She and the cameraman stood still and said to the construction workers who were trying to persuade them, "Hello, gentlemen, I'm doing a live broadcast. May I ask you a few questions?"
"Hurry up and ask, there have been several waves already. It'll get even hotter here later. Little girl, you should hurry up and finish picking so you can go back to school, study hard, and make progress every day, okay?"
"Okay, I'll go to school tomorrow. So, what time do you start work, boss?"
"They arrived at 4:30!"
"Wow, that's early. What time do you finish work?"
"Usually it's six o'clock, but if the work is urgent, we'll work a little overtime, but we can't stay up too late!"
"May I ask how much you earn in a month? Just an approximate amount is fine!"
"The more you work, the more you earn!"
He was still laughing heartily as he said this. He had received nearly 10,000 yuan last month, and his wife had counted it several times with great joy!
Chen Qi then asked, "How many days off a month do you get? Is the food good?"
"Going back once during holidays is enough. Why take a break? I take a break every month. I don't get much money. As for food, it's fine. I buy my own food anyway!"
It just so happens that a bricklayer was going back to get his water cup; he forgot to bring it when he came over this morning.
The driver also brought his safety helmet, along with the site manager and foreman.
Chen Qi then went with the bricklayer to his place.
In a room of about 20 square meters, four-poster beds were crammed together.
If someone needs to pass through the aisle, they must turn sideways.
The cameraman filmed what the bricklayers ate, with their permission: "There's nothing to keep secret, it's all there is, cheap and filling!"
There are many kinds of pancakes, steamed buns, and flatbreads, but what everyone has in common is that they are all dry.
Because there are no markets or supermarkets around, you have to walk a long way to buy food. In order not to waste time, you buy a big bag at a time and bring it back. After drying it, it can be stored for a long time.
It's okay if it's dry; just soak it in water and you can eat it.
As for the dishes, they're even simpler.
Black pickled vegetables, pickled vegetable strips, and a bottle of chili sauce make up the main dish.
There are almost none others.
There wasn't a single piece of meat in sight.
When the topic of nutrition came up, the bricklayer nonchalantly replied, "When we were kids, we didn't even have this to eat. Now we can eat as much as we want, it's great!"
As for meat and other delicious food, I wouldn't eat them myself; I have to save them for my family.
It didn't take too long, after all, these craftsmen also had work to do.
The more you work, the more you earn; you can't let other people's work be delayed.
Before leaving, Chen Qi ordered boxed lunches for him.
Each worker on this construction site receives a meal package.
The set meal includes: a serving of braised pork, a large chicken leg, a serving of ribs, a serving of green vegetables, a bottle of water, and at least three servings of rice per person.
When the boxed meals arrived, we asked the driver to supervise their distribution, hoping that they could have a meal.
When they returned, the driver, with tears in his eyes, said, "Many of my fellow villagers' children are here. They only ate vegetables and rice, and didn't even drink any meat or water, saying they would take it home for their children to eat that night! When I was little, my dad did the same thing when he worked for others!"
Then, the driver left the live stream.
He was very sad.
His elderly father passed away, and now, as he gets older, he can't bear to see such scenes.
Seeing such a situation makes me feel particularly heartbroken, and thinking of my elderly father easily brings tears to my eyes.
A man doesn't easily shed tears, unless he's truly heartbroken!
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