The second captain was dispirited for a moment, but then he stood up again:
"If you can't drive back, I'm going to steal your tractor. If you can't drive back, it means you're not destined to be with your team. We have someone who can drive, so we have destiny."
He knew he couldn't get the tractor, but he just wanted to irritate Zhao Xiangdong and make him feel proud.
Zhao Xiangdong was really a little angry.
"I told you you have no shame!"
Gu Xingzhou curved his eyebrows and curled his lips into a smile. It was time for him to come out and end all this.
He took something out of his pocket and walked in front of Zhao Xiangdong and said happily: "Captain, don't worry, I can drive a tractor."
Zhao Xiangdong stopped being angry and laughed:
"Okay, okay, haha, how about it? Who said our team can't drive back? We'll drive back right away. Only your team still wants to covet our team's tractors. Work hard next year. I won't compete with you next year."
"Good boy, let's go and drive our Haha Brigade's prize, the tractor~"
The captain patted Gu Xingzhou on the shoulder, looked at the second captain of the next team with a more proud expression, and deliberately prolonged the last three words of his speech.
What? Is there really anyone who can open it?
The second captain's smug expression froze. He turned around and looked suspiciously at the young man who suddenly appeared, questioning:
“Can you really drive a tractor?”
Zhao Xiangdong was afraid that the kid said this on purpose to offend others, so he pulled Gu Xingzhou behind him and defended him:
"Whether you can drive it or not is none of your business. The tractors belong to our team anyway. You can only watch our tractors."
"It's okay, Captain. I really can drive. I even have a tractor driving certificate." Gu Xingzhou took out his tractor driving certificate, unfolded it, and handed it to the captain.
Zhao Xiangdong took a look at the certificate and laughed out loud. He proudly held the certificate out to the second captain:
"Haha, see? A tractor driver's license. I can actually drive a tractor. I'm not just talking about it."
The second captain was speechless and just held the certificate under his eyes to look at it carefully. The captains around him all leaned over to take a look out of curiosity.
“It really is a tractor driving certificate.”
Yang Mumu moved to Gu Xingzhou and gave him a thumbs up.
"So you followed me here just for this moment. I was wondering why you were so secretive. You even have a tractor driver's license."
"Hehe, I learned this before. I just thought that if our team got a tractor and no one could drive it back, then the fun would be half gone. So I simply took out my license and went with them to the town to check out the situation, just in case they needed me."
Yang Mumu nodded: "I really need you today."
Over there, the captain was still feeling proud.
Yang Mumu looked at the food in his hand and reminded, "By the way, send your food over quickly. You have to go drive after the captain finishes speaking."
"Okay, I'll go over first." Gu Xingzhou glanced at the captain and ran quickly into the commune.
He went there and came back quickly, and came back in a few minutes, pushing two bicycles over.
When the captain saw him coming back, he stopped showing off and prepared to go see the car. He snatched back Gu Xingzhou's driver's license.
"You've seen enough, give me the certificate, and stop looking. It's a waste of time. We don't have as much free time as you do. We still have to drive the tractor!"
"But you can also come and take a look at our team's cool tractor."
He raised his head and turned around gracefully, leaving behind a group of captains with love and hate clearly shown on their faces.
Zhao Xiangdong handed the driver's license back to Gu Xingzhou and waved:
"Xiao Gu, keep the certificate. Mu Mu, let's go and drive back to the team."
"Here I come."
Gu Xingzhou and Yang Mumu pushed their bicycles a few steps forward to catch up, fearing that if they were a step slower they would be "murdered" by the captains of the teams behind them.
"Let's go back." a captain shouted.
The second captain waved his hand: "I want to see them drive the car out."
"I want to stay and see, too."
A team leader followed him towards the agricultural machinery department.
"What Zhao Xiangdong said is very true. We can still work hard to get a tractor next year. I will first see what kind of tractors they got this year, so that I can work harder next year."
"I'm going too."
"Yeah, I'll go check it out too."
Most of the captains did not leave, but walked over there to see the situation.
Over there, Yang Mumu and Gu Xingzhou had already followed the captain to the agricultural machinery department.
The captain took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to the clerk of the Agricultural Machinery Department.
"Comrade, I'm Zhao Xiangdong, the captain of the Haha Brigade. I'm here to drive a tractor. Here's my credentials."
The officer from the Labor and Technology Department took the note, then opened his own notebook, checked the two carefully, and confirmed that they were correct.
"Haha, Captain Zhao Xiangdong, yes, it is true. Come on, follow me and I will take you to see the tractor."
"Okay, thank you comrade."
Zhao Xiangdong waved to Yang Mumu and Gu Xingzhou, then followed the clerk in front of him with a smile on his face.
Going around to the dam behind the agricultural machinery department, the officer led them to a shed.
Yang Mumu had already seen a large object covered with cloth there, and it was obvious that the tractor of their team was underneath.
Sure enough, after getting closer, the officer lifted the black cloth covering it, revealing the tractor underneath.
What catches your eye are the two huge rear wheels. The two front tires are relatively small. It also has a body as bright red as the Red Flag. The three words "Dongfanghong" are engraved on the front of the small front of the car. There is also a tall chimney on the side of the front of the car. There are two headlights in the front, and the overall look is very cool.
The officer patted the wheel and waved at them: "This is your team's tractor, come and take a look."
The captain's eyes lit up when he looked at the tractor. He trotted over and touched it here and there, but he didn't dare to use too much strength. He touched it very carefully. When he saw some dust on it, he breathed on it and wiped it with his clothes, treating it very carefully.
He muttered happily:
"Is this our team's tractor? It's so pretty, haha, really good, not bad!"
Yang Mumu had never seen this old-style tractor before. Like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, she was curious about everything on the tractor.
"It is indeed beautiful. Captain, look at the three characters of Dongfanghong written here. It is a sign of pride. I heard that Dongfanghong is very useful for farming. From now on, this is the Dongfanghong of our team."
"Haha, yes, yes, our team's unique Dongfanghong makes me extremely happy when I see these three words, and I feel extremely happy when I touch these three words."
"The first tractor in the whole commune. Haha, how come our team is so awesome? It would be so impressive if we drove it out and showed it to the team leaders. I feel happy just thinking about it!"
She and the captain were more like two monkeys seeing bananas, jumping up and down, touching the tractor and chattering non-stop.
Gu Xingzhou was the calmest. He just stood by, watching the two of them quietly with a smile on his face and listening to what they said.
The captain turned around and waved to Gu Xingzhou: "Xiao Gu, come and sit in the driver's seat and try it out."
"Okay, I'll try."
Gu Xingzhou got into the car swiftly and sat in the driver's seat in a few steps. He gently touched the operating areas on it, and all the familiar knowledge came to his mind.
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