RBCT Chapter 1690 The Wild Boar's Nest
Chapter 1690 The Wild Boar's Nest
Chapter 1690 The Wild Boar's Nest
When Yong'an Forest Farm built its new logging yard last year, it took into account issues such as transportation.
When the site was chosen, the new log yard was right next to the railway line. The log storage yard was only fourteen or fifteen meters away from the railway line.
At this distance, logs weighing thousands of kilograms can be directly hoisted onto train cars using a jacking machine.
In addition, the forest farm mobilized a large number of people to repair the roads around Xinlengchang as much as possible, making Xinlengchang convenient and accessible in all directions.
After the New Year, Zhao Weipeng came to Yong'an and finalized the agreement with the Yong'an Forestry District to set up this new log yard as a freight transit station. Logs stockpiled from other log yards during the winter transport season will be transported by train if they are near the railway line. Otherwise, the old method of transporting logs by road will continue.
It can be said that Xinlengchang is crucial in the freight transportation of Yong'an Forest Farm. Most of the loading and unloading work is done in Xinlengchang, so all the workers recruited by the Zhao family were settled in Xinlengchang.
When the jeep arrived, wisps of white smoke could be seen rising from the sky above Xinlengchang, indicating that the shacks had all been set on fire.
Jeeps and Jiefang trucks drove into the gate of Xinlengchang and stopped in front of the cooks' shed.
Just then, an old man ran out of the cook's shack. He was wearing an apron stained with oil and had dough in his hands.
"Uncle Hu," Zhao Jun greeted Hu Dahai with a smile as he got out of the car.
This was his master in his previous life. After being reborn, Zhao Jun did not become his master's disciple, but if he had the chance, he would definitely help his master out.
Hu Dahai spoke warmly to Zhao Jun, who arranged for him to cook and tend the fire at Xinlengchang. Not only was food and lodging provided, but he also received a monthly wage of twenty yuan.
Twenty yuan might only last Zhao Youcai two or three days if he bought cigarettes, but for Hu Dahai, that was a lot.
Overjoyed, Hu Dahai felt that Zhao Jun was a very good person. Not only did he arrange a job for him, but Zhao Jun also extended a helping hand when Tian Guozhong was hospitalized.
Thinking of Tian Guozhong, Hu Dahai couldn't help but sigh, Yong'an is truly a place of outstanding people and resources. There was also a guy named Zhao Erdong before, who was also cunning and shrewd.
Because of a misunderstanding, he led a group of people to beat him up. But the other party didn't hold a grudge at all. When he saw that Tian Guozhong's leg was injured, Zhao Erdong not only helped find a car to take Tian Guozhong to the hospital, but also took the initiative to lend money to Tian Guozhong for medical treatment.
Just then, two old men and two old women came out of the cook's shack. Upon seeing them, Li Ruhai hurriedly went to greet them, bowing and scraping as he greeted them with a smile, "Master, Mistress!"
The number of workers doing loading and unloading at the new yard will reach around two hundred. Such a large number of people is far beyond what Hu Dahai and his wife can manage.
Whenever something good happened, Li Ruhai would think of his master and invited the elderly couple, Yang Shuqiu and his wife, to help. However, they still felt they didn't have enough people to cook and tend the fire, so Zhao Youcai recommended his good older brother, Hu Mantang.
As Zhao Jun greeted Hu Mantang and his wife, the Jiefang truck followed them into the gate of Xinlengchang.
As soon as the truck stopped, people jumped out of the back compartment like dumplings being dropped into a pot. These 110 people crammed into one space were quite a sight. Standing in the back compartment, people were packed tightly together. Those near the edge had railings to hold onto, while those not near the railings didn't need any support; no matter how much the truck jolted, they wouldn't fall over.
Seeing that most people had left, Zhao Jun clapped his hands, introduced the three elderly couples to them, and then said loudly, "We're all here to work and earn money. Now that we're here, we can't cause trouble. If there are any minor disagreements, we'll let them slide if we can!"
"What's the first and second point? In our loading and unloading work, lifting logs isn't done by one person alone; it takes a team working together. What I'm trying to say is, even if we have disagreements, we can't take it out on others at work."
None of these people understood Zhao Jun's second point because they had never done loading and unloading work before.
The loading and unloading workers are similar to the loaders; they usually use two tools: a hook and a bar.
A normal assembly and unloading team consists of two sets of poles. Each set of poles has eight workers, so two sets would have sixteen workers.
In addition, four more people were assigned to the rear, and two more people in the middle were assigned to use hooks to sew along the seams.
Therefore, each loading and unloading team consists of twenty-two workers.
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are disputes.
Even in prison there are old men, and this place has its troublemakers too. These people have ways of bullying others. When a group of people are carrying logs, he will get a few people to lift his end higher, and then adjust the angle so that the weight of the entire log falls on one person at the front.
A log can weigh anywhere from a few hundred to a thousand or two thousand pounds. If you press down on it even slightly, whoever is pressed down will inevitably kneel on the ground, their upper body hunching back, their hands desperately pushing against the log with their chins, but they will be unable to move at all.
This posture is called "roast chicken neck braid"!
At this point, if the malicious person tells him to call someone "father," he has to call them "father"; if they tell him to call someone "grandfather," he has to call them "grandfather," otherwise he absolutely cannot get up on his own.
If this person tries to tough it out, not only will they not be able to get up, but they may also vomit blood from the pressure.
Zhao Jun couldn't stand seeing people being bullied. In his previous life, when he was an inspector, he would always intervene whenever he saw something like this.
