Reborn to be rich

Chapter 30 Hope
All the way to the street of Ganjing Township, a layer of loess has been paved in the middle of the street.To pave the road with yellow stone, it is necessary to lay a layer of loess first, then a layer of yellow stone, and finally lay a layer of loess for compaction.

Zhang Guodong pulled a cart of stones into the street, and the villagers who had already started working on the road avoided to make way for him, and a young man in a white shirt came over.

"Are you Zhang Guodong? Come on, take the car to the grain station and weigh it first. Director Wang wants you to negotiate with me."

The young man who spoke seemed to be from the government department. If he is not from the government department, he would wear a shirt on the construction site.

"It's troublesome! I don't know what you call it. Please take care of me in the future! Let's smoke a cigarette." Zhang Guodong stopped the car, took out a box of ordinary golden monkey cigarettes from his pocket, gave one to the other party, and took another He took out a box of Monkey King from his pocket and stuffed it to the other party.

"Well, my name is Chen Baijun. I'm just an errand runner for what Director Wang told me. No need..." Chen Baijun was talking when Zhang Guodong handed over the cigarette and put it in his pocket.

Driving the car to the weighbridge at the grain station, the load-bearing and peeled load was 3.96 tons in total. Chen Baijun directly wrote an integer of 4 tons, signed and stamped it, and handed the note to Zhang Guodong.

Zhang Guodong drove the tractor to the location designated by the other party, and when the self-unloading was turned on, all the stones fell to the designated location soon, and the stones were transported in one trip.

On the way home, Zhang Guodong explained the process and precautions for sending stones to his younger brother, and at the same time instilled him with some basic knowledge of tractors. After he has a certain understanding of these, he can share part of his work.

When I arrived in the village, I didn’t expect people to stand in front of the house. Some people came to buy wheels. Zhang Guodong didn’t tell his father the price, so Zhang Chenglin didn’t dare to sell them. Some people came here just to see the tractor. come over.

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze! I'm not responsible for touching anyone! You all get out of the way and we have to install stones!" Heizi also stood at the door of Zhang Guodong's house with an iron spade at some point. Zhang Guodong took a look. Brother and Uncle Jiu are also here.

There are a lot of people and strength, and within a few minutes, the next stone will be filled again. Zhang Guodong noticed that it takes about an hour to transport the stones this time. They did not have breakfast at home until they transported three times at nine o'clock in the morning. .

The weather started to get hot at noon, Zhang Guotao still followed Zhang Guodong every trip, and when he arrived at the village, Zhang Guodong found Chen Baijun waiting for him at the intersection.

"Brother, there are more people going to work now, and the stones are in a hurry, so you don't have to go to the scale every time, just come here to pour it! This truck is similar to the last one, 3.8 tons, what do you think! "

Chen Baijun's report was slightly higher, how could Zhang Guodong disagree, he took out a cigarette and gave him the whole box.

"Thank you, Brother Chen, but I can run a few more times a day. Don't forget to get off work when I'm done today, Brother Chen, let's have a light meal together!" Zhang Guodong knew that these little soldiers at the bottom of this kind of thing were the most difficult to deal with. Yes, if they want to find something for you, your life will be difficult.

"No, there are rules in the village! Besides, I have to go home in the afternoon, remember first! This trip is only 100 yuan less, which earns more than my brother and I in a month. What can I say if I don't kill you when I'm done? In the past. Haha! Not only can you drive a tractor at such a young age, but you can even get involved with county leaders. The future is boundless!"

"Brother Chen is too flattering! I'm just a farmer with no future, and working in the countryside is something I can't envy no matter how much I envy."

Hearing this, Chen Baijun felt relieved. At this time, no matter how rich the peasants are, they cannot be compared with those in the establishment.

Saved the procedure of weighing every time, Zhang Guodong can go faster. He has already discussed with his father that nine uncles, Qi Bo uncles, second brothers, Hei Zi, and Li Ping's father will fix cars for his family, and when they are finished, they will pack a car. The stone costs 1 yuan, and those who contribute equally share it, so it is easy to fight for more than 2 yuan a day, which is similar to digging stones in the ditch. The key is that it is easy to live in front of the house.Uncle Jiu and others insisted on not wanting money at first, but they finally agreed under Zhang Guodong's persuasion.

At noon, Zhang Guodong and his brothers just ate some steamed buns while loading stones. At 4:[-] in the afternoon, Chen Baijun reminded Zhang Guodong to go to the financial account to settle the bill.

The township government usually gets off work at 5:[-] p.m. If the money of the day is not settled, there may be trouble with the financial account the next day. I quietly bought a few packs of cigarettes and went to the township finance department. Zhang Guodong first took out Monkey King cigarettes to the finance department. Everyone in the department distributed a box, no matter men, women, young or old, and then took out a note and handed it out.

