"Looking for me?" Feng Ling was a little surprised. She didn't know Chen Gang, but looking at Chen Gang's height and age, Feng Ling knew that she could not leave the service center, nor could she follow him to a remote place.
Feng Ling walked to the door: "What's the matter?"
Her companions came out with her.
All the children in the service center are fatherless and motherless. They have learned to form groups without any guidance. After all, they are a group of underage kids without their parents’ support, so it seems that anyone can bully them.
Only by pulling each other in this way can we find the confidence and stand up straight.
Chen Gang did not treat these children in front of him as children - it was normal for them to mature precociously when living in such an environment.
Children without parental love will be forced to become adults at an early age.
"Longsheng Supermarket, you know about it, right?" Chen Gang lowered his voice. He didn't want others to know that the supermarket was hiring. Although he didn't intend to cram all his relatives in, what if? If the supermarket still needed people, then his relatives would also have hope.
Let the relatives apply for the job themselves. Although he cannot open a back door for them, at least they can get the news about the job in time. Everyone knows that those who are close to the water get the moon first.
Feng Ling nodded. Chen Gang said, "I'll talk to you alone."
He could see that Feng Ling was the leader among the children.
Sometimes the hierarchy among children is more distinct than among adults.
Especially teenagers, they are easily influenced by "authority".
At this time, Feng Ling plays the role of "authority".
Just make it clear to her.
Feng Ling took two steps towards Chen Gang, and they kept a half-meter distance. Chen Gang said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "The supermarket is hiring temporary workers. The boss asked me to ask if you are willing to go. The salary can be offset by the goods in the supermarket. You can choose by yourself at the end of the month. The store provides food, but not accommodation."
Chen Gang believed that Feng Ling would definitely not refuse, but he still asked: "If you need time to think about it, I will go back first and ask you again tomorrow."
Feng Ling's eyes widened, her body trembling slightly, and she said decisively: "No! It's okay now."
"You guys go with him." Feng Ling turned her head and looked at her companions, saying sternly, "Be careful."
Just don't take the side path. With so many people, even if Chen Gang is an adult man, he can't fight four people with just two fists.
"Lingling, aren't you going?" The companions took two steps and found Feng Ling still standing there. They looked at her in confusion.
Feng Ling shook her head: "I'm not in good health. If I go and don't perform well, I'll cause trouble for you all."
His companions quickly said, "We'll help you with the work! Go ahead!"
"Yeah! We can help you with that!"
"It's a job for you alone, but we can just divide it up and finish it for you! It won't take much effort at all."
"Let's go together, Lingling. We won't be at ease if you don't go."
Feng Ling did not back down. She still shook her head: "No, I can't let all of you get hurt because of me."
Such a job is hard to come by, and she was well aware of this. Feng Ling bit her lower lip.
"If you don't go, then we won't go either."
"That's right, we share the hardships together, and I can't have a good job without you."
"Since you're not going, I'd rather stay here with you. It's just work, right? It's not a formal job, so if you don't want it, then don't."
"Stop talking so much nonsense!" Feng Ling rarely yelled so loudly, "Just go if I tell you to!"
Feng Ling rolled her eyes and lowered her voice: "If you go, I can still take advantage of you. If you don't go, who will I take advantage of?"
Companions: “…”
Although it sounds a bit harsh, it makes a lot of sense.
Feng Ling raised her hand and made a gesture to drive him away: "Go away, I'm closing the door."
Although they had not yet tasted the white rice from the service center, they knew the difference between one meal of white rice and every meal of white rice. They all obediently followed Chen Gang towards the supermarket.
Someone couldn't help but ask Chen Gang: "If food is included, what will you eat?"
"Are there any meats? Any vegetables?"
"Do you all eat rice?"
Chen Gang shook his head: "I don't know either, but it shouldn't be too bad, right?"
The teenagers started chatting excitedly, completely different from the numb and depressed look they had shown in the previous two days.
"It would be nice if there were fruits. I saw some fruits for sale in supermarkets before! Such big grapes! But I didn't look closely at the price."
"Then I can exchange it for my salary."
"You can exchange it with your salary, but I won't. If I want to exchange it, I will exchange it for food that can be stored for a long time. Who knows when this supermarket will close? Wasn't it the same with the supermarket in the base before? At the beginning, they didn't need tickets, and the goods were often sold out as soon as they were put on the shelves. Then they started asking for tickets. Now everyone has tickets, but the supermarket is out of stock."
"Yes, we still need to replace some things that can be kept for a long time. We don't have a refrigerator to use."
"Rice, cornmeal, and preserved foods are the best."
"You should also change the dried fruits! And some sugar, too."
Although they haven't started working yet, they have already thought about how to spend their future wages. Even if the group of people lowered their voices, passers-by could still see their excitement.
