After a full week of hard work, Zhu Youliang and Liang Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Zhang Qiming didn't just ask a few simple questions; he walked them through the entire process from beginning to end, recalculating every relevant data point and making adjustments to areas where existing technology wasn't feasible. The couple had previously researched the process, but their optimism was overly optimistic. They'd always wanted to achieve everything in one go, even using automated technology, but unfortunately, current technology wasn't sufficient. However, manual processing wouldn't affect the process.
There was also the issue of cost. The multifunctional new agricultural tractor they designed, when paired with supporting equipment, could integrate multiple functions, including sowing, plowing, irrigation, fertilizing, pesticide application, and transportation. Even a robotic arm was required for this purpose. However, this would increase the cost, and the selling price would be even higher, raising the question of whether the tractor would be affordable. To this end, Zhang Qiming, with the approval of Zhu Youliang and Liang Yuan, streamlined the original design and designed a standard agricultural tractor capable of only transport, plowing, and irrigation, reducing the cost by half. Zhang Qiming suggested that the government would provide some subsidies. Even with this estimate, the standard model would still cost over 2,000 yuan, while the fully functional model would cost over 4,000 yuan, and this was after repeated revisions.
The initial idea was to build both a standard and an all-purpose model. If the all-purpose model didn't sell, they could consider exporting it. To this end, with the approval of Zhu Youtong and Liang Yuan, Zhang Qiming took a copy of their draft home with him, intending to give it to his automation friends and ask them to research in this direction. After all, foreigners have money, so the more advanced the better. The thought of exporting and earning foreign exchange excited everyone, and even Ji Minhuai was visibly pleased.
After Zhang Qiming and the team of experts left, Guo Daqiang waved his hand again and gave everyone a day off. After a few more days of toiling, everyone's eyes were bulging, and he couldn't bear it. But when they were discussing, he tried to give them a break, but no one listened. He said, these researchers are more stubborn than the other. Even Zhu Youliang and Liang Yuan were completely different when they were working, their seriousness almost rivaling Ji Minhuai's.
Thinking of this, he began to worry again. The factory wouldn't be building new housing for the time being, and it wasn't easy to ask someone else to vacate their own space, so he had no choice but to accept the couple's situation for now. Fortunately, they were both sensible and didn't argue. Once the approval came in from above, he could apply for more bonuses for them, but for now, this was the only option. After all, even with Ji Minhuai, they were now living in just one small dormitory.
Zhu Youliang and Liang Yuan slept in the dormitory for the night, then bought some groceries the next afternoon and headed to No. 1 Middle School. It was the end of the month, and Zhu Xingtong was due for vacation, so they could go home together.
Because it was a holiday, there were quite a few students at school. Zhu Xingtong was about to head to the bus stop when she heard Zhu Youliang calling her. Looking at the two people sitting on the bicycle, she walked over and said, "I won't ride the front bar unless I'm the one riding. Otherwise, I'd rather take the bus."
Zhu Youliang said, "You ride it, and let your mother sit on the front bar." But if he really led the way, he didn't have the strength to do so.
Liang Yuan didn't feel embarrassed at all and sat on the front bar immediately. Zhu Youliang sat in the back and was carried forward by Zhu Xingtong under the gaze of all the parents and students.
Carrying two people was a piece of cake for Zhu Xingtong. In order to avoid misunderstanding, she rode very fast.
While riding her, he said to Liang Yuan, "School is too boring. Why don't I take a leave of absence? I'll come during the exams."
"There's no reason. Look at your body, it's so good. If you had told me earlier, I would have let you sit in the front." Liang Yuan shook his head.
"I miscalculated. By the way, when can your machinery factory allocate housing? This way I can have some freedom at night." Zhu Xingtong asked again.
"The factory won't distribute housing for the time being, but they should be able to give out a lot of bonuses this time. You just have to be patient. If the factory still doesn't distribute housing next year, we will buy one in the county. Together with what we saved before, we will have nearly two thousand in our hands." Liang Yuan thought for a while and said.
Zhu Youliang said, "Earlier, I was thinking of not asking for a reward. I was hoping the factory would reward us with a tractor we built ourselves. But now it seems that's not possible. It's too expensive. The factory can only give us 500 yuan each, which is more than enough."
Zhu Xingtong said, "Let's not buy a house yet. Let's buy one when your tractor is built. Grandpa and grandma are old, and a tractor will make their lives easier."
Zhu Youliang smiled and said, "Atong, you have also been captured by your grandparents." The old couple had nothing to say about their family. It would be a good idea to buy a tractor, which they could use themselves as well. Anyway, they had a house in the countryside.
They chatted all the way to the village. No one was surprised to see Zhu Xingtong driving the couple. Everyone knew this girl was incredibly strong. A few years ago, during the military recruitment drive, someone asked if she wanted to join the army, but she declined. It was also true that this girl's academic performance was better than both her parents', and she could definitely learn.
"There is food. It's a coincidence that you and your wife came back. Your brother-in-law came and brought a lot of things." Mrs. Chen suddenly said to them.
Zhang Xing said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Mei Zi doesn't recognize this new son-in-law."
Mrs. Chen pursed her lips. "Whether you admit it or not, she's already here. Even with Huang Mei's soft heart, how can she possibly win over her daughter?"
Zhu Youliang nodded and urged Zhu Xingtong to ride faster. But when she ran into Chen Xiaofang and her friends on the way, she stopped riding and let her father ride while she went out to play with them.
Back home, Zhu Youliang and Liang Yuan found Wang Zhao sitting in the main hall. Old Zhu and Zhu Youjie sat with him, while Huang Mei and Zhu Youxian cooked in the kitchen. They seemed to be arguing about something and hadn't come out since they'd arrived.
Wang Zhao's outfit became increasingly fashionable, with bell-bottom pants, a floral shirt, and sunglasses. If he had carried a radio, he'd look just like a street urchin.
When Wang Zhao saw Zhu Youliang and his wife come in, he stood up and said with a smile, "Sixth brother and sister-in-law are back. I didn't say hello when we met on the street last time. Please don't mind me." After that, he took out a pack of cigarettes, took out one and gave it to Zhu Youliang.
Zhu Youliang doesn't smoke, but he will take the cigarettes if someone gives them to him and save them for Old Zhutou and Zhu Youtian to smoke.
"It's okay. I heard from Youxian that you went to Shenzhen to purchase goods? How was it?" Zhu Youliang sat down and asked, while Liang Yuan took the dishes to the kitchen.
When Wang Zhao mentioned going to Shenzhen, he immediately said with great enthusiasm, "I sold them all. Thanks to the immortal who trusted me and lent me the capital, otherwise I would have missed such a great opportunity. Sixth brother, if you ask me, you really lost out by staying in the county. A talent like you should go to Shenzhen. There's so much gold there right now, you're definitely better than me."
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