"Young man is very good at handling things. Don't worry, this road construction in the village is a special fund. There are 13 vehicles and 50.7 tons in total, and the total is 912.6 yuan. If you count and make no mistakes, please sign here."

Zhang Guodong saw that the other party took a bill, which stated that 50.7 tons of yellow stones were 30 yuan per ton, and the total price was 1535 yuan, but he gave him 912.6 yuan. name.

"Little brother, don't be too anxious to pay the bill in the future. As long as it is a signed and stamped note, we will pay the bill no matter how late you bring it. If someone asks you the price of yellow stones, you know how to say it!" The chubby woman stared at him. Looking at Zhang Guodong, she should be the person in charge of the finances.

"Sister, I know the rules. I'll take what I should, and I won't touch or talk about what I shouldn't. I won't bother you guys as soon as you get off work."

Leaving the financial office, Zhang Guodong felt a little displeased. He always felt guilty for doing these fraudulent activities, but you had to do it in such a big environment. More than half an hour is considered fast.

He bought a few dishes at the restaurant opposite the township government, and he had already told his father that Uncle Jiu and the others would have dinner at home tonight, and even Chen Baijun couldn't pull a stone when he was about to get off work.

Back home, Zhang Guodong found that the house was very lively. Uncle Jiu and the others were waiting at the door for the car to come back and crash. The uncle came here at some point, talking to his father at the door, and when he saw the tractor coming back, everyone surrounded him.

"No need to go, I'm off work in the countryside, I'll install it tomorrow morning." After Zhang Guodong stopped, Uncle Jiu and the others put down the iron lift in their hands.

"Father, if someone brings stones in the future, you can ask him to put the stones in front of our house first, and then to our door. Not to mention the extra effort, we still have trouble making settlements every time now. Uncle... you are here." !"

The uncle smiled and nodded. He has accumulated a lot of stones in the past few days. Hearing that his nephew bought a tractor, he hurried over.

"Everyone go home first, Guotao, go and borrow some stools, and then take over the kang table from Uncle Wu's house."

I thought it was only the five members of Uncle Jiu plus their family, but I didn’t expect that there were more than 20 people watching the excitement at the door. Today, Zhang Guodong’s family is making money for the first time, so it is right to treat everyone to a meal. He bought a lot of groceries today. many.

The second brother arranged the tables and chairs, and the mother also made porridge and steamed buns. Zhang Guodong sat at the table with his father, uncle and Jiu Shu, and the second brother sat at the same table with other neighbors.

"Guodong, you are promising! Who in the surrounding villages doesn't know that you bought a tractor and pulled rocks to earn money in the village. Many people ask you whether you will take their rocks or not." Uncle Qi Bo was the first to speak.

Zhang Guodong knew that people in the surrounding villages would be jealous when they saw that Zhangjialing could make money by selling stones. He now pulls 50 tons of tractors a day, which is definitely not enough for the people of Zhangjialing Village. Calculating 500 kilograms of stones per day for 50 households is only more than a dozen tons. Therefore, it is inevitable to go to the neighboring villages to collect stones.

"In one day today, the stones at the gate have been almost pulled out halfway. My father has blocked everyone from sending them over these few days. I have saved some at the gates of each house in the village, but at most it is only a day's worth. Let's go to the nearby Collect stones from the four villages, and Gao Jiayuan will be handed over to my uncle." Zhang Guodong looked at his uncle.

"Several uncles in your family have actually asked me about this in the past few days. I didn't dare to agree to them. Now I have accumulated more than 10 tons of stones. If you want to pull them, you can pull them tomorrow." Uncle is a little embarrassed, they have accumulated more than 10 tons of stones in so many days, which is obviously not enough for their family.

"My daughter-in-law's natal second uncle is the head of Beizhuang Village. Beizhuang is also next to Xigou. His natal family has 5 brothers..."

Hearing Zhang Guodong's words, the second elder brother Leslie Cheung couldn't help it anymore. He gave his father-in-law's family a strong business. If the family can be responsible for the purchase of stones in a village and generate income for the villagers, they can win over their popularity in the village. You can also get more rebates.

"Okay, I'll hand over Beizhuang Village to my second brother!" Next to Xigou Village and near Zhangjialing are Beizhuang, Zhaojiayuan, Yancun, Caogouqu, and Xiyao Village. Among them, Beizhuang and Zhaojiayuan are relatively large. The other villages are smaller.

Zhang Guodong chose these five villages close to Zhangjialing Village. The other three villages, Caogouqu and Xiyao Village, have relatives with Uncle Yigong and Heizi’s family, leaving only the last village of Yan.

