The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 75 Where is the Coal?
Many illnesses are just minor problems that are delayed in treatment and become difficult to treat later on.

Jiang Cheng felt that if Jiang Changhe had health problems at the beginning, maybe he would be fine after resting for a while, but he had to force himself to work every day even though he felt unwell.

There is a special equipment workshop for car repair at the transport station, not far from the gate. The driver has some small repair tools in the car, but when he needs to weld or replace parts, he will drive the car here.

This is also where the automotive apprentices stay, and the workshop is located so that one can see what cars are coming in.

As soon as Jiang Cheng's car drove in, he was seen by his apprentice Feng Hua. By the time Jiang Cheng got out of the car and hadn't entered the transport station office building, Feng Hua was almost running to his side.

"Master." Feng Hua shouted beside Jiang Cheng.

"Well, there is a carload of coal on the train. After the coal is unloaded, see if there is anyone else and just wash the carriage. We have to drive out in the afternoon." Jiang Cheng gave direct instructions.

As for teaching things, we will talk about it when we have time. Nowadays, automobile apprentices mainly learn to repair cars in the early stages and understand the structure of cars in theory.

When washing a car, the apprentice should also pay attention to the location of the various parts of the car. If he does not understand, he can ask the master when he has time.

Feng Hua was very happy to be able to wash his master's car. At least it was his master's car. He had to wash other masters' cars as well. So when he heard the order, he went to the repair room to call other apprentices, preparing to call them to come together to wash Jiang Cheng's car.

Jiang Cheng came back at the right time today, as wages would be paid tomorrow, the 13th. When wages were paid, there were also some benefits, such as various tickets and some small things.

When he entered the office building, many colleagues would greet Jiang Cheng when they saw him. Jiang Cheng had not yet recognized all the people in the office building. He had been working for many days, but he had not been in the company for long.

If others want to know him, they only need to remember a new driver, but if Jiang Cheng wants to remember everyone, he has to know a lot of people.

Jiang Cheng went directly to Director Liu's office. Director Liu was not always available every time he visited him. Especially during the days leading up to salary payment, there were many documents that needed his review and signature.

When he arrived at Director Liu's place, he was explaining things to the clerk of the logistics department. Jiang Cheng waited for a while before Director Liu had time to greet him.

"Master Jiang, you just came back from outside." Director Liu said with a smile.

"Yes, I just came back." Jiang Cheng was stunned for a moment, then answered.

Jiang Cheng found that Director Liu was really good at talking. It was originally a simple question. He thought, why is he asking this? He must have just returned from delivering the goods.

But I suddenly thought about the nature of my job. Many drivers don't necessarily go directly to the transport station after delivering goods. Many of them drive home to take a secret rest before reporting back to the unit.

In particular, many drivers who come back in the afternoon simply drive home and report in the next day. In this way, even if they come to work at 8 or 9 o'clock the next day, no one will say anything.

"Just tell me what you want to say." Director Liu said straight to the point. Many drivers would not report to him when they returned, usually because they had something else to do.

"Director Liu, take a look at this." Jiang Cheng took out a shipping list from his pocket and handed it to Director Liu.

Jiang Cheng's behavior aroused Director Liu's curiosity, and he took the list and looked at it carefully.

The order was from Fengcheng Coal Plant, but the delivery address was Changcheng Transport Station. Mixed coal, 12 yuan per ton, the transportation unit was self-pickup.

Director Liu may not know which units the drivers below him will deliver goods to, but he has a good memory of most of the things purchased by the transport station. Some are approved by him, and some are decided by the competent departments. However, the purchase orders of the competent departments below are basically put on his desk in a table every day.

There is no coal mine in Changcheng. Although the transport station sometimes arranges to transport coal, it is always transported to the transit warehouse of the railway station. There is no opportunity to connect directly with any coal plant. Director Liu looked at the list and then looked at Jiang Cheng. How could he not understand what this was about? He said, "Where's the coal?"

"Director Liu, I plan to go back to my hometown this afternoon. My father is in poor health and can only lie in bed. I asked the city hospital, and they think he should be able to receive treatment." Jiang Cheng did not answer Director Liu's question, but instead talked about his plans for the afternoon.

"Where's the coal?" Director Liu asked again.

"It's in the car. I don't know where to unload it." Jiang Cheng answered honestly this time.

"I'll arrange for someone to unload the coal now. Just pretend you didn't come back today." Director Liu stood up and said.

"Thank you, Director Liu." Jiang Cheng said.

Director Liu didn't mean to ask Jiang Cheng to take a leave, but to give him a paid leave directly.

Soon, Director Liu called two people from the logistics department office, and then asked them to go to the warehouse to transfer two porters over and bring more sacks.

It doesn't matter what quality the coal is. When the salary is paid tomorrow, the company will have one more benefit. In the afternoon, let the clerk make a benefit form according to the level of each position in the company.

The leaders get how much, the drivers, dispatchers, broadcasters, cleaners, temporary workers, etc. The benefits of different positions are also different, and there is no fairness.

Even if it is just a little bit more than you, for example, the leading cadres have five catties more coal than the ordinary workers, which is only the price of two cents. But the leading cadres don’t care about two cents, or even this little bit of coal. They want this form, I have to have more than you.

In the parking lot, Jiang Cheng followed Director Liu's instructions and drove to the designated location. Before the coal unloader arrived, Director Liu took a look at the coal on the truck. The quality was very good and he was very satisfied.

Before it was time to eat and leave work, Director Liu took Jiang Cheng back to the office. He opened a new purchase order for him, stamped it with the company's seal, and asked him to go to the finance department to get the money to buy coal.

"Salaries will be paid tomorrow morning, and there will be braised pork in the cafeteria."

"Oh, I got it."

When Jiang Cheng was about to leave the office, Director Liu told him that when the salary was paid, the canteen would basically prepare some good dishes, and if there were meat dishes, everyone could improve their meals.

Jiang Cheng will also receive his salary tomorrow. The advance he received before was only his basic salary. The subsidy he received for transporting goods last month was not included in it, so he can receive the subsidy for the days he was transporting goods last month.

After getting the money to buy coal from the Finance Department, Jiang Cheng went to the canteen to check and found that there were no meat dishes today. He planned to go home to eat since the food might not be ready yet.

When Jiang Cheng walked out of the office building, he saw that the coal on the car had not been unloaded yet. His apprentice Feng Hua brought two people to help there, and they would help wash the car after the coal was unloaded.

So when Jiang Cheng left, he said hello to Feng Hua before leaving the transport station.

It took me more than a quarter of an hour to walk back. Thinking that I would have the opportunity to be intimate with Zhou Lingying when I got home, I felt like I was walking in the breeze.

When they reached the intersection outside the courtyard alley, Jiang Cheng went into the public toilet to 'purchase goods'.

(End of this chapter)