Ma Aihong had just finished eating and was watching TV with her wife. Her children, who were still in school, were doing homework in the back room. After a while, her wife would go over and check to see if the door had been pushed open or if the children were leaning against the door to peek outside. TV content.
Although the couple has tried to turn down the TV sound as much as possible, it still has a fatal attraction for children.
Especially the martial arts movie "Wu Song" was playing on TV.
When Li Long knocked on the door, Ma Aihong's wife was training her child because she had grabbed another bag just now and she discovered the child listening to the sound of the TV against the door.
"Go ahead and open the door. It is inevitable for children to be playful." Ma Aihong and Xini said, "If you know you are wrong, let me do your homework well. After finishing, go to bed early. You will have to get up tomorrow morning to endorse."
"Okay, okay, you're the only one who's a good person!" Ma Aihong's wife complained, "I'm the bad guy every day, and you don't care about the naughty children. This time I lost two more in the midterm exam. If this continues, I'll have to go to the construction site in the future. "..."
"What's wrong with going to the construction site?" Ma Aihong didn't want to hear it anymore, "Workers are the leading class. How many people dream of becoming a worker?”
“Who can be a worker if they can?” The woman was still complaining when she walked to the door of the hospital, “You know how to talk big!”
She opened the courtyard door and was a little surprised to see Li Long carrying something. After so many days, she no longer remembered Li Long.
"You are...who are you looking for?"
"I'm Li Long." Li Long said with a smile, "I came here two months ago. I'm looking for Section Chief Ma. Sister-in-law, I came from Ma County. Li asked me to say hello to you, Section Chief Li."
“Oh oh oh, I remembered, you are the young man who drives the tractor!” Ma Aihong’s lover remembered and said with a smile:
“Come in, come in, come here. Here you go, why are you still bringing something with you? How embarrassing..."
Li Long carried the things into the yard. Ma Aihong, who heard the noise, turned off the TV and walked out of the room. When she saw Li Long, she smiled and said:
"Xiao Li, it's rare to see a visitor! Come in, come in, mother, make tea for Xiao Li. Let me tell you, Xiao Li is an advanced figure in the autonomous region daily, and our company has learned from his advanced deeds. ”
"Ah? Really?" Ma Aihong's lover was really surprised this time, "That's really a rare visitor. Come on, come on, Xiao Li, come in and sit down!"
Li Long knew that Ma Aihong must have watched it After reading the newspaper, he entered the room, put the things on the coffee table, and said with a smile:
“Chief Ma, let’s not be so polite. Mine was just a coincidence, and it’s not a big deal in itself.”
“ Hey, what we need is this coincidence. If it is done deliberately, it really doesn't matter. That is to say, you are in the autonomous region daily and you are still so low-key. If those young people in our company have their tails raised, they don't know where they are. I'm so lucky to have you under Lao Li!"
Li Long really didn't know what to say, so he had to change the topic:
"The section chief has been very busy recently, right? I heard from my second brother that the company has a very heavy construction task now."
"Yes, in order to speed up the realization of the four modernizations, we are now running in small steps. As a transportation hub in northern Xinjiang, the entire KT city does not have adequate facilities in many aspects, so They are all getting stronger now." Ma Aihong said a few words in an official tone, then smiled and said:
"So I have been paying attention to your second brother, they are down-to-earth and willing to work, and they don't talk much. , including that young man Yang Yongqiang is also good, he has a flexible mind and is willing to learn, so this time They are all in the quota for regularization. You came here after hearing this, right?"
"Yes, yes," Li Long said sincerely: "On the one hand, they work hard, and I know that. Without the care of the section chief, they would not have been able to progress so quickly, so on behalf of our family, thank you You."
"Hey, we are all our own people, don't be so polite." Ma Aihong felt so comfortable listening to Li Long's words, "Even if it's not for Lao Li's sake, your second brother. They do a good job, and we will definitely keep people like this.”
