It has been raining for three days in a row, and the temperature has miraculously gone from 37 degrees before the rain to over ten degrees now. It’s like summer has fast forwarded to late autumn. This temperature change is so big that it’s hard for many people to adapt.
I took out a long-sleeved, thick jacket and put on a more exaggerated down jacket.
Xia Zekai saw that his grandfather was still wearing a short-sleeved shirt and not even a coat. He was worried that his grandfather would be in trouble if he caught a cold again.
Who knew that Xia Shande waved his hand and said: "I'm fine. At least we have a place to shelter from the wind and rain. Zekai, look at how miserable these people are. If it rains, even their homes will be washed away."
"Where?" Xia Zekai was puzzled. He looked in the direction of his grandfather's finger and saw that his grandfather was watching the Central News Channel, which was broadcasting news about houses being destroyed by floods.
There are shots of flash floods and mudslides erupting.
There are shots of livestock floating in the water.
There are shots of old people and children floating slowly in the water while sitting in a large basin.
There are scenes of some people's soldiers wearing life jackets and driving lifeboats back and forth in the water to save people. There are scenes of someone struggling to carry another person forward in the water.
There are also scenes of people holding a motionless person lying on the ground and crying loudly.
The sudden heavy rain has disrupted the rhythm of life for many people. In many places, they have no supplies, no food, no warmth, and their survival is in a mess.
Scenes flashed quickly on the TV, and the news host talked about the human suffering caused by natural disasters one by one.
We also appeal to all people who are able to donate money and materials to severely affected areas.
"It's so tragic." Xia Shande looked sad.
Xia Zekai nodded: "It's quite tragic, but there is nothing we can do about it. No one could have imagined that this would happen. Grandpa, please stop watching this kind of news. Watching too much is not good for your health. It would be great to listen to Peking Opera."
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Xia Weicheng suddenly asked: "Zekai, how should I donate this donation? I'm thinking of donating the pension I just received this month."
Hearing what his father said, Xia Zekai waved his hand directly: "Dad, just keep your little money and don't touch it. Our company will donate some materials, money and food later."
"Do you want to donate?" Xia Weicheng heard his son take the initiative to talk about this matter, and he didn't know what to say.
Xia Zekai said: "Yes, the company helps poor households, subsidizes poor students, and helps poor schools every year. I still understand the big issues of right and wrong."
When Xia Weicheng heard his son say this, he looked at his old father. Both fathers were silent.
After a while, Xia Weicheng still said: "It's your business to donate. It's my business to donate. Just tell me how to donate."
"Dad, Qicheng is in quite a bad situation this time, otherwise you can just donate it to Qicheng." Xia Zekai said.
He said: "I will ask them for a donation account later. You can just go to the bank and transfer the money to it."
Hearing what his son said, Xia Weicheng nodded and said nothing else.
Xia Zekai went to get a coat and put it on his grandfather Xia Shande: "Grandpa, don't catch a cold. It will be troublesome if you catch a cold."
"Zekai, you are a kind-hearted child. Grandpa just wanted to talk to you about donating money. Who knew you were more thoughtful than grandpa." Xia Shande said.
Xia Zekai smiled "hehe" and said happily: "Grandpa, I am not a good person, but I still know the big and bad things. Don't worry, I will definitely not bring disgrace on the face of our ancestors of the old Xia family."
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The dark clouds that had covered Qicheng for three days began to drift away at around three o'clock in the afternoon. As the dark clouds disappeared, the sun shone on the earth again, and the heavy rain that lasted for three days and two nights slowly subsided.
It has stopped, but the water on the ground in the city has not been drained yet.
Even so, people still cheered when they saw the sunlight coming through.
In Jiaze Packaging Box Factory, Xia Zejiang looked at the sky that had finally cleared up. He felt relieved. However, he was also worried when he saw a pile of base paper and finished product packaging boxes that had been soaked if not rescued in time near the wall outside the workshop.
broken.
Thinking about the heavy rain three days ago, the amount of rainfall was unbelievable. A large part of the base paper, finished product packaging boxes and corrugated paper were sent to the shelves, but some of them were not sorted out in time and were soaked directly.
At that moment, Xia Zejiang had a deeper understanding of ‘investment risks’, and the heavy rain taught him another lesson.
"Zejiang, look, the rain has stopped and the sun has come out." Shen Jiayi also pointed to the sky happily and said.
Xia Zejiang nodded frequently: "Yes, it finally stopped."
If it doesn't stop, he will feel very uncomfortable.
The sealing of the warehouse is not tight. When it rains, the moisture is inevitably absorbed by the cartons. This causes the moisture content of the cartons to exceed the standard, which in turn causes the hardness and pressure of the cartons to fail to meet the standards. This part of the cartons must be treated specially.
