Chapter 578 Jia Dongxu's Self-Redemption
Chapter 578 Jia Dongxu's Self-Redemption
After a busy day, Jia Dongxu returned to the yard early.
Without Jia Zhangshi's presence, the yard regained its long-lost peace.
As soon as Jia Dongxu came back, he saw Banggeng doing his homework and nodded with satisfaction. Banggeng's condition has improved a lot since going to school.
Patting Xiaodang's head, he said, "Dad will cook now, you two wait a little longer."
"Okay!" they said in unison.
Banggeng and Xiaodang are taken care of by an auntie at noon, and he has to take care of them at night.
When he went to the kitchen, Jia Dongxu was stunned for a moment. The kitchen looked like it had been robbed, and almost half of the things he could see were missing.
"There's a thief, there's a thief in our house!" Jia Dongxu immediately held his head and yelled.
"Dad, Dad." The two little guys ran over immediately.
"Our house was robbed. How come so many things are missing!" Jia Dongxu said angrily and suddenly looked at Xiaodang.
"Xiaodang, when you were at home today, did you see anyone break into our house and steal things?"
Xiao Dang tilted his head, thought for a while, and then shook his head like a rattle: "Dad, no."
Just when Jia Dongxu was about to ask Banggeng to call the police, Xiaodang said, "But I saw grandma making these things early in the morning."
"Grandma was holding two big bags and putting everything in them."
The truth came out, it was all Jia Zhang's doing.
"What the hell is this, damned little bastard, damned old woman!"
In an instant, Jia Dongxu started swearing and cursing at Jia Zhang.
"You bastard, you still want to come back? I will make you starve to death in the countryside. Don't even think about coming back for the rest of your life. Die in the countryside!"
The two boys saw Jia Dongxu’s defense break for the first time and were so shocked that they stood there in a daze.
After cursing for a while, Jia Dongxu was tired and had to stop, and suddenly he thought of something.
"money!"
Jia Dongxu ran to the cabinet, opened it and took out the money he had stored there. There was less than 10 yuan in total.
"Fuck it!" Jia Dongxu cursed again, as nearly half of his money was missing.
"My money!" Without caring about anything else, Jia Dongxu immediately ran to look at his own private money.
Seeing that his hidden place had not been touched, he breathed a sigh of relief and took out all the money, which was only twenty yuan.
All added up it's less than 30 bucks.
"I'm so angry! I'm so angry! Don't even think about coming back. I'll just stay in the countryside. Don't even think about me taking you back!" Jia Dongxu cursed with gritted teeth.
The family didn't have much money to begin with, Qin Huairu was in the hospital, and they had to buy food, which required money for everything. Jia Zhang even stole money!
It makes the already difficult situation of the family even worse!
"Damn it, if this continues, I'll starve to death. We have to work now, or we'll be too late to buy food!"
After a few breaths, Jia Dongxu made up his mind. He was now in a difficult situation and had to do it anyway.
"Huff~" Jia Dongxu just felt difficulty breathing.
"Dad, are you okay?" Xiao Dang asked immediately with concern.
Jia Dongxu had to pinch his philtrum to avoid fainting. Now his family depends on him and he has to be strong.
He forced a smile and said, "I'm fine. You guys go out. Dad will go cook now."
Jia Dongxu held the money tightly, but still felt uneasy, so he divided it into three parts, put them in each place, and went to cook.
Qin Huairu is waiting for dinner in the hospital, so we can’t delay.
After cooking, Jia Dongxu asked the two children to eat first without waiting for him, and went to the hospital to deliver the meal with the lunch boxes.
When Qin Huairu came back after finishing her meal, Jia Dongxu was too lazy to heat up the rice. He just ate it while it was cold, taking bites at a time, but he was thinking about something.
"Those guards are not like they were before, and the patrols are not as tight. This is my chance, although it would be safer to wait a while."
"But there is no food or money at home, and the autumn harvest is coming up at the end of the month. I have to scrape together enough money to buy enough, otherwise I will still be hungry next month and next year."
For a moment, Jia Dongxu had a lot of thoughts. At this moment, he once again took on the responsibility of the head of the family.
