Hello everyone, my name is Zhang Yuan, I grew up in a remote mountain village, I am an ordinary person, an ordinary school graduate, an ordinary job, an ordinary family, an ordinary life.

It is said that the children of the poor are in charge of the family early, and watching me grow older, the family began to destroy marriage.

I'm not too disgusted with getting married, and I don't have the luxury of expecting to meet a vigorous love, just plain and ordinary, just like most people.

The family arranged several blind dates, all of which ended in failure, and the reasons were strikingly similar, that is, they were poor, and they didn't even have a house in the county.

My father was ruthless, took out all his savings to buy a house in the county, and owed a lot of debts, all hoping that I could start a family as soon as possible.

During that time, I was ashamed, I felt that I had lived in vain, and deep down I began to resist marriage, this kind of debt for the sake of face was what I was most afraid of, and I would rather live a carefree rental life.

But I can't change my father's stubbornness, I just hope to pay off the debt as soon as possible, and then think about starting a family.

It's just that the wages of the enterprise units are unsightly, and there is not much left every month, not to mention paying off the debts, and it is difficult to support themselves.

The tree dies, the man lives! At that time, I secretly determined to change, gritted my teeth and quit my job, and followed a few people in the village to dig coal in Sanming, Fujian, although it was a manual job, but the pay was high, as long as there was something to do, the monthly income was easily over 10,000 yuan, which was much better than most white-collar workers.

And the weird thing started when I was working in a coal mine......

When I came to Chongling, it was just after the Lantern Festival, there were already a lot of mosquitoes in the mountains, and I collapsed every night.

The only advantage is that there is a big fish and meat, although the big pot is stewed in a big pot, but the advantage is that the ingredients are good, and there is no good nutrition to supplement the physical strength, it is difficult to adhere to this kind of physical work.

I was originally assigned to the slag dumping position, that is, each minecart was pulled up, and I was responsible for removing the stone and soil from the minecart, and hanging the empty minecart on the steel cable and putting it into the mine.

I have been doing this kind of work for several months, and my hands have sharpened thick calluses, and I have become a lot darker, and my physique has been greatly improved.

After a few months, my second uncle arranged for me to work in the mine, and it was too hard to work on the patio in the summer, and he was worried that I would not be able to bear it.

The second uncle is the foreman of our group, familiar with the foreman of this package, every time he needs to pull the team, he has been in this line for more than ten years, he has rich experience, and he is honest and kind, so he has a certain reputation in this industry.

In the summer, it is very cool in the mines, and if the temperature is concerned, it is cooler than sitting in the office and blowing the air conditioner.

This time, he was responsible for shoveling the rock and soil dug out by the driller into the minecart, which we called "slag scraping". It takes about six or seven hours for four or five people in a shift, sometimes during the day, sometimes at night, and the schedule is not standardized.

I don't feel new when I go down the mine, I've been down with my second uncle a few times before, and the mine here is a tunnel that slopes down about 45 degrees, and the middle two rails are for mine cars to enter and exit, which is similar to a train track.

The minecart is pulled up and down by a steel cable with the thickness of a child's arm, and the machinery used to pull the minecart is built on a high slope outside the mine, which we call the mechanical winch, and there is a special person responsible for the operation.

The first time I officially went down the mine, the second uncle took me, as well as the second uncle of the same village, Brother Marijuana, one is local, we call him a local, and the last one is Sichuan, we call Sichuan.

After eating and living together for a few months, everyone has long been familiar with it, and it is not taboo to speak, and in the ravines and ravines where there are no girls, all kinds of muddy jokes and foul language are often on the lips.

Since it was my first time going down the well, the second uncle only arranged six people, and next time the Sichuan Yan would be arranged by the second uncle to another class.

This kind of work is actually very boring, a group of people in the depths of the ground, the machinery shovels one after another shovels into the minecart shovel of rocks and soil, as long as the driller finishes cleaning up the slag, the length of time depends on whether everyone is active.

"College student, why did you say that you don't sit in a good office, why did you come here to do this coolie?"

When the minecart was pulled up, everyone took the opportunity to rest, and the Sichuan Yankee asked me in a thick Sichuan accent.

"This work comes with money quickly, and the far baby wants to make money and marry a wife!" Brother Marijuana learned the Sichuan accent, and everyone laughed.

I was used to them making fun of me, so I laughed twice and didn't answer.

