Chapter 1837
If you don't solve it, who will?
It was a little after seven in the morning.
Wang An drove a GAZ truck with Sun Dafu in the passenger seat, and six villagers crammed into the back and trunk. Wang Li drove a Jiefang truck with four villagers crammed into the passenger seat.
And so, the two vehicles, carrying 13 people, headed towards the county town.
Actually, Wang An only wanted to drive a large Jiefang truck, but the temperature was too low today, several degrees below zero. So, if he put all the villagers in the back of the Jiefang truck and let them catch a cold, Wang An was really worried that they would get sick.
Of course, the reason Wang An was worried that they would catch a cold was because if they did, there would be no one to load and unload the trucks.
To put it bluntly, Wang An was actually worried that there would be no one to do the work.
Yes, the truth is indeed cruel; Wang Anke doesn't have such a kind heart.
It was just a 5-seater GAZ truck that managed to fit 8 people, which made Wang An want to buy a Songhuajiang minivan.
It's worth noting that although the Songhuajiang minivan of that era didn't look big, it was a real 8-seater. If you really wanted to, you could remove both rows of back seats and replace them with benches, and it could easily fit 15 or 16 people.
Of course, it wouldn't be a problem to pack more, but then it might be a case of people stacking on top of each other.
But the thought that buying a minivan wouldn't seem to be of much use made Wang An hesitate again.
The main problem is that although Wang An doesn't lack the money for a minivan, if he wants to buy one, he can only ask Wu Dong and Zhang Shuya for help. Otherwise, Wang An alone will never be able to get the car purchase quota.
At this time, it is extremely difficult for individuals to buy a private car!
My mind was wandering the whole way, and before I knew it, the two cars had driven to the agricultural supply store in the county town.
When we arrived at the county agricultural supply store, the staff hadn't started work yet. The group of people had been squeezed in the car the whole way, so as soon as the car stopped, everyone couldn't wait to get off.
And so, a group of people stood at the entrance of the agricultural supplies store for a full 20 minutes before the store staff finally came to work.
Sun Dafu immediately took the receipt issued by the township government and the village's official seal and other proof to complete the procedures for receiving the goods.
When the people at the agricultural supply store heard that Sun Dafu had brought people to take the goods away themselves, they seemed quite pleased.
After all, there are quite a few things used to build greenhouses, and if they are in charge of shipping, they would have to organize manpower to move them.
So, in just a few minutes, a manager surnamed Du at the agricultural supplies store completed the collection procedures.
Just as Wang Li drove the car into the warehouse and everyone began loading plastic greenhouse film onto the vehicle, Sun Xianghui suddenly pointed to several rolls of plastic greenhouse film and said:
"Sixth Uncle, the packaging of these rolls of plastic sheeting is damaged, and something has punctured it."
After a pause, Sun Xianghui continued:
"Holy crap, there seem to be holes in this. Is this plastic sheet still usable?"
Sun Xianghui's words immediately attracted everyone's attention, drawing a crowd around him.
Even people who have never grown crops in a greenhouse know that the biggest problem with plastic greenhouses is that there are holes in the plastic sheeting.
It's important to know that repairing holes in plastic sheeting is a very laborious and troublesome task when there's no transparent tape. Moreover, even with transparent tape, it's not really suitable for repairing holes in plastic greenhouses.
Because tape is susceptible to water damage, and plastic greenhouses are places with very high humidity, even if the tape is applied firmly at the time, it will quickly deteriorate once the humidity rises.
Fortunately, the plastic greenhouse film is very thick, so it usually won't get punctured.
After observing for a while, Sun Dafu looked at Wang An with a questioning gaze and said with great concern:
"Xiao An, look at these bundles of plastic sheeting, can we still make do with them?"
After checking them one by one, Wang An shook his head helplessly and said:
"These two rolls over here aren't too bad; the holes aren't very deep, and they're still on the side. But those five rolls over there are completely ruined. Even if you put a few patches on a saw blade, it's unlikely you'll be able to iron them on." Plastic sheets are rolled up in layers, and if the holes are deep, they'll leave a lot of holes in the entire sheet.
Such plastic sheeting is useless for even normal use, let alone for covering greenhouses.
Upon hearing Wang An's words, Sun Dafu immediately said with a look of anxiety:
"What should we do? What should we do?"
Losing five plastic sheets means that five greenhouses cannot be covered with plastic film, and those five greenhouses are essentially useless.
Wang An said subconsciously:
"It's alright, I'll just ask Director Du to replace 5 rolls later, that'll be fine. I see there are quite a few of these greenhouse films over there."
With Wang An's prompting, Sun Dafu immediately turned and ran towards the store's office.
However, Sun Dafu soon reappeared, looking gloomy and dejected.
When Wang An saw Sun Dafu's behavior, he immediately knew that the agricultural supply store was refusing to exchange the goods.
In those days, whether it was a supply and marketing cooperative or a department store or any other place, once something was sold, there was absolutely no after-sales service.
Their attitude is "take it or leave it," and nobody pays any attention to you.
Sure enough, as soon as Sun Dafu walked up to Wang An and the others, he immediately said:
"Director Du said that he couldn't replace it, and said that if there are difficulties, we should overcome them. He also told us to plug the hole ourselves, and then the plastic sheeting would be usable."
As soon as Sun Dafu finished speaking, the villagers immediately became agitated.
"This is plastic sheeting, how are we going to patch all these holes?"
"Yeah, so they've patched up all the holes, but who would dare use this plastic sheeting? Won't all the warmth in the greenhouse escape?"
"That's for sure. If a blizzard hits, all these holes will surely blow off the greenhouse cover!"
Ignoring the complaints of the others, Sun Dafu looked directly at Wang An, clearly wanting Wang An to come up with a solution.
In Sun Dafu's view, Wang An, this big shot, could perfectly resolve any incident that occurred in the county town.
Noticing Sun Dafu's gaze, Wang An stood up helplessly, smiled at Sun Dafu, and said:
"You guys pack the other stuff first, I'm going to have a chat with Director Du."
After saying that, Wang An walked towards his office himself.
Before Wang An could speak after entering the office, Director Du spoke first:
"You want to replace those rolls of plastic sheeting, right? Let me tell you, you really can't replace them. There are good ones and bad ones. These things are all mixed together, and I can't solve that problem."
It was obvious that Director Du knew there was something wrong with the plastic sheets, and he also knew Wang An's purpose.
Wang An chuckled, took out a cigarette, offered it to him, and said:
"If you don't resolve this, Director Du, who am I supposed to talk to? How about I go find Station Chief Tang and have him talk to you?"
After waiting two seconds and seeing that Director Du did not react, Wang An said with a smile:
"Hey Director Du, can I borrow your office phone?"
After speaking, Wang An walked towards the telephone without waiting for Director Du's reply. (End of Chapter)