A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

"Two gullies flank a mouth, and below lies a spring!"

Wang Tie pointed to a plot of land and explained to Jiang Xia, "Look here, there are long mountains on both sides and a short mountain in the middle. Look at the tip of the short mountain, isn't the vegetation greener than in other places?"

"If you drill down here, you'll almost certainly get water!"

Oh! Jiang Xia stared at it for a long time but still couldn't figure out why the small mound in front of him was called Short Hill. But that didn't stop him from quickly putting away the well-drilling machine.

Remove the drill bit, lay down the drilling rig, and secure the machine body with ropes. Then move the tractor head to the front of the truck bed, align it with the interface, and lower the retaining pin. Done!

Wang Kui started the engine, and Jiang Xia led a few people to rush towards the small earthen mound.

After Jiangxia sped up the earthen slope in low gear, Wang Tie pointed to the bottom of the slope.

"Little one, you're down there! Why are you rushing down this slope?"

"Huh? Uncle, you weren't pointing to the top of the hill?"

"Mountain beak! Where's your beak on your head?"

Jiang Xia pouted. "Are you taking advantage of my bad memory? You just said 'top, top, top'!"

So I drove my awesome Plus down the slope slowly.

Upon arriving at the site, Jiangxia busied himself setting up the derrick. Wang Tie didn't disturb him, but silently raised his watch to keep track of the time.

"5 minutes and 32 seconds!"

Before Wang Tie could lower his arm, Wang Huzi, who was standing next to him, raised his eyebrows at him.

"Uncle! Are you ready? Shall we go or should we go?"

Wang Tie waved his hand, signaling Jiangxia to continue.

So, Jiang Xia continued drilling the well at his own pace. Although the drilling process still made Wang Tie's eyelids twitch, this time he didn't stop him, only occasionally glancing at his watch to tell the time.

"1 hour and 10 minutes!"

Seeing water gushing from the well, Wang Tie stopped timing.

"Hey kid! How long has that machine been running when you're drilling the well up ahead?"

"It's been running non-stop since it left the factory yesterday!"

"Oh! By the way, kid, you said this was made by the steel mill itself? How many are there?"

"I don't know, this machine was just taken offline yesterday. There shouldn't be many."

"Alright! Kid, I'll be going now. If you have any questions about drilling, just go to the Ministry of Petroleum and have them call me!"

After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for the villagers to stay for a meal, saying that he hadn't done anything and that they should thank Jiang Gawa.

Wang Hu Zi chuckled and nodded at him, then told Jiang Xia that the steel mill was holding a factory-wide meeting the next day and that he should go back early.

Huh? A factory-wide meeting?

We need to speed things up; there are still a few wells to drill according to the plan. Delaying the conference would be disastrous. If someone takes it too seriously, they'll not only be publicly criticized over the loudspeaker, but also have their name posted on a blacklist.

With this arrangement, you'll have nothing to do with any rewards.

While the villagers were cheering around the well, Jiang Xia led Wang Kui and the militiaman Gou Dan away.

To his surprise, when he reached the foot of the mountain, he saw the red-faced village chief waiting for him with a smile.

"Dude! Did you fly down?"

"Hey, this little road is nothing for us mountain folk! Take it with you! It's just some mushrooms and stuff, no problem!"

"Okay! I'll take them! I don't need anything else, just these mushrooms!"

Jiang Xia pointed to another bag, the opening of which was not tied tightly, and a section of fiery red tail was sticking out from inside.

The red-faced village chief waved his hand dismissively: "This is for the Jiang family's ancestor, it doesn't count towards your share!"

“There was a water shortage a while ago, and it was Jiangjia Village that made us carry water. Now that the weather is getting cold, we made a quilt for our ancestors.”

"Oh, that's fine. Well, if I mess this up, you can take it yourself. See if Grandma scolds you!"

Ignoring the village chief's attempts to stop him, he turned the car around and drove off.

The village chief was left there awkwardly laughing.

The awesome Plus revved its engine all the way, with Wang Kui and Jiang Xia lying side by side in the carriage, while Gou Dan held onto the control lever in front, singing an unknown folk song.

"Are you tired?" Wang Kui rubbed Jiang Xia's head.

"It's nothing. It's only tiring during the busy farming season. We go to bed at the first watch of the night and have to get up at the third watch. Last year, the whole production team only had five sickles, and Uncle Jiang and the others had to harvest the sickles by hand."

Wang Kui listened to Jiang Xia's rambling and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Get in the little jeep.

Wang Huzi looked at Wang Tie and joked, "How about it? This kid's stuff is pretty good, isn't it? You didn't want to come when I asked you to!"

Wang Tie scribbled in his notebook: "Okay? I need to dig a well over 1300 meters deep. Even if I turn that NB666 on its phone until it's smoking, I still won't reach it!"

Wang Hu slapped his forehead: "Drilling a well, drilling a well, can't you think of something else? How did you manage to drag the drilling rig away from the train station back then?"

"If you had a dozen or twenty awesome Putzbeks, wouldn't your life be much easier?"

Wang Hu Zi thought for a long time but still couldn't spell the name out: "What a terrible name! It definitely needs to be changed!"

Wang Tie handed the notebook to Wang Huzi: "No, I've discovered another way to use 'awesome'."

"An exploration convoy?"

Wang Tie nodded: "It was that kid who gave me the inspiration to integrate the drilling rig into the carriage."

"Although we've drilled Well No. 3, we still need to locate the oilfield. I plan to use three awesome tractors, forming a small team of five people each, to survey the surrounding rock strata."

"Although the drilling depth is limited, if there are enough boreholes, it is still possible to draw a rough map of the rock strata for analysis."

"Most importantly, the machine seems to have a very low failure rate, which is a crucial indicator for us venturing deep into uninhabited areas!"

So you've taken a liking to him/her?

"I've got my eye on them, I'll take 100 units first!"

Wang Huzi's eyes darted around. "Brother, this is the news I told you, I didn't keep it from you, did I?"

Wang Tie was an honest and simple man: "No doubt about it! Brother, you absolutely have to have it!"

"Then you should get 150 units! We can share some of the profits with you, bro. My farm needs them too, you know?"

"It's just that my brother is a nobody and doesn't have much influence in the Ministry of Machine Building, so it has to be your Ministry of Petroleum that has to step in!"

Wang Tie hesitated for a moment, then patted his chest and agreed. After all, Wang Huzi had helped a lot when they were digging the well back then.

People contributed manpower, and machines were provided. Even the mountain produce his guard company had procured for him was all delivered to the well-drilling site, supposedly to replenish everyone's strength.

This guy is amazing! Since he's asked, we have to do everything we can to make it happen.

Wang Huzi is now smiling like a fox who has stolen a baby hen.

"With the 3% that Lao Xia agreed to, plus the 50 units from the Ministry of Petroleum, the progress in the Northwest should be able to speed things up!"

Okay, they're all pretty good at planning. The production line for the machines hasn't even appeared yet, and the finished products have already been distributed by them.

Operators only need to know how to use it, but producers have to consider many more things.

There are so many that it makes your scalp tingle.

Minister Xia looked at the factory directors crammed into his office and felt like a livestock breeder on a state-owned farm.

The factory managers below were like hungry little hens clucking at them.

This is the factory manager of the bearing factory, that's the factory manager of the tire factory, and oh, the one from the lighting factory is here too.

Hey, aren't you from the Ministry of Light Industry? What are you doing here?

Get him out of here!