Cannon fodder strategy

Chapter 20 The conditions are so difficult

Fortunately, the driver's car arrived not long after, and we all jumped into the car and set off in a mighty way.

More than 20 people in the car were chattering and jolting for more than an hour. It stopped several times in the middle, some people went for convenience, and some people looked for something to eat. My brother and I ate pancakes for lunch.At first everyone was talking and laughing, but after a long time, the bones of the bumps were falling apart, they were disgraced, and they were so tired that they were willing to speak.

It wasn't until after two o'clock in the afternoon that we arrived at the old famous mountain. This is where we will work for more than a month.

I looked around, feeling very emotional.

All the villagers around this place know that it is very desolate, and there have been nine droughts in ten years, and the land is very barren. Basically, no crops are harvested.Moreover, cattle and sheep cannot eat the weed grass that grows, and animal husbandry cannot be developed.

No one wants to come to the old famous mountain.

But I know that this place will become a big industrial city in a few decades, specializing in the production of spare parts for mobile phones and computers.Who would have thought that this place would one day be full of tall buildings, and every inch of land would be worth every inch of gold?
If possible, if you buy a merchant here, you can sit there and collect rent. How good is it?
"What are you thinking?" My brother stood in front of me and said with a smile, "You seem very happy."

I smiled and nodded: "Because it's very open here."

"The work here is very hard, oh, the boss is here." My brother raised his finger.

I saw a small gray truck driving this way quickly, bringing up a cloud of dust and sand.

A man in a yellow plaid suit, in his early thirties, looked rather sloppy.With a cigarette in his mouth, he looked at these people and seemed satisfied.

After the reform and opening up, the first ones are all such bold bastards and the like.They used to be speculators, but now they can do business, and these people have the most active minds and can make a fortune.

There were a lot of things on the car behind him. I saw two bags of rice and a dozen cabbages.I thought this should be what we eat at this stage.

Seeing him, these people all fawned over him: "Boss Wang, you are here. How handsome are you after not seeing him for a few days?"

"No, Boss Wang, you are really energetic. You can see that you are a rich prostitute!"

Boss Wang just laughed.

Someone said: "Is the price still the same this year? Prices have gone up everywhere else!"

"Fuck me, the price I'm giving you is already the highest, okay? Whoever earns the money, you go to whoever. I'll pay this price." Boss Wang stamped out the cigarette butts under his feet, with a rascal look on his face.

Everyone complained for a while, thinking that the price could rise a little this time, but they couldn't help flattering.

Boss Wang said with a smile: "Don't tell me I'm useless. I'll put the ugly words first. It's useless for you to have sweet brothers and sisters with me. If you can't do a good job by then, I will buckle you." Money is never soft!"

Everyone agreed.

My brother has been drilling wells for almost three years, and he is considered a successful player. With his strength, his salary is the highest, and he can earn about 30 yuan a day.

But the location of the well is hard to find.My brother and the others wait until experienced experts find the water source, and then they can cooperate to dig out the well.The process is very laborious, and there may not be wells in some places, and it may be useless to work for a long time.Therefore, there is no guarantee that there will be income every day.In addition, we have to do some other work. In short, the area where we work is on the east side of Hepaozi.

The other women are responsible for doing chores, cooking and washing clothes. In addition, if there is extra work, they can also do it, and they will not count extra money.

It is a fixed job of 100 yuan a month, and the salary is not high. It is very hard work, but it is not easy for farmers to get cash now.At least you can buy two sets of clothes for your child, pay tuition and so on, so many people are rushing to do it.If it weren't for my brother's relationship, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to stay so easily.

They all made friends with Boss Wang. I stood aside and looked at the vast expanse of wild grass, as tall as a person, and there were many unnamed wild flowers. The color was a little purple and red, which was not very beautiful.But very fragrant.

The plant is said to be very drought tolerant, so there's only one of them here.

Going forward for tens of meters, there is a river paozi, the water inside is very clear, it is used for washing clothes and cooking water, and the opposite side of the river paozi has been blocked by some wooden fences, it is said that the country is going to carry out projects here .It should be the one under the control of Gaoshanfeng.

Boss Wang has taken a fancy to the project here, so he is going to dig a well here. No matter what you do, you need water!The wells here have been found, and the engineering team has to pay if they want to use them.

Boss Wang began to count at this time: "Okay, let me see how many people came, one, two... 24! Okay, that's all, divide into three groups, and start working in a while. I have already found someone We have found a place, hurry up! Try to get one before tonight."

