Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

After preparing the tuition, book fees and food expenses, Zhou Tiancai took his younger brothers and sisters who were already prepared and went out, riding their bicycles to school.

Along the way, Zhou Tian saw many parents taking their children to school, and even many classmates from the third primary school.

"Hongan Primary School!"

A two-story building located not far from Dongzhimen. It is said that it was built in the 30th year of the Republic of China. It is rumored that the founder was a patriotic overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. This year marks the th anniversary of the school.

This used to be the only primary school near Nanluoguxiang.

However, in March this year, the state established the Red Star Primary School nearby. Some parents who could not afford the tuition sent their children to the Red Star Primary School, causing the number of students at Hong'an Primary School to begin to decrease.

When they arrived at the school, Zhou Tian took Sanxiao to the school’s payment location.

In previous years, there was a constant stream of parents coming here to pay fees, but this year the number of people was obviously much smaller, and the line was not long. Soon, it was Zhou Tian's turn.

"Hello, I'm here to pay the bills for Zhou Hao, Zhou Yu, and Zhou Ting!"

Zhou Tian said as he looked at the very pretty and bookish woman in front of him.

"Zhou Hao, Zhou Yu, Zhou Ting? Please wait a moment, I'll look for them!"

Hearing this, the woman flipped through the notebook in her hand and asked when she came across Zhou Hao's name.

"Is it Zhou Hao from the second grade of Senior Primary School?"

"Yes!"

Zhou Tian nodded.

"Well, the tuition fee is 50,000 yuan, the book fee is 30,000 yuan, and the living expenses are 180,000 yuan per semester, a total of 260,000 yuan! Do you think it's right?"

As the woman spoke, she looked up at Zhou Tian.

"Correct!"

Zhou Tian nodded. He basically came to pay the fees once every semester. He was very familiar with the tuition and food expenses of Hong'an Primary School, so he had no objection.

He took out the money from his pocket, counted it, and counted out twenty-six 10,000 RMB bills and handed them to the woman. After the woman took it, she counted it and lowered her head to write him an invoice.

Afterwards, Zhou Tian paid the fees for Zhou Yu and Zhou Ting, and told the three students to study hard. Then he took the three invoices and rode away from Hong'an Primary School towards the steel rolling mill.

As soon as he arrived at the steel rolling mill, before he entered the factory, he saw Song Lian already waiting for him at the factory gate.

"Brother Song, what's going on? Are you going to give me another surprise today?"

Zhou Tian saw Song Lian, stopped the car and asked jokingly.

"Get lost, where do I get so many surprises? I still want this kind of surprise."

When Song Lian heard Zhou Tian's words, he immediately spoke in a bad mood. He knew what Zhou Tian meant and couldn't help feeling a little upset.

"Then why are you waiting for me here? Is there something wrong?"

Zhou Tian asked in confusion. You know, it was almost time to go to work. If Song Lian had nothing to do, he would not stop him at this time.

Song Lian looked around, then walked up to him and whispered, "Boy, don't leave after get off work. I'll find you when I get off work!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

"Nervous!"

Zhou Tian looked at Song Lian's leaving back speechlessly. He couldn't help but curse in his heart. He didn't dare to delay any longer and went towards the workshop.

When he arrived at the workshop, Zhou Tian looked at the rough workpieces piled next to his workstation. Without delay, he went straight to his workstation, checked the machine tool as usual, and replaced a part that was badly worn.

He tested the feel of the machine, started the machine, and began a new day of work.

An unknown amount of time had passed. Just as he finished processing a gun barrel, he suddenly felt something was wrong. He found that the workshop suddenly became quiet. Zhou Tian turned off the machine tool and looked up. He saw many workers gathered in front of a machine tool and discussing with each other.

"What happened?"

Thinking of this, he also left his workstation and walked towards his fellow workers. As he approached, he heard their discussions and realized that there was a problem with a machine tool in the workshop and Master Liu Wuming and Zhang Qian were busy repairing it.

"Make way, the director is here!"

At this moment, Chang Chunlai, the workshop director who received the news, hurried in from outside the workshop, and the surrounding workers began to make way for a passage.

"Master Liu, Master Zhang, how is it? Is the machine tool okay?"

Chang Chunlai asked with sweat all over his forehead.

You know, in this day and age, if a machine tool breaks down, it is a big deal, especially when the workshop has taken on a lot of tasks, this kind of thing can be fatal.

"Director, I'm afraid the problem is serious!"

Liu Wuming wiped the oil off his hands and looked at the director and said, "This machine tool has been used for too long and is on the verge of being scrapped. Many of its parts can no longer be used. If it is used any longer, there may be safety hazards!"

"Master Liu is right, Director, this machine tool really can no longer be used. If we use it again, there will really be big problems!"

Zhang Qian also said with a serious expression at this time.

Although he and Liu Wuming did not get along well on weekdays, he would not lie about production matters.

"so what should I do now?"

When Director Chang Chunlai heard what Liu Wuming and Zhang Qian said, he immediately panicked. The task in the factory was already very heavy, and if one more machine tool was missing, it would really delay the progress of the task.

The workers have just worked overtime. If they work overtime again, not to mention whether the factory director will allow it, even if the factory director allows it, I am afraid the union will not allow it.

"Director, Deputy Director Yang is here!"

Just when Chang Chunlai was at a loss, Liu Wuming suddenly saw Deputy Director Yang and a middle-aged man walk in, and he couldn't help but step forward and whispered.

"what?"

The already panicked workshop director was even more shocked when he heard Liu Wuming's words. He hurriedly looked towards the door and saw Deputy Director Yang and the middle-aged man from last time walking in.

He immediately went up to them, wiped the sweat off his face and said, "Deputy Director Yang, Technician Nie, you are here?"

"What exactly happened?"

Deputy Director Yang didn't even have time to greet Chang Chunlai and asked directly.

"Deputy Director Yang, there's a serious problem with the machine tool. I'm afraid it's already been scrapped!"

Chang Chunlai probably knew Deputy Director Yang's temper, so he didn't dare to be negligent.

"Scrapped? Is it that serious?"

Deputy Director Yang asked with some doubt, but still glanced at Chang Chunlai. He turned to the middle-aged man beside him and said, "Old Nie, it seems that it is time for you to take action!"

At this time, the technician called Lao Nie nodded seriously, and then the three of them came to the machine tool. Technician Nie squatted down and began to check the machine tool.

After checking for a while, he stood up and said to the crowd and Deputy Director Yang, "Deputy Director Yang, it seems that this machine tool is indeed scrapped!"

He just checked and found that this machine tool was a T68 machine from the s that belonged to his big brother. Both the wear and tear and the use of the motor had reached the point where it had to be scrapped.

Just as the two masters said just now, if it continues to be used, there will really be safety issues.