Chapter 534: Civilian Life
Li Zhi sat on a chair in the cafeteria, holding a bowl of rice in his left hand, and holding chopsticks in his right hand and didn't know how to start, because what he put in front of him was a braised pork full of oil and fragrance, and another was a delicious fish soup, but Li Zhi's psychological shadow on Ghost Cry Island has not been completely eliminated, and now he sees that although he can't vomit meat, he can't eat it anyway.
"Xiao Jiu, what are you doing in a daze, hurry up and eat, we have to load eight more cars at night, and we don't have the strength to work if we don't eat enough!" Seeing Li Zhi stunned, Liu Tou next to him kindly reminded. Li Zhi's pseudonym is Yang Jiu, and he is also the youngest among everyone, so Liu Tou and they are all called Xiao Jiu.
"Oh...... Oh, good! Li Zhi reluctantly agreed, in fact, he is also very hungry now, he did not eat in the morning, he also ate in this factory canteen at noon, the same rice, but the dishes he made were one meat and one vegetable, he only ate some vegetarian dishes, and ate half a bowl of rice, but he had already digested it after an afternoon of work, and his stomach was empty.
Originally, Liu Tou was going to treat them today, but when they were about to finish today's task, they suddenly received a notice from the factory, telling them to work overtime, eat dinner in the factory at night, and improve the lives of the workers, only made a dish of braised pork, and the amount of everyone was very sufficient, but this was not good news for Li Zhi.
Thinking that he would have to work for a while, and he was so hungry in his stomach, Li Su sighed helplessly, and stretched out his chopsticks to hold back a piece of fatty braised pork, but after working hard for a long time, he still didn't dare to start. In the end, I had no choice but to eat dry rice, but I didn't eat a few bites. was choked, and he was busy picking up the fish soup. Then take a few sips before the meal is delivered.
"Huh? This fish soup tastes good, but it's a little fishy, and it would be better if you put some spirits to make it fishy! Li Zhi looked at the fish soup in his hand with some surprise, it was the first time he felt that an ordinary bowl of fish soup was so delicious! In fact, Li Zhi didn't know that this was not a problem with fish soup at all, and he was so hungry that everything he ate was naturally sweet, and if he had the courage to taste the braised pork, it was estimated that it would also feel delicious.
"Little Jiu. Don't waste your braised pork if you don't eat it, brother will solve it for you! Seeing that Li Zhi's share of braised pork was untouched, Hu Han next to him leaned over and said. When he used to be in Jizhou, he dreamed of eating meat every day, and now he has been in Taiwan for half a year, and he usually eats meat, but his favorite thing to eat is this oily and greasy braised pork, in his words: This meat is delicious and enjoyable!
"Okay. Brother Hu, just take it! Li Zhi also smiled. However, as soon as his words fell, Da Qiang, who had a beard, and a thin bamboo pole also came up to snatch it with a smile, and Hu Han shouted, 'I asked Xiao Jiu for it first', but unfortunately it was useless. In the end, the three of them snatched a plate of braised pork in a few clicks, while Liu Tou looked at the brothers with a smile, as for Wang San, who was with Li Zhi. But he just glanced at it coldly, and then lowered his head to eat his own food.
Li Zhi was hungry though. But since he was a child, he has been educated by the court, and his meals are all slow and methodical. The speed is naturally not fast, and when Liu Tou and they have eaten two bowls of rice, Li Zhi's bowl has only eaten most of it, and at this time, the workers in the canteen are almost gone, after all, there is a lot of work at night, and if you work early, you can go home and sleep early.
Li Zhi was also embarrassed to let Liu Tou and the five of them wait for him, so he had to take three or two bites of the rice in the bowl into his mouth, and then drank the fish soup in a few bites, followed Liu Tou's example, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and then said with a smile: "I'm sorry, let the big guy wait for a long time!" ”
And Liu Tou patted Li Zhi's shoulder with a smile and didn't speak, in fact, he also saw that Li Zhi was definitely not from a poor background, but now he is doing the same work and eating the same food as them, which is estimated to be what is the hardship, it is likely that it is because of the middle of the family, if this is the case, they don't want to ask more, otherwise it will not be a salt on other people's wounds?
Hu Han and several of them have the same opinion of Li Zhi as Liu Tou, and they all think that the other party should come to work in the factory because of the middle of the family, which also makes Hu Han and them admire Li Zhi a little, after all, a pampered son can do this kind of hard work, and he didn't complain about being tired on the first day, which is very rare.
The work at night was temporarily increased, and Li Zhi's team had to load eight carts, which was not a lot, but everyone had done a day's work, so they dragged their tired bodies to work, and the speed was naturally not fast, and it was not until the evening at night, that is, when it was almost nine o'clock, that they finished the work.
