But there is no doubt that the excavation team is the most tiring and dangerous.
Just because the underground coal seams are like the layer of meat in the middle of meat buns: miners have to rely on the picks and steel drills in their hands to pry out the coal bit by bit from the cracks in the rocks and dig it out.
If the coal seam is thicker, for example, more than 1 meter high, the miners will have an easier time: after all, the miners responsible for digging the coal can still stand up a little when encountering such a thick coal seam.
When digging this kind of coal seam, it is easy to exert force not only on the arms, but also on the waist and thighs.
Moreover, this kind of thick coal seam can be dug quickly and can be more profitable.
But if they encounter a coal seam that is only 2 or 3 feet high, the miners will suffer: they have to dig lying down, kneeling, or lying on the working surface.
When encountering this kind of coal seam, not only does it make people suffer when digging, but the excavation speed is also extremely slow.
Even if the miners work for a long time, they can't create much benefit. As a result, relatively speaking, their wages are not much higher.
This time I went down the well,
The team of Luo Xuan, Jian Teng, and Brother Zeng belong to the "excavation team" and do the most dangerous and tiring work.
Fortunately, the coal seam at the current mining surface is not bad. It is 8 or 90 centimeters thick, allowing people to bend down and dig forward sideways.
When encountering this kind of coal seam, it is much better than lying on the working surface and slowly drilling forward like an earthworm.
The mining surface Luo Xuan encountered this time was barely good.
but,
Gu Xiangyu has been digging coal with them for a long time, and he has accumulated richer experience.
According to them, judging from the changes in the direction and thickness of the coal seam, our team may not be able to live a good life for a few days.
Looking at the coal seam, there is a trend of becoming thinner and thinner.
After digging out the thicker coal, everyone will have to go into the cracks in the rocks to search for the thinner coal.
This time when he went down to dig coal, Luo Xuan worked very hard!
Just because I had already told Gu Xiangyu and the others before: I have to work hard, only in this way can I support myself.
Maybe by the end of the year, I can even send 5 or 60 yuan back to my family!
Luo Xuan was in good health and had a lot of strength, so he was very accurate and skillful in digging coal.
After a while,
There was a lot of coal piled up on the working surface that Luo Xuan was responsible for.
If he was really tired, Luo Xuan would excuse himself to go to the big pool and relieve himself.
Then go to the abandoned mine and escape into the space to rest for a while and eat something to restore your physical strength.
When his physical strength recovered, Luo Xuan would return to the workbench, pull Jian Teng and Brother Zeng down without any explanation, and let him take their place and continue working.
In fact, digging coal in a well is tiring and painful, but it's still bearable.
The most terrifying thing is the ever-present landslide, the danger of roof collapse, and the coal ash and dust that permeates the working surface.
People who have been underground for a long time.
Even if he has had good luck over the years, he has always been safe.
But after all, there is no way to escape the fall, and it will be accompanied by lifelong "pneumoconiosis" and "spontaneous pneumothorax".
When these diseases attack, life will really be worse than death!
Digging coal under the mine is the most tiring job, but loading the truck is relatively easy.
So there are 6 people in a team, generally 3 people are responsible for digging coal and 3 people are responsible for loading the truck.
By rotating in this way, everyone can take a breather.
Luo Xuan worked too hard today. Basically, Luo Xuan took care of all the work of digging coal on the working surface.
Gu Xiangyu and Lao Tong looked at each other and were dumbfounded: fierce man, what is a fierce man?
In the past, old fellow workers thought that they had worked hard enough to dig coal by themselves.
Now he saw the pickaxe in Luo Xuan's hand flying up and down, and large chunks of coal kept falling down from the coal seam.
Lao Tong and Gu Xiangyu couldn't help but admired from the bottom of their hearts: This is the real fierce man!
Luo Xuan started digging coal.
At the beginning, the coal was almost piled up like a hill, and we had to be responsible for loading the trucks. Several people were a little busy.
This is not to say that the five of them responsible for loading the truck cannot do a single job.
Just because the coal mining surface and the tunnel are narrow.
The more people there are, the harder it will be to move around, which will greatly reduce the efficiency of loading.
After Luo Xuan had been digging for half an hour, Lao Tong and Gu Xiangyu were surprised, happy, and happy that they had taken advantage of the situation.
Slowly, it turned into panic: This kid Luo Xuan doesn’t want his own waist anymore?
Unmarried young men have good waist strength.
But I can't stand Luo Xuan's squandering!
Alas, when I was young, I didn’t know how valuable my waist was. When I got older, I looked at the hollow silk thread and shed tears.
