Now is the busy farming season, and everyone in the Su family, except Su Qingyun, has gone to the fields. She cooked some mung bean soup at home and let it cool down before taking it to the fields.
"Grandpa, father and mother, come here and have a rest." Su Qingyun shouted while standing on the ridge of the field, her face flushed by the hot sun. ,
"Why are you here on such a hot day?" Qin Ying touched Su Qingyun's little face distressedly.
"I made the mung bean soup and brought it to you." Su Qingyun shook the bucket in her hand. She poured the mung bean soup into the small bowl she brought and gave each member of the family a bowl.
Other people in the field saw her and whispered, "This daughter of the Su family even delivers soup to her family. It's not like others say she doesn't do anything."
"Yes, look at her small body and fair skin. I'm afraid she won't be able to lift a hoe in the field, so she will have to do light work at home."
"My naughty little boy plays crazy all day long. If there is such a caring girl, I would also be willing to pamper him."
"Why are you still making soup? You didn't burn yourself, did you?" Wu Guixiang looked at her hands.
"It's okay, milk, look." Su Qingyun put her hands in front of her, they were white and tender, and she never mentioned how long she had been making the fire.
"Drink quickly to quench your thirst." Su Qingyun urged.
"Okay, okay." The Su family sat on the field ridge and drank mung bean soup.
Su Qingyun raised his eyes and saw how long it would take for this vast cornfield to end. After harvesting, transporting the straw, part of the corn has to be peeled into kernels and ground into cornmeal, which is a big project.
She looked carefully at the busy crowd. Nowadays, corn is harvested using the most primitive method. Breaking it manually is tiring and inefficient. The hands have gone from bleeding blisters to thick calluses.
Is there any way to improve harvesting efficiency? Su Qingyun thought carefully.
She recalled that the corn harvester with complete functions and both ears and stems seemed to have been born in the early 1980s. Now, at most, it is still in the development stage.
Su Qingyun put aside the unrealistic thoughts in his mind. It seemed that he still had to go to the warehouse where farm tools were stored in the village to see if there was anything that could be easily improved.
"Yunyun, the sun is shining brightly, you should go back quickly." After drinking a large bucket of mung bean soup, Qin Ying put the things away and urged Su Qingyun to go back quickly.
Su Qingyun agreed, then turned around and went to the village where the farm tools were kept.
Farm tools are now an important asset of a village. They are placed next to the granary and are guarded by special personnel. Now that the farming is busy, the farm tools have been taken out for use. Uncle Wang, the guard, has nothing to do. He is sleepy in the summer and makes people feel dizzy. Feeling sleepy.
"Uncle Wang." Su Qingyun greeted softly.
Uncle Wang opened his eyes and looked at her carefully for a few times before recognizing her, "She's the little girl of the Su family. What's going on?"
"I just saw everyone busy in the fields and wondered if I could be of any help? Come and see what farm tools are available."
Uncle Wang couldn't help but laugh, "With your small arms and legs, how can you help?"
"Just let me take a look." Su Qingyun begged.
"Okay, okay." Uncle Wang agreed with a smile. Nothing happened. He was not a precious treasure, so it didn't matter if he looked at it.
He stood up and opened the warehouse door with the key.
Su Qingyun took a look and saw that it was empty. There weren't many things, just sickles and hoes.
"Huh?" Su Qingyun glanced at the corner and said in surprise, "Uncle Wang, why is there a tractor here? The fields are so busy, this can help."
"Oh, you're talking about that." Uncle Wang glanced at it and said casually, "That tractor is obsolete. Its horsepower is no longer good. It often fails to start, and it can't pull anything. It also wastes diesel."
"So that's it."
Su Qingyun came closer and took a closer look. This tractor looked indeed old and one size smaller than the ones commonly seen today. However, it would not be inoperable if it was repaired, but it would be more troublesome. He would have to apply for maintenance personnel to do it. I'm afraid the cost is higher than the effect, and the gain outweighs the loss.
So can you think of a way to maximize it?
