Chapter 51: Repairing the Tractor
Unlike the "concave" terrain of Wangjiagou, Hongqi Brigade is a flat "mountain" character.
That is, there is a mountain behind and a flat land in front.
The Hongqi Brigade was actually closer to the next town, but it was initially assigned to the Pingquan Commune because it was backed by a mountain. Because it was relatively "rich", the Pingquan Commune was reluctant to give it up. If it were one of the production teams that were dragging the commune down, who knows how far away they would have been.
As Ye Yu and his companions approached the Red Flag Brigade, the first thing they saw was a fairly large area of land in front of the mountain.
The land in the crevices of the three mountains in Wangjiagou is actually not small, but even if the sloping land is included, the total area is less than one-third of the amount of good land in the Hongqi Brigade.
Moreover, the land of the Hongqi Brigade is not divided by hillsides, woods and streams like Wangjiagou, but is connected into one piece. It looks quite spectacular and is easier to sow, harvest and manage.
This is also the reason why Wangjiagou spent huge amounts of money and favors to purchase some mechanical products.
From this point of view, Ding Xiangsong, the captain of the Red Flag Battalion, is definitely a visionary captain.
It is the winter idle season now, not completely idle, but there is less work to do in the fields.
Passing through the narrow paths between the fertile fields, a row of bungalows with red walls and black tiles appeared before our eyes.
This is the village community of the Red Flag Brigade.
Like Wangjiagou Village, Hongqi Brigade Village also has a large open space in front of it, but the former is deserted and is mainly used for holding village meetings and drying grain, while the latter has an eye-catching tractor parked on the flat ground.
Such a tractor can play a huge role in many aspects such as tilling land, plowing, sowing, and fertilizing, greatly reducing manpower consumption.
In order to protect the tractor from sun and rain, the Hongqi Production Team built a simple greenhouse for it.
At this time, many villagers from the Hongqi Brigade surrounded the greenhouse, each with a worried look on their face. In the middle, the brigade leader Ding Xiangsong was talking to an elderly man in a military coat.
Only when the four Ye Yu men approached did a few locals notice them.
"Who are you?"
"We are educated youth from Wangjiagou, and we are here to visit Yang Xiuxiu and Zhao Chunjiao."
Some people also met them at the entrance of the agricultural and sideline product station last time and were deeply impressed by them.
Especially Ye Yu.
They whispered to each other: "See? The most iconic one is the one who knocked the wild boar unconscious with one hand last time."
Ye Yu:
Can't you tell the difference between your hands and feet? Rumors are constantly spreading and changing our perceptions.
"The educated youth are all at the educated youth site. Ding Xiaoqi, you take them there." The team leader also heard the noise here, but he had no time and no mood to entertain them at this time. He asked someone to lead the way for them, which also meant to provide a little supervision.
Ding Xiaoqi stood up. He was a teenager in his teens who was very interested in tractors. Naturally, he was reluctant to be asked to leave, and his reluctance was written on his face.
Han Jing also took a look at the tractor and asked curiously: "Are you repairing the tractor? Have you found the problem? The engine? Or the diesel engine?"
Ding Xiaoqi only knew that a tractor was called a tractor, but he had no idea what a hole-drilling chicken and vegetable oil machine was. However, he had heard these two words from Grandpa Ding, the only man in his village who had some mechanical knowledge because he had spent some time in the army.
He pointed at Han Jing excitedly and said, "He can, he can, he can repair the tractor!"
All of a sudden, everyone in the village looked at him. Wow, this bamboo-skinned boy is a good person, you can't judge him by his appearance.
Including the team leader, Uncle Ding Xiangsong, who asked: "This educated youth, can you repair a tractor?"
"Uh, no, not completely," Han Jing scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "I've only read some books on mechanics, seen technicians repairing Volga... cars, and helped pass some things along. So I understand a little bit."
He has always been interested in cars and other things since he was a child, and he doesn't want to miss the opportunity to get his hands on one or even just watch.
As soon as Uncle Ding heard the hidden meaning in Han Jing's words, he knew that his identity was not simple.
This is Volga!
What is Volga?
This is an imported car produced by the Gorky Automobile Plant in Rosa State, north of Ye State. This car is no longer just a car, but a government-issued car widely used in socialist countries. Anyone who can ride in such a car must be a big leader, and the young people who can have access to such a car must be of high status.
Uncle Ding wasn't impressed by Han Jing's background, but rather by the fact that his former commander also owned a Volga. He couldn't help but speculate that Han Jing might be a veteran of the Red Army. He must be very kind to his comrades, so he waved enthusiastically and said, "Come and take a look?"
"Then let me try?"
Han Jing walked over.
Hua Feifei and Xu Fei didn't know much about cars, but this was an opportunity to get up close and personal with the tractor, so they hurriedly followed, while Ye Yu walked at the end at a leisurely pace.
This is a domestically produced Dongfanghong tractor.
Crawler tractors driven by diesel as internal combustion engines are not brand new machines. Second-hand machines will always have some problems after being used for a long time.
If there is a problem with the tractor, there are only two ways to fix it: fix it yourself or go to the town and ask a technician from the agricultural and sideline product station to come and fix it. The latter is not only time-consuming and laborious, but because there is a real shortage of technicians, they may not be able to hire someone immediately.
