Chapter 3 Iron Mountain Work
One night, Yuan Lang thought that he would lose sleep, but he didn't, and slept until dawn. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
The next day, before the sky was fully bright, there was a sound of rustling outside, followed by the sound of the second child getting up. Yuan Lang rubbed his eyes and glanced out of the window, then closed his eyes again.
"The third, fourth, and fifth are up..."
In the early morning, the temperature was cold, and Chao Lang put on a red plaid wide long-sleeved shirt, which was wrinkled and old, and he felt a little old-fashioned when he wore it. After getting dressed, I called a few younger sisters to get up.
"Hurry up, Mom, she's already up. ”
Hearing this, Shui Lang, who was still sleepy-eyed, opened his eyes half-open, and touched his clothes and put them on his body indiscriminately. Xinglang turned over, glanced at the two people on the opposite bed, and nudged Yuan Lang again, "I'm recuperating from my injury, so I won't get up early, you can help me ask for leave today." ”
Yuan Lang couldn't sleep anymore, so he had to get up and rummage through the clothes that were stacked at the head of the bed, all of which were wide and ill-fitting, old and old-fashioned in color.
It was only after picking and choosing through it that a well-fitting white shirt was picked up, but the hem was stained with yellowed old stains. Tummed all the clothes into a pair of black pants that were not very breathable, Yuan Lang was relieved, white clothes and black pants, and finally he could see the vitality of this age.
When Yuan Lang tied her hair, Shui Lang kept staring at her, "Old Five, how do you feel that you are dressed differently today than before." ”
"That's not it, I didn't get a new dress, and the shirt was still stained, so I had to stuff it into my pants. ”
"Also, I've seen you wear it on your body, but I've never seen you ride it like this, but it's good to wear it like this, spirit. Shui Lang thought about it and felt that Yuan Lang really looked good in this way, so he turned out his clothes with great interest, and learned Yuan Lang's dress, but he was wearing a flower shirt and flower pants. The whole person is like a flower, uh....rustic.
Yuan Lang glanced at it inadvertently, his saliva almost squirted out, and his face twitched, "You can change your pants to plain... The solid indigo pants on the head of the bed are pretty good. ”
"Isn't this pretty?" Shui Lang felt quite beautiful in his heart, turned around, and gestured to his head in front of the small mirror.
However, although I disliked that indigo pants were not fancy enough, I still tried to change into my body as I said.
"Fourth sister, it looks better with these pants. The second Chaolang couldn't help but speak.
Although he loves that pair of flower pants more, Shui Lang still has to admit that Yuan Lang has a vision.
"What are you doing slowly, a group of lazy girls, get up and work. ”
Xie Mu knocked heavily on the eaves a few times through the windowsill, and shouted angrily inside.
Yuan Lang looked outside again speechlessly, it was not yet dawn.
"Mom, we're all up. Chao Lang hurriedly returned to the outside, and then hurriedly pushed open the door and walked out, and the door opened. A slightly cold air rushed to his face, and a spirit, Yuan Lang was completely awake.
Mother Xie saw Lu Guan's daughters, "What about the third child, are you lazy to die in bed?"
"The third sister has a lot of pain in her body, so let her rest more. Yuan Lang saw Xie Mu's unkind face and hurriedly replied.
Xie Mu didn't say anything more, just glanced at Yuan Lang suspiciously.
This girl can't make a fart with a stick on weekdays, why is it today... But I didn't think much of it.
Yuan Lang's heart tightened, but he wasn't too afraid, and Ren Xie's mother, who didn't care, looked at it, and no one could have imagined that this core would be replaced.
Seeing that her daughters had gotten up, Xie's mother Shi Shiran went back to the room.
Chaolang is used to doing these things, seeing that the fourth child is still stinky and beautiful, and the fifth child is in a daze, so he first went to the kitchen to boil water, and then washed the rice, spread a layer of sweet potatoes on the rice, and pulled a few peppers in the ground in the dark, put them on the fire and sprinkle them with salt.
