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[Like a Flowing River]
~ Episode 10 ~
Put on some weight for me.
Here.
Here it is. You also must eat.
It's here. It's here. It's here.
Mother.
- You're back. - Yes.
Eat.
Eat. It's over here. Look at you.
- Let me do it. - It's over here.
Look at how stupid it is.
- It doesn't know that the food is here. - Mother, why are you feeding the rabbit with wet grass?
Didn't I tell you before? You can't feed them with wet grass.
The rabbits will get diarrhea after eating it. They will die.
Look, how could I have forgotten this?
Xiao Ping.
I am going to cut some green vegetables. I can do this well.
There is no need to, Mother. I will do it myself.
These rabbits will be giving birth in less than a month.
Every family in the Xiaoleijia Brigade is waiting for the birth of the baby rabbits.
We can't let anything go wrong at this time.
Say, isn't this strange?
This...
... can rabbits breed in winter too?
The worker at the livestock station told me that these are high quality long-haired rabbits.
As long as they are well fed and kept sufficiently warm, there is no worries about them being able to give birth in winter.
It's going to be fun in our home then. There would be ten or more additional rabbits.
How is it over at your side?
We are quite alright at our side. My father and mother are quite alright.
When I went home the last time, my father and mother asked me to send their greetings to you.
I am not asking about this. I am talking about your stomach.
You are married for ... about half a year or so.
There is no movement here yet.
Mother, I've already discussed this with Dongbao.
We will not have any children within the first two years.
What?
The two of you don't want children?
It's not like that. Just for these two years, we don't want any children yet.
Look, I am still attending school in the TV University. I have lessons twice a week.
It's inconvenient to travel if I get pregnant.
I might not be able to continue with my classes if that happens.
So, we have decided that we will not have any children for these first two years.
The work in the brick factory is already settled smoothly.
And Shigen and Hongwei are helping me.
Furthermore, Old Uncle is keeping an eye on everything. Basically, there is no need for me to be too involved.
But I still have to be personally involved in this newly established Xiaoleijia Brigade construction team.
I will have to go to the construction site tomorrow. I will be away for a few days in this trip.
This is the first project of the construction team, hence, it must be done very well. Right?
Right.
Go, and don't worry about anything.
Right, is Xiao Hui really not coming back this year during the New Year?
Xiao Hui said in his letter that his school has built a new research laboratory.
His professor asked him to stay back to help. He is helping to translate a lot of English materials.
And it includes the most advanced researches in the chemistry field. That is definitely not some ordinary translation.
Your younger brother is really very capable.
I really envy him.
I initially planned to discuss with him about the Brigade going into enterprises when he comes back.
I guess I have to wait a while longer.
What's that noise?
Mother!
What are you doing?
Little old lady.
What are you doing?
There are rats in the house. I'm banging here and there to frighten them away.
- Go. Go. - Mother. Mother.
Would they be frightened away just by you banging like this?
I will get some rat poison later. Okay, don't trouble yourself anymore. Go to bed.
Okay. Okay. I'm tired too.
I'm going back to bed. You go back too.
Are there really rats?
You are a scourge.
- Mother, are you done yet? - I will bang.
- Scourge. Scourge. - Why are you tormenting all of us like this?
- Are you going to let us sleep or not? - Dongbao.
Mother could be angry with me.
Why is she angry with you?
She asked me if I'm pregnant already.
I told her that we have decided not to have any children in the next two years.
I think I did not consider everything properly.
Rats. So angry with them.
This matter...
...she can't be blamed entirely then.
She is already old afterall. It is normal for her to have such thoughts.
I will talk to her about it later.
I really did not consider her feelings.
So, what is your opinion about this matter?
Of course, it is the best if I could complete my studies in the TV University.
But what are we going to do about mother?
I will take care of mother.
Ping Ping, my attitude will not change.
The Xiaoleijia Brigade is most lacking in educated people. You must study well.
This matter concerning the children, it is still not too late if we had them two years later.
Let's go to bed. Quickly.
Switch off the light.
Mom, I want to tell you something.
Ping Ping and I have decided that we do not want any children in these next two years.
No, this was decided by me. If you have any thoughts about it, please tell me now.
You are aware of your son's temper. I will do whatever I have said.
So, even if you have any thoughts, it is basically useless.
