Setting up a game
Zhang asked his supervisor to carry the duvet back to his stone house. When he reached the door, he took the duvet and said, "Okay, you can go back first."
Turning back to the house, Zhang immediately changed his expression, walked briskly, smiled widely, and walked to his wife's side with a quilt in his arms.
The wife was kneading her face and applying a facial mask. She was not surprised by the appearance of Zhang, the person in charge, and didn't even turn her eyes.
"Wife, wife, wife! Look what I brought back!" Zhang came closer and squeezed next to his wife holding the quilt.
He was so strong that he almost made his wife stagger as she sat on the chair.
The wife smoothed the mask and said angrily, "What are you doing? Can't you tell me what's going on later?"
She turned her head and saw the sound of a large duvet in the hands of Zhang, the person in charge, suddenly stopped.
The wife asked in disbelief, "Where did you get it?"
"Hehe, it's a gift from the subordinates." Zhang, the person in charge, was proud.
His wife rolled her eyes at him. "You? How many people in that low-level mining area can get a quilt?"
Cinnabar Star is located in a remote area, and some daily necessities are inconvenient to obtain. In addition, the various facilities here are not perfect, there is no logistics and star port, and everyone who comes here has to take a private spaceship.
I really can't spend my money.
Moreover, they were not very wealthy. To buy things on Cinnabar Star, one had to find a specialized procurement agent. Using connections cost more than buying the goods, and the prices were outrageously high.
Manager Zhang was just an ordinary miner before. He could not read a single word and was good at scheming. He was lucky enough to become the manager of the mining area. Although it was a low-level mining area, he was considered to have reached the pinnacle of the industry.
Even for him, the person in charge, it was not easy to get beds and quilts, not to mention the miners in the low-level mining areas who were already living a hard life.
Seeing his wife's disbelief, Zhang patted the quilt and said, "Here is the evidence!"
After saying this, he shook his head and said, "I think our mining area is going to produce a big figure!"
The wife laughed at him, "I've never heard of anyone digging for black crystal ore every day!"
"Look at you, being a mine manager isn't as lucrative as being a manager at a high-level mine. They're showered with gifts and gifts, and they take all the goodies home. You're just happy to stay alive, while the miners under you can barely complete their tasks, and you're still paying them! You're lucky if nothing goes wrong!"
Listening to his wife's chatter, Zhang's eyelids twitched. He knew that it must be his wife's cousin gossiping in her ear again. His wife's cousin's husband was a senior mine manager.
After hearing this kind of talk so many times, he didn't take it to heart at all.
"Yes, yes, wow! This quilt is so comfortable! The elderly on both sides have quilts, so it's finally our turn to have a quilt. Now, no matter when the cold wave comes, we won't be afraid!"
The word "cold wave" brought back bad memories for his wife, and she began to worry: "Yes, there is another cold wave. Many people will freeze to death this time... It's strange, people die every year, and every year there are no fewer people..."
*
Su Yanxi called together the miners to discuss strategies to deal with the mid-level mine manager. The meeting place was in an abandoned mine.
This mine was originally a gathering place for a group of dying people. It was dirty, messy and poor. Now more than forty people have returned here and started to clean it up. It looks better than the cave they lived in.
"If the mine was like this before it was abandoned, I might not be willing to leave!" a girl said coquettishly.
"Tsk, no one's stopping you, just come and live here. If the wind is biting you, don't blame me for not warning you!"
"Really, you're so annoying..."
Su Yanxi stood on a flat stone half a person's height and waved to the crowd.
Swallowing her saliva, she said, "Be quiet!"
The miners under the stone gradually stopped talking, waiting for Su Yanxi to speak.
"Everyone participated in today's incident. We can't keep our mining secrets secret. However, our mining speed and efficiency will inevitably arouse some people's jealousy. Today they wrongly accuse us of stealing, and tomorrow they will find other reasons to find fault with us. By then, we will have no way to defend ourselves, so we have to think of a solution!"
"Yes! We have to find a way!"
Su Yanxi's words resonated with everyone, but no one knew what to do. After shouting the slogan, a group of people looked at Su Yanxi eagerly, waiting for her to continue.
Su Yanxi: ...
More than forty brains can't beat her?
Su Yanxi was helpless and looked at Xiao Hai, who was more intelligent: "Xiao Hai, what do you think?"
Xiao Hai was called and was stared at by more than forty pairs of eyes. Everyone was waiting for him to come up with an idea. He was so nervous that he couldn't breathe.
However, he was a very adaptable person, and soon he came up with a solution: "Brother Nian, I think we should hide the pickaxe and not give them a chance to take advantage of it!"
In order not to dampen Xiao Hai's enthusiasm, Su Yanxi nodded and continued to ask, "What if they continue to find fault?"
Xiao Hai couldn't answer and asked Su Yanxi: "Brother Nian, do you have a solution?"
"I have an immature idea." Su Yanxi smiled mischievously.
In Su Yanxi's words, there is no such thing as a thief who steals for a thousand days.
"They want secrets, so we'll tell them the secrets openly!"
Su Yanxi told the miners his plan: first, they must not hide the pickaxes, but also take out a few more and place them in conspicuous places; second, they must spread the instructions for using the pickaxes, and finally, they just have to wait for the pickaxes to be stolen.
A young man of about seventeen or eighteen sniffed and asked, "Is there any other way to use a pickaxe? Can't you just use it to dig?"