Now that Zhao Jun has the final say, he plans to establish a rule: those who come to work should work properly, and those who cause trouble should be fired.
"Brother!" At this moment, Xie Zhong called out to Zhao Jun and said, "Then Xiao Chen and I will be leaving now."
Jie Zhong wanted to go home and get his fellow villagers to come and work.
"Then you can go," Zhao Jun replied, then said to Xie Chen, "Drive carefully, please be safe."
After seeing Xie Zhong and Xie Chen off, Zhao Jun walked around the shack where he had settled in, called the leaders of the two villages together, and told them some rules.
Actually, both Kaoshantun and Xishantun are honest people who come out here with the sole purpose of making money.
After giving his instructions, Zhao Jun, along with Li Baoyu and Li Ruhai, bid farewell to the three elderly couples and left.
Hearing that Zhao Jun was leaving, Hu Mantang, Hu Dahai, and Yang Shuqiu all wanted to invite him to stay for dinner. After Zhao Jun politely declined, Hu Mantang said to Zhao Jun, "Jun, I have something to tell you."
As he said this, Hu Mantang turned and glanced at Hu Dahai.
Hu Dahai smiled and said, "Go ahead and tell me, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Look, your nephew isn't coming," Hu Mantang said. Zhao Jun quickly asked, "What's wrong, sir? What happened?"
“Ah, well…” Hu Mantang said, pointing to the mountain peak opposite him, “On the left and right sides, at night, roe deer and the like call out. Yesterday morning, I even heard a black bear calling out.”
At this point, Hu Mantang gestured towards Hu Dahai before turning to Zhao Jun and saying, "Your Uncle Hu said earlier that he would send his nephew. But his nephew has some family matters to attend to and won't be able to come until next month. Now that all the workers have arrived, we don't want any more wild boars or bears to get to them."
Hearing what Hu Mantang said, Zhao Jun looked at Hu Dahai.
Hu Dahai smiled at Zhao Jun and said, "Buddy, I see that many of the workers you brought are carrying air rifles. Are they going to go into the woods?"
“Yeah.” Zhao Jun nodded and said, “They said if there’s nothing to do, go out and hunt some greyhounds or sand pheasants or something.”
An air rifle, at best, can only take down a roe deer. Because roe deer have weak defenses, it's useless against a scaly animal. Against wild boars, bears, or red deer, an air rifle is completely ineffective.
“Man, you’re in charge of the enclosure, no need to say more.” At this moment, Hu Dahai said to Zhao Jun, “Are you going to lead the dogs or what? You should mark a perimeter around here. Otherwise, I’m afraid the workers might get hurt.”
“Okay then.” Hearing Hu Dahai say this, Zhao Jun readily agreed, saying, “If we don’t come tomorrow, we’ll come early the day after tomorrow.”
After settling the matter, Zhao Jun took Li Baoyu and Li Ruhai away. The three of them drove out of the forest farm gate in a jeep. As they were about to get out of the car along the driveway, Zhao Jun suddenly looked up at Nanshan Mountain and said to Li Baoyu, "Hey? We hunted the wild boar king here last year."
Last year, the Wild Boar King caused havoc near Xinlengchang, killing several people. The Xue family and their dog were all killed by the Wild Boar King. Zhao Youcai and Wang Qiang, two great gunmen, chased after him for several days without success.
The arrogant wild boar king forced Xinlengchang to halt operations for several days, leaving the forestry station with no choice but to ask Zhao Jun for help. Zhao Jun arrived with Black Tiger, making Big Black Cripple famous overnight.
This led to Zhang Laibao being falsely accused after stealing a dog, which angered Zhang Zhanshan to death.
"Yeah!" Hearing Zhao Jun's words, Li Baoyu raised his hand and pointed out the car window, saying, "Just these two rows."
As Li Baoyu finished speaking, a person came down from the south slope ahead.
Upon seeing the man, Li Baoyu quickly turned around and said to Zhao Jun, "Brother, look, it's Uncle Zhang."
Before Zhao Jun could speak, Li Baoyu honked the horn.
Zhang Lifu was in a very sorry state at this time. His clothes were torn, his hair was messy, and his trouser legs were covered in dirt.
Upon seeing the jeep, Zhang Lifu waved his arms with a mixture of surprise and delight.
The jeep stopped in front of Zhang Lifu, and Zhao Jun got out and asked, "Uncle, what brings you here?"
"Jun!" Zhang Lifu walked around to Zhao Jun's side in a few steps, then pointed to Nanshan Mountain and said, "There's an old pigsty up there."
Zhao Jun glanced at the object Zhang Lifu was pointing to and said, "There should be one there. We had a cannonball there last year."
Domestic pigs are never well-behaved, let alone wild boars. In the mountains, wild boars will turn over the ground, rub against trees, roll in mud pits, and knock down logs.
They left these tracks, and experienced hikers can tell at a glance that these are places where wild boars have been.
If humans can tell the difference, then other wild boars can certainly do the same.
Wild boars are mostly social animals and have large appetites. Therefore, it is impossible for wild boars to stay in one area of the mountains permanently.
After the first group of wild boars left, another group arrived several days later. This second group of wild boars will stay in the place where the first group had lived for a while.
After they leave, another group of pigs will come and linger here.
Places like this are called "old pigsties" by hikers.
Wild boars are almost always present in the old pigsty in the mountains. For example, the famous Wild Boar Forest is the first place Zhao Youcai thinks of whenever he wants to hunt wild boars.
"Jun!" At this moment, Zhang Lifu pointed to the mountain and said to Zhao Jun, "I see an old sow burrowing; she's probably about to give birth!"
(End of this chapter)