Chapter 155: Learning to drive at the branch office

Seeing that He Yuzhu didn't know how to use the abacus, Wang Defa didn't care much, on the contrary, he was relieved.

"It's okay, Zhuzi. Even if you can't use an abacus, your ability has given me a big surprise.

It's definitely more than enough to handle the affairs of our branch.

To be honest,

I'm really shocked that you can learn to this level through self-study. If you can use something as complicated as an abacus, I really don't know what to say.

If you really have such talent, I'm really afraid that our branch won't be able to keep you in the future.

Now it’s good, good. ”

After praising He Yuzhu, Wang Defa finally talked about his purpose.

"By the way, Zhuzi, do you have anything else to do now?
If not, can you please start working now? We really need talents like you now."

He Yuzhu really had nothing to do at the moment, so he agreed with a smile.

Daxia had just been established, everything was still in its infancy, and various rules and regulations had yet to be perfected.
In addition, the talent pool is extremely limited.
There are actually very few things that require the use of pens in grassroots units like the branch.

In just one morning, He Yuzhu easily dealt with all the backlog of tasks.

Then she would carry the activists' food rations for the month back to the courtyard to cook.

When He Yuzhu returned to the courtyard carrying a sack of millet, Aunt Yan from the opposite door heard the noise and came out with a surprised look on her face.

"Wow, Zhuzi, you really have become an active member of the branch!"

Looking at Aunt Yan who was shocked, He Yuzhu turned around and showed her the grain bag.

"Yes, this month's food has been distributed, so I have become an activist."

Seeing the big bag of grain on He Yuzhu's shoulder, Aunt Yan's eyes almost turned red with envy.
"So many!

The food you have is enough for your family to eat for half a month. This will save a lot of food money, and you can eat meat more often every month.
Zhuzi, you have really made progress now.

By the way, Zhuzi, what exactly do you do as an activist? The higher-ups actually gave you so much food.

Knowing what kind of character this family has, He Yuzhu doesn't want to elaborate.

“There’s no specific job, just go wherever you’re needed!

Write and calculate or something.

If you have nothing to do, you can stay at the police station or come back. It's not a formal job anyway, so you have a lot of freedom!"

At this time, Chen Zhijie's wife, who lived in the front yard, heard the noise.

A head popped out from the next room.
After learning from Aunt Yan that He Yuzhu was now an activist and had even received his food,

He immediately ran to the middle and back yards.
Soon, all the neighbors in the courtyard knew the news.

These neighbors who came back from the south didn't dare to hope to be activists like He Yuzhu.
But because the RMB depreciated too quickly, and they are now doing temporary work like carrying heavy bags, they are very jealous of the big bag of grain that He Yuzhu brought back.

In the afternoon, Wang Defa, Lin Zheng and others used their lunch break in the cafeteria to help He Yuzhu dispel the rumor.

So when he walked into the police station again, his comrades greeted him with a smile.

Seeing that there is not much work in the afternoon,
He Yuzhu squatted at the gate and watched Ye Dapeng and other drivers from the car class driving the Dodge trucks in the maintenance department.

After the truck was serviced, Ye Dapeng turned his head and asked him,
"Xiao He, do you want to learn?"

For a ruthless person like He Yuzhu who can dismantle a Dodge truck into parts and then put them back together,
Ye Dapeng and his team's vehicle maintenance skills are really crude.

However, vehicles are expensive and rare these days, and even those who can drive or repair vehicles in the army are rare.
He couldn't explain why he knew these things.

Not to mention now, even in the 1980s and 1990s, being able to drive was a rare skill.
The Peking Military Control Commission did not get many such talents from the army.
Each department is further divided into
The branch office only assigned Ye Dapeng and another comrade named Yu Minxiong to the class. The other people in the car class were actually soldiers who came to learn how to drive.

He Yuzhu didn't expect to be an activist, but someone actually asked him if he wanted to learn how to drive.
This way, he can put his driving skills to good use.
Naturally, he nodded and agreed without hesitation.
"Of course! All my life, I've only watched other people drive on the street, and I've never touched this thing.
If I could drive, I would be able to dominate our courtyard for a long time."

Hearing He Yuzhu's words, Ye Dapeng and Yu Minxiong immediately laughed.

Regardless of the era, wielding swords and guns is very attractive to men, especially machinery. The two never doubted that He Yuzhu wanted to learn how to drive.
"If you want, Brother Dapeng will teach you.

But this thing is very heavy, and it takes a lot of strength to play with it.

Car repair is a profound knowledge.

I can’t guarantee that I can learn it!

To be honest, I have taught most of the comrades in our branch, but I haven’t taught any of them well.”

It turned out that most people in the branch had tried it, and He Yuzhu thought he was special.

Then I adjusted my mindset.
"It's okay, Dapeng. I don't have anything else, but I am very strong. As long as you are willing to work hard, you will learn it sooner or later."

Hearing what He Yuzhu meant, Ye Dapeng quickly interrupted and said,

"That won't do.
Our branch's monthly gasoline quota is quite limited, and except when on missions, most people don't use cars.

The gasoline you used to learn driving was squeezed out of our quota.
But you can't study as long as you want.

If we could study as long as we want, our People's Liberation Army wouldn't be so short of motor soldiers."

But if you have half the talent for driving a car, you will certainly learn to drive quickly.
When you have learned it, you can go on missions with us.

Listening to Ye Dapeng saying that there was not enough gasoline,
He Yuzhu regretted selling all the gasoline to the system.

However, even if he had not sold it to the system, with the current strict management of vehicles and gasoline, he would not have been able to use it, otherwise it would have been exposed upon inspection.

In fact, it's not just gasoline that's in short supply these days; everything is in short supply.
According to the 1981 Daxia Economic Yearbook,
In the summer of 1949, agricultural output accounted for more than 80% of the national economy.

But each person can only get 0.572 kg of grain, 13 grams of oil, 17 grams of meat and 2.3 grams of aquatic products every day. Ordinary people can't even get enough food, so oil is naturally a delusion.

But even though I knew it, I could drive anyway. Even if I tried to hide it, I couldn't hide it when I should.

Therefore, He Yuzhu still needs to get the necessary vaccinations in advance.

(End of this chapter)