Those days of "moving bricks" on construction sites

Now many friends always say "moving bricks". I don't know when "moving bricks" has become a hot word on the Internet and synonymous with work.

I have a say in "moving bricks", because I once moved bricks on a construction site for one year.

In the year when the senior high school entrance examination ended, my grades were not satisfactory, and my dream of being a teacher in a normal school soon became a dream. To tell the truth, during that time, the whole person was very decadent and felt particularly useless. Watching my former classmates pack up their bags and start studying in different places, I am only envious.

when a person is in a bad mood, he wants to find something to do and keep himself busy, so that he has no time and energy to think about things.

Uncle Wang, a neighbor, drives a tractor to transport all kinds of building materials to the construction site. He is well informed. One day, he told me that there was a construction site that recruited coolies. At noon, he took care of meals for 25 yuan a day, so I followed him to see the "contractor" and started the day of "moving bricks".

The main job of a coolie on a construction site is to help a bricklayer, usually moving bricks, mortar and jointing.

Generally, construction sites start work earlier, starting at 9: a.m., which is really early for Xinjiang people.

At first, I was full of curiosity, and the bricklayer taught me how to sew with mortar. At that time, the biggest challenge for me was to push the unicycle, because it had never been used before, and it looked quite simple, but it was completely different when it was really done.

Master Wang, who works with me, can push three bags of cement at a time. When I push one bag of cement, I feel that the wheelbarrow is completely out of control. Because of this, the contractor gave you a fierce meal. "I will give you twenty-five yuan a day, and even the wheelbarrow will not be pushed!"

I was very depressed that day, and I failed in the senior high school entrance examination. I wanted to get myself out through heavy physical labor, but I didn't expect to be attacked by the contractor at the construction site.

I didn't go home after work. Pushing a unicycle, put ten bricks at first, and you can push it in a straight line steadily, and then increase it continuously, five, ten and twenty until the unicycle is full.

Then I began to challenge pushing cement. I felt that a bag of cement was much heavier than a cart of bricks, and it always turned to the left. Later, I pushed it back and forth several times, slowly found the skills, learned to use my strength, and felt that the muscles of my arms were not so stiff.

after a few days, I can also push two or three bags of cement.

later, the construction team was going to move to other places, and the contractor asked me to discuss with my family whether to go. I told my parents, and I also expressed my desire to go. It doesn't matter if you work hard and get tired at the construction site, as long as you can get the money on time, you will be very happy. My parents agreed, prepared bedding for me and told me to take care of myself.

Later, I followed this construction team to four or five villages and towns, saying it was an engineering team. In fact, there were only six of me. Our job at that time was to make rat-proof walls for grain depots in various towns and villages. The height of this wall was generally about 5 cm, and then a piece of iron sheet was pressed on it. It was said that rats could not jump in.

The days are always so long. I have really experienced the feeling of going down the mountain with my back to the sun. Since the sun has just risen in the morning, I am looking forward to watching the sun draw a beautiful arc in the sky.

I am happiest when I get off work every night. I usually kill time by reading books when I have nothing to do after dinner. I brought a copy of How Steel was Tempered and a copy of Contemporary Youth magazine in my carry-on bag, which I bought at the post office when I passed by the county last time.

such a day is full and meaningful, and there are of course exceptions. Once the construction site was short of materials and took two days off, and everyone else went home, leaving me alone at the construction site.

At that time, we stayed in the house of a Kazakh herder, who was still grazing in the autumn pasture and didn't come back. It's easier to pass the day, read books, and go to the river not far from the house to play.

It was at that time that I first saw and participated in the traditional stunt of Kazakh women.

First, the washed and dried wool should be whipped with branches continuously, so that the wool will become more fluffy. Then spread the wool evenly on the grass curtain made of Achnatherum splendens, then roll the grass curtain like a noodle, tie it with a rope and sprinkle some water. Then a few people kept rolling with their feet on the grass curtain. This action has to be repeated several times, and then the grass curtain is opened, and the most primitive wool felt is ready.

It's easy to kill time during the day, but it's more challenging at night. It's dark outside, and the wind keeps blowing, and the door of the wind is ringing. Later, I moved a bag of cement against the door and there was no sound. I took out my book and read it, but I couldn't concentrate. This night was particularly long.

When you are away from home, you are most afraid of getting sick, delaying your work and suffering. Once I had diarrhea for no reason, and I ran to the toilet several times in the morning. I felt that I couldn't carry it anymore, so I went to town to buy medicine during the lunch break.

I asked the staff of the grain station the approximate location of the pharmacy, and found the pharmacy smoothly. The staff asked me in detail about the specific situation, saying that it might be diarrhea caused by unsanitary diet, and I would be fine if I took some medicine.

I was particularly impressed. The staff of the pharmacy gave me medicines less than five yuan, including furazolidone and an anti-inflammatory drug. It's much better after taking two pills in a row, and I'm full of gratitude to the staff of the pharmacy, so I have some good impressions of this place.

I cooked at noon the next day and pumped water with a water pump. As a result, I pulled out a dead mouse that had been dark all the time. I finally knew why I had a stomachache. Because of this, after several days, we can't help but pick up the mouse every time we eat. Although we pumped all the water out of that well that day, we went down to check it and found something to cover the wellhead ...

I worked with this construction team for nearly three months that year until the frost on the ground became thicker and thicker and the mortar was frozen, and the construction site was completely shut down.

I came home with 5 yuan and an iou from the contractor, and I felt very fulfilled. Finally, I am also a useful person, and I can make money to support my family.

Before the Spring Festival, the contractor called me to get my salary, and I got all my salary as I wished. Dad also asked me to bring some vegetables grown in my family to the contractor. Because we had a good impression on each other, I worked with this contractor for half a year in the second year.

Now, after so many years, sometimes when I calm down, I will remember the days when I moved bricks on the construction site. At once, I feel that the difficulties I occasionally encounter now are nothing at all, and the days now are unexpectedly happy.