Chapter 73
Shen Changfu is the old team leader of the production workshop of Hongxing Brick Factory. He has good skills and rich experience. Even the director of the factory wants to give him some face. He is also the most loyal and upright man. Why is he here? Does the factory already know what they are doing here?
Several workers were shaking like chaff, almost unable to stand still in shock.
Zhang Meng didn't notice Shen Changfu's appearance at all. He took out another cigarette, lit it, and took a long puff. The cigarette penetrated into his lungs, and he squinted his eyes comfortably.
A group of villagers just came to join in the fun. Zhang Meng's attitude just now was too bad. They couldn't stand it and helped Su Qingyun to speak. Naturally, they couldn't see what the reason was. They quickly felt bored and walked out.
There was only one person with his back turned, picking at the cracks between the bricks with his hands, and the wet cement was smeared on his hands.
"Hey, what are you doing? Why do you do anything if you just look at it?" Zhang Meng caught a glimpse of this scene and shouted, "Isn't this just looking for trouble for us?"
"No, Brother Meng." A worker came to Zhang Meng's side, his eyes frightened.
"What are you shaking at?" Zhang Meng looked at him strangely.
"That man..." the worker pointed to the man with his back turned, "He is Shen..."
"Hey, hey, you won't listen, right? Stop touching it!" Before he could say Shen Changfu's name, Zhang Meng shouted again.
Shen Changfu looked at the toilet part of the school in front of him, which was almost repaired. He took two steps back, then took a running start and kicked out suddenly in the eyes of everyone in disbelief!
The slightly thin wall made a muffled sound, and then a brick fell down. Then, with a crash, the wall fell down.
Everyone opened their mouths, and the whole place fell silent for a moment.
Two minutes later, the crowd became restless again.
"Oh my god, who is this? What are you doing?"
"No, why did this wall collapse when I kicked it? It's not as strong as the earthen wall that I have lived in for more than ten years."
"How dare you use a house of this quality to teach students? We spent so much money just to repair this thing? Aren't these workers going to explain it?"
Su Qingyun looked at this scene and fell silent. Calling it a shoddy project was an understatement.
Shen Changfu looked at the bricks that had collapsed on the ground and could no longer control his anger. His face was terrifyingly gloomy. He slowly turned around and faced Zhang Meng who was rushing towards him.
Zhang Meng, who was furious, was stunned the moment he saw Shen Changfu's face clearly. His distorted expression was frozen on his face, nondescript and quite funny.
"Shen...Brother Shen." Zhang Meng stammered, unable to speak clearly, "How...why is it you?"
"Looking at me strange?" Shen Changfu said in a cold tone, "Can you please explain to me what this is?"
"I...this..." Zhang Meng's mind was spinning rapidly, trying to find a reasonable reason, but with the facts in front of him, he didn't know how to explain it.
"Can't explain it?" Shen Changfu's eyes seemed to have condensed with a layer of frost. He pointed to the bricks piled aside, "Can you tell me where these bricks come from? Our brick factory has sold this kind of bricks. Brick out?"
"Who asked you to use these bricks to build a house? This is a school, haven't you thought about the consequences?"
Shen Changfu asked in a sharp tone, pressing step by step.
It was winter, but Zhang Meng was so panicked that there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. He was extremely anxious, but in the current situation, both the stolen goods and the stolen goods were caught by him, and any explanation was pale. .
He knew what Shen Changfu was like. To put it nicely, he was upright. At worst, he was rigid, inflexible, and accepting death. But it happened that he had a high rank and status in the factory. Let alone him. His brother-in-law looked up to him.
Damn it, how on earth did he come to such a remote Luoshui Village?
etc! Zhang Meng suddenly remembered something. He turned his head suddenly and met Su Qingyun's half-smiling eyes. He finally understood that it was this girl who invited Shen Changfu back from the brick factory.
Zhang Meng never expected that the girl he ignored would actually go to the brick factory, not only go but also find someone to come.
His lips were pursed and he could not speak.
Several workers looked at each other and walked tremblingly to Shen Changfu, "Brother Shen, we don't want to do this either. We are all forced. Please listen to our explanation."
"No need to explain to me." Shen Changfu didn't want to hear this, "Go back to the factory and explain to the director."
Several people were trembling even more fiercely, feeling regretful that they would have stopped working if they had known about it. If these people were caught, the factory would definitely not be lenient, and maybe this job that everyone envied would be lost.
Thinking of this, several people hated Zhang Meng even more, making them help him to do evil, and now it's all over!
"What does this mean? That man is also from the brick factory?"
"It seems like he is still a leader. Didn't you see that Zhang Meng, who usually has his nose in the air, is so afraid of him?"
