Chapter five hundred and seventy-eight of the interview with the ace reporter

The increase of 150,000 tons of cotton production is a great achievement, and it is natural to report it in a big way.

As a result, reporters stationed by several major official media in the local area took action one after another, went to the front line to conduct interviews, and sent first-hand information back to the headquarters.

Some program groups even sent reporters to the Northwest to do some in-depth reports.

Kong Zhenlong, the ace reporter of Focus Talk, is one of them.

The farm's warehouse is full of baled seed cotton.

The farm manager pointed to the piles of cotton and introduced to Kong Zhenlong who was beside him; Reporter Kong, about 2,000 tons of cotton are stored in this warehouse.

Kong Zhenlong stepped forward immediately and looked at the label on the outside. There was a batch number and a package number on it, and it also indicated that the gross weight was 228.5 kilograms.

The weight of seed cotton is not so precise when it is packaged, so it is often only marked with a gross weight. The gross weight of each package of cotton produced by the Construction Corps is about 225 kg to 230 kg.

After the inspection, Director Miao asked, Are the remaining warehouses all of this kind of cotton?

Uncle He nodded: Yes, the packaged ones will be stored in the warehouse first for safekeeping, and there are a few other warehouses that are not packaged. Now they are harvesting and packing at the same time.

How much cotton has not been harvested yet? Kong Zhenlong asked again.

We still have about a quarter of the farm left! The farm leader replied.

Can I go to the cotton harvesting site to take a look? Kong Zhenlong asked again.

Of course there's no problem, Reporter Kong, don't wait, I'll find a car to take you there. The field manager said.

It didn't take long for Kong Zhenlong to come to the cotton field, and personally got on a cotton harvester to try the fun of harvesting cotton.

A few days ago, the squad leader Niu, who was sitting on the cotton harvester in a hurry, is now a teacher, teaching Kong Zhenlong how to open the cotton harvester.

After a while, Kong Zhenlong walked out of the cockpit and looked at the cotton-filled cargo box behind.

In this short period of time, I have harvested so much cotton. The work efficiency of this cotton harvester is really high. I guess such a machine can be worth dozens of people! Kong Zhenlong said. said.

More than that, I think this machine can reach hundreds of people. Squad Leader Niu said, pointing to the surrounding cotton fields that had been harvested, and then said:

Comrade reporter, look around here, tens of thousands of acres of cotton fields are harvested by our class, and there are only a few people in our class! If this is replaced by human picking, our entire team will not be able to finish it!

So powerful! Kong Zhenlong couldn't help but exclaimed.

The elder of the Niu class blushed, scratched his head, and said, Reporter Kong, you are too embarrassed to praise our class!

Kong Zhenlong grinned awkwardly: Squad Leader Niu, I praised this cotton harvester!

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The cotton-picking season is coming to an end, and a large number of laborers have begun to leave the Northwest.

On the eastward train, there is a smell of joy everywhere. This smell is the smell of instant noodles, eight-treasure porridge, ham sausage, and calcium milk biscuits. These low-level workers usually reluctantly eat the food they eat on the return train. It can be seen everywhere.

The cotton pickers who have made money often choose to have a luxury. To eat something good on this train to treat themselves is also sharing the joy in their hearts.

For the laborers, they have tasted the taste of the harvest, and for the pickpockets, it is also the harvest season.

These returning workers earn money by picking cotton, and are naturally the best targets for pickpockets.

Although the bank already has the function of remittance, and the deposit and withdrawal in different places is not a problem at all, there are always people who are reluctant to spend the handling fee.

Of course, there are also some people who can't trust the bank. They always feel that when they make money, they have to carry it on their body, so that they can feel at ease in their hearts.

I'm afraid the bank will steal the money.

This kind of mentality gives pickpockets or liars an opportunity.

Pickpockets and swindlers specialize in targeting people who carry a lot of cash on their bodies. Various methods and routines emerge in an endless stream. Even if they are always vigilant, they will inevitably be tricked and lose money.

After all, pickpockets and liars rely on these means to eat. Once any skill rises to the level of a job, it is not something that a layman can challenge.

In fact, even now, many elderly people still can't trust banks, even the four major state-owned banks.

In many cities, when it is time for retirees to pay their salaries, uncles and aunts will gather in long queues at the bank gates to take away this month's pension. Time to prepare for battle.

The uncles and aunts are not really short of money, but worry that the pension will come down, and if they don’t take it out quickly, they will be swallowed by the bank.

There are also some uncles and aunts who simply feel at ease when they see cash. When the retirement blond came down, I quickly took it out of the bank, counted it clearly to make sure there was no shortage, and then deposited it in the bank. I went back and forth like this, just to confirm that I really had money in my account.

Kong Zhenlong also took this train, and it was also a hard seat area.

