Chapter 173. Incorporation of Tang Zhengwen
Tang Zhengwen is a farmer in the small vegetable garden outside Beimen. He is usually responsible for collecting leftovers from the municipal party committee guest house.
The guest house gave him wages, and he took them outside the city and gave them to people who raised free-range pigs. For a small fee, he lived a decent life.
But on this day, when he arrived at the guest house, people told him that you don't need to come here anymore, someone has already been replaced.
Tang Zhengfang was so angry that he didn't dare to get angry at the people in the guest house. He could only curse in his heart. Who was so short-sighted that he took away his business? It was tantamount to cutting off his own financial path. It was tantamount to conspiracy Money kills life.
He asked the residents at the door and was told that it was a man driving a tractor, pulling it towards the west gate.
He couldn't bear this breath, so he drove the carriage and took a shortcut to Sandao Bridge, which was the only way out of the city to the east. He planned to stop this guy who was stealing his job and talk to him.
However, after waiting for a long time, there was no tractor. The man pulling water appeared. He was about to leave, planning to stop again tomorrow, when he heard the sound of the tractor. At first glance, he saw that he was pulling a big box. There must be something inside. Gushui that should belong to you.
The tall man in the car was none other than Zheng Bajin.
You wonder why he was late? It was just because he was delayed a lot of time when he went to the ham specialty store to say goodbye to Qingqing and Wang Dingmei, and happened to be blocked by Tang Zhengwen on the bridge.
Zheng Bajin looked at the furry beard in front of him, his heart sank, and he said, "Man, be careful. If I can't stop, wouldn't something big happen?"
"Huh, young man, this is a beast that doesn't have eyesight. He doesn't know any high technology." Tang Zhengwen said coldly, putting the blame on the horse.
Zheng Bajin couldn't help but said: "Brother, everyone is just trying to make ends meet. If you pull this beast away, I still have to hurry!"
"Of course a beast is not easy to talk to. If you cut off its way of making money, it will not be able to find anything to eat in the future, so it might as well just die." Tang Zhengwen said with a double entendre.
Zheng Bajin frowned and said, "Brother, how can you say that I cut off your way of making money? Are you saying that it was you who should have pulled the water and bones from the car?"
"Of course, I've been holding it for several years. As soon as you come, you take it from my hand. This is against the rules." Tang Zhengwen did not give in, but stood in the middle of the bridge.
Fortunately, it was right after lunch, and there were not many cars leaving the city. Otherwise, the people behind would have started to curse.
A few people riding tricycles saw the conflict happening here and stopped aside to watch the excitement.
Zheng Bajin understood and cursed in his mind: You are not the only one who obtained the patent. Do you know that your hands are the eldest brother?
However, he suddenly had an idea and smiled and said: "Brother, you specialize in selling water. Most of what I sell are bones, so I am not a competitor with you. However, what I am curious about is, how much money can you sell in a day?"
"Hmph, stop talking about those useless things. I went to the guest house, and they didn't even give me water. I'm basically unemployed." Tang Zhengwen looked at Zheng Bajin in disbelief, and saw that he was not angry at all. He looked like he was suddenly embarrassed and said, "I can still make some money, but I can barely make ends meet."
"How much exactly?"
"Three yuan." Tang Zhengwen told the truth. It's difficult to sell now. Moreover, those who raise free-range pigs can't give a price at all. They can sell at most one car in a day. The guest house will give them one yuan and a half. If they take it out, they will sell it for another yuan. That's a lot of money. The total income, excluding horse hay and horse feed, is simply less than three yuan.
"Well, you come and help me, and I'll give you ten yuan a day." Zheng Bajin said with a smile, "But it's not all water, sometimes you have to pull other vegetables. But let's talk about it first, It’s a one-month trial. If I’m satisfied, I’ll stay and my salary will be increased in the future. If you’re not satisfied, you can leave at any time.”
Tang Zhengwen's brows moved, and he looked at Zheng Bajing as if he was joking. He was a little tempted. One day's work is the same as working in the city for several days, so why not do it?
The two hit it off immediately. Zheng Bajin drove the tractor and Tang Zhengwen drove the carriage behind. They returned to Qiucheng Hotel first and agreed that Tang Zhengwen would pull the tractor together with Lian Gushui.
There was more Gushui in the Qiucheng Hotel, one carriage in two days. The people responsible for handling it did not expect that it could be sold for money, so naturally they happily agreed and sold the Gushui to them as well.
In the past, it was just like a guest house, paying people to handle it.
Just the water supply of Qiucheng Hotel can fill a carriage. Zheng Bajin also wanted to take him to several other places to say hello. Tang Zhengwen said: "Boss, you don't have to worry about it. As long as you dare to take over, there will be endless goods."
Zheng Bajin nodded, knowing that he had this opportunity. I stopped myself because I just couldn't stand it because I was afraid that it would disrupt the market, but it didn't really mean that I would lose money.
One after another, the two cars headed towards Shili Village.
Tang Zhengwen was driving a big black horse. It was very powerful and obedient. It followed Zheng Bajin's tractor. It was not afraid of the noise of the machine or the interruption of pedestrians on the road. He only occasionally saw people on the roadside. The mare carrying things will look at it reluctantly.
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When he arrived at Xiayu Township, Zheng Bajin stopped and said he was a little hungry and wanted to eat something first.
Tang Zhengwen said: "I was full before I went out in the morning. There is no need to waste money on the street. I should be at your house soon. Let's go and eat at home!"
Zheng Bajin looked at his watch and said: "It's already past four o'clock now. There must be no one at home to prepare food. Let's eat something here. You can't be a loser to yourself, let alone be hungry. Besides, it's just right. Big dark horse, eat something.”
At this time, the weather was very hot. Tang Zhengwen glanced at the big black horse that was already sweating, nodded in agreement, and took out a fodder cup made of snakeskin bags from the car, which contained corn and finely chopped straw. Hanging on the horse's head.
The big black horse snorted a few times and started eating happily.
The two of them entered the restaurant. Zheng Bajin ordered twice-cooked pork, a plate of fried shredded potatoes, a plate of stir-fried tofu, and a bowl of boiled cabbage.
There were no customers in the store, and the boss was a little bored. When he saw the customers arriving, he was very polite and poured them two glasses of water, saying that the food would be ready in a moment.
Zheng Bajin and Zheng Bajin were both a little thirsty. They picked up their water glasses and blew on them, taking a small "shush" from time to time.
I looked outside from time to time, there were few pedestrians on the road.
The boss was cooking. When he saw them looking out the door, he thought they were worried about the horses, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, you two. We didn't go to the market today and there weren't many people on the road. Besides, you can rest assured that I'm here."
Zheng Bajin smiled and nodded. Although he rarely ate on the street, he certainly knew that people who could open a shop here had more or less power, and ordinary thieves would not patronize it.
Tang Zhengwen spoke: "It's my first time coming to Xiayu Township, and it's farther than I thought."
"The main thing is that the road is not easy to walk now. After a few years, it will harden and it won't feel so far when you walk on it." Zheng Bajin replied.
"If the hardening is not good, the horses will slip easily. I still like this gravel road." Tang Zhengwen said seriously.
Zheng Bajin smiled, knowing that different positions would lead to different opinions. However, within twenty years, horse-drawn carriages would be slowly banned.
At that time, horses will not need to pull carts and oxen will not need to plow fields. For people, traveling is more convenient and work is less labor-intensive. However, it is not necessarily a good thing for them!