"Chief Ma, I have something else that may trouble you later."
"Tell me, if there is any trouble, we can discuss it. In principle, as long as it does not violate the rules, we can discuss it."
“My second brother’s registered permanent residence is in my hometown, and the political review letter was sent to investigate the situation there. Because my family has moved to northern Xinjiang, I am afraid that someone in my hometown is jealous that my second brother wants to be a worker and will be here. aspect Making trouble..."
"Are the people over there so bad?" Ma Aihong's wife brought tea to Li Long and asked, "This is a good thing..."
"Me neither. I’m sure, it’s mainly because I’m worried. After all, my hometown is different from here. Most of the family will definitely be happy to have a worker, but it’s not ruled out that there will be one or two people who are jealous and will cause mischief.”
"Indeed, such a situation is possible. We have encountered it before." Ma Aihong nodded and motioned for Li Long to drink water, "Don't worry. We have all seen the performance of your second brother and the others here. Now. It’s not ten years ago. It’s not about background and past. The focus is on actual performance. I will pay attention to this.”
“Thank you, Chief Ma,” Li Long said sincerely.
Ma Aihong was mainly interested in Li Long and asked him in detail about the things he had published in the newspaper. Li Long also gave a general introduction to the acquaintance between himself and Harimu.
"It seems that you are destined to be together. You really have a friendship like brothers. I think you will keep this friendship. To be honest, what you said is really good. Our leaders here are all "I said it, look at his level, what he said is so apt!"
Li Long could only smile, feeling embarrassed in his heart - pretending to be the leader, you guys from the parallel world, don't say that! Do you mind?
After chatting for a while, Li Long said goodbye and left. When Ma Aihong's lover was packing up the things Li Long had brought, he found a wad of money inside.
She counted, ten pieces of unity, a total of one hundred yuan.
That’s two months of my husband’s salary!
The woman was a little worried, so she told Ma Aihong about this, and asked in a low voice:
"Do you want to give it back? This money..."
"Keep it." Ma Aihong guessed what Li Long was thinking. She really wanted to send the money back, but Li Long felt uneasy.
Besides, Li Anguo and the others have been working hard in the past two months, and Ma Aihong has noticed it. If something went wrong at Han Diao, he would really go and speak for Li Anguo. So he felt quite at ease with the money.
After Li Long came out, he drove the tractor to the guest house of the construction and installation company. Ma Aihong told him before leaving that he should stay at the company's guest house and he would call the guest house. It was regarded as official reception.
Li Long was not polite either. Living in a guest house of a state-owned unit is naturally much safer and more secure than staying in a hotel outside. And he also wanted to have a chat with his second brother and the others.
The guard heard that Li Long said it was arranged by Section Chief Ma, so he let him go smoothly. Li Long handed the package of Yaochi cigarettes to the guard, and then drove the tractor to the guest house.
The waiter at the guest house actually recognized Li Long and arranged a three-person room for him, but it was very convenient for Li Long to stay alone.
After Li Long settled in, he inquired with the waiter, and then went to the dormitory to find his second brother and the others.
Li Anguo and the others were not asleep yet and were chatting in the dormitory. When they saw Li Long coming, Yang Yongqiang stood up with a smile and made way for him.
Li Long came here mainly to ask them if they wanted to go back with him.
"I won't go back now, not less than these two days." Li Anguo said, "I want to wait until the formal decision is officially made before going back."
Li Junshan naturally had no idea. After all, his family were all in his hometown, so there was no need to go back to Manas.
“Me too,” Yang Yongqiang said. “I will officially become a worker in a few days. Then I will ask for leave to go back. At that time, I only had four days off per month. Now I will be deducted for asking for leave, which is not worth it. ”
Now that the three of them had decided, Li Long didn’t say much. After chatting for a while, he returned to the guest house. The next day, Li Long had breakfast in the guest house, and Li Anguo and the others had already gone to the construction site. Li Long did not look for them anymore, but drove the tractor out of the construction and installation company and headed for Kuitun Agricultural Machinery Factory.
