The uncle lit a cigarette and squatted next to Su An, "We are on the third shift. They work day and night in this mine. They all light up lamps, so the workers also work day and night."

Su An was a little surprised, "Class three? You don't have to sleep at night?"

The uncle was indifferent and said, "If you work at night, you should sleep during the day. This kind of work is hard work. How can you work hard if you don't sleep?"

Su An looked around. The mine was not big and was basically surrounded. There was an open-air faucet fifty or sixty meters to the left of the entrance.

Further ahead is a row of haphazardly built houses, the tops of which are covered with tiles. The larger one at the front is built of wood, with smoke rising from it. It should be the canteen.

"Sir, how many workers are there in this mine?"

The uncle glanced at the mine, "Not many, come and go, the fixed number is sixty or seventy. When one class goes to the mine, another class comes out, and another class is sleeping, so although there are sixty or seventy People are actually desolate, and there are very few outsiders coming here..."

"Uncle, have you been in there for a long time?"

"Well, when the company was transferred from public to private, I was one of the first people to come in. My nephew and my son-in-law were both from the township government. They saw that I had nothing to do, so they assigned me this position."

Su An nodded understandingly. This kind of thing could not be more common. A private boss has to rely on others to take care of him, so he should give others some benefits.

Arranging a vacant position like this and getting a salary every month is much better than bribing a bribe. Even if people really knew, they wouldn't be able to say anything.

"Uncle, my brother said he is in middle school, he should be here soon, right?"

"It's coming, it's coming. Didn't you see that there are people eating in the shed in front of us? When those people are full, it's time to go down."

"It's quite hard."

"This is not hard work. It's hard work only if you work two shifts."

"There are still people working double shifts? How many hours can't that be?"

The uncle chuckled lightly, "If I'm short of money, I have to work two shifts? Anyway, I'm just exchanging my life for money."

"It's not like you can get money here if you go down. You have to carry the ore up from below. The more you bring up, the higher the salary. The less you dig up, the lower the salary. These young people don't understand. They will break their bodies and bones just for a little money. Yes, they will regret it in the future."

Su An's heart twitched and she opened her mouth.

The uncle gave Su An a complicated look, "Your brother has been working double shifts since he first came here."

"I have a deep impression on him. When he first came here, he was young and not very smart. When the foreman led the same newcomers, he still couldn't understand it when others got started. He didn't seem to be able to turn his brain. He often If you get scolded, Silly Spore, just do whatever you tell him to do. If you say something, move it. If you don't say it, he won't be coherent."

"Let me give you an analogy. If your mother asked you to sweep the floor, after sweeping, you would at least know how to sweep away the garbage with a dustpan, right? Your brother doesn't know that. He is the kind of person who takes a broom after sweeping. It’s like looking at the pile of garbage on the ground and not knowing what to do.”

"You said here, everyone is working hard to make money. How many people have the patience to teach him slowly?"

"So the ore he brought up from below was very little. In addition, the young man in his teens at that time was probably growing and always felt hungry. Although he could eat enough in the mine, there was little oil and water. , he always said he was hungry and said that if he worked an extra shift, he would not only make more money, but also have one more meal."

Su An lowered his eyes and his fingers trembled slightly.

"Actually, it's understandable. When my grandson was eating long meals as a teenager, he wished he could eat eight meals a day. Hahaha, the bowl of the ocean was bigger than his own head."

Speaking of his grandson, the uncle's tone became much lighter. He stretched out his left and right hands to show Su An the size of the sea bowl.

Su An asked softly, "He, my brother, still works two shifts now?"

The uncle shook his head, "Not now, he can't turn his head around, but he works hard and is willing to endure hardships. After working for a year, he gradually became familiar with it and brought more ores. In the past two years, he has become even more powerful and has a lot of strength. He digs more mines than the average person, but the foreman won't let him go down there. He is still young after all. Although the mines want to make money, they are not the kind that care about human lives. Otherwise, after a few years, you can still have a brother. Call?"

"Before, he took the initiative to beg the foreman, saying that his sister at home wanted to study and he wanted to send money back. He didn't earn much to begin with, and his body seemed to be in good shape, so the foreman gave him two shifts. It was quite hard for the young man. All year round, he wears the same work clothes issued by the mine, and all his salary is sent back, and sometimes everyone gives him extra meals as a souvenir, and he is not willing to eat even two or three cents."

"It's good, but I'm a bit stingy, and I earn quite a lot. Life is tight, and my hands are full of sores. I'm not even willing to buy myself a pill."

Su An lowered her head and listened to the uncle's chatter. The autumn wind blew by and lifted the ends of her hair, revealing the red corners of her eyes.

At this moment, a sharp electric bell rang, and Su An looked up sharply.

The uncle looked at the mine mouth of the mountain, "It's time to come up, and it's time for the other team to go down."

After listening to the uncle's words, Su An stood up from the ground and stared at the entrance of the mine.

About twenty men who were ready, with their heads lowered, were ordered to go inside by a foreman wearing a rattan helmet.

After this group of people entered for a while, another group of disgraced people came out of the tunnel one by one.

Su An's eyes swept across everyone's figures, and soon saw that familiar figure.

"Brother~"

"Brother~"

The clear and loud voice was filled with joy.

Su Ping's eyes lit up when he heard his sister's voice, and the fatigue on his face disappeared.

"An'an?"

Looking at Su An, he threw away his arms and ran over.

"An'an, why are you here?"

Su An raised her head and smiled, "Didn't I agree to work until the end of the month? I'm here to pick you up."

"It's so far, I can just go back by myself tomorrow."

"No, I want to see you sooner."

Su Ping's face turned red, he laughed, and held Su An's hand, "Let's go with brother."

The people who came off work together looked at Su An curiously and joked towards Su Ping.

"Su Ping, who is this little girl? She is very handsome."

Su Ping looked proud and instantly transformed into an old woman showing off her grandson. She bared her teeth and smiled at everyone, "Brother Wang, this is my sister. Of course my sister is handsome."

"Brother Li Chang, my sister, biological sister, hehe, yes, she is my sister."

"Boss, this is my sister. As I told you before, the sister who stays at home to study is very powerful."

The aunt who was washing buckets at the entrance of the canteen raised her head curiously when she heard Su Ping's loud voice, "Is Su Ping so happy today?"

Su Ping grinned and shook Su An's arm, "Aunt Chunhong, my sister, hehe, my sister took me home. I won't go to the mines anymore..."

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