Ngo-February 28, 2003, imayini edolobheni laseShayina iJixi eSifundazweni saseHeilongjiang yabhidlika. Bangu-14 sebebonke abavukuzi abakaze baphinde bahlangane nemindeni yabo. Nokho, le ndaba yaduma ngemva kweminyaka emihlanu ngenxa yokushintsha kwezenzakalo okungalindelekile.
Zingu-12 kuphela izidumbu zabavukuzi abangu-14 abadukile ezitholwe abatakuli. Kodwa uLao Pen noWan Hu, ababili bezisebenzi, abakaze batholakale emayini. Ngemva kweminyaka emihlanu, ngo-2008, uWan Hu wabuyela ekhaya ngendlela engaqondakali, kodwa umkakhe wayesephinde washada futhi izingane zakhe zase zibalekile. U-Wan Hu wathuthela endlini entsha futhi waqala ukwenza ingadi.
Nokho, ngokushesha iziphathimandla zaqaphela isimo esingavamile, futhi kwatholakala ukuthi umndeni wakhe wawuthole isinxephezelo okwakungafanele usithole ngoba u-Wan Hu wayesaphila.
Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi yena nomndeni wakhe basebenzise lesi simo yini, uWan Hu wathi abazange basebenzise futhi wawakhokhela wonke amacala kuhulumeni. Base bembuza ukuthi ubekuphi sonke lesi sikhathi, wabachazela ukuthi ubephila nempucuko enkulu efihliwe yamaCtones ngesikhathi engekho. Nokuthi akakwazanga ukudlulisa umyalezo osuka lapho okhombisa ukusinda kwakhe.
Iziphathimandla zakhungatheka ngempendulo yakhe eyayingalindelekile, futhi zacabanga ukuthi usehlanya. U-Wan Hu wahlolwa, kodwa odokotela banquma ukuthi uphilile ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo.
Basola isikhathi sabo esidlule esingabazisayo emcabangweni wabo. Nokho, odokotela abakwazanga ukuchaza ukuthi kungani lowo owayesebenza emayini engazange abonise izimpawu ze-anthracosis, okuwuhlobo olungabonakali, oluthambile lwe-pneumoconiosis olubangelwa ukunqwabelana kwekhabhoni emaphashini ngenxa yokuchayeka kaningi ekungcoleni komoya noma ukuhogela intuthu noma amalahle. izinhlayiya zothuli. Ngokusho kwamarekhodi ezokwelapha ka-Wan Hu, wayesevele ekhombisa izinkomba ze-anthracosis futhi uhlele ukuthi athathe umhlalaphansi maduzane ngaphambi kwenhlekelele.
Nokho, ngemva kokuhlala kwakhe edolobheni elingaphansi komhlaba, isisebenzi sezimayini asizange sibonise zimpawu zesifo samaphaphu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, wayenawo wonke amazinyo angu-32, naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi imibhalo yakhe yezokwelapha yayithi kufanele abe nangu-25 kuphela. Nakuba wayeneminyaka engu-39 ubudala, impilo yakhe yayibonakala ingeyomfana osemncane oneminyaka ephakathi kuka-26 no-28.
U-Wan Hu naye wayene-yuan engu-40,000 ku-akhawunti yakhe yasebhange. Ukusesha okusemthethweni kwembula ukuthi wayenenye imali engu-yuan engu-10,000 kanye namadayimane angasikiwe abiza ama-yuan angu-300,000. Iziphathimandla zacabanga ukuthi lowo muntu wayengeyena u-Wan Hu, kodwa wayeyinhloli ecashile yezwe langaphandle.
Kamuva, kwavezwa ukuthi le mali wayithola ngokudayisa amadayimane angasikiwe kumcwebi wobucwebe eShanghai. U-Wan Hu wazisa iziphathimandla ukuthi uthole amagugu avela kuma-Ctones.
