Chapter 55: Busy Farming in April
Chen Youfu: "He? He knows this?"
He was a little surprised. This diesel water pump was a precious gadget. I heard it was very expensive. He definitely couldn't afford it himself. The policy reward from above only gave two water pumps to the commune. His own production team had completed the production tasks excellently in recent years and was awarded the city's "Three Good Families" award last year. Secretary Li specially approved one water pump for his production team.
This thing needs to be taken care of carefully, even more carefully than taking care of your parents. Otherwise, if there is any problem, I really can't take responsibility.
He didn't expect Xiao Dingkun to actually ask Huo Jinyun to try.
Huo Jinyun's personality is one of seeking nothing but pursuing something, and he doesn't want to stand out in anything. He doesn't have Xiao Dingkun's arrogance, nor his courage. Because of his family background, he is usually calm and low-key.
However, Xiao Dingkun pushed him out, so he had no choice but to say, "I've seen this before at my internship, so I know what it is."
Chen Youfu was surprised. He looked at Huo Jinyun, then at the old man. "How about letting him try?"
After all, Huo Jinyun is from the city. He is educated, knowledgeable, and experienced. He is better than the blind people in the fields. And now that Huo Jinyun said he wanted to give it a try, he should understand it.
But when the old master heard this, Zitang's face turned unhappy: "Him? He's so young, his hair hasn't even grown yet, how can he understand this diesel engine? This is a newly developed advanced device in our country, costing thousands of yuan. If anything goes wrong, who will be responsible?"
One thousand yuan?
All the members present were stunned, and they all looked at this rare thing again with shocked eyes. Some of those who were close to the diesel engine even took a step back in fear.
Normally, for the members of the cooperative, having ten or eight yuan at home was considered a good living. But this big thing in front of them was worth a thousand yuan? For the farmers, this was almost unimaginable.
Such a precious thing is something that we dare not even touch, let alone use. We should put it in the commune and worship it as soon as possible!
After hearing what the old man said, Xiao Dingkun didn't insist: "Forget it, Captain. If there's nothing else, we'll go back and continue fetching water."
Having said that, he turned and was about to leave.
Su Wanru, who was standing next to him, saw this and quickly advised, "Don't do that, Jinyun, do you understand this? If you understand this, then just give it a try."
Seeing Xiao Dingkun about to leave, Huo Jinyun hurriedly said, "Forget it, I won't try."
As he said this, he was about to follow.
Seeing them about to leave, Chen Youfu hurriedly called out, "Dingkun, Jinyun, wait!"
Chen Youfu knew that Huo Jinyun and Xiao Dingkun had a good relationship. Among these educated youth, Huo Jinyun was the person in charge on the surface, but in fact everyone was afraid of Xiao Dingkun. Huo Jinyun was gentle and introverted, and did not like to show off. He liked to ask Xiao Dingkun for advice on everything.
He had no choice but to say to Huo Jinyun, "Jinyun, if you've really seen this, come and try it. No matter how precious this thing is, it's only used in the commune. It can't really be used in the commune. It's bound to have some minor problems during normal use, and someone has to understand it. While the technicians are here, you should try it out as well. Once you know how to use it, you can help us all."
Then he said to Xiao Dingkun, "Dingkun, please help me persuade them and let Jinyun help us."
When everyone heard this, they all felt that what Chen Youfu said made sense.
The old tricks are still there, but what happens when they are gone? If they are gone, there will be no one in the production team who can use them. That would be absurd. At least someone should be found to use them.
Among these people, Huo Jinyun seems to be a good choice. He is young, educated, and seems to know more than everyone else.
Huo Jinyun frowned and glanced at the old man in embarrassment. His family was in turmoil right now and he really didn't dare to cause trouble. He pursed his lips slightly and said nothing.
Xiao Dingkun's eyes flashed with sarcasm, and he said nonchalantly, "Captain, if you let him try, he can try. If you don't let him try, he'll leave. It's all fine. But what if something happens to this machine?"
Chen Youfu understood what he meant and felt that they could give it a try, but they would not be responsible if it broke. He felt a little embarrassed for a moment. What if it really broke?
He thought about it, gritted his teeth, and made up his mind. He said to the old master, "Let Chen Jishi try. He's an educated youth from the city, he's educated, and he's seen diesel water pumps before. He'll always be able to pick it up faster than others. Teach him and let him get started. This will save us from having to bother you all the time in the future."
The old master's face turned black, and his brows were tightly furrowed into the shape of a "川" character. You know, Chen Youfu's words sounded polite and nice, saying that he wanted Huo Jinyun to learn from him, but in fact, wasn't it just because he saw that Huo Jinyun couldn't operate the diesel engine water pump, so he let Huo Jinyun try?
He was sent here to help the Pingxi Production Brigade solve problems, but the problems were not solved and they were going to replace him with a young man who hadn't even grown all his hair. How could he feel happy about that?
The unhappy old master snorted, "Fine, it's up to you. You can have anyone do it, but let me be frank. This is your production team's diesel water pump. If there's a problem, it's your fault. I warned you, but you didn't listen. What can I do?"
The moment the old master said this, the members felt uneasy. Chen Youliang couldn't help but ask, "Can Huo Jinyun do it? How old is he? How can he understand this?"
Others also expressed doubts.
Even Sun Lina hesitated: "Dingkun, don't take the lead in advising this. You don't need to get involved in the production brigade's affairs. If something really goes wrong, all of us educated youth will be implicated."
Su Wanru said, "Jinyun seems to have been to Wang Jing's father's research institute before. He..."
Chen Youfu hesitated at this moment. He looked at Huo Jinyun, feeling somewhat embarrassed: "Jinyun, you——"
He wanted to ask, Huo Jinyun, can you do it? Give me a definite answer.
