Yuan Wei's Quick Travel

Chapter 123: Cannon Fodder 7

When she returned home, Yuan Wei found Xia Xing'er sitting under the eaves to enjoy the cool air.

As soon as she saw Yuan Wei walk into the yard, she immediately stood up and walked towards her, wanting to take the chicken from her hand.

Yuan Wei dodged it nimbly.

Xia Xing'er smiled helplessly, "Kill one now?"

These days Yuan Wei always tried to get her to eat meat. Xia Xing'er didn't agree at first, but after some inner struggle, she gradually accepted it.

Not to mention, since Yuan Wei took charge of cooking, the family eats better and is healthier.

Xia Xing'er felt that her whole body was becoming stronger and stronger, and she believed that she would be able to fully recover in a few days.

Yuan Wei put the chicken into the chicken coop, turned around and said to Xia Xing'er, "When it's ready, send a bowl to grandpa and grandma."

"That's what I should do." Xia Xing'er nodded in agreement.

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"Grandpa, grandma, I'm here." Yuan Wei pushed open the door and shouted loudly, holding a bowl of steaming chicken soup.

"Here, here, why are you bringing more meat? Just eat it yourself!"

When Old Lady Yuan saw Yuan Wei coming in with the meat, a look of dissatisfaction appeared on her face.

"Oh, grandma, the soup is too hot, I can hardly hold it!" Yuan Wei pretended to be unable to hold it and walked towards Grandma Yuan carefully.

Old Mrs. Yuan was frightened and hurriedly took the bowl, but when she took it, she realized that she had been deceived by Yuan Wei.

Old Lady Yuan was both angry and amused, "You little bitch, you've learned how to lie to me."

Yuan Wei raised her eyebrows and smiled.

Old Lady Yuan looked at Yuan Wei's smiling face and started laughing too.

She turned and went into the kitchen to prepare the chicken soup. When she came out, she grabbed a handful of dates and stuffed them into Yuan Wei's pocket.

Yuan Wei didn't refuse. She just waited for her to put it away and then took one out and put it in her mouth.

"Where's my grandfather?"

Old Lady Yuan was almost choked by her, glared at Yuan Wei, and replied unhappily: "Go to the fields."

The busy farming season has just passed, so there is no need to go to work these days. Plus, Old Man Yuan is old, so his family doesn't need him to earn work points.

But he couldn't sit still. If he didn't go to the fields to check on them every day, he would feel uncomfortable.

Old Mrs. Yuan chewed some red dates, moved a low stool to Yuan Wei, and sat on the stool to continue mending shoes.

Yuan Wei sat next to Old Lady Yuan and watched her movements. She chatted, "I saw my uncle and his group of people gathered around a tractor. What were they doing?"

Old Lady Yuan kept moving her hands while she said, "Repairing the tractor. It's the only tractor in the entire commune. It broke down in our brigade a few days ago. Your uncle was so worried that he got blisters in his mouth."

Yuan Wei was surprised when she heard this and asked, "No one knows how to fix it?"

That doesn't make sense. The higher-ups should be worried if the tractor breaks down, so why don't they send someone to repair it?

The old lady said helplessly, “It is said that the repairman is on a business trip and will not be back for a month.

Now your uncle has the educated youth watching it, hoping they can understand something."

She didn't think highly of these educated youth, thinking they knew nothing about maintenance.

If you knew how to fix it, you would have done it long ago. Why wait until now?

Yuan Junyong also knew that he couldn't rely on these educated youth, but there was nothing he could do now, so he could only let them try.

What if it’s fixed?

Yuan Wei stood up and walked quickly toward the door, saying to Old Lady Yuan, "I'll go take a look."

"Hey..." Old Mrs. Yuan was startled by her sudden action and wanted to say something, but Yuan Wei's figure had quickly disappeared at the door.

The old lady couldn't help but murmur, "This kid, why does he do whatever he wants?"

When Yuan Wei found them, Yuan Junyong was talking to an educated youth.

Yuan Junyong asked the educated youth with a serious face: "Chang Zhiqing, are you sure this will really work?"

Chang Chunpei pushed his glasses up on his nose and replied uncertainly, "Captain, I'm just guessing. I've never repaired anything like this before, so I'm not sure."

Chang Chunpei's father was a fifth-level technical worker at Haishi Steel Plant. Influenced by his family environment, he had some knowledge of mechanics.

However, when it comes to being able to repair a tractor, that is really difficult for him.

If he had this ability, he would have found a way to return to the city long ago. Why would he stay here all the time?

Yuan Junyong wiped his face helplessly, feeling very powerless.

We had originally hoped that these educated youth could play a role, but unexpectedly, they were also helpless.

At this moment, Yuan Wei appeared behind them and called softly, "Uncle."

Hearing Yuan Wei's voice, Yuan Junyong turned around with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Weier? Why are you here?"

"I heard from grandma that the tractor broke down, so I came to take a look." Yuan Wei walked over, looked at the tractor carefully, and asked casually, "Is it not starting?"

"Yes..." Yuan Junyong was about to answer but was interrupted by a mocking voice.

"Can you repair it? Why are you asking so many questions?" The speaker was Fan Xuemei. She stood next to Song Mengqiu and looked at Yuan Wei with disdain.

Yuan Wei looked back at Fan Xuemei and received a hostile look from her.

She turned to look at Song Mengqiu again, only to see her smile at her but not say anything to help her.

Yuan Wei didn't care about Fan Xuemei's attitude. She turned her head and her eyes fell on Yuan Junyong again. She asked, "Can I take a look? It would be best if I could light a fire."

Yuan Junyong looked at Yuan Wei in surprise. He knew that Yuan Wei would not make such a request for no reason. Since she said she wanted to take a look, she must be sure of it.

But when did Weier learn to repair a tractor? Did they teach this stuff in high school?

Yuan Junyong couldn't help but look at the educated youth beside him and shook his head secretly in his heart.

If it is taught in high school, why don’t these educated youth know how to do it?

They all graduated from high school!

Yuan Wei didn't notice Yuan Junyong's doubts. She kept looking at the tractor.

"Still trying to light the fire? Can you afford to pay for it if it breaks?" Fan Xuemei said in an aggressive tone.

Yuan Junyong was about to agree to her when Fan Xuemei interrupted him again.

He also became angry and looked at Fan Xuemei with dissatisfaction, "She can't afford the compensation, but you can. Didn't I show you just now? Now that it's not repaired, do you have to compensate me too?"

You really don't know the difference. It was broken in the first place and you asked someone to fix it. Now you can't afford to pay for it. How can you say it's okay now?

"If you don't know how to fix it, then shut up. What did I ask you to do here? To mock and question others?"

"You..." Fan Xuemei was so embarrassed and angry when she heard this. She was about to retort, but when she saw the captain's fierce eyes, her face turned pale again.

She bit her lip, lowered her head, and muttered softly: "Vixen".

Only Song Mengqiu next to her heard it.

Song Mengqiu rolled his eyes secretly, what a useless guy.

She looked at Yuan Wei standing in the crowd and knew why Fan Xuemei targeted Yuan Wei.