A middle-aged woman standing next to him said, "It's not about the method. Is it really useful to just give the pickaxe to someone else?"
"Don't worry, Auntie. They didn't participate in the cultivation, so it's useless to take the pickaxe." Su Yanxi sat on the stone after being tired of standing. A group of people squatted down and surrounded her to discuss.
"If it's useless, won't it cause us trouble?" The old lady was puzzled.
"How could that be! We have already told them how to use it." Su Yanxi smiled mysteriously.
Everyone suddenly realized that the method of use had indeed been mentioned just now.
"So how do you use this..." someone asked.
"That's the point! First, you have to take a shower. Second, you have to dress neatly. Third, you have to speak politely. Fourth, you have to be fasting, which means you can't eat. Fifth, and most importantly, you have to worship the mining god sincerely!"
As soon as the instructions for use were released, everyone started talking about it.
"Why do you want to take a bath?"
"Why can't I eat?"
“Many people have nothing to wear…”
"Alright, alright, stop asking so many questions. These are the rules! Rules!" Su Yanxi raised her hand to stop everyone from asking, "Now you can get back to work!"
"Ah? What are you doing?" someone asked in a daze.
"Oh, what else is there to do? Go chat with relatives!" Some people have already taken the melon seeds they got from mining and went to visit relatives.
Dozens of people went out together, and those who didn't understand followed those who did. After a while, the abandoned mine became much emptier.
After everyone had almost left, Chen Shi could no longer suppress his doubts and asked Su Yanxi, "Brother Nian, what if the method we use doesn't work and they still can't mine like us?"
This silly boy actually thought Su Yanxi was going to help others mine, so he asked stupidly.
Su Yanxi laughed, "Of course it's because my heart is not sincere! If my heart is sincere, then my wish will come true!"
"Ah?" Chen Shi didn't understand yet, but Xiao Hai couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"Brother Nian, it's high! It's really high!"
In short, all rights of interpretation belong to the gods.
*
Chen Xiao returned to his territory and was about to find someone to inquire about the news of the low-level mining area, but he didn't expect that the secret had already spread widely and was all over the streets.
Everyone calls this pickaxe the "magic pickaxe" and even the instructions for using it can be pieced together.
Chen Xiao was in deep thought. The news spread too fast. It seemed like someone was fanning the flames from behind.
"Boss, I heard someone accidentally let the secret slip while visiting relatives, and that's why the story of the sacred pickaxe got out." Supervisor Liu told Chen Xiao the news he had gathered. "These miners are useless, all they do is talk nonsense. But it's a good thing for us!"
These words dispelled Chen Xiao's doubts.
Yes, just a bunch of stupid low-class people!
Chen Xiao pondered for a moment and said, "Please arrange to get two pickaxes back and try."
After receiving the task, Supervisor Liu immediately went to the low-level mining area to visit his friend who was also a supervisor.
"Xiao Chen, your chance has come!"
The opening remarks immediately captured Supervisor Chen's heart.
"Brother Liu, what's going on? Please tell me in detail!" Supervisor Chen quickly invited Supervisor Liu in to discuss in detail.
Supervisor Liu explained the story of the pickaxe and said, "Our boss is incredibly curious about this magical pickaxe. If you can please him and get a few for us to study, he might be so happy that he'll transfer you over!"
"This is indeed a great opportunity!" Supervisor Chen's eyes were burning. "I'll definitely give you the pickaxe tomorrow! And I'd also appreciate it if Brother Liu could put in a few good words for Boss Chen."
"That's for sure." Supervisor Liu said goodbye with a smile.
Supervisor Chen sat alone at home for a while and came up with a good idea.
…
"From today on, the pickaxes and bamboo baskets for ore must be placed in a special storage area!"
There was a new regulation in the low-level mining area. The sharp-eyed Xiao Hai immediately sensed the connection between this regulation and the matter of Shen Hao, and went to Supervisor Huang to inquire about the news.
"Uncle Huang, come and have some candy."
Supervisor Huang took the candy, put it in his mouth, and was surprised by the sweet and sour taste.
This thing is quite rare.
"Okay, I've accepted the gift. Just tell me what you want from me." Supervisor Huang felt very comfortable while eating the candy.
"I can't hide anything from you, Uncle Huang!" Xiao Hai came closer cheerfully. "I'm just asking, who's behind this new rule?"
Supervisor Huang's eyelids twitched, but he didn't say anything: "The person in charge is very busy all day, how can he have time to pay attention to these trivial matters!"
"Okay, thank you, Uncle Huang! I'll bring you some delicious bread next time!"
Xiao Hai brought the news back to Su Yanxi, who calmly said, "That's good. As long as our boss isn't on the enemy side, everything will be easy."
Xiao Hai nodded and wanted to say something else, but several miners ran over happily and said to Su Yanxi excitedly:
"Brother Nian! Our pickaxe is missing!"
"Great! They..."
Other miners passing by:?
Why are you so happy about losing something? Are you freaking out?!
Su Yanxi put her finger on her lips, and several people shut up instantly. They noticed an unfamiliar miner passing by and broke out in a cold sweat.
After the strangers left, Miaomiao's mother asked worriedly, "Will they hear what we said?"
"It's okay, they won't think too much about it." Su Yanxi said, "Don't be so secretive next time."
"Okay!" Several people promised in unison.
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