Reborn to be rich

Chapter 16 Transition
"Xiao Zhang, can I call you that?" Jia Qingsen walked towards the front of the car, Zhang Guodong wanted to talk to him alone, so he followed.

"Okay, you are the leader, and I'm a commoner. Don't be angry if you say something wrong!" Zhang Guodong saw that the other party was depressed, and he could guess that his words touched the other party.

"No, what you said is right. It's us officials who didn't do a good job... Our Qin Province is located in the center of China, on the Loess Plateau, and Qinchuan is [-] miles away to the south. The transportation is inconvenient and it is very difficult to attract foreign investment. ...You have something in your head, it's not easy! If you want, just call me Jia Bo!" Jia Qingsen unknowingly told Zhang Guodong a lot. Although Zhang Guodong knew some developments in later generations, it was the first time he deeply understood Hearing the current situation of the country, the development of a place is not just about making everyone rich, but also considering all aspects of it. From the perspective of the other party, the economic development train of Qin Province needs an engine and many other things. Factors matching the engine.

"Jabber! I understand what you're saying! Nothing can be achieved overnight. As long as each of us does our own thing well, I believe that under the leadership of the government, life will get better and better."

"This is my personal phone number. Although I am in Xingping County, Jia Bo can still give you some advice in the future. You have a vivid mind and a sense of the overall situation. You are a rare talent. I hope you can become our Qin in the future." The engine of the province, and even the engine of the entire China."

Jia Qingsen patted Guodong on the shoulder and turned back to the car, watching the car pass by him, Zhang Guodong looked at the note in his hand.The courage to become a provincial parent official is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Giving your personal phone number to a stranger can explain a lot of problems.

"Guodong, what's the matter? What was that man talking to you about?" Zhang Chenglin asked when the tractor drove to Guodong's side, seeing that his son hadn't gotten into the car while watching the car going away.

"It's nothing. He seems to be the leader of Xingping County. He asked me about wheat harvesting." From the bottom of his heart, rural people have a sense of rejection and fear of officials. Just now, everyone in Zhangjialing stayed in the back of the tractor and did not get off.

It took more than three hours to get to the destination by tractor from Laoyu Township. After getting off the tractor, everyone walked for another 10 minutes on the mountain road before arriving at Maizhu's field.

"It's only past nine o'clock. If you are not tired, you can harvest the wheat now. The wheat field is at the bottom of the slope. I will send the rack carts later, and you can just pile it up at the wheat field. If you need anything, just do it." Say you’re welcome!” Guodong repaired the car, which changed the young people’s attitude towards them a lot. The hillside where everyone is now is flat, and there are more than ten plots in size, and half of the wheat has turned yellow and can be harvested. From the top of the slope, the hillside is surrounded by wasteland, and the youth's village is several kilometers away.

"Okay, we need to measure the area of ​​the wheat field on the slope, you just need to clean up the wheat field."

The total amount of wheat fields to be harvested was measured to be more than 88 mu. After the two parties discussed and finalized the figure, everyone began to harvest.

Because the slope top terraced field is a new field, the wheat in many places is very sparse. 11 people work together very fast. After the owner of the wheat sent four shelf cars, Guotao, Wenbin, Heizi, Shibashu four people Specialized in harvesting wheat, the three of them cut wheat at the slowest speed, but it is still no problem to load it into a truck for transportation.

Harvesting wheat in Xindi is very easy. After three days, everyone has basically gotten used to this kind of labor intensity. By 2 o'clock in the afternoon, about seven or eight acres have been harvested. The young man of the owner of the wheat sent his lunch to the wheat field on his motorcycle. , Guodong and other major wheat harvesters transported all the cut wheat sheaves three times to the wheat field before everyone had lunch.

Because the village is far away from the ground, Mai's family was afraid that the cooked noodles would be mixed together, so they mixed them with cold water and cooked oil and brought them over. They added the seasoning sauce specially prepared by the owner's house, added sesame paste and chili, and eaten. Everyone kept applauding.

"Here, a bottle of beer for everyone! The weather is hot and the heat is coming down." Mr. Mai bought a box of beer from nowhere while riding his bicycle, and opened it to everyone one by one.

People in Zhangjialing Village can't afford beer, and sometimes they drink low-quality baijiu. I've seen this rooster beer in Yongkang County, but it's the first time I drink it.

The cold noodles brought by Mr. Mai's house weighed at least 15 catties. He knew that Mr. Mai had a big appetite and finally let several people eat cleanly. After drinking a bottle of beer, everyone lay in the wheat pile under the tree and did not want to move.

After lunch, I rested for half an hour, and it was already [-] o'clock in the afternoon when I went to the field to harvest wheat again. Although it was agreed that everyone would share the wheat harvest equally, no one was lazy when they arrived in the field, and they moved faster than before. some.

