They were all strong young men. There were many people and they worked quickly. Before long, the second load of firewood was also unloaded.
The driver had something to do at the workplace, so he couldn't delay any longer, so he just said something and drove away.
Zhou Mingyuan tried to persuade him to stay, but the driver refused, so he had no choice but to give him two boxes of cigarettes as a token of his gratitude.
The driver drove away, and Sheng Xiping and others continued to cut firewood with the chain saw.
During the weekend, many people didn't go to work.
Suddenly there was such a big pile of firewood at the entrance of the alley, and there was the roar of chain saws. Many people came out to watch the excitement.
“Gong Zhou, is this your firewood? Where did you get so much?
Oh, there’s a lot of good wood in here, it’s really nice, how much did it cost?”
Someone took a closer look at the pile of wood and inquired with great envy.
Other aspects of the town are better than the forest area, but only the firewood is not easy to maintain.
Workers in lumber mills are a little better off. For the leftover boards from wood processing, you can buy a cartload of them at the internal price, which is enough to burn for a year.
Employees in other factories do not have this convenience. Some pay to buy firewood, while others go to the woods around Songjiang River to collect firewood.
For others, if you have a hard relationship, you can buy some from the lumber yard or Banshihe Forestry Farm. Otherwise, you can only buy it from the surrounding villages.
No matter where you go, you can't catch up with the Zhou family's two carts of firewood.
You know, Gao Haining and the others even set up a lot of stands in the forest.
Standing stem refers to a tree that has died but has not fallen down for unknown reasons.
This kind is basically dry and can be used to make fire if split.
Gao Haining and the others were very brave and went into the forest to find many places to stand.
There are several pieces that are 40 to 50 centimeters in diameter, cut into two meters and brought to the factory, hidden in the corrugated base.
Not everyone has studied wood. Some people don't see that it is done by standing, and think that this is good wood. They can break the boards and save them for other uses.
"Oh, Mr. Zhou, how good would it be to keep these pieces of wood? Can they be broken into pieces to make furniture?"
Sheng Xiping was working there. With his sharp ears, he heard the conversation and hurriedly came over.
"Uncle, these are standing wood. They look good, but they are actually dead wood.
It's okay to make a fire, just keep it for making furniture, it's not a material.
If uncle wants to buy some furniture or something, I can exchange it later for him from the farm. It’s easy and there are discounts within the forest farm.”
These words seemed to be spoken to Zhou Mingyuan, but they were actually spoken to those people, so that they would not go around talking nonsense.
This gossip is getting more and more outrageous as it spreads.
It was obviously just one cart of firewood, but in the end, it might be said that Zhou Mingyuan brought home two carts of good wood. How could that work?
"Uncle, look, isn't this caused by bugs? There may be a lot of bugs like this in there, so don't leave them alone, just light the fire."
Sheng Xiping deliberately pointed to the traces of insect bites on the wood, just to let people know that these were not good woods.
"These are the corrugated foundations that were taken out of the corrugated board. They are soaked in mud and water. They are not good. They can be lit on a fire after they are dried."
Zhou Mingyuan is not an idiot, so how can he not understand what Sheng Xiping meant? So he echoed it repeatedly.
"Yes, yes, this is firewood, I know, I know."
Sheng Xiping nodded, turned around and went back to work, "Haining, come on, clean up these stations first."
Originally, such a large amount of firewood was quite envious, but having these more stations to work on was indeed too eye-catching.
Nowadays, there are many cases of pinkeye. What if someone is behind it?
It's such a long way from Qianchuan Forestry Farm to Songjiang River, and the freight charges are so high that it's not cost-effective. That's why Sheng Xiping brought so much firewood down.
Another thing is that Sheng Xiping grew up in a forest farm, which is equivalent to living in a wood nest. He really didn't take this little bit of firewood seriously.
After all, in the eyes of those in the forest farm, these are commonplace. Many people go into the forest to collect firewood, which is much better than this.
He forgot that there was no comparison between the town and the forest farm. Such a huge pile of firewood would be absolutely impressive in the eyes of others.
When Gao Haining heard this, he immediately came over with a chain saw and cut off all the thick stems in a few seconds.
Sheng Xiping pushed the piece of wood directly to Zhou's Gulu.
There was someone next to me who knew what was going on, and he immediately understood that among these young men, the tall one who spoke just now was the leader.
"Gong Zhou, is that young man just now a relative of your family?
Which forestry farm? You are quite capable, and you can get all this old firewood down."
To say that I am not envious would be a lie.
To live at home, there are seven things to do when opening the door. Firewood comes first. What can you do without firewood? You can’t even cook.
With such a big pile in front of us, how many ten feet of firewood can we use? It can last for at least two years.
From what I heard just now, it seemed like I wanted to come without spending any money? Then who wouldn’t be greedy to see it?
Zhou Mingyuan had a good impression of Sheng Xiping. The young man had good looks and abilities. It could be seen from his work just now that he was a fast worker.
Originally, Zhou Mingyuan was quite worried about Zhou Qinglan's date at the forest farm, fearing that his daughter would be deceived due to her young age.
Today's meeting revealed that the young man is really good, smart and thoughtful, and he is also very good at dealing with people.
Seeing this, Zhou Mingyuan felt relieved a lot.
At this moment, Zhou Mingyuan felt quite proud when he heard others praising Sheng Xiping.
His daughter is not bad, she is quite discerning, and she has found a good partner.
"Oh, that's my Qinglan's partner, the young man is from Maekuan Forestry Farm.
Didn’t you know that there wasn’t much firewood at home? I specially asked for some uncorrugated corrugated boards from the forest farm and tried to find a car to transport them.”
Originally, Zhou Mingyuan was still hesitant about whether to admit that his daughter was in a relationship with Sheng Xiping.
Now that I met Sheng Xiping, I felt at ease, so I simply nodded and acknowledged it openly, which could be regarded as expressing my attitude.
"Hey, Co-author is the date of Qinglan's eldest niece." When the people around him heard this, they were all surprised.
This daughter of the Zhou family is well-known in this area. She has good looks and a good temper. In fact, many people are thinking about her.
Unexpectedly, less than a year after joining the forest farm as an educated youth, someone would already be looking for a partner in the forest farm.
"My eldest niece is very discerning. She has found a good partner. She knows how to take care of her husband's family." Several people around nodded in approval.
Of course, there are also people who are angry.
"Let me tell you, that girl from the Zhou family has bad eyesight. She ignored the good guys in the town and went to the ditch to find a partner.
What's so good about that ditch? Oh, that girl's good looks are all in vain."
Some people had enough of the excitement and walked back, muttering as they walked.
"You can pull him down. What's up with the guy in the ditch? Who is worse than him?
They can procure such a large amount of firewood, enough to burn it for two or three years. If it were any of the young people in this town, who would have such ability?
Let me see, the girl from the Zhou family is really smart.
How great would it be if she can come back from nowhere in the ditch and find someone who is in the ditch to have someone to rely on?"