It was already past noon when Li Long's tractor drove back to the county.
The sun was strong, but Li Long just felt cold. At this time, the sun really doesn't make people feel hot when it shines on their bodies. The body temperature is already so cool that it feels cool to the core.
Even though he was wearing a fur coat, Li Long felt like he was almost frozen.
There are two more things to do today. First, go to the security section of the supply and marketing cooperative to ask for bullets. This requires a note signed by Li Xiangqian.
The second thing is to go to the wood factory in the county to see if there are any suitable small wooden tables.
For the time being, only Harimu and Yushanjiang's families need it. The other families have kang tables and no one goes to school, so they don't need it.
But first of all, Li Long ran to the canteen first, paid for a bowl of noodles, and specifically said to the waiter:
"Give me a bowl of noodle soup first!"
< br>"Okay, comrade, please wait." The waiter's attitude was quite good today. Of course, she saw many people who were almost frozen to death like this.
At this time, the best way to relieve the coldness from the inside out is to take a sip of hot soup.
Hu spicy soup is also okay, but there is no more authentic one in Ma County at this time.
Hot noodle soup is also available.
The waiter brought a large porcelain bowl and placed it in front of Li Long, then took a teapot with noodle soup and poured a full bowl into it.
After thanking him, Li Long took the bowl and took a sip.
The temperature is not bad. Obviously there are more people eating noodles and drinking noodle soup. They just put out a teapot to keep it warm first, and then just scoop out a ladle from the pot when it cools down.
The noodle soup is quite thick. It's not the kind of soup that has been cooked once or twice. It looks like it has been cooked for at least ten pots. For future generations, people with high blood sugar will not dare to drink it.
It was a very good "drink" now. Li Long drank half a bowl and felt warm from the inside out.
The remaining half bowl will feel better after finishing the noodles and then drinking it.
What surprised him was that within half a minute of putting down the bowl, the waiter took the time to see it and came over with the pot to fill his bowl.
Yo?
I haven't eaten in the canteen for a few days, and the service quality has obviously improved.
The previous attitude of ignoring me is gone.
Being able to serve proactively, it’s no wonder that it’s already past dinner time and there are quite a few people eating.
Think about it, the first thing you eat is the portion, then the quality, and then not only the quality, but also the service.
The portion size and quality are basically useless these days. As the service attitude improves, more people come to eat.
When given a choice, everyone is willing to go to a place with a good attitude. No one likes to look at the waiter with a cold face while eating.
When the noodles were served, the waiter even gave him two cloves of garlic, which made Li Long's experience even better.
After finishing the meal in a hurry, Li Long drank more than half of the bowl of noodle soup, wiped his mouth and nodded to the waiter, and went out.
Rolling the tractor, it drove toward the woodworking factory.
Bullets are not in a hurry. Anyway, the security section is always occupied, so you just need to get there before get off work.
If it doesn't work out, I still have some inventory at home, so I can take it for a while.
The woodware factory is located in the south of the city. The south and north of the city are basically divided by the Wuyi Highway. There are no government agencies in the south of the city. In addition to private houses along the road, slowly opening small shops, auto repairs and the like, there are also two schools and a few factories.
The woodwork factory is located next to the nursery. The fence is not high, and you can see a lot of wood piled inside from the road.
Occasionally, people come in and out, some pulling furniture and some pulling wood.
Li Long drove his tractor into the factory. The guard at the door just looked at the chimney of Li Long's tractor and ignored it after he found that the chimney was relatively high.
If the tractor's chimney pipe is not high, sparks will be sprayed out when the accelerator is increased, and fires may easily occur when flammable materials are present.
So there will be a reminder at this time.
The tractor Li Long bought has a high chimney, which is a feature. The higher the chimney, the less likely it is for sparks to come out, which is also a benefit.
He drove directly into the factory area and looked around. Then he discovered the factory building in the finished product area and turned around.
The door here is open, and someone is choosing inside - of course, it is not the kind of letting anyone choose. The main thing is to stand outside the counter and point to which one, and the people inside will lift it out to see.
Li Long turned off the tractor and went over to take a look.
He glanced around and found that there were small square tables inside, but they looked quite common. The bright yellow paint didn't go well with a family like Harimu's.
They seem to prefer reddish-brown furniture like black walnut with some ethnic patterns.
The person next to me bought a high and low cabinet. After selecting it, I paid the invoice, loaded it on the carriage and took it away.
The people in the woodware factory looked at Li Longdong and looked around, and asked:
"Comrade, what furniture do you want?"
If you can drive a tractor here, you should be able to afford it.