When Yuan Lang came back to his senses, Chao Lang had almost done everything.
"Second sister, you are really neat. Yuan Lang was really praised, seeing Chao Lang go to get the dustpan again, it was estimated that he was going to cut some pigweed, Yuan Lang said embarrassedly: "Second sister, you have done everything well, let's take a break when you are tired, I will go to cut pigweed with the fourth sister." ”
Shui Lang was very dissatisfied with being taken by Yuan Lang, "The second sister is used to doing things, and she does things quickly and well, I can't do it well, if you want to go, you go by yourself." ”
"If you can't do it well, you have to do it, you can't let everything be done for the second sister. Yuan Lang forcefully pulled Shui Lang who was pouting and walked out.
"I'd better go. Chao Lang smiled, picked up the dustpan and went out without care.
Yuan Lang, who was still pulling and pulling with Shui Lang, couldn't stop it.
Seeing that Chao Lang was gone, Shui Lang happily tore off Yuan Lang's hand, "The second sister went by herself, so you don't need us to go." ”
At dawn, Xie's father and mother also got up, and breakfast was already on the table. In front of Father Xie and Shiyuan was a whole bowl of white rice, and the other bowls were full of steamed sweet potatoes.
Yuan Lang didn't eat much last night, he was hungry for a long time, this sweet potato was grown in his own field, and he ate it until his mouth was glutinous and sweet. Accompanied by freshly eaten spicy seeds, this breakfast is quite happy.
But the fourth child sitting next to him was unhappy, "I also want to eat rice, eat sweet potatoes every day, and I will vomit when I eat it." ”
Shui Lang said this carefully, but he muttered secretly, who would have thought that he would be heard by Xie Mu who passed by behind.
"Eat and eat, and want to eat rice, and it's good to have sweet potatoes to eat. Xie Mu's fingers poked Shui Lang's head and leaned back.
Seeing the eyes of Father Xie, Shui Lang's neck shrank, and he hurriedly pulled the sweet potato into his mouth, his face full of grievances.
Father Xie frowned and glanced at this side, but did not speak, and then enjoyed the unique special treatment with Shi Yuan, who was sitting next to him.
"Old five, it is enough to take a day off yesterday and rest for a day, and hurry up to work today. ”
Leng Buding Xie's father suddenly named himself, Yuan Lang was startled and immediately responded. However, the third child said that he asked for leave, and mentioned it to Father Xie.
"It's enough for you to help the third child take a day off. "Yesterday, I started to do a lot, Father Xie knew in his heart that he couldn't estimate it in one day, but he was not afraid of outsiders' irresponsible remarks, one day off was already the limit, one day less work, one day less wages.
How did Yuan Lang know where he worked, thinking that he would have to ask the second child later.
But before Yuan Lang could speak, Chao Lang beckoned him to go with Shui Lang, and several sisters of the Xie family originally worked in one place.
Yuan Lang looked up at the garbage heap in front of him, which was piled up like a small mountain, and his vision was that there was only a rust-colored world left, and at a glance, he could still see a few figures walking around from time to time on the garbage mountain. The shock in my heart is indescribable.
Yuan Lang tried his best to hide the surprise in his eyes, and pretended to follow the two sisters as if nothing happened.
I saw Chao Lang say hello to one of the people who seemed to be in charge, and took a pair of thick gloves made of fine cotton and put them on the belt, the gloves were full of black and brown stains, covering the original color, and if you look closely, you can vaguely see that it seems to be white.
Yuan Lang also wore gloves according to the appearance of the two of them.
When they were about to approach the garbage mountain, Shui Lang and Chao Lang each found a direction and began to pull up.
Yuan Lang followed Chaolang not far away, observing her movements with the peripheral vision of his eyes. But after a while, I understood that it was picking out iron tin and ferromanganese from all kinds of messy things.
