Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

Afterwards, Li Huaide had a spare set of washing machine parts delivered to Li Tianyi's office, and Li Tianyi went to the finance department to pay the fees.

With the certificate issued by the finance department, Li Tianyi rode his bicycle out of the steel mill. When he got home, Li Tianyi started to assemble the washing machine. When his father and his family came back, they saw Li Tianyi fiddling with something in the yard with his hands covered in oil.

"Tianyi, what are you doing?" Father Li came closer curiously and looked at the spare parts on the ground.

An An also squatted beside Li Tianyi, looked at his father, and then looked at the things on the ground, his eyes full of curiosity.

"Dad, this is a washing machine I invented. I submitted it to the department today. I saw that there were some spare parts left in the factory, so I bought a set and assembled it myself."

Father Li nodded, as long as it wasn't something from the factory that was taken for nothing. Mother Li was afraid that An An would touch the parts on the ground, so she kept controlling An An's hands from behind. When she heard Li Tianyi talking about the washing machine, she didn't understand what it was used for, so she asked, "Tianyi, is this washing machine used for washing clothes?"

"Yes, it's for washing clothes. Let's try it out after I assemble it."

Afterwards, Li's mother went to the kitchen to cook, while Li's father took care of An An in the yard. After Li Tianhu came back, he helped Li Tianyi assemble the things, while Xiaoxue watched for a while and then went to the kitchen.

After dinner, Li's father and his family did not go home immediately, but waited for Li Tianyi's washing machine to be assembled.

An hour later, the washing machine was finally assembled. Li Tianyi filled it with water and turned it on to test it. After finding that everything was normal, Li Tianyi asked his mother to bring some dirty clothes over.

Li's mother didn't understand how this piece of iron could wash clothes, but she still listened to her son and brought over a few dirty clothes.

After debugging the washing machine, all that was left was to wait. When the washing machine stopped running, Li Tianyi took out the clothes to show his mother and others. Mother Li was surprised to see that the stains on the clothes had disappeared.

Then Li Tian poured the water in the washing bucket into the sewer, and then filled another bucket of clean water. He talked while doing the operation, and sometimes asked Li's mother if she understood.

Li's mother and Xiaoxue also wanted to learn, so they listened carefully to Li Tianyi's description. When the clothes were taken out of the spin dryer, Li's mother knew the benefits of this washing machine as soon as she used it.

"Mom, you can wash your clothes by hand in the summer, but in the winter, you can use the washing machine to wash the sheets, thick clothes, etc."

"Son, I know, but the electricity bill is not cheap."

"Mom, why are you thinking about this! We don't use it every day, we only use it in the winter. We can only wash thick clothes a few times in a winter."

Mother Li thought about it and it made sense. In previous winters, thick clothes were washed once every one or two months, while thin clothes could be washed by hand.

"I'm going to buy a bucket of paint tomorrow and paint the washing machine. Then it will look nice."

After satisfying their curiosity, everyone went home contentedly.

In the next two days, Li Tianyi stayed at the steel mill and did not go out, while Li Huaide was called to the Ministry of Industry several times, most of the time to inquire about the current production capacity of the steel mill.

The ministry was a little hesitant about whether to set up a new factory to produce washing machines or to put the washing machine project into the steel rolling mill.

Li Huaide certainly hopes that the washing machines will be returned to the steel mill. Everyone knows the benefits of this. However, at the ministerial meeting, several leaders opposed this. After all, the steel mill already has a tractor project, and with the addition of a drilling rig rack, the steel mill is already much better than other factories.

Just look at the past two years, the output value of other factories has basically dropped by less than 50%, while the output value of Red Star Steel Rolling Mill has basically remained unchanged. This shows the reason behind it.

But there is another problem here, that is about Li Tianyi. Li Tianyi has been working in a steel mill since graduation. Although he is affiliated with the Ministry of Industry, his actual workplace is in the steel mill.

Coupled with Li Tianyi's terrifying R&D capabilities, the department leaders had to consider his opinions or feelings.

Finally, there was no choice but for the minister to ask the senior leader to call Li Tianyi to listen to Li Tianyi's opinion.

After meeting Li Tianyi, the senior leader asked Li Tianyi about his idea of ​​washing machines. Li Tianyi thought for a while and said, "Chief, our country is in trouble now. Instead of spending a lot of money to build a new factory, it is better to rely on the existing equipment to achieve mass production of washing machines first, and then distribute the washing machines after our country gets better. Do you think this is okay?"

The big boss clapped his hands and praised him repeatedly, "Xiao Li, how can you say you are young? Your brain works really fast. OK, I agree with your opinion. I will report it to my superior later."

Li Tianyi stood up and was about to leave when he saw this, but was stopped by the big boss, "Xiao Li, don't leave yet, I have something else to tell you."

Li Tianyi looked at the leader with a serious expression, and the leader asked, "Xiao Li, I know you are very good at Russian, but do you know other languages?"

"Commander, in addition to Russian, I have also taught myself French, English, and German. These languages ​​are already as good as Russian."

Although the leader guessed that Li Tianyi might know other languages, he still underestimated Li Tianyi. As far as he knew, Li Tianyi had passed the intermediate translation certificate in Russian, but in fact his Russian had reached an advanced level or even higher, but Li Tianyi did not take the exam.

Now he is so confident that his other languages ​​are no worse than Russian. It seems that this kid has been hiding his abilities for a long time.

"Xiao Li, since you are so good at foreign languages, you can go to the Canton Fair with me."

"At this Canton Fair, our superiors plan to bring tractors, washing machines, and drilling machines over. You can help introduce them when the time comes."

"Okay, Chief, I will do it well." Li Tianyi promised.

After Li Tianyi left, the big leader went to the minister's office and reported the situation to the minister. It was the big leader's sudden idea to let Li Tianyi go to the Canton Fair, but the minister affirmed his approach. Wouldn't it be a waste to leave such a talented person unused?

Two days later, Li Huaide received a notice from the department asking him to attend a meeting. When he arrived at the department, he saw the director of the plastic factory was also there. Li Huaide had some vague guesses in his mind.

Sure enough, the leader announced the current production location of the washing machine and asked them to go back and arrange it as soon as possible. If they need to recruit people or equipment, they should report it and the department will try its best to cooperate. Of course, the most important thing now is to make a beautiful sample, which will be brought to the Canton Fair.