Master Cao, who was in charge of the water pump, had been staying at Song Yuangang's house for the past two days. He was very tired after a busy day and went to bed early. However, when he got up at night, something went wrong.
He didn't look at his feet as he was walking outside, and ended up tripping over something on the ground. His head hit a brick, and blood immediately appeared. His arm was also badly injured, and he lay on the ground, unable to move.
He called for help a few times, but it was late at night and everyone was fast asleep, and his voice was low, so Song Yuangang and the others didn't hear it.
Master Cao was lying on the ground with dried blood on his face. I don’t know how much time had passed, but when Zhang Aiyu got up at night and went out with a kerosene lamp, she was caught off guard and saw Master Cao on the ground. She was so scared that she screamed.
"ah!"
The noise woke up the sleeping Song Yuangang. He rushed out and walked to Zhang Aiyu's side. While comforting her, he asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"There's someone over there, you...you go and take a look." Zhang Aiyu was frightened when she suddenly saw a person lying on the ground in her own home in the middle of the night.
Song Yuan frowned as soon as he heard this. He took the kerosene lamp and walked towards the direction Zhang Aiyu pointed. With the dim light, he recognized that the person below was Master Cao.
"Master Cao?" Song Yuan was stunned and quickly ran to his side. When he got closer, he saw that his face was covered in blood.
Song Yuangang was startled and quickly called Zhang Aiyu to ask her to go find Old Yang. Knowing that the man was Master Cao and seeing how badly he had fallen, Zhang Aiyu was no longer afraid. She quickly went back inside to find a piece of clothing to put on, then ran out with the kerosene lamp in the main room to call for help.
When Old Yang came over, he was given some simple medicine to stop the bleeding, but he couldn't bear any more.
After seeing Old Yang off, Song Yuangang still felt uneasy. After all, this man was transferred from the county to help their brigade fight drought. If anything happened to him, it would be difficult to explain. On top of that, he was really worried about Master Cao's health.
However, it was still dark outside, and even though Song Yuangang was worried and anxious, he could only wait until dawn to send the person to the hospital.
Song Yuan had been on guard for two hours. As soon as it was light outside, he went out to call for help, and then went out with several brigade cadres.
Master Cao was immediately sent to the town hospital.
After the doctor's examination, Master Cao was found to be fine, but the fall was quite severe, so he needed to stay in the hospital for another day for observation. After all, Master Cao was nearly fifty years old this year, so he had to be extra careful even after a fall.
Master Cao woke up soon. He looked at Song Yuangang, then looked at where he was, and realized what had happened.
"Master Cao, you're awake. Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?" Song Yuangang asked.
Master Cao shook his head, threw back the quilt and was about to get out of bed: "It's nothing, we can go back now, everyone in the team should be waiting."
Song Yuangang quickly stopped him: "Master Cao, don't worry about this. You should recover first. The doctor said you need to stay here for a day for observation. Let's put the brigade's affairs aside for now."
Master Cao was stunned. "How can this be possible? If I stay here, won't the land in the brigade be unable to be irrigated?"
"It won't take a day or two. I will take care of this matter. You can just rest here in peace."
"Fengchun, you stay here and take care of Master Cao. I'll go back to the team first."
"Captain..." Master Cao wanted to say something, but Song Yuangang had already walked away in a hurry, so he had to give up.
Song Yuangang did not stop along the way and hurried back to the Hongqi Production Brigade.
At this moment, most of the people in the team had heard about this incident and were discussing it together: "I don't know how Master Cao is doing now. I hope he is okay."
"Old Yang said that when we got there, Master Cao had lost quite a bit of blood, staining the ground red. That morning, the team leader took everyone to the town hospital. It looks like it's a serious condition."
"It's just a fall, it shouldn't be a big deal, right?"
"Let's hope so. I wonder if they can come back before noon."
Everyone's face was filled with worry, and they couldn't help but sigh and say, "Oh, what's going on? We finally got someone to help us use the pump, and we were almost done watering the fields when this happened."
"Yes, it would take less than a day to water everything with a pump. But Master Cao is not here right now, and I don't know when he will be back."
"Should we just wait here, or continue to carry water to irrigate the fields?"
After seeing the convenience and speed of the water pump,
When they were asked to carry water for the fields themselves, they felt that the efficiency was too low. Moreover, even if the entire team worked like this for a whole day, they would not be able to irrigate much land.
"Let's wait a little longer and see if the captain will come back later."
After he finished speaking, someone saw Song Yuangang's figure not far away and immediately said, "Hey, the captain is back."
When he said this, the others also looked up and saw that it was indeed Song Yuan who had just returned. They gathered around him and asked, "Captain, how is Master Cao now? Is he okay?"
