Chapter 1: The Little Handyman from the East
The heavy sound of the machine tool almost muffled all other sounds in the workshop.
In the hot workshop filled with the smell of engine oil, every worker sweats like rain, but they are conscientiously staring at the machine tool in front of them.
"Click, click, click" Suddenly a machine tool made a screeching sound, instantly breaking the original harmonious notes in the workshop.
The next moment, a middle-aged uncle with bronzed skin washed smooth and shiny by sweat let out an angry roar that drowned out the sound of the machine tool in the workshop: "Moli, Moli, damn little cub, where did you go? Didn't you hear the alarm of the machine tool? Hurry up, hurry up and add cooling water, you damn little handyman, if you delay the processing, see if I don't peel your skin." ”
The loud roar instantly resounded throughout the workshop, and even spread from the workshop to the outside, echoing over the entire factory.
I have to say that the middle-aged uncle who shouted these words is really the same as the machine tool he controls, full of steel and iron.
While the roar was still echoing, a big boy in gray overalls staggered into the workshop with an iron bucket full of water.
The big boy doesn't look short, and his handsome oriental face doesn't seem to fit in with the rough painting style of the factory.
But if you look closely, you can clearly see that the boy's steps seem to be swaying, but they are very firm, every step seems to be able to grasp the ground steadily, and at the same time, the iron bucket full of water in the boy's hand, no matter how it shakes, there is not a drop of water spilled in the bucket.
Finally came to the side of the roaring man, and without giving the middle-aged uncle a chance to speak, he directly raised the iron bucket above his head.
Pour all the water in the bucket into the cooling cylinder on the top of the machine, which has begun to smoke.
After the cooling water is poured in, the hot machine is cooled down in an instant, and the previous "click" sound disappears, and the machine is back to normal operation.
The big boy breathed a sigh of relief, reached out to wipe the beads of sweat from his forehead, grinned and said to the strong man next to the machine tool: "Uncle Raul, next time you must control the temperature, you can't blindly pursue the processing speed." ”
Raul, a middle-aged strong man, waved his mechanical arm and said, "Okay, okay, what do you little handyman know? If I don't speed up and can't complete the piecework on time, my salary will be less today, and when the time comes, will you make up for the part that is missing? The next time I call you, wouldn't it be better if you arrived early? As a handyman, you should do your job well, talk less and do more." ”
After being taught a lesson by his middle-aged uncle, Murray didn't try to persuade him anymore, smiled and then turned around and left with the iron bucket.
Seeing the back of the big boy leaving, Raul hesitated for a moment and shouted: "Hey, remember to go to the house for dinner in the evening, your aunt prepared a potato beef stew for you." ”
Raising his arm and waving it twice, Moli replied indistinctly to the roar of the machine tools in the workshop: "Okay Uncle Raul, I will definitely be on time." ”
For Murry's departure without looking back, Raul couldn't help muttering: "Stinky boy, why are you absent-minded today? Is it in love?"
When the sun sets and the city turns red, the last machine in the workshop stops running, and a busy day in the factory finally ends.
The workers dragged out of the workshop with tired steps, lined up one by one to walk outside the factory, passed through the thick door of the factory, from the window sill of the door next to the big iron door, received their remuneration for today, the moment they put the coins into their arms, the tired faces of the workers suddenly appeared a smile, for the workers who were busy in the hot workshop, this moment was the best of the day.
When the workers left one after another with their money bags in their hands, Mori, who was a small handyman, was the last to walk out of the workshop.
Pull the door of the workshop, quickly run to the gatehouse next to the heavy iron door of the factory, take the coin that belongs to him, and prepare to leave.
As soon as his hand touched the last remaining money bag on the windowsill of the porter, he heard a muffled voice suddenly sound in the porter: "Mo, Moli, is it you?"
Murray stopped what he was doing and stood in front of the window and responded, "Yes, Uncle Concierge, is there something wrong with you?"
There was silence for a while, and the sound of a collision could be faintly heard coming from the porterhouse, and after a few minutes of waiting, the window of the porter was rudely slammed open from the inside.
A head with half of its face covered by metal poked out, and half of its metal face had bulging eyes, turning around on the metal face, carefully looking around.
Seeing the other party's caution, Murray grinned and said, "Don't be afraid, Uncle Concierge, they are all gone, and there is no one else." ”
Hearing Murray's words, the strange gatekeeper calmed down and grinned at Murray as much as he could.
It's a pity that half of the face is completely covered in metal there, and no matter how hard the gatekeeper tries his best, the smile still looks very hideous.
But Murray, who was standing outside the window, didn't mind, and still stood there quietly, waiting for the factory gatekeeper to say what he wanted.
After adjusting his head again, the gatekeeper finally spoke, "I, my face, face, face......"
As a result, just as he was about to speak, the metal half of the gatekeeper's face suddenly began to shake, causing the other half of his face to freeze as well.
"Ka...... ...... made a strange sound in the metal face, and at the same time, the other half of the flesh and blood face began to swell, half of the face seemed to be blown up, and the eyeballs bulged outward, as if they could burst out at any moment.
At this time, the gatekeeper was already completely panicked, and as his body began to struggle in pain, the small gatekeeper began to shake at a distance, as if it would collapse at any moment.
Seeing this, Murray reached out and touched his waist, and took out a small taper from under the wide belt buckle around his waist, and held down the gatekeeper who was shaking his head in pain, moved over the half of the metal face, found the place where the ears on the side of the metal face met, and under the thick hair behind the ear, he accurately found a screw, and the taper reached in and twisted it lightly twice.
"Poof" as if some air valve had been released, a blood-smelling gas erupted from the side of the metal face, and blood dripped down the place where the metal face met the flesh and blood.
Taking two steps back, looking at the gatekeeper who was gradually calming down, Mo Li gasped: "Whew, nothing happened at all, Uncle Concierge, you must remember that you have to put on the oil every night, and the metal and flesh still need a period of adaptation, adding some oil will help lubricate the internal parts, which can relieve the internal pressurization and the pain caused by metal friction." ”
Although the gatekeeper didn't understand the explanation later, he nodded and said, "Mmmm, don't worry, I'll do what you tell me." ”
Then he retracted his head from the window, and the next moment the wooden door of the gatehouse was violently pushed open, and with the sound of "click, click, click", a strong man with a head higher than Raul walked out of the door, but one of the strong man's arms and legs were metal.
Seeing the strong man walking out of the gatehouse, Murray hurriedly said, "Uncle, you don't have to come out to send me, you should rest more now." ”
The metal-faced gatekeeper grinned and stretched out his metal arm to pull the factory's heavy, rusty iron door open.
Then he looked down at Mori and suddenly asked, "Your skills are obviously not worse than that old ghost of Raul, why do you want to be a handyman?"
Murray walked out of the factory gate and said with a smile, "Hehehe, I think the handyman is very good, and he can help everyone do a lot of things." ”
After stepping out of the heavy iron gate, he turned to look at the gatekeeper again, took off his hat and held it in his hand, bowed to the gatekeeper and said, "Thank you, I wish you a good night." ”
The gatekeeper stood inside the door, with a very hideous smile on his face, and watched the little handyman walk out of the factory and gradually move away.