Chapter 70: Aren’t you afraid of someone knocking on the door again?

This knock on the door was more effective than any other reminder. Qi Fang stopped moving immediately.

Then he raised his eyes, and his gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the door and shine directly at the person outside.

Yan Xue found it funny and nudged him. "They're calling you from outside, Master Qi."

Master Qi withdrew his gaze and hand, "I'll go right away."

After all, it was working hours, he couldn't just do nothing and stay in the lounge with Yan Xue. This was not just his lounge.

Soon the door opened, and Master Qi's face looked even colder than when he entered. "Which workshop?"

The apprentice thought that the couple was arguing inside, but when he looked up, he saw Yan Xue's bright smiling eyes.

To be honest, it looks pretty good, but after just one look, I suddenly felt that the stove in the room didn't seem to be lit properly.

Qi Fang was standing at the door. He lowered his eyes to glance at him, then looked outside at the workshop full of people. He turned back and asked Yan Xue, "Why don't you come with me?"

Yan Xue didn't mind staying anywhere, so she just asked the apprentice, "Is that okay?"

The apprentice answered very honestly, "The master didn't say I couldn't bring others with me."

So Master Hong waited and waited for the apprentice to come back, but he didn't come back. Finally, he finally waited for the apprentice to come back, and he brought a young and beautiful girl with him.

"Master Xiao Qi's wife came and delayed us for a while." The apprentice explained to him seriously.

How inconsiderate of him! His lover is here, why doesn't he wait a while before going?

But since everyone had already arrived, Master Hong still nodded to Qi Fang as a greeting, and then explained the situation on his side.

Upon hearing this, Qi Fang first looked at the tractor he had modified and asked, "Is this a TDT-40?"

Before the domestically produced skidder 50 was developed and put into production, the skidder tractors used in forestry logging were mainly the RT-12 imported from Suerguan.

However, the RT-12 used wood gas and had to stop every hour and a half to add firewood, so later Suluguan produced a diesel version and renamed it TDT-40.

There were only a few TDT-40s in Chengshui, but he still recognized it at first sight. This cheered up Master Hong, "Yes, that batch of TDT-40s that came in later."

Qi Fang nodded and said nothing more. He first checked the hydraulic transmission system of the machine, and then the engine.

Master Hong followed him and watched him inspect. "Engineer Shen came to see it once before and said the machine was overloaded. But we've used this thing a lot before, and it's never been overloaded."

"Forestry logging and engineering operations are different," Qi Fang said. "The utilization rate of logging machines in forestry is only 60 to 70 percent, while bulldozers can reach over 90 percent."

Not only the machine utilization rate, but also the work intensity is different. Bulldozers often face high-intensity continuous operations.

Qi Fang checked around and finally turned to the front and looked at the bulldozer bucket. "How many cubic meters is this?"

Master Hong gave a number that matched Qi Fang's estimate. "The machine is definitely overloaded. This is a TDT-40 with a 50-horsepower engine. If it had the 45-horsepower of an RT-12, it wouldn't even be able to lift such a large bucket."

When the machine is overloaded, it will put pressure on the engine and transmission system, so it is no wonder that the transmission system frequently has problems.

"Then how should this be done?" Master Hong thought that it would be fine as long as he could carry it, but he didn't expect there were so many details to pay attention to.

The best solution, of course, is to replace the hydraulic system with a higher density, but that would require converting a tractor into a bulldozer, and the county certainly doesn't have the cost.

Qi Fang thought for a moment, "Do you have paper and pen?"

"Yes, yes." Master Hong no longer relied on his apprentice and went to find it for him himself.

Qi Fang took it and quickly wrote down the formulas on the notebook, which made Master Hong stare wide-eyed, as he couldn't understand most of it.

In those days, too few people had attended university or received a formal education. Most people were lucky enough to attend a technical school and find a job. The people working at the county machinery factory were basically all technical school graduates, but those with connections or skills would go out for further education after working for a few years.

Not long after Qi Fang finished his calculations, he looked up and saw that Master Hong was still staring at the notebook, but his soul had wandered off to who knows where.

He paused, then simply circled a few numbers in the notebook. "If you want to change it, you can change the bucket to this size. If you don't want to change it, don't increase the machine power to more than 80%."

