Chapter 592: Going to the Countryside to Collect Iron

Chapter 592: Going to the Countryside to Collect Iron

Middle courtyard, Jia's house.

Qin Huairu was holding Banggeng in her arms, looking at Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu worriedly.

"Mom, 18 kilograms of iron, where can you get so much? You know the situation in our family, how can you shout so much!"

When the Jia family was in financial difficulty, they had already sold some of the iron in their home in exchange for money. Not counting the iron pots and lunch boxes in their home, it would have been difficult to collect two kilograms of iron.

"Why are you panicking?" Jia Zhang calmly drank a sip of water and said, "Just gather some useless scrap metal and give it to Liu Haizhong. Let's gather our share first. If Dongxu's share is not available, who dares to come to our house and mess things up?"

"Mom! Dongxu's share has already been announced. What if he goes back on his word and gets reported to the factory? Our family has just settled down." Qin Huairu was speechless.

You don't have the ability to get so much iron, so why were you bragging at the whole school meeting just now?

Jia Dongxu was also very panicked when he heard this. During the meeting of the whole hospital, Jia Zhang's shouting was deafening. Jia Dongxu thought that his mother had a way to solve the iron problem, but it turned out that she had no idea at all.

Let’s not talk about whether you can recognize the scrap iron bangs or not. Even if you can, it can’t weigh more than ten pounds.

The price of iron outside now is more than one yuan per pound, and more than ten pounds will cost twenty yuan.

It would be fine if the family couldn't come up with their share, at most Liu Haizhong would take the blame, but if I couldn't come up with my share, I would be accused of not contributing to the country. If people like Xu Damao and Chen Jun spread the word, I might be targeted by the factory leaders.

Especially Guo Dapiezi, this guy will definitely take the opportunity to make things difficult for me.

"Mom! That's not what you said just now!" Jia Dongxu was a little anxious.

"What are you afraid of! You work in a steel mill, you can just pick up a few unnecessary workpieces. There are so many people in the factory, no one will notice." Jia Zhang said slowly, as if she had done this kind of thing before.

"No! If I am caught by the Security Department, not only will I lose my job, but I will also be arrested!" Jia Dongxu shook his head without even thinking about it, but when he thought about the scrapped workpieces in the factory, his heart inexplicably became hot again.

Nowadays, the price of iron is so high that a small piece of iron can be sold for one or two yuan. If I...

As soon as the thought came to Jia Dongxu's mind, the image of Guo Dapie appeared, and he was so scared that he quickly dismissed the thought.

"Well, let's first gather what we can and see how much we still need." Qin Huairu sighed tiredly and began to organize some iron parts in the house, such as nuts, nails, door hinges and spoons in the kitchen.

All the miscellaneous things added together only weigh about one pound and one ounce.

When Jia Zhang saw that there was only so little iron in the house, she frowned in dissatisfaction.

"Dongxu, I was trying to save your face at the conference just now. You can figure out how to get your ten pounds back yourself, and I'll take care of the rest."

After saying that, Jia Zhang took a sip of water and counted on her fingers to think of a solution for Jia Dongxu.

"The price of iron was 50 cents per pound before. Now the price has increased in the city, but it may not increase in the countryside. You can take some time to go to Qinjiazhuang and ask Qin Laoer to collect a few pounds of iron. There are so many people in the Qin family, so it shouldn't be a problem to collect five or six pounds, right?"

Wow, the pressure is directly put on my own family!

Qin Huairu was shocked by Jia Zhang's plan. Her mother's family was extremely poor, so where could she get five or six kilograms?

"For the rest, you can spend some money to collect them from the surrounding villages and give them 50 cents per pound. If it goes well, you can collect more and we can store them and sell them to the people in the city."

The more Jia Zhang spoke, the brighter her eyes became, as if she had found a way to get rich.

"Mom, I can't get 50 cents a pound, not even scrap metal!"

"If you can't receive it, find a way yourself. I've made it so clear. What else do you want?" Jia Zhang raised her triangular eyes angrily and slammed the table in dissatisfaction.

Although it hurts Jia Zhang to spend money to go to the countryside to buy iron, if she can really get the iron at the price of fifty cents, she can sell it for more than one dollar!

"Then give me five dollars first!" Although Jia Dongxu felt that this idea was not very reliable, there was no other way now, so he could only give it a try.

"Okay, then you must bring back at least ten kilograms of iron tomorrow!" Jia Zhang was determined to make the most of her money.

"Then you have to lend me a bicycle!" Jia Dongxu continued.

He has to work during the day, and after get off work there are no buses going to the countryside.

So you have to take a bicycle, otherwise walking back to the countryside would be exhausting.

"Dongxu, why are you so nosy? Where can I get a bicycle? You figure it out yourself!" Jia Zhang glared at Jia Dongxu fiercely.

At the same time, other residents in the courtyard also began to sort out their own iron.

It’s just that eight kilograms is really too much, and the majority weigh three or four kilograms.

However, these people are not as worried as Jia Dongxu. After all, they don't work in a factory, so they are not afraid of being accused.

As for the title of Advanced Siheyuan, they don't care about it at all. After all, they didn't get any benefits when there was Advanced Siheyuan before.

The one who had it the easiest was Chen Jun. The useless iron in his warehouse weighed at least dozens of kilograms, so it would be no problem even if he donated it a few more times.

Early the next morning, Jia Dongxu, who was preparing to ask for leave from the factory, ran into Chen Jun who was riding a bicycle to work as soon as he went out.

In that instant, Jia Dongxu's anger suddenly flared up.

If it weren't for Chen Jun, he wouldn't have to take leave to go to the countryside to collect iron.

"Good morning, Dongxu. You're going out with a bamboo basket on your back. Are you going to the countryside to collect iron?" Chen Jun stopped the car and greeted Jia Dongxu enthusiastically.

If you don’t know, you would think they have a very good relationship.

Jia Dongxu glanced at Chen Jun and replied unhappily: "It's your business. You are the canteen director, but you are really nosy!"

Hey!

Chen Jun couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, patted the bicycle under him, and said with a smile: "How about riding a bicycle to collect iron? It's too tiring to walk outside the city."

Ok?

When Jia Dongxu heard this, he was stunned and felt a little confused.

Chen Jun is actually willing to lend a bicycle?

"Are you really... willing to lend me your bicycle?" Jia Dongxu asked uncertainly.

"Of course not!"

After saying that, Chen Jun grinned, pedaled his bike hard, and ran away in a flash.

"Chen Jun, you are so..."

Jia Dongxu reacted and realized that he had been fooled by Chen Jun, and he was so angry that he jumped to his feet.

But before he could finish his curse, Xu Damao's voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Jia Dongxu, why don't you ride my bike?"

ha? ?

Jia Dongxu looked back at Xu Damao, not sure whether Xu Damao also wanted to play a trick on him.