Chapter 1536 The Truth Is Sad

Trading market, clinic lobby.

Cashier counter.

The nurse looked at Hong Lele and Liu Sheng and said:

"Hong Fu's treatment is free, so there is no need to deduct your points."

She glanced at the direction of the operating room and continued:

"The operation will probably take some time. You should go over there and sit patiently and wait."

Hong Lele and Liu Sheng were originally worried that they could not afford the medical expenses, but now they don't have to pay a single point, and a stone in their hearts was immediately put down.

But soon their hearts were lifted again, looking towards the direction of the operating room, their eyes were full of worry.

The operation must be successful!

Liu Sheng looked at Ni Guangkuo and the nurse and thanked them: "Thank you, if the medical expenses are not waived, we really don't know what to do."

Hong Lele also thanked them, "Thank you."

Ni Guangkuo sighed, "The cause of the accident is still under investigation. Your name is Liu Sheng, right? You will go to the construction site later. The investigators there will ask you to go over and cooperate with the investigation."

Liu Sheng heard this and looked at Hong Lele. Hong Lele naturally understood that Uncle Liu was worried about him and wanted to accompany him.

Now she had to investigate the cause of her father's accident, so she naturally hoped to find out.

So she said to Liu Sheng: "Uncle Liu, you go, I can do it alone."

Liu Sheng hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded:

"Okay, I'll come back after I cooperate with the investigation."

"Okay."

Liu Sheng then hurried out of the medical clinic.

Seeing that there was nothing to watch here, Meng Zhi also returned to Xie Dongming and the others.

He told them what he had just seen and heard.

After listening, Xie Dongming said with a sigh:

"It's better for them to have a stable job like this, it's not so dangerous."

Meng Zhi also felt a little emotional, because although they could get relatively high points by hunting wild animals, it was too dangerous.

Two team members have died in the past two months.

There was no chance to save them. Being bitten by zombies or zombie animals basically declared death, not to mention rescue.

Xie Dongming stared at the long corridor in a daze, thinking about something in his head. Maybe they also have to consider how to transform.

East District of the Trading Market.

Residential Living Area.

Building 46, construction site.

All construction activities on the construction site of the entire residential living area were suspended, especially Building 46, the accident site, and all construction site workers came down.

After Lao Luo learned that someone fell from a high altitude on the construction site, he immediately set up an investigation team and asked the site general manager Xie Changshan to cooperate.

The leader of the investigation team was He Feng, who was at the construction site of Building 46 at this time to question the witnesses who saw Hong Fu fall down.

"You said you two saw him fall down?" He Feng asked the two men in front of him.

"Yes, we were building the building next door, and we just took a break and ate a cake downstairs." One of the men replied.

He Feng looked at the other man.

The other man quickly replied: "Yeah, look, this is the cake we ate at the time. I just ate half of the cake and I saw that Hong Fu fell down."

As he spoke, he took out a few pieces of corn tortillas from his small bag.

There was a lot of dust on the corn tortilla, but he didn't care.

"Did you see how he fell down?" He Feng asked.

The man who spoke first answered:

"We were chatting at the time, making a bet on which building would be completed faster, Building 46 or Building 47, when we saw Hong Fu falling straight down."

The short man nodded and said:

"Yes, Gou Zi and I saw it. I guess Hong Fu may have fainted from heatstroke. The weather is too hot."

Heatstroke?

He Feng frowned when he heard it. Although it is September now, the weather is still very hot.

As far as he knows, there are heat-relief medicines boiled every day on the construction site for these workers to drink.

These heat-relief medicines are boiled from several Chinese herbal medicines such as honeysuckle, patchouli, and mint. Drink one bowl every morning before work and one bowl at noon.

In theory, it is not right to have heatstroke again.

"Okay, I know. You go first." He Feng asked the two to leave.

Then he asked a few people who saw Hong Fu fall down.

Tap, tap, tap——

Xie Changshan and Ma Dong walked over from the accident site in Building 46.

After the accident, the reason for suspending the construction site was to first find out the cause of the accident and make adjustments to prevent it from happening again.

Xie Changshan and Ma Dong just went to the accident site and made a careful inspection.

Generally speaking, the main causes of high-altitude falls on construction sites include unsafe behavior, unsafe conditions of objects, inadequate management, and environmental factors.

Xie Changshan and his team went to the site to investigate to determine whether the objects were unsafe or the management was unsafe.