The second uncle stepped forward and slapped the marijuana brother on the mine hat and scolded: "You dead pockmark, have you forgotten how you married your daughter-in-law?" I almost knelt down with someone to borrow some money, you are a worthless thing. ”

I am the only male in my generation, my uncle loves me very much, and my second uncle is the most annoying for others to make fun of me.

"Yuan Wazi, what kind of machine did you repair the bank before, if you want to get the money quickly, there must be a way to get some out of it." The local guy lit a cigarette and took a long puff of it.

"You think banks are so easy to fool? There is monitoring everywhere, accompanied by a special person all the way, and the hands and feet are not clean, but they have to eat the imperial grain. I scolded angrily, refusing the cigarette that the locals had handed me.

I don't smoke and occasionally drink a little, but in small amounts.

In the past, I was repairing bank ATMs, that is, ATM machines, and several people were responsible for a machine in an urban area, and the work was very free.

The job is very much in line with my character, and if it weren't for the debt, maybe I would have done it in my life.

A few people have a sentence without a sentence of all kinds of nonsense, if in the past, my introverted personality is estimated to be blushing, but after a few months of edification, I have been able to face it calmly.

"I went to the town a few days ago, and a group of brides came to the Easy Pavilion, which is called Shui Lingling, and can pinch out the water, except for the technical rustiness, it is definitely the best, I just recognized a good one, do you look at the photos?" Brother Marijuana took out his mobile phone and flipped out a few photos, showing off.

On this mine, except for me, Brother Marijuana is the youngest, thirty-six years old, in the prime of life, and everyone else is forty or fifty years old, which has converged a lot.

The locals and Sichuanes came over and commented with relish, and all kinds of vulgar jokes emerged one after another, which made people feel a little uncomfortable listening to them.

"I'm going to pee." Just as I was feeling a little urinating, I got up and walked up.

"Be careful." The second uncle shouted in the back.

"Yes."

In the depths of the ground, the three emergencies are solved on the spot, if it is big, dig a pit, and bury it after the fact, everyone will not be surprised.

I walked up about seven or eight meters and pulled out the guy on the other side of the mine stairs to release the water.

There are earth stairs on one side of this mine for our workers to enter and exit, and in the middle is the railroad track, which is used by mine carts, and on the other side, there are urine and urine are solved on this side.

I was urinating, and the rumbling of the railroad tracks behind me meant that the minecart was coming down, and I didn't think much about it, according to the experience of the previous few minecarts pulled up, it was estimated that it would take two or three minutes to reach the bottom of the shaft.

"Rumbling...... Prosperous...... Long ......"

My heart suddenly flisted, I felt that something was wrong, the theory was that the minecart was put down, and the warning light here would sound, and it shouldn't be so fast, it would be estimated that the cart of mine just now had not gone two-thirds of the way.

This mine has just been mined for a short time, and there is no sign of coal after digging two or three hundred meters, and I heard that it will take at least six or seven hundred meters to dig before there is coal.

"Hurry up, the minecart is out of its shell!"

The second uncle shouted anxiously at me, his voice was heartbreaking and frightened, and he changed his voice.

Several others also threw away their tools and ran up desperately.

I was a little dazed, I didn't know what was going on with the shelling, so I reflexively jumped up the stairs on this side of the mine, looking at the second uncle who was running towards me, and they didn't know what was wrong.

At this time, the warning lights under the mine were also sounding wildly, and the lights were bright and dim, which should have been the sound of the winch.

"What are you doing? Hurry up and run up. The second uncle shouted, and it was in front of me in a few clicks.

I ran in a daze, this kind of running stairs is too physically demanding, and normal people can't run long when they run with all their might.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The sound is getting louder and louder, this slope is so steep, if a minecart full of dirt rushes down, the speed and impact are absolutely terrifying, this crash, it is estimated that this mine will collapse.

Staying below is the most dangerous, and the only way is to run up, run as fast as you can, as fast as you can.

I figured it out in an instant, I ran as hard as I could, but the more I ran, the more panicked I became, and I didn't go far and I felt powerless.

One is that the slope is too steep, and it is very difficult to run up.

The second is that in the face of danger, people are almost paralyzed by fright, and it is not bad to be able to run.

"Hereby ......"

The iron wheels of the minecart grinded against the rails, and the sound pierced people's eardrums in this small underground mine, and I felt that my eyes were dark, and I almost fell.

Suddenly, I felt held by a strong and powerful hand, and my body was pressed hard against the wall of the well, and the roaring voice of the second uncle sounded in my ears: "Don't be in a hurry, hurry up against the wall......"

"Hoo ......"

