Chapter 61: Learning to Drive a Truck [Seeking Follow-up Reading]

the next day.

As agreed, Lu Yang went to call up Da Jun first, then after thinking for a while, he prepared to call his eldest cousin as well.

Although I can only get one car today, after the New Year, if nothing goes wrong, I will have three cars soon.

The driver of the first truck is already available, so we can consider training the drivers of the other two trucks in the next few days.

Don't think it's difficult to learn how to drive a big car.

In this era, there were not as many traffic rules as in later generations, and there were fewer cars on the road. As long as you could get the hang of it, were brave, studied hard, and were not too stupid, you would be able to drive on the road in three to five days.

Lu Yang has already asked Gong Pingan.

Gong Ping'an said that it only took him three days to learn how to drive, and later he mainly learned about vehicle care and maintenance, including emergency repairs.

Moreover, learning to drive in the army is more difficult than learning to drive outside. The vehicles used for learning to drive have all kinds of problems and there are many emergencies, which tests the emergency response capabilities of the soldiers.

Came to my eldest cousin’s house.

I couldn't find anyone, but I heard from my eldest cousin, who was five or six months pregnant, that they were already laying the foundation for building a new house. They couldn't compare with Lu Yang because their budget was only about 1000 yuan in total, and they built an ordinary one-and-a-half-story rural house with red bricks and green tiles of that era.

At this time, my eldest cousin and several of his younger cousins ​​were probably working as temporary laborers in their family's new house, helping the bricklayer mix mortar, carry red bricks, and pass tiles.

There was no other way, not enough money, so the whole family had to go in and serve as free labor.

"Brother Yangzi, why don't you go inside and have a drink of water while I go call Brother Youren back?"

The eldest cousin's wife seemed very enthusiastic.

She was changing the straw in the chicken coop, and she was wiping it vigorously on her apron with her hands stiffly, with a look of embarrassment on her young face.

But when she looked up, she saw that it was Lu Yang, the cousin her husband always talked about.

An enthusiastic smile instantly appeared on his face.

Recently, the couple talked a lot about Lu Yang before going to bed at night.

They said that if it weren't for this cousin, their lives would be completely hopeless. Even if the baby was born, they would be able to see the end of their future at a glance. They could only live in this old house that was afraid of collapse when the wind blew and leaked when it rained, and they would grow up crawling and rolling around, and they would not be able to live a decent life in the future.

It’s nothing like now, when life finally has hope.

Having tasted the sweetness, the eldest cousin's wife naturally treated Lu Yang as a distinguished guest, but Lu Yang could not resist her enthusiasm: "No, no, sister-in-law, my eldest cousin is not at home, so I won't go into the house. Just point me in a direction, where is the new house you built, and we can go find him ourselves. You are still pregnant, how can I let you make a trip."

Although the eldest cousin's wife tried her best to get a chance to perform.

But Lu Yang could never agree to that.

The eldest cousin's wife had no choice but to point him in a direction, and said excitedly, "It's right there on that piece of land, not far from where you want to build your big house, brother Yangzi, only about a hundred meters away. Brother Yangzi, don't be polite to him. If you have anything to do later, just tell him to do it. My man is not an ungrateful person, so don't be polite. I'll go kill a chicken now, or we can have lunch at home at noon?"

Lu Yang waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, big cousin, please put down the knife quickly. I have to go to town to find his cousin for something. He may not come back for lunch at noon. Let him tell you what it is in the evening. I'm leaving now."

Get specific directions.

Lu Yang ran away, while hurriedly calling on the army to catch up.

As far as he knew, although his uncle's family raised chickens, they only had three old hens that took turns laying eggs. Half of the eggs went into the stomach of the sick uncle, and the other half were originally saved to sell at the market. It was only after his eldest cousin came back and took his wife back from his father-in-law's house and argued for his wife and children that the other half of the hens laid eggs, which were used to supplement the nutrition of the baby in his eldest cousin's wife's belly.

If it was because of me that an old hen, the great contributor to laying eggs, was beheaded today, then it would be his, Lu Yang's, fault.

When I found my eldest cousin.

Lu Yang discovered that the land his eldest cousin used to build a house was very close to his own leveled land, almost right behind his own land. Originally, it was overgrown with weeds, and there was no way in or out, not even a path. It was indeed not very convenient. It must have been chosen deliberately so that they could be neighbors and take care of each other in the future.

My cousin is so thoughtful!
Lu Yang thought to himself.

He led the army forward and greeted them.

"Old Four, you're here. Look how busy I am and how dirty I am. I have no way to entertain you. How about you go home first? Let your sister-in-law entertain you. I'll be back soon." Lu Youren stood shyly among a pile of broken bricks.

I saw that it was Lu Yang and the army coming.

Smiling in a silly way.

Several other cousins ​​also hurriedly stood up to greet them, all of them covered in dust and dirt. In this cold winter, even if they were just mixing some mortar, carrying some bricks, and helping the bricklayers, they were all so cold that their noses were running, and their hands were covered with eye-catching brick crosses (local dialect: meaning frostbite on the hands).

Lu Yang said quickly: "Brother, don't bother sister-in-law. We just came out of your house. It was sister-in-law who told us that you were here."

Lu Yang glanced around and said, "I didn't expect you to be so quick. It's only been a few days and the foundation has been laid. You've already started building the walls."

The eldest cousin said innocently, "It's your sister-in-law. She is anxious to move into the new house. She said that her baby will be born soon after the Chinese New Year, and she wants the baby to be born in the new house so that she can share in the auspiciousness of our new house."

Seeing the smile on my eldest cousin’s face.

Lu Yang knew that this man was really feeling happy recently.

If I didn't know, although the other party is happy, he must be even more short of money recently.

He didn't even have the heart to ask his eldest cousin to go out with him on this trip.

"Fourth brother, um, you should have something else to do, right?"

The clever guy Lao Liu came over in a flattering manner.

He rubbed his hands together.

The eyes looking at Lu Yang were full of anticipation.

The other cousins ​​also reacted quickly, their eyes lit up and they gathered around.

Yes!

Every time the fourth brother comes, it’s like a magpie chirping, good things are coming. The last good thing went to the eldest brother, so what about this time?

Maybe they have a chance too.

Lu Yang shook his head.

Originally, he wanted to call his eldest cousin aside and explain his intentions in private, but now that these cousins ​​have gathered around him, it would be a bit too deliberate if he still did so.
So just tell the truth.

"I recently borrowed a truck and found a driver. I want you, my cousin, to learn for a few days. I won't get paid, but after the New Year, I might need a truck driver."

Didn't say enough.

Whether to go or not depends entirely on my eldest cousin's own decision.

What, learning to drive?"

"Old Four, you're actually about to buy a car, that's great."

"I, I, I can do it. I can definitely learn to drive. My brother doesn't have the time. He has to accompany his sister-in-law, look after the new house, and help with chores. How about letting me go?"

Amidst a chorus of surprise.

It was the clever guy Lao Liu who took the initiative to recommend himself.

Lu Yang shook his head and said, "Time is limited, let's go with the eldest cousin. Your eldest brother has a more stable temperament."

Without waiting for the other cousins ​​to jump out, the matter was settled.

This is to avoid making things difficult for my eldest cousin.

(End of this chapter)