"Why didn't Master Cao come back with you? Are you going to town later?"
Some people asked more directly: "Captain, what are we going to do about watering the fields now that Master Cao is not here?"
This is a question that many people are concerned about, but because Master Cao was injured, everyone is embarrassed to speak out.
Song Yuangang had been thinking about this all the way. The drought was severe, and farmers like him depended on the crops for their livelihoods, so this was their top priority. However, Master Cao had a head injury and a scraped arm, and the doctor had told him to stay for a day for observation. He couldn't just leave him alone and bring him back.
But if he is not here now, and there is no one else in the team who can operate the water pump, what should they do with the fields?
Although only less than one-third of the land was left, the Yuejin Production Brigade next door had more than that. Two days ago, he and Gao Zhifu had agreed that after the land in their brigade was watered, they would go to their brigade to help.
But this accident immediately disrupted their previous ideas.
However, there was no other way now. Song Yuangang frowned and replied, "Master Cao is fine, but he needs to stay in the hospital for a day for observation. If he is fine tomorrow, he can come back."
"Master Cao is not here and the water pump cannot be used. Let's temporarily use the previous method of carrying water to irrigate the fields." We can only wait until Master Cao comes back.
However, it was a bit unfair to let a wounded soldier start working in the hot sun as soon as he got back. But Song Yuangang didn't have time to think about it at the moment, so he just took it one step at a time.
He would have to hurry to the Yuejin Production Brigade later to talk to Gao Zhifu about this matter so that he could prepare in advance.
When Song Yuangang said he would continue to carry water, the people in the team were not unhappy.
But looking at the blue machine parked there, they were a little eager to move, and someone said:
"Captain, we've been watching for two days now. Why don't we try to pump out the water ourselves?"
"Yes, let's try it ourselves first. If it really works, we can water all the fields in the brigade today."
"It doesn't look too difficult. Let's just follow Master Cao's steps. It shouldn't be wrong."
When the people around heard this, they immediately said, "Are you crazy? Do you know how much that pump costs? How dare you try it blindly? What if it breaks?"
"Let's not talk about anything else. Even if we can try to pump out the water, how are we going to move such a big thing to the land in the south?"
"I think we should do what the team leader said first. Let's carry water to irrigate the fields first. When Master Cao comes back, we'll be done watering everything soon."
The person who spoke first said, "There are so many of us, we can try to push it through."
Some people thought Master Cao's operation wasn't difficult, and they might be able to succeed. But many were hesitant. Firstly, the pump was too expensive, and they were worried about damaging it. Secondly, they were hesitant. After all, they had only seen it a few times, so how could they operate it?
People on both sides expressed their opinions, and Song Yuangang remained silent and did not interrupt them. He was also thinking in his mind, thinking that it might be worth a try, but at the same time he considered its value.
At this moment, someone suddenly said, "By the way, didn't the Song family have a place for driving lessons before?"
After he mentioned this, everyone remembered it. However, they then remembered that Song Jianye had given up his driving school spot to Song Jianshe, and it seemed like they hadn't seen Song Jianshe for a while.
"Where's Jianshe? Is he at home now? Or is he still learning to drive in the county?"
"I've been learning this for half a year, so I should have learned it by now, right?"
The old Song family member who was being talked about could no longer stand quietly at the back. When someone asked, Song Aiguo replied, "He went there a few days ago. He said the driving instructor took him to practice a few times."
"That means I'm not at home, alas."
At this time, someone nearby asked with hope: "Ao Ai, have you learned how to drive yet?"
Song Aiguo hesitated for two seconds, and finally nodded in agreement. Not only him, but his two younger brothers Song Aimin and Song Jianye also learned it.
However, it has always been just talk and has never been put into practice.
So, they were a little nervous, worried that the team would ask them to try out the pump, but at the same time, they were also a little excited.
Song Aiguo is really interested in driving. Even these two days, he was particularly curious when watching Master Cao operating the water pump. When Master Cao was busy, he would even come up to him and ask a few questions, and Master Cao would patiently answer him.
When people heard that Song Aiguo had learned to drive, they couldn't help but say, "Since Aiguo has learned to drive, let's let him try it."
"Will this work? After all, Aiguo has never driven a real car."
"And the two cars are different, right?"
Song Yuangang also looked at Song Aiguo, and saw the hesitation and eagerness on his face. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Don't worry, let's go over there first and let Aiguo see if he's sure."
Whether you try this or not, there is still some room for improvement.
Song Aiguo didn't know whether to refuse or agree. Hearing Song Yuangang's words, he felt relieved. He could study it closely and combine it with the theories he had learned before. Maybe he could really give it a try.
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