Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

"Director, do you think we should test the tractor?" Li Tianyi asked.

Director Yang nodded and walked away from the tractor reluctantly. Li Tianyi sat on the tractor and started it.

Black smoke billowed out of the tractor's exhaust pipe, and then the tractor began to move in front of the warehouse. After turning three circles, Li Tianyi asked someone to connect the tractor's bucket and head.

Then he drove the complete tractor around, and Director Yang and others nearby applauded excitedly.

When Li Tianyi came down, Director Yang held Li Tianyi's hand and said, "Mr. Li, you have worked so hard. Let's go to the meeting room to discuss the next plan."

"You are too polite, Director. But we need to wait a moment. There is a sled that matches the tractor. We need to try it."

"Oh? There's something else. Well, let's take a look."

"Director, we can't stay here this time. This sled is used to turn the soil, so where is the wasteland in our factory?"

Director Yang was not clear about this, so he called Deputy Director Li, who was in charge of logistics, over. Li Huaide, who had just taken office, hurriedly walked over and said, "Director, the steel mill is a wasteland, which is reserved for the expansion of the steel mill."

"Okay, let's go over there."

Afterwards, a group of people went to the wasteland in a mighty manner. The workers they met on the road also looked at this group of people curiously. Now it was time to get off work, and the workers walked out of the workshop one after another. Among them was Liu Haizhong, but he could only watch with envy as Li Tianyi and Director Yang had a good chat. He wished that he was the one walking there.

And Sha Zhu followed Yi Zhonghai and looked at Li Tianyi fiercely, "Uncle Yi, do you think we can do anything to deal with Li Tianyi?"

Yi Zhonghai was also very upset. He envied the Li family for having three outstanding children, but he also hated the Li family for not giving him face and making him lose his position as steward.

"Silly Zhu, don't worry, take your time, we will eventually catch him."

"Yeah, the Li family is doing so well, but they don't even help our family." Jia Dongxu complained sourly.

"Hmph, the Li family is so selfish and has no sympathy at all. Dongxu, don't learn from them." Yi Zhonghai warned worriedly.

Jia Dongxu rolled his eyes secretly. After so many years, he had already figured out Yi Zhonghai's routine. This old guy was brainwashing him all the time. Just like I said, Yi Zhonghai treated everyone as fools.

"Don't worry, Master. I won't learn from the Li family."

Just as the workers were speculating and jealous, Director Yang and his team arrived at the wasteland. Li Tianyi had someone install the sled on the tractor bucket behind the tractor head, and then he drove the tractor himself to conduct an experiment.

Soon Li Tianyi turned around twice, then got off the car to adjust the depth of the sled, and then drove another circle before stopping the tractor at the edge of the field.

"Director, there's no problem. Our tractor has been successfully developed!"

As soon as Li Tianyi finished speaking, warm applause broke out from the surroundings. Director Yang and other comrades calmed down their enthusiasm and said, "It's getting late today. I suggest that we hold a meeting tomorrow morning and then report to our superiors."

The crowd then dispersed, with Li Tianyi walking at the end. He waited until the warehouse door was locked before he and Director Yang left the factory.

After returning home, Li's father asked Li Tianyi what happened that afternoon. Li Tianyi explained the matter about the tractor to him, and Li's father was also happy for Li Tianyi.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Li Tianyi went straight to the conference room. There were already many people in the conference room. As soon as Li Tianyi entered the room, he greeted everyone and then sat next to Li Huaide.

"Mr. Li, congratulations on this. You have made a great contribution this time."

"Thank you, Director Li. I will work harder."

Just as everyone was chatting, Director Yang walked in and first gave an impassioned speech before getting down to business.

"Comrades, the tractor developed by Engineer Li was successfully tested yesterday. Deputy Director Li, please inform the canteen director that a celebration banquet will be held at noon today."

"Okay, director."

Afterwards, Director Yang talked about some things about production and asked people to keep an eye on the workshop. Now that the machines are powerful, their workers cannot be lazy.

Finally, Director Yang said, "Engineer Li and I will go to the department to report the situation. When we come back, we will convey the instructions from the department."

After the meeting, Li Tianyi took Director Yang's car to the Ministry of Industry. Director Yang went to the office of the top leader first, while Li Tianyi went to report to Section Chief Wang.

"Tianyi, why are you here?" When Section Chief Wang saw Li Tianyi coming in, he quickly invited him into the house.

"Section Chief, the tractor project has been completed. Director Yang and I came to report to the department today. That's why I came to see you right away."

"Come on, you sly fellow. Let's go to the chief."

At this time, the senior leader and Director Yang were waiting for them in the office. When Li Tianyi entered, the senior leader said, "Xiao Li, you have worked hard recently. The factory director below reported to me that the machine upgrade was successful. On average, the efficiency has increased by about 30%."

"Thank you for the praise, Chief. It's not hard for me to contribute to the country's development." Li Tianyi quickly stood up to express his opinion.

"Sit down, sit down, no need to stand up." The leader waved his hand.

"The success of this tractor project was beyond my expectation. I originally thought that this project would take a year or so to produce results."

“I didn’t expect that it has been successfully assembled in just over a month.”

Afterwards, the top leader decided to go to the steel rolling mill in the afternoon and only then let Director Yang and his team go.

Director Yang returned to the factory and called together the factory leaders to explain that they would be coming to inspect in the afternoon. After the meeting, Li Tianyi went directly to the warehouse and took Section Chief Zhang to check the performance of the tractor to ensure that the tractor could be inspected smoothly in the afternoon.

The celebration banquet at noon was also moved to the evening. The factory leaders were busy in their respective areas of management throughout the morning, and they were determined not to let any problems arise on their side.

As soon as work started in the afternoon, the senior leader brought the engineers from the department to the steel rolling mill. Director Yang brought the senior leader to the warehouse. Li Tianyi started the tractor and circled the warehouse a few times.

When the tractor stopped, everyone gathered around it to look at it.

"Xiao Li, what is the fuel consumption of this tractor?"

"Sir, this tractor consumes 40% less fuel than the old one and has about 20% less power, so it is very suitable for rural areas."

"Okay, Xiao Li, you did a great job this time."

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. General. Without the help of the leaders and workers of the steel mill, I would not have been able to complete this tractor."

The big boss nodded with satisfaction. He admired Li Tianyi's practice of eating together with everyone. At work, one should remember not to eat alone.

"Commander, there is a sled that goes with the tractor, but we can't test it here. We have to go to the wasteland and try it out."

"Okay, let's go take a look."