Why then must you be at loggerheads with this matter? You will only hurt yourself when you get angry.
- Did you hear me? - Heard it.
Mother, Ping Ping has a strong character. She will not take the initiative to ask you for help.
So, if there's any work in the home that needed to be done, can you just help her a bit?
Then, won't it get easier for her? We are ..
We are one family.
Isn't it so?
Will you say something?
That means you have given your consent. I'm going off.
I want to be angry. I'm so angry.
Secretary's mother, as the saying goes,
everything will flourish if there is peace in the family.
The way I see it, the Secretary's wife is quite a nice person.
Could there have been some misunderstanding between the two of you?
We do not have any misunderstanding.
The Song woman is a vixen.
She certainly knows how to trick people. She tricked my Dongbao until he is so confused on what to do.
All of you do not know.
From morning to night,
she doesn't do anything at all.
No matter whether it's day or night,
she'll be rolling on the bed with Dongbao.
No, Secretary's mother, how can your son and his wife be doing that thing in broad daylight?
It's the Song woman. It's her who wants to do it. Dongbao is being forced into it.
The Secretary is being forced into it.
It can't be.
Dongbao is being forced into it.
- It's true. - A daughter-in-law who does not respect her mother-in-law. The Heaven can't tolerate this behavior.
Right. What Older Auntie said is right.
You must think of a way to let your daughter-in-law do some work.
What ways can I think of?
Do not let her idle like this. Listen to Older Auntie.
Let me tell you this.
I am going to visit Old Auntie this afternoon. Bring my meal to me at five o'clock.
Mother, I might still be on the way home by five o'clock. I might not be able to deliver your meal on time.
Whatever it is, you must bring my meal to me. If you fail to do that,
I will tell everyone in the Xiaoleijia Brigade that you don't allow me to eat anything.
- Mother ... - In addition, I will not do anything from today onwards.
I will not make tea or cook. I will not help you to raise the rabbits.
I want to go out and have fun. You have to bring my meal to me. In any case,
I will not do anything anymore. I will not do anything.
Xiao Hui. I haven't written to you for a long time.
This is because I am especially busy now.
The one hundred doe rabbits that I am raising are going to give birth very soon.
But, other than raising rabbits,
Mother, I've brought your meal here.
Please eat while it is still hot.
I have to cook. I have classes to attend.
I really don't have any time at all.
Mother, I'm awake. I will come immediately.
Stand where you are!
- Stand where you are! - Older Brother Dongbao. - Secretary Dongbao.
Get inside. Explain yourself. What is happening?
We have just given him the wages for the construction brigade.
He didn't count the money, sign for it, nor put his fingerprint down. He just grabbed the money and ran.
So, it is just this little matter, and you are shouting at him so loudly?
Four-eyed is afraid that the accounts will not tally. Isn't this his responsibility?
Did you hear that? This is their responsibility.
I will question them if there is any problem. In future, when you receive the wages, please count the money on the spot,
sign your name, and make an acknowledgement on the account before you can go.
Got it. Got it.
Here. Sign here.
Why are you running? Secretary Dongbao is here.
Can the Brigade take back the wages after it has given it to you?
I have never seen so much money before.
I want to show it to my wife and my mother when I get home.
- I'm going off first. - Go. Go.
Next. Lei Xiaogang.
Me.
- How much? - One hundred and twenty. - One hundred and twenty. I'll add twenty more. - Sign here.
A hundred and twenty is not much.
But you must respond to Secretary Dongbao's call. You have to think about it.
Think about why it is so little, right? You can't be jealous when you see the other people getting more.
I'm not jealous. I'm not jealous.
As unskilled workers, we get eighty dollars a month. The masons get a hundred a month.
Secretary Dongbao has already explained all these to us before we started work.
I just want to ask Secretary Dongbao,
when will our construction team get a new work next month?
That's right, Secretary. All of us want to build houses with you and earn wages.
- Yes. Yes. - As long as all of you are willing to work hard,
- wages are not a problem. - Secretary, as if you didn't see it.
In this past month, right under your watchful eyes, who among us dared to lazy around?
And, we could get so much money in one go. We would be willing even if we were totally exhuasted.
This time round, we did a good job building
the dormitory of the credit cooperative. This news has already spread around the county seat.
There is already someone from the county who came to look for me.
