Chapter Twenty-Four: Another Strange Man

Uncle Bai and they didn't come back until it was close to evening, hehe was okay, there was no big problem, but I got cold when I slept last night.

If you want to say that it is actually to blame Uncle Bai for not being good, I forgot to close the door when I went out to South Street last night, plus it is autumn, and the weather is very cold. Xiaobai has a quilt, and when he feels cold, he will cover it tightly, hehe, he doesn't, curled up in his cat nest, and he doesn't even have anything to cover his body to keep out the cold, so he just holds on until the next day.

Fortunately, it was not particularly serious, and I was given a few injections in the hospital, and now it is much better. Otherwise, Uncle Bai would have to die of guilt.

Xiaobai slept at Zheng Gui's house at noon, and when he got up, he honestly carried his schoolbag to school. Now that school is over, I went to the second floor of Lin Mu's house again, lying on the desk to do my homework today.

When Uncle Bai came back, he first set Hehe up, and then ran to Lin Mu's house to pick up Xiaobai. When he came back, he passed through the town and bought a roast duck there, which was cut, and Uncle Bai gave some to Lin Mu and Zheng Gui, after all, he helped himself, and he was sophisticated.

After some excuses, the two were also accepted.

The night in Lao Cai is still so peaceful.

On the side of the school, Lin Mu took a special look before going to work this afternoon, and it was already surrounded by a fence, and it seemed that construction was going to be carried out in the next few days.

I also went to the office and heard some good things discussed by the teacher there, it should be like Zheng Gui said, when the construction of the school is completed, South Street will be demolished.

Now that the blockade has been lifted on South Street, most people can go back to their rooms to live first, individual houses are more affected by the fire, and they still can't go back, and there are relatives around who live in relatives' houses, and there is really no place to go so they have to continue to live in hotels, and the town is shared with themselves, which is also a good solution.

After school in the afternoon, the town announced the fire. The cause is as Zheng Gui said, a short circuit caused by the aging of the line. Electricity service has been suspended to prevent the same accident from happening next time.

The town government didn't say much about the South Street incident, but only mentioned it a little bit. Naturally, I didn't dare to announce the news of the street change, but said that in order to fully prevent fire hazards, a major inspection of the old-fashioned streets might be carried out, and those that were not qualified would have to be renovated.

The so-called renovation is a euphemism for demolition.

The action in the town was indeed very fast, and the next morning, when Lin Mu came to the breakfast shop, there were already several workers wearing the work clothes of a certain group eating there.

It is naturally impossible to start construction so soon, and it seems that these leaders should come to survey the site first, and the construction will officially start in a few days.

The place where they sat was not far from Lin Mu, and what they said was not concealed, anyway, it was not an ulterior secret.

"After a quick look, the floor area ratio shouldn't be a problem." A younger-looking man with a cell phone in his hand said to the man in front of him who was eating churros.

"Are the three pieces ready?" The man smashed his mouth, swallowed the fritters, and took another sip of porridge soup from the bowl.

"The three major pieces are already on the way, urgent, and it is estimated that they will arrive in the afternoon." This time it was said by a man with glasses next to him.

"Hmm." The person who was eating nodded, "I've seen the red line drawn in the town, and the construction cost is expected to be okay." Hey, you guys hurry up and eat, eat well and go to see it, confirm that it's OK, and start work this afternoon. ”

Uncle Bai poked Lin Mu and winked at him.

Lin Mu naturally knew what Uncle Bai was asking, and Uncle Bai was not far away, and it was estimated that Uncle Bai had also heard the topic they had just discussed.

Lin Mu nodded lightly, reached out and picked up a bun and put it next to his mouth.

Uncle Bai sighed slightly, didn't say anything, and continued to drink the porridge in front of him slowly.

Today is Saturday, and Lin Mu and they didn't go to school. In the afternoon, Lin Mu suddenly thought of what those people said in the morning, and went around the school when it was close to dusk.

Sure enough, construction has already begun there, and a row of factories has been built, which are used for the workers who will come here to work later, and if nothing else, the construction will officially start tomorrow.

There were a few children around who were playing games there, running here and there, looking at them with smiles on their faces, Lin Mu put his hands in his pockets and stood in place.

A few children recognized Lin Mu and greeted him politely, and he replied to them. Lin Mu's image in the minds of students is still very good, and sure enough, teachers who are not teaching the main class are always popular with students.

Lin Mu shook his head, faced the sun that had not yet completely set in the west, squinted his eyes, and walked back to the old street, bathed in the afterglow, just like a street, gradually moving towards his own dusk......

China's speed really lives up to its reputation, and in less than a few days, the prototype of a street has been completed. The separation between the school and the new street has also been planned, and the work is still in full swing.

The number of workers who come to eat in the breakfast shop is increasing day by day, mainly in the breakfast shop near here, Zheng Gui's price here is not high, and the reputation is very good, everyone recommends each other, and slowly knows here.

