The Era of Hard Work

At noon, a van drove over from the north and stopped not far from the central intersection. The words "Joint Law Enforcement Brigade" on the car made several vendors shudder. Run down and chase them away.

Lu Dong didn't notice at all, the hardwood chopping board with the kitchen knife in his right hand made a beeping sound, and he skillfully made braised pork biscuits and handed them to the person opposite.

Before he could catch his breath, the next person in line had already arrived.

"Add meat! Add eggs!" The man skillfully opened the lid of the box and put in two dollars.

In the van to the north, Ma Han asked, "Boss, shall we go there now?"

"Don't worry." Wang Chao glanced at him and said, "The higher-ups didn't let people be kicked out today. They are ordinary people. It's not easy to make a living. When they are busy at noon, wait until they finish their work."

He is a local around here.

Zhang Long, who has a bit of a theoretical level, said: "Let me just say, the head is the most enlightened."

Wang Chao opened the car door and got out of the car to breathe. He could see the expressions of several stall owners looking at him, as if a mouse had seen a cat.

He took out his cigarette, and Zhao Hu, who came down from behind, had already pulled out his lighter and reached over.

After Zhao Hu lit his cigarette, he looked at the long queue at the intersection and said, "Dongzi's business is really good. Every time I come here, I line up."

Ma Han got out of the car and said, "This kid has a brain, and sooner or later he will be a character."

Zhao Hu was not without envy: "I must have made a lot of money. Looking at Dongzi's business, I want to quit my job and set up a stall."

Zhang Long, who was driving, came down last, patted Zhao Hu, and said with a smile: "Can you endure this hardship? Can you endure this crime?"

"I can't eat it, and I can't bear it." Zhao Hu told the truth: "We live in droughts and floods, and we have a guarantee for everything we do. Set up a stall by yourself, and if you make a profit, you will lose it. Who will pay for it? Like Dongzi, Come in the wind, go in the rain, it’s too much to suffer.”

Ma Han laughed: "After all, I still can't bear this hardship."

Zhao Hu admitted: "Yes." He asked back: "Can you eat?"

Ma Han shook his head, if he could endure such hardships, why would he be a temporary worker, lying on the ground with someone in a critical moment...

Wang Chao exhaled: "Everyone has their own way of living."

The four of them were smoking cigarettes here, and the businessmen were flustered, so they looked here from time to time.

Those who set up the stall counted Lu Dong and Qiao Weiguo as stable, and Lu Dong was so busy that he didn't know what was going on.

After Qiao Weiguo was busy for a while, he took out the big weight he brought from home, lifted it up and put it down to practice strength.

Li Wenyue, Lu Dong and Heidan will go to help him sweep the formation at that time, is it okay if they don't work hard?

This person has a pursuit, and his spirit is different, and Qiao Weiguo's bald head is even brighter.

The number of people in the queue gradually decreased, and the last one was dismissed. Lu Dong wiped his sweat with a towel, washed his hands, and straightened up when he saw four people from Wang Chao approaching.

Quickly wiped his hands clean, dug out a box of Baijiang cigarettes, and shouted at Wang Chao: "Brother Wang!"

Lu Dong greeted the other three people one by one.

Four people came over, Lu Dong opened the cigarettes, each of them scattered one, and gave all the rest to Wang Chao, asking: "Why are you free today, have you eaten? I still have meat and sesame seed cakes."

Wang Chao took the cigarette and waved his hand: "I've eaten on the team, it's all right, Dongzi, don't be too busy."

Lu Dong winked and asked, "What's the matter?"

Wang Chao didn't talk too much, and said directly: "In the past two days, some leaders have come to inspect, and the stall has been closed for a few days."

People have always been very helpful, so of course Lu Dong couldn't make trouble for others, and said, "Okay, I'll listen to Brother Wang."

Wang Chao smoked his cigarette again, and said, "When will I be able to put it on, the day after tomorrow... no, the day after tomorrow, call me on the pager."

"Understood." Lu Dong said: "Brother Wang, don't worry, I will definitely not cause trouble for you."

He remembered something: "I posted advertisements on the trees in front of each school, and I will clean it up this afternoon."

"Okay." Wang Chao liked Lu Dong very much, he was responsible in his work.

Seeing that Lu Dong was proactive, he decided to reveal some news, pointed to the small square opposite, and said in a low voice: "The night market is basically done. The higher-ups decided to set up a temporary market in view of the lack of commercial facilities in the university town and the strong feedback from students. If there is no big accident, it will be placed there, and when the foundation is dug there, and the movement is small, it will start to draw lines and repair supporting facilities."

He also said: "You are the most qualified street vendor here, we will mobilize and cooperate actively when the time comes."

Lu Dong understood that this kind of thing must be cooperated, and if you don't cooperate, you can't stop it, so he asked, "How do you allocate the booths?"

Chao Chao laughed: "You went early, of course you can choose." He took his last puff of cigarette: "Inside news, few people know about it, so don't pass it on."

Lu Dong would only talk nonsense when he was stupid: "I have always kept my mouth shut."

"Okay, let's go." Wang Chao muttered: "What is your brother up to lately? If you don't go to TV University after get off work, you can go to Quannan."

Lu Dong can only talk about what he understands: "I want to get a college degree."

Dynasty understands: "He is in a hurry to make progress."

He led the three of them to the north, and informed the vendors one by one that they were prohibited from setting up stalls tomorrow.

Of course, speaking is not as polite as it is to Lu Dong.

When the four of Wang Dynasty got in the car and left, there was a burst of dissatisfaction at the place selling tapes and melon seeds in the north.

Zhao Juanjuan came across Lu Dong recently and got to know her a lot these days, so she came over and asked, "Dongzi, I'm just driving you away, and I didn't say when I'll let you back."

