The days when I sold coal in the coal mine

Chapter 9 A Boring Journey
Zhang Xiaobei didn't tell anyone that he was going to do an internship this time, not even the buddies in the dormitory.Keeping up with Yue Nanqi's affairs, I always feel like I have no energy in doing anything.

However, I have to leave anyway, and change the environment, maybe I will slowly adjust myself.

So Zhang Xiaobei went back to the dormitory and was still fighting with his brothers. The previous copy shop had already been transferred, and he still had some money in hand. He made an appointment with the brothers at 05:30 for a treat at the Big Poplar Hotel.

After eating for an hour and a half, the six of us drank 5 bottles of wine, all of which were 37-degree Fenjiu, costing 17 yuan a bottle. At that time, it was already an excellent wine for the student party.This kind of wine has a nice name, called "Little Red Riding Hood".

A little after seven o'clock, Zhang Xiaobei started to rush to the train station. He just took a few changes of clothes from the dormitory and left. The guys in the dormitory thought they were going to rent a house outside again, so they didn't ask much.

When I arrived at the train station, it was just in time for the ticket inspection after 5 minutes, so I got on the train without waiting for anything.

But there was one thing that was miscalculated. Generally, there is no ticket for this kind of halfway station. What Zhang Xiaobei is holding on his phone is a standing ticket.

At that time, the train ticket was still a small strip, about 3 centimeters long, 1.5 centimeters wide, and about 2 millimeters thick.

There is no other way, Zhang Xiaobei can only lean against the ventilation opening in the corridor, all kinds of smells are very strong.

But the dolls from the countryside don't care about these things, it would be nice to have a place to rest.What's more, there is no one to control smoking here.

After all, after drinking, Zhang Xiaobei smoked two cigarettes, and fell asleep in a daze.

When I woke up, I looked at my watch, it was already past 12 o'clock, and I scanned the carriage, it seemed that many people had already got off, and there were already empty seats in the carriage.

Zhang Xiaobei picked up his backpack from the ground, patted it, found a place where no one was sitting, fell down directly, and went back to sleep.

Now the wine is more than half awake, and there is an alarm clock on the phone, so just rest assured and sleep.

When the alarm clock rang, it was already 3:[-] in the morning. Zhang Xiaobei, on the other hand, was very caring when something happened, so he opened his eyes without any hesitation, and went to wash his hands and face.

When he came, he brought a comb, and Zhang Xiaobei combed his hair. After finishing all this, it was already 3:45.

I got off at 4 o'clock on time, and it was already 4:15 when I entered the station. In the hall of the station, except for the small shop, there was not even a ghost.

Want to take a taxi, no.

I wanted to eat, but I didn't.

People who drink alcohol are most likely to be hungry. Zhang Xiaobei's stomach has already started to growl at this time. He has no choice but to spend another 3 yuan to buy a bucket of instant noodles. have eaten.

After 4 o'clock, just at this point, where you can go, even if you arrive at Jinsheng Coal Industry, there is probably no one there.

So Zhang Xiaobei took his time, finished eating the instant noodles, messed with the garbage in his stomach, and walked around here to see the surrounding environment.

At this time, Zhang Xiaobei never imagined that he would deal with this train station more than a year later, and it would last more than ten years.

Zhang Xiaobei looked at the brief introduction of this railway station. This station is called Taihang Station. It is a large freight station. Passenger transportation is only second. This station has 19 pairs of rails. The wagons traveling from south to north will be reorganized here. Flow direction, and then discharged to all parts of the country.

This is a railway station in the middle of a mountain. When you leave the station, there is a wide asphalt road. There are many units with railway signs around the road.What kind of railway police station, what kind of train inspection station, what kind of engineering workshop, what kind of tram station, what kind of operation station...

Zhang Xiaobei used to only know that trains can pull people and load goods, but he doesn't know what these units are for.

It's boring, just treat it as being familiar with the environment.

I have been here once to sign an employment agreement before, and it is only about 5 kilometers away from Jinsheng Coal Industry. Zhang Xiaobei still remembers the approximate route.

So Zhang Xiaobei had a sudden thought, what to do with such a long time before eight o'clock, why not walk! 5 kilometers, walking for an hour, not enough?

I took out my phone and checked the time. It was already 05:30 in the morning. This time was really difficult.

Just go!

So Zhang Xiaobei stepped on the road without haste, and started pacing in the direction of Jinsheng Coal Industry...

I hadn't noticed it before, but Zhang Xiaobei got a taste of the unique scenery here along the way.Although it is located in the middle of the mountains, there are many trees, but there are more large and small coal storage yards and mechanical and electrical equipment supply places.

Relying on mountains to eat mountains, relying on water to eat water, guarding coal mines to eat coal mines, this is the universal truth, and Zhang Xiaobei has already begun to accept this reality.

Along the way, except for a few sparse street lights, there are groups of buildings below ten floors. It seems that there are quite a lot of units here.It's just not easy to see this scene in the deep mountains.

But it's right to think about it, after all, this place has been built as an industrial and mining area.

At 6:40, Zhang Xiaobei had arrived at the gate of Jinsheng Group.

Zhang Xiaobei took a closer look at the six-story building. The shape was not unique, with a light yellow exterior, and "Jinsheng Coal Industry Co., Ltd." was still a wooden sign with black letters on a white background.

On the left side of the office building is the staff dormitory, on the right is the staff canteen, and in the middle is the office building.The yard is not small, it has more than 20 mu of land.

Zhang Xiaobei was born in a rural area and graduated from an agricultural and forestry school. Regarding the concept of area, he always feels that "mu" is more familiar than "square meter".

Finally at 7:[-], Zhang Xiaobei walked towards the sliding door of Jinsheng Coal Industry, went through security registration, and entered smoothly.Then go straight into the office building and go up to the second floor.

At the door of room 206 of the personnel department, Zhang Xiaobei began to wait.It's almost eight o'clock. I believe that after a while, someone should come to work.

Zhang Xiaobei was so bored, he saw that there was a trash can at the top of the corridor, so he walked over, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and lit one.

Hey—any job is easy to do, but the job of counting people like this is difficult, and every minute and every second feels so long.

But gradually, he heard someone talking downstairs, and Zhang Xiaobei's heart seemed to gradually settle down.When there are people, I feel that everything around here comes alive.

After the cigarette was extinguished, Zhang Xiaobei returned to the door of 206, and about 5 minutes later, a familiar figure walked over from the corner of the stairs.

Isn't this the old brother who contacted me?
That buddy walked up to him, seeing that it was Zhang Xiaobei, he was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "Damn, it's so early!"

(End of this chapter)