novelweb Chapter 576: Watch and Learn
Chapter 576: Watch and Learn
Seeing that it is coming to the cotton harvest season again.
In the production and construction corps, in the garage of an armored regiment, several soldiers were cleaning tanks.
The sound of footsteps came from a distance, and Squad Leader Niu walked over like a shooting star all the way.
Squad leader, are you back from the meeting?
Squad leader, what are the latest instructions from the company? Everyone stopped what they were doing.
Squad leader Niu yelled at the top of his voice, Stop what you're doing, let's have a short meeting first.
Everyone immediately gathered in front of Squad Leader Liu and stood in line consciously.
Relax. Squad leader Niu cleared his throat and said, Just now I went to the company for a meeting, and this meeting is mainly to arrange the task of picking cotton this year.
The cotton season is coming soon, as in previous years, our group will still go to the farm to help pick cotton, maybe we will even go to Jinlinzi Farm.
I used to go there for one or two months. This time I went to pick cotton, and it was estimated that I would have to work for two consecutive months. There was no rest time in between, and I would eat and live on the farm.
So the regiment decided that all comrades who participated in the cotton picking activity will have a day off tomorrow, which is also to give you time to prepare your luggage and we will set off the day after tomorrow!
Report! A young soldier said suddenly.
What's the matter? Squad leader Niu asked.
Squad leader, don't we drive tanks? Why do we need to pick cotton? the young soldier asked.
Squad leader Niu followed the voice and saw that the soldier who spoke was surnamed Zheng. He was a soldier who had just been assigned this year, and his family was from the south.
So squad leader Niu explained: We are a production and construction corps, not only to undertake national defense tasks to defend the country, but also to participate in some production and construction activities.
Picking cotton is a kind of production activity. Cotton is the main economic crop we grow here. When cotton is harvested, it must be picked quickly. If it is out of season, the quality of cotton will decline.
In the farms of our Corps, there are usually enough people, but when it comes to picking cotton, there are not enough people, so we need our support to help them complete the cotton picking work as soon as possible.
Report to the squad leader, I don't know how to pick cotton! The soldier surnamed Zheng Qing continued.
I forgot about this. You are from the south. You don't grow cotton there, right? Squad leader Niu asked.
The soldier replied: Report to the squad leader, the cotton in our place grows on trees.
You have kapok, which is different from our cotton in the Northwest, but don't worry, I have picked cotton for several years, and I will teach you how to do it. Xiao Zheng, do you have any other questions? Niu Squad Leader Then ask.
Report to monitor, I have never picked cotton, what should I bring to pick cotton? Do I need to bring bedding? Xiao Zheng then asked
What quilts do you bring? The place where cotton is produced, can you still lack your quilts? Just bring basic daily necessities such as toothpaste and toothbrush. Also bring a few old clothes. This time we are going to do farm work, so wear new clothes Spoiled.
Squad leader Niu paused, then continued: The material conditions of life on the farm are much better than ours. They not only grow cotton, but also all kinds of fruits and vegetables.
There are also chickens, sheep, and cows. Every time we go to help the farm pick cotton, the farm will kill chickens and sheep for entertainment, and there will be delicious food every time. Some farms also have cows, and you can drink fresh milk every day after you go there!
In the Jinlinzi farm we went to last year, there was an uncle Nigmaiti, whose roast mutton was very delicious. Every time we went, Uncle Nigmaiti would personally roast the lamb for us.
At that time, let the farm kill two sheep, cut the lamb into large pieces, wear it with red willow, and roll it in a pouch after roasting, it will be delicious in the world! My mouth is watering...
Two days later, the soldiers boarded the military truck early in the morning, ready to go to the farm.
This road is not close, and it is estimated that we will have to wait until dark to get there.
Squad leader Niu said, looking at the young soldier Xiao Zheng, and then said: Xiao Zheng, you are from the south and have never picked cotton. I will teach you how to pick cotton now.
First of all, you have to remember that you must wear gloves when picking cotton, and you cannot pick it with bare hands. Although the cotton is soft, the outer shell is still quite hard. Without gloves to protect it, it is easy to prick your hands.
When you pick cotton, you will be given gloves. Don’t be reluctant to use them. Those things are enough, and the most important thing is to protect your hands. When you come back, you are counting on your hands to drive the tank!
At that time, each person will be given a snakeskin sack and take it with him. After picking the cotton, just throw it into the snakeskin sack, and replace it with a new one when the snakeskin sack is full.
