Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Chapter 21...
Chapter 21
"Should there be some?" Villager Wu Erzhu, upon hearing Weisheng's question, couldn't help but recall the times he'd gone to town to hire a technician. Not only did they have to drive a donkey cart to pick him up, but they also had to provide him with a meal, and after the visit, the village would even give him several pounds of grain.
If this new female educated youth can really repair the tractor, even if she cannot be compared with a technician, she will definitely get a lot of benefits.
After a small effort, Qiao, despite the ambiguous answer, had achieved his goal. Smiling, he turned back to the house to get his toolbox, said something to Yu Tao, and followed Wu Erzhu to the village committee compound.
Along the way, Weisheng pretended to ask Wu Erzhu what was wrong with the tractor?
Is it that it won't start or is there something else wrong?
These days, whether it's a tractor, a bus, or a motorcycle, the most common problem is that it won't start, so there's nothing wrong with Weisheng asking this question.
Wu Yuzhu had no idea what was going on. He only saw Xu Hongbing swung his arms wide, but couldn't get the tractor moving. Seeing this, the village Party secretary nearby ordered someone to harness a donkey cart and head to town to fetch a technician. The production team leader nearby suggested that Weisheng, who had experience repairing buses, might want to come over and take a look. If she couldn't fix it either, it wouldn't be too late to go back to town to fetch someone else.
The village chief chimed in, hinting at the idea of trying it first. If it could be fixed, there would be no need to travel all the way to town to hire a technician. And going back and forth to hire someone would inevitably take up most of the day.
The village party secretary and his son naturally didn't expect Weisheng to be able to fix the tractor, nor did they believe she could. But remembering the previous autumn harvest, when Weisheng had taken over the tractor while Xu Hongbing had diarrhea, both father and son had a bad feeling.
Who knows, that female educated youth from the city might actually be able to repair a tractor.
These days, Weisheng has been showing off whenever he gets the chance, and even creating opportunities if he doesn't. It's safe to say that if Kaoshan Village had a hot search list, Weisheng would have been on it.
By now, many people in the village knew that the tractor was broken and that Weisheng was asked to try to repair it, so they all came over to join in the fun.
When Wu Erzhu and Weisheng arrived, many people had already gathered in the village committee compound, including Li Wenxuan and Jin Menglan.
One of them had a face full of encouragement and trust, while the other had a face full of realization and doubt about life.
Compared to Jin Menglan who was full of complicated feelings, Li Wenxuan saw Weisheng coming, raised his face with a smile, took two steps forward, and greeted Weisheng with great enthusiasm.
Weisheng caught sight of him from the corner of his eye and immediately leaned towards the tractor. He then looked at the village chief and others standing not far from the tractor. Without even glancing at Li Wenxuan, he squeezed in.
Li Wenxuan: …I just feel awkward for some reason.
Jin Menglan looked from Li Wenxuan to Weisheng, then back again. As she looked away, she inadvertently caught sight of Ma Junming's brother and sister-in-law. She felt disgusted, but didn't dare to show it too clearly. But then she thought about Li Wenxuan's large company, the air of authority and arrogance he displayed in his every move... A glint flashed in Jin Menglan's eyes, and she stepped forward to ask Li Wenxuan, "Li Zhiqing, have you seen Zhang Xiaoyu?"
It seemed as if she would take the initiative to talk to Li Wenxuan not to ease Li Wenxuan's embarrassment, but because of another lesbian.
"I haven't seen him." Li Wenxuan was startled by the question. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head at Jin Menglan, "He should still be in the Youth League."
Jin Menglan wrinkled her nose when she heard that, and said in a half-hearted tone, "Zhang Xiaoyu told me earlier that she wanted to go to town to buy some things and hire a technician later, so she can take a bus to town."
He glanced at Ma Junming's brother and sister-in-law out of the corner of his eye, and saw that they were not looking in this direction, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.
It seems that she has to be careful before she can completely get rid of Ma Junming.
