Rebirth: the fiery age of Mori Gong's children

Chapter 398 Tiger Infested

Maekawa Forestry Farm used to have three work teams, but now they have to be organized into six, so the personnel changes are naturally quite large.

Originally, the four tractor drivers and assistants were fixed and could not be disassembled, but the two new tractors came with their own tractor drivers and required two assistants.

After Zheng Xianyong and Zhao Limin discussed it, they decided to arrange for Sheng Xiping and Chen Weiguo to be assistants to the two new tractor drivers.

Although Sheng Xiping had passed the tractor-trailer certification exam a long time ago, he was in the security department before and had no tractor driving experience, so he could only be assigned as an assistant.

In fact, the skidder driver of the timber production team is also the tractor driver, and the relationship between him and his assistant is very delicate.

Typically, drivers are like emperors, earning 20.00% more than assistants and having a bad temper.

The driver is called "big handle" and the assistant is called "little handle". This old wooden handle is divided into big and small handles.

Although most drivers drive tractors, their clothes are clean all day long.

The assistant's clothes are all stained with oil. Tightening screws, twisting panels, and arching the bottom of the car are all the assistant's job. The driver usually only talks about what's broken and how to fix it.

Most of the time, the relationship between tractor driver and assistant is equivalent to the relationship between master and apprentice.

The reason why the assistant swallowed his anger was to learn the driver's skills.

Tractor drivers often prevent their assistants from stealing their craftsmanship, teaching their apprentices to starve the master to death. This kind of thing often happens.

The tractor driver in Sheng Xiping's group was named Wang Yuanjun, who was transferred from the forestry bureau elsewhere. It is said that he was somewhat related to Feng Baosheng.

This man was not very old, only two or three years older than Sheng Xiping. He was quite arrogant. He was transferred from outside and had relatives with the secretary, so he looked down upon others.

As for Sheng Xiping, he doesn't have the same experience as him. Anyway, he just needs to do his job well.

After going to work every morning, Sheng Xiping comes from the station to the tractor warehouse on the mountain.

In order to ensure that the driver can start the tractor as soon as possible after going up the mountain and immediately start transporting the materials, the work team will build a tractor garage on the mountain.

A large iron oil drum was used as a stove inside, and a special person was assigned to keep the fire going. The fire was kept going all night, and the tractor shed was warm.

People who work in the mountains are happy to gather in the tractor shed, chat around the stove, or have something to eat, waiting for the work leader to arrange tasks.

The tractor assistant is not so leisurely. When he arrives at the tractor garage and puts down his bag, he must first clean up the tractor.

After the previous day's work, there were many branches hanging on the tractor's back cover, chassis and other places, which had to be cleared away.

If you don't clean up, start by tightening the screws.

The first is the universal joint screw of the transmission system, and the second is the tension adjustment of the track. These two screws must be watched.

After finishing these tasks, you need to add water to the tractor and then ignite the tractor.

The tractor has a diesel engine, so you need to use a gasoline engine when igniting.

It's okay when the weather is warm, and it takes basically no effort to hit it.

It was cold because the vehicle body was cold, so it couldn't start the fire for a while. The gasoline engine screamed at the top of its lungs for a while before the tractor's diesel engine was turned on.

At this time, the entire tractor warehouse was filled with incompletely burned diesel smoke. The diesel smoke in the warehouse was like an order, and everyone took their tools and went to work.

"Xiping, let's go." Some people even said hello to Sheng Xiping.

The tractor started, and the neatly dressed tractor driver Wang Yuanjun got on the truck, followed by Sheng Xiping. The tractor drove out of the hangar and went up the mountain to drag the wood.

After the tractor driver aims at the wood that needs to be dragged, he stops the vehicle, locks the "steering direction", and then releases the oil rope in the "drum".

Sheng Xiping jumped out of the car, pulled the "lock straps" off the loading plate, opened the "lock strap rings", and threw each lock strap to the wood that needed to be dragged.

Then he pulls the big rope in the drum and pulls the big rope through the snow to the wood to be transported.

After lowering the rope, tie each lock strap to the wood.Tie the lock strap and thread the big rope into the lock strap ring.

