To prevent anyone from slacking off, each miner had a daily work quota. Failure to meet this quota meant no pay, which in turn meant no daily food ration.
Those with children to feed had to exceed the quota to earn enough extra rations for them.
Even the strongest man needed most of the day to meet his own quota. Yet Chen Gu and his group finished in just over an hour.
Then Chen Gu stood on the hillside, sunbathing…
Old Charles was utterly baffled. They ate so little last night and didn't even have breakfast this morning. Where did they get such tremendous strength from?
After lazing about for a while, Chen Gu returned to the mine pit. This time, he carried eight large baskets by himself!
He carried four in his hands, clamped two under his arms, and shouldered two more! He still managed to haul the ore out steadily.
As he passed, the miners were stunned. What kind of monster is this?
