"Yes, charcoal is used. The country's gasoline production is insufficient, so oil use has always been tight."

"The fuel consumption of those three big trucks is 29 mpg per 100 kilometers. Usually, if we don't tow cargo, we rarely drive them for passenger transport."

Li Wen nodded. It is true. Most of the country's gasoline is now imported, which requires precious foreign exchange.

However, the country's predicament will be completely resolved next year or the year after that, because the Daqing Oilfield will be put into production tomorrow.

By then, the country will completely take off its label as an oil-poor country, not only solving its own oil shortage problem, but even earning foreign exchange through exports.

"These two charcoal-burning cars only need less than two kilograms of charcoal per kilometer, and can run 40 kilometers on a single filling. They save a lot of gasoline, but they are a bit useless. One person has to hand-operate the blower to supply oxygen." Li Wu

He pointed at the huge reactor carried on the back of the bus.

Li Wen was very curious about this car. It is difficult to find specific pictures of these precious historical relics even on the Internet in later generations.

Today, his eldest brother was by his side. If he were alone, Li Wen couldn't help but take out his mobile phone to take photos and records.

This charcoal-burning passenger vehicle is not an imported vehicle, but a real domestic vehicle.

In China, the history of charcoal-fired automobile manufacturing can be traced back to the 1920s and 1930s, but it is a long time ago.

"Brother, you have to study hard! Try to get in the car you drive next year." Li Wen looked at several buses in the yard and said with a smile.

"It goes without saying that my biggest wish is to drive a car independently. But we have to wait, the bus station has regulations, and it takes at least three years to get started." Li Wu sighed and said.

"The rules of the bus station are also correct! This car is a valuable thing, and it will be bad if it gets damaged and causes an accident. Not only will the car be damaged, but people will also be injured."

"Brother, you study hard on your skills. In a few years, the number of vehicles will definitely increase. By then, if your skills are solid, you will definitely have no problem being an independent driver." Li Wen was now explaining Li Wu with a smile.

"Xiao Wu went to get the charcoal and started to heat the car." At this time, a middle-aged man in the backyard lounge shouted to Li Wu.

"Awen, I have to go and get busy. Let's talk when we have free time." After Li Wu finished speaking, he picked up the bucket and hurried back to the house in the backyard.

"It seems that the eldest brother loves this job very much!" Li looked at the hurried back of his eldest brother, smiled, and returned to the waiting room in the front hall.

In this era, a truck costs tens of thousands of yuan, and gasoline is still imported, so bus tickets are very expensive. It costs 8 cents per kilometer, and it costs 3.8 yuan to go to the provincial capital, which is a lot of money.

Because you still need a certificate to go to the provincial capital, Li Wenkai’s certificate was also from the cultural center.

Although the cultural center paid the bill, Li Wen still paid for the ticket himself. After all, the government was really poor these days.

If Li Wen went to buy the ticket privately without proof, the conductor would not sell it to him at all.

These years have not proved that nothing can be accomplished unless you are willing to sleep in the open air and measure the earth with your feet.

After waiting for another twenty minutes, all the people on the bus were waiting, and the staff at the bus station began to greet everyone to line up to get on the bus.

Li Wen and Director Sun were arranged to take seats in the truck. Li Wen did not object and sat in the carriage honestly. After the train departed, Director Sun told Li Wen the benefits of taking the truck.

Although the riding environment of the truck is average, in September, the weather is not cold. Moreover, the truck is relatively new and has sufficient power, so it is not easy to break down on the road, so you can ride safely to the provincial capital.

The charcoal bus is different. It's very hot inside, and because it's burning charcoal, the power is relatively weak. When encountering uphill areas, passengers have to get off the bus to push it, and the bus is prone to breakdown.

Therefore, generally well-connected people want to ride in a big truck, and would rather be uncomfortable than be left in the middle of the road.

There were more than fifty people sitting in the truck, and it was so tightly packed that the middle of the carriage was full. Some passengers may have taken the truck frequently and even brought their own stools.

Those who can make passenger cars in these days are generally people from work units or cities, and there are very few people from rural areas, so after the 1970s, there are fewer scenes of big bags and small parcels.

However, there were still many people getting on the bus with chickens, ducks or some local specialties, and the crowing of chickens and ducks could be heard from time to time on the bus.

Suddenly, I encountered the chatter of acquaintances, people eating melon seeds, and the sounds of children crying due to being squeezed, making a messy sound in the car.

