Reborn in the ’80s as a Group Favorite Bigshot – Chapter 46

Chapter 46: The Whole Village Was in an Uproar

After Gu Yue finished eating, Song Chu chatted with him for a while and then left.

They needed a lot more oil tomorrow, and the oil pressing workshop wasn’t enough, so they had to work overtime tonight.

Originally, they could have talked to those factories and staggered the delivery times, so it wouldn’t be so tiring.

However, this was the first time using oil to barter, so Song Chu wanted to make it big and lively. The combined effect of all the goods together would be especially good, so they were delivering everything together tomorrow.

So she went straight to the oil pressing workshop, where the nine people and three women were already working.

Tang Qing very attentively brought over a chair, “Boss, have a seat.”

Song Chu didn’t stand on ceremony and sat down to watch them press oil.

The dozen or so people here were working in an orderly manner, and she wasn’t needed.

Her cousin, Tang Youhua, under the constant eye signals from the others, still looked at Song Chu and spoke.

“Chu Chu, can we really exchange this oil for goods and a tractor tomorrow?” Not to mention the villagers didn’t believe it, they themselves were also half-convinced.

This was something they had never heard of before.

Song Chu lazily said, “Yes, originally I was going to take you all along, but several village cadres are going, and it’s not good to have too many people, so you should stay and continue to press more oil.”

“When I bring the goods back tomorrow, I’ll give you all a share first. You’ve all been working hard lately.” The oil these past few days had been pressed by them taking turns.

Hearing her say this, they were a little disappointed. They also wanted to go along and see, but with the village cadres going, they couldn’t really compete.

Tang Youhua smiled and said, “It would be great if we could really get things in exchange. We’re not that tired.”

Compared to farming and digging in the fields, working in the oil pressing workshop was actually easier, and they didn’t have to endure the wind and sun.

The others were still half-convinced, but they couldn’t help feeling excited inside, just hoping that tomorrow they would really see Song Chu bring back the goods.

Song Chu didn’t leave and stayed with them, working overtime until after eleven o’clock, pressing all the oil needed for tomorrow’s exchange, before going back to sleep.

Early the next morning, she had originally planned to go cut pigweed first, but she was stopped by the village cadres. They had arranged for someone else to cut it today.

They hadn’t slept well last night, constantly thinking about the tractor, so they couldn’t wait and urged Song Chu to get ready to leave early.

Song Chu also noticed their anxious and excited mood. She took them to the oil pressing workshop and loaded the barrels of pressed oil onto the ox cart.

With several hundred catties of oil, it wasn’t easy to transport by bicycle, so they were going to use the village’s ox cart to deliver it, which was why they had to leave early.

There were only three bicycles in the village, and they were all put into use today. Song Chu sat on the back of her Eldest Maternal Uncle’s bike, and the other two cadres took two others.

Originally, Song Lao Si and Tang Qing weren’t allowed to go, but they couldn’t miss out on this kind of excitement. They borrowed a bicycle from somewhere and followed along.

Tang Min didn’t bother to stop them.

After arriving in the county town, Song Chu and the others first went to the machinery factory.

Firstly, it was more convenient to use the tractor to pull other goods than the ox cart, and secondly, the village cadres couldn’t wait any longer.

At the entrance of the machinery factory, the old man guarding the gate warmly opened the gate.

“Comrades, you’ve come.” He had heard Director Shi’s instructions this morning, saying that someone was coming to deliver oil to the factory, and to let them in when they arrived.

Hearing that the factory would distribute these oil as benefits, they were naturally very happy.

Song Chu smiled politely, “Uncle, we’ll put the oil in the yard. I’ll go find Director Shi first.”

The old man smiled and said, “Leave it here. I’ll watch it for you. Nothing will be lost.”

Song Chu then took Tang Min and the others to Director Shi’s office.

Director Shi was already waiting, and he was very polite to Song Chu and the others.

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Last night, he had asked his wife to cook with the oil, and it tasted better than soybean oil. His son and daughter loved it, so he was very happy.

They went downstairs together to inspect the one hundred catties of oil that the machinery factory needed. Seeing that each barrel was clear and fragrant, he was very satisfied.

“Let’s go, let’s go see the tractor.” He asked the logistics staff to take the oil away and said to Song Chu and the others with a smile.

Song Chu nodded, “Okay.”

The village cadres were very reserved when talking to Director Shi, even Tang Min was no exception. After all, they had never dealt with cadres from these big factories before.

Seeing Song Chu calmly and confidently chatting with Director Shi, they couldn’t help but have a new understanding of her.

The village cadres thought to themselves, Song Chu is really something. They had misjudged her before.

Director Shi had already had the tractor prepared, and it was now parked in an open space.

Originally, he was going to lend them the very old one that had recently been phased out, but because of her conversation with Director Zhang yesterday, they discussed and changed it to one that was still in use, which looked about thirty to forty percent new.

Looking at the tractor, Song Chu knew that yesterday’s conversation was not in vain. Director Shi and Director Zhang were both smart people.

Director Shi turned to Tang Min and the others and said, “Who among you can drive? Come up and try it out. We’ve already filled it with fuel.”

Song Chu smiled and said, “No one in our village knows how to drive a tractor, so I’ll learn first. I’ll have to trouble Director Shi to arrange someone to teach me.”

Director Shi was a little surprised, but he quickly smiled and said, “Alright, then you try it out first.”

He arranged for an experienced tractor driver to teach Song Chu. Originally, everyone thought it would take a long time. Director Shi was even ready to go back to his office to rest. Who knew that she would learn it in just a few minutes.

Seeing Song Chu driving the tractor in a looks-like manner, everyone present didn’t know what to say. She learned too quickly and too well.

Director Shi praised, “You, little comrade, are really amazing.”

Song Chu was much more modest in front of these people, “It’s all because this veteran comrade taught me well.”

The veteran comrade who taught Song Chu to drive the tractor puffed out his chest. He liked to hear that. Song Chu was also the smartest and quickest learner he had ever taught. “It’s also because this little comrade is smart and learns well.”

After the oil and the tractor were inspected, Song Chu asked Song Lao Si and the others to load the remaining oil onto the tractor and send the ox cart back first.

Director Shi saw them off at the factory gate and confirmed again, “Comrade Song, will you deliver the oil at the same time on the first of next month?”

Song Chu replied, “Around that time, yes.”

The oil delivered this time wouldn’t be much for each worker in the machinery factory, but that was what they had agreed upon. This was half a month’s supply.

From now on, on the first of every month, they would deliver two hundred catties. In addition to lending them the tractor, the factory would also help them process the chick incubators that their chicken farm would need in the future for free.

Next, Song Chu drove the tractor, taking Tang Min and the others to the sugar factory, the textile factory, and the furniture factory, delivering the oil and exchanging it for a cartload of goods.

On the way back, Song Chu drove the tractor, and Tang Min and the others followed on their bicycles.

Looking at the cart behind the tractor filled with goods, the village cadres still felt like it was a bit unreal.

If they hadn’t followed along to see it with their own eyes, they wouldn’t have believed that it was so easy to exchange oil pressed from wild fruits picked in the mountains for so many things.

Most importantly, the leaders of those factories seemed quite polite and enthusiastic. They felt a sense of pride they couldn’t explain.

When the tractor drove into the village, as Song Chu expected, the whole village was in an uproar.

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