Rebirth 1975: My Wife is Love-Brained

Qin Yihu and his men returned from the back mountain before seven o'clock.

Several pine logs were brought back for use as telegraph poles.

Chen Yan found some firewood and lit it, burning the outer circle of the tree trunk directly, and then put out the fire with water.

It is not like the steel frame structure towers or concrete poles used directly in later generations.

Nowadays, wooden poles are used to tie electric wires.

The public ones are basically made of chopped wood, and the outside is scalded with burnt asphalt to prevent corrosion. There are often some children who hug the telephone poles and shake them around, and then they come down with their bodies all black.

There is no asphalt in Zhangzitou Village, and even if there was, they would not want to waste it like this.

So they just burned the outside to form a circle of carbon black, which was enough to prevent the poles from weathering or corroding.

Wait until a few telephone poles are put up.

The sun has risen.

Qin Yurou prepared breakfast and the group had a simple meal. Qin Guisheng had already taken his people to the production team to arrange today's work.

Chen Yan said goodbye to Qin Yurou and went to the county town with Qin Yihu.

There were no hardware stores these days. Everything could be bought at the supply and marketing cooperatives.

However, when Chen Yan and his friends arrived, the supply and marketing cooperative was not open yet.

After asking around, I found out that something happened in the supply and marketing cooperative yesterday. The cooperative was closed for half a day today and will not open until the afternoon. They said it was for internal rectification.

This made Chen Yan feel a little uneasy. After all, what happened yesterday was directly related to him.

What he didn't know was that this matter was actually bigger than he imagined.

The manager of the supply and marketing cooperative before was just the tip of the iceberg.

After what this guy did was dug out, he also spilled some other things.

Several corrupt officials in the county's financial system were also dug out.

I have to say, this kind of thing happens in every era, and it often brings out the dirt!

The entire Lanshan County was in chaos.

And some people also remembered the name Chen Yan.

It was because of this educated youth's disturbance that the manager of the supply and marketing cooperative was arrested, which led to so many troubles.

But our Chen Yan, Chen Zhiqing, knew nothing about this.

"It seems like it's no use! Go find my brother-in-law, second brother! Give him the food coupons, and then you can discuss and see if there's anything missing and start preparing! I'll go to the chemical plant first to see if they have any electrical wires or something!" Chen Yan said to Qin Yihu.

It looks like the supply and marketing cooperative won't be able to open for a while.

It just so happens that there is such a large chemical plant over there, maybe the problem can be solved.

If it was before, Chen Yan would not be in a hurry.

But Qin Yurou was busy all morning and had things set in motion. Chen Yan wanted to get this thing done today as much as possible so that he could light the lamp in the evening.

For Chen Yan, making Qin Yurou happy is the most important thing.

"Okay! Then I'll go over there!" Qin Yihu nodded.

But Chen Yan held him back, took out fifty yuan from his pocket and handed it to Qin Yihu.

"Brother, take these! If you need anything later, just buy it. You need start-up capital to do business!"

"Ah? No, no, it's so much money. Dad gave me some money when he left. You have already arranged everything. How can I ask you to pay more? Brother Li Lei and I have already discussed it. We..."

"That's enough!" Qin Yihu wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Chen Yan. "This business is not only yours and my brother-in-law's business, it's also my business! I just gave some advice, I can't just sit back and divide the money! Second brother, if I tell you to take it, just take it. When you make money, we'll talk about it!"

Unable to persuade Chen Yan, Qin Yihu had to nod and leave.

And Chen Yan grinned.

Whether it was Qin Yihu or Li Lei, Chen Yan knew that they did not have much cash on hand.

We are all family, so we will leave first.

No matter what, we have to keep the business going.

Thinking about this in his mind, Chen Yan rode his bicycle to the county chemical plant.

After coming here several times, he and the security guard had become familiar with each other and they never stopped Chen Yan.

Chen Yan found the workshop with ease, and Xu Haidong was sitting on the side smoking and slacking off.

"I say, as the son of the factory director, you don't pay attention to the impact! You are so lazy every day, aren't you afraid that people will report you?" Chen Yan teased Xu Haidong with a smile.

"This is what I do for a living, why are you reporting me!" Xu Haidong chuckled and told Chen Yan that his position in the factory was a workshop inspector!

Chen Yan rolled his eyes immediately!

"You are blatantly being lazy!"

Xu Haidong handed a cigarette to Chen Yan and walked away from the workshop.

"What are you here for today? My father and I were going to come over for your matter a few days ago, but then something else came up and we couldn't go! I'm sorry, Chen Yan!" Xu Haidong said to Chen Yan with a guilty look on his face.

He was talking about the previous injustice done to Chen Yan. At that time, Zheng Peimou also said that Xu Zhanyuan from the chemical plant was also going to be the head of the gang.

However, Chen Yan never met the father and son of the Xu family later, so he didn't think much about it.

"With the relationship between us, is there any need to say all this? Why are you apologizing? Why are you so polite to me? Okay, I won't talk nonsense with you anymore. I need your help with something today! Didn't I tell you before that I wanted to make popcorn? I asked you to help me find a stove. Is it possible?" Chen Yan asked after hitting Xu Haidong in annoyance.

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I almost forgot about it! Yesterday, when I went to the province with my father, I went to Taigang Factory specifically! I asked an acquaintance and he said they don't produce this thing, but there are two furnaces for scrap steel recycling, and I have brought them back! If you fix it up, it may be usable. One of the lids has a problem, and it is said to be leaking! See how we can fix it!" Xu Haidong said with a smile.

Chen Yan was very surprised!

"Okay, Haidong! You did a great job! Thank you! I'll treat you to lunch at noon!"

"Forget it, I don't want to eat!" Xu Haidong suddenly said, covering his mouth and retching.

Chen Yan looked at him strangely, "What's wrong? You're not a woman, why do you look like you're pregnant?"

"Chen Yan, you are sick! You are pregnant! You are such a mean person! Drinking has hurt my stomach! Yesterday, my father and I had dinner with some leaders we know at their guesthouse. Those guys poured too much wine into my stomach and my stomach hasn't recovered yet! Speaking of food, I feel like vomiting. I decided to drink rice soup every day for the next few days!"

Chen Yan laughed out loud!

"You are a well-fed man who doesn't know the hunger of hungry people. Don't you fear being beaten to death if you tell others about this? Oh, there is one more thing. Does our factory have any unused wires? I need electricity at home, but the supply and marketing cooperative is closed! I need it urgently. If you have any, get me some first, and I'll buy it back later!"