When she returned home in the evening, Xiaojia had already cooked mung bean porridge, bought some braised pork outside, fried a fresh water spinach, and then surfed the Internet in the study, waiting for Hou Weidong to go home.

At six o'clock, Xiaojia called Hou Weidong: "Are you going home for dinner?" Hou Weidong carried a salted duck and said, "I'm going upstairs and bought a salted duck."

"You also bought salt duck, and I bought salt duck in front of the building."

Hou Weidong held the salted duck and placed it on the table. He opened the plastic cover on the table. Sure enough, he saw the same salted duck.

Xiaojia also walked out of the study, tilted her head and looked at Hou Weidong, and said, "In my memory, we moved to our new home. This is the first time you have returned from buying vegetables. It's rare. Did you do something that I'm sorry for me or have some happy events?"

"I arrived in Lingxi at noon today and had lunch with Secretary Meng Haofang."

Xiaojia was surprised and said, "Why did you make an appointment with Meng Haofang?"

"I can't make an appointment with Secretary Meng, it was Governor Zhou who invited Secretary Meng to a banquet."

"Governor Zhou is intending to promote you. Do you have any arrangements?" Xiaojia still hoped that Hou Weidong could go to another level. Hearing that after having lunch with Meng Haofang, he felt that his hope increased greatly.

"If nothing unexpected happens, go to the city government to be the deputy mayor."

"Then you still have to have an election. You have little experience. Are there any problems with participating in the election?" Xiaojia was a little worried about gains and losses when she heard the news.

"You have to open a stone yard and a coal mine. If someone uses this matter to make a story, you will be affected. Also, Shengbao Group has not signed a contract. Will anyone take it out and make a story? Also, Secretary Meng wants to be transferred to the central government, will your affairs still change?"

Seeing Xiaojia was quite nervous, Hou Weidong said, "Don't be so nervous. Secretary Meng was transferred to the central government. How could there be any change in what he promised?"

"Everything can happen in the election. Promote and promote. Leaders need to be promoted, and you have to climb on yourself."

Hou Weidong couldn't help but feel a little funny and said, "You are over-concerned."

After dinner, Xiaojia sat in the living room watching TV. Hou Weidong accompanied Xiaojia to watch the phone for a while and came to the study to surf the Internet.

When he opened the email box, Hou Weidong only saw a message from Zhu Mei. When Zhu Mei was in the United States, there were emails coming from both days. After returning to Lingxi, the emails became increasingly rare. Today, he opened the email and only one.

The attachment is a big river outside Shazhou. The sunset, the river, and a small boat in the middle of the river. A man stood at the head of the bed. This painting is a typical Chinese landscape painting, and uses a lot of oil painting techniques.

Hou Weidong turned off the picture and said intimately: "This girl is quite thoughtful."

He searched for a while and kept seeing news about accidents in the coal mine, and was secretly anxious. He turned off the computer and walked outside the door and said to Xiaojia: "I want to go to my parents and let them go to the coal mine recently to avoid accidents."

Xiaojia said, "Let's go together."

From Monday to Friday, my little son kept his grandmother's house. He only returned to Hou Weidong and Xiaojia's house on Saturday and Sunday. This satisfy the wish of the elderly to take care of children, and also greatly reduced the burden on Hou Weidong and Xiaojia.

When he arrived at Zhang Yuanzheng's house, Jiang Xiao accompanied Liu Guangfen to watch TV series in the living room, while Hou Yonggui watched TV series in the small room. Because Jiang Xiao was at home, Hou Weidong was inconvenient to explain his purpose, so he went to the inner room to watch TV series with his father, while Xiaojia watched TV series in the living room.

Three women were playing together, Hou Weidong was always paying attention to the movements in the living room. The three of them were talking enthusiastically. At half past ten, Jiang Xiao still had no intention of getting up.

It was finally eleven o'clock that Jiang Xiao got up. Liu Guangfen said enthusiastically: "I'll take you home." Jiang Xiao stood at the door and said: "Auntie Liu, the yard is quite safe, no need."

When Jiang Xiao left, Hou Weidong got to the point and said, "Mom, there have been always accidents in the coal mine these days. I have a lot of things. You and Dad go to the mine to take a look. He Hongfu is always an outsider, and if something happens, I have to let me take care of it." He still reserved his parents and did not mention the fact that he became the deputy mayor.

Liu Guangfen said to Hou Yonggui in the inner room: "Old man, we will go to Yiyang tomorrow. You can rest early and be a driver for me."

Hou Yonggui worked in the army and the police station for decades and has always liked outdoor activities. After retiring at home, he was so bored that he heard that he was going to Yiyang Huofu Coal Mine. He was happy and said happily: "Okay, I'll go and add fuel tomorrow and go to Huofu."

Hou Weidong used to buy a pickup truck, but now it has become Hou Yonggui's special car. He drives Liu Guangfen to buy groceries every day and polishes the car to a shiny one.

When she arrived at Yiyang Huofo Coal Mine, several big trucks were parked at the door. Liu Guangfen had to go to the coal mine almost every other month. The employees in the mine were very familiar with her. She opened the office door. After a while, He Hongfu walked in and then he got out of the mine, with his face black and white.

Liu Guangfen sat behind the desk. She had been a teacher all her life and still had the ability to hold airs. She asked calmly: "It's August this year, and the overall market is OK."