At nine o'clock in the evening, everyone still didn't stop together. The young man waited on the field for half an hour on his bicycle. Everyone cut the remaining small piece of wheat together and sent all the sheaves to the wheat field before following him. to the village.

From the panic at the beginning to the gradual understanding and adaptation of everyone to the outside world, everyone in Zhangjialing talked and laughed behind the motorcycle, completely gone from the unfamiliarity at the beginning. In the dark night, Heizi talked about his wishes.

"I want to buy a bicycle after earning enough money, so that it will be easy to find a wife. When I earn more money, I will build an upper house for my family." The upper house in the yard of Heizi's house is still vacant, and there has been no one. money cover.

"I also want to rebuild the courtyard house, and I will definitely divide it out in the future." The fourth grandfather has five sons, and the youngest can't speak this year. Nine uncles built a house a few years ago, got married and moved out. He is still with him now. The two younger brothers live together.

"Guo Tao, what do you want to do after earning money?" Heizi asked curiously.

"I want to buy a small car, which is what we saw this morning." Ever since he saw those people sitting in the small car in the morning, they were all brightly dressed and looked like heaven and earth compared with farmers, Zhang Guodong had a kind of hard work to earn money. Qian also has the same thoughts as them. If this thought was put in the past, he would not dare to say it, but thinking of his brother, he feels that as long as he works hard, he will definitely be able to afford that kind of high-end car in the future.

"Then let us ride when you buy a car!" Uncle Shiba said with a playful smile.The others laughed too.

"Wen Bin, what do you want to do when you have money?" Guo Tao turned his head to look at his cousin Wen Bin behind him. He seems to have grown up a lot this time, he is active in work and hardworking, and he is not as talkative as before. up.

"When I have money, I will take my dad to a big hospital to cure his stomach disease and stop him from suffering more often."

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the heart.Zhang Guodong thought of Uncle Wu's illness. His tumor should be curable now, but it will be troublesome if it starts to turn cancerous in a few years.The county hospital has limited inspection equipment and cannot find out the cause of the disease. Every time I go to the hospital, the doctor will prescribe some painkillers.

Walking into this small village called Wangning Village, every household’s houses are neatly arranged here, and everyone’s toilets are in their own yards. Although the village is small and only has more than 20 households, it is not a little better than Zhangjialing Village.

In the evening, the porridge provided by the host is rice porridge with red dates, and the steamed buns are white flour steamed buns just out of the pan. The good things that everyone eats out these days are rarely eaten at home during the Chinese New Year.

Mai Zhu’s family prepared three houses for Guodong and others to live in. Everyone was amazed by the electric lights in each room. Several young people lay in their clothes and were reluctant to turn off the lights. Everyone had a long time before falling asleep.

On the first day, the work started after nine o’clock, and only 18 mu of land was harvested in one day. On the second day, everyone ate and went out before dawn, and it ended after 10 o’clock in the evening. Every day, the wheat harvest was 22 mu. As mentioned above, on the fourth night when the weather cleared, the 88 mu of wheat was finally harvested. Seeing that it was getting late, the owner of the wheat family kept them to stay overnight. After dinner in the evening, the young man handed over 528 yuan to Zhang Guodong. .

It is always the happiest when the money is divided. 528 yuan was divided into 11 shares and each person got 48 yuan. The people who got the money happily hid the money in the deep pockets of their clothes, fearing that something might go wrong.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Guodong repeatedly asked to stay at the master's house without eating, and left Wangning Village early with a salute behind his back.This time, no one doubted Guodong's decision. Guodong had repeatedly asked everyone to take what he should take. After leaving the village, Guodong stopped at the intersection, and everyone naturally gathered around him. .

"The wheat here is almost harvested. Even if we stay here, we can only collect a small field. My idea is to rush to the next field as soon as possible. I have two ideas to discuss together." Zhang Guodong sat on the roadside stone, and the others They all found a place to sit and listen quietly.

"Now the southern wheat harvest in Xingping County has entered the late stage. It is estimated that it can be harvested in the northern rural areas for about three days. Sanyuan County and Jingyang County should have just been harvested. The richer people there probably need more wheat. Some, or go directly to Tongchuan City, Yao County is estimated to start harvesting in the next two days, how do you feel about going!" The maturity time of wheat in Guanzhong area is basically fixed, and later generations Guodong ran to the village to harvest fruit throughout Qin Province He knows exactly how fast the wheat matures.

"There's no need to discuss it. We all came out with you. You can say whatever you want. We just need to collect wheat to make money." Uncle Jiu spoke directly before Guodong finished speaking, and everyone else nodded in agreement. .

"I think we should just give up Sanyuan, Jingyang or even Liquan County. This should be the place with the largest number of mikes. Yao County should not have many mikes now. Huikun County can almost catch up with Yao County after closing Yao County. The whole game."

