Chapter 107: The Machine That Works
Lao Qi often stood at the window of the office and watched Xiaoqing walking around the brick factory with Da Hei in a daze.
This wolf dog, which was originally used to prevent theft, but also to prevent workers from stealing, was cleaned up by this little girl. Lao Qi was a little worried that Xiaoqing and Xiaokun would cause him trouble.
Xiao Kun and Xiao Qing are not like those old bachelors, they haven't read many books, they don't have too many ideas, and beating and intimidation will make them obey. Xiao Kun and Xiao Qing are different from them, they are young, knowledgeable, and have ideas. If it weren't for the urgency of the county construction site, and he couldn't find workers for a while, he wouldn't have taken in Xiaoqing and Xiaokun.
Fat brother's brick factory wants a numb working machine, not a person with thoughts and feelings.
But Xiaoqing is such a likable girl. With her angelic smiling face, her optimistic attitude to life, her kind and loving heart, she is like a spring gushing out of the valley in summer, so refreshing, so pure. She filled this lifeless brick factory with joy.
When he saw Lao Qi, Xiaoqing always called him Uncle Qi with a smile, which made his heart warm, like a little girl next door who had known him for many years.
Lao Qi didn't like this brick factory in the mountains, this black brick yard stained with blood and tears made his conscience uneasy and made him wake up in the dark from time to time. But the fat brother is his relative, and he has given him a rich reward, he is like a drug addict. I know that this poison will damage my body and mind, but I can't refuse.
Lao Qi knew that he had gotten on the fat brother's thief ship and couldn't get out.
That year, the old man from southern Anhui was sick and couldn't work. The fat brother took him and threw the old man in the wilderness.
At night, he often dreamed of the old man's vicious eyes, painful moans, and his thin skeleton-like body.
The fat brother said to him: "We are accomplices, and now we are completely tied together." If you have money, let's enjoy it. ”
Lao Qi knew that he was doing something that violated his conscience, and sooner or later he would be punished.
Every time he saw Xiaoqing, Lao Qi would feel ashamed in his heart, and he would feel that his guilt was even heavier. Facing such a pure and kind girl, he felt the ugliness in his heart more and more.
On sunny days for more than a week, the workers worked overtime to produce, and the output of the special site has been greatly improved. The fat brother was also very happy, and often called to praise Lao Qi and asked him to increase production.
After all, workers are people, not machines, and even if they are produced for a long time, they need to be maintained.
With such a high temperature and such a high-intensity and long-term labor, some people finally can't bear it.
Zhao San, who was pulling the bricks under the scorching sun, fainted, and a cart of bricks was scattered all over the ground.
"Zhao San, are you messing up?" The baby jumped off the tractor and got up a few kicks.
Zhao San was lying on the ground, his face was pale and motionless.
"baby, are you human! Uncle Zhao is suffering from heat stroke, hurry up and save people. Xiao Kun pushed the baby away.
"What heat stroke? This old thing is just lazy. No one had heat stroke, but he had heat stroke. It's clearly pretended. ”
"baby, keep your mouth clean. Uncle Zhao San has your old age, can you be respectful when you speak. ”
"What the are you looking for?" The baby pulled away Xiao Kun, and went up and kicked Zhao San a few times, "Old thing, hurry up." Play dead for Lao Tzu, believe it or not, Lao Tzu will dig a pit and bury you. ”
Xiao Kun was completely enraged when he saw the attitude of the baby. As soon as he lowered his head, he grabbed the leg of the baby and flipped him to the ground.
The baby didn't expect Xiao Kun to dare to hit him. He rolled over and got up, and he scuffled with Xiao Kun in the sun.
"Xiaoqing, hurry up, the baby and Xiaokun are fighting." A man who came with Xiaoqing and the others ran to the kitchen and told him. Xiaoqing followed him to the production site.
"Xiao Kun, baby, what are you doing?" Xiaoqing pulled the two people who were scuffling together apart.
The mud on the two of them was mixed with sweat, and there were mud marks on their faces. The baby's face was bleeding, and Xiao Kun's arm was cracked, and no one got a bargain.
