? The elders often say: Money and rice have eyes, and they are destined. If you are born with wealth, you are destined to get rich; if you are not destined to have wealth, you will not be able to get it even if you open your head. Come (haha, some idealism). So what is yours is yours after all. You can’t force what is not yours, and even if you get it, you will lose it. Luliang, Shanxi Province, is rich in coal, which is large in quantity and of high quality. It is also known as Wujin. In the early 1980s, the state relaxed restrictions on coal production, and small individual coal mines sprouted everywhere. As the saying goes, if you rely on the mountains, you will eat the mountains, and if you rely on the water, you will eat the water. If you dig out the black gold from the ground, you will get money. When the wealth comes, everyone wants to dig out a hammer.
There is a town at the foot of Luliang Mountain. In the town, there is a middle-aged man named Wang Laoqi who works in a state-owned bank. His wife Li Xiaoke works in a water company and they have a son. It is said that the couple has stable jobs, a good income, and everything they should have. The family should be said to be happy. But Wang Laoqi is surrounded by blessings and knows no blessings. He sighs all day long. Why? It turns out that Wang Laoqi saw that all his friends around him had opened small coal mines, became bosses, made a fortune, bought cars, and built small western-style buildings. They were very popular in front of others and admired by everyone. Seeing that I am still living in the allocated room in my work unit, earning a dead salary, unable to make a fortune, and starving to death, I feel very disappointed and unbalanced, hey! It’s better to be the boss!
If there is no coincidence, there is no book! Just when Wang Laoqi was envious of others making a fortune as bosses, the bank where he worked had personnel reforms to encourage employees to buy out their seniority and seek self-employment. Wang Laoqi has been working for more than 20 years. If he buys out his seniority, he can get a one-time compensation salary of more than 180,000 yuan. He was very excited. He estimated that his family had more than 200,000 yuan in savings, plus the 180,000 yuan for buying out his seniority. If he borrowed some money from his work unit and collected about 600,000 yuan, he could open a small coal mine and become the boss. Wang Laoqi told his wife his idea, but he was met with firm opposition from his wife.
? "Old Wang, we are an old married couple. I don't ask you to be rich and wealthy. I just ask you to live a stable life and your whole family to be healthy and reunited. Don't think about anything else. So many." His wife persuaded Wang Laoqi earnestly.
? "I am also doing it for our family! Who doesn't want to live a good life!" The couple had a falling out over this.
Wang Laoqi has two fatal flaws. First, he is very stingy. He usually comes to dinner every time when his colleagues at the work invite him to dinner. After eating, he just wipes his mouth and leaves. He is polite. Occasionally, he would say, "I'll invite you next time," but it would always go nowhere. Anyone who wanted to take advantage of him would have no chance. His colleagues at work would always say behind his back that he was a tough guy. There is also a person with a particularly stubborn temper who can't stop him from doing anything he is determined to do. That afternoon, a friend happened to come to him for help with a loan, and the two talked about small coal mines. I heard that Wang Laoqi wanted to open a small coal kiln. The friend told Wang Laoqi that he happened to have a coal resource exploration map on hand. He spent 100,000 yuan on someone to buy it with great difficulty. He originally planned to open a small coal kiln by himself, but now he is short of money. , there are too many projects to take care of, so if you need it, it will be given to you. At the same time, he also specially told Wang Laoqi that the place marked on the drawing has a very large amount of black gold, and I guarantee you a big fortune! This time, the kings, elders, seven bastards, and eight bastards were even more upset and determined!
In the next few days, Wang Laoqi started working on the plan for the small coal mine. First, he took out a loan of 200,000 yuan from his own bank, then bought out his years of service, and 187,000 yuan arrived in his account. Finally, he secretly took a few bankbooks from home, which were estimated to be more than 250,000 yuan, and the total of these items reached more than 650,000 yuan. In the Yuan Dynasty, the troops and horses were not moved, and the food and grass went first.