"Is there that kind of small square table? The kind with ethnic characteristics." Li Long pointed to the small square table placed beside him. This kind of small table is usually placed in the kitchen of Han people's homes, serving as a small table for placing things or temporarily eating.
In fact, it can be used, but Li Long wanted to make it as good as possible.
“With national characteristics?” The man from the woodwork factory thought for a while and said:
"Is it about the same size? Can it be a little smaller?"
"Okay." Li Long was a little surprised. Is that true? He just asked casually, if not, just buy this, and then go to the department store to buy two tablecloths with ethnic patterns to cover them.
"I remember that there was a master of the Kazakh ethnic group in the factory who made a batch of furniture like this. There are few ethnic people in our county, so not many people bought it." The man pointed outside, Li Long Then he walked out.
The man also followed him out, turned around and locked the door, and said as he walked:
"After that batch of furniture was finished, the old master retired. The furniture was sold for a while. The large ones are sold out intermittently, and there are few people asking for the small ones, so they are piled up in small warehouses because they take a long time.”
"Will there be any problems after a long time?" Li Long was a little worried, "It has been left for a long time..."
"Don't worry, comrade, the quality of the furniture made in our factory is definitely not the best." Problem.
This thing. It is meant to be used at home for more than ten years, so how can it break after just a few years? If so, wouldn’t that be a sign of damage to our factory?”
The tone of the comrade from the woodwork factory. He was so confident that Li Long couldn't help but sigh.
At this time, it’s about quality, credibility and brand. A thing will last for more than ten years.
There is a joke on the Internet later that a certain domestic electric fan factory went bankrupt just because the quality was so good that a fan did not break down after more than 30 years of use.
Whether it is furniture or home appliances that are popular in later generations, some are forced to be scrapped after a few years, and some have various problems after being used for a few years.
Later generations pay attention to multiple functions, good looks, brand, and celebrity endorsement.
As for quality, go one row back.
The comrades from the woodwork factory opened the door of a small warehouse next to it, and Li Long saw the small tables placed in the warehouse, two by two, one upright and one reverse.
As expected, it is black walnut color, with that kind of twists and turns and very beautiful ethnic patterns.
Including the fixed supports on the sides of the small table legs are decorated with patterns.
Not very complex, but nice to look at.
Li Long counted them, there were six in total.
"How much does a table cost?" "You want one? Eight yuan a piece." The man said.
"Then I want six. It's wholesale, can it be cheaper?" Li Long planned to take all six.
There is always someone in need in the mountains.
He also saw a cabinet with the same pattern, and a wooden box with the same color.
He planned to buy it all.
When the time comes, they will be placed at the door of Harimu's house and anyone who wants them will be taken away.
The employee of the woodwork factory was a little surprised. He pointed at the tables and asked:
"Do you want them all?"
"Well, not only these small tables, I want those two cabinets and the two wooden boxes.”
Hey, I met a buyer this time!
The middle-aged man named Qi Xinzhi was excited, and he immediately said:
"If you really want it, I will ask the factory director for instructions and calculate the wholesale price for you... Just wait, I will do it now Just go find the factory director!"
"Don't worry, I'll take a look at something." Li Long stopped him hurriedly.
"You can just watch, I'll go find someone first!" Qi Xinzhi waved his hand and motioned to Li Long to go in and take a look himself.
Li Long was rude and watched the other party run away before he entered the small warehouse.
There are only ten items left in this small warehouse.
He first bent over and shook the small table and found that it was really strong.
The warehouse has a red brick floor, which is very flat. The small table is also very stable, and there is no problem with the four legs being of different lengths.
Thinking about it, it is a county woodware factory after all, so it is impossible for such a low-level mistake to happen.
The smell of paint is no longer on the table, it has dissipated long ago.
I wiped the dust on the table and saw that the wiped area was as bright as new.
He raised his fingers and tapped, and the wooden board made a dull sound.
The texture should be good, the wood feels quite heavy.
Looking at the cabinets and boxes, the materials are also very solid, there are no wood thorns, the planed and scraped areas are very clean, and the workmanship is good.
It has a feeling of being ingenious but not workmanlike.
While Li Long was looking, he heard footsteps coming from outside.
That Qi Xinzhi brought the factory director He Changming over.
“Comrade, do you want all these furniture?” He Changming was also a little surprised. These things were made by master craftsmen in the factory and have been on display for some years. It’s hard to bear to throw it away, after all, workmanship and materials cost money.
But when it comes to selling, there are not many ethnic comrades buying furniture at the end of the year, and no one takes a fancy to it.
