The next day, the group arrived at the tractor factory.
"Wow, that's spectacular! So many tractors!"
This was Yu Yin's first time getting up close to a tractor; such things were far removed from her daily life.
"Let's go, pay and pick up the car."
Lu Shurui took the lead, first going to the finance office to pay the money and get the receipt, and then going to the warehouse to pick up the car.
"Shurui, you guys are up early!"
"We need it urgently, we're waiting to turn the soil. Yinyin, this is He Lin."
"Hello, thank you for your help."
Yu Yin was sincerely grateful, as it helped her solve a major problem.
"Sister-in-law, you're too kind. With my relationship with Shurui, just let me know if you need anything."
After exchanging pleasantries, both sides began learning how to use the tractor from the technician.
Driving a car is easy, but the accompanying agricultural machinery is not so easy to handle. Adjusting the plow, using the seeder... all of these require learning and a lot of practice. Lu Shurui learned along with them and remembered the theory very well.
Shi Jun practiced repeatedly according to the technician's explanation, memorizing the key points. Having served as a truck driver for several years, Shi Jun quickly grasped the basics and got the hang of it.
"Shurui, your sister-in-law's employee is really capable!"
"What do you think? A long-time truck driver, a former soldier of the People's Liberation Army."
He Lin sighed inwardly. He had been wondering why he had found someone with a leg problem, thinking they were some kind of relative. And the one without a left hand—it turned out they were all veterans, and wounded veterans at that.
Shi Jun and Lu Shurui tried a few times and got the hang of it. They thanked He Lin and drove towards the wasteland. A brand-new tractor driving on a major road in Shanghai was a rare sight decades later.
"Puff puff... puff puff..."
The distinctive sound of the tractor attracted the attention of many people in the vicinity of the wasteland.
"Hey! Look, a tractor!"
"A brand new tractor!"
"It's so beautiful!"
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The villagers were ecstatic. Their entire village didn't own a single tractor; this boss was really something! They wondered when they would be able to own one, even an old one!
"Yu Yin, Shu Rui, Xiao Liang is here! This car is really nice, and Xiao Shi drives so smoothly!"
Uncle Hu's eyes lit up, and he kept touching the car body. It seems that no man dislikes a car, no matter his age.
"Uncle Hu, go till the land first. Huang Qiang will come over this afternoon to clean the house and yard wall, and replace the gate too. You and Aunt Hu can discuss how to collect the rent."
“Why charge rent? You’ve cleaned up the house for me, that’s more than enough to cover the rent. Yu Yin, to be honest, Uncle Hu, we’ve really been living a life of luxury here, it’s like our own home. We won’t be so stingy, just help us find a good place to retire when we can’t work anymore.”
"Okay, Uncle Hu, let's not talk about this anymore, and I won't mention the rent either."
Uncle Hu was delighted and happily went off to make arrangements again.
Yu Yin also went to see how the tractor was doing. She had never seen a tractor working up close before and was quite curious.
When Yu Yin arrived, a large number of villagers had already gathered around to watch the spectacle.
"Brother Liang."
Yu Yin saw that there were too many onlookers, which could easily lead to an accident.
"What's wrong, Yu Yin?"
"There are too many onlookers. Tell them to move further away. If they get bumped into, it will be troublesome."
Yu Yin didn't know if the concept of staged accidents for insurance fraud still existed, so she decided to be cautious.
"clear."
Liang Chao spoke with Village Chief Hu, who then called the onlookers away to watch from a distance.
Uncle Hu understood what Yu Yin meant, so he stood in front of the villagers to prevent them from crowding in.
Following the technician's instructions, Shi Qiang and Lu Shurui attached the plow and adjusted the depth.
"Okay, that's about right. Let's give it a try."
Shi Jun picked up the lever and started the tractor. Lu Shurui sat beside him, observing the operation.
Sputter... sputter... after a puff of black smoke, the car started moving, and the ground behind it was turned upside down.
"Shi Jun, it's a bit too shallow. Let's adjust it a little deeper."
Lu Shurui looked at the soil that had been turned up. Fortunately, it wasn't too hard, and it could be turned up a little deeper.
The two stopped the car, made some adjustments, and then drove forward again.
"Okay, not bad, that's deep enough."
Liang Chao and Uncle Hu squatted down together, looking at the turned soil. "Great!" they thought. "The soil underneath is good, loose, and not compacted. If we pick out the roots of these wormwood stalks and tidy up the land, it'll be fine."
Both of them smiled, even better than the test results showed.
The villagers watching looked at the turned-up land, surprised that the soil beneath the wasteland was actually quite good. They didn't think much of it; it was already rented out, so it had nothing to do with them. They were more interested in watching the tractors.
That's incredibly fast! Much faster than their old oxen, faster than those small tractors, and it flips over much deeper. That vehicle looks powerful; I'm so envious! I wonder how much one would cost?
Yu Yin didn't know much about it, but she did understand soil, as her major at the time was closely related to soil science. She squatted down, grabbed a handful of soil, crumbled it, and smelled it. It was quite good; it contained humus.
Shi Jun's skills are still promising. At first, he was not very skilled, but after a few rounds, he gradually mastered the technique, his speed increased, and his flips became better and better.
At this speed, these 100-plus acres of land can be plowed in three or four days.
"Brother Liang, starting tomorrow, hire some villagers to pick out all the wormwood stalks and roots from the soil. When they're working, keep your distance from the vehicle and be careful. These next few days, Shu Rui will be here with Shi Jun, and the two of them will take turns driving so it'll be easier, since they're not familiar with each other."
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