Xia Zhihuai was momentarily taken aback, but calmly climbed back onto the tricycle and said, “What you said is also possible, but I’m not very skilled in operating this type of hand-operated tractor. I can handle the 950 model, the four-wheeled one.”
“If there’s a four-wheeled one here, I could borrow it, but I haven’t seen any nearby.”
Xia Zhihuai also pondered Qu Xiunan’s suggestion. In fact, if he borrowed a tractor to plow the land, he could further reduce the cost.
Typically, plowing one mu of land consumes about two liters of diesel fuel, which costs around 8 yuan per liter. Plowing three fen of land would consume at most five yuan worth of diesel fuel.
However, borrowing the machine would also require money, and he wasn’t sure how much to offer.
If he offered too little, it might be impolite.
Qu Xiunan listened to his calculations and was surprised to find them well thought out and reasonable.