Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1155 Men's Three Great Hobbies

The reason Wang An doesn't need to reverse when driving is because his yard is so big that even a large truck like the Liberation truck wouldn't need to reverse to get out, let alone a small car.

And so, Wang An drove straight to Xing'an Township. The reason he didn't wander around the villages was because he wanted to keep a low profile; it wouldn't be good to be too pretentious.

On the way, Wang Dazhu and his wife, Mu Xueqing, and Shen Wei were like four curious children, constantly touching and exploring, making sounds of wonder and admiration.

Liu Guilan said excitedly:

"I never imagined I'd get to ride in this little car in my entire life, hahaha. But my eldest son really has a pee, hahahaha."

Although Liu Guilan's words were full of admiration and praise, Wang An felt somewhat ashamed or even embarrassed.

If history had followed its original trajectory, Liu Guilan would not have gotten a car until more than 10 years later, and only a few times when Wang An returned home.

To be honest, Wang An in his previous life was truly a fucking bastard, worse than a pig or a dog.

Wang Dazhu also said:

"Yeah, it's so nice to sit in this car. It's sheltered from the wind and rain, and it's fine to drive outside in the rain. By the way, why does it feel so warm inside this car? I even put on my cotton-padded coat before I left. Was that unnecessary?"

Wang An explained with a smile:
"This car has a heater, which brings the heat from the engine into the car, and then the car becomes warm."

As Wang Dazhu unbuttoned his cotton-padded coat, he said with a smile:
"This warm air is nice, this warm air is really nice, hehehehe."

The road was a little over two miles long and in good condition, so Wang An arrived at the village in less than three minutes. Turning around, Wang An said to Wang Dazhu and his wife, and Shen Wei:
"Is there anything you want to buy? If not, are you going back?"

Without answering Wang An's question, Liu Guilan asked, full of doubt:
"How come it's so fast? I feel like I just got on the bus and we've already arrived at our destination!"

Shen Wei continued:
"Yeah, I was really looking forward to it. I didn't even know what was going on before we arrived."

Seeing that none of the four people were listening to him, Wang An asked again:

"Dad, Mom, Sister Shen, is there anything you'd like to buy?"

Liu Guilan then responded:

"What are you buying? You bought such a huge amount of stuff the other day, but we don't need anything."

Shen Wei also shook her head and said:
"I've already bought everything last night, there's nothing else I need to buy."

So Wang An found a more spacious place to turn around and drove back.

A few more minutes passed, and Wang An drove the car back into his yard, where Huang Li and her brother Huang Zhong were still waiting expectantly.

It was obvious that the siblings were saying no, but it was just politeness against their true feelings. In fact, they were quite looking forward to the ride.

Back in the courtyard, everyone got out of the car. Wang Dazhu got into the passenger seat. Huang Li and her brother were clearly excited as they looked at the car door, but they didn't dare to get in until the Wang family spoke.

At this moment, Liu Guilan said with a smile to Huang Li and her brother:

"You two, hurry up and get in the car! What are you doing? This car is really comfortable, hahaha!"

The Huangli siblings looked at Mu Xueqing, who smiled and urged them on:
"Hurry up and get in the car, what are you standing there for? Your older brother will be driving soon."

The siblings didn't refuse again, and excitedly climbed into the back seat of the car. Wang An glanced back and noticed the door was ajar, so he instructed the siblings:
"You two, pull the car door shut for me, and use some force."

The siblings hurriedly agreed and then pulled the car doors shut on either side.

While operating the clutch and gear lever, Wang An explained to Wang Dazhu:
"This thing is similar to our four-wheeled vehicle. It has three forward gears and one reverse gear. The only difference is that this thing has a synchronizer, so the forward gears are divided into fast three gears and slow three gears."

After a pause, Wang An continued:
"Don't worry about this thing, just drive normally and shift gears as usual."

With Wang An's explanation, Wang Dazhu quickly understood how to drive the car. As soon as they arrived in Xing'an Township, Wang Dazhu eagerly said to Wang An:
"Turn off the car, I'll drive. Come sit here."

As he spoke, Wang Dazhu stepped in front of Wang An, reached out and opened the driver's side door, pushed Wang An out of the car, while Comrade Wang Dazhu didn't even get out of the car, but directly got up from the passenger side and moved to the driver's side.

Wang An had no choice but to walk around to the passenger side of the car from the front to get in. There was nothing he could do; after all, Wang An was the son.

Sitting in the driver's seat, Wang Dazhu's old face was filled with excitement and anticipation. He touched each of the control devices one by one before turning the key to start the engine.

Seeing his father's nervous expression, Wang An couldn't help but say:
"This thing is basically just a big four-wheeled vehicle. You can just treat it like a four-wheeled vehicle without a cargo bed."

Wang Dazhu ignored Wang An's words and started the car according to the steps. Then he pressed the clutch, shifted gears, released the clutch, released the brake, and pressed the accelerator. The car then slowly started moving.

Sure enough, Wang Dazhu, who already knew how to drive a four-wheeled vehicle, mastered it in no time.

Only after Wang Dazhu calmed down did he begin to mutter:

"This car is still the best; it's really powerful."

Wang An said with a smile:

"Absolutely, this car has 55 horsepower, it's incredibly powerful."

Wang Dazhu ignored Wang An, still immersed in the thrill of driving.

As soon as he arrived at the edge of the village, Wang Dazhu did not drive home. Instead, he turned the steering wheel and headed straight for Yangshu Village.

Wang An understood that his father hadn't had enough of driving.

After driving around Yangshutun for a while, Wang Dazhu finally drove home. When he got out of the car, he still looked reluctant to leave.

There's a saying that men have three great loves: first, women; second, guns; and third, cars.

A car with powerful horsepower and surging power, capable of taking you to the ends of the earth, is definitely every man's favorite.

Therefore, it's perfectly understandable that Wang Dazhu could make that childlike expression.

Several days passed in a flash, and early that morning, a loudspeaker announced:

"Attention all villagers of Kaoshantun! Starting today, we will begin handing over our grain tax. Everyone, please prepare your grain and go to the township to line up and hand it over today. Now, let me explain this year's standards."

After a pause, Sun Dafu continued:
"Our standard here is 2 mu of paddy fields and 5 mu of dry land per person. One mu of paddy field yields 130 jin, and one mu of dry land yields 60 jin. Do you all understand?"

After Sun Dafu finished shouting, he shouted it again before turning off the microphone.

(End of this chapter)