Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

Director Han couldn't bear to watch this, so he asked Cui Shanhe to bring them some worn-out clothes to change into. When he said, "We're going to die anyway, so just wear what we have," Cui Dake, who had just changed his clothes, shuddered violently, and his cotton pants were immediately soaked. Director Han was furious and shouted, "What the hell, how dare such people steal cattle? Zhang Da, go and tie them up!"

Grassroots police officers today usually don't carry weapons, but they always bring thick hemp ropes when they are on duty. For them, tying up the prisoners is easy. In a blink of an eye, they tied up the two men, like leading a calf, and took them to the police station. Li Weidong also followed to record his confession.

When leaving the police station, Li Weidong specifically asked Cui Dake and Cui Shanmin about their handling methods. Director Han said coldly: "The secretary of the commune and his nephew stole cattle and grain. This kind of thing has never happened in the history of the capital. The impact is extremely bad. The bureau will definitely punish them severely!" Hearing the word "severe punishment", Li Weidong felt relieved.

Cui Dake and Cui Shanmin may not be able to escape death. For Li Weidong, this is undoubtedly great news. In Li Weidong's view, trash like Cui Dake is just wasting food. After returning to the commune, everyone has dispersed, but it will definitely be difficult to sleep tonight. Although Cui Dake and Cui Shanmin have been severely punished, the issue of the Xiaobei River embankment is still unresolved. Cui Shanhe has arranged people to guard the embankment, and there are still villagers reinforcing the embankment. Li Weidong can only hope for good weather. If it still cannot stop the water, then he can only leave it to fate.

Li Weidong estimated that they would have to wait at least a few more days until the weather cleared up and the roads were no longer muddy before they could leave. The current travel conditions were too bad, and there was a risk of a car rollover at any time. Li Weidong cherished his life very much, and he did not want to die young in his newlywed years.

The night passed peacefully, and early the next morning, Li Weidong was awakened by a knock on the door. Niu Meng rubbed her sleepy eyes, ran over to open the door, and found that it was Cui Shanhe standing outside. Seeing her still a little confused, Cui Shanhe didn't care, after all, everyone was busy until very late last night and didn't rest until two or three o'clock.

Cui Shanhe said with a smile: "Master Xiaoniu, is Master Li awake yet?" Niu Meng straightened up and replied: "Not yet, what do you want to see my master about?" Cui Shanhe raised the white cloth bag in his hand: "These are all the steamed breads my wife made this morning. I think they should be your breakfast. We don't have anything good in the countryside, I hope you don't feel disgusted."

Hearing this, Niu Meng's eyes lit up and he nodded quickly, saying, "I don't mind. Food in the city is also in short supply. I'm already satisfied as long as I have something to eat. How can I mind it?" Cui Shanhe was very happy to hear this. He liked Niu Meng's generous character.

In the early years, there was a technician from a machinery factory who always complained and behaved arrogantly after he came. Compared with him, Li Weidong and Niu Meng got along very well with others. Cui Shanhe thought about how to describe them, that is, down-to-earth.

"Okay, then you take this and tell Master Li when he wakes up." Cui Shanhe ordered, "Okay!" Niu Meng agreed.

After closing the door, Niu Meng found that Li Weidong had sat up from the bed and shouted in surprise: "Oh, Master, you are awake? I thought you were going to sleep for a while!" Li Weidong rolled his eyes and said, "I'm not a pig. What time is it now? Oh, I seemed to hear Director Cui's voice just now. Has he come?"

"Yes, he sent something for us!" Niu Meng said as he opened the white cloth bag to reveal the steaming steamed buns inside.

Li Weidong glanced at the steamed bread in the white cloth bag and couldn't help but frowning slightly. The living conditions in Nantai Commune were difficult, and people might only eat two meals a day, and some families even only had one meal. Only city dwellers would pay attention to breakfast, while rural residents rarely paid so much attention to it.

Although life in Nantai Commune was so hard, this was the current situation in the countryside. In short, they ate the steamed bread first. Then, Li Weidong and Niu Meng went out for a stroll.

When they arrived at the entrance of the commune, they saw Cui Daniu standing next to a tiller, sweating all over, and seemed to be busy repairing it. This tiller was actually modified from the Dongfanghong 28 tractor. It was used to transport goods during the slack season, and the carriage was removed for farming during the busy season. This type of machine can still be seen in rural areas until the 21st century.

Li Weidong asked curiously, "Daniu, what are you doing?" Cui Daniu responded angrily, "It makes me sad to mention this. This broken thing is broken again. The machinery factory promised to send someone to repair it, but such a long time has passed and no one has shown up!"

When he turned around and found that the people standing behind him were not his colleagues from the commune, but Li Weidong and Niu Meng, Cui Daniu turned pale with fright and quickly explained: "I'm sorry, Master Li, I didn't mean to target you, I just..."

