在前文《贼窝会议 https://web.6parkbbs.com/index.php?app=forum&act=view&tid=3586275》几天之后的一个早上，到处都有很厚的霜。我看见工地南边遂川十里早市上人山人海的，非常热闹，就又过去逛早市儿了，却走进了另一个世界：我看见到处都有小偷在偷东西。
One morning a few days after the "Meeting in the Den of Thieves" talked in section 6.4 above, there was thick frost everywhere. I saw that the morning market in Suichuan, south of the construction site, was crowded with people. It was very lively, so I went there to visit the morning market again, but I entered another world: I saw thieves stealing things everywhere.
 
在一辆卖海鲜货车的一面拥挤着一群贼。前面的小偷假装买鲜虾，在那里用身体挡着后面的。后面的小偷儿们站着排，像是排队似的，实际上一袋儿，一袋儿的向外边传递着鲜虾。别的地方的小偷们，也是三五成群地配合着。他们的面目表情和手脚的动作迥然不同，使用的招法各异。谁都看不见我，好像我这个观众是一个透明的幽灵。我四处看，处处感觉惊讶，感觉像似到了世界末日。我突然意识到：我的目光呆滞，说不定会惹出什么乱子来，就不看了；低头快步走向我常去吃饭的地方。
A group of thieves crowded on one side of a seafood selling truck. The thieves in the front pretend to buy fresh shrimp, where they physically block the ones behind them. The thieves at the back stood in rows, as if in a queue, and passed the shrimp outward, bag by bag. The thieves elsewhere, too, were cooperating in groups of three or five. Their facial expressions and hand and foot movements were very different, and they used different tricks. No one could see me, as if I, the audience, is a transparent ghost. I looked around, feeling surprised everywhere, and it felt like the end of the world. I suddenly realized that my eyes were dull and might cause some trouble, so I stopped looking. I lowered my head and walked quickly to the place where I often eat.
卖筋饼豆腐脑的老板和伙计都是以前熟悉的人，可是当时在我眼里，他们对我像是对待陌生人。我问：“今天你们是怎么了？怎么这么不友好呢！” 那个老板冷漠地回答：“怎么了！你不是常来这儿吗！” 我注意到：在这里所有的人都对我表现出麻木情绪，对我不感兴趣，不欢迎我；不像往日，都有说有笑的。
The owner and the man selling bean curd dumplings were people I used to know well, but at that time, in my eyes, they treated me as if I were a stranger. I asked, "What's wrong with you guys today? Why are you so unfriendly!" That boss replied indifferently, "Why! Don't you come here often!" I noticed: all the people here showed numbness towards me, disinterested and unwelcoming; unlike in the old days, when we all talked and laughed.
吃完早餐，我绕路回到了住的地方，工地办公室。这里的气氛仍然和以前一样，很多人在吃海鲜：生吃螃蟹，活吃虾。我就试着吃了一只活虾：像是水似的，什么味道也没尝出来。大伙儿高兴地议论着。以后咱们就有海鲜吃了。不知道怎么的！那几个搞海鲜批发的都喜欢上咱这个小市场了。这个早市场的商贩比以前增多了几倍。
After breakfast, I took a detour back to where I was staying, the site office. The atmosphere was still the same as before, lots of people eating seafood: crabs raw and shrimp live. I then tried a live shrimp: it was like water; I couldn't taste anything. The group talked happily. Surprisingly, those who engage in seafood wholesale like our small market, so we'll have seafood to eat from now on. The vendors in this small morning market are several times more than before.
八点钟后，我们工程科的小马忽然来到了工地，告诉我这天放红线（注，红线是建筑物轮廓的基准线，是由测量局给出的）。小马对我说：“你是这工地的土建技术员。我是水暖技术员。这是你的工作。我是来帮你的。”
After eight o'clock, Little Ma from our engineering section suddenly came to the site and told me that the red line would be put in on this day (Note, the red line is the datum line on which the building outline is based and is given by the Survey Bureau). Little Ma said to me: "You are the civil construction technician at this site. I am the plumbing technician. This is your job. I'm here to help you."
测量局的车来了，人员却不下车。我和小马过去敲门。很长时间后，车里的人才打开车门，却表达了两个抱怨。一，有几个点，设计和实际不相符，最多的差一米。二，我们工地没有红线就开始施工了，他们得像上级汇报。他们让我和小马商量商量。
The bus from Survey Bureau arrived, but the personnel didn't get out. Little Ma and I went over and knocked on the door. It was only after a long time that the people in the bus opened the door but expressed two complaints. First, there were a few places where the designs do not match the actual, with a difference of up to one meter. Secondly, the construction had started at our site without the red line, and they had to report it to their superiors. They asked me to discuss it with Little Ma.
我跟着小马到一边，他说：“这是老城区，测量地图都更新多少次了，所以数据总差，不是什么大毛病。” 
我回答：“咱提前施工与他们没有关系！”
I followed Little Ma to the side, and he said: "This is an old city zone, how many times have the survey maps been updated, so the data are always not matching, not a big deal." 
I replied: "It's not like they have anything to do with our early construction!"
小马说：“对！这是人家朝咱们要下车钱”。
我听了感觉新奇：“啥！下车钱！咱这是结婚迎接新娘子下车呢！还要给下车钱！那得给多少钱？”
Little Ma said, "Right! This is that they are asking tips for getting off their bus.”
I felt strange when I heard, "What! Money for getting off the bus! Are we welcoming Bride? Must pay for bride getting off the bus! How much do we have to pay?"
 
