Since everyone had no objections, Su Xi naturally had no problems at this time.
For her, the top priority was to solve the problem of survival. The opinions of others were just for reference and could not affect her decisions.
After all, although this world seemed safe, it was actually full of hidden dangers. If they were not careful, they would face utter ruin.
Without enough to eat, they would have no time to do anything else.
Su Xi knew that these people were uneducated. To survive in this world, apart from live streaming, their only other option was to walk a path that led to legal trouble.
However, even if they wanted to live stream, the money they had on them was not enough to buy a mobile phone, let alone buy fans and increase their income.
"Let's go, we're heading to the west of the city."
Su Xi was very familiar with this type of city and had already learned some information. She knew that the west of the city was still an undeveloped area. Not only was it cheap there, but there were also many construction sites.
As long as there were these construction sites, they could find opportunities to do odd jobs, which meant they would have a chance to survive.
Arriving at the construction site, Su Xi immediately found the foreman and expressed their desire to carry bricks.
Foreman Ergou looked at Su Xi, then glanced at the people behind her, and said, "You can work here now, but there's something I must tell you clearly."
"What is it?" Su Xi, seeing the meaning in Ergou's eyes, could already guess something. But to play along with Ergou, she remained silent, acting like a naive newcomer.
Ergou did not beat around the bush and said directly, "You are all my people, so you naturally need to be grateful. As the saying goes, 'one man's labor is another man's enjoyment'; you should also water the plants from time to time."
Hearing Ergou say this, Su Xi understood even more clearly what Ergou wanted. She immediately nodded sagely and said, "Don't worry, my brothers and I know our limitations. We'll only take 50% of the payment."
Ergou was very pleased to hear Su Xi and the others say this. He nodded and said, "Since that's the case, you can start. Ten thousand yuan per brick; how much you can do depends on your skills."
"Thank you." Su Xi received the foreman's promise and immediately called for everyone to start working.
Although they had paid such a high price, Su Xi was not worried at all.
As long as they could solve the problem of survival, they didn't need to worry about other things.
They had to make money first. Once they had resources, the remaining problems would not be their concern.
Although these people had lost their powers, their physical conditioning was still far superior to ordinary people. Therefore, starting to move bricks was not a problem for them.
A pile of bricks like this would take two people a day to move, and they might not even finish it. But now, Li Ping, alone, finished it in ten minutes.
Finally, under the astonished gazes of the other workers on the site, he even finished moving all the other bricks on the site, looking completely relaxed.
Seeing Li Ping break the established practices, the faces of others turned from astonishment to shock.
Ergou, who had been taking a nap, woke up in a good mood, ready to sing at the top of his lungs.
Having inexplicably gained so much money, he was naturally inexplicably happy. He had even planned to visit his familiar technician number 68 tonight for a good time.
But before he could decide what song to listen to, he suddenly saw his lackey rushing over in a panic, "Brother Er, something's wrong, someone's causing trouble at the construction site."
"Causing trouble?" Ergou put down his phone, which was playing a clip of "Life is Good," and walked out with an angry expression. "Someone dares to cause trouble in front of me, they're really asking for death."
Upon arriving at the construction site, Ergou's face quickly became filled with confusion.
If he remembered correctly, there were tens of thousands of bricks piled up here. How had all these bricks disappeared? Could it be that a thief had broken in?
But he had never heard of a thief being so foolish as to steal worthless bricks instead of valuable items.
Ergou turned to look at the follower behind him and asked, "What exactly happened?"
The situation before him did not seem normal.
The follower wiped the sweat from his brow and said in shock, "Brother Er, the people you hired today finished all this work in one hour. The other workers are unhappy and are preparing to deal with them."
"What?" Ergou's face showed disbelief at the follower's words.
Just those few people, moving tens of thousands of bricks in one hour.
This wasn't a dream, nor was it nonsense?
The follower, hearing Ergou's question, although unwilling to admit it, still nodded, indicating that this was not his nonsense but a true existence.
