Siheyuan: The Idiot in Charge

Chapter 148 Hu Xiujuan visits Jia’s house

After Jia Zhang walked away, Hu Xiujuan obviously relaxed a lot.

Aunt Jia pulled Hu Xiujuan to ask questions. It felt like a mother-in-law asking about her son's blind date. This feeling of meeting parents really made Hu Xiujuan feel a little at a loss.

"Weidong, you sit with your senior Xiujuan while I go to the kitchen to help." Seeing Jia Weidong coming back, He Yuyu turned around and went to the kitchen to help sisters Qin Huairu and Lou Xiao'e.

Jia Weidong was delayed for some time because he was picking up He Yuyu and seeing off Du Xinya. When he got home, sisters Qin Huairu who were working and Bang Gang who were going to school were both home.

"Sister Yuyu, let me help too." Upon seeing this, Hu Xiujuan got up and followed He Yuyu to the kitchen, leaving Jia Weidong alone in the living room.

Jia Weidong sighed and said to himself: "Oh, the kitchen is too small, there are only five people. How can a small kitchen accommodate so many people?"

Fortunately, the kitchen was open. When Qin Huairu and Lou Xiao'e saw that there were many people helping, they stopped interfering and moved a stool to sit aside to chat with them.

Young women are weird to get along with. It didn't take long before bursts of chatter and laughter came from the kitchen. They all looked like best friends they had known for many years.

Jia Weidong did not go upstairs, but sat at the table and helped Bangge do his homework.

It’s easier to work when there are more people, but it’s easier to eat when there are fewer people.

The women were all good at housework. It didn't take long for the meals to be put on the table one by one. When guests come to your door, you will naturally have to cook more dishes.

Pork stewed vermicelli, braised fish, scrambled eggs, chili and potato shreds, radish and tofu soup. The staple food is rice.

Including Hu Xiujuan, nine people in the family sat around the table and started eating.

Jia Weidong's house is now a small round table, which is suitable for seven or eight people, but it is a bit crowded for nine people.

Jia Weidong thought to himself: "The table is a bit small. I must make a larger tabletop as a backup."

"Sister Xiujuan, don't be formal, just treat yourself as if you were at home." Qin Huairu smiled and served Hu Xiujuan some food.

"Thank you, eldest sister, I will do it myself." Hu Xiujuan did not follow Jia Weidong in calling her sister-in-law, but followed He Yuyu and others in calling them eldest sister Qin Huairu.

Lou Xiao'e: "Sister Xiujuan."

Then came Qin Jingru and He Yuyu

When Jia Weidong saw it, he thought to himself: "You guys are not picking up food for others. You are taking advantage of Senior Sister Xiujuan. A chopstick of food can be exchanged for sister. What a bargain."

Fortunately, Hu Xiujuan is still quite innocent, calling her sister, sister, without hesitation at all.

For a while, while eating and chatting about home affairs, the atmosphere was very harmonious.

After dinner, Jia Weidong sent Hu Xiujuan off.

Instead of driving a pickup truck, Jia Weidong was riding a bicycle, carrying Hu Xiujuan.

At first, Hu Xiujuan was a little shy, sitting behind and holding on to the frame.

"Senior Juan'er, the frame is too cold. Stop holding on to the frame." Jia Weidong rode with one hand and pulled Hu Xiujuan's little hand with the other. Hu Xiujuan was also pulled to lean on Jia Weidong's back. .

He held Hu Xiujuan's little hand, held it in his hand for a while, then put it on his waist, then took Hu Xiujuan's other hand and did the same thing.

The final result was that Jia Weidong was riding the bike, and Hu Xiujuan was sitting behind, leaning on Jia Weidong's back, with her arms around Jia Weidong's waist.

Fortunately, it was night and no one could see clearly. Otherwise, you could see that Hu Xiujuan's little face and even her ears were red.

Girls of this era are relatively conservative in their estimation, and they would not dare to hold hands even if they go out to talk to someone.

Jia Weidong was riding a bicycle slowly. Hu Xiujuan, who was leaning on his back, was trembling with excitement.

"Senior Juan'er, where do you live?" When he reached the entrance of the alley, Jia Weidong put his feet on the ground and stopped.

Hu Xiujuan jumped out of the car like a frightened rabbit and walked in front to lead the way: "Junior Weidong, you are not far ahead."

Jia Weidong followed behind pushing his bicycle.

Hu Xiujuan stopped at the door of a large courtyard and said softly: "Junior Wei Dong, I'm here."

"Senior Juan'er, please go in." Jia Weidong handed the small bag with snacks hanging on the handlebar to Hu Xiujuan.

"Thank you! Junior brother, please be safe on your way back," Hu Xiujuan said with her head lowered, standing there without moving, as if she wanted to wait for Jia Weidong to leave first before she went in.

