[Fan Wai] Nie Sheng
Nie Sheng carried a bag of rice, crouched on his back, moving hard step by step. The heavy bag of rice pressed his spine all the time, and sweat ran down his face. After a while, he finally moved the rice bag to the destination—a truck.
As soon as he unloaded the rice bag, Nie Sheng slumped on the ground and gasped for breath, too tired to lift his arms. He has been studying since he was a child, and occasionally went out to exercise, and he has never done such heavy physical work.
Next to him, Old Man Nie handed over a half bottle of water, "Are you tired? Come on, drink some water. You take a rest first." He turned and continued to carry the rice bag.
Nie Sheng squeezed the glass tightly, and Xiao Xiao moistened his throat with a sip. The cool water ran across the throat, bringing a burst of comfort. Immediately, there was a strong desire in the body. Not enough, there is too little water, drink more.
Nie Sheng forcibly screwed on the water cup, not daring to drink any more. You must know that the water in the military area is not provided for free, so you need to exchange points.
Although reason told him, only a certain number of rice bags can be exchanged for points. With points, they can buy food and water. He needs to move as much as possible to make life easier.
But at this moment, his hands are trembling constantly, indicating that he really needs a rest.
After leaving the Ping An Caravan, Nie Sheng realized that it was good.
When he was in the upstart community, how could he ever need to work hard like this? As long as he works alone, he can feed two people. And now? He and Grandpa worked together, but the food and drink were not as good as before!
Nie Shengqing couldn't help but think of the days when he lived in a concrete house and slept on a rigid bed. In the military area, every bit of money is spent. He and his grandfather usually can only partner with others at night. Four or five people spend the night in a tent together and sleep on the ground.
After a short break, Nie Sheng bit his head and got up to continue working. Moving rice bags is hard work, and I can't get enough to eat just by relying on my grandpa's salary. Lack of food and energy will affect the next day's handling capacity, falling into a vicious circle.
After finally moving, the Chamber of Commerce will calculate the accounts and distribute wages to everyone.
When it was Old Man Nie's turn, Old Man Nie counted and yelled, "No! It should be seven points and seven coins. Why is it five?"
The accountant sneered, "That's right, your wages today are five points."
Old man Nie stared, "Do you dare to exploit and deduct the workers' wages at will?" The
accountant sneered, "If you are not satisfied, you can stop. Exploitation? Hey, a group of people outside grabbed their heads, hoping to come in and work and let me exploit them."
"You..." Old man Nie just wanted to reason with him, Nie Sheng hurriedly grabbed him, beckoning him not to speak, and making a smile. "The wages are okay. My grandfather is too old, and the calculation is wrong." The
accountant said, "The next time the calculation is correct , I will speak again. If people hear it, I really think I cheated him. Before speaking, remember to use your brain. Think about it first. The Chamber of Commerce does not need people with bad brains to work."
"Yes, yes."
"Here, these are your three points."
"Good, good."
After the accountant left, old man Nie stared. He said to his grandson, "Why don't you let me reason with him? Obviously I am missing two points, and you are
missing one." Nie Sheng suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness, "You know that he is the brother-in-law of the boss of the Chamber of Commerce.
Why arguing with him." Old man Nie was not convinced, "Boss brother-in-law can go wrong? You ask me to reason with him. We are in the military area, are you afraid of him doing it?"
"Yes, we are in the military area. Can't eat. A military region that is not fully clothed and has no place to sleep." Nie Sheng's face showed pain, "Even if you win, he will replenish us with points, and he has the right to fire us. Without a job, how can we survive? Fight for a while. Is it worth it if I lose my job? If I don't give someone a gold bracelet, how can someone let us work here?"
Old man Nie was silent, and said for a while, "I won't talk to you, I'll go in line Get the porridge."
Nie Sheng smiled bitterly, he knew that Old Man Nie was upset. But the situation is better than people, and the environment is like this. They are okay, and they are incapable. What else can they do except bow their heads.
Nie Sheng lined up behind old man Nie.
After waiting for a long time, when it was almost his turn, suddenly, a person stood up in front of him. "Okay, I'm free, you don't have to line up for me. Go ahead and do your own business."
Nie Sheng didn't know him at all, but he had become accustomed to him. Restart the queue.
At first he wanted to argue with people. But after seeing a person fighting a certain time, the one who jumped in the line was shameless. As a result, on the way home, he saw that the person who was fighting was beaten bloody, unable to move for several days, and he was almost dead. Only then did he know that he dared to jump in the queue if he was a little bit powerful. He can't afford to offend such a person.
Nie Sheng also thought about coming back in line later, but in this case, the porridge pie is often gone. So he could only comfort himself, line up a few more times but wasted some time. It's just a day of tiredness, you can rest.
After more than two hours in line, the two finally received a bowl of porridge. Nie Sheng sat on the ground and couldn't wait to pour the porridge into his stomach.
Said it is porridge, in fact, most of it is water, with a few grains of rice floating on the water. Not full, but can quench thirst.
This is the military district they are thinking about.
Each drank half a bowl of porridge, and the two put the remaining half together and put them into a drinking glass. Tomorrow during the daytime I will live on this water.
The points are not enough to buy food, and there is no extra money to buy clean water.
Nie Sheng sometimes thought that it would be better to eat star beasts in the upstart community and become a first-class warrior. You know, the first-level warriors are treated well in the military area, and they can get food for one person every day. People in the military area will also organize manpower to go out together to hunt star beasts.
He was thinking wildly when he suddenly heard the sound of the radio.
Nie Sheng knew that when major things happened, the upper level would broadcast in time to inform everyone.
"Attention, attention. The latest research of the Institute has found that star power will affect animal mentality, but it has no negative impact on the human body. It can be eaten with peace of mind. Attention, attention, repeat the broadcast. The latest research of the Institute found that star power will affect Animals are mentally savvy, but they have no negative effects on the human body and can be eaten with peace of mind. Repeat the broadcast again...".
Nie Sheng couldn't listen to the following content. He was full of words from the broadcast, "It has no negative impact on the human body and can be eaten with peace of mind."
Nie Sheng's face instantly paled when he remembered that he had rejected the star beast meat from Wang Yuanbai.
One step is wrong, one step is wrong.
The choices he made at the critical intersection of life, now in retrospect, are all wrong. .
Fortunately, he met Tang Ming, who could have lived a carefree life, but lost the opportunity because of his stupidity.
Unfortunately, everything can't go back.