A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Jiang Xia didn't wait obediently outside the door for his master's notification.

In his view, there are only a few places where such high precision is required, regardless of time.

Where to go? Of course we have to go!

However, before going, I need to take good care of my precious possessions.

He picked up his progress report and went to the confidential workshop. Looking at the parts that had just been processed, he pondered for a moment.

“They’re gone and won’t be back anytime soon, so hurry up with the training. We don’t want to make a fool of ourselves by not being able to assemble the parts. We also need to stock up on some spare parts for consumables and write out a complete maintenance plan.”

"Oh dear, there's so much to do. But that's what we came back for!"

She pulled over the large blackboard and banged on it: "Comrades, Teacher Jiang is starting class! Get your pencils and notebooks ready..."

After finishing the call, Li Changfu tentatively asked one last time, "It won't take long, will it?"

After a long silence on the other end of the phone, a voice said, "No comment."

"I understand~"

With trembling hands, he picked up a cigarette, but failed to light it despite several attempts to strike it with a match.

Li Changfu suddenly crumpled the cigarette and match into a ball: "You brat, you should settle down and get married soon."

"Dingling bell~~"

The sudden ringing of the phone startled Li Changfu awake.

"The situation has changed. The meteorological department predicts that the sandstorm season will start earlier, and we will have to depart no later than tomorrow afternoon."

"You all have to take good care of him for me! He's a real talent!" Li Changfu stood up and roared.

"Everyone there is talented! Stop putting on airs."

There was a pause on the other end of the line, then the voice softened, "We'll take good care of them, they're all our precious children~~"

Li Changfu put down the microphone and unbuttoned his collar.

"Kid, we're leaving tomorrow. When you get back tonight, ask your master's wife to cook you a nice meal."

"People there~~~"

……

the next day.

Steel rolling mill dispatch station.

More than 20 small cannons were placed on the flatbed truck, but unlike before, this time the cannons were all covered with camouflage cloth, and each one was completely covered.

The four freight cars were used to carry two machining centers and the other car contained several newly assembled machine tools and a regular pressure cooker.

The last segment featured the "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" dumplings that the veterans had made recently, along with hundreds of bags of flour.

Few people came to the station to see him off; only two factory directors were present.

Jiang Xia squinted his panda eyes and wobbled as he tried to squeeze into the train station building.

Wang Kui grabbed his tuft of hair and pulled him back, pointing to the boxcar: "Go inside and wait!"

"What, you won't even let us enjoy the scenery anymore?"

Wang Kui didn't speak, but pointed to the driver's quarters.

Jiang Xia looked around and exclaimed: Good heavens, all the windows of the driver's building were sealed off, just like the blinds of later generations. From the outside, it looked like a big iron box.

There was a raised area on the top of the large iron box, from which a cylindrical tube protruded. Although it was also covered, the diameter of the tube was as thick as a child's fist.

It seems this trip is going to be anything but peaceful.

Jiang Xia, being more cautious, went to the loading and unloading carriage of the processing center and removed a spinning top-like object from the core component.

"How about you take this thing? Without it, the machining center is just an ordinary lathe."

Wang Kui hugged the little spinning top tightly to his chest, a wry smile on his face: "I only planned to drop you off, I wasn't planning to go. Such a confidential item, you little rascal!"

"What!" Jiang Xia exclaimed, looking incredulous.

"Hey, we're going to the textile factory for militia training today~~"

"You little brat~~~ just you wait!"

Wang Kui took a towel from his bag, wrapped it around the spinning top, put it in the bag, and patted it a couple of times. He jumped off the train tracks and disappeared in a few seconds.

Jiang Xia turned around and waved to the two factory directors, wanting them to visit his home more often.

But there was no one to be seen; where the two factory managers had been standing, only a few fallen leaves drifted by.

Uh, what's going on?

Looking at the serious-looking guard beside him, the guard was unsmiling, but his eyes revealed a gentleness.

Looking at the half-full freight car filled with flour sacks, Jiang Xia asked tentatively, "Can I ride in this car?"

The guards remained silent.

Not answering means you don't object.

"Let's move some straw, at least we can build ourselves a nest." After moving the straw, Jiang Xia's eyes turned to the honeycomb briquette stove in the platform hut.

He tentatively moved the stove into the carriage, and the guard's lips twitched, but he didn't say anything.

Hey, that works too.

So Jiang Xia began to make bold moves, carrying up a large clump of honeycomb briquettes and then taking down two pressure cookers from the back of the freight car.

Finally, the food that Yang Youning had prepared was moved into the carriage.

What's missing?

Oh, right, water!

So Jiangxia rolled the large water tank at the station to the front of the carriage, but it was too heavy to lift.

The water in the tank was frozen solid, no wonder it was heavy!

Jiang Xia looked up at the guard and grinned foolishly.

The guards finally moved.

After helping Jiang Xia carry the water tank into the carriage, he said, "Be careful with fire!"

Wang Kui, who had run back carrying two large bags, couldn't help but smirk as he looked at what Jiang Xia was carrying: "Damn, even that old woman from Cining Palace can't handle as much as you..."

"Old squad leader, aren't you going to do anything about this kid? Why are you letting him cause trouble? Why didn't I get such good treatment when I was the one escorting the truck?"

The guard reached out, and a section of PVC bag peeked out from his sleeve...

The train whistled, and Wang Kui quickly pushed Jiang Xia into the carriage.

As the carriage doors were sealed, the interior dimmed. Only a few rays of sunlight peeked out from the narrow openings on both sides of the carriage.

As the train started moving, fresh air rushed in, so it didn't feel stuffy at all.

Hey, this is better than eating coal dust in the driver's quarters.

Wang Kui pulled a walkie-talkie out of his bag and slowly adjusted the channel. He watched as Jiang Xia made a thick nest out of straw, curled up inside, and soon began snoring loudly.

"This boy!"

I pulled out a military overcoat and covered him with it. Just then, the walkie-talkie got a signal.

"Hey, I'm away on a business trip with the kid right now. You guys can catch the mice yourselves!"

"Huh? Are you guys stupid! We're not the police, we'll arrest him first and then talk! The kid's already gone, so you can catch him off guard!"

"Where am I going? Tsk, I don't know! Help me ask the 'boss' for leave."

Clang, clang~~

The monotonous sounds on the train were like a hypnotic spell. Wang Kui squinted, rearranged the honeycomb briquettes, leaned against the flour sack, and fell into a deep sleep.

Meanwhile, "the old nest".

"No discipline whatsoever! How could they just run away like that!"

An old man stormed into Li Lao's office, furious: "Sir, look at this! This bastard has acted without permission again!"

Old Li didn't look up, continuing to write something: "Others can get three first-class merits by acting without authorization, can you do that?"

"But the operation to catch mice~"

"You guys can't work anymore without Old Wang? Really!"

After waiting a while, I finally finished writing the letter to someone.

Old Li straightened up, tightened the bag on his chest, and softly recited: "May the dead find peace, the elderly find a home, the young find shelter, and the widowed, orphaned, and lonely find their place."

"Where has he run off to again? Tell him to bring some of these little things back with him when he comes back. Xiao Ying really likes them."

"do not know!"

"Ok?"

"He went out with that kid from the steel mill, and he said he didn't know where he was going either!"

Old Li was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"This Wang Kui got screwed over by the little brat. Oh well, let 'Big Guy' take the blame for the team leader for now."