I am in the courtyard, animals are just vegetables!

"We are building a blast furnace. Your technicians can take a look. If there are any mistakes, we can correct them, but we cannot make any mistakes or accidents," said the commune secretary.

"Okay, I'll ask the technician to come and take a look. We'll go and pull the ore and try to start work tomorrow without affecting production." Uncle Jiang said.

Cao Dongfang nodded slightly. This secretary was okay. He knew that there must be no accidents. No matter why, at least he noticed the importance of safety and was not the kind of person who would do anything for himself.

Cao Dongfang put his men down and went with Uncle Jiang to haul ore. The task was 20 tons a day. The distance was not far, and the round trip, not including loading, would take less than three hours.

The ore produced by that small iron mine is really hard to describe. The iron content may not even be 30%. It's just an iron mine. I heard that all the villages nearby are hauling iron ore there.

Cars are not enough, so we use ox carts or donkey carts. Without animals, farming is more troublesome.

Uncle Jiang called technician Tong to build a blast furnace together with the people from the "Red Star Commune", and nine other people from the factory. Regardless of whether they could do it or not, attitude was very important!

Traditional steelmaking method. Cao Dongfang saw that these ten people all looked confused, as if they didn't understand traditional steelmaking method either.

Cao Dongfang shook his head slightly. Yi Zhonghai and Liang Ladi saw it, understood, and just kept silent.

If you can't do it, just ignore it. This is a big matter, not something a small worker can get involved in. Just go with the flow.

.......

After arranging the workers in the steel rolling mill and handing them over to the commune secretary, Uncle Jiang and Cao Dongfang went to pull ore and prepare for steelmaking.

In the No. 95 courtyard, or Hongxing Street, the large steel plant was still in operation. A blast furnace was built on a relatively large open space, and steel was also produced using traditional methods.

Director Wang of the Street Office began to look for idle people in each courtyard to work in the steelmaking process. In courtyard No. 95, there were only office workers and children.

All the other free people went to make steel, including Jia Zhang, the second aunt, the third aunt, etc. The only adult who didn't go was Qin Huairu because she was pregnant!

All these people have to go to make steel. You have no choice but to go. You can't afford to wear the big hat.

Fortunately, we didn’t ask the residents for scrap iron on the first day, but we had ore.

Cao's mother had gone to work a long time ago, and there were only He Yushui and Cao Jiajia at home. He Yushui was less than thirteen years old and was in the first grade of junior high school. Cao Jiajia was less than eight years old and was in the first grade. Neither of them needed to go to the steelmaking factory.

He Yushui took Cao Jiajia to watch the fun.

Two boring little women!

Chen Xueru also works in the shop. She just watched the fun and didn't get involved! If scrap metal is needed in a few days, she will donate!

.......

The empty truck arrived at the ore-pulling site in an hour, but there were dozens of trucks waiting in line to be loaded, and there were more than twenty people loading the trucks.

Five or six trucks are loaded at a time, and all the loading is done manually. Iron ore is relatively heavy, but both the loaders and the drivers are working hard to build a good country.

A group of simple people!

It took less than forty minutes to get to Cao Dongfang. The cars ahead were passing by every six minutes, so the speed was not slow at all.

Cao Dongfang got off the car and loaded the goods himself. The loading masters looked a little tired, as they were just ordinary people.

"You guys take a break first, I'll load the car, you guys take a break for a few minutes." Cao Dongfang said and backed the car in again.

Close to the iron ore, easier to load!

Cao Dongfang did not let Xiao Xu load the car together. He paid attention to the first few dozen pieces and did not hit the floor of the car hard. He then threw the iron ore directly into the car from the back.

Cao Dongfang kept controlling his strength and threw iron ore into the car from the side. The force on the floor of the car was very small and there was not much impact.

What do you mean twenty tons a day? Twenty tons at a time. Why run twice if there is nothing to do? You might as well take a rest.

Cao Dongfang is very strong and fast, so there is no need to move the iron ore to the front of the truck to load it, which saves time.

In less than four minutes, his car was loaded with more than ten tons, and he started to help Uncle Jiang load the car. After loading the iron ore, he left.

As for overloading, no one cares about that now!

It was less than twelve o'clock when we returned to the Red Star Commune. We unloaded the iron ore and prepared to eat.

At this time, the commune started to have large canteens, the so-called "big pot meals".

The cafeteria of the "Red Star Commune" was relatively large, with 24 large tables in the middle. There were quite a lot of people there, and the people from the steel rolling mill sat at two tables on their own accord.