Even if the internal price is given to factory workers, no one will take it. Nowadays, they are all about fashionable styles, comparable to Hu Delu. Not many people like this kind of old style.
If Li Long could really pull them all away at once, he would really help them solve a big problem.
"Of course, if the price is right." Li Long said.
"What are you..." The factory director was also very curious, why does this Han comrade want so many ethnic-style furniture?
"I have friends in the mountains who are ethnic comrades, so I bought it for them to use." Li Long did not hide it and directly stated the reason.
"Okay, if you want them all...the tables will be charged five yuan each," the factory director also knew very well about these things. In fact, the furniture itself was made by his master, who retired. , but you can’t sell things cheaply, right?
Now that it is sold to the right person, everyone is happy.
"The cabinets are twenty each, and the boxes are eighteen yuan each, how about that?"
There are thirty small tables, forty cabinets, and thirty-six boxes, a total of one hundred and six. .
Li Long was very satisfied, but out of habit, he said again:
"Director, can you let me pull some wood shavings? These furniture must be placed in the car, and they must be cushioned by something. , otherwise it won’t be good if you bump it, right?”
"Of course it's no problem." There was a lot of wood shavings in the woodwork factory. Director He said with a smile, "You and Lao Qi go and make the invoice and pay, and I'll ask someone to load the truck for you. Don't worry, there will be plenty of wood shavings for you." ”
When Li Long came back from writing the invoice and paying the money, the tables and cabinets had been placed in the car, tied up with hemp rope, and the gaps in the car body were stuffed with wood shavings.
Li Long shook the rope and felt it was tied tightly, so he felt relieved.
He drove the tractor back to his big yard. At this time, Sister Yang had not returned from selling rice in the afternoon, and Han Fang was not there either. She should have gone to help.
Li Long parked the tractor, put a plastic sheet on the table, and drained the water from the tractor.
After finishing these things, he rode his bicycle and went to the supply and marketing cooperative with his satchel.
When he arrived at the club, Li Long found that everyone took the initiative to greet him. He was still a little confused when he arrived at Li Xiangqian's office.
"They know you got good fish." Li Xiangqian solved his confusion:
"The incident of sewage fish has spread, and there are three people in our club who have been caught. It is said that people from the Public Security Bureau and the Education Bureau have been recruited.
The fish in the market are not easy to sell now, and everyone is worried about it. It was you who fished out the fish for our New Year welfare, and you also exposed the fish in the sewage. If everyone can eat fish, they will naturally want it. Thank you.”
Li Long was happy, there was such an unexpected gain.
"What are you doing here this time?" Li Xiangqian asked proactively knowing that Li Long would not go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing.
"I went to the mountains in the morning. My brother was chased by a pack of wolves and almost didn't come back. I want to get some bullets and follow them in two days to clear out the wolves in the mountains."
Li Xiangqian's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he shook his head.
He knew that hunting in the mountains was different from driving a jeep to hunt gazelles. Hunting wolves in the mountains is not only dangerous, but also requires good physical strength.
For his size, his marksmanship is okay, but his physical strength and endurance are not good. He is not as good as the young man. Although he wants to join in the fun, he is really powerless.
"Okay, I'll approve a note for you... Forget it, Director Wei has gone to the prefecture for a meeting. I'll write you two notes. You can talk to the security chief and treat them as separate receipts. Is that enough to get two hundred rounds of ammunition?”
“That’s enough.” Li Long nodded hurriedly.
"Okay." Li Xiangqian took out a pen and paper from the drawer, wrote two notes, signed them, stood up and walked out.
Li Long wanted to take the note, Li waved his hand forward:
"I'll go with you, lest Lao Hou comes over and says something again."
Li Long obediently followed Li Xiangqian to defend the unit.
Chief Hou is holding bullet casings and sticking them together in his office, apparently planning to make a handicraft.
Li Long looked at the glued base and blindly guessed it should be a tank.
"What are you looking at? What's the matter?" Chief Hou put the bullet casing on the table and asked angrily.
"Get the bullet. Are you going to stick this thing yourself? Can't you just find someone to stick it on for you?"
"My son wants it, so can someone else stick it on him?" Chief Hou asked Li Xiangqian While looking at the note, "Two hundred rounds?"
< br>He turned and glanced at Li Long:
“You are going to the mountains?”
“Well, the wolves are overrun in the mountains. They almost tore my brother apart today. They plan to Clear out the wolves.”
"Okay, Lao Li, I won't do this next time."
That's enough. (End of this chapter)