Chapter 69 Where did you learn this to cooperate with me?
Judging from his appearance alone, Wu Xingde is a very likable person, otherwise he would not have been able to disguise himself for so long in the original book.
Although his appearance was not as outstanding as Qi Fang's, he had a gentle smile, refined manners, and polite conversation. It was obvious that he had received a good education.
Not to mention Aunt Guo, Xu Wenli also felt that he was really humble. Such a great engineer actually came to their small place to thank a repairman.
It's a pity that he came at an inopportune time. Xiao Qi was seconded yesterday. Otherwise, if he had communicated with him more, he would definitely have gained a lot.
Xu Wenli felt deeply regretful, as did Wu Xingde. "What a coincidence! It's only two days away. I was thinking of asking him how he came up with the solution."
"Then ask my master." One of Xu Wenli's disciples couldn't help but interject, "That method wasn't thought up by Qi Fang alone. My master also contributed a lot."
Qi Fang stole all the limelight. Secretary Qu personally brought people from the town's machine repair factory to learn from him, and he was seconded to the county...
Wu Xingde immediately looked at Xu Wenli, who waved his hands. "I didn't contribute at all. I just helped out for a few days. All the ideas were Xiao Qi's."
"That's also helpful. Sometimes you guys, the veterans at the grassroots level, understand machinery better than us engineers at the research institute."
Wu Xingde was very good at talking, and Xu Wenli felt embarrassed after hearing it. "It's really you engineers who have made great contributions. We can only repair some things."
I told him how Qi Fang came to the small repair shop to repair RT-12, and how he was dragged by me to figure out how to repair it.
Although his language expression ability is average, he explained it in great detail. He even told Wu Xingde about the fact that two of them made a mistake in their trial and error and had to make adjustments again.
It seems that this method was indeed thought out by Qi Fang, and the two of them debugged and improved it, rather than being directly proposed by Qi Fang.
This surprised Wu Xingde. "You guys have done so much in just a few days?"
"The forest farm is desperately waiting for them," Xu Wenli said. "Xiao Qi wanted to stay in the repair shop forever those days. Sometimes he didn't even have time to eat."
That was indeed something Qi Fang would do. He used to do that in school, making it seem like everyone else wasn't working as hard as him.
Wu Xingde sneered inwardly and asked a few more questions. Judging from the small repair factory, the things were indeed thought up bit by bit by Qi Fang and Xu Wenli.
Seeing that he couldn't get anything useful out of them, he thanked everyone at the small repair shop again. "Thank you all for your hard work. You're not only solving problems for the forest farm, but also for our institute and the country."
Then he asked, "Can any comrade tell me how to get to Qi Fang's house? I have something for him."
Wu Xingde took out two books from his bag. "They are books and materials related to engineering machinery. I hope he will work hard to improve himself and make more contributions to the country."
Books were rare in that era, and he took this out and said he wanted to thank Qi Fang, which was very consistent with his identity and would not arouse suspicion.
As expected, Xu Wenli immediately thanked him on Qi Fang's behalf and even asked an apprentice to take him there. "There should be someone at Xiao Qi's house at this hour."
"Is his wife home?" Wu Xingde asked the disciple, "Qi Fang is not here, is it inappropriate for me to come here like this?"
"It's okay. His wife and grandmother are also at his house. There are always people at home during the day."
"His wife's grandmother is also at his house?" Wu Xingde showed a little surprise at the right time.
"It's not just grandma. His wife and brother are also at his house. He's very capable."
I don't know whether this sentence is referring to Qi Fang, who raised a whole family, or Yan Xue, who let Qi Fang raise the whole family.
Anyway, when they arrived at Yan Xue's house, Wu Xingde had already said a lot of words without saying a word. He thanked the other party at the door and prepared to go in.
After all, Yan Xue had met him before, and some of the things he wanted to talk to Yan Xue about were not suitable for others to hear.
Wu Xingde waited until the other party walked away before he raised his hand and knocked on the door. He knocked for a long time, but no one answered.
Wasn't there always someone home? And he knocked so loudly that even the dog inside barked.
