Chapter 65 Meaning
When he got home and saw Yang Zhiqiang coming back, Yu Zhiyuan asked, "What have you been doing since you haven't seen him all day?"

"I went to the home of a comrade of Jun and his brother. He was a butcher in the meat processing factory. He bought two kilograms of fat meat. He asked my sister to refine oil for him."

"I was just wondering where to buy some fat."

"Brother Jun said he could order more before the New Year. He wanted to invite you to drink with him."

"We should ask Sha Zhu to go with us when we have time. It would be a waste if we don't use the cook. He has a lot of comrades, right?"

"I met six people today. Two are from the public security system, one is from a meat processing plant, one is from a furniture factory, and two are from light industry factories."

"Okay, walk around more often in the future, and tell me if you need anything. There's osmanthus wine in the vegetable cellar, so you can ride your bike and deliver a bucket over tonight. Your brother-in-law has high hopes for you."

"Thank you, brother-in-law."

Yu Zhiyuan waved his hand and said, "After get off work in a few days, pull up the cart and bring back the honeycomb coal from home and Master's house."

Yang Zhiqiang nodded.

"Have you written to your brother? Tell him to rest assured in the army. The two of you are fine at home. If you become a deputy company commander, you can find a wife locally. You are not old enough, so there is no need to rush for a year or half a year."

"Brother Jun also meant that I should marry Lixia next Spring Festival."

"Then listen to your uncle."

"Okay, go do your thing. I just took a shower and I'm a little sleepy."

I couldn't go into the house and lie down for a while, because my son insisted on dragging me to the study.

When he saw Qiaoqiao putting the old books in the study, Wenwen insisted on reading them too.

Yu Zhiyuan's head seemed like it was about to explode.

I could only take out Qiaoqiao’s first-grade textbook and read to him while holding my son.

What a little annoying guy.

On the first day of work in 1965, everyone in the maintenance workshop held a meeting in the workshop conference room.

The workshop director first summarized the work results of the previous year, put forward the work requirements for this year, and the things to pay attention to in the work.

Finally, he told the workers who wanted to take the assessment and upgrade after the Spring Festival to study hard, practice, ask the master if they don’t understand, and come to him if they have problems, and he will find a way to find the information.

Since Level 5 requires knowledge of the maintenance of steel rolling tools, the performance and hardness of various steels must be understood.

And you also need to be able to do simple circuit arrangement and inspection.

This is a huge amount of information that needs to be memorized, and the circuits require knowledge of electrical engineering and simple electrical operations.

Once you have your own career goals, you have to work hard for them.

At this time, the master in the workshop can answer your questions in learning and tell you what to pay attention to during operation. The rest you can only figure out on your own.

Yu Zhiyuan also realized the meaning of the saying that the master leads you to the door, but the practice is up to you.

When he saw the old masters dismantling the circuits for inspection, Yu Zhiyuan went to watch. When he saw the old masters inspecting the large steel rolling equipment, Yu Zhiyuan went to help.

I didn’t have time to sit in the conference room and read the materials, so I could only ask the workshop director to take some home to study.

Yu Zhiyuan has no time to accompany his son again.

When Yu Zhiyuan was busy studying for the assessment, he found that He Yushui was already at the entrance of the cinema with Qiaoqiao, selling roasted chestnuts with small quilts in a wooden box.

Not only chestnuts but also melon seeds.

Sha Zhu said, "I thought I only had to sell one, but now I can sell 20 kilograms a day. Hurry up and get some more chestnuts."

As he said this, he handed Yu Zhiyuan a handful of small bills.

“How many kilograms did you sell?”

"More than 80 kilograms."

Yu Zhiyuan counted out nine yuan and gave it to Sha Zhu, giving her ten cents per pound. As for how to divide it with Qiaoqiao, he didn't care.

"Tell the rain to be smart. Even though no one is watching during the New Year, you still have to be careful."

Shazhu nodded.