They want to ask our Xiaoleijia Brigade to go and build houses for them.
Good! Good!
Shigen, here. Come over here.
Lei Zhengzhou.
- What is it? - This time round, you ..
Shigen, I'm thinking that in our next project,
can we change the way things are done?
What ideas does the Secretary has?
Director Shan of the credit cooperative
is already a friend of the Xiaoleijia Brigade now.
Should we not be making good use of this relationship?
Secretary, this is the situation now.
Together with the loan last time that we took from the credit cooperative
to buy the new tractors, our debt from them now amounts to some fifty to sixty thousands.
Do we still take another loan?
Of course, we must borrow. Xiaoleijia Brigade must continue developing.
I'm thinking of it this way.
Director Shan has connections.
He is able to help us with the purchase of reinforcing bars and cement from the Commune's supply and marketing section.
Then why don't we produce prefabricated panels directly from these?
In this way, whoever is looking for our Xiaoleijia Brigade construction team,
won't they also have to use the prefabricated panels produced by our Xiaoleijia Brigade?
That's right. We can make money from this enterprise.
But...
What are you worried about?
How much cement and reinforcing bars does the supply and marketing section of the Commune has?
Didn't you say just now that it was the County who came to us for help?
Are we able to supply such a large number of prefabricated panels?
What you said is reasonable. This is indeed a problem.
Why not we do this? I will go and look for County Governor Xu immediately.
He will definitely support our Xiaoleijia Brigade in this great enterprise.
Eighty. This is for you.
Next. Lei Huan.
- Secretary Dongbao, I am looking for you to discuss some matter. - Speak.
- Shigen, have you finished your work over there? - Then— - It's fine
if you stay here. It's quite better. It saves me the trouble of making another trip.
I want to learn how to operate a tractor from Shigen.
Shigen has a disciple.
- Has that Lei Zhengming learned everything yet? - Almost.
Speak out directly if you have anything to tell me.
Don't go round the bush.
Older Brother Dongbao, when you first set up the contracts,
set up the brick factory, I was one of the first ones to follow you.
But now, Hongwei is the head of the brick factory.
Shigen is driving the tractor and involved in transportation.
Then what am I doing? It can't be that
I can't compare with the younger ones like Lei Zhengming.
I just know that you are up to no good.
Okay, Secretary.
I will go and take a look at the brick factory. Please continue your discussion.
Older Brother. Biological brothers should be united during war.
The two of us are ultimately from the same branch.
You could use me at a time like this.
You heard what we said just now.
Can we produce prefabricated panels?
I can if you said I could.
You .. Sibao.
I would have put you in an important position a long time ago if you would put all your focus into work.
Look at the way you are now.
Older Brother, are you going to let me be the factory manager of the
- prefabricated panels factory? - I didn't say anything like that. I don't care who you look for.
Go and find out how prefabricated panels are made. Come and look for me tomorrow.
I have not gone home for many days. I have to go home to take a look. How are things going?
- Everything is done, Secretary. - Then I'm going home.
- Goodbye, Secretary. - Older Brother. Older Brother. Older Brother.
I have no time to chat about unimportant things with you.
I have something to tell you. While you are busy at the work site these last few days,
something has happened in your family. You don't know that, right?
What could have happened in my family?
Sister-in-law is being bullied.
Who is bullying my wife?
Your mother. Besides your mother, who would dare to cause your wife
to suffer grievances? Your old mother
is saying bad things about sister-in-law in the basking field everyday.
She said that sister-in-law is unfilial and that she talks back at her.
How do you know about this?
Didn't I say? You will find me useful. I can help you to find out about things.
Why did you come back today?
Go and wash your face first. I will go and prepare the meal in a short while.
I will go and prepare the meal now.
What are you doing? Someone might see us, it's broad daylight.
Why should I be afraid when I am in my own home?
You have suffered.
What is wrong with you now?
You're talking nonsense the moment you got home.
I know all about it.
What do you know about?
The work involved in raising the rabbits and the house chores were all done by you.
My old mother doesn't care about anything at all.
She let you look for her everywhere in the village and wouldn't come back to eat everyday.
You have to bring her meals to her. Is there such a thing?
It's nothing.
Little old lady...
She is bullying my wife like this.
Why didn't you tell me earlier? No, I..