Jia Weidong: "Sister, you go in first"

Hu Xiujuan: "Junior, you go first!"

Hu Xiujuan has a gentle attitude and insistent words.

"Sister, I'll leave first." Jia Weidong didn't hesitate, got on his bicycle, and left gracefully.

Hu Xiujuan watched Jia Weidong's back disappear into the night, rubbed her hot cheeks with her hands, took a few deep breaths, and turned around and entered the yard.

At this moment, Jia Weidong didn't go far, he stopped at the corner ten meters away, holding the bicycle with his feet.

Hu Xiujuan's movements of rubbing her face were all reflected in his eyes. After watching Hu Xiujuan enter the yard and return home, Jia Weidong rode his bicycle home.

There is no difference between night and day for Jia Weidong. After a while of kicking, I returned home in less than ten minutes.

At home, Qin Huairu and others were discussing.

Qin Huairu: "Xiujuan is pretty good, let the boss take it in as soon as possible."

Lou Xiao'e: "Yuyu said there is another one named Xinya, and asked the boss to bring it back to us sometime."

Qin Jingru: "Yes! I won't accept those who are not beautiful, hee! Hee!"

He Yuyu: "Xinya is also very beautiful, no worse than Xiujuan"

Several women were discussing animatedly at home, and Jia Weidong could hear them clearly outside the door.

Locking the bicycle, Jia Weidong walked into the house.

Several girls came up to greet Jia Weidong, chattering around her: "Master, why are you back so soon? Did you send Xiujuan home? Master?"

"Cough! Cough! Well, it's getting late. Let's all go to bed early." Jia Weidong touched his nose and cleared his throat.

"Oh" the girls dispersed, leaving Qin Jingru behind to help Jia Weidong wash his feet.

Comfort Qin Huairu and Lou Xiao'e, and then...

Silent all night.

the next morning.

Jia Weidong drove out in a minivan and took Qin Jingru to work.

Textile factories are busy with orders and will not rest on Sundays during this period, which will most likely be the case before the Spring Festival.

Jia Weidong did not go directly to the farm, but drove the car directly to the textile factory.

Lu Xiangyang's office.

The factory works overtime, and Lu Xiangyang, who is in charge of production, will certainly not take a break.

"Uncle Lu, it's winter leisure now. The workers in the farm's planting area are so idle that they have nothing to do all day long. If this continues, I'm afraid they will cause trouble, so I want to give them something to do."

Jia Weidong handed Lu Xiangyang a cigarette. After sitting down, he went straight to the point and explained his purpose.

"Weidong, it's useless for you to ask me for this. There are some rough guys in the planting area of ​​your farm. There's not much work that they can do in our textile factory. If the female workers are okay, we can arrange for them to help cut the yarn ends and so on. "

Lu Xiangyang spread his hands, saying that he was powerless and couldn't help Jia Weidong.

Jia Weidong was not surprised and continued: "Uncle Lu, I have a small project here, please help me refer to it."

<divclass="contentadv"> Upon hearing this, Lu Xiangyang became more energetic: "Weidong, tell me quickly, what project is it?"

"Uncle Lu, I'm going to let them produce antifreeze." Jia Weidong said his plan.

"Antifreeze? What's it for?" Lu Xiangyang asked doubtfully.

"Uncle Lu, this antifreeze is for cars. In winter, in order to prevent the water tank and engine from freezing, doesn't the driver have to drain the water every day? After adding the antifreeze, don't drain the water every day."

"Do you have the recipe?"

"Yes, Uncle Lu, I have already experimented. My car is in use. It is very convenient and saves a lot of worry!"

"Weidong, how low can your antifreeze be?"

"Uncle Lu, it should be around minus 35 degrees."

"Weidong, what is the production cost of your antifreeze?" Is the usage cost high? "

Jia Weidong did the math in his head and said: "Uncle Lu, if you leave out the labor, one kilogram is about 2 cents. We will definitely be able to sell it for or cents."

"What about usage costs?"

"If you add it all at once, a car with little mileage can be used for several years. Of course, a broken car that is easy to boil in the summer does not count. That kind of broken car can only be used for one winter."

Lu Xiangyang secretly said: "This is a good thing. When it's cold, the cars don't dare to stop for a long time. The trucks in the transportation team don't dare to turn off the engine for too long when unloading. If they can all use antifreeze, then it will be better How much fuel will you save?”

Thinking of this, Lu Xiangyang made a decision and said: "Let's do this project, and I will help you with the procedures."

This was what Jia Weidong was waiting for, and he said with a smile: "Okay, Uncle Lu, I will go and prepare now."

"Well, feel free to go ahead and try to produce a batch first, so that the trucks of our factory's transportation team can use it first."

"Okay, Uncle Lu!"

In this era, if you want to produce something, you must go through approval. If you are not given a plan, where will the raw materials come from? Where can I buy large quantities of packaging containers? Who can you sell the antifreeze you produce?

