Jiang Baohua thought he heard wrong, "What, what did you say?"
Liu Qingsong and Wei Qimin widened their eyes. Not selling - does this an the factory isn’t going to operate anymore?
Wei Qimin asked what was on his mind.
"The factory will still operate, but we don’t plan to sell machines for now," Jiang Xingye said.
"Then you produce the machines and store them at ho to look at?" Wei Qimin comnted humorously.
"We will establish a harvesting team and a threshing team. If you can’t afford the machines, you can hire our people and machines, paying us with work points or grain instead of paying for a machine all at once."
Jiang Baohua’s eyes lit up. This was really a good idea. If all teams were like the Liaozhong Team and New United Team, they wouldn’t need to open the tractor factory.
Not only would they not earn money, but they’d be bankrupt because of outstanding debts.
But if it’s about renting, surely they can afford at least so grain or money!
Liu Qingsong and Wei Qimin were at a loss for words. This plan put an end to their sches of getting sothing for nothing, but it really was a good plan, leaving no room for error.
"Are you planning to do this forever?)" Liu Qingsong asked, "This isn’t a long-term solution!"
Jiang Xingye stayed silent, but Jiang Baohua sensed he had a plan in mind. Smiling, he said, "We’ll worry about the future when it cos. Maybe then all the production teams will have money and be willing to buy our machines, and we’ll definitely be happy to sell them."
Liu Qingsong and Wei Qimin felt deeply let down but had nothing to say, coming empty-handed and leaving empty-handed.
Xu Qinghuan wasn’t idle on the way to the county town; everyone in the car was gossiping about Xu Manman.
"They say she went for an abortion, but the county hospital said it was already implanted or sothing, so she couldn’t get it, and ca back."
"Why have an abortion? Why? They’re getting married. Isn’t it inevitable they’ll have kids sooner or later?"
"Who knows, they say Jiang the educated youth and Zhou the educated youth fought fiercely, but why?"
"You didn’t hear? Little Xu the educated youth was crying and shouting beside them, ’Don’t fight, don’t fight because of ,’ oh my, I got goosebumps all over listening."
Everyone in the car laughed.
"I’m telling you, the two male educated youths were fighting over little Xu the educated youth. You didn’t see how Zhou the educated youth looks at little Xu, I saw it several tis already, it’s like a fierce dog looking at a piece of juicy at, it’s terrifying."
Soone whispered, "So, the child in little Xu the educated youth’s belly might be Zhou the educated youth’s?"
"That’s a tough call!"
"Didn’t Jiang the educated youth express that they’re young now, can’t make money, both families can’t support them, and they shouldn’t have kids for now?"
Another person spat, "You believe this crap? Who doesn’t get married and have kids at seventeen or eighteen in this brigade? I was seventeen when I had my first child."
"Besides, how much does it cost to raise a kid? For the first two years, if the adults have food, so do the kids."
As the conversation went on, sohow it turned to Xu Qinghuan.
Aunt Li: "Qinghuan, when are you and Xiao Ye planning to get things done?"
Up front, Jiang Xingye was so nervous his hands were trembling while gripping the rail. He was all ears, like a radar, receiving information coming from Xu Qinghuan.
"Depends on A Ye!" Xu Qinghuan’s face was flushed, but it wasn’t just shyness; neither in her current life nor her previous one had she faced such an ordeal.
Last life, no one urged her to marry; this was her first ti in this life; it always feels like there’s no suitable answer.
Jiang Xingye pursed his lips. Everything seed beautiful to him today - the sun shining bright, the autumn breeze gentle, the sky so high and blue, with fluffy clouds floating by. It was beautiful.
Inside the compartnt, everyone chuckled kindly.
Li Xingzhi laughed, "Look at Xiao Ye! Xiao Ye is yearning to marry you today and sleep with his wife tonight!"
Everyone burst into laughter again, leaving Jiang Xingye feeling quite uneasy. Though he thought about it himself, hearing it spoken out loud made him feel both sweet and shy.
