Restarting life in Siheyuan

At the call of the village party secretary, the villagers had already left the dock and were separated from the militia by a distance. Several soldiers helped get into the water and also set up a small boat to chase after Li Bin and his companions.

"Come on up, you have to hold on tight, or you can just sit in front of me, it's safer."

Zhu Xuefeng had already sat on the jet ski and started the engine. The engine made a low roar, which was much stronger than the big scooter, giving people a feeling of surging power.

"You'd better sit in the back. There are so many people watching. Besides, I'll affect your driving if I'm in the front. By the way, is this thing fast?"

"I call it a jet ski, guess what."

"You dead man, why don't you just tell me it's quick? You just love to bully others."

Xia Yuhong climbed onto the seat carefully. The scooter swayed for a while, and she was so scared that she held on tightly. The water quality of Baiyangdian is very good. Although the old branch secretary said that the water level has been less in the past two years, the depth is still good. It is much deeper than the lake that dried up and was refilled five times in later generations. It is so clear that you can see the fish and shrimps at the bottom of the water.

"Sit tight, let's chase them."

The first boat to set off had disappeared in the reeds several hundred meters away. Only the roar of the diesel engine indicated its direction. The jet ski began to accelerate, cutting through the waves steadily on the water. What was even more interesting was that a column of water as high as three or four meters rose behind the motorcycle, flying high like the flag of the jet ski.

"It's so fun!" Xia Yuhong was very excited as the mist hit her face. "If only Sister Na didn't care so much, the three of us could go together."

Zhu Xuefeng smiled. Xia Yuhong was still like a little girl and didn’t consider as much as Lin Na.

"Hold on tight, I'm going to speed up!"

"It can still speed up. It's faster than a scooter."

Xia Yuhong was a little nervous and flustered, and subconsciously hugged tighter. Her speed visibly increased again, and she soon caught up with the two boats that had set out early. It took six soldiers to catch up with the front, and in the blink of an eye, they saw a water monster whizzing past, and the high-flying water column made everyone dumbfounded.

"Holy crap, this thing is so fast, faster than a motorcycle."

The dozen or so people on the boat were all dumbfounded. They just passed each other and didn't even have time to say hello before the other party disappeared into the reed marsh with a tall column of water. The waves stirred up caused the boat with more than a dozen people on it to shake violently, and everyone was so scared that they quickly squatted down.

"Is it so fun? Look at them turning on the water, it's like they're playing."

Although Xie Junjie had heard of it and had certain psychological expectations, the damn Zhu Xuefeng was obviously showing off. The water column thrown up by the jet ski changed direction from time to time in the reed marsh, although it was extremely flexible.

"No, we have to let him teach us later. This is too exciting. Compared with this, the motorboat competition is a joke. It's not as fast, flexible, or good-looking as this. And he even has a person with him."

Xu Mingchuan was shouting loudly, while Xiao Donghai was checking the other ship with great interest, with his head down.

"Why don't we push this down and try it too."

"Don't do that. If you are not careful, the boat might capsize and that would be a joke."

The distant roar gradually became louder. Li Bin said with a smile.

"It seems like this kid is really showing off. He's back again."

Sure enough, the high-flying water column was seen again soon. After a while, Zhu Xuefeng returned on the jet ski, slowly slowed down, turned around, and sailed side by side with the wooden boat.

"Lin Na, do you want to come up and try? Xiao Xia said she wants to replace you."

Lin Na was actually itching to try it, but seeing the other ten people's jealous eyes, she said, "Let everyone try it. I'm not in a hurry."

"Brother Feng asked you to go, so go ahead. You're the only one wearing a raincoat and a life jacket now, so hurry up, and after he takes you, we'll take over for someone else."

"That's right, Sister Na, hurry up, you come up, I'll take off the life jacket and give it to the next person, we'll take turns, it's fun."

Xia Yuhong was also shouting loudly, and Xie Junjie was urging her. Lin Na gritted her teeth and walked to the bow. Li Bin and Xie Junjie helped Xia Yuhong down together, and then helped Lin Na up, watching the jet ski accelerate and disappear again.

"What a freak! A motorcycle that runs on the road is not enough, so he has to make one that runs on water. Maybe he will make one that flies in the sky next."

