deltrittennovels Chapter 264 Polite Refusal and Farewell
Chapter 264 Polite Refusal and Farewell
Chapter 264 Polite Refusal and Farewell
Li Qin and Xu Damao chatted casually while watching Yuan Zhi purchase supplies.
One by one, villagers brought over some items.
Yuan Zhi inspected the quality, weighed the items, recorded the results, calculated the bill, and paid...:
The process becomes more and more familiar.
Li Qin looked at it for a long time but found no oversights, and he was very satisfied.
After all, Yuan Zhineng's current level of skill owes a great deal to him.
"By the way, Damao, can you project movies independently now?"
Li Qin suddenly asked with some curiosity.
Xu Damao immediately shook his head and denied it:
"Although I've basically learned everything I need to learn, I'm still a little unsure if I have to put a movie on my own."
These days, projection equipment is a real treasure.
Even a large factory like a steel rolling mill only has one set of projection equipment.
Although Xu Damao had learned most of the theory from Xu Fugui, he had very few opportunities to practice it.
I haven't even tried it more than twice.
The main reason was that Xu Fugui and Xu Damao themselves were afraid of accidentally damaging the equipment.
Paying for repairs and compensation will be a minor issue.
They are more likely to be reprimanded by their superiors.
It will affect future development.
Therefore, Xu Damao would not have the opportunity to independently screen a film until he was 80-90% certain of success.
Upon hearing Xu Damao's words, Li Qin nodded first, then said with some doubt:
"If that's the case, then why haven't I seen your father? You're all alone in Yangjia Village. How are you going to show movies tonight?"
Xu Damao then realized that what Li Qin was wondering about was actually this matter.
He then began to explain:
"My dad is still in another village. He has to show a movie in the previous village first, and then he can rush to Yangjia Village."
I came early to arrange the movie screening, so that when my dad arrives, we can start showing it right away.
It turns out that Xu Fugui and Xu Damao's screening assignment this time was not just to show movies to one village.
It's not just one village, but several others.
In order to complete the task as soon as possible, Xu Fugui planned to show movies to the two neighboring villages in one night.
Although it's a bit tiring, it greatly improves efficiency.
Showing movies was not an easy task, unlike in later times.
The venue needs to be set up in advance, including setting up the screen and connecting the cables.
These things all take time.
Xu Fugui then asked Xu Damao to come to Yangjia Village in advance to do these trivial matters.
Although Xu Damao may not be quite good at independently showing movies now, he has absolutely no problem arranging these preparatory work.
Li Qin's face immediately showed a look of realization.
For the rest of the time, Li Qin and Xu Damao chatted while smoking.
Meanwhile, keep an eye on the supplies Yuan Zhi is purchasing.
Although each villager brought only a small amount of supplies, the sheer number of villagers who came made a difference.
By the time the purchase was completed, quite some time had passed.
"Da Mao, my purchasing work is basically finished. Once Yuan Zhi has packed up, we should head back."
If it gets any later, it will be too late by the time we get back to Beijing.
Li Qin looked at Yuan Zhi, who was organizing supplies, and then said to Xu Damao beside him.
Xu Damao first glanced at the sky and noticed that the sun was already beginning to set in the west. He nodded.
"Alright then! Be careful on your journey."
Xu Damao's tone was filled with disappointment.
Yuan Zhi also overheard Li Qin and Xu Damao's conversation.
His hands suddenly started moving faster.
Yuan Zhi thought that Li Qin still intended to send the purchased items back before the steel rolling mill closed, just like in the previous days.
It's already quite late.
"How about we grab a bite to eat together, and then you can head back?"
Just then, Xu Damao seemed to suddenly think of something and made a suggestion.
When purchasing agents go to the countryside to make purchases, if they eat at a villager's home, they naturally need to pay or give a receipt.
But projectionists are not needed.
To put it bluntly, villagers in the countryside have to beg the projectionist to let them watch an extra movie.
Providing them with good food and drinks is just the basic procedure; how could they possibly charge the projectionist money?
Therefore, Xu Damao's invitation was truly out of goodwill.
However, Li Qin still shook his head and refused.
"Da Mao, let's skip the meal. We can have a meal together again when you go back to Beijing. I'm in a rush today, I have to leave soon."
When Xu Damao heard that Li Qin had returned to Beijing and was inviting him to dinner, he was no longer too disappointed.
After agreeing on the terms, the two chatted again.
After Yuan Zhi had finished organizing everything and secured it to the bicycle frame, Li Qin finally stubbed out his cigarette.
He then got up.
Li Qin first politely thanked the village chief of Yangjia Village, and then said goodbye to Xu Damao.
"Da Mao, we'll head back now."
Although Xu Damao knew that Li Qin's return was irreversible and that the other party had important business to attend to, he was still aware of the situation.
But a hint of reluctance still lingered in his eyes.
But even at this point, Xu Damao still smiled and said goodbye to Li Qin;
"Okay, then be careful on your journey."
Li Qin nodded.
Then, he and Yuan Zhi slowly walked out of the village.
However, Li Qin didn't care about anything at this moment and just walked ahead.
Yuan Zhi pushed the cart, following behind Li Qin.
"Yuan Zhi, I saw your performance in Yangjia Village just now. You are now able to complete the purchasing task very skillfully."
That puts my mind at ease.
After leaving the village, Li Qin did not rush to ride his bicycle, but walked forward while talking to Yuan Zhi.
Upon hearing his words, Yuan Zhi looked at Li Qin with gratitude.
"Thank you for taking care of me these past three days, Brother Li. Without your help, I definitely wouldn't have been able to perform like this."
Although Li Qin admitted that he did indeed deserve some credit for this matter, he emphasized that Yuan Zhi's own efforts were the main reason. He gently shook his head, indicating that he didn't mind, and then spoke again:
"Starting tomorrow, you'll be officially independent. My last piece of advice is to always be careful."
At this point, Li Qin gave Yuan Zhi a deep look, and then continued:
"You must remember that although our purchasing tasks are important, they are absolutely not as important as our own safety."
No matter the circumstances, your personal safety must always be your top priority.
The country has been established for several years now, and the overall public security environment is gradually improving.
However, the probability of encountering danger when purchasing goods in rural areas is still quite high.
Especially in a few years, when we reach a difficult period.
Back then, it was truly dangerous for purchasing agents to go out and make purchases.
In order to have enough to eat, or even to avoid starving to death.
The probability of robbery will increase significantly.
After all, it is perfectly normal for people to do terrible things under extreme conditions.
This can be considered as a piece of advice for Yuan Zhi.
Seeing Li Qin speaking of this matter so solemnly, Yuan Zhi was somewhat puzzled.
After all, he couldn't possibly know what the future would hold.
However, Yuan Zhi could still tell that Li Qin's concern was genuine.
So he nodded with a serious expression:
"I've got it!"