Chapter 149: Dealing with Wang Defa and Storming the Agricultural Machinery Station
Liu Dachu and Liu Qingmin stood in a daze as Zhou Sian went back inside, returning shortly with a semi-new bicycle that looked to be secondhand.
"Little Ming Educated Youth, when did you buy this? How come we had no idea?!"
Ming Dai smiled and shook her head. "We didn't buy it. Zhou Sian assembled it himself. Didn't we bring back quite a few discarded bicycle parts from the junk station when we went to the county town and the commune? Zhou Sian knows how to put them together, so he pieced one together himself. He just finished it and hasn't test-driven it yet."
Zhou Sian glanced at her. Ming Dai was lying; he had actually ridden it many times inside his spatial dimension, but he didn't dare to contradict her and obediently kept quiet.
Liu Dachu and Liu Qingmin dropped their jaws, looking from Zhou Sian to the bicycle, finding it hard to believe that this was something a madman had put together.
"Alright, Brigade Leader, we have many places to go, and it's inconvenient to have Third Uncle tag along. It's better for Liujiawan not to come into direct conflict with the commune just yet. Let's go check out the situation first; if things don't work out, we can discuss it when we get back."
Ming Dai didn't agree outright to avoid any unforeseen complications.
Liu Dachu nodded. "Alright, let's go! Head outside together, I'll go write you the pass!"
Ming Dai nodded. The few of them came out, locked the door, and walked toward the village committee office at the head of the village.
In the front courtyard of the educated youth point, before anyone knew it, the roof was already packed with people standing on it. Everyone watched with dull expressions as the madman swung his long leg backward, straddled the bicycle, and with a swift wave of his large hand, hoisted Ming Dai up and placed her on the back seat.
With a push of his feet, the bicycle glided straight forward and quickly vanished from sight.
Good grief! The madman has a bicycle!
Good grief! The madman knows how to ride a bicycle!
Good grief! The madman knows how to ride a bicycle and carry someone!
Good grief! The roof has collapsed!!
Ahhhhhh!!!!
Everyone had been so focused on watching the excitement that they completely forgot this was a thatched roof, which could simply not support the weight of so many people!
Ming Dai and Zhou Sian, holding the pass issued by the brigade leader, didn't even dismount; they rode straight out of the village. All along the way, they once again sparked a flurry of discussion among the villagers.
Deeply aware of the importance of the spring plowing, and unsure whether the young educated youths could really manage to secure the machinery, the brigade leader rang the village bell at the head of the village and called the villagers out to work, starting by pulling the plows manually to till the land.
Most of the villagers had no objections. Compared to farm work, what they feared more was not having enough to eat.
However, the educated youth point was a different story. Their roof had collapsed. Though no one was hurt, they were currently busy scrambling to salvage their belongings from the rubble.
The brigade leader cursed them as lazy donkeys making excuses just when it was time to work, docked their work points, and hurriedly led the villagers down to the fields.
As for Ming Dai and Zhou Sian, they sped all the way.
Zhou Sian pedaled the bicycle as if he were trying to strike sparks from it, while Ming Dai in the back gripped his clothes for dear life, not daring to let go for a single second.
By the time they reached the commune, both of them had been blown into the likeness of Super Saiyans by the wind.
After frantically wiping their faces, the two of them started searching for Wang Defa, beginning at the hospital.
As for why they didn't go looking for Wang Youcai—after all, he was an official, and it wasn't easy to move against him directly.
Ming Dai watched the bicycle while Zhou Sian strode into the hospital as if entering an empty domain, emerging three minutes later and shaking his head.
Ming Dai understood and signaled with a nod to head to the next location.
The two went to the commune office. This time, instead of sending Zhou Sian to look for people, Ming Dai asked the gatekeeper old man.
This old man had a loose tongue and immediately revealed that Wang Defa was not at the commune office, but Wang Youcai was.
Ming Dai and Zhou Sian turned around and went to look for the tigress.
The tigress was not at home, and the front gate was tightly locked.
Ming Dai figured Wang Defa couldn't possibly go looking for his little darling right now, so she planned to head to the young widow's house first.
Just as they reached the entrance of the young widow's house, they heard shouting and cursing from inside.
