Xiao Yun is precocious. Although he is only eighteen years old, his appearance is not much different from that of Ren Xiaohua, who is in his twenties. After changing into a pair of rough clothes, he looks like a farmer's boy.
He and Ren Xiaohua rode two old bicycles to Longtan Village.
Longtan Village has a domineering name, but like Dalong Village, it is one of the two largest impoverished administrative villages in the town.
To be precise, Dalong Village is on the south bank of Fengjiang River. At this location, Fengjiang still flows from west to east. When it passes through the northeast corner of the town, it makes a 90-degree turn and flows south. Longtan Village is on Fengjiang River.
The corner.
As soon as I saw Longtan Village, I heard the faint roar of a diesel engine coming from the river. No need to bother to inquire, just follow the sound and look up to see a sand pump moored on the river about fifty meters wide.
Working around the clock near the shore.
There is a simple dock on the shore, with a pile of river sand piled up on the side. It seems that the river sand is also transported by land.
A thigh-thick pipe was placed on the gantry, and river sand continuously spurted out from it into the cabin.
"This is a sand pumping ship that integrates pumping and transportation. Once it is full of river sand, it will go south along the Fengjiang River. It can reach the provincial capital in one day. It looks like it has hundreds of tons. It can load as many tons of sand as the displacement...
..." Ren Xiaohua whispered.
Xiao Yun interrupted him, "Why are you talking so much? It will be clear if you go over and take a look."
As he said that, he kicked off his feet vigorously and walked through the woods on the shore to the simple dock.
Ren Xiaohua felt bored, smiled and hurriedly followed.
"Stop talking for a while. I'll tell you that you are my second brother. My name is Xiao Yun and your name is Xiao Hua. When I was a child, I had a high fever that was not cured and my brain is not very flexible." After Ren Xiaohua caught up, Xiao Yun quickly ordered.
Ren Xiaohua was stunned, "Why don't you be a fool?"
"I don't look like that." Xiao Yun said confidently, pointing at Ren Xiaohua, "Look at you, you are as tall and strong as an ox. As the saying goes, you have strong limbs and a simple mind. Our sugar factory
There is a fool just like you."
"You..." Ren Xiaohua was so angry that his eyes turned black.
Not only do you have to be a fool, but you also have to take someone else's last name, and all the advantages are taken advantage of.
Xiao Yun chuckled, "We're here, don't let it slip."
As he said that, he jumped out of the car.
There was a pavilion set up next to the simple pier, and two people were sitting inside. It was lunch time, and there were leftovers on the wooden table, as well as a few empty beer bottles. I saw one tall, one short, one strong and one thin.
Two strangers, but they didn't act very vigilant.
It can be seen that they themselves are not afraid of anyone coming to investigate, and they act openly and honestly.
"Brothers, let me ask, is this the Longtan Village battlefield?" Xiao Yun parked his bicycle, took out his cigarette, nodded, and handed over the cigarette.
Although Ren Xiaohua felt unhappy, for the sake of the mission, he had to follow him with an honest smile. Xiao Yun was right, he looked like a fool with such an honest smile.
The man with the open coat had a short neck. He glanced sideways at Xiao Yun and the cigarette that Xiao Yun handed over. He saw that Honghe was not bad, so he took it in his hand and his expression softened a little. "What do you do?"
Xiao Yun pointed at Ren Xiaohua behind him and said, "We are from the next town over. He is my second brother. He had a fever that was not cured when he was a child and has brain problems. I can't help it. I have to take care of him and find a job.
We searched all morning in the county but couldn't find anyone suitable. We heard that there was an important person on the battlefield here, so we came to ask. Don't worry, brother, my second brother is very strong. He is just a little stupid, but he will definitely
Don’t delay your work. Just, can you give us something to eat?”
Once he talked about it, he was explaining and trying to make a fool of himself.
The short-necked man looked at Xiao Yun and Ren Xiaohua again, and saw that the little man was a flexible person, while the big man was indeed a bit silly.
