This government decree has saved many lives.

With the gradual shrinking of the long queue, it was finally Zhang Yang's turn, and the person in charge of recruitment was a middle-aged fat man with a big belly, a typical Westerner, wearing a white peaked cap on his head, and asked after looking Zhang Yang up and down a few times.

"Name."

"Publicity."

"Age."

“23？”

In front of the fat man was a stack of forms, on which flamboyant information was registered.

"What is the academic qualification?"

"Well, college graduates."

"Do you have a disability or a congenital condition?"

"Nope."

After looking at his flamboyant physique, the fat man looked quite satisfied, and then seemed to think of something: "Do you know how to weld?" Or driving a tower crane? ”

Zhang Yang shook his head, electric welding and tower crane are a bit unpopular, unless they are specially working on the construction site or have carried out relevant training, it is difficult to take on the part-time.

His answer disappointed the fat man a little, but it was also normal, highly educated intellectuals, unless they were majors such as mechanics or architecture, they would rarely come into contact with these.

Because of the construction of the coastal fence, the demand for occupations such as welding and tower cranes has increased rapidly, and the status of people who originally had these two crafts has risen, even if it is a junior welder, you can find a job at any construction site of the coastal fence and get a good salary.

In this troubled era, the salary of a welder is not much less than that of a senior white-collar worker in a first-tier city, and even before the coastal fence, countries are vigorously producing mechas. For the technical personnel of related professions, the treatment is also very high, and no one can figure out the time of this thing, this time and that time. No one knows what the next moment will be.

The fat man asked for some other information, filled out the form in his hand, discussed a few words with a few white people next to him, nodded and made a decision.

"Mr. Zhang Yang, we have a great demand for welding technicians here, but unfortunately you don't know this, but I think your body is good. There's a job that's a good fit for you, I don't know if you'd like to. ”

Although he was not a mechanic, Zhang Yang finally found a job. That is, the handyman, to put it mildly, is called a porter, a job that can be done with only strength, and there is a need to go there. Zhang Yang agreed directly. Anyway, the current situation is bad, and that's it. Find a job to fill your stomach first.

"All people are requested to come here with the registration form to receive a copy of the food, and the workers who have been admitted can receive two copies with their work permits."

A chubby Western woman shouted with a megaphone, the original line was divided into two rows, those who were not admitted took the registration form to Restaurant No. 1, and those who had been admitted as regular workers took their work permits to Restaurant No. 2.

Zhang Yang stood in the No. 2 team, looking at the No. 1 team, most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, all to receive a free relief meal. There is no limit to the number of items that can be collected per day, but those who have already registered within three days cannot be collected again. Zhang Yang saw that there were even sixty or seventy-year-old men in the team, as well as teenage children, looking at the food in front of them with hopeful eyes.

"Hey! Zhang Yang, I didn't expect that we were all admitted! ”

"Huh."

Zhang Yang was photographed, it was a black Jeff, and Zhang Yang, like Zhang Yang, he also passed the recruitment assessment, both of them are porters, it is worth mentioning that the other four people who came with them, except for one who was returned because of a heart attack, the other three people were also admitted, and one of the guys used to do pipe repair in Miami and learned welding and other jobs, so he was lucky to become a more advanced welder than a porter.

The team soon had Zhang Yang's turn, and the woman with the megaphone checked Zhang Yang's work card, which was a small yellow notebook, which recorded the color photos taken by Zhang Yang, as well as basic information, and released directly after confirming that it was not forged.

"Tong guò, you can go in."

Zhang Yang walked into the restaurant, this large restaurant renovated from a second-hand factory is very wide, next to it is a place to serve food, other places are full of tables and chairs, there are already many people eating in it, Zhang Yang received a double portion of food, in fact, the match is also very simple, a large stick of buttered long white bread, two roasted red sausages, a large bowl of cereal porridge that can be received repeatedly, a canned beef.

The treatment of regular workers on the construction site is still good, although the type of double food is simple, but it is enough for an adult man to eat, and canned beef is only a can of free for those who have just joined the work, and they need to pay extra money to eat in the future.

Zhang Yang and Jeff found an empty table and sat down, with large bottles of cheap ketchup and pepper on the table, as well as salt shakers to add as they wanted.

"Have you heard, the government has begun to evacuate the Skua mech, maybe those politicians are right, the mecha is useless, only the coastal fence is the most effective means."

