The Era of Hard Work

As soon as the sun rose, the black Santana came to Xuefu Wenyuan Community and stopped by a building near the north gate. Lu Dong picked up his mobile phone and shook Song Na's side. Song Na and Lao Song quickly left the unit. When they came out of the door, they each carried a big bag in their hands.

Lu Jianren got out of the car to open the trunk, Lu Dong went up two steps to meet him, took the bags from Lao Song and Song Na, and put them in the trunk.

There are still two bags in the trunk, the one belonging to Lu Jianren is bulging.

When going out these days, the first thing to consider is safety. Seventh Uncle, an old Jianghu, combined with the latest characteristics of the times, has prepared a lot of things for safety protection.

Lu Jianren handed Lao Song a cigarette, and the two of them had already lit it.

He was going to drive for a long distance soon, and Lu Dong also knew that he had to ask Uncle Qi to relieve his addiction to cigarettes first.

Song Na came over and said softly, My dad is worried, he wants to go with me.

Lu Dong couldn't refuse, so he could only nod his head and said, It's fine if you go together, or you can take care of multiple people. He turned to ask, Have you contacted there yet?

Song Na took off her gloves and put them into the women's bag on her shoulders: I've made contact, it's on the edge of Mengcheng City, Huang Juan's hometown is there, but her home is a bit far away, and I specially entrust the nearby A high school classmate asked about it. The factory has been in operation for five or six years. It has a good reputation and workers’ wages can be settled every two to three months, which is more reliable than others. There are also two Chosen.

Lu Dong nodded slightly: Okay, let's pass by, let's take a closer look.

It's a nice day today, not too cold, the two of them waited outside the car for a while, the cigarettes over there were about the same, Lao Song thought of something, and said to go back to the apartment building to get something.

Lu Dong opened the rear door: Hei Dan, get in the car.

When Song Na got into the car and closed the door, Lu Jianren came over from one side and said to Lu Dong, Your father-in-law is also following?

Lu Dong had no choice but to say, Seventh Uncle, it's fine for us to talk about it, but don't talk nonsense in front of people. After exhorting, he said: After all, Uncle Song is worried about traveling far away to discuss business.

Lu Jianren glanced at Lu Dong: You idiot, Lao Song is worried about you! If you go to Mengcheng, you must stay for one night...

Song Na was in the car, and Lu Dong gave Uncle Qi a push: Hurry up and get in the car.

Lu Jianren pulled away from the driver's seat: Don't say you didn't think so, I brought you up, and I know what shit you're going to do when you poke your ass!

When Lao Song came back from the apartment building, he seemed to have taken a pack of cigarettes. He hadn't gone out to discuss business before, and he only remembered smoking with Lu Jianren.

Lu Jianren greeted: Brother, didn't you just say that you are prone to motion sickness, sitting in the co-pilot, almost.

Lao Song smiled: Okay.

The three got into the car, and Santana slowly drove out of the north gate of the community, turned onto Wenhua Road, and ran south.

There is currently no expressway from Quannan to Mengcheng, and the provincial road below is more than 300 kilometers long. The provincial road is not easy to travel, and it will take five or six hours at least.

The road conditions are relatively complicated, and there are countless carts pulling goods. It is somewhat easier for Lu Dong and Lu Jianren to drive alternately.

The provincial road is more difficult to walk than expected. It was just before noon when I entered the area of ​​Mengcheng, and it was more than an hour away from the city, so I decided to find a place to eat first.

On both sides of the road, there are many small restaurants and places to stop and rest, but there are too many scams these days.

Lu Jianren drove the car and specifically found a shop with many trucks parked at the door.

The place where people who run freight back and forth are willing to go is relatively more reliable.

After dinner, Song Na took the initiative to pay the bill.

When I went out, it might have been parked for too long in the winter, and an old truck couldn't start, and the driver was shaking it vigorously with the crank.

In the past two years, things like rocking cars have rarely been seen, and in a few years, they will basically disappear in Taidong.

The factory that Song Na specifically contacted was in a county-owned development zone, near the edge of the mountainous area.

Although Taidong is dominated by plains, the Mengcheng area is mountainous. Due to the unfamiliar road conditions and encountering disorderly directions, I went around in the corners of the mountains.

Probably the location is relatively remote, and the mobile phone signal is sometimes absent.

These days, mobile phone base stations are limited, and many rural areas have poor signals.

Lu Dong had no choice but to get out of the car to ask for directions. Some people in their forties or fifties were sitting on the pile of straw, chatting and basking in the sun with their sleeves folded. After asking a few words, they were pointed out.

You ran to the town below, here is Gaoguan Town, five or six miles away from the county. An uncle said carefully: Follow this road, go south, and you will reach the county. Turn east from the intersection in the center of the county town, and then go out, there is a large area of ​​weeds and factories, which is the development zone.

Thank you. Lu Dong lit a cigarette next to someone.

Just when I was about to go back, there was something reflective on the north side of the mountain, even if it wasn't close, it was a bit dazzling.

Lu Dong subconsciously turned his head to look over there, and saw a flat area on the side of the mountain, surrounded by a row of flower art railing walls, inside the walls were several resplendent buildings, and a small newly built temple could be vaguely seen , There is a restaurant next to the temple, and it seems that there are machines digging caves.

