At the end of March, the spring is bright and the flowers are blooming everywhere. The warm spring breeze makes people lazy. Ningbo Port Wharf is busy, with a large number of soldiers and some ordinary people, everyone is busy at the wharf.

The Ningbo Port Wharf is undergoing a large-scale expansion, the area of ​​the wharf will be expanded several times, and the parking positions of ships will also be greatly increased. On the huge wharf, various building materials are piled up like above, such as cement, sand and gravel, and even steel.

A large number of strong men were wearing short-sleeved gowns, sweating profusely. Some women were also helping. Everyone was digging, picking soil, and many people poured cement, tidying steel frames, building walls, etc.

There are many small bungalows on the pier, which are rows of newly built small bungalows. Some of these bungalows are staff offices, some are used to store tools, and some are lounges or canteens where everyone eats on the construction site.

All ordinary people who come to participate in the construction provide three meals a day, full meals, and a salary of five yuan a month. Thousands of ordinary people are participating in the construction of the wharf in the entire Ningbo area.

Not only docks, but also in Ningbo, highways, railways, and factories, there are a large number of ordinary people participating in labor.

In front of a bungalow, there were several tables. Several soldiers in military uniforms were holding thick account books and carefully checking them. Today is the day to pay wages to the people.

The account book records clearly when every ordinary person who participates in labor starts to join the labor, how much money should be paid after working for a few days. All of this is recorded in detail. These soldiers checked these things again and made sure that they were foolproof.

At noon, everyone made handicrafts, took a short break for an hour at noon, and finished lunch at the construction site.

In front of a small bungalow, there are several large wooden basins lined up. The steaming white rice is piled high in the wooden basins, and the steaming dishes in the wooden basins are steaming. There are three dishes in total, two vegetarian dishes and one meat dish.

"It's time to eat. It's time to eat..."

Several kitchen soldiers in charge of food shouted loudly. When they heard the shouts of the soldiers, hundreds of ordinary people who participated in the labor were carrying big bowls and consciously lined up in a long line. They stepped forward one by one.

There are ten such small canteens in the entire pier, and thousands of people have the problem of eating because of these small canteens. Each canteen has a kitchen squad soldier and several women to help.

The small bungalow next to it is lined up in seven or eight rooms, with two as kitchens. The remaining few are the places for everyone to eat. The weather is good today, and the soldiers of the kitchen team brought out the prepared food. Everyone was having dinner outside.

"It smells so good, what dish to eat today?"

"Today is the end of the month. There should be meat to eat."

"Wow, look at Lao Zhang, it seems like he is fried with meat with vegetables."

An ordinary man, wearing a single dress, exposed his bronze skin, a smile on his face, and was holding a large bowl of food piled up with pointed food. This is Lao Zhang. There is a dish in the bowl with fried meat with vegetables. It looks like there is a lot of meat, fewer vegetables, and there is plenty of oil and water.

I eat meat three times a month. Today is the end of the month. Naturally, there is meat to eat, and the portion is very large. Many people in the queue couldn't help swallowing when they saw this tempting fried pork with vegetables.

Now is the war-torn era. Most ordinary people cannot eat enough food, and they do not see any meat all month, and they can only have a tooth-beating festival during festivals. It is not like here. You can eat meat every ten days, and the meal is full every meal.

“It’s so delicious, so satisfying.”

Not far away, several ordinary people who had prepared their meals were squatting in the warm sun, and they were eating, shouting as they were enjoying themselves.

"Little monkey, you look like you have gained several pounds in the past half month." A middle-aged man said with a smile.

A thin young man with a childish face, looking about seventeen or eighteen years old. Although he looks very thin, his face is a bit rosy, far from half a month ago, when he first came to the dock to participate in labor.

"Uncle Liu, this half month is the time when I eat the best and the fullest." The thin young man said with a large piece of pork stuffed in his mouth, greasy mouth, while feeling satisfied.

"The little monkey works hard. General Ye really doesn't say anything to us ordinary people. I have lived for more than 40 years. It's the first time I have met such a good person. Everyone has to work hard and not to lose our Liu Lizhuang's face."

"Uncle Liu, don't worry!"

As more and more people serve food, a large number of ordinary people who have just joined the work have been in groups, squatting or standing, enjoying the rare meal under the warm spring sun.

After lunch, everyone chatted or found a place to lie on the ground and had a short rest.