Antifreeze is the most suitable project for farms. Antifreeze is only in demand in winter, so it can fill farm workers’ winter leisure time.

Antifreeze has no technological content, and its production is actually the simplest.

Jia Weidong only needs to prepare a scale and several large ceramic vats.

As for soft water, which accounts for the largest proportion, it is easier to handle. Textile factories already have it.

The textile factory has a boiler, and the distilled water coming out of the exhaust ports of so many pipes flows into the sewer in vain.

You can also use clean melted snow water instead. In the Beijing area, the most indispensable thing in winter in normal years is snow.

Just arrange for manual collection. Therefore, in terms of water softening, apart from labor, there is almost no cost at all.

Just do it.

On the farm.

Tieniu is wiping his tractor.

Being able to work as a worker in the city, get a job, and even drive a tractor was something Tieniu never dared to think about before.

The work was easy, he didn't have to worry about food and clothing, his life was very comfortable, and his family had enough money. Tieniu's extra monthly food stamps were exchanged for food and sent home.

Tieniu knew that all this was given to him by his childhood friend Jia Weidong, and he was very grateful to Jia Weidong in his heart.

Tieniu is also a down-to-earth person and knows that given Jia Weidong's current conditions, he has nothing to repay. He can only work seriously and responsibly and not cause trouble for Jia Weidong.

So, you see, he maintains a tractor and wipes it every time he has free time. He polishes the tractor until it is shiny, not a precious one.

Jia Yi and the others often laughed at him: "Tieniu, your precious tractor is more precious than your wife."

Tietou is always the same.

Jia Weidong returned to the farm and parked the pickup truck next to the tractor.

"Weidong, you're here. I haven't seen you for a long time." Tieniu saw Jia Weidong coming and said with a naive smile while wiping.

Although he came to the farm, Tieniu sometimes didn't see Jia Weidong once for a whole month.

"Hey, Weidong, you know how to drive a car. Where did this car come from?" Tieniu looked at the small truck and asked after he realized what he was doing.

"I learned from the master of the transportation team. The car was given by the machine repair shop," Jia Weidong said with a smile.

"Oh, that's it, Wei Dong, you still have the ability," Tieniu said, scratching his head with one hand.

"Tianniu, stop wiping and follow my pickup truck to pull things."

"Okay." Jia Weidong told him to do whatever he asked. Quickly picked up the crank handle and started the tractor.

"Boom, boom, boom" A burst of black smoke came out of the exhaust pipe of the diesel engine. Tieniu jumped on the tractor, followed Jia Weidong's pickup truck, and drove out of the farm gate.

Jia Weidong was going to buy the big tanks, small buckets and other things he needed first and let Tieniu bring them back.

It took almost two hours to walk around and pick and choose.

After buying a large tank and other things, Tieniu took him back to the farm first. Jia Weidong drove a small truck to the chemical store to buy raw materials.

"Hello, Sister Liu, I still need to buy some materials. Here is the list, here is the work permit and the letter of introduction." Jia Weidong walked to the counter and said to the salesperson.

"Comrade Jia, just give me the list. You don't need to read your work permit or letter of introduction. I know you." The salesperson also knew Jia Weidong. During the last chat, Jia Weidong also learned that the eldest sister's surname was Liu.

"Sister Liu, you have such a good memory!" Jia Weidong complimented without leaving any trace.

"Hey, this is nothing. There are only a few people who come to buy materials from us, not even a few in a day." Sister Liu was not proud.

Invoice, pay, and pick up the goods.

The transportation team of the textile factory does not cost much, so Jia Weidong paid in advance today and then reimbursed the goods when he returned to the factory. When the quantity becomes large in the future, the store will need to contact the competent authority to deliver the goods directly and settle the business-to-business settlement with the textile factory.

It was almost noon, and Jia Weidong returned to the farm with the raw materials.

Farm canteen.

Jia Weidong walked into the cafeteria and happened to see Qin Dabao eating.

"Brother, gather the workers together in a moment and let's have a meeting in the cafeteria," Jia Weidong told Qin Dabao.

"Okay, Director Jia, I'll inform you now," Qin Dabao replied respectfully.

Qin Dabao knew about the relationship between his sister and Jia Weidong, but he still respected Jia Weidong as the field leader.

Jia Weidong never puts on airs in front of Qin Dabao. This is Qin Huairu's eldest brother, his uncle, and he deserves the respect he deserves.

Jia Weidong smiled and nodded to Qin Dabao and walked towards the small restaurant.

Ji Yufei and Yu Li were already waiting in the small restaurant.

After the three of them had lunch together, Jia Weidong did not accompany Ji Yufei to the dormitory to rest. He had to hold a meeting for the workers in the planting area.

The content of the meeting was very simple: division of labor and training.