Xie Junjie was stunned. Others might not know, but he knew that the flying thing had been available last year, and the Air Force was equipped with a lot of it now. Could it be that this guy also made it?

"Well, my brother is really capable. What you see is only part of it. There is much more that you don't see."

"Yeah, I heard from my dad that he is one of the best among the younger generation. He's really awesome. It's really impressive to be friends with someone like him. I heard that you two had a quarrel when you first met him, right?"

"You already know this, it's been years, okay? Who told you this? I'm going to settle accounts with him."

Seeing several girls surrounding Xia Yuhong, helping her take off her life jacket and asking her questions, Xiao Donghai, who felt uncomfortable staying, also came over and said, "Asking everyone about your little thing, everyone knows about it. We are not telling you just to save your face. I heard that this person is a master and has made a great name for himself in East City."

"You all know about feelings. Yes, that's what happened. At that time..."

"Let me tell you, this guy was just being righteous and helped Xiaojie vent his anger. If it were you, you would have run away a long time ago."

Xiao Donghai pointed at Huang Yuanshan's forehead and laughed. Huang Yuanshan had a saying, "As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood." When he saw the situation was not good, he was always the first to make a strategic shift.

"Fuck, if I had this skill, I wouldn't move and would definitely do it forcefully. Isn't that inferior to others in skills? Haha."

Huang Yuanshan didn't care. In his eyes, any fight was a war. Of course, one must use the smallest cost to achieve the greatest result, and one's own side must suffer the least loss. As for the rest, they are all empty talk. Being strong and brave is certainly a pleasure, but killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of one's own is a failure.

Influenced by his father, he was very interested in military command. Facts had proved that although these people were all from wealthy families and had a good theoretical level of military command, no one could compare to him in this regard for the time being. Even his father was very happy. If nothing unexpected happened, he would join the army in a few years.

"We'll be there in a moment, slow down, let's switch places."

Lin Na moved to the back seat with a red face. It was too exciting just now, especially when the man was driving fast against her neck. She once again experienced the palpitations of love.

I watched Zhu Xuefeng change people again and take another girl away.

"I always thought he was a gentleman, but it turns out he's a traitor. Look, he only brought girls with him and didn't even ask us."

"Old Xu, why don't you shamelessly go to the girls and ask for the life jacket. I guarantee that Xuefeng will take you on the next trip."

"What are you talking about? Am I such a shameless person?"

Li Bin asked with a smile, "So what do you mean?"

"I mean, I can sit here even if I don't wear that thing. At worst, I can take off all my clothes and just wear my shorts."

"That won't do, Xiaochuan. It's uncomfortable when your pants are wet. Otherwise, you should make the revolution more thorough. Revolution shouldn't be hindered by too many things. Let's help him strengthen his revolutionary will, okay?"

Everyone cheered loudly and walked forward with laughter to strip Xu Mingchuan's clothes off. The boat began to shake, causing the girls in the front to scream loudly. Then everyone stopped, but the impulse in their eyes made it clear that they wanted to strip Xu Mingchuan naked, which scared Xu Mingchuan so much that he trembled and hid in the back and didn't get up again.

"Hey guys, you guys are too careless about the impact. You're all staring at me. Jet skis are fun, but we don't know how to use them. If we're not careful, we'll all fall into the water. Then we'll all be in the same boat, haha."

"Nimma, what Mingchuan said makes sense, but it can't scare me, haha, grandpa had the foresight to bring clothes and swimming trunks, hahahaha."

Xiao Donghai proudly raised the bag in his hand, but unfortunately he was spotted by the other three people after just a few seconds of pride.

"He's so annoying. He didn't remind everyone even though he thought of it. Damn it, soon everyone will be soaked, but he's the only one who's fine. Tell me, can you tolerate this?"

Xiao Donghai hurriedly explained and called his girlfriend Gao Yingying to testify.

"Don't worry, who said I didn't tell anyone, Yingying, tell me, did you bring clothes too?"

"Of course I brought it. How would I go home without it? We girls all brought it, so you boys don't have to bring it."

