pjbooks Chapter 16 Relying on Fellow Villagers While Away From Home
Chapter 16 Relying on Fellow Villagers While Away From Home
Upon arriving at the workshop, Zhang Jun walked up to a young man and patted him on the shoulder.
"Come out here!"
A thin man with acne-covered face stood up.
"Team Leader Zhang, what's the matter?"
Zhang Jun said, "A new team member has joined. Take him to register."
The man glanced at Ma Junjie, took off his hat, and replied,
"Okay, no problem!"
Ma Junjie followed the man outside. The man asked Ma Junjie his name, age, and where he was from.
Upon hearing Ma Junjie say he was from Sichuan, the man's eyes lit up, and he became somewhat excited, walking over and patting him on the shoulder.
Said,
"Hey kid, turns out we're from the same hometown!"
Ma Junjie was also very happy to hear this and asked the man's name.
The man answered that his name was Wang Hu and that he was 22 years old. He looked young, but he had actually been working since he was 17.
He's already a veteran.
Ma Junjie expressed his envy, saying,
"Brother Tiger, you must have saved up a lot of money!"
"I saved up nothing, I've spent it all!"
Ma Junjie thought Wang Hu was joking and didn't take it seriously.
After a while, Wang Hu took Ma Junjie to the personnel department to register, then to the cafeteria to top up his meal card, and finally took him to the dormitory.
Wang Hudao,
"Ah Jie, I have a spare bed in my dorm room, how about you come stay at my place?"
Ma Junjie was more than pleased and replied,
"Great! I'm new here and don't know anything. We're from the same hometown, so I hope you'll take good care of me in the future!"
Wang Hu patted Ma Junjie and laughed.
"No problem, of course!"
Then, Wang Hu took Ma Junjie back to the dormitory. As soon as they opened the door, a strong, pungent smell wafted out.
Ma Junjie covered his nose and mouth as he went inside.
I saw four bunk beds inside, so it looks like this is an eight-person dormitory.
Wang Hu pointed to a lower bunk near the toilet and said...
"Ah Jie, there's no one there, you can stay there!"
Ma Junjie frowned, but then thought that since he was new here, he could only make do for the time being.
So he nodded and said, "Okay."
Ma Junjie quickly tidied up the bed; it was already noon.
Wang Hu walked over, took out his phone to check the time.
With a swift "swish," he smoothly swiped the phone screen.
The keyboard is then visible below the screen.
Ma Junjie was very surprised when he saw this and said,
"Tiger, your phone is so cool!"
Wang Hu smiled proudly, held up his phone, and waved it repeatedly in front of Ma Junjie, saying,
"Nokia, a brand name product!"
"The newly released model, 6268, is a slider phone with 20MB of memory and a 200-megapixel camera that captures even the smallest details!"
Ma Junjie exclaimed in amazement.
This was the first time he had seen a phone like this, and he asked,
"Tiger, how much is this phone? It must be expensive, right?"
Wang Hu snorted.
"Average, 2939 yuan!"
"Wow, it's so expensive!" Ma Junjie exclaimed.
Wang Hu nonchalantly slid the phone back into place, and said dismissively,
"You get what you pay for; big brands are all this price."
"Hmm!" Ma Junjie nodded, thinking to himself, "When I have money, I'll buy the latest Nokia phone too."
Wang Hu said.
"Ah Jie, it's lunchtime. Let's go out for lunch and get to know the area."
"Okay, let's go!" Ma Junjie replied.
The two walked out of the dormitory.
This happened to coincide with the factory's rush hour.
As Ma Junjie walked down the street, he felt surrounded by a dense crowd of people.
Looking around, I noticed that most of the workers here were young people in their early twenties.
Men and women, chatting and laughing, walked out of the factory in groups of three or five.
Wang Hu would occasionally pull out his latest model phone.
The lid slid open with a "whoosh".
Then, with a "whoosh," the lid was slammed shut.
Seeing a young woman pass by, he couldn't help but fiddle with his hair.
If he were a peacock at that moment, he would probably want to spread his tail feathers right then and there.
Outside the factory is a food street; the area nearby is an industrial park with many employees.
It's rush hour now, and the food street is packed with people, shoulder to shoulder.
Wang Hu patted Ma Junjie on the shoulder and said,
"Ah Jie, I'll take you to get something good to eat."
Ma Junjie didn't seem to mind, nodding and saying, "Okay!"
Wang Hu led Ma Junjie for about ten minutes before they sat down at a small stir-fry restaurant.
Wang Hu handed the menu on the table to Ma Junjie and said,
"Ah Jie, take a look, order whatever you want to eat!"
And he said generously,
"Ah Jie, this is your first time here, and we're from the same hometown, so consider this a welcome dinner for you. It's on me!"
Ma Junjie was surprised by Wang Hu's generosity and even found it hard to believe.
But considering he spends several thousand yuan on a phone, he must have money on him.
So I didn't stand on ceremony with him, looked at the menu, and ordered a sauerkraut fish and shredded potatoes.
Wang Hu frowned upon seeing it, snatched Ma Junjie's menu away, and said unhappily,
"Ah Jie, you only ordered these two things? Are you looking down on me?"
After saying that, he added a stir-fried pork intestine and a cold chicken salad, and was also preparing to order...
Ma Junjie quickly shouted,
"Tiger, that's enough!"
"Tiger, the two of us can't eat that much, don't waste it!"
Finally, I couldn't help but exclaim, "Brother Tiger, you're really too kind!"
Wang Hu hesitated, then stopped and said...
"Okay, I'll do as you say, keep these simple!"
And then, with an air of complete indifference, he said,
"Ah Jie, it's fate that we met. A meal is no trouble at all!"
"Besides, the moment I saw you, I knew you were a good person to get along with and had potential!"
Ma Junjie chuckled.
"Brother Tiger, I'll need your help a lot in the future!"
Wang Hu stood tall and puffed out his chest, patting his own chest.
"Don't worry, from now on you're my brother. If you have any difficulties, just tell me!"
"At home, you rely on your parents; away from home, you rely on your fellow villagers!"
Ma Junjie was suddenly moved.
Before I left home, I always heard people say that people in big cities are treacherous.
Looking at it now, it doesn't seem to be the case at all!
Soon, the dishes they ordered arrived.
It's such a small table, it almost doesn't fit everything.
Wang Hu licked his lips, tearing open the plastic bag containing the disposable chopsticks as he spoke.
"Ah Jie, eat, eat, don't be shy!"
"The chef at this shop is very authentic, the food is absolutely delicious!"
Ma Junjie wouldn't stand on ceremony.
I only ate a little bit of noodles this morning, and now I'm starving.
They picked up their chopsticks and began to eat heartily.
Wang Hu seemed to have gone without food for several meals; he had a huge appetite and ate very quickly.
Although we ordered a lot of food, the two of us ate almost everything in no time, as they ate quickly.
After the two men let out a few burps and drank some water, Wang Hu asked,
"Ah Jie, how...how is it? It tastes good, right?"
"Okay, that's good!"
Wang Hu chuckled.
It is also said that,
"Okay, let's go after we finish eating!"
"I'll take you up ahead to buy some daily necessities!"
Ma Junjie nodded. "Okay, Tiger, let's go!"
Wang Hu stood up, a smile on his face, and reached into his pocket.
The next second, his face suddenly darkened.
He looked at Ma Junjie with a very flustered expression.
"Ah Jie, I..."