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Chapter 34
Chapter 34
Logically speaking, it is impossible for a farmer like Lu Che to go to work in a state-run factory such as an agricultural machinery repair shop, but his maintenance skills have been passed on to the level of "God" in several nearby communes. .
Originally, the farm machinery repair shop didn't know about his existence, because some time ago was a "slack" time for the tractors of the production team. Before the rice harvest, the frequency of using the tractors was not high, and the maintenance rate was also low.
But seeing the busy farming season coming, very few people came to the agricultural machinery repair shop to repair tractors, and the workers who were ready to work overtime actually left work on time.
In previous years, before the busy farming season, the production team would drive the tractor to the agricultural machinery maintenance factory for inspection in advance, and repair the tractors that need to be repaired in advance, so as not to break during the busy farming season, which would be really broken.
Director Hu of the repair shop felt that something was wrong, so he went to the production team below to see what happened.
The tractor drivers of each production team knew Director Hu, and when they heard that he came to investigate, they all said that the tractor was fine, so they did not go to repair it.
No one knows better than Director Hu what the "level" of tractors in the county is.
Forget about new tractors. Those second-hand tractors can be repaired every two weeks. It is impossible for them to be good for a month or two.
I can't find a reason to ask myself, so I can only send someone to investigate secretly.
After this investigation, learned that there is a man named Lu Che in the Qingyuan production team. He knows how to repair tractors. Any tractor repaired by him can be used for at least three weeks to a month.
Not to mention that the maintenance quality is guaranteed, Lu Che has a good attitude and will also teach the driver how to use the tractor correctly to extend its service life. On the other hand, the workers of the agricultural machinery repair factory, because they are workers who eat commercial grain, are superior to the farmers.
Anyway, you have to pay for maintenance. Instead of giving money to be a grandson, it is better to give money to be a grandfather.
Of course, about the payment, everyone was tight-lipped, and only said that they would give twenty eggs each time, so as not to suffer both themselves and Lu Che.
Director Hu became restless after hearing it. It happened that the repair shop was going to recruit people, so he made Lu Che's idea.
I saw him repairing the tractor tonight, and he was determined to recruit him to the factory, so he talked to him directly.
"Then when do you go to work?" Jiang Yao asked hastily.
If Lu Che went to work in the factory, he wouldn't need to work in the future, and he wouldn't have to work so hard.
"It's not sure yet, and it's not just about recruiting. You need to train and compete with others, and you can only take up the job after passing the assessment." Lu Che said: "The training will be arranged after the busy farming season, about the middle and late next month, and the specific time will be notified when it arrives. ."
"Oh, isn't it possible to escape the fate of grabbing food?" Jiang Yao was a little disappointed.
"You should say that you can just finish the looting and earn a few more centimeters." Big Brother Lu is much more optimistic than her, "If I go to work, what will happen to you and the milk?"
"That's right." Jiang Yao nodded, "When the time comes to train, you should work hard and compete for the competition. But you don't have to be nervous, I believe in your strength."
The next day, Lu Che rode his bicycle to the county town early in the morning, first went to the agricultural machinery maintenance factory to find Director Hu, filled out the registration form for the training application, and then went to the provincial capital.
This was the last time went to pick up the goods before the busy farming season. This time, Lu Che didn't pick up the cloth or cotton, but put in a lot of malted milk essence and candy.
It is already early winter here. The recent demand for fabrics and cotton has skyrocketed, and the price has also risen. It would not be worthwhile for him to buy goods now.
As for malted milk essence and sweets, the prices of these New Year's products are relatively stable at present, but the price will definitely increase one month before the Spring Festival.
Because left late today, it was past eight o'clock when Lu Che got home.
Jiang Yao has been waiting for him, and when he comes back, let him take a bath first, and go to the kitchen to cook the food by himself. Today she made fried cucumber with sliced ham and scrambled egg with tomato, and he took the bowl and ate it in big gulps.
"You must not have a good meal on the road." Jiang Yao concluded by seeing his devouring appearance.
"No, you have eaten all the eggs and sweet potatoes you made for me." Lu Che said, "It's just that the tomatoes and cucumbers grown at home taste very good, and I eat them a little faster."
"It's delicious, but the weather has been cold recently, and the harvest has dropped sharply. It is estimated that the cucumbers will be gone after this crop is picked. The tomatoes will be picked in February, but the quantity is definitely not as much as before." Jiang Yao sighed, "again One less way to make money."
"It doesn't matter." Lu Che put a piece of ham in her mouth and said, "I will strive to become a worker. At that time, I will have a monthly salary and food subsidies. It's okay not to send this dish."
