When the beer arrived, they knocked the bottle's mouth down on the bench and opened the lid. They didn't use a cup and just took a few sips into the bottle's mouth.
After taking these few sips, when I put the bottle down again, a large amount of wine had already drained from the bottle.
At this time, they burped happily and began to pick up peanuts to eat.
Yu Dong didn't like to drink, but he was infected and felt extremely refreshed. It seemed that there was nothing more refreshing than a sip of cold beer on a hot day.
The two of them were eating peanuts, and the conversation started. One of them, an older man with a bit of bald head, said: "I used to work on a construction site, and in the summer it felt like squatting in front of the stove, and I felt uncomfortable.
.Now that I have arrived at the hardware factory, I have changed from a pot stove to a steamer, which makes me dizzy."
"No, but I have to say it's better in the factory." Another young man pointed to his sweaty arm, "I'm a lot paler this year than in previous years. The construction site was very messy, and last year there was another incident.
No one wants to go back."
"Yes." The older man took another sip of wine and sighed: "Poor Lao Zhang, he was already like that, and this happened to his kid again."
"The same goes for his son. Why can't he think about it?" The young man shook his head.
"Everyone has their fate. I'm only in my early twenties. It's not easy to handle such a change in my family..."
Yu Dong was about to get up and go back when he suddenly heard the conversation between the two, but did not get up and wanted to continue listening.
However, the two of them stopped talking further and started eating peanuts with a sigh.
Yu Dong was so anxious that he couldn't help but ask: "What is the situation of Lao Zhang that the two brothers mentioned?"
The young man glanced at Yu Dong and ignored him.
Yu Dong smiled sheepishly and said, "Sorry, I overheard your conversation. Of course, you don't want to talk. It doesn't matter. I was the one interrupting."
The older one said: "It's okay, it's okay, we were just chatting. Lao Zhang is our co-worker, and something happened at the construction site before."
Old Wang inside heard their conversation, stretched out his head and said with a smile: "This is our great scholar in Shanghai. It is usually not easy for us to talk to him."
Yu Dong glanced at Old Man Wang. The old man's words were a little narrow, and he was obviously still unhappy that he didn't respond enthusiastically to him just now.
However, the two people didn't know the inside story. They just thought that people in Shanghu spoke in this tone. They also heard that Yu Dong was a great scholar in Shanghu, so their attitude changed. The older one smiled and said: "Hey, hello, hello, we
It’s really hard to see the mountains.”
Yu Dong waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, no, I'm not a great scholar, I'm just a teacher. In this way, we are destined, I'll treat you to a drink."
He specifically said that he was a teacher, and also wanted to make the other party have a better impression of him.
As he spoke, he shouted to Old Man Wang: "Uncle Wang, give these two friends of mine some more bottles of beer. I want them cold."
This is not over yet, Yu Dong wants to go to the delicatessen next door and order some braised vegetables.
"How embarrassing." When the older man saw that Yu Dong wanted to invite them to drink, he immediately declined: "It's really unnecessary. If you want to hear it, we can just talk to you and forget about the wine."
"That doesn't count." Yu Dong smiled, waved his hand, and then shouted to Old Man Wang: "Uncle Wang, can I return this drink?"
Old Man Wang had already come out with the wine, "How can that be done? My wine goes in and out of the refrigerator, and it consumes a lot of air conditioning."
Yu Dong smiled and shrugged at the two of them, "It seems that the two of you can only handle this wine."
The older one was still hesitating, but the younger one had already opened the wine, "That's three grams of oil."
Yu Dong was stunned for a moment, then realized that the other person spoke English, and replied with a smile: "You're welcome."
At this time, the stewed vegetables called by Yu Dong were also delivered. The older man was no longer polite, opened a bottle, and started eating with the vegetables.
"Lao Zhang is our fellow villager. We used to work together on the construction site. Last year..."
Then they slowly told Yu Dong the story of Lao Zhang.
They used to do water and electricity installation at the construction site, and Lao Zhang was their team leader and was a foreman.
There was a theft at the construction site last year, and more than 200 meters of cables were missing.
The police checked and couldn't find out who it was, but they probably determined that the suspect was in their team. As the team leader, Lao Zhang was under a lot of pressure.
Later, Lao Zhang went home to celebrate the New Year. He was always worried and restless. On New Year's Eve, he suddenly heard a siren and thought it was the police coming to arrest him. He had a cerebral infarction and was admitted to the hospital. He was not dead, but he was paralyzed.
Lao Zhang's wife died young, leaving him and his son to depend on each other.
As the mainstay of the family, something suddenly happened to him. His son couldn't bear the pressure and committed suicide.
"Well, I saw Lao Zhang last time when I went home. He was using a cane and couldn't speak clearly. Actually, what does this have to do with him? He didn't steal the things. He just listened to the boss scare him and said
If he couldn't find the thief, he would have to take charge. Later I heard that the thief was found."
After hearing the whole story, Yu Dong also sighed.
He was not worthy of his son who committed suicide and should not die because of this matter. But as a bystander, he had never experienced such pain and had no position to say such things.
Some people may laugh at Lao Zhang as a coward, but what's wrong with him? He is just an honest and responsible rural man. For him, the theft of cables is a big deal and he cannot bear it at all.
He didn't understand, so he worried that he would be implicated because of what his boss said.
"I've wasted your time today, so I won't disturb you anymore."
Yu Dong said something to the two of them, then got up and walked towards home.
Looking at Yu Dong's back, the young man said: "Why do you think he is interested in this matter?"
"I've probably never seen anything like this before, so I'm quite interested in it. Just like we are interested in things in the city, people in the city are also interested in things in the countryside."
The young man shook his head, "What's so interesting about things in the countryside? I think the people in the city are too idle."
…
When Yu Dong returned home, Jimmy was still reading the manuscript in the room.
He took a pen and paper from the table and sat down at the dining table in the living room.
Jimmy took over his desk, and he temporarily turned the dining table into his own desk.
The story he just heard from two worker friends touched him deeply, and he had the urge to write it into a novel.
"A large length of cable was lost at the construction site. Lao Zhang was about to take people to work when he heard the news..."
Chapter completed!