Luo Xuan was digging coal so hard that Lao Tong and Gu Xiangyu watched from surprise, joy, to fear.
And then later.
Luo Xuan looked like a mole digging into the fluffy soil, digging out a big hole with a click.
Gu Xiangyu and Lao Tong couldn't sit still at all: "Hey, little brother Luo Dabang, please take your time and dig more slowly!"
Luo Xuan has been calling his name Luo Dabang since he came to the mine.
That's why Gu Xiangyu thought that Luo Xuan was really called "Luo Da Bang".
"Slow down, slow down, you're a bitch!"
The old fellow exclaimed: "In this broken coal mine, we don't choose model workers, and we don't judge advanced ones. Brother Luo Dabang, why are you working so fast? Besides, that kind of honorary title can only be achieved by hard work." of?"
Gu Xiangyu also quickly advised: "Brother Luo Dabang, my dear, my dear! Why do you work so fast? Let me tell you, there is no such thing as a production pacesetter in this Doujiapan coal mine. explain!"
The old fellow hurriedly spoke up: "That's right! Everyone earns some wages to eat and drink. And I heard that the person in charge of this coal mine has a daughter who weighs 180 pounds. She doesn't even weigh her skin."
The other weighs 179 pounds, and that’s still the weight of summer! Brother Luo Dabang, don’t plan on becoming the son-in-law of the coal mine director. His daughter eats meat from the palm of her hand, and she has to eat 3 pounds in one meal!”
Luo Xuan once joked that he would marry the daughter of the coal mine manager.
This matter has spread throughout the coal mine through the mouths of new miners.
Gu Xiangyu and Laotong had a reason why they wanted to stop Luo Xuan from digging coal so fast.
These two guys!
They were really scared: they finally caught Luo Xuan, a good miner and co-worker who was willing to work hard.
Then you have to cherish it and let him do it for a long time.
It's like the rich peasants in the old society who bought back a good mule that is strong enough and willing to work hard. Then you have to take it slowly and slowly, but you can't destroy it all at once!
The two men tried their best to persuade him, but Luo Xuan continued to dig hard.
Gu Xiangyu really had no choice but to shout: "Stop! Stop digging."
Luo Xuan stopped and asked: "Why, Brother Gu, are you not willing to let the miners produce more and contribute more to the mines?"
"Uh no, it's not."
Gu Xiangyu waved his hands repeatedly, and then lowered his voice and said: "Actually, it's about digging coal. Well, actually, it's almost enough!"
Jianteng is not stupid.
When he heard what Gu Xiangyu said, Jian Teng took over and asked, "Brother Gu, are you afraid that if you dig too much or too fast, the mine will lower our unit price?"
Gu Xiangyu nodded: "That's it. We belong to the same team, and the coal we dug is mixed together, so we all earn the same amount at the end of the month."
"If we dig too much, we have completed the production task far more than other teams."
Gu Xiangyu explained: "Then there are only two possibilities: the mine can increase production quotas for other teams; or it can reduce the unit price of coal for our team."
Lao Tong nodded: "No matter which result, it is not a good thing for us.
So coal mining is about right. Don’t lag behind others, but don’t stand out too much. Do you understand?”
If the tunneling speed is too fast, the unit price of the coal mine will be reduced. There is no doubt about this.
This guy is really willing to do it, and he is also very cunning and scheming!
Sure enough, their high wages are not for nothing.
Lao Tong's salary is higher than others, partly because he works hard at coal mining.
But the amount of his higher salary is actually extremely limited.
In fact, the excess wages that really fell into his pocket were mainly because he was a spy in the coal mine.
Laotong can receive an additional 72 yuan in subsidies every year.
Just like other miners who dig coal and can send home 80 yuan a year, Lao Tong can only get 100 yuan at most because he works harder.
Plus the "reward" of 72 yuan given to him by the mine.
So this old fellow can send back more than 170 yuan at the end of the year.
——Only a hard-working young man like him can do this.
Luo Xuan followed the advice of Gu Xiangyu and Lao Tong, and then slowed down the speed of coal mining.
The reason why I had to risk my life to dig coal just now was.
Luo Xuan just wanted to express his attitude to them and make them believe that he really wanted to work hard on his own in order to earn some grain.
This was just to prove that he had no intention of escaping from the Lijiapan Coal Mine.
You don’t really want to earn pocket money by digging coal. Are you short of money?
This time when we went down the mine, everyone worked on the coal mining working surface for who knows how long.
Anyway, after several hours, Gu Xiangyu shouted: "Have a rest! It's time to replenish yourself with some fodder."
So everyone obeyed his call, took out their own food from the net bags they brought when they went down to the well, and started eating.
