The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 228 The driver of the head office had an accident

Zhang Qing and her mother-in-law in the backyard left the yard with others in the afternoon, and in the afternoon~~.

In the afternoon, Jiang Cheng was taken away by people sent by the unit. The general manager's car had an accident which was quite serious and other technicians in the unit were unable to repair it.

Last night, General Manager Ouyang Chengfeng held a meeting with leaders of supply and marketing cooperatives in other cities to discuss the issue of material supply for the New Year.

With the growth of the domestic population, the supply and marketing cooperatives are under great pressure, especially in rural areas. The poorer the people, the more they have children, and the poorer they become. When rural people have children, they really don't consider whether they can raise them or not. They just give birth first and then worry about it.

What they considered was that fathers and sons fought together in battle, and brothers fought together to fight tigers. Having many brothers would prevent them from being bullied. As for how to raise them, they would just take it one step at a time.

The poorer you are, the less you care. People in the city actually have more things to consider. It is normal to have four or five sons in the countryside, but in the city, if you have two sons, you will basically not have more.

However, people in the city, in order to have two sons, would also give birth to many children if they had given birth to a daughter before.

This is the number of people who have planned to have children, but there are also some who have unplanned children, or some who are just competing with each other. Your family has given birth to several sons, so my family cannot have fewer.

So even though it has been more than 20 years since the liberation, theoretically speaking, everyone has accumulated wealth slowly, rural areas have been reclaimed every year, and grain harvests have increased year by year. Cities are also developing, and everyone should have accumulated a lot of wealth.

But the reality is that the population of China has grown from 5.5 million in the early days of liberation to 8.9 million now, which means that the population has increased by % in years.

In other words, grain production would have to double to be better than when liberation began. But the reality was that land was reclaimed year after year, and grain production only increased by 80 percent compared to the early days of liberation.

Calculated by population, the situation is only slightly better now than in the early days of liberation.

The living standards and food and drink of the people did not improve much. But the pressure on the supply and marketing cooperatives was calculated based on the population, which was double that of the early days of liberation.

Therefore, every year when the Chinese New Year comes, the supply and marketing cooperatives in each city face a test, just like a war. If there is a problem in a city, it is normal for the person in charge to be fired.

Yesterday, Ouyang Chengfeng, the president of Changcheng Supply and Marketing Cooperative, borrowed a hall in the city center to hold a meeting. When people from other places come here, the food and drink reception should be done properly.

The driver who was responsible for driving Ouyang Chengfeng was treated as a leader. He ate a pig's trotter and drank a lot of wine. The wine he drank was good, and it was very mellow when he drank it.

It snowed last night, and the driver first sent the general manager home safely. Then, on his way back, the driver crashed his car into a tree.

Fortunately, even on a snowy night, there were still patrol officers in the city who spotted the driver who hit the tree. Otherwise, if the driver was not killed, he would have died of cold in the car at night.

Now he is injured and in the hospital. According to him, he crashed into a tree while trying to avoid a pedestrian who suddenly appeared at night. These days, if a driver gets into an accident and there is no witness or evidence, it is basically not his own fault.

Even if someone is killed, as long as no one else saw it, they will find excuses to shirk responsibility. In the absence of evidence, the most they can do is pay compensation, which may be paid by the company.

So it is not that drivers in this era will not have accidents when they drink, but that they will not blame the alcohol if an accident occurs. Even if a drunk driver does have an accident, he will not think that it is because alcohol paralyzed his nerves, but will only think about how he crashed into the car.

In the company, there was a record of Jiang Cheng's information, including his address and house number, so it was easy to find him. Jiang Cheng had rested for half a day for nothing, and the two days of vacation he had been scheduled for were also cancelled.

Jiang Cheng knew that there were not many "human rights" in this era. Not to mention that you were on vacation, if the company needed you to work overtime every day, you had to come. If the work required it, you had to obey.

The Supply and Marketing Cooperative also has its own repair shop, where automobile apprentices can help out and give orders.

Jiang Cheng was brought directly to the repair workshop here. When the general manager heard that Jiang Cheng was invited, he also came to the repair workshop to find Jiang Cheng to see what to do.

You have to know that cars are hard to come by these days, and driving one is a symbol of status. Changcheng is the provincial capital, and only the president of the provincial supply and marketing cooperative can have such a car. The presidents of the cooperatives in other cities can only have a jeep as their car.