After being given the result directly, Master Hong understood. He took it, looked at it, and looked up to thank Qi Fang.

In any case, they have given a clear solution. Isn't it better than having Engineer Shen come and just tell them to be careful not to overload the machine?

As for whether it can be solved, you will know after trying it.

Master Hong even personally escorted the person out of the workshop. After walking a distance, Qi Fang whispered to Yan Xue, "Are you bored?"

Obviously, he was referring to the time he had just spent waiting inside.

Yan Xue shook her head. "It's quite interesting. I didn't know a tractor could be converted into a bulldozer."

His eyes were bright and he certainly didn't look like he was waiting impatiently.

This reminded Qi Fang of his childhood. Although they had only met once, Miss Yan just found it boring when he did these things.

He then talked to Yan Xue a little more, "Only crawler tractors can be modified, not wheeled tractors."

Yan Xue really didn't know, but when she thought about it, it seemed that bulldozers were indeed tracked. "Is it to adapt to more complex terrain?"

"Well, tracks have better grip. And farm tractors aren't suitable either, with narrow tracks and low engine power."

Qi Fang said a few words and paused, then turned to look at Yan Xue, and was still facing Yan Xue's smiling face.

Yan Xue even raised her hand and said, "You continue." Her big eyes were full of interest, and it was unclear whether she was watching or listening.

She actually discovered that when men talked about these machines, they exuded a sense of vitality, a bit like the boy in the photo.

Unfortunately, after just a few words, the bell rang and the workers went home or went to the cafeteria to eat.

Qi Fang also went back to change out of his work clothes, washed his hands carefully several times, and took Yan Xue to the cafeteria.

Yan Xue brought the two boiled eggs, which he carefully peeled and ate bit by bit. He then filled his own lunch box with the two best dishes in the cafeteria and placed it in front of Yan Xue.

After dinner, the two of them picked up the things Yan Xue brought and went to the temporary dormitory arranged for Qi Fang by the machinery factory, which was one of the small bungalows in a row behind the factory.

The room was actually very simple. Apart from a kang, there was not even a table. There was only a basin and a thermos on the floor, and luggage and clothes on the kang.

"You're going to live here?" Yan Xue felt that it was not as good as his dormitory at the forest farm, and touched the kang again, "Is this kang easy to heat..."

Before she could finish her words, someone suddenly grabbed her waist from behind and held it tightly.

Before Yan Xue could react, she was taken back two steps and leaned against the door, in the only blind spot in this small room.

Qi bit her ear and said, "You can try it yourself." Without waiting for her to turn around, he turned her chin and kissed her.

It looked fierce, but after the initial eagerness, it quickly slowed down and even had a lingering taste.

It took a while for Yan Xue to breathe, and she quickly changed to a more comfortable position. "Aren't you afraid of someone knocking on the door again?"

Qi Fang only gave her a moment to breathe before he covered her again, "It's okay, it's all resolved..."

Before he could finish his words, the door behind him made a bang, causing him to freeze.

Seeing that his peach blossom eyes were gloomy, Yan Xue couldn't help laughing out loud, and he looked at her.

Qi Fang put his hand on the door handle, as if he was ready to go out and settle the score with someone. Seeing this, Yan Xue laughed again and quickly held him down.

"No, I just bumped my arm accidentally."

Yan Xue raised her arm to show the man, and the next second, someone grabbed her arm and bit her hard on the lips.

But I can only nibble on it at most. This dormitory doesn't even have curtains, and there are people coming and going outside, and footsteps can be heard at any time.

This made Qi Fang look unhappy. Yan Xue had gone to pack up the things she had brought him, but he was still leaning against the door to calm down.

Seeing this, Yan Xue simply told him the real business, "The day after you left, Wu Xingde came."

Qi Fang's expression darkened. "Did he go to find you, or did he go to the small repair shop?"

Even when the blood was rushing down, he could still react so quickly. Yan Xue glanced at him and said, "I found it all."

Qi Fang ignored the small repair shop and frowned slightly, "Does he think you don't know?"

"Then I have to ask what kind of character you are in his mind."