Chen Gang is an adult after all, so no matter how ecstatic he is, he will never show it on his face. But listening to what these half-grown children said, he seemed to feel the same as them.
No matter how long this supermarket will be open, at least for a while, they don't have to worry about what to eat the next day.
It seemed as if I suddenly had a direction to go, and life was no longer a hopeless stagnant pool.
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Although it was their second time entering the supermarket, the half-grown children still looked around after entering, overwhelmed. When Cao'er handed the uniforms to them, they still thought the uniforms were merchandise.
Looking at this group of children, Cao'er quickly reminded them: "This is a uniform. You have to wear it when you go to work. Don't think it's ugly! Such good material! The pattern is beautiful too!"
Their uniforms were custom-made by Ye Zhou for the employees before. They would not matter where they were placed. Since they were not used in the previous plane, they would not be wasted in this plane.
A freckled boy whispered, "Want money?"
Cao Er shook her head: "It's free. When you get off work, we'll give you a set to change into. There will also be two new sets for fall and winter."
The kids blinked: "No money?!"
Cao'er: "It's free, but you have to leave your uniforms behind when you're not working. They can be disinfected and given to others to wear."
The children immediately said: "As long as the supermarket doesn't fire us, we will never leave!"
Cao Er smiled and said, "Yes! It's good to have such an idea!"
She spent half an hour walking them through the divisions: "You are mainly responsible for passing messages and leading the way. If customers don't know where a product is, you have to lead them there. If a certain product is out of stock and we are too busy to handle it, you have to find the security team and ask them to help stock it."
Although the supermarket is large, it actually has only a few sections. Although the children do not remember which products are on which shelves, they at least remember the major sections such as the food area, fresh produce area, and beverage area.
Zou Ming glanced at his watch and said to Wu Yan, "Go open the door."
Now there are two people guarding the door of the supermarket, and other men are responsible for stocking the goods.
Chen Gang and six young boys also joined the team to load goods.
The pressure on Wu Yan and the others was suddenly reduced a lot.
Wu Yan and Zhou Wen looked at each other, their faces full of determination. They went out through the small door before opening the door, holding a loud speaker and shouting: "Don't crowd! Be careful of trampling! Don't push!"
There are more people today than yesterday. Yesterday, many residents had not received the news, but today almost the entire base came out in full force.
The residents in the queue were very considerate and shouted to them with their hands in the shape of trumpets: "We know, we know! We all know!"
"It's definitely not crowded! Open the door!"
"Yes, yes, yes, whoever squeezes is a bastard!"
Starting with "son of a bitch", people's painting style suddenly changed, and a group of people rushed to shout: "Whoever pushes will become a pig in the next life!"
"Whoever squeezes will be unlucky for life!"
"Who wants to be single all his life?"
“Whoever pushes will eat tortillas for life!”
Wu Yan nodded to Cao'er Niang inside the door, and Cao'er Niang pressed the switch of the automatic sensor door.
The moment the door opened, Wu Yan was still thinking: These people have made such a solemn vow, there shouldn't be any crowding, right?
However--
A group of people who have "turned into pigs", "have been unlucky all their lives", and "are still single" are crowding in like they are risking their lives.
Those in front took the lead in charging, while those behind kept pushing.
Wu Yan was in a hurry to stop the crowd, and he didn't even have time to pick up the trumpet that fell to the ground. He yelled, "Don't push! We agreed not to push!"
Zhou Wen and others also went up to stop them.
But the crowd was so huge that their strength was like a mayfly trying to shake a tree; they were unable to stop the people's pace.
Some thin people could no longer maintain their body shape and were staggering with the crowd, looking like they were about to kneel down.
Wu Yan was so anxious that he was sweating: "Don't push it!!"
Zhou Wen and the others were also shouting, but no one listened to them.
No one rushed in with the thought of "there is only today but no tomorrow", fearing that they would not be able to buy it after one o'clock in the evening.
Many people's belongings fell to the ground, including tickets, money, and small personal belongings.
Someone's tortilla fell to the floor.
It was covered in dust and stepped on twice.
"Tortilla! My tortilla!" He wanted to lie down and pick it up.
Wu Yan was so frightened that he grabbed the man's hand and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Don't lie on the ground! Don't pick up the lost things!"
If this man dares to lie down, he will never get up again.
Just when the team was in extreme chaos, a gunshot suddenly came from the crowd.
The sound of "bang" is more powerful than all the admonitions and warnings.
The noisy crowd suddenly quieted down.
Everyone looked in the direction where the gunshots came from.
Zou Ming held a rifle in his hand, with the muzzle pointed at the crowd. He said calmly, "Keep pushing."
"You are not afraid of death anyway. It is better to die under my gun than under the feet of others."
"I'm not afraid of taking someone's life. If you don't want to live, just give it a try."
Zou Ming raised his chin slightly. There was no expression on his face, and his dark eyes showed no emotion.
The attitude is arrogant.
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