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Li Aiguo did not care about what these people did.

As a train driver, it is not easy to eliminate such people with bad intentions.

His main task at this time was to ensure the smooth loading of the coal, complete the transportation work smoothly, and promote the rollover car technology as soon as possible.

The layout of the railway lines in the Linxi mining area is quite complex.

But as an experienced driver with many years of driving experience, Li Aiguo quickly drove the train to the No. 6 pit entrance and arrived at the coal loading yard according to the route instructions.

Seeing the workers waving to warn in the distance, Liu Qingquan reported the specific distance of the parking location.

Li Aiguo gently adjusted the operating handle and the train stopped steadily.

The destination has been reached and Li Aiguo breathed a sigh of relief.

He lit a cigarette, took a few puffs with satisfaction, then walked down from the locomotive with Liu Qingquan and Master Zheng.

The coal loading station at Linxi Mine is an outdoor open-air platform divided into two areas, east and west.

The coal mountain in the western half is piled up like a small hill.

A row of simple sheds were built on the vast flat ground in front of the entrance, where workers set up several tables and used them to collect banknotes and carry out weighing operations.

There is always a long queue here, and the team waiting to load coal is like a winding snake dragon.

The coal-carrying rack trucks and flat-bottomed vehicles stretch for several kilometers along the road, which is very impressive.

The coal supplied by coal mines is usually a few cents cheaper than that supplied by local coal companies.

In this poor era, many people counted every penny carefully and were reluctant to buy coal at a higher price in the county town. They would rather increase their physical effort and come here to haul coal with coal coupons.

Piles of coal weighing hundreds of kilograms were carried on rack carts.

The rough roads made it difficult for even the strongest laborers in the village to bear the heavy load, so people would take turns to carry the load, often with four or five strong men working together at a time.

Because there are so many people buying, just waiting in line may take a day or two.

These coal haulers would bring their own gas stoves to the roadside, find firewood and food such as corn paste and dried sweet potatoes, and solve their food and clothing problems there.

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When it was mealtime, hundreds of iron pots were put up to form a spectacular cooking team. The source of the billowing smoke that Li Aiguo had seen in the car before was from here.

Over there, a cart loaded with coal was about to leave the mine. Most of the people pulling the coal lowered their heads and struggled to move up the hillside of the mine. The people pushing the carts behind them shouted loudly, and the atmosphere on the mine was extremely lively.

When climbing the high slope, Li Aiguo found a local villager riding an old yellow ox, waiting halfway up the mountain. Whenever he encountered a car that could not climb the steep slope, he would go up to discuss the possibility of a deal.

After receiving a few coins, they led the old ox to the cart, fixed the reins to the handle, and pulled it up the steep slope. If the current regulations were more relaxed, these people who behaved improperly would be criticized.

Li Aiguo narrowed his gaze and led Liu Qingquan and Lao Zheng towards the coal plant on the west side.

There is a place specially set up for large-scale loading.

There were several trucks parked in the coal yard, and staff were directing coal mine workers to load the trucks with coal.

The other party seemed to have noticed the movement of the train and hurriedly ran towards the office building in the distance.

soon.

A cadre in a gray-brown Zhongshan uniform approached slowly.

From a distance, he extended his hand and said with a smile, "Welcome friends from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot. I am the dispatch director of the Linxi Coal Mine. I will be responsible for the overall management of the coal transportation and allocation this time. Please call me Lao Zhang."

"It made you laugh."

Li Aiguo shook his hand in a friendly manner, handed over a cigarette and a dispatch plan document, and said, "Director Zhang, this is an emergency. We need you to quickly arrange the loading and unloading of the cargo."

As soon as these words came out, the expression of Old Zhang, who had been friendly to others, suddenly froze.

That allocation plan seemed to have become a red-hot iron.

Seeing this, Li Aiguo asked, "Director Zhang, is there any obstacle?"

"Oh, Mr. Driver, to be honest, your locomotive station has not yet obtained sufficient first-class coal." Old Zhang pointed to the special coal pile next to him while smoking and recounted the whole story.

Li Aiguo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It turned out that this mission was temporary and the No. 6 coal mine did not have enough high-quality coal reserves.

Despite this, they accepted the instructions from their superiors because the output of the No. 6 coal mine was sufficient to meet the needs, and the missing parts could be made up in just half a day.

However, what I never expected was.

The coal mining equipment malfunctioned, hampering the rate at which coal could be recovered.

Lao Zhang explained the situation and apologized, "Mr. Li, don't worry. Currently, the No. 5 excavation team is responsible for the No. 6 coal mine. They use Compaq machinery to operate and can produce up to three tons of coal per hour.

Please wait here for one night, and I guarantee that your three-day order of 1,000 tons of charcoal will be met.”

