Ji Xia didn't care about this personnel power, but she still reported Luo Heng's name. She really wanted to take care of Luo Heng. After all, they used to be the same kind of people.
Qin Xiao felt a sense of crisis the moment he heard Ji Xia call out Luo Heng's name. Even when he saw Luo Heng being called over with one of his sleeves empty, Qin Xiao felt so sad that he even had the urge to run away.
Luo Heng could tell at a glance that Ji Xia had served in the army before, and was in the same production team as Ji Xia. He couldn't help but think too much about how he thought about the two of them.
The number of times he had dealt with Ji Xia was neither too many nor too few. She was the kind of woman who looked very cold and ruthless, but such people were often very loyal.
If Ji Xia and Luo Heng had already had feelings for each other, Ji Xia would not change her mind even if Luo Heng broke both legs, let alone an arm.
What's more, Luo Heng's accident definitely happened in the army.
If Luo Heng had all his limbs intact, Qin Xiao felt that he could still compete with him fairly, but Luo Heng was missing half an arm. In the eyes of the world, perhaps he, as a healthy person, had the advantage, but in Ji Xia's eyes, Luo Heng was the one with the advantage.
Don’t ask Qin Xiao why he knew this, he just had this feeling.
Luo Heng was called over, still a little confused. Seeing his appearance, Ji Changgeng was a little worried, "Xia Xia, can he drive?"
Ji Xia said, "You can't drive the excavator, but you can drive the tractor. As long as you are careful, there will be no problem."
After that, Ji Xia asked Luo Heng, "If I asked you to drive a tractor, could you do it?"
Luo Heng, missing half his arm, couldn't dig, so he just kept carrying dirt. After carrying dirt all morning, his shoulder was swollen, but everyone goes through this: the skin breaks, bleeds, and scabs form, and then the scabs fade, and then it slowly heals.
Luo Heng has also made such preparations.
He hadn't thought that there were other options in life. When Ji Xia asked, he was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up. "I can drive. I learned to drive in the army. Driving a tractor shouldn't be a problem if I learn."
"Okay!" Ji Xia agreed immediately. She really had the final say on this matter. She turned to Ji Changgeng and said, "Uncle Changgeng, there are four drivers. Let's leave one seat for Luo Heng. That should be fine, right?"
Luo Heng was not from their seventh production team, but the car was brought by Ji Xia, so Ji Xia’s words naturally counted.
"What's the problem? He's an experienced guy."
Ji Changgeng asked Luo Heng to learn from one of the soldiers who drove a tractor. He only had one hand, but it was enough for him to operate it. After learning for a while, he was able to operate it on his own.
This tractor is not the 28-inch tractor, but the latest type of engineering tractor from later generations. It has a high chassis, large wheels, and tracks. Otherwise, how could it be driven to this construction site to transport soil?
After arranging all the people, Qin Xiao invited Ji Xia to go for a walk together. He had something to say to Ji Xia.
With the support of excavators and tractors, the Seventh Production Team became more and more motivated. In fact, it didn't matter if they were lazy in this situation, but everyone wanted to go back early.
When it comes to water conservancy here, the commune arranges for big pot meals, which are the kind of pig feed that Ji Xia mentioned. Their seventh production team has the conditions to eat white rice this year, but it is impossible for them to bring the rice here to cook big pot meals together.
Besides, we had to sleep in a straw hut outside at night, with the north wind howling all night long and it was extremely cold. It was no match for the kang at home.
Even with the help of excavators and tractors, the team members worked even harder. Ji Xia really admired these people. She really didn't have the motivation. Her mother didn't have time to keep an eye on her, so she followed Qin Xiao out.
"Let's get in the car!" Ji Xia suggested. It was so cold outside, and they were freezing to death standing on the embankment talking.
The two got into the car. At that time, there was no such thing as air conditioning in cars, so of course there was no heating, but the car that Ji Xia gave out, including the tractor, had heating.
In fact, it is also the recycling of engine energy, and heating does not consume more fuel.
Therefore, when Luo Heng was driving the tractor, the cab was as warm as spring and extremely comfortable, while Ji Xia had to rely on shivering to keep warm in the car.
"Your car is so broken. Really, if you get your driver's license, I suggest you drive my car. Wouldn't it be freezing to death?" Ji Xia complained.
Qin Xiao was in a somewhat unhappy mood, but he remained calm and didn't show it. "The higher-ups will be sending someone to investigate the day after tomorrow."
"Huh?" Ji Xia was stunned for a moment. He knew someone would come to investigate, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon. "Investigate what?"
"So, I have some new suggestions for you. Do you want to listen to them?" Qin Xiao was a little nervous, and he couldn't help but exert force on the armrest of the chair.
"Tell me about it!" Ji Xia said.
"Factory 21 has been merged into the 719 Institute and has become a trial production workshop of the 719 Institute. The 719 Institute will also separate a section to specialize in the research of processing equipment. This area will be under the charge of you as the chief engineer." Qin Xiao said and looked at her.
Ji Xia's expression changed constantly. First, he was calm and indifferent, then he was shocked after realizing the truth, and then he was furious. "So, the secretary over there said he wanted me to be the chief engineer and paid me 102 yuan a month. It seemed like he was promoting me, but in fact, he was just trying to cheat me, his benefactor?"
Qin Xiao saw her vivid expression, his eyes remained unchanged, but the corners of his lips could not help but curl up, and he couldn't suppress it.
He clenched his right fist to cover the corner of his lips and cleared his throat. "102 yuan, compared to your contribution, is really not much. But now, all the military districts are inquiring about your identity and constantly putting pressure on us to hand over the weapons developers who shot down US fighter jets and sank ships from the two countries. You are young, and if your salary level is raised to a very high level, it will directly expose you."
Ji Xia raised an eyebrow and looked at him, "Do you think I'm scared?"
Qin Xiao didn't dare to stroke the tiger's beard, so he just said, "Of course not. You can shoot down eight American planes in one go. Are you afraid of them? However, I think you are afraid of something."
Ji Xia was also very curious, "What would I be afraid of?"
How come I don’t know this myself?
"Trouble!" Qin Xiao was afraid that she didn't understand, "You must be afraid of trouble."
Ji Xia: ...
You seem to understand me better than I do.
"Yes, I'm afraid of trouble, so what?"
Qin Xiao said, "Actually, Secretary Zeng and the others weren't kidding you. This arrangement was made after they reported your appointment. Furthermore, the 719 Research Institute really needs your support. Whether it's the car you provided, or the blueprints and manuals, they're having a lot of trouble researching them."
"Do you think I'm stupid? If I really enter the 719 Institute, I will have to stay in that dark underground institute. Believe it or not, if you say another word, I will use missiles to blow up that broken institute for you!" Ji Xia threatened fiercely.
Qin Xiao was not surprised at all. He pursed his lips and looked at her with hopeful eyes. "I have another suggestion. Are you willing to listen?"
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