Yan Xue's words successfully made the man pause before he continued, "He really does suspect you have something else up your sleeve."

This is very annoying. This time, Wu Xingde didn't know her well enough and underestimated her, so he was tricked by her. What about next time?

Qi Fang obviously felt the same way, his brows furrowed the entire time. "He transferred me to the machinery factory to force me to help him solve the problem."

Afraid that Yan Xue didn't understand the inside story, he explained a few more words: "Let's not talk about the fact that he just defected and messed up the first thing. The national budget is limited, and not every project can be awarded. Once the hydrostatic transmission is deemed unfeasible, the project will be shelved."

After all, money must be spent wisely. No one would ignore a project that would produce quick results and instead invest in a bottomless pit where they don't know when or even whether they can see results.

That's why Wu Xingde was so anxious when problems arose with this batch of materials 50. I heard that he had a better remedy, so he tried every trick in the book.

Yan Xue could also figure out the reason, "So you plan to do nothing and wait for him to fall into his own trap of quick success and instant benefits?"

"With those people behind him, there's nothing I can do, unless..." Qi Fang lowered his gaze coldly, "He's become a discarded pawn."

The fact that Wu Xingde was able to join those people meant that he had sharpened himself into a knife, giving those people a loophole and a reason to drag more people into the water.

But a knife is only a knife when it is useful. If it becomes blunt or even cuts your hand, it will have to be discarded.

This is really frustrating. Thinking that it will take another six or seven years for everything to be over, Yan Xue couldn't help but sigh.

It's a pity that Su Changqing's life's hard work and the man's talent are wasted. Yan Xue lowered her voice and asked, "If it can be changed, can you change it?"

"It should be at least as stable as the original hydraulic system," Qi Fang said calmly, "but I can't guarantee it."

This is the problem. They have no one to rely on, and the enemy is too powerful. They can't and dare not use any strength.

"Take your time." Yan Xue still smiled at the man, "One step at a time, and one day you will be able to stand in front of the other person, and he will not be able to touch you anymore."

At least now it is better than in the original book. In the original book, he only started to fight after the reform and opening up, and he spent his life to complete the counterattack.

That smile was warm and firm, as if it always had the power to blow away the haze in people's hearts.

Qi Fang looked at her, hummed softly, and hugged her in his arms again. He did nothing but hold her in his arms.

Yan Xue went back in the afternoon. Firstly, she lived close by and there was no need to stay overnight. Secondly, the conditions here did not allow her to stay overnight.

Before leaving, she acted again, with a stern face, as if she had talked about something unpleasant with Qi Fang.

As for Qi Fang, there was no need to act. His expression was pale to begin with, and it became even paler after Yan Xue left.

Unexpectedly, after the car drove out for a few stops, another person got on with a big belly. It turned out to be Shan Qiufang.

Yan Xue was a little surprised, and quickly called out "Aunt Qiufang", squeezing aside to make room for her.

The conductor also reminded the pregnant woman and asked those who could give up their seats to do so, but the bus was already full and there was no room to move, so Dan Qiufang could only stand by the door.

Seeing this, Yan Xue simply switched places with Shan Qiufang and stood at the bottom of the stairs to give the other person some space.

Dan Qiufang finally felt better. She thanked her while covering her belly. "Daqiang's grandmother lives here. I was delayed for a while and almost missed the bus."

Then he asked Yan Xue, "Why did you come to the county?" The main reason was that Yan Xue didn't carry anything and didn't seem to be coming to the county to buy anything.

Yan Xue didn't hide it from her, "Qi Fang is on secondment to the machinery factory here, I came here to give him something."

This surprised Shan Qiufang. "Is your Xiao Qi on secondment here?" Then she thought it was not right. "Isn't he in the logging team?"

"I changed my job." Yan Xue briefly explained to her.

Shan Qiufang was shocked when she heard this. "Xiao Qi is so amazing. I told him he could fix things any way he wanted."

After sighing a few times, he asked Yan Xue about the fungus, "Do you still have any? Several people came to ask me about it later."

"There are still about 10 to 20 kilograms." Yan Xue had just finished speaking when the car made a sharp turn, causing everyone in the car to sway. She hurriedly helped Dan Qiufang.