Therefore, every time the tractor broke down, Captain Ding and all the team members in the village were worried and helpless.
Han Jing frowned and carefully checked the entire structure of the tractor, including the diesel engine, gearbox, traction system, control mechanism, chassis, etc., focusing on the drive system, but still failed to find any problems.
Just as I was about to apologize, a hand reached out from behind me and opened the palm.
Han Jing:
“???”
Ye Yu:
"Give me the wrench."
"Ye Yu, you can do this?" Han Jing's eyes bulged in surprise. Why did Ye Zhiqing know and do everything?
Ye Yu is different from Han Jing. She didn't learn any mechanical knowledge from textbooks. She just worked her way around. Even if she dismantled hundreds or thousands of cars, she could learn something.
When my space teleportation skills were still at the elementary and intermediate levels and the coordinate map was not clearly constructed, I relied on cars a lot when going out. I bought many types of cars for free, and not only cars, but also some hot weapons were closely related to machinery.
Even if Ye Yu advanced to a high level, she couldn't teleport everywhere she went. Besides, she had been wandering for a while, so it would be more convenient for her to learn everything by herself.
Naturally know more.
The onlookers did not quite believe that the female educated youth in front of them could repair the tractor. Firstly, they did not believe that a woman could handle any machinery. Secondly, the hands of this female educated youth were covered with calluses, like the hands of a rich lady who had never touched women.
Some people were also muttering that although it was the hand of a rich lady, it was surprisingly harmonious when she held the iron wrench.
The iron hand is a tool in the hands of Mr. Ding and Han Jing, but in Ye Yu's hands it seems to have been tamed by her, or in other words, it has become a part of her hands.
Whether it's turning a circle, twisting, or spinning, it couldn't be smoother.
Uncle Ding and Captain Ding were originally skeptical about Ye Yu, but when they saw how skillfully she used the wrench, comparable to a veteran with decades of experience, they couldn't help but gain a little more confidence.
"Is this all right?"
Do you have five minutes?
Ye Yu: “Yeah.”
In fact, Han Jing's inspection was very rigorous, but it was not the power system's fault. His focus was wrong from the beginning. If it was the power system, she might not be able to fix it with just a few attempts, and important parts would need to be replaced.
The tractor driver of the Red Flag Brigade started the tractor with suspicion. Suddenly, a rapid "thump thump" sound was heard, and a familiar gray-black smoke spewed out of the engine mouth.
It’s actually healed!
This female educated youth actually can do it?
Uncle Ding and Captain Ding had been looking for the problem for two hours but couldn't find it, but she solved it in less than five minutes. Isn't that amazing?
"You are worthy of being a Feizhu educated youth!" An unknown old man suddenly said this.
Ye Yu:
???
The name is very good, don’t choose it next time.
At this moment, Uncle Ding, Captain Ding, Han Jing, Hua Feifei, and all the villagers of Hongqi Village present looked at Ye Yu as if they were looking at some enlightened master.
Ye Yu remained calm: "My dad is a technician at a machinery factory."
It is said that she had gone to the machinery factory several times when she was a child, mainly to deliver breakfast and dinner to Ye Hongjun who was working overtime. He would stay there for a while during meals, just to stay there, and definitely not to learn anything.
But to the others, this answer seemed to be the mechanical engineering that Ye Yu had learned from her father. Although the machinery used to produce cars and auto parts was different, it was still machinery, right? Only the half-baked Han Jing had a hint of doubt.
Captain Ding praised:
"A tiger father will have a dog daughter!"
Wang Zhiming is really lucky to have such a versatile educated youth. If Ye Yu can be assigned to their Red Flag Brigade and work with them to build the countryside, the Red Flag Brigade will become stronger and stronger.
He didn't know that Hua Feifei and Xu Fei had successfully submitted their works. If he knew, his eyes would be filled with envy.
This time, Ding Xiaoqi was no longer reluctant at all and took the initiative to come forward to lead the way, but he was no longer the only one who wanted to lead the way for the educated youth from Wangjiagou.
A group of teenagers came over, accompanied by a few young girls and a bunch of snotty-nosed village kids.
Not only that, even the adults who really like to join in the fun enthusiastically came along.
If Captain Ding had not had something else to do after his tractor was repaired, it would not be impossible for him to give them a ride.
In short, Ye Yu and the other three, surrounded by a group of people, walked towards the educated youth point of the Red Flag Brigade in a mighty procession.
The terrain in the Hongqi Brigade village is flat. There are far more people living at the foot of the mountain than on the mountain, and the houses are mostly clustered together. The conditions in the brigade are better than those in Wangjiagou. The villagers were sincere in welcoming the educated youth at the beginning, so the educated youth site was well arranged and no worse than that in Wangjiagou.
Yang Xiuxiu and several other educated youth heard the noisy noise and went out to the yard to see what was going on. Then something shocking happened.
Especially Yang Xiuxiu and Zhao Chunjiao, they recognized Ye Yu and the other three, but they were just wondering why Ye Yu and the others could talk and laugh with the villagers of the Red Flag Team.
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