I was unconscious, and I felt a strong wind blowing in front of me, followed by two long sparks, like two fire dragons, and the force of the wind stretched my body to stand unsteadily, if it weren't for those strong hands pressing on me, I would probably have been swept away.

"Boom...... Bang......"

The whole ground was shaking, and I hadn't experienced an earthquake, but I think it should be similar to this.

It seemed that with this loud noise, the strength of my whole body was also dispersed, and the whole person was unstable on his feet, and he sat on the ground.

Loud noises, rocks, remnants......

The whole bottom of the well seems to have experienced the end of the world, I don't know how to describe it, I don't know what to do, a few miner's lamps look so dim and lonely in the dust, like a lonely boat drifting in the sea at night, facing to be swallowed by the storm and waves at any time.

The "rumble" in the ears is shaken by a loud sound, and nothing can be heard except tinnitus.

Then I felt like my head was hit by a stone, and my eyes went black, and I didn't know anything.

In the boundless darkness, I seemed to have experienced a long time, and it seemed like it was just a moment, the darkness and coldness desperately wanted to engulf me, and I couldn't move my hands and feet for half a minute, and watched the darkness turn into a ghost and pounce on me.

It's like being pressed by an invisible hand, watching something terrifying slowly approach you, and you can't break free or scream.

But I didn't panic too much, I know that this kind of imagination is called "ghost press", the scientific explanation is a sleep disorder, and there is another saying in my hometown, that is, your soul is out of the shell.

The monsters of various shapes you look at are actually evolved by your soul, sometimes it may be the appearance of someone you know, sometimes it may be an image you have not seen, the old man said that if the "ghost" you see is gone, it means that you are about to die.

I don't believe in these superstitious theories, I've been an atheist since I was a child, but I still can't help but be scared in my heart, it's an instinct, and not believing doesn't mean I'm not afraid.

In this way, I watched the dark ghost approaching me, and I couldn't move, I could only blink my eyes vigorously, I had experienced this kind of thing before, as long as I kept blinking hard, people would slowly wake up and get out of this "bondage".

Sure enough, it didn't take long for me to feel my hands and feet, my body slowly felt the control, I moved my right hand, and what I touched was the cold stone, half of my body was pressed by one person, and one foot was buried in the stone and soil.

I panicked, and I felt that my foot was moving tightly, and the pain in my heart made me bare my teeth, but it made me feel relieved, indicating that the injury was not too serious.

I pushed the figure on my body with difficulty, and I knew it was the second uncle.

The second uncle's back was full of stones, my upper body was sticky, I touched it with my hand, and what I was most worried about was happening, the sticky feel, I knew it was blood, except for the pain in my right foot, I didn't feel discomfort anywhere else, so it can only mean that the blood is the second uncle's.

"Second Uncle...... I tried hard to push the second uncle up, trying to wake up the second uncle, but I didn't know how much dirt was in my mouth, and I didn't even know what I was talking about.

I tried to sit up, but luckily we ran up a while at the time of the incident, so that we wouldn't be buried, but now it's about the same as being buried, and the place where the lamp shines is full of rubble.

I looked up and saw that the mine was blocked and there was no light in sight.

It was a straight mine, and we used to be in a position where we could see the subtle light of the exit, but when I looked at my phone just now, it was 3:42 p.m., less than 10 minutes before the accident.

I continued to work hard, and suddenly I heard the sound of "banging" on the stones, and it seemed that there were still people alive, which made people feel relieved, and it was always good to have more people.

However, as the sound of pounding stones sounded, a hoarse voice said, "Dog, is it blocked up there?" ”

This voice is not a few of us slag, there shouldn't be other people at the bottom of the well at this time, could it be that the contractor sent someone down to save us?

No, he said "is it blocked from above", which means that he is also blocked from below, could it be that the well collapsed twice after they came in?

I was about to shout, "We're here. ”

But I heard a voice say: "Don't worry, Brother Ying, it's jammed, can't you trust my technology?" ”

What's the situation?

My heart sank, and I was blocked and I still let "Brother Ying" rest assured?

And isn't the voice of "Brother Ying" the foreman who drills? The dog was in charge of firing artillery, and I heard that he had been a soldier before, and he specialized in blasting in the mine.

Is this a conspiracy?

Did someone deliberately design this accident?

What's more, even if one of us has an enmity with you, you don't need to block yourself down if you want to take revenge, right?

Are you worried that you won't be able to escape justice after you go out, and you want to die with you?

Why don't you stab him to death, I dare to swear that I haven't had a holiday with anyone here, and if I am involved in a personal vendetta, it will be a very unjust death.