After the last piece of wood is threaded, insert the "ox nose horn" that holds the lock belt ring into the large rope buckle, and then quickly hide at a safe distance 20 meters away to send a winch signal to the driver.

The tractor operator first lowers the loading plate through hydraulic pressure, holds the "steering direction" tightly and starts to winch.

When all the wood is twisted onto the loading board, the tractor driver will blow the whistle and tell his assistant, "I'm leaving first. You can check here to see which pieces of wood are suitable for the next trip."

Under normal circumstances, the assistant has two sets of lock straps. After the driver leaves, the assistant can take the opportunity to tie the wood for the second trip in advance, and then find a place to rest and wait for the tractor to come up again.

As the logging area becomes larger, the distances for collecting materials will become farther and farther. At first, we can make seven or eight trips a day, but by the end of the logging operation, we will only make four or five trips a day.

So the assistant had nothing to do in the mountains, and it was cold, so he just found some dry firewood that was easy to light, or made a fire to keep warm.

Sheng Xiping's partner, Wang Yuanjun, had only been recruiting workers for a few years and had just switched from a tractor assistant to a tractor driver.

Anyway, in Sheng Xiping's opinion, this person's handles were average and he didn't have enough experience.

But Wang Yuanjun took advantage of the fact that he was transferred from outside, and the outside monks knew how to chant sutras, so he looked down on the people from the original forest farm.

Sheng Xiping is always rude and irritating, and sometimes his words are sarcastic.

That evening, during the last trip to collect timber, Sheng Xiping tied all the straps on the wood, then specially selected a strap and tied it to a "tree fence".

After putting on the belt loops, Sheng Xiping sent out the signal to gather, and Wang Yuanjun began to gather in sequence.

But no matter how hard it was twisted, the car almost stood up, and the wood just wouldn't move.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Wang Yuanjun was so anxious that he was sweating in the cold weather.

Wang Yuanjun was a little confused. He got out of the car and walked around the wood several times, but he couldn't find anything wrong.

It was dark, and the tree fence was blocked by a few pieces of wood. Wang Yuanjun didn't pay attention at all.

After turning around for a few times, no problem was found. He twisted it several times in succession, but still couldn't move.

"Is it possible? It's just a few pieces of wood. Why did it take you so long?"

Sheng Xiping, who was sitting on a piece of wood smoking far away, finally couldn't help it after smoking his second cigarette and shouted at Wang Yuanjun.

"If you can't do it, just come down and let me try."

Wang Yuanjun really had no choice but to hand over the tractor to Sheng Xiping.

Sheng Xiping entered the cab, first pretended to be wincing, then backed up the car a few meters to loosen the belt, and got out of the car to check.

While Wang Yuanjun wasn't paying attention, Sheng Xiping loosened the belt buckle tied to the tree fence, then returned to the car and twisted it again.

The wood was safely loaded onto the car. Sheng Xiping didn't care about Wang Yuanjun, and threw him directly on the mountain. He drove the car and pulled the wood down the mountain.

Master Wang, who had always been a coaxer, walked back along the tractor road alone this time with his head down. After a lot of effort, he finally returned to the station.

When he returned, the meal had already been finished in the canteen, and a group of people were bragging in the canteen.

Wang Yuanjun entered the cafeteria dejectedly and came to the meal window, "Master Li, is there anything else to eat?"

"Hey, it's already this hour, why are you here to eat? There's nothing to eat here." Master Li, who was in charge of the canteen, looked at it and asked curiously.

"Oh, um, I was delayed on the mountain for something, so I came down." Wang Yuanjun looked embarrassed and hesitated.

"Master Li, look at what else there is and give me something to eat. I haven't eaten yet, I'm tired and hungry."

Wang Yuanjun came down from the mountain and was seven or eight miles away. How could he not be hungry?
"Hey? Master Wang, why were you delayed? At the loading yard just now, why did I see that Xiping was driving the tractor back?
Master Wang, what have you been doing?I heard that you were unable to catch up with your assistant when you were gathering wood. "

At the other end, Pan Fusheng and Zhang Zhijun, who were working in the loading yard, deliberately shouted loudly.

