Time Travel: Volume 1! Starting from a Small Mountain Village

That afternoon, the gentle sunlight shone on every corner of the village. Long Lifan drove the slightly old tractor tirelessly through the village, making countless trips back and forth.

The members, who rarely had the opportunity to experience this rare "thing," put down their work and came with their friends and family. Seeing this, Long Lifan felt a surge of warmth in her heart and welcomed every member who wanted to ride and experience it.

The commune members sat on the tractor, feeling the wind rushing past their ears, their faces beaming with happiness and deep satisfaction, as if all their hard work had vanished in that moment.

Especially in the afternoon, after school, the children would run happily towards the tractor like little birds. Looking at those innocent and expectant little faces, Long Lifan couldn't bear to disappoint any of them.

So she patiently took turns leading the children, and they ran happily around and around the village road.

As night fell, the villagers began to return home, and Dongwan Village gradually quieted down. The villagers and children drifted off to sleep, carrying with them the satisfaction and excitement of riding the tractor during the day.

In the gentle night, smiles unconsciously appeared on their faces. Perhaps the roar of tractors still echoed in their dreams, representing their simple and pure joy.

The next morning, the open space at the east end of the village was already bustling with activity. Long Lifan stood leaning against the eye-catching tractor, ready to begin her on-site teaching session.

Directly in front of her were about a dozen commune members, carefully selected by the brigade leader, who had signed up to learn to drive. Their eyes gleamed with anticipation and excitement. Not a single male educated youth from the settlement was absent, afraid of missing this rare opportunity. The crowd was layered upon layered, creating a lively and bustling scene.

"Watch closely, I'll demonstrate how to start it up first."

Long Lifan's words were clear and powerful. Her gaze swept over each applicant, and then her hands moved nimbly and skillfully as she turned the tractor handle.

With a rumble, the tractor started moving, displaying its unique vitality. A moment later, Long Lifan deftly turned off the tractor and said with a smile, "Come on, take turns trying it out."

Upon hearing Long Lifan's words, the commune members and male educated youth who had signed up began to look at each other in bewilderment, and no one was willing to be the first to step forward and try.

"I come"

At this slightly awkward moment, Qi Shishen stepped forward from the crowd of onlookers. He imitated Long Lifan, gripped the handle tightly, and began to slowly and rhythmically turn it.

Before long, the tractor actually roared to life. To everyone's surprise, Qi Shishen smoothly stepped into the driver's seat and began to steer the tractor forward.

Long Lifan watched in stunned silence, secretly marveling, "Are people these days so talented? They can learn it after just one look!"

Seeing this, the commune members and educated youth were all aroused with curiosity and fighting spirit, eager to try it out, thinking that driving a tractor was nothing more than that. However, as it turned out, they had all underestimated the difficulty of this skill.

After several attempts, none of the commune members were able to start the tractor. Meanwhile, at the educated youth settlement, apart from the newly arrived Han Feng managing to get the tractor to make a few faint sounds, the others couldn't even make a sound.

"Comrade Qi, you really haven't learned to drive a tractor before?" A hint of surprise flashed in Long Lifan's eyes. She had originally thought that people nowadays were exceptionally talented, but now it seemed that she had been thinking too much.

Qi Shishen shook his head slightly and explained, "No." He paused, as if recalling something, "I was watching from the side yesterday. You drove the members around and around, and after watching it many times, I thought it shouldn't be difficult."

Long Lifan suddenly realized, but couldn't help asking, "Then why didn't you sign up?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Shishen's expression became somewhat silent. After a moment's hesitation, he finally spoke, "You know about my family's social class; I'm afraid the villagers might have some reservations. Besides..."

Seeing this, Long Lifan immediately said considerately, "If you don't want to say it, you don't have to. I understand."

She changed the subject and made another request, "By the way, can I ask you to do me a favor? Now that you've already learned it, could you help me coach everyone? Just teach one or two, that would make things easier for me."

Looking at Long Lifan's expectant eyes, Qi Shishen agreed without hesitation: "Okay, I will do my best."

Long Lifan confidently entrusted the task of teaching everyone how to drive a tractor to Qi Shishen. She then leisurely enjoyed the afternoon, even preparing a sumptuous lunch to reward herself. However, the tranquility of the afternoon was broken by the arrival of Lin Weibing.

Long Lifan frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "Comrade Lin, is there something you need?"

Lin Weibing stood in front of the door, looking somewhat uneasy. He paused for a moment before mustering his courage to ask, "Long Zhiqing, can I also learn to drive?"

Upon hearing this, Long Lifan raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised: "Aren't you working at a mill? Why are you suddenly thinking about learning to drive?"

Lin Weibing scratched his head and explained, "Long Zhiqing, this is what I'm thinking: if I learn to drive a tractor, I can drive it to more distant villages to help promote our mill processing plant."

Long Lifan was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. She hadn't expected Lin Weibing to have such a business acumen, to be able to think of using tractors to promote the mill processing plant to more distant places.

She smiled at Lin Weibing and asked, "Have you ever thought about this? It's fine for you to travel so far to promote your work, but why would people come all the way here to have their products processed?"

"what!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Weibing was stunned. He had only thought about spreading the reputation of the mill processing plant further, but he had overlooked this important issue in actual operation. He fell into deep thought and began to seriously consider the problem.

"I'm sorry, Long Zhiqing, I didn't think it through!" Lin Weibing looked dejected, thinking his suggestion had been rejected, and turned to leave.

"Wait!" Long Lifan called out to him, smiling broadly, "I've agreed to your request!"

Lin Weibing was stunned. He had only wanted to promote the mill processing plant, but after learning about the actual situation, he realized that things were not so simple. He then looked troubled and said, "But Long Zhiqing, if it's too far, the villagers won't be willing to come."

Long Lifan smiled mysteriously, pointed to the east end of the village, where the sound of a tractor could be faintly heard, and said, "You forgot, we have a tractor!"

“We can use tractors to transport the grain that needs processing to Dongwan Village, so the villagers won’t have to carry the grain on their backs. Do you think we’re worried about a lack of customers?”

Upon hearing this, Lin Weibing's eyes lit up instantly, and his worries vanished. Long Lifan explained her plan in detail, and Lin Weibing listened with great excitement, nodding in agreement from time to time.