It's all my fault. Blame it on me. I was too careless. I should have seen it a long time ago.
It's really okay.
She's an elderly person. We should not mind all these things.
It's okay.
Why not
we sell away all these rabbits after they have given birth? We won't raise them anymore.
Just do one thing. Go to the TV University and study well.
How can I do that? Every family in the Xiaoleijia Brigade is waiting to raise long-haired rabbits.
Okay already. Don't get involved in this matter.
I will let Shigen make the arrangements tomorrow.
Whoever wants rabbits for breeding must come to our family to work for three days.
Four of them can come everyday. You will be responsible for teaching them how to raise rabbits. They will have to do the rest of the work.
Once they have learned how to raise the rabbits, we will sell all the rabbits. We won't raise them anymore.
- Sell all of them? - Sell all of them.
But I have been raising rabbits for more than three years.
No matter how long you have been raising them,
we won't continue raising anymore.
We have actually agreed that when I marry you, I will let you live a good life. Look at what's happened now.
We'll do this, my wife.
I will do all the work to earn money. You will focus on studying well.
You can be my accountant in future, and take care of the accounts.
We will agree as it is then. It's taken that I have already discussed this with you.
Let's go. Let's go into the house.
Sit down.
- No, no, my clothes are dirty. - Jeez, sit down.
Hey, what are you doing?
My wife is totally exhausted.
She needs a good rest.
I will go and fetch some water for you to clean your face. I will prepare the meal today.
It's alright for you to fetch the water. I should go and prepare the meal.
Listen to me, sit down. You are not allowed to go anywhere.
Be good and sit there.
I'm alright.
You must not come over no matter what.
I already said that I am alright. You take a rest.
My wife, where is the rice kept?
It's better that I do it.
No, just tell me where it is. I will be able to find it.
When the rice is washed, put this much water
inside here.
Look, measure it with your hand. It is just right up to here.
This should be fine.
We have agreed that you should rest.
This meal should actually be prepared by me, but I don't know how to. Wait until I've learned how to do it,
then you don't have to do it yourself.
I am not a lady from the capitalist class. I am not so delicate.
I'm worried that when I go to school,
what's going to happen to all the work at home? There are still so many rabbits in the courtyard.
I usually couldn't barely cope with all these by my own.
Haven't we agreed on this?
We'll let Shigan make all the arrangements. We will do as I have suggested.
I feel anguished when I see how tired you are.
All you need to care about is study well in the future.
Dongbao, you are really capable.
I've been worrying about this matter for almost a month. You solved it with just a few words.
I had even written to Xiao Hui earlier on. I wanted to ask Xiao Hui whether it would be consider an act of exploitation
if I hired someone to raise the rabbits. He has not replied to me yet.
- Let me ask you this. Don't they want our rabbits' kittens? - Yes.
This is what is meant by each person taking what he needs. How can this be called exploitation?
Xiao Hui said that you really love to worry. I can see that he is not wrong at all.
Oh, right, in the future, directly tell me if there are any problems.
You know that I can be careless and not be able to perceive all these.
Regarding my mother...
Do not get involved with the problem with your mother.
You are the son, you can tell her what to do. But if she gets angry, she will take it out on me.
It would be better if we avoided her.
There is something that I want to discuss with you.
Please speak.
Look, it's been raining continuously these two days.
Water keeps seeping into the mud walls, and the house feels so dark and damp.
Moss is growing out of the newly painted walls.
Say, we are young and can still bear with all these. But you mother is old and her legs are weak.
She can't stay in a house like this.
I'm thinking, we will make quite a bit of income when we sell the rabbits.
Why don't we dismantle the rabbit hatches in the courtyard and built a brick room for her to stay for the time being?
We can build a brick room for ourselves when we have the money in future. Okay?
The little old lady is bullying you like this,
and you are still making all these considerations for her? I feel ashamed of myself.
Do not do anything to the courtyard. It is too small.
We will have to squeeze ourselves inside if we build a house there.
Why don't we demolish the house next door and rebuild?
We can't do that. You are the Secretary of the Brigade. You can't use your position to seek privileges for yourself.
Are you worrying for nothing again? That broken house belonged to us actually.
Once it's built, we can lay a wooden floor in it. This will stop her from saying that her legs are painful all the time.
How much money do we have?
Sit here.
Take a look.