Most of the people who built the new street were migrant workers, who did not have much savings in their pockets, and they worked very hard every day, and they needed to eat more to replenish their physical strength, so it was just right to come to Zheng Gui.

As soon as there were many people, there was a lot of trouble......

The topic of conversation between workers is never inseparable from work, or between colleagues. Recently, when Lin Mu came to dinner, he heard them say that they had a very strange colleague between them.

According to them, the man was nothing else, he was not lazy when he worked, and like everyone else, he worked hard for his life. But what is different from others is that he loves to study very much, no matter how tired he is today, and no matter what time he works overtime at night, as long as the time comes, he takes out a few textbooks on time to study there.

Several colleagues with better relationships have also persuaded him that they have passed this study time, and now it is the right way to work honestly and earn more money to support their families.

He didn't listen, he still insisted on himself, he once said that his dream was not here, it was far away, and how far it was depends on how hard he worked now.

He is the youngest of all migrant workers, only 20 years old this year, with a Chinese certificate, he entered the construction site a few years ago, and he is honest, but his temper is a little stubborn.

After listening to what they said, Uncle Bai was also a little curious, there are indeed not many people who love to learn so much these years.

The next day, the "special" worker, whom they said, also came to the breakfast shop for dinner.

Uncle Bai paid attention, he was wearing the uniform clothes of the construction site, it was blue, the shirt was relatively large, and the hard hat on his head was not taken off, and he did not sit with his colleagues, but just said hello when he passed them, and then sat down in a corner.

While waiting, Uncle Bai saw him take out an English dictionary from the canvas bag he was carrying and look through it.

The canvas bag was also very worn, and there were a few patches on it, but it was obvious that he was very precious to it. When he took out the book, he didn't just put the bag on the floor, but folded it and put it on the table.

Under normal circumstances, people put their bags indiscriminately, and it is understandable to put them on the ground. But like him, it can be seen that he also attaches great importance to this bag.

The breakfast shop was originally very noisy, but when everyone saw him reading silently there alone, they unconsciously lowered their voices.

Occasionally, a few people may not notice it, and accidentally make a loud noise, and someone next to him will immediately stop him and point to that corner, and that person will understand, and he will be a little more restrained when he speaks.

That's the unwritten rule of this breakfast shop. In fact, it is not a rule, it is just an ordinary act of kindness between people. Everyone's thoughts are different, and thinking more about others is also people's initial kindness.

In this restaurant, all kinds of people in the society are welcomed every day, and they are sent away before closing, and they come to this society, and they still have to return to the society after all, so it is normal to have any special actions, and everyone will do their best to help them where they need the help of other diners, and everything is good.

Zheng Gui brought the xiaolongbao and spicy soup ordered by the worker to the table in front of him. The dictionary he was holding in his hand was not put down, and he probably didn't even notice the breakfast that Zheng Gui brought him. He was completely fascinated by the English dictionary in his hand.

Now there are not too many people in the breakfast shop, and even fewer people come in.

Zheng Gui raised his head and glanced at the proprietress who was busy cleaning up the table in the store.

You should be able to get busy, right? Zheng Gui sat next to Uncle Bai and looked at the proprietress and thought to himself.

Because today is a working day, Lin Mu and Xiaobai went to school early. Uncle Bai handed over the glorious task of escorting Xiaobai to school to Lin Muhe, and he also had plenty of time to accompany Zheng Gui to chat at the breakfast shop.

Zheng Gui lightly touched Uncle Bai and leaned over there, "Uncle Bai, is this what you told me yesterday?" ”

The corners of Uncle Bai's mouth rose slightly, and he also lowered his voice, "I heard what his colleagues said yesterday." As he said this, he put his chin on his colleague's table, and added, "It looks like it's him." ”

Yesterday, when the store was not very busy, Zheng Guilai talked to Uncle Bai for a while, and Uncle Bai told Zheng Gui about this strange person, who was just a little curious, but he didn't expect to come here today.

After a few more people left the breakfast shop, the man finally put down the book in his hand, sighed, and patiently smoothed the wrinkled corners of the book, closed the book, and prepared to enjoy his breakfast.

Zheng Gui couldn't bear it, walked up to him and sat down, and asked him with a smile, "How is it?" Still appetizing? ”

The man was stunned for a moment, but then returned to his smile and nodded to Zheng Gui, "Well, the boss has good skills!" ”

"Haha." Zheng Gui was very happy, "I will come often from then on!" ”

After a pause, Zheng Gui pointed to the book next to him, still smiling, "Still reading?" Are you working part-time now? ”

The young man in front of Zheng Gui sighed again, shook his head, and gently stroked the shell of the book with his right hand, and the memories of the past came to his heart again, just like the bowl of spicy soup he had just eaten, with a little spicy, but his face was hot and painful.