Chapter 7 Collection of telephone calls
evening.
Su Wu, who was tired from playing games, planned to get up and cook a sumptuous meal to tire himself.
before closing the laptop.
He glanced casually.
I saw the netizen named Chen Xin and sent me a private message to thank him. Obviously the other party has made a decision because of his reminder.
Smiling slightly, Su Wu felt quite good.
The next few days.
The process of digging underground shelters entered an accelerated stage after Su Wu added a cement mixing and pouring machine to the engineering team.
The entrance passage, which goes 10 meters underground, is completely finished.
An area of fifty or sixty square meters was also excavated on the first underground floor of the shelter.
Follow the plan.
The first floor of the complete version of the shelter will be a standard rectangular cube 30 meters long, 20 meters wide and 6 meters high.
The ceiling and outermost wall must be poured into a one-meter-thick shell of concrete and steel bars.
The floor is an indoor part because it connects to the second floor below.
The protection requirements are not high. It only needs to be 30cm thick.
It doesn't seem like much space.
But you must know that Su Wu sold his house in a coastal city worth 6 million.
The indoor area is only 100 square meters, and the height is less than three meters.
One floor of a shelter is almost equivalent to the total area of six houses. Taking into account the height difference, the actual space is more than ten times that of the latter.
Let alone one person, even if it accommodates a dozen people, it is more than enough.
It doesn't feel cramped at all.
but.
As the project progresses. Some troubles caused by insufficient preparation in advance also followed.
"You won't know if you don't build it."
“When we really started construction, we found that a standard shelter was like a gold-swallowing beast.”
"It and self-built houses in rural areas are completely different concepts."
On the afternoon of May 15th.
Through his laptop, Su Wu watched the bags of cement being fed into the mixer for mixing on the monitor.
I couldn't help but have a headache.
Cheating by relying on survival points.
Just like making a robot model before.
He had been able to save everything when building the shell of the shelter.
The main body of the shell is mostly filled with construction waste such as scrap steel and crushed cement blocks of almost no cost. Only a little cement was applied to the outermost surface layer for temporary reinforcement.
But even so.
The consumption of cement and sand was still far beyond expectations.
According to the current consumption rate. It is estimated that before the first level of the shelter is completely completed, it will be in an embarrassing situation with no materials available.
"The sand is okay."
"As for cement, it is no longer possible to buy it from regular merchants."
"I have to think of another way."
As a person who grew up on the coast. Su Wu had no acquaintances or connections in Jianghe City. But that didn't mean there was nothing he could do.
Open the second-hand trading market online.
Su Wu directly searched for keywords such as cement and building materials.
It took some effort to filter out some fake sellers. In the end, he found a merchant who could provide the supply.
"300 yuan for a bag of cement."
"Does delivery and freight not included?"
Although there was some mental preparation beforehand. After getting the quotation, Su Wu was still shocked.
The price has almost increased 15 times, almost catching up with robbery.
What’s even worse is that the seller’s location is more than 400 kilometers away from him.
If he wanted to transport it, he had to find a way himself.
"Don't be too expensive."
"They are all in this business, you should know it."
“Now cement has become a national controlled material.”
“Most of the inventory was confiscated from above.”
"The newly produced ones are taken away as soon as they leave the factory." "These are still my secretly hidden inventory, and you don't have as much as you want."
The seller responded with a lot of content.
The attitude seems to be okay, but in fact, it looks like I don't want to buy it.
Not willing to give in even the slightest discount.
"Okay."
"You have a total of one thousand 50-ton bags of cement over there, right? I want them all."
"I'll find someone to pick up the goods later."
Su Wu rubbed his forehead. After thinking about it, I simply wrapped all the seller's cement in a round shape.
Money becomes less valuable the further it goes.
Su Wu simply took advantage of this opportunity to completely empty out the little money he had left in his hands.
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
What else do I need to buy later?
At worst, he bartered with an excavator.
Make a deal.
Su Wu was at the seller's location again. I found two large trucks to help pick up the goods.
Although the shipping fee is a bit more expensive than hiring someone you know. But it could save a lot of time, so Su Wu didn't bother to worry about it.
"I hope there won't be any problems on the road."
Su Wu was somewhat worried about picking up goods from a place more than 400 kilometers away.
But he had no choice but to pray.
May 16th.
The sky was gloomy and heavy rain poured down without warning.
The two trucks carrying cement were naturally affected.
Arrival time becomes elusive.
Su Wu hid in the bedroom on the second floor.
Breathing in the mist of water vapor drifting in from the window.
Somewhat anxiously, I clicked on the map and calculated the remaining distance of the truck over and over again.
Hope they arrive soon.
As a result, I didn't wait for the driver's call. Instead, I received an official call first.
“My cement needs to be collected.”
"Is this your mandatory requirement?"
Su Wu's mood sank slightly. I didn't expect that I had finally purchased the cement privately through second-hand transactions. He was actually able to be targeted by the authorities.
"Not a mandatory requirement."
"It's just an emergency project currently under construction in our urban area, and we still lack a lot of cement."
"So if you can, I hope you can support us."
On the other end of the phone, the official male voice spoke very politely. There was no hint of arrogance or overwhelming power.
"I'm sorry, this batch of cement is also very important to me."
"I can't let out."
Su Wu sighed and refused very directly.
"We are not collecting for free."
"After the project is completed, you will be given corresponding contribution points."
"Please believe that you will never regret it in the future."
The voice on the other side was neither urgent nor slow, and did not become irritable because of Su Wu's rejection. It could be heard that it contained great sincerity. Just tell him directly that he will be provided with better treatment in the official shelter in the future.
"I know, but my shelter is all I need is this batch of cement."
"There is really no way to compromise."
Su Wu shook his head and clearly pointed out the purpose of this batch of cement.
"I understand."
"I wish you will complete it as soon as possible."
The official male voice was silent for a while and stopped persuading. Actively hang up the phone.
Su Wu turned off the screen and played with his phone.
There was also an inexplicable feeling in my heart.
In doing so, he may seem selfish. It's just that he is just an ordinary person. Not much can be changed. All you can do is make your life better.
(End of chapter)