499: The Logging Company in Poor Conditions
At this point, the bearded captain seemed to have let something slip and hurriedly explained to Zhou Ziheng in a louder voice:
"But don't worry, Director Zhou. We never gave him the farm's food for free. He gave us a pound of meat in exchange for a pound of food. Meat is more expensive than food, so we still got a bargain."
Zhou Ziheng could understand that the logging company stayed in the mountains all year round and had little to eat, so it was understandable that they exchanged some food for meat. He would not pursue the matter.
However, there must be other transactions or cooperation between the logging team and the savage.
Otherwise these people wouldn't have been so nervous just now.
Judging from what the savage just said, he was carrying a load down the mountain, and he must be planning to take the vehicle that came to deliver supplies and carry the wild animals in the mountains down the mountain to sell.
However, this time, due to his arrival, the second division delivered supplies two days in advance. This savage was not well prepared and arrived a little late.
When the logging team carried the supplies up the mountain, they met the savages halfway.
The savage was also quite smart and reacted quickly. Needless to say, he saw that Zhou Ziheng was the leader of the farm and did not want to cause trouble for himself, so he hurriedly carried his load and went back.
Seeing how well both sides understand each other, it's obvious that they are both veterans.
Although Zhou Ziheng could not tolerate any flaws, he was not so petty as to make such a fuss.
If the wild man was from their farm and was secretly hunting and selling the animals, he would certainly take care of it.
But the savage was not from the farm, and if he intervened, it would obviously be a bit nosy.
As long as he doesn't find out anything more outrageous, Zhou Ziheng doesn't intend to intervene.
But at this point, Zhou Ziheng seemed to have developed some interest in these two people. He asked the bearded captain:
"Didn't you ask about the wild man's origins?"
The bearded captain took a breath from between his teeth, thought for a moment, and then said:
"It seems like he fled from his hometown. I don't know where he's from, I haven't asked."
"What about that skinny monkey you were talking about?"
"I don't know about that skinny guy. He's crazy and stupid, and he mumbles something incomprehensible. No one knows where he came from. We only know that he was there before the logging company, and it seems he's been there for quite a while."
Another person in the team suddenly guessed:
"Hey, I heard from the old man at the field office that there used to be a tribe on this mountain. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, everyone in the tribe brought their families and settled in the village at the foot of the mountain. Maybe that skinny monkey is also from the tribe, but he was born crazy and stupid, so no one wanted to take him down the mountain, leaving him alone on the mountain to fend for himself. That's why he's the only one left."
"Well, there's a possibility—"
"Anyway, no one knows the origins of these two people—"
Everyone carried their things and talked along the way. After walking for less than an hour, they finally arrived at the company camp.
It is said to be a company camp, but there are only two large tents.
The two tents were close together, surrounded by an uneven wooden fence in a circle, creating a small courtyard to prevent attacks from wild animals.
It's a desolate place here, so it's not uncommon to encounter wild animals.
They carried all the luggage and supplies into the tent and put them away.
Despite the cold weather, the tent still had a foul smell that came from years of not being bathed.
To others, it seems so normal that they can't even smell it.
But for Zhou Ziheng, who always loved cleanliness, it was very pungent.
Zhou Ziheng endured the uncomfortable smell and walked to the middle of the tent.
There was a dying campfire in the middle of the tent, with a hanging pot above it.
On both sides of the campfire were everyone's beds.
It is called a bed, but in fact it is not a bed, and there is no kang. It is just a few wooden boards spliced together and laid on the ground. There is hay on the wooden boards, and on the hay there are reed mats, and on the reed mats there are everyone's messy bedding.
When the wind blows outside, the ashes from the campfire can be blown directly onto everyone's beds.
The conditions are worrying!
Fortunately, Zhou Ziheng had experienced fighting on the front lines and had been through all kinds of harsh conditions, so he had a strong ability to endure.
The bearded captain came over to arrange a bed for Zhou Ziheng.
A space was made in the middle, closest to the campfire.
Zhou Ziheng didn't bother to pick and choose and just put his luggage on the bed.
After putting down his luggage, he followed the logging team to work.
The company was cutting down trees in the mountains. They didn't have electric saws, so they used very primitive axes and saws. After cutting down the trees, they worked together to carry them to a stream and piled them up.
After the Chinese New Year and the beginning of spring, the stream water thaws and is transported down the mountain by the river, and then sent to the timber processing factory.
The conditions are a bit difficult, but the benefits are very good.
This logging company, consisting of a total of 26 people, has a higher production efficiency than the agricultural company of the same number of people at the foot of the mountain.
Zhou Ziheng came here this time and took the opportunity to investigate the actual situation here.
See if there is any prospect here.
If the prospects are good, we can further expand our investment here, such as installing electric wires in the mountains to provide electricity to the company and using more advanced electric saws to cut down trees.
By the way, we will improve the living conditions of the logging team, build dormitories, and allow employees to bring their families with them.
We can slowly develop this place into a large-scale forest farm.
But these are all immature thoughts.
If it weren't for this quarrel, he probably wouldn't have come here and wouldn't have seriously considered these issues.
He came here because of a quarrel.
Now I am actually standing on the mountain far away from the government compound, feeling the colder air than at the foot of the mountain. I am a little more sober, but I miss some people even more.
Taking advantage of a break from work, Zhou Ziheng walked away alone and took out the photo hidden in his arms.
Looking at the person in the photo, my heart aches.
It's also slightly sweet.
The sweet and painful feeling intertwined with each other, making his eye sockets hot.
I really want to go down the mountain to see her.
Do everything possible to keep her.
No matter how she makes a fuss, I will never argue with her again.
Never argue with her again from now on.
But I don't know if I can win her back.
When Zhou Ziheng thought that the girl might leave him without looking back, he felt extremely heartbroken, so much so that it was difficult for him to breathe.
Zhou Ziheng was looking at the photos on one side, while on the other side, the logging company temporarily stopped work and took a break.
Someone shouted at Zhou Ziheng at the top of his voice:
"Director Zhou, come and have something to eat!"
Zhou Ziheng quickly and carefully placed the photo in the inside pocket of his coat. After making sure it was properly placed, he gently stroked his chest, then suppressed the emotions on his face and turned to walk towards the camp.
The lunch in the camp was simple, just the steamed buns delivered this morning.
Light a fire, pierce the steamed buns with wooden sticks, and put them on the fire to roast them until they are hot.
There were also some frozen potatoes buried in the ashes.
Zhou Ziheng held a toasted steamed bun in one hand and a half-cooked frozen potato in the other, and he had no appetite at all.
It’s not that I dislike the food, it’s that I simply don’t feel like eating.
Put these two things down and get ready to drink some water.
I opened the canteen I brought with me, but the water had frozen inside and couldn't be poured out.
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