He knocked twice more, but still no one answered. Seeing that the courtyard door seemed to be open, Wu Xingde simply pushed the door open and went in.
“Someone is…”
Before he could even ask a single word, two dark shadows pounced towards him.
The two dogs in the family were already quite large, and they were descendants of hunting dogs, so they looked quite fierce. This pounce really scared Wu Xingde.
He stepped back quickly, tripped over the door behind him, and almost lost his balance.
Just when he was in a panic, someone came out and stopped the two dogs in the house. Only then did he see clearly that they were just two puppies.
"I'm sorry." The young girl smiled apologetically. "I was in the backyard just now and didn't hear any noise from here. Are you scared?"
What could Wu Xingde say? He could only generously say that he was fine.
Just as he finished speaking, the young girl saw his face and paused again, "You are not that..."
He was startled and thought that Qi Fang had told the other party his identity.
But then I thought about it and felt that it was unlikely. Qi Fang was an introverted person who didn't talk much, and since it involved a teacher, he wouldn't easily mention it to other people.
What Qi Fang would do is to keep something in his heart and lick his wounds by himself.
Sure enough, the other party thought for a long time and said, "The man who went to the mountain to find Qi Fang that day and was beaten by Qi Fang."
Wu Xingde didn't know how she saw him being beaten and was so impressed, but it was obvious that she didn't know that he was Qi Fang's senior brother, nor was she aware of the grudge between them.
This was very beneficial for him. Wu Xingde smiled and said, "Qi Fang hasn't told you about me, right? I'm Qi Fang's senior brother, and we have the same teacher."
It turned out that he was betting on Qi Fang's character. He would not tell her about the old grudges and wanted to start with her.
Yan Xue discovered that this person still understood Qi Fang. If she had not shown enough courage, Qi Fang would rather keep it to himself than let her worry.
So this person didn't understand her. Yan Xue deliberately showed a little surprise, "Qi Fang has a senior brother? Then why did he hit you?"
This made Wu Xingde smile bitterly, "There's a misunderstanding between us." He looked inside again, "This is not easy to talk about. Can I go in and talk about it?"
It made him seem like he had a lot of difficulties. Yan Xue almost laughed when she heard it. She turned her head and glanced at the two dogs at home, "Then come in."
Isn't it just a competition of who can pretend better? Yan Xue also wanted to see what he was up to.
Wu Xingde thought Yan Xue's look was a sign of vigilance and caution, as if she was using the two dogs at home to give herself courage.
This was consistent with what he had heard from his last brief contact with her. She was a cautious person, but she came from a rural background and had not received much education, so her knowledge was limited.
This made him more confident in what he was about to say. He lowered his voice as he entered the room and asked, "Qi Fang is going to be in big trouble, do you know?"
He was actually here to scare her. Yan Xue immediately showed her anger, "You are the one who is in big trouble! Our Qi Fang is doing very well. He was just seconded to the county."
"It's because he was seconded to the county that such a disaster happened." Wu Xingde was not surprised by her reaction at all. "Why else do you think the county must have him?"
Yan Xue showed some hesitation, but still mostly didn't believe it. "Stop talking nonsense. Being seconded to the county is obviously a good thing."
"Then do you know how our teacher died?" Wu Xingde asked again, "Do you know why a college student like him would end up in this mountain valley working as a lumberjack?"
He asked questions one after another. Although Yan Xue said nothing on the surface and remained calm, her sitting posture was somewhat stiff.
Wu Xingde noticed this and immediately broke the news: "Our teacher was arrested for treason and leaking state secrets."
Yan Xue clutched the seat tightly, her panic evident. "Really? Why haven't I heard Qi Fang mention this before?"
"How dare he tell you that?" Wu Xingde said pointedly, "The last time I came here, I wanted to persuade him to be more cautious. Unfortunately, he didn't listen and even got into a fight with me. Now the higher-ups are investigating what happened back then, and they've traced it back to him."
Anyone who had experienced that before would be fearless. Sure enough, Yan Xue panicked even more, even to the point of being at a loss. "Then, then what should we do?"
