Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 207 Lu Zi Zhen Ye (Jing Hua Hongzhuang +5)

Xia Maosheng asked, "What about students from other places? Aren't we recruiting from all over Northeast China?"

Han San said, "It's the same. If the trainees want to stay and work after they graduate, they can stay. If they don't want to stay, they can go back. We'll help them open their own shops. If the trainees can't afford to open their own shops, then we'll open one for them. It's a simple matter. You guys are making a big deal out of investing a small shop?"

"Is Chen Peng's sister here?" A voice came from outside the gate. Everyone turned to look. The bald, fat man who had been playing cards with Gangzi earlier was standing at the door. Xiao Wei quickly stood up and went over: "Hey bro, here she is. Thank you for coming all this way."

The fat man looked at Xiao Wei and nodded, then said, "Couldn't find a driver, so I drove here myself. Find someone to unload it. Where should we unload it?"

Xiao Wei turned to Han San and asked, "Third Brother, where should we unload?"

Han San pointed to the ground and said, "Just do it in this room. Have the truck back up, and I'll call someone to unload it." He stood up and walked to the back.

Xiao Wei asked the bald, fat man, "Brother, can the car back up to this doorway?"

The fat man looked around and nodded, saying, "Yes, this old man is wide enough." He then turned to back the car.

A few minutes later, the Jiefang truck reversed and stopped five or six meters away from the store entrance. There were cooking utensils at the entrance, as the truck was too big to fit through.

Han San led a few movers in through the back door and asked, "Is this the truck? Do you have a lot of stuff?"

Xiao Wei said, "Yes, this truck carries a few TVs, refrigerators, and stuff. It's not heavy, but it takes up a bit of space."

Han San said to the movers, "Unload it, pile it up here first. Be careful, don't drop or bump it. This isn't a stove frame." Most cooking utensils and other machinery are just big iron blocks, not afraid of bumps or knocks. These people are used to moving cooking utensils, and they might actually drop it if they're not careful.

The truck was covered with a tarpaulin. The fat man opened the back door, put on a curtain, and the movers climbed up to unload the cargo. The biggest thing here was the refrigerator, but refrigerators in those days weren't very big. Compared to those in later times, they were more than half the size of a person's height, and 200 liters was the largest they could handle.

One person handed it over from above, and two others received it from below. The box was so big; one person easily lifted it, and then another carried it inside: "Where should we put it?"

Han San pointed to the side wall: "There, there, put it against the wall." The person carried the refrigerator over, put it down, straightened it, and said, "If moving things this easily were a normal task..."

There were seven large and five small items in total, and they were brought into the house in no time. As the fat man closed the side door, he said, "Damn, the moving here is so fast!" Xiao Wei went over and offered him a cigarette, saying, "You've gotten used to it by moving these things all day long." He kicked the cast iron stove next to him.

The fat man closed the carriage, took a cigarette, walked over, lifted the stove with his hand, shook his head, and said, "Damn, we can't beat them, they're too strong."

He lit a cigarette in Xiao Wei's hand, nodded to Xiao Wei, and said, "I'm leaving now. Come over if you need anything." He turned and got into his car and drove off with a "thud."

Han San came out and said, "It's gone? Where did you get this? It's a military vehicle."

Xiao Wei said, "I got it from a friend, that's why it was cheaper."

Han San lit a cigarette and asked, "How much did these cost? They're all pretty good."

Xiao Wei said, "Seven thousand, send it over."

Han San nodded and said, "It's worth it. This guy, I'm impressed by your approach, it's really wild."

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "Isn't this all thanks to my brothers' help? You're doing the same thing. When we get back and people ask about all these machines, they'll say it didn't cost any money, it was all given to you by Third Brother. That'll make you feel really proud."

Han San smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, that's exactly right. When you're struggling in society, you need everyone's help to get ahead; you can't succeed alone. Are you bringing all of these to Longcheng? How big is your courtyard?"

Xiao Wei said, "I'll keep one room here for my wife, and move the rest over there. There are about seven or eight single-story houses."

Chen Hui walked over and said, "Xiao Wei, the TV and washing machine can fit, but the refrigerator won't fit. The car isn't tall enough."

Han San asked, "Did you drive here?"

Xiao Wei pointed to the sea lion parked by the dam: "That one."

Han San glanced at it and said, "This truck can't carry a refrigerator, and it won't even fit a washing machine. Alright, I'll deliver it to you. I'll call a truck over. When are you going back? I think I'll go over next week. Is that all? You need to make the arrangements, right?"

Xiao Wei smiled and shook his head, saying, "What's there to worry about? The house is ready, everything that needed fixing has been fixed, the boiler is set up and running, so we can just use it right away. The shop is ready too."

Han San handed Xiao Wei a cigarette and said, "Just the house won't do. This thing can't use residential electricity. You'll have to get a 380 kW power supply. If things go wrong, we might have to install a new transformer, which could take two or three months. Don't take this lightly."

Xiao Wei said, "The wiring in the whole courtyard has been changed and re-laid from scratch. It should be finished by now. It's okay. As for the shop side, I'll check it again when I get back to see if we should use the restaurant side or the empty room in the back. We can just run a three-phase power line then."

Han San said, "This requires an application for electricity supply, which is then submitted to the power company for approval. Once approved, the power company has to install it, understand? It involves several departments. Don't take it lightly. Do you think Xia can find someone in his family? The power company isn't under the government's jurisdiction. If you don't have strong connections, it's all for nothing."

Xiao Wei pointed at the sea lion and said, "Third Brother, didn't you see which car I was driving?"

Han San turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?" Then he squinted and took a few steps forward. In the Northeast winter, the snow reflects light very well, making it difficult to see things outside. "Electric power engineering command vehicle? This is an electric power vehicle? You're really going to pull some strings. Well, that's fine then. It would be best to set up a transformer at the food factory, so we won't be restricted by anyone. It would also be best to connect the store to 380 three-phase electricity. I'll get you some blueprints in a bit. Go back and treat someone to a meal, and have them install the wiring directly in place. We can just hang the machines on them, saving us a lot of trouble."

Xiao Wei said, "No need. We'll just call them over to run the wiring once the machine arrives. Power supply is fine. We'll lay it out on-site according to our requirements. Otherwise, it'll be troublesome if something goes wrong."

Han San looked at Xiao Wei and asked, "Are you that confident?"

Xiao Wei laughed and pointed at Chen Hui, saying, "Isn't it because of him? With him around, nothing serious will happen at the power company. Everything will be fine."

Han San asked, "Is this the guy you were talking about last time? What's his business?"

Xiao Wei said, "As for the power industry, as long as we're in the Northeast, there won't be any problems with electricity as long as he's here."

Han San glanced at Chen Hui, nodded, and said, "Alright, you've got connections. I won't say anything more. You wait while I call a car."

Han San turned and went into the store to make a pager call. Chen Hui and Xia Maosheng walked over and said, "What are you talking about for so long? Aren't you cold?"

(End of this chapter)