He Hongfu washed his face and said, "The situation improved at the end of last year, and it was a little worse at the beginning of the year. After the Spring Festival, the situation improved again. The price of large and medium-sized coal mines rose by 4.86%, at 146.01 yuan/ton. Some coal types such as anthracite were in Nanjing, and Wuhan rose by 20 yuan per ton from the beginning of the year."

In recent years, He Hongfu has worked in Huofo Coal Mine for several years and has become an expert and has a clear understanding of coal mine production technology and market conditions.

There are many reasons for the improvement of the coal market. First, the driving effect of the policy of expanding domestic demand. The expansion of domestic demand has brought about rapid growth of the national economy. It reached 8% in 2000, and coal-consuming industries such as electricity, metallurgy, and building materials have all developed greatly. Thermal power generation increased by 10.1% compared with the previous year, steel production increased by 3.4%, and cement increased by 4.2%. These naturally need to increase coal use. Secondly, the "control" effect of shutting down and pressing production in several years, and the number of coal mines decreased from more than 80,000 to about 40,000. There is also the "miscuing" effect of coal exports. The export volume last year increased by nearly 50% compared with the previous year, with exports reaching 58.84 million tons, and an additional export of nearly 20 million tons, which not only expanded the share of the international market, but also eased the domestic market to a certain extent.

These are combined with international factors: international oil prices are rising and domestic oil prices are rising frequently. Users think that burning coal is still cost-effective, thus increasing coal demand.

When Hou Weidong bought the coal mine, he firmly believed that as a resource-based enterprise, coal would definitely rise, but he was completely unaware of when it would rise and what extent it would rise. Zhou Qiang, the former boss of Huofo coal mine, entered the coal mine at the lowest tide, making a small amount of money, but failed to withstand the cold winter of the coal industry. After struggling for a few years, he transferred the coal mine to Hou Weidong at a low price.

After the original mine owner Zhou Qiang sold Huofo Coal Mine, he began to enter the steel rolling industry. Although the business is OK, the profits are far worse than those of Huofo Coal Mine.

When Liu Guangfen was about to leave, He Hongfu showed some embarrassment on his face and said, "Mr. Liu, I didn't want to say these words at first."

Liu Guangfen said: "Everyone has such a relationship, just say whatever you have."

He Hongfu said: "I have spent a lot of effort on this mine. Although Wei Dong gave me a lot of money, it is still insufficient compared to contributions."

"Hongfu, just say how much you want to add."

He Hongfu looked a little embarrassed, but he still said firmly: "I don't want to increase the money. Can you see that I have made more than the contributions I have made to Huo Buddha and give me 10% of the shares." He made this request after careful consideration. Although the financial staff of Huo Buddha Coal Mine is the finance department of Wuhai County Silk String Factory, Hou Weidong's family does not understand coal mine management, and they do not have the time and energy to manage it. If Huo Buddha Coal Mine is to operate smoothly, he is an indispensable person. Because of this, he made the request for shares.

Liu Guangfen was just a nominal boss. She didn't dare to make such a major decision, so she said, "This matter is very important, I have to consider it seriously."

He Hongfu naturally understood that the owner of Huofo Coal Mine was Hou Weidong, and said, "My request is not too much. Huofo Coal Mine generates so much profit every year, and I have no credit for it, but I have to have a lot of money."

Liu Guangfen returned to Shazhou with a heart full of thoughts. After hearing this, Hou Weidong was silent for a while and said, "He Hongfu can make a request directly. This is a good thing. It is better than him who comes to the dark side."

"How can people be so greedy? We give him more than 100,000 yuan every year, what else do he want?" Liu Guangfen was a little angry.

Hou Weidong thought for a while and said, "He Hongfu is not bad in essence, but the coal market in the past two years is too unexpected. He is psychologically unbalanced and understands that I think it is possible to raise the salary and double the salary, but shares are shares and cannot be given casually, otherwise there will be endless troubles."

Liu Guangfen suggested: "I think it's always a problem for my family to be out of the coal mine. I'd better call my second sister to the mine and let her manage it."

Hou Weidong was a little hesitant. It was a critical period for entering the municipal government team. He really didn't want any influence. He said: "My second sister has her own business and it is impossible to go to the mine. Moreover, my second sister doesn't understand coal mine production at all, so she should let He Hongfu be the factory director. I trust him. Usually, you and dad can just go and see it regularly."

After a while of discussion, it was roughly agreed to increase He Hongfu's income by 10,000 yuan every month. If he insisted on asking for shares, he would only ask Gao Ming for another one.

After Liu Guangfen returned home, Hou Weidong called He Hongfu again.

"Hongfu, just tell me if you have something."

He Hongfu was not afraid of the world in Qinglin Town, but he was a little scared of Hou Weidong. He received a call and said, "Madman, don't be surprised."

Hou Weidong said without any doubt: "I have always been a rule in my work. First, I will say that I will not be confused after breaking. You have made great contributions to the Huofo Coal Mine. I decided to raise your salary and you can raise a price."

He Hongfu followed Hou Weidong since the stone court opened. The two had a deep relationship. After plucking up the courage to ask Liu Guangfen today, he regretted it and said, "Crazy, I don't mean that. This morning it was lard that caught my heart."

"It's okay. Since you don't raise the price, I'll tell you a principle. I'll give you a commission based on the output. In addition to the normal salary, one ton of coal will give you two yuan."
Chapter completed!