Planetary Museum

Wang Youquan came home in the middle of the night. As soon as he turned on the light in the living room, he saw his wife sitting on the sofa without looking at him. Her eyes were red, as if she had just cried.

"You forgot to lock the door again. What if someone else uses my key to open the door?" Wang Youquan turned around and locked the door patiently, then said, "Is there boiling water at home?"

His wife didn't move, but Wang Youquan was used to it, and went to check whether there was hot water in the thermos in the living room one by one.After confirming that there was no one, he went to the kitchen again.

When the water was boiling, he talked to his wife about something: "Why are you crying again? I said that someone else came to talk to me about work. It's a serious matter." When he couldn't get an answer from his wife, Wang Youquan went back to the living room to see if his wife was still sitting there. Knowing that she didn't believe him, he sat next to him, kissed her hard suddenly, and said triumphantly: "Smell, do you smell the smell of alcohol? I've been drinking. You know, I never play cards." Don't drink."

This is true. Although Wang Youquan likes to gamble, he is also very principled when he gambles. To sum it up, there are three rules. Don't gamble after drinking, don't gamble with relatives and friends, and don't gamble with bad debts.

"That Shi Qiang? What kind of job can he introduce? Didn't he ask you to pay back the money?" My wife is still worried that something bad will happen. Eyes are knocking on the door.

"They have come to our house three times during Chinese New Year, and they know best if I have money," Wang Youquan explained to his wife, "These money lenders are smart, and they won't come if they don't have money. The good thing is that they can pay back the debt directly from my salary."

"Isn't that all for nothing?" Wang Youquan still has the technology of an excavator, and he can secretly do odd jobs for others to subsidize his family when he is free.

"It's not for nothing," Wang Youquan took out two dollars of RMB from his pocket, slapped it on the table and said, "The employer has asked Shi Qiang and me to meet each other directly. The conditions have been agreed. I can get back half of my salary a month. Half of the deduction, these are half of the advance payment, as the settlement fee."

"Half? Isn't that 8 yuan, including the debt repayment, [-] yuan? How long will it take?"

"A few months at most. I'm going on a business trip. You help me pack up my clothes. I have to go now. You take care of the money."

"It won't be something illegal, right?" Wang Youquan's wife still didn't dare touch the money, "Are you willing to give you 8 yuan a month?"

"The project is tight, and the boss is in a hurry. Besides, he is a serious university professor, and he is doing scientific research. I told you that you don't understand. Hurry up and clean it up. They are still waiting downstairs." with me."

When Wang Youquan's wife was looking for clothes in the bedroom, the boiling water in the kitchen was ready. Wang Youquan rummaged in the living room for a while, and found a pack of tea leaves bought for Chinese New Year to entertain guests. Put the rest in your pocket.

Then he went to the kitchen to fill the thermos with water, took out the thermos, filled it with a full cup, and then filled the thermos again.

This is all his preparatory work before the excavator. Whether it is on the gambling table or on the excavator, strong tea is Wang Youquan's indispensable refreshing drink.

After his wife had packed her luggage, he opened the door carefully, and reminded his wife again when closing the door—remember to lock the door.

Just after the Chinese New Year, there was not even a couplet or blessing at the door of Wang Youquan's family. Shi Qiang and the others wrote eight blood-red characters on the place where the couplet used to be: "It is only right and proper to repay debts."

Coming out of the corridor, Wang Youquan got into Shi Qiang's van.Wang Youquan originally thought that he might go to the airport or train station, but the van just drove out of the city.Anyway, Wang Youquan had already taken the money and agreed to the other party, so he no longer worried about where the other party would take him or what would happen, so he simply closed his eyes and rested his mind.

The car stopped at the entrance of a village. Shi Qiang checked that there was no one on the appointed platform, and blurted out: "It must be giving lectures again, you idiot."

Shi Qiang started calling, and when he got through, he was not polite at all, and started cursing: "Xu, if I haven't seen you in 5 minutes, believe it or not, I will go to your house to move furniture? I promise you will go back and even I can't even find the legs of the bench." After finishing speaking, he kept explaining to the other party, and hung up the phone directly.