To replenish the physical energy consumed a lot by digging coal.
Due to high labor intensity and low temperature underground in mines, the human body consumes a lot of energy.
Therefore, when going down the mine, no matter whether the miners are willing or not, the canteen of Doujiapan Coal Mine will thoughtfully give the miners a "Friendly Energy Replenishment Pack" in their net pockets.
There are fried rice, yak butter tea, biscuits and naan cakes in the net bag.
There is also a small paper packet of white sugar and an ounce of salt.
As for those experienced miners, they will carry a thermos of boiling water down the well, so that they can make fried rice and make tea.
This net bag is a physical item, and the canteen will not collect cash from miners on the spot.
Instead, after the miners go up the mine, the people in the canteen will come over to count the items left in their pockets and see what the miners have consumed?
Then use this to set prices and keep accounts.
The canteen will then take these accounting vouchers and go to the financial person in charge of the coal mine to settle the account.
The canteen at Doujiapan Coal Mine has very attentive service.
Of course, their charges are naturally not low: a pack of camellia oleifera costs 1.6 yuan, and a pound of fried rice sells for 9.5 cents. And in terms of weight, they are still a little less than a pound.
All the miners who can dig coal underground are pot-bellied. If you eat a pound of fried rice underground, you will only be half full.
"Eat, you open your net bag and eat."
Gu Xiangyu only made half a catty of fried rice himself, but he held up the bowl and urged Luo Xuan, Jian Teng and the others to eat more: "If you don't fill your stomachs, how will you have the strength to work later?"
The old fellow even went so far as to dig through the pile of coal for the very light lumps of coal mixed with a little bit of yellowish brown.
Then put it in your mouth and chew it slowly. Occasionally, drink two sips of boiled water to swallow the chewed cinders to reduce the hunger in your stomach.
Brother Zeng was curious: "Old Tong, why do you eat coal?"
The old fellow chuckled, stretched out his hand and handed a piece to Brother Zeng: "Try it?"
Brother Zeng shook his head: "How can you eat this thing?"
"Go ahead and eat it! It actually tastes pretty good."
The old fellow ate the coal slowly, minding his own business: "I heard others say that these coals are made from what kind of trees? Then you said that in difficult times, we still eat less bark?
If you have a family burden as heavy as mine in the future, I believe you would rather eat coal than spend a penny randomly."
"Coal can actually be eaten. I don't know about other places, let's just talk about the year before last."
The old fellow sighed, "Mining tunnel No. 6 is blocked, and the 12 miners trapped inside. Didn't they survive by eating coal and drinking their own urine?"
Mine tunnel No. 6 is "blocked"?
A small-scale landslide under the mine turned into an understatement in Lao Tong's mouth.
As for whether coal can be eaten? It is easy to discuss this issue and attract bricks.
But in fact, it is said that the human body can digest the nutrients contained in 12 grams of coal every day.
Because when the coal seam was formed, it contained not only trees, but also rosin and even the carcasses of marine animals.
Before these things are completely petrified, the human gastric juice can digest them.
It's just that not all coal can be eaten. It requires rich experience and the ability to choose.
Lao Tong is obviously a master: the coal he picks is the kind that is very light in his hand and has a slightly yellowish-brown color.
Gu Xiangyu doesn't eat coal, he only eats fried rice.
Because the price of fried rice is the cheapest among all the food varieties in Netdou.
Jian Teng asked: "Brother Gu, if I eat this pound of fried rice, half of my salary today will be lost.
When we get back to the well, we can get a basin of hot water to wash our face and wipe our body, which will cost more than 1 cent.
If one day I get so greedy that I buy a piece of meat to eat, then my whole day will be in vain."
Gu Xiangyu smiled slightly: "What do you think? So no matter how hard we are willing to work and no matter how frugal we are, if we can save 5 or 6 yuan in a month, it will be considered good."
"Eat! It's up to him."
Luo Xuan opened the tea bag, fried rice, and took out the piece of naan cake: "Come, brother Zeng and brother Jian, I'll treat you to this meal."
"Is this what you want?"
Brother Zeng, Jian Teng resolutely refused to accept these foods: "We have already taken advantage of you when we work with you, brother Luo Dabang, how can we still eat your food? Isn't that drinking your blood?"
"
Luo Xuan pushed the food to the two of them: "Eat! Anyway, the mine gives each of us new miners a credit line of 50 yuan. Let's fill our stomachs first."
The items in the net bag need to be paid for by Luo Xuan.
Gu Xiangyu gave Luo Xuan, Brother Zeng and the others a vat of boiling water each, and they also received money.
