Seeing off Sun Hongming's small convoy, the eight drivers on this trip were all from the automobile group in Western Xinjiang, but except for Company Commander Sun, the others had no friendship with Zhang Nan and had never seen each other before.

After that, Zhang Nan met a lot of acquaintances: there were seven or eight drivers from Yan County, all of whom were preparing for the car.

There are all people from the Material Bureau, the Food Bureau, and the station, and there are also those who originally drove tractors in the lower area, but the drivers of the main cars all came out of the original army.

Most of the local drivers are from automobile soldiers, which was normal in China before the 90s, because even in the early 80s, a local county may not train a new driver for a year or two.

It's not that he doesn't have that ability, but the position of the driver of each unit was originally reserved for the demobilized car soldiers, and there was no car to drive after being trained locally, the most typical is Lao Xing's son Chunlei: he has a driver's license, but he is in the repair department, and at most he is lucky to be a current driver.

I also met Lao Xing this time, but this father and son had just gotten up, and the two drove back to Huangdao City in the second half of the night yesterday.

There is a dormitory provided by the company next to the freight yard, a small suite for two people, two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom, the rooms are very small, but fully functional.

At this time, Zhang Nan and Xiang Weirong were at the temporary home of Lao Xing's father and son, and the bodyguards were all driven to the company restaurant to rest.

This floor is full of drivers from Yan County, and it is still in the freight yard, Zhang Nan is as relaxed as returning home, and he doesn't want anyone to be an eyesore on the side.

Xiang Weirong also thinks the same way: there are twenty or thirty drivers at home, all of whom are their own people, and the safety of the brother-in-law is extremely stable here!

So why stay here?

Eat with rice!

Although Lao Xing looks sloppy, his skills in stewing beef tendon and beef are unique in Yan County, and not only his own family likes to eat it, but also likes to invite the children of the employees of his unit to eat, saying that he eats more beef tendon to strengthen his muscles and bones.

In the past, there was a briquette stove in the corridor, and the aroma could spread throughout the building!

But at that time, beef was not available every day, and now when I arrived in Canada, I didn't say that the damn beef was cheap, but just now Lao Xing was complaining that there was no place to buy this beef tendon.

Fortunately, in order to meet the tastes of the Chinese guys, the company directly got a few live cattle at the beginning of this month and slaughtered them by themselves, and most of the raw beef tendons went to Lao Xing.

On the balcony, dozens of degrees below zero, it can be kept fresh until March and April next year.

"Chunlei, I remember that there are also 23 this year, right?"

In the living room, Xiang Weirong sat on a chair and chatted with Xing Chunlei, this child had just graduated from elementary school when he was transferred back to the place, and it can be said that Xiang Weirong grew up.

Now the young man is a little taller than Zhang Nan, and he has a large skeleton, and his weight is estimated to be 180, and he is already a strong man.

"Well, 23 years old, Uncle Xiao Xiang. ”

Chunlei respects Xiang Weirong very much, this is also the tradition of the team, the children have been sensible since childhood, and the uncles and uncles shouted, like Xiao Jiannan shouting that Lao Xing is Uncle Xing.

And Xiang Weirong is the youngest among the drivers he transferred back to the local area in three or five years, and all the children are used to calling him Uncle Xiao Xiang.

"I'm a year older than Anan. ”

Xiang Weirong is not mistaken.

The children who came out of this team shouted blindly when they shouted obediently, which is also a more interesting phenomenon: for example, there is a Grandpa Jin, but his lover is called Mrs. Jin by the children, anyway, just shout smoothly and have no opinion.

Zhang Nan can also be regarded as a mixed team member, so one side calls brother-in-law, the other calls uncle, and there is no need to rank each other's names, just say it.

Zhang Nan was nibbling on a big American apple on the side, not speaking, listening to Xiang Weirong's words, he already knew what his brother-in-law thought. He studied the two single-shot shotguns that the Xing family father and son leaned against the wall, and took them over and played with them a few times.

They are all shotguns from the United States, one is a single-shot manual type, and the other is a pump shotgun, both of which are mass-produced and popular, and they are very cheap here.

Lao Xing is also from the army, and he has a double-barreled shotgun at home, and Chunlei is a young man like himself, it is normal to love guns, 86 will save money, and 200 yuan bought a pole I-brand from Xinhua Bookstore.

Guns are legal in Canada, and foreigners with regular jobs can buy them, so it's no wonder that the father and son don't get two shots.

Not to mention, there are many prey here, even if you buy a few hunting cards every year, it won't cost a few dollars, let alone hunt in the wasteland, and the possibility of the appearance of the police gentlemen is almost the same as meeting aliens.

