Director Xu is very proud of himself now. In the last Canton Fair, he was just a deputy. This is the first Canton Fair he has organized since he was promoted to the full-time position. Who would have thought that he would achieve such good results in his first time in charge
Not only were all the grains sold out, but the three new categories added this year, clothing, shoes and handicrafts, also sold so well.
Thinking of the two houses he had visited in person before, he was really surprised that the chic and generous decoration style could produce such a good effect. Hearing Xiang Hongjun and Liu Guangji say that it was Qian Shulan who helped them with the plan, he was so surprised that he couldn't express it in words.
After the exhibition, Director Xu went to report to his superiors. The leaders were very satisfied to hear that this year's transaction volume was 56.34 million US dollars.
“You mean someone took the trouble to set up the exhibition hall?”
Director Xu nodded and took out the photos that he had specifically instructed his subordinates to take.
Although there are only black and white photos now, it does not hinder its unique design.
The leader looked at the photos and could tell at a glance that the layout of this factory was different from other factories, which was particularly eye-catching. They were indeed very good. He smiled and said, "We should encourage the people below to actively participate and give full play to their intelligence and wisdom to earn more foreign exchange for our country."
Director Xu immediately agreed. He thought for a moment and said, "Why not give Qian Shulan a special contribution award as a role model to encourage others to dress up in this way?"
The leader nodded and said, "Sure! We can also give out some prizes. We can let everyone learn together at the next autumn trade fair. Don't be stubborn. Be bold in thinking and doing."
Director Xu nodded immediately, "Yes"
So when Qian Shulan was learning to be a tractor driver, she was hit hard by such a pie.
A special contribution award certificate and prize: a Hero pen.
Qian Shulan never thought that one day she would get such a luxurious pen for free.
She looked at the young people in front of her. Was she going to be in the newspapers? Was she going to be a celebrity
"Don't be nervous, Auntie. We are just interviewing you. I heard that you decorated the exhibition hall like a small home and sold all the goods. How did you come up with this idea?"
Qian Shulan held the pen in her hand. The cool touch slowly calmed her nervous mood. She smiled and replied, "I just want the customers to see the placement and function of these things. Because of the language barrier, we have to show them in a very intuitive way so that they can understand it without me having to explain to them the specific function of these things."
The young female reporter was taking notes quickly with her pen.
Then he said, "I heard that you also helped clothing and shoe factories to set up showrooms and helped them succeed. You are really an amazing person."
Qian Shulan felt a little embarrassed. She was just taking advantage of her past life.
The female reporter asked another question.
However, Qian Shulan found that they did not ask about pork.
It seems that Director Xu is a very serious person. Although the pork contract has been signed, the pigs have not been raised yet. If something unexpected happens in the middle, there will be a lot of trouble in the future.
Therefore, he probably didn't disclose the news. It must be said that he is a patient person.
The transaction volume they counted should be spot transaction volume. Qian Shulan's delivery within one month should not be included.
One week after the interview, Qian Shulan finally saw an interview report about her in the newspaper. After the language was packaged, Qian Shulan felt that she couldn't believe that the person in the report was her.
If the old lady in the photo with a special contribution award certificate in her hand and a silly smile on her face wasn't her face, she wouldn't have recognized it.
Are these extremely praiseworthy words to describe her: she is conscientious in her work, considerate of others, and devoted herself to decorating the exhibition hall, helping others and generating income for the country? How shameful!
Qian Shulan herself did not think that this certificate was anything special, but Qian Weihan and Wang Shouren were so excited that they were full of pride and honor.
Even Qi Huimei came over to congratulate her when she heard about it, and looked at her with admiration in her eyes, as if she was a hero.
But Qian Shulan didn't have time to think about it.
Soon, they arrived at the delivery time, and Wang Shouquan brought a few strong laborers to deliver the goods. They came by train.
1,800 pieces of goods filled two train cars, and the customs and transportation fees alone cost more than 400 yuan.
After paying for the tractor, 20 barrels of diesel, five bags of urea and five bags of phosphate fertilizer, they only received 1,020 yuan. This money was not enough to pay for the materials of several production teams. It was really annoying.
At the same time, on May 20th, Qian Shulan and Qian Weihan first passed the training exam and obtained the tractor driver certificates.
As for the remaining two people, they can only wait until they return to the production team to continue the exam.
