Chapter 242 Earthquake Warning
"There is a problem! There is a problem with this coal ball!"
Grandmother Sun shouted and ran out holding a coal ball.
Her eyebrows were stern and she glanced at Jiang Ting fiercely.
"You actually gave us such a defective product! Jiang Ting, you have to pay me!"
He Tingyue walked forward, picked up a coal ball, smashed it, and scraped it twice.
"This is made of coal gangue."
Xu Lihua was stunned and asked hurriedly: "Xiao He, what is coal gangue?"
He Tingyue said: "It is the waste of the coal factory. This stuff has a low carbon content, but it is mixed in the coal ball and you can't see it."
How can it be ignited with this stuff?
Xu Lihua cried out, "We've been cheated! My money!"
In addition to her, grandson's mother and Jiang Li's family also bought these coal briquettes, and the quantity was not small.
Originally, they thought that they would have no worries about not having coal briquettes to use during the winter.
Now they find out that the coal briquettes are fake, it's not an exaggeration to say that they have fallen from heaven to hell.
Grandson's mother stepped forward quickly and grabbed Jiang Ting's arm tightly.
"Jiang Ting, we are all neighbors. We will meet each other every day. You can't do this to us!"
Jiang Ting was at a loss and panicked.
"Aunt Ruan, I really didn't deceive you. My family also bought these coal briquettes, and we bought 1,000 kilograms! If I really wanted to deceive you, why would I get my family involved!"
Grandson's mother was still rational and felt that what she said made sense.
"Take us to find the man who sold the coal briquettes. I don't believe that we won't get the money back!"
Jiang Ting dared not say no. Her TV was broken and she was just going to find that man.
Jiang Yu just watched all this drama and didn't interrupt.
She was busy going out to buy a TV today.
Buying a TV is such a big deal, of course the whole family has to go.
Almost at the same time, Jiang Ting and her friends just went out, and Jiang Yu and He Tingyue rode out on their bicycles.
Televisions are in great demand, but few people can afford them.
When they went there, there were just two left, which they and another person bought.
Several people in the family did not dare to take their eyes off the TV, fearing that it might get bumped and damaged like Jiang Ting's.
Halfway through the journey, He Feiyan suddenly stopped.
"Sister-in-law, will your manuscript be published in the newspaper today?"
The manuscript she was talking about was the one Jiang Yu wrote last time, about "spies". It
was shown to Section Chief Jin, polished, and then broadcast by the radio station.
Afterwards, she submitted the manuscript to the newspaper as well, and this time she actually received a fee of 20 yuan.
Jiang Yu had been thinking about the TV all the time these days, and she really forgot about this matter.
"It seems so. I didn't notice."
He Feiyan ran to buy a newspaper and came back. "In the future, if there is a newspaper that publishes my sister-in-law's work, our family should buy a copy. I can show off to school later."
Jiang Yu agreed with a smile and gave her the money for the newspaper back.
"It's a good thing to read more newspapers. Learning is endless, and you can also learn about current affairs."
Jiang Yu didn't have the conditions before, but now the conditions are better. She thinks that buying more newspapers at home can be read by herself and the children.
He Feiyan flipped through the newspaper twice, originally wanting to see if there was any article by Jiang Yu.
As a result, she accidentally scanned the word "earthquake". She paused and read it at a glance.
"Earthquake warning?"
These four words made the other people stop and look at He Feiyan.
The main reason was that a few years ago, a major earthquake occurred in Yunnan Province, causing extremely tragic casualties.
At that time, not only in the newspapers, but everyone was discussing it. The death toll exceeded 10,000. Jiang Yu even donated two yuan at that time.
Apart from a moment of silence, she could do nothing.
He Tingyue took the newspaper from He Feiyan. The earthquake warning section was not long. It mainly talked about how scientists predicted in advance through monitoring that an earthquake would occur in a certain place in Liaoning Province, and the government had organized a mass evacuation.
He Feiyan was shocked and said, "Can earthquakes be predicted now? If we could have known it in advance a few years ago, Yunnan Province would not have suffered such serious casualties."
He Tingyue said, "Scientists are doing research day and night. Their achievements promote social progress. It is not surprising that they can predict it in advance."
A sneer came from the side.
"If earthquakes can be predicted, they are not natural disasters! Today's newspapers are really nonsense. They report everything."
Jiang Yu looked over coldly, "This is the conclusion drawn by our scientists through monitoring. You can question it, but you can't deny their efforts."
She was thinking of another level.
Advance forecasting can reduce losses, but it is impossible to achieve zero losses.
Once an earthquake really occurs, rescue and medical treatment are indispensable.
But it is winter now, and it is colder in Liaoning Province than in the north city!
In addition to medical supplies, cotton clothes will definitely be the most scarce.
"Fei Yan, take the TV back first, I have to go find Section Chief Jin!"
He Feiyan was puzzled, "Today is a single day off, what do you want to find Section Chief Jin for?"
"Something, something very important!"
He Tingyue tied the TV to another bicycle and asked He Feiyan to ride back.
He turned around and said, "Wife, get in."
Jiang Yu quickly got on the back seat and the bike sped away.
The two of them arrived at Section Chief Jin's house, knocked on the door, and waited at the door for a long time.
A woman came out to open the door, who looked older than Jiang Yu.
"Hello, who are you looking for?"
Jiang Yu said, "We're looking for Section Chief Jin. Is he home?"
The woman asked, "Who are you?"
"I'm Jiang Yu, I work in the Publicity Department."
The woman had obviously heard of her name, and suddenly said, "So you are Jiang Yu, I have heard of you for a long time. My name is Qin Peilan, and Chief Jin is my father-in-law. Please come in."
Jiang Yu: "..."
Is she Qin Peilan? But the woman who followed Jiang Ting to the compound last time was not her at all!
She followed Qin Peilan into the house without saying a word.
When they arrived at the study, Qin Peilan smiled and said, "Dad, Jiang Yu is here."
At this point, Jiang Yu was basically certain that the one Jiang Ting knew was a fake Qin Peilan, a counterfeit!
But none of this mattered, she immediately talked to Chief Jin about the earthquake warning.
She put down the newspaper and told Chief Jin what she was thinking.
Section Chief Jin pondered for a moment and asked, "What do you mean..."
"What I mean is that if an earthquake really happens and Liaoning Province is short of supplies, as the capital, our Beicheng will definitely need support. But it's almost the New Year and the warehouses don't have enough supplies. Our factory should call on the workers to produce cotton-padded clothes and trousers first and be ready to provide support at any time!"
Section Chief Jin stared at the newspaper and read the earthquake warning several times.
He agreed with Jiang Yu's point of view, but he couldn't make the decision.
Not only him, even if Director Zheng was here, he still couldn't make the decision.
"You two follow me to find Director Zheng. This matter needs to be decided in a meeting, not just by me."
Without saying much, the few people set out to find Director Zheng.
However, when Director Zheng heard it, he felt that this was a thankless task.
"If an earthquake occurs, the materials we prepared can be used, which is not to be blamed. But if there is no earthquake, it will seem that we are panicking and delaying other orders. We will be criticized! Who will be held responsible in the future?"
Especially when the Chinese New Year is approaching, orders from all places are urgent.