Siheyuan: From Being Called Shazhu

In his later life, He Yuzhu saw a short video.

In the short video, the up master complained about the misery of the workers, such as 996 and 007, and most of them worked overtime voluntarily. They envied the factories and units in the 5s and 60s, and even before the 8s and 90s.

Although we worked 6 days a week at that time, we worked from 8 am to 5 pm and got off work on time.

But He Yuzhu has experienced it now and doesn’t agree with it at all.

Especially like now, the second half of 58.

Yes, normally I work from 8am to 5pm, six days a week.

However, now for some reasons, everyone is working hard to produce.

Sunday, rest?

That's impossible. Everyone came here to work overtime voluntarily.

Moreover, to be honest, there is no clear regulation on how many days of marriage leave there are.

（我查到的最早规定婚假为1-3天的时间，是59年的6月1日的，《劳薪字第67号通知规定》。）

However, according to the customs of previous years, wedding leave is usually three days.

But now it's better.

The day after his wedding, He Yuzhu had to go back to the factory to work.

That's a pain.

"Hey, isn't this a pillar? Why are you willing to get up from your comfortable life and go to work?"

"Go, why call me Zhuzi anymore? You should call me Comrade He Yuzhu. He is no longer a young man, but a married man."

"Yeah, in a few years their kids will be old enough to help with cooking, and you're still calling them pillars. But, I have to say it, if you go to work the next day after your wedding, aren't you afraid that you'll have to walk with the help of a wall? Hahaha~~~"

As soon as he entered the office, He Yuzhu was teased madly by the three old brothers.

He Yuzhu was not annoyed either.

When driving, who is afraid of who?

He Yuzhu put a bag of candy and a pack of cigarettes on the desk, and boasted passionately to the three brothers.

Not long after, Master Sun pushed the door open and came in.

When he saw He Yuzhu, Master Sun pretended to be stunned.

"Didn't you just get married yesterday? Why are you here to work today?"

"The company has been a bit busy lately, so if I come back to work, I can help share some of the work with my colleagues."

He Yuzhu said this with great righteousness.

After all, he couldn't say that it was Master Sun and Shi Xiaona's mother who repeatedly emphasized it.

Master Sun patted He Yuzhu on the shoulder.

"Good, good, good, Comrade He Yuzhu is active and conscientious in his work. He started working seriously the day after his marriage. He deserves praise."

Although the three guys in the office all knew what was going on.

However, what they said is true.

Moreover, since the boss has spoken, the three brothers will definitely not spoil the fun.

"Yes, yes, yes. When the director was not here just now, we said that He Yuzhu's serious attitude towards work is worth learning from."

"Yes, what a good comrade he is. He is usually serious and responsible in his work. Now he can work actively the day after his marriage. This is even more precious."

"Yes, comrades like this are rare nowadays."

Now, He Yuzhu felt a little ashamed of being praised.

"Hehe, hehe, thank you everyone for your praise, thank you everyone for your praise."

But Master Sun, the old hand, accepted it calmly.

"Cough cough."

However, Master Sun saw that it was almost time, so he coughed twice, stopped the three brothers from boasting, and started to talk about business.

"Comrades, now our superiors have given us a new task. Do you have the confidence to complete it?"

"Make sure to complete the mission."

Never mind what the mission is.

As long as it is a mission, as a soldier, I will complete it.

Looking at the people in the office, including He Yuzhu, who were all standing at attention with a determined look on their faces, Master Sun nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, relax, don't be so serious."

As he spoke, Master Sun took out a document from his briefcase.

"Now, our superiors have asked us to follow the list and conduct a survey of all employees in the third steel rolling mill where we are stationed, and to conduct background checks on as many of them as possible."

"Investigate?"

"Visiting?"

"Back tone?"

Before He Yuzhu could speak, the three old men looked at the thick stack of documents in Master Sun's hand and spoke first.

Master Sun patted the documents that were already on his desk.

"Yes, we are conducting background checks on the employees of the Third Steel Rolling Mill where we are now."

As he spoke, Master Sun took out a small notebook from his coat pocket.

"Well, let me tell you the requirements, and you guys take note of them."

"Oh, oh, okay."

Following the voice of agreement, four people including He Yuzhu began to take action.

After a while, paper and pen were ready and we were waiting for Master Sun.

"Cough cough."

Master Sun cleared his throat.

"The first one is marking. In principle, families with only children, families with dependents who need long-term care, and families that are unmarried or have no children need to be marked."

Having said that, Master Sun looked up at He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu understood instantly.

"So, Director, what are the conditions?"

"Well, mark as many as possible. Of course, if you meet a real eighth-level worker, or a senior engineer in chemistry, physics, and mathematics, you don't have to mark it."

Since Master Sun said so, how could the three old brothers, who are old hands, not understand?