Late at night, Jia Dongxu put on his coat, quietly went out, and headed straight for the grove outside the public toilet.
The light shone past, and Jia Dongxu hid immediately. Through the gap, he saw the security guard patrolling with a flashlight in one hand and a gun in the other.
Seeing the two men's nonchalant looks, it was obvious that they had not been patrolling properly, but since they were able to come here on patrol, things had not stopped yet.
Jia Dongxu didn't dare to act rashly. He made sure the scrap steel was still there and then turned and left.
the next day.
After a sleepless night, Jia Dongxu kept thinking about how to get the scrap steel smoothly and safely.
I just thought about it all night, but still couldn't come up with any good solution.
"It seems that we have to carry on as usual. Since my method has not been discovered, it is a good method. We can continue."
Having made up his mind, Jia Dongxu prepared breakfast and sent it to the hospital before going to work. At noon, an old lady helped deliver the meal.
Locksmith workshop.
Jia Dongxu looked at the pile of scrap steel, glancing over from time to time. He really wanted to take some but had no way.
Guo Dapiezi looked at Jia Dongxu working intermittently and said, "Hey, Jia Dongxu, please help deliver the scrap steel to the workshop."
Normally, the materials are sent to the smelting workshop at the end of the month. Now it has changed. They are either sent there once a week or they are sent there when the weight is fixed.
"Oh, okay!" Jia Dongxu pretended to be impatient to accept it, but he was very happy in his heart. He was just thinking about how to get it away, and now he was sleepy and was giving the pillow away.
"Weigh it first, then pull it over."
Jia Dongxu weighed the pile of scrap metal and determined a number, and then Guo Dapiezi signed to confirm.
"Okay, it's exactly 150 kilograms. Go over there and weigh it again and have them confirm it's 150 kilograms before signing. Remember to bring the receipt back."
"I see." Jia Dongxu said dejectedly, looking at the scrap steel that was like a mountain of gold. After all these operations, how could he make a profit from it?
"Hurry up, there is still a lot of work to do." Guo Dapiezi looked at Jia Dongxu's bitter face and urged.
Jia Dongxu had no choice but to obediently deliver the scrap steel to the smelting workshop, where he could see security guards patrolling along the way.
It seems that there is no chance of taking action on this road.
Jia Dongxu pushed the scrap steel into the smelting workshop.
When the smelting master saw Jia Dongxu coming, he asked him to go back and weigh the steel.
"The weight is correct, 150 pounds." After saying that, he signed to confirm and returned it to Jia Dongxu.
Jia Dongxu looked at the scrap steel pool in the smelting workshop and the pile of scrap steel that was like a small mountain, his eyes full of envy.
"If I could sell this, how much money could I make?"
It’s a pity that he could only watch from afar and couldn’t touch it.
Suddenly, a master in the distance waved and said, "Hey, hurry up and push the cart over here, the smelting of this batch is about to begin!"
"Got it." The master in front of Jia Dongxu replied.
After the master in the scrap steel pool finished shouting, he left to go somewhere else.
The master looked around and saw that he was alone and it was not convenient for him to go over.
He immediately looked at Jia Dongxu and said, "Comrade, could you please help push the waste over?"
"Sure, sure. We are all workers, and it is only natural for us to help each other." Jia Dongxu nodded repeatedly, pretending to be generous.
I was just trying to find an opportunity, but I didn't expect to come across such a good thing. How could I let it go?
"Okay then. Thank you for your help."
Jia Dongxu pushed the cart over without saying a word.
As he was drifting further and further away from his master, Jia Dongxu took the opportunity to take away a small component, the long waist pocket.
Looking around carefully to make sure no one was watching, Jia Dongxu really wanted to take another one, but to be on the safe side, he took it away.
When the truck was pushed to the scrap steel pool, Jia Dongxu poured the scrap steel in the car into it as usual, but he intentionally left only a few scrap steels.
Jia Dongxu pushed it back, used the cart as a barrier to steal one of the scrap steels and put it around his waist, then put the other scrap steels in his hands and threw them into the scrap steel pool as usual.
This set of smooth little movements seemed seamless, and no one noticed anything unusual.
