It was the first time that Qiao Changhai rode a jeep to work, and people from the entire street were so surprised that they came out to watch the fun.
Throughout the morning, different people came to Huaguang Repair Shop to inquire about the news. This feeling of being the center of attention made Qiao Changhai feel uneasy, so he found an excuse and hid in the warehouse in the backyard.
Master Liang came to the repair shop in the strong wind, but did not see a familiar figure at the workstation, so he frowned and asked the waiter next to him.
"Didn't Chang Hai come to work today?"
He thought Changhai was so busy helping his son-in-law make money that he even dared to skip work.
Manager Xie of Huaguang Repair Shop was startled when he saw Master Liang's unfriendly expression.
"Could it be that the superiors have issued some special task that even Engineer Liang finds difficult and troublesome?"
Manager Xie heard from someone that a big boss had given their small place a task. Could it be that Master Liang came here today just for this matter?
He walked quickly to Master Liang and dusted him with a rag.
Manager Xie was disappointed to find that Master Liang's clothes were not frozen. The repair shop was more than 800 meters away from the tram station. Master Liang was not covered with snow and his clothes were not frozen through, which showed that he was neither riding a tram nor a bicycle.
In other words, the old man came by car, and the person following him was the driver!
Manager Xie analyzed the identity of the person behind Master Liang in the blink of an eye.
"Mr. Liang, it's so cold, why bother you to come here? If you have anything to say, just let the store know and I'll run errands for you."
Manager Xie was extremely respectful to Master Liang and gave him face both in front of others and in private.
Master Liang was not arrogant. The more respect Manager Xie showed him, the more friendly he spoke to him.
"Thank you, Manager. Is Changhai not at work?"
Manager Xie was startled and blurted out, "Yes, he came this morning in his son-in-law's jeep."
He looked around but couldn't find Qiao Changhai. Then someone volunteered: "Changhai is in the warehouse, I'll go call him."
While Chang Hai was still not here, Manager Xie pulled Master Liang aside and asked in a low voice, "Are you ready for the big job?"
"Well, it's hard to say. It's more difficult to deal with over there. Let's take Changhai with us to have a look."
When Manager Xie heard this, he felt unhappy. He was the manager, and no matter how good the cripple's skills were, he had no say.
"I have nothing to do today, so I'll go with you."
Manager Xie looked at Master Liang without giving up, "Old Qiao doesn't know how to talk. It would be bad if he offended the leader."
Master Liang glared at me with an unhappy look on his face, "What kind of job do you think this is? He looks so ugly with his limp and chattering teeth that he can't even get through the door and has to be chased back. If we really have to be held accountable by our leaders, it's because they look down on us, not because we don't have the skills."
Master Liang didn't say what the mission was, but he also revealed that it was not a good thing. He deliberately let Qiao Changhai go just to get eliminated.
Manager Xie grinned knowingly, and the unhappiness in his heart instantly disappeared.
At this time, Qiao Changhai walked in from the back door, wearing the blue work clothes he usually wore to work. The clothes were washed white, with patched sleeves on his arms, and he walked with a limp, revealing a shabby smell from the inside out.
"Master, you are here. I will get you a cup of hot water."
When Qiao Changhai saw his master, he automatically lowered himself three inches, greeted him respectfully, and went to make tea.
Master Liang quickly stopped him: "Changhai, stop busying yourself. Come with me."
Qiao Changhai was stunned and subconsciously looked at Manager Xie: "Then I'll change my clothes."
After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave, but Manager Xie grabbed him and said, "Oh, no need to change clothes. Put on your sheepskin coat and let's go."
"Master Liang's matter is a big deal, so hurry up and don't delay."
Qiao Changhai's sheepskin coat was what he wore when he was driving a coach. The coat was made of three sheepskins, which was windproof, warm and cold-resistant. The disadvantage was that it had a strong mutton smell and could not be washed.
Every time Qiao Changhai put on that yellowed sheepskin coat, Manager Xie would feel dizzy from the stench of the sheep even from five meters away.
Since Master Liang didn't want the repair shop to take the job, he decided to go all out and block his retreat with his sheepskin coat.
Qiao Changhai went back to the warehouse to get the sheepskin coat, and then left with Master Liang in the car.
After getting in the car, Qiao Changhai asked Master Liang in a low voice: "Master, where are we going?"
"Didn't you ask me to help you find a customer to buy coal?"
Qiao Changhai felt a little dizzy. It was just buying coal, was it necessary to make it so mysterious?
Master Liang looked at his apprentice's honest and simple round face and sighed in his heart. His apprentice was filial and honest. If he didn't help him, he would definitely be bullied to death.
"Changhai, how many other companies did you sell your coal to besides me?"
Qiao Changhai smiled innocently and scratched his head embarrassedly: "No one has sold it yet. I want to wait and sell it after the 39th day of winter."
Master Liang said with a smile: "Then why don't you go to the black market and see how much the price has risen there?"
"The female colleagues in our store talk about the black market every day, but I didn't ask about it. There's a lot of work in the store lately, and I always have to work until around seven o'clock before I can go home."
The black market closes at 4:30, so even if he wanted to go, he didn't have time.
Master Liang nodded and asked the driver in the front seat: "Xiao Wang, what is the price of coal today?"
"Liang Gong, the price of coal will increase to six yuan starting today."
Qiao Changhai was startled and blurted out, "It has risen to six yuan? Why is it so expensive? Can ordinary people still afford it?"
The driver said nothing and glanced silently at the rearview mirror.
Qiao Changhai also saw the driver's intriguing expression in the rearview mirror. Qiao Changhai, who had been hiding his incompetence all his life, suddenly felt alarmed.
He talks too much!
"Hey, since the price has risen so high, there must be someone who can buy it." Qiao Changhai touched his nose awkwardly and pretended to be dumbfounded: "It will be colder and snowier in the coldest days of winter, so the price of coal will be even higher."
"Are you really planning to keep the coal until after the coldest days of winter?"
The driver looked at Master Liang through the rearview mirror in a somewhat unfriendly tone: "Master Liang, are you still going to buy today?"
Master Liang reached out and pushed Qiao Changhai, then gave her a stern look.
"Yes, of course I will. The truck driver has called over and asked to take all the coal from his house away today."
The driver said "oh" in a sarcastic tone and looked at Qiao Changhai in the rearview mirror.
"Boss, are you willing to sell it?"
Qiao Changhai pretended not to understand the driver's words, bared his teeth and smiled innocently, his dark, chapped, rough face piled up with layers of wrinkles.
"Selling, the master recommended them to me, no matter what the price is, I'll sell them all."
The words were so heroic that Qiao Changhai's heart was beating fast.
The driver spoke in a tough tone and didn't look like someone who would be approachable. He couldn't guess his identity.
"Xiao Wang, don't think he can't talk. He is just an honest man."
"Changhai, you should also learn the art of speaking from Xiao Wang. Xiao Wang's brother is the famous Wang Dahu in the black market."
"They took this little bit of coal from your house."
Qiao Changhai was shocked. Was the black market boss alarmed?
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