"Ah? Isn't it right? Isn't Master Wang very skilled?
When I first came here, I looked down on the tractor driver in our forest farm. Why can't he even twist a piece of wood?Ouch, then you have to study hard. "

On the other end, Guo Yongping and others also joined in the fun.

Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Now the forest farm is divided into two groups, those who sit on the ground and those who are transferred from outside.

Originally, it would take time for the two groups of people to work together, but these few people who were transferred from outside were so arrogant that no one looked down on them.

The local people are all holding their breath. It’s rare to see Wang Yuanjun defeated today. Why don’t you guys scream loudly?
Wang Yuanjun's face turned red and white. If there was a hole in the ground right now, he would definitely be able to get in.

"Well, Master Li, please get me some food."

Wang Yuanjun couldn't talk to Pan Fusheng and Guo Yongping, so he could only turn to the master chef and ask him to cook him something to eat.

"There happens to be noodles, so let me cook you a bowl of noodles." Master Li is in charge of the kitchen, and his main task is to ensure that the workers eat.

Wang Yuanjun hasn't eaten yet, so he has to cook something. He can't go hungry.

In this way, Master Li cooked a bowl of noodles for Wang Yuanjun.

It was evening, and there was nothing in the kitchen in the cafeteria. They could only put some chopped green onions and oil into the pan.

Even so, Wang Yuanjun ate very well. He finished a large bowl of noodles with a snort, quickly put on his hat and returned to the dormitory.

As soon as he left, the cafeteria burst into laughter.

"Xiping, it has to be you, Xiong comes one after another." Chen Weiguo gave a thumbs up to Sheng Xiping and said with a smile.

"Tch, his skills are not good enough, and he keeps talking all day long, looking down on this and not on that.

Take care of him once, do you think he is dishonest? "Wang Jianshe next to him also followed suit.

Sheng Xiping only smiled and said nothing.

Today this is just a little joke to tease Wang Yuanjun, so as to save him from being too awesome.

People, you should be more modest and don't be so arrogant all the time, it won't do any good.

From then on, when Wang Yuanjun saw Sheng Xiping again, he didn't dare to be so arrogant. If something went wrong with the tractor, he could discuss it with Sheng Xiping.

Sheng Xiping did have skills. Several times the tractor broke down and Wang Yuanjun couldn't find the fault. It was Sheng Xiping who found the fault and repaired it.

After going back and forth, everyone on the mountain knew that the tractor driver of the Fifth Work Team was not as capable as his assistant.

Tractor skidding is a key part of the entire timber production. "The top is driven to cut down trees, the bottom is driven to load trucks, and the middle is driven to clear the forest."

Tractor drivers are the meat and potatoes of the entire timber production chain. Whether they are selecting model workers or advanced producers, they are given priority and are also candidates for work captains.Of course, this has to be done by really experienced old tractor operators. Those who are half-baked with no good skills are just talking nonsense.

If the tractor assistant is an experienced tractor operator, he may not see a half shaft or turbine this winter.

If you are following an inexperienced person, then come and lift the rear axle, lift the brake joint, correct the size of the balance shaft, replace the half shaft, replace the turbine, rivet the drive gear ring, etc.

As long as you can't think of it, there is nothing that the tractor cannot break.

It turns out that the four tractor drivers at the forest farm have been working for many years, and nothing happened.

As for the two people Sheng Xiping and Chen Weiguo were working with, it was just as simple as that. The tractor broke down every three days. Less than a month after the start of work, I don’t know how many parts were replaced.

The custodians of the whole database are full of complaints and complain all day long.

Tractors always break down, which will definitely delay production. The fifth work team has not done much work these days. The new team leader is in a hurry and has to burn incense and worship Buddha.

Of course, it’s not just the tractor’s fault that the work can’t be done, the saw hand also accounts for a large part.

One tractor corresponds to one chain saw, and the chain saw operators assigned to the tractors of the Fifth and Sixth Work Teams in the field happened to be Li Dazhuang and Li Erzhuang.

These two brothers are well-known workers at Maekuan Forestry Farm, as everyone who has worked with them knows.

