Qi's father and Qi Guohua both looked over, but as the truck drove away, another stream of yellow sand rushed over, choking them one by one.
"Impossible, you saw it wrong!"
Qi's father scolded him. Even if Tang Niannian was a regular worker at the Red Star Factory, there was no way he could afford to drive a truck. He must have read it wrong.
Qi Guohua didn't believe it either, but he began to feel uneasy. Every time he felt like this, something bad would happen.
No, he was already unlucky enough, what could be more unlucky?
Qi Guohua was in a state of confusion and thought about all the recent events before he calmed down a little.
The dust has basically settled on the army side. He is now waiting for his retirement pay to be paid, his debts are paid, and then He Zhisheng arranges the workpieces, and he can start over.
Qi Guohua is in a better mood and is full of confidence in the future.
Tang Niannian soon arrived at the entrance of Tangcun. She honked the horn several times and attracted a group of people.
Among them was her little old lady.
Mrs. Tang's short legs were very powerful, and she rushed to the front, shouting: "Nian Yatou? Are you Nian Yatou?"
Tang Niannian leaned out of the car window and raised his hand at the little old lady.
"Oh my god, I really miss you girl, she can drive!"
"Girl Nian is back in a big truck!"
"Captain, Tang Niannian flew back in a big truck!"
"Captain, Tang Niannian is back!"
The crowd spread the news to ten, ten, and hundreds, and it reached the ears of the captain, who turned into Tang Niannian and flew back.
The captain was waiting anxiously, but when he heard that Tang Niannian was back, he immediately ran towards the entrance of the village, regardless of whether he flew back or ran back.
Tang Niannian's truck had already arrived at the entrance of the canteen and parked.
A group of people gathered around the truck to watch. Some children reached out to touch it, but the adults scolded them.
"Don't touch it. What if it gets damaged? You can't even afford to pay for it if I sell it!"
The children were so frightened that they shrank their hands and did not dare to touch it.
Tang Niannian jumped out of the car and opened the trunk. Twenty sock machines were displayed in front of everyone. Although they were old, they were cleaned up and oiled. They looked no different from new ones.
"Oh my god, it's really a sock machine, so many sock machines!"
"Girl Nian is not lying, she really got a sock machine!"
The villagers' eyes were widened, and they looked at the sock machine as if they were looking at a peerless beauty, with enthusiasm and obsession.
"Your mother stole people. My Nian girl can't lie to people. Can she speak human words?"
Mrs. Tang rushed over and glared fiercely. She actually dared to call her granddaughter a liar and deserved a scolding.
The person who was scolded was not angry. He smiled and said, "Second aunt, tell girl Nian that you let me work in the factory. I work fast and well. I can scold you whatever you want. I will definitely not be angry."
As long as she is allowed to work in a sock factory, even if she is scolded every day for stealing, she will definitely not be angry.
"My Nian Nian said that she doesn't care about this and lets the mistress take care of it."
Mrs. Tang blamed everything on the captain. Anyway, her two daughters-in-law had made arrangements, and she had no control over the others.
"Miss you girl!"
The captain's excited voice came from far away and soon arrived in front of him.
"squeak"
The captain braked suddenly and almost hit the truck. Before he could stand still, he ran towards the back compartment. When he saw the sock machine, his heart finally settled and tears came to his eyes.
"We can finally set up a factory, and Tangcun will no longer be poor."
The captain stretched out his hand to wipe his eyes, but tears flowed out unsatisfactorily. Several older people also shed tears.
They have all experienced the famine years, and saw their loved ones around them starve to death, and some died of bloating from eating dirt, eating deflated grain and being unable to poop, and dying of pain.
[I heard from the elders in the family that during the famine years, some people ate shriveled grain and couldn’t poop, so they died of pain. It was very miserable]
Although things are better now than before, I still don't have enough to eat. I can't eat a few meals of meat throughout the year. But it will be different after I set up a factory. I will definitely have enough to eat, and I can also eat meat every now and then.
They Tangcun can finally live a good life.
Thanks to Nian Yatou!
"There are still ten more. We'll pull them in tomorrow. Move these in first!"
Tang Niannian also felt a little emotional. She had seen a documentary in Zhucheng in her previous life, which talked about old socks industry people. These seniors talked about the hard work of starting a business, saying that they just wanted to have enough to eat, and then they gradually became bigger.
But at first their goals were humble, just to have enough to eat.
The team leader wiped his tears and asked people to move the machine. Everyone carried the machine carefully, not daring to bump into it, more carefully than carrying a sedan chair.
After all the sock machines were moved in, the captain saw Zhou Jin and the others and felt extremely embarrassed.
"I'm sorry, my eyes are getting worse and worse. Leaders, please sit down in the room!"
The captain apologized repeatedly. He knew Zhou Jin, but he didn't know what he was doing here. It shouldn't be about missing the girl, right?
"It's okay. The captain is just busy. I'm going to bother the captain tonight."
Zhou Jin said with a smile that it was getting dark and he would definitely stay in Tangcun at night.
"It's my honor not to bother you."
The captain invited them to sit at home and get some information.
The villagers gathered in the canteen and were reluctant to leave, watching the sock machine obsessively.
"One person per sock machine, there are thirty machines in total, and there are only thirty positions. There are hundreds of people in our village!"
"Xu Jinfeng must be one of them!"
"And Man Yin's wife, she works as a temporary worker in a sock factory and is a skilled worker."
"That's two gone, leaving twenty-eight."
"The captain's red apricot must be one of them."
The villagers discussed their jobs in a lively manner. Everyone wanted to have a job. Some people who were quick-thinking even started to prepare gifts.
When it was getting dark, Qi Guohua's family of three came back, looking as gray as beggars.
The villagers gathered around him enthusiastically.
"Guochun isn't coming back? Have you organized a banquet in the city?"
"Where does Guohua go to work?"
Qi Guohua forced a smile and replied: "The work is still being arranged, it won't be so soon. My brother-in-law, Director He, said that the higher-ups advocate hardship and simplicity, and he must set an example. I won't drink wine, and Guochun has no objection."
"After all, he is a senior cadre and his ideological level is high!"
"Guochun, her man, will accompany her home, right?"
The villagers were chattering, and the Qi family's faces became increasingly ugly, especially Qi's mother, whose eyes were red.
She thought of her daughter who was covered in bruises. How would she come home after three days?
And she didn't want that ugly guy to come back with her daughter. She couldn't afford to lose face!
"Director He has many things to do and is busy with official duties. He may not have time, but he will try his best to find time to go back to Tangcun to inspect the work in the future." Qi Guohua made things right again.
The villagers were dubious, but didn't ask any more questions.
After the whole family had gone away, someone whispered in a low voice: "We won't have a banquet, we won't come back, we won't have anything, this Director He is so arrogant!"
"All officials are like this. It's a good deal to get an iron job!"
"I haven't changed it yet. Why do I think Qi Guohua cried?"
"My eyes are red. I must be crying. I must be reluctant to let Guochun get married."
…
The villagers talked quietly and gradually dispersed.
