A group of people came to the door of Song Yuangang's house, where the blue diesel pump was parked. Everyone gathered around and looked at it curiously, but when they saw Song Aiguo, they consciously made way for him.
Feng Guizhi and Song Jianye were both at the back and did not squeeze to the front at this moment. They just watched quietly from behind the crowd.
Song Jianye saw his elder brother's interest in the car, so he did not step forward at this time. Anyway, no matter who it was, as long as they helped the team, it would be a good thing.
Song Aiguo didn't think about anything else at this moment. He walked over to the pump and carefully examined it twice. He found that it was similar to what Song Jianshe had taught him about driving a car. There was a clutch, an accelerator, a brake...
To be on the safe side, he thought it over twice in his mind. After deciding that there shouldn't be any problems, he turned to look at Song Yuangang: "Captain, I can give it a try."
Hearing him say that, he was confident, and Song Yuangang felt happy. Moreover, he trusted the people of the Song family, so he did not hesitate any longer and went straight into the house to find the key.
"Is it really going to open?"
"Against the grain, can you do it? Is this car the same as driving a sedan?"
"Looking at how patriotic he is, it should be possible. If it were really possible, we could have finished watering the fields today!"
"Stop talking now! For safety's sake, let's get away from it. This car doesn't have eyes."
"Yes, yes, let's clear the way and let Aiguo drive it."
The people in the group didn't know whether they were afraid or trying to make way, but they all ran a long distance away, then stretched their heads and looked over here curiously.
Song Aiguo was a little nervous as he held the car keys. After all, this was all theoretical knowledge, and he had never put it into practice.
He let out a deep breath and walked over to the pump. He imitated Master Cao's movements and cranked the handle to start the car. However, after trying several times, the car would stall as soon as it made a "clang" sound.
The people in the group stretched their necks, frowned, and said, "Is it not working? Is it because we don't have enough strength?"
"Or I can help you try, I'm very strong."
"I think we should just forget about it and wait for Master Cao to come back before watering it. It won't take long anyway."
"Since we're here, let Aiguo try again."
Song Aiguo did not
To listen to what they were saying, he took off the handle and screwed it back on, then took a breath and started shaking it with a serious face, one circle, two circles... At the beginning the speed was very slow, and then the speed increased. At this time, the "dengdengdeng" sound of the engine also sounded from low to high, evenly and loudly!
The car started! The roaring sound filled everyone's ears.
The team's eyes lit up, and they began to look forward to the next move. Seeing that the first step was successful, Song Aiguo's confidence increased a lot. Then he put his hands away, raised his foot, and sat on it.
Then he followed the steps Song Jianshe had taught him before, stepped on the clutch, shifted gears, and stepped on the accelerator... The car shook rhythmically, and then, it really moved!
"It's gone! The car really drove away!" Everyone in the team was excited, with a look of disbelief on their faces.
"That's really great, patriotism can really drive!"
"That's good. We can finish watering the fields today."
"Oh my, Aiguo is amazing. He can actually get started so quickly."
"Aiguo, you practice first and see if you can go to the fields later! Don't worry, we will take care of the watering. You just need to be responsible for driving it."
“…”
Not only the people in the team were excited, but Song Aiguo was the same. He looked at the car under him and felt a sense of satisfaction and pride in his heart.
After that, he drove the pump for a while, and when he felt it was about time, a large group of people followed him and started to water the dry land.
After all, it was Song Aiguo's first time to drive a watering can, and he was not used to it yet, so he was a little slow. However, he managed to finish watering the remaining land in the team before dark.
He felt relieved and extremely happy at the same time.
The people in the brigade were of course also happy. Firstly, their food supply was saved, and secondly, they no longer had to carry water. So now they were all praising Song Aiguo:
"I've finished watering the fields. Now I can put my worries aside."
"Thanks to Aiguo, if it weren't for you, we would probably still be carrying water right now."
"Aiguo, did you learn to drive from Jianshe? I didn't expect you to learn it so well. You can get the hang of it without even driving once. You're really amazing." As he said that, he gave Song Aiguo a thumbs up.
Song Aiguo listened to everyone's words and could only wave his hands, not knowing what to say.