"Calling home!" Jia Dongxu clapped his hands, not daring to adjust his belt casually, and pushed the cart away.
The master watched Jia Dongxu come back and didn't notice anything unusual: "Thank you for your help, comrade."
“You’re welcome.” Jia Dongxu nodded with a smile.
"Hold on tight!" The master in the distance shouted again, "Push this batch over here quickly." The master nearby looked at Jia Dongxu again and said, "Comrade, I have to trouble you again."
"Oh, you're welcome." Jia Dongxu happily lent a hand and pushed the car over.
But this time, with his master in front, he couldn't hide it on his waist. If he took it again, he was worried that it would be exposed, so Jia Dongxu couldn't do it again.
But I couldn't help it, so I secretly took another one and hid it.
After the matter was done, Jia Dongxu watched as all the scrap steel in the scrap steel pool was poured into the smelting machine.
"Bang!" The molten iron splashed out, and red light shone in the eyes.
"So much scrap steel~" Jia Dongxu couldn't help but sigh.
"That's right. The smelting machine of our steel rolling mill is one of the best in the city. Even the No. 1 Steel Rolling Mill is not as good as ours." The master exclaimed.
As he spoke, he took out a cigarette and handed it to Jia Dongxu.
Jia Dongxu took it and his meaning was self-evident. He also wanted to build a good relationship with his master.
In just a short while, I got 3 pieces of scrap steel. Although they were smaller than those I got from the workshop, they were still worth some money, which provided me with an opportunity to make money.
Jia Dongxu made up his mind that if he couldn't steal in the fitter workshop, he could steal in the smelting workshop, which would not affect his ability to make money.
Guo Dapiezi would never have thought that he would steal here. As long as he was not discovered, it was an absolutely safe place.
"I won't talk to you anymore. I have to get back to work."
"Sorry for the trouble, brother."
"You're welcome. We are all from the steel mill. Let's help each other."
Jia Dongxu pushed the cart out of the smelting workshop.
As soon as I left the workshop, I saw the security guard patrolling.
Jia Dongxu was so frightened that his back went cold. He lowered his head carefully and pushed the cart, using the cart to cover his waistband.
The two security guards glanced at Jia Dongxu while chatting and laughing, didn't pay much attention to him, and left with a smile.
"Huh~" Jia Dongxu let out a long sigh, walked a distance away, looked at the two of them, and patted his chest lightly, feeling relieved.
"We were almost discovered. It seems that the security guards in this place don't pay much attention. It seems that this matter has been resolved."
"I didn't expect to find a blind spot by accident. There is something I can do about it."
For a moment, Jia Dongxu was overjoyed and tried hard to suppress the expression of joy on his face.
On the way back to the workshop, I felt my steps were light and fast.
office.
"Here, the list." Jia Dongxu handed the list to Guo Dapiezi with an expressionless face.
When Guo Dapiezi took the form and saw the signature, and then looked at Jia Dongxu's attitude, he was very dissatisfied.
"Why are you back so late? Are you trying to be lazy again? Look at you, not only can you not do anything well, but you are also so lazy."
"Since you like this job so much, you will be the one to push the scrap steel from the workshop to the smelting workshop from now on."
Seeing Jia Dongxu's mouth open, Guo Dapiezi waved his hand and said, "Okay, go out and work. You're just thinking about being lazy instead of learning from the good things that you've learned every day."
Jia Dongxu pretended to be grim-faced, but he was already overjoyed in his heart, as the matter was settled.
boom!
He slammed the door to show that he was unhappy.
Jia Dongxu walked out of the workshop with a cold face and went straight to the public toilet.
Quickly take out the scrap steel from your trouser pocket and hide it.
"Okay, okay!" Jia Dongxu covered his mouth and laughed excitedly: "These three pieces of scrap steel are not big, they can be worth one or two yuan at least."
You can earn one or two dollars the first time, and after you get familiar with it for a month, you can earn about 10 dollars.
"This is just what we got from the smelter. We can get some from the workshop."
After putting the bricks away, Jia Dongxu took a nap comfortably and then went back to the workshop to work.
"Let's finish today's work first."
