Chapter 39: Sabotage
As soon as Qiao Wang saw Su Qianqian, he came forward and asked, "Where are we going to kiss?"
Su Qianqian blushed all of a sudden, and paused before saying, "Brother Shen, let's talk business. Do you know that Su Qingyue is going to harvest vegetables tomorrow?"
Qiao Wang corrected, "It's the team that's collecting the vegetables, not her personally. What do you want to do?"
Su Qianqian laughed and said, "Brother Shen, I heard that she stole the show today. Do you think that if the tractor breaks down, can we still deliver the vegetables to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow?"
Qiao Wang smirked. He was still not satisfied with being intimate with Su Qianqian every day. He had been planning on Su Qingyue for a long time, but he had no excuse to get close to her.
If the tractor is really broken and cannot be started tomorrow morning, I'm afraid no one in the whole village can repair it except him. Then he will have the final say on any requests.
"The tractor is in the brigade. I'll go check it out now."
Su Qianqian followed Shen Xunbao to the threshing ground. They found the tractor in the dark. Using the moonlight, Qiao Wang unplugged the wiring plug of the tractor's starter motor and loosened the oil pipe clamp.
He didn't dare to damage it too obviously, so he deliberately pretended that the tractor was damaged after a long time. Anyway, the motor couldn't start now, and the oil pipe was leaking. It would definitely not be able to start tomorrow morning.
The villagers are all peasants and no one knows how to repair a car. In an emergency, it is not difficult for him to use the car repair to threaten Su Qingyue and get some benefits.
Thinking of this, Qiao Wang showed a triumphant smile. He took Su Qianqian to hang out in the haystack for a while, and they returned to the Youth League Home late at night.
The next morning, it was still dark and the roosters hadn't crowed yet.
The threshing ground was brightly lit. Six groups were lined up in order. The villagers were all carrying baskets or baskets filled with neatly stacked vegetables. Some of the more honest ones even washed the dirt off the roots of the vegetables, for fear that they would fail the inspection.
Li Zilan keeps the accounts, Liu Chunxing and Chen Min collect the vegetables and weigh them respectively, and the division of labor among them is clear.
Xiang Jianming walked back and forth and looked at the vegetables that everyone had carefully prepared, and he was very satisfied. Su Qingyue saw that everything was going well, and asked Captain Xiang, "Does the tractor have oil? We need to put a layer of mat in the carriage so that the vegetables at the bottom can be cleaner."
Xiang Jianming laughed cheerfully, "The mat is ready, everyone put the dishes in the car according to their types now."
After he finished speaking, he inserted the key into the ignition switch. After turning the key, he found that the engine only made a "clicking" sound but did not start.
Xiang Jianming's heart skipped a beat. He tried again with trembling hands, but the engine still did not respond.
Su Qingyue saw that Captain Xiang looked unhappy, so she went up to him and asked what was going on. After Xiang Jianming finished speaking, he was sweating. Su Qingyue turned her eyes and said, "Doesn't Pei Huaiye work in the machinery factory? Try asking him?"
Xiang Jianming called his eldest son, "Shi'an, go get Pei Huaiye, the tractor won't start! Go!"
The villagers nearby were so frightened when they heard this that they didn't know what to do. "Captain, why didn't you check the tractor in advance for such an important matter?"
Xiang Jianming was so angry that his beard was shaking. "Who said I didn't check it? There were problems when I drove President Zhang back and forth yesterday. I checked it once before turning it off and it was fine. Unless someone came to mess with it in the middle of the night, how could such a good car break down!"
"What the hell is this thing that doesn't care about human affairs!"
"What should we do now, Captain? It's already 4:20. Can we still set off at 4:30?"
Everyone was extremely anxious. When Su Qingyue saw a familiar figure in the distance, the tension on her face suddenly eased.
Pei Huaiye nodded to the captain and quickly sat on the tractor. He checked it and said, "The motor wire connection plug has been unplugged, and the oil pipe clamp has also been loosened."
"Can it be repaired?"
Pei Huaiye didn't say anything, but he kept moving his hands. He had the fire started in less than three minutes. "Captain, it's ready. You try it."