I froze, is this about to start working?

I asked my brother in a low voice, "Where do we live?"

"I will build a shack in a while, and I will sleep here directly."

I didn't say anything, the conditions are really tough enough.

The men went to install the machine to dig wells, and our women went to make a place to sleep, and supported it with a few logs of wood. First, they used fertilizer bags on it, and then cut out the weeds like cutting rice, and covered them. The proposed shack on top of a wooden frame is ready.

These women are all veterans, and they move quickly and nimbly. I am new here, so they let me do odd jobs and cut the grass over there.

I bent my waist without looking up, and brushed like cutting rice to get out a piece of wild grass. It looked like a small hillock where I put it. They all said that the work was decent.

"It seems that I have suffered a lot at home."

I smiled, I have been doing the work in these transfer fields for almost thirty years, until the later period when I went to the quarry for Jiaojiao to go to school.

The skill of cutting rice has seeped into my mind.Almost without using the brain, the movements of the hands are directly coherent.

My brother glanced at me from time to time, and I smiled at him and waved the sickle in my hand very easily.

A total of two sheds were built, the larger one was for men.The small one is for women to sleep in, and the two sheds are about ten meters apart.Boss Wang’s car had some paper shells and wooden boards. We took them and spread them on the ground first, then took out the quilts and put them on top of them so that they wouldn’t get damp.

I asked why there are so many mosquitoes: "In such a hot day, mosquitoes will definitely bite people."

Boss Wang heard it, and said with a smile: "Did you see these grasses? Grab a handful before going to bed, burn them, and put them at the door to repel mosquitoes."

I thought to myself, these weeds are quite effective.

Boss Wang pointed to the rice bags and vegetables on the car, and I hurried to get them down.

"I'll deliver food once every ten days, and these cabbages are for ten days. You should be careful when cooking."

I saw a big piece of meat in the far corner, a bag of potatoes, about three or four catties, the oil pot was only half a pot, and the seasoning was only soy sauce and salt. I thought, it’s really dark enough.So many people don’t give anything else, can they eat?
Boss Wang explained to us a few more words and then drove away in a small car. He is a big boss, how can he live here and suffer with us?
A few of us women started living and cooking.Divided into three fires.Find a few stones and pile them there, and then put the found wood blocks, branches, and weeds on the bottom, and then you can boil water for cooking and cooking.It was very hot at first, and the choking and irritating heat of the flames gushed over. I was so hot that I couldn't breathe a few times, and my lungs were coughing very painfully.

The sweat on the forehead flowed like a small river, but it still needed to keep putting firewood down.

I saw one of the oldest elder sisters, pour rice and water into the big pot, pour salt and some potato cubes and cabbage slices into it, and cover the pot directly, the taste can be imagined, they are all half-baked, After serving it out, pour some miso on it, so that even the rice and vegetables are a meal.

I don't think it's very rich, so the woman on the side smiled and said, "Just eat some. If the boss delivers the food too late, I guess we can only eat it with salt in the later stage. This is not bad. Save it."

I could only nod my head. Later, several people skillfully stewed the big piece of meat first, fried the oil, and then put the meat aside. I can only use a little in a day. I am afraid that it will be spoiled, so I put it in a cool place. There is cold water around, but I guess it can last for three to five days.

Someone told me that men can’t just eat rice, so the boss left some noodles and corn buns, and if you eat three days’ worth of rice, you can eat one day’s buns.I nodded, humbly remembering everything.

The eldest sister shouted loudly at this time; "It's time to eat!"

The people working there hurriedly agreed: "Hurry up and eat! Let's work after eating, I'm starving to death!"

Everyone rushed to Hepaozi to wash, and then came here shirtless.

I don't think this rice will be delicious. Those rice are the cheapest rice grains.

The lid on the pot had gaps everywhere, and the rice was a bit undercooked, and the black smoke was billowing, choking into the pot all the time, and the rice that came out was all gray.

But when these people came, they were all gobbled up. They used the pots and lunch boxes they carried with them to fill up the rice, and ate it with big mouthfuls.Break it off, peel off the outer skin and eat it.

I sat on the ground and ate, watching a big black iron pot boiling water.This water is the water in the ditch over there, and it must be boiled before drinking. It is said that they didn't like to drink boiled water at first, and they drank raw water directly.

Anyway, the environment here is very bad.

(End of this chapter)