Chapter 64 The East is Red 28
The next morning, Xu Qiang, Erhu and Da Hei Niu went to Qinghe Village, leaving only Liu Jun to look after the place.

After arriving at Qinghe Village, Xu Qiang finally saw the generator he had been thinking about for a long time.

This generator is indeed very old. Judging from the nameplate, it was produced by Changchun Machinery Factory in 1965, which means it has been exactly fifteen years now.

Although the machine has been used for more than ten years, it seemed to be well maintained. The village chief personally gave Xu Qiang a test. He inserted a tractor-like joystick into the connecting port and shook it twice. With a burst of black smoke, the diesel engine and the electric motor started to run.

"There is absolutely no problem with our machine. If it weren't for the brigade splitting up, I would not be willing to sell it..." The old village chief of Qinghe Village frowned slightly and continued, "If you want to buy it, take 700 yuan. I won't sell it for a penny less!"

"I bought it." Seeing that there was no problem with the machine, Xu Qiang took out the money he had prepared from his pocket and handed it to the village chief.

"You are so forthright..." After taking the money, the old village chief counted it carefully three times. Seeing that it was exactly the same, he smiled and said to Xu Qiang, "What do you do, young man?"

"What else can farmers do?" Xu Qiang said with a smile.

"Why did you buy such a big thing when you are farming? By the way, which village are you from?" "You don't need to know this, right?"

"Okay, okay, if you don't want to tell me, it doesn't matter. The things belong to you now anyway." said the old village chief.

"Move the stuff into the car!"

At Xu Qiang's command, Da Hei Niu and Liu Jun, who came with him, first turned the pressure regulating handle, then stopped the machine, and only after the machine had completely stopped did they move it onto the carriage.

"Boss, wait a moment..." Seeing Xu Qiang was about to leave, the old village chief called him softly.

"Anything else?"

"We have other things in our village that we want to sell. I wonder if you are interested." Seeing Xu Qiang's generosity, the old village chief had other ideas.

"Not interested in!"

"Don't leave in a hurry. The things are cheap and I guarantee you will be satisfied."

"What else do you have?"

"Come with me." The old village chief motioned Xu Qiang to follow.

"Big Black Bull, you come along too."

Xu Qiang had money on him and didn't want to stay in this village, but he would feel much safer if Da Hei Niu was with him. After all, he was a tough guy who had beaten six people alone and even forced one of them to the hospital. If he encountered any trouble here, at least he should be able to escape safely.

"Yeah." Big Black Bull responded and followed Xu Qiang.

Led by the old village chief, the three of them went directly to the production team's headquarters. In the backyard of the team's headquarters, Xu Qiang saw some old farm tools and equipment piled up inside.

Among these farm tools, Xu Qiang immediately saw the "Dongfanghong 28" tractor parked in the middle of the yard!

"Is this tractor for sale?" Xu Qiang asked directly.

In rural areas, tractors are much more practical than cars. First of all, tractors can be driven in fields. Although the speed is slow, they are basically not restricted by the terrain. Moreover, whether they are used to haul goods or plow land, they are quite sturdy and durable. Finally, its power part is a diesel engine that can drive other mechanical loads. It can be said to be a multi-purpose machine.

In addition, for Xu Qiang's peat field, because it is located in a mountain valley and there are no roads nearby for vehicles to drive on, the only way to transport goods is by horse-drawn carriages. However, once a horse is injured or sick, it will take a long time before it can be used again.

In addition, the mule's leg strength is limited, and it cannot climb a larger slope at all. It needs someone to push the cart from behind to barely get through. So every time Liu Jun goes to the town to deliver goods, he needs to get off the cart when leaving the mountain, which is very hard work.

But it is much easier for the tractor to handle slopes. Old drivers who have driven the "Dongfanghong 28" know that it is a tractor with good performance. It is not only fuel-efficient, durable and reliable, but also has a larger torque than ordinary tractors, so it can always handle slopes easily. "If you want to buy this tractor, you have to pay this price..." The old village chief held up five fingers.

"Five hundred dollars?"

"Five thousand dollars!"

"Farewell!"

After Xu Qiang finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave.

In fact, to be honest, 28 yuan for a Dongfanghong 5000 tractor is not expensive these days. Xu Qiang had asked Wang Zhong before, and he knew that a brand new tractor of this model generally costs around 6500 yuan. Even the cheapest walk-behind tractor costs more than 3500 yuan.

You know, being able to drive such a tractor back then was as cool as driving a Mercedes-Benz sports car in later generations. And many years later, this old-style Dongfanghong 28 tractor can still be sold at a high price of yuan!
However, this tractor has obviously been used for many years, so its price cannot be compared with that of a new one. Besides, Xu Qiang cannot afford so much money right now.

"Don't go. You think my price is too high? Just name your price..." Seeing Xu Qiang was about to leave, the old village chief became a little anxious.

In fact, if the brigade had not split up and the villagers had not been anxious to divide the money and made a fuss, the old village chief would never have sold this tractor. This was an important machine produced in their village, and this tractor had played a great role in both farming and transporting grain.

But now that the province is promoting the contract responsibility system on a large scale, people's hearts have begun to become selfish. Even if the old village chief wants to keep the tractor for public use in the village, there are still many people clamoring to sell it and share the money, completely disregarding the collective interests.

"3500!"

"You are just kidding!" The old village chief was a little angry. He obviously felt that the price was too low.

"I can give you 4000 yuan at most."

"Too little..."

"Forget it then." After saying that, Xu Qiang turned around and led the big black bull away.

Compared with a generator, Xu Qiang currently has no urgent need to buy a tractor.

Besides, he doesn't have 4,000 yuan now, but if the other party is willing to sell it at this price, Xu Qiang will buy the tractor even if he has to borrow money or take money from his family. After all, the tractor is really worth the price, and even if he sells it in the future, he will basically not lose money.

Another thing is that Xu Qiang is not worried that this tractor will be bought by someone else. It is estimated that before this, the old village chief must have found other buyers. But now the production teams have been disbanded one after another, and ordinary farmers can only come up with a few hundred yuan at most, or a thousand yuan at most. There are very few people in the town who can really afford this car, so in the short term, this tractor cannot be sold at all.

"4500!" Seeing Xu Qiang about to walk out of the yard, the old village chief shouted again.

"4200 yuan, not a cent more!"

"Wait a minute! Let's come over and discuss this."

"Do you agree to this price?" Xu Qiang turned around and walked over after hearing that.

"The thing is, if you want to buy this tractor, you must get the consent of the whole village. If they agree to the price, I can sell the tractor to you. It will probably take another day or two..." the old village chief said with difficulty.

"Okay, then I'll come back in two days!"

After Xu Qiang finished speaking, he turned and left.

(End of this chapter)