1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 96 Oh my god, brother, why are you so dark!

The next morning.

The sun was still hidden in the clouds and the entire sky was about to get bright.

The members of Pingcun Brigade had already finished their breakfast and started to get busy.

Su Wenchen was also checking the engine oil, water tank level, fuel tank and other components.

"Youngest, are you finished with the inspection?"

Su Wenchen nodded.

"Okay, all of you can come over here, I'll teach you how to start it."

When the young people selected last night heard this, they immediately leaned over.

Among them is Su Wenchen’s elder brother Su Wenxuan.

It can be said that the appearance of the eldest and second brothers Su Wenchen is exactly in line with their names.

The eldest brother, Su Wenzhang, judging from his name, he should be the type of elegant scholar.

The result was that he was big and strong, and at first glance he looked like a very typical northern man.

The second child, Su Wenlie, was not very good at studying, but he looked more like his mother, just like Su Wenchen, and his facial features and temperament were gentler.

Even people in the brigade often said that Su's father's name was Chapi.

The eldest and the second should be swapped.

However, as a family member, Su Wenchen knew that although they did not look alike in appearance, their inner qualities were indeed correct.

The eldest brother, Su Wen Zhang, looks big and strong and like a rough guy, but he is actually the most thoughtful of the three brothers and has the most ideas.

The second son, Su Wenlie, looks smart on the outside, but actually he is a simple-minded person. He likes to steal eggs by climbing trees, catch fish by going to rivers, and set traps to catch rabbits.

Su Wenchen has been willing to play behind his second brother since he was a child, mainly because he was attracted by the things the other brother got.

After Su Wenchen drove the tractor back, he asked his eldest and second brothers who wanted to be a tractor driver. Although the team had to make the selection, for such a good thing as a tractor driver, he would of course prefer someone in his family to be one.

However, he would not openly let someone take the position. At most, he would teach them more in private. If the person is still not as good as others after private guidance.

Su Wenchen wouldn't interfere too much.

After facing Su Wenchen's question.

The second son, Su Wenlie, tried it and found he had no interest in driving a tractor.

For him, driving a tractor is less attractive than going to the chicken farm with his wife to feed chickens.

But on the chicken farm side, he took the test three or four times, and fell short by a few points each time.

On the contrary, the eldest brother, Su Wen Zhang, was very willing to be a tractor driver. Since last night, he had been carrying with him a manual that Su Wenchen had asked for from Master Qu from the agricultural machinery factory.

Take it out and read it from time to time.

After everyone gathered around.

Su Wenchen was holding a two-foot-long starter rope in his hand, and had inserted the knotted end into the rebate of the small starter flywheel.

After going around one and a half circles.

Pull the other end of the starting rope hard. Under the external force of the starting rope, the small starter will start to "buzz" rapidly.

As Su Wenchen adjusted the operation, the starter's noise became louder and louder, and the speed became faster and faster, gradually driving the tractor's engine to rotate.

“Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!”

A thick black smoke rose from the exhaust pipe!
At the same time, a unique smell of exhaust spread from the surroundings.

Su Wen Zhang took a deep breath.

“This smells so good!”

Su Wenchen was confused by these words.

What the hell, man, what's wrong with you? This is full of exhaust gas!

What good could this smell like?

He looked at his elder brother helplessly.

"Brother, what's so good about this stuff? Don't breathe too much exhaust fumes, it's unhealthy!"

Su Wen Zhang waved his hand.

"What do you know? This is the smell of machinery, this is the smell of a man!"

Su Wenchen was speechless.

No matter how masculine your scent is, you can't smell it through the exhaust pipe!
The rush to harvest officially began.

Tractors soon joined in the harvesting work.

It also allowed all members to witness the power of machinery.

Driven by the machine, the huge harvesting knife was like a rotating beast, devouring the golden wheat fields piece by piece.

Wherever he passed, stalks of wheat fell down in an orderly manner.

Behind the machine followed several members, slowly sorting, bundling and packing the harvested wheat and then sending it to the threshing ground.

On the small road between the wheat field and the threshing ground, ox carts and wheelbarrows were circulating back and forth. As there were not enough carts at the back, the members began to carry the goods back on shoulder poles.

After being transported to the threshing ground, the members here will open the packed wheat bales and spread them evenly on the ground. After being exposed to the sun for a period of time, they will start threshing manually with flails or with stone rollers pulled by oxen and horses.

After driving the tractor for a whole morning, Su Wenchen, sweating profusely and covered with wheat crumbs, sat in the shade to rest.

Looking at the busy transportation scene in the distance, I sighed.

"One tractor is still too few. It would be much easier if we had a few more."

Jiang Li, who came over to bring him mung bean soup, rolled her eyes.

"Do you think this is cabbage? If you want more, why don't you buy a combine harvester? Then the members don't even need to use a thresher. The machine can just harvest and bag the crops, then send them out to dry and store them in the warehouse."

Su Wenchen nodded.

"It's not impossible to buy one later!"

Because this is basically the process used in later generations, which saves time and effort.

As the rush to harvest work got underway, even with the help of a tractor, it still took Pingcun Brigade more than ten days to store the summer grain.

In addition, the weather was favorable this year, with mostly sunny days during the harvest period. Although this would make it hotter for the members, it would also make it easier to dry the wheat.

