After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 137, Episode 0142: Entering the City (Part 1)

"It's moving, it's starting."

“Look, look! It can really dig, and it seems to dig even deeper than we can. But we still need to break up these clods of soil.”

"You should be content. It's not a big deal to knock down a clod of dirt."

"I... I'm just too excited. Can this treasure stay in our village?"

These words immediately chilled the surrounding people to the bone, as if they had been doused with a bucket of cold water. They not only calmed down completely but also felt a chill to the bone.

Right, this kind of super useful machine, there seems to be only one of these. If the higher-ups find out, they'll definitely take it away. They certainly won't give it to a village that hasn't been awarded the title of advanced brigade in ten years.

"Why?" The woman's eyes reddened as she asked, barely managing to squeeze out the three words, as if she had already witnessed the machine being 'snatched' away.

A man next to him also looked resentful, saying, "We won't give it to them. It was something that Lin, the educated youth, made for us. It's meant for us. We won't give it to anyone who wants it."

"Yes, we'll fight anyone who tries to take it from us."

As expected of one of the villages that can bring out cannons when fighting between two villages, the group of people instantly showed their fighting spirit.

The brigade leader didn't notice the villagers' reaction. He was happily watching the tractor chug along, his face crinkling with wrinkles and his eyes almost disappearing from sight.

“Old Chen, this time we’re going to show our faces and make that old bastard Ding jealous.”

Ding Mancang, the captain of Shangyang Brigade, is about the same age as Chen Dayou, and coincidentally, they both became captains in the same year.

When Chen Dayou became the brigade leader, the village was just beginning to be converted into a team, and there was also the practice of selecting advanced teams.

Because the Red Star team was from Hero Village, they initially had an advantage and almost unsurprisingly held the honor of being the advanced brigade for several years in a row.

Ding Mancang had been competing with Chen Dayou, but before the rural policy was implemented, he was always at a disadvantage. In his opinion, Chen Dayou hadn't done anything, yet the higher-ups always favored him.

After the educated youth went to the countryside, the Red Star Brigade lost its honor as an advanced brigade, and has not been able to regain it since.

Over the past ten years, Shangyang Brigade has not won the title of advanced brigade every year. However, compared with Hongxing Brigade, Ding Mancang has surpassed Chen Dayou, because Shangyang Brigade has won the title of advanced brigade twice.

The Red Flag Commune had a total of sixteen brigades. After the Red Star Brigade went from victory to defeat, Chen Dayou, as the manager of the Red Star Brigade, was often ridiculed by the captains of the other brigades. However, Ding Mancang always laughed the loudest.

Party Secretary Chen gave him a helpless look. "That kid Mancang isn't a bad person. You should just bear with it for now. Let's get the land ready first. Have you decided how much land you plan to develop this year?"

With this convenient big machine around, Secretary Chen no longer believed that Li Dayou would only cultivate the original land.

Sure enough, Li Dayou pointed to the east of the village, the direction from which we came in, with shining eyes. "I plan to clear land along that road and head out, as much as I can."

Party Secretary Chen: "..."

Her good temper vanished instantly, and she raised her hand to give Li Dayou a big slap. "You idiot who loses his mind when he gets excited! We had machines to help with the land clearing, but what happened after that? Are you going to waste a lot of oil clearing a large area of ​​land and then just leave it there to waste?"

Is farming something you can successfully cultivate simply by clearing land?
You're an old hand at farming, isn't it shameful to say such things?
Li Dayou was immediately calmed down by the slap, and chuckled awkwardly, "I got excited, I got excited. Let's loosen up the existing land first, and then we'll start clearing new land. We'll see how things go then."

After calming down, Li Dayou regained his composure as the captain. Although the machine was running smoothly, no one could guarantee that it would continue to run smoothly. We don't curse, but as a leader, you can't not take precautions. What if the machine breaks down? What if the higher-ups find out about the machine and "borrow" it from you?
Thinking of all these possible scenarios, Li Dayou's expression immediately changed drastically. He slapped his thigh and turned to leave.

Party Secretary Chen called out to him, "What are you doing? Aren't you going to take care of things here?"

"You just keep an eye on things. I'll go call all the squad leaders over and redistribute the work."

Upon hearing this, Secretary Chen agreed with him, and indeed, the work needed to be redistributed.

At the same time, Lin Yuexi was leading Xiao Zhaoyang towards the village entrance.

"Auntie, are we really going to the county to play?" This was Xiao Zhaoyang's 51st question of the day. The little guy's face was flushed, whether from playing too wildly with Erdan in the yard or from being too excited about going to the county.

A pair of little feet hopped and skipped like they were tap dancing.

"Hmm, aren't we going to ride in an oxcart?!"

Xiao Zhaoyang pursed her lips and smiled secretly, but after a while she held back her 52nd question: "Auntie, are we going to take the oxcart to the commune now?"

"Correct."

Five seconds later.

"Auntie, after we get to the commune, will we take a big cart to the county?"

"Yes."

Five seconds later.

"Auntie, are we staying in the county tonight?"

"Yes, we're staying at a guesthouse."

Five seconds later.

"Auntie, have we issued the letter of introduction yet?"

Oh dear, this little guy has quite a lot on his mind.

Lin Yuexi suppressed a laugh and patiently continued to answer: "It's open. Uncle San went to Grandpa Li's house to open it yesterday."

Xiao Zhaoyang seemed truly relieved now, and stopped bouncing around with her feet off the ground, obediently following along slowly.

However, Lin Yuexi realized just a minute later how wrong that idea was.

"Brother Sandan, don't come to my house today. My aunt is taking me to the county to play."

"Brother Gousheng, I'm not going to pull weeds today. I'm going to the county with my aunt."

"Mao Mao,..."

Lin Yuexi glanced silently back at the ever-growing number of children, then said, "..."

When did her kid become so popular in the village?

Uncle Qi was driving his oxcart to the tree at the village entrance. There weren't many people coming to town today. It was almost eight o'clock, and there was only a young woman wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket sitting on the oxcart.

Uncle Qi's surname is Li. He is over seventy years old. His whole family are martyrs. He himself was a retired comrade who was injured. He is the only one left in his family.

From any perspective, the villagers were willing to take care of Uncle Qi, but Uncle Qi himself was not happy that others would support him for no reason. He felt that he only had a limp, but was otherwise healthy and could support himself.

When he could still work in the fields, he earned work points. When he could no longer work in the fields, he refused the village's offer to support him in his old age and instead took a job driving an oxcart.

Seeing Lin Yuexi arrive with a line of children, Uncle Qi asked with a smile, "Lin, are you going to the commune, or are you just bringing the children here for a stroll?"

Xiao Zhaoyang seemed afraid that Lin Yuexi's answer would ruin the trip to the city, so he answered loudly, "Seventh Great-Grandpa, my aunt is taking me to the county to play. Gousheng and the others came to see me off."

Uncle Qi was so happy that he showed his missing back teeth. "Alright, great-grandfather understands. Hurry up and get on the oxcart. Great-grandfather is leaving now. You kids can go do whatever you need to do."

People who come from the battlefield carry an aura of menace, and the children were instinctively afraid of Seventh Master. They quickly said goodbye to Xiao Zhaoyang and scattered.