In the early morning, I opened my eyes and couldn't fall asleep. I have been losing insomnia for several days and my stomach pain made me thin like a walking zombie. The doctor suggested that I be hospitalized for examination, fearing the possibility of lesions.
Alas, what are you afraid of when I reach my age? Just worried about my debts.
Turn on the phone, and the missing calls and group information filled the screen. They all came to me to ask for accounts, and they also had brothers who used to do engineering.
"Brother, please give me the 50,000 yuan salary, I'll wait for the doctor."
"Boss, when will I give it to me? I'm still waiting for the money to pay the tuition for the child."
"If you don't pay the wages, I'll sit at the gate of your house, a mangy dog..."
One by one, the urge to pay the money. I don't blame these brothers, after all, I owe them too much and too long.
I am also a small contractor who works as an ordinary migrant worker. I understand their hardships and difficulties.
When the construction industry was booming, everyone was brother, drinking and eating meat together. The industry is now in bleakness, but everyone has become enemies.
owes them, and I have to pay back the money and sell it all.
Now the developer owes the construction party, and the construction party owes the subcontractor, and the contractor owes the migrant workers. Everyone owes this, and no one can do anything about it.
I am also a person who wants to save face, and I have also been glorious. If you really want to owe those migrant workers' brothers, who would like to see the family go crazy every day?
With a noise, Heizi and a group of people rushed to my temporary residence again. He used to be my carpenter team leader, and I still owed him about 30,000 yuan. Looking at the brothers who came in, I laughed and quickly handed over the cigarette.
Looking at the cigarette I handed over, Heizi didn't even look at it. He no longer looked at the cigarette worth 10 yuan. Heizi is now a carpenter in a decoration company and walks sideways.
"Oh, the food is pretty good, there is fish and meat, but we brothers have no money to eat for a few days." Heizi crossed his legs, lit a flower, and said sarcastically.
I pressed the fire and told him that we usually save food. Now that the child is growing, he bought some knives with the remaining money to supplement the child with some nutrition.
I knew what they were going to today, so I told Heizi that during these days I went to the subcontractor to ask for money every day. As long as the money was transferred to my account, I would call him with capital and interest.
"Why should I believe you? It seems that I heard that your elder brother is also preparing to run away with the money. Then, aren't these brothers and I going to drink the northwest wind? Why, brother, are you going to be a deadbeat? Our wages..." Heizi spitted out cigarettes and kept humiliating me with words.
I have been in the construction industry for most of my life. I have never been insulted like this. I have felt anger in my heart and my teeth are chewing. If I hadn't been in front of my wife and children, I would have rushed up.
日! Tolerate! Tolerate! I secretly warned myself.
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I squeezed out my last smile, ignored the dark man, explained to the brothers next to me, asking them to give them a few more days. As long as I get money, I will use personality to guarantee , and I will pay back a lot of money.
After hearing what I said, the attitude of several workers next to me eased, and everyone also gave me some advice. No one expected that Kuroko's words made me completely angry.
"I said, how could the dignified contractor Brother Zeng be a deadbeat? No one can put the reputation of this deadbeat on him!" I don't know whether it was intentionally told to me or deliberately provoking him, but he said the word "deadbeat" very seriously.
My heart seemed to be stabbed by a needle, and the pain made people suddenly breathless.
"Heizi, you are too bullying!" I suddenly overturned the table and grabbed Heizi's collar.
"Who are you talking about? Who is the deadbeat? Don't go too far. Boy, don't forget who brought you out of the valley, who taught you how to do wooden work step by step, and who gave your mother the money to treat your illness, I owe you wages, but I don't owe you personality, and I don't owe you conscience! Don't go too far, I will definitely return your 30,000." I roared angrily and pushed the black boy to the ground.
Seeing the big noise, my wife quickly put down her child and protected me tightly. Seeing this, several workers also came up to rescue the situation. They walked out with cursing blackswords.