The temple is not too big, because it is newly built, the brand-new glazed tiles on it reflect the golden glow under the sunlight.

The signboard was very big, and Lu Dong had always had good eyesight, and he could see it from a long distance. On the signboard of the temple were written three large characters—Xingsheng Temple!

The person who showed Lu Dong the way just now saw that Lu Dong was curious about the temple, so he suddenly lowered his voice and said, Young student, that is a fake temple. Burning incense and worshiping Buddha doesn't work, it's all newly built, and there are monks and Bodhisattvas inside. Fake.

Someone next to him pulled him, as if he didn't want him to talk more.

The uncle took a puff of cigarette: We can't ask people to smoke for nothing, can we? He said to Lu Dong again: It's a small scenic spot developed by myself, specially to trap you people who come out of the city and go to the mountains to play. There are a lot of things, and I won’t be able to tell you clearly for a while, so just don’t go there.”

Lu Dong smiled and said, Uncle, thank you, I'm going to the county seat, not there.

He simply stuffed a pack of cigarettes to the middle-aged man and turned back into the car.

The middle-aged man put away his cigarette, and the man next to him said, It's just you talking too much, and it will reach Old Liu's ears. Be careful of your legs.

I'm afraid of him? The middle-aged man snorted, He's going to beat up my cousin, and I'll see how he looks when he sees the old man in the future.

He took out a cigarette and said to the people around him: Look, what a nice guy you are, do you have the nerve to watch him get scammed?

Others don't speak, this matter really can't be meddled.

Lu Dong got into the car, briefly talked about the road he had inquired, and found Song Na was looking at the temple through the car window, and said, I asked just now, it's a black temple and black shop, let's not go there, go directly to the development zone.

When going out, be careful, Lao Song agreed: Let's go quickly.

If he was in Qingzhao, Lu Jianren might go to check on his old background, but if he was out of town, he would restrain himself a lot and drive along the road to the south.

Lu Dong turned his head to look outside the car window, and could vaguely see outside the wrought-iron fence, a group of people carrying a small tower-shaped object and moving it inside.

There will be more man-made attractions in the future.

Since the National Day holiday last year, there have been two long holidays a year, and the tourism industry will develop rapidly in the future.

The scenic spots in many places have become synonymous with killing people, and the various tricks are dizzying.

There used to be a saying that the urban routines are deep and I want to go back to the countryside. In fact, there are as many routines in the countryside, or even more.

With that uncle's more accurate guidance, they came to the east of the county, and Lu Dong and his party easily found the development zone.

The development zone is really too conspicuous. It is a huge area surrounded by walls, 80% of which are deserted. In some places, the weeds are even as high as a person. Only a few factories in the far east can see the enterprises that have started construction. They are still small factories.

This situation is not uncommon, and it is estimated that many counties have it.

Three turns and five turns, after spending more than six hours, I finally found a factory named Zhengjia Jewelry Processing Factory.

Seeing the factory's number plate, Song Na made a phone call. Not long after, a middle-aged couple in their forties greeted them at the factory gate.

Song Na got out of the car, walked over generously, and asked the middle-aged man, Are you Boss Xing?

It's me. Boss Xing subconsciously wanted to shake hands with Song Na. Seeing that she was a pretty girl, he was embarrassed and introduced the person next to him: This is my wife, and I will manage the factory with me.

Song Na briefly introduced Lu Dong and others who came over: This is my father, this is my seventh uncle, and this is my boyfriend Lu Dong.

Facing the three big men, Boss Xing let go and shook hands one by one: Welcome! Welcome! I've been looking forward to your coming here for a whole day.

He casually said: There are people in the same village who work in Quannan University City, and I heard them talk about warm business.

Lu Dong could tell that this person had inquired in University Town.

Merchants coming from Quannan means that they may bring more income, Boss Xing will not neglect.

Because of Huang Juan's relationship, Song Na also had a little contact with the client, and the two parties had a certain basis for communication. After a few polite words, they entered the factory together.

Boss Xing took a group of people to the workshop first. In the small factory building, there are about a dozen people working to separate, shape and polish some rough raw materials through machines.

The work of wearing objects is distributed to the surrounding villages and charged by the piece.

After reading it, Boss Xing said: I can make all the small accessories that can be seen on the market, such as hairpins and headbands, earrings, pendants, necklaces and bracelets, and ring safety buckles.

He could tell that the four of them, headed by Lu Dong and Song Na, deliberately showed some of the finished products to them: Try it with your hands, the quality is not inferior to that made by the southern factory!

Song Na has been in this industry for more than a year, and she knows a lot about it. She reads it very carefully, not only rubbing it between her fingers, but also holding it under the strong light next to her to read it carefully.

Lu Dong touched a piece of glass that looked like jade, with a smooth and round touch, in his layman's hands, he felt that it was not much different from the real jade he had touched at the second grandfather's house.

He doesn't know much about other things, he only knows that the stone industry is much deeper than gold and silver jewelry.

Song Na watched for five or six minutes, then nodded lightly at Lu Dong, and said, Boss Xing, let's find a quieter place to talk?

There was a lot of noise in the workshop, and it was not a place to talk. Boss Xing immediately led the way: Go to my office.