Siheyuan: Survival Guide for Courtyard No. 95

More than a month passed in the blink of an eye, and when the cold wind from Siberia blew, the city entered winter again.

During this period, Zhao Shanhe witnessed the grand rallies and parades (no military parades) held in the square of the city with 60 people in years.

There were so many people that he, Chen Xueru and Hou Kui were almost separated.

We also experienced the steel rolling mill rebuilding a workshop with the full strength of the factory.

Jia Dongxu was also lucky because he was seconded to a workshop for reconstruction. He was as tired as a dead dog every day and fell asleep as soon as he got home. Wang Wu didn't even have the chance to cheat him for money, so he was lucky to escape.

Liu Guangtian, who was full of anger, worked overtime and studied like crazy. Now he can fix some minor problems on the car by himself. Zhao Shanhe also helped him find a house of more than 20 square meters near the factory. Although it was said to be a resting place for the patrol team of the Public Security Department, everyone in the Housing Management Department knew the inside story. Maybe this is just a little bit of the willfulness of power.

This is only because he is the deputy chief of the Public Security Department. After all, the Public Security Department is in charge of all the family quarters. If it were someone else, forget it. Apprentices don’t even have houses, let alone a temporary worker?

Because of this incident, Liu Guangtian was completely devoted to Zhao Shanhe. He helped him find a job and a house, and even almost helped him find a wife.

Zhao Shanhe treats him many times better than his own father, and he is not a heartless person, so of course he knows who to hang out with.

Liu Haizhong, however, was very free and easy. After knowing that Liu Guangtian would not come back, he treated this son as if he had lost him. Anyway, he still had his eldest son to take care of him in his old age. Liu Guangqi had also been having a very passionate relationship with his girlfriend for more than a month, and they were even at the stage of discussing marriage.

He Yushui came back once a week and every time she would go to Zhao Shanhe's house first. At the end of October, she knitted a hat for Hou Kui. The money to buy the wool was a subsidy from the school, and the tickets were exchanged with classmates. It was this thoughtfulness that made Chen Xueru like this girl more and more, and she often stuffed food from home into the little girl's schoolbag.

Sha Zhu was still immersed in his fantasy about Qin Huairu. Since He Yushui was no longer there to stop him, any food he brought back in his lunch box would surely be intercepted by the Jia family. He was delighted by the dawdling of the headlights.

The deaf old lady often scolded him for this, but he didn't care at all. He had a high salary and a sufficient amount of food, and there were only him and the old lady to use, so even if they ate a lot they couldn't finish it. He just couldn't save any money.

The biggest change happened in Xu Damao's family. Lou Xiao'e actually went to work at the steel rolling mill, and she went to Zhao Shanhe's old department, the purchasing department.

This was also the agreement between the Lou family and Yang Liming. Although the machine was not bought back during the trip to Hong Kong, Lou Bancheng had paid a lot after all. Taking advantage of the opportunity of rebuilding a workshop, Lou Bancheng mentioned it to Yang Liming again.

Old Yang couldn't refuse, because who knew if he would need to ask for help in the future? In this way, Lou Xiao'e became a member of the working class, and the Lou family suddenly felt that they were closer to cleansing themselves up.

Miss Lou's work at the steel mill caused a huge sensation. On the one hand, she was beautiful and had an elegant temperament that was not comparable to the female workers in the factory. On the other hand, it was a class issue.

It’s like you are a farmhand of the Lou family, working hard every day, and suddenly one day you find that the young lady of the Lou family is also working with you, would you not be curious?

Zhao Shanhe is probably the only one in the entire steel rolling mill who sees this matter most clearly. Being a sober person, he can only summarize this matter in four words.

"Hehehehe."

At the end of October, good news came from the superiors that a large-scale assessment would be organized for all employees before the end of the year, and all workers who were confident of improving their technical level could participate. The steel mill was in an uproar again.

The first and second uncles in the yard are very impressive now. One of them is a seventh-level fitter and the other is a sixth-level blacksmith. There is an endless stream of people visiting their home after get off work. These people come with only one purpose, which is to learn some skills.

Not to mention Old Yi, he has always kept his unique skills hidden, even Jia Dongxu only has a vague understanding of them. But Old Liu is different, he really teaches, as long as you are polite, he can teach anything, I am talking about this guy.

Even Yan Laokou, who has always been a stingy person, took the initiative to come to Liu Haizhong to give him gifts, hoping that the other party could help Yan Jiecheng pass the first-level fitter exam. This kind of opportunity that everyone can take is too rare. If he really passes the exam, his achievement is equivalent to becoming a regular employee two years in advance.

Someone may ask, Lao Liu is a blacksmith, how can he be a fitter? I can only say that the readers who have this question did not watch the TV series carefully.

In early November, when Lao Yi just got home from get off work, an old lady said to him.

"Lao Yi, the old lady asked you to go to her room when you come back. She said she has something important to tell you."

Old Yi didn't waste any time. He put down his tool bag and went to the old lady's house in the backyard.

"Ma'am, you're looking for me?

What do you want to eat? If you want to eat meat, there are only canned meats on the street now, and there is no fresh meat for sale at all."

Although Yi Zhonghai complained to the old lady about some things, he still had to pretend to be filial for the sake of face.

The old lady was also fooled by his trick and shook her head in reply.

"Zhu Zi just made me canned meat stewed with cabbage and vermicelli yesterday. I won't be craving for it for a while.

Save that can of food for me to eat later.

I asked you to come here because I have something to tell you. Do you want to take the 8th grade worker exam at the end of the year?"

Yi Zhonghai thought that the old lady was trying to help him get in through the back door, as his skills were just a little short of level 8.

"Madam, I do have this idea, but my skills are not good enough, and I may not be able to pass the level 8 exam."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's sad expression, the old lady knew what he was thinking and shook her head again and said to Old Yi.

"You'd better not pass this assessment. I heard that those who pass the level 8 technical jobs will be transferred. As for where they will go, that is not something an old lady like me can know."

Yi Zhonghai was shocked when he heard this. He did not doubt the source of the old lady's information, but the news was too scary.

"Old lady, are you serious?"

"What good would it do me if I lied to you? I just got the news today.

Think about it, although Level 8 is difficult to pass, it is still easy for me to find someone to help you pass it. Although I don’t have anything else, I still have this face.

If you pass Level 8 and are transferred to work somewhere else, what will you do for your retirement?

There are pillars in the yard to protect you. If you go to another place, I am afraid you will die in a foreign land without anyone to smash the pot with you."

A miserable scene of himself lying on a sickbed with no one to take care of him suddenly emerged in Yi Zhonghai's mind, and he couldn't help but shudder.