Ten years of film queen, finally became a top star

Chapter 151 The Real Brickwork

Yujiang had a truck full of bricks, more than a hundred bricks, but at the last count, more than fifty were broken.

The contractor even gave her a discount and paid her fifty yuan, so in the end she had to pay one hundred and seventy-five yuan.

I haven’t made any money yet. I’ve lost some money first, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it back in a day.

Here, Yu Jiang was learning how to use a wheelbarrow with a sad face, while over there, Kong Lingxi, who was working as a plasterer, was a completely different scene.

When she said she could do it, she was not just saying it. Not only could she do it, she could even be called proficient at it.

Niu Jiasheng, who was guiding her, wanted to give her some pointers at first, but after seeing her professional movements, he exclaimed, "She's an experienced hand."

Kong Lingxi turned pale with fright at the praise. She hadn't even told her sponsor about her previous experience. It would be too shameful if she was discovered while recording a variety show.

"Not really. I really like making this kind of thing myself. It gives me a sense of accomplishment."

Can someone please put it aside and at least pull it back and explain it.

Niu Jiasheng believed it and nodded, "Then you are quite capable, you are pretty good on the construction site."

Kong Lingxi smiled but said nothing. She continued to work diligently with quick and skillful movements.

In comparison, Qi Lecheng didn't seem to be as at ease as her.

It's been a long time since he started filming to gain experience, and now he has almost forgotten his basic skills.

Under the guidance of other workers, although the speed is average, it is better than those newcomers.

Unlike Kong Lingxi who was praised, Qi Lecheng was scolded while working. However, being scolded was better than being sent back to be a laborer.

The three laborers finally learned how to use the wheelbarrow. In order to make up for the loss, Yu Jiang filled the wheelbarrow every time.

She was a girl and she filled the car with everything, so Huo Jingshu was embarrassed to fill half the car.

Before this, Yu Jiang's most intense exercise was during his time in the Hubei North military camp. The last time Huo Jingshu was this tired was when he was a child in Qu School.

The two worked in a sweat, their makeup and hairstyles were gone, and the only thing they could see was how many bricks were in the car.

I had to transport the bricks to the designated location and stack them neatly, and I bent so hard that my waist almost broke.

It would be too much for Dong Manshu to push a fully loaded cart. The limit for her is only fifty bricks per trip.

Even so, she was very tired. It was the first time for her to do such a lot of exercise.

The five guests worked for the whole morning and were led by their respective workers to an open space to eat at lunch time.

When we met on TV, they were all so glamorous, but now they can’t even be seen as stars if thrown into a crowd.

Kong Lingxi took off her safety helmet and her hair was in a bun, like a chicken coop. Her work clothes were covered with cement, and there was even some on her face.

Not to mention Qi Lecheng, he doesn't look like a good person, his face and body are covered with white putty, looking dirty.

The three laborers were so badly damaged that it was a horrible sight. Except for their hair which remained of normal color, all parts of their bodies had turned brick red due to the dust from the falling bricks.

At first, Dong Manshu would adjust her false eyelashes from time to time for the sake of beauty. Later, in order to prevent dust from being inhaled into her lungs, she simply ignored her face and wore a mask.

Yu Jiang, who was heavily in debt, worked the hardest and wore out two pairs of gloves. But after a simple calculation of the money, he still couldn't pay off his debts.

With the inertia of thinking that men should be stronger than women, Huo Jingshu has been trying to catch up with Yu Jiang for the whole morning, and he is exhausted but still hasn't caught up.

Thinking back to our meeting in the dressing room this morning, and looking at how dusty and dirty everyone is now, it really only takes a moment to see how miserable they are.

The "canteen" on the construction site was set up as a buffet, and the master gave each of the five new employees a small stainless steel basin.

There is a bucket of vegetables and a bucket of steamed buns on the ground. You can take the food by yourself, and you can get more if it is not enough.

In fact, this way of serving food is a bit disrespectful. The food in the bucket and the long-handled ladle don’t look like tools for serving food.

After lining up, when it was Yu Jiang's turn, he scooped a ladle of vegetables into the basin. It was cabbage, tofu and vermicelli stewed together. It looked sticky and messy and very unappetizing.

Yu Jiang hesitated for a moment, poured most of it back, took another steamed bun, and went to a cool corner to eat lunch.

The five of them squatted in the corner, looking at the sticky vegetables in the basin and looking at each other.

Even if Kong Lingxi had suffered in the past, five or six years had passed and her taste for high-end ingredients had long since become spoiled.

The worst thing Yu Jiang had ever eaten was the box lunch from a certain film crew, but even though it tasted bad, it was still a proper meal with balanced nutrition.

The rest of the people were similar to Yu Jiang. They had never seen such dishes before.

Niu Jiachang came over to see them and said, "Can't eat? There's a small shop outside the construction site. You can buy some instant noodles."

The salary hasn't been received yet, and no one wants to spend the extra money on food. So I gritted my teeth and made up my mind. It tastes bad but it's not poisonous enough to kill me, so I ate it!

Maybe it was because I had consumed too much energy in the morning, so the food didn’t taste that bad at all.

No one spoke during the meal, except Niu Jiachang, who looked at their rice bowls and said, "I forgot to tell you that when serving food, you have to scoop out the bottom. There are slices of meat underneath."

Yu Jiang was half full, so he asked, "Master, don't most construction sites provide food subsidies? Why is the food so bad?"

Many of Jiang's enterprises were contracted to Lou's for construction, and Yu Jiang knew a little about their regulations.

In this situation, she doesn't think that the contractor is greedy for money, but rather that it was deliberately arranged by the program team for the desired effect.

Niu Jiachang said, "There is a meal subsidy, 30 yuan per person per day. But we already have vegetables and meat, and the food is good enough. We collectively discussed with the boss to get a discount."

Kong Lingxi nodded secretly on the side. She knew best what those people from poor families were thinking.

After finally finding a job, of course you have to convert your labor into money to supplement your family income as much as possible.

What's the point of eating so well? People go to the city to make money, not to eat well.

She could understand this, but Yu Jiang still didn't quite understand. "For such hard physical work, a balanced diet is the only way to stay healthy."

Niu Jiachang smiled and said nothing when he heard this. Kong Lingxi also lowered her head, sneered and ignored her.

After dinner, some workers would choose to take a short break. However, Huo Jingshu, who was already exhausted, did not hesitate at all and fell asleep directly on the floor where he was eating.

Qi Lecheng returned to his work place and while other workers were taking a break, he smoothed over the spots he had not smoothed out.

Yu Jiang was burdened with a huge debt, so he took advantage of other people's rest time to work and pay off his debts.

Kong Lingxi is now a high-income earner among them, so of course she chooses to take a lunch break and continue working in the afternoon.

When everyone was taking a break, Dong Manshu asked the director for a bottle of makeup remover so that she could remove her false eyelashes that were in the way.