After Li Long left, Factory Director Du considered whether the factory should produce tricycles or wheelbarrows.
Thinking alone would do no good. He planned to conduct some market research once Start of Spring came.
He was not sure about other parts of northern China, but in Northern Xinjiang, most workplaces and enterprises went into hibernation once winter arrived.
Most workplaces and enterprises involved some outdoor work, and working outdoors in winter was genuinely arduous. The biggest task was clearing snow, which consumed a seventh or an eighth of most people's entire winter.
Then there was the cold. When it got too cold, outdoor work was impossible. Places like the Woolen Mill fared somewhat better, but the Farm Machinery Factory, Tractor Factory, Construction Company, and others could not work in winter.
So winter was usually spent studying, training, and doing more theoretical work. Most work plans were scheduled for after Start of Spring.
Factory Director Du also intended to wait until after Start of Spring to investigate whether they should produce tricycles or wheelbarrows. With the Farm Machinery Factory's current technical capabilities, making either would be no problem. They could simply buy the few key materials they needed.
Li Long and Song Ming first drove to Li Anguo's home to deliver the ankle bones Li Long had promised Xueping and Xueqin, then headed back to Ma County.
Factory Director Du had originally wanted to treat them to lunch, but it was still a little early and not yet mealtime. Li Long was in a hurry to get back, so he declined.
It was much the same at Li Anguo's home. The meal was actually ready, but there certainly would not be enough for them, so Li Long left in a hurry and had Song Ming drive back.
He had intended to