In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

Wang Xingye then asked, "Xingguo, it's my turn to rest tomorrow. I'm planning to go back to my hometown. Do you want to come with me?"

Wang Xingguo shook his head and explained to the clansmen, "I'm quite busy with work right now, and I only have two days off. Also, because of the confidential nature of the work, I need to be investigated when I come back from leaving the city. So I can't go anywhere else. Please tell Twenty-One that it's not that I don't want to go back to the clan, but that I can't go back."

Everyone offered words of comfort, expressing their understanding.

Director Zhao said to everyone, "Xingguo's job is different now, so don't ask too many questions. If he accidentally reveals anything about his work, he will be severely punished. Besides, it won't be a good thing for him to go back. Not only will he be investigated, but your entire clan will also be investigated. There's no need to put yourselves through this."

Wang Yongchang nodded repeatedly and said, "No, we can't ask Xingguo about his work. Special circumstances require special treatment. There's no need for him to go back to his hometown, so as not to cause him any trouble."

Everyone chatted idly until after nine o'clock. The room wasn't so stuffy anymore, so everyone went back to rest.

Everyone took a shower. After Li Xiuping breastfed her son, she handed him over to Wang Xingning.

The couple hadn't seen each other for so long, so naturally they wanted to show some affection.

Wang Xingning was used to it; she was very experienced in taking care of her two nephews.

Two days passed quickly. Wang Xingguo kissed Li Xiuping and his son on the cheeks, then rode his bicycle back to his unit.

After returning to his unit and waiting for two days, Wang Xingguo received his assignment.

His mission this time was to transport supplies. Early-maturing sweet potatoes, potatoes, onions, and various dried vegetables and kelp filled two train cars to the brim.

However, in addition to these items, there was other equipment involved in this joint transportation. Section Chief Chen of Section One was in charge of the equipment, while Wang Xingguo's Section Four was responsible for the living supplies.

There seems to be a lot of stuff; it will require at least thirty trucks to transport it, and several more trucks to haul diesel.

However, with so many people in the entire town of Malan, this batch of goods was consumed in just half a month.

Because this mission was a joint mission, Wang Xingguo only needed to bring two staff members to accompany him in the vehicle. Even the soldiers would only liaise with Section Chief Chen of Section One.

Since both wagons were full of goods and there was no need to guard them, and the front wagons were for transporting equipment, the fourth division only needed to guard one side of the middle wagon.

This is a mixed transport train carrying people and goods. In addition to their supplies, there are also scientific researchers and engineering soldiers drawn from all over the country to support Malan Farm.

The arrangement of these personnel is the responsibility of the soldiers accompanying the vehicles. Their transportation section is only in charge of transporting supplies and does not engage in other work.

On August 22, Wang Xingguo once again set foot on the land of Daheyan.

Together with the PLA soldiers here, everyone unloaded the supplies and re-inspected each bag because the items were too fragile and the damaged ones needed to be picked out.

The main issue is that Wang Xingguo and his team need to make way for the equipment and workers. There aren't enough cars here right now, and they'll have to wait two more days for cars to return before they can transport their goods to Malan Town.

After the items were inspected, they were reassembled and stored in the warehouse, awaiting the return of the vehicle.

Wang Xingguo had his first opportunity to stroll around the area. Because it was a military train station, everything was under military control.

However, the Uyghur people have one advantage: they can bring sheep that are not part of the mission to the outskirts of this area to exchange for supplies. They can only exchange for supplies, not buy and sell with cash, otherwise it would be considered speculation.

Seeing that all the Uyghurs had camels, Wang Xingguo suddenly had an idea.

He ran to the unit and asked, "Comrade, do we have many camels around here?"

"Yes, there are indeed many camels here, because the local people mainly rely on camels to transport goods."

Wang Xingguo was overjoyed upon hearing this. He requested to send a telegram back to the oil transportation office in Beijing to report and request the purchase of two hundred camels to form a water transport team.

He has the authority to ensure that, in the event of an emergency, personnel at various stations with a lower level than him must cooperate with his work.

So when Wang Xingguo's telegram was sent back to the transportation department, Director Liu was very surprised, but also delighted. He quickly took a car to the unit's logistics department.

When Li Zhong saw the contents of the telegram, he said happily, "Good, approve Comrade Wang Xingguo's application. Contact the unit there directly and urgently purchase two hundred camels for Malan Farm to set up a transportation and water supply team."

That's right, Wang Xingguo has his eye on the Bactrian camels, which are full of fat!

However, as everyone knows, it is not permissible to apply for funds to purchase camels for the Malan base to eat, because camels are an important means of transportation in the area and do not belong to the category of carnivorous livestock.

However, they all understood Wang Xingguo's meaning: once such a camel transport team was organized and brought to the base, how to handle them would be the base's responsibility.

It's not that people don't know there are camels here, but rather that camels are considered a valuable means of transportation, and no one dares to think of eating them.

But who is Wang Xingguo?

We ate them, and besides, the town of Malan was experiencing a shortage of grain that day. Having these camels there could help in the emergency.

In addition, the base is currently in dire need of water transport tools, and camels are well-suited for this purpose.

So Wang Xingguo had to work overtime. The next day, after the vehicles returned, he set off with a large convoy that evening.

At 11 a.m. the next day, the convoy arrived in Malan Town. Although the losses were significant, the amount of supplies they received and the extent of the damage were matters for their transportation department to register.

They won't be held responsible for this, because fresh sweet potatoes and potatoes are prone to spoilage, especially in hot weather, and it's not a problem with their work.

After speaking with Wang Xingguo, the base manager learned that he had applied for two hundred camels. The general was actually a little confused because he didn't know what he wanted the camels for.

Wang Xingguo whispered, "Just apply to slaughter those old camels. If any camels get stuck in quicksand and can't be saved, just submit an application to replace them. Don't waste those old camels either; they have so much fat, which can be used to nourish malnourished people. It's a way to make use of waste."

Now the general understood what Wang Xingguo meant!

He said happily, "That's great, that's great! I'll submit another report and see if we can apply to purchase another batch of camels to supplement the water transport team. I think that when this batch of camels arrives, at least twenty or thirty will be lost, and the remaining ones won't be enough for water transport."

Wang Xingguo's lips twitched. This old man was even more ruthless. Was he planning to provide extra food for the entire base as soon as he got his hands on these camels?

In fact, Wang Xingguo never dared to think about giving everyone extra food. He just thought that occasionally culling one or two animals would provide some fat and meat to help malnourished people recover.