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 390: Sand in Huaer's Head

Qi Guangli was very proud of himself when he got the magic weapon.

Xia Qiulong was not happy about this. "Brother, if he takes one, won't we lose one?"

Wan Feng smiled casually: "Don't worry, I will have it. If you want five more in less than a day, I will have them too."

This is not easy. He still has time to assemble it now. Except for the box, he has all the other accessories.

Zhou Bingde knocked on the table. "So you were the one who invented this tape recorder. That damn Xia Qiulong begged me to buy one. Xia Heizi, how much money did you make from me?"

Xia Qiulong rubbed his head and chuckled, "Uncle Zhou, in our eyes, you're a rich man. If we don't make money from you, who else can we make money from? Don't feel awkward. If you have any problems that you can't handle, just tell us and we'll help you out. It's free!"

Zhou Bingde was also amused: "You guys have really learned bad habits from Xiao Wanzi. You think money is important in everything you do."

Wan Feng was unhappy. "Godfather, you're talking nonsense. I can only ask them to learn from you. Even though Brother Xia isn't very famous, have you heard of him and his brothers doing anything bad in the six months since we met?"

Xia Qiulong was also unhappy with Wan Feng's words: "Hey! Brother, can you stop beating around the bush and insulting me? What's wrong with my reputation? I thought I had a good reputation!"

That's what you thought.

Zhang Hai laughed like a fool.

Zhou Bingde actually thought about it carefully and said, "Don't tell me, I haven't heard anything about Lao Xia's people doing anything messy."

"Well, our principle is that I won't offend others unless they offend me. If others offend me, we won't offend them either!" Wan Feng spoke in a clear voice and looked solemn.

"Bah! It's fine if I don't offend others if they don't offend me, but if someone offends you and you don't offend them, wouldn't that be stupid?" Zhou Bingde refuted Wan Feng's point of view.

Of course Wan Feng is not stupid. These words are just slogans and of course they are not true. If someone offends him, he will of course offend them back. There will be no good results if he pretends to be a saint.

"I heard from Yu Jiadong that the mixer you made is very easy to use. It not only saves manpower but also is fast. Give me a few more."

Wan Feng immediately became excited when he heard that there was a business opportunity.

"You're right! How can it be called a machine? But that blender is actually the lowest-end version. I also have a high-end version. It has a larger capacity and a built-in material function, which can save more manpower."

"Don't brag. Build a prototype first. Let me see it. If it works, I'll take it. Also, Yu Jiadong said you don't use precast panels when building your building, but concrete. What's going on?"

Wan Feng began to introduce the method of building concrete floors.

After listening to Wan Feng's introduction, Zhou Bingde pondered for a moment: "It seems that the amount of cement used will increase greatly, and it seems that a lot of time will be wasted. It will take a long time to maintain health."

Prefabricated panels are made in advance and have been cured, so they do not need to be cured when they are ready for use. However, concrete floors require many days to cure.

"These problems do exist, but the strength of the building is something that prefabricated panels cannot achieve. We are building a long-term project."

"Isn't that nonsense? It's as if everything we build takes three to five years, and none of the buildings we build have ever collapsed."

"This is the trend. When the construction industry booms in the future, concrete will be the most common method. In the future, there will also be integral casting methods that you can't even imagine."

The construction industry will undergo earth-shaking changes in the next thirty years, and the construction methods are beyond Zhou Bingde's imagination now. Not only will there be mixing stations and mixer trucks, but there will also be pump trucks that can pour concrete at a height of thirty or forty meters. If Zhou Bingde were told these things now, he would not dare to believe them at all.

"You said the construction industry will be booming in the future?"

"Of course, this is the trend of social development. It's true that humanity is advancing and society is developing."

Zhou Bingde was puzzled. "It's a big boom, but what are we building? We don't have a lot of construction work each year now, and it won't be much more in the future."

"Have you ever seen tall buildings in foreign countries?"

"Have you seen it?"

"I saw it in a picture magazine."

Although People's Pictorial does not have many photos of this kind, there are still some.

"What does this have to do with us?"

"Of course it does. In the future, our country will be like those developed Western countries today. Not only will there be tall buildings in the cities, but there will also be small buildings everywhere in the countryside. By that time, do you still think the construction industry has no role to play?"

This was too far-fetched for Zhou Bingde. He simply didn't believe it. Even in Hongya County, there were only a handful of buildings over two stories high, let alone in the countryside.

In fact, Hongya experienced a small-scale construction boom in the late 1980s. Of course, the buildings built at that time were old-style residential buildings with six or seven floors.

Wan Feng can still clearly remember the southern part of Hongya County, because he was driving a tractor for others to transport stones, sand and other things to these construction sites.

That small wave gave birth to many foremen, some of whom became construction giants in the later Red Cliff, while others were short-lived and disappeared.

It may not be realistic for Zhou Bingde to catch up with the construction craze after 2008, but it is not a problem for him to catch up with the construction boom in the 1990s. He is only in his forties this year and it is still early for him to retire.

It can be seen that if Zhou Bingde does not have any problems, he will definitely become a giant in the Hongya construction industry in the future. After all, those who worked in construction in the 1970s and 1980s have innate advantages in this field.

Zhou Bingde naturally couldn't see this.

Then they started talking about family matters, and the banquet came to an end in a warm atmosphere. At around one o'clock, everyone left.

Zhu Ping, the groom, escorted everyone to the gate, while Wan Feng escorted them to the car.

Xia Qiulong came by car, so naturally he had to go back by car. Wan Feng found a tattered cotton jacket for him, and Xia Qiulong put on the jacket without caring about his heroic image. In a blink of an eye, he became a blind migrant worker in Guandong.

Xia Qiulong's men and Wan Feng bid farewell to the car one after another.

But then a problem arose. After counting the number of people, Huaer was missing.

The woman didn't come out.

Although Luan Feng's mind is sometimes very confused, she can sometimes exert energy that ordinary people do not possess. I don't know what magic she used to gain Hua'er's great favor, and she even made Hua'er decide to stay at Luan Feng's house for two days.

"Ah? You're going to stay here for two days? You're not on duty anymore, and tomorrow's Monday?"

"What's the point of being in class? I've given up on that class for a long time. I'll take a look at your place and see if it's interesting. I'll quit and come work here!"

This woman's head must be filled with water or sand. If a state employee says he doesn't want to do it, what do you think these poor peasants in the countryside will think?