Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

A little after 2 p.m., Yan Jiekuang and his team finally brought back all the parts. Gao Junsong and Tian Dazhuang looked at the parts piled in the yard next to the brigade headquarters, and Tian Dazhuang asked, "Xiao Yan, can these parts really be used to assemble a tractor?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "Basically, there is no problem. Let's assemble it first. As for what is missing, we can go over there and get it later. But in my opinion, it shouldn't be too different. I'll go back and get the tools, and do as much as I can before it gets dark." After that, Yan Jiekuang got on his bicycle and left.

A little over a quarter of an hour later, Yan Jiekuang came back with two large travel bags. He took the travel bags off the bicycle and emptied all the contents of the sacks. Then Yan Jiekuang spread the empty sacks on the ground, sat on them and started to work. Gou Wa and Shan Zi seemed to have been prepared. They each took out a notebook, walked to Yan Jiekuang's side, and acted like good students.

Yan Jiekuang did not hide anything. When he assembled a part, he told them what it was and what it did. Anyway, Yan Jiekuang taught seriously, and Gou Wa and Shan Zi also studied seriously.

Three people, or Yan Jiekuang alone to be exact, worked for almost four days and finally finished processing all the parts of the tractor. Yan Jiekuang put down the tools in his hand, looked at Gou Wa and Shan Zi, and said, "You all know these parts. Starting tomorrow, you will follow me to assemble them."

Shanzi asked, "Yan Zhiqing, how long will this assembly take?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "It's nothing complicated. It can be done tomorrow. I'll go to town early tomorrow morning. When I come back, we'll start assembling."

Gou Wa asked curiously, "Yan Zhiqing, what are you doing in town?!"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and replied, "Go get the engine oil and diesel. You can't just assemble it and use it as a decoration and push it with manpower, right?!"

Gou Wa asked, "Do you want me to let my dad go with you?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "No need! It's not appropriate for Captain Uncle to go where I am going."

The next morning, Yan Jiekuang went out early. After arriving in the town, he walked around and was about to go back when he passed by the scrap warehouse of the repair station. Suddenly, something standing at the door caught Yan Jiekuang's attention. Yan Jiekuang walked in front of the pile of things, looked at it carefully, and thought to himself: "I was wondering why I always felt that something was missing. It turns out that it is the accessories for plowing land and harvesting."

Leng Guofeng walked up to Yan Jiekuang and said, "Boy, stop looking. This is not waste. This is a genuine product. The warehouse over there can't hold it anymore, so we put it here temporarily."

Yan Jiekuang asked: "How much are these two sets of things?!"

Leng Guofeng replied: "Including the trailer, about 500 to 600 yuan!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Okay! I'll drive my tractor over to buy them later." Then he asked, "Are there any procedures required to buy these things?!"

Leng Guofeng replied: "Buying this thing is not like buying a tractor. All you need is a certificate from the brigade."

"Thank you, uncle!" After saying that, Yan Jiekuang took out a small bag of tea from his bag and stuffed it into Leng Guofeng's hand, then rode his bicycle and quickly disappeared from Leng Guofeng's sight.

Leng Guofeng looked at the tea leaves in his hand and muttered with a smile: "This kid is really interesting?!"

Before ten o'clock in the morning, Yan Jiekuang returned to the village. He parked his bicycle at the brigade headquarters, changed into a "work suit", and walked to the place where the parts were placed with two barrels of oil. Gou Wa and Shan Zi were already there. Yan Jiekuang put down the barrels of oil and started working without further ado.

The four of them worked for five hours and finally assembled the tractor. Yan Jiekuang and the other two stood in front of the tractor and couldn't help laughing.

At this time, Gao Junsong, Tian Dazhuang and Wu Haiwang heard the noise and came over. The moment they saw the tractor, Gao Junsong and the other two's eyes lit up. They had wanted to buy a tractor for a long time. They had reported it to the commune several times, but the commune always replied that there was no quota.

Gao Junsong asked: "Xiao Yan, can this tractor be used?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "We'll know if it works if we try it!" Then Yan Jiekuang picked up the oil barrel at his feet, walked to the side of the tractor, poured diesel into the fuel tank, then took the crank, walked to the front of the tractor, and gave it a strong shake. With just one shake, the tractor started.

Listening to the movement of the tractor, Gao Junsong said excitedly: "Good! Good! Good! Our team finally has a tractor."

Yan Jiekuang got on the tractor, released the brake, and drove around the yard. After confirming that there was no problem, Yan Jiekuang drove the tractor to Gao Junsong's side and stopped the tractor. Yan Jiekuang got off the tractor and said, "Uncle Captain, we are still short of some arable land and purchase accessories. These things are sold at the repair station in town, but we need a certificate from the brigade."

Gao Junsong said: "I will go and get the certificate right away."

Wu Haiwang continued, "I'll go to the brigade headquarters to get the reserve fund."

After the two men left, Tian Dazhuang asked, "Jie Kuang, what are you going to do with this tractor?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "Of course it belongs to the brigade. But the brigade must reimburse me for the money I spent on the spare parts."

"Report! Report! Report! This money must be reported!" As soon as Yan Jiekuang finished speaking, Wu Haiwang rushed over with the spare money. Not long after, Gao Junsong also came with the team certificate.

Yan Jiekuang said, "Everyone get in the car. We'll go directly to town to buy the things."

Gou Wa asked, "There are so many of us, can we sit down?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Go to Third Grandfather's place and get the cart over. Hang it at the back for now."

"Oh!" Gou Wa responded and pulled Shanzi to run towards Gao Baolin's house.

After a while, Gou Wa and Shan Zi came back with the cart. Not only did they come, but Gao Baolin also came. There were five people anyway, so one more person didn't matter. Yan Jie Kuang fixed the cart to the back of the tractor, waited for everyone to sit on the cart, then released the brake and drove the tractor away from the brigade headquarters.

The villagers and educated youth who had just finished work were all surprised when they saw the tractor suddenly appear. That's right, they had already heard about Yan Jiekuang, Gou Wa and Shan Zi tinkering with the tractor. However, the villagers and educated youth were not optimistic about the three of them, and many people wanted to laugh at them. But the slap in the face of reality came too quickly. So fast that they hadn't reacted yet.

Because the tractor was pulling a flatbed instead of a carriage, Yan Jiekuang didn't dare to drive too fast. It took Yan Jiekuang about 50 minutes to drive the tractor to the door of the repair station. Leng Guofeng and Xu Haijiang, who were chatting at the door of the scrap warehouse, were slightly startled when they saw the tractor suddenly stop in front of them. When they saw that the person sitting in the tractor's cab was Yan Jiekuang, Leng Guofeng showed a surprised expression on his face and asked, "Boy, this tractor is assembled with those parts?!"

Yan Jiekuang jumped off the tractor and replied, "That's right!" Then he asked, "Not bad, right?!"

Leng Guofeng and Xu Haijiang looked at each other, and both showed regret on their faces. Yan Jiekuang asked: "What do you two mean by this?!"

"It's nothing!" Xu Haijiang replied, and then said: "I know why you are here! Come on! I will take you to buy carriages and other accessories."