The two of them were like red-eyed roosters, clenching their fists and glaring at each other, ready to fight again.
Some workers had already carried Zhao San to a shady place.
"What are you fighting? Why don't you hurry up and save people, do you have to get people to die? Xiaoqing took out the posture of being the squad leader and reprimanded the two people.
"I can't get used to this black-hearted thing, like the doglegs of the landlord in the past. Obviously, Uncle Zhao was suffering from heat stroke, and said that he was pretending. Xiao Kun wiped the blood on his arm and followed Xiao Qing to see Zhao San.
Xiaoqing squatted down, pinching Zhao San's middle man, and fanning him with a piece of broken felt as a fan.
The baby, who originally had a fierce face, changed his smile when he saw Xiaoqing: "Xiaoqing, I really thought he was pretending." Before, he pretended to be sick and didn't work. ”
"Go to work, go to work, what are you doing around. Nothing to do with the people to work! Lao Qi also rushed over and shouted loudly at the people gathered around.
Everyone dispersed, reluctantly working around the machine.
Zhao San rested for a while and finally recovered.
"Seventh uncle, I'm afraid that Third Uncle Zhao won't be able to work, let him rest and rest." Xiaoqing said to Lao Qi.
"How can that be done, there is so much work to do. If you don't take advantage of the good weather, you won't be able to do it until it rains. The baby shook her head at Lao Qi.
"You ****** are determined to take Uncle Zhao's life! And you let him do the work. Xiao Kun said and clenched his fists to fight the baby again.
Xiao Qing pulled Xiao Kun and said, "Seventh Uncle, if it doesn't work, I'll work for Third Uncle Zhao after lunch." ”
"Alright, help him back to rest." Lao Qi said what the baby didn't believe, and in the face of Xiaoqing, he really didn't want to show his evil side.
"Okay, why are you still stunned, help me help Uncle Zhao back. You also have to take care of the wounds, because it is easy to get infected in such weather. Is there something you can't say well? Just know how to fight. ”
There are no emergency medicines in the brick factory, so Xiaoqing takes the leftover liquor that Lao Qi drinks to clean the wounds of the baby and Xiaokun.
Xiao Kun deliberately bared his teeth and made an uncomfortable appearance, making Xiao Qing laugh.
The brick factory was far away from the town, and it was impossible to send Zhao San to the hospital in time. Lao Qi also said that if he had heat stroke, it would be good to drink a little Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, so he took the Huoxiang Zhengqi Water that he usually prepared to use urgently for Zhao San to drink.
Xiaoqing herself couldn't send Zhao San to the hospital, she was a little lamented by the indifference of Lao Qi and the baby to the workers. In their eyes, these workers are simply workers who do their work, and they don't treat them as human beings at all.
With his usual experience, Xiaoqing found some herbs to clear away heat and relieve heat by the puddle in the brick factory, such as perilla and bitter artemisia......
Xiaoqing boiled the herbs and brought them to Zhao San's bed for him to drink.
"Xiaoqing, you are such a good boy. It's really a blessing for me Zhao San to meet you in my last life. Zhao San took Xiaoqing's hand, tears rolling in his eyes.
Xiaoqing looked at Zhao San's wrinkled face and thought of Haiqing again. I don't know if Haiqing is alone outside, and if anyone takes care of him like this when he is sick.
"Hey, why did you come to work in this brick factory! This old seven, the baby, and the boss fat brother are not good people! ”
"It's okay, Uncle Zhao, Xiao Kun and I came to work for the summer vacation. The summer vacation was over, and we went back to school. Xiaoqing smiled and comforted Zhao San, "You drink this herb, you will be fine when you rest." ”
"Thank you, Xiaoqing."
"No, I have to go and tell Uncle Seventh that he can't go on like this."
"Xiaoqing, don't go and tell him, there is no reason to talk to them." Zhao San wanted to stop Xiaoqing.
"I'll convince him, I have a way." Xiaoqing smiled confidently.