The truck and the car were getting further and further apart, so Dongqing had no choice but to turn on his headlights and chase after them on the highway. He caught up with the truck in no time.
You catch up with the truck, overtake it, and drive ahead of it, gradually increasing the distance between you. You can't blindly continue driving forward like this; who knows where the truck will exit the road?
After maintaining a distance of about one kilometer from the large truck, Dongqing got off the road at the entrance of a village and drove into the village, creating the illusion for the truck behind him that it was returning to the village. Then he turned around in the village, turned off the headlights, and waited at the entrance. After the large truck passed, he continued to follow it in the dark.
Trying to keep up with the large truck in the dark was nearly impossible, and the distance between them gradually increased. But this time, they couldn't overtake, or the truck in front would spot them.
Not bad, when we were about two kilometers away, we saw the headlights of a large truck ahead driving into a village.
When Dong Qing drove to the village entrance, he had no choice but to park his car outside the village.
After parking the car, he took a flashlight from the car and got out with Zhang Yaru, walking towards the village.
In the 1980s, the roads in the village were all dirt roads and there were very few vehicles. Dong Qing turned on his flashlight and quickly found a factory by following the tire tracks of a truck.
The two men walked to the gate, but a large iron gate blocked their view, making it impossible for them to see what was inside. After a short while, they heard the sound of steel being unloaded inside.
Dongqing said, "Shall we go back?"
They got back into the car, started it, and drove towards the local township police station. He had no choice but to report the case there.
They drove to the police station, and after Dongqing explained the situation to the officer on duty, Officer Wang led his officers and followed Dongqing's car into the countryside.
The police car arrived at the gate of the illegal factory, and the police got out and knocked on the door.
The gate was left ajar for a long time, and before the person opening it could react, the police pushed it open and rushed into the factory yard.
Dong Qing and his companion then followed them into the factory. The factory was not particularly large, covering an area of about 1,000 square meters. It had two simple workshops and more than 20 tricycles that had been produced, all of which were impersonating the factory's own brand.
The police arrested the factory manager in just half an hour, completely dismantling the illegal workshop.
After taking the man back to the police station and interrogating him, it was discovered that the owner of the illegal factory was Yun Guangwei, the same Yun Guangwei who had competed with Dong Qing last year to contract the machinery factory.
After Dongqing took over the machinery factory, the vehicle sales were excellent. Yun Guangwei was a scoundrel, and he hated Dongqing for taking away his livelihood.
This kind of person is good for nothing but doing crooked things. Last autumn, he opened an illegal workshop here, imitating the tricycles produced by Dongqing Machinery Factory.
Not all of the tricycles he produced had problems. Many customers didn't carry heavy loads; they would just use a broken tricycle to haul crops or take a ride into the city. It was generally not easy to break the welds, so many of the tricycles he sold did not have any problems.
The tricycles that had problems were all heavy-duty vehicles, such as those carrying bricks or stones, with each load weighing two tons. The poor quality of the frame simply couldn't withstand that weight.
Yun Guangwei's factory uses only inferior steel, and has made a lot of money in the few months since it started production.
The police arrested Yun Guangwei that very night.
Within a week, all the unsold vehicles were recovered. Yun Guangwei compensated Yusheng Company for its losses and was transferred to the county detention center to await legal judgment.
Several months after the Lunar New Year, Li Yuqiu's porcelain business has entered its peak season. Prices have stabilized and have dropped to their lowest point. The net profit from a single order from a customer is around 8,000 yuan, which is more than half of what it was during the peak season of the winter.
Even so, it's not bad; on average, I earn nearly 200,000 yuan a month.
That day, Dongqing and his wife went to his mother-in-law's house. Li Yuqiu happened to be returning from a trip and told her brother-in-law about the situation in the out-of-town market.
Dong Qing said, "The price will stay like this from now on. You can earn nearly 200,000 yuan a month, while others can only earn about 10,000 yuan per vehicle wholesale and retail. They dare not lower the price anymore, because if they do, there will be no profit."
Li Yuqiu asked, "Is it possible for prices to rebound in the future?"
Dong Qing said, "The possibility of prices rebounding is very small. Prices will only rise when there is a general increase in prices, but by then, the cost of goods will also increase, and the price increases will be uniform. We can only maintain this status quo in the future."
Since they were all relatives, Li Yuzhu didn't let her brother-in-law and sister-in-law give her the car for free. Every time she came back, she would bring back feed for the pig farm and the bean product factory!
Actually, all of this requires effort. Each trip, from unloading to loading and unloading, takes more than a day, and these tasks all require energy.
After the New Year, Dong Qing and his wife insisted on paying for their sister's shipping, but Li Yuqiu refused, insisting that she wouldn't accept a single penny of the shipping fee.
Li Yuzhu said, "Yuqiu, I won't say anything this year, but we absolutely have to pay for the shipping next year. If you keep being so stubborn, I'll get angry."
"Let's talk about next year's issues next year!"
Li Yuqiu's reply was ambiguous, almost meaningless, except that he didn't emphasize that he wouldn't accept it.
Dong Qing said, "It's not something we'll discuss next year; it's settled now. It's not easy for you to be on the road every day."
"I agree, okay? I really can't do anything with you guys." Li Yuqiu paused for a moment and said, "We have nearly a million yuan in savings right now. If you urgently need money, just ask Mom for it. Consider it a loan from Mom. Is that alright?"
Li Yuzhu said, "That's fine, but we don't need the money right now. We just sold over a thousand pigs, so funds aren't an issue. I'll ask Mom for a loan if we need it."
It's a good thing to have your maternal family back, at least you'll have somewhere to borrow money when you need it.
As the saying goes, neighbors only pry into their neighbors' poverty, and relatives only pry into their relatives' wealth. A neighbor with money may not be willing to lend you money, but your maternal family is different. There is no reason why your own sister and parents would be unwilling to lend you money.
Moreover, her family had become wealthy thanks to the couple. Without their financial support, Li Yuqiu would have been working for others in a porcelain factory. It would have been a pipe dream for a young woman to achieve anything significant.
Dongqing's second batch of pigs raised last summer has been sold out. Each batch of pigs brought in hundreds of thousands of yuan in revenue. Combined with the income from the machinery factory and the bean product factory, the company's funds are not a problem for the time being.
The breeding pigs at the pig farm have given birth to two litters of piglets so far. The second litter of piglets was purchased last year, and the breeding pigs that were kept have also given birth to piglets. Now, the farm has achieved self-breeding and self-raising.
As early summer approached, the walls of Dongqing's newly built villa were almost dry. After dinner that day, Dong Sanmei said, "Little brother, our eldest and second eldest sisters are moving tomorrow. Should we move too?"
After hearing this, Dong Qing looked at his wife, Li Yuzhu, who said, "Let's move there too. Many family members don't have a place to live. We can't keep occupying two houses. After we move, we'll give up one of these houses and keep the other for Sister Fang Lin."
Fang Lin said, "I'm not an employee of the machinery factory. Is it appropriate for me to live here after you move out?"
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