Start cooking!

The food in the cafeteria is very good. There are two dishes, white flour buns, and one meat dish. The meat is not small, with an average of five pieces of meat per person.

How many months can such food last? Can the white flour really not be finished? How many days can meat be eaten on weekdays? The workers of the steel mill can eat two kilograms of meat a month. How can their life be ranked first?

So made!

Cao Dongfang saw it and shook his head. Uncle Jiang and Yi Zhonghai also shook their heads. The others didn't understand. They are still young!

Everyone was eating and drinking, Cao Dongfang gave his lunch box and steamed buns to Uncle Jiang. "Uncle Jiang, you eat, I'll go out for a walk."

Uncle Jiang was not polite. This food was good for others, but for Cao Dongfang...

.......

Cao Dongfang left the cafeteria and drove to a deserted place, where he bought two meat buns and a small bowl of chicken stewed with mushrooms from the system space.

I filled my stomach at noon and finished my meal in ten minutes. Then I parked the car back where it was and prepared to take a walk around Qinjia Village to see if this was the legendary Qin Huairu’s mother’s home!

Cao Dongfang, with his hands in his pockets, did not enter the village. He did not know anyone and did not want to be caught by the villagers as an unknown person.

"Come on, kids, I'll give each of you a piece of candy. Can you tell me about this village?

I am a driver who comes here to transport iron ore from the steel mill. My name is Cao Dongfang. What are your names? "Cao Dongfang said to the three little girls who were about twelve or thirteen years old.

“You’re the driver!”

"Is this your first time in our village? It seems like they are making steel right now. I heard my dad talk about it."

"Your candy is so delicious, thank you. My name is Qin Jingru, her name is Qin Jingru, and her name is Qin Huahua. We are all from Qinjia Village. Now it is...

Cao Dongfang looked at Qin Jingru for a few times. She was about the same size as the rain, and she was pretty. She was a beauty. She would join the courtyard in a few years.

Cao Dongfang didn’t know what Qin Jingru’s situation was. They would talk about it later. Now he would listen to Qin Jingru’s introduction to Qinjia Village.

It is true that half of the people are farming and the other half are making steel. The large livestock are all here, transporting ore. The secretary of each village is the leader, and the village chief leads half of the people to farm.

These days, the commune is eating from a big pot. Everyone brings their own food to the commune, which then arranges meals for them.

These days, we have white flour buns. The three children are very happy because they eat better than before at home.

The iron products in the house have not been handed in yet and are all in my home.

"It's a good idea to do this. The food is much better. We should do it this way in the future, eating and working together." Qin Jingru said.

For children who don’t understand much, as long as they eat well, this method can be used for several months without any concern at all.

......

"Brother Cao, you are at the Red Star Steel Mill. My brother-in-law is also at the Red Star Steel Mill. His name is Jia Dongxu. I don't know if he is here. My sister's name is Qin Huairu.

I don’t know if my sister is living well in the city. I also want to marry in the city when I grow up. "Qin Jingru asked.

"Your sister and I live in the same compound, and I have a bad relationship with her mother-in-law! Your sister is almost six months pregnant with her second child, and she will give birth early next year.

I don’t know much about your sister. They live in the middle courtyard, and I live in the front courtyard. You can ask Jia Dongxu about this!” Cao Dongfang said.

"Hmph! I won't ask him. My sister has been married for seven years and has only come back once. It must be that Jia Dongxu didn't let her come back. My sister misses her too... My aunt misses her too!" Qin Jingru said viciously.

"Now that Jia Dongxu is here, he will probably go to see Qin Huairu's parents. I have an average relationship with him, and if you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known your sister's name was Qin Huairu." Cao Dongfang said with a smile.

"Jia Dongxu is here, let's go ask him why he didn't let my sister go home. I wonder if everyone misses her." Qin Jingru said.

"Maybe, Jia Dongxu will work first and go to your sister's house in the evening. Why are you so excited? What about Qin Huairu? She has her parents." Cao Dongfang said.

"I just can't stand him! Brother Cao, can you tell me about life in the city? Are the living conditions good?" Qin Jingru's eyes were full of anticipation.

"Well, let me tell you, it's not that good. Income is determined by individual, and many things have begun to have fixed amounts...

So if you want to marry in the city, you'd better study hard, find a job, and transfer your rural household registration to an urban household registration, so that you can have a ration of food, marry someone easily, and choose someone suitable! "Cao Dongfang said.

That's it!