Wu Xingde was waiting for her to say this, "Qi Fang, is there anything wrong with anything? If so, deal with it quickly. Burn what can be burned, destroy what can be destroyed."
After he finished speaking, his eyes behind the lenses were fixed on Yan Xue, not missing a single subtle expression on Yan Xue's face. "After all, it's been so long since the incident happened. As long as there's no evidence."
He still felt that Qi Fang had a trick up his sleeve, otherwise how could the solution Qi Fang came up with be better than theirs at the same time?
Maybe Qi Fang took the things with him when he went out, so he didn't notice it.
It’s easy to hide it from outsiders, but it’s hard to hide it from your partner, who may find some clues.
Under his gaze, Yan Xue seemed to have thought of something, but before he could explore further, she breathed a sigh of relief, "That's okay."
The turn of events happened so quickly that Wu Xingde had no time to react. She even changed the subject, "Brother, where do you work now?"
When someone wanted to talk to her about where she worked, Wu Xingde's expression froze for a moment. "In the research institute."
"So you guys who study mechanics have to deal with soil and earth all the time, right?"
This was another confusing question, and Wu Xingde casually replied, "Currently, domestic production mainly focuses on tractors, with relatively few excavators and bulldozers."
"That's a lot of dust." Yan Xue seemed to have finally found something to say, and she became more talkative. "I have some black fungus here. Does your research institute want it? It's good for clearing the lungs."
Before Wu Xingde could react, she went out and brought back a bag. "These are all dried at home, but they can't be sold at a high price locally."
As he spoke, he introduced to Wu Xingde the benefits of eating wood ear mushrooms, and even grabbed a handful and insisted on showing it to Wu Xingde, obviously hoping that Wu Xingde could help him make some connections.
Not to mention that the research institute is thousands of miles away, even if it is not far, Wu Xingde is not in charge of purchasing, and he has no time to take care of her trivial matters.
Seeing that Yan Xue was talking endlessly, he was still thinking about the previous topic, so he had to ask about the price.
"It's four yuan a pound locally, but your institute probably doesn't have it. If we go over here, it's bound to cost double that."
Double the price, she really dared to ask for it. I don't know how Qi Fang fell in love with her, is it simply because she is beautiful, or is it because she is a little smart but not much, easy to manipulate?
Wu Xingde really didn't want to listen to her nonsense, so he simply bought five pounds with his own money, saying that he would take it back to the research institute to try it first, and then turned back to the previous topic.
He even specifically reminded Yan Xue to be careful and to clean up anything, but then Yan Xue snorted, "It was just a broken notebook, and some idiot stole it a long time ago. I don't know what's so precious about it, but he blamed me for going back home after losing it."
The idiot who stole the notebook, Wu Xingde: "..."
In the end, he didn't get any information and spent 40 yuan to buy a bag of black fungus. When he came out, Wu Xingde's face was not very good.
But Qi Fang's wife was so scared and didn't say anything else. Could it be that he was just being too suspicious?
That shouldn't be the case. He's been studying that notebook for months. Even if he's not as talented as Qi Fang, he shouldn't be this far behind...
Thinking about the pressure from above, he rubbed his aching head and could only hope for some progress on the other side.
After everyone left, the second old lady from the opposite side came out and took a look at the money Yan Xue was counting. She asked, "Have you sold all those chopped wood ears?"
"Yeah." Yan Xue's eyes curved. "I was planning to keep some for my family, but since he's here, I'll help Qi Fang get some interest back first."
The second old lady was an understanding person, so she didn't ask any more questions after hearing this. "Just know the answer yourself."
Yan Xue also put away the money and stopped smiling. "I have to find time to go to the county one of these days. Grandma, please help me with my work."
People have come to her house to scare her, so she has to go to Qi Fang to see if he is really in trouble.
Moreover, Wu Xingde really didn't take her or Qi Fang seriously. After saying so much, he didn't tell her not to tell Qi Fang.
He was certain that they didn't know about the transfer order, and even if she told Qi Fang, they wouldn't be able to connect the dots?