Next, let’s talk about the method of picking cotton. When picking cotton, just grab the whole boll and pull it off. This process must be fast enough to improve the efficiency of picking cotton...
Squad leader Niu was demonstrating the movements with his hands while talking.
Next to him, another squad leader, Wang, said: Old Niu, don't make any gestures. There is a saying that a good memory is not as good as a bad pen. If you say it dozens of times, it is better to go to the farm to pick a few bags. Cotton. You let Xiao Zheng stay in the cotton field, and within three days, he will be an expert in picking cotton.
I'm in class with the soldiers in our class, don't worry about it! Squad leader Niu snorted coldly.
Just those two brushes of yours, and give them lessons for others, so you won't be afraid that the wind will flash your tongue! Squad leader Wang said with a smile.
These two were comrades-in-arms who enlisted in the army in the same year, and they were quite familiar with each other. Now that they were sitting in the same car, they naturally wanted to bicker and expose each other's background in various ways.
There were two squad leaders bickering, and it was not lonely all the way down.
I'm talking about Lao Niu. This route seems wrong. I didn't take this route when I went to Jinlinzi Farm before. Squad leader Wang said and looked out the window.
Squad leader Niu immediately stuck his head out of the car and looked around.
As a tank soldier, Squad Leader Niu is very sensitive to roads and directions. In the era when there was no navigation, it was necessary to use maps to identify directions and roads.
Senior tank soldiers like Squad Leader Niu can basically imprint the road conditions in their minds just by looking at the map once. And Squad Leader Niu will not forget all the roads he has traveled before.
Squad leader Niu has been to Jinlinzi Farm several times, and the road leading to Jinlinzi Farm has long been remembered by Squad Leader Niu. At this time, he found that this road did not lead to Jinlinzi Farm, and it was not even in the right direction.
This is really not the way to go to Jinlinzi Farm. Don't you want to go to Jinlinzi Farm this year? Squad leader Niu murmured.
Squad leader Wang said, Looking at the route, it seems that I really won't be going to Jinlinzi Farm this year! It's a pity that I won't be able to eat Uncle Nigmaiti's roasted mutton this year.
The young soldier Xiao Zheng next to him suddenly became nervous, and he asked, Squad leader, if we're not going to Jinlinzi Farm, then where are we going?
Squad leader Niu said with a smile: Don't worry, if you act together with the big team, you can still be sold!
In the evening, everyone finally arrived at their destination.
It is said that it is evening, but it is actually already past ten o'clock in the evening, but in the northwest, it is just dark at this time.
Welcome, welcome! The manager of the farm had been waiting for a long time, he greeted him enthusiastically, and said; Dinner is ready, I asked the kitchen to prepare fried rice and thin-skinned buns stuffed with mutton.
In addition, I also informed the boiler room that hot water was specially boiled, and the soldiers could take a bath after eating. Although the dormitory is a Datong shop, the bedding is all new. Instructor Chen, don't think our conditions here are poor!
Instructor Chen, who led the team, said: There are meat for eating, new bedding for sleeping, and hot baths. How can this be simple? I went to other farms before, but they didn't have such good conditions as yours!
The head of the field said, The chief told me specifically that the tank soldiers who came this time are precious talents in our army, so I have to take care of them!
We are a farm, and the most important thing we need is food, so among other things, we must have a meal of big fish and meat, as well as various seasonal fruits.
Instructor Chen was taken aback for a moment. When he led the team to Jinlinzi Farm, he was also the same group of tank soldiers, but he never heard that special care should be given.
So Instructor Chen said: Director, you don't need to eat big fish and meat every day. We will eat the same as usual, and there is no need for any special treatment.
That can't be done! The field chief shook his head: You are tank soldiers, and you are in a technical position, which is different from other people.
Instructor Chen was taken aback for a moment, and thought to himself, although driving a tank is a technical job, but you don't need to drive a tank to collect cotton. What kind of technical position is it?
However, since the farm is willing to give better treatment, Instructor Chen will not refuse, but accepts it gladly.
Everyone ate, bathed and slept. Early the next morning, they gathered after breakfast and prepared to pick cotton.
I came late yesterday, and it was dark when I arrived, so I didn't visit carefully. Now it seems that this farm is really big enough! Xiao Zheng looked around curiously.
Squad leader Niu said, Xiao Zheng, watch and study hard. After you get the gloves and snakeskin sack, follow me and see how I pick cotton!
Understood, monitor, I will definitely study hard with you. Xiao Zheng said.
Relax, stand at attention, turn right, and walk together! Under the command of Instructor Chen, everyone set off in the direction of the cotton field.
