Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1226 The Machine is Ready
It was still early when we arrived at Xiejia Brigade.

Seeing his grandson being brought back by the car, Grandpa Xie warmly invited Secretary Lin to his home for tea.

Under pressure from Grandpa Xie's enthusiasm, Secretary Lin started the car in a panic as soon as Zhang Yu got out of the car.

He left a message: "Master Zhang, I have something else to do so I will go back first. If you have anything else, just call me and I will pick you up in person."

Before he finished speaking, the car sped away.

Grandpa Xie shook his head in amusement, then called his grandson to go home.

"Xiaoyu, how is it going?"

Although he is not quite sure about the purpose of his grandson's trip, this does not diminish Grandpa Xie's concern for him.

And from the few words said by his two sons and the team leader, Grandpa Xie vaguely realized something.

What my grandson made this time is absolutely amazing, at least it will be of great help to their team.

The Xie family had dinner early that night. Zhang Yu had finished his meal, and the team had just finished work.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was using the tractor at night, Zhang Yu took out the things he had prepared during the day and planned to add a water pump to the tractor.

Considering that he needed to move the tractor, Uncle Xie decided to say hello to Captain Xie.

When the two of them went there, Captain Xie was having dinner at home.

Hearing the knock on the door, Captain Xie's wife was a little unhappy.

Nowadays, few people would visit someone while they are having dinner. Isn't this clearly an attempt to get a free meal?

Captain Xie’s wife had a gloomy face.

After she opened the door and saw Xie Zhiying at the door, her sadness turned into joy and she quickly invited the two of them in.

Other people might eat for free, but Xie Zhiying and the others definitely wouldn't. They must have something serious to ask for if they came here at this time.

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry to bother you at this time. I'm here to see the captain. Is he home?"

"At home, at home. I'm right here in the house. Please come in, please come in! Oh, this is your eldest nephew, he's really handsome and looks like a good boy."

Captain Xie's wife became more and more enthusiastic as she spoke, and immediately wanted to pull Zhang Yu into the house.

"Xiao Yu, have you eaten yet? We just prepared dinner at home. Do you want to eat something with us?"

While entertaining Zhang Yu and Xie Zhiying, he shouted into the house: "Old man, you are dead in the house. The Xie brothers are here to see you for something, why don't you come out quickly."

"I'm coming!"

Captain Xie didn't dare to really make his wife angry.

As soon as Captain Xie came out, his eyes fell on the big wooden box in Zhang Yu's arms. Thinking of the purpose of Zhang Yu going out, his eyes lit up.

He asked in disbelief, "Xiao Yu, is this the water pump you were talking about?"

Zhang Yu nodded: "This is the water pump."

"Then how do you use this water pump?" Captain Xie asked impatiently.

"It has to be used in conjunction with the diesel engine on the tractor."

When Captain Xie heard that they were going to use the diesel engine on the tractor, he hesitated at first, then asked, "Xiao Yu, if we use the water pump, it won't damage the tractor, right?"

Before Zhang Yu could reply, Captain Xie's wife, who understood what she had heard, slapped her husband on the back and said angrily, "You old man, you can't even say a nice word. You backed down before you even tried."

Then he turned to look at Zhang Yu and said, "Xiao Yu, go ahead and try. If the tractor really has problems, we can find another way." Zhang Yu smiled and promised, "I can fix the tractor. Whether the water pump can be used or not, I promise that I will not delay everyone's use of the tractor."

Now that things have come to this, there is no need to hesitate. Captain Xie's wife slapped her thigh, didn't even eat, and hurriedly dragged Zhang Yu to the brigade headquarters.

As for Captain Xie, who looked confused and had no time to stop him, and Captain Xie's wife, who was anxious to see what the water pump looked like, she said she had no time to look at her old face. Yu was urged by his family to go to bed quickly, get enough energy, and leave a good impression on the leader.

Because I had an idea in mind, and I had already assembled a water pump when I was working in the machinery factory.

The water pump assembly went very smoothly.

In less than an hour, Zhang Yu converted the tractor into an agricultural water pump that could pump water.

The captain looked at the rare thing in front of him with curiosity, and suddenly asked: "How do you use this water pump? Where does it draw water from?"

Zhang Yu explained to him how to use the water pump, and while he was speaking, he suddenly slapped his forehead.

"I just said I forgot something. I forgot to buy the water pipe."

He even found an excuse to take back the water hose, but after all his considerations, he missed one thing: he forgot to buy the water pipe.

"Can't that be used?" Captain Xie's wife pointed to the two bundles of water hoses on the ground.

Zhang Yu shook his head: "No, the hose is too soft. When you pump water, it will be sucked together. Not only will the water not be pumped out, but it may also damage the machine. We must use a hard water pipe."

He gestured as he spoke.

After hearing what he said, Captain Xie and Xie Zhiying also became worried.

This would be easy if it were daytime. You could go to the commune or county town to ask if there are any places with such water pipes.

But it’s already night, where can I go to find out?

At this moment, Captain Xie’s wife suddenly thought of something.

“Does it have to be a hard water pipe?”

Zhang Yu nodded: "It has to be a hard water pipe, and the diameter of the water pipe must be about the same size as the water pump. If there is a leak, water will not be pumped out."

Captain Xie's wife looked up and down at the size of the water pump interface and said, "Don't worry, let me think about it. I seem to have seen a pipe of this size before. Where have I seen it before? Why can't I remember it?"

"Pipe, pipe!"

The three of them stared at her expectantly.

Captain Xie's wife clapped her hands and said, "I remember now."

Captain Xie's wife turned to look at her husband and said, "Do you still remember the pipe that our third son got back as payment for a debt he made for someone else? I remember it was about the same size."

Captain Xie scratched his head and said, "What pipe? Why don't I remember it?"

"How could you not remember? Have you forgotten that year when a man named Liu from Hou Village asked our third son to help him make furniture for his daughter's wedding, but he later refused to pay and insisted on using a pipe to pay off the debt, and he even said that the pipe was a copper pipe. You don't remember anything at all?"

After hearing what his wife said, Captain Xie also remembered.

"I haven't seen that pipe for so many years. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it. But after so many years, is that pipe still usable?"

"We'll know if it works if we try to find it out." Captain Xie's wife couldn't help but roll her eyes because she thought her husband was being too slow.

"Hurry back and find it out to see if it can be used. It's better than just worrying about it here."

Since his wife had spoken, Captain Xie dared not disobey.

Besides, he really couldn't think of any other tricks.