Zhang Nan played with a shotgun, and Xiang Weirong said to Chunlei: "Except for your sister, you are the oldest one in your life in the garage, and driving a truck is hard and dangerous."

If you have an idea, after this winter's transportation is over, you don't need to find a temporary job or return to China, let that Davis manager arrange it for you, and it is not difficult to get a college diploma here.

Come back every winter and drive for two months, plus help in the company during the summer vacation, it is enough for your tuition and living expenses.

If you don't want to study, go to the United States, you haven't been a soldier, pure bodyguards are not suitable, training for a period of time to Anan as a driver, it's better than messing around in this remote area. ”

Hearing this, Xing Chunlei's eyes lit up, but they quickly dimmed, and said, "Uncle Xiao Xiang, my dad doesn't even know ABCD, if I don't have him as a co-pilot, I really can't mix in Canada." ”

Chunlei graduated from high school, and his grades were just like that, but for more than a year, he was forced to learn English.

But Lao Xing can't do it, out of "Hello, bye-bye", he can't learn anything else, and even driving in Canada is driving without a license and working in the dark, anyway, there is no police investigation.

Therefore, although Lao Xing is treated as the driver of the main car because of his care, the job type on the employee roster is a porter, and his car only has one driver in the legal sense of his son.

Hearing this, Xiang Weirong said: "Don't worry about your Lao Tzu, people in their early fifties, how many years can they drive a big truck?"

Next year, I will give Lao Xing a younger assistant, and I will go home to pick up my grandson for another year or two..."

Chunlei's sister got married early, and her son will be one year old.

“... If Lao Xing still wants to drive in a few years, although the salary is not as high, Johnson has a small car, and I can rest assured that he will drive. ”

At this time, Lao Xing came out of the kitchen with a large stainless steel basin, and the noodles were full of beef tendons and a few big cow hooves, and the fragrance was overflowing!

Probably hearing the words of his old colleague, Lao Xing said to his son: "Listen to your Uncle Xiao Xiang, I'm going to give Lao Wang's guy a big deal, anyway, you don't need a license to repair the car."

We are not proficient in any electronic equipment, but we are good at maintaining engines and turf, no worse than Lao Wang.

I went to the United States to listen to your Uncle Xiang and Xiao Zhang, and when the time comes, I will find an American wife to come back, and your mother and I will be happy!"

As he spoke, he put the basin on the dining table and said, "Wei Rong, Xiao Zhang, when the time comes, the spring thunder will be handed over to you, and I can rest assured that I will follow you." ”

Lao Xing is relieved, knowing that his son will not suffer; Xiang Weirong is also relieved, knowing that Chunlei's character is fine; Zhang Nan is even more relieved, because he knows very well that this friend of the same age who can be regarded as growing up with him is really a good person.

How difficult it is to be a good person!

In my previous life, I was still driving a big truck in my forties, making money to support my family, and I didn't have a big ability, so I just had a duty and relied on my ability to eat.

You say put it by your side, maybe what stunt driving can't do, but the safety is absolutely assured: in the last life, Chunlei drove a car for almost 30 years, and there was never a famous accident, which is a miracle when you don't hit people, people will come to hit you!

Good luck, no illness and no disaster, that is also strength!

Even if he doesn't know how to drive for himself, he can be a full-time driver for anyone in the family, Zhang Nan can rest assured of him.

This is decided, and he will be arranged to go to the United States after the Spring Thunder Year, but he will be sent to West Virginia to exercise for at least half a year to a year.

Driving in the United States, especially for Wall Street financial giants, is not just a good car, there is a lot of training!

There is also the training of security skills, you are a young man who has grown a big man of 1.85 meters, even if you are honest, you have to reach the passing level of the armed driver of the security company, right?

Being a driver alone is a waste, and you have to have some basic skills as a bodyguard, this young man is young, and it is a good thing to practice drills, at least Chunlei is confident, and his father is more assured.

Especially Lao Xing, he will explain to his son in person: In the future, he will follow the rules of the United States!

He had heard that even Xiang Weirong's old subordinates called Xiao Zhang the boss. Lao Xing is old, and he was friends with Zhang Nan's father at the beginning, so it's no problem to call Xiao Zhang, and he can still shout like this in another 20 years.

But Chunlei can't call him Nan Nan or Ah Nan when he first worked like he did when he was a child, and he can't even call his name: when he leaves this house, he will have to call the boss in the future!

I also came to Canada for a while, young people learn quickly, and Chunlei has no pressure at all: this is a capitalist society, and if you want to eat mixed rice in North America, you have to follow this rule.

