Wang the Miser finally left in disappointment. At the Li Family's place, the people gathered around the High-Horsepower Tractor did not leave until lunchtime.
Some of the Li Family's young and middle-aged men wanted to try driving it, but Li Junfeng, who had brought Li Long back, stopped them. He said just one thing: one of these machines cost hundreds of thousands, and if they broke it, selling the whole lot of them together would not cover the damage.
That single remark made everyone abandon the idea.
Li Junfeng had already learned a little about management by then. He said that as long as everyone worked hard, Uncle Jianguo would drive one of the two machines, and if he drove the other, whoever performed well could not only get an extra year-end bonus from Uncle Jianguo's family, but also have a turn at driving as his assistant.
And sure enough, that immediately fired everyone up.
They were men, after all. How many men had no interest in a great big machine like that?
Almost none!
When Li Long got back, Liu Gaolou was no longer at the Purchasing Station. The cement was nearly all loaded, and the truck had been left inside the Purchasing Station.
After lunch, Li Long found people to finish loading the last of the cement. Just as he was planning to go to the Transport Company to finalize things, Ma Xiaoyan called.
Once she learned Li Long was there, she told him to wait and immediately rode over on her bicycle.
"Officer Ma, let me tell you, I ran into Officer Jiang this morning while driving the High-Horsepower Tractor to the Fourth Team. She's already interviewed me once."
"What? She interviewed you this morning? What questions did she ask?" Ma Xiaoyan immediately asked. "What were they?"