Chapter 302 Tractor VS Agricultural 3 Wheeler
At the entrance of the town agricultural machinery station, Tian Laixi stood in front of a tractor and looked carefully.
Comrade, do you want to buy a tractor? The staff of the agricultural machinery station came up and asked.
Is this Dongfanghong? Tian Laixi asked.
This is a Qinghe small four-wheel tractor produced by our city tractor factory, and Dongfanghong's small four-wheeled tractor is over there! The small four wheels are more than 200 yuan cheaper, and the warranty is easier, after all, it is our local company in Qinghe.
But I heard that the quality of Dongfanghong's small four wheels is better. Tian Laixi said.
Dongfanghong is produced by a tractor factory. Of course, the quality is irrelevant. The small four wheels of our city tractor factory are not bad. If you want to buy a big brand, buy Dongfanghong. If you want to choose a cheaper one, just The purchase is from the tractor factory. The staff said.
Tian Laixi is just a farmer and not an expert in agricultural machinery. He didn't know which one to choose for a while, and suddenly fell into hesitation.
The staff said, Comrade, which village are you from?
From Houtan Village. Tian Laixi replied.
Houtan Village, it's mainly for melons! What kind of melons do you grow? the staff then asked.
Both watermelons and pumpkins are planted. Now this season, the watermelons are about to ripen, so I plan to buy a tractor and go to the city to sell melons. When all the melons are sold, I will plant another crop of cabbage. This year will be the end of the year. Tian Laixi answered.
The staff nodded and said, If you just transport watermelon and cabbage, and you don't need to cultivate land, you don't need to buy a tractor, you can buy this!
The staff said and dragged Tian Laixi to an agricultural tricycle.
Just to transport things, this agricultural tricycle is more suitable for you! This thing runs faster than a tractor, and it is easier to operate than a tractor. The key is that the price is cheap! It's less than half the price of a tractor. The staff of the agricultural machinery station said.
This is for pulling goods? How much can you pull? Tian Laixi asked with a puzzled look.
It's no problem to pull three thousand pounds. The staff of the agricultural machinery station replied.
This little car can pull three thousand pounds? Tian Laixi couldn't believe it.
The staff of the agricultural machinery station smiled slightly: Why should I lie to you! Just yesterday, another person bought an agricultural tricycle from me and went directly to the fertilizer station to pull thirty bags of fertilizer back. If you don't believe me, ask. Ask the fertilizer station!
Tian Laixi calculated in his mind that a bag of fertilizer for 100 jin would cost 3,000 jin for 30 bags. The truck could pull 30 sacks of chemical fertilizer, indicating that it could really pull 3,000 jin of goods.
I went to the city,
At most 200 watermelons can be sold, adding up to 15,600 catties. If you sell cabbage in two days, it will sell more than 300 cabbage in one day. If you calculate it like this, it is enough to buy one such agricultural tricycle.
Thinking of this, Tian Laixi asked, Comrade, how much is this agricultural tricycle?
The staff didn't answer, but asked, Are you taking out a loan? It's a loan from a rural credit cooperative. It doesn't require interest. Just repay part of it every month.
I remembered. The loudspeaker in the village seemed to broadcast a few days ago, saying that people who buy agricultural machinery can get loans!
So Tian Laixi asked, Comrade, what should I do with this loan?
Are you literate? asked the staff of the agricultural machinery station.
I'm literate, and I'm still in junior high school for a year! Tian Laixi said with some flaunting. In their village, having attended junior high school is considered a high degree.
The staff said: If you can read, go in with me and fill out a form, and then send the form to the rural credit cooperative in the town. The loan officer of the credit cooperative will come to your home to investigate, and if you can get a loan, you will be given a loan. A list, you take the list, come directly to me, and you can pick up an agricultural tricycle.
Just take the list, don't you want money? Tian Laixi asked subconsciously.
Of course you need money to buy things. Didn't you take a loan from a credit union? That's not money? the staff asked with a smile.