Sengiphetha, nansi indaba yakhe. U-Wan Hu kanye no-Lao Pen babengahlukanisiwe nje kuphela ngaphandle kodwa nakwezinye izisebenzi ngemva kokuwa kwemayini. Balinda izinsuku ezintathu benamanzi amaningi kodwa bacishe bangenakudla, kungekho nencane imizamo yokuhlenga.
Bakhetha ukuphenya ngemihubhe emidala eyayiholela endaweni ejulile yemayini, bezama ukuthola indlela yokubuyela phezulu. Ngeshwa, kwakungenjalo, futhi baqhubeka bejula phakathi kwe-maze yomhubhe.
Kulapho-ke ahlaselwa khona izidalwa ezingabantu ezixakile ezaziwa ngokuthi amaCtones. Ngaphandle kobuningi babo, abakwaCtones bakwazile ukubamba abavukuzi ababili. Nokho, babaphakela kahle futhi babafaka ekujuleni kombuso wabo. AbakwaCtones babeklame uhlelo lwamalensi olwalukhanyisa kahle le mihubhe ukuze umuntu akwazi ukufunda incwadi kuyo.
Kwakukhona imigede emikhulu ekupheleni kwemigudu lapho kwakuhlala izinkulungwane zamaCtones. U-Wan Hu wayeqinisekile ukuthi bangabantu, naphezu kwesimo sabo esibi. Iminyaka emihlanu, abavukuzi ababili bahlala phakathi kwamaCtones. Ulimi lwabo lwaluhluke ngandlela-thile kolwesiShayina, kodwa kwakulula ukulufunda futhi bakwazi ukukhuluma nabo ngokushesha.
Lapho beqala ukuxhumana namasiko angaphansi komhlaba, baqonda ukuthi abazona izigqila. AbakwaCtones babenomuzwa wokuthi ukuphila okungaphezulu kwakuwumthwalo owesabekayo, okwabenza bacabanga ukuthi u-Wan Hu noLao Pen babezama ukubalekela endaweni engcono. Futhi impucuko engaphansi komhlaba yayingenayo indlala nokugula.
Umthombo wawo oyinhloko wokudla kwakuwukhunta olwalukhula kule migede. Isikhunta, ngokusho kuka-Wan Hu, sasinokunambitheka okuhlukile, into entsha, kodwa okubaluleke kakhulu, sasinempilo kakhulu. Yingakho amazinyo akhe ashintsha; lokhu kwakuvamile kumaCtones, amazinyo awo ashintsha njalo eminyakeni engama-20-25 phakathi nenkambo yokuphila kwawo, okwakungavamile ukuba ngaphansi kweminyaka engama-200.
AbakwaCtones babenesimiso sokubhala esiyinkimbinkimbi. Kwakufakwe nephepha, elakhiwa ngezinhlobo eziningana zokubunjwa. Umphakathi ongaphansi komhlaba wawunolwazi olunzulu nge-metallurgy, kodwa wawungavamile ukusebenzisa insimbi; esikhundleni salokho, wawuthembele ethusini, esiliva, nasegolideni.
Abazange baphile ngokunethezeka futhi beneliseka ngezidingo ezingenalutho. Ngenxa yokuthi laba bavukuzi ababili babengabhekwa njengabathunjwa, babehlala phakathi kwamaCtones belingana, benemikhaya ngisho.
Lena kwakungeyona indlela yokuphila embi, kodwa u-Wan Hu wayelangazelela ukubona iLanga. AbakwaCtones bazama ukumxosha, kodwa waphika. Waphelezelwa emgedeni owawunomgodi ophumela phezulu.
Lena ingxenye encane nje yendaba ka-Wan Hu. Ngemva kwalokho, wahlulelwa ngokuthi uyahlanya futhi wathunyelwa esikhungweni sezempi esikhundleni sesibhedlela sendawo sabagula ngengqondo. Akaphindanga ezwakale ngaye, ngaleyo ndlela abe ngelinye lamacala ozungu angakaxazululeki. Ithini imibono yakho? Sicela ushiye amazwana ngezansi.