He nodded slightly and said, "You, my second brother, look like a fool, but the work here is not easy. Why don't you go look elsewhere."
Xiao Yun said quickly, "We can do whatever we can! Brother, tell us what you want us to do, and we will try it out immediately. If you think it is not done well, then we promise not to cause you any trouble."
The short-necked man hesitated for a moment. Of course, the battlefield requires manpower, and it is heavy physical work that most people are not willing to do.
He looked at the sand pumping boat, stood up and said, "Okay, you guys try it first. If you can't do it, then I'm sorry."
"Thank you, thank you, brother, brother, take this and smoke it." Xiao Yun stuffed the remaining half bag of Honghe over.
The short-necked man smiled, stood up and said, "Follow me."
After saying that, he took Xiao Yun and the two of them to the sand pumping boat.
Another younger man with bangs dyed with a bunch of yellow hair was lying comfortably on the net bed with his eyes closed and concentrating, as if he was not listening to what was going on outside the window.
The stern of the sand pumping ship is connected to the trestle of the simple wharf. The ship is placed across the river. The river is wide enough and does not affect the ships passing by on the waterway.
Walking directly onto the sand pumping boat, the short-necked man said hello to the boss of the boat, took Xiao Yun and Ren Xiaohua to the front deck, pointed at the two boatmen who were busy leveling the cargo hold, and said, "Just do what they do.
Do it, can you do it?"
When the two boatmen saw the short-necked man, they stopped, put away their tools, walked over, and stood in a shady place to drink water.
Xiao Yun felt his heart twitch when he looked at their sweaty beads. It didn't look like an easy job.
"Do you understand?" the short-necked man asked.
Xiao Yun reacted suddenly, "I understand, I understand, it's too simple. My second brother can read it alone, right?"
He winked fiercely at Ren Xiaohua.
Ren Xiaohua almost jumped up and tried his best to control his emotions. He had to say stupidly, "Yes, yes, it's so simple!"
"Go ahead, second brother, it's up to you whether you can have a full meal or not. Behave well." Xiao Yun said.
Ren Xiaohua looked at Xiao Yun deeply, "Okay, third brother, I will definitely perform well."
In my heart, I had long scolded Xiao Yun for being an incompetent person.
I'll settle the score with you when I get back!
In order to break into this gang, Ren Xiaohua could only pretend to be happy, put a rope on his shoulders, and pulled it from one end of the cargo compartment to the other like a tracker, with the purpose of pulling the river piled high in front of him.
The sand is pulled here to level the cargo hold. If left alone, the river sand in the front will pile up higher and higher, leaving the back of the cargo hold empty.
This is absolutely physical work. The river sand that has just been pumped up contains a lot of water. Just now, two boatmen could pull it out together. Now Xiaohua is left alone, which shows how hard it is.
But the short-necked man was soon surprised. Ren Xiaohua walked quickly and easily pulled up the rope, faster than two people pulling together.
Xiao Yun was also surprised, but he couldn't show it. Instead, he said proudly, "Isn't it? Isn't it? Although my second brother has some brain problems, his strength is second to none."
"Okay, okay, okay, okay, I want it. You two can start working now." The short-necked man was very satisfied, smiling and nodding.
Xiao Yun rubbed his hands and said, "Brother, what about this salary..."
"It's five yuan a day, including lunch," said the short-necked man.
Xiao Yun smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, five yuan is too little. Many places give you three hundred yuan a month. For you, even if you work for a full month without taking a break, you only get one hundred and fifty yuan. It's too little."
Already."
"That's all." The short-necked man hesitated and said, "This is just the salary during the probation period. Once you become a regular employee, you will get the full salary."
You, an illegal mining gang, still have a probationary period, so who are you to blame? OK, I'll bear with you until I find out your details and see how to deal with you.
Xiao Yun pretended to hesitate and nodded in agreement.