Su Qingyun recalled the cornfield and then carefully looked at the structure of the tractor. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind.
This tractor is one size smaller. The corn fields are densely planted and the row spacing is short. The two fit together perfectly. If a special plow is added to this tractor, can it be used as a simple harvester?
The more she thought about it, the more feasible it became.
But...how could she get the captain to agree to her doing this? Su Qingyun rubbed his head, feeling a little headache.
After thinking about it, she went to the brigade office to find Qin Youfu.
"Uncle Lucky."
"Xiaoyun, why are you here? Is something wrong?" Qin Youfu asked in confusion.
Su Qingyun directly stated the purpose of his visit, "Uncle Youfu, I just went to the warehouse where farm tools are stored in our village. I want to ask if that tractor can be repaired and used?"
"Tractor?" Qin Youfu thought for a while before remembering what she said. He looked at her in surprise, "That one is no longer usable. Besides, even if it can be repaired, the cost is too high."
Su Qingyun was not discouraged by the expected answer. She continued to ask: "What if the corn can be harvested after it is repaired?"
"Harvest corn?" Qin Youfu was even more surprised. He laughed at Su Qingyun's whimsical idea, "How do tractors harvest corn? Tractors are not all about plowing and sowing. I have never heard that they can also harvest corn."
"It's like this, Uncle Fu. As long as we add a special sharp plow in front of the tractor, we can completely harvest corn. I have seen our corn field, and the spacing between planting rows just fits this tractor."
Seeing that Qin Youfu was still confused, Su Qingyun was a little anxious. She directly took the pen and paper on the table and started drawing pictures, and cooperated with the explanation.
Unknowingly, Qin Youfu's frown deepened. Why did he think it was feasible the more he listened? Is he crazy or is this little girl too talkative?
"How did you know this?" Qin Youfu was a little surprised. He didn't know about Su Qingyun's reputation in the village. His aunt was indeed overly doting on him.
"I have seen foreign harvesters in books before, but they are so majestic that they can harvest several acres of land in one day." Su Qingyun showed a yearning look, "I thought at that time, it would be great if we also had this kind of machine. "
Qin Youfu also sighed after hearing this. There is indeed a big gap between their country and foreign countries.
"Wait for me to think about it." He put down the work at hand, stared at the picture for a long time, and asked a few educated youths to be called. They all had good grades in science and engineering, and one of them even graduated from a technical secondary school. Graduated in machining.
"Look at this picture. Can this method work?" Qin Youfu placed the picture in front of several people.
Su Qingyun sat aside and waited quietly.
Several people looked at the picture and murmured for a long time before hesitatingly saying: "It should be feasible, but we still need to have real objects and conduct specific experiments to know."
Real thing? Doesn’t that mean we have to get things out first? If that doesn't work, wouldn't it be a waste of effort? Qin Youfu was a little embarrassed.
"You don't need to find a maintenance man. As long as we have the tools, we can make it, right?" Su Qingyun suddenly said, this tractor improvement is not complicated.
She remained silent, and none of the educated young people noticed her. As soon as she spoke, they were shocked. Could she have drawn this picture?
"I drew the picture, but I hope to complete it with everyone." Su Qingyun smiled brightly and invited sincerely.
hiss! It was really her. I didn’t expect that she had such ability. As for this picture, none of them dared to say that they could draw it.
Lin Jianfeng really made a mistake and mistook the treasure for a fish eye.
Several educated young people looked at each other, thinking that doing this would be better than working in the fields, "But... it's okay."
Qin Youfu saw several people nodding, and they all talked about this, and if this can be done, the efficiency of corn harvesting will be greatly improved.
He finally made up his mind, "Okay, I'll borrow the tools." It's not easy to hire people, but it's still possible to borrow tools.
"Does this count as work points?" someone asked hesitantly.
"Forget it! And as long as you can achieve what is mentioned above, let alone work points, I will personally apply for awards for you!"
Qin Youfu waved his hand and said, "If you want to do it, do it well!"
Commendation? Everyone's eyes lit up.
