"No one of us here will sue Sù Lao Maozi, and we don't have any good?" A person next to Du Xinzhu shouted, "It's you, I heard that you bought buns for other people a few days ago." ”

"Did you see Lao Maozi give me money with your own eyes?" Zhao Shun asked, "I see that my brothers are working hard, and it is not easy for me to sneak out once, and when I see delicious food and drink, I naturally think of everyone." What's wrong? Is it wrong for me to pay out of my own pocket to buy something to eat for the big guy? ”

"The heart is not empty, who are you trying to win over with these small favors?" Du Xinzhu said.

"I'm winning hearts and minds?" Zhao Shun smiled angrily, "Cheng, just when I win people's hearts, let me ask you, you have read so many books and lived for so many years, those foreigners are fuel-efficient lamps?" ”

Du Xinzhu was speechless for a while, and Zhao Shun continued, "Do you think he is stupid if he doesn't speak official words?" He is very fine, otherwise how would the land have been cut out, and how would the silver of the flowing water be compensated? You are smart, you finish most of the day's work, and rest for half a day, thinking that you have picked up a big bargain. The overseer is not blind, do you think he can't see that you have finished it early? In other words, you hire people to do the work, can you see such a thing? You don't believe this plain truth, but you have to wronged me, don't you know why? ”

Zhao Shun looked at everyone, "Think about it carefully, who came up with this bad idea in the first place?" ”

Everyone has been discussing whether this matter has anything to do with Zhao Shun for the past few days, and they haven't thought about who started it at all. At this time, Zhao Shun asked, and after thinking for a moment, he looked at Du Xinzhu one after another.

"What do you mean by me?" Du Xinzhu opened his eyes, "I'm just kind." ”

"You thought you were smart and came up with a bad idea, and you were afraid that others would blame you for doing this, so you thought of such a rhetoric and buckled the basin on my head", Zhao Shun raised his leg and kicked down Du Xinzhu, and the people around him immediately stood up, some were afraid that he would really want to stop him, and some were afraid that he would be beaten and wanted to help. But Zhao Shun didn't do it again, he squatted down and looked at Du Xinzhu, "As the saying goes, don't do porcelain work without diamonds, you haven't dealt with Lao Maozi and just come up with ideas for the big guy. Well? ”

Du Xinzhu's face was flushed, and he held back for a long time and squeezed out a sentence, "I didn't want to hurt anyone." ”

"If you don't think about it, it's all thanks to you that it's done now", Zhao Shun straightened up and looked at everyone, "What's the matter, everyone, if we continue to make trouble, Lao Maozi's supervisor will come after a while, and no one should think about it." ”

Everyone muttered for a while, and gradually dispersed, and a man in the crowd stood up, "Zhao Shun, you know a lot, if there is anything in the future, please bother to inform everyone." ”

Zhao Shun raised his eyes and saw that this person rarely spoke and looked mediocre, so he was not impressed. "It's natural, I don't know what to call it?"

"My name is Ma Chuansheng," the man said, "something will squeak in the future." ”

"Okay", Zhao complied, turned around, and as soon as the corners of his mouth grinned, he saw Lin Hongwen looking at him, "Don't look at it, go to work." ”

12.

"Dad, Uncle Zhao is really amazing", Lin Hongming said sincerely, "A few words made Du Xinzhu stupid." However, since he has this ability, why didn't he say it a few days earlier, and let people wronged him for so many days. ”

"You Uncle Zhao", Lin Shiingshen smiled, "Although his heart is not bad, he is not a master who is willing to suffer." He saved Du Xinzhu before, do you remember? ”

"I remember."

"It's okay if this person doesn't thank him, and he still wants to stir up these things behind his back, can you be comfortable in exchange for you?"

"That's not comfortable."

"If he had spoken earlier, it would have been easy to pluck himself out. But it is definitely not as relieving as pulling Du Xinzhu out in full view of everyone today, I am afraid that no one will listen to Du Xinzhu in the future. ”

Lin Hongming blinked his eyes, "Uncle Zhao really has a heart." ”

"He knew that working according to Du Xinzhu's idea would not work", Lin Hongwen, who had been silent, suddenly said, "Since the day he went to work, he wanted to calculate Du Xinzhu, so he didn't speak." ”

"Don't talk nonsense", Lin Xingxin whispered, "Your Uncle Zhao is here." ”

Lin Hongwen didn't say anything more, closed his mouth and watched Zhao Shun walk over.

After Du Xinzhu's incident, no one used any more crooked brains, and after building two roads, there were more people in Qinjiagang. Zhao Shun heard that there was another group of people building houses in Qinjiagang, and it was said that the railway bureau also had staff dormitories. In a few months, Zhao Shun gradually got acquainted with the overseer, and everyone could sneak out with him to visit the miscellaneous market after finishing work, and those who had spare money could also buy some delicious food and drink.

