Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

With the departure of Shazhu, Qin Huairu and their group, the yard became quiet.

Xiuying also went back to sleep. But after what Chen Changan said, she didn't know if she could sleep tonight.

Glancing at the time, it was just past twelve o'clock, and Chen Changan was ready to go back to sleep.

Then Chen Changan heard a knock on the door.

Chen Changan was still a little confused. There were only a few people in this yard who could come and knock on the door.

The Jia family had all left, and Hou Mingjun was on night shift, so he wasn't in the yard. Who else could be knocking on the door?

Xiuying was obviously not asleep. She was not afraid when she heard the knock on the door. She walked to the door and asked directly, "Who is it?"

"Is Director Chen home? I need to talk to him about some work."

The voice Chen Changan heard sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was.

He had no choice but to get up, signaled Xiuying to go to bed, and then opened the door.

Chen Changan looked at the person in front of him, somewhat unable to believe it.

"Xiao Liu?"

"Chen Changan, do you still remember me? Come with me, Leader Nie is waiting for you in the car outside."

Chen Changan was startled and asked, "Is Master Nie back?"

Seeing Xiao Liu nod, Chen Changan quickly put on his shoes and followed Xiao Liu outside.

As soon as I walked out of the gate of the courtyard, I saw Uncle Nie sitting in the car, stretching out his hand to greet me.

Chen Changan ran a few steps, came to the back seat of the car, opened the door and sat in.

Uncle Nie still likes to sit in the passenger seat, and Chen Changan still likes to sit in the back seat. Everything seems to be the same as before.

Chen Changan looked at Old Nie, who had a smiling face but had indeed become thinner, and said excitedly, "Uncle Nie, why are you back?"

Others didn’t know what Uncle Nie was doing, but as a later comer, how could Chen Changan not know?

Looking at the excited Chen Changan, Uncle Nie smiled and said, "The first phase of the mission is completed. Of course, I came back to see you."

"Mission accomplished?"

Chen Changan looked incredulous. It was only October of 63.

If I remember correctly, in history, Uncle Nie's mission would take a whole year to complete.

So Chen Changan said tentatively, "So fast? Although I don't know your specific mission.

But I still have some guesses about what happened. Was the mission completed so quickly?"

Maybe it was because the mission was completed very well, much faster than expected, or maybe it was because I saw Chen Changan today.

Anyway, Uncle Nie was in a good mood and didn't care about Chen Changan's temptation.

He smiled and said, “I am in the northwest, and I was able to complete the task so quickly, thanks to you.

Originally, I thought that letting you take charge of the motorcycle factory would bring a steady stream of foreign exchange to the country.

However, I did not expect that there are still too many people in our leadership team who are greedy for fame and fortune.

When I was in the northwest, I heard that he had left the motorcycle factory. I felt so sad at that time.

I know better than anyone that the motorcycle factory can't do without you.

Sure enough, not long after, the motorcycle factory became what it is today.

We were in the northwest, and the conditions were so harsh that we endured all kinds of hardships to complete our mission.

Only when we started this research task did we realize that we were lacking everything.

Some things can be self-sustaining, but some things are really difficult. Without foreign exchange, it is even more difficult.

Fortunately, you are a capable kid and you have built a career in the pharmaceutical factory.

Thanks to you, we have completed our mission ahead of schedule. I will be back to report immediately."

Although Uncle Nie did not say much about their difficulties, he just mentioned it in a few light words.

But Chen Changan knew that it was not as easy as Uncle Nie said.

But the results are all good, and our motherland is no longer afraid of being bullied.

Chen Changan asked, "Are you going to leave again after you come back this time?"

"No, someone has taken over my job.

After this research mission, many people understood the economic problems.

In a word, money makes things easier. You can buy whatever you want.

And it's not just the scientific research equipment, but also the barefoot doctor program you came up with.

In the past, even if the country had such courage, it would not have such conditions.

The reason why I have such great courage now is that I have money in my pocket and I am confident.

There are also traditional Chinese medicines that bring in foreign exchange continuously, which are all capital.”

Uncle Nie said with emotion.

In the past, everyone thought that although money was a good thing, it could neither be eaten nor spent at critical moments.

What matters is that you have food in your hands and you won't be worried.

Now, we have so much foreign exchange at once, and we can spend it however we want.

Suddenly I realized that it’s not that money is useless, but that the money we had in our pockets was not right.

With money, we can have education, scientific research, production, and even food.

The grain is transported from thousands of miles away, and the price can be cheaper than if you grow it yourself.

These are things that I couldn’t imagine before. And the more you buy, the cheaper it is.

It seems to give people an illusion that even if all the people in the country stop growing crops and instead produce motorcycles and Chinese patent medicines, the food they get in return will be enough for food.

Of course, no one is so stupid, and we still need to grow food. We cannot let people be strangled by food.

Chen Changan also sighed. Under the planned economy, there were indeed not many leaders with real economic awareness.

Across the country, most people have a small peasant mentality and only want to be self-sufficient.

However, Chen Changan had no way to deal with such ideas. He could only change the views of the Chinese people by continuously earning foreign exchange.

So Chen Changan asked, "You're not leaving? If you're not leaving, why did you come to see me so late?"

Uncle Nie smiled and said, "I have tasted the sweetness. I have returned to my original unit and have not yet taken up the position.

I came to you as soon as possible. Without you, I would not be able to sit comfortably in this position. "

"Ah, after all this time, you finally come to me in the middle of the night. Are you trying to poach people behind Aunt Feng's back?

I was wondering why you didn't come to see me during the day, but came to me in the middle of the night. So this is the reason."

Chen Changan was also amused by Uncle Nie. He was afraid of being criticized, so he ran to see Chen Changan in the middle of the night.

When Chen Changan first saw Uncle Nie's expression, he thought that Uncle Nie was in a hurry to leave, so he came to see Chen Changan in the middle of the night.

Uncle Nie was not angry even though Chen Changan discovered his little thoughts.

He was not afraid of anyone, he just didn't know what Chen Changan was thinking, so he wanted to test it first.

After all, it’s a pity that the motorcycle factory has become like this, but Chen Changan is doing very well in the pharmaceutical factory.

What if I went to the pharmaceutical factory to find Chen Changan during the day, but Chen Changan was unwilling to leave the pharmaceutical factory.

In the end, this person didn't get what you wanted, and you still have to blame him. It's not worth it.

That's why he came to Chen Changan late at night to ask about the situation.