Core Tip: Before the mine starts mining, it needs to find a suitable location, fill it with explosives and blast a tunnel. This work is called roadway blasting. The poet Chen Nianxi, who will be introduced to you today, is a roadway blaster who has been dealing with explosive detonators for 15 years.
Phoenix Satellite TV March 19 "Walking with Dreams", the following is a written record:
Ai Chuyi: Before a mine starts mining, it is necessary to find a suitable place, fill it with explosives and blast a tunnel. This work is called roadway blasting. The poet Chen Nianxi, who will be introduced to you today, is a roadway blaster who has been dealing with explosive detonators for 15 years.
Chen Nianxi: The three of us, Lao Chen, Lao Li and Xiao Song, come from Shaanxi, Sichuan and Shandong respectively. We are all blasters. We get together, not the same friendship, nor the same fate. We dig holes, charge, explode, eat and sleep every day, feeling that life is meaningless. Braised pork once every three days and blasting once a day have become the greatest significance of our life. The year before last, Xiao Song was diagnosed with silicosis. On the day he left, his wife invited the best team in town with his last month's salary, so that the hero Wu Meimei could give him a ride. Last year, Lao Li gave Shi Ding a leg, and the mahjong stall in Chengdu had an independent crane.
Ai Chuyi: Blasting and rock excavation will produce a lot of powder, which can not be discharged when inhaled into the lungs, gradually blocking the circulation and ventilation function of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing and even suffocation. This is silicosis, the most common occupational disease of blasting workers. In addition, there are many unpredictable dangers in the rock stratum. Although experienced workers can make some predictions and preventive measures, water seepage and landslides still occur from time to time. Chen Nianxi, a tunnel blaster who has been working for fifteen years, is still worried about these risks, but he says he has gradually learned habits and patience.
Chen Nianxi: My motivation is my family. I am old and young. As a man, I have a responsibility. I can't let them live a good life. Let them have food and clothes anyway. Sometimes I often leave home for a year, often homesick, and especially worried about my parents' health. My wife is also in poor health. I often miss them and worry about them. But a person feels that he has a responsibility in his heart and a direction in life. He can bear it patiently, but he can't at first, and he will bear it patiently later. Now, for us, patience is very high.
I spent my middle age at a depth of 5000 meters. I knocked on the rock again and again to reassemble my life. My little relative is far away at the foot of Shangshan Mountain, sick and dusty. As many as I was laid off in middle age, their old age can be extended. I have three tons of explosives in my body. They are the fuse part. Just last night, I exploded all over the floor like a stone.
Ai Chuyi: When writing this song, Chen Nianxi just received the news that his mother had esophageal cancer and could not go home to visit. His father has been paraplegic. His wife farmed at home, took care of the whole family and dug holes in the Gobi in the mountains all the year round. After work, workers like to get together to smoke, drink and play cards, but these Chen Nianxi are not much better. He just likes to be alone with poetry.
Chen Nianxi: Sometimes I write in the mine. After work, some nights are particularly long and lonely. Sometimes I have paper, sometimes I don't. For example, the explosive box or the instruction manual is blank. Just write it like this. I have been slowly releasing my thoughts, and then I formed a habit. I can't seem to live without it now.