A coworker who was walking at the end quietly told me that Heizi was obsessed with gambling during this period and lost all his savings. He was waiting for the 30,000 yuan to repay the loan shark, and he also let him go everywhere and said that I had money and was about to run away. They had no idea, so they had to come and take a look.
"Brother Zeng, I believe you, your conscience does not owe us, I will never make trouble with them again. If I really can't get my little wages, just take care of it." This painter who used to be my hand held tightly, and two hundred-dollar bills folded into small pieces were held in my palm.
Somehow, my eyes turned red. After they walked away, I hid in the kitchen and started crying. It is said that the contractor is so glorious, but who knows the hardships and grievances?
My wife comforted me and asked me to go out to hide. She will deal with the debt at home. No matter how fierce the Heizi makes, he will not do anything to a woman or a child.
Isn’t this running away? I shook my head, it certainly won't work.
I don’t know when some of the debt-related bosses have begun to disappear. Many migrant workers who were owed wages were really helpless when they left, and some even climbed up tower cranes to force each other to death.
"Take you two mothers and I ran out to hide from debts. Is it possible? I can't argue with my conscience. Wouldn't I really become a deadbeat? I don't want my child to grow up with his father's reputation as a deadbeat. You have been living back to your parents' home for some time. I will find a way to get the debt back and give an explanation to those workers who are owed wages." I took a sudden breath of cigarettes and told my wife firmly.
"I'll go and ask for it again tomorrow. Brothers are sorry. I must come back the money I owe you." After sending messages to the debt-owed workers, I couldn't calm down for a long time. I swear that I'll take the money back and can't be delayed anymore...
The contractor also has dignity, and the contractor also needs to have a meal.
In the morning, I came to Labor Supervision Brigade . Everyone here knows me, and I have prepared the lawyer's letter. The construction party I cooperated with has owed me more than 1.5 million yuan for 4 years. This construction company has worked with me for many years, and without any chance of breaking up in court.
Because asking for salary not only requires teaching the method, but also human nature. If I sue, I can't afford to delay time, and my workers will come to my house to fight hard again.
I haven't been home for more than a year, and the house has been mortgaged to the bank.
I am a down-and-out dog with a flat sun.
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Long journey to get wages
and the old fox vowed to fight for the death to
1 The bank sent a message to collect money, and if it did not pay back the money, the house would be auctioned. When I reached this point, my nerves were already numb.
In the past three years, the entire construction industry has almost stopped, and all the funds I advanced were trapped. The construction party had no money to pay the project money to me, and I owed nearly one million yuan in salary from my peasant brothers.
I can endure or wait, but the farmers can’t stand it and can’t wait. In order to appease these brothers who came to ask for wages, I borrowed all my relatives and entrusted them to my own house, and finally solved the urgent needs of some people.
"Brother, you go early today. Mr. Chen from that company is here. I saw his black Audi.Reliable news, they still have some funds in their account, and they have collected some of the concrete yesterday, but Chen is always an old fox, you have to be careful not to get into his trap. "
I hung up the phone and breathed a long sigh. The person who called was a fellow villager who was supervising at the construction site. He was familiar with and well-informed. With his phone number, he had a clear idea in his heart.
What's more, I have a last trump card in my bag.
Seeing that Mr. Chen had to make an appointment first and have security checks. He was an old fox eating human blood steamed buns.
The supervision team may encounter Seeing too many such things, maybe for another reason, I refused my request. But I was not discouraged, and said all the good things and took out the requests from the migrant workers.
Seeing this, Team Zhang of the Law Enforcement Brigade decided to accompany me to go there again and touch the legendary Mr. Chen.
On the way, Team Zhang repeatedly told me that asking for salary is to ask for salary, don’t speak angry words, and don’t have physical conflicts. He tried his best to mediate in the middle and fight for the best interests for us.
I clicked Nodding, I'm at a loss. I've had enough of the days when people are not human or ghosts in the past few years.
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Passing through the magnificent lobby, we took a luxury special elevator to Mr. Chen's office.