Back at his workstation, Jia Dongxu completed the workpiece honestly.
After sitting for a while, Jia Dongxu looked around furtively to make sure no one was watching him.
Take out a new material, turn it into the required workpiece, and then deliberately make a mistake halfway through, causing the entire new material to be scrapped.
Jia Dongxu planned the scrapped material a little bit so that it could be hidden in his waistband to avoid being discovered.
In the past, we would sneakily take a relatively complete component, but now this job is risky.
To be safe, it is better to start with the pieces first.
While no one was paying attention, Jia Dongxu made two more and then continued working as usual.
This process repeats itself, and Zaixin can look for the largest scrap steel from the finished materials.
After a series of operations, Jia Dongxu's basket had a lot more scrap steel, all of which were hidden under the finished parts, and no one could see the bottom.
On the way, Jia Dongxu went to the toilet and took the opportunity to take the scrap steel away and stuffed it into his belt to make sure no one would find it.
"Okay, okay, I didn't expect that I was so smart. I got so much in just one day."
Jia Dongxu looked at the filled space and thought that these scraps could be sold for three or four dollars at any price.
Compared with the relatively complete previous version, this time it is much more fragmented and may be difficult to sell.
But even if it’s not easy to sell, it’s better than having nothing.
After seven or eight o'clock in the evening, Jia Dongxu quietly came to the outside of the public toilet again.
After removing the bricks that were covering the room, a container full of scrap steel was revealed. Jia Dongxu looked up warily to make sure there was no one there and no security guards on patrol.
He took out the bag he had prepared in advance, put everything into the bag, put everything back in place, and left quietly.
"Hehe, hehe~" Jia Dongxu ran home with the scrap steel on his back, grinning foolishly.
After putting it away, Jia Dongxu went to the back room to find Bai Xiuwen.
For such a long-term business, it is best to find someone you know to do it with, and Bai Xiuwen is the best choice.
He works at the scrap yard, so he can eat it openly without worrying about anything going wrong.
After all, they are all in the same boat. If one side is not doing well, the other side will not be much better off either.
"Bai Xiuwen."
When Bai Xiuwen saw Jia Dongxu, he didn't look happy: "Jia Dongxu, what's the matter?"
Jia Dongxu didn't care: "I have a business, I wonder if you want to do it?"
"what business?"
Jia Dongxu whispered, "I have some scrap steel here. Would you like to buy it? For the sake of our being neighbors, how about I sell it to you at a low price?"
"I make money, you make money, everyone makes money, what do you think? Do you want to do it?"
Bai Xiuwen looked at Jia Dongxu's wretched and cautious expression and asked, "Where did you get the scrap steel?"
"Don't worry about it. Just tell me whether you will do it or not."
Bai Xiuwen looked Jia Dongxu up and down. How could a fitter like him get the scrap steel? Besides, he worked at a steel rolling mill.
After some careful consideration, Bai Xiuwen knew where this batch of scrap steel came from.
He immediately refused, "No, I can't do this business. I don't do anything illegal."
Jia Dongxu was stunned for a moment, and looking at Bai Xiuwen, he knew that he had guessed it, so there was no way he would let him go.
"Don't worry, this is a money-making business. If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, no one will know. Why do you have to go against money? Don't you think so?"
"You've been in our courtyard for half a year, and you've settled down. Your family doesn't have much money, right? Don't you want to save money to get married?"
Bai Xiuwen remained unmoved by Jia Dongxu's persuasion, "Don't worry about my business. I can't do your business. Be careful not to be discovered."
"If you get out now, I will pretend that you were never here, and I haven't heard anything you said. Even if you get caught and give me away, I won't know about it."
Seeing Bai Xiuwen's determined eyes, Jia Dongxu knew that this was impossible, and it was already very good to get this promise.
"Okay, let's just pretend I wasn't here today." Jia Dongxu turned around and left decisively.
Since Bai Xiuwen's approach doesn't work, Jia Dongxu can only find old acquaintances to do business with.
"It's a waste not to make money from such a cheap business. How can I find a wife with this job?"
Jia Dongxu shook his head for Bai Xiuwen.
(End of this chapter)