But you just said, just take the credit union's list. Tian Laixi continued to ask.
The staff had to explain patiently: Fukang agricultural tricycles have more subsidies. In addition to the normal agricultural machinery subsidies, I heard that there are special subsidies, so the price is cheaper than ordinary motorcycles.
On the rural credit cooperatives side, the loan conditions for Fukang tricycles are relatively loose, and the loan is enough to buy a car. So with a loan, you can drive your car home without spending any money. However, you still have to repay the loan from the rural credit cooperatives on time. If you still do not pay, the car will be confiscated, so don't expect to get loans from the rural credit cooperatives in the future.
I understand this, where to fill in the form? Tian Laixi asked.
I'll get you the form, you wait! The staff brought the form and pen to Tian Laixi, and Tian Laixi quickly filled out the form.
Comrade, can you see if this works? Tian Laixi handed the form to the staff at the agricultural machinery station.
Okay, I'll take this one, and you can take the other two to the credit union in the town. The staff then instructed: Just to remind you, if the credit union passes the review, you can pick up the car. Don't take a penny with you, at least take that three or five dollars!
Why? Tian Laixi asked.
The staff explained: This agricultural three-way truck has to burn oil! You can't drive the car without taking the oil money with you? Do you want to push it back!
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The loan officers of the rural credit cooperatives are still very efficient. Two days later, they went to Tian Laixi's home in Houtan Village to personally inspect Tian Laixi's family situation.
The loan officer looked at the growing watermelon in Tian Laixi's melon field. Seeing that it was about to mature, he approved the loan for Tian Laixi.
Two days later, Tian Lai happily drove the agricultural tricycle into the village.
Look, what is Laixi driving?
Is it a car? No, the car has four wheels, and the one he drives has three wheels.
It's like a motorcycle, but it has more cargo boxes than a motorcycle! Not to mention, it runs quite fast.
The villagers were discussing, and a good person simply asked, Laixi, what did you do?
This is called an agricultural tricycle, and it's specially designed to pull goods! Tian Laixi said.
Laixi, you have to run for transportation! Someone asked again.
What are you doing for transportation? The watermelons are ripe in two days, so don't take them to the city to sell them! Tian Laixi said.
When you go to the city to sell melons, you can use a tractor. Didn't your second uncle buy a tractor last year? Pulling a cart of watermelons into the city can sell it for seven or eight hundred yuan! Why don't you get a tractor too? Ah! someone said.
Isn't the tractor expensive, I'm cheap! Tian Lai laughed and rode a tricycle back home.
The size of the agricultural tricycle can be directly driven into the yard, so Tian Laixi directly parked the car in his yard.
Tian Laixi's daughter-in-law stared at the agricultural tricycle with disgust, and complained, Didn't you agree to buy a tractor? Why did you come back with such a thing?
What do you know? This agricultural three-way truck is much cheaper than a tractor! Tian Laixi smiled and said, I didn't spend a penny on this car!
What? Don't spend money? The agricultural machinery station gave it for nothing? Laixi's wife asked in surprise.
I bought it with a loan. Do you remember the loan officer of the credit union who came here two days ago? That's what I did! Tian Laixi paused, and said with a bit of bragging: If you buy a tractor, the loan will definitely not be enough, let's You have to put money in there!
Don't you have to repay the loan? Laixi's wife pouted, and then complained, You buy this thing, besides transporting watermelons, what else can you use? If you buy a tractor, you can do farm work anyway!
What kind of farm work does our family need to do with a tractor? Tian Laixi continued: We grow crops on our land, melons in the spring, and cabbage in the fall. They are all delicate work, so how can we get a tractor!
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Houtan Village is relatively close to the river. The whole village was originally built on a dry riverbed. It is said that in the Ming Dynasty, it was still the place where the river flowed through. Later, the river was diverted, and this piece of Houtan Village was created. land.
