Chapter 7 She Sent People to Dig Coal

He was still mumbling something, but why was there no sound?

She lay on the wall for five minutes before she closed her ears and went to sleep.

Ye Qinglan also retracted his gaze, his vision did not improve.

It seems that slag is non-recyclable garbage.

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The next day.

When Ye Qinglan got up, he saw Ye Jiao waking up drowsily but unwilling to leave the warm bed, so he lifted the quilt and picked up the child.

Ye Jiao woke up suddenly!

He turned his head to look at Ye Qinglan, then looked at himself hanging in the air. What was he doing? Was he carrying a chick?

"sister??"

Ye Qing glared at her: "Dress up, didn't you say you wanted to train with me?"

After saying that, she put her on the ground. Ye Jiao didn't care about being shocked by her sister's strength and put on her clothes quickly.

Five minutes later, the two sisters went out.

Looking at the slightly bright sky, Ye Jiao shuddered and felt a little regretful about exercising.

Ye Qinglan glanced at her and said, "If you can't do it, go back."

"I won't! If you can do it, so can I! We are all sisters, you can't be awesome and I can't be scared."

"Then follow."

Ye Jiao chased after him, but she was just too talkative. She either said, "Sister, let's make a deal. Next time, don't carry me like a chicken, okay?" or "Sister, if I'm really good at long-distance running, can you teach me how to fight?" "..."

Ye Qinglan glanced at her. Why are kids nowadays so noisy?

When they really started running, Ye Jiao stopped talking, but ran slowly and breathlessly. Ye Qinglan would stop and wait for her from time to time, also considering that she had just started exercising and had not run that far.

Fortunately, the girl was so tired that she was sticking out her tongue like a dog, but she still didn't stop and calmed down when she went back.

When he got home, Yang Wenying had already bought breakfast and vegetables. Ye Qinglan washed up, had breakfast and went out.

After she left, Ye Jiao and Yang Wenying said, "Mom, my sister is simply amazing. She ran so far without blushing or getting out of breath."

"You know she's amazing, so just follow her and learn a little bit from her. Then, wherever you go in the future, I won't have to worry about your safety anymore."

Ye Qinglan did not tell Yang Wenying where she had been in the past few years, nor did she allow her to ask. Because the mother and daughter were not close, she was not allowed to ask, so Yang Wenying did not dare to say anything.

But Yang Wenying thought to herself that she was most likely a member of the military, because the young man who had come to her house to give her money once came at night and was wearing a military uniform.

Knowing that she was not doing anything bad outside, Yang Wenying was completely relieved.

"As long as she is willing to teach me, I will definitely learn well."

"Eat quickly and go to school. You're almost late."

Ye Jiao stuffed the last steamed bun into her mouth, drank the soy milk in one gulp, and ran out with her schoolbag, not forgetting to call her friends on the third floor.

Aunt Wang next door also called Yang Wenying to go to work together.

As for Ye Qinglan, she first went to the post office and made a phone call to the capital.

After hearing her request, the person on the other end of the phone immediately said, "Since they are your uncle and cousin, you must take good care of them. I will definitely choose two good jobs for them. What is their education level?"

He sincerely wanted to arrange work for Ye Qinglan's family, but he heard her say:

"I've already chosen. One is going to build roads in the west, and the other is going to dig coal in the north. Young people must endure hardships and work hard to understand that our good life today is not easy to come by."

The other party: "..."

For a moment, he suspected that what he thought might be different from what she thought, so he asked tentatively: "Then, should we arrange for them to be cooks in the mine?"

"How can I do that? My relatives are just as conscious as I am and are willing to serve the country. If you arrange things too well for them, they will be unhappy. Let them go down to the mines. The same goes for the road builders. Send them to the west where the altitude is the highest and the weather is the coldest. They should do the hardest work and get the least money. This will show their patriotism."

The other party: "..." After a while, he asked: "What's the time limit?"

"Except for traitors, whose patriotism has a time limit?"

"I understand."

"You don't owe me anything, bye."

"Hey, little——"

The other party shook his head when the phone was hung up. He wanted to ask why he had to use favors for such a small matter. He also wanted to ask her when she would come to Beijing.

This little girl can be considered half a doctor. Back then, people from the Lingcheng Military Region sent her to Beijing for testing. Who would have thought that she would point at herself and say, "Your stomach is different from others. You have an extra tumor."

Upon inspection, it was indeed the case.

Collect your thoughts and arrange things immediately.

Ye Qinglan also went to return the car.

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Daniu Village.

After Ye Qinglan left last night, there was a big commotion in the Ye family.

But this morning the family surprisingly reconciled, for a simple reason. Ye Shujuan mentioned after getting up: the most urgent thing is to find a way to get back the money that Ye Qinglan took away, rather than fighting among themselves.

This sentence calmed everyone down and they started to discuss a solution. After much hesitation, they decided to contact the police.

Although they wanted to arrest the mother and daughter and take them back to the countryside after failing to borrow the house, so what? Who heard it? Even if someone heard it, they just asked their granddaughter and daughter-in-law to go back to their hometown, and the police couldn't do anything to them. On the other hand, Ye Qinglan beat them up like this, and the injuries on their faces were the best evidence.

But before they set off, a young man in a Zhongshan suit and glasses arrived with the village cadres and brought them a piece of news: Ye Song was spotted by the Dongliao Coal Mine in Shuocheng in the north, and Ye Rukun was spotted by the road construction team in Lacheng area in the west, and they became temporary miners and temporary road builders respectively.