Su Xi and the others had indeed accomplished such an important task.
"Take me there." Hearing this, Ergou hastily ordered.
These matters were not that simple. If this could be confirmed, it would be very beneficial to him.
The follower quickly led him forward, and then Ergou saw a group of people surrounding Su Xi and the others.
"What are you doing?" Ergou rebuked the people in front of him.
During work hours, he had paid them. Were these people not working and expecting to get paid for free? Even if the base salary was low, they shouldn't be taken advantage of.
Hearing Ergou's words, the others felt a surge of anger. They were here to make money. But if Su Xi and the others had moved all the bricks, what would they do?
Even with a basic salary, tens of thousands of yuan was only enough to buy a bottle of mineral water, not enough to fill their stomachs.
Ergou stopped his subordinates' complaints and then looked at Su Xi, asking, "Can you really finish moving bricks that quickly?"
He had to confirm something first before he could proceed.
Su Xi nodded, not denying it.
There were too many eyes here, so denying it would be pointless. Moreover, if they wanted to survive well here, they had to have something that others didn't.
Having received Su Xi's confirmation, Ergou nodded. "Since you are so capable, the remaining matters will be easy to handle."
The other workers looked at Ergou, expecting him to uphold justice for them, but they did not expect him to be so obviously biased.
However, the next moment, Ergou said, "A few of you stay, and the rest of you can go."
These people were not only inefficient but also wouldn't bring him money. But by letting Su Xi and the others stay, he could save a lot of money in the end.
The faces of the others showed disbelief.
They were fired, was this real?
On such a large construction site, they couldn't find any chance of survival, leaving them no way to live.
But looking at the stern expression on Ergou's face, they knew this was not a joke.
They had indeed been fired.
Even though they were extremely angry at this moment, it was useless.
Therefore, despite their helplessness, they could only agree.
However, although they dared not offend Ergou, they directed all their anger towards Su Xi and the others.
If Su Xi and the others had not appeared, they would not have lost their jobs.
They were already doing the lowest-level work, and now someone looked down on them.
Although their status was very low, they were not to be bullied by others.
So, although they seemed to leave obediently, they were actually already discussing how to deal with Su Xi. As long as they found an opportunity, Su Xi and the others would surely be retaliated against.
In a society governed by law, they dared not act recklessly. But as long as no one found out, it meant they could do whatever they pleased.
After dismissing the others, Ergou looked at Su Xi and said, "Everyone else is gone, and I will pay you the wages you asked for."
Ergou readily took out a large stack of banknotes from his body, took half of the money, and handed the rest to Su Xi. "This is your wages."
"Thank you." Su Xi took the wages and looked at Ergou, asking, "I see there are many other tasks here. How about you let us do all of them?"
"You can do other tasks too?" Ergou looked at Su Xi, his face showing disbelief.
Were they too versatile? They could do all these things.
If he hired Su Xi alone, wouldn't that save him a lot of trouble and money?
Then, going to clubs and hiring models wouldn't be a dream anymore.
Su Xi knew Ergou didn't believe her, so she began to demonstrate how to erect scaffolding.
Dozens of kilograms of steel pipes felt as if they had no weight in Su Xi's hands. With a light movement, everything was assembled and layered up. The other people began to demonstrate how to mix cement and build walls.
Not only did Su Xi and the others have many skills, but they were also very fast.
The speed of these people could greatly shorten the construction period and increase his income.
"Good," Ergou was very satisfied, feeling incredibly happy.
What were these people doing?
Then he could make a fortune.
After these people left, Su Xi quickly regained her senses.
Although they had established themselves, it was clear that those they had driven away would not give up so easily. They would definitely find a way to act and ultimately resolve the problem.
Tonight would be the key to whether they could overcome the difficulties.
However, instead of waiting, it was better to take the initiative.
Waiting passively was not as effective as taking action.
"Let's go. Put down the work at hand for now, and you'll come out with me for a while. We'll go find someone to discuss matters properly."