"Now that you have chicken legs, you dislike mosquito legs without meat." Jiang Yao said deliberately.
"It's not that the mosquito's legs have no flesh, but that we should focus our time on the most profitable job." Lu Che said, "We couldn't do anything before. If we can earn a penny more, we can do more work. If we can do maintenance in the future. When I work in the factory, I can have four days of vacation a month, so I can make four trips to the provincial capital, plus the salary, there is a hundred at least, and those who make small troubles will not get it."
"Okay." Jiang Yao responded.
In fact, the purpose of continuous efforts is to make her life more comfortable. Now they are also moving in this beautiful direction, but her heart can't help but panic.
Probably because Lu Che's development is getting better and better, while she is still standing still.
Many people in this era believe that as long as a man has the ability, it is good, but Jiang Yao, who has the pattern of future generations, feels that he must be financially independent, no matter how good Lu boss is or can make money.
The next day, the Ozao rice harvesting kicked off.
Before dawn, many members of the production team had already started to work in the fields.
The winter in Qingyuan is not too cold, especially after moving, the whole body is hot. Compared with the head of the head in the hot summer, the temperature of the tail is obviously much more comfortable.
Lu Che was one of the most industrious members. In order to save time, he didn't go back to rest at noon and asked Jiang Yao to bring him meals.
After working in a row for seven or eight hours, he was exhausted into a dog, but when he ate the fragrant food made by his wife, he felt full of strength again.
There are many people eating at the field side at noon, but the food is average, either the cold sweet potato brought out in the morning, or the green vegetable sweet potato rice sent by the family.
Everyone ate with gusto, as long as Lu Che ate with relish.
Others just smelled and watched, and their saliva was about to flow out.
"Jiang Yao, what are you doing to Lu Che so delicious?" someone asked.
"It's nothing." Jiang Yao said modestly: "Just scrambled eggs and green vegetables. The fragrance may come from the soup. It's the radish soup cooked with the ham my brother sent last time."
"It's nothing. Our family's New Year's meal is better than your family's simple meal."
"My family Lu Che wants to do the work of three people alone, so I have to improve his food, otherwise he will not have the energy to work."
Everyone chatted one after another. When Lu Che finished his lunch, Jiang Yao would bring a lunch box back. Before leaving, he did not forget to tell him, "Don't rush to the ground just after eating, and go after a while."
"Okay." After Lu Che responded, Jiang Yao went home with confidence.
Lu Che is a typical "hard first, then sweet" temperament. He would rather be a little hard at the beginning than go to the back to make his butt smoke.
After a ten-minute rest, he got up and went to work.
After Jiang Yao got home, he took a short nap, and then got up to work. She doesn't want to get up if she falls asleep in this weather. She can't fall for it. Lu Che is working hard to harvest, and she also has to work hard.
The weather is good today, the autumn is high and the air is cool, and the winter sun is warm on the body.
She and the old lady worked together to move the table and chairs to the yard, doing handicrafts while basking in the sun.
The old lady doesn't do any handicrafts at all like before. She will accompany her to do some work, but every 20 to 30 minutes, she will stand up with Jiang Yao and move her muscles and bones.
"Yaoyao, have you heard of it?" The old lady just pasted a piece of paper and asked Jiang Yao in a low voice.
Jiang Yao was a little confused and asked, "What did you hear?"
Old lady: "I heard that there is a tractor driver from a commune's production team in our county. He is not skilled enough to drive a tractor. He even drove a car into the lake with a man. It happened that he couldn't swim. In the end, he didn't even have a car with him."
"Because of this incident, the county will let each production team arrange a few people to go to the county town to formally learn to drive a tractor after the rush to harvest. At that time, whoever learns well will be able to drive a tractor in the production team later, without having to go to the field to do farm work. ."
Since the old lady was encouraged by Jiang Yao to visit the neighbors' houses more often, she now has more information about the production team than she does. She really didn't know about it and asked: "I haven't heard of it, but the production team is now Didn't someone drive the tractor?"
"Yes, since Lu Zhisen was imprisoned, this tractor driver has become a favorite, and everyone is rushing to do it. Lu Dazhou may want to balance the people in the village and strive for maximum support. The second son of the Liang family takes turns."
"But after all, it's impossible for two people to drive a tractor. Lu Dazhou wants to take this opportunity to settle one person. When the time comes, he will speak according to his strength. If anyone loses the election, he can only blame himself, not him."
