The three of them were happy for a while, and then Qin Zhijun suddenly said:
"Boss, there are a total of sixteen students from our school going to support the border areas this time.
In addition to the three of us, there were nine male classmates and four female classmates.
Like the three of us, they are neither big nor small and are not welcome at home.
Since there was no hope of taking over my parents' job, I just wanted to go out and try my luck.
Brother, you know a lot, can you also help them find a way out?"
Zhang Xudong looked at Qin Zhijun in surprise and said:
"Student Qin, why have you changed your temper?
In the past, you were so dissatisfied with everything at school that you were almost becoming the public enemy of the school.
Why are you planning for others today?"
Qin Zhijun blushed and said, "Brother, dear brother, please don't mention the bad things I did in the past.
I was thinking that no matter how we quarreled at school, we would still be classmates and fellow villagers when we got outside.
Everyone suddenly ran to Xinjiang, thousands of miles away.
When we get there, won’t we be the ones closest to each other?
If all of us can get better, we can help each other more.
Besides, if with your help, we can all make something of ourselves, wouldn't that make you proud too?"
Zhang Xudong interrupted him immediately and said:
"Stop, you're not the type to flatter me, so stop forcing yourself.
I already understand what you mean.
Even though we are classmates, I will think of some ideas for them.
However, it is impossible for everyone to learn to drive. Do you know why there are so few drivers?
There are simply too few opportunities to get in touch with cars.
We are now short of cars and fuel.
Even if I can borrow a car now, where is the oil?
I can provide the fuel for you three to practice driving, but can I also provide the fuel for everyone to practice driving?
Now I can promise you that anyone else who can provide gasoline can come and learn to drive."
The three people blushed after hearing what Zhang Xudong said.
They were so happy that they didn't think about the fact that learning to drive requires burning fuel.
After the three people understood this, they felt even more grateful to Zhang Xudong.
After Zhang Xudong saw that they understood how difficult it was to learn to drive, he said:
“If they can’t learn to drive, they can learn something else.
For example, you can learn to be a bricklayer, carpenter, blacksmith, tailor, accountant, or nurse.
Even if you learn how to cook, it is still a skill to have.
However, we can't handle this matter entirely by ourselves. If there are too many people, the school will have to intervene.
I'll bring this up with the school tomorrow.
If the school doesn't intervene, we'll find other solutions."
After going to school the next day, Zhang Xudong went to see the principal on purpose.
After listening to Zhang Xudong's intention, Principal Pang thought for a moment and said:
"Student Zhang Xudong, your suggestion is very good.
I am very pleased that you can think about your classmates.
You are right, opportunities always come to those who are prepared.
The students in our school will have more opportunities for success than others after they go out with a skill.
Let’s discuss it and we’ll have a plan this afternoon.”
Sure enough, the school issued a notice in the afternoon.
Some skills training classes will be held during the wheat harvest holiday.
The school will invite retired masters from the machinery factory and the head nurse from the hospital to teach some professional skills.
The students recruited are mainly students from schools and children of factory employees.
Learning is voluntary and free of charge.
The leaders of the machinery factory also hope that the children in their factory will have more career options, so they strongly support the school's approach.
They asked the factory union to assist the school in this matter and to cover all the expenses, which didn't cost much anyway.
Those retired masters were also very happy after being hired.
Although there is no extra salary or allowance, the feeling of being recognized boosts their morale.
Those students who were about to travel far away were even happier.
After all, once they have learned a skill that can keep them healthy, they will be more courageous and less anxious when facing unfamiliar environments.
Seeing that the school and the factory had arranged everything properly, Zhang Xudong stopped worrying about those things.
The wheat harvest holiday began in a few days.
Zhang Xudong used Director Liu's connections to borrow the former military training ground and devoted himself to teaching his three brothers how to drive and repair cars.
None of the three guys were timid, so learning to drive went smoothly.
But learning to repair a car was a problem because neither Zhang Xudong nor He Jingxian knew how.
But they really have to learn how to repair cars.
In those days, if your car broke down on the road, there was no such thing as calling a towing company or a repair company.
Some common problems and minor issues need to be solved by the driver himself.
Zhang Xudong had no choice but to ask Director Feng for help.
After hearing what Zhang Xudong said, Director Feng asked in surprise:
"You're quite capable, you can even borrow a truck to teach people how to drive.
Whose company does this belong to? They have so many cars they can't use them all. How dare they lend it to you to ruin it?"
Zhang Xudong wiped his nose and said, "Uncle Feng, please don't worry about this.
All you need to do is introduce me to a skilled car repairman.
Of course, we won’t let the master’s work go to waste, I will give him some compensation.”
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