The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 8 DMV Examination
After Wang Gang stayed in the driver's class for half an hour, he and Liu Xianjin drove the truck in the factory to the vehicle management office.

The truck driver's grade test is not a big deal. The squad leader of the driver's class must appear in person, and a letter of introduction must be issued by the employer. It is a very formal matter.

There are only two exams per year for the vehicle management office, and you need to apply three months in advance, so there are not many people taking the exam, and even fewer people taking the grade exam.

In the 60s, driving was a very high-paying and high-risk job.

As the saying goes, once the steering wheel is turned, even the county magistrate will not change it.

In the love courtyard, in order to help Qin Huairu's son Bang Geng solve his work problems, Sha Zhu directly asked the big boss to let Bang Geng go to the office to learn to drive.

Later, the reason why the stick was grateful to Sha Zhu and turned his attitude 180 degrees was because that job, in modern times, would not be replaced by a civil servant.

In fact, in the 60s, it was much more difficult to get a driver's license than to be a civil servant.

When Wang Gang first entered the army, if his father Wang Gui hadn't found a relationship, he wouldn't have become an auto soldier.

Later, when he entered the rolling mill, it took Wang Gang a lot of effort to get assigned to the driver class. This was because he had learned to drive in the army and had a driver's license.

Wang Gang and Liu Xianjin came to the vehicle management office and directly found Master Zhang, who was the staff member in charge of the examination.

Master Zhang took a notebook and got directly into the truck of the rolling mill, letting Wang Gang drive on the road.

Wang Gang sat in the driver's seat, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and handed one to Master Zhang.

"Master Zhang, you have worked hard, let's smoke a cigarette first."

Master Zhang glanced at the cigarette in Wang Gang's hand, and found that it was Air Force Iron Eagle cigarettes, his eyes lit up.

"You are Xiao Wang! I heard your master Liu Xian mention you. Now I have an exam and I can't smoke." Master Zhang held the cigarette with two fingers, and pinched it to his ear very skillfully.

Wang Gang felt uncomfortable, and wanted to spit to Master Zhang, "You are the little bastard", but he also knew that Master Zhang didn't mean that.

On the contrary, Wang Gang took advantage of the opportunity and stuffed the whole pack of cigarettes directly into Master Zhang's pocket.

"Okay, Master Zhang, after we finish the exam, you smoke slowly."

Wang Gang started the car, closed the door and was ready to start the road test.

The road test for a deputy fifth-class driver's license requires a pile test at the vehicle management office, which is much more difficult than crossing a discus on a single-sided bridge in modern times.

Fortunately, Wang Gang has a good teacher, who has already dragged him to the vehicle management office to try his way.

Master Zhang sat next to Wang Gang and didn't speak. He just quietly watched Wang Gang drive and sketched in his notebook from time to time.

"Okay, you drive the car out of the vehicle management office and go for a run outside the city."

The road test in the 60s was very strict, and every road section had to be run once, in the city, outside the city, and even on mountain roads. By the time Wang Gang drove back, it was already noon.

"Xiao Wang, your driving skills are good, fast and stable."

Master Zhang wrote something down in his notebook, and then smiled and said to Wang Gang: "I've finished my road test, and you still have a machine repair theory test in the afternoon, so prepare well!"

Although he didn't say it clearly, Wang Gang also knew that he had passed the road test.

He opened the storage box in the car, took out a pack of Iron Eagle cigarettes, and stuffed it into Master Zhang's pocket.

Master Zhang patted Wang Gang on the shoulder with a smile, his eyes full of approval.

After the two got out of the car, Master Zhang said a few words to Liu Xian who came over, and then walked into the vehicle management office with a smile on his face.

Liu Xian sent Master Zhang away, and said to Wang Gang with a happy face: "You boy, you did well in the exam this time. Master Zhang praised you for your good skills."

Wang Gang replied with a smile: "It's better to teach the master."

Liu Xian laughed and said, "It's still because you are spiritual, otherwise there are five people in the driver's class, why would I recommend you to take the exam alone."

The machine repair theory test was in the afternoon, and at noon the staff of the car bureau had a rest. Liu Xianjin took Wang Gang to a nearby restaurant to have a meal of hot-boiled mutton.

Liu Xian ate happily and drank a couple of glasses of wine. Wang Gang had an exam in the afternoon, so he didn't dare to drink.

At the end of the bill, Wang Gang spent ten yuan, which was worth half a month's salary.

The main reason is that both Liu Xianjin and Wang Gang can eat too much and eat as much meat as they can. The two of them ate fifteen plates of mutton, about seven or eight catties of meat.

People in this day and age have little oil and water in their stomachs, not to mention seven or eight catties of meat, even ten catties of meat, Wang Gang and Liu Xianjin can eat it.

However, considering that there was an exam in the afternoon, Wang Gang didn't dare to eat too much.

The afternoon exam was held at two o'clock. Master Zhang took Wang Jin to a small closed room, and there was another person in the exam with Wang Gang.

The man was in his forties, sitting on a chair and reading a book, as if he was cramming.

At two o'clock, Master Zhang confiscated the man's books and gave him and Wang Gang a test paper.

The questions on the test paper are all related to machine repair theory, mixed with auto parts knowledge, there are no multiple-choice questions, no fill-in-the-blank questions, all are question and answer questions.

Wang Gang began to answer the paper with confidence in his mind, and he answered every question calmly as if he was writing.

On the contrary, that person was a little bit unlucky. After getting the test paper, he encountered difficulty in the first question and kept biting the pen. The more he read the test paper, the more desperate he became.

The mechanical repair theory test is not only related to simple maintenance knowledge, but also has a certain knowledge of automobile engineering, which is very academic.

Half an hour later, Wang Gang's test paper was almost finished, but the other person was sweating profusely, sneaking glances at Wang Gang's test paper from time to time.

"Dong Daqing, if you peek at other people's test papers again, I will disqualify you from the test." Master Zhang had already discovered that person's cheating behavior, but still gave him the last chance.

The man named Dong Daqing was yelled at by Master Zhang, almost urinated, and he never dared to read Wang Gang's test paper.

After another half an hour, Wang Gang finished answering the test paper, checked it carefully, and handed in the paper in advance.

Master Zhang received Wang Gang's test paper, looked at it for a while, and smiled on his face.

"Xiao Wang, you answered well, go back and wait for news!"

As soon as Wang Gang heard this, he already knew what he was doing, and left the room happily. The remaining Dong Daqing was still biting his pen, feeling even more stressed.

When Liu Xian saw that Wang Gang came out ahead of time, he knew that he had done well in the exam. After all, he was taught by himself, and no one knew better than him how good he was.

"Xiao Gang, let's go back first, and when the results come out from the vehicle management office, the driver's license will be sent directly to the factory. After verification by the finance department, your salary will be adjusted."

Wang Gang is also very happy. After all, getting a deputy fifth-class driver's license will not only increase his salary, but also secure his job in the factory.

When the two returned to the driver's class in the rolling mill, the other five drivers congratulated Wang Gang, but their tone was somewhat sour.

Especially for an old driver named He Zhong, he took the test three times, but he didn't pass once, and he was all stuck in the final mechanical repair theory test.

Wang Gang stayed in the driver's class for a while, and it was almost time to get off work. Suddenly, a girl walked into the driver's office. Seeing Wang Gang, she shouted:
"Brother Wang, you are finally back! I ran twice today and you are not here."

"Yu Haitang? Are you looking for something with me?"

The person who came was Yu Haitang, a flower from the rolling mill and Yu Haitang from the radio station.

(End of this chapter)