This time, their team started the summer harvest almost ten days earlier than usual.

And because the wheat was harvested by machine, the members had a much easier time than before. Bending over and harvesting wheat for a long time is definitely not an easy job.

The price is that Su Wenchen has become completely darker!

In the past, Su Wenchen also participated in the team's rush to harvest.

However, he joined the logistics team, responsible for helping with cooking, picking mung beans, and delivering the mung bean soup to the members in the fields after it was ready.

This was the first time he had been exposed to the sun for a long time.

The tractors at that time did not have roofs, so after more than ten days, Su Wenchen's skin was sunburned.

Su family.

Zhao Dapeng looked at Su Wenchen, who looked like a little black man, with shock.

"Oh my god, brother, why are you so dark? Didn't your team just buy a tractor?"

Su Wenchen waved his hand.

"Don't mention it. It would be better if I didn't buy it, or I should have bought it earlier. A bunch of idiots are too slow to learn. After the whole rush to harvest, I was basically the only one driving in front."

As he said this, he suddenly drank a large bowl of water.

"Damn it, I got so tanned, I don't know how long it will take to get back to normal!"

Over there, Jiang Li looked at Su Wenchen, who had become darker, and smiled while covering her mouth.

"Okay, bronze skin like this is more manly, and it looks much better than your previous fair skin."

As he spoke, he raised a piece of pork that he was washing.

"I know you've worked hard, so I got up early in the morning to buy you two pounds of meat to replenish your body. This time, you can eat the red meat by yourself first!"

"Really? Then I'm not welcome."

Then he turned around and looked at Zhao Dapeng with some confusion.

"By the way, Brother Dapeng, everyone is rushing to harvest now, what are you doing here at this time?"

Zhao Dapeng found a seat and sat down before speaking directly.

"It's your rooster. I'm telling you, you don't know that right now, the purchasing agents of those factories in the city are looking for you like crazy."

"Everyone wants to know where we purchase our products, so I'm here to give you a heads up."

When Su Wenchen heard this, he was happy at first, but then felt a little puzzled.

"Didn't I only sell a few to your agricultural machinery factory? How did the other factories know about it?"

In his impression, this is not the future, where he can't post photos on WeChat Moments before eating.

Even if it can spread, it has to rely on word of mouth from people who have eaten it.

This takes a long time to ferment.

In addition, the people we eat nowadays are generally the leaders of the factory and the like.

This kind of people have eaten all kinds of delicious food. Even if they think it is good, the most they do is just purchase it frequently.

It is unlikely that he would be like many people who have never seen the world and brag about how great he is to everyone he meets.

Zhao Dapeng naturally understood Su Wenchen's confusion.

Explain immediately.

"It's a coincidence that the Provincial Department of Industry came to our factory to give us guidance, right?"

Su Wenchen nodded.

"I know you bought several roosters from us for this, didn't you?"

Su Wenchen even felt that if it weren't for the help from the provincial leaders, the agricultural machinery factory might not be so easy to deal with.

He still thanked the other party very much in his heart.

"That's why you didn't know that it wasn't just the provincial industry department that came to our factory, but also the municipal light industry bureau and some other brother units."

"You don't know. They didn't show it at all while they were eating, but when they were about to leave, they all sent their people to get close to our section chief and ask where we purchased our things!"

Su Wenchen raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

Asked curiously.

"As far as I know, don't you usually keep the places where your buyers purchase materials secret?"

Su Wenchen thought about it and felt that this was a good thing for their team. It would not only give them an opportunity to increase the popularity of broiler chickens.

Apart from anything else, if we establish relationships with other factories, everything will be much easier in the future.

However, this may not be a good thing for Zhao Dapeng.

After listening to Su Wenchen's words, Zhao Dapeng sighed.

"Yes, our buyers usually don't reveal where they purchase. But when you bought the farm machinery, didn't you say that you were from that brigade?"

"This is not a secret in our factory. I can't hide it even if I don't want to. I guess other buyers will find it soon, and that one..."

As he said this, he scratched his head and looked at Su Wenchen a little embarrassedly.

Su Wenchen understood immediately after seeing it.

"Don't worry, brother Dapeng, you will definitely have priority in purchasing next time you come here. We have known each other for such a long time, and our team will never do anything like crossing the river and destroying the bridge!"

They are not just buying a tractor, they also need all kinds of agricultural machinery and implements, so they still need to maintain good relations with the agricultural machinery factory.

The ultimate goal of their team is to achieve mechanization like many large farms.

Besides, it doesn’t matter who you sell the rooster to.

There's no need to be the kind of person who goes back on his word.

After hearing Su Wenchen's words, Zhao Dapeng felt much more relaxed instantly.

Although he felt that the Pingcun Brigade was not the kind of people who would just throw things away after use, he was now the one asking for help, and he was still worried until he got an accurate answer.

Because Pingcun Brigade has now become a very important purchasing place for him.

At this time, every place that can provide a steady supply of unplanned chicken and eggs is very important to their buyers.

The more of these places their buyers have control over, the more important they are to the factory.

For an experienced buyer like him, even if he leaves the agricultural machinery factory, it is very easy for him to get a job as a buyer in other factories thanks to the purchasing channels he controls.

For many factories, they don’t care where you get your stuff from, as long as you can get it, it’s your ability!

(End of this chapter)