"It's frozen!" a worker shouted.
"Where did the ice come from in this hot weather?" Several workers gathered around the ice bucket in the workshop and talked about it.
"Hurry up and get to work!" At this time, a man who looked like a foreman came over and shouted, "What's the fuss? Hurry up and get to work! If you don't want to work, get out!"
The man who cursed was the foreman in the factory, Jia Zhengjing. He was involved in all matters, big or small, in the factory with more than 300 people, and the small foremen in each workshop were also under his management.
"Dangdangdang..." A quick ringing of the bell broke the awkward situation. "It's time for dinner!" someone shouted. The workers walked out of the workshop in groups of three or five and headed towards the dining room.
Qinghe Town is a large town located on a major transportation route not far from the big cities and docks. The person who just spoke is a worker from the Quanxing Cotton Processing Factory, the largest cotton processing factory in the town. Although it was only the early years of the Republic of China, there were already local gentry and foreigners who jointly built factories. This is one of them.
The Quanxing Cotton Processing Factory is located in the southwest corner of the town, and next to the factory is a reed pond wasteland. The factory has a large courtyard, with more than a dozen rows of tall factory buildings and a corridor running through them. The northernmost row of the factory is where the workers live. The southernmost is the restaurant. The so-called restaurant is just a few rows of rough wooden tables and some benches.
"What kind of crappy place is this! It's weird. It's frozen in such a hot day." A young worker and an old worker were muttering to each other at the dining table in the restaurant.
The old worker said while eating, "There are many new things happening here. It was just the beginning of spring, and the frogs in the reed pond next to us kept croaking all night, making many people unable to sleep. Isn't that strange?"
Also, I heard that some people in the dormitory felt like there were ice needles moving in their bodies when they were sleeping at night. Don’t you think it’s scary? Many people left because they couldn’t adapt to the environment here, so the flow of people is very large. Many foremen took advantage of this to deduct the wages of workers who wanted to leave. It’s very complicated here. You will slowly learn about many things. Let’s eat quickly.”
At this time, a new worker with thick eyebrows and big eyes was listening to this silently. His name was Wu Yugang, and he came from a small mountain village hundreds of miles away. This was his second day at the factory.
Wu Yu had just finished his meal and was about to drink some water when he looked up and saw that the water in the bowl had formed a thick layer of ice. Wu Yu calmly picked up the bowl and a miracle happened. He saw that the ice was melting rapidly and in the blink of an eye, it disappeared.
"He can break the mysterious ice." Someone shouted. The news spread quickly.
In the evening, the workers returned to the dormitory, which was separated from the factory building. It was clean, with about ten people in one room. As soon as you enter the door, you will see beds made of wooden boards on both sides of the room. In the middle of the room is a rough wooden table and two benches. People in each dormitory were talking about what happened during the day.
"You know, a new worker in the factory melted the ice in the blink of an eye. No one knows how he did it." Several workers were chatting.
"I don't see what's so special about the new guy. How come he has such high skills?" said one person.
"Who knows! Maybe the real person doesn't show his face." Someone echoed.
"Here, freezing happens even in the summer, and it's not just for a day or two." "It's been at least three or four years, and no one can stop it."
"This time, the real kung fu masters are here." "Who can beat whom?"
"Who knows!" "Whatever happens, it's going to be a good show this time anyway." The workers were talking in a noisy manner.
"We just arrived here yesterday, and this happened today. It's really unbelievable. But who knew that it was Xuanbing? There must be people around who know Xuanbing Kung Fu, and this place is controlled by them." Wu Yuguang pondered the scenes during the day.
As soon as he entered the dormitory, several new workers surrounded Wu Yugang and started talking at once, "Brother, I didn't realize you had such high skills. You melted the ice in the blink of an eye. You're amazing."
"You've become famous just after arriving here. Let's drink to celebrate." Wu Yugang smiled. "What's there to celebrate? I'm exhausted after a day's work. Let's go to bed early."
Wu Yugang said as he walked to the bed and prepared to go to sleep, "Haven't you heard the legends here? Maybe we are all controlled by others? It's not easy to go out and make money. Let's just do our own work and don't bother with those trivial matters."
A roommate next to me asked: "What kind of Kung Fu do you know? It's amazing. When others ask us about it, we can show it off to them."
Wu Yugang smiled and said, "It's nothing special. I am from the Tianxian Sect. I use the Nine Heavens Mysterious Yang Art to melt ice. The martial arts of the person who can freeze is called Xuanyin Gong, which is similar to the Nine Heavens Mysterious Yin Art of our sect. The Tianxian Sect belongs to Quanzhen Taoism and practices the Nine Heavens Mysterious Yang Art. It is based on the Taoist method of Taiyi Zhenren. However, that person's martial arts are indeed not shallow."
Wu Yuguang lay down and said, "We still have to work tomorrow, so go to bed early." The roommate looked at the sky, stuck out his tongue, and went to bed.
"It's strange that this new guy can break my Xuanbing." A person with his back to Jia Zhengjing said in the dark. The person who spoke was Xuanbing.
"Damn it, this kid is ruining our business. We need to find a way to teach this ignorant kid a lesson." Jia Zhengjing cursed, "He hasn't even been here for three and a half days. He needs to suffer a little."
"Don't be anxious. We have to find out the boy's background and see where he comes from." Xuan Bing was thinking about something.
"What kind of background can he have? He is just a poor boy working away from home. He was just brought here by someone who introduced him to the job. What kind of backing can he have?" Jia Zhengjing and Xuan Bing said.
"It's not that simple. Just look at his skill in melting ice. He is definitely not an ordinary farmer. It has been five years since it was built here. No one can melt my black ice." Xuan Bing said thoughtfully. "Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle."
"Yes, you are still taller." Jia Zhengjing said with a smile.
"Maybe we will encounter a strong enemy this time." Xuanbing said.
"It doesn't matter. He is in the light and we are in the dark. He is under our control anyway. What can he do? We will find a way to slowly kill him." Jia Zhengjing said nonchalantly.
"It's either you or me, hahaha..." The two people were secretly discussing.
Society is complex, because people’s hearts are like rivers and lakes. (To be continued)