Chapter 267 255: So fast
Yang Weimin had already taught Zhou Huaian how to install the plow. "Ding Dingmao, Erchun, are you two going together or are you waiting here for me?"
Zhou Yiding waved his hand, "Go and study hard!"
Zhou Huaian drove the tractor past the private plot and arrived at the wasteland. "Brother, this hilltop is contracted by the four of us brothers. The land we want to plow belongs to our family."
Yang Weimin stood on the tractor and looked around. "The high places need to be leveled, and then the leveled soil should be used to fill the low-lying areas, otherwise water will easily accumulate on rainy days!"
"Chunyan said that we don't need to fill up the low-lying areas, but dig a few water storage wells along the terrain to facilitate watering in the future."
"Is there no ravine with flowing water here?"
"There is no ravine." Zhou Huaian pointed to the cliff in front, "There is a culvert under the cliff. I don't know how deep the water is. I heard from my grandfather that they used to go there to fetch water when the weather was dry."
"It would be great if there was electricity in the mountains, so we could buy a water pump to irrigate the fields."
"I can't wait for electricity to be connected soon. Once the light cord is pulled, the house will be bright and comfortable!" I can also buy a TV, a tape recorder, and that thing called a refrigerator. When Zhou Huaian thought of this, he suddenly realized that there were many places to spend money!
"Yes, everyone wants to have electricity sooner!" Yang Weimin said as he got on the tractor and said, "I'll take you for a couple of laps. Watch my movements carefully."
"Yes!" Zhou Huaian followed.
While driving the tractor, Yang Weimin explained loudly, "Hold the handle tightly with both hands, shift gears while steering, shift gears step by step from low speed, don't be impatient, and be careful to prevent the plow body from sliding sideways..."
"When the area of land is large, in order to reduce the empty rows when turning, it can be divided into several small areas, and the first area can be plowed first using the inward turning method..."
The first area should be turned inwards, the second area should be turned outwards, or vice versa...When tilling the land, be careful to leave the furrows on the higher ground..."
"After each plowing, the plowshare must be cleaned promptly to avoid residues remaining on the plowshare that would affect the next plowing."
Zhou Huaian watched his movements and carefully wrote down some of the key points he said.
The old man and Zhou's father stood at the edge of the field, watching the tractor rumbling forward and soon plowing a large area.
"Old man, machines are still the best!"
"Yes! Young people are smarter than us!" The old man said, glancing at him, "The youngest has grown up. You should give him some face in the future and don't beat or scold him in front of others."
Zhou's father said embarrassedly: "He is my biological son, not an adopted child. If he behaves well, I don't want to hit him!" Beating and scolding are just a warning to prevent him from relapsing!
The old man rolled his eyes at him in dissatisfaction, "Ever since your mother passed away, you two have either beaten or scolded him. Not only has the youngest child not learned well, but he has become lazier and more stupid!"
He paused, then continued, "I've told you before that the youngest is a pushover, so don't beat or scold him for no reason. Talk to him nicely, and he'll listen.
You just won't listen. When someone comes to complain, you beat and scold your own child without knowing the truth! You are already in your forties, but you are not as sensible as Chunyan!"
The old man's words made Zhou's father blush. Thinking back to the past few months, the youngest daughter-in-law never yelled at the youngest son, but spoke kindly to him every day and praised him from time to time. Not only did the youngest son not give up, he became more and more motivated as he worked harder!
The couple discussed and agreed with each other. Not only did they help their brother and sister-in-law make money, they also found ways to make money for the family. Guilan and I used to beat and scold the youngest child at every turn, but maybe we were really wrong!
Thinking of this, he changed the subject awkwardly, "Old man, the tractor is so fast, we can just buy a cow to do the work."
"Chunyan and her sisters-in-law said they wanted to buy some cows to put at the bottom of the pit over there. When the house is repaired, we will go find a livestock dealer to pick out a few calves for them, as well as a ram and two ewes."
"Yes, we will find two more cattle dealers to pick out some strong ones."
At this time, Zhou Huairong and his brothers also came, followed by Zhou Jiaming, who was sweating profusely, "Grandpa, it's time to eat."
"Yes, we'll leave after your father finishes plowing this field."
Zhou Jiaming exclaimed, "Wow, Daddy is so fast!" He ran towards the tractor, "Daddy, Uncle Yang is ready to eat."
The tractor was making a rumbling sound, and Zhou Huaian could not hear his shouting.
Everyone looked at the soil being turned up quickly and exclaimed, "It's so fast. We plowed such a large area in less than two hours."
"Old man, you bought the right tractor!"
Father Zhou smiled and nodded, "You bought the right one. You won't have to worry about tilling the land in the future! You should hurry up and clean up the stones, and don't make the plow head of the machine blunt."
"Got it!"
Zhou Huaian was stopped by Zhou Jiaming. He turned off the engine and got down from the driver's seat. Zhou Jiaming immediately climbed up and fumbled around. "Dad, how do you drive?"
"Hold it open with both hands. You are too weak to hold it open!"
"Oh! I heard from Xiong Laokou that his father practiced Kung Fu when he was in the army. When I go to the army and practice Kung Fu, I will be able to help him when I come back."
"Yes, Dad will wait until you return from the army to help me snatch his militia company commander and avenge me!"
Zhou Jiaming patted his chest and took the responsibility, "No problem!"
Yang Weimin looked at his uncle and nephew with amusement, "I heard that there are several types of troops in the army. If you are flexible and smart, you may be selected as a scout, special forces, or air force..."
Zhou Jiaming looked at him with sparkling eyes, "Uncle Yang, does being in the Air Force mean flying planes?"
"That's right! Being in the Air Force is comfortable, I'll be flying in the sky from now on!"
"I'm going to join the army and be an air force pilot!"
Zhou Huaian glanced at him and said, "Next time someone says that being a soldier can also make cannons, are you going to make cannons again?"
"Build a cannon?" Zhou Jiaming weighed the pros and cons in his mind, and still felt that flying in the sky was more impressive. "Forget it, I'd better join the Air Force and fly a plane."
"Do you think the Air Force is the corn cobs in our private plots that you can pick at will? If you don't study hard, you can't even be an ordinary soldier!"
"Oh!" Zhou Jiaming thought of his terrible grades and sighed, "Dad, you don't know how difficult it is to study!"
Zhou Huaian glanced at him and asked, "So you still want to be in the Air Force?"
"Dad, why are you just like me? You're not fun at all!" Zhou Jiaming looked at him with resentment and ran away.
Yang Weimin said with a smile: "Huaian, your nephew is so fun to play with."
"He used to look mature and sensible, but now he's become naughty. When he saw us digging herbs to sell, he said he didn't want to study anymore and wanted to dig herbs with me to make money!"
"It's better to study if you can. The educated can earn good money, while the uneducated can only earn hard labor money!"
"Did you do well in school?"
"We wanted to study but there was no one to teach us! The teachers were standing on the stage with a dog shit basket hanging on their backs!"
(End of this chapter)
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