Chen Yifei listened to these words and then let them pass.

I didn't take it to heart at all.

These people are praising him now, but I remember when he was ignorant and incompetent, everyone hated him.

That's just how people are; when they have money and some ability, the whole world seems better.

He went home first to drop Wang Hu off, and before he even had a chance to go inside, he rushed off to the office to hand in documents.

The commune breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving the document: "Yifei, this is just in time. We've been waiting for three days, and this is only one day!"

The main thing was that the grain bureau issued a document.

If anyone says Chen Yifei isn't skilled, they simply won't believe it!

This thing is amazing.

How can someone be so capable!

Chen Yifei modestly replied, "Going to those places is indeed tiring. But fortunately, our uncles and elders helped take care of us."

"I was able to have time to get married in peace, and I was able to do these things after the wedding. I've accumulated quite a bit of time."

"I am unworthy of the kindness and support of all my uncles and elders."

Seeing that the young man is so capable, and also willing to put in the effort to support everyone, makes me very happy.

After finishing all that, the old men from the commune reminded him, "Now you have feed, and I think you have a suitable location too. The mud bricks are almost done. Yifei, these roof tiles are hard to come by."

“That place is too big. You must be raising pigs on a large scale! There aren’t even enough roof tiles in our area to build houses for everyone. You could probably search the entire county and still not find any.”

Chen Yifei was also considering this matter.

He's been inquiring about roof tiles for the past few days, but nothing seems quite right. People who've heard too much about them simply refuse to sell.

Local resources are scarce, barely enough for the majority of people to survive.

There are many things that money can't buy.

Anyway, the reason why development is not going well these days is largely because there is too little of anything, and everyone is poor.

There's nothing we can do about that.

However, in the southwest, the frost is heavy in autumn. The piglets are still small, and the temperature drops every night, so they can't withstand the cold.

Chen Yifei not only had to consider the tiles, but also the matter of recruiting workers.

Recruiting workers was easy; Dad could find them in the village. Chen's father was the village head, so Dad was in charge of getting the favors.

So the most urgent thing is the roof tiles: "This is indeed a problem. I plan to go to the supply and marketing cooperative and the brick factory to ask again. The supply and marketing cooperative is mainly thinking of reporting it to the higher-ups, while the brick factory directly said that they don't have any."

"Hmm," the clerk said with a smile, "Yifei, I have a way!"

"What method, Uncle?" Chen Yifei listened attentively.

“When it gets cold in our village, we always buy those big, thick plastic sheets to cover the windows. Not many people buy those things now.”

"Everyone can withstand the cold, but if you go and buy some now to put on your piglet, won't the top be completely draft-free?"

Chen Yifei also thought it was good.

This large plastic sheet is very durable and resistant to wind and sun. People often use it as a tent when it rains, especially for parties or other events; it's very sturdy!

It rarely leaks.

Covering windows in winter protects them from freezing snow and prevents them from breaking for no reason.

Things these days are pretty reliable, so there's no need to worry about problems at all.

It would be easy for these little pigs to survive this thing.

After that, we can slowly prepare the tiles and order them in half a year, right?

Anyway, they'll take on the brick factory's business if it takes a long time. They just can't take on urgent jobs.

Thinking of this, Chen Yifei was very grateful.

I rushed to the supply and marketing cooperative to place the order.

The supply and marketing cooperative had just brought them over, and they were all piled up outside. Chen Yifei said, "Buy them all."

"Oh! Comrade, you bought all of this? Do you need so much?"

"Our family runs a livestock farm, which requires a lot of supplies."

"Can this plastic sheet be sold? You should report it quickly, and it will be produced and delivered again in a week or two."

This type of plastic sheet is simple and easy to produce.

There's a lot of it too.

In previous years, we couldn't sell them all and they just piled up in inventory.

When Chen Yifei said that, the salesperson didn't hesitate: "We still have some stock from the past few years in the warehouse. Do you want it? We'll bring it all to you."

"The quality is fine, everything is good."

The salesperson was delighted!

She estimates that she'll get a bar of soap or a pound of soy sauce as a reward this month for selling off this surplus stock.

"Okay. Bring them all here."

Chen Yifei looked at all the goods; it was more than half full.

They managed to move the piglets into seven or eight cubicles, which was about enough.

They're small now, so it's easier to take care of them if they're all grouped together.

After buying this, I looked at the cassette tapes on the shelf and, unusually, found one with English vocabulary.

The college entrance examination includes an English test.

I'll buy a CD and bring it home for Qingqing to listen to first, since we happen to have a tape recorder at home.

Chen Yifei thought about it and took one plate.

They paid together and left. Because plastic sheeting wasn't a scarce necessity like food, cloth, or coal, it didn't require ration coupons.

Just give them the money directly.

After taking them home, Chen Yifei called Wang Hu, Zhao Ershuan, and Sun Quansheng and a few others.

They were busy first covering the piglets with cloth.

Zhao Ershuan even brought glue from home to stick it on, making it more secure.

The brothers worked until the early hours of the morning before finally going home exhausted.

Although Chen Yifei was very tired, all of this was worthwhile.

It was really enjoyable when I started making money later.

He was absolutely certain that he would be counting money until his hands cramped.

He took off his coat when he got home, and they even left the light on for him.

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