"How is it? Do you see any problems?" He Feng asked hurriedly when he saw the two people coming.

Xie Changshan shook his head and said, "The scaffolding is stable and not loose. The steel pipes, level gauges, and those building materials are placed reasonably."

"In addition, we checked his safety rope and it was not broken and can be used normally."

He Feng frowned, "Do you mean that Hong Fu violated the rules by not wearing a safety belt?"

Xie Changshan nodded:

"This is the only possibility. There are construction site execution standards at the construction site, and the most important thing is to wear safety ropes when working at heights. We are all required to recite the execution standard slogan loudly before starting work, and we will also recite it after work. Supervisors will also Supervision, but some workers did not fasten the safety rope in order to save trouble.”

"We have requested it several times, but the supervisors only verbally criticized the workers when they found out."

Hefeng suddenly raised his head and shouted to the workers in Building 46 behind him:

"Who is the person in charge of the construction site in Building 46?"

Zhang Shi trotted over, "I am the leader."

His forehead was covered with sweat, and he felt a little uneasy.

If such a safety accident occurs on the construction site he is responsible for, he will be held responsible.

"Has Hongfu ever failed to wear a seat belt before?"

Hearing this, Zhang Shi hesitated for a few seconds and then replied: "Hong Fu is fine. He always wears a seat belt, but there is something wrong with his overall condition."

"What do you mean?" Hefeng asked.

"Of the two tortillas given to him every day, he seems to only eat half a piece every day, and eat very little. As you know, working on a construction site is very tiring. If you don't eat more, you won't be able to withstand this kind of weight." Physical work." Zhang Shi said in one breath.

He felt that he was very unlucky. He was finally promoted from an ordinary level 5 personnel to a level 4 personnel, and was also promoted to a construction site supervisor. Unexpectedly, a safety accident occurred.

After Hefeng heard what Xie Changshan and Zhang Shi said, he was not in a hurry to make a judgment.

Instead, he asked Ming Sheng, "Have you contacted Ni Guangda? Why hasn't that Liu Sheng come yet?"

"I've been contacted. How about I go to the clinic to find him?" Ming Sheng replied.

Next to him, Zhang Shi saw someone trotting over in front of him, his eyes lit up, he pointed forward and said:

"Liu Sheng is here."

I saw a strong man running over in a hurry and walking next to Jie Changshan and Zhang Shi.

"Mr. Xie, Supervisor Zhang."

Xie Changshan said: "Liu Sheng, you cooperate with the investigators. Tell the truth what they ask you."

"Okay." Liu Sheng looked nervously at He Feng Mingsheng and the others that Xie Changshan pointed at.

Hefeng looked at this honest-looking worker and asked:

"It is said that you were two meters away from Hong Fu when the accident happened. Tell me what you saw and tell all the details."

Liu Sheng's eyes showed memories and he said slowly:

"Just after lunch, we went to the construction site together just like before. He handed me the shovel. I was building a wall at the time and didn't look at him. After a few seconds, I heard a scream. I saw Lao Hong fall."

"Didn't he wear his seat belt when he fell?" He Feng asked.

Liu Sheng scratched his head, "I didn't pay much attention. I didn't look carefully to see if he was wearing a seat belt. Ah, that's right."

Liu Sheng seemed to remember something, "He handed me the shovel at that time. When he came over, he didn't seem to have a seat belt on his waist."

Hearing this, He Feng roughly understood.

Illegal operation.

"You and Hong Fu live together?" He Feng asked.

"Yes, we live together."

"It is said that he only eats half or one tortilla a day at the construction site, right?"

When Liu Sheng heard him say this, he seemed to know some of the inside story.

"Well, it's not easy for Lao Hong to raise his daughter by himself. He is very kind to his daughter, but very harsh on himself. They are given two tortillas every day at the construction site. He eats one or half, and the rest is given to his daughter. , His daughter couldn’t eat it, so she saved it.”

"I told him several times, but he didn't listen. He had always done it this way before, and nothing happened. Alas."

"Especially recently, he only eats half a tortilla every day, and the rest is given to his daughter. He said that his daughter needs to eat more as she is growing, but working on the construction site is already tiring. He eats so much "Young Master, he's so tired, sometimes he's in a trance."

Sad.

He Feng and the others next to him felt somewhat sad when they heard what he said.