They still have to go back to water the sweet potatoes and harvest the wheat. They can't stay here forever.
When Qian Shulan saw that their tractor had no carriage, she asked Liu Lixue to help her get an old carriage.
Although it's a bit old, it can still hold things.
Liu Lixue was quite satisfied with her learning ability. Maybe it was because teachers like good students. So when he heard her asking him for help, he didn't hesitate and immediately helped her contact his friends to find a job.
Finally, we found an old carriage that had been abandoned long ago in a production brigade below. The engine of the carriage had long been dismantled and installed on another car. Only this carriage remained.
Because of the wind, sun and rain, the carriage was a little rusty, so Liu Lixue bought a bucket of paint and helped to repaint it. It looked like new.
Qian Shulan was so happy that her face beamed with joy and she kept thanking Liu Lixue.
Before leaving, Qian Shulan gave Liu Lixue a few pounds of pork and two pairs of coarse cloth gloves to express her gratitude for his help. Please forgive her for not being able to think of anything valuable to give him.
The reason for sending pork is that it is a good thing and can nourish his body.
She gave him the gloves because when she was learning to drive, she occasionally saw his hands covered in oil and dirt, and she always felt that it was better to always wear gloves. It was unhygienic to put such dirty things into your mouth, and you might get sick in the future.
She bought the gloves from a scalper, and then ran to the department store early in the morning to finally grab them. It can be considered quite sincere, right
The group split into two groups. Qian Weihan, Qian Shulan and Wang Shouren were in one group and drove the tractor back.
It is nearly 1,969 kilometers from Guangzhou to their home. The tractor travels 30 kilometers per hour. If two people take turns driving it without stopping, it will take nearly three days, which is about the same speed as taking a train.
It would take 10 liters of oil per hour to drive back like this. They only bought 20 barrels of oil in total, so they would have to spend more than 7 barrels at once. It was really too expensive.
It stands to reason that with such an expensive fare, we should have taken more people back. But the rear compartment was filled with 20 barrels of diesel, 10 bags of urea and phosphate fertilizer, as well as new clothes and shoes. In addition, two more people were required to sit in the back, so the entire compartment was packed to the brim, leaving no room at all.
So everyone else had to take the train back.
On the way, Qian Shulan and Qian Weihan took turns driving. Although Wang Shouren had no problem driving, he didn't have a license, so they didn't dare to let him drive.
The two of them kept driving along the road.
When I got tired, someone else would drive. Except for a few times when I felt the engine was too hot, I hardly ever stopped.
Finally, at the evening of the third day, we arrived at the Wangjia Village Production Brigade.
Before they drove their tractor to the village entrance, many people from the team came to watch.
"Is this our team's tractor?" Other production teams also came to watch and try to make friends. Maybe they could borrow it to use in the future.
Among them was Lin Wenlin, the production team leader of Linjia Village.
He touched it with great interest and gave Wang Shouquan a thumbs-up. "Brother, I really envy you. The tractor in your brigade is much more impressive than the one in town."
The tractor in town was an old-fashioned one, with wheels not even half as big as this one. Of course, the price was incomparable.
Although Wang Shouquan felt sorry for the 8,000 yuan, he was still very proud of it. He felt so happy when he received praise from others.
Qian Shulan was worried that someone might start a fire, as there was so much diesel loaded in the back that it couldn't possibly get caught on fire.
She immediately asked everyone to make way for her so that she could unload the things on the back of the tractor.
Wang Shouquan immediately shouted at the crowd. The crowd parted and the tractor started to rumble again. There were children running after the tractor.
When the tractor arrived at the warehouse, everyone helped put all the things in the carriage into the warehouse.
Men, women, old and young all gathered at the warehouse gate to look at the things they had brought. Last time they had brought a bicycle, this time they had brought a tractor, and there were so many other things. But the things were tightly covered in bags, so it was hard to see what they were.
At the gate of the yard, on the parked tractor, some children were so curious that they climbed onto the carriage to play.
Some are even more naughty and go straight to the driver's seat to play with the steering wheel.
Soon, more and more people gathered around to watch, touching the tractor as if it were their ancestor.
When he saw his own child running into the carriage to play, he was scared to death and quickly picked him up, fearing that the child would not be careful and damage the tractor again.
He would beat the disobedient children. Many children were crying and wiping their tears. Some children would come over and laugh at him, and the crying children would chase and beat him, making a lot of noise.
