Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

Niu Dazhuang shrank back, shouting, "How can you be so unreasonable? You said it yourself!"

"Didn't you realize I was being sarcastic? You really have some nerve! Do you think you can mess with all seven of us Qin sisters?"

"Your third uncle's three sisters will need to be raised for several more years." Niu Dazhuang was deliberately trying to provoke her.

Qin Xueru threw down the broom handle, plopped down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and her chest heaved with anger.

Niu Dazhuang sat down next to her, gently placing his hands on her shoulders and saying, "I was just teasing you. You can do whatever you want, okay?"

"Since you said that, you must have thought about it before. This is so unfair! Waaah..." This was the first time Qin Xueru had ever cried.

"Wife, it was my fault. I was just saying. If you don't agree, I really don't have the guts."

"Waaah... Pshaw! That sounds nice, but did you get my permission to go out and find other women? Don't think I don't know anything!"

"This..." Niu Dazhuang didn't know what to say for a moment.

"What, you're speechless now?"

"I promise you, no matter what kind of woman is outside, your position as the head of the household will be as solid as a rock."

"You really think you're the mistress of the house, huh! Let whoever wants to be the mistress, I'm not putting up with this!"

"Xue Ru, to tell you the truth, I have ulterior motives when it comes to the women outside. They can either help me in the present or in the future."

Upon hearing this, Qin Xueru cried even harder: "So, I'm the only useless one! Waaah... I'm going to find Grandpa right now and ask him to find me a job too, so I won't be a nuisance!" She said, getting up to leave.

Niu Dazhuang pulled the man back, saying, "Who said you're useless? What I mean is, the feelings between us are the purest, without any ulterior motives." He then laid the man down.

"Please, be gentle. If I'm really pregnant, don't hurt the baby..."

This young couple's argument was like a quarrel at the head of the bed and a reconciliation at the foot...

After a while

"Dazhuang, get some rest. You'll be working hard on the road tomorrow. You have to come home and report back as soon as you get back from your business trip so I can feel at ease."

"Yeah, I'll definitely go home first."

Early the next morning, Niu Dazhuang slung a military-green canteen across his shoulder and carried a military-green overcoat. The spring chill was biting, and the evenings were especially cold.

I rode my bicycle to work.

Niu Dazhuang was a little excited about his first business trip.

We had a meeting yesterday to explain the transportation task and emphasize its importance. The company introduction and delivery order are all ready.

Niu Dazhuang climbed into the driver's seat and started pressing the accelerator pedal in the air, pressing it more than a hundred times. He then opened the choke, took a key handle that was more than a meter long, and got out of the driver's seat.

Arriving at the front of the vehicle, I pressed the pressure valve with my left hand and gripped the crank handle tightly with my right. I started it, turning it once, twice... using my waist and abdomen to crank faster and faster, then suddenly released my grip.

Bang bang bang... The Jiefang CA10 truck caught fire. Black smoke billowed from the rear of the truck.

At this moment, Gao Chunsheng arrived carrying a large bag.

"Did you tell your family?" he said, pulling out a cigarette and tossing it to Niu Dazhuang.

"I told you." Niu Dazhuang lit his master's lamp first, then lit his own.

"That's good. Have you prepared everything I asked you to?"

"Not only were sticks prepared, but a pistol was also prepared."

"You really want to shoot someone? You might as well prepare a hunting rifle. We often travel this route, we can't afford to kill someone."

The car was warmed up first, and the master and apprentice finished a cigarette before getting in. Niu Dazhuang was not qualified to drive at the moment, so he could only sit in the passenger seat.

This time, it wasn't just one vehicle; Niu Dazhuang's fourth team alone dispatched fifty-three trucks.

The convoy was quite impressive, with cars following one after another. As they drove further, the convoy dwindled, and by the time Niu Dazhuang and his team arrived at the JD Agricultural Science Institute with the delivery order, there were only three cars left.

Niu Dazhuang and his team's truck was tasked with transporting newly cultivated corn seeds from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences to Shenyang. The other trucks used pesticides.

You're still counting on those researchers in the truck manufacturing industry? Go do it yourself! At that time, the Jiefang truck had a load capacity of only 4 tons, 95 horsepower, and a top speed of 65 km/h. These were just theoretical figures.

Considering the current road conditions, that's about it; even with a powerful engine, it wouldn't be able to run.

Niu Dazhuang, sitting below the truck, tossed a 100-pound sack full of corn seeds into the truck bed like a watermelon.

They were fast; they threw down 30 bags in one go. Niu Dazhuang was sweating, straightened up, and went to smoke a cigarette and rest for a while.

Well, the researchers who came to help load the truck were all a bit dumbfounded.

I've seen strong people, but I've never seen anyone this strong. He threw a 100-pound sack like it was a watermelon.

A middle-aged man wearing glasses handed over a Daqianmen cigarette: "Comrade, you've got real strength!"

Niu Dazhuang didn't stand on ceremony, took the cigarette and lit it: "I don't have any other skills, all I have is brute strength."

Gao Chunsheng also jumped off the truck, plopped down on the sack, and didn't want to move.

He laughed and scolded, "What's the rush? My old back can't take this. You can do the rest yourself."

The bespectacled man chimed in, "Master, you rest, let my men go up."

The truck was completely filled with 70 bags of corn seeds.

Continuing east from Dongzhimen, once you leave the Kyoto area, the roads narrow and become mostly dirt roads.

Now Niu Dazhuang understands how miserable driving is these days. There's a heater, but its effect is limited. The two of them can smoke in the driver's seat without even opening the window, which shows how drafty it is.

You really can't drive a truck without a lot of strength; there's no resistance, it's all done manually.

We finally arrived in Yutian, Tangshan, after noon.

These days there are no private restaurants. If you go into a state-run restaurant, you have to be nice to the chef before he'll even put on a long face and cook you a plate of pancakes.

The price wasn't expensive, but they required national grain coupons. A serving of fried pancakes cost half a jin of national grain coupons, plus 22 cents. They also gave you a free bowl of clear soup.

We arrived in Luan County in the afternoon and settled in early.

The next day, we crossed the Shanhaiguan Pass and queued for over an hour before finally getting through. We stayed overnight in Suizhong.

We passed through Xingcheng, Jinxi, Jinzhou, and Goubangzi, and spent the night at Panshan.

They didn't arrive in Fengtian until noon on the fourth day.

The master and apprentice parked the car in the courtyard of the Fengtian No. 1 Guesthouse, took out their unit's letter of introduction, checked into their rooms, and then Gao Chunsheng exchanged his national grain coupons for two bath tickets at the front desk.

"Dazhuang, how was the journey?"

"It's not good at all, it's almost shaken to the point of falling apart. I feel uncomfortable all over."

"Haha...that's true. But overall, the trip went quite smoothly. The car didn't cause any trouble, and we didn't run into any problems. You should be grateful!"

"I'm mentally prepared for that. It's just fighting! I can handle that!"