The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 1060 Buhari Leaves, Mars, Jia Dongxu: A Prodigal Son Returns? (First Update)
Manufacturing small-displacement motorcycles is now very easy for Li Aiguo, since four-cylinder motorcycles have already been built.

The main components involved are aluminum alloy engines and engineering plastics.

Engineering plastics are used in all parts of the vehicle where they can be used.

Firstly, it looks nice, and secondly, it reduces weight and saves fuel.

In the past, we might have had to import engineering plastics from abroad.

The Lanzhou Petrochemical Engineering Plastics project has been basically completed and is currently in the trial production stage.

According to the plan, a batch of engineering plastics needs to be produced, but there are currently no orders for this stuff, so it's practically scrap.

Li Aiguo, who was also the project consultant, suggested: "Sell this batch of engineering plastics produced on trial to the motorcycle workshop of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot at whatever price is offered."

"This isn't appropriate. These losses are already included in the project's costs; it should at least be reduced by half," the factory manager said, somewhat embarrassed.

"So, it's a 20% discount, that's settled."

The Qianmen Locomotive Depot is not short of money right now, and the Lanzhou Petrochemical project is in its initial stage, so it will definitely receive strong support.

The leaders and workers of Lanzhou Petrochemical were very happy. After working hard for several months, they could finally see the fruits of their labor.

Subsequently, the Qianmen Locomotive Depot delivered the molds needed to manufacture the motorcycles.

Lanzhou Petrochemical has completed the color matching work for engineering plastics.

It comes in colors such as blue, red, yellow, and black.

The white version was technically more difficult to make and wasn't popular these days, so we didn't pursue it.

Two weeks later, the first batch of engineering plastic shells was delivered from Lanzhou Petrochemical to Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

The workers in the motorcycle workshop are working overtime to keep busy.

At this time, Pakistan's last batch of mountain motorcycle orders was basically completed, and Buhari and others' training work was also nearing its end.

Li Aiguo was very interested in this training and participated in it from beginning to end. Later, he even served as a motorcycle technology instructor himself.

After spending time together, I've become good friends with Buhari and the others.

Before leaving, Buhari and the others hoped to go shopping and pick out gifts for their families.

Considering their sensitive identities, after discussion at the weather station, it was finally decided that only Buhari would change into our clothes and go to the department store accompanied by Li Aiguo and Zhou Ke.

Along the way, looking at the dazzling array of shops on both sides of the road, Buhari repeatedly exclaimed, "You've developed so much in just a few years."

That's true, although there's still a big gap between China and other countries.

However, we must remember that we have just gone through a war that lasted for several years. In recent years, light and heavy industries have developed in tandem, and life is much better than in the original timeline.

In contrast, Buhari's family became independent two years earlier than ours, but they have always lived a miserable life.

Besides the presence of Indians watching over them, the most important factor was internal.

Buhari's family also received land, but their approach differed from ours. They adopted a method of paying land rent, which was incomplete and did not resolve the issue.

"There are abundant mineral resources in Balochistan, but they have been occupied by a group of bandits. Not only can we not mine them, but we also have to expend military resources."

Buhari treated Li Aiguo like a brother and didn't hide anything, analyzing his own situation.

mineral?

Upon hearing this word, Li Aiguo's eyes lit up.

Balochistan may appear barren, but it possesses abundant mineral resources, including rare earth elements, copper, gold, and iron ore.

Red Star Mining has already made progress in Africa. If the opportunity arises, we should also try our hand at mining in Buhari's country.

Buhari has a strong background, a broad vision, and has received training; he will definitely be promoted after he returns.

It may become an asset in the future.

Li Aiguo kept this matter in mind.

"Old Bu, come on, we're brothers. What do you want? I'll pay." Li Aiguo was very generous.

"Then I would rather obey your orders than be respectful."

Buhari truly treated Li Aiguo like a brother, and without any hesitation, he went into the store and picked out four scarves and four boxes of face cream.

"Old Bu, why did you buy four of each?" Zhou Ke, who had been wary of his surroundings, curiously came closer.

"Because I have four wives."

Zhou Ke's eyes nearly popped out of his head with envy.

"This is wonderful."

Upon hearing this, Buhari's lips twitched twice, but he didn't reply.

After leaving the department store, Zhou Ke said in bewilderment, "This guy doesn't know how lucky he is. He has four wives and he's still not satisfied?"

"You need to prepare four gifts each time, and you need four sets of clothes and jewelry. Oh, and you also need to accompany your four wives according to the schedule."

Li Aiguo lowered his voice: "Just imagine how it would feel if you married four Huang Shuxians?"

"Damn it, no!" Zhou Ke's expression changed drastically.

Huang Shuxian was already considered gentle, but she was still a woman, and Zhou Ke got a lot of trouble from her.

Zhou Ke had originally planned to go there and criticize them when he had the chance, but now that little thought was immediately extinguished.

on Monday.

At Beijing Railway Station, Li Aiguo waved goodbye to Buhari and his entourage.

There were only a dozen or so of them, but once they returned, they would be like sparks igniting a whole area.

Of course, in order for the fire to burn brightly, you also need accelerants.

Meanwhile, a strange convoy appeared at the Karakoram Pass, with Liberation trucks loaded with supplies completely covered by tarpaulins.

The squad leader in the convoy was a short man with a baby face. The team members liked to call him Baby Squad Leader, and Baby Squad Leader would always jump up and down to correct him: "My name is Zhang Erpao! Erpao! Got it?"