The county machinery factory really didn't know that they were aware of the transfer order. After all, the things had not been issued yet and were directly withheld by Qu Mingli.
The engineer named Shen has been trying to get Qi Fang to talk to him, to see if he can completely solve the loopholes in the hydraulic system.
But Qi Fang was a man of few words. He would never say more than one word. He just focused on his work and worked overtime for an average of four hours a day.
When Engineer Shen received Wu Xingde's call, he was almost going crazy. "Is this Qi Fang you're looking for still human?"
That's why every time he made a phone call, he would give a cigarette to the person in the security room and ask them to go out and smoke, leaving him some space, otherwise it would definitely attract attention.
"I know there's a lot of pressure from above, and some people say our research is a waste, worse than the previous transmission system, but he has to be able to solve it. Do you know what he does every day? Make parts, install them, make parts, install them. He doesn't do anything else."
Engineer Shen was confused. "We can't do anything about it, but he, a mere mechanic, can do it? Are you under too much pressure and are you using anything as a lifeline? Don't say I didn't put pressure on him. Now the machinery factory is wondering if he came up with the solution, and he hasn't responded."
There has indeed been some discussion in the county machinery factory recently. If Qi Fang can only make parts, then couldn't they just borrow someone from the Chengshui Machine Repair Factory? Why did they have to poach him?
Ultimately, what they wanted was not to slow down the loss of components, but to completely solve the problem, but Qi Fang obviously did not give them a satisfactory performance.
"Okay, okay, I'll do as you taught me and motivate him more." After all, the other party was the main person in charge of the project, so Engineer Shen gave him some face.
But the man came out of the guard room with a bad look on his face, which made the apprentice who came to find him pause before stepping forward.
Seeing the apprentice, he felt even more annoyed. "Is your master's hydraulic system broken again?"
Since the replacement of the 50-type skidder, the old batch of tractors have been idle. The county machinery factory selected a few that are in good condition and prepared to convert them into bulldozers for road construction.
After all, compared with agricultural and forestry machinery such as tractors, domestic construction machinery such as excavators and bulldozers are more scarce, and many of them are modified by themselves.
This is the first time that the county machinery factory has modified its equipment. They have no experience and the hydraulic system has problems all the time. This is not the first time they have asked him for help.
Engineer Shen was so overworked that he was a bit irritable. He didn't have the time to care about them. "I haven't slept much in several days. I won't understand it even if I go there. You might as well go find Qi Fang."
At this point, he could barely contain his sneer. "It just so happens that he's in high spirits, never tires of working, and is also familiar with hydraulic systems."
How could he have thought of the previous solution if he was not familiar with it? Since Qi Fang was capable, he should do more work. He wanted to see if Qi Fang could come up with a solution.
Engineer Shen was determined to pass the blame to Qi Fang, and the apprentice was in a dilemma. He didn't know how to tell his master after returning.
When Master Hong saw him coming back with his head down, hesitant to speak, he knew what was going on. "Master Shen doesn't want to come?"
"He said he hadn't slept much in several days and couldn't understand what was happening here." The apprentice told the truth.
They were the ones who asked for help, and they weren't even asking anyone from our factory. Master Hong had no other options. "Forget it, let's see for ourselves."
"He also told me to go find Qi Fang. Qi Fang is in good spirits and is familiar with the hydraulic system." The apprentice was obviously dissatisfied.
Master Hong paused after hearing this and said, "Then go find Qi Fang and try."
The apprentice was a little surprised, "Are you really looking for one?"
"Is there any other way besides asking you?" Master Hong looked back at the machine he had taken apart. "It won't take much time anyway. We can't figure it out on our own anyway."
The apprentice thought so and went to look for Qi Fang again, but he didn't know whether Qi Fang was willing to come and show them.
Arriving at Qi Fang's workshop, I told him what happened. Qi Fang put down the parts in his hand and asked, "Modify the bulldozer?"
This clearly showed interest, and the apprentice nodded. "I just don't know what's wrong. The hydraulic system keeps breaking down. It breaks down every time I use it."
