In the evening, when the sun was setting and the twilight gradually enveloped the mountains of the northwest, in a narrow ravine, a star-like light suddenly lit up.

This is City C, the largest coal mining city in the Great Northwest.

The roar of coal trucks, the roar of trains, and the 24-hour lights in the mining area make the whole city noisy all the time, like a big market shouting and shouting.

This place was originally just a remote ravine, but because of the coal in all directions, C City was also born because of coal. The coal produced here not only meets the heating needs of the province's industry and residents, but also supports more than a dozen provinces and cities across the country.

Wang Youmu received a notice three days ago, and the treatment of him was to retain, and the last destination was the Honggou Coal Mine in M City, Xu Qiuli actually didn't want him to go, saying that the coal mine work was too dangerous, and Wang Youmu was also very hesitant when he first received the notice, but thinking about the 700 yuan, he felt that he had no choice.

Liu Qishan also looked for him, told him to work hard in the past, and strive to become a regular, and also told him that he had already greeted the people over there, and if he passed the training period and performed well, Liu Qishan would find a way to ask him for a house in the mining area, and then take his wife over.

Wang Youmu was actually very happy to hear this, he had heard others say that the wages in coal mines were high, even the wages of temporary workers were several times higher than his current ones, and he could have his own house, and his wife could take it over, so he made up his mind to work hard.

One morning at the end of April, the weather was still a little cool, and in the courtyard of the guest house of the W City Mining Bureau, two large trucks had already started, and the people who were about to travel to the mining area came to say goodbye to their families who saw them off.

The night before, Wang Youmu finally persuaded his wife not to let Xu Qiuli see him off, and he promised Xu Qiuli that he would behave well and take his wife over as soon as possible.

The car drove out of the courtyard of the guest house with a farewell sound, Wang Youmu and the others sat in the first car, and the second car was loaded with their bedding boxes, filling the whole car to the brim and building it as high as a hill.

The car drove out of W City after a while, Wang Youmu held the car gang with both hands, looked at this familiar and friendly city, thinking of his wife, and couldn't help but have tears in his eyes, Qiuli wait for me, it won't be long before I will definitely take you and the child to my side!

At noon, the car finally entered the urban area of City C.

What appeared in front of Wang Youmu and them were vehicles and busy people, as if they had entered a big city. Wang Youmu, who was lying in the carriage after being staggered by the bumps for most of the day, all stood up one after another, admiring their final destination.

But the car didn't stop, they were too happy too early, the Honggou coal mine they were going to was not here, and the car continued to drive through City C.

It didn't take long for the car to turn into a dark and deep ravine to the east, and the car continued to walk up the bumpy mountain for more than half an hour, and a building appeared in the distance ahead, and the whole building looked very imposing from a distance, obviously a big place.

This made the atmosphere in the carriage gradually get better, and the car finally stopped on a small soil flat, which was in front of the mine department, which was a two-story building, and a slogan welcoming new workers to the mine was hung on the wall in front of the mine department, and a female announcer in the loudspeaker was repeatedly broadcasting a welcome speech.

Not far from the mine is a wide road, coal trucks keep passing by, the whole mining area is nothing special, except for the black coal, that is, the gray buildings, the houses are stained with coal ash, the leaves are covered with coal dust, and even the water in a small river in the distance is black.

The people from the Recruitment Office of the Ministry of Mines named Wang Youmu and them one by one to check the number of people, and took them to the dormitory after counting.

It is said that the dormitory is actually a large cave one by one, a dilapidated cave made of bricks, there is nothing in it, the ground is covered with thick dust accumulated over the years, the walls are almost blackened, and there are some unknown dirt on it, which is unsightly.

Before they could complain, the mine's laborers were yelling at them to go to another place to carry their bed boards and stools. There were ten people living in an empty cave, and Wang Youmu had just set up the bed boards, and the labor-management coordinator called them to eat.

Under the leadership of the labor-management staff, Wang Youmu and the others silently came to the canteen in a string, and each person was given a big bowl, a bowl of stewed vegetables and three steamed buns per person.