Can be shipped later.
If it can't be processed, it will be discarded.
Guqia
In the past three days, the losses he had suffered here also frightened him.
If it were anyone else, he might have passed it off as a good one and stuffed it into the middle as a good one for delivery, but since he was making packaging materials for his brother, he couldn't do that.
Looking at this rough workshop, Xia Zejiang was thinking about whether to renovate it. At least some sealing measures must be done in some places, otherwise there will be more rainy days in the future, and it will come every time it rains heavily.
This would cost him a lot of extra money every year.
"Zejiang, when are we going to see grandpa?" Shen Jiayi asked him.
Xia Zejiang said: "Let's wait for these two days. When the weather gets better, we will go there."
"Okay." Shen Jiayi went to calculate the specific losses.
…
It has been raining these past few days, which is actually the most relaxing few days for Xia Yunhui.
It was raining heavily everywhere. The workshop could produce but still couldn't deliver the goods. He no longer had to think about where to find a car every day when he woke up.
It was rare to take advantage of this special 'vacation day' to stop and have a rest, without thinking about anything. After relaxing his tense spirit, Xia Yunhui slept at home for two days, and then he felt full of energy.
He was also thinking about his big brother Xia Yunfei, who had not driven out for the past three days. He also gave several drivers a day off, and he also rested at home for three days.
But unlike the two brothers, Qi Lixin has been very busy in the past three days.
With such heavy rain, there are almost no people coming to look for work in the labor market. Although these people don't go out to work, they still have to eat.
If you don't make money, you won't eat the more expensive ones. The "Laoqi Mutton Steamed Pancake" is cheap, affordable and cost-effective, and has become the first choice of many labor workers in the surrounding area. It only costs 5 yuan a portion, and the mutton and haggis are a bit fishy.
You can add more cakes as you like until you are full.
Many laborers spared no effort to eat a meal of 5 yuan mutton pancakes on this day, and ordered more pancakes to make them full. This was just one meal a day.
Although many people only eat one meal a day, there are two to three thousand people living around the entire labor market. Even if only some of them come to eat at his place, Lao Qi will be busy talking about how much money he makes.
, it’s really hard to say. To use Lao Qi’s words, this is all hard-earned money.
My wrists become sore and numb when I serve the mutton soup every day, and I tremble while holding the bowl.
…
Seeing that the rain stopped, Xia Yunfei's mind became active. He thought that the brothers hadn't gotten together to have a meal and chat for a long time, so he wanted to get together before he got busy again.
gather.
With an idea in mind, he sent a message to the 'Brothers and Family' group.
"Whoever is free, let's have a drink together."
As soon as the message was sent, I received an immediate response.
Qi Lixin said: "Brother, today or tomorrow? I'm free."
He had to take a rest no matter what, otherwise, he would feel that his body no longer belonged to him.
It would be nice to have a drink with my brothers and brag about it.
Several other people started popping up one after another, and given the weather, they basically had time.
When we talked about where we were going, my brothers were still talking about going to Xia Zekai's place tomorrow and taking the opportunity to see their grandpa.
Xia Zekai readily agreed.
He finally sent a message: "Brothers, let's see you tomorrow."
Not today. Wang Hongsheng called Xia Zekai just now and said that he wanted to talk to him in person about something.
Xia Zekai was not sure what he wanted to do, but he still agreed to the request to meet.
After making an appointment at the meeting place, Xia Zekai asked Wang Yi and Wu Jialei to follow him and drove the newly purchased Raptor there.
What Xia Zekai didn't expect was that Wang Hongsheng came alone.
Seeing him looking at her frequently with a troubled expression on his face, Xia Zekai was puzzled: "Mayor Wang, if you have anything to say, just say it. There is no need to be so polite between us."
"Boss Xia, is your company suffering a lot of losses?" Wang Hongsheng asked.
This question puzzled Xia Zekai, but he still said: "The loss is not small. I have not operated externally for three consecutive days. I still have to pay some normal expenses. According to the normal daily turnover, I have lost a lot in these three days."
At 50 million.”
Hearing what he said, Wang Hongsheng became even more embarrassed to speak.
Xia Zekai saw the troubled expression on his face and wondered if he wanted to borrow money?
Before he could ask, Wang Hongsheng said: "This disaster is serious. The government is short of funds and plans to issue some bonds. If it is convenient for Boss Xia, he can buy less."
Xia Zekai understood that it meant it was not easy to sell. He asked: "How much will be issued? How much will the interest be?"
"One-year period is 4.9%." Wang Hongsheng didn't hide it from him and said it directly.
