Chapter 181 Follow Me
Zhu Changsheng had never thought about changing jobs. It was just that he had changed jobs too many times before, and his family had given him an ultimatum: if he still couldn't keep his job at the tractor factory, he would have to go to the countryside to farm.
Although the work in the workshop is not easy, it is definitely better than doing farm work.
However, Zhu Changsheng, who was very proud, naturally wouldn't tell her these words. He lied with his eyes open, "The job at the tractor factory is very suitable for me."
Su Nanzhi shrugged without refutation, and simply pointed to the welding machine on the ground beside her. "Then Comrade Zhu, please lend me your welding machine. You don't need much practice anyway, and Team Leader He probably hasn't assigned you any work."
Before Zhu Changsheng could speak, Bai Zhenfei spoke again.
"Team Leader He has not assigned any work to Changsheng, saying that his skills need to be improved."
He turned to look at Zhu Changsheng and said, "Changsheng, let me borrow it this afternoon. I'll give you a lesson in spot welding tonight. Is that okay?"
Zhu Changsheng, who wanted to say no, was blocked by Su Nanzhi, and could only nod in frustration.
Because of his bad temper, he offended everyone else in the workshop who was willing to teach him. Bai Zhenfei was the only one who was not driven away by him.
In order to stay in the tractor factory, he had to swallow his anger.
"I'm not free at night, so you teach me during the day."
Su Nanzhi looked at Zhu Changsheng with some amusement. She finally understood how Zhu Changsheng could have been working in the tractor factory for more than half a month and still couldn't do the simplest spot welding.
One of the reasons is that he has no talent. Of course, the biggest reason is that this young man who came from nowhere is afraid of being at a disadvantage. He does not have the simple spirit of hard work and perseverance of people of this era. He can be said to be the first person in the tractor factory to refuse to work overtime.
This was obviously not the first time Bai Zhenfei heard Zhu Changsheng say this. He shook his head helplessly and said, "Okay, I'll teach you when I'm not busy."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Changsheng nodded in satisfaction.
Zhu Changsheng lent the welding machine to Su Nanzhi, and he was not idle either. He watched Bai Zhenfei readjust the old tractor. He glanced at Su Nanzhi and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Are you really planning to sell this tractor?"
Su Nanzhi looked at Bai Zhenfei's skillful technique and nodded with satisfaction in her heart.
Although Bai Zhenfei has low emotional intelligence, he has good skills and is not completely useless.
However, no matter how good the skills are, after Bai Zhenfei's patchwork welding, it still looks a bit shabby and tattered.
If it wasn't said that it had been stored in the warehouse for a long time, people would have thought that this tractor had been used for many years.
Hearing Zhu Changsheng's words at this moment, she nodded, "Don't you want to sell it and keep it for viewing? Although it is indeed very beautiful with all its colorful colors."
Zhu Changsheng's mouth twitched. This tractor was too shabby. He didn't understand what was so good about it.
"This is so shabby, who would buy it?"
Tractors are big things. Not to mention comparing prices, who would appreciate such a shabby appearance, except...
After realizing what was happening, he looked at Su Nanzhi in surprise.
"Are you going to sell these inventory tractors to those poor rural areas?"
Su Nanzhi looked at Zhu Changsheng in surprise. She didn't expect that there was someone at the tractor factory who had the same background as him.
Seeing this, Zhu Changsheng became more certain of his guess and looked somewhat proud.
"You can't sell this tractor to the agricultural machinery station. They have a fixed cooperative tractor factory. Although your tractor looks shabby, no one can afford it. You can only go to the village collective to buy it."
He became more certain as he spoke, his face full of pride.
But his pride didn't last for more than a second, and Su Nanzhi interrupted him.
"Comrade Zhu, do you know how much a tractor costs?"
Zhu Changsheng blurted out, "15,000 to 20,000 yuan. The small tractor you are repairing now will cost 3,000 to 4,000 yuan."
Su Nanzhi continued to ask, "Then do you know how much money a village of 200 people can earn in a year?"
Zhu Changsheng was a native city dweller and really had no idea how much money a village of 200 people could make in a year.
The corners of Su Nanzhi's mouth curled up, but there was no smile in her eyes.
"If a strong worker grows 10 centimeters a day, their annual income is about 60 yuan. If an ordinary worker grows 7-8 centimeters a day, their annual income is about 40-50 yuan."
"According to estimates, if a village of 200 people consists of 30% able-bodied laborers, 50% (100 people) of ordinary laborers, and 20% of others (elderly people/women/students), then the annual income is about 8,000 yuan."
Although the country is working hard to develop and build, it is still too poor.
More than 8,000 yuan sounds like a lot in this era, but it is obviously unrealistic to expect an entire village to pool its income for half a year to buy a tractor.
Zhu Changsheng also understood the meaning of Su Nanzhi's words, and his previous pride disappeared.
Poor and remote areas probably can't afford Su Nanzhi's tractors.
"Who are you going to sell it to?"
The frustration on Su Nanzhi's face disappeared, and a smug smile appeared on her face.
"Of course it's a wealthy village."
Zhu Changsheng opened his mouth to ask how to determine which villages were rich, but was interrupted by Su Nanzhi.
"If you want to know, just follow me to the countryside in a few days and you'll find out."
Zhu Changsheng: "I have to go to work..."
He was halfway through his words when he saw Su Nanzhi's playful expression and stopped talking.
Well, it doesn't matter whether the tractor factory has him or not.
"If you are really curious, why not follow me?" Su Nanzhi said jokingly.
She thought Zhu Changsheng was smart and suitable for sales.
Zhu Changsheng did not agree immediately, although after interacting with Su Nanzhi for so long, he felt that Su Nanzhi was not the kind of gay who had promiscuous relationships and a chaotic private life as rumored by everyone.
But it is still a bit unreliable to ask him to go from being a workshop worker to working as a salesperson under a non-formal salesperson.
Seeing that Zhu Changsheng didn't say anything, Su Nanzhi didn't try to persuade him. After all, it was not a good deal to be the one who pushed for it. She turned around and continued to look at the tractor that was being renovated.
But the more I looked at Bai Zhenfei's renovations, the stranger it seemed.
Finally, he couldn't help but ask, "I see there's no leak in the tractor factory's warehouse, so how come these tractors are so badly rusted?"
After all, a tractor costs several thousand yuan, and some counties only have a few tractors, so it is considered a major asset.
Zhu Changsheng had only been at the tractor factory for more than half a month, so he naturally couldn't answer Su Nanzhi's question.
Bai Zhenfei was multitasking. "I heard from my dad that there was a hole in the roof of the warehouse and no one noticed it. By the time they did, the tractor in the corner was completely rusted and unusable. Director Huang had the tractor disassembled, and the usable parts were recycled, and the unusable parts were thrown away."
Su Nanzhi seemed to be lost in thought. No one noticed that water had leaked into the warehouse through a hole, and no one knew that the tractors in stock were rusting.
There seem to be too many coincidences?
Of course, the most important thing is that the person who handled this matter was Huang Baogui.
Team leader He, who was not far away, looked at Su Nanzhi borrowing the welding machine from Zhu Changsheng, and his face immediately darkened.
I didn't expect that Zhu Changsheng would hold me back.
This way he would have no excuse for not having any extra welding machines in the workshop.
However, when he looked at the tractor under Bai Zhenfei's control, he showed disdain. This tractor would be driven back the same way it came out of the warehouse. There was no need for Director Huang to let him trip up Su Nanzhi.
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