Reborn in 1965, I can obtain resources just by sweeping the floor.

In his previous life, Su Chen also had a driver's license, so he could easily handle a small tractor. This was mainly because he often drove one in the village before going to university.

"Brother Su, do you really not need me to send a driver to deliver it to your village? Can you manage?"

"Station Chief Wang, a man can't say no."

Although modern tractors differ somewhat from those of later generations, the basic principles remain the same. If a comparison must be made, modern tractors are more robust and durable, while later tractors offer a more comfortable driving experience but are prone to breakdowns.

sudden! sudden! sudden!

A thick plume of smoke billowed from the tractor as Su Chen smoothly started the diesel engine. A brand-new moldboard ploughing machine was attached to the back, and the tractor sputtered out of the farm machinery station compound.

"I didn't expect this kid to be so capable. Xiao Wu, tell the kitchen that we're having cabbage stew with pork today."

Watching Su Chen smoothly drive the tractor out of the gate, Station Chief Wang shook his head and smiled, then told someone to inform the kitchen to have a good meal today.

It was alright from the county to the township, but when he drove from Qinghe Township to Kaoshan Village, he regretted it. He regretted not asking Station Chief Wang to send a driver to take the tractor back to the village.

Su Chen's bones felt like they were about to fall apart from the bumpy ride. No wonder the agricultural machinery station hadn't sent anyone to Kaoshantun for so many years; with this terrible road, the driver would probably only come once and never come back.

"Look what that monster is! How can it run so fast?"

“That’s a tractor. I saw it in the fields when I went to the market in the countryside last time.”

Just as they arrived at the village entrance, a dozen or so children playing by the roadside spotted the monster that could run and make a loud noise, and immediately gathered around it out of curiosity.

"Come, come, here are two pieces of candy for each of you. Go and call the village chief over."

After turning off the engine, Su Chen jumped off the tractor. The sputtering sound was still ringing in his ears. He shook his head a few times and stretched. This thing was really not something an ordinary person could stand.

"Okay, let's go right away."

"Village Chief, Village Chief, come quick! There's a tractor at the village entrance!"

After receiving the candy, the dozen or so children beamed with joy, running towards the village while cheering loudly.

"Go away, go play somewhere else, what are you doing causing trouble here?"

Yang Dazhuang was leading everyone to turn the soil when he saw a group of children running over, jumping and shouting something about tractors. He couldn't help but laugh and scold them, trying to chase them away.

"The village chief is real, he really does have a tractor, right at the village entrance."

“We weren’t messing around. An uncle drove here and even gave each of us two pieces of candy.”

"Yes, yes, it's the uncle who gave us meat last time. He's the one who brought the tractor."

Seeing that people didn't believe them, the children insisted that they weren't lying and even took out the candy that Su Chen had given them.

The uncle who gave us meat, could he be talking about Su Chen? Judging by the time, he should be back from the county today.

Thinking of this, Yang Dazhuang threw the shovel in his hand onto the ground and ran towards the village entrance.

Then everyone realized what was happening, dropped their farm tools, and a large group of people rushed towards the village entrance.

"This is a tractor. I heard that this thing can plow the land very quickly, even faster than an ox."

"Of course! Last year when I visited my father-in-law's family, they used tractors to plow the fields in their village. It's more efficient than ten oxen."

Upon seeing the brand-new tractor parked at the village entrance, everyone's eyes lit up with surprise, and many couldn't resist reaching out to touch it.

"Don't break it, this thing is very precious. Comrade Xiao Su, where did you get it? Is it for our village?"

Even now, Yang Dazhuang still can't believe what he's seeing is real. He wants to slap himself twice. He looks at Su Chen from all angles several times before finally asking him a question.

"Of course it's from our village; this is a certificate issued by the agricultural machinery station."

Only after Su Chen produced the certificate bearing the official seal of the agricultural machinery station did Yang Dazhuang finally believe that it was all true.