? Wang Laoqi’s behavior angered his wife, and she was so angry that she took her son back to her parents’ home without even making dinner. Wang Laoqi didn't have anything to do with dinner, so he had to go outside to solve the problem. In front of a "Yelai Restaurant", a fortune teller with white hair and a silver beard stopped Wang Laoqi and said that he had an extraordinary fortune and was willing to give him some advice. Wang Laoqi was worried about opening a small coal kiln and needed to ask for directions, so he gave his husband his birth certificate. The gentleman squinted his eyes and counted, and his brows suddenly wrinkled.
"Boss, are you willing to listen to the truth? Or are you willing to listen to lies?" the gentleman asked mysteriously.
"Nonsense! I definitely want to hear the truth!" Wang Laoqi replied disdainfully.
"The boss's horoscope is damp and cold, and his yin energy is very strong... There is no partiality in wealth in destiny. It is a destiny that you will not get rich no matter how hard you work. It is not suitable for business..." The gentleman was talking slowly. said.
"It's nonsense, don't read it!" Wang Laoqi interrupted the husband angrily. He originally had to pay at least 10 yuan for the eight-character money, but only gave 5 yuan and walked away.
Half a month later, construction of Wang Laoqi's small coal kiln began in a mountain depression. Dozens of workers worked in shifts day and night to dig wells for more than two months, but not a single coal star was seen. According to the drawings Indicates that the coal seam should be dug. Wang Laoqi was completely panicked. The 650,000 yuan had been used up to almost nothing. Now that the coal seam has not seen half a star, should we continue digging?
There is no turning back when the bow is drawn. Wang Laoqi had no choice but to borrow money from his former relatives and friends to continue the construction. Those who lent him money were very few, and most of them avoided him.
The hustle and bustle of the world is all for gain, and the hustle and bustle of the world is all for gain. Who will help him when he knows that there is no benefit? In the end, there was no way out. Wang Laoqi borrowed 200,000 yuan in loan sharks to hold on for 20 days, but still could not dig out the coal seam. The loan shark's creditor warned that if Wang Laoqi did not repay the principal of 300,000 yuan with interest within 10 days, he would be killed.
Wang Laoqi was completely desperate. His eye sockets were sunken, and his hair fell out in large quantities. He no longer looked like a human being or a ghost. In the end, he had to declare to the outside world. , willing to sell the well-dug tunnel at a low price of 300,000 yuan.
? A boss surnamed Cai from outside the place passed by and heard the news, so he spent 300,000 yuan to buy the tunnel where Wang Laoqi had not dug out the coal. He still used the original team and only used two people. A large amount of coal seams were dug out in just one day. It is said that the coal seam was dug out by just diverting two meters to the side and digging two meters deeper.
As the news spread, opinions abounded. Some said that Wang Laoqi had no chance of getting rich when he was betrayed; others said that the workers plotted against him. An insider told the reason clearly. It turns out that Wang Laoqi is very mean to the workers. Since they started working, they have been working hard digging wells and they have not had a full meal, and the food has not been oily. Wages have not been paid on time, and the maximum they have is half a month's salary. , the workers had great opinions on Wang Laoqi. This violates the taboo of opening a small coal mine. If the morale of the army is unstable, how can we talk about the war situation? But Boss Cai is completely different. Before starting work, each worker is given one month's salary in advance. The workers are not allowed to serve wine at every meal, but only big fish and meat. They eat well. Comparing the two, who should get rich and who should not get rich? Justice is in the heart of the people.
On the day when the small coal kiln produced large amounts of coal, Wang Laoqi also came to the scene. Looking at the pile of coal piled up like a hill, Wang Laoqi knelt on the ground and shouted heartbreakingly: "God! You are unfair to me, Wang Laoqi!" Then he rolled on the ground, very miserable. It is said that Wang Laoqi went crazy in the end, and his wife divorced him, leaving him in a tragic situation where his wife and children were separated, and he lost both his life and property.