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Chapter 2 Enthusiastic People
When Fu Li found Zhao Sanxiang, the contractor, he was sitting around a small table, drinking beer with a few big guys on the construction site with their bare arms. There were several plastic bags on the table, containing stewed dried beans, pork head, peanuts, etc. .
Seeing him coming, Zhao Sanxiang put down his chopsticks, dragged out a not very clean plastic stool from the side, and greeted Fu Li enthusiastically, "Come on, sit down and eat together."
Several big guys saw that Fu Li was white and pure, his legs were legs, waist and waist, and couldn't help but make fun of him: "Brother Zhao, this is your junior, who is really handsome."
"Hi!" Zhao Sanxiang took Fu Li and sat down, and said to the big guys: "This is my fellow, come over and eat with me."
"Did he do our job?" The big guys laughed. Obviously they were used to making jokes. Originally, they wanted to say a few nasty jokes, but they didn’t know what was going on. He looked at Fu Li’s well-behaved. The appearance of sitting curled up on a plastic stool was a little embarrassed to say it.
"Don't look at him looking pale, his strength is not small." Zhao Sanxiang patted Fu Li on the shoulder, and pointed to a stone next to him, "Come on, show some uncles."
Fu Li looked at Zhao Sanxiang hesitantly. These few people have not lived long before him. Does calling their uncle take advantage?
"Don't be stunned, go, let them see and see." Zhao Sanxiang took a chicken paw and put it to his mouth, chewing on his face.
"Oh." Fu Li got up and walked over, looked at the stone on the left, it seemed a little smaller. Turning to look at the half-large stone on the right, and then looking back at Zhao Sanxiang, he saw encouragement in his eyes, bending over to hug the stone on the right, and the stone rose from the ground.
Several big guys were stunned with fright, and for a long time they couldn't recover their minds: "Brother Zhao, you fellow should go to the weightlifting team to win glory for the country."
This stone is hundreds of catties visually!
Zhao Sanxiang was also taken aback. He just wanted to make Fu Li hug the small stone next to him, but he didn't want him to break the world record! They have regulations in the demon world that demon cannot participate in human competition events. If discovered by the demon world management department, they will be arrested and sent to jail.
"Haha," Zhao Sanxiang changed the subject with a dry smile, "This kid has been very strong since he was a child, and he can't read books. Unlike your kid, he ranks among the top five in the class every time he takes an exam."
Upon hearing others boasting about their children, several big Hans immediately went into conversation, and spoke ostentatiously in a humble tone.
Fu Li threw away the big stone and sat back next to Zhao Sanxiang, who was already chewing on a duck paw.
If he read it right, Zhao Sanxiang's body should be a mallard.
Zhao Sanxiang gnawed the duck feet quickly and cleanly, and there was no meat on the bones that came out. Fu Li couldn't help thinking that he was really a country demon with little knowledge. It turned out that ducks not only eat the same kind, but also pigs, cows, sheep and rabbits.
After everyone had finished drinking and eating meat, Zhao Sanxiang took him back to his rental house, and after a few warnings, he snored and fell asleep.
Fu Li didn't sleep well this night, because Zhao Sanxiang went to the toilet at least five times this night.
When the morning sun began to rise, Fu Li stood by the window and worshiped the sun. He turned his head to see Zhao Sanxiang was still asleep, and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing. The times are developing, mankind is progressing, but the monsters are getting degenerate. The avian demon he knew before were diligent and capable, worshiping the moon before going to bed, rising in the morning and welcoming the sun, how look like now...
The demon heart is not ancient.
Good-looking people will take advantage no matter where they are, even on the construction site.
In less than a week, Fu Li won the favor of many people because of his good-looking, hardworking people, and hiding in the shed to read after work. Even the fat aunt cooking on the construction site, when serving him meals, would deliberately shake two more pieces of meat into his bowl.
"Little Hu, reading a book again?" Uncle Zhang who came to say hello was from Dongdong. Sometimes he couldn't distinguish between h and f, but he was very good. Seeing Fu Li was young, he gave up his studies and went to work. I specifically asked my son who was already on summer vacation to bring some old books and study notes from home.
"These are my son's study notes. See if it's useful." Uncle Zhang put the old book and old notebook in front of Fu Li.
Fu Li took the book and looked at it. Although they are a bit old, they are clean. The handwriting on them is neat and tidy, and the owner of the books can see that they are very cherished.
"Thank you Uncle Zhang." Fu Li carefully put these books and notes away, "I will return them to you after I read them."
"It's okay, my son has already taken the college entrance examination this year, and he won't use these books anymore." Uncle Zhang was full of joy. "He received the admission letter from the Imperial University of Science and Technology a few days ago. My mother and I will take him in two days. Get better in the imperial capital and become familiar with the environment here."
If you have a university admission notice, you can go to university, and you can take a civil service exam after you finish it.
Thinking of this, Fu Li's eyes are full of admiration: "Uncle Zhang, Linglang is really amazing." Human beings are really amazing creatures. After only a dozen years of living, they can remember so much knowledge for admission to university. Unlike him, these Years are in vain.
