Since 1979 I have been in the tide of the times

Chapter 155 Good things should be mine
Wine is the essence of food, the more you drink, the younger you are.

But Shi Guozheng seemed to be 20 years old after returning home from the township health center, and he walked tremblingly, as if he was paralyzed.

His son Shi Dali went to the winery in the village to make a fuss, but was beaten out by the winery staff.

Shi Guozheng's sphere of influence is only in Tuanjie Village, where he has no influence at all.

Qu Wenfu didn't dare to come to see him these few days, Shi Guozheng would call him bloody if he saw him!

According to Zhou Maocai's map, the entire roadway is 120 meters long. When excavating the Datonggou Coal Mine, it crossed this fault twice, and the most difficult section was about 30 meters long.

When the roadway was excavated to about 80 meters, the water gushing in the roadway became smaller, the pressure on the roof also became smaller, and the speed of excavation began to increase.

Zhou Maocai changed the half-meter stepping scaffolding back to one meter.

Masui Zhou Maocai returned to the office a few days later, and he showed Wang Weidong the contents of the helmet.

There is a handful of mud-like things in the hard hat, which he brought back from the excavation face.

"It used to be off-white, but now it's black." Wang Weidong said after looking carefully.

"We are approaching the coal seam, three meters a day, and we can see coal within a week!" Zhou Maocai said.

That day Wang Weidong called Ou Xiaoyang and told him to come over in a week when he was ready.

It is now the beginning of January of [-], and it seems that we can finish our work at the Tuanjie Coal Mine and go home for the New Year.

Two days later, the gravel and mud pulled out from the well became darker, and experienced people knew that the coal seam was not far away.

Cao Baolu watched two workers push a mine cart full of gravel along the small track through the window in the cafeteria and said, "This time, Wang Weidong bit the eggs with a dog—he picked them up! They really found the coal seam."

"Do you want to go back and tell Shi Guozheng about this?" Cao Baolu's daughter-in-law asked.

"Does it need to be said?" Cao Baolu said lightly.

"Actually, Wang Weidong is a very kind person. He is good to the workers and to us. The two of us are making more money now than when Shi Dali was the mine manager." Cao Baolu's wife said.

"You old women have long hair and short knowledge! A strong dragon does not overwhelm a snake, who has the final say on an acre of land here, don't you know? The two of us will stay in Tuanjie Village for a long time, and the children at home will also Stay here, will you still live if you offend Shi Guozheng?" Cao Baolu said.

"This Wang Weidong seems to have a background. If you offend him, you are not afraid of revenge?" Cao Baolu's daughter-in-law asked.

"He came from Harbin, and he came to Tuanjie Village to take revenge on me? Besides, why can't you offend bad people, because bad people will be ruthless in revenge? It doesn't matter if you offend good people. Didn't you just say that Wang Weidong is very kind-hearted? Offend good people, he thought We can't take revenge." Cao Baolu replied.

In the evening, Cao Baolu and his wife came to Shi Guozheng's house immediately after returning to the village.He told Shi Guozheng that he was about to see coal.

"It's really a good thing to find coal." Shi Guozheng said.

He wasn't angry, didn't feel sorry, and didn't regret subcontracting the coal mine to Wang Weidong. Shi Guozheng felt that it was right to subcontract the coal mine to Wang Weidong!
What's wrong with Wang Weidong spending tens of thousands of dollars digging tunnels to find coal for him?He got 7 yuan for nothing, and saved tens of thousands of yuan in excavation costs.

The question now is how to get the coal mine back!

After sending Cao Baolu away, Shi Guozheng said to his wife, "Go to the village immediately and get Dali back!"

"It's too late, it's so dark, I'll go tomorrow morning." The daughter-in-law said.

"You're an old woman in her 50s, and you're not a [-]-year-old girl. What are you afraid of? Go right away!" Shi Guozheng said sharply.

More than an hour later, the daughter-in-law came back with her son Shi Dali.

"Father, I've heard my mother tell me on the way that I've wanted to deal with him a long time ago, just watch and see how I deal with him!" Shi Dali said.

"You young people are frizzy when you do things. I want to hand over this burden to you in the future, but how can I rest assured that you are like this?" Shi Guozheng said with hatred.

"What are you going to do?" Shi Guozheng asked.

"Find a few friends to beat him up and drive him away! If you don't leave, beat him up until he's covered in spare parts!" Shi Dali replied.

"You simple-minded thing with strong limbs! Where are you going to beat him? Do you know that there are about thirty people in the coal mine? The people who always work in the coal mine are rough. I have already asked. Wang Weidong is quite capable. To win people’s hearts, those workers, Masui, receive ten yuan, eat meat and drink small wine every day, and they can watch you beat people? You beat their jobs, do you know that!” Shi Guozheng questioned.

Seeing his son's bewildered look, Shi Guozheng said: "Forget it, I have to plan this matter. Whatever I ask you to do, you can do whatever you want?"

Wang Haifu and Wang Weidong's father-in-law, Lao Chen, were counted as one person and took turns taking turns with Lao Changtou to go down the well to look at the substation room.

The old Changtou receives dozens of dollars a month. Now he eats stewed meat three times a day in the coal mine, goes down to sleep in the mine, and hangs out after going up the mine. He lives a very comfortable life.

Ten years ago, Lao Chang repaired the agricultural machinery of each brigade in the small repair shop of the commune, paid monthly like a worker, and maintained an unclear relationship with the women in the commune, completely ignoring his wife and children.

Later, the daughter-in-law was so mad at him that after the household contract was settled, Lao Chang had to go back to the village, but his son planed the kang with a hoe and drove him out of the house.

Thanks to this coal mine, otherwise Old Changtou would be homeless.

At noon, Lao Chang headed to the cafeteria half an hour earlier. Life was boring. Although he was old and lacked strength, he had more energy, so Lao Chang sat in the cafeteria and had a few nasty words with Cao Baolu's wife.

Seeing Cao Baolu's daughter-in-law washing vegetables, the old Changtou said: "I know your Baolu 20 years ago. He doesn't work very well. When he shoveled the ground, he shoveled half of it. Looking back, there was a large piece of grass left in the field." Now that the land is contracted, how is your land? Is it all grass and you can’t see the crops? If you can’t do it, you can tell me, and I will help Baolu shovel the land!”

Cao Baolu's daughter-in-law stood up abruptly, pointed at Old Changtou's nose and said, "You old bastard is making a fuss!"

The old man smiled hesitantly, feeling a lot of satisfaction in his heart.

Cao Baolu's daughter-in-law put down her arms and whispered: "Shi Guozheng asked me to tell you that I want you to go to his house tonight, and be careful not to let others see it!"

"What did he want from me?" asked the old man.

"I don't know, it's up to you to decide whether to go or not," Cao Baolu's wife replied.

(End of this chapter)