After eating, Wang Youmu and they returned to the dormitory, began to make the bed, and set up their respective boxes, Wang Youmu picked a bed by the mouth of the cave, and several people with him complained from time to time about how bad the conditions were, Wang Youmu didn't feel anything, much worse than this, he also endured, in his eyes this is not important.

The sun had set, and the sky outside was gradually darkening, Wang Youmu sat on the edge of his bed for a while, then walked out of the noisy cave and came outside alone.

He stood by the broken brick wall of the courtyard, lit a cigarette, and smoked one puff after another, when the sky had completely darkened, and the whole mining area was still noisy, dense and bright lights scattered all over the ravine, and all kinds of strange and chaotic sounds came from all directions, and on the opposite side of the ravine, it was connected into a dark and blurred mountain shadow.

Wang Youmu suddenly had a happy mood in his heart, he thought, what is the current difficulty, as long as he works hard and performs well at work, he will have his own house at that time, and maybe he will be able to turn positive, and when he takes his wife over, then everything seems to be perfect.

He turned and went into the cave, took off his shoes and socks, and lay down to sleep in his clothes.

After getting up the next morning, Wang Youmu and the others had breakfast, and according to the practice of the coal mine, they were to have a physical examination, and the labor-management dispatcher led them up a small slope, across the railway, to the mine hospital on the mountainside to the north.

The re-examination was very strict, it was carried out in full accordance with the specifications of the conscription, first the visual inspection, and then to see if there were bone seams, hard injuries or skin diseases, two people were tricked down in the orthopedic department, and two more people were brushed down in the dermatology department, and the skin disease was absolutely not good, because every day everyone had to bathe together in the pool.

Wang Youmu had just finished all the inspections when he suddenly heard someone shouting his name

"Who is called Wang Youmu, Wang Youmu is the one. ”

Wang Youmu saw a burly man in his thirties calling him, and he replied

"I'm Wang Youmu. ”

The man walked over and looked at Wang Youmu, and then said with a smile

"Come with me! ”

Wang Youmu followed the man out of the mining hospital, walked down the hill, and walked towards the mine, Wang Youmu was a little puzzled, there was no one he knew here, who was looking for him?

Coming to the mine department and going up to the second floor, the burly man pointed to an office

"Go in! The man looking for you is inside. ”

Wang Youmu looked at it, and there was a sign hanging on the door of this office, which read "Mayor of the Third Work District", and he raised his hand and knocked on the door

"Come in," a gruff male voice came from the room.

Wang Youmu pushed the door in, the room was quite large, in addition to the desk and chair, there was a long wooden sofa, there was a small coffee table in front of the sofa, and there were several iron filing cabinets on his right hand, standing there neatly, and a man was looking at him with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Are you Wang Youmu?" the man asked

"Well, I'm Wang Youmu. "The king has a wooden way

"I am the head of the Sangong District, my name is Li Laifu, and you have been arranged to work in the Sangong District. ”

"Ao!" Wang Youmu said, Wang Youmu thought that he had just arrived, and he didn't know the District Chief Li in front of him, so he really didn't know what to say

Li Laifu seemed to see Wang Youmu's embarrassment, so he said with a smile

"I have nothing to do with you, today the mine manager is looking for me, let me take you to my third work area, I am just curious to meet you, the newcomer who just came, the mine manager has been remembered. ”

Wang Youmu didn't understand when he heard this, a district chief knew that he was just fine, but the mine manager knew it, which made him a little panicked. Li Laifu said again

"I'm a straight person, I like to talk straight, there are no twists and turns, I don't care who you are, when you come to me, don't give me any moths, otherwise I won't give anyone face, where do you come from. ”

Seeing Wang Youmu standing there without saying a word, he continued

"The mine manager told me all about your situation, you behave well, you don't have much work to do in the past two months, it's safety training, if you can get the top three results in the assessment after two months, I will give you a report to apply for a small house, and you can bring your lover here." ”

Hearing this, Wang Youmu was ecstatic, and thought silently in his heart: Qiuli, you wait for me, and our family will be reunited in three or four months......