"Damn it, you lunatic! Just wait till I come and finish you off! Making me suffer like this! And that damned woman! If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have had such terrible luck!! Just wait! I'm going to kill the both of you! Kill you both!!"
The moment Zhou Sian heard this, his temper flared. He took a long stride forward, abandoned the bicycle and Ming Dai, and rushed inside.
Ming Dai, sitting on the back seat, hadn't reacted in time, and off the bicycle went on a solitary voyage!
Zhou Sian!
You absolute liability!
Ming Dai, who had nearly fallen off and killed herself, hauled the bicycle back and arrived just in time to see Zhou Sian dragging Wang Defa by one leg as he walked outside.
Wang Defa on the ground was clearly dead drunk. His entire face was flushed red from alcohol, and his nose and chin were bleeding, indicating that a single punch from Zhou Sian had already concluded the fight.
Listening to the rhythmic thud-thud-thud of his head knocking against the floorboards, Ming Dai felt that Zhou Sian was actually treating her quite well.
Zhou Sian loaded the man onto the back seat, while Ming Dai sat on the crossbar, and rode the bicycle straight to the agricultural machinery station.
When they arrived at the agricultural machinery station, it happened to be lunchtime. The place was bustling with lively noise, and the sounds of finger-guessing drinking games drifted out, making it clear that the drinking was already well underway.
A bicycle carrying a man brazenly charged right into the agricultural machinery station, and the people at the entrance couldn't stop them no matter how they tried.
Han Guoda, who was in the middle of drinking, raised his head impatiently. It had been a whole morning of two consecutive batches of mood-killers, and now people were coming right at mealtime—didn't they know how to give it a rest?
"Pfft!!! Cough, cough, cough!"
At just a single glance, he lost his composure. It was the madman!!!
Zhou Sian planted his long legs firmly on the ground, carefully hoisted Ming Dai down first, then swept his long leg backward to dismount, casually kicking the sprawling Wang Defa off the back seat in the process.
With a heavy "Thud!", the people from the agricultural machinery station lowered their gazes in unison.
"Hiss!" Wasn't this the commune director's son?!
Even though he currently looked like a swollen pig's head, those two front gold teeth—barely hanging on—belonged unmistakably to Wang Defa, who had just gotten his teeth fixed recently!
Savage!
The madman was simply too savage!
They were so terrified!!
Following the instructions Ming Dai had given him before they set out, Zhou Sian stepped on Wang Defa's leg and glared at the people opposite him.
With a crisp snap, the sound startled the group opposite into a simultaneous shudder.
"Drive! All of them! Liujiawan! Plow the land! Hurry up, whoever is last gets beaten!"
As soon as the words fell, the opposite side emptied out in an instant.
Everyone scrambled like a swarm of bees toward the tractors. Those who failed to grab a seat clung to the tractors and refused to let go, packing every single vehicle to absolute capacity.
Rumble, rumble—without needing any further urging, all three machines started up simultaneously.
Ming Dai looked on with satisfaction. This speed was so authentically Chinese; this was how it should be!
She glanced down at Wang Defa on the ground. "Take this one along. His old man will definitely come looking for people later."
Zhou Sian nodded, dragged Wang Defa along with a clattering sound all the way to the first tractor, hoisted him up, and dumped him directly into someone's arms.
"Hold onto him tight!"
That person nodded obediently.
Ming Dai walked forward with a beaming smile. "Trouble you all to go ahead first; we'll follow right after. See you at Liujiawan!"
Everyone nodded frantically!
They couldn't afford not to nod—the madman was already glaring at them!!
Making sure the vehicles had departed, Zhou Sian and Ming Dai hurried over to the post office.
After paying the fee, the two began making their phone call.
Following a series of connections, they successfully reached the internal office line of Uncle Wei. Ming Dai didn't beat around the bush; taking advantage of the fact that Zhou Sian's glaring prevented the post office staff from eavesdropping, she laid out the situation regarding Wang Youcai, placing special emphasis on the tigress and the little darling.
Uncle Wei indicated there was no problem, telling them to mess around as much as they pleased, as long as they didn't kill them—after all, Wang Youcai and his son still had to go off for re-education through labor.
Ming Dai hung up the phone with satisfaction, left the post office with Zhou Sian, and gave chase after the agricultural machinery team!