Chapter 147 The City Is Over

The rain didn't stop until the evening, which was a good thing for rural people. At least the vegetable fields wouldn't need to be watered for a few days.

Luo Cheng slept curled up on the car seat again at night. The seat was so big that he couldn't sleep without curling up. It was really uncomfortable to sleep on.

But Luo Cheng was doing well today. The people in the third brigade who were scheduled to go to the city tomorrow, because they didn't have a clock and were afraid of delaying things, they just wore cotton-padded clothes and hugged quilts to sleep in the commune. Just because there is an old-fashioned wall clock in the commune.

"Nariko~~Nariko, wake up."

"dad."

"Everyone in the team is here. Get up and wash your face. Let's drink some porridge and set off."

"Oh, it's so early."

"It's getting late, the tractor is slow, they will leave first later, and we can follow behind."

Luo Cheng covered his face with his hands, shook his head to wake himself up, and immediately got out of the car. Sure enough, I saw that Luo Baotian had already arrived with people, and everyone was basically wearing cotton-padded jackets that were only worn in winter.

It was a little early to put on cotton-padded jackets, but if things in the city were delayed, they planned to find a place to stay overnight and come back the next day.

Not to mention wearing cotton-padded jackets, almost everyone had prepared their own steamed buns and a day's worth of rations, which were hard from the cold and they ate them slowly.

Sacks and ropes for rice bran are all prepared, so I'm not afraid that they won't be used, but that they won't be available when needed.

Luo Cheng got out of the car, washed himself quickly, and then started drinking porridge. Luo Bing and his wife actually got up very early, and they cooked the porridge. They went for a stroll in the city today, and put on all the clothes that grandma made with defective cloth. When they got married, they also took the big black ten that their father gave them.

Qin Ru also applied the clam oil that Luo Cheng brought yesterday, and she felt much better. But this only has a psychological effect. This thing is not a cosmetic, it is water-retaining or anti-freeze. Only people who go out frequently apply it. Over time, your skin will appear better compared to those around you.

Mom and grandma were also awake. They knew that Luo Cheng was going back to the city, so how could they not get up. The rice Luo Cheng asked for took out half of the family's supply at once, and he could just bring back the coarse grains he didn't want to eat in the city. Even in the future, if there is a lot of coarse grains, I will go to my uncle and aunt's house to exchange them.

While Luo Cheng was drinking porridge, he heard the sound of the tractor starting to hit the road. This sound is really loud and should wake up many sleeping people. But in this era, if you disturb, you will disturb. If you don't disturb the people, we are the third brigade that gets up early to do things. Who dares to come out and chirp, even if you are not from this brigade, I will punish you.

This is an era where when someone scolds you, you can legitimately hit them in defense. In urban areas, if there is a fight, call someone from the street office or police station to mediate the situation. They won't say that it was wrong for you to strike first, but they will say who provoked the trouble. Swearing is also a way to stir up trouble. However, whoever makes the first move will also be talked about, anyway, each will get fifty big shots.

If someone dares to come out and curse at Luo Baotian and others until they are able to disturb people's sleep, there will be no room for explanation if they beat you.

After breakfast, Luo Cheng and the others got on the bus, and they couldn't delay too late. On the way to Ngee Ann City, Luo Baotian and others can take it, but when they get to the entrance of the city, Luo Cheng will always lead the way.

Although the car is fast, the road to Ngee Ann City is all gravel and mud. Even with the rain yesterday, it won't go much faster. As for the walking tractor, you may say it is slow, but it is actually about forty yards long. Some medium-sized and large-sized tractors are actually very powerful and can drive 60 to 80 yards, but generally such tractors are not used for agriculture, but are specially used to pull bricks and gravel. It can only be seen in brick factories or construction sites where houses are built.

Because Luo Cheng's car started late, it took him 40 to 50 minutes to catch up with Luo Baotian's tractor. After saying hello, Luo Cheng continued to head to the entrance of Ngee Ann City as quickly as possible. He didn't sleep well yesterday, and he woke up so early today. Luo Cheng planned to go to the entrance early and take a nap to wait for Luo Baotian and the others.