Soon, endless cotton fields appeared in front of everyone, along with ten cotton harvesters lined up.
Beside the cotton harvester, stood several men in blue overalls, with the words Fukang Agricultural Machinery printed on the chest of the overalls.
I just heard the factory manager introduce: These are cotton harvesters. The 100,000 mu of cotton that our farm has grown this year must not be harvested by manpower, so we can count on these newly purchased cotton harvesters!
Next to it are the technicians from the manufacturer, who are responsible for the follow-up maintenance and maintenance of the cotton harvester, and will also teach you how to open the cotton harvester.
These harvesters were bought by our Corps at a huge price. I heard that one will cost one million! This is the treasure of our farm. I am also afraid that ordinary people will break it, and I will not be able to pay for it.
So I specifically applied to the chief to transfer the tank soldiers to drive this cotton harvester. Instructor Chen, you can even drive a tank around, and you will definitely learn how to drive this cotton harvester!
Director Chen finally understood that the reason why the farm manager had been emphasizing technical jobs before was this.
In the team, Squad Leader Niu and Squad Leader Wang glanced at each other. They didn't expect that they would drive the cotton harvester to harvest cotton this time.
Lao Niu, I thought I would carry snakeskin sacks to the fields like before. I didn't expect to run a machine to collect cotton this time. Sitting in the car is much easier than picking cotton by hand, Squad Leader Wang said. .
Not necessarily. Is it easy to drive a tank? I think it's more tiring than picking cotton. Picking cotton doesn't need to use your brain, you need to work hard. Driving a tank requires various tactical operations, which is much more troublesome than picking cotton. Squad leader Niu said. Said.
You can drive a tank, so you're afraid you won't be able to drive a cotton harvester? The squad leader smiled slightly, and then said, Look, the instructor told us to go there. The first class, all went to visit the cotton harvester.
Squad two, let's go over and get acquainted too. Squad leader Niu also said.
Everyone went forward immediately, only Xiao Zheng was still looking around.
Xiao Zheng, why are you so dazed? Squad leader Niu frowned, thinking that this recruit was really stupid.
But Xiao Zheng asked stupidly: Squad leader? Where are the gloves and snakeskin sack?
Give back the gloves and the snakeskin sack! Squad leader Niu sighed helplessly, and continued, Follow me, watch carefully, and study hard!
Squad leader Niu sat in the cab of the cotton harvester, holding the steering wheel nervously.
The technician of Fukang Agricultural Machinery stood on the pedal outside the cab and said: Comrade, don't be nervous, keep your eyes on the front, put down the harvesting platform, and use the first gear to harvest...not the gear handle, but the one next to it... a File, just break it once, don't need to break it to the end...
Squad leader Niu was in a hurry under the command of the technician, and then made various mistakes in his busy schedule.
In the tank regiment, Squad Leader Niu is an absolute technical leader. He is very good at car commander, gunner and driver.
However, for some reason, the squad leader Niu sitting in the cotton harvester was at a loss. The whole cotton harvester has a total of five control levers, which is much simpler than a tank, but the squad leader Niu always got confused.
It seems that Squad Leader Niu is really only suitable for driving complex tanks, but not for simple cotton harvesters.
The technician taught for a long time, but the squad leader Niu still made mistakes, and the technician couldn't help it. Both of them were sweating profusely.
At this time, someone shouted outside: Old Liu, there seems to be something wrong with the transmission of this cotton harvester. It seems that something is stuck. Come here and have a look.
I'll be there right away! The technician responded, and then said to the squad leader Niu: Comrade, I have to go and have a look at that machine, why don't you practice it yourself first?
Speaking of this, the technician shook his head self-consciously: Forget it, you are not yet proficient in operation, let you practice by yourself, don't cause any accidents! I'd better find someone to come over and practice with you, I can rest assured.
The technician jumped off the harvester and shouted at Xiao Zheng not far away: That young comrade, yes, it's you, come here!
Xiao Zheng walked over immediately.
The technician said to Xiao Zheng: Little comrade, I remember that you are already very proficient in the operation, how about you come up for a while, and by the way, show this comrade how to operate the cotton harvester correctly.
The technician looked at Squad Leader Niu again: Comrade, you have to follow this little comrade, watch carefully and learn hard! Try to learn how to drive a cotton harvester as soon as possible!
After the technician finished speaking, he turned and left.
Xiao Zheng suppressed a smirk and looked at his monitor.
Squad leader, watch carefully and study hard!
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