It is also because Houtan Village was originally a riverbed, so the land here contains more sand. If this kind of land is used to cultivate food, the degree of fertility is lacking, but it is very suitable for growing melons.
The watermelons in Houtan Village are not very big, but they are all sandy flesh, and the taste is very sweet.
At that time, there were no domestic watermelons such as Zaojia 8424, Chunguang, Te Xiaofeng, etc. The watermelons grown by farmers were also local varieties. This Houtan watermelon became the most famous watermelon recruitment in Qinghe City.
Houtan watermelons are famous far and near. Every day when the watermelons are ripe, some fruit sellers drive to Houtan Village to buy watermelons.
In the beginning, farmers in Houtan Village sold watermelons to fruit dealers. Later, some farmers tried to transport apples to the city and found that they could have higher profits, so more and more farmers began to pull the apples. Watermelons go to the city to sell.
A few years ago, watermelons had to be transported by trucks on the ground, and people were pulling them to the city. It took a day to walk into the city, which was very inconvenient. Later, with tractors, it became easier to transport watermelons.
When it comes to the harvest season of watermelons, villagers start picking watermelons early every morning, and then crash their cars to transport them to the city.
The genius was bright, and Uncle Tian parked his tractor beside the melon field. At this moment, a burst of engine roar sounded from a distance from Uncle Tian.
Uncle Tian turned his head and saw a flashing headlight. When he got closer, Uncle Tian saw clearly that it was his nephew, Tian Laixi, who was riding the agricultural tricycle.
Second uncle, you came earlier than me!! Tian Laixi greeted.
Laixi, I heard that you bought a tricycle to transport melons, is this the thing? Uncle Tian walked around the agricultural tricycle, and then said, It doesn't look like much, the cargo box of your tricycle is comparable to My tractor cargo box is much smaller!
Tian Lai smiled happily: If you want to pull goods, my agricultural tricycle is not as good as a tractor, but this thing runs fast!
What's the use of running fast, a bicycle is faster than a car on the ground, can you pull goods! Second Uncle Tian curled his lips in disdain.
Second Uncle, you are busy, I'll go load the car first! Tian Laixi didn't have time to argue with Uncle Tian. He had to go to the field to load watermelons and rush to the city to sell.
The sky was completely bright, and Uncle Tian was carrying two baskets of watermelons to the car.
The sound of the tricycle engine sounded again, and I saw Tian Laixi driving his agricultural tricycle again. At this time, Tian Laixi's agricultural tricycle was already full of watermelons.
Second Uncle, I've entered the city. Tian Lai waved his hand at Uncle Tian with a smile, and then drove away.
Uncle Tian curled his lips with a displeased expression, then looked at his younger son who was picking watermelons in the field, and said, Hurry up, didn't you see your brother is gone!
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Uncle Tian drove the tractor and walked slowly towards the city.
At the familiar farmers market, Uncle Tian parked the tractor on the side of the road and waited for customers to come.
Watermelon, the authentic Houtan watermelon! Uncle Tian shouted for a long time, feeling a little dry, so he simply cut a watermelon and squatted on the ground to nibble.
After a while, a man on a bicycle passed by the bypass. He stopped and asked, How much is a pound of watermelon?
Eight points! Uncle Tian hurriedly stood up and greeted the voice, thinking that it was finally going to open today.
Is it Houtan Watermelon? the man asked again.
I'm from Houtan Village, and of course I sell authentic Houtan watermelons! I just picked them this morning. You look at the melons and seedlings, are they still fresh! Would you like to try two? Help the man pick watermelons.
The man shook his head: No need!
In this hot day, buy a watermelon and go back to quench your thirst, isn't it better than drinking cold water, I'll pick you a sandy one, no sandy, no money! Uncle Tian then advised.
The man still shook his head: I already bought one this morning. It's also the watermelon from your back beach. It's sandy, and it's quite sweet.
Uncle Tian was stunned for a moment, thinking that you have already bought it, why are you still running to my stall to ask for the price.
