There were many people, young and old, standing at the entrance of Shanghe Brigade.
Looking at Jiang Datian from Xiahe Brigade and the conspicuous female tractor driver in the crowd, everyone was talking.
"Is this the female tractor driver from the Xiahe Brigade? She looks quite tall. Some men in our brigade can't even catch up to her. How tall must her man be?"
"Why do you care about other people's things? I asked someone to fix the tractor, and I don't know if she can fix it."
"It's really frustrating. When did our captain become so humble?"
"What else can you do? Can you ask the comrades from the machinery factory to come and fix it for you? Our brigade doesn't have such connections. Even if we ask the leaders of the commune, we won't know how long we'll have to wait."
"Even if we have that little time to wait, we might as well find another way. We need the tractor urgently, and we can't just leave it there for a year or half a year, right?"
"Hey, how come the tractor drivers in other teams can all repair tractors, but ours can't?"
"That's because someone taught me that. You might not know this, but this woman's husband is a live-in son-in-law. He's quite a remarkable man."
Everyone asked questions.
The man said slowly, "Didn't my daughter marry into their brigade? I heard that from my daughter as well."
"This person's name is Lin Mingyue. Her husband, An Jingzhi, used to be disliked by everyone in the Xiahe Brigade, but now the entire Xiahe Brigade treats them as beloved couples."
"Why? Because An Jingzhi can repair tractors."
The man looked at Lin Mingyue with envy and said, "I heard that even Lin Mingyue learned how to drive a tractor from An Jingzhi. He just bought a book and read it, and he learned it."
"What kind of book is this? Is there one that teaches you how to drive a tractor?"
"Is this guy really that good? Don't be ridiculous. I've never seen anyone learn to drive a tractor just by reading a book. Tractors are such precious big things, how can it be so easy to learn?" Someone questioned in disbelief.
"How could I lie to you? Our brigade is so close to us, you can just ask around and find out." After being questioned, the man said somewhat unhappily.
"That's right, but if you put it that way, An Jingzhi is really a capable man. How could he be willing to be a live-in son-in-law if he's so capable?"
"He does have the ability, but his body," the man said, shaking his head, "is incapable of doing any work. The family's expenses all depend on Lin Mingyue and his daughter, and we have to buy a lot of good things to nourish him. Tell me, which family can afford to support a live-in son-in-law like him?"
"Why does a grown man need to eat so many delicious things?"
"Tsk tsk, I really can't afford it. No matter how capable you are, you'll be bankrupted by him."
While everyone was talking, the captain of Shanghe Brigade brought Jiang Datian and Lin Mingyue to his home.
The family killed a chicken and a rabbit, fried five eggs, and steamed rice, all to entertain the two of them, hoping that they would do their best to repair their team's tractor.
After the wife of the captain of Shanghe Brigade served the dishes, she warmly treated them to a meal.
Lin Mingyue was not polite either. She would do some heavy work later, so she ate two bowls of rice in one go and almost finished the dishes. If there was rice left, she would have eaten another bowl. Usually at home, she would have eaten at least three bowls.
The captain of the Shanghe Brigade and his family looked at Lin Mingyue in amazement.
——This girl really loves to eat.
Even Jiang Datian didn't expect that Lin Mingyue could be so relaxed while eating at someone else's house.
But when he thought that he was eating the meal at the captain's house of Shanghe Brigade, he felt no psychological burden at all.
Instead, he asked Lin Mingyue with concern, "Are you full? If not, I'll give you some more. Otherwise, you won't have the strength to repair the tractor later." As he spoke, he glanced at the captain of the Shanghe Brigade.
The other party immediately came back to his senses and said under his wife's distressed eyes, "Yes, yes, Comrade Lin, are you full? If not, I will ask my wife to cook some more for you. Don't go hungry."
He had to serve people well. There was already a grudge between the two brigades. If he didn't serve people well, and they ate but he didn't repair their tractor, he would have nowhere to cry.
Lin Mingyue said hesitantly, "How about I eat three more membranes?"
She touched her stomach and realized she was not full.
The captain of the Shanghe Brigade immediately asked his wife to prepare three steamed buns, as there was no white rice.
All the food in the house was served on the table, but even the children were not allowed to touch the meat. The wife of the captain of Shanghe Brigade could only borrow eight steamed buns from the neighboring house, as some people in their family had not eaten yet.
"Comrade Lin, eat quickly."
Lin Mingyue nodded to Captain Shanghe to express her gratitude. After eating three steamed buns, she finally felt full.
Jiang Datian glanced at the captain of the Shanghe Brigade and said, "Thank you for the hospitality."
"Of course, of course. If there's anything we haven't done well, please let me know."
Jiang Datian felt relaxed all over. His old enemy, with whom he had been fighting for so many years, finally bowed to him. He felt refreshed, as if he had drunk ice water in the hottest days of summer.
Gave Lin Mingyue a look.
Nodding at him to show that she understood, Lin Mingyue wiped her mouth and said, "Where is the tractor?"
The captain of the Shanghe Brigade said something against his will, "Do you want to rest for a while before going to see it?"
"No need, just walk over now and it will help you digest your food."
The three were taken away by the captain of the Shanghe Brigade.
The captain's home.
The children, who had only a small bowl of porridge and no food at all, asked: "Grandma, what are we eating?"
Daughters-in-law: "Mom, do you want to make some more?"
Sons: "Mom..."
The captain's wife: "..."
The captain's wife didn't expect that her daughter could eat so much. She originally planned to cook the old dishes and wait for the guests to eat any leftovers before they could eat them.
Who knew that it would be eaten up completely, not even the rice in the pot was left, and we had to borrow from other people's homes.
Arrived at the tractor parking area of Shanghe Brigade.
Lin Mingyue asked them for some tools and found two helpers.
The captain of the Shanghe Brigade almost always responds to requests.
Even though Jiang Datian kept mocking him, he always kept smiling.
After a while of talking and seeing that the other party was still like this, Jiang Datian felt bored and sat aside with his arms folded, waiting.
"Grandpa! My grandma told you to go back and eat before coming back." The captain of Shanghe Brigade was busy entertaining guests at the dinner table. He didn't take many bites and only ate half of a steamed bun.
He was already starving, so he whispered to his grandson, "You go back first."
After the little grandson turned around, he asked Lin Mingyue, "Comrade Lin, how long will it take to repair this?"
"It's hard to say. I'll have to take it apart to know what's broken. If there's anything wrong, you go and do it first." Lin Mingyue said.
After getting Lin Mingyue's approval, the other party greeted Lin Mingyue and walked towards home. Before leaving, he asked someone to help take care of Jiang Datian, for fear that the other party would do something weird.
He thought this female comrade was easy to get along with, but Jiang Datian was a bit troublesome.
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