"Please stand by the slide and don't run around. Be careful of the packages on the slide." Just as Dong Qiangqiang ran towards Beard, a rich German baritone came from above his head.
Dong Qiangqiang was only a few meters away from the bearded man. Just as he was about to call him, he heard a sudden "bang" from the slide next to him.
Dong Qiangqiang looked up and saw a strong square box bound with colored tape rolling from the conveyor belt to the slide. The carton seemed to have some weight. After stopping on the slide for a moment, it immediately accelerated and rolled down the slide.
Dong Qiangqiang hurriedly stood up, opened his arms, and faced the square box.
The square box rushed down with acceleration. Although the slide was only a few meters away, Dong Qiangqiang was mentally prepared, but the impact of the fall still pushed him back a few meters. If it hadn't been for a corner of the carton being stuck on the outer edge of the slide, , it might fall directly on Dong Qiangqiang's feet.
Dong Qiangqiang was really shocked. He didn't expect that something that seemed inconspicuous could be so dangerous. He didn't dare to be careless and no longer thought about getting to know the bearded man. Instead, he adjusted his movements and concentrated on guarding the slide, waiting for the next package.
The speed of the conveyor belt gradually increased, and more and more irregular-shaped packages rolled down the slide. Dong Qiangqiang watched what his colleagues next to him were doing, and he followed suit. After working for two hours, he became familiar with the routine: getting packages from the conveyor belt and packaging them into different areas according to the recipients. In the trolley - after the trolley is full, push it to the designated location and load it into the truck.
This is a real physical job, and the packages need to be sorted by area before dawn. Although many German logistics companies had implemented mechanized classification at that time, there were still many non-standard packages that needed to be sorted manually. The number of packages that this logistics center has to handle at night exceeds Dong Qiangqiang's imagination. Dong Qiangqiang and his workers have almost no time to chat.
Dong Qiangqiang had never been exposed to this kind of work before. Before he went abroad, he naively thought that working abroad would be washing dishes and helping foreigners walk their pets. It wasn't until I arrived in Germany that I discovered that washing dishes was not an easy task.
Just when he was busy moving and dividing packages, the huge gray clock on the wall of the workshop made a long chime, and the conveyor belt gradually slowed down until it stopped completely.
Dong Qiangqiang didn't know what happened. He turned to look at the other workers and saw that everyone looked relieved and dispersed sparsely.
"Why did it stop?" Dong Qiangqiang shouted to Beard, "The machine is broken?"
"The first work break is 15 minutes. You can eat, smoke, go to the toilet and make phone calls." The bearded man said, picking up his backpack and walking to the rest area. Dong Qiangqiang quickly put on his backpack and caught up with him.
"Brother, what's your name?" Dong Qiangqiang asked curiously.
The bearded man glanced sideways at him, smiled and said nothing.
Dong Qiangqiang immediately stretched out his hand knowingly: "Thank you just now. My name is Dong Qiangqiang. I'm new here."
The bearded man stretched out his hand and shook it: "My name is Lei Lanting."
While talking, the two of them walked to the rest area, where they saw various household appliances such as sofas, round tables, chairs, microwaves, TVs, refrigerators, and even game consoles scattered in every corner of the rest area.
"I see you are quite familiar with that man?" Dong Qiangqiang couldn't restrain his curiosity.
"It's not bad." Bearded Hu Lei Lanting said as he took out the midnight snack he had brought with him from his bag. Dong Qiangqiang took a peek. It was just a few slices of bread sandwiched with lettuce and bacon.
Seeing that the other party was eating well, Dong Qiangqiang also felt very hungry. He took out his lunch box and staggered toward the microwave.
"Come, let's eat together." Dong Qiangqiang put the lunch box he had just taken out of the microwave and the two newly bought cups of coffee in front of Lei Lanting.
Lei Lanting glanced at the lunch box: "Did your wife make it?"
"What kind of wife?" Dong Qiangqiang said happily, "I don't even have a girlfriend. I made it myself. Here, chopsticks." Dong Qiangqiang handed him a pair of wooden chopsticks as he spoke.
The moment the lid of the lunch box was opened, the aroma of Chinese food suddenly hit his face from the box, and Lei Lanting felt his nose tingle.
He looked down and saw that one of the two lunch boxes contained braised beef with potatoes and the other contained Kung Pao chicken.
"It's okay." Lei Lanting praised, and he unceremoniously picked up a large piece of beef with all the tendons and skin and stuffed it into his mouth. While chewing, he picked up another large piece of fat meat, "I didn't realize that my brother's craftsmanship is good. ah."
"Hey, it's okay to eat." Seeing Lei Lanting devouring his food, Dong Qiangqiang felt very satisfied. Being appreciated is always a pleasant thing. Moreover, he always believed that meals must be eaten together to be lively.
Lei Lanting put a few more pieces of beef into his mouth, then closed his eyes and chewed, enjoying the pleasure of the meat juice bursting in his mouth: "Well, it smells good! It would be nice to have wine at this time." He was a little a little bit Said regretfully.
Dong Qiangqiang pointed to the alcoholic drinks in the vending machine in the distance: "That's the only one here."
Lei Lanting shook his head: "If a German sees someone drinking at work, he will fire them."
Dong Qiangqiang asked curiously: "Then why do they still put wine in the vending machine?"
Lei Lanting smiled: "They themselves will be greedy occasionally."
"So that's it. Then one day I'll invite you to my house..." As soon as Dong Qiangqiang finished speaking, he suddenly remembered the people where he lived and immediately swallowed the second half of the sentence alive.
Lei Lanting looked at him and patted his shoulder happily: "That's a good feeling. I'll bring a few more bottles of liquor there, all of which I brought from China."
Dong Qiangqiang quickly changed the subject: "I'm going to work soon. How about taking a cigarette?"
"Let's go!" Lei Lanting didn't notice his change, happily took the cigarette and strode out the door.
Before the two of them finished smoking one cigarette in the rest area, they heard a long ringing of the electric bell, indicating that the rest time was over.
The two of them walked towards their respective slides one after the other. Lei Lanting patted Dong Qiangqiang on the shoulder and handed him a pair of earplugs: "Wear the old ones first to protect your eardrums."
Dong Qiangqiang nodded gratefully.
Practice makes perfect. Dong Qiangqiang got started quickly and summed up ways to improve efficiency and save energy while working. Therefore, during his second work break, he felt less tired than during his first work break.
Lei Lanting seemed to be more addicted to smoking than he was. He ran out to smoke without even saying hello.
Dong Qiangqiang looked at the clock on the wall. It was almost 3:30, and it was already working time in China. He took out his cell phone, but found that there was no signal in the workshop, so he had no choice but to walk outside the factory.
The hard work paid off, and in a remote corner, Dong Qiangqiang's mobile phone finally got a signal. He couldn't wait to call the German embassy in China. There was a familiar "beep" sound on the phone, and he waited anxiously.
A meteor flashed across the night sky above his head. It might have heard Dong Qiangqiang's wish.
The call was connected.
