Dong Qing brought back a truckload of cement. Cement is susceptible to water damage, so he had prepared a platform more than a foot high with bricks beforehand. He then arranged for people to unload the cement onto the platform. Afterward, he walked up to Su Wei and said, "Su Wei, go back and have your father watch over the materials here for me. I'll pay him 10 yuan a day."
Su Wei said, "We don't need that much money..."
Before Su Wei could finish speaking, Dong Qing said, "I know what you're going to say. Guarding the materials day and night is hard work, and 10 yuan isn't much. It's settled then."
Su Wei nodded without saying anything more, then turned and went home to call her father.
Not long after, Su Wei brought her father to the field.
"Uncle, we won't lose anything during the day. Come eat with us at a restaurant!" Dong Qing turned to Su Wei and said, "Su Wei, the car is almost finished writing. Go back and call your mother, younger brother, and younger sister to go to a restaurant for a meal."
Su Wei knew Dong Qing's personality; being too modest would only make things worse. So she nodded obediently and turned to go home to call her younger siblings and mother.
Just then, Dong Daming arrived, and Dong Qing asked, "Uncle, you haven't eaten yet, have you?"
Dong Daming said, "I haven't eaten yet!"
Dongqing said, "No rush. Park your bicycle here, take a bus to the restaurant for dinner, and we'll talk about it when you get back."
After unloading, everyone got into the two trucks. Dong Daming said it was fine and got into the truck with everyone else.
To avoid suspicion, Li Yuzhu deliberately sat in her brother-in-law's driver's seat.
On the way to the restaurant, my brother-in-law said, "You told Dongqing not to invest, but he still did. Your assets haven't been divided, so what kind of divorce is this?"
Li Yuzhu said, "I didn't want a divorce either. I threatened him with divorce to make him back down, but I didn't expect him to prefer divorce to giving up this investment project. Since I can't control him, I guess I'll just let him be."
My brother-in-law asked, "Your relationship hasn't broken down. Haven't you thought about remarrying?"
"Since we're divorced, I won't remarry him for now. I want to put immense pressure on him. Pressure can sometimes be a motivator. This investment really can't fail; if it does, our lives are truly over."
Li Yuzhu cried at the end. She was worried about Dong Qing because of her, but she didn't feel so much pressure because of him.
After marriage, the couple divides their property, goes their separate ways, and each finds a marriage partner. There's no need for so many troubles then.
But that's not the case. Their divorce was purely a matter of forcing each other to compromise. In the end, neither of them gave in, and they got divorced.
My brother-in-law said, "I believe your divorce is temporary. As long as your hearts are still connected, your marriage can be saved. I will still be your brother-in-law. If you need anything, just tell me and your sister, and we will do our best to help you."
Li Yuzhu wiped away her tears and said, "Thank you, brother-in-law."
Two trucks arrived at the restaurant, and dozens of people got out and walked towards the restaurant.
They went into the restaurant and sat at four tables. Dongqing usually didn't care about the meals; Li Yuzhu was in charge of them. This was the case before the divorce, and it remained the same after the divorce.
After Li Yuzhu finished reporting the food, loading and unloading the truck were all hard work. She went to an outside store and bought four cartons of Daqianmen cigarettes, five yuan a carton, for a total of twenty yuan.
Back at the hotel, he handed cigarettes to Dongqing, who then gave everyone a pack of cigarettes.
The workers at the pig farm are all farmers from Dongcun. Many people call Dongqing "uncle" or "grandpa." In the past, when Li Yuzhu came back from buying cigarettes, many people would joke with her. But today at noon, it was very peaceful. No one joked with her, and no one addressed her as "aunt" or "grandma" according to seniority.
After the divorce, Li Yuzhu became their boss. There was no kinship between them anymore. Everyone understands this. Making jokes about it would make you look like a fool.
Just like last time, Li Yuzhu ordered one pound of braised meat per person and six vegetarian dishes, and the restaurant gave her four more vegetarian dishes as a gift.
Li Yuzhu said, "We still have work to do this afternoon. Same rules as always, we'll only drink beer at lunch, no baijiu. One bottle of beer per person, and if you're still hungry, you can have cola. Finish the vegetables on the table, and if you can't finish the braised meat, pack it up and take it home."
When it comes to providing meals, Li Yuzhu makes sure everyone is satisfied. Although she is a woman, she never skimps on money when it comes to spending it. She was like that before, and she is still like that now. In this respect, she is very similar to Dong Qing.
She showed no trace of timidity, always displaying generosity. The people of Dongcun praised her as a woman who could accomplish great things, and they all felt sorry for Dongqing after the divorce, as such a capable woman is truly hard to find in a lifetime.
After lunch, Su Wei returned to Su Village. Her mother, younger brother, and younger sister got out of the car and walked home, while her father stayed there to review the documents.
Li Yuzhu said, "To catch up on some work, we won't be taking a lunch break today. Everyone will get one yuan overtime pay. Does anyone have any objections?"
We still need to load and ship goods tomorrow. If we take a two-hour break at noon, even four trucks won't be enough to get the materials we need today.
Today's supplies will last at least a week, which is why Li Yuzhu made this arrangement; she really didn't need to discuss this with her ex-husband.
Although everyone felt a bit tired, as long as there was overtime pay, no one had any complaints.
Li Yuzhu specially exchanged thirty yuan in change at the restaurant and gave each person one yuan as overtime pay before they set off. Overtime pay was never delayed.
Dong Qing explained the approximate size of the factory buildings and the number of buildings to Dong Daming, saying, "That's roughly it, plus an outer wall. Calculate how much material you need, write it down, and leave it for Su Wei's father!"
Dong Daming said, "Okay, you guys go ahead, I'll give you a rough estimate first."
In the afternoon, Dongqing and his brother-in-law went up the mountain in two cars to haul stone powder and lime, and two tractors to haul bricks.
They hauled the materials until dark but still couldn't get enough. However, the materials that came in were fine for one trip back, and they'll come back to haul more a few days later.
The main problem was that they hadn't brought back a single truckload of sand. Li Yuzhu said, "Everyone, please work a little harder. Each of you will receive one yuan overtime pay to go to the river and load sand. If you feel tired, you don't have to go; I'll go to the village to find someone."
These days, there are many idle people in the village. It's no problem to find dozens of people to load the truck. One yuan of overtime pay is quite a lot when it comes to a meal.
All thirty people were willing to work overtime. They got into four cars, and the four cars started and headed towards Shahe.
To save time, we could only eat after loading the truck.
Upon arriving at Shahe, three vehicles were loaded onto the sand, with one truck parked outside the beach to be towed later.
It was quick to load ten people into one vehicle; in just half an hour, all three vehicles were fully loaded.
Dong Qing first dragged the truck off the beach, then he drove the empty truck onto the beach to load it, and used the truck, which was fully loaded with sand, to tow two tractors out.
A heavy vehicle is more powerful when towing a tractor, and the rear wheels of a heavy vehicle have stronger traction. In no time, it towed the two tractors away.
Thirty people can fit in one truck, which is really fast. There are people standing around the truck. The truck was full as soon as the two tractors pulled it out of the beach. The tractors then pulled the truck onto the road.
They didn't repeat the book. On the way, they went to a restaurant for a meal, and Li Yuzhu exchanged another thirty yuan for change, which she then gave to them as overtime pay on the spot.
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