Chapter 201 According to Duan Wenjun’s previous life, Lei Xiaoxiu’s father Lei Qingsong was considered a typical civil servant.
Lei Xiaoxiu said that he was a miner, but he did not actually work in the mine, but was a manager at the mine, assisting officials in managing the mine.
I commute to get off work on time every day. Although the work is harder, I can get money as long as I go there.
Moreover, this mine was opened by the imperial court, and the ore dug out was directly connected to the foundry bureau and was very stable.
Typical state-owned enterprises do not have to worry about efficiency issues at all.
The most rare thing is that his father still has one day every month that he doesn't have to go to the mines, and he still gets paid.
This kind of treatment, even for officials in the court, would not be so good.
Officials in the court can only take a few days off during the holidays, and cannot take one day off every month.
Lei Qingsong also cherishes his job very much, and naturally works with extra care when doing things.
He has always felt that he is very satisfied with this kind of life.
Once the monthly payment is given each month, it will be handed over to my wife for safekeeping as soon as possible. Occasionally, I will buy some snacks for Lei Xiaoxiu and her sister.
Lei Qingsong's satisfaction comes not only from this stable job, but also from this happy family.
Having a gentle and virtuous wife and two children is naturally enviable to outsiders.
But something unexpected happened, and he didn't expect that his happy life would come to an abrupt end because of a banquet.
Two years ago, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Lei Qingsong saw Shangguan Yun, the official in charge of the mine, celebrating the festival alone in the mine, feeling very lonely.
Thinking that Dai Hei had taken great care of him over the years, Lei Qingsong invited him to his home to enjoy the moon and celebrate the festival together.
The young master of the Dai family in Kyoto, Dai Hei, was demoted to the mine because he committed a crime.
Dai Hei has always trusted Lei Qingsong, and almost all matters in the mine, large and small, are left to him.
Of course, it is not so much trust, but that with Lei Qingsong around, Dai Hei can be a hands-off shopkeeper and just eat, drink and have fun all day long.
Lei Qingsong had good intentions, but unexpectedly he led a wolf into the house.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, Lei Qingsong and Dai Hei were drinking in the courtyard until Dai Hei got up to go to the toilet.
But unexpectedly, he broke into the backyard by mistake and met Mrs. Lei.
When Dai Hei saw the beauty of Mrs. Lei's life, he suddenly became lustful and frantically wanted to insult her.
If Lei Qingsong hadn't arrived in time, the consequences would have been disastrous.
Dai Hei fell when he was pulled away by Lei Qingsong. When he stood up, not only did he not repent, but he pointed at Lei Qingsong and cursed.
He said that everything Lei Qingsong had was given by him, and he could make him or break him.
He picked up the stick next to him and threw it at Lei Qingsong, then threatened that if Mrs. Lei was not allowed to spend a good night with her tonight, he would make their family look good.
After saying that, he rushed over to grab Mrs. Lei.
Lei Qingsong was also furious.
Thinking of the fact that he had been groveling and serving carefully in the mine, he kindly invited Dai Hei to dinner, and he actually wanted to insult his wife, how could he bear it?
The two immediately struggled together.
This Dai Hei is originally a young man from Kyoto. He has no ability other than flirting with women.
Lei Qingsong usually has a lot of things to do in the mine, so he has naturally developed a lot of strength.
How could Dai Hei be Lei Qingsong's opponent? Within a moment, he was beaten with a bruised nose and face, and he ran away in a hurry.
Lei Qingsong knew that Dai Hei was a man who was bound to retaliate for his evil deeds. He knew that he could not do any good, so he packed up the gold, silver and other valuables overnight and fled with his family.
Sure enough, after Dai Hei returned, he directly mobilized the county government officials to arrest Lei Qingsong, and even distributed sea arrest documents to surrounding counties and towns.
Lei Qingsong originally thought that with his own skills, he would have no problem making a living no matter where he went.
But he didn't expect that as soon as the sea arrest document came out, a reward of five taels of silver was offered, which put him in a very difficult situation.
Even the relatives he went to seek refuge with secretly reported to the government, hoping to exchange their family for money.
They had to embark on the road to escape.
It was also this time that Lei Xiaoxiu's mother fell seriously ill on the way to escape and died soon after.
When they said this, the siblings began to cry faintly.
Lei Xiaoxiu controlled her emotions and continued talking.
His father sat alone in front of his mother's grave for a day and a night, without drinking water or saying a word.
After getting up the next day, he made a major decision and took the two siblings up to Shanfeng Mountain.
He said that with his skills, he would definitely be able to find a way to survive under Ma Sanye.
However, the imagination is full, but the reality is so skinny.
After they went up the mountain, Lei Qingsong realized that things were far from what he imagined.
Shan Fengshan, which was rumored to have a population of five to six thousand people, had less than two thousand people left at that time.
Moreover, the vast majority of people are trapped in the mines, where they live a life that is not like humans and ghosts are not like ghosts.
As soon as the three of them went up the mountain, they were sent directly to the mine.
The miners did not have enough to eat or wear, and they had to do very heavy work. Many of them were seriously ill.
There are also some people who pan for gold in the water. Their legs have become swollen and rotten due to being soaked in the water for many years.
However, in just one month, more than a dozen people died due to various diseases.
There are also some people who want to escape here, but there are hidden sentries everywhere outside the mine. After being caught, they are beaten severely and then thrown back to do heavier and more dangerous work.
His father led them to work in the mine for more than a month, but he did not despair. Instead, he found an opportunity to talk to Ma Sanye.
He knew that in fact Ma Sanye and the others did not want the miners to die frequently.
If too many people die, there will be no one to work.
And the reason why he made the miners work day and night was for the simple purpose of mining enough gold mines.
However, the mining efficiency of the mine is too low.
It was also because he caught Ma Sanye's mentality that he thought he would give it a try and put forward many suggestions to Ma Sanye, hoping that he could improve the lives of the miners.
He originally thought that Mr. Ma would not agree easily.
He was even ready for Ma Sanye to kill him in anger.
What he never expected was that Mr. Ma not only patiently listened to all his suggestions, but also immediately appointed him as the general foreman of the mine.
At the same time, Mr. Ma also invited the second boss Yun Zhongdiao to assist Lei Qingsong in adjusting the mine.
However, Ma Sanye has only one requirement, and that is that the output of the gold mine must not be less.
If the gold mined exceeds the requirements he set, the excess can be used to improve life in the village.
This was completely beyond Lei Qingsong's expectations. He even felt that if Mr. Ma could keep his promise, his happy life would come again.
