Chapter 140 Grabbing Coal
Just as the cherries were beginning to turn half-red, almost ripe, making my mouth water, people from the Baizhen base arrived again.
I heard that sunbathing with your eyes closed can improve your eyesight, so I was sitting on a swing chair with my eyes closed, sunbathing, when I heard the sound of a small truck going "toot toot toot" outside the door.
"Hey girl, it's urgent, come out quickly!"
Brother Liu was standing outside the door shouting loudly. When I heard that it was an emergency, I suddenly opened my eyes and was caught off guard by the bright sunlight.
I steadied myself, peeked through the crack in the door and saw that I only saw Brother Liu and Brother Liu Er outside. Then I opened the door.
"What's wrong, Brother Liu?"
Brother Liu's forehead was covered in sweat, as if he was busy doing something. I felt a little panicked. Could it be that bandits had raided the Baizhen base?
"Quick, quick, drive and come with me."
I didn't understand why Brother Liu was in such a hurry, so I asked, "What exactly happened, Brother Liu?"
"I'll talk to you while you tidy up."
I ran towards the chicken coop, with Brother Liu following behind me, talking.
"The base commander sent a small team to investigate the former coal mine and they discovered a hidden coal mine. They are now organizing people to transport coal back. It won't be long before it is discovered, and then it will be too late to steal any more."
I opened the chicken coop and herded the chickens home, replying to Brother Liu as I spoke: "Is there a lot of coal? This was found at your base, can I take some with me?"
The coal stored at home was only partially used up during the extremely cold period and the previous winter. Although it can still burn for a long time, it's not enough for a lifetime.
Who wouldn't want free coal? Of course, the more the merrier. But you still need to find out if you can get it.
"It was the base commander who told me to call you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to make the decision to let you go. If you got beaten up, I wouldn't be able to save you."
Hearing what Brother Liu said, I actually wanted to laugh at the tense atmosphere. How come Brother Liu is so simple-minded?
"Okay, okay, I'll lock the chicken up and we'll go."
After herding the chickens into the yard, I quickly put them in the chicken coop.
Brother Liu seemed to just remember my question about how much coal there was, and added, "Oh right, there is indeed a lot of coal. The Baizhen base can't be emptied in a short time, so the base manager wants you to come along and take as much as you can. Once the big bases find out and seize it, we'll be out of luck."
"Is that place far away? How long does it take to drive there?"
The distance determines how much fuel I need.
"It's quite far, almost in Liaoning province. It will take at least an hour to drive there."
After listening to Brother Liu's explanation, I told him to wait for me outside the courtyard, and I would come out right away.
He quickly retrieved two buckets of oil from the basement, put them in the back seat of the car, threw in two shovels and a large bundle of burlap sacks, grabbed a crossbow and a stun gun, and drove the car out of the yard.
Lock the gate and set off with Brother Liu.
After spending so much time together, I completely trust Brother Liu.
Following Brother Liu, we drove past the edge of the town, and after driving a short distance further, we unexpectedly passed the factory where I bought coal.
Could it be that the coal mine we discovered was hidden by the coal boss who sold me the coal?
With this suspicion in mind, I continued to follow Brother Liu's car. After driving for more than an hour, we finally arrived at our destination.
This place is located in the middle of several mountains, even more remote than my home. There are stones scattered all over the ground next to the coal mine, which look like they were just dug up.
The entrance to the coal mine was small, with five or six large trucks parked outside, and a dozen or so people moving coal back and forth.
I followed Brother Liu into the cave dwelling and was stunned by what I saw inside.
Solar-powered lights were placed all around, probably brought over by people from the White Town base.
Inside the dark coal mine, visibility was only slightly improved. There were several piles of coal stacked like mountains, no wonder Brother Liu said it wouldn't be able to move them all in a short time.
I wonder which big boss hoarded such a large amount of coal during the extreme cold. It should definitely be moved as soon as possible. If the owner finds it or if it is discovered by other bases, there will be trouble.
"This is a girl the base commander knows; don't stop her from transporting coal."
Brother Liu patted my shoulder and said to the people working around us.
"Girl, you can keep pretending. I have to put on an act and can't help you anymore. Call me if you can't lift it later."
Brother Liu pushed over a cart and turned around to help load coal onto the trucks at the Baizhen base.
Without bothering with pleasantries, I went back to the car, grabbed a shovel, and started packing.
He forcefully shoveled the coal onto the coal, but couldn't get it in. He then stomped on it with his foot, and with great effort, lifted a shovelful of coal and dumped it into the wheelbarrow.
After loading a small cart full of coal, I was already out of breath. I struggled to push it to the truck, put it into sacks, and then loaded it onto the truck. It was exhausting.
This is too heavy; I need to find another way.
He pushed the cart back into the coal mine and looked at the piles of coal, pondering for a while.
I pressed the cart tightly against the coal mountain, then used a shovel to dig it down. The pile of coal flowed directly into the cart along the digging marks, and it was full in just a few shovelfuls.
Push the cart next to the truck, put the sack over the cart, and flip the cart forward to fill the sack with coal.
This saves so much trouble; the only difficult part is carrying the sacks onto the vehicle.
"Girl, just put it under the car after you're done loading. I'll watch it for you and then I'll help you load it onto the car later."
This wasn't the time to force myself. When Brother Liu said he would help me later, I readily agreed and turned the cart around to load coal into the mine.
As they stuck the shovel into the coal pile and began digging deeper, the people next to them started talking.
“This little girl is really clever. This is so convenient. Let’s start by digging like this, and when we can’t dig anymore, we can use a shovel to fill it up.”
The burly men next to me followed my example and started shoveling coal into the cart.
I don't mind if they follow my example; there's so much coal here, it's definitely enough for me to fill.
After making over twenty trips back and forth and loading twenty bags of coal next to the truck, I didn't bother with formalities and directly asked Brother Liu to come and help.
"Brother Liu, I'm almost done. Could you help me move this?"
"They're here!"
When Brother Liu heard me say that, he immediately put down what he was doing, jumped off the truck, and came over to help me.
"Taozi, come here!"
As he was walking towards me, he glanced to the side and beckoned Taozi over to help load the items into the car.
I turned around and met Taozi's gaze; we were both a little embarrassed.
However, he still obediently came over and silently carried the coal sacks onto the truck, even working harder than Brother Liu.
In no time at all, the two men had loaded all 20 bags of coal onto the truck.
Each bag of coal weighs about 200 jin (100 catties), and these 20 bags are probably close to the limit of my small truck.
Just then, a truck from the Baizhen base was about to head back, and Brother Liu told me to follow their truck back.
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