Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

Back in the house, Li Xiaoyan and He Yushui were sitting by the fire and chatting, He Yuzhu was drinking tea on the side, and He Xiao was being held by He Yuzhu. He must have fallen asleep, his little mouth was opening and closing. Jiang Feng came in but didn't dare to make any loud noise. He nodded to a few people and brought a chair over.

They sat around a fire with sweet potatoes and chestnuts on it. No one spoke, probably because they were afraid of disturbing He Xiao. They ate and dozed off for a while. Then they heard firecrackers outside. He Yuzhu pulled Jiang Feng out, prepared everything, and Jiang Feng returned to the front yard.

Although there was no fire at home, people still set off firecrackers to celebrate New Year's Eve. People in the yard opened the doors one after another and came out. The sound of greetings such as "Happy New Year" and "Happy New Year" could be heard everywhere.

Jiang Feng took out firecrackers from the house and looked at the time. It was already past midnight. He found a bamboo pole to hang them up, lit a cigarette and took two puffs. He Yuzhu in the middle courtyard had already lit up the firecrackers, which started to crackle. Jiang Feng lit the fuse with the cigarette in his hand, hid behind the door, and watched the firecrackers flickering and getting shorter and shorter. The new year had come again.

Jiang Feng did not go into the space to sleep tonight. He sealed the fire and lay on the bed, thinking that the difficult times in his memory were approaching. Jiang Feng also made up his mind. Didn't you say that you want me to transform the world for the better? Then I will start with machinery and let China catch up with the world's first-class level in the shortest time. Once the foundation is laid, the rest will be a piece of cake.

The Spring Festival was the same as usual. He Yuzhu was very busy these days. He had to visit his master, uncle and brothers' homes, the factory leaders, and his father-in-law's home. This year he was the chef, with He Xiao as the main character, and Li Xiaoyan also got a job as the fireman.

Jiang Feng was fine, still the same as usual. He went to Uncle Huang and Uncle Liu's homes. Uncle Huang had already been appointed as the deputy director of the street after the beginning of the year. Liu Jingjun clamored for dinner, but he was too busy during the Spring Festival, so he decided on another day. He also went to Zhang Jiacheng's home. Direct superiors still had to visit at home. Director Yang went with He Yuzhu to have a meal, as a way of getting to know each other.

The three-day holiday passed in a flash. On the first day of work in the new year, Director Yang came over. He spent the whole morning organizing the maintenance information. Before leaving get off work at noon, a pile of information was loaded into the car. Director Yang and Zhang Jiacheng went to the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry.

The weather was still cold and the factory could not start work, but recruitment outside had already begun. Those recruited were first placed in the workshop as apprentices to familiarize themselves with the machinery. Yan Jiecheng from the yard was recommended by the street and entered the newly opened fitter workshop of the steel rolling mill. A Director Li came to the logistics department, and Jiang Feng guessed that this must be the arrival of a great talent.

Jiang Feng thought about how He Xiao was always held in his arms during the Chinese New Year, so he added a diagonal brace to the existing cradle and made some simple modifications. He then found Master Wang to make a custom one for him. He also went to a department store to buy some small toys to hang on the cradle. The most important thing was to make a wind chime out of bamboo, which made a clanging sound when it was shaken. He Xiao no longer wanted to be held in his arms now, and he was having a lot of fun playing in the cradle.

He Yu Shui is already in the last half year of junior high school, and now is the time to review. Jiang Feng asked He Yu Shui for his opinion, and he still wanted to take the college entrance examination. If he could pass the college entrance examination, he could go to a technical secondary school, and then he could just go to high school.

Time flies. In March, Qin Huairu gave birth in the courtyard. Jia Dang arrived at the courtyard as scheduled. Since the birth of the child, Jia Zhang had a dark face and kept cursing Qin Huairu, saying that she was a money-losing thing. Qin Huairu was forced to get up and do housework after lying in bed for three days. Qin Huairu now resents Jia Zhang very much and always misses the days when Jia Zhang was not around.

By May, the foundation and frame of the new workshop in the factory had been completed. It was estimated that in another month, the workshop and canteen would be completed and put into production. Jiang Feng also took the time to go to the scrap station and bought dozens of kilograms of scrap copper and iron. He piled them in his room and treated them as scrap.

Except for the technicians, the skilled workers who have been trained in the factory have been replaced several times. The technicians who repaired the lathes have not returned yet. In the past few months, Jiang Feng has repaired three or four types of machines and also drawn a set of lathe design drawings in his mind.

However, it has not been taken out yet. We have to wait a while, at least until all the machines in the factory can repair themselves, and then slowly design these dozen or so machines. The improvement is not that big. Using the machines designed by Jiang Feng, the output value will only increase by 20% to 30%.

Now the whole nation has started the campaign, and it is currently mainly carried out in rural areas. In June, the workshop was put into use, and Jiang Feng and He Yuzhu were both promoted. However, it was broadcast together with the announcement of the workshop director, so the impact was much smaller. It just caused quite a stir in the courtyard. Although they are two families, all the neighbors in the courtyard know about it. Jiang Feng still eats at the He family every day.

