Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

When He Yuzhu returned to his home in Nanluoguxiang Siheyuan with the medal he had won and the photo with the 29th and 1st students, Lou Xiao'e excitedly snatched the medal and photo from He Yuzhu's hands. He Yuzhu hurriedly said, "Xiao'e, be careful not to fall."

Lou Xiao'e asked happily, "Brother He, when the twenty-nine-painting-less-one-painting student came to see you, did you say hello to him for me?"

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "After hearing this, the student with 29 strokes less one stroke said that he also said hello to you."

After hearing this, Lou Xiao'e excitedly hugged He Yuzhu, gave him a kiss and said, "Brother He, I'm so happy. I must keep the photo of you and the student with twenty-nine paintings and one less painting."

As for the other residents of the courtyard, after seeing He Yuzhu, they all cast envious glances at him. No one dared to be jealous of He Yuzhu, because He Yuzhu was now received by the Twenty-Nine Paintings Less than One Painting Student. In a sense, He Yuzhu was no longer from the same world as them.

After the National Advanced Workers Conference of Xiaguo was over, He Yuzhu returned to the Red Star Steel Mill with a big red flower on his chest. The Red Star Steel Mill held a grand welcome ceremony for He Yuzhu. Secretary Wang and Director Zhang took He Yuzhu to the meeting room of the Red Star Steel Mill. Secretary Wang said to He Yuzhu in a friendly manner: "Deputy Director He, thank you for winning such a great honor for our Red Star Steel Mill. On behalf of all the workers of the Red Star Steel Mill, I would like to express my gratitude to you."

"Secretary Wang, you are too polite. I am also a member of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. This is what I should do. My achievements today are inseparable from the education of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill and the support of all the leaders. I will continue to work hard and strive to make greater contributions to the development of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill under the leadership of all the leaders."

"Comrades, what Deputy Director He said is very good. This is the consciousness of an excellent member of the Workers and Peasants' Party. Everyone should learn from Comrade He Yuzhu in the future. Next, please allow Director Zhang to announce the reward given to He Yuzhu by the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill."

Director Zhang immediately said, "Now, on behalf of the factory, I will announce the reward for Comrade He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu, deputy director of the Logistics Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, was awarded the honorary title of National Advanced Worker of Xiaguo for his outstanding performance at work. In view of He Yuzhu's winning of the national honorary title, the factory leaders held a collective meeting and decided to upgrade He Yuzhu's administrative level from administrative level 17 to administrative level 15, and reward Comrade He Yuzhu with a bicycle..."

He Yuzhu smiled and listened to the reward from Director Zhang. He had refused the bicycle that Red Star Steel Rolling Mill gave him last time, so he would keep this reward. His sister He Yushui was about to go to junior high school, so it was just right to prepare a bicycle for her to go to school and go home.

When He Yuzhu returned to the Logistics Office that day, Director Liu thanked He Yuzhu again, called He Yuzhu and the other two deputy directors to his office and said, "Since Comrade He Yuzhu is young and capable, after discussing with Deputy Director Yang, I have decided to hand over the transportation department that Deputy Director Yang is in charge of to He Yuzhu."

He Yuzhu was about to say something when Director Liu interrupted him. Director Liu continued, "Deputy Director He, don't be in a hurry to refuse. I have discussed this matter with Deputy Director Yang, and he has no objection."

Yang Zili smiled and said, "Yes, Deputy Director He, your Director Liu has already talked to me before, and I have no objection to Director Liu's arrangement."

He Yuzhu didn't know what to say. Tian Wenjing, who was sitting next to him, narrowed his eyes and looked at Director Liu and Yang Zili thoughtfully. It seemed that Yang Zili came with Director Liu from other units. Director Liu took the initiative to reduce Yang Zili's power. It seemed that Director Liu was trying to show his favor to He Yuzhu. After all, he was going to retire next year. It seemed that Yang Zili knew that he couldn't compete with He Yuzhu, so he was going to bow to He Yuzhu. But it had nothing to do with him. At his age, there was basically no need to toss and turn. There was no one above him, so it was impossible to get closer. It was better to lie down and work for a few more years and wait for retirement.

"Deputy Director He, the Transportation Department will be handed over to you from now on. I hope you can manage the Transportation Department well and strive to bring back honor for our factory."

"Please rest assured, Director Liu, I will manage the transportation department according to your instructions."

"Okay, it's alright, you all can go back to work."

He Yuzhu and the other three left Director Liu's office after hearing what he said. He Yuzhu returned to his office and sat down at his seat, and began to think about what he should do next. At this time, most of the trucks were from foreign countries. Although domestic trucks had been put into production, they had not yet been widely popularized due to insufficient production capacity. It seemed that he had to go to the transportation department more often and mobilize the workers to brainstorm and maintain the existing trucks to improve the travel efficiency of trucks.

He Yuzhu sat in the office for a while and then stood up and went to the Transportation Department. When the drivers who were smoking outside the Transportation Department saw He Yuzhu coming, they hurriedly greeted him: "Hello, Deputy Director He."

He Yuzhu smiled and greeted the drivers, "Hello everyone, is your Section Chief Fan here?"

Before He Yuzhu could finish his words, Fan Youxiang ran to He Yuzhu, panting, and before he could catch his breath, he hurriedly said, "Deputy Director He, you're here."

He Yuzhu looked at Fan Youxiang who was panting and said, "Chief Fan, Director Liu said that the Transportation Department will be under my charge from now on. I came to the Transportation Department today to learn about its situation."