I'm so familiar with the environment here. Every place here is filled with sweat from my brothers and me, and Mr. Chen is also very satisfied with the quality of the decoration. After the acceptance of the process, he promised confidently that he would never ow a cent of the project payment, and would never ow a cent of the hard-earned money of the peasant brothers. He himself was a descendant of the farmers.
However, this guaranteed to be delayed for 4 years...
From hope to disappointment, from disappointment to despair. Can I still believe his words?
Finally met Mr. Chen, without politeness, and without pretending to be concerned about his well-being. Go directly to the topic. I said, "Money! When will I pay money, I can’t delay it anymore! "
" There is no money now, and the upstream real estate company still owes us 210 million yuan, so how can we give it to you? I want to give it to you, but not. I will be the first to notify you when there is money in the account. "Mr. Chen looked innocent, and his lines were almost the same as what I asked for last time.
He casually flipped through the stack of "Labor Subcontracting Project Settlement" I handed over and spread his hands, saying that he had nothing to do with it. These settlement statements were all in line with the finances, and the names of the responsible persons of all sizes were signed, and he was not allowed to sign the key.
No money? How is that possible? He just changed his new car and just settled the bill for the commercial concrete company, and I sneered. I had heard that Chen's old fox is indeed well-known.
He was working with me, and it was harder to ask him to take out the money than to climb the sky. The brother who settled the bill in his peers told me that this person is more difficult than Zhou Paopi. Anyone who asks him for the account should be paid first. It was a dead end, or it was a face that was not afraid of boiling water.
was really impatient, so he threw out a so-called to buy out : pay at a 60% discount on the amount of the arrears, if you want to get the money immediately, it will be almost half-fold, or even lower.
Old fox and Team Zhang were both silly and unpretentiously talking about official accents. On the surface, they were chatting, and I obviously felt that Team Zhang’s words were lit with the weakness of the old fox.
can’t hesitate anymore. I begged him for the last time: "Mr. Chen, please help us settle the account. I thank you for those farmers. Didn’t you have a fund in your account to pay the money to the Commercial Concrete Station yesterday? "
" What funds are there? It was my friend who put it here to advance money to cross the bridge. It was transferred away ten days later, and I had no money in my account at all. "The old fox refused and there was no room for negotiation.
I was completely forced to get angry, and I took out the things from my bag and slammed heavily on the old fox's desk."Don't force me to drink it. Even if I drink it and die, my brothers will continue to collect debts from you!" I waved DDT and yelled at the old fox.
We are not your lamb to be slaughtered. It has been 4 years, and I don’t know how I survived it.
The old fox stared at the bottle of DDT in my hand, without making any sound for a long time.
This move scared Team Zhang next to me. He quickly ordered me to put down DDT. I could not hear it. I slowly twisted the bottle cap and filled the whole room with a pungent smell.
"Brother, you have something to say, why bother like this? Let's discuss it again. I can give it to you as much as possible. Let's put it down quickly and have something to say."
The old fox's words have obviously been much more relaxed, and I know I have won this bet for the time being.
He looked through the payment orders that had been reviewed and confirmed by the financial statements for a long time, and slowly told me:
"The company's funds are tight now, and those who apply for settlement and payment are all scheduled to next year. If you want to allocate the 1.5 million project funds owed me, there is not so much money on the book. If you really want to settle today, the price is 800,000 yuan, we will sign and deposit it with two deposits."
I only give 800,000 yuan for my 1.5 million yuan debt? Not to mention anything else, even the advance payment and the wages of the migrant workers were not enough. I remembered my brother's warning, I couldn't get into this old fox's trap. I definitely can't accept the solution of
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I am not a lamb slaughtered
The old fox saw that I was determined, and he shrugged helplessly and told me that he would either wait for money in the account or sue, and there was no third way to choose.
"Brother, 800,000 is enough. If you still feel dissatisfied, then I can't do anything. I don't have a point more, I'll just live."
The old fox gradually became tougher and pushed the words to me in one breath.
To be honest, in this kind of situation, I am indeed not as good as the old fox. He just won the game and was beaten back by him. He has cleverly avoided the key issues.
