In addition to the loss of a human life and some basic tools, Wang Shawan did not lose anything in this rainstorm, except that the pond of the pressed saplings jointly built by Shibi Village and Wang Shawan was washed away, and the 2,000 chopped willow branches were also washed away. If you want to plant the next year, you have to buy saplings elsewhere.

After several days of meetings and discussions in the village, it was finally decided that:

1. Wang Cheng sacrificed for the cause of the village, and his salary was calculated according to one-third of the labor, and it was uniformly distributed by the village until the death of his mother. Wang Cheng's mother, as a five-guarantee household, was supported by the village according to the five-guarantee household standard;

2. As a pillar industry in the village, the sand washing plant will continue to operate, but the personnel will be evacuated immediately in case of rain;

3. Wang Shan, the person in charge of the sand washing plant, left his post without permission, recorded a major demerit, made up for the merits, and continued to be responsible for the operation of the sand washing plant.

This was proposed by the old village chief in order to block everyone's mouths, and it was also a kind of protection for Wang Shan, in fact, in the face of that situation, even Wang Shan was at a loss.

It's just that if it is handled in this way, Wang Shan will not have the same convenient conditions as before, but Yangliufang and their retail business still have to be done, at least the labor protection supplies for Hongtuzhuang will be allocated on schedule. Yang Liufang thought about it again and again, discussed the plan with Li Tongfu, and prepared to buy a truck. First, the delivery needs are needed, and the second is inseparable from the factory. Besides, in July and August, the weather is hot and it is not the time to collect the skin.

One day, when the village chief of Shishi took Li Tongfu back from the countryside, Yang Liufang stopped what he was doing and said, "Brother, let's buy a truck ourselves, we have to use it sooner or later anyway, Wang Shan can't get out." The head of Shishi Village has to ensure that the factory and the villagers use water every day, and you yourself are not familiar with the place, so you can't drive a carriage to the countryside. ”

"It's okay to buy a car, and we have enough savings, but in this way, the tannery's affairs will be postponed."

"I've thought about it, it shouldn't have much impact, it's not the season to collect skins now, we can wait until October to prepare for the factory."

"Okay."

"Then brother, it's settled, you should hurry up and dispose of our existing goods recently. Then follow Zhang Feng as soon as possible to learn to drive first. Strive to learn it early. ”

Within a week, Li Tongfu went to Xizhou to find Zhang Feng to learn to drive. Yang Liufang and his workers continue to be busy with furniture making in the factory every day, in addition to some antique furniture, there are also several sets of sofas. Day after day, a month later, Li Tongfu was able to drive on the road on his own. But when it came time to buy a car, it became a big problem.

In the mid-to-late 80s, with the deepening of reform and opening up, although the State Council and the Ministry of Communications repeatedly allowed self-employed individuals to enter the transportation market, and individuals could buy cars to undertake cargo transportation, it was only a policy liberalization. At that time, materials were still scarce, and the production capacity of trucks, a large means of transportation, did not increase with the improvement of people's living standards, so they were in a state of short supply.

In addition, with the deepening of reform and opening up, the whole country has formed a game of chess, and a large number of goods are turned around throughout the country, and truck transportation has the characteristics of strong flexibility, strong mobility, and good service attitude compared with railways, and the state-owned transport units alone cannot undertake the transportation of the corresponding goods. Therefore, truck driving became the most popular profession at that time, which also made it even more difficult to buy a car.

Zhang Feng bought a car last year because the state has a policy to take care of veterans, and he still entrusted a lot of people like that, and finally bought the car under the tertiary industry under the army.

Zhang Feng also tried to go to the unit he was attached to, but he didn't expect that the other party would receive 30% of the management fee when he heard that he had nothing to do with the troops, so he could only be discouraged. I asked Qin Jiajun and Boss Chen and Boss Zhou in the market to help inquire, but there was no news. Just when the two of them were at a loss and were about to give up, Yang Liufang thought of Secretary Lu in the township and didn't know if he could try it through him.

