Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

Now Chen Xu has basically stabilized and his life has become much more regular.

He visits the pigeon market during the day, goes to the black market at night, and goes to the countryside every now and then. This kind of life is very peaceful, but Chen Xu is very satisfied.

It is now early April and the weather is gradually becoming warmer.

The weather in the old city changes very quickly. It's probably around 17 or 18 degrees during the day, so you don't need to wear too many clothes. But the temperature difference between day and night is huge, so you still have to wear a cotton jacket when you go to the black market at night.

The workers at the steel mill also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, this period, from the beginning to the middle of the month, is a happier time, and receiving the salary can always solve some urgent problems.

This is often the busiest time for grain and oil stores, followed by supply and marketing cooperatives. There are also many people buying daily necessities, after all, these are closely related to people's lives.

Chen Xu hadn't been to the countryside for almost a week. At this moment, he was carrying his household registration book and riding a bicycle to and from the street office, steel mill, police station and other places.

He was converted to a full-time employee. Director Chen did not let him down, and the process was very fast. Chen Xu received the notice just a few days into April.

Having a formal job meant that he had completely established himself in the old city, and from now on he was a real city dweller.

This step is what many people dream of. For those who have lived in the city since childhood, it may not seem like a big deal, but for many outsiders, this is almost a leap from a carp to a dragon.

Looking at the household registration booklet in his hand, which had been changed to a city resident, and the brand new grain and oil booklet, Chen Xu was not very excited.

If a man with talent can't even do this, then there's no point in him living.

Others found it incredible that he could be hired as a full-time employee in just one month, but to him it seemed natural.

The news of Chen Xu's permanent residence caused quite a stir in the Siheyuan. There were many people in the Siheyuan who were struggling to survive like him. Among those who moved to the Siheyuan in the past two years, only a few were able to change their household registration.

There was no way he could keep this secret, and he had no intention of hiding it.

"Brother, it's possible. I was skeptical when you said you could get a permanent job."

Xu Damao patted Chen Xu on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Fortunately, I was lucky and bought a lot of things in the countryside."

Chen Xu's face was calm.

"Come on, this kind of thing naturally needs to be celebrated. I'll take you out for a good meal."

Xu Damao said generously.

Chen Xu was used to it. Xu Damao was indeed nice to him and this was not the first or second time he had invited him to dinner during this period.

Obviously, Xu Damao felt that he had made a fortune and became generous.

Chen Xu handed him ten yuan.

"I'll pay you back ten dollars a month until the five hundred dollars is paid off."

"Row."

Xu Damao took the money and put it in his pocket without caring, and the two of them walked towards the restaurant.

Behind them, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu looked at their backs.

Yi Zhonghai frowned a little, he had not expected that Chen Xu could be converted to a regular employee. In addition to sighing that this kid was really lucky, he also had some other thoughts for no reason. He just felt a little unhappy seeing Chen Xu and Xu Damao getting so close.

Jia Dongxu next to him was completely defeated. Chen Xu's becoming a regular employee meant that he had completely become a city dweller and would not even have to worry about his life anymore. After all, there was a fixed amount of food and there was only one person, so it was enough for him to eat.

How could Jia Dongxu, who had to support his entire family with a fixed amount of money, accept this?

"This kid must have some connections."

Jia Dongxu said dissatisfiedly.

Yi Zhonghai next to him glanced at him and said nothing.

He didn't believe what Jia Dongxu said at all. What did Chen Xu use to get connections? If he really had the money or background to get connections, he wouldn't have had such a miserable year. It could only be said that Chen Xu's luck had turned.

In just one month, I not only got a job, but also a house.

Yi Zhonghai noticed all the changes in Chen Xu. Apart from good luck, he couldn't think of any other reason.

"Don't think too much. This is his fate. If you have that much time, you might as well think about how to improve your worker level. You are still a first-class worker after ten years. You have made me lose face..."

Yi Zhonghai turned around and began to educate Jia Dongxu.

Liu Haizhong next to him also noticed Chen Xu, but did not think much about it. Although he and Chen Xu both lived in the backyard, they did not have much friendship. When he heard Yi Zhonghai educating Jia Dongxu, he felt very disapproving.

You have disgraced yourself a long time ago, it has nothing to do with Jia Dongxu.

But Liu Haizhong didn't say it. No matter how stupid he was, he would not insert a lung tube in front of Yi Zhonghai.

Jia Dongxu was so upset that he wanted to cry but had no tears left. His master scolded him all the way from the steel rolling mill to the courtyard.

He was also helpless, he really didn't know how to do this.

Others said that the fourth level of fittership was a hurdle, but for him, even the second level was a hurdle. He listened to what his master said as if it were a mystery, which went in one ear and out the other. He understood nine out of ten things but didn't understand anything.

Yi Zhonghai kept talking about Jia Dongxu and put all the blame on his apprentice.

No one noticed the glimmer of pride in his eyes.

Obviously, Jia Dongxu has been a first-class worker for ten years and has become a shame for the fitters in the steel rolling mill. His master Yi Zhonghai has to take a large part of the blame.

You said Yi Zhonghai didn’t teach, but he did teach, and he taught very seriously.

But he never taught the basics, and when he was making advanced parts for the seventh-level workers, he explained them carefully to Jia Dongxu. Others only saw Yi Zhonghai teaching his apprentices with great effort, but they didn't know what he was teaching.

If you ask a person who has just entered primary school to learn university knowledge, what will happen even if you give him a hundred years, let alone ten years.

This is not called running before learning to walk, this is called asking Jia Dongxu to fly before learning to walk. It would be strange if he could learn anything.

Yi Zhonghai certainly has his reasons for doing this.

If the Jia family is well off, then what is the point of Yi Zhonghai? They have no worries about food and drink and have children. Why should they support you, Yi Zhonghai, in your old age?

What happened to the master? Jia Dongxu is not the only disciple of Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai sees all this very clearly, or rather, he doesn't trust anyone at all and only trusts his own judgment.

Therefore, the Jia family, who need to ask him for help every now and then, are the ones that Yi Zhonghai trusts the most.

It would be best if Jia Dongxu was stuck as a first-level or second-level worker for his entire life, only then would he be satisfied.

However, the result was only half achieved. Jia Dongxu only managed to become a second-level worker in his entire life. The next year, that is, in 1961, Jia Dongxu was successfully promoted to a second-level fitter, but he was also successfully hung on the wall.

Yi Zhonghai almost went crazy. How could he accept that the elderly person he had trained for so long went directly to see Lao Jia?

It was from that time that the Siheyuan began to become the bird-filled Siheyuan in Chen Xu's memory, and the retirement group headed by Yi Zhonghai began to cause a series of troubles.