Less than 3 minutes later, Wang Youquan saw a young man in his 20s running towards this side quickly. He was still wearing a suit, and he looked like a dog.If he didn't pay attention, Wang Youquan probably wouldn't realize that the person in front of him was the same as him.

He is a gambler, he is a liar.Wang Youquan felt that he was a bit more noble, at least he didn't cheat others.

"What do you mean by wearing this suit? Who are you going to give lectures to? It will be just the two of you when the construction site arrives," Shi Qiang said after the young man got into the car, just like training his son, "Where's the change of clothes? Let you prepare your luggage, you Come here for me like this?"

"My family doesn't let me go home. You see, I still have the money in my hand, and there are no clothes sellers in the village. I really don't have time."

"Then you do this first, and I'll send you the clothes when the time comes," Shen Changwen urged Shi Qiang, "Go to Dayang Village quickly, in a hurry."

After arriving in Dayang Village, Shen Changwen didn't ask Shi Qiang to send them into the village, but asked him to drop them at the entrance of the village, and then Shen Changwen took them to Wu Xiaoqing's house in person.Along the way, Wang Youquan and this young man named Xu Yan didn't say a word. They only talked a few words during the meal, which was also about work.

After walking for a while, Wang Youquan followed the professor and turned a corner, and he realized that he should have arrived—because in the yard in front of him, there were two excavators.Wang Youquan and Xu Yan looked at each other, and then they both skillfully checked the situation on the computer. After all, it was related to their specific work.

"I have sent someone to overhaul the car in detail, everything is normal, here is the key, you take it well," Shen Changwen handed each of them a car key, and then said, "Come with me first."

This doesn't look like a place where a professor lives. After entering the room, Wang Youquan immediately had this impression.Not to mention the mess in the room, cobwebs can even be seen on the ceiling and walls, and the floor is covered with a layer of dust. I don’t know how long no one has lived here—or rather, I don’t know how lazy the people who live here are.

Shen Changwen went to the kitchen and poured them both a glass of water. Wang Youquan smiled and said, "Professor Shen, don't bother me. I brought tea."

Xu Yan was really thirsty, so he picked it up and was about to drink, but was stopped by Shen Changwen: "No hurry, you guys take the water glasses first, and follow me upstairs, Master Wang, take your luggage with you too."

The two of them followed up to the second floor. The sanitation here was better than that on the first floor, but they could barely see it.Compared to the clutter on the first floor, this living room is too simple, with no furniture, only an empty room.

Shen Changwen took out two yoga mats for fitness from the room, and after laying them flat on the floor, he said to the two of them: "As for the work situation, I explained everything clearly at the dinner table, and you have also arranged it at home, so there should be no problem." Well, if there is a problem, tell me now, if it can be solved, I will try my best to solve it."

Both of them shook their heads. This condition is already good enough. After a week to half a month, they will construct according to the ready-made drawings, that is, dig some holes and lay some steel plates. They don't need to exert much effort, and at most they can eat. If you suffer, you can earn 8 yuan.If you want to put any more conditions, if you miss this big pie that fell from the sky, then both of them will have to search for regret medicine all over the world.

Wang Youquan was the leader of the "working group" appointed by Shen Changwen at the dinner table, and he expressed his attitude on behalf of the two of them: "If there is anything the professor needs, just tell me. My tea is ready, and I can start working at any time."

Shen Changwen nodded: "The glass of water in front of you contains sleeping pills. Don't worry, this dosage is absolutely safe and normal. As I said, this project needs to be kept secret. After you drink it, you will sleep here. When you wake up, naturally Just arrived at the work place. Remember what I said before, don’t walk around, don’t ask too much, just do your work, can you do it?”

Wang Youquan took the water directly, then raised his neck, and drank it clean in one breath.Afterwards he lay down on a mat, obediently ready to sleep.

Xu Yan hesitated for a moment, it was obvious that he was still a little nervous, but soon he figured it out again, muttering: "Choices are more important than hard work, and courage is more important than strategy. A person only has 7 chances in a lifetime. If you miss one, you will die." Missed 10 years..." While saying this, he also drank the water in his hand.