The girls also laughed out loud, waiting to see the boys make a fool of themselves. In the excitement, Zhu Xuefeng had already taken all the girls for a ride. Without exception, all the girls were very excited after getting off the motorcycles. There are too few fun things these days. Even the jet ski project is still an extremely niche project in the West, let alone in China. After feeling the thrill of high speed on the water, they were all very excited.

"Luckily we're almost there, otherwise I really can't stand girls screaming. Dong Hai, your Xiaoying has the loudest voice. How can you stand it on normal days?"

"Don't laugh, you have a pretty loud voice." Xiao Donghai was not to be outdone. Several girls were very excited. As for their soft voices, only Lin Na and Xia Yuhong could only laugh on the side because they were not familiar with each other very well.

"Come on, let's play finger-guessing and decide the order for the next moment."

Li Bin did not have the demeanor of a leader. He just sweared while organizing everyone to play finger-guessing games.

Soon we arrived at Xiaozhangzhuang Wharf. According to Li Bin's request, the waters near the wharf and the shore had been cleared. At this time, the people were very conscious and when they heard about the confidential project experiment, they suppressed their curiosity and obeyed the arrangements.

There were not many families left in Xiaozhang Village, as they all went to act as extras. At the order of the old village chief, they all left in a clean manner. Only armed militiamen appeared from time to time in the distance. It seemed that the village chief had made arrangements.

"This is a great place. The pier is like a command post. There is a wide expanse of water in front that connects to the main road. There are also endless reed marshes and dense small waterways. It's just right."

Zhu Xuefeng fell in love with this place at first sight. It gave him the opportunity to accelerate, turn, make U-turns, and perform some fancy moves.

"Hurry up and unload the other one."

Li Bin went to the dock and couldn't wait to issue orders. The soldiers who came ashore helped to unload the goods. In fact, the weight was not too heavy, and a large amount of rubber and composite materials were used.

The soldiers were on guard near the dock very consciously, and Zhu Xuefeng was shouting loudly on the motorcycle.

"Who's going first? It's very simple. I'll teach you two or three times and I think you'll be able to learn it."

"I'll go. I'm the first one." Huang Yuanshan ran over excitedly. He had put on a raincoat and life jacket early.

"You, it would be better if you took off your outer clothes. This is your first time learning this, and you are 100% sure to fall into the water. Just wear a life jacket."

Huang Yuanshan looked up at the sun. Although it looked good, it was on the water and the temperature could not rise at all. It would be cold if he took off his coat.

Seeing Huang Yuanshan seemed to be hesitant, Xie Junjie shouted, "If you are afraid, change with me and I will take it off."

Before Huang Yuanshan could react, he quickly took off all his clothes except for his military shorts and sweatshirt. He excitedly picked up another life jacket and put it on. He walked into the water, splashed his chest with the cold water, and then straddled the back seat. "Let's go!"

Seeing Xie Junjie so stubborn as to get out of the water, Zhu Xuefeng stepped on the accelerator and rushed out, then he heard Huang Yuanshan's loud cursing from the dock.

"Xiao Jie, you are nothing. There are only a few of us here, and you're cutting in line."

"Who made you hesitate? Save your strength. Xiaojie is the fourth one, only ahead of Donghai."

It is actually very simple to drive, including turning and U-turning. You can master it after a few tries. As for the tricks in the water, we will talk about it later because the water temperature is really a bit cold.

The roar of the engine echoed in the reed marsh, and in just a quarter of an hour, the jet ski came back. This time it was Xie Junjie who was driving, his face full of excitement and pride that he could not hide.

Zhu Xuefeng went down to the dock, changed to another car, and took Li Bin and disappeared far away in the main river channel, with a tall column of water standing up in the distance.

"Hurry up, they've all run away."

Xie Junjie kept urging Xu Mingchuan. Xu Mingchuan didn't expect that two cars would be taught at the same time. He hadn't taken off his clothes yet. He was struggling in a panic. He picked up the life jacket thrown by Zhu Xuefeng and put it on, then carefully straddled the back seat.

"You've only learned for a while and you're here to teach me, can you do it?"

"You've come up here, okay? Let's go."

Xie Junjie couldn't contain his pride. He stepped on the accelerator and the jet ski made a big turn near the dock. It accelerated rapidly and sped along the main road with the water column flag erected. Several girls were jumping and screaming on the dock.