She didn't do anything, so why should she feel guilty?
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Li Wenxuan, who had no idea what Jin Menglan was thinking, immediately retorted when he heard her say this: "There's no need to hire a technician. Weisheng Yiran can definitely fix the tractor. When we came to the village before..."
So, regardless of Jin Menglan's expression, Li Wenxuan went to the village committee compound and told the villagers how Weisheng repaired the bus and how the bus driver took them to the village.
When Li Wenxuan said this, his expression was full of both honor and regret. To those who didn't know, they might think he had some kind of relationship with Weisheng.
Jin Menglan's eyes darkened, and the look she gave Weisheng became even more ferocious.
However, many eyes were on Weisheng at this moment, and Weisheng really didn't have the time to distinguish them one by one.
After so many years of preparation, she still has to suffer like a newcomer who has no preparation at all. Then what is the point of all her active preparations over the years?
Is she sick?
As for being high-profile... it was definitely a life-and-death struggle between her and Jin Menglan. She was a time traveler, Jin Menglan was reborn; she was an educated youth sent to the countryside, Jin Menglan was a local resident.
In this village, and even in Nanqiao Town, Jin Menglan didn't have to do anything; the tide would turn in her favor. If Weisheng didn't demonstrate his strengths, he would be controlled by others just like the original owner.
The world is bustling with people all for profit. When it comes to personal interests, the development of people's hearts and events is self-evident.
In the blink of an eye, Weisheng got rid of his wariness caused by Jin Menglan and greeted the village chief and others with a serious face.
"I don't know what's wrong, but it won't start. Can you go and see if it can be fixed?"
Weisheng hummed, and first heard a cold snort from Xu Hongbing, and then walked into the tractor at the request of the production team leader Wen Chenglong.
Weisheng picked up the hand crank that was thrown on the ground and started the tractor.
After shaking it several times, the tractor showed no response. Then Weisheng let go and opened the tractor's front cover.
Others might be fine, but Xu Hongbing got impatient and shouted at Weisheng, "Can you do it? If not, just tell me. If you break something, you won't be able to pay for it even if you sell it."
Weisheng glanced at Xu Hongbing, took out a screwdriver and turned it around the engine a few times, tightening the two small parts that she had secretly unscrewed last night back into place.
After closing the front cover, Weisheng turned the handle again, and the tractor started in just a few seconds.
"What happened? Did she really fix it?"
"It's not like a blind cat caught a dead mouse."
"Can this educated youth really repair tractors?"
"Did you see it? How did it get fixed so quickly?"
The surrounding villagers and educated youth could not help but murmur in surprise, while Li Wenxuan, with a look of excitement and pride on his face, led the applause.
The village chief and the production team leader exchanged a glance, then smiled at the village party secretary and his son, and then they also applauded Weisheng. Seeing them applaud, many villagers followed suit.
For a moment, Wei Sheng felt a little embarrassed as he was surrounded by people applauding him. Standing among them, she couldn't help but think that she was a national hero who had destroyed the island nation.
Or...don't give me work points this time?
The village party secretary, with a stern face, clapped his hands sporadically, his breath coming in thick and thin. Xu Hongbing, not as shrewd as his father, strode forward in disbelief, circled the tractor, and then jumped on to test drive it.
Weisheng took a few steps back, looked around, and quickly stood next to the village party secretary, with 70% of his attention on the tractor and 30% on other people.
The reason why she stood next to the village party secretary was because Weisheng felt that Xu Hongbing had a bad temper and was worried that he would take the opportunity of the test drive to deliberately scare her.
She wasn't afraid of being frightened, but she was afraid that Xu Hongbing would stumble and really hurt her. So at that moment, Weisheng was thinking of using the village party secretary to block the car and use him as a cushion.
It was unclear whether Weisheng was standing in the right spot or if she was overthinking it, but after testing the tractor once, Xu Hongbing parked it not far away. Then, with an expression that was hard to tell whether he was happy or not, he walked towards Weisheng.
