Chapter 199: The Artistic Educated Youth
Xie Yun washed his face three times before it was clean.
While applying lotion on his face, he told the experts about his test drive experience and what areas needed improvement.
"We need to not only improve the performance of the engine, but also consider the overall design of the tractor. For example, can we raise the exhaust pipe a little higher to avoid the driver's face? Or, can we add a cab for the tractor driver?"
Xie Yun spoke indignantly, and a group of experts laughed so hard. In order to comfort her, they began to calculate the appropriate height and thickness of the exhaust pipe.
Xie Yun also joined in to work together.
She'd just said it casually. Today's incident wasn't entirely the fault of the tractor's exhaust pipe; it was also the wind. The wind was blowing in the wrong direction, blowing directly into people's faces.
The exhaust pipe of the tractor is in the front. This design is reasonable because tractors mainly work in farmlands. The terrain of farmlands is complex and uneven, and there may be water in some places. If the exhaust pipe of the tractor is placed under the chassis, the exhaust pipe is easy to get water in and is also easy to be damaged by bumps.
Moreover, with the previous engine level - which often broke down, the driver had to judge the engine's operating status by observing the color of the exhaust smoke. Experienced drivers could tell whether the tractor was running well by checking the color of the smoke.
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Xie Yun quickly got rid of this test drive job.
In December 1972, a group of new educated youth came to Taoyuan Commune. One of them was directly assigned to work at the agricultural machinery station to assist the expert team.
Secretary Li personally brought him to see Xie Yun, "Xiao Xie, I've found a helper for you. From now on, you can let Xiao Li do the work like testing the car and tightening the screws."
Xie Yun asked him, "Is it yours?"
Secretary Li smiled and shook his head. "It's not mine, it's Li Dongshan's family. This is Director Li's second son. He used to screw screws at the tractor factory, but Director Li told him to move to another job."
Xie Yun: “…”
Li Dongshan, this old fox, definitely sent his son here to learn technology.
Okay.
They had a good relationship with Li Dongshan. Director Li was a nice guy with a lot of connections, and he could often get them all the parts they needed, especially custom-made ones.
As a bridge to maintain friendship between the two sides, Xie Yun was very welcoming to his son.
She smiled brightly, "Comrade Xiao Li, welcome to our Taoyuan Commune. We're short on manpower, especially skilled workers like you who can get started right away. The more the better."
"Hello, Deputy County Magistrate Xie! My name is Li Zhixin, and it's an honor to work with you. My father has repeatedly urged me to learn from you and all the teachers."
“…No problem.”
Ah! The plot character appears.
Li Zhixin is the literary and artistic young intellectual who attracted Zheng Lanping.
Secretary Li sent the person there and left.
Xie Yun pointed to the office of the director of the agricultural machinery station and said, "Go find Director Wang and ask him to arrange accommodation for you. We can discuss the specific work after you have arranged it."
"OK, thanks."
After saying that, Li Zhixin carried his luggage and left.
When he arrived, Xie Yun transferred most of the practical work to him.
From then on, she became the clean and honest Deputy County Magistrate Xiao Xie, while Li Zhixin was the one who had to make fried dough sticks all day long.
Literary style?
If he still has time to play the flute, it is because Xie Yun is not doing his job well and assigning unreasonable workload to employees.
Li Zhixin is busy from morning till night. He starts working as soon as he opens his eyes and falls asleep as soon as he lies down. He probably doesn't even remember that he has a flute.
Xie Yun not only asked him to assemble engines, test drives, repair and maintain the machines at the agricultural machinery station, but also asked him to drive the car to participate in various labors and help with transportation.
In addition, Li Zhixin himself took the initiative to ask to study, so he really had no free time at all.
When I first arrived, I was dressed neatly and looked clean, but after a month, I quickly integrated into reality.
Wearing a big cotton-padded jacket and cotton trousers, a tattered felt hat, with a face wrinkled by the wind and dry and peeling lips, who would dare to believe that he is a city kid?
Pan Changqing and the others said, "Xiao Li, you can't be like this. Young man, you should be more decent. Clean yourself up and dress yourself up. You look like an old man, a little shabby."
Li Zhixin smiled with his big white teeth bared, "Why dress up? The most important thing is to stay warm."
Driving a tractor for a test drive in the middle of winter, when the biting north wind blows, only you will know how cold it is.
"Our Binbin also test drove the car, why didn't he do it like you?"
"That's because she's very strong! I can't compare to her. I'm afraid of the cold."
The old experts twitched their lips and said, "You are a young man, but your firepower is not as good as our Binbin, and you still have the nerve to say that."
They said to Xie Yun, "Binbin, call Lao Yu over and prescribe some medicine for him to heal."
Xie Yun: "...No need for that. Some people are afraid of the cold, some are afraid of the heat, it's all normal. Don't take medicine without permission. All medicines are toxic, so don't let them cause you any problems. If you ask me, he just needs practice. He should get up early and run for half an hour every day. Keeping his body in good shape is better than anything else."
"Right, right, right. Health is the capital of revolution. Xiao Li, go out and practice every morning, or join us in practicing Tai Chi, Ba Duan Jin, Wu Qin Xi, or something like that. Look at us, we're old, but we're not as afraid of the cold as you are."
Li Zhixin: "...Is it possible that you were inside, warming yourself by the stove, while I was either testing the car or repairing machinery outside?"
Experts: “…”
That makes sense.
Li Zhixin has a good personality, he is easy-going and generous, works seriously, can take a joke, and gets along well with everyone.
The senior experts also liked him very much and taught him very attentively.
When chatting, everyone asked him, since he had already worked in the tractor factory before, why did he go to the countryside to become an educated youth?
"Every family has to have an educated youth. In our family, my eldest brother joined the army early, which delayed me for two years. I graduated from high school at the age of 18 and joined the tractor factory. I was lucky to catch the tractor factory recruiting workers. I passed the exam and got in, not through my father's backdoor.
After working for a year, my sister graduated from high school. She couldn't find a suitable job for a while, and the street office kept mobilizing her to go to the countryside. My sister has been in poor health since she was a child. She caught a cold every few days, and when she caught a cold, she would have a fever and then cough all the time. It would take ten days to half a month to recover each time. Who could let her go to the countryside at ease? So I transferred the job to her.
Taoyuan Commune was a place my father specifically chose. He said it was a good place and asked me to come here to learn skills."
Xie Yun thought, even if your father didn't choose the place specifically, you came to Taoyuan Commune, and in the plot you went to Liushutun.
She smiled and said, "Director Li has good intentions. You are welcome to come to us. You will be able to improve yourself in all aspects here and develop into an all-round talent."
Although they hadn't known each other for long, Li Zhixin had a certain understanding of Xie Yun's character. He knew that Deputy County Chief Xie was simply trying to trick him and treat him like an animal! He did much more here than at the tractor factory.
He put on a forced smile and said insincerely, "Thank you."
Xie Yun laughed heartily, feeling a sense of great revenge. Wasn't this what she had said to Li Dongshan before?
A son pays his father’s debts, there’s nothing wrong with that!
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