Seeing that these hotheads were all staring straight at his wife, Lu Yuan quickly stepped forward to assert his ownership.
"Wife, slow down."
"I'm fine, you take care of your business first."
"Okay, I'll ask Station Master Zhang to bring you a chair so you can sit down and wait a bit."
"No need, I've been sitting in the car for half a day, I'll stand for a while."
"Okay, then don't tire yourself out."
The group of educated youth were caught off guard and were suddenly bombarded with a wave of PDA, which not only made them feel bloated but also made their teeth ache.
They also realized that they had misunderstood before.
I thought that only Lu Yuan and that female educated youth surnamed Mo were sitting in front, and that they had hit it off at their first meeting. It turns out that Comrade Lu already has a wife.
If that's the case, why is Mo Zhiqing still sitting in the front? Isn't it awkward being sandwiched between the couple?
Mo Lijuan also sensed the strange looks people were giving her, so she quickly stepped forward to take Wen Moxue's arm and smiled at Lu Yuandao.
"Brother-in-law, I'm supporting my cousin, it won't tire her out, you should go and get back to work."
Everyone: ......
They were relatives!
Lu Yuan nodded slightly and turned to look for Zhang Hongxi, only to find that Zhang Hongxi had already jogged over.
"Xiao Lu is back! Oh my, you really make our agricultural machinery station chief proud. I got a call from Deputy Director Liao of the machinery factory. I heard that you and your wife helped them a lot today."
Lu Yuan smiled, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and handed it to her. "It was just a coincidence. It's mainly thanks to my wife. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have been able to do anything."
He smiled at his wife as he spoke.
Zhang Hongxi followed his gaze and saw Wen Moxue, who was very beautiful and delicate, and automatically ignored Mo Lijuan next to her.
He squinted and praised, "Wow, Xiao Lu's wife is so beautiful. They are a perfect match."
"Thank you, Station Master Zhang."
Lu Yuan grinned, showing off his neat, white teeth, and said something that would make the other person happy.
"Station Chief Zhang, I brought back a lot of parts from the machine factory today. I'll try to get a fourth tractor later."
Zhang Hongxi clapped his hands excitedly, almost jumping up. "Great! If you can fix another tractor, I'll give you another 200."
hiss--
The other educated youths nearby were secretly shocked when they heard about the huge reward, and their gazes toward Lu Yuan immediately changed.
Mo Lijuan, in particular, has changed her initial disdain and contempt for him to a subtle fervor and admiration.
"Okay, then thank you in advance, Station Master Zhang."
Lu Yuan was overjoyed to receive a bonus, especially since he and his wife had spent a considerable amount of money that day.
After handing over today's transportation work to Zhang Hongxi, he took out the spare parts he had acquired that day, found the part he needed, and quickly installed it on the third tractor.
I turned the joystick a couple of times, and a sputtering sound started to rang out.
Before Lu Yuan could say anything, Zhang Hongxi burst into laughter again.
"Haha, it's all right, really right."
Then she gave him a thumbs up.
"Xiao Lu, you're really great!"
Lu Yuan jumped onto the tractor with a smile, took it for a test drive, and stopped only when he felt there were no problems.
He patted the large iron lump and said to Zhang Hongxi, "Station Chief Zhang, I'll drive the tractor back to the village today. When I come to repair the fourth tractor tomorrow, I'll bring the brigade accountant with me."
“No problem,” Zhang Hongxi readily agreed.
I was worried that the tractor wouldn't have enough diesel, so I gave him a jug of diesel.
Lu Yuan carried the items from the card onto the tractor, and the male educated youths, with their keen observation, stepped forward to help.
After thanking him, Lu Yuan waved for everyone to get on the tractor.
"Back to the village."
The treatment changed from trucks to tractors, but not a single educated youth had any complaints; everyone was filled with enthusiasm.
For some reason, knowing that there was a man named Lu Yuan in their brigade, and that his wife was so beautiful, made them even more hopeful about their life in the countryside.
But their beautiful dreams began to crumble on the very night they arrived at the Changhe Brigade.
It was almost dark when the tractor entered the village.
Lu Guoan, carrying a bag of grain and a bag of sweet potatoes, had been eagerly waiting at the educated youth settlement.
Hearing the sound of the tractor, he knew that Lu Yuan had brought the educated youth back. He assumed that the tractor was borrowed by Lu Yuan and paid no attention to it. He was only concerned about the few educated youth who had arrived today.
As soon as the educated youth got off the tractor, Lu Guoan introduced himself, said only a few words to welcome them, and then got straight to the point—arranging accommodation and distributing grain.
He left the allocation of accommodations to He Shenghua, the leader of the educated youth team, so he only needed to distribute the grain.
But before he could even start dividing the spoils, Lu Yuan dropped a bombshell on him.
"Uncle Captain, tell Accountant Zhang to take 200 yuan to the agricultural machinery station tomorrow. This tractor will belong to our brigade."
After saying that, he waved his hand, started the tractor, and drove off with a sputtering sound.
Three seconds later, Lu Guoan let out a howl and chased after the tractor.
After running a few steps, he remembered he hadn't distributed the grain to the new educated youth, so he turned back and called out.
"He, the new educated youth are now in your care. Please register those who need to borrow grain."
After shouting, he turned and ran after the tractor without looking back. When he realized he couldn't catch up, he had no choice but to turn and go to Zhang Yong'an's house.
In just one night, the whole village knew that Lu Yuan had brought back a tractor for their brigade.
Villagers who usually go to bed early are still visiting each other late into the night to share the good news.
Among the surrounding brigades, they were the first to have a tractor; just thinking about it makes me proud.
In the future, when they go to the commune, they won't have to take an oxcart anymore; they can just chug over there. Hehehehehe, just thinking about it makes me happy.
However, the villagers' joy did not affect the educated youth at all; the educated youth settlement was in complete chaos tonight.
The reason is simple: there are too many people and not enough houses to accommodate them.
Originally there were 9 educated youths (5 men and 4 women), now there are 6 more. The house is still the same size, but with more people coming in, it feels very crowded.
Of the seven educated youth who came this time, only two were female, and the remaining five were all male.
Mo Lijuan didn't get off the tractor at all; she went straight home with Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue, which clearly showed that she didn't know how to get to the educated youth settlement.
In other words, this time the number of female educated youth increased by only one, while the number of male educated youth increased by five.
In fact, this way, the three rooms at the educated youth settlement were just right for five people to share, and no one had any complaints.
But the current educated youth settlements are not like the old ones where the kang (heated brick bed) was a large communal bed that could sleep more than a dozen people. Now, it's crowded if two or three grown men sleep on the kang, let alone five.
Previously, four female educated youths slept on one kang (a heated brick bed), and they could easily bump into each other when they turned over. Now, with one more added, the five of them would definitely be pressed together when they slept.
Whether they were veteran educated youth or newcomers, they were not happy to see this situation.
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