“Thump, thump, thump.”
Jiang Datian was sitting in a chair and had fallen asleep when he suddenly heard the sound of an engine and was awakened.
He quickly opened his eyes and asked, "Is it fixed?"
Lin Mingyue gave instructions in an orderly manner, while two people beside her helped to install the parts. "We've found the problem. It should be fixed in another hour."
The captain of the Shanghe Brigade, who happened to have returned home for dinner and to arrange the brigade's affairs, walked in and heard this.
He looked surprised and said, "Comrade Lin, can it really be repaired?" He didn't have much expectation at first, but he just didn't want to wait and leave the tractor for such a long time.
Jiang Datian said dissatisfiedly, "If you don't trust us, why send someone to invite us?"
The captain of the Shanghe Brigade quickly apologized.
He asked someone to bring a table over and make tea. He poured a cup for Jiang Datian himself and asked someone to bring it to Lin Mingyue.
"Look at you, you've been like a firecracker all day. Did I say anything?"
Jiang Datian glanced at the other person and said, "You weren't like this before. Now you're groveling and subservient when you need help. Don't act like I'm looking for trouble."
"Hey, okay, okay, this is all my fault. From now on, when it comes to river water issues, we'll discuss it and never act rashly."
Jiang Datian did not change his opinion of the other party because of what he said.
Their brigade has Mingyue, who can repair tractors, and Shanghe Brigade also has tractors.
No one can guarantee when their brigade’s tractor will break down again, and they need to go back to their own brigade. Doesn’t the issue of river water need to be discussed?
For the first time, Jiang Datian felt the benefits of having capable people in the brigade.
I thought of asking the commune to recommend someone to go to the health center.
He asked the captain of the Shanghe Brigade, "Has anyone from your brigade gone to the county hospital to study?"
The captain of the Shanghe Brigade said, "It's a mandatory requirement that each brigade send one person, and our brigade also sent one."
Jiang Datian pretended to be casual and said, "Mingyue's father also went there. He said he wanted to be a doctor in the clinic."
Comrade Lin’s father wants to be a doctor, what does it have to do with him?
The captain of the Shanghe Brigade thought about it carefully and understood.
Each team has recommended quotas, but the members of their team had been eliminated and sent back long ago, so the quotas were useless.
Why not do Comrade Lin a favor?
He said to Jiang Datian gratefully, "Comrade Lin can even repair tractors. Like father, daughter is a good man. Her father must also be a capable person. Our brigade just happens to be out of vacancies. I will ask my supervisor to recommend Comrade Lin's father."
Jiang Datian nodded in satisfaction, turned his gaze to Lin Mingyue, and stopped talking.
Lin Mingyue has brought so much honor to their team and him, so of course he has to find a way to repay her.
"Is it fixed?"
Looking at the tractor's disassembled parts that had all been restored, the captain of Shanghe Brigade asked with a long-awaited look.
Lin Mingyue walked towards the driver's seat and said, "It should be almost done. I'll give it a try."
Under everyone's expectant gaze, she sat in the driver's seat and started the engine.
When the rumbling sound of the tractor engine rang out, it sounded like the sound of nature to everyone in the Shanghe Brigade who could hear it.
During the ten days when the tractor broke down, not only the team leader was anxious, but the members of the cooperative were also anxious.
The people who were working lost all interest, dropped their tools and ran towards this place.
After watching Lin Mingyue drive their village's tractor and run a circle steadily, everyone was filled with excitement.
"Comrade Lin from the Xiahe Brigade is amazing! He's already fixed it."
"It's not bad. I heard from my mother's brigade that their tractor broke down before, but they waited four months for the repairman to come.
"And they couldn't fix it after three days of repairs. I ended up spending over twenty dollars on parts, and I paid the technician ten dollars for his hard work. I also treated him to delicious food and drinks, and it took him seven or eight days to fix it."
"Do you still need to buy parts? It seems the captain didn't send anyone to buy parts. We think we have found the right person."
"That's great, the tractor can be used again." Everyone said happily.
No one complained anymore about the team leader being servile to Jiang Datian from the Xiahe Brigade.
If we can fix their tractor, not only will the captain be humble, but the whole team will serve him well!
Lin Mingyue jumped off the tractor's driver's seat and dusted off her hands. "It's okay, it's fixed. There's just a problem with one of the screws. Just re-sharpen it and it will work."
The captain of the Shanghe Brigade exclaimed in surprise, "It's fixed already? Don't we need to buy replacement parts?"
Lin Mingyue shook her head and said, "It's still usable. There's no need to buy parts."
"That's good, that's good."
"Comrade Lin, you've worked hard. It's getting late. Why don't you go to my house for dinner before going back?"
Lin Mingyue wanted to go back early because her husband had not yet found dinner.
Jiang Datian took the initiative to say, "Comrade Lin's father went to the county hospital to study, and only her husband is at home."
The captain of the Shanghe Brigade had also inquired about Lin Mingyue before.
After Jiang Datian said this, he understood.
"That's okay, Comrade Lin. How about this, you eat at my house first. I'll prepare another portion for you. You can take it home when you leave. You don't have to return the dishes or anything."
"Okay then." Lin Mingyue agreed.
She had nothing to be embarrassed about. If she hadn't come to repair the tractor, the Shanghe Brigade would have been left standing there watching helplessly.
This time, the captain's family was more sincere in entertaining Lin Mingyue.
Not only did he kill another chicken, he also fried all ten eggs in the house.
I borrowed a piece of meat from my neighbor and made a stew of beans and meat.
Everyone sat at the dining table, which was filled with delicious meat dishes.
Once again, only the team leader and his wife entertained Lin Mingyue and the other two. Everyone else ate in the kitchen. This time they learned their lesson and left enough food for themselves.
Knowing Lin Mingyue's appetite, the captain's wife ordered several extra bowls of rice this time, all of which were real rice.
After Lin Mingyue ate two bowls of rice, she heard someone knocking on the door.
The captain's wife got up and went out to open the door. After a while, she came back with a bowl of scrambled eggs with leeks.
"This was sent by the members of our brigade, specially for Comrade Lin and Comrade Jiang."
Lin Mingyue didn't expect that the people in their group were so warm and hospitable. She became more cautious when eating.
After a while, someone knocked on the door again. After the meal, there were more and more dishes on the table, both meat and vegetables, all of which were donated by the members of Shanghe Brigade.
Jiang Datian didn't expect that the members of their brigade would be so enthusiastic towards them.
Knowing that Lin Mingyue didn't drink, the captain of Shanghe Brigade only poured a glass for Jiang Datian.
He raised his glass and said to Jiang Datian, "Let him handle the future. You know that as the team leader, I must fight for the members. I had no choice at the beginning. It was all for that little piece of land."
Jiang Datian clinked glasses with him reluctantly for the sake of the dishes brought by the members tonight.
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