"Grandma, do you also want Lu Che to sign up to learn to drive a tractor?" After listening for a long time, Jiang Yao couldn't understand what the old lady meant.
"Yes, Yaoyao, you are so smart." The old lady said, "Cheche has been smart since he was a child. He shouldn't go to the ground like a cow every day. He should do technical work. If he can repair a tractor now, he can definitely drive a tractor. "
"Mother Zhang next door said that each production team can arrange up to three people to study, and then choose one of the three. Yaoyao, why don't you persuade Cheche to sign up. He has always resisted going to the public house because of his poor background. Fight for the good stuff."
"I'm afraid I won't be able to persuade this matter." Jiang Yao politely refused.
The old lady didn't expect her to react like this, so she immediately said, "You don't know how to persuade it without persuading it... It's really good to drive a tractor, don't you want to..."
Before she could finish speaking, she saw Jiang Yao was smiling, and she was even more confused now, "Yaoyao, what are you smiling at?"
"Damn, don't worry." Jiang Yao leaned into her ear and said, "When the rush is over, Lu Che will go to the agricultural machinery repair shop in the county for training. If he can pass the assessment, he can become an employee of the repair shop, a worker. La!"
"What?" The old lady's eyes widened, and it took a long time before she asked, "You...you said...is it true?"
"Of course it's true." Jiang Yao said, "I and Lu Che originally wanted to wait until it was implemented and then tell you, because we were afraid to have fun."
"No." The old lady said confidently: "Elder Yue is a university professor and a big intellectual. Lu Che and Mr. Yue have secretly studied for so many years, and they must have mastered a lot of skills. Those repair shops can't repair them well. The tractor, he repaired it in one fell swoop, such a formidable kung fu will definitely pass the test."
"Actually, I think so too." Jiang Yao said with Yourong: "But before the matter is confirmed, let's not talk about it, so as not to attract jealousy."
"Don't worry about it, you know what's in your heart. Lu Che has suffered too much grievances behind our family's back. Before he succeeds in taking up his job, he must not leak the news, otherwise someone will definitely come up with his own problems and talk about it."
In the evening, Jiang Yao went to deliver food to Lu Che again.
He came up from the field, took the lunch box from her hand, and said, "Take advantage of the fact that there are villagers going to work and there are many people on the road, so you should go back as well."
Jiang Yao knew that he was worried about his safety, so he didn't insist on staying, and only whispered beside him: "Don't make it too late at night, I'll make supper at home and wait for you to come back."
"Okay." Lu Che agreed. Although he wanted her to go to bed earlier, he didn't spend much time with her all day. He also wanted to go back at night to have a good talk and kiss with her.
At eight o'clock in the evening, there were only a few people who continued to struggle in the rice fields. Lu Dazhou was afraid that he would work too hard on the first day. Rest and continue tomorrow."
"Captain, don't you have two tractor drivers? Why don't you have one now? How can we transport the rice we collected back to the granary?" Suddenly someone ran over and shouted, "It's been a long day, and it's okay to have no tractors before. Now there is, we can't let us pick it back."
"Li Xiang and Liang Ming, these two bastards, one is running faster than the other, and I have told them to stay until the end." Lu Dazhou was so angry that he wanted to curse his mother.
"Captain, go to their house and call them over."
"Lao Li and Lao Liang's family are far away. We'll call them when we come and go, and we'll go back to the granary after picking them up."
"It doesn't work that way. You can't throw the rice on the edge of the field."
The rest of the people were chatting, only Lu Che did not say a word, doing the final finishing work.
"Lu Che." Lu Dazhou suddenly shouted, Lu Che bent and turned his head, and asked, "Is something wrong?"
Lu Dazhou said in a negotiating tone, "Last time when you repaired the tractor, you tried driving for a short distance. I think your skills are good. It's not far from the field to the barn, and the rest of the unlucky rice is just one piece of it. car, or you can pull them back with a tractor."
"Yes, Lu Che, I was there when you drove last time. I think you are better than Li Xiang and Liang Ming."
"That's right, there's definitely no problem with this distance."
"..."
In order not to pick the rice with their own flesh, they tried to say good things one by one. In fact, Lu Che didn't care about whether these words were good or not. He just thought that most of the people who persisted to this point came as early and as hard as he did, so he agreed.
With his consent, everyone worked together to move the rice to the tractor. Lu Che sat in the driver's seat and drove the tractor back to the granary with a rumble.
Lu Dazhou was with him, watching him drive the tractor smoothly, and he had to sigh: "Lu Che, what kind of brain do you have? It seems that nothing is difficult for you, and you can learn everything without a teacher."
