Boss, He’s Becoming a Father [Arc 1] Chapter 12.2: The Prodigal Son (22)
The open door was blown by the cold wind in the morning, and Shao Dabao finally woke up completely after being blown by this cold wind.
Old man Zheng handed over his clothes in time.
Shao Dabao tremblingly took the clothes and put them in with trembling hands.
The officer holding the lantern snorted coldly and warned: “I’m thinking of you today because you just arrived. I don’t care. If you dare to stay in bed tomorrow, just wait.”
After the lantern officer left, Shao Dabao trembled and said to Old Man Zheng: “How could…how could he hit someone casually…”
“What kind of place do you think this is? We are here to do corvee service.” Old Man Zheng sighed.
Shao Dabao still felt dissatisfied. Thinking of what Shao Yu said before leaving, he took it out and learned from it, and said: “We came to build the dam and did a good thing that benefited the country and the people. Shouldn’t we be treated well?”
Old Man Zheng suddenly felt that this child seemed a little too naïve. Anyone could say casual things, but taking them so seriously seemed to be a bit scholarly.
“We corvees are here to suffer, and the adults above are the ones who do the big things.” Old Man Zheng patted his shoulder, got up and walked out.
Shao Dabao was stunned when he heard this, but he quickly got up and followed him. When he arrived at this place, he had no one, only an old man Zheng treated him well, so he naturally followed closely.
Breakfast was even less than yesterday’s dinner. It was a bowl of porridge and a steamed bun. It tasted very bad, but even so, Shao Dabao still swallowed it all.
After they finished their breakfast, someone immediately came over to urge them. All the laborers immediately crowded together, formed a long queue, and were led towards the river embankment.
Shao Dabao walked all day yesterday, and his legs were still sore, so he was still a little unable to move.
He took a few steps slowly, and someone immediately came up to push him, and cursed: “You are dilly-dallying, do you want to delay the construction period?”
If Shao Dabao still dared to delay, his fist would be smashed down immediately. In desperation, no matter how painful and tired he was, he could only bite the bullet and speed up and move forward.
But he didn’t know that the hardships on the road were just the tip of the iceberg of this corvee service.
After finally reaching the river embankment, someone soon came over to divide the work for them.
It happened that the servant in charge of the division of labor was the one who talked to Shao Yu yesterday. He still remembered Shao Dabao and immediately said to him: “Young man, since you are here to do something great, then go and carry the sandbags! “
Shao Dabao was arbitrarily arranged to do the most tiring work, and he couldn’t resist at all.
Old man Zheng was old, so he was assigned to do lighter work.
Shao Dabao was led to a pile of sandbags. He was about to lift one bag, but he was stuck there for a long time.
It would be difficult for a person who had never done heavy work to suddenly come into contact with such a heavy sandbag.
Shao Dabao looked around and saw the young men around him lifting it up and carrying it on their shoulders easily. Some even carried two or three bags in one breath.
Shao Dabao imitated their behavior and tried to lift it up again, but after the sandbag was only two centimeters off the ground, Shao Dabao couldn’t bear it anymore and put it down again.
And those who could easily carry the sandbags laughed a few times when they saw him like this.
Shao Dabao’s face immediately flushed red.
“What are you waiting for?” The officer who spoke was the one who arranged the work for him. When he saw Shao Dabao’s appearance, he immediately frowned.
Shao Dabao glanced at him and said with a guilty conscience: “I can’t lift it…”
Seeing that Shao Dabao was a good young man, but he couldn’t pick up a bag of sand for a long time, the policeman frowned more and more, and said: “Have you all gained weight in vain? Why can’t you even carry a sandbag?”
Seeing Shao Dabao, a nice young man, but he couldn’t pick up a bag of sand for a long time. Why? Why can’t you even carry a sandbag?”
Shao Dabao does not work at home all year round, so he has grown fat.
It’s just that this whole body is full of fat, which doesn’t help much in work.
“Master, please arrange a separate job for me.” Shao Dabao said in a low voice.
As soon as these words came out, the official didn’t reply. Instead, someone on the side joked: “You’re so girly.”
Shao Dabao’s ears suddenly turned red with embarrassment.
The officer frowned even more when he heard this. Because of Shao Yu, he had a very good impression of Shao Dabao. At this time, he inevitably felt a little bit disillusioned.
“Are you really not good at it, or are you just trying to be lazy?” The Yamen’s unintentional question put Shao Dabao into a very embarrassing situation.
“Hahaha, he really can’t do it, he can’t do it!” The person who just laughed at Shao Dabao said loudly.
A group of men gathered together and it was inevitable that they would speak in a non-vegetarian manner. As soon as these words came out, everyone around them suddenly laughed maliciously.
Although Shao Dabao had a broken finger, he still felt that he was a man. When he was told this, he felt that his dignity as a man was offended, and he did not answer immediately. He only summoned up all his strength to lift the sandbag in front of him.
But no matter how big his thoughts were, the sandbag in front of him still looked like he couldn’t reach it. He lifted it up and shook it in the air, and then it fell down again because he couldn’t hold it up.
The officer understood now and reached out to pull Shao Dabao’s wrist.
Shao Dabao’s wrists are white and tender, and there is no callus on his palms. He is obviously a man who has never worked.
The officer sighed helplessly and took Shao Dabao to another group of workers.
Here, Shao Dabao met the familiar Old Man Zheng.
“This group of work is easy, don’t be lazy anymore.” The guard said.
Not far away, the crowd carrying sandbags burst into laughter.
Even though Shao Dabao was far away, he could still hear what they were saying.
“That bitch is with a bunch of old men!”
“He really can’t do it!”
Shao Dabao clenched his fists.
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