Shan Qiufang also grabbed the back of the seat next to her. "It's like this here, all mountainous. You have to take the winding mountain road to get to the county."

It was still because the level of engineering construction in that era was not good enough. Later, tunnels were dug in the mountains and bridges were built across the water, making travel much easier and shortening the distance a lot.

After the car started to move smoothly, Shan Qiufang relaxed a little. "It's a good thing it just snowed, otherwise it would be very difficult to walk on. The main reason is that the road is too slippery. Do you see those trees with red ropes tied to them at the bottom of the slope? They have saved lives, and people come back to thank them and tie them up."

This dangerous section of the winding mountain road is slippery in winter, and several cars overturn every year. Those who are lucky will be blocked by the big trees below.

Those who were blocked and luckily escaped with their lives would naturally rather believe it, and would come to thank the tree for saving their lives later.

Yan Xue had just followed Shan Qiufang's gaze when the driver in front suddenly cursed, "Where the hell did this out-of-town car come from? Driving so fast, are you trying to kill yourself?"

Before everyone paid much attention, a Nanjing-made Yuejin car had already passed them and headed towards the bend ahead.

Then the car turned, but the tires slipped on the ground, and the whole truck turned sideways and slid towards the edge of the curve...

This directly blocked the road, and when they were about to collide, the driver slammed on the brakes, but the rear end of the car, which was turning, swung violently, causing everyone in the car to scream and fall.

Shan Qiufang was right above Yan Xue and was completely unprepared. She missed a step and crashed onto the steps leading to getting on and off the car.

If she falls hard, with such a big belly...

Yan Xue didn't think twice and stepped forward to grab the seats on both sides, blocking the other person with her body. She felt a weight on her body and then a pain in her left shoulder.

Amidst a flurry of shouts and screams, the car finally managed to stop before hitting Yue Jin and did not slide off the curve.

The driver was shocked and furious. As soon as the car stopped, he opened the door and got out. "Do you even know how to drive? You didn't even slow down for such a sharp curve! If this was January or February, you would have fallen off long ago, don't you know?"

The Yuejin driver had just climbed out of the car. He was still frightened and didn't say a word when he heard it.

The driver, having vented his anger after cursing enough, went to help him find a solution. "You can't move around. If you move, you might fall down. We'll have to find a big truck to pull you back."

Everyone in the car was complaining, especially Shan Qiufang, who nearly fell off. As soon as she regained her balance, she immediately asked Yan Xue, "Xiaoxue, are you okay?"

After asking, I found that Yan Xue's face was not right, and her lips were pale. My heart tightened, "Are you hurt somewhere?"

"My arm is stretched." Yan Xue was sweating profusely due to the pain, and even these few words were difficult for her to say.

Qiufang was even more anxious now. "Which side?" She quickly noticed something was wrong with her left arm. "Are you dislocating your joint?"

The conductor rushed over to check on the situation. "It looks like a dislocated joint," he asked loudly, "Can someone please give up their seat? Someone's dislocated a joint over here!"

The car had already stopped and seeing that it would take a while to leave, a few people near the door got off to make room for Yan Xue to sit.

But Yan Xue was still in great pain, and Shan Qiufang was so anxious that she kept spinning around, "When can we leave? Someone here is injured, we need to go to the hospital quickly!"

After waiting for more than half an hour, the driver finally found a Jiefang truck ahead and pulled back the Yuejin truck that had slid to the edge.

By the time she arrived at the town hospital, Yan Xue was in so much pain that she couldn't speak. She made an appointment to see a doctor, and it turned out that she had a dislocation.

After the pain relief, reduction and fixation, everything was done, and it was almost dark outside.

Shan Qiufang blamed herself, "There are no cars left at this hour. How about you stay at my place for the night? I'll take you home tomorrow."

After taking the painkillers, Yan Xue's complexion finally looked better, but her lips were still a little pale. "It's okay, I only hurt my arm, not my leg."

Then he comforted Shan Qiufang, "Don't take it to heart. If someone else was there, they wouldn't let you fall like that."

"Do you think everyone is as honest as you?" Shan Qiufang said quickly, but after saying that, she couldn't help but feel distressed, "How long will it take to raise this child? Xiao Qi isn't home yet."