It's all recorded there.
So much!?
It's enough to build a house a long time ago.
Why don't we do this? I will find someone to get some exchange coupons for us.
We will make a trip to the city together and purchase an imported TV set.
This will save you the trouble of going to the county seat everyday for classes.
We need to buy a watch too. It has to be bought in Shanghai.
I will find someone in the county center. There must be a way to do it. We also need to buy a sewing machine.
- And buy— - Can't your hands touch money?
The Xiaoleijia Brigade is heavily laden with debt now. Do you want to spend all the money our family has?
What a ruffian.
No, so I'm a ruffian. So what?
I'm spending money for my wife. I'm willing. I'm happy about it.
No.
We need to buy three watches.
One for you. One for me. We need to buy one for Xiao Hui too.
He is already a university student. How can he be carrying a broken metal alarm clock with him when he attends lessons?
That is not a metal alarm clock. That is a desk alarm clock.
That doesn't look nice.
And, please quickly bring home the watch your mother gave to me when you married me.
I feel ashamed to wear it.
- What is wrong with that watch? - Don't think wrongly about it.
Say, mother needs to know the time too.
Or, exchange mine with hers.
What should we buy for your father?
Enough, you big spender.
Let me have another look.
All of you, please listen up. Drive slowly along the way.
Do not just care about showing off, causing me and the prefabricated panels to fall off the tractor later.
Lei Zhengming, you are in charge of leading the way. Do you know the way?
I know the way very well. I have been to the construction site several times.
- Do you know the way to the Bureau of Materials and Equipment? - I know that too.
When we return this time round, we have to bring the reinforcing bars and cement back.
Okay. Don't worry, Uncle Sibao.
Let's go!
Okay, let's go!
It's only a matter of time before the tractor overturns and crush your leg.
What are you doing?
Secretary's mother, don't you know yet?
From today onward, those of us who are raising rabbits will come to your home to help out.
All of you are busy with your work, while someone is idling around.
The feeds consist mainly of grass husk, wheat bran, and carrot.
The feeds need to be mixed dry. It will be more palatable then.
Winter is the peak season for the fur growth. So we have to...
Mother, you are back.
Please wait a while. I will go and prepare the meal as soon as I finish taking this class.
It's okay.
- Winter— - You are a very busy person.
Go on with your talking. I will just be hungry.
In any case, no one cares about these old bones.
Secretary's wife, I will help you to prepare the meal. You can continue the lesson with her.
It's fine. It's fine.
Let's go slowly. This will help us remember it better.
Mother, chat with the aunties for a while. The meal will be ready very soon.
Please take a seat first.
Secretary's mother, did our Secretary and his wife really do those things in broad daylight?
Do you think that I am lying?
That is a vixen, a live one.
A live one.
Mother, there is something that I want to talk to you about.
Look, I've been in our house for several months now.
I know that you treat me well.
I will also take care of you properly.
But regarding that matter you keep telling others of me and Dongbao doing it in broad daylight...
It's inappropriate.
You are already doing it. Why can't I say it?
Mother,
it's a good thing that Dongbao and I are close.
If you want to say that I'm a vixen, I'm happy.
I am indeed a vixen.
I want to cast my charm on Dongbao so that he can't leave me.
But when you say this outside, you are bringing dishonor to Dongbao.
He doesn't know about this matter yet. He will definitely be unhappy when he knows about it.
I am talking about you. I didn't say anything about Dongbao. I didn't say it.
Although you are talking about me, it will definitely affect Dongbao.
What if one day, the commune learns about it and removes him from his post. What then?
So please stop telling others about it from now on.
Is that okay?
I won't say it from now on.
Anyway, even if I don't talk about it, you are still a vixen.
I know that I'm a vixen. I am.
My wife.
You must be exhausted. When we get back, I will give you a massage.
No need. We have moved almost all of mother's things.
I will plant some flowers in her garden later.
You have to take care of so many things in the village.
There is really no need for you to come back to help me everytime. I can do it myself.
How can I do that? I can't forget my wife no matter how busy I am.
If I don't care about you, who would I care about?
Dongbao.
- Second Uncle. - Yes.
- You are looking for me? - Yes.
Dongbao, the few of us uncles and aunties here
want to say thank you to you.
What do you want to thank me for?
We were talking to your mother a few days ago.
