The house on the Banyue slope was obviously more elaborate than the old mansion of the Tang family, made of gray bricks and cement, and the roof was white, with many exquisite patterns carved on it. From the bottom of the slope, the old house flickers in the shade of the trees, presenting a beautiful picture in the sunlight. There were many Chinese cabbages piled up on the side of the wall, and beside the cabbage were bushes of luxuriant bushes, under which a flock of ducks roamed.

"Is that it?" Tang Tianchen asked.

Tang Changwu nodded, but did not go any further. He opened his mouth and said:

"Brother, you go alone, we are waiting for you here."

"Okay...... Be careful, don't let the two of them go near the water. Especially be careful of the fourth child, he is too skinny! You don't have to wait for me, just play for a while and go back! ”

Tang Tianchen is going to come to the door today to ask for help, and he is not visiting relatives and friends, so there is no need to drag his family with him.

Before he could enter the courtyard, a big yellow dog suddenly jumped out and barked loudly at him, startling Tang Tianchen.

Immediately, a freckled, skinny little boy pushed the door out and stopped the yellow dog, and he was obviously a little surprised to see Tang Tianchen.

looks a little familiar, about the same age as himself, presumably this is Wang Qiping!

The freckled man smiled and said, "Tang Changwen, why did you think of coming to my house today?" Welcome, welcome! ”

"It's nothing, everyone lives so close, and it's classmates, I'll come up and see you." Tang Tianchen followed with a smile.

"I don't believe it, you're a busy person, so you don't have anything to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace! Come, come in and say. ”

Tang Tianchen followed him into the door, it seemed that the two obviously had a good personal relationship, and there was no need for him to hide it, he directly explained his intentions.

"What? Do you want my dad to introduce you to drive in the mines? Not kidding, right? Can you drive? How I haven't heard of it. Wang Qiping was obviously a little unconvinced.

"I really would, why would I lie to you? Don't believe you can let them try me first. ”

Tang Tianchen knew that no matter how he explained, he would be pale, and he could only speak with facts when the time came.

After repeated confirmation, Wang Qiping said suspiciously:

"Well, there's a shortage of drivers in the mine right now! The day before yesterday, there was a driver who had an accident at home and returned to his hometown. If you really do, you don't have to look for my dad, I can take you directly. Anyway, I know all the people in the mine. ”

"That's great, then you can take me now! I'll show you. ”

"Okay, anyway, I don't have anything to do today, just see if you're a real thing? But I can tell you, don't say you're my classmate later, just call you my cousin. If you say you're my classmate, they'll never let you try. ”

"Well, I understand, but I don't have a driver's license, doesn't it matter?"

"That's a, you think it's driving a bus? Driving in the mine..., who cares if you have a license or not! As long as the technology is good! ”

……

When Wang Qiping arrived at the mine, he directly told the team captain Zhao Sanyuan that Tang Tianchen was the new driver introduced by his father. It took a lot of talk before Zhao Sanyuan agreed to let Tang Tianchen test the car.

The test car is a gray-green Jiefang brand JS-1 dump truck, also known as a dump truck. Front-wheel drive and rear-wheel steering. It is composed of a hopper and a walking chassis. The hopper is installed in the front of the tire travel chassis and is tipped and discharged by gravity or hydraulic cylinder thrust of the material in the hopper.

He is no stranger to this style of dump truck, this is a classic, it has been produced and sold since it was finalized in the late sixties, and it can still be seen often in 2015. The structure hasn't changed much.

Tang Tianchen was about to get into the car, when suddenly a horse-faced man with puffy eyes stopped him. Then he said to Zhao Sanyuan:

"Lao Zhao, you have to think clearly! As the saying goes, if you don't have hair on your mouth, you can't do things well. These are hundreds of thousands of belongings, how can you let children go up and mess around? If something goes wrong, who's responsible? ”

"This person was introduced by Deputy Mine Manager Wang, and I tested him for some common sense and precautions just now, and he answered very fluently. Should be a veteran. There won't be any problems. ”

Zhao Sanyuan said so, but in fact, he was still a little apprehensive in his heart.

If it weren't for this kid's nephew of Deputy Mine Manager Wang, I would have blown him away a long time ago.

"Talking on paper and doing it in practice are two different things. He said it would be opened? Where did you open it before? How long has it been open? How much experience can this young man have? If you encounter a sudden situation, you will be so scared that you will lose the steering wheel! ”

The horse-faced man thought to himself: Ma, I think about how much hardship the labor and management have endured at the beginning, how much effort it has took, giving gifts and begging people back and forth, following several masters, tossing for several years, and finally getting a job as a mine driver. Why did this hairy boy have to test drive and take up his post as soon as he came?

Wang Qiping was a little unhappy, he had long heard that this Luo Hansong was very popular, and today he clearly refers to Sang scolding Huai, a hairy boy, and he is clearly scolding me around the corner! I brought the people, Captain Zhao agreed, which onion are you? Do you look down on me or my dad?

"Hehe, Luo Hansong, what? You still don't worry about the people my dad introduced? Why don't you ask my dad to call you personally? ”

Luo Hansong chuckled in his heart, almost forgetting that this kid seems to be a relative of Deputy Mine Manager Wang, if he continues to be unrelenting today, he will not wear small shoes for himself in the future. Dry laughter:

"That's not necessary, you really know how to joke! Of course I'm relieved about the person introduced by Mine Manager Wang, I don't care about your cousin! Kind reminder, kind reminder! Don't be careful. ”

Tang Tianchen ignored him, such a villain, he had seen a lot in his previous life.