Hearing her mention Qi Fang, Yan Xue paused, "It's okay, the doctor said it will be fine in three or four weeks."

"Then you should be more careful and try not to work for the next few months. The car was really bad today. Couldn't you drive slower?"

But there was no point in saying this now. I still had to go to the post office first to see if I could send a letter to the forest farm. Otherwise, if Yan Xue didn't go home tonight, her family would be worried.

When she went to the post office, she found it was closed. Shan Qiufang thought, "Why don't I go to your uncle's workplace and ask?"

"Is there something wrong?" Someone happened to be passing by on a bicycle and stopped when he saw me.

Yan Xue took a look and found that it was an acquaintance, "Secretary Qu."

"Didn't you call me brother last time?" Qu Mingli waved his hand from his bicycle. Seeing that her arm was hanging, he asked again, "Is there something wrong?"

Since they had asked twice, Yan Xue just told the truth, "Something happened and I missed the train. I wanted to come over and call home."

"Then go to my office and call. I have a phone number in my office." Qu Mingli got off the bike without thinking and turned the bike in another direction.

So the three of them went up the slope again and went to Qu Mingli's office in the Forestry Bureau. As soon as they entered, they heard the phone ringing in the office.

Qu Mingli had no choice but to let them wait for a moment before answering the call himself. "Hello, it's Uncle Yue... I've adapted quite well here. It's mainly because our province is a great place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery... Well, it's been resolved. I didn't cause any trouble for the province, did I? Yes, the mission can definitely be completed..."

Yan Xue didn't want to listen, but Uncle Yue...

She remembered that the person who was often reported in the provincial newspaper seemed to be surnamed Yue.

However, Qu Mingli didn't talk for too long before hanging up the phone and finding the number of Jinchuan Forest Farm for her.

Yan Xue informed her family, thanked him, went to Shan Qiufang's place, and returned the next day.

Seeing that her arm was hanging, the second old lady felt extremely distressed. Yan Jigang's face was also tense. He came over to blow on her arm and asked her if it hurt.

Unexpectedly, the next day, she received a letter from Qi Fang, asking if everything was okay at home.

Yan Xue thought about it and decided not to tell the man. She just said that everything was fine at home and told him not to worry.

Qi Fang didn't say anything after receiving the reply. He just heard that there was almost a car accident on the way to Chengshui, so he was worried and asked.

Ever since Wu Xingde returned empty-handed with Yan Xue, Engineer Shen had been pressing him harder, hinting more than once that he suspected the solution was not his own.

Seeing he ignored her, she changed her tone, "I received another call from above yesterday, telling us to find a solution quickly. If we can't get this batch of 50 materials ready, we can't do hydrostatics anymore. They also said that what we're researching is useless and a waste of state funds."

Engineer Shen sighed, "How could something so many people have worked so hard on for their entire lives be useless? If this really doesn't work, I'm afraid we'll have to stop for another 10 or 20 years."

So many people have worked hard all their lives to study this thing, who has worked hard all their lives to study it?

Is it his teacher, or is it those people who picked up a semi-finished product and quickly took it out to pursue fame and fortune?

Does this mean that what they are researching is useless, or that what the teacher is researching is useless?

Qi Fang suddenly raised his eyes and said, "You shouldn't tell me this. I didn't make this thing, and I didn't receive any funding from the government."

His peach blossom eyes were sharp. "I think it's because you didn't do enough testing, and when something went wrong, you didn't find a solution immediately. Instead, you relied on me, a repairman, to solve the problem. That's why it hasn't been solved yet."

No one expected that these two people would suddenly start fighting, and no one expected that Qi Fang, who was usually quiet, would say so much and every word hit the nail on the head.

Engineer Shen was stunned for a moment, his face turning pale with anger. "What do you know as a mere repairman? I think you don't know anything and are afraid of being exposed..."

Before he finished speaking, Master Hong's resonant voice came from outside the workshop, "Xiao Qi, the bulldozer you helped me modify last time..."

As soon as I opened the door, I realized that the atmosphere in the workshop was not right. I was confused and asked, "What's going on?"