Whenever this happens, the team members always laugh and reply, "We're in a hurry."

They liked to joke about the "baby class monitor," but they held him in high esteem.

Despite his young age, the squad leader was once a member of the motorcycle assault team and made many contributions under Li Yunlong's commando.

He was transferred to a frontier hospital to rest because he was injured recently.

Sure enough, as soon as his injury healed a little, he volunteered to take on this mission.

Zhang Erpao is no longer the little kid who was fooled by the old man at the scrap yard; he has grown into a true warrior.

After crossing the mountain pass, Zhang Erpao ordered everyone to be on high alert.

Although the Indians have been driven away, this stretch of road is still very dangerous.

Fortunately, the journey was uneventful, and the transport team arrived safely at Buhari's town. All the goods on the trucks were unloaded, and Zhang Erpao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm going to South Asia soon, and I'm almost out of those letters. Maybe I should write a few letters to Brother Da Kui and Brother Aiguo first."

The situation in South Asia is chaotic, and communication is almost nonexistent.

To prevent his family from worrying, Zhang Erpao would prepare more than a dozen letters before each trip and have his friends in the logistics department send them back on time.

Anyway, he just spouts nonsense in his letters, so he won't reveal any flaws.

Many comrades adopted similar approaches.

"The Second Artillery Corps has sent another letter." After seeing Buhari off, Li Aiguo returned home and walked to the scrap metal recycling station. Wang Daikui ran out holding a letter.

"This kid is something else now. He's even learned to fish. Every time after a battle, he takes his comrades fishing in the stream."

Wang Daikui said excitedly, "He also said that it's a good place, but it rains every day, which is a bit unbearable."

"It rains every day?" Li Aiguo hadn't paid much attention to it at first, but upon hearing this, he picked up the letter and glanced at it.

It's May now, which is the dry season in South Asia.

In particular, according to the old commander's report, they have already started to conserve water, so where did the rain come from?

"What's wrong?" Wang Daikui sensed that Li Aiguo's attitude was off.

"It's nothing, this child is becoming more and more promising." Li Aiguo returned the letter.

“That’s right. When he comes back this time, I’ll definitely introduce him to a good wife. There’s a temporary worker in Wang Ting’s neighborhood office. She comes from a poor family for three generations and is quite sturdy.” Wang Daikui’s face lit up with joy.

He had long regarded this nephew as his own son.

Li Aiguo chatted with Wang Daikui for a few minutes before going home.

The small motorcycles will officially begin assembly tomorrow, and I'll need to go to the motorcycle workshop to oversee the process.

Back in the courtyard, Xu Damao moved a chair, crossed his legs, and sat by the door. A pot of tea was placed next to him, and Lu Shichang massaged Xu Damao's legs.

Wow, this master is really something!

Li Aiguo always felt that Xu Damao was being a bit too cocky.

The residents in the compound also felt that Xu Damao was bullying his apprentice too much.

What's strange is that neither Yi Zhonghai nor Jia Dongxu, Xu Damao's old rivals, showed up.

"Old Yi, aren't you going to stop Xu Damao from doing this?" Inside Yi Zhonghai's house, an older woman poured him a cup of tea in an enamel mug when he returned.

"Why are you stopping him? If the factory leaders find out about what Xu Damao is doing, they'll definitely have a problem with him," Yi Zhonghai said coldly.

The older woman, who had initially thought Yi Zhonghai should persuade Xu Damao, could only give up after seeing his attitude.

What Yi Zhonghai didn't tell the old lady was that his mind wasn't on Xu Damao at all, but rather that he felt something was off about Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu has been showing him more respect lately than before, serving him tea and water every day and even helping to deliver materials, which is what an apprentice should do.

However, Yi Zhonghai knew Jia Dongxu all too well.

This guy is lazy; his eagerness must be for some ulterior motive.

"Is this kid up to something?" Yi Zhonghai sat in his chair, feeling uneasy, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Inside the Jia family's house, Qin Huairu also sensed that Jia Dongxu's mood was off.

He completely ignored Xu Damao's smugness.

This should have been a good thing, but for some reason, Qin Huairu always felt uneasy.

"Dongxu, has anything been going on in the workshop lately?"

"No, Master Yi takes good care of me. I've figured it out. I need to work hard to learn the skills and strive for a promotion as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu almost burst into tears.

After all these years, Jia Dongxu has finally turned over a new leaf.

And so, the residents in the compound didn't care at all, and Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu, each with their own thoughts, ignored Xu Damao.

Xu Damao's attempt to show off backfired spectacularly.

"Apprentice, you don't need to come tomorrow." Xu Damao waved his hand, telling Lu Changming to get up quickly and stop massaging his legs.

This kid is too strong; if he squeezes a few more times, his leg will break.

"Yes, Master." Lu Changming was as docile as ever. He asked in a low voice, "Master, the factory is showing a movie tomorrow night. Could you reserve two good seats?"

"What, do you have a friend coming over?" Xu Damao was a little surprised. Lu Changming had only been working at the factory for a short time, so where would he have a friend?

"It's Technician Wang from the forging workshop. He wants to take his girlfriend to the movies," Lu Changming said, quickly pulling out a Zhonghua cigarette from his pocket and lighting it for Xu Damao.

"Alright, I'll save you two seats." Xu Damao took a puff of his cigarette, looking smug.

(End of this chapter)