Early the next morning, Qi Dong and Qi's father had a casual breakfast, and then rode a dilapidated electric car to the No. 1 warehouse of Nanlun Port Wharf.

When the two arrived at the designated place, it was already half past eight, Qi Dong got off the electric car, looked ahead, and saw several rows of white brick and red-roofed warehouses in front of them, and the front of the warehouse was marked with numbers from one to ten, and there were several people standing in front of the door of the No. 1 warehouse, all wearing the same dark blue overalls as Qi's father.

After parking the electric car, Qi Dong and his son walked towards the group.

"Lao Qi, I'm just sending you. As the father and son approached, one of the group, who was about the same age as Qi's father, beckoned to them and shouted.

"Lao Zhang, you came so early, didn't you say that it was nine o'clock?" Father Qi also said in a loud voice.

Walking to the edge of the warehouse, Qi Dong saw the appearance of those people clearly. There were six of them, some old and some young, but they were all dark-skinned and looked like they often worked outdoors.

"Lao Qi, is the descendant next to you your son?" said a man in his fifties with a Chinese character face while looking Qi Dong up and down, Qi Dong guessed that this person should be the old Zhang in his father's mouth.

"Well, it's my son, I'm on May Day holiday, come back and rest for a few days. Father Qi replied.

"Hello Uncle Zhang. Qi Dong called out very politely.

"It's pretty good-looking, but it's a little thin. Lao Zhang said after retracting his gaze from Qi Dong.

"Not only are they a little thin, but they are almost malnourished. Lao Qi, are you too picky, buy more meat for the children to eat. Another flat-headed man of about the same age also jokingly said.

"My son has just entered his first year of high school, he is already 160 pounds, he looks like a cow, he didn't listen to me when I told him to lose weight, I was really saddened. ”

Several other people also coaxed me with every word, most of them ridiculed Qi's father for raising Qi Dong too thin.

"Lao Zhang, is the goods already in the warehouse?" Father Qi was a little embarrassed, so he could only tear away from the topic and say.

"Well, it's all in the warehouse, I'm waiting for the bus now, I think it's almost there. Lao Zhang nodded and said.

"Hmph! Today is May Day, so I should be paid double the salary. The flat-headed man was a little unconvinced.

"Don't dream, it's good to have a job to do!"

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Several people were chatting and waiting for the bus, and the time soon reached nine o'clock.

"The car is coming!"

Someone pointed not far away and shouted, Qi Dong followed the gesture and saw that a sixty-ton gooseneck semi-trailer truck about 20 meters long was driving towards the warehouse.

After a while, the truck drove to the edge of the warehouse and stopped across the warehouse.

The doors on either side of the cab opened, and a man and a woman jumped from them. The man is a driver, in his early thirties, and he is very tall. The woman was very young, with a plaid shirt and denim trousers, and looked like a recent college graduate.

"Hello, I'm in charge of this shipment. ”

The two walked side by side in front of Qi Dong and them, and the girl introduced herself first, "This is the driver's master." ”

"Oh, hello, can we start loading now?" Lao Zhang didn't say much nonsense, and asked directly.

"Well, let's get started, excuse me. The female purchaser replied, then took out the key and opened the warehouse door.

After the door opened, Qi Dong followed Qi's father and several other stevedores inside.

The warehouse was large, about 2,000 square meters, and was neatly stacked with four rows of wooden boxes, four stacked on top of each other, which together were taller than an adult.

"What's in the box?" asked Lao Zhang to the female purchaser.

"Oh, it's a battery, it might be heavy, you have to be careful!" replied the female purchaser.

"The battery! It must be very heavy for such a big box, and I don't know if I can carry it. Lao Zhang was obviously very experienced, and said with a bitter face.

"How much can such a small box weigh. A young stevedore, who seemed not convinced, stepped forward and removed a crate from the top.

"Beware!" Qi's father exclaimed, but it was still a little late, the young stevedore did not hold the wooden crate, the box fell from his hand, fell to the concrete floor with a loud bang, and then the whole wooden crate shattered, and the green batteries were scattered on the ground.

Everyone in the warehouse seemed to be frightened by the loud noise, and they all stood in place in a daze.

"Xiao Wang, you're not injured, are you?" Lao Zhang was the first to react from the shock, and hurriedly stepped forward to offer condolences, "You were too careless, you said that the battery is very heavy." ”

The young stevedore, blushing, stood in place.

"Come, everyone, help me and pick up all the batteries on the ground. Lao Zhang turned around and said to the rest of the people.

Next, everyone in the warehouse worked together to pick up the scattered batteries and put them into a plastic bag, and the broken wooden crates were cleaned up.

"It looks like this box is quite heavy, so let's move it in groups of two. After cleaning up, Lao Zhang opened his mouth and commanded, "Lao Li, you come with me, and the others can find a partner by themselves." ”

After finishing speaking, Lao Zhang and Lao Li walked to the front of the goods together, and the two of them each lifted one side and lifted down a wooden box on the top.

"Hey, good guy, it's really heavy. Lao Zhang took a breath and sighed, "Hey, what about the forklift?"

"Oh, I asked the management here, and the forklift seems to be broken. Hearing the question, the female purchaser on the side hurriedly walked up and explained apologetically.

"Ah, how can you move without a forklift? The distance between here and the outside truck is thirty or forty meters, isn't this going to tire us to death?" Hearing this, Lao Zhang put down the wooden box in his hand and said with an ugly face.

"I'm really sorry, I can't help it if the forklift breaks, so I can only trouble you to move it by hand. The female purchaser said apologetically.

"What's the matter, there are so many goods in this warehouse, when are you going to move them one by one?" another flat-headed stevedore couldn't help but complain loudly.

"Girl, why don't you move today, how about we come back when the forklift is repaired?" Lao Zhang looked solemn, and after speaking, he lit a cigarette and smoked.

"Uncle, I'm really sorry, but....but this batch of customers is in a hurry, so you can help. At this time, the female purchaser also panicked, and her voice trembled a little.

Lao Zhang didn't speak, just kept shaking his head and pacing back and forth in the warehouse.

After smoking, he walked up to the girl and said with a serious expression: "Girl, if you move it by hand, our workload will more than double. It's not that my old man deliberately embarrasses you, it's just that I also have to think about my brothers. Otherwise, if you add another three thousand to your salary, we will be tired a little more. ”

"Uncle, the salary has been agreed, and it's not up to me to decide. The girl stomped her foot in a hurry.

"Whoever has the final say, tell whomever you want. Lao Zhang was expressionless and lit another cigarette.

"Well....then I'll give the boss a call. Seeing that Lao Zhang was unmoved, the girl hesitated for a few seconds before stepping aside and dialing the phone.

The call lasted several minutes, and the girl spoke emotionally before she gradually calmed down.

"The boss said that you can only add two thousand at most. After the girl finished the call, she returned to Lao Zhang, looking much calmer than before.

Lao Zhang didn't answer immediately, but first glanced at the other stevedores, and finally nodded at the girl.