Lu Yuan drove his truck to the county town, first went to the transportation brigade to hand over the supplies, and arranged to come back at noon to drive the truck away. Then he took his wife to the black market.
By this time, there weren't many people left in the black market; it was almost closing time. The two of them took a quick look around and then left.
"I'll come again when I have time next time," Lu Yuan said.
"good."
Since the items wouldn't break or get lost in her spatial storage, Wen Moxue didn't care when she sold them.
After leaving the black market, we went to the machine factory, clearing the way with cigarettes.
Lu Yuan took the note Zhang Hongxi had given him, and the gatekeeper told him to go directly to Deputy Factory Director Liao, who was in charge of production.
"Go straight to the production workshop, and the guy with only three hairs hanging down on his forehead is Deputy Factory Director Liao. He's easy to recognize."
Before even meeting him, the young couple knew that Deputy Factory Director Liao was a bald, middle-aged man.
After thanking him, Lu Yuan took his wife and headed to the production workshop in the direction the gatekeeper had pointed.
They searched three workshops in a row but didn't find anyone. It wasn't until the fourth workshop that they saw a middle-aged man with a shiny bald head and only three tufts of hair. He was red-faced and scolding someone.
The young couple listened for a while and figured out what was going on.
It turned out that a new batch of advanced equipment had arrived. The equipment installer handed them the installation manual and then left it at that. By the time they realized that the manual was entirely in a foreign language and they couldn't understand it at all, the installer had already left.
They called the factory in the provincial capital that sold them the machines, only to be told that they were useless and couldn't even understand the instruction manual.
Deputy Factory Director Liao was furious and started hurling insults at the staff members in charge of reception.
Lu Yuan sighed. Why were his own people acting like those foreigners and ruining their own lives?
Neither he nor Wen Moxue knew anything about mechanics, and feeling they couldn't help, they didn't want to risk offending the other party. They decided to wait until the other party calmed down before asking for the parts.
Deputy Factory Director Liao cursed for a long time before sending someone to find a translator, regardless of whether the people present understood foreign languages or not, as if he had nothing to lose.
"Pass the instructions down and see if anyone can understand them. Give a bonus to anyone who can."
The installation instructions were passed from one person to another until they finally reached Lu Yuan and his wife.
The two of them looked at it and found that it was in English, which was not a problem for them.
Despite only having a junior high school education in his previous life, Lu Yuan later learned fluent English in order to accompany the young lady on her travels abroad.
Wen Moxue, needless to say, received an education from a young age that allowed her to converse in English at a very young age.
The two held the instruction manual, but didn't pass it around for a while before Deputy Factory Director Liao came over with a hopeful look on his face.
"Can you two understand it?"
Lu Yuan was about to nod when he realized that the original owner, with only an elementary school education, couldn't possibly understand it. So he changed the subject and said, "I can't understand it, but my wife should be able to."
Wen Moxue nodded, "Yes, I can understand it."
Although knowing foreign languages is still quite sensitive these days, Wen Moxue's identity can withstand scrutiny. She graduated from high school and had studied English before, so it's not surprising that she knows English.
Liao Yongchang was so excited that his three tufts of hair almost stood on end.
"Comrade, could you please translate this instruction manual?"
"By the way, what's your name? Which workshop are you from?"
Lu Yuan then extended his hand, "Hello, Deputy Director Liao, I am Lu Yuan from the Red Star Commune Agricultural Machinery Station. This is my wife, Wen Moxue. We came here today because the agricultural machinery station needs some spare parts and wanted to see if you have any."
He handed over his work ID and the note Zhang Hongxi had given him. He didn't say he only wanted one part anymore; since the other party needed his help, asking for a few more shouldn't be a problem.
Liao Yongchang took a look and realized that these two comrades who could help him were not from his own factory.
Regardless of whether they work for his own factory or not, as long as they can help the factory, what are a few parts? He'll give them as many as he can.
She handed the documents back to Lu Yuan and warmly shook his hand, refusing to let go.
"So it's Comrade Lu and Comrade Wen. It's just a few parts. I'll arrange for someone to take you to choose what you need right away."
Lu Yuan quickly thanked him, "Thank you, Deputy Factory Director Liao."
Liao Yongchang quickly waved his hand, "You're welcome."
Then, still chuckling awkwardly, he said, "Comrade Lu, Comrade Wen, you are aware of our situation here. Could you perhaps help us translate the installation manual?"
Lu Yuan looked at his wife, Wen Moxue, who nodded to indicate that there was no problem.
Liao Yongchang quickly instructed several installation technicians to prepare.
Although Wen Moxue understands English, she can't translate some of the more technical mechanical terms. Lu Yuan is better at this than her, since he has some experience with machinery.
Whenever she couldn't translate something, Wen Moxue would use this or that as a substitute, and Lu Yuan would pretend to guess and fill in the blanks for her.
It took about two hours to assemble one machine. After testing it, everything seemed to be working properly.
Immediately, the people present applauded and cheered excitedly.
During the assembly process, someone recorded each step, and since there were still two machines left to be assembled, Wen Moxue didn't need to continue translating.
At this moment, the person who went out to find a translator returned looking dejected. Before he knew how to report the situation to Deputy Factory Director Liao, he saw everyone looking delighted. Upon asking, he learned that a translator had already translated the instruction manual, and the factory had successfully installed a piece of machinery.
The staff breathed a sigh of relief, now they could avoid being criticized, and even gave Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue a grateful look.
"Comrade Lu, Comrade Wen, it's getting late. Let's go to the canteen for lunch first. After lunch, I'll personally take you to find the parts you need."
He had previously said he would find someone to mentor him, but now he has changed his mind and wants to mentor him himself.
Judging from their performance just now, Comrade Wen understands English, but Comrade Lu understands mechanics, and his mechanical skills are quite good. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to guess some of the technical terms, let alone guess them so accurately.
They are all truly capable people; building a good relationship with them might come in handy in the future.
The couple were indeed hungry at this time, so they went to the cafeteria. Liao Yongchang asked the cafeteria chef to cook two extra dishes: braised pork and stir-fried potatoes, eggplant, and green peppers.
The cooking was pretty good, and the couple were both very satisfied with their meal.
During the meal, Lu Yuan suddenly asked, "Deputy Factory Director Liao, does your factory's canteen buy wild boar meat?"
Liao Yongchang's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly with his shiny bald head, "We must buy it, we must buy it. Comrade Lu has wild boar meat?"
The cafeteria is short of meat, so how could they not accept it?
Lu Yuan said, "Yes, there are. Our brigade hunted two wild boars and asked me to inquire about their prices in the city."
Liao Yongchang understood that this person must be dissatisfied with the low price offered by the commune's purchasing station and wanted to come to the city to inquire about the situation.
The prices at the purchasing stations are definitely low, but they need to make a profit by reselling them.
He said, "Comrade Lu, I'll take both wild boars. We don't have enough meat coupons, so I'll give you a higher price, how about one yuan?"
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