The people at the other tables were talking about their own topics, mainly around the coastal fence and mechs, and the people who knew each other well did not form a small group, and in such an unfamiliar place, only the group would not be bullied.

"Publicity, Jeff!"

"Morning!"

It is worth mentioning that after finding a job at the construction site, everyone will get a work permit, which has a photo and basic information of the holder, and the color is different according to the type of work.

The lowest level is the flamboyant yellow book, which represents the most ordinary porter, and is also the most common position in the entire construction site, most of them are ordinary people who rely on their strength to eat, and even the safety helmet they receive is yellow; The second is white, responsible for cement mixing and transportation, which is generally held by experienced people, followed by red, which represents senior technicians, welders, tower cranes, and technical guidance personnel, which are all red, and those who wear blue helmets and work cards are the foremen responsible for supervision.

The welder who publicized them got a red book, and the others were yellow, and they were all a little envious of this lucky guy, this man from Miami laughed a few times, and in the container where he lived, there was a wife and son waiting to eat, and the welder's benefits were enough for him to support his family.

Everyone can get a ration card with a work permit, which is commonly known as a meal card, only those who have been admitted can receive it, regardless of the type of work, everyone can supply a ration of food for free, and if they exceed it or want to improve the taste, they can add extra money themselves.

Eating a fairly soft bread, it tastes good after smearing butter and tomato sauce, Zhang Yang directly sandwiched the red sausage into it, pinched it into a hamburger and ate it directly, and drank cereal porridge when he was thirsty, the cost price of these things is not high, but the can of beef, it is said to be shipped from Argentina, and you need to take out an additional $10 to buy it yourself, but it tastes good.

Eat and drink enough, Zhang Yang they are also considered regular employees, in addition to the need to go back to their own container to sleep every day, most of the rest of the time are in the construction site, after receiving the ration supply card close to the body, Zhang Yang several people received work clothes and helmets, here are steel shelves everywhere, belonging to high-altitude work, high-altitude redundant is a very normal thing, if you do not wear a helmet, you may be smashed by a cement block falling from the sky, if the falling object is larger, it is not impossible to send your life, so the gains outweigh the losses.

After the basic explanation of the foreman, everyone has a certain understanding of the location and danger of the construction site, and then they were led to the construction site, Zhang Yang and Jeff were assigned to Area F, each with a small cart, today's task is to be responsible for transporting a pile of construction waste in the distance and transporting it to the designated place by truck.

This kind of work can be said to have no technical content, it is completely done with strength, and Zhang Yang has no dissatisfaction, put on white gloves and start working.

Most of the garbage heaps in front of you are cement blocks, discarded scraps, etc., such construction waste abounds on the construction site, and countless people with small yellow hats are pushing the cart back and forth quickly, like a swarm of worker ants. Zhang Yang picked up the shovel and tried it, but it was not too heavy.

"I knew that there was such a shortage of mechanics now, so I wouldn't have played basketball in the first place, and it was useless."

Jeff threw a shovel of garbage into the cart and regretted it.

"There is everything that sells in the world, but there is no regret pill that sells, and if you really chose a mechanic in the first place, I think you may be complaining about why you don't want to be a basketball star now."

"Well, that's what you said."

Jeff bared a mouthful of big white teeth.

Zhang Yang knew that Jeff was a player on a professional basketball team before he came here, serving in Michigan, but he also had his own fixed salary, and if he did well in the game, the team would have a corresponding bonus, and his life was not bad.

It's a pity that the owner of this team was unlucky, when he was on vacation in Hawaii, he happened to encounter an attack by a third-generation chrysanthemum beast, and died tragically on the spot, the team had no capital injection from investors, and did not find new investors, and soon could not sustain itself, and finally had to be disbanded, most of the players lost their jobs, and only a few people found jobs in the basketball team again.

In desperation, Jeff had to look for a job everywhere, but the unemployment rate in the United States is well known, and Jeff, who only has a high school education, does not know how to be a skill, and repeatedly hits a wall, and he came to San Francisco in the most angry way, where he met Zhang Yang and their group, lived in a container together, and went out to look for a job every day.

It is precisely because of playing basketball that Jeff's body is not bad, so he was selected, otherwise Jeff at this moment can only stay in the container in frustration and continue to be unemployed. (To be continued......)