12dz Chapter 292 The Breath of Freedom
Chapter 292 The Breath of Freedom
Jiangbei Coal Mine
During the days when Lin Hongfei was in charge of Jiangbei, the coal mine has always been the focus of Lin Hongfei's attention. After all, the coal mined in this coal mine can not only be sold to earn foreign exchange, but also meet the needs of several large factories in Jiangbei.
Therefore, the scale and mining volume of Jiangbei Coal Mine are rapidly increasing, and this has also attracted a large number of landless and landless farmers to work in the coal mine with their families.
After going back and forth, a large-scale town was formed near the Jiangbei Coal Mine. Apart from shops, wineries, restaurants and other shops, the rest of the town were the continuous stretches of shacks built by the miners themselves.
And in this shack area closest to the town center, there is an adobe house no more than a dozen square meters in size. The owner of the house is Liu Qizi, who just turned [-] this year.
Liu Qizi was not from Jiangdu. He was a member of the "Jiangbei United Defense Army" under Hong Tianwu's command before. When the Jiangbei United Defense Army attacked Jiangdu County, he was captured by Lin Hongfei's Jiangbei Army.
Later, as a prisoner, he participated in the construction project of the cotton spinning factory in Jiangdu County. After the construction of the factory was completed, he was transferred to a coal mine as a miner.
When he was first transferred to the coal mine, Liu Qizi didn't have any resistance. Anyway, he was not working there, and when he was a long-term worker for Hong Tianwu's family, he couldn't even eat enough.
Now, being a prisoner of Chief Lin, but being able to eat three meals a day, Liu Qizi is content!
It's just that there are ordinary workers in the coal mine working together with Liu Qizi. When Liu Qizi heard that the coal mine not only manages these ordinary workers' meals, but also pays them monthly wages, Liu Qizi really envied him. .
What a job it is to take care of the meal and return the money!
It's a pity that I was born as a captive, so I don't think I'm qualified to get paid.
However, after working in the coal mine for a month, Liu Qizi and other captive workers were suddenly summoned by the mine leaders, and then they took out a pile of copper coins, nickel coins, and banknotes in public.
Immediately afterwards, he turned his head and said: "You guys are all prisoners of the Jiangbei United Defense Force. Back then, you followed that bastard Hong Tianwu against Mr. Lin and his old man."
"It stands to reason that it would be reasonable to kill you all."
"However, Chief Lin is benevolent and doesn't want to commit any more crimes, so he shows mercy and transfers you to work in this coal mine."
"Officer Lin said that you guys are working hard, and he is quite satisfied, so let the coal mine pay you a share!"
As soon as this remark came out, not only Liu Qizi, but also other captive workers were stunned. They didn't expect that they were also eligible to earn wages!
In an instant, Liu Qizi and the others were full of excitement, and each of them became short of breath!
Immediately afterwards, the coal mine raised its head and reminded: "However, you guys have fought against Chief Lin after all, so you can only get one-third of the wages of ordinary workers."
"If you want to get full pay, it depends on your performance."
"If you perform well, you can also get full pay, and you won't have to live in a cell in the coal mine from now on. You can find a piece of land outside the coal mine and build a house yourself!"
If one-third of the wages are stimulants, then what you said now is a golden trophy, and everyone knows what the direction of their efforts is!
When Liu Qizi got the salary, he felt like he was dreaming, as if the money in his hand was so unrealistic, he had never touched money in his hand when he grew up so old!
Not only him, but the other captive workers were basically from poor backgrounds. Looking at the salary in their hands, each of them looked excited and their bodies were full of strength.
Therefore, in the following time, the output of the captive workers directly increased by one-third, reaching twice as much as that of ordinary workers at the peak.
And Liu Qizi also relied on his youth and energy. In the fourth month after entering the coal mine, he got full salary and was free to go in and out of the coal mine like ordinary workers. He was no longer guarded by others like when he was a captive worker. .
Liu Qizi still remembers the scene when he was able to walk out of the coal mine. At that time, he tiptoed to the gate of the coal mine, lowered his head, raised his eyes, and looked timidly at the sentinel near the gate.
Seeing that the sentinel ignored him, Liu Qizi cautiously moved forward a few steps, and then quickly checked the sentry's reaction.
The sentry still ignored him, but glanced at him out of the corner of his eye.
Liu Qizi became more courageous, and took a few steps forward. At this time, he was almost in front of the gate.
Just when Liu Qizi wanted to see if the sentry would drive him back, he heard the sentry yelling:
"You kid is a widow riding a tree here, why are you dawdling!"
"If you want to get out, get out quickly!"
For some reason, being scolded by the sentinel made Liu Qizi feel at ease. He hurriedly smiled apologetically at the sentinel, and walked out.
When he actually came to the town outside, looking at the bustling market and the constant flow of people in front of him, Liu Qizi suddenly felt an indescribable sense of relief.
This kind of ease means that I no longer have to look at the master's face for every move like when I was a long-term worker in the Hong family; it also means that I don't have to dare to wander anywhere like when I was a prisoner, for fear of being punished by the guards.
He doesn't have to worry about anything now, he can go wherever he wants!
At that time, Liu Qizi didn't know how to describe this feeling. It wasn't until later that he realized that this feeling is called freedom.
Strolling in the bustling market, shuttling among the bustling crowds, Liu Qizi walked briskly, with an obvious smile on his lips, and glanced around, everything he saw was fresh.
At this time, not far away, an old man in his sixties was sitting on a bench, pinching a ball of brown syrup back and forth with his nimble hands, and blowing hard with his mouth, a rooster-shaped sugar figure came to life!
Liu Qizi walked over, staring at the rooster candy man, but his thoughts went back to the year when he was six years old. At that time, an old man who made sugar rooster came to the village, and the rich people who had some spare money in their pockets bought it for their children. Playing with a sugar man, you can still eat it to satisfy your hunger after playing enough.
Liu Qizi had no money at home, so he could only envy watching other children running around excitedly holding up sugar figures, drooling constantly, he also wanted to have a sugar figure, and he also wanted to taste sweet ones smell.
At this time, a child accidentally fell, and the sugar figurine in his hand flew out, knocked on a stone and shattered to the ground.
The child burst into tears all of a sudden, the adults in his family had money and bought another one for him, and then stopped crying.
After the children had left, Liu Qizi saw that there was no one around, so he walked to the side of the stone, ready to pick up the pieces of candy figurines on the ground to satisfy his hunger.
However, just as he was about to put the dusty candy into his mouth, a big hand knocked the candy to the ground. Liu Qizi looked up and saw that it was his mother.
The mother's face was full of anger, but tears were rolling in her eyes. She grabbed Liu Qizi's hand and walked home, tears streaming down her face as she walked.
Liu Qizi didn't eat a sugar figurine, or in other words, he didn't know what a sugar figurine tasted like until now.