Seeing Cui Daniu's panic, Li Weidong smiled, patted his shoulder, and said amiably: "Don't be nervous, I'm not angry. It's a little late, maybe there are too many things in the factory recently, so I forgot, which is normal. If you don't mind, I can help you take a look, okay?" Cui Daniu was stunned: "Master Li, can you repair this thing?"

Li Weidong jokingly replied: "Doesn't this machine also burn diesel? Just like our cars, when they break down, they can repair themselves. After repairing many times, we will naturally become skilled."

After that, Li Weidong rolled up his sleeves, stretched out his arm, and said to him: "Brother, give me a wrench!"

Cui Daniu immediately replied: "Okay, right away!" Niu Meng's eyes lit up as he excitedly looked forward to Li Weidong's repair process.

Cui Daniu didn't think much about it and took out a wrench from the toolbox and handed it to Li Weidong. Sometimes, the identity of a city dweller is really very useful. If it was a member of a collective farm, Cui Daniu would never let Li Weidong touch that treasure.

As soon as Li Weidong touched the screw, his ten thousand times experience system immediately started to work. Originally, he only knew a little about diesel engines, but now he has become an expert who has repaired tractors ten thousand times.

As expected, a determined person is always strong wherever he goes. Cui Daniu and Niu Meng watched Li Weidong repair the machine, occasionally handing him tools. About half an hour later, Li Weidong tightened the last screw, put the wrench back into the toolbox, wiped his hands and said, "Okay, try to start it!"

Cui Daniu opened his eyes wide in surprise and said, "It's fixed now?"

In Cui Daniu's impression, tractors are like airplanes, which cannot be repaired without professionals. Now he saw that he, a driver, just tinkered with it and actually fixed it, which made him unbelievable!

Li Weidong smiled and replied: "You will know if you try it!"

Cui Daniu picked up the joystick with doubt, walked to the hand tractor and pushed it hard. Not long after, the engine made a click and black smoke came out of the chimney. Cui Daniu said in surprise: "Really...really fixed?!"

"Would I lie to you again? Let me explain the problem to you later. Next time you encounter the same problem, you will be able to handle it yourself." Li Weidong said.

Cui Daniu swallowed his saliva and asked cautiously: "Master Li, can I learn from you?"

“What’s wrong with that? Once you learn how to do it, you can fix it yourself without bothering others or delaying your farm work,” Li Weidong replied.

Hearing this answer, Cui Daniu looked at Li Weidong gratefully. Because in this era, it is not easy to learn a skill. Even for an eighth-level worker like Yi Zhonghai, the factory should theoretically arrange more apprentices, but in fact, he has no other apprentices except Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu. The reason is that he is worried that if he teaches too many apprentices, he may starve to death.

Although he did not learn any skills, he still received all the benefits from Yi Zhonghai. As time went by, the factory leaders understood his character and were unwilling to let him accept apprentices. They would rather learn as a seventh-level worker. For a rural person like Cui Daniu, even if he came from a good family, it is not easy to learn skills. Now that Li Weidong is willing to teach him how to repair tractors, how can Cui Daniu not be moved?

Therefore, in the subsequent communication, Cui Daniu simply omitted the word "Li" and called Li Weidong "Master". Li Weidong was not unhappy about this. Farmers and workers are originally one family, and they should help each other if they can. He could see that Cui Daniu was a simple person. If it was someone like Cui Dake, Li Weidong would even be willing to let his skills rot in his hands.

When Niu Meng heard this, he listened attentively. It is always good to learn more things. Who knows if it will be useful in the future.

After Li Weidong finished explaining the problem with the tractor to Cui Daniu, Cui Daniu suddenly asked: "Master, our batching machine also has some problems. Can you help me take a look?"

"Mixing machine?" Li Weidong touched his chin. "Let's check it first."

Then, Cui Daniu excitedly took Li Weidong to the agricultural machinery maintenance site.

Agricultural machinery is only used during the busy farming season of the year and lies idle at other times.

The machine is not afraid of being used, but it is afraid of being left unused. Problems are likely to occur if it is not used for a long time.

With his ten thousand times experience and understanding of machinery, Li Weidong will be able to accumulate relevant experience quickly.

In just one day, most of the agricultural machinery in the warehouse had been repaired by Li Weidong, except for some parts that needed to be replaced.

After Cui Shanhe came back from the river, he looked at Li Weidong as if he was looking at a pile of treasures.

He held Li Weidong's hand tightly and shook his head repeatedly, seeming unwilling to let go.

"Master Li, how can I express my gratitude to you?"

At this time, Cui Daniu interrupted: "Director, how about we leave Zhuangzhuang with Master Li? Recently, Master Li not only helped us deliver food, but also repaired the machinery and even solved the problem of the river bank. We have to show our appreciation!"

After hearing this, Cui Shanhe held it in for a long time, feeling somewhat conflicted and reluctant.