After Ding Peng was killed, Ding Xiang was the one who felt the most pain and depression.
When he received a call from Zhang Erzhuang that morning, Ding Xiang had already been wandering around the mine for more than an hour. Over the years, he had developed the habit of walking around the mining area early every morning. He did this to check the production status of the night shift.
The second is to check the safety equipment and facilities in the mining area. Since the opening of the mine, there have been many large and small accidents in the mine. These accidents caused them heavy losses and also caused very bad effects. However, because of their limited capital investment and technical strength,
, the frequency of accidents is still very high.
"Brother Xiang, come and take a look quickly. I've found Brother Peng." Zhang Erzhuang's panicked voice came from the phone.
"How is Brother Peng?"
"He, he's dead."
"Where? How did you die?"
"I don't know how I died in an abandoned pit in the back mountain. It looks like I have been dead for a while."
"Did you call the police?"
"No."
"Hurry up and call the police! I'll be there right away."
When Ding Xiang drove there, the police had not arrived yet. He took the flashlight in the car and entered the abandoned pit with Zhang Erzhuang.
"How did you discover this place?" Ding Xiang asked.
"I was riding a bicycle and felt urgent to urinate, so I came down to pee. I smelled the smell at the entrance of the cave, so I came in and took a look, and found Brother Peng lying there."
After seeing that it was indeed his brother Ding Peng lying on the ground, Ding Xiang held back his tears and was about to take a closer look at his brother's injured area when the roar of a car came from outside the cave. After he and Zhang Erzhuang walked out of the cave, they saw
Police officers from the nearby township police station have arrived at the scene.
Ding Xiang did not stay at the scene for long. He arranged for Zhang Erzhuang to cooperate with the police and drove back home. During the period when his brother was missing, he made many assumptions. He thought that his brother might be sick or might be kidnapped.
He was injured, and he thought he might die. But what he didn't expect was that his brother would be thrown into such an abandoned pit after his death.
Ding Xiang shed tears while driving. When he got home, he wiped away his tears and went to his parents' room first.
"Xiao Xiang, is there any news about your brother?" his mother asked.
Ding Xiang didn't say anything. He took out a cigarette, lit it, and smoked silently. He didn't know what to say to his parents.
"What's wrong? Something happened?" When his father saw his appearance, he asked tentatively.
Ding Xiang nodded painfully.
"What happened? What happened to your brother?" his father asked anxiously.
"My brother is gone." Ding Xiang choked and said.
After hearing Ding Xiang's words, my mother suddenly fell down on the bed, and my father took two steps back and sat down next to her. My mother cried softly, and my father didn't say a word, but just put his arm around my mother's shoulders.
"Dad, take good care of mom, I'm going to get busy." Ding Xiang warned his dad and quickly left the room that broke his heart.
Ding Xiang walked upstairs to his brother's house in front of him and looked around but couldn't find his sister-in-law. He knew that her sister-in-law had gone to that place again. He lazily called her to inform her. Anyway, it would be the same if she knew earlier or later. 2.
His niece Ding Haoran and third nephew Ding Haomiao were both still sleeping. He asked the nanny at home to wake them up. Then he dialed the number of his eldest nephew Ding Haodang:
"Uncle, I just heard."
"Well, where are you?"
"In the mines, uncle."
"Okay, tell everyone in the mine who is out looking for someone to come back quickly. You need to stabilize everyone's emotions first. I'll arrange things at home and then go over."
"I know, uncle."
Ding Xiang hung up the phone and thought for a while, then walked towards the village chief's house. The village chief was his uncle and had a good relationship with their family. Ding Peng had also donated money to build roads in the village before. Now something like this happened at home.
We need someone to organize things, and the village chief is undoubtedly the best candidate.
"Uncle An." Ding Xiang stood at the door of the courtyard and called out. People in rural areas are very particular. If someone is dead in the family, they cannot go to other people's homes.
"Oh, Xiaoxiang is here, I'm on my way to your house." The village chief Ding Yong'an heard the shout and ran out quickly.
When Ding Xiang saw Ding Yongan coming out, he knelt on his knees and kowtowed to Ding Yongan in a polite manner. Ding Yongan quickly stretched out his hand to help Ding Xiang up.
"Uncle An, please worry about my brother's affairs."
"It's easy to talk, it's easy to talk, we are all a family, don't worry, leave it all to me." Ding Yong'an agreed readily.
"Okay, Uncle An, you can decide what to do. If you want money, ask my wife Hongxiu."
After Ding Xiang asked the village chief to take charge, he just gave his wife Cao Hongxiu a few words after returning home when he met Su Zhengyang and He Xiaohui who came to investigate the situation.
When the police asked him about Fang Meihua, he did not tell the truth to the police. He actually knew where his sister-in-law had gone, but he considered that the family scandal should not be publicized, so he prevaricated it.
There was a chaos in the mine. People who went out to look for the boss came back one after another. People gathered in front of the office building and seemed to be shouting about something. The eldest nephew Ding Haodang was surrounded in the middle, trying hard to explain to the surrounding miners.
What.
Ding Xiang parked his car outside the crowd, and people automatically moved out of the way to let him walk inside. He walked to Ding Haodang, glanced at the miners watching, and asked Ding Haodang in a low voice:
"How is this going?"
