"Are there so many changes? Why didn't I notice it?" Zheng Laosan said to himself.
"You figured it out? If you could figure it out, you wouldn't be a farmer. You would only care about the little benefits in front of you." Wan Feng teased and continued.
"These are just bricks and tiles. What about the sand and stones for construction? Are we relying on those horse-drawn carts? They're okay for hauling sand, but can they handle hauling stones up the mountain?"
Starting in 1984, the sand used for construction was actually brought to the construction site by horse-drawn carts, and this situation continued until around 1987.
At that time, four-horse carriages with homemade wooden carriages also carried two meters of sand, one meter for each piece. These carriages transported river sand from the Hongshui River, and they could make more than ten trips a day.
In the later period, the sand in the Hongshui River was exhausted, the road became longer, and horse-drawn carriages gradually withdrew from the stage of transportation.
But the carriage was not used to transport stones.
The nearest quarry in Hongya County is more than 30 miles away from Hongya. It would be good if the horse-drawn carriage could transport the stones once a day.
Wan Feng knew all this, but Zheng Laosan certainly didn't know.
"Is all this true?"
"Do you think I need to fool you? Tractors won't be used for farming anymore. They'll be used for transportation for a long time. You can't even imagine how big Hongya County will expand. Can you imagine that in a few years, Qianyao will be incorporated into Hongya Town, and you'll have urban hukou, and your farmland will be turned into skyscrapers? Can you believe it?"
Wan Feng is not kidding, it will only take about ten years.
If Wan Feng remembers correctly, Qianyao to Hongguang's generation were incorporated into Hongya County around 1988 and underwent large-scale development, all in preparation for the county's transformation into a city.
In 1992, Hongya County was abolished and became Hezhuang City.
"We have become registered as urban residents, and this place will be full of high-rise buildings in the future?" How could Zheng Laosan dare to believe such a thing? Isn't this a dream?
"Hehe, you and I will see this day, whether we die or not. And it will only take ten years, so from now on, the tractor has at least ten years of golden transportation period. You can earn back the cost of the tractor in one year, and the rest can create benefits for nine years."
Zheng Laosan was tempted. Whether he could obtain a city hukou in the future was not a consideration for the time being, but buying a car and going to Jiangwei to haul bricks on the street was a possible option.
His son is about seventeen or eighteen years old this year. He doesn't like farming or working in the kiln, but prefers to tinker with cars.
This time I'll get him a car to play with.
"If I buy a tractor, can you guarantee that I'll have work?"
"From what you said, we are a cooperative relationship that we have known each other for a long time. It doesn't matter who gives you the job. If you want to do it, just do it quickly. You can still work for three months from now until winter, and you can earn at least a thousand yuan."
"Alright! I'll listen to you this time, you little bastard. If you lie to me again, I'll never let you go!"
"Not done yet? What are you not done with me for? If you had a pretty girl, you might be able to use a honey trap to seduce her, but I heard that your three little bastards are all men, so they don't even have the conditions to use a honey trap."
"Don't be so useless. Where can I buy this little tractor?"
"The Yinnahe brand small four-wheel tractor is manufactured by the Jiangwei Machinery Factory in Yongshi Commune, Hongya County. Quality is guaranteed, ensuring you will be far ahead of others on the road to prosperity."
Zheng Laosan rolled his eyes for a long time before suddenly realizing, "Holy crap! You've been trying to sell me a tractor! I'm not buying it!"
Wan Feng laughed heartily. "I'm not here just to sell you a tractor. I'm here to show you a way forward. Last year, I took some skin off your roof, and I felt bad about it. We're all poor farmers, and it's not easy. I'm here to make amends this time."
"So, are the tractors you produce usable? Can they be used?"
Wan Feng pulled out a handful of printed materials and certificates from his pocket and opened them one by one in front of Zheng Laosan.
"See? We have product certificates from the quality inspection department, manufacturing licenses from the machinery department, and appraisal certificates from various provincial levels. Don't think we're incompetent just because we're a village-run enterprise. We're not fake. There are still phoenixes flying in the valley."
In 1981, there were no counterfeit or shoddy products in society. These certificates are genuine and there is no falsehood at all.
This time Zheng Laosan believed it. The bright red stamps on the certificates were very eye-catching.
"Get me one."
"What kind do you want?"
Zheng Laosan was stunned: "You have several types of tractors?"
"Of course, there are low-end versions, high-end versions and exclusive luxury versions." Wan Feng said seriously.
Xiao Jun was fooled. When will the exclusive deluxe version be available? Why haven’t I seen it?
"Are there so many types of tractors? What are the differences?"
Wan Feng patted Xiao Jun's tractor and said, "This is the base model, 3,800 yuan a set. The premium model comes with a cab, 4,000 yuan a set. The premium deluxe model has a cab on the front, an air pump, a trailer, a dump box, and air brakes, 5,500 yuan!"
Zheng Laosan rolled his eyes for a long time. "Give me a...low-end version. Why does a working tractor need all that clutter?"
Wan Feng knew that Zheng Laosan would not buy it, and most people would not buy it either. It was just a concept.
"I'll pick up the car this afternoon and start working tomorrow."
"That won't work. If you buy a car today and start working on it tomorrow, your car will be ruined in three or four years."
"Ah, if it's finished in three or four years, why would I buy it?"
"A new car needs to be run in. Working on it before it's run in will greatly shorten the car's lifespan. Didn't you see we're all running in his car?"
Zheng Laosan didn't understand: "What do you mean by running-in?"
"You won't understand even if I explain it in depth. Just understand that if you're driving an empty car for fun, you have to drive it for at least 300 kilometers before you can start working."
"Three hundred kilometers? That's enough to go to Bohai and back. How many days would it take?"
"Five or six days, I think. Who cares about those three or five days when you buy a new car? Break-in is a big deal."
Zheng Laosan thought for a moment and said, "How about this? Let my son stay with you for a few days, learn how to get used to it, and then learn how to drive a tractor."
This request was not excessive. If his son had never played with this thing before, Wan Feng would not feel at ease asking him to do the work right away.
"Hey, where is my eldest brother?" Zheng Laosan turned around and asked the people at the kiln.
"I don't know. I thought I saw him going to the street this morning. I wonder if he went out to play."
"This bastard, when he comes back I'll let him ride on the tractor you use to deliver bricks. You can find a place for him to eat and sleep, and I'll pay for it."
Wan Feng, Xiao Jun and Zheng Laosan said goodbye and drove the tractor back.
"Damn it, it's not easy for me to trick a tractor out!"
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