He was not polite at all. While eating melon seeds, he looked Zhang Guoquan up and down.

"Last time you charged me, we haven't settled it yet." Wei Dahai spat out a mouthful of melon seed peels.

Ganqing is here to cause trouble. Zhang Guoquan has been waiting for this day for a long time. He knows that with Wei Dahai's temperament, it will definitely not end so easily.

Just as she was about to step forward to speak, Xia Sujuan spoke first: "Wei Dahai, didn't you promise me, why don't you keep your words now?"

When facing Zhang Guoquan, Wei Dahai had a cold face, but when facing Xia Sujuan, his face immediately changed into a good one.

"How can I be that kind of person? I haven't done anything I promised you. So, if you go to the county with me and have a meal together, I don't like this stupid place."

Xia Sujuan didn't know what Wei Dahai was thinking. She didn't know if it was because of Zhang Guoquan's presence. Anyway, she refused without hesitation and said: "It's not necessary to eat. Guoquan needs to renovate the canteen, and I have to direct the workers to unload the food."

Where are the bricks?"

It was such a small canteen and there was no need for Xia Sujuan to take charge here. Of course Wei Dahai understood that the more she refused, the more he liked her.

What's more, she was still helping Zhang Guoquan. Although she liked it, she couldn't help but feel a little ashamed and angry.

He knew that Xia Sujuan would refuse, so since he dared to propose having dinner with her now, he felt confident in his heart.

When he straightened up and stretched, still holding a handful of uneaten melon seeds in his hand, he shook his neck up and down and said: "Listen to my brother, construction is about to start soon, and we are planning to build a large canteen.

You also know that the workers are not only from this village, but also from other villages, including towns and counties, so it is impossible without a canteen."

Canteen? Zhang Guoquan thought, it is necessary to build a canteen. There are many coal diggers, including the management staff above. So many people must eat. Even if they are from Yangjiazhuang village, it will be a whole day to work.

God, many people are tired and don’t go home to eat. They are dirty and there is no place to sit when they get home. They can just deal with it in the cafeteria.

"Canteen?" Xia Sujuan exclaimed, she knew what building a canteen meant.

"Is this news accurate?" After asking Wei Dahai, she immediately felt that the question was redundant. The canteen must be built.

"I'm asking, can I lie to you? With so many workers working, they have to eat. The efficiency of the canteen will not be bad. Haven't you always wanted to find a business in the mine? Now, the opportunity has come

Already."

"Originally, my brother planned to build it himself, but he couldn't get away, so he simply found a contractor to outsource it. He wanted to find a strong contractor, but what kind of relationship did we have? I immediately stopped him, you

You know, my brother will definitely have no objection to what I say."

Wei Dahai made such a big statement, and the purpose is self-evident. As long as you, Xia Sujuan, obey me obediently, the matter of contracting the canteen will naturally be for you.

He had spoken to such an extent that Xia Sujuan could not hear anything, but when she thought of Wei Dahai's expression of unabashed desire for her, she felt disgusted.

There was no way, she didn't want to go, but she had to go for the sake of her children.

It is already hard enough for a woman to raise a child alone, which is why Zhang Guoquan is not willing to leave Bai Ge alone to go to the mine.

Children can make trouble, Baige is inconvenient in nature, and there is no way to divide the time.

And a woman like Xia Sujuan takes care of a sick child. It's not a minor illness, and she can't leave the hospital almost all year round. Therefore, she needs money, a lot of money. Under this, she will take every opportunity to make money.

, she didn’t want to miss it.

Her life was so difficult that Zhang Guoquan felt that her fate was almost the same as that of Widow Ma. For women, it would only be even more difficult.

And no one knew that Xia Sujuan's experience during this period was even worse. News from the hospital informed her that the child's condition had worsened again.

The hospital's intention is very clear. There is no need for treatment. It is better to take home something good to eat and enjoy the remaining days. Just count as many days as you can be happy.

Xia Sujuan didn't want to give up. She had lost too much in this world. This child was her only comfort. She didn't want to lose it, even if she let the child stay for a little longer.

It was the desire to make money that kept her standing there, strong and unable to let herself fall.

She compromised, exchanged a few words with the workers unloading the bricks, and then prepared to go to the county with Wei Dahai.

It doesn't matter if she has one meal, she comforted herself. As long as she has one more meal, she can get the right to contract the canteen. As long as she makes money, she can take her children to bigger cities, the best places.

