Zi Xi escorted him to the courtyard gate, handed him the remaining cloth bag containing the blueprints, and whispered some instructions.
"Okay, wait for my message."
Lu Ran gave her a deep look and nodded heavily.
After saying that, he turned around and walked with firm steps toward the commune management committee.
Zi Xi stood at the door and watched his figure disappear around the corner of the alley before returning to her book.
The office of the commune management committee was filled with the smell of smoke and old newspapers.
Director Wang, with his gray hair and reading glasses, looked repeatedly at the revised blueprints that Lu Ran handed over.
He then looked up with curiosity at the man in front of him, a once notorious troublemaker from the Lu family.
He was skeptical.
The new spirit and the urgency of spring farming recently reported in the newspapers are indeed very real.
"Lu Ran, can this thing of yours really work?"
Director Wang tapped on the blueprints, his tone cautious.
"Director, talk is cheap. If you're not comfortable with this, just set aside two plots of land in our commune's Red Flag Brigade, one old plot and one plot of land with my blueprints."
"If it doesn't work out, I'm willing to bear all the costs and will absolutely not cause any trouble for the commune!"
Lu Ran straightened his back, his eyes filled with unprecedented seriousness and confidence.
"Okay, let's give it a try, but let me make this clear beforehand: we can't let it affect production!"
This resolute promise, coupled with his willingness to take responsibility, finally moved Director Wang.
The pilot program was conducted at the Hongqi Brigade.
When the seeder, which had been skillfully modified by Lu Ran, was put into operation, it attracted a lot of villagers to watch.
At first, some people whispered among themselves about the seed planter, waiting to see this prodigal son make a fool of himself.
However, when the machine roared across the field, sowing seeds at a uniform depth and spacing, its efficiency was much faster than the old machine.
Almost all the doubts turned into exclamations of amazement.
The experienced workers gathered around the machine, marveling at it, while the brigade secretary patted Lu Ran on the shoulder, repeatedly praising it.
The results are real and tangible.
During spring sowing, the plots in the Hongqi Brigade that used the improved seeders had uniform seedling emergence, and the later management was much easier.
The news spread like wildfire, and for the first time, Lu Ran's name was linked with the tech expert and the capable person.
He completely washed away his past reputation as a slacker who only knew how to drink and gamble.
His technical talent has been officially recognized.
The success of the Red Flag Brigade quickly spread to nearby communes.
Production teams kept sending people to inquire, some even bringing tractors to our door.
Lu Ran was clearly too busy to handle everything by himself.
At this point, the knowledge Zixi had acquired once again played a crucial role.
She suggested that Lu Ran shouldn't rely on himself alone, but could organize unemployed young people with skills in the city to form a technical service team.
Lu Ran was responsible for providing core technical guidance and resolving complex issues, while the others followed along, learning from him and taking charge of basic installation and maintenance.
This division of labor was a huge relief for Lu Ran.
Lu Ran thought it was a good idea.
He found two friends he knew from the past who knew a little about fitting and were honest people, and through connections, he found two young men who were willing to learn and work hard.
And so a dynamic technical service team was born.
Lu Ran is no longer a lone wolf, but has a small but elite team.
Both families consist of young people who are willing to study and have a lot of enthusiasm.
Lu Ran standardized the installation, debugging, and basic maintenance procedures for the improved seeder and personally led them to visit several nearby production teams that came to him for help.
After a spring planting season, all the plots of land that used the improved seeders developed by their technical service team achieved visible increases in yield and efficiency.
Lu Ran's name, along with his technical service team, became a household name in the county's agricultural circles.
The former nickname "Lu the scoundrel" has been completely replaced by "Master Lu" and "Technician Lu".
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