Reborn in the 1980s: Nine Stunning Beauties Get Pregnant Before Marriage

"It's alright, it's only right to let the women sit here." Zhao Yong climbed onto the back of the tractor.

He mistook Qin Liping for Chen Yongqiang's wife, so he couldn't say anything.

As the tractor started, it slowly drove towards the county town, fully loaded with mountain goods.

Nothing unexpected happened along the way, except that Qin Liping, who was sitting in the front, kept talking excitedly:

"Brother Yongqiang, you're really something!"

"I earned fifteen yuan for hauling goods for someone."

She didn't have a concrete idea of ​​how much money she could make from transportation before, but after seeing Chen Yongqiang negotiate the price up with the supply and marketing cooperative staff in just a few words, she felt that making money seemed quite easy.

"No wonder you're in such a hurry to build a house."

She started counting on her fingers, getting more and more excited. "One trip is fifteen yuan, ten trips is one hundred and fifty yuan, one hundred trips... that's one thousand five hundred yuan! One thousand trips and I'll be a ten-thousand-yuan household!"

"That's not how you do it," Chen Yongqiang said, pouring cold water on her enthusiasm.

Running a transport business isn't that easy. For a route as far as the county seat, you can only make a maximum of two trips a day.

After deducting the cost of fuel and the wear and tear on the tractor, there won't be much money left from those fifteen dollars.

"That's still amazing!" Qin Liping thought it was already incredible.

"My dad works hard in the village for a month and can't even earn thirty yuan." In her eyes, Chen Yongqiang's image is being infinitely elevated, and he has become an omnipotent person.

Chen Yongqiang didn't argue with her much and focused on driving.

As the tractor entered the county town, there were noticeably more buildings on both sides of the road, and more pedestrians and bicycles on the road.

Zhao Yong, supporting himself with the sack behind him, stood up and loudly pointed the way: "Xiao Chen! Turn right at the intersection with the red brick house ahead!"

Chen Yongqiang turned right in the direction Zhao Yong pointed out, and the tractor drove on the streets of the county town for another ten minutes or so.

Finally, it stopped in front of a large iron gate with a sign that read "County Foodstuffs Company Warehouse".

Zhao Yong jumped out of the car with his briefcase and said a few words to the people at the door.

He then turned and waved to Chen Yongqiang, directing him to drive the tractor into the yard and directly to the warehouse entrance to unload the goods.

"Just let them unload the goods. You come with me to find the accountant and settle the freight charges," Zhao Yong said to Chen Yongqiang.

Chen Yongqiang turned off the engine, jumped out of the car, and followed Zhao Yong toward a row of single-story office buildings next to him.

For goods delivered on short notice, payment was processed quickly; that's the rule in the supply and marketing cooperative system.

Qin Liping dared not stay alone in an unfamiliar place, so she followed closely behind Chen Yongqiang.

Upon entering the office, Zhao Yong exchanged a few words with a middle-aged female accountant wearing glasses.

The female accountant glanced at Chen Yongqiang, then routinely asked for his name, address, and information about the tractor, which she then noted down in her notebook.

He then opened the drawer, took out the receipts, wrote out a shipping fee bill for fifteen yuan, counted out the money, and handed it to Chen Yongqiang.

"Brother Zhao, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now. Call me again if you need any work next time." Chen Yongqiang took the money and said a few polite words.

"Wait," Zhao Yong called out to him.

"Come again around three or four o'clock this afternoon. There are some daily necessities and general merchandise that were transferred from elsewhere to the warehouse, and they need to be transported back to the supply and marketing cooperative in town. I see your truck is just sitting empty anyway, so why don't you make another trip?"

Chen Yongqiang was pleasantly surprised to find cargo to pick up back home, and quickly agreed, "Okay! Brother Zhao, I'll definitely be there around three or four in the afternoon."

"I need to go to the agricultural machinery company first to equip the tractor with a plowshare for tilling the land."

After briefly explaining his destination to Zhao Yong, Chen Yongqiang left the non-staple food company with Qin Liping.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the agricultural machinery company, I saw several tractors of different models parked there.

Several interested farmers were gathered around, asking the salesperson for details.

Everyone knows this lump of iron is a good thing, it can save a lot of effort, and everyone wants it, but they tentatively ask if it can be cheaper.

"The price can't be lowered; it's a fixed price," salesman Ma Weimin said, his throat dry.

"But I can absolutely guarantee the quality. If any problems arise, you can come to me anytime."

Chen Yongqiang turned off the tractor, walked over, and greeted the salesman with a smile: "Master Ma, your business is doing well!"

Ma Weimin was dealing with the farmers when he turned around and saw Chen Yongqiang, who had just bought the Gongnong-12 a few days ago.

A relaxed smile immediately spread across his face: "Brother Chen! It's you! How's the tractor going?"

"It's alright, but when climbing steep slopes, I feel like I'm still a bit weak." Chen Yongqiang recalled that he had a hard time climbing the slope to haul fertilizer to Linjiazhai a couple of days ago.

"Then you bought a 12-horsepower one! If you had bought a Dongfanghong-28, with that power, climbing hills would be like walking on flat ground!" Ma Weimin guessed that Chen Yongqiang must have overloaded it.

After a brief greeting, Chen Yongqiang got down to business: "Master Ma, the main reason I came here today is to take a look at the plowshares that come with the tractor."

"You've come at just the right time! A new batch of goods just arrived yesterday, all kinds of plowshares. Come on, let me show you inside." With that, Ma Weimin was about to lead Chen Yongqiang inside.

The farmer next to him, who was pondering the price, saw Ma Weimin about to leave and quickly called out to him, "Hey! Comrade, why are you leaving? Are you still selling the tractor?"

Ma Weimin turned around: "Fellow villager, I gave you the price three days ago. If you really want to buy it, come in with me now to pay and complete the formalities. If you want to think about it some more, you can take a look first. I'll accompany this comrade to see the plowshare."

The farmer opened his mouth, but he couldn't afford that much money; otherwise, he would have bought it already.

Seeing this, Ma Weimin led Chen Yongqiang inside: "The plows are all stored in the warehouse over there, let's go take a look."

Chen Yongqiang followed Ma Weimin to the warehouse at the back, where several models of plowshares were neatly arranged.

Ma Weimin explained, "This is a double-furrow plow, which tills deeply, creating two ridges in one pass, suitable for large flat areas. This is a single-furrow plow, which is more maneuverable and suitable for small plots or sloping land. Over there, there's also a combined plow with harrowing and seeding functions..."

After he finished his introduction, he turned to Chen Yongqiang and asked, "Brother Chen, which one do you want? It depends on what kind of land you mainly cultivate."

"Most of my land is semi-dry land, and the soil is rather hard," Chen Yongqiang explained about his family's situation.

Ma Weimin pointed to a row of plows against the wall: "Then this is the most suitable, a heavy-duty single-furrow plow! The plow tip is made of thickened manganese steel, which is especially good for dealing with compacted dry land."

"Although it's a bit more expensive than the regular ones, it's easier to use and more durable."

"What's the price?" Chen Yongqiang was also concerned about the price.

Ma Weimin quoted the actual price: "This heavy-duty single-furrow plow is 120 yuan. It comes with a spare plowshare and a few easily damaged parts."

Standing beside her, Qin Liping couldn't help but exclaim softly, "One hundred and twenty?! That's so expensive! Even hiring someone to plow with oxen wouldn't cost this much..."

What she said is true; labor costs in the countryside are still very low.

"Sister-in-law, that's not how it's calculated." Ma Weimin also regarded Qin Liping as Chen Yongqiang's wife.