Old Zhao also leaned over, looking forward to an answer on his weathered face.

After these days, Old Zhao could see clearly that Lu Dong's stewed meat biscuit business not only did not affect him, but also made his business boom.

Braised meat sesame cakes cost 1.5 yuan, and his sesame cakes are only sold for 5 cents. The impact is not as big as imagined.

In the past, one bucket of tofu nao could not be sold, but now two buckets can be sold at noon!

This business, Lao Zhao has an account in mind, and the calculation is very clear.

Lu Dong thought for a while and said, "Well, let's stop for three days. Don't drag your things when the time comes. Come and have a look. If I'm here, it will prove that we can continue."

Old Zhao knew that Lu Dong had some official connections, so he said, "Okay."

Zhao Juanjuan's fair face was full of smiles: "Thank you."

Maybe it's the same as Heidan, because of the relationship between individual people, Zhao Juanjuan doesn't turn black even in the wind and sun at noon every day.

Lu Dong remembered what Hei Dan said, every year in April, as long as she was in the sun for two hours, especially when there was water on her body, she would turn black before her eyes.

The difference between people is really big.

Just as I was feeling emotional, the traffic lights that had just been installed on the road changed, and a couple came across. The gray-haired grandmother was wearing homespun clothes, walking in front with a hunchback, holding a rope in her hand, and leading the grandfather wearing sunglasses behind.

The clothes of the two were shabby, and the grandfather was still holding the erhu in his hand.

Before the lights changed, the couple crossed the intersection, got on the curb, and came to Lu Dong's booth.

The grandma coughed, and the grandpa picked up the erhu and pulled it up.

The erhula doesn't sound good, it's more like noise than music, it's quite ear-piercing.

The old lady didn't speak, but stretched out her empty hand, trembling up and down toward Lu Dong.

Lu Dong looked carefully, and found that the two elderly people were indeed getting older, which cannot be faked.

Just as Lu Dong was looking at his kung fu, the old man played the erhu more vigorously, and the creaking sound hurt the eardrums.

Lu Dong opened the money box, took out fifty cents, and put it in the old grandma's trembling hands.

The grandma collected the money and pulled the rope, and the grandpa stopped playing the erhu.

The two wanted to go to Lao Zhao's side. Lao Zhao and Zhao Juanjuan had already packed up the stalls, rode tricycles and left in a hurry.

They walked towards Qiao Weiguo again, Lu Dong nodded to Qiao Weiguo for the sake of their age, Qiao Weiguo found a piece of fifty cents and handed it to the grandmother.

Later, at the tape stand, Jiao Shougui chased people away: "Go! Go! No money!"

The grandma stretched out her hand tremblingly, and the grandpa kept playing the erhu, which became more and more piercing.

Seeing this situation, Lu Dong frowned slightly, knowing that he might be sending out kindness indiscriminately.

But having said that, after all, it looks like an old man who is almost 70 years old.

When the two old people didn't leave, Jiao Shougui became anxious and wanted to hit the old lady with his hand.

After setting up a stall together for so many days, Jiao Shougui is not a bad person, so Lu Dong hurriedly shouted: "Old Jiao, don't mess around!"

Jiao Shougui subconsciously stopped, looked at Lu Dong, and finally withdrew his hand, took out fifty cents, and gave it to the old woman.

The two men begged another fifty cents from the melon seed seller, and then turned to the provincial university, not far from the gate of the provincial gate, where they sat on checkered bricks and played the erhu.

The creaking sound came from far away.

Jiao Shougui came over and said, "Lu Dong, those two..."

Lu Dong waved his hand: "It's not worth it. If they don't leave, it will affect your business. What should you do? There is no mine at home, so don't mess around."

Jiao Shougui was able to go to the university town to do business, and his head was not rigid, so he immediately understood: "Is there someone behind?"

Lu Dong said frankly: "I don't know. But I'm not afraid of 10,000, just in case. I can't gamble, and I can't afford to gamble."

"There are too many people in the University City." Jiao Shougui patted his leg, "All ghosts and snakes are starting to come out."

He sighed: "It's no good for a person's age."

Lu Dong said again: "We are looking for money."

Jiao Shougui nodded: "You still see clearly."

"boss!"

A slightly blunt accent shouted: "Is there any braised pork biscuits?"

Lu Dong returned to the booth, saw the big brown bear, and said hello: "Ivan, are you here to buy food at this time?"

Ivan said, "Now you don't need to queue up."

In the past few days, this person who calls himself Big Ivan will come to buy it every other day.

There are people queuing up at Lu Dong’s booth every day, and it has also attracted other curious foreigners, but except for Ivan, no other foreigners came to buy it for the second time.

After getting dressed, Lu Dong washed his hands and made braised pork biscuits.

Ivan likes to chat with people in Chinese, and he seems to be practicing his Chinese skills. He put away the money and said, "I came from the school and saw two old people. They are very old and are still performing arts. It's not easy."

Lu Dong asked, "Did you give me the money?"

Ivan waved his brown-haired hands and said, "Yes, I gave them ten yuan! Two old people, life is not easy."

Lu Dong handed him the stewed pork pancake: "Ivan, you are a good person."

People, there are good and bad.

Foreigners, also have good and bad.

Ivan smiled and said, "Just a little thing, if it can help them."

Lu Dong reminded: "This kind of money, just give it once."

Ivan waved his hand: "Boss, goodbye, I'm going back."

Carrying braised pork biscuits, he walked towards the school alone.

Lu Dong could vaguely see that when Ivan passed by the two old people, he took a look, turned around and put the money again.

In his spare time in the afternoon, Lv Dong rode Qiao Weiguo's bicycle to clean up all the advertisements pasted on the trees.