小马说：“我不知道，看他们这个架势，我看四千元差不多。” （注，那时我的月薪是330元）
我说：“四千块钱！没人告诉我，我做不了主。等咱科长和经理来，让他们处理吧。”
Little Ma said: "I don't know, look at their posture, I think 4,000 RMB at least.” (Note, at that time, my salary is 330 RMB/Month).
I said: "4,000 RMB! No one told me, I can't decide. Let's wait for our section chief Fu and manager to come and let them handle it."
小马说：“等他们来，你别傻了！这事儿，咱们不办完了，他们就不会来。咱俩把事办完了，他们立刻就到。事儿咱办；活儿咱干；错误咱犯；功劳是人家的。钱！你给不给？”
Little Ma said: "Wait for them to come, don't be silly! If we don't finish this, they won't come. If we finish the job, they'll be here right away. We'll do the work, and make the mistakes, they'll get the credit. Money! Are you going to pay or not?"
我意识到了同事们在整我，要看我丢脸，就和小马吵起来了。这时，测量局的人打开了车窗、车门透气，听我们说话，看热闹。
I realized that my colleagues were screwing with me to see me lose face, so I argued with Little Ma. At this point, the people from the Survey Bureau opened the windows and doors to get some air, listen to us and watch the fun.
我大声说，：“咱这地基坑不是市长儿子和公安局长儿子挖的吗！他们要是把咱提前施工的事儿报上去了。这事儿好说，不好听！市长肯定就不高兴了。”
I said loudly, "Didn't the mayor's son and Police Bureau director's son dig this foundation pit!? If they report our early construction to the mayor. That's a good thing to say, but not a good thing to hear! The mayor will not be happy to hear this."
小马说：“这有啥用？”
我回答：“还有啥用！他们不敢上报！”
Little ma said: "What's the point?"
I replied: "What's the point! They don't dare to report us!"
小马说：“你说话儿小点声儿！他们的车门开着，能听见咱说话。”
我大声嚷道：“你以为我说给你听呐！市政府和公安局里没人听他们说话！”
Little Ma said: "Keep your voice down! Their doors are open, and they can hear us."
I yelled: "You think I'm talking to you! No one in the city hall and the Public Security Bureau listens to them!"
小马问：“你想怎么办？”
我回答：“这不是整我呢吗！谁这么缺德？打架能解决问题！咱们不怕出事，他们怕！他们要整事，找错地方了！”
Little Ma asked: "What do you want to do?"
I replied: "This is screwing me! Who's so mean? Fighting will solve the problem! We're not afraid of trouble, they are! They're looking for the wrong place to get into trouble!"
 
小马说：“如果咱跟他们打起来，他们局长得赶紧把事儿压下来。没等市长知道呢，他就把咱工地上的事儿全部解决了。但是，这不是也给咱局长找麻烦么！咱局长今天晚上就得去找市长道歉。”
Little Ma said: "If we fight with them, their Bureau Chief will have to quickly suppress the affair. Before the mayor finds out, he'll have solved all the problems at our construction site. However, isn't this also causing trouble for our Bureau Chief? Our Bureau Chief will have to go to the mayor tonight to apologize."
我回答：“没事儿，咱局长哪有机会去见市长，巴结人家！他上礼拜还骂咱们科呢：就窝里斗能耐！见着外面的人，连个响屁都不敢放。今天，咱俩就放个响屁给咱局长听听。” 我说着，就开始到处看，找棒子，假装要去砸他们的车窗玻璃。
I replied: "No issue. Our Bureau Chief doesn't have a chance to meet the mayor and flatter him! Last week, he scolded our section for being so good at fighting among ourselves! Dare not to fart when dealing with outsiders. Today, we're going to have a sounding fart for our Bureau Chief to listen." I said, began to look around, looking for a stick, pretending to smash their bus windows.
小马急了，说：“站住！别动！他们让我帮你，就是让你跟着我学。出事了都是我的错，谁还能责怪你一个刚毕业几个月的学生。你站这儿，别动。我去跟老马（马鸿光，工地生产经理）商量商量。”
Little Ma got anxious and said: "Stop! Don't move! They asked me to help you so that you could learn from me. If something goes wrong, it's my fault. Who can blame you, a student who just graduated a few months ago? You stand here, don't move. I'll talk to Old Ma (i.e. Team Leader Ma, site production manager)."
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