Then there was a voice from above, but there was a blockage between me and them, and there was still ringing in my ears, so I couldn't hear it clearly, but I could hear a woman's voice among them, as if Brother Ying and they all listened to the woman.

I don't know what I said, suddenly Brother Na Ying was a little emotional, and his voice became louder: "What's the matter?" You're going to dig down and see if they're dead? Lao Zhang and I have known each other for several years, and I have a bad conscience when I participated in this accident. ”

I was secretly surprised, it was really man-made, listening to their conversation, this accident seems to be guided by that woman, why in the end?

At this time, I didn't dare to move for half a minute, for fear of making a little noise to attract the attention of the people above, and if someone was found alive, I would definitely be killed.

"Miss Luo, I don't think it's necessary, you see this collapse, even if there are nine lives, they will be crushed into pulp, take 10,000 steps back and say, even if someone survives, it is impossible for them to leave this mine, is it possible to dig it out by manpower?"

Some people persuaded us and seemed unwilling to dig up our "remains" to make up for the knife.

After a moment of silence, the woman said, "Well, it will take time and effort to dig it out, so let's hurry up." ”

Then there was a chaotic sound of footsteps, and there were quite a few people listening to the sound, there should be nearly ten people.

Walk?

Is there another way out of this mine?

I thought to myself, I want to go back alive, one is to wait here for rescue, this survival coefficient is unknown, everything is resigned to fate.

And since it is man-made, no one knows if there is a backhand, whether it will delay the rescue time, and whether it will be able to survive until then?

The second is to dig it out by yourself, if the collapse is not very serious, there is still a glimmer of hope.

But from the conversation of those people just now, there are still blocked places in front, and the accent is still very tightly blocked, so I don't worry that we can dig it out, and it is too unlikely that we can dig it out with physical strength.

The best thing to do is to conserve your strength as much as possible and wait for rescue.

People don't eat or drink, they can last for about three days, and I've been working for a few hours, this shift is basically finished, and I have long felt hungry, and it is estimated that the time is shorter.

However, although there is no food in the mine, it is not difficult to find a water source, and although there is no groundwater after digging so deep, the soil here is very wet, and the walls are covered with water droplets.

If there is water, even if there is no food, it should be able to last for more than 20 days.

If it is ordinary, there are only two ways.

But now it's different, and a third option has emerged.

Those people designed this accident, and they can still leave, they must have left other passages, and there is still hope to leave here after them, but I don't know if they will block the exit after they go out?

And they must not be discovered, otherwise who dares to guarantee that they will not be killed?

Thinking about this, I tried to get up, but I was held down by one hand, and at the same time I heard a low voice: "Don't move, the sound at the bottom of this well can be heard far away." ”

"Second Uncle ......" I was excited, it turned out that the second uncle had already woken up, my heart seemed to have found a reliance all of a sudden, since I was a child, I have been more dependent, as long as there are elders in the family, I always feel that they are omnipotent.

The second uncle whispered "shhh

This kind of silent calculation time is really long, the quieter I feel, the more panicked I feel, I always feel that the slight breathing sound can come out far and wide, desperately trying to control the rhythm of breathing, but the faster and stronger the heartbeat, just a few minutes, I feel that my back is full of cold sweat.

After half an hour, the second uncle said, "Okay, they should go away." ”

I was so relieved that I almost lost my breath.

"Second uncle, have you heard everything?"

"Hmm."

The second uncle hummed softly, a little carelessly, as if he was thinking about something.

"Lao Zhang, what are they setting up this bureau for?"

I heard the voice of Uncle Ercai in the same village, it turned out that they were all fine, it seems that they know more than me, maybe I am the last to wake up.

"Everyone squeak, who is hurt?"

The second uncle asked, and then several other people responded one after another, and sure enough, they were all awake, maybe I was in a coma, and I secretly scolded myself for not being productive.

"Lao Tzu is wooden, his arm is cracked, and this turtle son is also ruthless." Sichuan Yan scolded and scolded.

"Uncle Zhang, I'm fine." This is the voice of Brother Marijuana.

Then the locals also said that they were okay and had been slightly injured.

Everyone lightly cleared out a small space, I took this opportunity to see clearly, I don't know if it was the second uncle or their fate, it turned out that where we were, just a few solid beams collapsed there, and those big stones were blocked, so that we were not fatally injured.

Among the six people, the second uncle was the most seriously injured, he was hit in the back, he bled a lot, and coughed from time to time when he spoke.

A few people briefly treated the wound and began to discuss what to do.