Faced with this coal crisis, the high-quality coal needed this time can only be guaranteed by production in the No. 6 coal mine.

Li Aiguo had no choice but to suppress his emotions and agree, and took advantage of this trip to investigate this famous mining area.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Seeing that Li Aiguo was willing to help, Old Zhang felt relieved.

As a member of the younger generation, Li Aiguo's position is not prominent, but the key point is that the influence of that temporary deployment plan cannot be ignored and it is daunting.

If a quarrel really breaks out, the dispatch director will probably also be blamed.

"Driver Li, you will temporarily stay at our state-owned guesthouse in Linxi Mine today. I will arrange the best room for you as soon as possible. Now it's time for dinner, I will ask the canteen to prepare a meal for you as an apology."

"It's okay to eat, but we need to pay for it ourselves and bring the national food coupons." Seeing Director Zhang's embarrassed expression, Li Aiguo patted him on the shoulder and said, "You also know that our maintenance department has its own regulations and requirements."

"Yes, no matter where we are, we should abide by the discipline regulations." Director Zhang nodded in agreement.

Liu Mingshan, who had already taken out his notebook to take notes, could only sigh when he saw Li Aiguo suddenly refuse the treat.

He tore off a piece of manuscript paper and threw it aside.

He was silent for a few seconds, and finally decided to walk towards Engineer Dong. "Master Dong, let me treat everyone to a meal tonight as an apology for what happened before."

Seeing Liu Mingshan bow his head and admit his mistake, Engineer Dong felt a complicated emotion in his heart. He had conquered a slippery veteran in less than a day. This train operator was no ordinary person.

Although Liu Mingshan did not completely trust Dong Gong, he did not reject the invitation outright. Whether to accept it was still something Liu Guozhang needed to consider.

The dense green trees on both sides of the road blocked the light, and the sunlight passed through the sparse leaves, forming mottled light and shadows on the ground, and the breeze blew everything.

Following the crowd, Li Aiguo followed Director Zhang to the guesthouse.

It is now close to noon, and workers who got off work early are rushing along the road with clanging lunch boxes in their hands.

In the distance, the swishing sounds of miners working underground, the sound of metal tanks moving up and down, and the roar of coal machines blend together, adding vitality to this century-old coal mine.

"Driver Li, this is the guesthouse."

After passing through the high beacon wall and heading north along the winding gravel road, you will encounter an iron fence gate at the corner.

Next to the iron gate hangs a white sign that reads "Linxi Coal Mine Guesthouse".

The state-owned reception facilities at the Linxi Coal Mine must be quite old.

The three-tiered rooftop spire pavilion may have been built on cement, and most of the paint has faded; however, the only thing that highlights its noble status is that the lobby floor is covered with marble tiles.

However, the wall on the other side seemed to be broken and collapsed for a long distance?

Standing in front of the door, Li Aiguo stopped and looked towards the back of the guesthouse.

The wall had cracked into tiles, obviously not caused by natural collapse, and there were still traces of a bright red sign erected next to it.

The director explained in detail: "Master Li, that place was once destroyed by the ** armed forces."

"** armed?" Liu Qingquan gasped in panic.

The director's face was as gloomy as water. "That was a thing of the past. At that time, the enemy saw that they were doomed to fail, so they planned a large-scale sabotage operation and planned to blow up the entire mining area."

The workers of the mining protection team had already noticed it, and quickly took up arms and resolutely resisted.

However, the enemy situation was not good, and in order to prevent further harm, they had to flee in a hurry, and even planned to blow up the guesthouse before leaving to cause chaos.

But due to their limited strength, they could only succeed in destroying the wall there.

Li Aiguo had heard about the helpless measures taken by the rear troops before.

But today was the first time he saw it with his own eyes, and he was filled with awe for those senior mine guards.

Liu Qingquan nodded: "I've heard my cousin mention this before. Back then, more than 30 workers gave their lives to protect the mine."

"Master, is your cousin from the mine?" the director asked curiously.

"He is working in the No. 6 coal mine." Liu Qingquan looked at the director: "Director, I have something to deliver to him. Please do me a favor and take him out for a good meal."

"That's no problem." When the director was about to send someone to handle the matter behind the scenes, Li Aiguo suddenly interrupted:

"Cousin, we have come from such a faraway place. Wouldn't it be a joke if we don't visit our cousin in person? Your wife might even ignore you when you get home."

At the same time, he suggested, "Besides, we haven't eaten yet. Find a suitable opportunity to invite your cousin over so that we can enjoy a big meal together."

Liu Qingquan quickly replied: "I'm so sorry, how can I let you, the driver, pay for it..."

“It seems that our foreman cousin is also a member of our company.” The director interrupted before he finished listening, wrote down the cousin’s name in his notebook, and then called his assistant to invite the worker to the mine’s third canteen for a gathering.