Hospital.

When Xia Sujuan walked out of the canteen, Wei Dahai glanced at Zhang Guoquan proudly.

Zhang Guoquan didn't bother to pay attention to Wei Dahai's provocation. He was only worried about Xia Sujuan's safety. He had not had much contact with Wei Dahai, but he was definitely not a good person. As for how bad he was, he couldn't say yet.

When Wei Dahai was about to leave the canteen, Zhang Guoquan suddenly said: "You haven't paid yet?"

Wei Dahai was stunned: "Give me money? What money?"

Zhang Guoquan stretched his head and gestured to a handful of melon seeds in his hand.

Wei Dahai suddenly understood and immediately became happy: "It's just a handful of melon seeds, OK, OK, OK, you country people are just snobs, and you're just looking for something, how much does it cost?"

"Fifty cents."

Wei Dahai was so angry that he laughed: "How much do I pay for it? It's only fifty cents for you to ask me for."

Rich people are different. Zhang Guoquan deliberately asked for more than 50 cents. To put it bluntly, a handful of melon seeds only cost about one or two cents. It was entirely because he was hostile to Wei Dahai that he asked for more.

"Guoquan, forget it, just charge it to my account."

Xia Sujuan spoke, but Zhang Guoquan had no choice but to give up.

Unexpectedly, Wei Dahai approached reluctantly and said, "Look at how poor you are. Not to mention fifty cents, even five hundred. I won't blink an eye. You will be like this for the rest of your life."

Zhang Guoquan was not angry because of his words. He stared into Wei Dahai's eyes without fear and said, "If you dare to touch a hair of hers, I will never spare you."

Wei Dahai laughed instead of getting angry: "Haha, I don't like you at all if you fight with me, but don't worry, I promise to bring her back intact."

Finally, he suddenly changed his mind. Was Wei Dahai intimidated by his momentum? Weakened?

Zhang Guoquan thought it was definitely not the case. As for what Wei Dahai thought, he didn't know.

Wei Dahai left with Xia Sujuan and took a car to the county.

When he was leaving, he could still hear Wei Dahai muttering something in a low voice, which he said to Xia Sujuan. Several friends from the county came with women. You can't go if you don't go. I'm too shameless. Don't worry.

Give me face, and I will definitely handle the canteen contracting work for you. That's all I say.

The two of them drifted away, and he didn't hear what Xia Sujuan answered. After all, Xia Sujuan could only suppress her unhappiness, and what else could she say.

The bricks and tiles were unloaded in the wheat field. Zhang Guoquan was worried about Xia Sujuan. No matter how worried he was, he couldn't follow her. He could only suppress his worries and start working.

I moved all the goods stored in the canteen into the main room, climbed up the wooden ladder to the roof, pulled down the straw, dug out the surrounding wooden boards with a shovel, and leaned against the wall, leaving a pot for cooking.

Still good.

By the time I finished unpacking everything and leaving a clear space, it was already mid-afternoon.

Without stopping, he started to use wire ropes to plan the area in advance, and then dug the trench. It was not too deep, half a person's height, which he felt was enough, and it was not as high as the main house, so the foundation did not need to be too deep.

When I started working, I felt hot all over. I even took off my cotton-padded clothes, and shovelfuls of soil were thrown up as the excavation progressed.

It wasn't until late afternoon that I stopped and stood on top to see that half of the work was dug. I would get up early tomorrow and I would definitely finish digging before lunch.

Looking at the soil thrown up, he pulled out the cart from the yard, shoveled the soil onto the cart, and pulled it to Aunt Wang's door.

Aunt Wang always said that there is a puddle at the door, and water always accumulates when it rains. It's okay in summer. If the water is stored, it will dry up in two days. If it snows in winter, it will turn into water and freeze into ice. Aunt Wang's body bones

, I'm afraid it will break.

"Guoquan, why don't you even wear cotton-padded clothes?" Aunt Wang shouted in the yard.

"It's okay, just put it on after padding the door."

When it was dark, the door was finally padded, Aunt Wang steamed the steamed buns and asked Zhang Guoquan to take them back.

He walked home carrying the steamed bun basket, but stopped before he reached the door of the yard.

I looked towards the entrance of the village. It was pitch black and I couldn't see anything.

If Wei Dahai comes back, he will definitely be able to see the car lights.
Chapter completed!