Chapter 129 The Lazy Girl in the Historical Fiction 17
The snow had just thawed, and the ground was as hard as stone. Even villagers who worked in the fields year-round suffered from the pain in their hands from the impact of hoes. At this time, the tractor became the most valued treasure in the village.
Xu Yanhui was clever and quickly got the hang of it. He was just as good at plowing as Luo Aihua. He also took good care of the tractor as much as Luo Aihua did, cleaning it every day after work. This made Luo Dashan very satisfied. These were public property, so they had to be used carefully.
After a week of plowing, the fields in Shanghe Village are basically all turned over. Next is sowing. Except for the plot closest to the foot of the mountain, which happens to belong to Luo Dashan's family, Xu Yanhui can finish it in another afternoon.
After finishing his work at noon, Xu Yanhui had to drive the tractor back to the warehouse. There was no lunch break now, only an hour for eating. After eating, he would continue working. Spring plowing was a race against time, and everyone was working hard.
Xu Yanhui also brought some dry rations, and he and his younger brother had lunch at the warehouse. Driving a tractor was much easier than carrying cow dung, and the two brothers were very satisfied.
Xu Qinghe also planted seeds with the villagers. Planting seeds was relatively simple, and they could also dig up some wild vegetables when they had time. The little guy worked very hard. Seventeen-year-old Xu Yanhui was already a tall and thin young man. He looked somewhat aloof and unapproachable, making people afraid to get close to him.
"Xu Yanhui, your brother has fallen into the water! Go and check on him!"
A woman's voice called out to Xu Yanhui. Xu Yanhui's mind went blank for a moment, but he still forced himself to calm down and stop the tractor. After turning off the engine, he ran to the river in the village.
The river had just thawed, and the current was slow, forming a small pool in the middle, which was where the village women usually washed clothes. At this moment, a group of children were lying on the bank, trying to catch fish and shrimp. The water was still very cold, so they didn't dare to go into the river. Instead, they took a basket and lay on the bank, quietly waiting for the fish to come into their baskets.
There were already quite a few small fish in the wooden buckets on the shore, as long as a finger joint, not even enough to fill a gap between teeth. These children had been hiding all winter, and now they were just catching these fish out of curiosity and fun.
Xu Qinghe was among them. He looked at the sparkling little silver fish with excitement in his eyes. It was the first time he had played like this, and there were so many other children his age. It brought him a long-lost feeling of joy.
When Xu Yanhui saw that his younger brother was alright, his anxious mind finally calmed down. He realized that he had probably been tricked.
The woman who said his brother fell into the water probably wanted to get back at him. Knowing that Xu Yanhui valued Xu Qinghe, she seized on this point and then devised this scheme.
As for how to deal with him? That tractor is the perfect target.
As for the identity of the person who wanted to target him, he guessed it might be the last educated youth who wasn't chosen that day.
Firstly, the villagers of Shanghe Village might not be willing to damage the tractor, as it was extremely important and precious. However, the educated youth were different; they had no sense of belonging to Shanghe Village and did not cherish the tractor as much as the villagers did. The one who damaged it was probably the male educated youth, and the female educated youth was likely an accomplice.
As for who this female educated youth was, Xu Yan thought back to who the other educated youths were and had a clue. However, he didn't understand why this female educated youth was targeting him. The male educated youth had a reason to frame him, so what was this female educated youth after?
As Xu Yanhui pondered, he returned to the tractor. It remained standing quietly in place, seemingly unchanged. Instead of starting it, Xu Yanhui inspected it. Sure enough, there were some scraps of paper left at the fuel injector, and there were signs that the fuel tank had been opened. Upon opening the fuel tank, Xu Yanhui found that something else had indeed been added inside.
It will probably take an afternoon to repair this. He needs to report to the village chief first. Fortunately, most of the fields in the village had already been plowed beforehand, otherwise this matter would have been difficult to handle.
Xu Yan walked towards Luo Dashan's house. After his figure completely disappeared at the end of the dirt road, two people came out from behind the warehouse. They were Wang Qiuman and Yang Bo.
"Won't this lead to our involvement?"
Yang Bo nervously rubbed his wrists, his eyes fixed on the tractor, a look of fear on his face.
Wang Qiuman raised an eyebrow and sneered, "What are you afraid of? There's no one here. How does he know who did it? Let's see how smug this 'black five categories' can be this time. Let's go. When the tractor can't be driven out tomorrow, we'll report him for damaging public property."
Wang Qiuman didn't actually say something: Yang Bo was the one who did the dirty work. She just passed on a message. Even if it's found out, it won't be her fault. She glanced at Yang Bo sideways and thought, "Tsk, what an idiot."
Xu Yanhui had already arrived at the Luo family's house. It was midday, and the Luo family was having lunch. The courtyard gate was not closed and was half-open. Xu Yanhui did not go in directly, but called out to the courtyard from outside: "Is Village Chief Luo home? I am Xu Yanhui."
Upon hearing the young man's voice, Luo Dashan called out to him to come in, then put down his rice bowl, got up, and walked to the door.
As soon as Xu Yan entered the room, he saw the little girl at the dining table. She had grown a year older, and her features had become even more beautiful. Her hair was shiny black in the sunlight, and she had red lips and fair skin. She was breathtakingly beautiful.
So this is her home. She's the little, sickly daughter of Village Chief Luo, who's been forgotten by everyone. It's so nice to see her here.
Xu Yanhui was only distracted for a moment. He lowered his eyes and told Luo Dashan about the tampering with the tractor. Luo Dashan was furious when he heard this.
This is an act of vandalism against public property without any organization or discipline. In this day and age, it is a serious crime. If it is found out, a large-scale public denunciation meeting can be held. How dare someone do this in private? He immediately cursed out loud.
After calming down for five or six minutes, he quickly asked Xu Yanhui to take him to see the tractor. He also asked Xu Yanhui if he could fix it. Xu Yanhui told him the truth, saying that the vandal had added something to the fuel tank, so the half tank of diesel was unusable. He then said that the fuel injector was clogged. He said it could be fixed, and it was his fault for not protecting the tractor properly. However, he needed some time and estimated that it could be fixed by tomorrow afternoon.
Luo Dashan was indeed somewhat dissatisfied with Xu Yanhui. After all, he had entrusted the tractor to him, only to have it damaged. It was true that he had failed to protect public property. However, Xu Yanhui was the only one in the village who could repair it, so Luo Dashan could only suppress his anger and tell him to fix it properly and to let him know if he needed anything.
Then he hurriedly asked Xu Yan to take him to see the tractor first, because he couldn't feel at ease until he saw the tractor.
"Father, let me go with you to take a look."
A clear, crisp female voice suddenly rang out, catching the Luo family members and Xu Yan Hui off guard. This was their little sister's voice.
"Dad, I read my second brother's notes a while ago and I know a little about tractors. Let me go take a look with you."
Luo Shu explained, her big, bright eyes looking expectantly at Luo Dashan. What could Luo Dashan do but agree?
This was his little daughter who wanted to go see him; his little daughter never went out, so he had no choice but to agree.
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