49 Hong Xiaofu Doing Hard Labor (1/2)

Hong Xiaofu was a happy-go-lucky person. Since he had decided on that, he would definitely persevere until the end and not be indecisive about it.

The next morning, Hong Xiaofu intentionally added an additional handful of rice while cooking breakfast. Moving bricks was hard labor. He would not be able to manage it if he did not fill his stomach.

They ate porridge and preserved vegetables as usual. After Hong Xiaofu was done eating, he patted on his bulging tummy and said, ”Here we go!”

He went onto the streets directly. Before going to bed the night before, he had already researched where he could find such jobs in the city: Shencheng West Bridge.

In those days, except those who had little to no skills, not many people would be willing to do jobs that required physical labour.

When Hong Xiaofu was on the bridge looking for jobs, he attracted the attention of a few middle-aged men.

”Hey, little brother. Are you looking for a job here?” said one of the men who was wearing an unlined garment. His bronze-colored skin made his arms look extremely muscular. He had an average look with those features on his face. He also had a tall nose bridge and clearly was a decent man. He scanned Hong Xiaofu from top to bottom and said jokingly, ”You have such thin arms and legs, would you be able to do that? You are still a student, right?”

Beside the man were a few more people who seemed to have worked with him for a long time. When they heard Hong Xiaofu, they smiled and said, ”This is so rare. Not many people of your age would take on such jobs.”

”Yup that's right. What's your problem, little brother?”

Hong Xiaofu giggled as he greeted them and said, ”I'm in need of some urgent cash back home, so I wanted to take on some part-time jobs.”

It did not matter how he earned the money, the important part was when he would be getting his pay. He was going to take his college entrance examination soon, he couldn't afford to collect his pay monthly.

”The accounts are settled pretty quickly.” The man smiled as he walked over to pinch Hong Xiaofu's arm, He said, ”It feels okay, it is quite sturdy and it is definitely stronger than that of an average student. However, little brother, this job is not easy. I understand that you are in a rush to earn money, but you may take a long time to get used to such work, would you be okay?”

He was indeed speaking the truth. Usually, the first day of work for such labor was not that hard. It would not be an issue if he was able to bear with it. The real challenge, however, would begin the second day. After working and tiring himself out for one day, his muscles would be aching once he went to bed at night. If serious, he may not even be able to fall asleep.

Countless people have failed because of that, so the man emphasized it first. If the young man was not mentally prepared for it, it would be better for him to seek alternative jobs. Otherwise, he might even have trouble walking for the next few days.

”I think I would be fine.” Hong Xiaofu replied, ”I wish to try it.”

Right after he said that, everyone started laughing and they said, ”Aiyo, what a little brother full of ambition!”

”I like people with this attitude. Come, if you have work to do later on, I will look after you!”

”When you are assigned the work, let's do it together, we will guide you in that.”

The group of people chatted noisily. The majority of the people there were easy to talk to, especially those doing hard labor.

To put it bluntly, among those who were slightly more educated, who would work in the physical labor sector?

”Brother, you are ambitious,” the man who had spoken earlier on smiled and said, ”My name is Chen, you may call me Uncle Chen in the future. If you don't mind, you can tag along and work alongside us today, we will guide you. Don't think that this work is easy, if you do not have the correct skills when exerting strength, you will definitely be dead tired and lying on the floor after half a day.”

It was a good thing that he had someone to follow. Hong Xiaofu immediately nodded and replied, ”Sure, no problem. I would have to trouble you.”

They patted on their chest—it meant that it wouldn't be a problem.