After making a good decision, everyone walked to Bangtou Township together. After walking for more than two hours on the 30-mile road, it was time to eat when we arrived in Bangtou Township.

"How about, let's all eat late Hu spicy soup! Boss, how much is a bowl of Hu spicy soup!" Recently, I have been doing physical work, and everyone is already hungry without breakfast. If Zhang Guodong doesn't open his mouth, he believes that no one is willing food.

"3 cents for vegetarian ones, 5 cents for meat ones, bring a cake." The boss said without looking up when he saw a group of mikes coming, and mikes are generally reluctant to eat.

"Give me four bowls of meat. By the way, your pancakes are good. Just order four more pancakes." Zhang Guodong saw that the newly baked pancakes were burnt brown and exuded a strong smell of wheat.

"Boss, I want a bowl of vegetarian Hu spicy soup, put more chili."

"Boss, let me have a bowl of vegetarian..."

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"These meatballs are made of beef, and there are quite a few of them!" Zhang Guodong saw that the Hu spicy soup served by the boss was served in big old bowls, and there were more than a dozen beef balls in it.

"Of course, our hot and spicy soup is passed down from our ancestors. No one in ten miles and eight villages will say that our taste is good and the quantity is enough. If you can't eat enough, you can fill it up again."

Knowing that there is no cost to add Hu spicy soup, everyone ate two big bowls full, and those who were embarrassed knew to add a big pancake, and the cheeky ones just drank Hu spicy soup.

"Boss, is there anyone in our town who sells pot knuckles? We don't have anything to eat on our way out, so we want to bring some pot knuckles for the road." Zhang Guodong was already a little unhappy to see the boss, although everyone ate two bowls of Hu spicy soup In the end, he only paid for a bowl of money, but he absolutely couldn't accompany him, maybe he earned a little less.

"Guokui? We don't eat that stuff here. I'm the only baker in the village. If you want, I can make some for you." The boss immediately became enthusiastic again when he saw that he was earning money.

"One of your cakes costs ten cents, but we don't have that much money for buying too many." Zhang Guodong also shook his hand deliberately, expressing his refusal.

"How much do you want?" The boss looked at Zhang Guodong and asked in a low voice.

"I want 110, can you make them?"

"I have 40 in this batch, and the third batch will come out soon. I can give you a price of 3 cents."

"8 points is too expensive, how about 5 points?"

"My profit is not as high as you think, at least seven and a half cents."

After negotiating for a long time, the last 110 biscuits cost 7 yuan. The price is still very affordable, but the others in Zhangjialing gritted their teeth in distress.

"Why don't we want to go to Yaoxian County with a walking tractor? The road is nearly 100 kilometers long! If you take a car, you have to go to Chang'an first, then transfer to a bus, and then transfer to a bus to Yaoxian County. The toll will cost at least [-] yuan. Let me ask first. This tractor is going to Yao County, if the price is right, we will take it."

The tractor driver had just delivered wheat home to a family, and was just waiting for work on the streets of the village. Zhang Guodong explained to him the reason for his visit. The driver wanted 80 yuan, and he finally persuaded the driver to take them to Yaoxian with 52 yuan.

On the way to Yao County, the wheat harvest in the northern part of Xingping County was in full swing. Zhang Guodong also paid special attention to the number of wandering wheat tourists, but he really didn't find many, which showed that there are still very few people going out to harvest wheat now.

"Brother, let's hire a tractor when we get home! Although this one shakes a bit, you won't worry about motion sickness, and it's cheaper than taking the bus!" Zhang Guotao sat on the tractor and shouted loudly. But everyone didn't think it was noise, and it was a kind of pride to be able to sit on a tractor at this time.

"It's okay to make a few of these things, but it's unbearable if there are too many people. It's dangerous for our family to ride a tractor all the way, and we may not be able to go back after walking for a whole day." After Zhang Guodong finished speaking, the others laughed. Only the younger brother scratched his head foolishly and smiled.

The tractor was driving very slowly, and there were many people drying wheat on the road. It took a total of 5 and a half hours to reach Yao County, which would only take an hour in later generations. Everyone’s legs were numb and they couldn’t stand up. Please slow down. It took about ten minutes to get better.

After paying the tractor master, Zhang Guodong looked at the county town of Yaoxian.

He has been here many times in later generations, because Yaoxian persimmons are considered the best in China, and they have a good market in European countries and the United States.

"Guodong, where are we going now? Are we looking for work around Yao County?" Uncle Jiu saw Guodong walking towards the center of the county and asked after him.

"Yao County is rich in coal mines, so the people here are relatively wealthy. Most of the surrounding people make a living in or outside the coal mines. Let's go to the county town first and have lunch by the way."

(End of this chapter)