"Don't be modest, you are our team leader now.
A great hero."
"And Jianye! If it weren't for Jianye, our team wouldn't have been allocated a water pump. Thanks to you two brothers, you've really made a great contribution to our team~!"
"Yes, if it weren't for you two, a lot of beans in the field would have died of drought by now."
“…”
Mrs. Tian was listening to everyone in the team praising Song Aiguo and Song Jianye. Her face turned very ugly. She turned her head and glanced at Feng Guizhi, then walked away.
Feng Guizhi glanced at her without any extra reaction, but when she looked at Song Aiguo who was surrounded by the crowd, she frowned slightly.
Sure enough, after the praise, some people in the team started to have ideas and said tentatively: "Aiguo, the work in the team will be easy from now on. You see you are such a good driver. When you have time, can you teach us too?"
The people nearby heard it and quickly echoed: "Me too, I want to learn too."
"Me, I want to learn too. Although I'm a little slow, if I love teaching, I will definitely study hard."
"Although I may not be able to drive a car in this lifetime, it would be a good thing if I could learn how to drive one. What if the country develops in the future and we can actually drive one?"
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha...yes, if our motherland becomes prosperous in the future and every household can afford a car, then won't we be able to drive one directly then?"
"Yes, just in case, hahahaha..."
When Song Aiguo heard they all wanted to learn, he didn't know how to respond. He could certainly teach them, but he wasn't sure he could do it well.
At this time, Song Yuangang on the side opened his mouth to put the issue aside: "Let's talk about this later. Everyone is tired after a busy day today. Let's go back and have a meal and rest."
After saying that, he thought for a moment and then said, "How about this, I'll give you half a day off tomorrow morning, and then you can go back to work in the afternoon."
Anyway, there isn't much work to do in the fields at this time, so it's okay to take a morning break.
"Really? The captain is so open-minded!"
"I've been really exhausted these past few days. It would be great to have an extra half day to rest tomorrow."
"Thank you for being patriotic, Captain."
“…”
After a while, everyone in the team dispersed and went back.
It was getting dark at this time. Song Yuangang was talking to Feng Guizhi and Song Aiguo.
After a few words, they kept talking until they reached the door. When Feng Guizhi called him in, Song Yuan just shook his head:
"It's getting late. You guys should hurry up and make something to eat and rest. I'm going back too." After saying that, he turned and left.
Feng Guizhi did not try to persuade them to stay and went into the house with Song Aiguo and Song Jianye. Seeing that it was getting dark outside, Feng Guizhi did not delay any longer and hurried into the kitchen to prepare dinner.
However, when I went in, Chen Xiuxiu and Sun Suyun were already there. Steam was coming out of the pot and it looked like it was almost done.
"Mom, why are you back so late today?"
Chen Xiuxiu was tired a few days ago and accidentally sprained her waist. Her waist hurts a lot today. Besides, with the water pump, she doesn't need to help with anything, so she just rested at home today.
Song Aimin, Sun Suyun, and the children had all gone there in the morning, but after hearing that Master Cao had been injured and sent to the hospital, Feng Guizhi told them to go water their plots first. The children had gone to the back hills to play and had just returned.
So, now these people don’t know what is happening outside.
Feng Guizhi didn't rush to speak. Seeing that the rice in the pot was almost ready, she went to wash her face first. It was hot now, and although she hadn't done any work during the day, her clothes were still soaked with sweat.
After that, I sat down and rested for a while to cool down, and it was time to eat.
The little ones had just finished their baths and were fresh as they sat at the table to eat. They were hungry after running around all day, and the little ones ate with relish.
After eating quietly for a while, Song Aimin took a bite of his rice and asked, "How is Master Cao now? Is he back?"
"No, only the team leader came back. He said there was nothing serious, but the doctor said it would be best for him to stay for a day for observation." Song Jianye replied.
Hearing that Master Cao was fine, several people were relieved. However, they asked, "What about the brigade's land? Will they carry water to irrigate it?"
When this was mentioned, Song Jianye and Yang Yulan both looked at Song Aiguo, and then they looked at each other with smiles on their faces. Song Aimin saw that their behavior was not right, and asked doubtfully:
"What's wrong? Did something happen today?"