Fan Youxiang smiled and said, "Deputy Director Yang informed me when you attended the National Advanced Workers Conference. Deputy Director He, did you see Twenty-Nine Paintings Less One Painting when you attended the conference? Does she look exactly like the one in the photo?"

He Yuzhu smiled and nodded, saying, "Well, the twenty-nine-painting-less-one-painting student looks exactly like in the photo, and is more approachable than in the photo. By the way, Chief Fan, how many trucks does the transportation department have now? How is the maintenance situation?"

Fan Youxiang quickly replied, "Deputy Director He, the Transportation Department now has a total of 18 trucks, all of which were captured from the Skinheads when Xiaguo was liberated. The trucks were donated to the Skinheads by America. The vehicles are now basically in normal use, but some have some minor problems, but they do not affect normal use."

After listening to this, He Yuzhu nodded and said, "Chief Fan, can you take me to see the truck? To be honest, I haven't seen what the truck you are talking about looks like."

Fan Youxiang brought He Yuzhu to the maintenance workshop of the Transportation Department and pointed to a truck that was being maintained and said, "Deputy Director He, that's the truck that's being maintained."

He Yuzhu came to the front of the truck, walked around it carefully, and then asked, "Chief Fan, what is the brand of this truck? Are there any problems with the daily maintenance?"

Fan Youxiang thought for a moment and said, "This truck seems to be called Dodge. The biggest maintenance problem is the lack of parts."

He Yuzhu opened the door of the truck's cab and climbed in. He Yuzhu opened the left door according to the habit of later generations. After opening the door, he found that the steering wheel was on the right side of the cab. After sitting in the driver's seat, He Yuzhu found that the trucks of this era were really simple. The wipers were manual, which was the same as the configuration of the Peninsula Iron Box in later generations. There were no instruments on the workbench in the cab of the trucks of this era. It seemed that the driver had to shift gears by feeling without considering the engine speed.

He Yuzhu found several nameplates of trucks on the left side of the workbench. On one nameplate was a vague word "the highest" and four large characters "Dodge Truck". After looking at the cab of the truck, He Yuzhu jumped off the truck and said to Fan Youxiang standing beside him: "Chief Fan, the transportation department should continue to operate as usual. After all, I don't know much about vehicles, so I won't give orders blindly to avoid making a joke of an amateur guiding an expert. However, I still want to give you a suggestion. I suggest that you organize a meeting for the workers in the transportation department when you are free. At the meeting, everyone can speak freely and exchange truck driving skills with each other. Can this help improve everyone's driving level?"

Fan Youxiang quickly said, "Okay, Deputy Director He, I will hold the meeting according to your instructions later."

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "Chief Fan, please gather the workers in charge of maintenance in your department. I want to find them to learn more about the situation."

Fan Youxiang gathered the workers in charge of maintenance together with doubts. He Yuzhu glanced at the row of workers standing in front of him and counted that there were 18 workers in total. He Yuzhu cleared his throat and said, "Hello, everyone. Although this is the first time I meet some of you, I believe you all know me, so I won't introduce myself. From now on, I will be in charge of the Transportation Department. I asked Chief Fan to gather everyone together, mainly because I want to meet and get to know everyone. Some people may know that although the first automobile factory in our country's first five-year plan has been built in Changchun, our first domestically produced truck has not yet been produced, and there is a lack of sufficient trucks in our national construction. Here, I ask everyone to study more during normal work, think more and ponder more when encountering problems, and strive to maintain these hard-won trucks in our steel rolling mill so that they can serve the development of our steel rolling mill in the best condition."

He Yuzhu paused and continued, "There is an old saying that a long illness makes a good doctor. Last year, several watch repair workers in Tianjin made our own watches based on their many years of watch repair experience and reference to foreign watches. I think the same is true for repair masters. Can we study this big guy in front of us more during our daily work and see if we can also imitate it. Of course, I know that counterfeiting watches is not the same as counterfeiting trucks. If trucks could be so easily counterfeited, the streets would be full of our own domestic trucks. But we can start with a part."

At this point, He Yuzhu patted the Dodge truck behind him and continued, "The truck in front of us was made by America for the Skinheads in 1946. Now America and we are in a hostile relationship, and they have even imposed sanctions and blockades on us by Western countries. If this truck breaks down, we have no way to get American parts for repair. So if there is a problem with the truck, will we not repair it if we don't have American parts? Can anyone tell me how you solved the problem when you had problems with the truck and needed to replace parts?"

A bold worker said: "We make the parts ourselves."

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "Oh, right, since America won't sell us truck parts, then we'll make them ourselves. An old man once said, 'Do it yourself and you'll have plenty of food and clothing.' So I'd like to ask you to record the size and specifications of the parts when you make them. We can record each part we repair, and over time we can accumulate the specifications of many parts. Then we can use our free time to survey some parts while repairing and maintaining the vehicle, and then we can try to produce some parts and assemble them."

After hearing He Yuzhu's idea, everyone became excited. Yes, during normal maintenance, the parts are processed by ourselves, so why can't we make more parts and then assemble them together, wouldn't it be a new truck?

He Yuzhu saw that the maintenance workers had been excited by him and continued, "Of course, don't be too happy too soon. It is still very difficult to make a truck, but as long as we are patient and persistent, I believe we can definitely copy this big thing in front of us. The most critical core of a truck is the engine. Which master knows how to repair the engine?"

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, a worker in his fifties raised his hand and said, "Deputy Director He, I have repaired the engine of this truck."