"They seemed to say there was something wrong with these bricks and asked Zhang Meng and others to explain."
"I remember a few days ago, the girl from the Su family said there was something wrong with these bricks. Zhang Meng told her about it, and the captain was also there."
"Yes, where is the captain? Hurry up and inform the captain that something happened here."
Soon, someone in the crowd hurriedly ran to the brigade office. When Qin Youfu heard this, he was stunned for several minutes before rushing to school.
Qin Youfu pushed aside the crowd and walked in. When he saw several people confronting each other, he said with a sullen face, "What is going on? Someone tell me."
He glanced around and saw Su Qingyun standing aside, "Qingyun, tell me."
Su Qingyun smiled, told the story exactly, and then introduced Shen Changfu's identity.
Qin Youfu's brows furrowed more and more as he listened. He looked at Zhang Meng in disbelief. This was his distant cousin, how could he cheat him like this?
The look he looked at Su Qingyun was filled with regret and guilt. Qingyun had clearly warned him before, but he still chose to believe Zhang Meng.
The bricks are unqualified bricks, and the school is an unqualified building. Now that things have turned out like this, as the captain, he cannot shirk his responsibility.
"Captain, we can't just let this matter go. In order to build this school, the money allocated by the higher authorities was not enough, but every household raised money. We must give us an explanation for this situation!"
"Yes, no one's money comes from the strong wind. We pay for them, and there are people cooking and delivering meals to them every day. This is what they get in return. This is too much!"
"Also, if this school cannot be occupied, how will we accept students when the school starts next year? What will we do with so many children who are old enough to go to school? We have to solve it, right?"
Qin Youfu felt even more guilty as he listened to the chattering of the surrounding villagers.
"Everyone, calm down first. I believe that since the people from the brick factory have come, they will definitely solve this matter." He tried to control his emotions to appease everyone.
Shen Changfu took a deep breath and immediately expressed his position: "Everyone, please be quiet. I will say a few words on behalf of Red Star Brick Factory."
"First of all, I want to explain to everyone that these unqualified bricks are being circulated. This kind of bad behavior is definitely not done by our brick factory. It is all personal behavior. I am here to investigate this matter. The specific situation now I already know it, I will go back to the factory and report to the leadership immediately, and I will definitely deal with it seriously and give everyone an explanation!"
When he said this, he looked at Zhang Meng and others. Several workers instantly turned pale and lost their color. Zhang Meng was also panicked, but he still comforted himself that it was okay, and his brother-in-law would definitely protect him. He is also doing things for him, so don't panic and get yourself into trouble.
Zhang Meng has not yet realized the seriousness of the matter. When this matter is investigated and dealt with, his brother-in-law himself will not be able to protect himself, let alone him.
"Our brick factory will definitely compensate you for all losses. As for the construction period for the start of next year's school, I am here to assure you that our factory will definitely send people again to build the school for you, ensuring quality and quantity, and it will be completed as scheduled. Let the children go to school.”
After Shen Changfu finished speaking, everyone calmed down a little. Someone looked at Su Qingyun and asked, "Girl of the Su family, what do you think?"
The other people's eyes also moved over. No one thought there was something wrong with him asking for Su Qingyun's opinion. After all, others discovered this matter. If it weren't for Su Qingyun, they would still be kept in the dark.
Su Qingyun thought for a while and said: "I think everyone can trust the Brick Factory. A factory as big as the Brick Factory will not make fun of its own reputation. Even if there are a few bad actors, it can't defeat everyone with one stroke. Today, Comrade Shen came to our village with a responsible attitude, so we asked him to go back and report to the factory first."
"OK, alright."
"Then give them another chance."
Everyone expressed their opinions.
Qin Youfu wiped his face and gritted his teeth: "As the captain of our village, this matter is my dereliction of duty. I want to say sorry to everyone."
"Captain, how can I blame you? You didn't know anything about it."
"Yes, you care about so many things in our village every day, how can you care about it? It's not too late to know now, I believe no one will blame you."
No one in the villagers has any complaints against Qin Youfu. Qin Youfu has been the captain of the team for some years and has been doing his best for the village. Everyone sees it. Even the meanest people can't fault him. He He has a high prestige in the village.
When Qin Youfu heard these words, he couldn't help but his eyes turned red for a moment. He said loudly: "Thank you everyone for your understanding. I will go to the brick factory with Comrade Shen to give everyone an explanation."
Shen Changfu nodded, "Okay."
It would be better for the parties involved to go along, so that they can better discuss a solution.
Several workers huddled aside, feeling as if they were soaking in bitter water. It seemed that this matter was really going to be bad.
Zhang Meng's face was pale and he held himself up, barely daring to meet Shen Changfu's eyes.
