Reborn as a New Farmer of the 1980s

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....

Chapter 380: Money to Silence

It was around 1:00 p.m. when the First Construction Team arrived. Two old Jiefang trucks were parked at the entrance of the Wahou team headquarters.

Sixty people and their luggage jumped out of the carriage with a noisy roar.

What made Wan Feng happy was that Zhou Bingde still appeared from the cab of the first Jiefang truck.

Zhou Bingde introduced a middle-aged man who looked very capable to Zhang Hai who came to greet him. He was probably the captain of the third team under the First Construction Team.

Zhang Hai and the team leader led the workers into the yard of the team headquarters.

Wan Feng and Zhou Bingde stood at the team entrance and chatted.

"I forgot to mention something yesterday. I wonder if you have any connections at the bedding factory?"

"Tell me, what do you want to do?"

"Our garment processing plant is short of sewing machines. The bedding factory doesn't have any unused sewing machines. Could you provide us with a few?"

"I do know the head of the garment factory. We built a material warehouse for them last year. As for whether they have sewing machines, I'll ask for you. I've sent the people here. From now on, Yu Jiadong will decide what to do. If you have anything, please contact him. He's the most capable person under me."

Yu Jiadong is the captain of the third team.

"Now that my people are here, when will your money be deposited into our account?"

"I'll do it for you right away, and the money will be in your account no later than next week."

"What was that blender you were talking about last time?"

"By the way, I would have forgotten if you hadn't asked me." Wan Feng praised the advantages of the blender.

"How much is that thing?"

"Eight hundred. That's the price we sold it to our commune construction team last time."

"You can get one first so I can see what's going on."

"Then come back in a few days."

Zhou Bingde said nothing more after hearing this.

The bottom of the two vehicles were loaded with rice, flour, cornmeal, sorghum rice and other things, and the construction workers sat on these grains when they arrived.

After the food on the truck was unloaded, Zhou Bingde waved his hand and left one of the two Liberation trucks behind, while the other one took Zhou Bingde away.

Zhou Bingde was absolutely right when he said that Yu Jiadong was the most capable person under him.

After settling the workers, he asked Zhang Hai to take him around the construction site.

Two workers ran out of the team headquarters yard and asked Wan Feng, "Kids, where is the supply and marketing cooperative here?"

Wan Feng pointed in the direction of Xiaoshutun and said, "Go straight along this road. You'll cross a river about a mile away. After crossing the river, there's a large courtyard on the left. The supply and marketing cooperative is right there. You passed by there on your way here."

When outsiders come to a region to carry out construction, the first thing that interests the workers is probably finding shops.

"When I came here, I was just looking at the scenery in the car and didn't really pay attention."

The two guys left happily, but one guy came like the wind.

Still with that aggressive attitude, Wan Feng wondered why the car didn't break down?

If the chain suddenly falls off or the tire bursts at this time, it would be best if the front wheel falls off and you fall face first into the mud.

The bicycle came like the wind. Wan Feng saw that the situation was not good and dodged to the side of the road and pointed at the brick factory. The bike whizzed past Wan Feng and ran towards the brick factory.

Huh? This guy just took fifteen watches back a few days ago, and he's here today?

Is it a stroke of luck?

Wan Feng stared at Qi Guangli's back in a daze.

Qi Guangli was not lucky, but he remembered what Wan Feng taught him and divided the goods when he returned.

His friends who originally did not take his business seriously began to take it seriously when they saw that he was making money, and at a huge profit, and followed him to cheat people in the northwest district of Qingshan.

Although electronic watches in Hongya County are far from being popular, they have become popular in terms of reputation after more than a month of operation by Xia Qiulong and others. At least many people in Hongya County know about and recognize electronic watches.

This trend naturally spread to Qingshan Town. People in Qingshan Town knew about electronic watches, but many had never seen one.

Now Qi Guangli has filled this gap. After the first few days of poor business, the people in Qingshan Town have begun to accept the fact that electronic watches have entered Qingshan, and Qi Guangli's business has become smooth.

In just five or six days, the fifteen electronic watches he took from Zhang Xian had been sold almost all. He sold four himself, and the rest were sold by his friends.

Although the price he sold to his friend only brought him a profit of two yuan, the speed at which the goods were shipped was indeed much faster. Now more people wanted to come and share the goods. Even people from Lifang Commune, 40 miles east and close to the border of Goudong County, came to ask for a share of the goods.

Wan Feng watched Qi Guangli go to find Zhang Xian, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Zhang Hai accompanied Yu Jiadong in the construction site, gesturing and talking about something. After talking for a long time, Yu Jiadong returned to the team headquarters and never came out again.

"Captain Yu said they will start work tomorrow and try to have the factory building up before the freezing weather. As for the building, he said the foundation can be laid within the first year and it will be completed by May Day next year."

It seems that Yu Jiadong is also impatient. With such a person, there is no need to worry about the progress of the project.

"Uncle Zhang Hai, now that the people from First Construction have arrived, we should give them the money. Take out the money tomorrow and I'll give it to Zhou Bingde."

"Okay, I'll pick it up tomorrow morning."

"As for the money, I agreed with Yijian that it would be 10,000 yuan."

Wan Feng originally wanted to put the two thousand yuan in his own pocket, but he was afraid that Zhang Hai would be exposed in front of Yu Jiadong, which would make it difficult for Zhou Bingde to deal with it.

The captain of the Wahou team said he spent 12,000 yuan, and 10,000 yuan was credited to the First Construction Company's account. If no one takes it seriously, then it will be fine. But what if you run into a bad guy? That's hard to say.

Even though Zhou Bingde is the captain of the First Construction Corps, there are definitely many people under his command who want to bring him down.

This is the same in any unit, there is nothing strange about it.

So if Zhang Hai wants to keep this secret, he has to seal his mouth with something. What is the safest way to seal it?

Of course it’s money.

Zhang Hai blinked his eyes: "What about the remaining two thousand?"

Wan Feng glanced at Zhang Hai and said, "Do I have to teach you how to do something like this? I'll charge you 800 yuan. After all, this is money I saved, so it's reasonable for me to ask for more, right? As for how you and the accountant split it up, that's none of my business. Next time we talk about construction fees in front of others, I think you should know how to say it, right? But I hope that the construction fees won't be mentioned in front of any members. It would be best if no one mentioned it."

Accounting for the money-moving team is an unavoidable hurdle.

"Is this considered..."

"No, this is called picking up the pieces, do you understand? Or it can also be called skinning." Wan Feng knew that Zhang Hai wanted to say the word "corruption".

"Also, prepare some good food and drinks tonight to entertain Captain Yu. We need to build good relationships with them, and some money must be spent."

"Okay, a meal is easy."

Zhang Hai left and headed towards Xigou.

Wan Feng also walked towards Luan Feng's house. He wanted to wait for Xiao Jun to come back and ask Xiao Jun to tell Xiao Dexiang to make two more mixers of the same type as last time.

Last time he made 700 yuan from the two mixers, so this time he should make at least 800 yuan from the two mixers.