50 A New Talent Had Emerged in the Bricklaying Industry! (1/2)

In all honesty, the chief contractor, Wang Zhen, had not intended to hire Hong Xiaofu as he looked very young—he must have been eighteen or nineteen.

Uncle Chen and the rest of the laborers, however, persuaded him, ”Chief Wang, we have been friends for so long. This kid's family seems to be in serious need of cash, otherwise he would not come here to look for a job, right? Didn't he say he has Awakened? I heard that an Awakener's physical qualities are superb? Why don't you consider it?”

”This…” Chief Wang rubbed his chin. If Hong Xiaofu was an Awakener, his physique would indeed be significantly better, and he would have better stamina than others. He promptly replied, ”Alright, alright. Let's try. But if you are not cut for this job, please don't force yourself.”

His words may have sounded harsh, but Uncle Chen and the rest of the laborers who knew Chief Wang personally were aware of his warm and caring character. Although he did not verbalize his concerns well, he had an incredibly kind heart.

Uncle Chen immediately patted Hong Xiaofu, ”Congratulations, Chief Wang has agreed! Work hard.”

Hong Xiaofu smiled as brightly as the sun, ”Thank you, Chief Wang.”

At that moment, Chief Wang froze as he saw Hong Xiaofu's smile. His heart convulsed.

Indeed, Chief Wang did not know about the kinds of difficulties the young teenager was facing; yet Hong Xiaofu's bright smile had significantly impacted him. There were not many people who showed optimism like that young man.

”You do not have to thank me.” In his heart, Chief Wang knew that it would be a good idea to recruit Hong Xiaofu into the team. But his unforgiving mouth would not admit to it, ”I am not doing charity work here. Let me make it clear, you are paid according to the amount of work you complete. You will not be given bonuses, and you will definitely not be paid less. Now, get in the car!”

The group boarded the car. They headed toward a construction site ten kilometers south of Shencheng.

From afar, Hong Xiaofu noticed high-rise residential buildings with huge billboards surrounding them; on them were promotional slogans like ”Splendid Villas, you deserve it,” and ”Comes with landlines.”

Hong Xiaofu had heard about those villas units. It was said that the unit price of the first property developed had exceeded 20,000 yuan, which was considered a high price in Shencheng.

Hong Xiaofu himself did not understand the unit price was so high, but there must have been a good reason. After all, those who could afford such villa units were not fools…

”Okay, we are here! Everyone, alight!” Chief Wang ordered. After the laborers from the first vehicle had alighted, he distributed tasks, ”Do you see the brick truck over there? There are about ten of them left, a total of a hundred thousand pieces of bricks. It would be best to finish it all today. If you do not have any questions, you may begin.”

What he meant by brick movings was that laborers would unload the bricks from the truck and transport them using cranes. There were a dozen laborers working on unloading bricks from about twenty trucks, while eight or nine more loaded brick trucks on the side.

Hong Xiaofu glanced around and spotted a middle-aged man in his forties among the crowd. The man was wearing a jacket and had a pair of sunglasses perched on his nose. He was standing idly, smoking a cigarette.

Then, bricks were flying out of the brick truck onto the ground. Although only one brick at a time was flying, and only two bricks were transported each second, the scene was extremely cool! After all, it was the ability to control and manoeuvre bricks... what a strong ability!

Seeing Hong Xiaofu observing the scene, Chief Wang said delightfully, ”That is old Wu, the ace brick mover of our construction site. He can easily move fifteen thousand bricks a day. Don't watch him, no one can compare to him.”

Hong Xiaofu hurriedly nodded, ”Okay, I understand.”

Honestly speaking, Hong Xiaofu was jealous of old Wu. Look at how cool he was.

That laid back attitude, chic posture, cool sunglasses, and the continuous stream of flying bricks…

Fifteen thousand bricks a day. If a single brick was four cents, that was six hundred yuan a day! To earn six hundred yuan a day so leisurely would be racking up eighteen thousand yuan a month! He would not have to worry about putting food on the table!

Hong Xiaofu shook his head. He couldn't compare their abilities. He had to focus on doing his job well.