Li Zhi's lunch and dinner were not delicious, although there was not much work to do at night, but it had already made him feel tired and hungry, just at this time Liu Tou said that the time was still early, and in the afternoon he said that he was going to have a treat, it was better to go outside to drink a few glasses now, but Hu Han and a few of them naturally had no objection, although the body was very tired, but it was also a very pleasant thing to drink a few glasses and then sleep.
The shipyard where Li Zhi and his family are located is called 'Hengbo Shipyard', and there are some shipyards and the like around the factory, in fact, this place has been carved out by Li Su alone, and he is ready to set up a shipbuilding base similar to Dengzhou Shiptown, but the development time is still short, and the scale is not so large for the time being.
In addition to the factories, there are also many restaurants and shops that rely on these factories for food, such as the Yokoba Shipyard, there is a short street next to the Yokoba Shipyard, and there are large and small restaurants on both sides, which is called a food street. In fact, the things made in the restaurants here are not too delicious, after all, most of the people who come here to eat are workers, and what people want is just an affordability, so the things sold in the restaurants here are full and full, as for whether it is delicious or not, it depends on everyone's taste.
Keelung is a city that never sleeps, and since the first day of its establishment, there has been no curfew here, in fact, not only Keelung, but also the entire city on the island of Taiwan has no curfew. Although the shipyard is a suburb of the city, there are many factories and many workers work overtime, so the shops here close late at night, which is the busiest time.
Li Zhi and the others went out of the factory gate, and then a turn on the left to the food street, as soon as they entered here, everyone felt a hot air rushing to their faces, the restaurants on both sides of the street were brightly lit, and most of the workers in short clothes came in and out, and occasionally there were groups of drunks stumbling through the street.
Li Zhi grew up in the deep palace since he was a child, even if he had time to go out, he had to go back before the palace gate was closed, and Chang'an had always implemented a curfew before, so it was the first time for Li Zhi to see such a lively scene at night, and for a while he only looked around, and even forgot the tiredness on his body.
Liu Tou and the others are obviously very familiar with this place, while greeting the familiar workers passing by, and at the same time introducing the restaurants on both sides to Li Zhi, telling him which restaurant is the most affordable, which restaurant makes the best food, and even which restaurant has the most beautiful proprietress and so on, all of which are messy trivial news, but Li Zhi is full of interest in listening, because he has gradually felt that ordinary people have some small pleasures in life.
They walked a few steps in the food street, and then entered a store called 'Lao Wang Restaurant', this store is not big, there are only seven or eight tables in it, half of them are sitting, Liu Tou and Li Zhi The six of them found a table in the corner and sat down, and then an old man in a white short coat with gray hair ran up and greeted: "Liu Tou, what do you want to eat today?" ”
"Lao Wang, don't be in a hurry to eat yet, this is our new Xiao Jiu, I can't say that I will come to you often in the future, you get to know each other first!" Liu Tou pushed Li Zhi, and then introduced to Li Zhi, "Xiao Jiu, this is the shopkeeper of this shop, we all call him Lao Wang, the cooking skills are among the best on this street, if you are hungry in the future, come here to eat!" ”
After hearing this, Li Zhi immediately smiled and said, "Please take care of Uncle Wang in the future!" ”
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, Xiao Jiu, you are still the same as everyone else, just call me Lao Wang!" Hearing Li Zhi being so polite, Lao Wang immediately waved his hand and excused himself, Li Zhi smiled after hearing this, and did not insist anymore.
Lao Wang and Liu Tou they said a few more words, and then asked them what they wanted to eat, originally Liu Tou asked Li Zhi to order, but Li Zhi first arrived, and he was not familiar with this place at all, so in the end, Liu Tou ordered a few dishes, and then each asked for a bowl of egg noodles, after all, they are all doing heavy work, and it is not okay not to eat staple food. In addition, it is worth mentioning that rice noodles are expensive in Taiwan, and Liu Tou can invite everyone to eat noodles, which is already very expensive.
Li Zhi was also really hungry, and the noodles made by Lao Wang were really good, so he ate his noodles in three or two clicks, and then Liu Tou ordered a few dishes were also sent up, because Liu Tou knew that Li Zhi didn't seem to eat meat dishes, so half of the dishes he ordered were vegetarian, which was also regarded as taking care of the newcomers, and there were two jars of wine, Liu Tou personally poured wine for everyone, and then said a welcome to Li Zhi, and everyone drank it all.
Liu Tou and they are all rough people, especially after a little drinking, they all let go, and Tiannan and Haibei chatted very happily. And taking this opportunity, Li Zhi raised some questions that he was interested in, such as how many people are in the factory, how many ships can leave the factory every year, and so on? In addition, there are some things about Liu Tou's living conditions, so as to understand the lives of ordinary people.
For these things, Liu Tou naturally said what they knew, and if they didn't know, they would guess by themselves, anyway, they were just chatting, as long as there was a topic, it would be good to maintain a warm atmosphere.
But just as they were chatting happily, a person suddenly ran in from outside the store in a panic. (To be continued......)