"No, no." Fu Li's attitude of admiration greatly pleased Uncle Zhang. No matter how he had to take him to the place where he lived, Fu Li couldn't refuse, so he had to go with him.
Uncle Zhang's family is surnamed Wang and also works on the construction site. Although the work on the construction site is tiring and bitter, as long as the construction party does not default on wages, they can save a lot of money every year. The couple usually eat sparingly, and they want to split a penny into two. Fu Li opened the curtain and went in, and found several dishes on the table, as well as a large plate of roast duck.
A young man with glasses was setting the table and chopsticks. When he saw the stranger Fu Li, he was stunned for a moment, then showed him a shy smile, turned around and helped Aunt Wang clean up the stove.
The rental house is very small, with two beds and a simple table. The stove is made up of a few wooden boards. It is set on the outside balcony. The gas tank standing in the corner is covered with putty.
"Xiao Hu is here, sit down quickly." Aunt Wang saw Fu Li, bent over and wiped a plastic stool, and put it in front of Fu Li, "There is one more dish, it will be ready soon."
Fu Li thanked him and sat down on the stool.
The floor-to-ceiling electric fan cracked, but it didn't bring much coolness to the rental house. Before the meal started, Uncle Zhang was already sweating his back and sweating profusely. Fu Li, dry and dry, looked like an alien in front of them.
Perceiving this, Fu Li tried very hard to make himself flush, and by the way, a little sweat was put on his forehead.
Many middle-aged men will become chatty after drinking. The same is true of Uncle Zhang. Although he lives in a run-down rental house, he is concerned about the country's territory, territorial waters and airspace, and he wants to represent the moon to eliminate hegemony.
Uncle Zhang's son didn't seem to like to talk, he just sat down to eat, Fu Li secretly observed and found that he had already started adding a third bowl of rice.
After eating, Uncle Zhang and Aunt Wang went out to buy watermelon, so that the two young people could communicate together
Zhang Peng secretly glanced at Fu Li for several times. When he saw that the other party was looking at him with a smile, he blushed and held back for a long time before he said: "My dad said, you are going to study by yourself for college entrance?"
Fu Li nodded: "No, you guys... the knowledge of books is too difficult for me to understand a lot."
"When I was young, I didn't lay the foundation well, so it was a bit difficult to learn high school knowledge." When it comes to learning content, Zhang Peng's words began to change. "Or you can study the knowledge of junior high school by yourself first, and then look at the knowledge points of high school. It will be much simpler."
"Then you mean, I learned too badly in junior high school?" Fu Li stared at Zhang Peng with wide eyes.
Zhang Peng was worried that his words would hurt Fu Li’s self-esteem. He looked up and saw those big and bright eyes. Zhang Peng regretted it even more: "No, it’s just... maybe... the knowledge you’ve learned before, If you forget it for too long, it’s not that you did not learn well."
Zhang Peng, who grew up and seldom lied, thought of a perfect rhetoric in just a few seconds, which was almost a zero breakthrough for him.
"No, I think you make a lot of sense." Fu Li nodded suddenly, "I will go to the bookstore to buy junior high school books."
"Wait." Zhang Peng stopped him. "The weather outside is so hot, and the bookstore may not have textbooks, or you can buy them online."
"Online?" Fu Li was stunned, "You mean there are these things for sale in Internet cafes?"
Zhang Peng felt that he had little knowledge. He didn't expect that there were even more people who had never seen the market than himself, and didn't even know what online shopping was. I heard from my father that this Fu Li had no father and no mother. He had always lived in a remote mountain village. He wanted to study but had to move bricks on the construction site. This must have been a hard life.
"Don't buy it. I'll call my classmate and ask him to send the previous textbooks." Zhang Peng felt sympathy for Fu Li, "It's useless to keep those old books anyway."
"How embarrassed then." Although Fu Li said embarrassingly, he did not refuse Zhang Peng's kindness.
Because he has no, no, and money.
While talking, Fu Li heard the creaking sound of the gas tank on the balcony, and he asked Zhang Peng curiously: "What is in that tank and why is it ringing?"
Zhang Peng's expression changed drastically, he got up and grabbed his arm and pulled out: "Run!"
Aunt Zhang and Wang bought a watermelon. When they saw that the front of their rental house was crowded with people, their expressions changed in horror. The two squeezed the crowd away, "What happened?"
The tenants around were all workers on the construction site. Seeing the couple came back, they talked verbally.
When the weather was hot, the gas tank exploded, etc., Aunt Wang burst into tears with fright.
"Mom!" Zhang Peng's glasses fell off. He walked out of the crowd, his eyes looked a little dull, "I'm fine."
Just now, at the moment when the gas tank exploded, Fu Li blocked him behind him, so he had nothing to do except for his knee breaking. Thinking of that young man who loves to study and has no father or mother, was taken away by the ambulance covered in blood, Zhang Peng's eyes reddened.
He owed his life to him.
A certain supervisory department in the monster world, a certain staff member received a report from the enthusiastic monster.
"An enthusiastic monster called, saying that there was an explosion at a construction site in the west of the city and there was an overflow of monster power. He suspected that there was a monster causing trouble."