Siheyuan: Rebirth 52 years later, escaping from famine in Beijing

"Thank you for your support, Director." Although Lu Weimin knew that he had indeed met the promotion criteria with his personal ability and achievements, he also understood that Director Zhang had put a lot of effort into the promotion process. Without Director Zhang's strong recommendation and support, I'm afraid the process would not have been so smooth. He felt deeply honored and grateful for Director Zhang's help.

Hearing this, Director Zhang seemed very happy.

Then, Lu Weimin thought of a topic: "By the way, Director, when do you plan to leave for your hometown?"

Director Zhang replied: "I will take the train in an hour, so I came to say goodbye to you and left the institute early!"

"Director Zhang, please wait a moment, I have something for you!" Lu Weimin said, walked straight to the safe and took out a stack of design drawings.

Looking at the drawings in Lu Weimin's hand, Director Zhang's eyes flashed with excitement. With years of experience, he knew that every drawing Lu Weimin produced was extraordinary. At this moment, he was full of anticipation and couldn't wait to ask:

"What kind of treasure is this?"

Lu Weimin smiled slightly and explained:

"Since the end of last year, many parts of the country have been hit by drought, and I wanted to design a tool that could help alleviate this situation. Unfortunately, I was too busy until recently, and it was finally completed. This is a drip irrigation device!"

"Drip irrigation? It sounds quite novel." Director Zhang asked curiously.

Lu Weimin nodded in confirmation and explained in detail:

"Although the structure of the drip irrigation device is simple, it is very practical. It mainly uses plastic pipes and the holes or drippers on the capillary tubes with a diameter of about 10 to 15 mm as the outlet to directly deliver water to the roots of plants for local irrigation. It uses the pipe system and the drippers installed on the capillary tubes to slowly and evenly deliver water and the required nutrients drop by drop directly to the soil in the root zone of the crop. This irrigation method is extremely efficient for arid and water-scarce areas, and can achieve a water utilization efficiency of up to 95% or even 99%. At the same time, it can also be combined with fertilizer application to at least double the fertilizer efficiency."

After learning about this innovative technology, Director Zhang seemed extremely happy and excited:

"Oh, Weimin, you are just the right time for me! This drip irrigation technology comes at the right time. I can try it in my hometown first. If it is suitable for the local environment, I can gradually promote it to more places. In this way, the people in my hometown can get rid of the fate of relying on state aid. This is a great thing and a great merit!"

Lu Weimin smiled modestly: "Regardless of merits or demerits, I just hope to do something practical and contribute my little bit."

"No wonder Lao Qian thinks so highly of you!" After hearing these words, Director Zhang praised sincerely. After seeing Director Zhang off, Lu Weimin felt relieved and satisfied with the technology sharing. He hoped that through Director Zhang's influence, more farmers could benefit from drip irrigation technology, especially before the upcoming 1959 drought, hoping to alleviate some of the impact of the disaster.

The days passed quietly like flowing water, and it was an afternoon a few days later.

Lu Weimin took his wife and little daughter to a park in the suburbs. His eldest son went to a friend's house with his sister Fei to attend a wedding and did not go with them.

In the sunny park, Li Jing held her child in her arms, and the family walked and talked happily, enjoying the rare family time. The couple's outstanding looks attracted the attention of many people, but they were already accustomed to all this.

During the pleasant conversation, when the mood was high, Lu Weimin couldn't help but hug his wife and gently kissed her face. At this moment, a slight scream of "Huh?" interrupted this warm scene. Lu Weimin looked in the direction of the sound and saw that not far away, Yang Aiguo, a relative of Director Yang and also his apprentice, was holding the hand of an unfamiliar young woman and looking at this scene in surprise.

This expression was as if he suddenly saw Lu Weimin doing something secret and was accidentally discovered.

A trace of doubt appeared on Lu Weimin's forehead: I just kissed my wife in a public place, why did Yang Aiguo react so strongly? After all, it was only 1958, and the rules between men and women were not as strict as they were in the 1960s.

At this time, Yang Aiguo seemed to realize that Lu Weimin was looking at him. He was so scared that he immediately turned around and pulled his female companion away.

Yang Aiguo's reaction made Lu Weimin even more confused. Suddenly, Lu Weimin had a flash of inspiration: Yang Aiguo must have mistakenly thought that he was kissing Sister Fei, so he was so surprised.

It turned out that Yang Aiguo had sent some basketball hoop parts to Lu Weimin's home in Ermingang. When he saw the beautiful young Fei, he thought she was Lu Weimin's wife and called her sister-in-law. Lu Weimin quickly explained that she was not his wife, but his mother-in-law. Lu Weimin's wife and Fei looked very similar, so when Yang Aiguo saw him kissing his wife, he naturally misunderstood and thought he was kissing Fei.