Soon, all the children were taken down by their parents.
Qian Shulan, Qian Weihan and Wang Shouren disliked the noise here and went straight home to eat.
As soon as she got home, Qian Shulan felt that the atmosphere at home seemed a little low.
Everyone else ran out to greet them, except Zhou Xuemei.
Qian Shulan was a little surprised, and looked at Sun Daqin and asked, "Why didn't the fourth son's wife come out?"
Sun Daqin didn't know how to start, and after a long while she couldn't utter a word.
Li Chunhua, however, explained for her with a strange look on her face, "Mom, our fourth brother's wife's child may not be safe."
Qian Shulan frowned, surprised, "What's going on?"
Seeing her mother-in-law's messy hair, Sun Daqin hurriedly welcomed her into the house, "Mom, let's go back to the main hall and talk. What's wrong with your hair?"
Qian Shulan casually pinned her hair back and explained, "We came back on a tractor, and the wind messed up my hair."
After saying this, without waiting for Sun Daqin to ask any more questions, he sat down on the stool and started chasing Li Chunhua to ask about what happened.
Seeing her mother-in-law like this, Sun Daqin had no choice but to come out of the main room and take Xiaomei to the kitchen to cook.
Zhengguo and Zhengkang went to school. Xiaohe, Xiaolian and Zhengjun went to see the tractor.
Wang Shouyi was busy building a pig farm next to the canteen. President Zhou had finally obtained this brick after applying for it from his superiors.
Because of the Great Steel Production Campaign, coal became scarce, so all brick kiln factories stopped operating, and the only options left were to dismantle the previous earthen blast furnaces and use them.
The leaders above specially approved it to support their pig farm.
Their pig farm is very large and can definitely raise 250 pigs.
This time, after they come back, the team should re-elect the director of the pig farm.
In the main room, Li Chunhua nervously talked about Zhou Xuemei's affairs.
Zhou Xuemei's father, Zhou Sanli, was also elected as the production team leader of Zhoujia Village last year. At the beginning of this spring, agricultural technicians were sent over to insist on implementing the deep plowing method.
The technician's name was Qiao Tianbao, and he was a particularly sinister person. When he saw that Zhou Sanli did not do as he said, he immediately reported it to the commune, and Zhou Sanli surrendered.
Zhou Xuemei and Wang Shouli were visiting their mother's house a few days ago and happened to run into this incident. They were also criticized and struggled against, and they were forced to distance themselves from Zhou Sanli.
Zhou Xuemei couldn't bear seeing her own father in such a miserable state and burst into tears on the spot. But at this moment, she was kicked in the stomach by someone.
I was just three months pregnant, so the fetus should have been stable, but I still saw a little bleeding.
Wang Shouli immediately took Zhou Xuemei to the hospital to see a doctor. The doctor said that the baby might not be saved and asked them to be mentally prepared.
After Zhou Xuemei came back, her tears were almost dry. Wang Shouli also blamed himself.
At that time, he was also forced to break off the relationship, and before he could react, his wife was kicked.
Seeing his wife bleeding, he almost collapsed.
Qian Shulan said to Li Chunhua with a gloomy face, "Where are the fourth brother and his wife?"
"My fourth brother took a few days off and went to work in the county this morning. Xuemei is still sleeping in her room. She is very tired now."
Qian Shulan's heart sank. This child, whom she had finally gotten, had to encounter something like this.
It's just like farming, but a natural disaster can happen.
Qian Shulan didn't even bother to eat and immediately went to the fourth brother's room to look for someone.
She quietly pushed open the door and heard Zhou Xuemei crying with her hands covering her mouth. Xiao Tao kept crying and begging her, "Mom, please stop crying."
"Mom, you're here!" Zhou Xuemei wiped her tears and looked at her mother-in-law excitedly.
Qian Shulan hurriedly comforted her, "Be careful, you are still pregnant, how can you keep crying?"
Zhou Xuemei's eyes turned red again. "But the doctor said the baby can't be saved. Mom, I didn't mean to do that. It's all my fault!"
Qian Shulan sighed and consoled him, "How can you be blamed for this? You are just worried about your father, which is also human nature."
Seeing that her mother-in-law didn't blame her, Zhou Xuemei felt even more upset. The child she had worked so hard to have was gone. She really couldn't bear it.
The author has something to say: Honey, please accept me because I work so hard!