It's not that Kong Zhenlong can't buy a sleeper ticket. As the ace reporter of the Focus Talk program, a sleeper ticket is not yet available. Moreover, with the financial resources of CCTV, Kong Zhenlong can still reimburse the plane ticket even if he takes a plane.

Kong Zhenlong just wanted to be with the laborers of the cotton picking army, and by the way, he also wanted to know the real situation of the cotton picking army.

The coverage of the Focus Talk program has always been very in-depth, and Kong Zhenlong is one of the ace reporters. The selected focus of the report is naturally different from others.

Other media are reporting on the increase in cotton production, but Kong Zhenlong thought of another level of problem, that is, the cotton harvesting opportunity will not squeeze the space for the cotton picking army to make money.

As the squad leader Niu said, there are 100 people on top of a cotton harvester, which means that if a cotton harvester is purchased in the countryside, 100 cotton pickers can be saved.

If cotton harvesters become more and more popular in the future, the cotton pickers will lose their value of existence. Will the cotton picker army disappear?

You must know that there are hundreds of thousands of people who go to the Northwest to pick cotton every year, and many people even count on making money in these two months. If there is no need for a cotton picking army in the future, what will happen to the livelihood of these hundreds of thousands of people?

Thinking of these issues, Kong Zhenlong definitely focuses on this and becomes a deep-level overbearing.

So instead of taking a faster plane or a more comfortable sleeper, he chose a hard-seat carriage to sit with the returning cotton-picking army.

After all, Kong Zhenlong is a top-level first-line reporter. He is very good at getting close to others and talking out of others' mouths. It didn't take long for him to get acquainted with the people around him, and he inadvertently learned a lot about cotton picking from their mouths. life of the army.

The three people sitting opposite Kong Zhenlong were all from the same village, one in his forties, one in his thirties, and one in his teens.

The two adults each bought a bottle of cheap white wine, and they pooled money to buy a bag of peanuts, and they started drinking the peanuts against the bottle. And the young man was holding a ham sausage and eating it with relish.

Gen'er, is the ham sausage delicious? Kong Zhenlong asked with a smile.

It's delicious! After I make money, I'll eat ham sausage every day! I also have instant noodles to eat. The boy said.

Kong Zhenlong smiled helplessly. For this rural teenager, ham and instant noodles are the most delicious food.

Next to the boy, the man in his thirties said, Gener, save yourself some food. The ham sausage and instant noodles sold on this train are much more expensive than ours. After you go back, I will take you to the town. , the ham and instant noodles are cheaper there.”

Understood, then I have to buy ham sausage and instant noodles for my family to bring back, so that my mother and brother can also taste it, as well as the little flowers from my neighbor's house! The boy said.

Hahaha, Gener, you are only sixteen this year, and you started thinking about Xiaohua next door. Are you thinking of marrying a daughter-in-law? Another man in his forties said with a smile.

It turns out that Xiaohua is not a dog! It's a girl. But the dogs in the countryside should also be reluctant to feed ham sausages. I was thinking about it from the beginning! Kong Zhenlong thought to himself.

When it came to marrying a wife, the young man lowered his head shyly.

The man in his thirties said, Gener, if you want to get the little flowers next door, you have to pick cotton not only this year, but also next year and the year after, otherwise you won't be able to pay the bride price! When you marry a daughter-in-law, you just lose a layer of skin. When I married you back then, it would be a complete ruin!

I understand this. When I go back, I will give the money I earned this time to my mother, and let him save it with me, and then marry a daughter-in-law. The boy said.

The man in his forties said, Don't listen to your uncle Lin Zi, he married his daughter-in-law more than ten years ago! Before he married his daughter-in-law, he had never met! , they all pay attention to free love, what kind of dowry do you need!

You two sons, of course you don't want to receive a betrothal gift. Go and ask those who have daughters at home if they want a betrothal gift! The man in his thirties said.

As soon as the bride price was mentioned, the whole carriage also became lively. Those with boys in the family began to complain that the woman was desperate for money at home, and those with girls began to say that the man was stingy to give the bride price. Those who have sons and daughters probably have mixed feelings, not only wanting their daughters to be worth a good price, but also hoping that their sons can go home with a cabbage in vain.

However, in this lively atmosphere, no one noticed that a man was secretly looking at the boy.

After a while, the man got up, walked in the direction of the toilet, and stopped at the connection of the carriage.

Big brother, I found a fat sheep. It's a sixteen-year-old baby. At such a young age, I haven't got an ID card yet. The bank will definitely not issue a passbook. It is estimated that the money will stay with me. The man said.

Okay, you go back and keep an eye on it, we'll start tonight! The elder brother said.

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After nightfall, the noise in the carriage was much less, replaced by the sound of snoring one after another.