Suddenly, Ye Rukun and his son were struck by lightning.

"Comrade! Comrade! Are you mistaken? There is more than one person named Ye Song in Lingcheng. Are you sure it's me who is going to dig coal? I didn't sign up. I didn't even know there was such a thing as a job opening. How come I was chosen?"

Ye Song was about to explode.

Being a miner sounds good, and you get paid, but how hard is it? How dangerous is it? If you are not careful, you will die in there, and if you don't die, you will get sick. He wants to be a worker, but he definitely doesn't want to be a miner, or a temporary miner, the kind that pays the least in the mines! He would rather stay at home and farm!

Ye Rukun also went crazy.

Although he had never been to Lacheng, he had heard about that place and many people got sick because they couldn't adapt to the environment there. Besides, he didn't even know how to grow crops, but he was asked to cross half the country to build a road. Isn't this crazy?

"Comrade, you are wrong, you are absolutely wrong!"

The Zhongshan suit man who came to notify the work took a look at the booklet in his hand and said, "Yes, Ye Rukun from Daniu Village, 43 years old, graduated from the second grade of elementary school. Ye Song from Daniu Village, 22 years old, junior high school education."

Ye Song: "Impossible! I didn't even sign up. Is someone trying to trick us? Who, who tricked us?"

The villagers looked at the Ye father and son with expressions of anticipation for a good show.

Working in a coal mine is not easy.

The male comrade who came to inform was unhappy when he heard this: "Why are you two comrades so poorly conscious? Letting you go to dig coal is to build the motherland. For many years, countless educated young people have gone to dig coal and no one said anything. Why are you so desperate now?

Also, no one is bullying you. Your old man knew our leader when he was young, and our leader arranged you here out of old friendship. He originally wanted to arrange for you to stay in Lingcheng, but now the job positions are tight. He can only arrange for you to stay far away for two months, and then our leader will find a way to bring you back. "

The gay man prayed as he spoke, "It's a sin, it's a sin. He didn't mean to lie. He was just following orders."

After he said this, everyone in the Ye family looked at each other in surprise.

The next second, the Ye family father and son rushed to his side, repeatedly confirming with him whether what he said was true or false? After getting his repeated assurances, the Ye family father and son smiled!

The neighbors began to envy him.

Old Mrs. Ye stepped forward and asked, "Who is your leader? Can you find a job for Ye Shujuan?"

The gay man shook his head: "Why are you so ungrateful? It's good enough to have two children, but you want a third one? Don't go too far, or you might end up with nothing. Who is our leader? I can't tell you."

Old Mrs. Ye stopped talking, but she had already started to weigh the options in her mind. She decided that after Ye Song and the others came back, she would give one of their jobs to Shujuan.

Ye Rukun knew what she was thinking as soon as he saw her eyes.

Say to the other party: "Comrade, don't listen to my mother's nonsense. She is old and confused. Thank you for what happened today."

"Forget it. Meet at the entrance of the Transportation Administration on Tuesday morning. I'll take you away. You should hurry up and pack your luggage in the next two days."

After the comrade finished speaking, he rode his bicycle back to report.

The villagers came up to congratulate the two of them. The Ye family was really different now. They were now a real working-class family!

When Ye Lao Er passed the exam and got a job at the textile factory, they were already extremely jealous. They didn't expect that the Ye family could make people even more jealous, as they had two more workers at once!

The envious looks of the villagers made the Ye family father and son feel very proud.

Because time was tight and it was already Friday, the father and son decided not to go to the police. The police would definitely have to investigate, and what if it delayed their work?

However, the police didn't have to look for her, but Ye Shujuan's marriage had to go ahead. Ye Song had already made arrangements with her and was just waiting for the gift to be given before getting married.

In the next few days, Ye Rukun and his son Ye Song were busy preparing luggage and Ye Shujuan's wedding.

It's Tuesday in a blink of an eye.

After the early morning, Ye Rukun's family of three quietly packed up their luggage and left while Old Lady Ye was sleeping. Yes, Ye Rukun's wife also followed them. She planned to go to Lacheng with Ye Rukun and was absolutely unwilling to stay alone in her hometown to serve the old woman.

It was still dark when the three of them arrived at the gate of the Transport Bureau. They waited until after seven o'clock, and several people arrived one after another, all of them waiting here with their luggage.

Seeing this, Ye Song's furry heart calmed down.

Around eight o'clock, the male comrade who went to Daniu Village to notify work arrived. When he saw Ye Song's family of three, he nodded with satisfaction!

How can I not be satisfied? I bought two and got one free!

The three members of the Ye family were also very satisfied. They had thought that they would not agree with the addition of one more person, but they did not expect that no one cared at all.

At half past eight, a truck drove out of the bureau and the waiting people got on the truck one after another. It was to take them to the train station.

At half past nine, Ye Song boarded the train to the north with great expectations! From now on, he will become a great worker! Those who once despised him for having no money and no job, and those who were just Afang and Xiaoli, can no longer get close to him! When he returns, he must marry a girl from a leader's family in the city!

Because he was looking forward to it so much, he didn't feel the slightest bit sad about leaving. Only his mother waved goodbye to him with tears in her eyes.

At ten o'clock, Ye Rukun and his wife boarded the train heading west!

The moment the train door closed, Ye Rukun seemed to see Ye Qinglan! He rubbed his eyes fiercely and looked towards the platform again, but there was nothing.