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    Li Zhi was sitting on a chair in the cafeteria, holding a bowl of rice in his left hand and chopsticks in his right hand. He didn't know where to start, because in front of him was a piece of fragrant braised pork and another piece of delicious fish soup. However,  The psychological shadow left by Li Zhi on Guwai Island has not been completely eliminated. Although he won't vomit when he sees meat now, he can't eat it anyway. When he was in Li Min's palace before, he only ate vegetarian dishes.

    "Xiaojiu, what are you doing standing still? Eat quickly. We have to load eight more cars tonight. If we don't eat enough, we won't have the energy to work!" Seeing Li Zhi in a daze, Liu Tou next to him kindly reminded him.  Li Zhi changed his name to Yang Jiu, and he was also the youngest among them, so Liu Tou and the others called him Xiao Jiu.

    "Ohoh, okay!" Li Zhi agreed helplessly. In fact, he was also very hungry now. He had not eaten enough in the morning. He also ate in the factory cafeteria at noon. It was also rice, but the food was the same.  He only ate some vegetarian dishes and half a bowl of rice. However, he had already digested all the work he had done all afternoon, and his stomach was empty.

    Originally, Liu Tou was going to treat a guest today, but just when they were about to finish today's tasks, they suddenly received a notice from the factory, telling them that they had to work overtime, and that their meals at night would be eaten in the factory, and that they would also improve the lives of the workers.  , only one dish of braised pork was cooked, and the portion was sufficient for everyone, but this was not good news for Li Zhi.

    Thinking that he would have to work for a while and feeling very hungry, Li Xin sighed helplessly. He held back his nausea and stretched out his chopsticks to grab a piece of fatty braised pork. However, after trying for a long time, he still didn't dare to do it.  In the end, I had no choice but to eat dry rice, but only a few bites.  He was choked, and he hurriedly picked up the fish soup.  Then he took a few sips before serving the meal.

    "Huh? This fish soup tastes pretty good, but it's just a little fishy. It would be better if you put some strong liquor to go away the smell!" Li Zhi looked at the fish soup in his hand in surprise. This was the first time he felt a fish soup.  A bowl of ordinary fish soup turns out to be so delicious!  In fact, Li Zhi didn't know that this was not a problem with the fish soup at all, but he was too hungry, so naturally everything he ate tasted sweet. If he had the courage to try the braised pork, he would probably find it delicious too.

    "Xiaojiu. Don't waste your braised pork if you don't want to eat it. Brother, I'll take care of it for you!" Seeing that Li Zhi's portion of braised pork had not been touched, Hu Han came over and said.  When he was in Jizhou, he dreamed of eating meat every day. Now that he has been in Taiwan for half a year, he often eats meat. But his favorite food is still this kind of oily and greasy braised pork. In his words:  This meat is satisfying and satisfying to eat!

    "Okay. Brother Hu, just take it!" Li Zhi also smiled.  But as soon as he finished speaking, the bearded Daqiang and the thin bamboo pole also came up to grab it with a smile. Hu Han shouted, "I asked Xiaojiu for it first," but it was of no use at all.  In the end, the three of them snatched up a plate of braised pork in just a few seconds, while Liu Tou looked at the brothers with a smile. As for Wang San who was accompanying Li Zhi.  But he just looked at it coldly, then lowered his head to eat his food.

    Although Li Zhi is very hungry.  But he has been educated by the court since he was a child, and he eats slowly.  Naturally, the speed was not much faster. By the time Liu Tou and the others had finished two bowls of rice, Li Zhi had only finished half of his bowl. Moreover, by this time, all the workers in the canteen had almost left. After all, there was no work at night.  Quite a few, if you work earlier, you can go home and sleep earlier.

    Li Zhi was too embarrassed to ask Liu Tou and the others to wait for him, so he had to put the rice in the bowl into his mouth in a few mouthfuls, then drank the fish soup in several mouthfuls, and followed Liu Tou's example, wiping it with his sleeves.  Wiping his mouth, he then smiled and said, "Sorry for keeping you guys waiting for so long!"

    Liu Tou smiled and patted Li Zhi on the shoulder without saying anything. In fact, he also saw that Li Zhi was definitely not from a poor background, but now he was doing the same work and eating the same food as them. This was probably one of the reasons.  What's the reason for the difficulty? It's probably because of the family's financial difficulties. If that's the case, it's hard for them to ask. Otherwise, wouldn't it just rub salt in someone else's wound?

    Hu Han and the others had the same view of Li Zhi as Liu Tou. They all believed that he came to work in the factory because his family was in trouble. This also made Hu Han and the others somewhat admire Li Zhi. After all, he was a young man who had been pampered since childhood.  It is very rare to be able to do this kind of hard work without complaining or feeling tired on the first day.

    The work at night was temporarily increased. Li Zhi and his team had to load eight trucks, which was not a lot. However, everyone had been working for a day, so they were dragging their tired bodies to work, so the speed was naturally not very fast.  Wherever they went, they didn't finish their work until late at night, which was almost nine o'clock.