"Don't worry about Yancun, these villages are enough for us to pull recently. I only settle accounts with the person in charge for 10 yuan per meal of stones. You should make it clear early. As for the loading and unloading fee, it is still 1 yuan per truck, and the person in charge People find it by themselves, and when the time comes, the money and the stone will be settled together.”

Several people promised that as long as Zhang Guodong was willing to collect a few neighboring villages, the loading and unloading fees would not matter, and everyone would cherish such an opportunity to make money.

“这是今天大家的装卸费，一共13车每人2块6，你们点下。”张国栋刚才已经把把今天赚的钱悄悄交给了母亲，让他分出5个2块6给自己。

The few people loading and unloading the stones logically did not put much effort. They felt ashamed of taking so much money a day, and they became unwilling to accept the money. Finally, Uncle Jiu spoke up.

"Guodong, let us take it! He is a person who wants to do big things, and he is not short of a few dollars. Everyone should do what they should do well. I believe our life will get better and better." Nine After Uncle finished speaking, he was the first to take his share, and then the others slowly took the money and put it in their pockets.

"Guodong, the rickshaw I took from your house yesterday..." Heizi was embarrassed to say that he hadn't paid for the rickshaw yesterday.

"There's no rush for money, just give it to my mother when I have it."

After the meal, everyone dispersed, and Zhang Guodong felt everyone's desire to make money.In the past, everyone was used to being poor, and there were not many ways to make money. You can save dozens of dollars a year and you have to save money. Now as long as you are willing to work hard, you can easily get 200 catties of stones in the ditch a day for only one dollar. , It costs 30 yuan a month, so the family can see the hope of bicycles by the end of the year after working hard.

When everyone left, Zhang Xiaoyue and her mother cleaned up the table after dinner. The family is so lively today, not to mention how happy she is, and the children at the door have recently started to like to play with her. Today she is Crazy day.

"Guodong, how did you earn so much money today? 912 yuan and 6 yuan, why do I feel a little uneasy." After everyone left, the mother went back to the room and counted quietly, and asked the eldest son.

"Mom, the more than 900 yuan is not all earned! Today, after deducting the stone purchase cost, minus the loading fee and fuel fee, you can earn more than 300 yuan! Those large construction vehicles earn tens of thousands of dollars a day. , What do we care about? This money is clean and hard-earned, so you can take it with confidence! By the way...Let my dad pay attention to whether there are any butchers in the surrounding villages these days, and buy more these days Eat better, everyone is tired from work and people come here often.”

"300 is not a lot!" Mother said softly, and his father rarely smiled. From their smiling eyes, Zhang Guodong saw the same thing as Uncle Nine and Elder Brother, that is, hope.

The next day, Zhang Chenglin asked several surrounding villages, and none of them had slaughtered pigs and sheep recently. Generally, the meat in rural areas is sold only when there are pigs slaughtered in the nearby villages.In the end, he spent 32 yuan to buy a sheep at Uncle Lu's house, and he brought it back after being slaughtered.

Zhang Guodong continued the same as yesterday, driving a tractor early in the morning to deliver stones to the village, and working until 6 o'clock in the afternoon before Chen Baijun got off work.

On the third day, the hundreds of tons of stones at the gate were finally pulled out, and the result was much more than Zhang Guodong imagined. The 1246 yuan was finally pulled to the village, and 163 tons were finally pulled. The extra 38 tons was only a little more when the stones were collected. Yes, there is no floor scale in the village, and every time there are only a few more stones, Zhang Guodong's profit has reached more than half.

On the fourth day it was the weekend, the financial office was on vacation but the road construction was still going on, Chen Baijun worked overtime and Zhang Guodong could continue to pull stones, the primary school students had already had summer vacation, Zhang Xiaoyue finally didn't have to go to school anymore.

Drive the car to the door of the second brother's house. Since Zhang Guodong's house stopped collecting stones, everyone piled the stones they dug at the door of the house, waiting for Zhang Guodong to finish pulling the stones at the door of the house before pulling them.

"This carriage is 3 and a half tons. Second brother, you weigh about 3 catties. I will calculate it as seven per ton, which is 4 yuan!" After all the stones were loaded into the car, Zhang Guodong handed Zhang Guorong 17 yuan. Zhang Guodong handed it to his wife behind him, seeing his second sister-in-law happily counting the money, Zhang Guodong was also very happy.

The second elder brother’s family was pulled, and Uncle Qi Bo’s family was next. Zhang Guodong gave 11 yuan to his family for a little more than one meal. Everyone in the village gathered together to watch and waited excitedly for when Zhang Guodong would go to them. Take it home.

(End of this chapter)