Meng Hai drove over on a tractor, which surprised Li Long and made him rather happy.
"Comrade Li Long, let me tell you," Meng Hai said. He had parked his tractor outside the Big Courtyard rather than driving in. He came into the courtyard carrying two baskets, set them down, and wiped away his sweat as he explained, "I scraped together the money for this tractor.
"I made some money weaving taibazi and tying big brooms with you these past two years, but it still wasn't quite enough. Last time, when you suggested cutting poles, I figured I couldn't do it without a tractor, so I borrowed some money from Lao He and bought one."
In fact, Meng Hai had thought of making money by cutting poles himself. He had only asked Li Long whether it would work, and Li Long had told him it would.
Calling it Li Long's suggestion now was, of course, giving him extra credit. Li Long understood but didn't point it out. Meng Hai had courage and brains. As long as he seized his opportunities, he would certainly prosper in the future.
"It's good to have a tractor. It's wheat harvest season now. Why don't you get a harvester and go harvest wheat?"
"Ah, I only just found out. I've been wandering around the mountains lately, so caught up in cutting poles I lost track of everything. We happened to run into Jade Mountain River and the others while cutting poles. They saw us driving a tractor and asked whether we knew you, and there we were-we made the connection."
Meng Hai had led the crew renovating their houses, so naturally he knew who lived in those places. Although he didn't know them personally, seeing the group riding down the mountain with their things had