
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]