The sky is getting colder, and the weather outside the gate is not as good as inside the gate, and everyone just looks at the leaves on the tree before they fall, and the sky begins to fall snowflakes. Zhao Shun asked people in the miscellaneous market where to buy winter clothes. Thanks to the road construction team, there are more people, and the business of the miscellaneous market is also a lot better, and these people are quite enthusiastic about Zhao Shun. Sister-in-law's snack stall has recently been patronized by a lot of diners, and with more money, she has also bought herself two new clothes. She was already born well, and she was a widow, and now she is even more conspicuous among the men in this miscellaneous market. Sister-in-law Tian pointed out a place for Zhao Shun to make winter clothes, and when she heard that Zhao Shun and they had to work outside in winter, she was immediately worried, "It's not like Guannei, you guys are outside all day?" ”

"yes," Zhao Shun said with a smile, "I don't know how to boil it yet." ”

"Then you have to pay attention," said Sister-in-law Tian, "and you have to go into the house for an hour to slow down, otherwise it will be easy to freeze out." The clothes in this shop I said are made thick, and the price is fair, you can buy more, and you can bargain with him again. You tell him you're going to work outside, and tell him to put more cotton in the joints. ”

"Okay, thank you, sister-in-law", Zhao Shun rubbed his hands coldly, "I don't know how many people will be left in the spring next year." ”

"Don't say those frustrating words, don't think about that," said Tian's sister-in-law, "If you want to think about how to live." ”

Zhao Shun pondered it, so he happily went to the shop to buy winter clothes.

13.

Before the winter solstice, the road in Qinjiagang was almost finished, and Zhao Shun heard from the Russian overseers that the road they were building was called Horvat Street (1). Zhao Shun asked, "Who is this Horvat?" The overseer said a lot, but he said it too quickly, and Zhao Shun didn't understand it too much, only knowing that he was a prominent official.

"Eh, I heard something new today", Zhao Shun just pushed the door in this day, and saw Lin Hongwen coughing halfway through his words, "Yo, eldest nephew, what's wrong?" ”

Lin Xingxing sat on the edge of the bed and patted Lin Hongwen on the back, "It's not good since last night, and it burned early this morning." ”

Zhao Shun frowned and probed Lin Hongwen's forehead, "This is not good." ”

Lin Xing's face was solemn, Lin Hongwen was trembling and wrapped in the quilt, although his eyes were black from being tortured by high fever, his mind was still sober. The Russians will not pay people who are useless, he has always been not as healthy as Lin Hongming, and he is currently short of medical treatment, I don't know when this disease will be cured, and it is only a matter of time before the Russians find out and drive out of the road construction team.

Zhao Shun lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked up at Lin Xingshen, "Brother, do you believe me?" ”

Lin Hongwen didn't know what Zhao Shun and Lin Shiingshen said, when the time came to work, everyone went out, and the house was quiet. Lin Hongwen fell asleep in a daze, and suddenly the quilt was lifted, making him shiver from the cold. A Russian shouted a few words at him that he did not understand, pulled him out of bed and drove him outside.

Lin Hongwen was so frozen that he couldn't speak, he saw Zhao Shun standing beside the Russian, smiling and saying words he didn't understand, the Russian stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance, Zhao Shun looked at him and said, "Don't leave yet?" ”

There was a vast white space all around, and Lin Hongwen didn't know where he was pointing, but if he didn't leave, he would freeze to death here. Lin Hongwen took difficult steps, walked for a long time, only felt that his toes were numb, and his eyes were pierced by the snow and couldn't help crying. The body is cold, and the heart is even more desolate. What did Zhao Shun say to Lin Shiingshen, did he persuade him to stop caring about himself? The Russians were brought by Zhao Shun, that is, Lin Xingshen agreed?

There was a sound of footsteps behind him, Lin Hongwen turned around, and it was Zhao Shun who chased after him, holding clothes, hats, gloves in his arms, and a pair of shoes in his hands.

"Hurry up and put it on", Zhao Shun helped Lin Hongwen put on his clothes, "It's frozen, you have to hold on to your teeth, big nephew, hurry, follow me." ”

Zhao Shun was afraid that Lin Hongwen would fall, so he took his arm and walked forward half-dragging and half-dragging him.

"Uncle, where are you going to take me?"

"Go see the doctor", Zhao Shun said, "You are standing up here, and a minor illness will have to be dragged into a major illness, so is there still a way to live?" ”

"But...... Even if I saw the doctor, I didn't have anywhere else to go. ”

Zhao Shun turned his head and glanced at him, "It's only a matter of time before something happens to your body, don't you know it yourself, how long do you think you can stay here, a year, two years?" It's cold and snowy, and if you're not sick, you have to freeze out a little bit, let alone you. ”

Lin Hongwen lowered his head and didn't speak, and let Zhao Shun pull him forward.

"It's certain that you'll be guilty," Zhao Shun said, "but if you don't come out like this today, you won't be able to come out." ”

Lin Hongwen only felt that that section of the road was the longest and coldest section he had ever walked, the snow on the ground reflected the light, shaking him dizzy, and the wind was whistling in his ears, as if the moment he stopped, the whole person would be frozen.

(1) Zhongshan Road, Nangang District