The man felt Uncle Tian's doubts, he smiled awkwardly, and then explained: I just came to ask, how much is your watermelon, and see if I bought it in the morning.
After a long time of trouble, I came here to ask about the price! Uncle Tian felt depressed for a while.
After the man left, Uncle Tian started shouting again, but after a long time of shouting, no one cared.
For two full hours, Uncle Tian only sold four watermelons and received two yuan and fifty cents.
Uncle Tian was a little surprised. Is this the familiar farmers market?
Seeing that it was time for lunch, fewer and fewer people visited the farmers market, and many stall owners had already closed their stalls.
The farmers' market is different from the supermarket. This kind of farmers' market without fixed booths is generally open in the morning, and ordinary people are also used to buying vegetables in the early morning, and few people go to the vegetable market in the afternoon.
In that era, the supply of materials was not as abundant as it is now. There were not so many cold storages and greenhouses, and the common people ate only seasonal vegetables.
So many people like to go to a morning market just to buy fresh vegetables. If they go late, the fresh vegetables will be picked by others, and they can only buy what others have picked.
Large cities such as Beishangguang have vegetable wholesale markets, making it easier to buy vegetables. In smaller cities, it is basically a small farmer economy. Vegetables are picked in the morning, sold in the morning, and then closed in the afternoon. In summer, overnight vegetables are basically not sold.
Some vegetables that are not easy to store, if they are not sold out in the morning, they will be sold at a reduced price after noon, otherwise they are likely to be smashed in their hands.
So at noon, Uncle Tian's watermelons have not sold a few, which means that this carload of watermelons will be sold until tomorrow!
What's the matter? People in the city don't eat watermelon anymore! Uncle Tian looked depressed.
At this moment, I saw Tian Laixi riding an agricultural tricycle, coming from a distance.
Second Uncle, you are selling melons! Tian Laixi came closer and stopped to say hello to Uncle Tian.
Uncle Tian looked at Tian Laixi's tricycle and found that the cargo box at the back was empty.
Where's your melon? Uncle Tian asked.
It's all sold out! Tian Laixi replied.
Sold out? How is this possible! Isn't there a lot of people buying melons today? I've been here for two hours, and I've only sold four! Uncle Tian said.
My melons are all sold early in the morning. After ten o'clock in the morning, fewer melons are bought. But I only have six or seven left over there, so it's cheaper to get rid of them!
Tian Laixi said, stretched out his head and looked at the watermelon in the tractor of Tian Ershu, and then said: Second uncle, you still have a lot, you sell it slowly, I will go back to the village first!
Tian Laixi said, added the accelerator, and ran away in a hurry.
Uncle Tian stayed on the spot with a blank expression on his face.
What's the matter? Why can his melons be sold, but mine can't be sold! Uncle Tian said to himself.
At this time, another vendor who was closing the stall said, Seller of watermelons, you are late today, come early tomorrow! Maybe this melon can be sold.
What do you mean? Uncle Tian asked in confusion.
The vendor explained: You think, there are so many people who come to buy vegetables every day, your nephew came earlier than you, and those who want to buy watermelons are not all going to your nephew! Waiting for you to come, want to buy I have already bought the watermelon, who will buy you!
Uncle Tian nodded suddenly, and he said to the younger son beside him, Remember, get up early tomorrow and leave early!
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The next day, Uncle Tian and his son really got up early, and when it was dawn, they drove their tractor to the city.
Of course, the car is still loaded with yesterday's watermelon.
Waking up so early today, I will definitely be able to sell all the melons! Uncle Tian faced the slowly rising sun with high fighting spirit in his heart.
Second Uncle, I'll go first! A voice suddenly sounded from the side of Second Uncle Tian.
Uncle Tian turned his head to look and found that Tian Laixi was riding an agricultural tricycle, easily surpassing his tractor.
I was preempted by Laixi again! No, you have to hurry up, otherwise, the watermelons will be sold by him.
Thinking of this, Uncle Tian began to slam on the accelerator.