Xie Changshan was a little angry and helpless. He repeatedly emphasized that these workers must eat two tortillas every day, otherwise they would not be able to build.

But some workers took the tortillas and hid them instead of eating them, taking them home for their families to eat.

It's very uncomfortable, because these workers also have unspeakable secrets. They endure hunger all for the sake of the people they love.

As the general person in charge of the construction site, there is nothing he can do.

Improve food for construction site workers?

You must know that the daily food for construction site workers is now relatively good compared to before.

The food distribution for construction site workers at the trading market has increased, and the workers at the headquarters base will also increase.

Even if it is just one more tortilla every day, with such a huge base of workers, the pressure of adding new food every day is not small.

What's more, he is just the person in charge of the construction site, he can't make the decision.

Moreover, he had experienced hunger before, so he asked himself, now he can get two tortillas distributed a day, and he also gets 0.5 points, which is pretty good!

For some workers, especially those who have to support their families, especially those who have several people to support, this is definitely not enough.

However, no one has a solution for this.

Da Zhangshu Base does not do charity. Those who work get points, and those who don't work get no points.

This has always been the case. If the Da Zhangshu Base distributes food to everyone as a charity, it will attract the support of many survivors in a short period of time.

But it was beyond the range that the Da Zhangshu base could bear, and it took a long time.

It will definitely collapse.

Xie Changshan can also understand this.

Therefore, he has no opinions on the current system and wage distribution.

The other side.

After listening to Liu Sheng's words, He Feng frowned.

As far as he knew, the wages at the construction site were not bad. Compared with other survivors, these people on the construction site should be considered a group of people who were doing well in the trading market.

But,

How could there be such a tight situation, so he asked:

“How many points do you earn and how many tacos do you give out in a day?”

He was worried that some of them had committed corruption and withheld the points that should have been issued.

Liu Sheng raised his head and replied: "Two tortillas are distributed every day, and 0.6 points are given. We both work at high altitudes, so the points are 0.1 points more than other types of work."

Hefeng was a little confused. This was not corruption.

He has also eaten this kind of tortilla. Although the taste is very average, every tortilla is very solid.

This kind of corn tortilla is about the size of an adult's palm. Although one is only about two taels, its moisture content is very low.

This kind of corn tortilla has a little more moisture than dry naan, but it is much lower than steamed buns.

This kind of corn tortilla can be boiled into half a pot of paste after being soaked in water. An ordinary adult can be almost full after eating one corn tortilla. If you have a big appetite, two pieces will be enough.

Especially after eating, drinking some water will still make you feel full.

Hong Fu can earn more than four corn cakes this day, which can definitely afford to support him and his daughter.

He Feng was confused and his whole face wrinkled.

Asked: "Why? Even if he wants to raise a daughter, it is enough for him and his daughter to each eat two tortillas a day? Why would he do this?"

Liu Sheng did not answer him immediately.

Instead, he thought about it for a while.

After a long while, he replied:

"Maybe it's because I'm afraid of hunger, I'm used to being poor, and I'm used to living a hard life. Now that I'm living a better life, I don't dare to be kind to myself."

"I'm used to it."

"I can actually understand him. We used to be hungry. After we had some food, we didn't dare to eat it all. We always had to save some.

When we are most miserable, we only dare to eat half a piece of food, even if it is the size of a fingernail. The remaining half can be eaten when we are about to starve to death, which is life-saving. "

“We are all afraid of natural disasters. Every time there is a natural disaster, we go hungry. We have seen many people starving to death.

So here, I basically ate the food distributed at the construction site, and rarely used the remaining points to buy things. I saved the remaining points.

He is the same, but he lives a day with two tacos, while I live a day with two tacos. I am alone and have no worries.

He is different. He has worries and burdens. He is also worried about having nothing to eat when a natural disaster strikes, so he has to save points. So now that life is better and he doesn't want to treat his daughter badly, he can only treat himself badly. "

Xie Changshan, as well as Hefeng, Mingsheng, Ma Dong and other investigators were silent.

Once upon a time, they all came here like this.

Jie Changshan also survived before joining the Dazhangshu Base.

He Feng Mingsheng and the others were the same. Before joining Wu Jianguo's special forces in the north, they struggled on the edge of life and death in the outer city and lived a precarious life.

Therefore, Liu Sheng's words resonated strongly with them.

It reminded them of the hard days in the past that they didn't want to remember.

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