"Master Jiang, can this car be repaired?" Ouyang Chengfeng asked Jiang Cheng very politely. He was going to meet a very important person in a few days and needed to drive a car over.

Jiang Cheng was also confused by the question. The car in front of him was a domestic car of this era. Not to mention the performance, but the body material was definitely strong enough. The car cover was very thick, and it would not be a problem if it hit something slightly. But the front of the car was deformed, and the driver was not seriously injured. It can only be said that he was lucky.

The chassis was deformed, the engine was hit, the headlights, the braking system, and a lot of wires~.

Even in this situation, he still asked Jiang Cheng to fix it.

You have to know that every car driver in this era is a good mechanic. Even if they have little contact with cars, they all know some of the principles. For such an accident car, the best option is to take it to the car factory in Shanghai for disassembly and repair.

But~~, the worst thing is but~~.

Jiang Cheng was actually a little eager to make a move. In the 21st century, he was actually very interested in cars. He especially liked to watch some technical masters buy some old cars and then refurbish them.

But Jiang Cheng only has a hobby, and he discusses how to modify with some people who have the same hobby on the Internet. In fact, he has no hands-on ability, and even lacks basic knowledge.

The original owner, who had been a car soldier for nearly four years in this era, directly made up for Jiang Cheng's shortcomings. In this era, it was boring, and it would be nice if he could fulfill his dream of modifying cars.

"It's not impossible to repair it, but it requires cooperation from many units and departments, which will be troublesome and take a long time." Jiang Cheng said.

"We are the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, so it's not difficult to get some units to cooperate." Ouyang Chengfeng said with great momentum, and he had the confidence. But for Jiang Cheng, it would take a long time, which was the key, so he continued to ask: "How many days can it be repaired at the earliest?"

"If we cooperate well, it will take at least half a month." Jiang Cheng said.

"No, it takes too long. Is there any way to get it done within a week?" Ouyang Chengfeng said with a frown.

As the president of a provincial supply and marketing cooperative, he is eligible to attend many administrative meetings. Recently, people from the capital are coming here, and they are all important figures. They are people who can ride in Hongqi cars, while Ouyang Chengfeng can only ride in Shanghai brand cars.

The key point is that the New Year is coming soon, and other departments that are eligible for cars must use them. Otherwise, Ouyang Chengfeng can borrow a car to receive guests.

Ouyang Chengfeng didn't expect that his driver would cause such a big mess at a critical moment. According to other drivers of other supply and marketing cooperatives, this car was basically scrapped.

Jiang Chengzhen was not sure that he could "repair" the car in a week. According to the plan in his mind, except for the body and shell of the car, everything else would be the same as if it were a new one.

The key point is that the repair equipment of this era is too primitive. In addition, it is Jiang Cheng’s first time to assemble and modify it, so he is not sure if he can complete it in a week.

"Boss, I really can't do this. It's better to take this car to Shanghai. After all, there are a lot of original parts there."

Jiang Cheng would not follow the example of some radical elements of this era, who would issue a military order or something like that at the slightest provocation. He was just a driver, just getting by.

He said it would be fixed in half a month, but he just thought that the car was actually scrapped, so he might as well fix it himself. The president's meaning was obviously that he urgently needed the car, and if it was not fixed well, he might be held responsible.

There are jeeps in the supply and marketing cooperative. In Jiang Cheng's opinion, the accident has already happened, so what's the point of saving face? He thinks jeeps are more domineering, but there are fewer cars in this era, so they look more upscale than jeeps.

In Hong Kong, a sedan now costs more than 10,000 Hong Kong dollars, and there are even miniature Beetle cars that cost 9,800 Hong Kong dollars. If the fish ball factory had not expanded and opened direct-sale stores, he would have planned to buy a few cars and put them in the factory.

Ouyang Chengfeng didn't give up after hearing Jiang Cheng's words. Being able to sit in his position, watching a person and listening to his words and tone, ordinary people can't fool him.

"Master Jiang, please come with me to the lounge over here. I think we need to have a good talk."

　I had no choice but to miss a chapter yesterday, because it was a chapter that criticized some of my own ideas, and no matter how I modified it, it wouldn't work. I also want to update more, but I can't write fast, just like the big person I'm planning to appear in the future, which may also involve identity issues. Whether the subsequent chapters can be published smoothly, if they can't be published, they can just be glossed over, with a good start but a bad end.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)