Ruan Tang walked into the village with a flashlight. The village was shrouded in darkness, with only the dog at the entrance of the village barking.
As soon as I arrived at the door of Dong's house, I heard suppressed roars coming from the Li family next door, as well as a woman's messy moans.
Ruan Tang frowned. Spring planting was a big event for the whole village. Anyone who could go to the fields would work. The Li family was so unrefined that they took time out of their busy schedule to do this work.
"Xiaohua, are you home?" Ruan Tang shouted towards the Dong family's yard.
Zhang Xiaohua came out of the east wing holding the child, "Here."
When the two of them spoke, the Li family next door suddenly became quiet.
Zhang Xiaohua nodded at the neighbors next door, signaling Ruan Tang to hurry in. "Those bastards! While everyone else is busy planting in the fields, they're busy making babies at home. Ever since Uncle Xinggen passed away, they've been fighting or doing this every other day, and they never try to hide it. We who live next door are mortified by what we hear."
This time, too, Zhang Xiaohua went to the house to feed her baby on time, and saw her eldest niece holding her daughter in fear, with the corner of her clothes being pulled by her younger brother.
This made Zhang Xiaohua very sad. After asking, she found out that they heard a woman crying miserably from next door.
Zhang Xiaohua was still a new bride, so shy that she didn't rush over to the next door to curse. If it were Dong Da's wife, she would probably have taken a kitchen knife and hacked the person to death out of grief.
"Why don't you let the three little ones sleep at my house? My grandma is home."
Zhang Xiaohua was also afraid that there would be more trouble next door, so she took the three little ones to Ji's house and slept with Grandma Ji.
As soon as the two of them took the child out, the gate of the neighboring courtyard opened.
Li Shi and Ruan Tang met each other, and Li Shi nodded shyly at them, then quickly walked towards the fields.
After arranging the three little ones, the two went to the fields.
When Aunt Dong asked why, she couldn't help cursing. "I'll go to Li Xinggen's grave and curse him someday. The Li family's reputation is being ruined by his son."
Ji Nanfeng spent three days of his three-day vacation busy in the fields.
On the last afternoon, someone from the machinery factory arrived, accompanied by the commune leader.
Director Yang came in person with the leadership team. The maintenance department had been shut down for three days. During these three days, many tractors broke down due to spring planting, and they were waiting for Ruan Tangqi to come to the rescue.
Huayang Machinery Factory is the largest factory in Hongyang County. When Mr. Xu heard the name, he asked it several times uncertainly.
Father Xu came running from the fields, and without even having time to wash his hands, he welcomed the person into his yard.
"Director Yang, my second daughter and son-in-law both work at the machinery factory. I often hear them talk about you, but seeing you today is different."
Because Secretary Hu was old and his legs were not very agile, he could not run faster than Xu's father and could only watch Xu's father lead the person to the Xu family.
Director Yang smiled politely, "So, it seems that quite a few people in our team work in the machinery factory. I wonder what your daughter and son-in-law do there?"
"My daughter works in the kitchen, and my son-in-law works in an office and is about to be promoted."
Father Xu praised his daughter and son-in-law for their devotion to the machinery factory. He even asked his daughter's family to praise the factory's leaders, trying to gain more favor for his daughter and son-in-law in front of the leaders.
Director Yang coughed lightly and signaled his assistant to interrupt Mr. Xu's request.
The assistant hurriedly asked Secretary Hu, "Where is Section Chief Ji? The leaders came here specifically to look for Section Chief Ji."
Father Xu choked and said, "Chief Ji, who is it?"
"Ji Nanfeng, Section Chief Ji." The assistant asked doubtfully, "Didn't Section Chief Ji ever say that he was the head of the security department at the machinery factory?"
Secretary Hu hurriedly said, "The Ji family is next door. I'll go look for them."
The leaders of the machinery factory hurriedly stood up and went to the next room. "Section Chief Ji is a key member of our machinery factory. He should express his condolences to the family..."
As they talked, the group went to the Ji family next door.
Xu's mother had just made a pot of tea, but when she brought it out, she found that everyone was gone. "Don't want tea?"
"What are you drinking? Drink it yourself!" No matter how unhappy he was, Father Xu still went to the Ji family next door.
When Ji Nanfeng was brought out from the fields, Xu's father said in a gloomy tone, "Nanfeng has become a section chief, yet he's still hiding it. Are you afraid that the villagers will find out about your relationship?"
Ruan Tang didn't know if she remarried to the neighboring Ji family because she knew Ji Nanfeng was more promising than her son. But when she thought about Ji Nanfeng's age and the fact that he didn't have a son, she felt relieved.
"Chief Ji, how's it going? Any news?"
Ji Nanfeng refused while washing his hands: "My wife said she doesn't want to repair cars, she likes to be a barefoot doctor in the brigade."
The leader of the machinery factory became anxious and asked Ji Nanfeng to persuade him again.
Hu Dazhi, grandson of the old secretary Hu, once told his family about Ruan Tang repairing 128 tractors in one night, and he wondered why the people from the machinery factory came there.
"Nanfeng, is it because Ruan Zhiqing can't let go of our brigade and is afraid that if he goes to work at the machinery factory, our brigade will be left without a barefoot doctor?"
"Ruan Zhiqing is a man who values friendship. While others are striving for higher positions, Ruan Zhiqing is still attached to our team and refuses to leave. But the matter of the machinery factory is also a big deal, so we can discuss it openly."
Under the coordination of Secretary Hu, the brigade recommended a new apprentice to study medicine with Ruan Tang. There was someone to prescribe medicine for minor illnesses and pains, which not only saved time but also reduced Ruan Tang's workload.
The machinery factory hired Ruan Tang as a master craftsman. He received various benefits, including priority access to housing, compared to a Level 6 master craftsman. However, he didn't have to work at the machinery factory every day. He only had to go there every night to solve difficult problems.
When she arrived at Ruan Tang's house, she was told that she had a new job.
Of course, she wouldn't mind the money, she was just afraid of delaying the machinery factory's work.
"In the past, the master repairmen could only repair three cars a day, but you can repair 128 cars in one night. What can be delayed?"
That's how it was settled.
Finally, the machinery factory thanked the Qingyun Brigade for being willing to give up Ruan Tang, a talent, and specifically informed the machinery factory in advance that they would be recruiting in three days.
"The guys who helped Ruan Tangzhi repair his car last time were all pretty good. Remember to have them come to the factory tomorrow to fill out the registration form."
In this way, the news that the machinery factory was recruiting workers spread throughout the Qingyun Brigade.
The villagers have lost interest in even planting in the spring. If a family can produce someone to support the food supply, it would be a great joyous occasion that would make their ancestral graves smoke in joy.
Many families came to the Ji family with eggs to inquire about the news, hoping that Ruan Tang and his wife could help them speak up. They had heard that the factory attached great importance to the couple.
After much deliberation, Ruan Tang and Ji Nanfeng decided to attend the class. Anyone who wanted to learn how to repair cars could attend the class, and the job exam in three days would be based on their performance.
On this day, all the young men in the village came to attend the class, including a few female educated youth.
Ruan Tang asked the female educated youth to come to the front so that they could see the structure of the tractor more clearly from a closer distance.
The class didn't end until the sun set.
"According to the machinery factory, the recruitment exam consists of a written test and a practical test. Most of you have never repaired a tractor, so you must get as many points as possible on the written test. Please review what I have taught you today."
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