For three days in a row, Lu Yuan was immersed in the work of reassembling the tractor, because it was indeed a bit troublesome to rebuild an engine.
With just one last part missing to fix the tractor, they just couldn't find the right one.
After searching through the remaining two scrapped tractors and a large pile of waste materials several times without finding anything, Lu Yuan shamelessly took a part to Zhang Hongxi.
"Station Master Zhang, I need a part like this, but it needs to be 0.1 millimeters thinner than this one. Do you have any?"
Zhang Hongxi took it, looked at it, and said, "My agricultural machinery station doesn't have it, but the machinery factory in the county definitely does. Here's what I'll do: I'll write a note, and you can go to the county town tomorrow and deliver some supplies to the county's transportation team while you're at it."
"Okay, no problem."
Lu Yuan readily agreed. Delivering supplies to the county town would definitely require a truck, so he could bring his wife along to explore the town. The two had already agreed to go shopping in the county town.
When he got home that evening, he told his wife the good news, and Wen Moxue was very excited.
Everything is great now, except for one thing she's not used to: she can't just go shopping whenever she wants. Luckily, she has a private space with a supermarket and a semi-open shopping mall where she can browse.
"Brother Yuan, should we go to the black market to deal with two wild boars tomorrow?" Wen Moxue asked.
The two of them, who said they were going to sell wild boar, never managed to find the time.
Lu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "We'll see when we get there. The black market opens quite early, so we don't know if it will be closed when we go. If it's a good deal, we'll sell; if not, we'll just leave it at that."
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
After the young couple greeted Gao Weishan and his wife, they set off early the next morning.
Lu Yuan was still riding his bicycle, with Wen Moxue sitting on the back. When they ran into Lu Jiefang, Lu Guoan was also driving an oxcart to the commune.
"Uncle, what's going on at the commune today?" Lu Yuan asked casually.
Lu Guoan said, "A group of educated youth are coming today. Several have been assigned to our brigade. I'm going to pick them up."
"Oh, honey, is your cousin also arriving today?"
Lu Yuan suddenly remembered this matter, having been so busy these past few days that he had completely forgotten about it.
Wen Moxue said, "I don't know the exact day, but it's said to be at the end of the month, so it's probably today."
Lu Guoan asked curiously, "What's going on? Is A Yuan's wife's cousin also coming to our brigade to be an educated youth?"
Lu Yuan nodded, "Yes, that's what my brother-in-law said in his letter. He also said that someone would stay at my house so that it would be convenient to take care of her. Uncle, you don't need to arrange for her to stay at the educated youth settlement. You can just bring her to our house."
“Okay, but we can’t say we’re staying at a relative’s house directly. We should say that the educated youth settlement is too small and there’s not enough room for everyone, so we need to stay at a local family’s house.”
"Understood, we'll be careful with our wording."
Bicycles are slightly faster than oxcarts. After chatting for a few minutes, Lu Yuan and his group walked ahead.
When they arrived at the agricultural machinery station, Zhang Hongxi was still directing people to load the goods.
"Xiao Lu is here. Please wait a moment, he'll be ready soon."
After saying that, his gaze fell on Wen Moxue next to him. "Oh, this is your wife. She's really pretty and a perfect match for you."
This stationmaster knows how to flatter people. He made the young couple very happy. He would be indifferent to other couples, but to say that they are a good match is a compliment that hits the nail on the head.
After waiting for about half an hour, the goods were all loaded. Lu Yuan and his wife got into the car, took the two slips of paper that Zhang Hongxi had given him, and set off.
Not long after they left, as they passed the commune office, they saw Lu Guoan with a worried look on his face parked the oxcart in front of the office.
As Lu Yuan was about to pass by him, he stopped the car, leaned out of the passenger window, and shouted, "Uncle, why are you parked here instead of going in?"
Lu Guoan looked up and saw the couple in the truck, and immediately stood up excitedly.
Not satisfied with being high enough, they stood directly on the oxcart.
"A-Yuan, A-Yuan's wife?"
"How did you end up on a truck?"
Lu Yuan replied with a smile, "I'm going to the county town to deliver some goods, and I'll take my wife to stroll around the town while I'm at it."
"Hehe, of course."
Lu Guoan's eyes were full of envy.
Lu Yuan then asked him why he stood at the door and didn't go in.
Lu Guoan sighed, "Sigh, I just came out and heard that the train is delayed. This group of educated youth will not arrive in the county town until two or three in the afternoon. At that time, there will be no buses to the commune. The leaders' idea is to have our brigades go to the site to pick them up."
Lu Yuan frowned. Wasn't this making things difficult for him?
The commune was about 100 kilometers from the county seat, and the main mode of transportation for each brigade was oxcarts. It was too much trouble to go back and forth, mainly because the oxen were exhausted. I guess each brigade must have felt sorry for the oxen.
Another thing that is very uncomfortable is that when such problems arise, the commune should step in to solve them, but instead they simply push the responsibility to each brigade to solve it themselves.
Those who live close to the county seat are fine, but those who live far away will be in a lot of trouble.
Lu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Uncle, why don't you give me the list of educated youth in our brigade? I'll go to the train station to pick them up and bring them back on my way back."
Luckily, there are trucks available, which is much more convenient than oxcarts.
Lu Guoan's eyes lit up, and he said happily, "That's great! I'll wait for them at the commune, and they can be taken back by oxcart when they arrive."
Lu Yuan waved his hand, "Uncle, you don't need to wait, just go back to the village. I'll borrow a tractor then."
Then we won't need to borrow a tractor anymore. With the matching parts, the tractor can be repaired immediately, and we can just drive the tractor that was given to the brigade back.
Lu Guoan clapped his hands excitedly, "Good, good, good, then I'll leave this matter to you. Thanks to you, otherwise I would have had to drive the oxcart to the city today."
As he spoke, he handed over the list of educated youth, saying, "These are the seven educated youths assigned to our brigade. Please keep the list safe."
Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow. With so many educated youth arriving all at once, the educated youth settlement was going to be lively, and the houses were probably going to be too full.
He took the list, handed it to his wife, and was about to wave goodbye when two middle-aged men came out of the office and ran straight towards them.
They must have overheard their conversation, because they came over and immediately asked Lu Yuan if he could bring back the educated youth from both of their brigades.
Lu Yuan looked at Lu Guoan, who introduced the two as the captains of the neighboring brigade and the brigade next door.
"If the car can fit them, we'll help them."
Lu Yuan asked how many people were in the two brigades, and the two brigade leaders quickly took out the lists. One brigade had 8 people, and the other brigade had 7 people.
Including their own squad, there were more than 20 people in total, which could be easily accommodated by a truck, so he agreed.
"However, I am only responsible for bringing people to the commune; I cannot send them back to the brigade."
"No need, no need, just take it back to the commune. We'll wait for it there."
He then repeatedly expressed his gratitude, saying, "Thank you, young comrade."
He even asked Lu Guoan, "Old Lu, is this young comrade from your brigade?"
Lu Guoan looked proud, raised his chin, and grinned, "Yes, my nephew."
The tone didn't sound like he was talking about his nephew; it sounded more like he was talking about his son.
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