The two men only pointed out the problems; as for taking action, that was the driver's job.
"An'an, you know about repairs too?"
I originally thought Gu An'an already knew enough, but every time I met her, I discovered new skills, and my joy grew.
The original owner was completely clueless about repairs, but Gu An'an in her later life had to learn everything, otherwise she might lose her life due to a small oversight.
But it's best for her to know this herself.
"After all, I am a family member of a worker in the machinery factory. I had seen the uncles in the driver's team tinkering a few times before. You know I'm practically invisible at home. They don't want to talk to me. So I went outside to talk to other people. I ended up learning a lot out of misfortune."
"However, this is only for theoretical research; I can't actually do it myself."
Gu An'an didn't consider the Zhang family members as her own, so she didn't express any sadness or distress when she spoke.
But in Xiao Yuheng's eyes, her appearance was just a show of strength. "That's still pretty impressive. I learned it in the army, otherwise I wouldn't have your skill."
Once the cause was found, the repairs were completed quite quickly. As soon as the driver got on the bus, he said to the two men, "Thank you both. Your tickets for today are on me."
Upon hearing this, the ticket seller immediately took out the money for the two tickets from her pocket, saying, "Here you go, young man."
Gu An'an had never thought about getting a free ticket; she only did it to save herself time.
But since the man was willing to give her a free ticket, she didn't continue to argue over such a small matter. "Okay, thank you, uncle."
The ticket seller was a sucker for good looks and had wanted to strike up a conversation with the two of them as soon as they boarded the bus, but Xiao Yuheng's aura was too strong, and she hadn't been able to find an opportunity.
"Comrade, are you one of the educated youth who came to our countryside a few months ago?"
"Big sister, you have a really good memory. I came to our Hongqi Commune to work in the countryside in April."
Upon hearing this, the eldest sister immediately slapped her thigh and said, "I knew my eyesight was right. Of all the people in your group, you and that fat girl are the most pleasing to the eye."
She can even name that chubby girl Zhou Yue. It seems that her older sister really didn't mistake her for someone else. Now Gu An'an is really playing along with her older sister's sharp eyes and memory.
"Ma'am, does this car of ours often have problems?"
Speaking of this ticket seller, he has a headache. "Sure, eight out of ten times she breaks down halfway through the journey. Old Chen has even become an expert at fixing them."
Gu An'an didn't mention applying for a new car. They must have already done that; they definitely hadn't gotten it approved since they were still driving that beat-up old car.
Ultimately, it's because of insufficient economic resources; otherwise, there would be no need for such trouble.
"Oh! We're just too poor. I heard from the educated youth who went to the countryside that the buses in the big cities are so nice. They're not broken and don't make any noise. They even let us change buses every day."
"It would be easy to replace it, but we're too poor here. It's good enough to have two old cars to drive. A few years ago, we didn't even have these old cars."
"But I heard that a capable person came to our Hongqi Commune and helped the villagers of Xiaowang Village sell all the wild vegetables that no one wanted. If more capable people like this come, our commune will be rich, and maybe we can even replace this old car."
Gu An'an never expected to hear her own legend while riding in a car; it was quite a novel experience.
"Oh? The commune has such a capable person?"
Seeing her interest, the older sister immediately told her everything she had heard, "That's right, I heard that the female educated youth is very pretty. If I didn't have to travel between two places every day and not have time, I would definitely go to Xiaowang Village to take a look."
The others were already putting up with the rickety bus when they heard the ticket seller gossiping, and a young man spoke up.
"I heard that most of the goods stockpiled in Xiaowang Village have been sold. If they run out of goods, they'll have to go to other villages to buy them."
"Really? You can't just say things like that."
"What nonsense are you talking about? My sources are guaranteed to be accurate. It's just that Xiao Wang Village still has some stock, which is why we haven't said anything yet."
The more heated the discussion became, the gentler Xiao Yuheng's gaze became towards Gu An'an. If it were any other child who had done something so big, they would have definitely made a fuss about it, but his An'an kept her mouth shut.
With everyone cracking jokes, the rest of the journey didn't seem so difficult.
Despite saying that, when the car swayed into the city, Gu An'an still jumped out of the car immediately.
"Take another one."
If it weren't for the candied fruit that Xiao Yuheng brought, she really would have vomited it up.
When the two arrived at the city's food factory, Zhang Limin had already been waiting at the factory gate for a long time.
"You've worked hard, Gu Zhiqing."
"It's not hard work, so I have a good excuse not to go to work."
Of course, she was joking when she said that.
Who is this?
“My girlfriend, Xiao Yuheng, Ah Heng, this is Director Zhang of the city's food factory.”
After exchanging greetings, Zhang Limin looked at the perfect couple before him with some emotion, remarking that Gu Zhiqing was not only capable but also had excellent judgment.
You could tell what the young man was doing just by looking at the calluses on his hands. "Not bad, young man."
Seeing such young people always reminds him of his time in the army, a period he will never forget.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the two followed Factory Director Zhang to the workshop. "These are the 'strange flavor' beans we produce. We produced a batch these past two days to test the waters at the city's supply and marketing cooperative, and the response has been quite good, much better than our previous products."
This was within Gu An'an's expectations. "The 'strange flavor beans' are more in line with the tastes of our people, so it's normal that they sell well. However, if we want to export them and generate foreign exchange, we still need to rely on other methods."
Zhang Limin nodded, "We divided the blueberries you sent into two parts. We dried one part, so please try some."
The two went to the next workshop, where there were only a few workers and dried blueberries waiting to be packaged.
Gu An'an tasted it and found that the dryness and flavor were both very good.
"Sure, as long as the quality is guaranteed and we put on simple and elegant packaging, there shouldn't be any major problems selling it."
Zhang Limin trusted Gu An'an, and with her words, his anxiety, which had been building for days, suddenly subsided.
Zhang Limin then came next door and said, “I asked a friend to get me a recipe that can greatly extend the shelf life of jam. The first batch of products has just been made, so I thought I’d let you try it.”
Gu An'an didn't expect Factory Director Zhang to be so fast, but she was happy with the result. There was definitely a market for exporting jam; the only problem was the lack of goods.
After tasting the blueberry jam, Gu An'an thought it was even more delicious than the ones she had eaten in later generations, perhaps because the raw materials were better.
"That's good, Ah Heng, you should try it."
Xiao Yuheng also took a small bite. He preferred sweets and was very satisfied with the taste. "Delicious!"
Zhang Limin was overjoyed. "Try the tomato sauce too."
He's more looking forward to ketchup; the quantity of blueberries is definitely greater than that of tomatoes, and if he wants to make more money, he'll have to rely on ketchup.
Gu An'an tried it and suddenly missed the taste of French fries.
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