After growing mushrooms for such a long time, this was the first time that Zhou Ziwen went to the commune with everyone to deliver the mushrooms.
On the previous occasions, Wu Dagang led the team.
Along the way, I was not bored because I had Wu Dagang and the members who were transporting mushrooms with me.
When they arrived at the commune, Wu Dagang went to find the clerk to receive the mushrooms, while Zhou Ziwen went to President Fu's office.
When he knocked on the office door, President Fu was working at his desk.
"Ziwen, why are you here?"
President Fu asked happily.
"Uncle Wu and I came here to deliver mushrooms, and I'd like to ask for your help." Zhou Ziwen walked in with a smile.
"Haha, what can I do for you?" asked President Fu.
"We are raising pigs in our village. To save manpower, we decided to purchase a crusher. Uncle Wu told me last time that you have any news about a crusher. I'm going to go take a look."
Zhou Ziwen began to explain.
"That's true. Old Wu asked me about it last time, but their crusher is already scrapped. It's useless for you to buy it back!" President Fu replied.
"It doesn't matter if it's scrapped. I want to go and check the situation. After all, our production team isn't well off, so any savings counts."
Zhou Ziwen began to explain.
"Since you've made up your mind, go check it out! I'll write you a letter of introduction, and you can just take it with you."
Seeing that Zhou Ziwen was confident, President Fu did not try to persuade her any further.
Although he didn't know why Zhou Ziwen was so confident, he was still willing to help with this small favor.
Moreover, you won’t lose out even if you buy those two crushers that are about to be scrapped. You can sell them at the price of scrap metal anyway. If they are useless, you can still sell them!
Ever since he knew Zhou Ziwen wanted to buy a crusher, he contacted the machinery factory and asked them to keep the machine, otherwise the crusher would have been sold long ago.
"Thank you, President." Zhou Ziwen hurriedly expressed his gratitude.
President Fu took out a letter of introduction from the drawer, quickly filled in the necessary information, and handed it to Zhou Ziwen.
"Ziwen, this is a letter of introduction. Just take it to the machinery factory and find their person in charge." President Fu said.
Zhou Ziwen took the letter of introduction and thanked President Fu again: "Thank you, President Fu. I'll be leaving now."
President Fu smiled and nodded: "Go ahead. If you have any difficulties, come to me again."
When Zhou Ziwen came out of President Fu's office, Wu Dagang had also completed the delivery.
Seeing Zhou Ziwen, Wu Dagang walked over.
"Ziwen, how is the matter going?" Wu Dagang asked.
"Uncle Wu, I got the letter of introduction from President Fu." Zhou Ziwen replied.
"That's good. Just wait a moment. We'll be done soon."
After Wu Dagang finished speaking, he turned around and went to complete the final handover work with other members.
After a while, everything was settled and they drove the ox cart towards the steel plant.
The steel plant was not far from the county town, and they arrived at their destination in less than half an hour.
The steel plant was built in the suburbs outside the county town, a place no different from the countryside.
You can see some villages in the distance, with crops growing around them.
Fortunately, the steel plant needs frequent transportation, and the roads are well built.
However, because it rained a few days ago, the road was a bit muddy.
When Zhou Ziwen and others arrived at the gate of the steel plant, they were stopped before they could get close.
"Comrade, what are you doing here?"
Looking at the soldiers carrying guns, Zhou Ziwen, Wu Dagang and others were a little confused.
It’s not like he hasn’t been to a steel plant before. His father works there!
But I didn't expect the security of the steel plant here to be so strong.
"Comrade, we are here to see Minister Wang. Here is our letter of introduction."
Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was a bit tense, Zhou Ziwen hurriedly stepped forward, found the letter of introduction issued by President Fu, and handed it over.
The Minister Wang he mentioned is a leader in charge of equipment procurement and management at the steel plant.
This was also the person President Fu asked them to look for.
The soldier took the letter of introduction, examined it carefully, and then looked at Zhou Ziwen and the others. Then he said, "Wait here."
Then he turned around and went into the factory to report.
Zhou Ziwen, Wu Dagang and others waited obediently at the door. After a while, the soldier came out and said to them, "Follow me."
Hearing this, Wu Dagang and the members breathed a sigh of relief.
"Dahai, you guys wait outside first! Ziwen and I will go in."
Before entering, Wu Dagang said to the members.
Zhou Ziwen and Wu Dagang followed the soldiers into the steel plant.
Inside the factory, machines are roaring and workers are busy moving around, creating a scene of bustling activity.
The two followed the soldier to an office building. The soldier motioned them to wait there while he went upstairs to inform Minister Wang.
After a while, a middle-aged man in blue overalls and a safety helmet walked out of the building. His eyes were sharp and his steps were steady, giving people a sense of decisiveness.
"Hello, I'm Minister Wang." Minister Wang extended his hand and shook hands with Wu Dagang and Zhou Ziwen respectively. "President Fu has already greeted me. Are you here to buy a crusher?"
Zhou Ziwen nodded. "Yes, Minister Wang. Our village's pig farm needs a grinder to process feed. I heard you have a scrap grinder, and we'd like to buy it and give it a try."
Minister Wang nodded. "I understand. Those crushers are indeed scrapped, but if you can really fix them, that would be a great way to put them to good use. Come with me, I'll show you around."
As he spoke, Minister Wang brought Zhou Ziwen and Wu Dagang to the warehouse where the scrapped equipment was stored.
The warehouse was filled with various old machines, including two crushers that looked quite old.
Zhou Ziwen walked forward and carefully examined the appearance of the crusher and some visible internal structures.
He found that the main problems with these crushers might be motor damage and aging of some parts, but the overall frame looked relatively intact.
With his current mechanical maintenance skills, of course he couldn't fix it.
But with the auto-switch panel, his skill level can still be improved very quickly.
He believed that it would not take long to repair it.
"Minister Wang, we want these two crushers." Zhou Ziwen said.
Minister Wang looked at the crusher, then at Zhou Ziwen, and said, "Since you need it, I can sell it to you for scrap metal. But you'll have to be responsible for transporting it yourself."
Zhou Ziwen and Wu Dagang looked at each other and saw satisfaction in each other's eyes.
They knew that the price was very fair. After all, these crushers were already scrapped and could be bought at the price of scrap metal. Regardless of whether they could be repaired or not, they would not suffer any loss.
"Thank you, Minister Wang," Zhou Ziwen said. (End of this chapter)
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