After hearing what Accountant Wu said, Zhang Degen also showed a trace of longing on his face.
"I'm afraid it's going to be difficult to get this done. Not only does it cost money, but I don't know what the leadership will say."
"The leadership shouldn't be a problem. Our village has built a soap factory, and the equipment needs to be upgraded to improve production efficiency. The leadership values our soap factory, so they won't stop it and will probably facilitate it."
"If that's the case, we'll fix the circuit and turn on the electricity next year!"
The village had money in its account, and Zhang Degen was confident enough to do things in an exceptional way. He immediately made the decision and said
"Then I will prepare the materials right away and send them to the leader before the New Year. If the leader approves, we will start working right after the New Year!" Accountant Wu and Zhang Degen now have a very tacit understanding of cooperation.
"Okay, I'll leave the preparation of the materials to you. You know more about the soap factory than I do. Just let me know if you need anything and I'll take care of it."
"But in that case, we can't buy the tractor, right?"
Zhang Degen knew what was more important to the village, but there was some regret in his tone. He had been looking forward to this day for so long, and the village could finally afford to buy a tractor.
"The village still needs transportation. In my opinion, there's no need to buy a new tractor. It's over 20,000, almost 30,000 yuan, and it would wipe out our village savings. We could buy an old tractor or truck instead. I'll find someone I know and have it repaired. It shouldn't be too expensive. That way, we'll have some money left over for repairing the circuit."
"Buy a used tractor?"
Zhang Degen and Accountant Zhang had never thought of this option before.
"A tractor or a truck would be fine. A truck would be the best. It's stable to drive and can hold more cargo. In the future, if we need to deliver something that's not too far, we can do it ourselves and don't have to rely on the transport team, which saves us money."
"Although used cars are cheap, they are expensive to repair and you have to find someone to do it, so it may not be cost-effective in the end."
Since Zhang Degen had already made up his mind to buy a tractor, he had heard everything clearly. What Li Miaomiao said seemed to make sense, but it overlooked the issue of maintenance.
"Uncle Degen, since I brought it up, I've certainly considered this. You don't need to ask anyone else for the repairs; I can do it."
Li Miaomiao recommended herself, and she worked hard to be able to drive a car.
"What, Guoan wife, you can repair cars? That's impossible. You can't learn car repair just by reading a book. It's not that simple."
"Of course I know. I secretly learned it from others when I was studying in the county town. I'm considered talented. You should know that I assembled the bicycle at home myself. I've also read a lot of books on the subject recently, so repairing a bicycle shouldn't be a problem."
"Is this also possible?"
Zhang Degen and Accountant Wu thought this was a bit too frivolous.
"Even if others don't tell me, you should know me. If I wasn't sure, I wouldn't say this. If you are willing to believe me, I will contact my friends to see if I can get a cheap used truck."
After hearing this, Zhang Degen and Accountant Wu still felt that this was a bit too rash, but when they thought about what Li Miaomiao had done before, every time it was unexpected and turned the impossible into possible.
"I believe you. I can't trust others, but how can I not trust you? Then I'll leave this matter to you, Guoan's wife."
Accountant Wu didn't object to what Zhang Degen said. He just looked at the account and asked, "Captain, how much should we budget for buying a used truck?"
Zhang Degen looked at Li Miaomiao and said, "Guoan wife, what budget do you think is appropriate?"
"Let me put it this way. I'll try to keep the budget under 5,000 yuan. This way, it won't be a burden on our village."
“Even if it’s a used truck, is this budget enough?”
"I'll try my best and see how things go."
Li Miaomiao thought to herself that if she bought a scrapped car and worked it over, it wouldn't cost that much money.
Anyway, she was planning to replace the main parts of the car. Used cars and scrapped cars were the same to her. They would all be replaced, but she would have to spend some money herself, which would cost her about 3,000 survival points.
She can still afford this amount. In order to have electricity in the village and to be able to drive a car, she has to make a profit in the end, so she doesn't care too much.
"Okay, then it's settled, Guoan's wife. This matter still depends on you. If you succeed, we will all thank you."
"It's all for the village. There's no question of thanking or not."
Entrusted by the village chief, Li Miaomiao rode her bicycle to the transport team in the afternoon and asked an acquaintance about the situation. It would be best if the transport team had a scrapped truck.
But Li Miaomiao was disappointed. It was not easy to form a transport team in a county like this. There were only a few vehicles, and the transport team cherished them very much. There were a few old vehicles, but they were old after all. They could be repaired and driven. It was impossible to replace them unless they were really scrapped.
Li Miaomiao was a little disappointed when she came back from the county town. She had taken it for granted that a scrapped car should be easy to find, but this was not a bicycle, and only a few units could afford to buy a car.
When Pei Guoan came back, he saw Li Miaomiao with a sad face.
"What's wrong? You look like an eggplant hit by frost. What difficulties have you encountered?"
Li Miaomiao told Pei Guoan about her thoughts: "I just took it for granted. In a small county like ours, there are no scrapped cars readily available. I was lucky enough to brag about it in front of Uncle Degen and Accountant Wu."
Li Miaomiao said somewhat frustratedly that she had become a little too proud of the system.
Pei Guoan's focus is not on this. There are too many unreasonable things happening to his wife.
"Can you repair cars?"
"Yes, before..."
Li Miaomiao repeated what she had said to Zhang Degen and the others. Although it was a bit far-fetched, it was not impossible if you thought about it carefully.
But as Li Miaomiao was speaking, she met Pei Guoan's penetrating gaze and was unable to continue.
Pei Guoan didn't ask any more questions, but instead talked about the scrapped car.
"It's not easy to get a scrapped car in the county, but some large factories in the provincial capital may have them. I'll try to find a way, but cars are large items, and even if we get one, it'll be scrapped soon. Are you sure you can fix it?"
"I'm sure you can't ask me to build a car, but repairing one is no problem. Besides, Grandpa Gong over at the N shed is very good at mechanics. If I can't figure it out, I can always ask him for help."
It turns out that this girl is so confident because of this. Pei Guoan knows something about the origins of those old men in Shed N. If it were them, they could really do it.
"Okay, since you're sure, I'll make the arrangements right away and let you know when I have news."
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