official journey ups and downs

Erlanggou is located in Weiyuan Town, another large coal-producing town in Dongquan County. The situation of private digging and excessive mining here is second only to Fuchuan Township.The land of Dongquan has been completely shrouded in darkness, and the seemingly quiet village is actually undercurrents. After dinner, some people began to walk to the deep mountains. There are lights flickering on the mountains in the distance, and the roar of machinery can even be heard.

The coal seam in Weiyuan Town is thin and easy to mine. It is said that some families who build houses on the mountain are illegally mining coal resources in their backyards. The concealment method is simply surprising.Some people made a fuss about the cover-up with sarcasm, cut a hole in the back wall of the house, and then arranged the furniture, and walked in and out of the closet, without any flaws at all.What's more, digging holes vertically on the kang of your home, digging out one basket after another little by little, laying mats during the day, and lifting the mats at night to work. This method of illegal mining produces less coal, but it will be the same in the long run A lot of income.

At the foot of Erlanggou Mountain, Zhang Liwei suddenly shouted: "Secretary Wu, if the goal is too big for us to drive up, a group of people going up on foot will also cause alertness. I have a suggestion. I don't know if I should say it or not."

After a while, Wu Jiangkai squeezed out a word between his lips and teeth: "Say."

Zhang Liwei glanced at Shen Tong and said: "I think we might as well go back to the town government and let Shen Tong go up to investigate the situation, I don't know what to do?"

Shen Tong was very excited when he heard Zhang Liwei suggested that he go up the mountain to find out the situation, so he turned his head and waited for Wu Jiangkai's instructions.

After a while, Wu Jiangkai blinked and stared at Shen Tong thoughtfully, and asked, "Shen Tong, can you complete the task?"

Although he didn't know what the task was, Shen Tong still replied firmly: "Yes."

"Okay, I want the most authentic data, do you know what to do?" Wu Jiangkai did not specify the task, but deliberately tested Shen Tong's understanding.

"Guaranteed to complete the task." Shen Tong did not show the slightest fear, his eyes were full of fortitude and strength, which made Wu Jiangkai very satisfied.

"Okay, be sure to pay attention to safety, and call Director Zhang after you go down the mountain. Old Wei, give Shen Tong your mobile phone." Wu Jiangkai continued.

Old Wei was Wu Jiangkai's driver, and after hearing the order, he quickly took out his mobile phone from his pocket and handed it to Shen Tong.Even though Shen Tong has a mobile phone, Shen Tong took over from Old Wei. Low-key is the first rule for newcomers in the officialdom.

After Shen Tong got out of the car, Wu Jiangkai rolled down the window and repeatedly told Shen Tong to pay attention to safety, which made Shen Tong feel warm and kind.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Shen Tong remembered his childhood.I remember that every morning when I went to school before dawn, I would always see many staggered spots of light dangling in the dark deep in the mountains on the road, and at the same time there were heavy coughing sounds, bursts of hearty laughter and huh. The sound of footsteps.At this time, Shen Tong and his partners would always stop and look into the distance until the light and sound disappeared between the sky and the earth.At that time, the young people didn't know who they were or what they were doing. Like visitors from outside the sky, they broke the ancient silence of the mountain village and cast a layer of mystery.Later, his father told him that they were coal miners coming home from get off work.

Shen Tong came to a coal mine along the winding mountain road.In order to obtain valuable information, Shen Tong decided to get to know the situation with the miners, and then go deep into the "enemy rear" to find out.

The scale of this coal mine is not large. There are only two rows of low and dilapidated houses in the mine. There is almost no complete glass on the window. Through the opening of the door, you can see the dim lights in the house.A violent coughing sound came from the room, and a foreign object surging in the trachea could be clearly heard.Not far from the house is a mine, from which railroad tracks lead to the coal yard.The wellhead made of stones is like tearing open a mountain, digging out the coal that has been dormant for hundreds of millions of years from here, so that they can see the light of day again.

Just at this time, the miners who were off the night shift came out of the coal shaft sitting on the coal box shaking from side to side.They dragged their tired bodies, showing teeth that contrasted sharply with their faces and bodies, and their expressions seemed to say: We are out again.

I saw them jumping out of the coal box, and the falling cinders knocked on the rails.Take off the lit miner's lamp with hands that are stuffed with coal dust in the pores and wrapped in tape, and wipe away the sweat dripping from the wrinkles of the gully with your hands.Some smokers who couldn't wait put down their helmets and piled up like fur seals on the beach, sitting at the mouth of the well and smoking inferior cigarettes that made a "sizzling" sound.From their attire, it is impossible to imagine that this is a group of old, middle-aged and young people.

Shen Tong was stunned by the scene in front of him.Although I was born in a sea of ​​coal, this is the first time I have had close contact with miners who deal with death every day.The sallow face like a dead man is mixed with complex emotions, whether it is a silent recounting of one's own destiny, or the loneliness of social injustice and pain, perhaps, this answer is in everyone's heart.

Shen Tong saw a miner walking towards the dormitory, he hurried over, took out a cigarette and handed it over, greeting: "Hello, fellow."

The miner's face was exhausted, his face was so dark that he could only see his eyes blinking, he glanced at the cigarette Shen Tong handed over by the light, and seeing that it was a Zhonghua cigarette, he couldn't help raising his head and looked at Shen Tong vigilantly. .

Shen Tong also sensed the other party's vigilance, so he smiled and said: "My fellow, don't be nervous, I'm here to find my brother."

"Your brother is in the mine?" the miner asked in disbelief.

Shen Tong pretended to be bitter, and replied angrily: "A while ago, he ran away from home and said that he wanted to work part-time. I heard that he came to this mine today, so he will come now."

The miner seemed to believe Shen Tong's words, pointed to the mine with a foreign accent, and said, "There is a group of people who went down just now, and there seems to be a young man in his teens. He is probably the person you are looking for."

Unexpectedly, there were actually teenage miners, Shen Tong felt like overturning a five-flavored bottle, unable to tell what it was like.He pretended to answer: "I guess that's it."

Seeing that the miner was about to go back to the dormitory, Shen Tong quickly stuffed the remaining Zhonghua cigarettes into the miner's pocket, and said in a low voice: "My fellow, I want to know about my brother's situation, can we talk about it?"

Seeing Shen Tong's actions, the miner threw his helmet on the ground, sat on the stone bench in front of the dormitory, lit a cigarette and smoked it, and said after a while: "That boy is very hard-working. Two classes, but I never heard that he has an older brother?"

Shen Tong sighed, sat down without disdain, and said: "Hey, the children of the poor have long been in charge of the family. If you have the ability, let's find a mine and do it ourselves."

The miner chuckled contemptuously, showing his white teeth in stark contrast to the blackness of his face.Said: "Those who have mines are all powerful people, ordinary people? I think it's better to forget it. Look at more than 30 mines, large and small, in this ditch. That one has no background. Just you, You haven't woken up yet, have you?"

After getting an important piece of information, Shen Tong continued to ask: "Did you hear that someone died in a mine in Fuchuan Township today?"