The girls came prepared. They changed into one-piece swimsuits one by one, and after thinking for a while, they covered them with military uniforms. After all, this was not the capital, and wearing swimsuits would be a bit conspicuous. When they saw Xia Yuhong and Lin Na, each wearing a black one-piece tights, they couldn't help but surround them.

"Xiao Xia, where did you buy this dress? I've never seen it before. It wraps you up tightly and looks pretty good."

"We asked someone to make it. It's OK. It's the first time for us to wear it."

This was custom-made in a garment factory in Hong Kong to satisfy someone's bad taste. I didn't expect it would come in handy this time.

"It's so beautiful. Where was it made? I want to make a set too."

Everyone was talking at once. Someone reached out and touched it. "It's so slippery. It's not waterproof, is it?"

"It seems to be waterproof, but I don't know if it is effective. If anyone wants it, you can give me the size and I will help you..."

The girls seemed to have forgotten about riding the jet skis and gathered together to talk about this new type of tight clothing.

Several boys learned it and returned to the dock shouting and playing in pairs again. Because they were short of life jackets, several boys who thought they were good at swimming threw away their life jackets and ran wildly on the lake with their girlfriends.

Facts have proved that the more one thinks he has mastered something, the more likely he is to get into an accident. Starting with Xiao Donghai, the jet ski flipped over frequently. Several times it was because he was going too fast and couldn't turn in time and crashed into the reed marsh.

The girls were protected by their military uniforms, so apart from falling into the water, they had no injuries. However, several boys' arms and thighs were more or less scratched by the reeds.

"Well, it's really burning now, I don't even feel cold anymore."

Xiao Donghai was the fastest, stabbed the deepest, and left the most scratches.

The girls said that they could already drive and it would be safer if they drove slowly. The boys had left reluctantly and now the girls were taking turns in pairs and having a great time.

"Xiao Feng, this thing is really good. Can you help us get one? Then we can go to Kunyu River or Chaobai River to play, or Ba River will also be fine."

It is now out in the open, so there is no hope of hiding it. Zhu Xuefeng's original intention was to produce it himself, and once he had a shipyard, he would cooperate with motorboats and yachts to open up the high-end market in Europe and the United States, so he did not intend to make it public in China.

"Okay, I'll try it when I get back. Don't worry, I just made this thing up on my own, so it can't be quick. How about this, next summer, each of you can have one, that should work."

"Brother, you are so generous. No problem. We will give you the price when the time comes. This thing is not cheap. I think it is much more expensive than the big pedal last time."

"Of course. The power is several times that of a large scooter. Let's make it first and then we can share the cost."

"So that everyone has an idea of ​​how much money it will cost. Prepare the money first. It shouldn't be a small amount, so we need to give everyone some time to collect it."

"The material cost is about 800 yuan, mainly because the rubber parts are expensive. This is the cost price after finding a chemical factory to make it."

The chemical industry is not yet well developed and the cost of rubber is still high, which makes this thing quite expensive.

Li Bin looked at the girls who were having fun and said, "Not bad. I thought it would cost at least 2,000 yuan. This thing is faster than a big scooter in the water. The horsepower is really amazing."

It's really expensive. Zhu Xuefeng has checked the market prices abroad. If a shipyard can get it, this thing will be sold for two thousand one or two hundred US dollars, which is about 30% cheaper than in Europe and the United States.

"Of course. The big scooter only has 100cc and 125cc models. Although this jet ski is small in size, its displacement is 300cc, which is several times that of the big scooter. How can it be less powerful?"

Seeing that the sun was already at its zenith and the energy from the water sports was being consumed quickly, Zhu Xuefeng asked.

"What are our plans for lunch? Should we play for a while on an empty stomach and then leave, or should we fill our stomachs first and then continue playing?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? We still have to collect wild duck eggs and water chestnuts in the afternoon. I have already informed the village party secretary. Let's go to the village for dinner and give them money and tickets."

Come to think of it, if we just leave after eating, these girls who are having fun will definitely not agree.

In the end, it was decided to respect the girls' wishes and the six of them would go fill their stomachs first and then change places.

"I saw that they were having so much fun that they refused to come up to eat even though they were obviously hungry."

(End of this chapter)