Chapter 121: Chapter 121

"Apply for a tractor? Doesn’t every commune already have a tractor? Doesn’t your brigade have one?" Wu Yuxia really didn’t believe Bai Ruxue was just a rural kid.

How could someone so wealthy and capable be a rural girl?

But since Bai Ruxue said she wanted to help the brigade apply for a tractor, Wu Yuxia couldn’t help but believe her.

"Not yet! We’ve applied several times without any results!" Bai Ruxue said.

"Why don’t you come with me to our director’s office for a bit! Ask him, wouldn’t it be better if he could help apply for a tractor?" Wu Yuxia immediately suggested.

This way, the chances of succeeding in this matter would increase. She wasn’t afraid of her having requests, just afraid she didn’t have any!

"Alright!" Bai Ruxue nodded.

The two women were still fighting over two cabbages; it had reached a boiling point! The clerk’s persuasion was ineffective, and the two were nearly about to scuffle.

Bai Ruxue followed Wu Yuxia to the director’s office, ignoring the other issue.

Getting this done would undeniably be a good deed! Wouldn’t it add a few more dishes to the city folks’ tables?

Wu Yuxia brought Bai Ruxue to knock on the office door of Director Tong of the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Come in!" A deep male voice came from inside.

Wu Yuxia brought Bai Ruxue inside.

"Xiao Wu! What’s up? Is there something you need?" Director Tong looked up at Wu Yuxia without looking at Bai Ruxue behind her, then returned his gaze to the form in his hand.

"Director Tong, I’ve got some good news to discuss with you!" Wu Yuxia raised her voice.

"Oh? What’s the good news? More apples? Or sausages?" Director Tong put down the form and looked up at Wu Yuxia.

Back during the New Year, Wu Yuxia bought good stuff from Bai Ruxue and shared a little with Director Tong! So, this man in his early forties had been longing for that big, sweet apple and the sausage Wu Yuxia gave him. This text is hosted at novelꞁire.net

"It’s not apple or sausage! Director Tong! This young girl says her brigade plans to plant a few acres of vegetables for our supply and marketing cooperative!" Wu Yuxia said with a smile.

"What? Provide vegetables to our supply and marketing cooperative? Really?" Director Tong stood up and finally noticed Bai Ruxue standing behind Wu Yuxia.

"Young girl! Is this true?" he asked excitedly.

Director Tong had always been troubled by the vegetable supply issue for the cooperative, and the higher-ups kept asking him to solve it. But how could he possibly solve it?

He had visited several communes in the countryside, but they simply ignored him! They wouldn’t give up growing grains to plant vegetables for the cooperative.

They said that even grain was scarce; what use was money?

And they were right, the grain was scarce; what use was selling vegetables for money? You couldn’t even buy grain with money.

"If Director Tong can fulfill our brigade’s request, this matter should be nearly settled!" Bai Ruxue stood out from behind Wu Yuxia and said.

"What request? Young girl, tell me!" Director Tong quickly asked, as if afraid that if he asked too late, the young girl would turn around and leave.

"It’s not a big request! It’s just that our brigade has applied several times for a tractor without success. If Director Tong could help us apply, wouldn’t the vegetable supply matter be easier to discuss?"

Director Tong looked at this young girl speaking like an adult, orderly and thorough in her considerations, and he was somewhat impressed.

"The tractor matter should be manageable! If I put in some effort, it should be no problem!" Director Tong gave Bai Ruxue a fairly positive response.

"See, Director Tong! Isn’t this a good thing! Bigger than sausages and apples, right?" Wu Yuxia immediately chimed in.

"A good thing indeed! Once it’s done, the cooperative will definitely show you favor!" Director Tong said with a smile.

"Hahaha! Thank you, Director Tong!" Wu Yuxia seized the moment to ensure her presence was noted.

"Alright then! I’ll go back and talk to our brigade leader! Once it’s settled, I’ll come find you, Director Tong!" Bai Ruxue concluded.

"Great! I’ll be waiting!" Director Tong gladly agreed.

"Then we’re off, Director Tong!" Wu Yuxia said goodbye and left with Bai Ruxue.

"Young girl, if this succeeds, you’re doing a good deed!" Wu Yuxia said as she walked ahead, her mouth unable to close from smiling.

"Oh right, Sister Wu, does the supply and marketing cooperative sell flashlights?" Bai Ruxue asked as they walked.

She neither confirmed nor denied Wu Yuxia’s compliments.

She was just doing what she wanted to do; as for whether it was a good deed, that was incidental.

She didn’t want to farm so laboriously and thought, with a tractor, she could avoid farming! That’s all it was.

"Flashlights? Yes! I’ll take you to buy one!" Wu Yuxia was in such a good mood she was ready to soar! With Director Tong’s promise, she’d be worry-free once this was sorted! Being an outstanding employee would be in her bag!

Very soon, Wu Yuxia took Bai Ruxue to buy a flashlight. Bai Ruxue didn’t buy the biggest one, as she only needed it to illuminate eggs, so the biggest wasn’t necessary.

However, she did buy several sets of batteries, just to be safe!

"Young girl! Remember, this needs to be done quickly! Sister Wu’s counting on you!" As Bai Ruxue was leaving, Wu Yuxia even helped carry the forty feet of fabric she bought and reminded Bai Ruxue once more to hurry up with the vegetable planting.

From Bai Ruxue’s recent interactions, Wu Yuxia was someone who acted swiftly and decisively, but also a bit impatient. Her frequent reminders to hurry made it clear her mind was full of the vegetable matter now!

After seeing Bai Ruxue out, Wu Yuxia went back inside. There were few customers in the cooperative, and several clerks were idly standing around. Seeing her come in, they immediately gathered around to whisper about her visit to Director Tong’s office.

Wu Yuxia certainly wasn’t foolish; before anything was finalized, she didn’t mention the vegetable matter. She only said she had a matter to discuss with the Director.

Everyone knew it wasn’t something simple, but no matter how they probed, she didn’t spill a word, and in the end, they all returned to their counters, speechless.

Bai Ruxue, after coming out of the cooperative, secured the fabric on the back seat of her bike, tossed the flashlight and batteries into the space, and rode back home.

Just as she was about to enter the village, she took fifty native eggs from the space, carefully packed them in a cloth bag, and instead of riding, she pushed her bike slowly back home.

"Big sister, why did it take you so long? Did something happen to the old woman?" Bai Ruyun, who was outside, saw Bai Ruxue pushing her bike in and asked.

Bai Ruxue wasn’t actually late, it was a little past two in the afternoon, but to the eyes of the little ones who had been worried about her since she left in the morning, it seemed very late.

"Xiao Yun! Here’s some fabric I bought for you! You can use it to make some clothes for the family!" Bai Ruxue quickly untied the fabric from the back seat and handed it to Bai Ruyun.

"Wow... Big sister! You’re amazing! So much fabric? It’s enough for us to make two shirts each for the whole family!" Bai Ruyun took the sack Bai Ruxue handed over, loving it before even opening it.

For her, as long as there was fabric, she was happy. She didn’t even feel tired when making clothes.