"Uncle, these people want to settle wages." Ding Haodang said in a panic.
"Everyone, listen up." Ding Xiang turned to everyone, raised his voice and said:
"Work starts tomorrow. If there is anyone who doesn't want to work, just stay and settle the wages. Others will be paid at the end of the month."
"Did you hear that? Mr. Ding said that work will start as usual tomorrow. Those who don't want to work can stay and settle their wages. Those who want to work should go home and reunite with their wives and go to work as usual tomorrow!"
A muscular man stood up and shouted loudly. This man was Cao Kuan, Ding Xiang's brother-in-law.
When the miners surrounding them heard Ding Xiang's decision, they slowly dispersed. In the end, only an older man was left. He hesitated for a while, walked up to Ding Xiang, and shouted at Ding Xiang.
Xiang nodded and bowed for a while, and finally said:
"Mr. Ding, my wife is sick and I have to go back to serve her. Can I stop working?"
"You don't know how to raise your body, and you don't know what time it is!" Cao Kuan said and raised his foot to kick.
Ding Xiang grabbed Cao Kuan and said:
"We must keep our word and take him to settle his wages."
After dealing with the miners' trouble, Ding Xiang and Ding Haodang came to the office. The uncle and nephew sat down on the sofa. Ding Haodang took out a cigarette and lit it for his uncle, and said with admiration:
"Uncle, you still have a way."
"What these people are afraid of is not not getting money, but losing their jobs. If you deal with them more in the future, you will get to know these people." Ding Xiang took a deep drag on his cigarette and said.
"Uncle, is it okay if we start work tomorrow?"
"Don't worry, our mines have signed long-term contracts. As long as we can mine the coal, we won't be afraid that no one will want it."
"Well, uncle, once dad leaves, our mine will depend entirely on you."
"Haodang, you have to rely more on the mine in the future. I can only support you for a while. From now on, I still have to leave the mine affairs to you. You can't live up to your father's expectations!"
"Okay uncle, I will come to the mine every day from now on."
"Oh, by the way, did you call your mother?"
"beated."
"What did she say?"
"She said she got it."
"Oh, tell her that the police will come to her home tomorrow morning to find her and ask her not to go out."
"Okay uncle, the police came to the mine just now and asked some questions."
"What did you tell them?"
"It's nothing. I just talked about Liu Qiao. I suspect it may be related to Liu Qiao."
"He?" Ding Xiang shook his head and said no more.
After settling the matters at the mine, Ding Xiang and Ding Haodang met together before dinner. Ding Xiang was worried about whether his parents would be fine, and wanted to see how the village chief's affairs were being arranged.
The village chief manages things very quickly. There are many weddings and funerals in the village. Everything has procedures and methods that have been implemented for many years. The village chief arranges everything without even thinking about it.
It’s time. Those who need to deliver letters arrange for people to deliver the letters, those who need to buy things arrange for people to do the shopping, and those who need to prepare materials arrange for people to prepare the materials. Everything is going on in an orderly manner.
After Ding Xiang exchanged a few words with the village chief, he saw that he had nothing to worry about, so he quickly went upstairs to visit his parents.
My parents are in good condition. My mother is lying on the bed and resting, nothing serious. My father is sitting on the edge of the bed smoking a cigarette, but there is no big mood swing. Maybe it is because Ding Peng has been missing for three days, and this time the bad news comes.
, because everyone has been mentally prepared for it.
Ding Xiang visited his parents. Just when he was about to turn around and come out, his father stopped him:
"Xiao Xiang, your sister-in-law is back. She just asked the nanny to send a message, asking us to go to her place after dinner to discuss things."
"Oh, let's go then."
"I'm a little worried."
"worry about what?"
"I'm worried that she will break up."
"Divide the family? How? How many shares should the mine be divided into?"
"Xiao Xiang, I'm not worried about myself, I'm worried about you."
"What? Will she not let me take care of things?" Ding Xiang is still full of confidence in his abilities. His brother Ding Peng, who usually manages the mine, doesn't get too involved. He is only responsible for handling peripheral matters and coal sales.
Ding Xiang is in charge of all matters in the mine. He doesn't believe that his sister-in-law can fire him at this juncture when his eldest brother has just left.
"Don't forget, you don't have any shares in the mine," Ding Xiang's father said.
Ding Xiang's father is right. When Dapeng Company was first registered, Ding Xiang was working outside, and all the money came from Ding Peng. The state stipulates that joint-stock companies must have two or more shareholders. Ding Peng weighed in at that time
After a moment, he wrote the names of his father and wife. Ding Peng himself holds 60% of the shares, and his father and wife each hold 20% of the shares.
Later, when Ding Xiang came back to work with Ding Peng, Ding Peng often said to Ding Xiang in front of everyone:
"Brother, this mine belongs to our family. You can have as much mine as you have mine."
No one in the family has considered the matter of equity. Everyone feels that the time is still long and it will not be too late to talk about it in the future. But who knew that Ding Peng would leave so early.
"I know dad, don't worry." Ding Xiang waved his hand towards his dad.
"Why aren't I worried? Your brother is gone now. If your brother's shares are all divided among his three siblings, it will be useless for us to talk."
Ding Xiang looked back at his father, waved again, and turned to the front yard.