Zhang Leye is still recruiting workers in Springfield, and the temporary head of the factory is Cao Anran. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

That's right, it's the old man who lives in Zhang Leye's house and is missing a leg.

Cao Anran is actually not very old, only in his forties, and he should actually be considered in the prime of life. However, like all Chinese in this era, perhaps because the working environment is too harsh and the living conditions are extremely difficult, Cao Anran looks much older than his actual age, and it is not too much to describe him as an "old man".

About a decade ago, Cao came to the United States as a railroad worker hired by the Pacific Railroad Company to join the construction of the Pacific Railroad.

In 1866, the Chinese workers began to challenge the biggest obstacle in the project - the Serra Ridge Pass, which is a section of cliff, in order to split a double-track wide roadbed from the straight cliff, the Chinese workers tied themselves to the hanging basket, hung down with a rope from the top of the mountain, chiseled the wall in mid-air to fill the gunpowder, and then pulled up after ignition, because of the unstable performance of the gunpowder and the rope wear out and buried at the bottom of the cliff. In the process of building this section of the railway, Cao Anran broke his leg by rocks, and the railway company's meager pension was not enough for treatment costs, and Cao Anran spent all his money and did not save his leg, and was finally dismissed by the Pacific Company.

If it weren't for Zhang Leye's acceptance, perhaps Cao Anran would have become one of the countless lonely ghosts along the Pacific Railway.

After learning about this history, Li Mu handed over the task of supervising the construction of the factory to Cao Anran.

Although he broke his leg, Cao Anran still has an advantage, having certain management skills is one thing, and more importantly, Cao Anran can use English proficiently, which is convenient for the communication between the Chinese community and the construction team.

Although he has just arrived at the factory for a few days, Cao Anran's mental outlook has changed greatly, in order to facilitate Cao Anran's movement, Li Mu gave Cao Anran a wheelchair, although the wheelchair is not very comfortable this year, but it can move freely without being supported, which has made Cao Anran very satisfied.

Now Cao Anran is still wearing a slightly whitish gown, although he still has braids on his head, he is very neatly combed, without the slightest mess, and his eyes are no longer dull, and he is very bright.

Seeing Li Mu, even though he was in a wheelchair and had difficulty moving, Cao Anran still had the action of giving up, and although the bending range was not large enough, he was already doing his best.

Li Mu stepped forward to support Cao Anran, and his voice was still gentle: "Are you used to it here?" If there's anything inconvenient, just talk to Bresta, or ask someone to go directly to Riverside Town to find me, and if I'm not there, I'll leave a message for Lao Yan. ”

Li Mu can't stay in Riverside Town all day, and when he comes to the construction site, he can just go around and leave, Li Mu is very busy with his work now, even busier than Will.

"Thank you, Brother Mu, everything is fine here, everything is fine-" Cao Anran was very grateful, and his voice trembled a little.

In these years, there is no word "humanistic care", the disabled and the "wasted" are basically linked, although Cao Anran was a middle-level member of the Pacific Railway Company, but after breaking his leg, he was dismissed by the Pacific Railway Company without hesitation, although Cao Anran still has a family in the Qing Kingdom, but in order to treat the disease, he spent all the money, and he couldn't even afford a return ticket, and he didn't want to go back to drag down his family, if you want to measure it by loyalty, Cao Anran's loyalty is definitely higher than Zhang Leye.

What Li Mu wants is this effect, not icing on the cake, just sending charcoal in the snow, and using the smallest investment to win the biggest gain, for example, for Cao Anran, Li Mu just provides a job, so that Cao Anran can willingly pay for Li Mu, this "deal" is very cost-effective.

"How's the workers on our side?" Li Mu's focus is still on the Chinese workers, which are the backbone of the future factory, and they must be encircled.

At present, the living quarters of the factory have not yet been built, and naturally there are no houses for those Chinese to live in, so Li Mu prepared tents for these workers, one for each family, and they will live in tents for the time being, and then they will be resettled.

"Very good, the brothers know that this is Brother Mu's factory, there is absolutely no cheating and trickery, the men are helping on the construction site, the women are helping in the kitchen, even those who are half the size can go down to the river to touch a fish or something, the brothers heard that Brother Mu will give the house and land in the future, and they all think of Brother Mu's good, who dares to spoil Brother Mu's business, no need for Brother Mu to speak, let's all soak him in the pig cage-" can go up to the middle level, Cao Anran is still decisive in his bones, and what he said is murderous.

"Invading the pig cage" or something is just an attitude, and it can't actually get to that point. Chinese people are all idle people, if there is work to do, then work hard, if there is no work to do, take the initiative to find some work will not be idle, work enthusiasm is not a problem.

As for the bad Li Mu's matter, it is estimated that no one dares in this factory, there have been people who count the inferior roots of the Chinese, one of which probably means that the Chinese are used to stabbing knives in the back, for this Li Mu does not deny, any race will be a black sheep, but if you generalize, Li Mu can only say that the author's psychology is too dirty, there is a Buddha in his heart, and everyone is a Buddha.

"Touch the fish - don't do it, it's dangerous, if something happens, it's not good." Li Mu took precautions.

"It's okay, our poor children are not so expensive, and when they didn't come here, those boys didn't have a chance to fish even if they wanted to." Cao Anran is not a good thing, the medical level is not very high in these years, because there are more children in each family, basically free-range, and the proportion of premature deaths is still relatively high.

There is really no chance, Li Mu's factory is located in the upper reaches of the Connecticut River, the river water here is basically not polluted, but near Springfield City, the pollution of the Connecticut River is more serious, the Americans in these years have no concept of environmental protection, whether it is domestic garbage or domestic water, are dumped into the Connecticut River, the pollution is still very serious, there are basically no fish in the river, and there is no fish to catch if you want to.

"No, children are the hope of the future, we can't waste all our time in the river to fish, tomorrow all the children will be gathered, I will find a teacher to come over and start teaching them." Li Mu thinks far, time waits for no one, and if he wants the children to help Li Mu fight for the interests of the Chinese in the future, he must take action from now on.

"Lecture-" Cao Anran's eyes were hazy again.

Li Mu, who has received compulsory education, still cannot understand the importance of knowledge in this era.