Tractors used to use old hydraulic systems, which had no design flaws and had been used for many years without any problems. Now that they have been replaced with bulldozers, problems have suddenly occurred. The only possible reason is that the bulldozers were not properly modified.
Qi Fang pondered and was about to say something when someone outside suddenly shouted, "Qi Fang, someone's looking for you!"
He turned his head and the next second, a familiar petite figure came into view.
Yan Xue was wearing a red plaid scarf, which made her small face, which was the size of a palm, look pale. She was standing outside the workshop door with things in both hands.
Qi Fang didn't care about the apprentice anymore and strode over. "Why are you here?"
Yan Xue still remembered her image as a rural wife. "I'm worried about you." She lowered her voice slightly and said, "Something happened at home."
But with her personality, when she encounters a problem, she will definitely find a way to solve it herself instead of running all the way to find him.
Since they got married, there has never been anything that she couldn't solve and had to come to him for help.
Qi Fang lowered his eyes and looked at Yan Xue. Sure enough, he saw her blinking when no one was paying attention, and her eyes hinted to the side.
He paused and frowned, "What could possibly happen to me? You just worry about nothing all day long."
Qi Fang's expression was already cold, and when he frowned, he looked like he was losing his temper.
Besides, men have to save face when they are outside, and they hate women expressing their concern in a nagging manner, especially young people. People around them immediately laughed.
"Your wife is carrying so many things, don't let her stand at the door." Someone else said hurriedly.
How great! Qi Fang’s wife is here. He certainly can’t just leave her alone like this. They can also have a chance to rest.
Sure enough, although Qi Fang's expression was still not very good, he didn't say anything. He went over to take the things in his wife's hand and walked towards the lounge inside.
As soon as he entered the door, his brows relaxed. His expression was still as cold, but he seemed inexplicably more lively than before.
"You just said something happened at home. What happened?" He closed the door and asked in a low voice.
"We'll talk about this later." Yan Xue deliberately raised a finger in front of her lips and changed the subject. "Are you used to the machinery factory? I brought you a lot of food this time."
Qi Fang just played along and continued acting, "Why take those? We don't need them here."
"Do you need this?" Yan Xue smiled again and took out two boiled eggs from her pocket.
Qi Fang was about to ask what was wrong with the boiled eggs, but he paused and looked straight at Yan Xue without saying anything.
Yan Xue's eyebrows curved completely, and crescent moons flickered in his eyes. "Happy birthday, Comrade Qi Fang~"
It not only lingered in his eyes, but also lingered in his heart, causing his voice to stagnate. "It's not an important day. I would have forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it."
Before she came, he had to spend years alone in the hangar on the mountain, so how could he remember these insignificant days?
Yan Xue didn't really need to remember it, after all, she didn't even celebrate her own birthday. But when she turned over the Gregorian calendar, she found it, and since she was coming too, she simply packed him two extra boiled eggs.
She looked at the work clothes on the man and said, "I'll hold it for you first. You can eat it later when you eat."
"Yeah." Qi Fang responded, still looking at her with his peach blossom eyes, without blinking.
It's true that good-looking people look good in anything they wear. Yan Xue took advantage of the fact that there was no one else in the lounge and reached out to hook the man's chin.
This time it was light, still carrying a bit of the coolness from outside, but the man's lips still chased after him, "You provoked me."
Those three words seemed to be sentencing her to guilt. Because she was still in her work clothes and was afraid of dirtying her clothes, she didn't even come over, but only supported the door panel behind her with one hand.
But this would be too much like a wall-dong. Yan Xue felt a little oppressed by his aura and couldn't help but complain, "Where did you learn this?"
Qi Fang didn't say anything, and his eyes slowly moved from looking directly into her eyes to her rosy lips.
This couldn't even be considered a hint. Yan Xue subconsciously pursed her lips and was still wondering whether she should remind him that this was in the company's lounge when someone knocked on the door behind her.
"Um," the apprentice who had been waiting for half a day said weakly, "Master Qi, do you have time to go over and take a look?"
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