The tractor entered the agricultural machinery factory. Li Long found that there were several more tractors in the factory, and some technicians and workers were doing something around the tractors.
After Li Long parked the tractor, he went to find Du Tongzhou, Director Du.
According to Li Long's understanding of Du Tongzhou, he should not be in the office, but in the workshop. Li Long searched around the factory area and found Du Tongzhou. At this time, he was sitting on a tractor and operating the machinery on the spot.
Li Long looked at the machinery hanging in front of the tractor and felt a little surprised. This should be the harvester he needs, right?
It just looks different from the one in my mind?
This harvester has two more forward forks on both sides than the original one. Li Long could understand that this should be specially used to separate wheat. But with these two forks, how do you pour the wheat after it is cut?
The principle of the harvester is to cut the wheat with a rotating blade, and then turn the ridge of wheat to the left side of the tractor through the rotation of the blade head, so that it can be bundled easily. Now that there are two more forks, the wheat will not be able to turn around after being cut, and will it be crushed by the tractor if it falls on the same spot?
Li Long felt that Du Tongzhou would not make such a low-level mistake. He walked over and wanted to ask what happened.
When Li Long came to the front, Du Tongzhou had already got off the tractor. He had also seen Li Long. After he got off, he smiled and said:
"Comrade Xiao Li, Let's take a look. This is the second harvester we have built. The first one had some problems, but this one has been tested and works. I cut the grass experimentally and found it to be very operable, basically meeting the requirements you put forward at that time."
"Director Du, what are those two forks for?" Li Long asked. asked his own question, "If a fork is placed, the cut wheat will not be able to roll to the side of the tractor, and it will be crushed by the tractor."< br>
“You are indeed an expert, you can tell at a glance.” Du Tongzhou said with a smile, “Comrade Xiao Li, you have a good sense. Come and take a look, this fork is to mark the direction of the tractor, so don’t go wrong. , also to separate the furrows in those fields where wheat is planted densely. You see, these two forks can be used. It can be disassembled. When harvesting, you can remove one side and let the wheat fall to the other side. This depends on your choice. The rotation of the blade can also be adjusted. Before cutting, you can see here. A switch, if you turn it to the left, the wheat will fall to the left, if you turn it to the right, the wheat will fall to the right..."
Li Long looked and listened and felt really good. The blade looks very strong and can easily cut a wheat stalk.
“The blade can be disassembled and replaced. So in theory, this harvester can not only cut wheat, but also grass, and can also stalk corn and oil sunflower. Of course, it will cost the blade. You see , this is connected to the diesel engine of the tractor with a belt, and the power is still enough..."
Du Tongzhou introduced the performance of this harvester to Li Long just like introducing his own big baby. Operations and features.
Li Long nodded after hearing this. He felt that Du Tongzhou had already thought of everything he could think of.
Except for the fact that this harvester is different from what I imagined, there are basically no shortcomings.
"Then...Director Du, how much does this harvester cost? I can't wait to drive it back." Li Long said with a smile, "Although there is still some time before the wheat is harvested, you talk about it so well. Seeing how powerful and sturdy it is, I just thought about driving it back this time."
Du Tongzhou could tell from Li Long's tone and expression that Li Long was really serious. Happy with this harvester.
That’s it.
"Let's drive away, no problem. As for the price, just give us the cost price." Du Tongzhou was also very generous, "You came up with the idea. To be honest, although we are doing the practical part , but without your idea, we might still be using our brains to imitate tractors.
You have opened up an idea for us. In fact, we can actually develop supporting facilities for tractors, and there will still be a market. , you can still make money
So, for this harvester, we only charge you the cost. Of course, we also have requirements. When you have harvested the wheat and you find any problems or areas that need improvement, you must come back and talk to us.