Before Xu Hongbing came closer, the production team leader asked Weisheng why the tractor didn't start?
"It's not a big problem, just a bad connection. Just tighten it up." After saying that, Weisheng smiled and said to the production team leader, "I didn't do anything, so you don't need to calculate my work points this time."
I didn't intend to give you any work points!
After muttering something in his mind, the production team leader smiled sincerely and said to Weisheng, "Okay, let's settle it together next time."
The village chief also echoed, "Work hard, and the village will not treat you unfairly."
Upon hearing this, Weisheng smiled brightly and said with great conviction, "I've known since childhood that the purpose of knowledge and technology is to serve the people. Village chief and team leader, please rest assured. The leader's teachings are always in my heart, and I will never dare to betray their trust."
Hearing Weisheng's words, the smile on the production team leader's face instantly became a little more uncomfortable. The village chief was also a little stunned by this, but he immediately nodded to Weisheng with a face full of affirmation, "That's good, that's good."
The village chief and the production team leader had been trying to win over Weisheng, and there were signs of this going on for a long time, but Weisheng didn't like being defined. Her words were a way of telling the village chief and the others that she wasn't anyone's pawn. If they wanted to win her over and get her to side, they had to offer her benefits first.
At the same time, Weisheng was also telling the village party secretary not to rush into any desperate measures. She could be one of the village chief and his people, or she could be yours. It all depends on what bargaining chips each side can offer.
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After passing the ball back to the village officials, Weisheng and Yu Tao spent two days tending the vegetable garden. They moved the potatoes, sweet potatoes, and radishes to the cellar, then scattered the pre-soaked cabbage seeds throughout the garden.
In previous years, Yu Tao had been the only one dining out, and she'd often just make do with a quick meal. This year, Weisheng was added to the family, and although he had no particular requirements for food other than a boiled egg every day, it still gave Yu Tao a bit more motivation.
It just so happened that Weisheng locked the door of the west room and developed photos inside these days, which made Yu Tao feel a little uncomfortable as she suddenly had to eat alone again.
Weisheng did not develop photos in the west room, but instead turned the bathroom on the first floor into a darkroom for developing photos.
Developing photos requires a lot of water, which is stained with chemicals. Weisheng was afraid of affecting the environment, so he only processed these in the space. However, to avoid being exposed, Weisheng still decorated the west room.
By the way, in order to avoid being disturbed, Weisheng also wrote a note and posted it on the door of the west room.
The instructions stated that developing the photographs required absolute darkness, with no exposure to light. During the development process, she would not open the door to the west room to avoid exposing the negatives to light.
To gain people's trust, Weisheng not only bought a wooden barrel from the village carpenter to use as a toilet, but also asked Yu Tao to prepare ten cornmeal cakes for her. Then, she brought a thermos of hot water and two basins of well water and began to retreat in the west room.
You know what, many villagers who knew that Weisheng was developing photos did not come to disturb Weisheng after seeing the instructions posted on the door and listening to Yu Tao's oral account.
However, just as Weisheng cooked a pot of snail noodles, he heard someone knocking on the door outside the space. He knew it was Jin Menglan from the voice and rolled his eyes.
Humph! It's definitely not good~
After making this comment, Weisheng continued to eat her snail noodles and ignored the knocks on the door.
Unfortunately, the people outside seemed to be blind. Not only did they ignore the instructions posted on the door of the west room, but they also acted as if they would not leave until the door was knocked open.
I don’t know where Yu Tao went.
Even with this thought, Weisheng still carried her small milk pot out of the space. While slurping noodles, she shouted to the door, "Why are you knocking? Can't you see I'm busy?"
Jin Menglan outside the door paused for a moment, then banged on the door even harder.
Inside the sect, Weisheng, who had learned combat and self-defense techniques for so many years, bared his teeth:
How can you tolerate this?
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