The road construction has started. The roadbed is taking shape day by day. Wang Degui's inner pressure is also increasing day by day. According to the experience of previous years, if you miss this month's leisure time, everyone will start to be busy again in the future.

It's time to plant "little spring" crops. The weather will get colder and colder. If there is frost and freezing, the concrete will be frozen and crispy, and the quality will not be guaranteed.

Although it only costs a few yuan to build roads, cement is needed, but these few thousand yuan is enough for two years' salary of state cadres. Including miscellaneous expenses such as buying cigarettes and gas, there is almost a gap of 10,000 yuan.

what to do?

Although I thought of going to the cement factory to get some cement. However, the cement factory is not on the territory of this village. I have to go to someone else's property in Shunhe Town to beg for alms. What should I find a suitable reason? Do I need to bring something?"

"I'm going to visit something"? Who cares, call a tractor first and follow. If you really can't get it, you have to borrow a truck first and bring it back on credit. You can't come back "empty-handed".

By the way, didn't Group Three have a "son-in-law" who was a worker at the cement factory? He had been injured in a work accident before and lost his ability to work. There was no trouble in the village with the cement factory. Everyone was very cooperative with the work of the cement factory.

At that time, if the people in their cement factory put on airs, I can still mention this matter.

Having made up his mind, Wang Degui called Di Gang and drove the tractor to go to the cement factory to "beg for alms" with him.

Sitting on the "fender" seat on the middle wheel of the tractor, the road was bumpy and bumpy, passing through Longzhong, passing through the county seat, going down to the Tianhuang Temple, crossing the Paoma River Dam, passing through the "crotch ditch", and bypassing Shunhe Town, and finally

Arrive at the cement factory.

Just below the highway, on a tall gate wall, there are five large gilded signboards that read "Shunhe Cement Factory".

The tractor was stopped by the "flower pole" at the entrance of the factory. A head popped out of the duty room next to it: "What are you doing?"

Di Gang: "Buying cement." After saying that, he took out a cigarette and handed one to the person on duty.

The person on duty took the cigarette and said, "Oh, let's register."

Di Gang: "Registration for what?"

Personnel on duty: "Name, license plate number, what you are here for, and the time you entered the factory."

Di Gang: "Oh, there are more rules."

Person on duty: “You haven’t been here before, have you?”

Di Gang: "Yeah. First time here."

Personnel on duty: "I can see it."

Wang Degui: "Master, how do I buy cement?"

Person on duty: "Drive down the road and drive to the dam below. It will be clear at first glance. Park the car in front of warehouse No. 3, then go to the small bungalow on the left to issue a ticket and pay, then take the ticket to the door of the warehouse

Leave it to the management staff and they will arrange for people to install cement for you."

Wang Degui: "Thank you, master. Let me ask one more question, where is the office of your factory leader?"

Personnel on duty: "Are you trying to build connections? You want to buy some low-priced cement."

Wang Degui smiled and didn't say yes or no. He just took out a cigarette and handed him one.

Person on duty: "There is a road from where the invoice is issued. Go up the slope. When you go up, you will see a small courtyard dam. There is a small building on the right side of the courtyard dam. The leaders work there.

Wang Degui thanked the person on duty, waved his hand, and Di Gang drove off. The voice of the person on duty came from behind: "The tractor is not allowed to drive up."

When we arrived at Changba, our first impression was that it was such a waste!

As soon as Di stopped the car and turned off the engine, Wang Degui jumped out. With this jump, the cement dust on the ground flew up, causing Wang Degui's pants to be covered with cement dust. Di Gang also jumped out and repeated the same process.

Learn about Wang Degui’s “experience”.

Di Gang joked: "Secretary Wang, it seems that there is something going on today. Look, before we even open our mouths, they generously gave us cement."

The two of them laughed at the same time and patted the cement dust on their pants as they walked.

When they arrived at the small bungalow, Wang Degui asked: "How much does cement cost per ton?"

A young woman inside said: "You don't have eyes! It's written on the sign."

When Wang Degui heard this, he felt a little unhappy, but thinking that he was here to "beg for alms", it was better not to offend others. He and Di Gang quickly searched around for where the "paipai" the young woman mentioned was. After searching for a long time, they couldn't find it.

I couldn't help but ask again: "Hello, comrade, could you please tell us where the 'card' is?"

The young woman pointed impatiently in the direction of the tractor.

Wang Degui and Di Gang quickly walked to the place where the tractor was parked. Finally, they found a small blackboard hung with wires on the wall of the warehouse. A layer of cement dust had fallen on the small blackboard, and they saw vague writing on it:

"Today's price is 32.5 120 yuan/ton and 42.5 150 yuan/ton."

Di Gang: "Secretary Wang, is this the price list?"

Wang Degui: "I think so. It's just that I don't seem to understand this."

Di Gang: "That's right. I just saw two prices. They should be two types of cement. Which one should we buy? Do you want to ask the person who issued the invoice?"

Wang Degui: "I think that person is hard to talk to. Let's ask the cement workers."

They walked over and greeted the workers who were resting on the sill: "Master, how did you install the cement?"

A man who looked like a foreman said: "It costs one yuan to load a bag here. If you need to follow me to get off the bus, it's two and a half dollars a bag."

Another took over and said: "After passing the county seat, you can get three yuan a pack. They won't be given away by Zhongpu."

Wang Degui quickly gave each of them a cigarette, but the other workers did not leave. Then he took out a lighter and lit it for them. He asked: "Why do you have two prices here?"

The foreman said: "Two kinds of cement, of course two prices."

Wang Degui: "What's the difference?"

The foreman said: "You get what you pay for. The higher the cement number, the more expensive it is. But here we mainly sell 325 and 425 cement. It depends on what you want to buy it for. If you are building a house, 325 cement is enough."

Wang Degui: "What if it's road construction?"

The foreman said: "Then it will be at least 425."
Chapter completed!