The one-hour rest time is about to end. When everyone is about to start construction, several off-road vehicles are driving outside. Amid everyone's curious eyes, these off-road vehicles stop and get off the car with more than a dozen soldiers.

These soldiers got off the car and carried two large boxes from these off-road vehicles. Many ordinary people who were preparing to start construction were watching these soldiers.

A soldier with the rank of captain, holding a loud horn, shouted loudly: "Salary will be paid this afternoon, and everyone will receive the money first and then work."

Hearing the captain's shout, the entire dock became lively soon. Although everyone speculated that today was the end of the month and that wages might be paid today, the situation was different when the captain said this. When he heard this good news, some cheered and some were excited. The whole scene filled the happy and lively atmosphere.

"Everyone line up, the third district is here to receive wages." The captain continued to shout loudly with a loud horn.

There are thousands of people participating in the work of Ningbo Port Terminal, divided into ten labor areas and divided into district management. This is the third area, and hundreds of people participating in the work receive money here.

Several soldiers, carrying two large boxes, heavy, placed the two large wooden boxes on the table. In everyone's enthusiastic and hot eyes, these two wooden boxes were opened in front of everyone's eyes. The boxes were neatly placed and wrapped in red paper.

The soldiers responsible for paying wages immediately shouted to everyone: "Don't worry, we will come up with a name, and we will come one by one, and we will have a share."

Two or three soldiers took out the ocean wrapped in red paper from the box and placed it on the table one by one. Another soldier picked up the ocean and opened the red paper packaging, and the white ocean inside was exposed.

After we opened up one ocean after another, the white oceans scattered everyone's eyes. Everyone's eyes were full of oceans, and everyone's eyes were staring at these oceans motionlessly.

"Oh my God, I've seen so many oceans for the first time in my life!" Many ordinary people exclaimed.

Everyone is a poor ordinary person, and there is not much extra money all year round. In a year, they can save three or five yuan in the ocean, which is a wealthy family. No one here has ever seen so many white oceans at once.

There are hundreds of ordinary people working in the third district, and there are nearly two thousand oceans here. There are so many oceans, just like this, and a lot of them are placed in front of everyone. Why not be excited and not have a hot eye?

"Wang Xiaozhu!"

The captain who was responsible for paying wages shouted out his first name. A middle-aged young man ran over happily. A soldier next to him picked up four oceans to the list and sent it to Wang Xiaozhu's hand.

Taking the heavy, white ocean, the young man named Wang Xiaozhu looked joyful and excited, murmured: "I've got rich, I've got rich..."

"Sun Erdan!"

"Liu Xiaoshi!"

...

Whenever one name is pronounced, every time a person shouts a name, he will come forward with excitement and take over his oceans. When they get these oceans, everyone is full of joy, as if it is celebrating the New Year.

Hundreds of people were distributed for nearly an hour, and the ocean on the table was distributed. Everyone received the ocean, ranging from two to three to five to six, and they were paid according to the number of days they participated in the labor.

An older man with a gray face and a gray beard looked like he was already sixty years old and his face was full of traces of time. He looked like a poor commoner.

The man with sixty-sixth century received five oceans, tears flashed in his eyes, and he murmured: "General Ye is a great man, please bless General Ye, my ancestors and ancestors."

There are definitely more than one person who is grateful to Ye Feng in his heart, but almost all the people. Everyone is deeply grateful to Ye Feng.

After paying the wages for this month, everyone immediately devoted themselves to the busy work. Everyone was full of energy, as if they had endless energy.

When working, many people secretly look at their oceans from time to time, or touch them quietly. Whether these oceans are still there. Until now, many people feel as if they are dreaming.

During the labor gap, we had a ten-minute break in the middle. Everyone sat down, smoked a cigarette, and chatted. Many people even took out their oceans and looked at them again and again. They seemed to be unable to see enough and looked like they couldn't put it down.

A young man looked at the few oceans in his hand and couldn't help but think of his fiancée in the village, the handsome girl who has been childhood sweethearts. As he thought about it, he couldn't help but say in his heart: "Erya, Brother Huzi works here for a few more months, saved up twenty oceans, and then he will marry you in a glorious way. Let you be the happiest bride in the world."

Not far away, a middle-aged uncle also took out his ocean and looked at it. He couldn't help but think of his children. He thought to himself, take a leave in a few days and make a new piece of clothing for each of his children."

In the afternoon.

Just as everyone was working hard to build the Ningbo Port Terminal, a huge fleet came over the far sea.

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Chapter completed!