Parked at Meng Hai's place were a small four-wheel tractor, a Dongfanghong 75 Tractor, and the GAZ-69 Jeep he had bought from Li Long.
The truck, excavator, and loader that Li Long had contributed as his investment when the company was founded were currently parked in the Purchasing Station's Big Courtyard. Since most of the company's jobs were near the County Town, driving them over from the Qingshui River was a hassle, so they were being kept at the Purchasing Station for convenient use.
After all, the Purchasing Station had a big yard.
Meng Hai's yard was actually fairly large too, but once the small four-wheel tractor and GAZ-69 were parked inside, there wasn't much room left. The Dongfanghong 75 Tractor could only be parked by the roadside outside the gate.
Although there were plenty of things in the yard, they were stacked neatly. Farther inside stood a coal shed containing five or six tons of coal. Meng Hai's wife was crouching beside the pile, breaking up large chunks.
When she saw Li Long's vehicle pull up to the gate, she quickly stood and carried some chunks of coal to the house. After Li Long and the others got out, she greeted him, then went into the kitchen to add coal to the stove.
"Come inside, come inside," Meng Hai said. "Warm yourselves up. There's something I wanted to ask your approval on."
"Approval, my ass. We're all shareholders. It's called discussing things," Li Long said with a smile. "Don't put me on a pedestal."
"Hehe, it's different. We all know you're the boss. We might call ourselves shareholders, but without you, how could we have become workers and started earning money?"
Ever since they first started making big brooms, Meng Hai had always maintained a rather humble attitude toward