Chapter 383: Lack of Coal

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In addition to cooking oil, there were many other things, such as bird's nest for Yang's mother, cigarettes, alcohol, sugar and tea for Yang Jianbang and his wife, and clothes and school supplies for the two children.

Chai Han was grinning from ear to ear.

It was soon dinner time. After Yang Jianbang's unremitting efforts and Yang Lina's matchmaking, Xu Dong finally had a chat with his brother-in-law.

He picked up a piece of meat and asked:

"What kind of meat is this?"

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Yang Jianbang did not answer on the spot, but secretly made a "snake" gesture. Children are timid. If they knew they were eating snake meat, they might not be able to eat it.

Of course, his two children were definitely an exception.

Yang Ge and his sister didn't care what kind of meat they ate, as long as it was meat, they wished they could eat meat every day.

"Is there a lot of this stuff?"

Xu Dong didn't mind taking the opportunity to buy some to take back. Snake meat is very nutritious, especially suitable for elderly people like Xu's father and mother.

Chai Han shook his head directly: "Brother-in-law, this 'chicken' is hard to come by. My mother and I went to the black market more than ten times and finally found one for sale."

Xu Dong nodded and completely gave up the idea.

For a while, the dinner table suddenly became quiet.

In order to avoid embarrassment, Yang Lina took the initiative to bring up a new topic:

"Chai Han, how is your work going?"

Speaking of work, Chai Han simply stopped eating.

"I am now a formal employee of the post office, with a regular salary. Although the salary is not as much as the child's father, it is not bad. The key is that wherever I go, people will look up to me."

"How much salary do formal employees like you get in a month?" Yang Lina asked curiously.

"Including overtime pay, I can get about 4,000 to 5,000 yuan a month, which is not a small amount."

Since becoming a regular employee, Chai Han has completely given up the idea of ​​returning to her parents' home. Even if she returns to her parents' home, she will definitely not be able to find such a good job with her education.

"Is the work tiring?" Yang Lina continued to ask.

"It's okay. The post office has hired a lot of temporary workers. They basically do the heavy and tiring work. We just need to be responsible for directing."

Xu Dong interrupted and said, "How much do temporary workers make a day?"

"It's divided into day shift and night shift. The day shift is 50 yuan and the night shift is 60 yuan. I don't know what happened this year. The number of unemployed people has increased all of a sudden. The streets are full of people looking for jobs."

Chai Han couldn't help but sigh.

"The salary is so low? Why don't they go to the coastal areas to work?" Yang Lina asked in confusion.

Chai Han shook her head. She couldn't answer this question.

Yang Jianbang often travels on business, so he knows some inside information:

"Because of the power shortage, many engineering projects in coastal areas have been suspended since this year. The power supply cannot keep up, which is a fatal flaw."

"Why is there a power shortage? Wasn't it fine in the past two years?"

"The power shortage is just a superficial phenomenon. The root cause is the lack of coal. I think my brother-in-law works in a power company and should know more about this than me."

Xu Dong nodded and introduced casually:

"More than 90% of our country's coal production is in the northwestern states, which is very troublesome to transport.

Especially in the northwest region, desertification is becoming more and more serious. Whether it is coal mining or coal transportation, the pressure is getting greater day by day.

As far as I know, this year's total coal production is only about 60% of last year. The decline is quite severe and cannot be solved in a short time."

"No wonder there are frequent power cuts recently." Yang Lina said thoughtfully.

Chai Han smiled bitterly and said, "Sister, don't complain. We have only had electricity for one or two hours a day since a few months ago. Compared with us, Yanjing is like a honeypot."

"So cruel?" Yang Lina said in surprise.

"What else can we do? It is said that we must do our best to ensure the power supply of the plant factory. No electricity will not kill people, but no food will really starve people to death."

"The temperature is so high now that we can't stay in the house. How do you usually avoid the heat?"

Yang Jianbang pointed to the ground: "The city has rebuilt many sewers. If you really can't stand the heat, you can hide underground."

Xu Dong nodded subconsciously. It turned out that the construction sites here are all underground. Underground is indeed a good choice. It can avoid the heat in summer and the cold in winter.

The most important thing is that it can greatly save energy.

"If you are interested, I will take you down to see it tomorrow." Chai Han suggested.

"Okay!" Yang Lina agreed immediately, "We'll go after we finish worshipping Dad tomorrow."

"Sister, Longling Cemetery is not far from the city. We can charter a car early in the morning and will definitely be back before noon." Yang Jianbang agreed.

"That's good."

Yang Lina's mood became a little low.

Xu Dong held his wife's hand and promised: "I will accompany you back next year during the Qingming Festival."

"You are so busy at work..."

"Next time, we will fly here directly without the children. Two days on the weekend will be enough."

Soon, the topic turned to Xu Dong's work. It was not easy for the family to have an "official", and Yang Jianbang and his wife were very interested.

Yang's mother focused all her attention on the children, picking up meat for them from time to time. Seeing the little ones eating happily, she was so happy.

It's a pity that her husband left early!

"Eat slowly."

"Thank you, grandma!"

Mother Yang wiped her grandson's mouth: "Our Dabao is really polite."

...

After dinner, Xu Dong and his family moved into a nearby luxury hotel. His brother-in-law's house was too small to accommodate them.

He directly booked a large suite.

When they were away from home, the couple could not sleep without their children.

After seeing off Yang Jianbang and his wife, Xu Dong could finally relax. He was too tired to take the train today.

He had just been lying down for less than half an hour when Yang Lina came to urge him:

"Husband, the children are all in bed, you should take a shower!"

Water in the hotel needs to be paid extra. Xu Dong bought five large barrels at once, which was the maximum amount that could be bought.

A total of 5,000 yuan was spent.

One barrel was used as drinking water, and the remaining four barrels were used for washing.

"Okay."

Xu Dong took his change of clothes into the bathroom.

The temperature was a bit cold at night, and Yang Lina specially added some hot water. Xu Dong didn't even apply soap, but simply rinsed.

After her husband finished washing, Yang Lina started to wash her face. It was more troublesome for her. She had to take a shower and wash her hair.

It was midsummer now, especially for hair, which had to be washed almost every day. Sometimes washing hair was more water-consuming than taking a shower.

At this time, the advantages of a bald head can be seen!

Seeing Yang Lina coming out of the bathroom, Xu Dong immediately walked over with a hair dryer, ready to help his wife blow her hair.

As expected, it was a high-end hotel, even a hair dryer was prepared.

"Wife, I'll help you blow your hair."

Yang Lina would not refuse, and sat on the bed with a smile. Xu Dong plugged in the power and blew his wife's hair for seven or eight minutes before drying it.

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