Jiang Feng spent the whole month of June in the R&D workshop. Zhang Jiacheng arranged personnel to move the remaining eight devices in at once, which made Jiang Feng exhausted. Mainly, no one could compare with him in taking records. Others had to mark, measure, and remember the disassembly order. Only Jiang Feng could do it. For a whole month, Jiang Feng lived like a cow or a horse, and he lost a lot of weight.

After the technical department took out the maintenance information of all the remaining machinery, Director Yang and the deputy directors were eager to support the technical department. They went directly to the R&D workshop for meetings many times, asking them to continue their efforts and complete the work of independently producing machinery as soon as possible. Now the people in the technical department are very familiar with the internal structure of the machinery, and even Engineers Liu and Huang can disassemble the machines and repair them by themselves.

In July, He Yushui completed the high school entrance examination and successfully entered high school. He Yuzhu and Jiang Feng also took leave to go home to celebrate.

Inside the factory, Director Yang did not wait for his superiors to ask questions. After sorting out the information, he called the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry and mobilized a truck to pull half of the information over. It was said that at that time, except for the minister and deputy minister, all other staff of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry were mobilized. It took more than an hour to unload the information from the truck and send it to the archives. These materials were to be kept for archiving, and someone had to be arranged to write them and send them to steel plants across the country.

After Director Yang came back, he went directly to the technical department to convey the words of the Minister of Metallurgy: After these materials are sent out, the national steel industry will usher in a huge production explosion this year. By next year, the output will at least double. The Red Star Steel Rolling Mill has made an indelible contribution. This year's industry model will be yours.

The entire R&D workshop burst into applause. After conveying the instructions from his superiors, Director Yang pulled Zhang Jiacheng and Jiang Feng into the office and asked seriously, "I have seen your hard work during this period, but we cannot relax. I heard that some factories have already started to copy our equipment, using the maintenance records we provided. These people are really shameless. They don't even think about the fact that if it weren't for the information we provided, they would still be sighing over the equipment that couldn't be repaired in the factory."

Zhang Jiacheng replied, "We have already started researching it, but Engineer Jiang and I agree that if we just copy it, the performance of the equipment will at most be the same as our existing machinery, and it may not even reach the level of our existing machinery. We plan to design a set ourselves, based on our existing machinery, and make some changes. It is estimated that the efficiency of the machinery can be increased by more than 15%."

"But how long will it take? They will definitely be able to copy it quickly. If someone else takes the lead, the Red Star Steel Mill will be ashamed."

Jiang Feng looked at Zhang Gong's embarrassment and said, "Director Yang, if we also imitate it, we can produce the finished product within a month at the earliest. But I am sure that our design drawings can be perfected in a month. There is no need to waste time. We can focus on completing the production of the new machine. Other factories will only gain a reputation. Once the new product comes out, they will be eliminated."

"In one month, you must be able to design it. Not only do you need to design the drawings, but you must also make at least one machine and have operating data."

Jiang Feng glanced at Zhang Jiacheng, who assured him, "It will take a month to complete the drawings and half a month to run the system. We will ensure that the production of the new product is completed in August. During this period, we will not be responsible for the workshop affairs. We will leave them all to Xiao Liu and Xiao Huang. Engineer Li will also come to help. If they can't handle it, they can come to us."

"Okay, from now on, all the personnel in the R&D workshop will be under your command. For things outside, fix them if you can, and put aside the things that can't be fixed for now. Is there anything else you need my help with?"

"Not yet, but some parts may need to be processed by some senior workers, and then you, Director Yang, will have to coordinate."

"No problem. I'll notify Workshop 4 to fully cooperate with you then." Don't ask why it was Workshop 4, because there is a Yi Zhonghai in Workshop 1. Not only does he have a bad relationship with Jiang Feng, but the leaders still remember what happened last time.

In late July, Jiang Feng took the documents he had sorted out with Engineers Zhang and Li and started assembling a new lathe in the machine repair workshop.

In early August, a factory invited the leader of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry to the factory to cut the ribbon, claiming that it had developed its own machinery, which was also a lathe. The leader informed Director Yang, who took Zhang Jiacheng and Jiang Feng to visit and learn.

It's the same formula, just a different color. It's completely copied from the machine provided by the big brother. After Zhang Jiacheng and Jiang Feng saw it, they felt relieved. The output value was several percentage points higher than what the factory used. After all, it was a new machine, and it must be better than the old machine that had been working in the factory for several years. It was marketed as "a tribute to the ninth anniversary of the founding of New China."

Director Yang had a grim look on his face, but when he saw Zhang Jiacheng shook his head at him, he cheered up and followed the leader on the tour, smiling all the way. Many people thought that Director Yang was swallowing his bitterness and forcing himself to smile.

After the tour, several people returned to the factory. On the way, Director Yang couldn't wait to ask: "How is it? Can it compare with our design?"