When Li Dazhuang was in the Educated Youth Team, he was shunned by Sheng Xiping, so he worked a little harder.

The rest of the time, grind as much as you can, and just hang out as long as you can.

As for Li Erzhuang, he can't keep up with his brother in work.

In the past, the work team assigned two assistants to the saw operator to help him work.

Nowadays, there are not enough people in the six work teams, and they are not equipped with so many assistants. If one person follows them, the work will be done even slower.

One month after work started, the work progress of the Fifth and Sixth Work Teams was half as slow as that of other work teams.

Of course, other work teams don't work too fast either.

The main reason is that there are too many work teams and the manpower is scattered. Many links should be coordinated by multiple people. As a result, there are not enough manpower, so we can only take our time.

Timber production could not increase, which made Feng Baosheng anxious. He had no choice but to live in the mountains and supervise the work of the work team.

I thought that if he personally went to the mountain to supervise, the workers would not dare to be lazy and the work would be faster.

But no one thought that on the third day when Feng Baosheng went to the mountain to supervise, something happened again on the mountain.

Each work team is equipped with two chain saw hands, divided into upper and lower ropes. One end is arranged with a tractor to gather materials, and the other end cooperates with oxen and horses to set up materials.

In the evening that day, the workers of the Third Work Team were dragging wood down the mountain with their horse sledges. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew by, and a tiger roar came from not far away.

When the horse heard the tiger's roar, it was frightened, spread its hooves and jumped.

The driver of the sledge was lucky to be young and nimble. When he saw something was wrong, he jumped out to the side and was not hit by the wood on the horse's sledge.

But his face turned pale with fright, his legs were shaking, and he almost peed his pants.

The horses were frightened and ran away, deviating from the original path of the sledge. The sledge jolted and the ropes tied to the wood came loose.

At this moment, the horse tripped over a bush and fell to its knees with its front legs.

As soon as the horse knelt down, the sledge immediately turned over due to its weight.

The piece of wood, which weighed more than a thousand kilograms, flew out with a swish due to the inertia of the downhill slope, and flew quite far away from the horse's left hind leg.

It hit countless trees one after another, making a huge noise, and finally stopped.

There are four horses and one ox in the third work team working. One of the horses is dragging wood to Lengchang at the foot of the mountain and is unloading the wood.

Two other horses and one cow are lining up on the mountain to load the sledge.

The men from the third work team had just lifted the wood onto the sledge and had not yet tied it up with ropes.

The roar of the tiger made the horse jump out in fright, and ran forward with the sledge, leaving the wood in place.

The other sledge had not yet been loaded with wood. The man driving the sledge was holding on to the reins, and the horse raised its hooves and screamed.

After all, the people driving the sledge were all strong young men, and they suddenly caught the horse.

The old cow was also frightened and mooed in a low voice. The person next to him turned pale and held on to the cow with all his strength.

At this time, the second tiger roar came, and the cows and horses instantly rioted, unable to control it.

The man driving the sledge quickly let go and rolled to the side. At least he escaped and was not taken down.

Otherwise, not only would he be trampled by a horse, he would also be run over by a sledge.

"Fuck, how can there be tigers like this? Let's go down the mountain quickly, we can't stay on this mountain anymore."

Every one of the workers was so frightened that their whole bodies were numb and their legs were shaking. After a while, someone came back and stretched out his hand and said shiveringly.

This feller, thresher, wood lifter, and forest clearer didn't care about anything. He didn't even take his tools, and he didn't care about the cows and horses. He stumbled and ran down the mountain.

At this moment, I really wish I had two more legs and could run faster.

A dozen or so people rolled and climbed until they reached the station at the foot of the mountain, each one shouting in shock that there was a tiger.

There is a temporary control room at the station. Zheng Xianyong, Feng Baosheng, Zhao Limin and others are all in the control room. They were shocked to learn that there was a tiger on the mountain.

"No, there are so many people in the cutting area, and those machines are rumbling, and all the wild animals have been scared away. How can there still be tigers?"

Zheng Xianyong was stunned when he heard this. He had worked in Qianchuan Forest Farm for so many years and had never encountered such a thing before.

"Director, we heard it really brightly, it's the tiger, it's not too far away.

