Chapter 879

Seven days later. At a construction site in a typical small county located in Salford Province. “It is time for the wages to be distributed! You, twenty three dollars! Keep it well!” “You, fourteen dollars!” An overweight foreman with a perfectly-round belly was handing out the daily wages to a few men and women who were in their fifties. Among them stood a young man, who stuck out like a sore thumb. The others received twenty three dollars as their daily wage. However, when it came to the young man’s turn, he only received fourteen dollars. The foreman spat on his fingers as he counted the cash to make sure the amount was right. “Hold on. Haven’t we already agreed on this matter before coming here? You don’t need to pay me twenty three dollars a day, but didn’t we settle on sixteen dollars a day instead?” The young man asked. “Damn it! Didja forget the meal you ate earlier this afternoon!? Two dollars is taken off your pay for yer meal!” “But the lunch we had just now was