Chapter 5, without dreams, a person becomes a salted fish

What left the deepest impression at that time was that the hotel gifted him a golden ceramic piggy bank, wishing him a happy Year of the Pig and so on. He has kept it ever since, as it is truly exquisite and very appealing

Two yuan

Bai Hao pointed to himself and was about to say that he was very familiar with the beautiful country, but the words stopped at his lips, as he knew his adoptive father would not believe him. So Bai Hao changed his words and said: "Dad, do you still remember Old Feng? He was my electromechanical teacher when I was in vocational school"

The container truck is filled entirely with textiles. Fortunately, it is autumn now; if it were summer, it would likely be unbearable for people.

Bai Haoshun casually packed the hawthorn apple jam that Li Qiang's cousin, Li Xiaolong, had given him last time, thinking that if he had the opportunity to try making waffles, this jam might come in handy

After all, having attended a vocational school, Bai Hao's decent drafting skills did not surprise Zhang Jianguo. However, in Zhang Jianguo's eyes, the items Bai Hao intended to create were completely useless appliances, and another item that could clearly be made for three yuan was being priced at sixty yuan.

Bai Hao did not recklessly rush into Yangcheng hoping for luck

The man referred to as Uncle Bear by Bai Hao laughed a few times and said, "You have graduated from a vocational school, yet you are still so uneducated. I am called Hao Tai."

Bai Hao laughed along.

In his previous life, Bai Hao was very familiar with Yangcheng, yet he did not understand Yangcheng in the early 1980s. The only thing Bai Hao knew was that he should currently be in the Liwan area and that he should head east.

The Autumn Fair in Yangcheng has already begun. Although Bai Hao is aware of the general location of the fair venue, he did not go there. Instead, he took a bus and walked over a mile to arrive in front of the tallest building in Yangcheng

Uncle Bear

The journey was fraught with bumps and dust, and carrying a strange large canvas bag on my back, not to mention the doorman, even the security guard wanted to find a stick to drive Bai Hao five hundred meters away

The character for "tai" in Traditional Chinese, in this era, many people still write using Traditional characters. When Zhang Jianguo and Hao Tai met, they were only fourteen years old, both coming from backgrounds as apprentices in electrical factories. At that time, they were not very literate and mispronounced "tai" as "xiong" for many years

I only recently learned that he was a professor even before I was born. Now, he has regained his status and returned to teach at the Capital University of Economics and Business. I saw some beautiful magazines from the United States at his place, so I wanted to give it a try

Are you dreaming?

After three days and two nights, Bai Hao stood at the West Station of Yangcheng

Zhang Jianguo remained silent, not saying a word

The West Station is a freight station

Dad, you just said that I have grown up. So from today onwards, I will support this family.

Bai Hao sat on the backrest of the bicycle, swaying along the way, as he accompanied his adoptive father, Zhang Jianguo, to Jingzhao West Station

Remember. The old gentleman is quite capable

Bai Hao remembered that before his rebirth, he had a friend from a beautiful country who once talked to him while drunk. In his second year working at the university, he had traveled to Xia Country. His damn boss had given him a very low business trip allowance and had clearly assigned him a task that would embarrass him. He ended up paying out of his own pocket to stay in the luxurious suite on the top floor of the tallest building in Yang City

Thank you, Uncle Xiong

Zhang Jianguo thought to himself that even if Bai Hao successfully entered the Fengxi Machine Tool Factory as a formal employee, it would still take at least a year and a half to save up seven hundred yuan without eating or drinking

In addition to these, Zhang Jianguo also brought several Guokui for Bai Hao to eat on the way

After a long time, Zhang Jianguo said: "I will give you a chance to try. If you accomplish nothing, come back and I will find a temporary job for you, and you can go to work honestly."

Zhang Jianguo said to Bai Hao: "The aluminum tray you wanted was made for you by your Uncle Xiong at the foundry."

For the next two days, Bai Hao stayed at home and did not go anywhere, peacefully drawing blueprints

A few days later, the two items were completed, with the rough parts ultimately handcrafted and assembled together by Zhang Jianguo, who possesses an eighth-level machinist skill.

Hao Tai said to Hao: "There are no direct buses to Yangcheng; you need to transfer at Kaifeng. Since it's your first time traveling, I'm worried you might get lost. Moreover, the bus ticket from here to Yangcheng costs 40 yuan, which is equivalent to more than half a month's salary for your father. Therefore, you should take the freight truck; I have already informed the driver, and he will call for you when you arrive."

Looking at the green two-yuan bill, Bai Hao shook it in his hand, then laid it down among the pile of gauze bags and closed his eyes

In Bai Hao's memory, there is no longer any image of the two yuan.

The first item that Bai Hao intends to produce is a toaster that can both boil and fry eggs, which had been excessively sold before his rebirth, with price wars driving the cost down to around 10 yuan per unit. The term for a toaster and books in Xia Country is quite straightforward, simply referred to as a household bread toasting machine.

Everything was prepared, and in the evening, Zhang Jianguo borrowed a bicycle

To prevent damage during transport, it was specially wrapped in an old cotton quilt, then encased in plywood on the outside, and finally covered with a layer of canvas. A backpack strap was added for Bai Hao.

At the entrance of the West Station, there is already a person waiting here

Therefore, the location, the tallest building in Yangcheng, the luxurious suite on the top floor, can only be the Baiyun Hotel

In front of the closed door, Hao Tai suddenly threw an envelope into the car compartment. Zhang Jianguo quickly tried to stop him, but Hao Tai had already closed the compartment door. As he pushed Zhang Jianguo back, he said: "The child graduated from vocational school, and as an uncle, I haven't even bought the child a gift. It's just twenty yuan, don't stop me."

Bai Hao has arrived, yet he cannot even enter the door

Bai Hao also did not dare to urge, waiting instead

Zhang Jianguo picked up the basin from the ground to wash the dishes at the sink

Seven hundred yuan is not a small amount of money

seven hundred yuan

After the train had been in motion for a while, Bai Hao finally picked up the envelope, opened it using the light from the door crack, and found ten two-yuan Summer Kingdom coins inside

Bai Haoxin was full of confidence: "Dad, let me borrow some scrap materials from your small factory to make a couple of things. I am going to Yangcheng with the designs. In half a month, there will be an autumn trade fair in Yangcheng, where merchants from various countries of the Blue Star will gather. These two items may not be worth much, but I estimate that selling the designs could potentially bring in a few thousand dollars."

Zhang Jianguo opened his eyes and looked at Bai Hao seriously, asking: "On what basis do you think your design can be converted into money?"

He is goal-oriented

Bai Hao has carefully calculated that the time is within these few days, during the Yangcheng Autumn Fair, and this year happens to be the Year of the Pig

In the next ten years, it will be the tallest building in Yangcheng

Hao Tai pointed at Zhang Jianguo and said, "Look, it is clearly the character 'Tai', yet you insist on pronouncing it as 'Xiong'"

There is no bicycle at home, partly because the house is not far from the factory, and partly because bicycles are too expensive, which Zhang Jianguo has never been willing to purchase

Another item is the revised pancake maker by Bai Hao, specifically designed for the baking of waffles

Hao Tai entered Jingzhao West Station with Zhang Jianguo and Bai Hao

"Indeed." Bai Hao nodded heavily.

Baiyun Hotel

Of course, this is the cost of materials

As Hao Tai and Zhang Jianguo were yielding to each other, the car slowly started to move

Thank you, Uncle Xiong

The scrap materials sourced by Zhang Jianguo Repair Factory were crafted with the assistance of several skilled workers in the factory