After the big thing, eat!

Xiang Weirong can't drink enough, a can of Cordon Bleu beer is in place, and the cow's hooves are killed in one go!

Zhang Nan's amount of alcohol is okay, and the Xing family father and son each drank four or five cans, beer with beef tendon, cow trotters, and fried peanuts, plus potted cucumbers, cool!

Lao Xing's family eats in this style, there are not so many fancy things, but it is the right taste.

After drinking and scattering, tomorrow morning the Xing family father and son will get out of the car and pull two 80 tons of diesel fuel to Glahu, and it is estimated that they will meet once at that time.

Sent back to the hotel in Yellowknife City by the bodyguards, Zhang Nan took a shower and went to sleep, and then ...... I dreamed of my hometown.

I woke up at four o'clock in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep, put on my thick pajamas and walked to the balcony to smoke.

In the bitter cold of minus 367 degrees, I took a few looks at the beautiful Northern Lights in the sky, and after smoking half of the cigarette, I pinched it off and ran back.

It's so cold!

Don't talk about freezing into a dog, standing on the balcony and freezing into an ice sculpture is no problem!

The house was warm, but Zhang Nan had insomnia: he was homesick, he missed everything in his hometown, and he wanted to go to his parents' graves to see.

"I'll go back to the Asian Games next year, don't watch the game, I'll go home and live for a few months, whatever!"

After thinking about it for a long time, I don't know what time it is, anyway, it's dark, just as if it's still night, and no one will come to shout to get up and catch the plane.

If you want to sleep, keep sleeping, and do whatever it does!

I slept until I woke up hungry, and when I saw that the time was past 12 noon, I got up.

After eating, when I arrived at the ice airport not far away, it was almost past one o'clock in the afternoon, and it was almost dark.

There is only one ordinary airport in Yellowknife City, and in the summer, there is a water plane, but there must be a wharf. In winter, even the dock is saved, the pontoons are unloaded for sleds, and the huge lake can be turned into an airport everywhere.

Twin otters, wheels with sleds, the most common small modification in northern Canada in winter, suitable for use in the northern regions of lakes and rivers, even in case of mechanical failure, you can find a place to land at any time, absolutely safe.

It is safer than a helicopter, because it is more convenient to find a block of water or ice that can take off and land, and it is more convenient to find a flat bottom that can take off and land for a helicopter to land.

Just one plane, bring a dozen bodyguards to do it, and the others stay in Yellowknife City.

There is no man's land near Lake Gerla, and the mine is full of its own employees, and if you are there by yourself, there will be safety problems, and the possibility is smaller than Mars hitting the earth!

The Glahu Diamond Mine is an independent kingdom controlled by Zhang Nan.

Today, Davis is still with the boss, and the plane route will be basically parallel to the high speed on the ice after flying dozens of kilometers, first, so that Zhang Nan can intuitively see the situation of the transportation line, and second, it is the safest to fly in winter.

The road is the runway, and you can get assistance at any time, so it is worth flying dozens of kilometers more.

The flight altitude is only about 3,000 meters, Zhang Nan can see the direction of the ice road below through the porthole, and he can also see the traces of several heavy trucks if he carefully distinguishes.

More than half an hour later, Zhang Nan saw a mining building, but it was not his own diamond mine, but the original gold mine.

"Is it ruined?"

This was to ask Davis, who hurriedly said: "The gold mine is getting more and more loss-making, and it will be closed this summer." Their boss wanted to sell us some engineering equipment that we could use, and I took it all at a very low price.

In the fall, we sent people to dismantle it for a month, and all of them have been transported to our mine, and now there are not even a single mouse in the gold mining area. ”

Investing in remote mines is like this, because the cost is too great, and if you are unlucky and unpredictable, you can drag a large company to the bone!

Mining in the northwest is not something that everyone can play.

Originally, the equipment in the mine was even more difficult to handle, or because the transportation cost was too high, so Davis was a villain and a good person this time: buying things at a super low price was similar to robbery, but it was a great help to others, otherwise those equipment would have to slowly rust and scrap in the mining area except for the vehicles that could run on their own.

Speaking of other people's mines, Davis also talked about a lot of bad luck in Canada in the past two years.

Today in Ontario, Quebec, Nunavut, Yukon...... Countless diamond investment companies and diamond hunters are searching for traces of diamond mines in their private parts.

There are professions, and there are many businesses: the latter is fine, but it's a big deal to take risks and have fun.

Professional diamond hunters rely on this to eat, and if they can't find diamonds, they will even have a headache to eat.

The private behavior is not bad, but those who gamble in the enclosure will have a big cost!