50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 143 Arrival
Through Lao Yu's introduction, Sun Zhiwei understood the general situation of the farm. As long as no one messes up the farm, the basic situation will be stable.

Why didn't this girl go home for the New Year? He was a little confused. It seemed that he had to go to the scene to find out what was going on.

"Old Yu, I heard the director of Shengli Farm is an old revolutionary?"

"You're talking about Director Lu, right? Director Lu retired last year, and Director He has taken over now."

Sun Zhiwei felt a pang in his heart when he heard this. Director Lu was the one who took the best care of Sun Ailai. Now that he is gone, what will be the attitude of Director He who took over?

"Do you know what kind of person this new Director He is?"

Old Yu hesitated for a moment before answering, "I heard that Director He speaks well and has connections."

"Victory Farm originally had a deputy director, but he, an airborne soldier, took over the director position."

Old Yu also heard it from others and didn't know any more details. Sun Zhiwei knew the basic situation. Regardless of whether it was true or not, he would find out after verifying it.

"By the way, I only know the place name, but I don't know the geographical environment of the farm. Is it a mountainous area or a plain?"

"Our area is called the Sanjiang Plain. There's the Songhua River between Wuxing Farm and Shengli Farm."

"Five-Star Farm is surrounded by plains on all sides. Victory Farm is bordered by the Songhua River to the east and the Lesser Khingan Mountains to the west. Our two farms are just over a hundred miles north of the border."

After he said that, Sun Zhiwei had an idea of ​​this location in his mind. It was almost a first-line farm.

It used to be the ancestral land of the Qing Dynasty, and was full of moss and swamps, or patches of wasteland. Later, the pioneers who went there to support construction called it "the Great Northern Wilderness".

Nowadays, except for a few villages there, large areas have been designated as state-owned farms, and aspiring young people from all over the country have been settled here, with the purpose of preparing for famine and war.

The closer the farm is to the border, the more the proportions of the two will be reversed.

No wonder the militia gave him a letter of introduction to come and inspect the militia training. It seems that farm militia work is also the main business here.

The train traveled on the railway for two days before arriving in Harbin. All the workers, street cadres and soldiers in the carriage got off. Only Lao Yu and Sun Zhiwei continued to head north. It took another half day to reach Jia City.

The two got out of the car together, and Lao Yu wanted to treat Sun Zhiwei to a good meal, but he politely declined.

Lao Yu is just a middle-level manager on the farm. His salary is not much, and he has to support a family, so it’s better not to add to his burden.

After seeing Lao Yu off, Sun Zhiwei stayed in a hotel near the station.

Seeing that he had come from afar and was from Beijing, the hotel waiter was particularly enthusiastic and asked a lot of news about the capital. Sun Zhiwei was in the mood to chat, so he took out a handful of candy to improve the relationship.

Soon, he knew the locations of several markets and ghost markets in Jia City. It was a small place and the ghost market was also small, but he still planned to go for a stroll.

He didn't bring much with him this time, thinking that since he was going to visit his sister, he should bring some good things.

At night, when the hotel was quiet, he changed his clothes and slipped out of the window to take a look at the ghost market on the edge of the city.

The ghost market here is actually just a large abandoned yard. It’s not a big place, but it sells a lot of things. The ones he’s interested in include wild ginseng, sable fur, tiger bones, cotton, and many foreign goods from the north.

Because of its proximity to the border, the dealers here were significantly more formidable than those in the capital. Almost every one of their men had a gun, and even the hunters who came to sell their wares carried a hunting rifle. In the past few years, he'd frequented the ghost market, catching many would-be thieves, which had significantly expanded the area.

Calculate it, from the initial size of 1 square, after killing that little day for the first time, the side length of the space increased by 1 decimeter;

After that, he robbed Brother Long at the foot of the Imperial City and killed a team of 11 thugs under him, which increased his salary by another 11 cents; in the past few years, he went in and out of several ghost markets and killed several robbers who wanted to rob each other, which increased his salary by another 15 cents.

Now the side length of the space is 3 meters, and the volume has increased to 7 cubic meters. It can hold 50 tons of rice, which is not small.

This ghost market was too close to the farm, and he wanted to wipe it out. However, these people were only responsible for selling goods, and he didn't know who was standing behind them.

If the thing is lost and he takes it out and gives it to his sister, it is only a matter of time before it is discovered. So he can't do this anymore.

Thinking that his family had prepared two large packages this time, he didn't need to buy too many things himself.

We all live in a group, so even if there is something delicious, everyone will share it in the end. If you bring too much, you will be regarded as a big target.

It would be better to give the girl more money and tickets when she leaves, so that she can eat something good when she goes out, or improve her life occasionally.

After thinking it through, he didn't plan to bring anything for his sister. He just bought a few ginseng plants that were seventy or eighty years old from someone selling wild ginseng. No one was selling ginseng plants older than that.

The old ginseng collectors also know that this place is small and no matter how good the stuff is, they can’t sell it at a good price. When they pick up century-old ginseng, those with connections will directly sell it in other big cities, while those without connections will directly send it to the supply and marketing cooperatives.

Those who dare to sell wild ginseng in the ghost market are all strong and powerful men with weapons.

In the second half of the night, he followed a ghost market thug from a distance, found the address of the ghost market owner, and saw the goods in the warehouse.

Food is not valuable in Northeast China now, so there are only a dozen tons of food in the Ghost Market warehouse. Instead, there are a lot of miscellaneous things. He just looked at them and didn't touch them for the time being.

Thinking that it was a rare opportunity to come to the Northeast this time, he would definitely go hunting, and maybe he would need weapons for other purposes, so he took a fancy to a five-six-and-a-half rifle in the warehouse.

After making sure that there was no one around, he sent the 56 and a box of bullets into the space, then turned around and went back to the hotel.

The next morning, after finding out the route, Sun Zhiwei rode his bicycle straight to Victory Farm.

In other words, he is very strong and can ride the bicycle at the speed of an off-road vehicle. Otherwise, given the current road conditions, the 40 kilometers from Jia City to Shengli Farm would take most people until the afternoon.

When he arrived at the farm, it was only 10 o'clock. He went straight to the farm office, took out the letter of introduction and explained his purpose.

The field office leaders warmly welcomed the sister units to come for a visit and study. Sun Zhiwei almost couldn't resist their enthusiasm.

At the beginning, he knew that this was not the time to talk about his sister. He had to get to know the people in the field office first and get down to business.

Director He, who received the news, showed up soon. He was an intellectual, plump, fair-skinned, and wore glasses. When he saw Sun Zhiwei, he greeted him warmly and spoke very nicely.

"Welcome Comrade Sun from Beijing to come to our farm to guide our work."

No wonder everyone on Old Yu's side knows that the new Director He speaks eloquently. It seems that he has already gained a reputation.

(End of this chapter)