Chapter 408 Ice Factory
Fu Jingyou originally wanted to pick up two benches first, as they were things he had done before and could be done quickly.
But he couldn't resist Lu Miao's urging.
In addition, she had to get up early to go to school for an exam tomorrow, so Fu Jingyou clapped his hands and went to wash up in order not to delay her.
Before going to bed, he brought in a few large pieces of firewood.
Naturally, Tang Mei's family also did not forget to send some.
It was warm underneath, and Lu Miao lay there feeling comfortable from head to toe, not wanting to move at all.
But I always feel like something is missing.
After the kerosene lamp was blown out, the room became completely dark, with only the dim light coming in from the window in the middle of the kang.
Lu Miao just realized something.
She scolded Fu Jingyou:
"The curtains haven't been fixed yet!"
Fortunately, there was a yard outside, otherwise she would have been seen while she was washing!
Fu Jingyou also realized it, "I'll take you to school tomorrow, and I'll stop by the department store to see if there's any processed cloth to buy."
Lu Miao nodded his chin and said "hmm".
Fu Jingyou patted her to sleep, "Is there anything else you need? Let's buy it together tomorrow."
"I'm missing a salt shaker. I bought all the seasoning, oil, vinegar, and other bottles today, but there's no salt shaker there."
"Okay, let's buy them together tomorrow."
"And toilet paper..."
Speaking of toilet paper, Lu Miao thought of the toilet again.
"By the way, we don't have a toilet at home yet. Can we build one in the yard?"
Lu Miao leaned into his arms and acted coquettishly:
"Brother You, I don't want to go to the public restroom. I went there this afternoon and it was so disgusting! And it was so big. When I stood on it, I was afraid of falling in!"
Fu Jingyou's chest trembled slightly, and she amused him.
Lu Miao held up his upper body and raised his voice to emphasize:
"Really! At that time I thought, if I really fall down, please let me die while sliding down, don't save me!"
The scene was so horrifying and disgusting that she didn't want to live even if she could.
Fu Jingyou smiled dotingly. He didn't mind Lu Miao being troublesome. Instead, he was touched by her cuteness.
"Xiu, you just make do with it for the next two days. I'll check the location tomorrow and start construction."
"Um!"
Lu Miao nodded happily, gave him a sweet kiss, lay down with his feet stretched out on the quilt, and tried to fall asleep.
The window faces the front, and I always feel something is strange.
Lu Miao tossed and turned, and finally buried his face in Fu Jingyou's arms. He stayed quiet for a while before falling into a deep sleep.
The next day, Tang Mei got up first. To avoid wasting food, she heated up the noodles left over from last night.
Lu Miao ate noodles before going out in the morning.
Fu Jingyou sent her to school as he said, and then went to the department store on the way.
There is treated cloth, but it feels very light and thin. You don’t even need to hold it against the light to check it. You can feel the translucency when you hold it in your hand.
Fu Jingyou rolled up the processed cloth and put it back, counted the cloth coupons he had on him, and tore off a few feet of misty blue cotton cloth.
The door is quite wide. If I put it together, it will be about two and a half feet wide enough to make a window.
Fu Jingyou gave the money, rolled up the cloth and held it in his arms, and bought two large bundles of toilet paper before going home.
Wanting to familiarize himself with the surrounding area, he did not go directly into the house when he arrived near his home. Instead, he walked through a long alley called Baojia Hutong Road and went around to the market.
It’s early today and the cabbages that have just been shipped from the market are very fresh.
Thinking that Lu Miao loved vegetables, Fu Jingyou slowed down and picked some, weighed the good ones, put them in his pocket, and gave the money to the man.
There are few vegetables in the north during late winter and early spring. Vegetables that usually sell for one cent now cost two cents per pound.
Fu Jingyou took out four cents and handed it to the person, then walked to the other side of the market with the things in his arms.
The vendors selling vegetables, various items and tools, as well as the scrap yard, are all in the same direction. Fu Jingyou has been there many times and is basically familiar with them.
The area behind is the slaughterhouse and ice factory.
There are also some scattered stalls.
The last time he was looking for cement, he glanced at it as he passed by and seemed to have seen the words "recruiting workers".
I was in a hurry at the time and didn't look carefully, so I don't know if it is true.
Fu Jingyou plans to go and take a look.
If there really is someone hiring, you can ask them what the situation is.
The slaughterhouse starts working at three o'clock in the morning every day. At this moment, the main gate has been closed, leaving only a small door on one side open.
The blood and water mixed together at the door, making it wet and sticky.
Fu Jingyou looked around and didn't see anyone he could talk to, so he continued walking forward.
The gate of the ice factory was still open, and a light blue Dongfeng pickup truck was parked at the door.
In the back of the truck, two people were running up and down to help load the goods.
Fu Jingyou took a look and saw that there was indeed a sign recruiting laborers hanging on the door panel facing inward.
He slowed down and spoke directly to the people in the car:
"Brother, are you hiring here? Are you still hiring now?"
The young man looks in good shape.
Zhou Hong stood in the truck bed, glanced down, and then stepped down on the door bridge.
He cooperated with the tall and thin guy to move the boxes from the house. He waved his hand and let the tall and thin guy carry it by himself first.
He glanced at Fu Jingyou, took a few steps to the side and spoke.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he spoke in the bold accent of the three northeastern provinces:
"Where are you from? You don't sound like you're from the north."
Fu Jingyou nodded and told the truth: "I came from the south."
These days, you need a letter of introduction to travel far away, and there is a time limit, and you must return to your registered place of residence when the time comes.
When Zhou Hong heard that Fu Jingyou came from the south, he immediately shook his head:
"The factory is short of a porter, but we're looking for permanent workers. Short-term jobs are unstable, so we don't want them."
As he said this, he turned around and went back to his work.
Fu Jingyou followed him and said:
"What are the working hours here? If the time is right, I can also work long-term."
Zhou Hong glanced at him sideways, somewhat unconvinced: "Aren't you going back to the south?"
If it was a job transfer, it would be understandable to stay in the north for a long time, but the young man in front of me obviously did not have that.
Otherwise, he wouldn't come to the ice factory to look for odd jobs.
Fu Jingyou shook his head and explained slowly:
"I go to school nearby, so things might be unstable these few days... After these few days, I can come over in the morning, evening, or at noon."
Zhou Hong knew that the college entrance examination was resumed a few years ago.
There was only a university nearby, and considering the age of the young man in front of him, Zhou Hong immediately understood something.
"A college student, an educated person, isn't it shameful to come here and do odd jobs?"
"It's all labor, regardless of high or low status."
"Well, labor is equal!"
Zhou Hong liked this sentence very much.
"There's one bus every year from National Day to the beginning of summer, and two or three from the beginning of summer to before National Day."
"Each train has eighty boxes of cargo, and it costs two cents to load each box. It's cold now, so we can just load the cargo by noon. When it gets warmer, we'll have to start early."
"It's not a heavy job, but you need to be steady and not break the glass bottles inside."
The ice factory produces ice and soda in the summer, and is closed or only produces soda in other seasons depending on the situation.
Currently, the products coming out of the factory are sodas, which are all packed in glass bottles.
If people weren't afraid of things falling, it would be easy to recruit people for a job like porter, which requires no technical skills.
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