Lu Che was noncommittal about this, smiled and didn't answer.
In fact, he had never driven a tractor before, probably because a man was born with a keen eye for machines, and he was familiar with the structure of a tractor, so he knew how to operate it.
After returning the rice to the granary, it was already nine o'clock when Lu Che got home.
He went to take a bath at the first time, and after sweating all day, he had to wash up before going to hug his wife.
When he returned to the room after taking a bath, Jiang Yao had already prepared the supper and waited for him while knitting a sweater.
"I made you a bowl of braised egg noodles, eat it while it's hot."
Lu Che sat down and looked at the bowl of oily noodle soup in front of him. He felt warm before he even ate it.
"Daughter-in-law, you've worked hard." He reached out to pull her, she missed him too, and sat down in his arms.
He hugged her tightly, and she leaned on him and said, "I have a hard time making bowls of noodles. You are tired after picking it up for a day."
"I'm not tired, as long as you're by my side, I'm not tired." After saying that, he went to kiss her.
The kiss didn't last long, because Jiang Yao was reluctant to let him be hungry and kept urging him to eat quickly.
Waiting for him to eat it, she said: "You have the opportunity to go to the repair shop for training this time, and the person who should be thanked the most is Yue Lao. Now the weather is getting colder day by day, and he lives in the cowshed again. I want to make one for him. cotton coat."
Although there is usually delicious food at home, he secretly sends some to Lao Lao, but he is an old man away, and Jiang Yao wants to take care of him more.
"Okay, you can do it as you see fit." Lu Che continued to eat without raising his head.
"Okay, let me estimate the size. If I go to measure it for him, he will definitely not want it."
After Lu Che finished his supper, the young couple cuddled in the quilt and chatted for a while, kissed for a while, and then went to sleep.
The next day, when Lu Che went out, Jiang Yao didn't know, because when she got up, there was no one beside her. She touched his position, it was already cold, she must have been at work for a long time.
When she got dressed and went out, she saw the old lady coming in from the yard. When she saw her, she said, "Cheche, it's okay to get up in the early morning to go to work, and don't eat breakfast."
Jiang Yao frowned when she heard it, "Milk, how do you know he didn't eat?"
"There is no breakfast in the pot. If he makes it for himself, it is impossible not to make it for us."
"..." Jiang Yao secretly scolded this man for not cherishing his body, but he couldn't bear to starve him, and said, "I still have some noodles left from the noodles I rolled last night. I cut a few slices of ham, fried two eggs, and finished it for him. Bring the noodle soup."
"Okay." The old lady replied: "Yaoyao, would it be too extravagant to eat like this for breakfast? The ham your brother sent you is cheaper than Lu Che."
"He's my child's father, so it's cheaper if it's cheap." Jiang Yao smiled.
The old lady also laughed, "Why is my grandson's life so good, and he married such a good daughter-in-law."
Since there are not many noodles, Lu Che is a big eater, Jiang Yao only made one serving, and boiled sweet potatoes and eggs to eat with the old lady.
"Mom, you have breakfast first, and I'll come back after I've delivered breakfast to Lu Che." After Jiang Yao finished speaking, she went out with the lunch box.
At this point, the labor force of the entire production team has gone to work, busy in the paddy fields.
Jiang Yao walked along the edge of the field, and occasionally heard the voices of women chatting.
She had no intention of eavesdropping, but she couldn't help but pricked up her ears when she heard "the son of a hooligan", "a second-rate son", and "a thorn."
But when she was about to hear the point, she was discovered, and someone shouted, "Oh, isn't it early? Why did Lu Che's wife come to deliver food?"
The clamorous words stopped abruptly, and occasionally a few people looked up at her. Although they couldn't see each other's expressions from a distance, they could feel their guard against her.
When Lu Che was called up from the ground, she saw that there was no one around, and asked in a low voice, "What are those women talking about?"
"It's nothing." Lu Che said, "Li Xiang and Liang Ming went back early last night. Lu Dazhou asked me to drive a tractor to transport the rice back to the granary. Some people knew about it and said I wanted to fight for the position of the tractor driver."
"Who cares about the position of a tractor driver? Isn't it good to be a worker?" Jiang Yao was not convinced, and her voice unconsciously raised, Lu Che hurriedly pulled her and said, "I listened to the worse ones before. Well, it's nothing, they can say whatever they want."
"Yes." Jiang Yao calmed down and calmed down, and said, "When you become a worker in a maintenance factory, you will acidify those who gossip to death."