The cattle and horses we rented were all frightened and ran away. They didn't know where to go now, fearing that they would be eaten by tigers. "The people from the third work team said in shock.

"Where are the people from the security department? Hurry up and take a gun and go up the mountain to have a look." Feng Baosheng's heart froze when he heard these words.

The work is already going very slowly this year, and it is very likely that we will not be able to complete the production tasks. If another tiger comes to cause trouble, how will we be able to work in the mountains next?
"Why are you bringing a gun up the mountain? Hunting tigers? Are you kidding me?" Zheng Xianyong's expression changed immediately upon hearing this.

"Tiger is a protected animal. Who dares to touch it without orders from superiors?"

Feng Baosheng was dumbfounded when he heard this, "You can't just watch it, right?
What if the tiger never leaves and just hangs around?Why don't we stop doing this job?

As long as we don't say anything, we will be beaten to death. Who cares? "Feng Baosheng was so angry that he shouted at Zheng Xianyong in front of many people.

"Damn it, you're fucking farting, is that something I won't tell you if you don't tell me?
We're going to kill the tiger without permission from our superiors. I think we both don't have to do it, we can just go in and squat on the fence. "

Zheng Xianyong also became angry and shouted louder.

"Then what do you think we should do? A tiger appears in our work area, how can the workers work?

If we don’t work, how will we complete our production tasks this year? "

Feng Baosheng's eyes were red with anxiety. If he had known that the work in the forest farm was so difficult, why would he come here to join in the fun?Can't you just go to work in the province?

Zheng Xianyong didn't know what to do. He walked around in circles for several times and finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Quickly, gather everyone on the mountain and grab whatever there is. Let's go up and have a look together. We'll find those horses first.

If a cow or horse is eaten by a tiger, then we have to report it to the bureau and the province and ask the superiors to make a decision. "

No one was injured at the moment. We don’t know what happened to the cows and horses on the mountain. We must first find those cows and horses and confirm the situation.

Feng Baosheng had no idea at this moment and could only agree with Zheng Xianyong's method.

In this way, all the people from several work teams were recalled urgently, and then everyone took various tools and walked towards the working area of ​​the third work team to look for the frightened cows and horses running away.

"Xiping, what do you think is going on? A tiger has appeared in our cutting area? Isn't that tiger your Huahua?"

Chen Weiguo saw Sheng Xiping, pulled him aside, and asked in a low voice.

"I don't know either. Logically speaking, the various machines in our cutting area are very noisy, so there shouldn't be any animals approaching."

Sheng Xiping shook his head. He didn't know what was going on. Even if Huahua wasn't afraid of people, she shouldn't be here, right?

It should have made its home around Nuanquanzi, why is it here?

Sheng Xiping was puzzled and could only follow the others into the mountain to find the frightened horse and cow.

Fortunately, the oxen and horses were pulling the sledge. There were many fallen trees in the woods. Before the oxen and horses could run too far, the sledge was caught and the horses could not run, so they stopped.

Everyone searched around the mountain and found three horses and one cow.

Only the left hind leg of one horse was broken off by the flying wood, while the other cows and horses were unharmed.

In other words, the tiger did not come to eat the cows and horses, but just barked twice and left.

At this time, Zheng Xianyong was also confused, "Xiping, what do you think is going on? How can there be tigers around here?" Zheng Xianyong found Sheng Xiping and asked in a low voice.

Mainly, Zheng Xianyong also doubted whether the tiger was the one Sheng Xiping had raised before.

"Uncle, to be honest with you, I don't know what's going on.

It’s true that Huahua grew up in my home, but it’s been almost three years since it returned to the forest. I haven’t seen it for a long time. I really don’t know if it’s true. "

Before Zheng Xianyong could ask, Sheng Xiping said directly.

“But Huahua is over three years old this year, so logically, it’s time for her to be in heat and mate during this season.

Tigers during this period have bad tempers and will wander around their territory, roaring from time to time to send signals to attract male tigers from other places.

If it can't find a male tiger, it may be able to call for a while. "

Sheng Xiping figured it out, well, Huahua has grown up and it's time to get married.

(End of this chapter)