We plan to make a few prototypes of this harvester this year. If your harvest goes well there, we will start large-scale production from the end of the year to next year. "
"Okay. "Li Long naturally will not refuse this kind offer.
In these days, creativity is not very valuable. Patent laws have not been popularized yet. People are not very concerned about the value of creativity. There are many creative ideas and they can be done. Coming out is the key.
So you can. Li Long is actually very satisfied with getting this harvester at cost price. After all, Kuitun Agricultural Machinery Factory is a state-owned enterprise, and it is basically impossible to buy shares here unless you build an agricultural machinery in the countryside. Repair shop, start from scratch
But I don’t have the technical ability, so don’t think about it for now. Save some agricultural machinery in your mind that will be useful for future generations, and then take them out when you have the ability and opportunity to produce them.
Because Li Long still had to drive the tractor for more than 100 kilometers, the harvester was not installed on Li Long's tractor after being unloaded, but was directly carried and put into the bucket by the workers. , and tied it firmly with rope so as not to bump into each other.
"Two hundred yuan." The number Du Tongzhou gestured made Li Long feel that he had gotten a big deal. If this thing really needs to be mass-produced, it will cost five to six hundred yuan anyway, right? This saves money on two bicycles.
After paying the money and opening the invoice, Li Long wrote down the phone number of the factory and promised Du Tongzhou that he would give him feedback as soon as possible if there was any situation.
Li Long was still very excited after leaving the agricultural machinery factory. If this harvester is as powerful as Director Du said, there will really be a lot of work to do in the future.
He has already imagined that it would cost two yuan to harvest an acre of wheat. If he works hard in a day, he should be able to harvest 100 to 150 acres. Excluding the cost, it is still possible to earn two hundred yuan a day.
After all, the first guy in the village to buy a high-horsepower wheel tractor basically worked hard to make money. He drove a big carriage tractor to plow 400 acres of land all day and night - we If you don't want to compete with that lunatic, just work during the day and do half to one-third of what you can do.
After all, harvesting wheat with a harvester is much easier than plowing.
Thinking like this, Li Long went to the winery and bought a box of Kuituntequ, and then went to the Hongqi Building to buy some odds and ends, food, clothes, children's toys, and clothes for the elderly. wait.
After saying goodbye to Li Anguo and the others at the construction site, Li Long drove the tractor to the canteen to have a meal first. It's less than one o'clock, so it's a bit early to eat, but Li Long still doesn't plan to eat at those roadside canteens along the way, so he will eat in advance and then rush back.
After eating one portion of mixed noodles and three noodles, Li Long drove the tractor out of KT City, refueled at the gas station at the military station, and then drove eastward.
It came quickly and came back very quickly.
It is already late May, and there is not much vegetation on both sides of the Gobi Desert. It has not been reclaimed into fertile fields on a large scale like in later generations. At this time, the air is steaming, and the sun is burning on the body, which is quite uncomfortable.
Li Long regretted not getting a straw hat and wearing it. He clearly remembered that there were straw hats for sale in the Hongqi Building, which seemed to cost two yuan a hat or two yuan a half.
At that time, I thought this hat was a bit earthy, but now I feel the power of the sun, and feel that I am really hypocritical. I am a farmer myself. What is there to be earthy? Is there anyone who can be closer to the land than me?
After eating for two days, I really don’t know how high the world is.
In desperation, I took off my coat and put it on my head, increased the accelerator and drove eastward.
The restaurant on the roadside heard the noise, and someone came out and waved to Li Long to indicate that he could stop to eat. Li Long waved his hand and drove past without stopping.
I added three more noodles to the noodles I ate in Kuitun. Now my stomach is full and I don’t need to replenish it.
The tractor's shock absorber system was still relatively primitive, so after driving for an hour or two, Li Long could already feel his teeth chattering.
His whole body was shaking with the car.
Finally we saw a large oasis ahead, and we arrived at Shicheng. (End of this chapter)