The next day, during lunch, Yu Zhiyuan asked the workshop director for a leave and came back an hour later in the afternoon because he had something urgent to do. He went to Changping and brought back two more bags of chestnuts, asking the two brothers to collect more because they needed more before the New Year.

He hurriedly carried the chestnuts back to the courtyard and then rushed back to the factory to work.

As soon as I walked to the entrance of the steel rolling mill, I saw workers talking and laughing as they walked out of the gate.

He quickly parked the car in the carport.

I went back to the message room and gave a cigarette to the comrades in the security department to find out what was going on.

"It's not even time to get off work yet, why are you leaving the factory?"

"Hey, the workers going to Panzhihua have all been decided. They can go back and prepare now. There are about 1,300 people."

"It's decided so soon?"

"Yes, they have to report to Panzhihua after the New Year. The factory still needs to recruit people after the holiday."

"The recruits are new people too. Can their working abilities be compared with those who left?" Yu Zhiyuan asked

"There's nothing we can do. Everyone has their own reasons for leaving. We can't stop them."

"The old workers will have to work hard on the factory's tasks next year," said Yu Zhiyuan.

"I heard that there are very few places available for recruitment this time, so only about a hundred places are given to our district. Most of them are retired soldiers."

"That's good. The style and work ability of veterans are not different. With more than a thousand soldiers coming in, the factory's combat effectiveness will not deteriorate." Yu Zhiyuan said with emotion.

"Your section chief must be happy. He doesn't have to worry about recruiting militiamen anymore." Yu Zhiyuan said.

"Don't mention it. Our section chief's mouth is stretched to the back of his head."

"What back of the head?" Yu Weijun came.

The comrades from the Security Department immediately stood at attention and saluted.

"Why are you here chatting during work hours?"

"I took a leave to do some work. I came back to ask people about the factory. You?"

"Come and see if these guys are slacking off. I was just thinking of looking for you. I'll have dinner at your house tonight. Let Brother Zhuzi cook it. We can talk if we want."

"Okay, I'll go tell Zhuzi later. I'll leave first." Yu Weijun nodded, went to the cafeteria to say hello to Sha Zhu, and then returned to the workshop to work peacefully.

After get off work, they waited for Sha Zhu, and Yu Weijun took Sha Zhu, while Yu Zhiyuan took Yang Zhiqiang and rode their bikes back to the courtyard first.

I didn't see Yan Bugui standing guard today.

After entering Sha Zhu's house, Yu Weijun gave the cloth bag he was carrying to Sha Zhu.

When Sha Zhu opened it, he saw two kidneys, a pig heart, a pig stomach, and large intestines.

"I'll make you a nice meal today, Zhiyuan, you can make some tea for yourselves."

Yu Zhiyuan asked Yang Zhiqiang to go home and get some osmanthus wine.

"Zhiyuan, two things. First, do you still have that sweet-scented osmanthus wine? Give me two more barrels to entertain people during the New Year."

"Brother Jun, you really dare to ask for so much. I don't have it."

"You must have it, kid. It's really useful. Don't be stingy."

"Brother Jun, two watch tickets and I'll give you two more buckets, how about that?"

"Three cards, three barrels, that's it."

"The following is official business. The factory will build a special steel workshop next April. Since you have passed the fifth-level maintenance worker qualification, I will transfer you to the workshop. The workshop director is sent down from the military. You will stay in this workshop. I will assign Zhiqiang to this workshop to be responsible for the material flow in and out. The ordinary apprentices are the veterans who will enter the factory next year."

Yu Weijun took a sip of tea and continued, "All fitters, welders, and forgers will undergo political review. I will be responsible for security and confidentiality. Our security department will be expanded, and I will form a special team to be in charge of the new workshop."

Yu Zhiyuan was puzzled: "Why did you explain it to me so clearly?"

"Help me keep an eye on the old workers who are transferred in from the factory. The workshop director will keep an eye on the workers transferred in from outside. The entry, exit and transportation will all be done by retired soldiers. I will tell Zhiqiang about this. Don't worry, the steel is used in spacecraft."

(End of this chapter)