Spring Breeze 1991

Xiao Yun is precocious, although he is only a child, his appearance is not much different from that of Ren Xiaohua who is in his 20s. After changing into rough clothes, he is definitely a farm boy.

He and Ren Xiaohua rode two semi-old bicycles to Longtan Village.

Longtan Village has a domineering village name, but like Dalong Village, it is one of the two largest poor administrative villages in the town.

To be precise, Dalong Village is on the south bank of the Fengjiang River. The Fengjiang River at this location still flows from west to east. When passing through the northeast corner of the town, it makes a [-]-degree turn and flows southward. Longtan Village is located on the Fengjiang River. corner.

As soon as I saw Longtan Village, I heard the faint roar of diesel engines coming from the river.No need to deliberately inquire, just follow the sound, and when you look up, you can see a sand pumping boat moored near the shore on a river about 50 meters wide, working around the clock.

There is a simple pier on the bank, with a pile of river sand piled up on the side, and it seems that the river sand is also transported away by land.

A tube as thick as a thigh was erected on the gantry, from which river sand was sprayed out continuously and into the cabin.

"This is a sand pumping boat integrated with pumping and transporting. When 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 must have several hundred tons, and it can hold as many tons of sand as the displacement... ..." Ren Xiaohua said in a low voice.

Xiao Yun interrupted him, "What are you talking about so much, you'll find out if you go and have a look."

As he said that, he kicked his feet vigorously and walked through the woods on the shore to the simple pier.

Ren Xiaohua was bored, smiled sarcastically and hurriedly followed.

"Stop talking for a while, and I'll just say that you are the second elder brother of my family. My name is Xiao Yun and your name is Xiao Hua. When I was young, I had a high fever and was not cured and my mind was not very flexible." After Ren Xiaohua caught up, Xiao Yun quickly ordered.

Ren Xiaohua was taken aback, "Why don't you be a fool."

"I don't look like that." Xiao Yun said bluntly, pointing to Ren Xiaohua, "Look at you, you are tall and strong like a cow. There is a saying, with well-developed limbs and a simple mind. Our sugar factory There's 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 surname, all the advantages are taken.

Xiao Yun chuckled, "It's here, don't miss it."

Then he jumped out of the car.

A pergola was set up on the side of the simple pier, and two people were sitting in it. It was just lunch time, and there were leftovers on the wooden table, as well as a few empty beer bottles.Seeing two strangers, one tall, one short, one strong and one thin, they were not very vigilant.

It can be seen that they themselves are not afraid of people coming to investigate, and they look aboveboard.

"Brothers, let me ask, is this the battlefield of Longtan Village?" Xiao Yun parked his bicycle, took out his cigarette, bowed his head, and handed it over.

Although Ren Xiaohua was upset, but for the sake of the task, he had no choice but to follow with a simple smile.What Xiao Yun said was right, he looked like a fool with such a simple and honest smile.

The man with the open skirt had a short neck, squinted at Xiao Yun, and glanced at the cigarette that Xiao Yun handed over, Hong He, no good, just took it in his hand, his face softened, "What do you guys do?"

Xiao Yun pointed to Ren Xiaohua behind him, and said, "We came from the town next door. He is the second brother of my family. When I was young, I had a fever and didn't cure it. I have something in my head. I can't help it. I have to find a job to take care of him. We searched all morning from the county seat but couldn’t find any suitable one. We heard that there was an important person in the battlefield here, so we came to ask. Brother, don’t worry, my second brother from my family is very strong. Don't delay work. That is, can you give us something to eat?"

As soon as he said it, he explained it and sold it miserably.

The short-necked man looked at Xiao Yun and Ren Xiaohua again, and it could be seen that the little man is a flexible person, and the big man is indeed a bit silly.

He nodded slightly and said, "You, the second brother of the family, seem to be a fool, but the work here is not easy for us. Why don't you go find it elsewhere."

Xiao Yun quickly said, "I can do it, I can do it! Brother, what do you want us to do, we will try it out immediately. If you think it is not good, then we promise not to cause trouble for you."

The short-necked man hesitated for a moment. Of course, manpower is needed on the battlefield, and it's all heavy physical work, which most people don't want to do.

He looked at the side of the sand pumping boat, got up and said, "Okay, you guys try it first, and I'm sorry if you can't do it."

"Thank you, thank you big brother, big brother, take this and smoke." Xiao Yun stuffed the remaining half of the red river bag.

The short-necked man accepted it with a smile, stood up and said, "Follow me."

After saying that, he took Xiao Yun and the two of them to the side of the sand boat.

Another younger man with bangs and yellow hair was lying comfortably on the net bed with his eyes closed, as if he didn't hear anything outside the window.

The stern of the sand pumping boat is connected to the trestle bridge of the simple wharf. The boat is horizontal on the river, and the river is wide enough to not affect the ships on the channel.

Going straight to the sand pumping boat, the short-necked man greeted the boss of the boat, took Xiao Yun and Ren Xiaohua to the front deck, pointed to the two boatmen who were busy leveling the cargo hold, and said, "You can do whatever they do. Do it, can you do it?"

When the two boatmen saw the short-necked man, they stopped, collected their tools and walked over, stood in a shaded place and gulped water.

Xiao Yun felt twitching in his heart when he saw the beaded beads of sweat they kept protruding out. It didn't look like a good job.

"Do you understand?" the short-necked man asked.

Xiao Yun suddenly realized, "I see, I understand, it's too simple, my second brother can watch it alone, isn't it second brother?"

He gave Ren Xiaohua a wink.

Ren Xiaohua almost didn't jump up, trying to control his emotions, he had to say stupidly, "Yes, yes, it's so simple!"

"Go, second brother, it's up to you whether you can eat enough, and behave well." Xiao Yun said.

Ren Xiaohua looked at Xiao Yun deeply, "Okay, third brother, I will definitely behave well."

Xiao Yun had long scolded Xiao Yun in his heart.

I'll settle accounts with you when I get back!

In order to break into this gang, Ren Xiaohua could only pretend to be happy, put the rope around his shoulders, and pull it from the other end of the cargo hold to this end like a tracker, with the purpose of clearing the river piled up in front of him. The sand is pulled to this side, so as to level the cargo compartment. If it is ignored, the river sand in the front will pile up higher and higher, and the rear of the cargo compartment will be empty.

This is absolutely physical work. The river sand that has just been pumped has a lot of water, and it was only possible for two boatmen to pull it together. Now Xiaohua is alone, which shows how hard it is.

But the short-necked man was surprised very quickly. Ren Xiaohua walked like flying, and pulled up the rope easily, faster than two people pulling together.

Xiao Yun was also very surprised, but he couldn't show it, but said proudly, "Is it, is it? Although my second brother has some brain problems, his strength is first-class."

"Okay, okay, okay, I want it, you two can start working now." The short-necked man was very satisfied, and nodded with a smile.

Xiao Yun rubbed his hands together and said, "Brother, then the salary..."

"Five yuan a day, including lunch." The short-necked man said.

Xiao Yun smiled wryly and said, "Brother, five yuan is too little. Many places pay 300 yuan a month. You, even if you don't rest for a full month, it's only 150 yuan, which is too little."

"That's all." The short-necked man hesitated, and said, "This is just the salary for the probationary period. When you become a regular, you will get the regular salary."

You are an illegal mining gang and you still have a probation period. Who are you going to catch? Okay, I will bear it. Wait until I find out your details and see how to deal with you.

Xiao Yun pretended to hesitate, and nodded in agreement.