The man said, "Last year, Uncle Chicken didn't blast the mountain properly, and it collapsed. He was covered in blood and almost died on the spot."
Uncle Chicken survived, but he could no longer work.
"The mountain over there in Xichang collapsed once this year. Now everyone is very scared to go blasting the mountain, for fear that the mountain will collapse and they will be buried."
At this point, the man sighed heavily, his face full of worry: "If it were just this, it wouldn't be so bad. Now, not only is the mountain collapsing badly, making it impossible to blast properly, but the rocks are also worthless, and there are even animals..."
The man suddenly clenched his fist, looked around warily, opened his mouth, but ultimately didn't say anything.
"Is it livestock blocking the road to collect fees, extortion, or protection money?"
There was no need to guess; Lin Yifeng arrived at this conclusion.
Let alone in the 1990s, even twenty years later, there are still these bullies who occupy sand and stone quarries. As long as you don't pay protection money or do what they say, they will call people to beat or oppress you.
The villagers of Paishitou Village rely on the mountains for their livelihood. There is only one road leading down the mountain. They blast stones down the mountain and want to transport them to other places to sell, and this is the only way.
If anyone blocks this road, it's tantamount to cutting off the economic lifeline of Paishitou Village.
"Peak King".
The man hung his head and finally shook it. He was still quite young, and although he tried to control his emotions, Lin Yifeng could still see that his eyes were slightly red when he looked up.
They were bullied quite badly.
Lin Yifeng thought to himself.
"Feng Dai Wang, how are you doing? It seems like you've been in vocational school for almost three years now. Are you graduating soon?"
Has the government assigned you a work unit?
The man forced a smile and asked, and Lin Yifeng nodded with a smile: "Yes, I'm graduating soon, and I've already been assigned a job."
The boss finished another serving of fried tofu, and Lin Yifeng took it and handed it to the man with a broad smile on his face: "I've been assigned to our village."
"Smash the rock!"
"ah?"
The man was stunned.
He looked left and right, up and down, to make sure he hadn't misheard.
Lam Yat-Fung!
The only person from this village who passed the entrance exam for a vocational school and left the mountains is now coming back?
this.....
For a moment, the man didn't know what to say.
"What are you doing with the child?"
Lin Yifeng took the initiative to change the subject, and the man stammered, but still said, "I came out to see if I could find a way to make a living."
“I heard there are lots of jobs in the city, and people are short of manpower everywhere. I figured I have the strength and can do the work, so I came out to look for some.”
"If I can find a decent way to make a living, I plan to bring my mother here and never go back."
"But I've been out for many days and still haven't found a suitable job."
"I couldn't find you in Gongcheng, so I came to Makino City. I just arrived in Makino City and I ran into you, King Minashiro."
Gongcheng is a county-level city. People who come from Paishi are first to go to Gongcheng.
Only those who can't find work in Gongcheng, a county-level city, or feel that Gongcheng isn't good enough, will choose to come to Makino City.
Lin Yifeng nodded slightly and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"
"I've already eaten..."
"not yet..."
Two voices, two completely different answers.
The one who said he had eaten it was a man.
The one who said there was no food was the woman.
The man glared angrily at his wife, who shrank back and quickly corrected herself, "I misremembered, we've already eaten, we've already eaten."
"I haven't eaten yet, I'm a little hungry."
Lin Yifeng said with a smile, "It's been a long time since we've seen each other. We've run into each other today, so let's go grab a bite and a drink together."
As they were talking, the owner handed over the third serving of fried tofu. Lin Yifeng took it and tasted it; it was indeed quite delicious.
"Boss, your pancakes are really good, they're delicious!"
Lin Yifeng handed over two yuan with a smile, then waved to the man. Seeing that the man didn't understand, he laughed and cursed, "Damn it, what are you being so fussy about? It's just a meal, do you think I can't afford to treat you?"
"Once you find a way to make a living, just invite him back, and that's it!"
Hehe, hehe!
The man scratched his head and chuckled sheepishly, then followed Lin Yifeng, leading himself and the child with a lollipop in his mouth.
Lin Yifeng originally wanted to take the men to eat at Wallace in the old town, but after thinking about it, he decided to take them to the Wallace at the train station.
Looking for work in Makino City, the train station offers far more opportunities than the old town. This man, who calls himself Mineshiro, had eaten at Wallace's near the train station and could look around for work nearby.
It takes about ten minutes to walk from the old town to the train station. Lin Yifeng kept trying to get information out of the man as they walked, and finally found out his name.
Lin Yougen, also known as Shugen.
Upon hearing the mention of tree roots, memories hidden deep within Lin Yifeng's mind instantly surfaced.
The people of Paishitou Village are mostly divided into three surnames: Lin, Zhao, and Wang.
Lin Yougen and Lin Yifeng belong to the same family, though this lineage may have to be traced back several generations.
Lin Yougen is one year younger than Lin Yifeng. His father was killed when a mountain collapsed when he was 12 years old.
As the eldest son in his family, Lin Yougen had no choice but to give up his studies and start carrying stones with others.
Lin Yougen has two younger sisters and one younger brother. As the eldest son, he got married when Lin Yifeng was 15 years old, the same year Lin Yifeng was admitted to a vocational school.
He is 14 years old by the traditional Chinese age reckoning and 16 years old by the traditional Chinese age reckoning.
If this age were in later generations, he would still be in his rebellious phase, a little kid who doesn't understand anything.
But in this era, Lin Yougen has already begun to support his family.
He got married at the age of 16 (by Chinese reckoning), and now his child is 2 years old, but he and his wife have not yet obtained a marriage certificate.
Getting married first and then registering the marriage, or even not registering the marriage at all, is extremely common in rural areas.
In rural areas, obtaining a marriage certificate does not mean marriage, but if you play the trumpet, hold a banquet, worship heaven and earth, and enter the bridal chamber, then you are married.
This is all Lin Yifeng remembers about Lin Yougen.
Or rather, Lin Yifeng, who smuggled himself out of the country in his previous life, had memories of his hometown that were all before he went to vocational school.
Because after he went to vocational school, he almost never went home except for holidays.
"Let's go with this one!"
While chatting, Lin Yifeng led Lin Yougen, his wife, and children to the Wallace store outside the train station. Lin Yifeng pointed at Wallace and was about to walk towards it when Lin Yifeng grabbed his arm tightly.
"King Fengdai, let's not eat here, let's not eat here!"
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