The journey takes two hours by car and three hours by tractor. This is because the road cannot drive fast. After the meeting, Luo Cheng could only drive slowly and lead the way, taking them to the repair shop first.

You have to go to the auto repair shop first and call to inform the owner. This is called food and grass before the soldiers and horses are moved. The pig will definitely not go there today. You have to pull in the rice bran and soybean meal first, and then pull in the chicken and duck. If the rice bran and soybean meal are not pulled out first, there will be nothing to feed the others.

When I arrived at the repair shop, it was time to go to work. Luo Cheng greeted the security department and led the people into the auto repair shop.

And don't look at Luo Baotian and the squad leader he brought. They are always shouting and shouting in the countryside, and they all look quite majestic. But when he got to the city, he automatically became humble, and his voice seemed to be weak when he spoke.

Entering the factory, Luo Cheng saw ten square trucks parked outside the workshop at a glance. They were all clean. This should mean that the case has been solved and the car has been returned.

After arriving at the office building, Luo Cheng asked them to wait outside. Before going to the grain factory to transport rice bran and soybean meal, they had to sign an agreement with a repair shop. This thing was not free of charge. The one he used was from an auto repair shop. account. Then the auto repair shop will have to sign an agreement with the brigade, which is how to return the money you spent on rice bran and soybean meal to the auto repair shop.

According to the plan, the farm is responsible for recycling the chickens, ducks and eggs raised by the brigade. At least there must be a recycling amount there. Otherwise, if Luo Cheng and Factory Director Zhang used the conditions of buying the car to coerce him, they would not dare to let out so many chickens and ducks. Otherwise, there is no way to explain it to others.

If you can't collect the eggs, and the chickens and ducks are gone, doesn't that mean you just sell them directly? Planned production and sales are naturally planned, not just what the poultry farms want to do.

It doesn’t say that all the eggs will be recycled. Firstly, there is no accurate number. Secondly, the chickens and ducks are dead or people want to keep some for themselves. Poultry farms only give a rough ratio. Then the money for the eggs must first be paid to the car repair shop for feed. Anyway, to get something, you have to sign a lot of documents, and the brigade leader also has to have his fingerprints pressed.

Factory Director Zhang had already come to work. Luo Cheng greeted him with a few polite words and then directly asked him to help contact the grain factory first. It was not easy for Luo Baotian and the others to come from Longyang Town, so they had to try their best to come and return on the same day.

Director Zhang was also a sensible person, so he immediately called the grain factory. There is good news and bad news. The good news is that they are asked to pull things there, but the bad news is that you have to follow the procedures when pulling other people's things.

The auto repair shop has to arrange for the accountant to go through the process, and the auto repair shop people have to go over, sign and open the order, and then take the order and go to the department below to get the goods. It's impossible to ask them to prepare it for you in advance. It means that you can definitely get the goods today, but if you mess around, it will be the afternoon. You are still preparing to pack chicken and duck back, and there is a process.

Anyway, Luo Baotian and the others won't be able to go back today unless they go back at night. Rural people are more likely to suffer from night blindness, so it is not safe to drive back at night because the tractors do not have headlights.

Luo Cheng had no choice but to explain the matter to Captain Luo and the others. Today, he could only ensure that the goods were loaded as much as possible. If he couldn't drive back at night, he would have to find a place to deal with it overnight.

After this was pretty much what Luo Baotian had told him, Luo Cheng planned to take his father, brother, brother-in-law and others home while the brigade was negotiating an agreement with the repair shop. His two younger sisters were at home, so it would be okay to take them for a walk in the city. .

Many people have doubts about the previous chapter about directly asking for rice at home. In fact, everyone who knows about it knows that urban residents who live in rural areas will trade coarse grains for rice and fine grains, of course, if they have enough food. They will give them more whole grains, and they usually look after each other.

If you don't exchange it, some rural people will take their rice to the black market to exchange it for coarser rice, in order to eat more. One pound will be exchanged for two pounds or more. Now when we don’t have enough food, we want coarse food. When rations are restored, many people in the city will still need refined food to improve their lives.