In the next few days, the rumor that Lu Che wanted to drive a tractor spread to the entire production team.
Some good people went to Lu's house to ask the old lady for news. The old lady said, "Lu Che only likes to repair tractors, not to drive tractors", which sent everyone away.
Lu Che was as calm as always, so calm that Lu Dazhou secretly talked to him, "Do you want to sign up for training? If so, I recommend you to go."
Although he will be under a lot of pressure, Lu Che is indeed a good seedling. The tractor is one of the most valuable assets of the production team, and he is not at ease when it falls into the hands of irresponsible people.
"Thank you Captain, but I don't want to go."
"..."
After ten days of hard work by Lu Che, five-sixths of the rice fields that the Lu family is responsible for harvesting have been completed.
When Jiang Yao went to deliver food to Lu Che in the evening, she looked at the bald rice fields and said, "How about going back early tonight and working slowly in the next few days?"
She originally thought he would refuse, but unexpectedly he agreed and said, "I've finished some finishing work, you go back first."
He was so straightforward, and Jiang Yao was still dubious. He didn't expect to come out of the shower at night and believe him when he came back.
"You're back!" Jiang Yao smiled happily, "Is dinner enough? If not, I'll make you more."
"No, I'll take a shower first." Lu Che took the clothes from the closet and went out to take a shower.
It was rare for him to be at home so early tonight. Jiang Yao took out a tape measure, pen and paper, and planned to measure him and make two sets of new clothes.
There are only two sets of clothes he can hold on the table, and he can't be too shabby when he becomes a worker in the future.
Lu Che took a long time in the bath, and Jiang Yao waited for a long time before he wiped his hair and came back.
"Do you want me to wipe your hair for you?" Jiang Yao asked.
"No, my hair is short and it will dry soon." Lu Che said as he walked towards her.
Jiang Yao: "Then I'll take your measurements and make you two sets of clothes."
"Why are you making clothes for me? You can keep the cloth and make it yourself. I have clothes to wear."
"People rely on clothes, Buddha relies on gold clothes. When you go to work in a factory in the future, you can't always wear clothes full of patches." Jiang Yao ignored him and raised her hand to surround him.
She wanted to measure his bust, but before he could measure it, he had already hugged her, his hot breath whirling in her ear, "Daughter-in-law, you are three months old now."
"The first two days are enough, why..." Before he finished speaking, Jiang Yao had already realized the potential meaning of his words.
"Okay?" Lu Che asked in a hoarse voice.
"...Okay." Jiang Yao murmured softly, "But you have to take it easy, you know?"
"Okay, I'll pay attention."
The next day, Lu Che rarely had breakfast at home. The old lady looked at him full of energy and said with a smile: "Che Che, if there is not much work left, don't be in a hurry these days. Look, I slept early last night, and I feel better today."
"..." Jiang Yao couldn't help but complained in her heart that someone slept later than usual last night.
"Milk, I see." Lu Che said, "I "ate" a delicious meal last night that I haven't seen for a long time, so I'm in good spirits."
"What delicious food have you eaten for a long time?" the old lady asked curiously.
Jiang Yao listened, her face flushed immediately, for fear that Lu Che would say something startling, she immediately replied: "Nothing, he has been eating so well recently, I made him a bowl of plain plain noodles last night, he felt good eat."
"So that's the case."
"Last night it was quite plain, but I ate it anyway." Lu Che said with his lips hooked.
"..." Jiang Yao's hand under the table pinched Lu Che's thigh. Her strength was like a tickling to him, and he was scratching his heart. She put her hand under the table and pushed her Hand to hold.
After breakfast, Lu Che was going to the county seat by bicycle.
It turned out that he didn't go to work today, not because he wanted to rest, but to go to the maintenance factory to find Director Hu to see if the training report time was confirmed.
Jiang Yao hadn't been to the county seat for a long time, and shouted to go, but Lu Che couldn't beat her, so he could only take her out by wrapping her up tightly.
The repair shop is not far from the machinery factory, only three or four minutes' drive away.
This is Lu Che's second time here. After he registered at the guard, he walked towards Director Hu's office with Jiang Yao familiarly.
"When can anyone enter this repair shop? The son of a gangster from Qingyuan Village can also run in."
Jiang Yao and Lu Che raised their heads at the same time, and saw a short-statured man in his twenties walking towards them with a look of disdain.
"Who is this?" Jiang Yao asked in a low voice.
Lu Che: "Do you still remember Chen Shuangyue?"
"Chen Shuangyue? Remember."
"He is Chen Shuangyue's son."
"..."
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