It is a great harvest for the Xiaoleijia Brigade this year again.
Although you have been branch secretary for less than two years,
the lives of all the families here are getting better and better.
- Yes, yes. - All the people in the Xiaoleijia Brigade have benefited from associating with you.
- That's right. - What is all these about?
I have only expended half of my energy. The good times for all of us in the Xiaoleijia Brigade is still to come.
Right.
- Where are the two of you going? - That...
We have just built a new home. There are still missing house items that's lacking.
We took advantage of the good weather today and bought some things for mother.
All of you, look. You can hardly find such a filial daughter-in-law now anymore.
Dongbao is so capable. He built a new home for his mother.
Your mother is finally reaping the benefits. It makes all of us so envious.
Yes. Yes.
Dongbao,
you said when you were giving out money the last time,
that you are going to turn the peasants in our Xiaoleijia Brigade into workers.
All of them will have pension in future. You must not fail in your words to us.
Those words will stand. I surely will give you a pension.
All of you uncles and aunties watched me growing up. Since when had I, Lei Dongbao, given an empty promise?
How does that saying go? Going back on one's words.
To speak and keep one's promise.
There will be if you said that there is, okay?
- Dongbao, is Shigen looking for you? - Dongbao will always keep his words.
- You are looking for me? - That...
There are some official matters, but are not urgent, not urgent. Please continue with your chat.
Official matters? Please go quickly if you have official matters to discuss.
- I'll be leaving then. - We will not hold you up. Go, go.
- Let's talk in the brigade office. It's fine. I'll do it. - That's fine too.
If it's convenient, let's talk in your house.
Let's go. Oh, I have to deliver these stuff to my mom first.
- Okay. Okay. I'll go with you. - Let's go.
What is it that we must talk in our house?
I know that your wife likes things to be quiet.
If it can't be said in the office, I surely won't disturb you here in your house.
Don't be that courteous, Brother Shigen.
- Here. - Thanks.
Quickly sit down. I'll go boil some water.
Say it.
Secretary,
you must carefully look at the accounts of the brigade.
- Something's wrong with Four-eyed? - Not that.
Although Four-eyed is not that capable and he easily forgets to record some items,
he wouldn't dare to push it when it's about principles.
What do you mean by this then?
Next month, we have to pay for our loan to the credit cooperative.
Our brigade's money isn't enough anymore.
I thought it's some grave matter.
There are buyers for the bricks. The construction team
will also put in money this month.
By the end of the month, there surely will be money.
I've considered them all. There's still a huge gap.
- Didn't you calculate wrongly? - I've verified it numerous times these past days.
After balancing the gains and expenses, our brigade would only be left with several thousands.
That little?
Last page.
How much must we pay the credit cooperative?
Including the interest, more than ¥ 30 thousand.
I must go speak with Director Shan.
Ask him to help come up with ideas to drag it.
No. Can just dragging it be a good idea?
Look. The brick factory. The profit of the brick factory
is just around ¥ 3,000 per month when you deduct the salaries and all kinds of expenses.
The construction team's situation is a bit better, but at most, can only generate ¥ 5,000.
Combining the profits of these two would only put in ¥10,000 into our brigade per month.
But just the credit cooperative, we owed them more.
You're saying that I should spend less?
Whether to spend more or less is just future things.
Right now, we're in imminent crisis. I can only care about the thing right before us.
Even if you're able to drag it for this month, won't we still be paying it by next month?
That's like getting hacked whether you hide or extend your head.
Moreover, that Director Shan is able to scrape paint even on the leg of a flea.
Would he be wiling to help us for free?
This village has hundreds of people in it. Now that we're facing such a huge problem...
Tell me. What project can we stop?
How about we indeed do that first, try delaying it.
For the next month, let's not distribute any pension first.
No, I just bragged about that earlier. My voice haven't even fallen to the ground yet.
Are you treating those as just nonsense? Won't the whole village think the same too?
I'll talk with the elders.
I must go to the brick factory now. Let's discuss this next time.
Secretary. I feel that
it won't matter even if we delay the distribution of the pensions.
We also don't have a choice. The village is indeed short in funds.
Just delay it for a few days, everyone would be able to understand.
Forget it. There's just a few old people here.
Each one just getting ¥ 10-20.