    Li Zhi's lunch and dinner were neither delicious. Although he didn't do much work in the evening, it already made him feel tired and hungry. Just then, Liu Tou said that it was still early and he had agreed to treat him in the afternoon, so why not  Now go outside and have a few drinks. Naturally, Hu Han and the others have no objections, althoughThe body is very tired, but it is also very pleasant to drink a few drinks before going to bed.

    The shipyard where Li Zhi and the others are located is called 'Hengbo Shipyard'. There are also some shipyards around the factory. In fact, this area has been set aside by Li Min to build a shipbuilding shipyard similar to Dengzhou Ship City.  base, but the development time is still short, and it is not yet that large-scale.

    In addition to factories, there are also many restaurants, shops and the like that rely on these factories for food. For example, next to Hengbo Shipyard, there is a short street with large and small restaurants on both sides. It is called a food street.  .  In fact, the food cooked in the restaurants here is not very delicious. After all, most of the people who come here to eat are workers, and they just want a good deal. Therefore, the food sold in the restaurants here is always sufficient. As for whether it is delicious or not, then  It depends on everyone's taste.

    Keelung is a city that never sleeps. From the first day of its establishment, there has been no curfew here. In fact, not only Keelung, but also all cities on the island of Taiwan have no curfew.  Although the shipyard is on the outskirts of the city, there are many factories and workers usually work overtime. Therefore, the shops here only close very late at night, which is the busiest time.

    Li Zhi and the others walked out of the factory gate, then turned to the left and arrived at the food court. As soon as they entered here, everyone felt a rush of heat. The restaurants on both sides of the street were brightly lit, and most of the people coming in and out were people wearing clothes.  Workers in short clothes and occasionally groups of drunkards stumbled through the streets.

    Li Zhi grew up in the deep palace. Even if he had time to go out, he had to go back before the palace gate was closed. In addition, Chang'an had always implemented a curfew, so it was the first time for Li Zhi to see such a lively scene at night.  He only spent time looking around, forgetting even the fatigue on his body.

    Liu Tou and the others were obviously very familiar with this place. While saying hello to the familiar workers passing by, they introduced the restaurants on both sides to Li Zhi, telling him which restaurant was the most affordable, which restaurant made the best food, and even which restaurant had the most delicious food.  The proprietress of the restaurant is the most beautiful, etc. It's all a mess of trivial news, but Li Zhi listened with great interest because he had gradually felt the small joys in the lives of ordinary people.

    The group of them walked a few steps in the food court and then entered a store called 'Lao Wang Restaurant'. This store was not big, with only seven or eight tables inside, half of which were occupied by people. Liu Tou and  Li Zhi and the other six found a table in the corner and sat down, and then an old man with gray hair in a white short coat ran up and said, "Liu Tou, what do you want to eat today?"

    "Old Wang, don't be in a hurry to eat. This is our new Xiaojiu. He may come to your place more often in the future. You two should get to know each other first!" Liu Tou pushed Li Zhi, and then introduced to Li Zhi,  "Xiao Jiu, this is the shopkeeper and assistant of this shop. We all call him Lao Wang. His cooking skills are among the best on this street. If you are hungry in the future, come here to eat!"

    After hearing this, Li Zhi immediately smiled and said: "Please take care of me, Mr. Wang, in the future!"

    "Don't dare, don't dare. Xiaojiu, just call me Lao Wang like everyone else!" Hearing Li Zhi being so polite, Lao Wang immediately waved his hand and declined. Li Zhi smiled and stopped insisting.  .

    Lao Wang and Liu Tou chatted a few more words, and then asked them what they wanted to eat. Liu Tou was originally ordered by Li Zhi, but Li Zhi was a newbie here and was not familiar with this place at all, so in the end it was Liu Tou and the others who ordered.  We ordered a few dishes, and then everyone asked for a bowl of egg noodles. After all, they all do heavy work and can't live without the staple food.  It¡¯s also worth mentioning that here in Taiwan, rice is cheap and noodles are expensive. Liu Tou can treat everyone to eat noodles, which is already very expensive.

    Li Zhi was also really hungry, and the noodles made by Lao Wang were really good, so he ate all his noodles in a few seconds. At this time, several dishes ordered by Liu Tou were also served, because Liu Tou  Knowing that Li Zhi didn't seem to eat meat, half of the dishes he ordered were vegetarian, which was considered as taking care of the newcomers. There were also two jars of wine. Liu Tou poured the wine for everyone with his own hands, and then said a word of welcome to Li Zhi.  Everyone drank it all in one gulp.

    Liu Tou and the others were all rough people, especially after drinking, they all let go and chatted happily all over the world.  Taking this opportunity, Li Zhi raised some questions that interested him, such as how many people are there in the factory, how many ships can leave the factory every year, etc.?  In addition, there is also some information about Liu Tou and their living conditions, so as to understand the lives of ordinary people.

    Regarding these things, Liu Tou and the others naturally told them everything they knew. If they didn¡¯t know, they would just guess. Anyway, it was just chatting. As long as there was a topic, they could maintain a lively atmosphere.

    But just when they were chatting happily, someone suddenly ran in in a panic from outside the store.  (To be continued)
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