It's a pity that no matter how Tian Er Uncle stepped on the accelerator, the tractor still moved forward slowly and leisurely as before.
The power of the small four-wheel tractor is inherently low, and the speed is 30 kilometers per hour without cargo. If you pull a car of watermelons, the speed is really not as good as that of a bicycle.
In contrast, agricultural tricycles can reach a speed of 60 kilometers per hour without cargo, and can run at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour with cargo.
A certain brand of later generations has a five-wheeled agricultural vehicle that can reach a speed of 120 kilometers per hour, but the old Santana can't catch up.
By the time Uncle Tian arrived at the farmers market with his tractor, Tian Laixi had already sold more than half of the watermelon!
It was another bad day for Uncle Tian.
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In the evening, Uncle Tian drove his tractor and returned to Houtan Village.
When they walked to the entrance of the village, the familiar sound of the motorcycle engine sounded from behind again.
Hearing this voice, Uncle Tian knew that Tian Lai was here.
The sound of the tricycle was getting closer and closer, Tian Laixi turned his head and was about to say hello, but the one who saw the tricycle was not his nephew Tian Laixi, but his cousin Tian Dashan.
Dashan, why are you riding Laixi's tricycle! Uncle Tian asked.
It's the second brother! Tian Dashan slowed down his speed, kept the same as Tian's second uncle's tractor, and finally said, This is not the one from Laixi, I just bought it!
You also bought this thing? Uncle Tian said in surprise.
Not only me, Dahe's family also bought one! Tian Dashan said.
The big river in Tian Dashankou is his younger brother Tian Dahe and the cousin of Tian Ershu.
Knowing that another cousin also bought an agricultural tricycle, Uncle Tian was displeased, and he said, Why do you all buy this thing, how good is it to buy a tractor!
The tractor is running too slow! Tian Dashan paused, and then said: Second brother, you went to the city to sell melons early in the morning, and it was almost dark before you came back. People come to be happy, rather than you to leave. It's a little later, but they'll be back at two o'clock in the afternoon, and they can still have a tasty lunch!
Uncle Tian's face sank. He had already suffered enough of the loss of running slowly in selling melons in the past two days.
Na Tian Dashan continued: Second brother, this agricultural tricycle is not only fast, but also cheap. I went to the credit union to get a loan. Guess what? If I didn't spend a penny, I just took this car. It's back!
The loan is not yet to be repaid! Uncle Tian pouted in disdain.
Repaying the money is a matter of the future, let's get on the car first! Tian Dashan laughed, and then said: I guess when I sell out the watermelons in the field and sell another crop of cabbage in winter, the money for this car will be paid back. Now, if you sell watermelons next year, it will be a pure profit! Second brother, I think you might as well sell the tractor and buy an agricultural tricycle!
Don't sell it, my tractor has a lot of equipment, and it can do farm work. It's not better than your tricycle! Uncle Tian looked like a dead duck.
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The next day, Uncle Tian got up early again and went to the city.
The tractor is still the same slow look.
After a while, Tian Laixi drove his agricultural tricycle and passed by Uncle Tian.
Second uncle, I'm leaving first!
After a while, Tian Dashan drove a farm tricycle and passed by Uncle Tian.
Second brother, don't wait for you, I'll go first!
Not long after, Tian Dahe's agricultural tricycle also passed by Uncle Tian.
Second brother, have you seen my brother? Just passed by, okay, I'll go after my brother, you drive slowly!
Tian Dahe put the accelerator on and quickly disappeared from Uncle Tian's sight.
The next second, Uncle Tian slammed on the brakes, and the tractor slowly stopped.
Dad, what's the matter? asked the younger son sitting on the edge of the cargo box.
We won't be in the city today, let's go to the town! Uncle Tian said.
What are you going to do in the town? the younger son asked in confusion.
Uncle Tian snorted coldly: Go to the Agricultural Machinery Institute, sell the tractor and replace it with an agricultural tricycle!