Xiang Jianming and everyone else breathed a sigh of relief. He hurriedly urged Pei Huaiye, "Don't get off. Just drive and I'll sit in the back."
Pei Huaiye glanced at Su Qingyue and sat in the driver's seat.
Su Qingyue lowered her head in panic, pretending not to be familiar with the group, and got on the bus with a few team leaders.
In this way, Pei Huaiye drove a tractor with hundreds of kilograms of vegetables and a dozen people to the Hongqi Supply and Marketing Cooperative.
Zhang Dongfeng arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative at five o'clock. He had agreed with the Shuangshui Brigade yesterday that the tractor would arrive at the county town on time at five-thirty. But now it is five-thirty-five and the vegetables have not arrived yet.
It takes time to unload, arrange the goods, and update the prices of vegetables.
The supply and marketing cooperative opens at 7 o'clock, so we can't delay too long.
Just as Jiang Meng was about to make some sarcastic remark, the sound of a tractor rumbling came from not far away.
Zhang Dongfeng came out to greet them. "Captain Xiang is finally here! Qingyue, you have beautiful handwriting, come and write the prices. Chen Yan, organize some people to help unload the goods from the back door."
Xiang Jianming's men and the employees of the supply and marketing cooperative worked together to unload all the vegetables into the supply and marketing cooperative. Chen Yan asked someone to weigh them, and finally concluded that the total weight was 650 kilograms of vegetables.
Jiang Meng shouted loudly, "Didn't the president say yesterday that he only wanted 500 kilograms? Why did you send so much? Otherwise, if we can't sell all of it, your village will be responsible for it."
Zhang Dongfeng and a group of vegetable-harvesting team leaders turned pale with fright.
Su Qingyue smiled and said, "It will definitely be sold out. Maybe it won't be enough!"
Jiang Meng sneered, "Su Qingyue, don't shoot yourself in the foot!"
Zhang Dongfeng settled the bill with the finance department in the office, and then walked to the lobby to hand the money and receipt to Xiang Jianming. "Captain Xiang, today's vegetable bill is 32 yuan and 50 cents. I'll give you change so you can share it with the villagers when you get back."
Xiang Jianming's eyes reddened as he took the money. The sales hadn't even started yet and President Zhang had already paid them.
"Thank you, President. We will wait a little longer. If the vegetables cannot be sold today, we will return the extra money."
President Zhang didn't expect Xiang Jianming to do this. He was stunned for a moment and then smiled, "Then you can sit in the backyard. The hall will be full of customers soon."
"No need to go to the backyard, we can just wait outside." Xiang Jianming brought seven or eight people. Fearing that the business of the supply and marketing cooperative would be affected, a group of people walked outside the door, leaned on the tractor and stared at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative.
The supply and marketing cooperative opens on time at 7 o'clock, and a few people go to the cooperative to make purchases at intervals.
There are few vegetables at the Hongqi Supply and Marketing Cooperative, so few people come there in the mornings on weekdays.
After the morning, few people went in to buy vegetables.
Xiang Jianming was so worried that he kept puffing up welding fumes.
"Dad, we've been hungry since this morning, let's go eat something first."
Xiang Jianming had no appetite, but they couldn't let everyone go hungry, so the group found a nearby state-owned restaurant and sat down.
Su Qingyue did not eat in the cafeteria. Seeing that everyone was not in high spirits, she followed them to the state-owned restaurant.
Xiang Jianming and his group had no appetite, so they each ordered a bowl of plain noodles for nine cents.
Li Zilan felt a little distressed as she spent most of the money she earned today.
Pei Huaiye handed over the money and ordered three more dishes: stir-fried green beans, stir-fried vegetables with mushrooms, and stir-fried meat with green peppers.
To Su Qingyue's left was Li Zilan, and Pei Huaiye sat down on her right without a care. He invited everyone to eat together and even moved the meat and vegetables towards her without leaving any trace.
To others, this action seemed to be just Pei wanting to eat meat, but only Li Zilan saw clearly that Pei Huaiye was taking care of Su Qingyue, and he would glance at her from time to time while talking.
Although it was just a brief glance, the burning love in those eyes could not be hidden.
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