When I was at my wit's end, I looked downstairs from the window and saw Lao Yu riding an electric tricycle. The back seat of the tricycle is filled with pure water. Needless to say, he came to deliver water to the residents. I poked my head out and shouted downstairs, "Master, what brand of water is this?" How much is a barrel? Give me two barrels! "
Lao Yu looked at me inside and said, "Qionghua brand, 8 yuan a barrel! This will be carried on your back! "
Me: "All right!"
I know this brand of water is a well-known brand in the local area, so I don't have much hesitation. Lao Yu quickly carried two buckets of water to my door, and his hands and feet were quite fast. He looks over 50 years old, with dark skin and strong body.
I paid the money and handed him two empty barrels. He gave me change and told me his last name. If you need water later, you can call him. I smiled and said, it's more like you can give me a discount! Lao Yu said, you can ask, our price is the best in the city. It stands to reason that a bucket of water on the second floor costs an extra dollar, which has already given you a discount!
"Listen to the accent, you are not from here?" I asked.
"My hometown is from Henan, and I have been here for some years!" Yu grinned and said.
"Your income in this line is not bad!"
"Not bad! If you don't work, you can't. There are still two children at home who are studying in college! " Lao Yu said with a sigh.
After that, Lao Yu often came to the community to deliver water. After a long time, I gradually got to know him. It turns out that Lao Yu used to live in the countryside. In recent years, with the acceleration of the country's urbanization process, the houses of his family and other villagers have been expropriated by the government and compensated by a large sum of money. In order to facilitate children's study, Lao Yu used the money to buy a house in the city. After losing his land, Lao Yu did some odd jobs in the city, such as porters, security guards and supermarket fishermen. He did all these jobs, and by chance, he took the job of delivering water.
Lao Yu said that the work of sending water workers is very hard. Rain or shine, he works ten hours every day, leaving early and returning late. These are nothing to him, much easier than working in the farmland. It's just that with the growth of age, it's a bit too much to climb the high-rise corridor without elevators, especially in hot summer, when clothes are wet and underwear has never been done. Compared with the physical load, sometimes mental grievances are even more unacceptable.
Engaged in service work, it is inevitable to meet all kinds of customers. Some haggle over every ounce and make trouble without reason; Some of you tried to carry water to a tall building, but she said no for various reasons, which made people very helpless. When encountering these things, Lao Yu should put it aside when he was young. With his hot temper, you must talk to others. But after much experience, Lao Yu became accustomed to it and gradually calmed down.
The boss said that in our line of work, the service attitude is good, the customer is God, and we can't offend him! Lao Yu scolded in his heart, what a bird god, isn't this just to pretend to be a grandson? There is a fire in my heart, and there is nowhere to vent. Lao Yu knows the boss's difficulties. There are too many people in this line now, and the competition is fierce! Why do people buy your water? Look at product quality and service attitude! Thinking in this way, Lao Yu's heart will be much easier, just like a stone in water. After years of running water, the edges and corners will become rounded.
Once, I was surprised to see Lao Yu delivering water to our unit. He pulled a car full of water and went back and forth alone. I used to help him carry buckets of water from the car. Lao Yu said, "Don't bother, I can do it alone!" " "Asked again," do you work here? "
"Yes, how did you get in touch with our unit? We are big users of water! "
"White is introduced by others! All right, Master Lin, I'm going out by myself now. This is my business card! " At some point, Lao Yu handed me a business card.
I took the business card and smiled and said, "You are not bad now, you are your own boss!" " "
He smiled shyly. "You can't say that. You have to rely on everyone to take care of you! "
My heart is Roden. The bottled water collected by the unit is concentrated in the security department of the concierge department. Zhang, who once listened to the security department, said that Xiao Li, who originally delivered water to the company, was unwilling to send it this year because the company was heavily in debt in the past two years. I don't want them to find Lao Yu now, so I can't help worrying about Lao Yu. In recent years, the company is really depressed, but the water fee of several thousand yuan per month is still affordable, and the reason is naturally very difficult.
In a blink of an eye, the Spring Festival is coming, and our party is on duty at the concierge in the evening. Someone took out a teacup to make tea, and Zhang found that there was no bottled pure water at home. The middle-aged man murmured, this old man has been telling him for several days, why doesn't he send water?
"You owe people 10,000 and 20,000 yuan. How can you be so positive?" The porter Lao Liang said.
"yard by yard, agreed to send water today, how to also want to keep his word? Isn't this delayed? So many people are still waiting to drink water! " Zhang looked unhappy and took out his mobile phone to call Lao Yu.
The phone was quickly connected, and Lao Yu said that he had planned to come today, but unfortunately the car broke down. Zhang said loudly on the phone: "You send the water now, I don't care what you think!" Just as he was talking, the phone was suddenly hung up. Try again, and you're still blind.
Zhang became anxious. Don't start pacing the room. He scolded angrily: "The old man didn't dare to answer my phone today and didn't deliver water. I'll change another one tomorrow! "
I said, "I can't blame Lao Yu. All year round, I always have to settle the balance for others! It's so late, there are still thirty miles left. I'm afraid it's mysterious to expect him to deliver water! "
Hearing this, Zhang suddenly remembered something and immediately stepped aside to call the minister of administration. After a while, he came back and said, "Minister Ma said that he just gave Lao Yu 5000 yuan today, but he deducted thousands of dollars! Well, why do you always do this? "
After about 40 minutes, everyone watched TV with great interest. Suddenly there was a crisp car horn outside the door. It turns out that Lao Yu delivered water. He came so late, which surprised everyone.
Zhang greeted him with a smile and said, "If you don't come tonight, we will have no water tomorrow!" "
"I can't come, you hurry to make a phone call, my words count! But your Minister Ma said well, but you changed your mind! " Lao Yu said while moving the bucket.
"I know the situation like the back of my hand, and Minister Ma has nothing against your family. I have done it before! " Zhang explained.
"Well, these two days are too busy. I was running outside when you called me! It's really not that I don't want to come. It's really that the car is broken or borrowed from others! " Lao Yu wiped her sweat and said.
"Who told you to be so embarrassed, hire two more people to save old bones from falling apart!" Zhang laughed and joked.
"You are also light, who doesn't want to be the shopkeeper of cutting? There are enough people in my shop, so I will hire someone to drink the northwest wind! " Yu frowned and said with a wry smile.
He packed the empty bucket, jumped into the car, pressed the switch, and the tricycle chug started. A light arrow pierced the surrounding darkness, and soon, his figure disappeared into the boundless darkness. ...