"Brother, no, let's go to the township to find Secretary Lu and see if there is a way for him there."

"It's okay, anyway, the people who should be found now have been found, so the dead horse will be a live horse doctor."

When the two came to Hanwangchuan Township, they first went to find the director of the office who had business dealings with Li Tongfu of the Education Commission, and talked about buying a car, hoping to ask him to help contact Secretary Lu in the township to see if there was any way to buy a car. The director of the township education committee was too small, but for business reasons, he went to the leaders of the education committee, and the leaders of the education committee tried to contact the township and made an appointment to go to the township to see Secretary Lu the next day.

When they arrived at the township government, Secretary Lu warmly received them.

"Secretary Lu, you see that I'm always causing trouble for you."

"It's okay, it's our job to serve you."

"How did I hear that I had trouble buying a car?"

"Yes." So Yang Liufang and Li Tongfu told the development of their factories, as well as the inconvenience of hiring cars back and forth, and the difficulties encountered in buying cars. After listening to the narrative, Secretary Lu immediately found the person in charge of the township traffic management department and asked how to deal with this situation.

"Secretary Lu, they can be temporarily attached to the township transportation management office, but the management fee must be paid 10%."

"What is the standard of 10%?"

"That's how the existing ones are attached."

"Can you accept it?"

"Since everyone is, we can't be special." So after several twists and turns, it was determined to be attached to the township transportation management office. After the relevant certificates were issued in the township, Li Tongfu went to the truck factory to pick up the car under the leadership of Zhang Feng. At that time, there was no concept of 4S store, and you could only go to the manufacturer to buy a car, pick up the car yourself, and don't even think about after-sales.

It is convenient to have a truck to deliver goods in the furniture factory and go back and forth to the city, but it is not enough to go to the countryside to do a small business, and sometimes it is not enough to go out for a day, so gradually the business of needles and threads stops.

In addition to delivering goods from the furniture factory and completing the distribution of labor insurance materials for regular customers, Li Tongfu occasionally follows Zhang Feng to run freight in Xizhou, so it is no problem to maintain a car, but it is difficult to make a lot of money. So the idea of a tannery was started again.

The construction of the tannery is inseparable from water, so the site selection can not be like the furniture factory in the water-deficient Shibi Village, then it can only be selected in Zhaomagou, but considering that the last sand field was flooded, everyone still has lingering palpitations. Therefore, it is not a good choice for the tannery to be located near the sand washing site. Maybe there will be another heavy rain at any time, and the plant and leather will not be able to grow legs, and it will be too late to carry at that time, and the losses will be heavy.

After choosing and choosing, they chose the small courtyard that Zhao Machuan and Yang Liufang once used, and the two drove to Zhao Machuan and found Village Chief Zhao to communicate.

"Suo (uncle), our brother wants to rent the original small courtyard to do a leather business."

"Raw or cooked?"

"We want to process the hides ourselves."

"It's a bit difficult to do, how to discharge the wastewater from skin washing, do you have any ideas?"

"Not yet, it may end up in Zhaomagou."

I can't promise you this for the time being, so let's hold a meeting in the village to discuss it.

Two days later, the two went to the village to ask for a reply, and the village chief Zhao told them that after a meeting and discussion, it was decided that the water used to wash the leather was always too dirty, and although it was eventually discharged into Zhao Magou, the section from the village would still cause pollution to the village. So they didn't agree, and the two had to give up.

I also inspected several surrounding villages, and either they were too far away from the water source, or the transportation was not convenient, and some of them couldn't even drive into them. And in addition to selling goods and dealing with them, it is basically a state of unfamiliarity.

At this time, Yang Liufang felt that the development of everything seemed to have entered some kind of bottleneck, unlike when he first came to Xizhou, although it was very hard, but every day was different, whether it was hard work or opportunities, the front was always full of hope. Now, although the project of the furniture factory has been going on, and the distribution of goods has never stopped, this immutability has gradually made him lose interest.

He wanted to find a new outlet to break this bottleneck and make life present in another way.