At present, this kind of work is still done entirely by manpower, and the efficiency is very low. Picking up a full basket is counted as a work point, and it is settled once a month.
Yuan Lang and a few of them arrived early, and there were not many people on the Iron Mountain, as time passed, it became more and more lively, and the sound of chirping people was like boiling water.
Yuan Lang rubbed his astringent eyes, looked up and looked down, the entire Iron Mountain was bustling with people, densely packed like worker ants.
The morning air was still slightly cold and moist, but as the sun slowly rose, the scorching sun overhead, the boiling heat on the ground rose, and I could feel the mountain under my hands burning through my gloves.
Yuan Lang was like a fish in a steamer, fanning himself with both hands, but he couldn't relieve the anxiety from the inside out.
"Second sister, I... It's too hot, I'll go down and rest. Yuan Lang shouted to Chao Lang not far away.
Yuan Lang used both hands and feet, climbed down the hot iron mountain, and found the only short shelter here.
This canopy is a small room of about five or six square meters made of a few large tiles, with a table and chairs and a scale. This is specifically for managers to settle down.
There was an old man in his fifties sitting in the shed, holding a fan and sitting on a chair to fan the wind. The rest of the people also came to rest, standing or squatting in twos and threes, and sat under the eaves outside the shed. Although it was still very hot, it was not so sunny, unlike the sun, and the skin was about to turn up.
Yuan Lang saw that Shui Lang was also there, talking in a heap with a group of girls who were almost seventeen or eighteen years old. After seeing Yuan Lang, he said hello to the other girls, and trotted towards Yuan Lang.
"Old Five, why are you here too?"
Shui Lang asked, Yuan Lang raised his eyebrows, "It's too hot, I can't stand it, aren't you here too?"
"I didn't mean that... I think the second sister is alone on it...."Shui Lang smiled awkwardly. Seeing that Yuan Lang just looked at her and didn't speak, Shui Lang bit his lip with some embarrassment, "Dad, he didn't make us have to do twenty jobs a day, and the third sister is not here today..."
Yuan Lang understood what her fourth sister meant, but she felt that she was lazy, but she didn't want to think that she was still laughing with a group of girls just now, and she didn't know when she came down.
"The weather makes people dizzy, so I called the second sister down to rest, people have been sunbathed for a long time, don't get heat stroke. Yuan Lang didn't take advantage of the fourth child's stubble, and said casually.
In the past, the four sisters of the Xie family worked here, and Father Xie didn't care which of you did more or less, he only cared about how much work he could get at the end of the month and how much money he could get, anyway, he couldn't be lower than the number he set for them. Like the girls who hide under the eaves outside the shed, they will stop and only get one or two jobs a day.
Thanks to the second and fifth children, the movements are fast and neat, and the quota stipulated by Father Xie is always exceeded, and Shui Lang can still be lazy from time to time when he sees an opportunity.
Yuan Lang is not used to her fourth sister's problem, so if you want to work, everyone will do it together.
After a day's work, Yuan Lang was so tired that he couldn't straighten his back, wearing long clothes and trousers, and when he opened it, his skin was still red. Especially the face, you don't need to look at it to know that it is estimated that it has been sunburned, and it hurts hotly.
Chaolang's situation is similar to Yuan Lang's, and it's more serious, but she doesn't care, even Shui Lang is used to it, "When I go back to wash it, my face is peeling, and finally the weather is cloudy for a few days, and I raise my skin back and tan it like this again." On the way back, Shui Lang said unhappily kicking the stones on the road.
"Old five, I still envy you, you can't tan, although you have a sunburn, but it will get better in a few days, unlike me, even if the sunburn is good, it is still very dark. ”
But it's true that Yuan Lang's skin can't tan no matter how much he tans, which can be described as unique in the Xie family, and he doesn't look like a rural girl at all. Shui Lang, who loves beauty so much, is jealous and envious, they are all the same parents, why are people so different.