To outsiders, I feel a little unreasonable, but it makes people feel that I am unreasonable.
At this critical moment, my slow-responsive brain actually had a short circuit.
A bold idea flashed in my mind:
Angered him, irritated this old fox, and made things worse, so that the relevant departments could intervene strongly, and let the old fox understand that we migrant workers are not the lambs in their eyes, they are slaughtered by others, we are also human beings, we also have dignity, we must also eat and live...
ignoring Team Zhang's obstruction, rushed up, carried his collar, and desperately pulled him towards the window.
"Don't you call the security guard? Don't you call the police? It just so happens that if you make me not have a good life, I won't let you have a good life." I roared, holding the old fox's collar tighter.
Team Zhang tried hard to pull us apart.
The old fox finally broke free from me, fell on the boss's chair and gasped heavily, his face pale, and he did not call the police or call the security guard.
I am very grateful to Team Zhang. He has been blocking between me and the old fox and kept telling me to be calm and not to be overly aggressive. To be honest, if Team Zhang hadn't stopped him, something big would have happened that day. If I had reason, it would have become unreasonable, and I might have to sue.
Seeing that I was calming down a little, Team Zhang called me to the window and criticized the serious consequences of my behavior. He patted me on the shoulder. Let me wait outside, take the stack of settlement statements and walk to a small conference room inside with the old fox.
Time passes by minute by minute, but I am outside like ant on a hot pan, constantly paced back and forth.
Strange thoughts kept flashing in my mind. Although I kept smoking, I could not hide my inner anxiety.
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More than an hour has passed, and occasionally there are fierce debates in the small conference room. I can hear it's Team Zhang's voice.
Two staff members rushed over and walked directly into the small conference room. I knew one of the ones who took the computer, and that was their financial director.
I know that there is hope today.
The door of the small conference room finally opened as I was looking forward to, and Team Zhang also walked out. I looked at him with hope, wondering what kind of news Team Zhang brought.
Team Zhang took a sip of cigarettes and told me that after he and the old fox repeatedly communicated and did work, the old fox finally let go and promised to receive 1.25 million yuan today and pay the remaining 250,000 yuan to me one month later. The result of
has exceeded my psychological expectations, so I agreed without hesitation.
Team Zhang said to me: "Mr. Chen has signed your order. After the second financial review, you can arrange payment. It is estimated that it will be paid in the afternoon. You are so powerful. Look at your skills..." I was so excited that I didn't know what to say.
A full four years of salary-taking time is for this result. In order to get the money, I have been scolded, and insulted by my personality, just for today, to get the debt, and to be able to pay those brothers arrears for a long time.
Whatever price I pay is worth...
I stood up and bowed deeply to Team Zhang. This is to express my gratitude to him on behalf of my more than 30 peasant brothers. Facing the old fox who didn't say a word, I hesitated for a moment, and still gently bent and lowered .
"I offended me so much just now. Please Mr. Chen, thank you brothers and I!"
Why do you still be polite with this old fox? Many people don't understand. In fact, this is also an action to ease the scene. After all, they still have to deal with each other, and I can't help but give Team Zhang some face.
has a word called: endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens, and there is also a word called, stop when you see it is better.
The innocent blue outside is as blue as if it had been washed, and it hurts my eyes.
For the first time in the past 4 years, I was so happy. 1.25 million has been transferred to my account on time. Although it was 4 years late, most of it was still collected.
In addition to being able to pay the farmers who are eager to see them, I also have extra funds to redeem the mortgaged house. I want to sleep well for days and nights... In the past 4 years, I have not slept well for a good day.
I am also a small contractor from a migrant worker. Although there are still some old accounts outside that have not been recovered, I will not owe any of the farmers’ brothers a share of their wages now.
After I gave the last migrant worker brother the money, I breathed a sigh of relief.
I can sleep peacefully now, walk out with my chest straight, take my wife and children back, start my life again, and pick up the lost dignity.
Because the sun is new every day...