These married old ladies were all very bold.
Luckily, they all understood that Xu Qinghuan was a single girl yet to marry, so their teasing was light-hearted and didn’t delve further.
"Hey, isn’t Lu the educated youth without a partner? Her mother ca last ti and didn’t say anything about bringing her back; it seems like her family has so connections."
Qian Datao, Dong Youfu’s mother, perked up at this, "Xu the educated youth, what’s Lu the educated youth’s family situation? That person who ca last ti seems to have so relation with you, how co Lu the educated youth also called her ’mom’?"
The conversation went back and forth, mostly about Song Wanlin.
Xu Qinghuan said, "That’s not Lu the educated youth’s real mom. Lu the educated youth’s situation is a bit complex. Her family is from Yan City, anyway she’ll go back sooner or later, and they have so influence."
"Don’t you have a courtyard house in Yan City? Did Xiao Ye stay at your courtyard house last ti he went to Yan City?" Qian Datao’s probing question carried so undertones.
Xu Qinghuan smiled, "I bought that courtyard house, and A Ye contributed money too. He certainly can stay there, and we’ve been engaged, what’s the point of dividing things?"
"That makes sense!"
The rest of the people on the bus were sharp; they imdiately picked up on the undertone.
"Datao, didn’t your Youfu initially fancy little Xu the educated youth, and now he’s planning to switch to Lu the educated youth?" Li Xingzhi asked.
"Well, little Xu the educated youth can’t compare to Xu the educated youth. I heard she’s a wild child born from her mom and so wild man, and she’s pregnant with soone else’s child. My Youfu won’t touch that kind of ss even if he stays single forever."
"Your Youfu better hurry then! Lu the educated youth is in high demand, and if he really marries her, he’ll have commodity grain when they move to the city!"
"That depends on my Youfu’s skills!"
Maybe Jiang Xingye’s luck sparked it. Now in the team, those lazy bachelors are all itching to find soone like Xu the educated youth, hoping to get a house in the city and wear an imported watch on their wrist like Jiang Xingye.
When they got to the commune, Jiang Xingye dropped so people off while Xu Qinghuan continued to ride the tractor to the county town with the remainder of the group. When they arrived at the state-run restaurant, he reminded them, "The tractor needs to haul goods. You’ll have to take a bus back this afternoon."
He helped Xu Qinghuan off the tractor; it was still early, so they went to Xinhua Bookstore first to submit the assignnt, which was over 10,000 words last ti, about ten articles, each a thousand words.
Gong Mingjie glanced at it, inwardly comnting on how beautiful the handwriting was.
He packed the translated drafts into a folder and handed her three and a half yuan, a pound of at coupons, and a three-foot cloth coupon, saying, "This is paynt for your first thousand words translated. For junior translators, Y language pays three yuan per thousand words, D language pays fifty cents more than Y language."
Xu Qinghuan collected the money and coupons and asked, "If I pass the interdiate translation exam, will the payout level be higher?"
"Certainly, it will be higher. Four and a half yuan per thousand words for interdiate level. If you translate ten thousand words, it’ll be forty-five yuan." Gong Mingjie nodded at the folder.
Xu Qinghuan was quite wealthy now and didn’t care much for forty-five yuan, but having this money made it natural for her to enjoy good food and drink.
Submitting these ten translated drafts would nearly get her interdiate translation certification soon, and Gong Mingjie pulled out roughly twenty thousand words of original work for her, "It’s best to translate quickly, the sooner you do, the sooner we can learn from their experience."
Xu Qinghuan glanced at it, mostly dealing with chanical topics, which posed no difficulty for her.
Xu Qinghuan needed to visit the ard forces headquarters, and Jiang Xingye accompanied her. As they passed a dead-end alley, seeing nobody around, he pulled Xu Qinghuan inside, pinned her against the wall, and completely shielded her with his body, "What you said on the tractor earlier, was it true?"
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