After sitting down on the cab, the skillful first put the gear lever in the zero gear position, and tighten the hand brake, ignite the start, and then check various instruments, steering mechanisms, braking devices, lights, etc., to ensure that it is sensitive and reliable, and then whistle to start.

Carrying Zhao Sanyuan around the vicinity, he parked the car, tightened the handbrake, and then lifted the handle of the locking mechanism to unload......

A set of operation lines and standards. Zhao Sanyuan was obviously very satisfied. Give him a thumbs up.

"Good! Good! No, it's more standardized and standard than the master for more than ten years. Drive a thief steadily! I don't have to say, wait a minute, fill out the form, log in, and come to work tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock! ”

"Okay, thank you, Captain Zhao."

"What is the name of Captain Zhao, it will be a few years older than you, just call Brother Zhao in the future."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Zhao!"

YES！ Tang Tianchen was excited, his first step in making money was successful.

Wang Qiping was also surprised and patted Tang Jingtian on the shoulder. Curiously asked him:

"When did you learn to drive? How I've never heard of it. ”

Tang Tianchen waved his hand disappreciatively. Some explanations for the lack of heart:

"You don't stay with me every day, in fact, I've learned it a long time ago, I just haven't said it."

Wang Qiming was still a little skeptical, but it had little to do with him, and besides, it wasn't a bad thing after all, so he had to press curiosity, and the two went back happily.

Tang Tianchen went out early the next morning, he didn't tell the truth to his family, he just lied to them that he was going to live with his classmates for a few days.

If you tell the truth, his family is not as easy to fool as Wang Qiping, and he can't explain to them why he suddenly knows how to drive. I was afraid that Tang Liuqing and his family would not worry about him going to be a driver. can only cut first and then play, and when the time comes, when the money is handed over, it is too late for the family to rejoice, how can they talk nonsense!

It was less than 7 o'clock when Tang Tianchen arrived at the mine. Zhao Sanyuan was already waiting for him there, and Tang Tianchen greeted him with a smile.

Today was the first day, Zhao Sanyuan was a little uneasy, and decided to accompany Tang Tianchen to run a few times first, so that he could familiarize himself with the situation first, and then observe and observe by the way.

Zhao Sanyuan handed Tang Tianchen a cigarette, but Tang Tianchen did not answer.

"I don't smoke, thank you."

"Oh, and drivers who don't smoke? Then you'd better learn that cigarettes are a treasure that we drivers can't live without. Driving at night, it was all up to him to doze off when he was sleepy. Zhao Sanyuan was a little surprised.

Tang Tianchen smiled and did not speak. He suffered from duodenal ulcer disease in his previous life, and smoking can aggravate gastrointestinal diseases and worsen his condition, so he has never smoked.

Zhao Sanyuan continued: "The salary is like this, the newcomer originally had a 3-day probationary period, and there was no salary during the probationary period. However, since you were introduced by Deputy Mine Manager Wang, the probationary period will be waived. The salary is the same as ours, the basic salary is 500, and each trip is 15 yuan. There is a place to live in the mine, and the subsidy for food is 50 yuan per month. No problem, right? ”

Tang Tianchen nodded: "No problem, I listen to you." ”

Tang Tianchen inquired yesterday, and the drivers on their side can usually make 4 to 5 trips a day. In this way, his monthly salary is about 2,800. In 1990, when the per capita income was less than 100, it can be said that this is an unimaginably high income!

Thinking of this made him full of confidence and energy, and he couldn't wait to get out of the car immediately. Start the day earlier and earn money the day earlier. He's fed up with no money!

Seeing Tang Tianchen's impatient and eager look, Zhao Sanyuan couldn't help but laugh dumbly, after all, he was still a child, less than 19 years old, and he thought that when he first learned to drive, he was about the same age as him, just like he is so excited now!

"Look at your anxious monkey! Is driving so much fun? What's the hurry? You haven't eaten yet, have you? Let's go get something to eat first. ”

After Zhao Sanyuan finished speaking, he pulled Tang Tianchen away.

After breakfast, the two officially set off, Tang Tianchen pulled a cart full of coal from Mengjiagou Coal Mine, passing through Ganxi, Jiutouwan, Qizhaigou...... Until Baiyangdu unloads and loads the ship.

Zhao Sanyuan sat in the co-pilot and showed him the way, in fact, Tang Tianchen was no stranger to this road, because he also took this road in his previous life, but the road at that time was much easier and wider than now.

The first trip took a little longer because it had to run in with the car and was not very familiar with the road conditions, and it took about three and a half hours to run back and forth, and the second time it was much better, half an hour faster. By the time of the fourth and last trip of the day, it took less than two hours to make a round trip.

Tang Tianchen's performance today surprised Zhao Sanyuan, this guy is young, but he is quite reassuring, he only showed him the way once, and he remembered it clearly on the second trip. And the car drove steadily and fast, as if he was born to eat this bowl of rice, he is really a good seedling, if you want to talk to the boss, you must leave him if you consider increasing your salary.

Tang Tianchen, who had run four times, was still very excited, not half tired, and after being reborn, he found that he seemed to be more energetic, and rarely felt tired. 4 trips is to earn 60 yuan. You must know that the current 60 yuan is enough for him to eat in the high school cafeteria for at least three months.

Tang Tianchen originally wanted to make another trip, but Zhao Sanyuan explained that it was too late and the ship had already left. He had no choice but to quit work and go back to the dormitory.