Some people said that all men were born equal. The only difference was that he did not put in enough effort.
There were also people who said that where there were people, there would be no equality. This word was one of the greatest lies of mankind.
the first chapter
Zou Xu had never believed in the notion that everyone was equal, let alone think about such things. Because in his opinion, instead of thinking about these things, it was better to think about what to eat next, how long it would take to pay the rent, whether the door was closed, and so on.
This was what an ordinary person should be thinking. He had no parents and could not rely on his parents. He grew up in an orphanage and did not pass the physical examination to join the army after he was 18 years old. His academic qualifications were only in high school and his grades were considered ordinary. Without a scholarship, he could not even go to university.
Fortunately, with the help of the hospital director's grandmother, he found a job that could support himself.
To put it nicely, this job was called a mineral resource organizer! How was it? Did it feel a little classy?
Something a little more vulgar? Err... They were coal miners.
"Zou Xu! Zou Xu!"
Zou Xu packed up his equipment. After making sure that the lighting device on his helmet was still working, he heard someone calling him from behind. He turned around and saw a big black man with only teeth and glasses waving at him from afar.
"What are you calling me? What treasure did you dig up this time?"
This dark-skinned man was called Chen Gang. He was not actually dark-skinned. It was just that the coal ash had made him look like this. Zou Xu was already used to seeing people coming out of the mine looking like this.
"Hey! You rascal! Didn't you sell that English one for dozens of yuan last time? You also ate a lot of the barbecue you bought in the end! Look, I just dug out another piece at 103. It's enough for us to have a meal tonight!”
Chen Gang took out a fist-sized piece of Quartz from his pocket. The Quartz was dark blue in color and had many black spots, but it looked good.
The government didn't accept the associated minerals of this kind of coal mine, nor did they need to hand them over. Therefore, if a miner dug it up, they would sell it to the resource station. This thing had quite an appreciation value and could be sold for dozens of yuan.
"Why don't I have your luck? I've already dug up three to four pieces this month, right?”
Zou Xu looked enviously at the quartz in Chen Gang's hand and said.
"Alright, we're brothers. You saved my life before! I'll get off work first. When you come out of the cave, we'll go to Fatty's place for a drink.”
Chen Gang chuckled and slapped Zou Xu's shoulder hard, causing a cloud of ash to fly out as he walked towards the campsite.
Zou Xu rubbed his aching shoulder and shook his head speechlessly. He looked at the time and walked towards the cable car with his tools.
The cable car was actually a thick steel bar with a roller. The miners slid their safety locks under the roller and directly slid down the bottomless mine.
When Zou Xu first arrived, this was his favorite time. However, as time passed, the boredom in the mine also made this young man's hot blood cool down.
After sliding down to Area 206 through the zipline, Zou Xu took off the lock and took a bottle of mineral water from a wooden pavilion. After signing in, he walked into the depths of the mine.
"Today's work isn't too heavy, so I shouldn't make Gang Zi wait too long.”
He picked up the electric drill from the side and found a few marked positions before stabbing them ruthlessly.
"Clang, clang, clang ~" The coal was constantly being drilled out by the electric drill, bringing with it a wave of coal ash. This coal ash was the miners 'biggest enemy other than the collapse of the mine. If too much coal ash was inhaled into the lungs, it would cause a series of sequelae such as pneumoniosis.
Fortunately, Zou Xu's mine was a state-owned company. Every worker was equipped with a dust mask to avoid these situations. There was even a time limit for the miners to stay in the mine.
"Clang, clang, clang ~~~ Kakaka, creak, creak!!!”
"Eh?"
The electric drill suddenly made a strange sound. Zou Xu's first reaction was that he had also dug out some kind of associated ore. If it was not the ones that the government required to hand over, he could sell them to the Resource Department.
After releasing the electric drill and putting it aside, Zou Xu picked up the shovel and shoveled the surrounding coal to the side. After more than ten minutes of hard work, Zou Xu finally dug out the object.
Zou Xu held a fist-sized black ball in his hand. The ball was so smooth that it could vaguely reflect Zou Xu's face.
"What is this thing…It wasn't like a quartzite, which was so smooth.”
Zou Xu shook his head after looking at the black ball for a long time and still couldn't figure out what it was. He then put it into his bag and continued working.
Six hours later, Zou Xu poured the last pile of coal into the mine cart. He climbed onto the cart without hesitation and sat on the pile of coal before starting the cart.
Six hours of high-intensity labor had exhausted Zou Xu. He lay on the pile of coal and slowly climbed out of the mine with the cart.
After handing over the work to the foreman, Zou Xu took out the black ball from his bag and handed it to the foreman.
"Foreman Liu, I dug this out from 206. Take a look and see if it's a rare associated ore.”
"Oh? Let me see." Foreman Liu looked at the black ball left and right. He even took out a small flashlight to shine on it. After that, he shook his head and threw it back to Zou Xu.
"I can't tell what this is either. Anyway, it's not something the company requires you to hand over. You can keep it or sell it to the resource department for a few dollars.”
"Oh, okay. Thank you, foreman." Zou Xu said with a smile as he took the black ball and walked towards the camp.
"This is the first time I've dug something out after working here for half a year. I'll keep it as a memento.”
On the way, Zou Xu looked at the ball in his hand that didn't reflect light under the sun and decided to keep it as a souvenir.
Little did he know that it was this thought that made this story start.
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