He was so excited that he didn't know what to do. It was only after being reminded by the people around him that he came to his senses and hurriedly thanked Jiang Haishan.
"Thank you, Director Jiang. I will definitely work hard in the future."
The other four were happy for him, each punching him and congratulating him with a smile. Lu Jiefang grinned foolishly.
Some were happy, some were sad, and some were unconvinced.
If the job had been given to Lu Yuan, Li Jun would have had nothing to say, but if it had been given to Lu Jiefang, he felt that he was no worse than him.
Most importantly, the tractor wasn't fixed by him alone; it was fixed by the five of them together under Lu Yuan's guidance.
"Director Jiang, you said before that the job would go to whoever fixed the tractor, but the tractor wasn't fixed by him alone. It was fixed by five, no, six of them together. How can the job be given to him directly? And I haven't even started yet. This is very unfair to me."
Jiang Haishan shook his head. He really didn't think much of Li Jun. Even if Lu Jiefang wasn't chosen, this job wouldn't have been his.
He asked, "What kind of fairness do you want? You think you can fix the tractor just by putting you on the job?"
Even though Li Jun was arrogant, he knew he couldn't repair a tractor. But after watching how Lu Yuan and the others repaired it and understanding some of it, he thought he might actually give it a try.
So he said, "I should be able to."
Upon hearing these unconvincing words, Jiang Haishan laughed in exasperation and waved his hand at Zhang Hongxi.
"Old Zhang, do you have any other broken tractors that Comrade Li can fix for you?"
Zhang Hongxi squinted at Li Jun, then pointed to the side, "This tractor is also broken. Let this young comrade take a look."
Li Jun glanced at Li Xingguo before stepping forward. Li Xingguo also wanted to join in and, like Lu Yuan, give his nephew some pointers, but Zhang Hongxi stopped him.
"Master Li, let Comrade Li take a look for himself first."
The tractor wasn't broken; it just ran out of diesel fuel, so it wouldn't start. If someone can't even see that, they have absolutely no skill, and you definitely can't hire a tractor driver like that.
Li Jun and Li Xingguo were both indignant. Why was it that when the other group was repairing the tractor, Lu Yuan could give them pointers and even demonstrate the work himself, but when it was their turn, he couldn't?
Both of them looked grim. Li Jun said directly, "This is not fair. When they were doing the maintenance, Comrade Lu was giving them pointers."
Zhang Hongxi said, "Since Director Jiang asked me to be this witness, I must be fair and impartial. The previous tractor had much more serious problems, and our agricultural machinery station's mechanics couldn't fix it even after a period of time. But the tractor you see now doesn't have any major problems. Most tractor drivers can check it quickly, so I think no one should help."
Hearing this, Li Xingguo retreated dejectedly, and Li Jun said nothing more, confidently beginning his examination.
Since the problem isn't serious, he'll definitely be able to find the issue and fix it.
First, I tried to start the tractor by hand, but it would quickly stall. I tried several times, and the same thing happened. Finally, I couldn't start it at all.
Then he started doing other checks, scratching his head for a long time, circling the tractor three times to the left and three times to the right, but he still couldn't find the problem. He slowly started to get anxious and started sweating all over.
Half an hour passed, and Lu Yuan still hadn't found the problem, which made him very impatient.
He still had to deliver things to Gao Weishan and Wang Fengnian, and he also had to call his wife's family to share the good news. If he delayed any longer, he would miss his mealtime when he got back.
"Are you sure you can do it? If not, just say so. Don't waste everyone's time."
Li Jun wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking dejected. He didn't want to admit that he couldn't do it, but the facts were undeniable.
He was very skeptical of whether Zhang Hongxi's claim that the problem was minor was true, and muttered irritably.
"Just because I can't do it doesn't mean you can."
Lu Yuan glanced at him and said directly to Lu Jiefang, "Brother Jiefang, you tell me what the problem is."
Lu Jiefang nodded slightly and said loudly, "This tractor doesn't have any other problems, it just runs out of diesel."
"impossible."
Li Jun's heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively retorted. If that were really the question, he would be incredibly embarrassed today.
Lu Jiefang said, "When you started the tractor before, there was no smoke from the exhaust pipe, and the sound was wrong. There was only a dry revving sound, without the sound of fuel combustion. Moreover, when you turned off the engine, it didn't stop suddenly, but the sound gradually became quieter and eventually disappeared. This situation usually means that there is no diesel supply and the power gradually weakens."
To prove his point, he opened the diesel tank cap, found a clean wooden stick, and inserted it into the bottom. When he pulled it out, he found that the stick was not covered in oil, which meant that there was really no oil left.
Li Jun's face flushed red, and he wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.
Li Xingguo wasn't much better off. He had mentioned this situation to his nephew before, but without going into details. He never expected that his nephew would be completely at a loss when faced with this situation.
Thinking back to what Lu Yuan had said about Xu Dong and the others learning to drive a tractor in less than ten days, and seeing their tractor repair skills today, although they were still quite rusty, it was clear that they understood the theory but lacked experience. As long as they were given more opportunities to work with tractors, they would definitely be fine.
But my own nephew...
Well, he did his best.
"They're gone."
He greeted Jiang Haishan and Zhang Hongxi, then quickly left with his nephew, not even glancing at Lu Yuan and the others—not out of disdain, but out of shame.
After the Li family uncle and nephew left, Lu Yuan also said goodbye.
He told Xu Dong and the others to go back first, but they refused and insisted on going back together.
"Alright then, you guys go to the brickyard and wait for me. I'll come find you after I've finished my business," Lu Yuan said.
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