I am a small factory doctor re-walking my life.

Chapter 40
After dinner, while the medicine was boiling on the stove in the backyard, Li Tang played with his nephew and niece in the house, and then after they went back to sleep, he started toying with the medicine, trying it, and recording it. This was what he had done during this period. A fixed pattern.

Every now and then, he would make some side dishes, drink some wine, and talk about life with his close friends. Although it was monotonous, it was not boring. Li Tang, who had seen the bustling scene of a big city in his previous life, was quite satisfied with his current life. , if he didn't still have some ideals in his heart, he would even want to stay at the foot of Qinshan Mountain for the rest of his life, marry a wife and have children here, and enjoy life.

The next day is New Year's Day, which is also a Sunday. There is no reverse holiday these days, but there is no such thing as extending the holiday by one day. Anyway, if it falls on Sunday, then you can take one day off, or you can take it if it doesn't happen. It always makes people feel a bit disadvantaged.

After getting up in the morning, after eating the breakfast prepared by his mother, Li Tang went out and walked to the factory area. He wanted to drive the car back and drive into the city later.

"The third..."

"Hey, Chengdong, why is it your turn to be on duty today?"

At the factory gate, as soon as he entered, a man came out of the duty room and stopped him.

"I'm speaking for Junzi. Didn't he go on a blind date today?"

"Oh yes, I would have forgotten if you didn't tell me. Where did he introduce you to that day?"

"I heard you are a teacher from a school in the city. I said you are on vacation. If you are not sleeping in at home, why are you coming to the factory so early in the morning?"

It's only a little after seven o'clock now, and the workers who normally work the day shift have not yet arrived to take over.

"I used to drive my dad's car. Today my sister-in-law's parents asked our family to come over for dinner."

Du Chengdong took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Li Tang. When he waved his hand to refuse, he lit one on his own.

"Third brother, our sister-in-law's sister is indeed pretty good. If you are really not interesting at all, why don't you just introduce her to me?"

"You? Come on, you are the top scholar in liberal arts. How dare you say this to a future college student who has scored less than [-] points in five subjects?"

"Hey, this is called complementarity. Although I'm not very good at studying, I'm good at it. I can protect her."

"Good skills? Let's practice together?"

"Uh... Gungun, you don't want to eat the wine yourself and are reluctant to introduce it to others. You are a guy who values ​​sex over friends. I think..."

Before Du Chengdong finished speaking, he felt a weight on his shoulders, and Li Tang had already put his arm on his shoulders.

"Hey, third brother, just kidding." A man is capable of bending and stretching. A good man will not suffer the immediate disadvantages. Du Laosi chose to bow his head very well.

"But... Li Laosan, we all think that Song Xiaohui is really good and has a cheerful personality, which is more than enough for you. If you don't seize the last chance now, you will go to her in a few months." Now that you're in college, you'll have a lot of experience in the world, and you, a little Chinese medicine doctor in the countryside, are nothing."

Du Laosi raised his elbow and hit Li Tang on the chest.

"I don't want to be with her either."

"You have the toughest tongue all over your body, so you can just screw it up. I don't care if you're too lazy. By the way, it's up to you whether I can get into college this summer."

Du Laosi originally planned to take the college entrance examination in October, and Li Tang wanted to help him review. Anyway, he was reviewing for Song Xiaohui.In the end, Du Laosi insisted on trying it by himself. He felt that he should be able to do it. Now he felt weak as soon as the test results came out, but his confidence was not affected, so he decided to try again.

"Well, Principal Chen is planning to set up a tutoring class for the college entrance examination. He came to see me yesterday. You can go back and ask him when it will start. As for the rest, you can come to me at any time."

"Sure, I feel relieved with your words. Let's go and drive."

Now Du Laosi will never insist on saying that he can do it.

Before the exam, he was full of confidence, thinking that this thing would be enough if he had a hand, but he was dumbfounded as soon as he entered the exam room. At that time, he only felt that he knew the words on the test paper separately, but when they were put together, he couldn't understand the meaning.

Fortunately, there was another chance half a year later. This time he decided that it would be better to let his good brother help him review.

After separating from Du Chengdong, Li Tang went straight to the factory building, found the garage where his father's car was parked, opened the door and went in to start the car, then walked out of the garage and waited for the car to warm up.

Fortunately, there is a garage. If this car was placed in an open space, it would be so cold at night. If I came here this morning, I would probably have to crank it for a long time.

Like the big cars that his brother-in-law drove in the team, in the winter, before setting off in the morning, they often had to put a fire under the fuel tank to roast them, and then had to crank them for a long time. When apprentices came to learn to drive, the first step was to I know how to crank the car first, but sometimes I don’t use enough force. It is not uncommon for my arm to be broken by the crank handle brought back by the reaction force of the engine. There is nothing I can do. The temperature is too low, even if I add minus [-] diesel, it won’t work.

Li Tang stood outside the garage and waited for the car to warm up for 10 minutes. Then he went in and drove the car out. After closing the garage door, he got in the car and walked out.

Cars these days don’t have power steering. Like the 212 he drove, it’s better because it’s small. If a big truck doesn’t have enough power to turn, you really can’t turn the steering wheel. It’s normal for the driver to lift his butt off the seat when turning. , Everyone who often drives a large truck has developed a pair of unicorn arms. The type of work that combines real technical work with physical strength, like the one-handed steering of later generations, is simply invisible now.

……

There were ten people in the Li family, and the 212 was packed to the brim. By the time they arrived at the appointed hotel, it was already 11:30 noon.

Song Xiaohui, who was standing in front of the hotel and stamping her feet in the cold, saw a jeep turning this way, turned around and ran inside. When Li Tang drove the car onto the sidewalk, the Song family of three had already come out to greet them. There was also a middle-aged man with him, who looked like a hotel manager or something like that. The leaders of the area were going to greet their in-laws here today. Even if it was the New Year's Day holiday today, he had to come over and wait on her.

Saying hello, chatting, hugging the grandson, it was so lively.

It was too cold outside, so after a few pleasantries, everyone walked into the hotel. Under the guidance of the manager, the group of people sat in the box.

"Three Sons"

"Hey, Uncle Song"

"Here, let me toast you. Thank you for helping Huihui."

After the banquet started, everyone served a drink together, and then Dad Song got straight to the point. After all, the reason for today's meal was to thank Li Tang.

"Uncle Song, if you say this, I don't dare to drink this glass of wine. There is no reason for elders to toast to younger generations. We are a family. Let me touch it with you."

Li Tang picked up the wine glass in front of him, stood up and bent down to touch Father Song who had already raised the glass, and then drank the wine in one gulp.

(End of this chapter)