Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

The meeting was still going on, but the atmosphere was much better than when I first arrived. Everyone was speaking enthusiastically and offering suggestions, and from time to time leaders who had just rushed over from home would join in the discussion.

Li Huaide concluded: "First, we must solve the food problem first. This is related to everyone's jobs. We must give priority to rescuing food and transport it to several new workshops on higher ground. Sandbags should also be placed at the door to prevent the water level from rising and flooding into the workshop. This matter is mainly handed over to Director Zheng and the Security Department.

Second, quickly gather people, especially the two chefs from the cafeteria, who must be invited to ensure everyone's food supply and make more ginger soup for everyone. This task is left to Lao Wang.

Third, rescue the other materials in the warehouse in an orderly manner. We have limited time and space, so we should move the materials that are sensitive to water first. The materials that are not sensitive to water and are not important can be moved first. Damao will be responsible for this matter, but you have to find the manpower yourself.

Fourth, the heads of each workshop organized people to check the situation in the workshop. After the materials were rescued, they blocked the door with sandbags to prevent the water level from rising further and flowing back into the workshop. If there was spare capacity, the accumulated water in the workshop should be drained as soon as possible.

Fifth, this is a very severe challenge. I hope everyone can do their best. I will deal with anyone who fails to deliver. When facing emergencies, our leading cadres must be at the forefront. If any leading cadres have not arrived before dinner, don’t blame me for being rude. If anyone leaks the information…

Sixth, Lao Zhou, you should quickly gather all the people who can drive, and take all the vehicles in the factory to the logistics warehouse to prepare for the shipment of supplies.

Everyone, we should work together to overcome the challenges. As long as we can protect the factory and the country's property this time, I will personally report to my superiors for the credit!"

Everyone had a serious look on their faces, and they lined up neatly and walked out of the conference room like an army about to go to war.

After Xu Damao left the meeting room, he began to think about where to find some help. He was still alone! He walked to his office without realizing it, and was shocked when he opened the door.

He saw his two apprentices and his younger brother Fan Sizhe sitting on the sofa smoking, and his younger brother Fan Sizhe was walking in circles. Their ranks were too low to be qualified to attend the meeting, so they gathered in Xu Damao's office and waited. With their status as the master (the boss), they would definitely get the task. It was the time when they needed manpower, so if they didn't show their ability now, when would they show their ability?

"master!"

"Boss!"

"Okay, I won't waste any more time talking nonsense. How many people do we have in the factory now?"

"Master, seven or eight male comrades have come to our department and are waiting in the big office." There are quite a few people in the Propaganda Department, but most of them are female comrades, and there are really not many available staff now.

"Boss, I have seven or eight people here, and I guess more people will come in the future." The Inspection Department also recruited some people, but after all, it was equally divided among the three teams.

Xu Damao thought about it and realized that there was still a shortage of manpower. It seemed that he had to find a way from the workshop. Forget it, let's take action first.

"Call everyone, put on your raincoats and follow me to the logistics warehouse. The terrain over there is relatively low-lying, and water has entered the warehouse. Our mission is to transport the materials in the warehouse to the newly built workshops, giving priority to transporting materials that are sensitive to water and moisture."

Several people responded and went out to gather people. Xu Damao took advantage of the time he still had to call his wife to ask about the situation over there. Fortunately, there was food and drink in the small villa, so there was no problem.

After Xu Damao said a few words to his wife and reported that he was safe, he hung up the phone, quickly put on his raincoat and walked towards the warehouse.

The recruited personnel and the trucks for loading goods had already arrived, with a total of 20 people, including Xu Damao. Fortunately, the trucks that arrived were all equipped with sheds, so everyone first found some plastic sheets and tarpaulins to cover the sheds before starting to move the supplies.

Xu Damao secretly put some supplies into the space while no one was paying attention. He planned to secretly put them out when he got to the new workshop. This way he could save a lot of time and reduce labor.

Soon several cars were full, and everyone jumped on the cars and drove to the workshop. There was no choice because there were too few people. It was obviously not enough to put some people on both sides, so Xu Damao had to lead people to run to both sides.

Some people are already busy in the new workshop. They have just brought in some sandbags using the carts that are usually used to carry spare parts. These are to be placed at the door to prevent the water level from rising further and flooding into the workshop. The sandbags are now being carried down.

Xu Damao jumped out of the car decisively and shouted, "Don't worry about whether it's our job or not. This is all for the factory. Let's all help and put the sandbags against the wall of the workshop so they don't block the road."

Everyone jumped out of the car and helped to move the sandbags. After the sandbags were moved, the deputy director of the workshop came over and said, "Chief Xu, thank you for your help. Come and have a cigarette and rest for a while. We will help you unload the things later before we leave."

Xu Damao looked at everyone's condition. Although the sandbags were heavy, fortunately there were not too many of them, so everyone's condition was still good.

"Everyone, work harder, unload the stuff and then take a break. There are many places waiting for our vehicles right now, so we can't take a break while the vehicles are taking a break."

"it is good!"

"Okay, listen to the section chief!"

Everyone quickly moved and started unloading the truck, and Xu Damao also seized the opportunity to take some supplies out of the space.

There is strength in numbers. It took more than half an hour to unload all the supplies. They were so tired that they sat on the ground. The truck honked twice and drove away. They had other tasks to do. Just like Xu Damao said, the truck would not stop even if the people rested.

Under the cover of a raincoat, Xu Damao took out two boxes of cigarettes from the space and distributed them to everyone. Without caring about his image, he sat down on the ground and started chatting with the deputy director.

After a ten-minute break, Xu Damao called everyone to get up. There were still a lot of materials in the warehouse that needed to be moved. But when they arrived at the warehouse, they found that someone was already loading the truck. Xu Damao asked and found out that they were workers who lived relatively close to the factory. Seeing that the rain had subsided, they spontaneously came to the factory to check the situation. However, as soon as they entered the factory, they were met by Li Huaide and were sent here to support them.

Time always passes quickly when one is busy. Not only Xu Damao, but the whole factory has more and more people. It seems that Deputy Director Wang is also very hardworking, and he has mobilized so many people to come. It must be said that people of this era attach great importance to the property of the state and the collective. Even workers whose homes are leaking came to the factory to help.

Soon someone came to inform us to go to the canteen for lunch. Xu Damao looked at his watch and it was already half past eleven. "Everyone, please stop after unloading the truck. Master Nan and Sha Zhu should have arrived. They have prepared food and are waiting for us. Let's go to the canteen for lunch in a while!"

When they heard about the meal, everyone became more energetic and quickly unloaded the car. Then, they lined up in an orderly manner in the rain and walked towards the canteen.