This "misunderstanding" could not be left alone, and he had to quickly clarify it with Yang Aiguo. So Lu Weimin said to his wife: "Honey, wait here for a moment. I met an acquaintance and I have to go talk to him."

After saying that, Lu Weimin chased after Yang Aiguo.

Yang Aiguo pulled his girlfriend away quickly.

His girlfriend asked in surprise: "Aiguo, what happened?"

"It's over! It's over! I saw something I shouldn't have seen!" Yang Aiguo blamed himself, "Why did I come to the park today! I shouldn't have come here at all! How about going for a stroll on Wangfujing Street?"

Oh my God! The master was actually entangled with his mother-in-law. Although this mother-in-law was really young, beautiful and charming, this was inappropriate after all.

Not only were they entangled, but I saw it with my own eyes.

Yang Aiguo was so regretful at this moment that he wanted to dig his eyes out. But he thought, Master is too bold to bring his mother-in-law to the park for a walk and have sex in broad daylight! Wait, Sister Fei is holding a baby girl in her arms, is that their child?

Oh my god! This thought made Yang Aiguo's heart beat faster, he was shocked and a little envious. There was no way, Sister Fei was really too beautiful.

His girlfriend asked in confusion: "Aiguo, what on earth did you see that you shouldn't have seen? What you say is becoming more and more confusing!"

Yang Aiguo hesitated for a moment, but decided not to say it.

After all, this is the master's biggest secret. If I leak it out, I will no longer be able to be the master's apprentice.

At this critical moment, Yang Aiguo decided to keep the secret for his master, even if it violated social morality. The master comes first!

At this moment, Lu Weimin caught up and shouted:

"Yang Aiguo, I see you, stop right there!"

This sentence was like a bullet in Yang Aiguo's brain. He was shocked and stopped immediately.

He turned to face the master who was slowly approaching, and said with a smile on his face, "Master, what a coincidence! You are also in the park?"

Yang Aiguo looked at the young and tall master in front of him, looking quite surprised and feeling curious.

Lu Weimin smiled slightly, glanced at Yang Aiguo and his partner, and asked, "It's indeed a coincidence! Who is this female colleague?"

Yang Aiguo quickly replied: "Master, this is my girlfriend Sun Meijuan."

"Sun Meijuan, this is my master Lu Weimin, who graduated from Tsinghua University and is a fourth-level engineer in our factory, Chief Engineer Comrade Lu Weimin!" Sun Meijuan's eyes widened in surprise after hearing the introduction. I didn't expect that my patriotic master could be so outstanding!

But she noticed why Aiguo suddenly quickened his pace when he saw his master. It was really puzzling. The more Sun Meijuan thought about it, the more confused she became.

"Hello, Master Lu, Aiguo often talks about you!" Sun Meijuan said. "Hello, Sun **," Lu Weimin responded.

After some pleasantries, Lu Weimin turned to Yang Aiguo and asked with a smile: "Aiguo, why did you speed up when you saw me just now?"

Yang Aiguo realized that his master seemed to be testing him, and he immediately said in defense: "Master, I really didn't see you at that time! I really didn't see anything!"

Seeing this, Lu Weimin's expression became serious: "I hate dishonesty the most. I'll give you one last chance. Did you really not see me just now?" This sentence made Yang Aiguo nervous all of a sudden, and he had no choice but to admit it. However, before that, he took his girlfriend aside and whispered to Lu Weimin: "Master, I did see you! But don't worry, I won't say anything. Hey, actually I shouldn't have come to the park!"

Lu Weimin coughed a few times and said, "You misunderstood. You might think that the person standing next to me is my mother-in-law. You are totally wrong. She is my wife. In fact, many of us have seen her, but you probably haven't."

"Ah, it's my master's wife!" Yang Aiguo shouted in surprise.

Afterwards, Lu Weimin led Yang Aiguo and Sun Meijuan to his wife and introduced them to her: "Jingjing, this is my apprentice Yang Aiguo, and she is Yang Aiguo's girlfriend Sun Meijuan." "Hello!" Li Jing greeted with a friendly smile.

"Hello, Master's Wife!" they both said almost at the same time.

At this time, when Yang Aiguo carefully looked at the woman in front of him, he found that although she had some similarities with the woman he had seen at his master's house before, there were actually many differences. The master's wife in front of him had short hair, while the one at home had long hair; the former looked more cold and beautiful, while the latter was more arrogant and charming. Not only was their height different, but also their body shape, clothing style, and speaking voice were different... In short, he did misunderstand at the time, and it was really embarrassing to think about it now.

Fortunately, the master caught up in time to clarify everything, otherwise it was really a misunderstanding. After saying goodbye to Yang Aiguo and the others, Lu Weimin noticed that his wife had a curious look in her eyes.

After learning about the situation, Li Jing couldn't help laughing and said, "Fortunately you discovered it in time and corrected it, otherwise this would be much more interesting!"