But looking at Huo Jinyun's expression that said, "I don't really want to do it and I'm not very good at it," he felt that he could not get a definite answer from Huo Jinyun.
There was no way, so I looked at Xiao Dingkun next to me. Xiao Dingkun was dispensable, it was up to you.
Chen Youfu suddenly felt depressed.
Xiao Dingkun is such a bohemian young man. He will go against anyone who offends him. Most of the time, he has a cold and hard face, as if he doesn't care about anything.
In the Pingxi Production Brigade, he can do whatever you ask him to do, but if you ask him to worry about the brigade, that is impossible.
He's being very good to you by not causing you any trouble.
As for Huo Jinyun, he is a person who always shrinks back from everything. Even though he is in charge of the educated youth now, he always helps to do things and run errands. He has no idea about the real decision-making matters!
And this time, Xiao Dingkun took the initiative to suggest that Huo Jinyun knew this and could help try, which was an unprecedented kindness!
Chen Youfu moved his gaze towards the machine with difficulty. The red and blue paint on the shiny new diesel engine was still fresh. This was a valuable item distributed by the commune. It was said that it could pump water from the wells and rivers and deliver it to the fields. With such a machine, the members would no longer have to fetch water.
That would save so much effort!
Beside him, the members of the production team were looking at the machine with nervous and expectant eyes. The old master smiled sarcastically and looked disdainful, obviously angry, while Xiao Dingkun, who was not far away, was still indifferent.
But in the midst of this doubt and hesitation, Chen Youfu seemed to see the water in the river have wings, fly up by itself, and fly into the farmland.
That scene is so desirable.
Chen Youfu took a deep breath and looked at Huo Jinyun: "Jinyun, come over here and try."
He was silent for a moment, then added, "The commune gave us this machine to serve us, not to keep it for use. So you can use it without worrying about it breaking. If something does break, we can find a way to fix it."
Chen Youfu believes that it is impossible to understand the ins and outs of something without trying it out.
Xiao Dingkun was a little surprised when he heard this. He really didn't care. If there was no diesel water pump, he would go and fetch water. He was not afraid of being tired. As for whether others were tired or not, it was none of his business.
However, seeing Chen Youfu's determination to face death with indifference, he was a little surprised.
Huo Jinyun frowned and looked at Chen Youfu. After a long moment, he sighed.
He really didn't want to cause trouble, but since he had come to the countryside to this production brigade and met such a decisive brigade leader, it would be unreasonable for him to keep his secrets.
He looked at Chen Youfu silently, said nothing more, and walked directly to the diesel engine water pump.
The old master stood there, his whole body exuding rejection and dislike for him.
Huo Jinyun didn't care and squatted down to check the diesel engine water pump. Xiao Dingkun also went over to help.
This is a small single-cylinder diesel engine with 12 horsepower. This type of diesel engine is relatively cheap, but the market price is indeed around one thousand yuan, which is very rare and precious in this era.
However, Huo Jinyun had indeed seen it before at the research institute where he was doing his internship, and knew the principle of this diesel engine, which was actually not that difficult.
After carefully checking the diesel engine water pump, he fiddled with it for a few more times and reinstalled it.
The old master stood by and watched Huo Jinyun dismantle and reinstall the equipment he had installed with great difficulty. His eyes were almost filled with anger. "I don't care anymore. I really don't care about your business anymore. I'm going back now!"
The members nearby also looked at Xiao Dingkun with suspicion. He really dared to do such a thing. Is this okay?
Chen Youfu wiped the sweat off his face, stood there, gritted his teeth and said nothing.
Anyway, there has to be someone who can do it. If he himself can't do it, and neither can the other members, he can only rely on the educated youth. The other educated youth may not be willing to wade into this muddy water, so Huo Jinyun is the only hope.
Huo Jinyun didn't even pay attention to the old man. He acted as if he didn't hear anything and continued to reinstall things in an orderly manner, and asked Xiao Dingkun to help him.
Fubao peeked in from a distance and saw Xiao Dingkun helping Huo Jinyun hold the wrench and tighten the last screw. Then he began to turn his hands like the old master before.
Everyone stared with their eyes wide open and stretched their necks to look, afraid of missing a single glance.
Xiao Dingkun's powerful arms turned his hand so fast that even water droplets splashed out.
Everyone held their breath, staring at the spinning hands, waiting for a miracle.
Even the old man from before was staring at the diesel engine with a frown.
At this moment, suddenly, the dark green painted machine made a "thump thump thump" sound.
Everyone was frightened and subconsciously took a step back.
"What's going on?"
People looked at Chen Youfu for help. Could it be that this magic trick was broken?
The face of the old master next to him suddenly turned red. He stared at Huo Jinyun without saying a word.
Chen Youfu leaned over and said, "Jinyun, Dingkun, what's going on? Why is there such a big noise?"
Huo Jinyun didn't answer, but silently turned the gate next to him.
As soon as he turned the gate, he heard a gurgling sound from the soft plastic pipe connected to the diesel engine.
Everyone's eyes were immediately drawn to the soft plastic tube and stretched far away.
The first person to see it was Chen Youliang, who shouted, "There's water in the pipe! There's water!"
When he shouted, everyone saw that water in the hose was flowing up from the river. The hose, which was originally flat, swelled up inch by inch. The water flowed like a snake, crawling to the outlet of the hose and spraying out, splashing water everywhere.
"The water came up on its own. It really came up on its own!"
"My God, what a magic trick!"
All the members of the Pingxi Production Brigade were shocked. They stared at the water that had climbed out of the river and almost jumped up in excitement.
"This is truly a living god!!"
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