Chapter 143 Seizing food from the tiger's mouth 2

"I'm not looking for people like this to cause trouble. They just promise that nothing will happen in the coal mine. You have spent a long time in Tuanjie Coal Mine to understand the situation there. I want to change the workers there. What do you think?"

Wang Weidong asked.

"Most of the workers there are farmers from nearby villages, and many of them are from Tuanjie Village. It's winter now, so instead of staying at home, it's better to go to the coal mine to make some money. Even in spring and summer when farming is busy, they are

I have been busy at home for a few days, but usually I still work in the coal mine." Zhou Maocai said.

"I also know about this. I'm just afraid that they will listen to Shi Guozheng and cause trouble secretly." Wang Weidong said.

"The county magistrates are not as good as the current ones. Of course they are afraid of Shi Guozheng. But they are farmers after all, and most of them are honest people. They don't dare to do anything too outrageous when Shi Guozheng asks them. At most, they are just

A grinder." Zhou Maocai said.

"No, I have to replace a few! I have to replace them just to establish my authority! For example, I want to replace the person guarding the transformer room with someone I can trust." Wang Weidong said resolutely.

"Lao Chang and Lao Zhu, who were guarding the transformer room, used to repair the machinery of various production brigades during the commune. Both of them knew some mechanical and electrical knowledge. They were also very popular at that time. After the household responsibility system, they had no work.

Go back to the countryside and farm." Zhou Maocai said.

"Old Zhutou is okay. Old Changtou lived a good life when he was in the commune. In the commune, which is now the township, some women were unclear and didn't care about their wives and children in the village. Within a few years, his wife was

He was so angry that he shamelessly returned to his son's house after the household guarantee system was implemented. Within a few days, he was kicked out of the house by his son. If you drive him away, he will be homeless." Zhou Maocai continued.

"In that case, let them work for a while longer. I will take over the coal mine from December and find coal within two months!" Wang Weidong said.

"They won't leave the materials in the coal mine to you, so if you want to dig into the coal mine immediately after taking over, you have to purchase raw materials in advance, such as logs and cement guards," Zhou Maocai said.

"I'll leave this matter to you. I'll pay for it and buy some materials first." Wang Weidong said.

Among the various materials used in coal mines, except for gunpowder and detonators, which are strictly controlled by the state, others are easy to purchase. There are small factories in large coal mines that produce materials such as anchor bolts and cement guards.

Installing a phone is very troublesome. It would be much faster if the phone was installed in Hedong City. Now when the phone was installed in a village far away from the city center, an extra three hundred yuan was charged. Wang Weidong spent a total of 1,700 yuan.

dollars.

This amount is equivalent to one year's salary or more.

After paying the money, it will take more than a week for the phone to be installed.

After finishing these things, Wang Weidong returned to Tuanjie Village. Shi Dali had already returned and the money had arrived.

Of course, Wang Weidong noticed that this time when he came to Shi Guozheng's home, Shi Guozheng and Shi Dali's attitude towards him had completely changed. Now that they had obtained the 70,000 yuan, the father and son were very indifferent to Wang Weidong, who had changed to 250 yuan.

Of course Wang Weidong still wanted to continue acting. He smiled and said to Shi Guozheng: "Uncle Shi, it will take three or four days. During this time, I plan to live in the coal mine."

"You can live here if you want. There is plenty of room in the workers' houses. You can also eat with the workers and pay two yuan a day." Shi Guozheng replied expressionlessly.

Wang Weidong has been to the coal mine twice and knows that there are only two meals a day, cabbage stewed with potatoes, and rice made from rice balls. It is not cheap to pay two yuan a day.

"Uncle Shi, I'll go first." Wang Weidong said.

Shi Guozheng snorted without raising his head.

To live in a coal mine, you must first have a set of bedding. Wang Weidong first went to the supply and marketing cooperative in the village and bought four pounds of cotton, white cloth, and floral cloth. At this time, the supply and marketing cooperative in the village did not have ready-made bedding for sale, so he could only buy cotton and cloth and make it himself.

Fortunately, there is no need for cloth or cotton tickets now, otherwise Wang Weidong would be in a hurry and there would be nothing he could do.

Wang Weidong returned to Tuanjie Village with a large bag of things and came to Qu Wenfu's home.

"Uncle and aunt, are you all at home?" Wang Weidong walked into the room and said with a smile.

Since he is Qu Xiaomei's uncle, Wang Weidong should also be called uncle.

Qu Wenfu's wife was a little more enthusiastic when she saw Wang Weidong, but Qu Wenfu just nodded.

"I want to live in the mine, but I don't even have bedding. Can you please help me make a quilt for me? It costs five yuan. It's best to make it before tomorrow night." Wang Weidong begged.

"How much money do you need if you are really a relative? I'll find two sisters from the village and chat with each other while we work. The work will be done tomorrow!" Qu Wenfu's daughter-in-law declined.

At this time, Qu Wenfu suddenly coughed and said, "Put the cloth and cotton here. Do you have anything else?"

From what I heard, he was going out to chase Wang Weidong.

"No, no, I'm leaving now!" Wang Weidong said with a smile, then turned around and left the house.

"He is Xiaomei's brother-in-law and a real relative. Why do you show shame to others?" Qu Wenfu's daughter-in-law complained.

"You ladies have long hair but short knowledge, what do you know?" Qu Wenfu said.

Then Qu Wenfu came to Shi Guozheng's house and said, "Wang Weidong came to my house just now with cotton fabrics in his arms and asked my ladies to make him a bedding. Do you want to make it for him?"

"How can he live in the mine without a bedding? Just ask your wife to make one for him." Shi Guozheng replied.

Qu Wenfu carefully observed the expression on Shi Guozheng's face to see if he was telling the truth.

"Oh, do it for him! Don't ask me about any nonsense!" Shi Guozheng said impatiently.

Until then, Qu Wenfu finally felt relieved. He nodded and bowed and said, "Okay, then I'll go back."

Wang Weidong came to the coal mine. Apart from Cao Baolu and his wife who were burning boiler tube materials, the only people left in the mine were the person who drove the winch. There was also the child who was picking coal on the gangue mountain.

The couple already knew about the subcontracting of the coal mine. When they saw Wang Weidong come in, they both reluctantly smiled at him.

"Brother Cao, how much material do you still have in your custody now?" Wang Weidong asked directly.

"No, it's nothing. The materials in the library are almost empty." Cao Baolu replied.

This answer is the same as Wang Weidong guessed, Shi Guo would not leave the materials to him.

"Brother Cao, both of you know about the subcontracting of the coal mine. I want to warn you. You must keep the gunpowder and detonators well! If a little bit leaks out of your hands and goes outside the coal mine, what will happen to you?

You must take full responsibility. Even if nothing happens, if someone discovers that you moved the gunpowder detonator outside the coal mine, you are still responsible. If you are not responsible, it is a crime!" Wang Weidong said.

"No, no!" Cao Baolu said hurriedly.
Chapter completed!