- You won't be able to save that much too. - For money, you are to increase the source and decrease the flow.
Since we're unable to open up the source further, we can only decrease the flow.
- What's wrong? - What did you say earlier?
- For money, you are to increase the source and decrease the flow. - Right.
On one hand, you must try to increase the income. On the other hand, you must economize the expenditure.
Increase the source and decrease the flow means we have to increase our profit.
There is a job right in front of us that will bring us profit. How could I've forgotten it?
Sibao.
You're talking about the prefabricated panels?
But our prefabricated panels is for the construction team.
Once the construction stops, they won't have any profit.
Then increase the profits.
After doing those constructions, I realized
that prefabricated panels are so in demand outside. As long as you have good in stock,
we can name the price.
Hence, we must increase the production of these prefabricated panels.
Other than leaving enough for our construction team, the rest should be sold to outside buyers.
- I'll go arrange it now. - Secretary. Secretary.
That prefabricated panel factory of ours was setup to meet the demands of our construction team.
The cement and reinforce bars used are all within the requirement of the plan.
The amount is very small.
We don't have extras.
You say you want to sell them to outside buyers.
Let's not talk about first if this coincides with the government policy or if it's engaging in speculative activities.
Just by expanding its production,
where will you get that many excess cement and reinforce bars?
How come I don't like hearing you talk?
What do you mean by engaging in speculative activities?
The bricks from our brick kiln aren't being used by our brigade only.
How come I never heard other people saying anything?
It's the same with the prefabricated panels. Please use your brain.
Moreover, don't we still have County Governor Xu supporting us?
I'll go to the county seat tomorrow.
Come already!
For Xiaoleijia to progress this fast has indeed went beyond my expectation.
But there is one thing that you should understand.
No matter how well your Xiaoleijia is progressing,
the county won't be able to provide you help.
Why?
You could at least give us a few praises, right?
Xiaoleijia is moving too fast.
You contracted farmlands, built kilns to bake bricks, contracted fish bonds, and established a construction team.
Now, you have a prefabricated panel factory.
This induced a huge public discussion outside, and it's quite intense.
Are there people jealous of our brigade
and want to deliberately give us a hard time?
Hence, your Xiaoleijia must lessen inducting trouble, or better yet, not induce any trouble.
Talk less and do more. Burrow your head and work hard to progress.
This is the best method that your brigade can use for now.
County Governor Xu, I understand what you mean.
Don't worry. We are not afraid of anyone.
Good.
You must insist on the path to progress of your brigade.
Firmly trust that the path you're talking is the right one.
I hope that your Xialeijia Brigade can progress better than how it is now.
Lei Dongbao, do you dare promise me that?
I promise. Why won't I?
Good.
I'll wait for your good news.
Don't worry.
Dongbao!
Isn't this Factory Manager Sibao?
After becoming the factory manager, you've become haughty.
You don't even smile when you see me.
Enough, stop saying useless words.
- I'm currently upset. - You're upset?
Quickly tell me. Allow me to feel happy.
- Where's Brother Dongbao? - Why are you looking for him?
Those bastard salesmen of the sales department of the Bureau of Materials and Equipment
is especially bullying our brigade.
I went to the county's Bureau of Materials and Equipment first.
They said that reinforcement bars and cement are limited resources of the country.
There should be an index. If not, they won't sell it.
I then told them to give us one. They said that ours is a brigade enterprise.
One, we don't have an index. Second, we don't have approved documents from superior related department.
Hence, they can't sell us the cement and reinforce bars.
At the start, I thought he was bullying us for being peasants.
I then went to the city's Bureau of Materials and Equipment. In the end, they said the same thing.
They said that without an index, we can't buy any cement and reinforce bars.
Give money. Bribe them more.
Giving more money would make anything plausible.
It's not a matter of money. I already said it, it's having an index.
- Without an index, giving more money will still be useless. If you don't believe me, you go ask yourself. - How come you...
I almost fought with them.
Without any cement or reinforce bars, what will happen with the prefabricated cement factory?
Secretary, it is indeed required that we have an index to buy cement and reinforce bars.
But it's also my first time hearing the need for an approval document.
Regarding the approval of the related superior department,
can we ask County Governor Xu about that?
We don't need to seek County Governor Xu for this.
It's okay. I'll be able to figure this out.
All problems have a solution.
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