Everyone nodded, waiting for Master Sun to give the second order.

"Second, anyone who has had or is suspected of having had contact with Cao Touzi's people, or anyone who has had or is suspected of having had contact with the Japanese devils, including their family members, should be marked out."

"Three generations?"

This time, there was no need for Master Sun to signal, He Yuzhu asked first.

Master Sun nodded.

"Almost. From parents to descendants, including family members, as long as they are still alive and have a little suspicion, mark them all."

"Sigh~~~"

He Yuzhu was not the only one who gasped.

Even the three old brothers began to gasp.

“Is it so strict?”

"Yes, it is that strict."

Master Sun said affirmatively.

Afterwards, seeing that the three old brothers and He Yuzhu had no objections, he started the third point.

"Article 25: Workers under 8 years of age who are Level 25 or above in the mechanical, electronic, and manufacturing industries and have no more than eight years of work experience. In addition, workers under 30 years of age who are Level technicians or above, and under years of age who are engineers or above in the mechanical, electronic, and manufacturing industries. These categories are excluded, and the rest are all marked."

After saying that, Master Sun closed his little notebook.

"Everyone, do you understand?"

"clear."

As the four people nodded in unison, Master Sun clapped his hands.

"Everyone, now that we understand, let's act quickly. Our superiors require us to compile statistics and submit them by the end of the year, which means within two months."

"Yes."

As everyone agreed, He Yuzhu and his three brothers felt like crying but had no tears left as they faced the thick stack of names.

Yes, the reputation of the Third Steel Rolling Mill as a “factory with tens of thousands of employees” is false.

But, that is also several thousand people.

Excluding the administrative staff who do not need to be investigated, there are still several thousand workers.

But there were only several thousand people, and it required He Yuzhu and the other four to investigate them within two months in this era when communication methods were not well developed.

This. . . .

oh~~~

do it.

What can I do if I don’t do it?

After dividing the work, He Yuzhu and his three brothers started to act separately.

Visit, take people from the union with you.

Investigate, take the people on the street to investigate.

Anyway, He Yuzhu felt like he was back to being a district manager.

Now, every day he either chats with neighbors or pays so-called condolences, which are actually home visits.

Otherwise, they would chat with the workers in the factory workshop and secretly collect personal information.

Anyway, there is no time to relax, let alone Sundays.

But as He Yuzhu visited more and more people, he felt something was wrong.

The list given above does not match the employee files in the factory.

Sometimes, the list given above clearly indicates that the employees are from the Third Steel Rolling Mill.

However, this person did not exist in the factory's employee files.

Asked, this person was transferred.

Okay, transfer one, transfer two, it’s all fine.

But which factory can transfer more than 500 people on the same day?

Moreover, among these more than 500 numbers, only a few are level 4 or level 5, and the others are either level 6 or level 7.

If you say this was at the beginning of this year, when He Yuzhu had just returned, and the factory supported the Northwest or was transferred to Jiuquan, then that's fine.

But now, is it?

He Yuzhu doesn’t know about others.

But the names of Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu are on the transfer list.

This is not a transfer.

This is clearly an attempt to delay He Yuzhu and others' investigation in the name of "transfer".

Now, He Yuzhu and his three brothers who had also discovered the problem went back to the office to complain to Master Sun.

Unexpectedly, Master Sun just smiled indifferently.

"Okay, I get it. Old Yang must have known about it and believed it a long time ago. He was afraid that we would empty his factory, so he sent someone to hide first."

Originally, He Yuzhu thought that Master Sun was just giving face to Director Yang and that was the end of it.

Unexpectedly, Master Sun picked up his pipe and said calmly:

"Put these people in the second category, unexamined, and then continue investigating the others."

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu was happy.

Sun Yanwang is still the vengeful Sun Yanwang.

More than 500 people have been put into the second category of unexamined cases. Once they are handed in, Director Yang will be in big trouble.

However, these are no longer He Yuzhu's business.

Now, He Yuzhu just needs to complete the task bit by bit according to the plan.

Gradually, after two months of non-stop work by He Yuzhu and the three brothers without a single day of rest, the task was finally completed.

Looking at the personal information which was ten times more than the original list, He Yuzhu and the three brothers finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But it's not over yet.

Master Sun patted the documents that already filled up his desk and began to speak.

"Everyone, we have one last item left, and we can rest soon."

"Ah~~~"

Now, no one, including He Yuzhu, could bear it anymore and cried out.

However, Master Sun didn't say anything, just shook his head.

"Everyone, after these two months, I believe you can guess what it means. Now, everyone, please get your hands dirty and sort out the information of those who meet the requirements. This shouldn't be difficult, right?"

"Oh!!!"

When they heard that it was just a screening, He Yuzhu and the three brothers were happy.