Reborn during the early days of China’s reform and opening, the narrator finds himself in the 1980s countryside. In this setting, the past is still a cold reference, yet it is also a fresh start. N...
On November 20th, people finally started wading through ice in Longjiang River.
After receiving the last shipload of steel before the river was closed, the port was temporarily closed and would not reopen until the 20th of next month.
Chen Dao and Zhang Xian were called back to the base from Sijitun by Wan Feng.
Zheng Song didn't come back.
The garrison troops in Sijitun also temporarily evacuated, and Zheng Song was the only one left in the dormitory in Sijitun.
He ate at Zang Yunli's house and stayed in the dormitory.
As for whether Zang Yunli would come to his dormitory at night and cause a scene, this was not within Wan Feng's scope of thought.
Zhang Xian, Chen Dao, Yang Jianguo and others went home for vacation. Li Yong, He Xiao, Li Mingdou and local people like Zhang Zhiyuan went home for a few days before coming to the base to guard and receive the goods.
The five migrant workers with fire attributes did not leave either. They would go home again at the end of the year.
Of course, Wanfeng will pay double the salary to everyone on duty at the base this month.
Wan Feng is not planning to go back. The last time he took a bus to Fuyuan, he is still frightened. He doesn't want to go through that pain again.
This was Wan Feng’s original arrangement.
The Spring Festival of 1988 was on February 17th. We decided to wait for three more months and then go back together.
But there is one issue he must consider.
Now that Zhang Xian has returned, Jiang Wei’s people must know that he is on vacation.
He definitely couldn't leave without going back to Han Guang's house. It was a question whether Liang Hongying would bite her pillow and scold him at night.
It was also a question whether the crazy woman would scold him if he didn't go back.
Zhang Xuan will definitely spread rumors behind Luan Feng's back. If she lets out a word that if she doesn't go back, there might be some weird woman outside, what will happen if that idiot Luan Feng comes running over in a fit of rage?
Don’t think that this may not happen. Considering Luan Feng’s Indian-like personality, to use Li Ning’s original advertising slogan: Everything is possible.
It's so worrying!
It is said that behind every successful man there is a great woman, but it is a bit confusing if he has two women behind him.
As for the situation in the factory, Luan Feng's letters usually focus on the garment factory, and other factories are almost always glossed over.
It seems like the Nanwan factory is not hers.
This is a problem. I will ask her to change it when I go back. Don't treat her family's business as a substitute for her own. Don't always focus on the garment factory. Nanwan Factory is the big one.
How could this woman not know the difference between the important and the unimportant?
And Zhang Xuan too, damn, isn't that yours too! You're the same as Luan Feng, have you become stupid after being with Luan Feng for so long?
It's very likely.
Luan Feng's personal charm is much greater than Zhang Xuan's. It is possible that Zhang Xuan's IQ has been affected by him.
Oh! It's so frustrating!
There doesn't seem to be much of a problem with motorcycle sales.
But those machine tools don’t know Li Da and those Russian technicians…
Oh no, how could he have forgotten something?
The work period of those Russian technicians is about to end, and he really has to go back and bring them back.
The work period of those Russian technicians is at the end of this month. If they have no intention of renewing their contracts, he will have to send them back.
I'm afraid the original plan will have to be changed.
"You should go back! You haven't been home for half a year. It's time to go back and take a look. It's still more than three months before the Chinese New Year. Just leave this to me. I'll go back and take a look and then come back."
Just when Wan Feng remembered an important thing and was about to change his mind, Zhang Zhiyuan stepped forward in time to help Wan Feng solve the problem.
"I'm not going back either. My son is the only one at home. I can just go back during the New Year." Chen Dao also spoke at this time.
Yang Jianguo also stood up at this time, but was stopped by Wan Feng before he could say anything.
"Brother Yang, you three must go back and lie down. You have been out for almost a year and have never been back. Go back and see if your three sisters-in-law have changed your hats."
"Bah! The words change taste when they come into your mouth." Han Meng spat with a smile.
"How about this, we go home and stay at home for ten days and then come back. There are so many supplies and manpower at the base, and we can't do without them." Yang Jianguo spoke again.
That's fine too.
"Uncle Chen, you should go back too. I don't think there will be any drinking competitions in Maozi anytime soon. Leaving you here any longer is a bit of a distraction. You should go back and work on technological innovation."
After Wan Feng said this, Chen Dao fell silent.
He also thought that staying here any longer would be a waste of materials. Drinking with Russians was not as interesting as tinkering with machinery.
"I really have to go back. Those Russian technicians are up for grabs, so it's time to bring them back. So, let's do this: Teacher Li and He Xiaoming are fighting. You three are closer to home, so stay here first. Uncle Zhang, go home and check on yourselves, then come over and wait for Jiang Ming and Guo Wu to deliver the goods. I don't think their two teams will have any goods arriving within three to five days."
The steel that the Russians cannot trade due to the river blockade is probably piled up at Shamilov's place and the Legahha freight station. Once the river blockade is tightened, these materials will pour in, so the goods must be stockpiled. Not only will Jiang Ming and Guo Wu's teams not be idle, they will have to speed up the shipment. It is not an easy task to guard here.
"Brother Yang, how about you guys go back home and stay for ten days or half a month and then come back to replace Teacher Li and the others?"
"No problem!" Li Yong spoke first.
"That's it!" Yang Jianguo also expressed his opinion.
"We'll be back even if we don't stay for a few days. Also, we'll give everyone 2,000 yuan for travel expenses during this holiday. Don't worry about the bonuses, we'll give them to everyone after the Chinese New Year. That's it."
After completing the arrangements, Wan Feng prepared to go home.
The only thing that worried him before leaving was that Dimitri had not traded the engine.
This bastard has been back for four or five days and still hasn't brought the engine. Is he planning to default on his debt?
If they were doing business for the long term, it wouldn't be that much, just 400,000 rubles.
But who knows what weird ideas the Russians will come up with.
Wan Feng has always felt that the Soviets' heads were half brain matter and half leaves, weeds, etc.
Never mind. If this guy refuses to pay his debt, he'll have to stop doing business with me. If he does, I'll make him spit out all his bitterness.
The last thing is Li Guangyin’s wedding. His wedding date is on the sixth of next month.
I'm afraid I won't be able to attend his wedding, and there's a high probability that I won't be able to get back before the 6th.
Although you cannot attend the ceremony in person, you must give the gift money.
Wan Feng entrusted Li Mingdou to attend Li Guangyin's wedding on October 6th. The 50-mile mountain road from Xiaowu's house to Sijitun seems to be accessible by small passenger cars now.
And gave him a gift of one thousand yuan.
At this point, Wan Feng had completed all the arrangements on Heihe's side.
The next step is to go home.
Oh! This year has been back and forth.
Wan Feng let out a sigh.