The sound of the railroad tracks mixed with snoring and the sound of snorting when he was half asleep made it difficult for Kong Zhenlong to fall asleep. More importantly, at night, the car gradually enveloped a heady smell.

Probably someone dragged his shoes before going to bed, and in Kong Zhenlong's experience, there was definitely more than one person who took off his shoes.

Kong Zhenlong was worth leaning his head against the window and taking advantage of the gap in the window to breathe some fresh air, otherwise he wouldn't have to fall asleep and would have been stunned.

Suddenly, Kong Zhenlong felt as if a figure was shaking in front of him. He turned his head to look, but found a strange man standing in the aisle next to him. One of his hands had already reached into the boy's arms.

Kong Zhenlong was well-informed, and he immediately realized that he had encountered a pickpocket.

What are you doing! Kong Zhenlong stood up abruptly, and by the way kicked the boy sitting opposite.

The teenager woke up in a daze, and then saw the strange man, and then showed a panicked expression.

The young man had obviously never seen such a situation.

Don't mind your own business! The pickpocket snorted coldly, since he took out a bright fruit knife from his arms.

The young man was so frightened that it didn't happen.

Kong Zhenlong subconsciously wanted to find something for self-defense, but there was no one in his hands for a while.

In the next second, Kong Zhenzhu was anxious, and pushed his feet to the other two people on the opposite side, that is, the man in his forties and the man in his thirties, both of whom were teenagers from the same village.

Kong Zhenlong pondered that with the two adults, he should be able to deal with a pickpocket.

However, Kong Zhenlong did not expect that, after the two were kicked by Kong Zhenlong, instead of waking up, they retracted their feet.

Kong Zhenlong immediately realized that the two had woken up. Anyway, the other party didn't steal from him, so he just pretended to be able to sleep. Looking back, he could say that he slept to death.

These two grandsons! Kong Zhenlong cursed secretly.

I told you to stop meddling! Another voice sounded from the side, Kong Zhenlong turned his head to look, this time it was another unfamiliar strong man, staring at him, the man put his hand in his arms, As if carrying a guy.

The pickpocket has accomplices! Kong Zhenlong was startled, and he didn't dare to make trouble. He estimated that he could not beat this strong man, not to mention that the other party might have a guy.

Well, don't suffer the immediate loss, let's endure it!

Although Kong Zhenlong endured it in his heart, he was not idle. His pocket camera had been quietly turned on and aimed at the two pickpockets.

The strong man also noticed Kong Zhenlong's black bag with a camera on it. Seeing that Kong Zhenlong was holding it so tightly, he thought it was full of cash, so he threatened, Bring that bag here!

Of course Kong Zhenlong couldn't hand over the camera. If the gangsters knew and recorded their faces, he might kill him.

However, the more Kong Zhenlong refused to pay, the more the gangster thought there was money in it, and the strong man directly reached out and robbed it.

Kong Zhenlong is not a strong man's opponent, and he was robbed of the pocket camera by the strong man in three or two strokes.

I saw the strong man opened the bag, took out the camera, and then turned around and asked, Boss, what is this?

It turns out that there is a third accomplice! Kong Zhenlong said in his heart that it was not good.

This is a camera, this person is a reporter! The boss instantly understood Kong Zhenlong's identity, and his tone became flustered.

After all, reporters are the uncrowned kings. They are different from ordinary cotton-picking farmers who are full of carriages. If this is exposed by reporters, the matter will be serious.

At this moment, a few people suddenly rushed out of the seats not far away. They rushed directly to the gangsters and subdued the three of them in an instant.

Mr. Zheng, we've been in ambush for so long, and we finally caught you this time! One of them held the boss under him, then took out a pair of bright bracelets and handcuffed them to the boss's wrist.

Seeing this scene, Kong Zhenlong let out a sigh of relief, knowing that he was saved.

One of the police officers handed the pocket camera to Kong Zhenlong: This is a reporter comrade! This is your camera, see if it is broken.

Kong Zhenlong took it and saw that the camera was still running.

It's not broken, it's filming! Kong Zhenlong said.

The police officer was overjoyed when he heard that he was still filming, and saw him suddenly stand at attention, and then said: Comrade reporter, I am Liu Yong, deputy head of the Criminal Police Detachment of XX Public Security Bureau. We are carrying out the task of arresting the pickpocket group. This Pickpockets, we've been looking for a long time, and we've finally determined their location...

Captain Liu directly reported the arrest process to the camera, for fear that Kong Zhenlong had no material to report.

However, when he was about to leave, Captain Liu added: The reporter informs us that we often have some operations that are easy to arrest, so it is best not to expose our appearance to criminals. Please make a call when you are reporting. code!

Type a code? Kong Zhenlong grinned and said to himself, Since you want to type a code, why were you still in front of the camera just now?