“The people have already gone there. I’m here to wait for you to drive the oxcart.”
"Alright, let's get going. By the way, Captain, how many people did you call? Here's twenty yuan for you to pay my wages. Keep the rest; see how much more money you need for the house."
Gu Yunyang took out two ten-yuan bills and gave them to Gu Hanping.
Gu Hanping thought for a moment. He originally wanted to say that he still had money on hand, but then he remembered that he still had to pay for building the house.
So I accepted it anyway.
Gu Yunyang got into the car and said with a smile, "Captain, get in the car."
In those days, this oxcart was considered the best vehicle that ordinary people could ride in.
As for that car, don't even think about it.
Shuttle bus?
It was packed with people.
Gu Hanping got into the car, and after driving for a while, while going uphill, Gu Hanping exclaimed, "You've only been here a short time, but your driving skills seem even better than Old Zheng's."
Gu Yunyang barely spoke the entire way, yet the ox seemed to understand his meaning.
It wasn't bumpy at all, even uphill.
Gu Yunyang smiled, without being modest.
This was the technology he originally wanted to showcase.
As they descended the mountain, Gu Hanping was surprised to find that even at the steepest point, no one had gotten off the oxcart.
When they arrived at the destination, Gu Hanping wanted to get out of the car.
But Gu Yunyang pulled her back and reassured her, "No need, let me test it and see if I can go up directly."
As it turned out, Gu Hanping was on tenterhooks the whole way, yet things went very smoothly.
Gu Yunyang rubbed his chin and looked at Gu Hanping with a smile: "It should be fine to carry a few people. They don't need to get on or off the bus; they can come right over."
But it probably won't be enough to support heavy loads; it won't be able to hold them down.
Gu Hanping nodded; the weight of several people could still be supported.
But a cartload of bricks might not be enough to hold it down.
Should we package them separately?
Should we make the cow walk the path more often?
Gu Hanping felt that it would be easier for the team members to pick the items a couple more times, which would save them more effort.
Along the way, many people were already waiting here with carrying poles and baskets.
When the oxcart arrived, Gu Hanping called on everyone to quickly load the blue bricks onto it.
Country folks are so efficient at their work; they didn't even wear gloves, they just carried it over by hand.
Gu Yunyang didn't say much throughout the whole thing; Gu Hanping was the one who took care of him.
On the way, Gu Hanping had told him that it was hard for people in the countryside to make money; three cents a day was already a lot.
Even if you put it in town, you might not get more than this.
Besides, it's just a matter of moving it a few times.
Because Gu Yunyang drove the oxcart very smoothly, he made several round trips. Although he had to get off the cart in between, he had to unload the load on the steepest part of the road and carry it down.
It still took some time.
Gu Yunyang chose to move all the bricks from the foot of the mountain to a place closer to the top.
Then have the others move to the other side of the mountain.
They then used oxcarts to carry the load down to their own homestead in several trips.
On this plot of land, there are also more than twenty people digging foundations.
Before excavators, it would take several days to dig a foundation.
Well, thankfully Gu Yunyang only planned to build one floor, otherwise it would have taken two more days to dig.
By the time everyone had moved in, it was almost lunchtime.
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