Seeing that they were all looking at Song Aiguo, Chen Xiuxiu was also confused: "Why are you looking at Aiguo? What's wrong with Aiguo?"
He looked at Song Aiguo strangely, and Song Aiguo was
Feeling a little embarrassed, he lowered his head and put some food into Chen Xiuxiu's bowl: "Eat more food."
Song Jianye smiled and said, "I didn't carry any water. All the fields in the brigade have been watered today. The brigade leader also said that everyone will have half a day off tomorrow morning."
Song Aimin and Chen Xiuxiu weren't focused on the "leave" part, but were instead puzzled by the first half of Song Jianye's sentence. The fields had already been watered without carrying water, so they had to have used a pump; otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible so quickly. But, the problem was, they'd just mentioned that Master Cao hadn't returned from the hospital. So, what was going on?
None of them thought about it too much, let alone connected this matter to Song Aiguo. They just asked, "What's going on? Didn't they say Master Cao didn't come back?"
Song Jianye nodded. "Yes, he didn't come back, but someone else started the pump and helped everyone water the fields."
At this point, Song Aimin still had something to understand. He turned to look at Song Aiguo and asked with a little surprise, "Could that person be Big Brother?"
Song Jianye laughed: "Isn't that just the eldest brother?"
Chen Xiuxiu, Song Aimin, and Sun Suyun were all surprised. They hadn't expected that just one day later, Song Aiguo would surprise them like this: "Aiguo, you, when did you learn how to operate a water pump?"
"What's going on? Brother, are you going to open it yourself?"
"Brother, can you tell me what it's like to drive a car? Is the water pump easy to operate? Is it the same as driving a car?"
Song Aiguo touched his head and smiled a little embarrassedly, "I didn't think too much about it at the time. It was someone in the team who suggested it and asked me if I could drive it. Then I wanted to try it and help the team, so I went to take a look and found that it was similar to what Jianshe taught us, and then..."
"Brother." After hearing this, Song Aimin called out, then gave Song Aiguo a thumbs up.
After all, they'd only learned from Jianshe, so they theoretically knew how to drive. But they'd never even seen a car. And this time, it wasn't a car, but a water pump, something they'd never even learned to drive. They didn't know how much it was worth, but they knew it was going to be expensive. They wouldn't even dare touch it, let alone drive it. If something went wrong, no one would be able to afford the damage.
He dared to say that even if other people in the team had learned the same thing as them, no one would dare to go up and start.
But even in this situation, his elder brother dared to do it and succeeded.
"You're so brave! You're not afraid of what might happen." Chen Xiuxiu said, glaring at Song Aiguo. She was happy and proud of him, but also a little scared.
Song Aiguo waved his hands: "If I wasn't sure, I certainly wouldn't dare to drive. I made sure nothing would go wrong and anticipated the consequences before I got on. And apart from a few attempts at starting, everything went pretty smoothly afterwards."
"Even so, big brother is very powerful. If it were Ai Min, he might not dare to do it." Sun Suyun said with a smile.
Song Aimin also agreed: "Yes, if I were there today, I definitely wouldn't dare to do that."
Song Aiguo didn't believe this. He felt that if Song Aimin were there today, he would definitely do the same as him. However, there was no need to argue on this issue, so he didn't say anything.
After the adults at the table finished speaking, the children at the table heard it and looked at Song Aiguo with wide eyes: "Uncle, did you turn on the water pump today?"
"Is that the water pump we saw yesterday?!"
"Uncle, you are so awesome! If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have gone to the back mountain to play today. I didn't see how uncle drove! Ahhhh..."
"Dad, what's it like to drive?"
"Dad, can you still drive tomorrow? I want to see it!"
“…”
Baoya also looked at Song Aiguo with admiration in her eyes. She remembered the water pump she had seen yesterday. The person sat high up in it, and it could move forward without moving the car. Moreover, if you put that soft pipe into the river, the water inside would actually flow out by itself~!
Baoya didn't know how this worked, she just thought it was amazing. She used to think the grandfather driving the car was amazing, and now that she heard Song Aiguo could drive, she felt like her uncle was amazing too!
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