In September, the autumn tiger was still very powerful. In addition, the carriage space was small, the sound was noisy, and the air smelled very bad. Li Wen felt that his head was swollen and his chest was a little tight.

"What's wrong? Your kid still gets car-sick." Director Sun on the side asked with a smile while holding a cigarette in his mouth.

"I've only ever ridden in an open-top freight car, but I've never sat in a closed passenger car. I'm used to being in a quiet environment, but when I suddenly came to this noisy environment, I was really a little bored." Li Wen said with a wry smile.

In his previous life, Li Wen suffered from severe car sickness. When he was a child, he could not even sit in a car for three times without getting dizzy, let alone a car.

After I went to college, I had to rush back and forth between the branch campus and the main campus all day long. My motion sickness was cured by the swaying buses in the city.

Although he had room to strengthen his physique in this life, he was really not used to it when he suddenly came to such a crowded and depressing environment.

Li Wen took out the military kettle he bought from his shoulder bag, took a sip of water, and secretly put a piece of chewing gum in his mouth. Only then did he feel better.

After the car started, it did not set off immediately. Instead, it went to the freight station to tow the freight car, which maximized the car's transportation capacity.

The trailers contained some local agricultural products from Weihe County, which were purchased by food companies and supply and marketing cooperatives. They were then transported to the provincial capital for sale. This is also part of the car company's responsibilities.

There are very few asphalt roads and cement roads these days, and these large roads are all gravel or dirt roads.

The road was bumpy and bumpy, and we drove slowly along the way, avoiding some big potholes from time to time. Li Wen gradually got used to it in the cradle-like car.

Young man, please step aside quickly. My baby is about to vomit. When Li Wen heard this, he quickly stepped aside and stepped aside.

I saw a middle-aged man in a Chinese tunic suit holding a four- or five-year-old boy in his arms and squeezing towards the back door with one hand covering the child's mouth.

When he came to the rear door, the child couldn't hold back any longer. He tried hard to open the man's hand and sprayed thousands of miles out of the car.

Li Wen was sitting at the back of the car, but he didn't dislike it. After all, he had been in this situation many times in his previous life as a child. Only those who suffer from motion sickness can understand the discomfort of motion sickness.

Comrade gives you paper to wipe the child. Li Wen pulled some toilet paper from his bag and handed it to the man.

"Young man, this toilet paper is so white, it's such a waste. I can just wipe the child with a handkerchief." The middle-aged man looked at the toilet paper as white as snow in Li Wen's hand, and was embarrassed to take it for a moment.

"It's really uncomfortable to get motion sickness, please wipe it with your child! No matter how white the toilet paper is, it is still toilet paper, and it is for human use." Li Wen said with a slight smile.

"Thank you so much, young man." The man took the toilet paper from Li Wen's hand and quickly wiped the child's mouth and the vomit-stained clothes on the child who was pale from vomiting.

"If you bring water, rinse the child's mouth." Li Wen looked at the little boy as if he had seen the scene when he got car sick and vomited all the way when he was a child.

"have!"

The man quickly took out a can bottle from his bag, opened the lid and let the child take a sip.

After walking on a flat road for a while, the child finally eased over from the trunk door where he was lying.

"Here, put a fruit candy in your mouth. Comrade, tie a clean handkerchief around the child's head and make a mask for the child." Li Wen looked at the pale and sleepy little boy and gave him a mouthful.

He stuffed a candy into the bag and said to the father of the child beside him.

The man covered the child's mouth and nose with a handkerchief, sat in the back of the car and chatted with Li Wen.

"Alas! The elders in my hometown miss their grandson, and they have to bring him back to see him. It's such a hard time for him to come back, and the child is really suffering." The man took out a cigarette, lit it, and said with a wry smile.

Through chatting, I learned that the middle-aged man’s name is Liu Wenhua, who works at the No. 1 Machinery Factory in the provincial capital. This time he came home to visit relatives.

When the man learned that Li Wen was a writer, he was filled with admiration for him. The eyes of people in the same carriage looking at Li Wen changed from friendly to respectful.

Weihe County is less than 40 kilometers away from the provincial capital, and it took two hours of walking to get there.

"Finally we're here. It's been a hell of a journey!" The car stopped, Li Wen jumped out of the car, took a big breath of fresh air, and said with relief.

The provincial station is really big, much bigger than the county station, with dozens of various vehicles parked inside.
Chapter completed!