Siheyuan: Starting from the Pig Killer

"Tu tu tu tu~"

"Dududu~"

Early in the morning, Xiang Yunduan was awakened by a noisy mechanical sound.

I slept in the school arranged by the commune last night, mainly because there were still some piglets that were not finished.

The pigs are actually very fast, and there are not many piglets in the advancing group. Generally speaking, they can be finished in one afternoon.

But Xiang Yunduan had to explain to Wang Shitou while cutting the pigs, so he didn't do it very quickly.

Since the factory asked the masters to take their apprentices with them when they went to the countryside, they must be required to teach their apprentices well.

At the end of every year, apprentices will be given a business assessment. If some apprentices fail, the master will definitely be criticized and educated.

Of course, because of his luck, Xiang Yunduan had to teach his apprentices well.

Anyway, I only have half a month to go to the countryside this time, which is quite enough, so there is no need to rush it.

"Yo, tractor!"

After getting up, Xiang Yunduan washed up before going to the cafeteria to have breakfast.

Looking for the noisy sound that woke him up, Xiang Yunduan discovered that there was a threshing floor not far from the school.

Although it was only around eight o'clock in the morning, the threshing floor was already in full swing.

The villagers untied the harvested wheat stacks and spread them layer by layer on the threshing floor. At this time, they need to pull up the stone roller and keep rolling back and forth on the wheat layer to help The grains of wheat peel off from the ears.

This stone roller is generally cylindrical, with wooden frames on both sides. A rope is tied in front of the wooden frame, and then it is pulled by manpower. It usually takes two adult men to pull it back and forth, and after a period of time, it has to be replaced. Man, this job is still very strenuous.

When the stone mill has almost completely crushed the wheat layer, you need to use a wooden or iron fork to turn the wheat straw over, turn the side that has not been crushed upward, and then continue rolling.

To separate the wheat kernels from the ears, you need to crush them back and forth many times.

However, Xiang Yunduan did not expect that the advancing brigade actually had a tractor.

If a tractor is used to pull the stone and grind it, it will naturally save much effort. The most important thing is that the efficiency is much higher than that of people pulling the stone and grinding it.

"Your brigade is already powerful enough if you have tractors, but you actually have two more. How did you get them?"

Xiang Yunduan stood next to the threshing floor, chatting with a villager who was responsible for turning over wheat straw.

Domestic production of tractors has just begun. The famous Dongfanghong 54 tractor was only successfully trial-produced this year, but it is a crawler type, which can be used for plowing, bulldozing, etc., and can be used in threshing fields. It's not enough to use it on the road. The wheeled tractor in front of you must be easy to use.

"It is said that they came from a landlord's family before liberation. Someone in this landlord's family was an official in the Kuomintang Party and used the public service for private purposes. He brought two tractors back for their family use. I heard they were imported from Germany!" said the villager.

"I see!"

Xiang Yunduan nodded. He suddenly remembered an anecdote. It was said that before liberation, the top leader of the Kuomintang in Qilu stockpiled a batch of imported tractors, saying that he was going to disarm and return to the fields to farm. However, he was captured in a battle later. , directly recommended Gong Delin to study.

He remembered that around next year, this person would be among the first batch of pardoned persons to come out of the Merit Forest.

"Hey, this tractor driver is a female comrade!"

There were two tractors on the threshing floor. Xiang Yunduan stood aside and watched them for a long time before he realized that the driver of one of the tractors was actually a lesbian. Seeing this elder sister driving the tractor skillfully in circles on the wheat layer, It's really a beautiful scenery.

After admiring the enthusiasm for production on the threshing floor for a while, Xiang Yunduan also returned to school and started today's work of raising pigs.

It was around twelve o'clock at noon that all the piglets in the advancing brigade were eliminated by him.

"Master Xiang, you have work, so I won't keep you any longer. These peaches and apricots can be eaten on the road. They just came down and they taste pretty good!"

After eating at noon, Xiang Yunduan did not stay any longer and was about to rush to the next brigade twelve miles away. Officer Liu was very enthusiastic and forced him to pack several kilograms of peaches and apricots in cloth bags.

Xiang Yunduan couldn't refuse, so he could only "reluctantly" let Wang Shitou take him.

Starting from the Advance Brigade, we headed to the Yanghutan Brigade. Although it was only twelve miles away, which didn't sound very far, this section of the road was not easy to walk. There was a mountainous road in the middle, which was rugged.

By the time Xiang Yunduan and Wang Shitou came over that section of the mountain road, it was already past two o'clock.

"Oh, we're finally here. It shouldn't be far ahead. Then Director Liu said that after here, we'll be there in about two or three miles!" Wang Shitou said breathlessly.

"Let me ride the horse and rest for a while!"

Xiang Yunduan said, taking the bicycle from Wang Shitou, and then he took Wang Shitou to the Yanghutan Brigade.

Sure enough, after walking for a short time, after climbing a small slope, we could already see the village not far away.

"Wow wow wow~"

"Gouwa, Heizi, Danniu, come back quickly!"

"Swim back!"

……

Just when Xiang Yunduan was about to rush to the Yanghutan brigade, the sound of children suddenly heard making noise not far from the road.

He looked for the sound, and his heart immediately skipped a beat.

Not far from the roadside, there is a dark green lake. At first glance, it is at least a hundred meters wide. This is still close to the shore. Going further away, I don't know how wide it is.

At this moment, by the lake, there were two children of eleven or twelve years old, shouting loudly towards the lake. It was obvious from the sound that they were very anxious.

On the lake, three children could be vaguely seen. Only their heads were barely floating on the water, and everything from their necks down was submerged in the lake.

"Someone fell into the water!"

Xiang Yunduan quickly judged it.

The three children in the lake should be able to swim, but at this moment they are being rushed back and forth by the lake water, and they can only struggle. It seems that it won't be long before they can no longer hold on and will be completely overwhelmed by the lake water. Devoured.

"Quick! Save people!"

Xiang Yunduan stopped the bicycle, threw it directly on the side of the road, and ran towards the shore without even mentioning how to prop it up.

"Master, I can't swim!" Wang Shitou said loudly as he followed. He was a landlubber. He had never been in the water since he was a child. At most, it was in winter. When Shichahai froze, he went to skate on it a few times. That’s all.

People who don't know how to swim will have an instinctive fear when facing water.

"Can't swim? Then go find someone in the village quickly. My swimming skills are average. I'm not sure whether I can save the person!" Xiang Yunduan said.

"Ah? Master, why don't you go to the village with me to find someone, in case you..." Wang Shitou hesitated.

"There is no such thing as a precaution. Those three children can no longer hold on. If we delay for a few more seconds, they might not be able to be saved!"

Xiang Yunduan waved his hand and rejected Wang Shitou's suggestion: "Hurry up and go quickly!"