"That's great, that's great! Our Kaoshantun village has tractors now! Comrade Xiao Su, I don't even know what to say! You've done a really great thing for our village!"

Yang Dazhuang was so excited that he was incoherent, and he grabbed Su Chen's hand and shook it vigorously.

"Alright, everyone, stop crowding around here. After dinner, let's go to the village committee for a meeting to discuss how to manage this tractor and who should manage it. Comrade Xiao Su, you brought the tractor back, so you should also give us some advice. Nobody in the village knows how to use this thing yet."

Su Chen agreed and started the diesel engine. Yang Dazhuang sat on the mudguard next to Su Chen, looking like a victorious general, and went to the village committee with a big smile.

Although Su Chen got the tractor, he didn't want to get involved in managing it, mainly because he didn't want to drive it around in the fields every day.

After dinner, Su Chen didn't go directly to the village committee. Instead, he went to the educated youth settlement. As a member of the educated youth settlement, he definitely wanted to give the educated youth some benefits, since they had taken good care of him and his two older sisters.

"Captain Li, as you know, we've got a tractor in the village. I'd like to ask if anyone is interested in being the tractor driver. If anyone is willing, I can try to get it for them, whether it works out or not is another matter."

Su Chen's words made everyone's eyes light up. At this time, this tractor was no less important in the village than a car in later generations. No boy could refuse to drive one.

Seeing that several people were eager to try, Su Chen frowned. There could only be one spot, and there had to be one spot in the village as well. He couldn't give both spots to the educated youth.

"Since you are all interested, I think we should do it this way: you can draw lots to decide. Whoever draws the lot, no one else is allowed to cause trouble."

"Okay, let's decide by drawing lots as you said. If you don't get a draw, it's just bad luck and has nothing to do with anyone else."

Several people also felt that this method was the fairest. It was a good thing that Feng Lan had written six slips of paper and then crumpled them into small balls.

There were originally seven men in the courtyard, but everyone automatically excluded Wang Fu, so there were only six men left.

Soon, someone picked up a small ball.

"I won! I won!"

Feng Chengyu saw the words "machine operator" on his note and cheered excitedly. However, he quickly realized that he might be getting a little too excited and completely ignoring other people's feelings, so he quickly shut his mouth.

"Don't be so nervous, kid. Even though we didn't get selected, we won't make things difficult for you. After all, you're still one of us educated youth. If you really do become a tractor driver, don't let us educated youth down."

Having made his decision, Su Chen didn't delay any longer and got up to go to the village committee. When he arrived, he found that the courtyard was already full of people, all of them smiling as they stared at the tractor.

He walked over to Yang Dazhuang and whispered a few words in his ear. Yang Dazhuang was taken aback at first, but then said that it was no problem.

"Ahem! Fellow villagers, as you can see, our village finally has its own tractor, so we need to select two comrades to serve as tractor operators and be responsible for the use and management of the tractor."

"However, you should also know how this tractor came about. It was entirely thanks to Comrade Su Chen, an educated youth from our village, who went through great lengths to get it. So I'm giving him one spot, and the remaining spot will be filled by selecting one young adult from our village who is between twenty and forty years old."

"No! Why should we give him a spot as an educated youth when he works on the tractor in our village? He's not from our village."

"Nonsense, they brought the tractor over, shouldn't we give them one?"

"You can't say that. If it weren't for our village..."

As soon as Yang Dazhuang finished speaking, it sparked a heated discussion among the crowd below. Some expressed their understanding, while others expressed their opposition. There were only two machine operators in total, and Su Chen was one of them, which meant that they had one less hope.

"Shut up, all of you. If anyone has a problem, you can go and get a tractor. If you can't, then shut up. Now, which young man in our village wants to be the tractor operator?"

Yang Dazhuang shouted coldly, and the crowd immediately fell silent.

"Ding! The appearance of the tractor has improved the villagers' farming. The talent change has been successfully triggered. The talent value is full. Please manually increase the talent level."