Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Celebrating New Year's Day was quite lively.

Li Feng ate lunch and dinner at Sha Zhu's house. After all, Li Feng didn't want to cook during New Year's Day, and now that Sha Zhu, the chef, was cooking, Li Feng was naturally willing to eat at his house.

As for the old man and the deaf old woman, I have no grudge against them, so it's fine to eat with them.

Moreover, the old man was the one in charge of the courtyard, so there was no need for him to have any conflict with him. As for the deaf old lady, Li Feng's relationship with her was only so-so.

Although the deaf old lady liked to pretend to be confused, it had nothing to do with her.

Sometimes Li Feng felt that this was just how people should be.

Some things can't be overcome if you're not confused. Li Feng couldn't understand them before, but now he seems to understand them a little better.

That evening, Shazhu announced her wedding date with Wenhui.

It was on the sixth day of the lunar new year.

Li Feng didn't know why Sha Zhu chose this time; perhaps it was because Sha Zhu consulted a fortune teller.

Maybe this wasn't a fool's idea, but it doesn't matter, the sixth day of the lunar new year is fine.

Most people have free time around the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and Li Feng is no exception.

So Li Feng immediately said that he wanted me to help with whatever it was, and told me directly.

Sha Zhu didn't stand on ceremony and asked Li Feng to help him arrange things.

Sha Zhu believed that Li Feng, being a leader, would definitely have no problem arranging things.

On his wedding day, Sha Zhu will be the groom, so he won't have time to worry about so many things. As for Wen Hui, she will have even less time. As for his younger sister, she is still young and doesn't have much social experience, so Sha Zhu can only ask Li Feng for help at this time.

Li Feng immediately said there was no problem.

Li Feng has no problem assigning tasks.

After all, Li Feng has management experience.

As for the wedding preparations, Li Feng naturally wrote down all his ideas on paper.

As for the items that needed to be purchased, as well as some other items that needed to be used, he held a small meeting to brainstorm and make a list.

Li Feng definitely wouldn't go into the procurement process.

That kind of thing is too troublesome for Li Feng, so it's most suitable for Sha Zhu and Wen Hui to handle it.

Since Sha Zhu was a cook at the steel mill and knew many vendors, it was best for him and his wife to go for this kind of thing.

After the matter was settled, everyone dispersed that evening. Fireworks were set off in Nanluoguxiang. Although people's living conditions are not very good at this time, they are very willing to spend money on festivals.

Otherwise, they wouldn't give money to the kids to set off fireworks.

After Li Feng got home, he washed up and sat by the window watching the fireworks in the sky. Time flew by and it was already 10:35. At this time, no one in Nanluoguxiang set off fireworks anymore.

It's already this late, most people have gone to sleep.

Li Feng was no exception, as he no longer had the habit of staying up late, so he quickly went to sleep.

The New Year's Day holiday passed quickly. The three-day holiday was over in no time. After the holiday, He Yushui went to school. After all, He Yushui was different from Li Feng. Li Feng had the factory help him get leave, but He Yushui could only go to class.

Two days ago, Sha Zhu mentioned to Li Feng again about having Qin Huairu go to the ceramics factory. Of course, Li Feng refused. Sha Zhu had expected Li Feng's refusal, so he knew the answer. He was just doing this to appease Qin Huairu.

Finally, seeing that Sha Zhu had no other options, Qin Huairu had no choice but to abandon the idea.

She knew that she would never be able to get into the ceramics factory unless Li Feng spoke up.

She would have to take Dongxu's place in the steel rolling mill, so it would have been very difficult for her to get in without help. Qin Huairu herself didn't have much education or skills, so it would have been even more difficult. She knew this, which is why she asked Shazhu for help.

If Shazhu can't help now, she'll have no choice but to give up in the end.

There was nothing she could do about it. Although she really wanted to go to the ceramics factory, without Li Feng's help, she had to give up in the end. January 4, 1961.

The day was sunny, but a bit chilly.

Li Feng arrived at the ceramics factory early on his bicycle.

After Li Feng entered the ceramics factory, he quickly arrived at the canteen. When he arrived, he found that the ceramics factory was already full of people, and there were quite a few unfamiliar faces among them.

After seeing this, Li Feng concluded that these unfamiliar faces must be from the branch factory.

Otherwise, there's no other explanation.

After getting his food, Li Feng found a seat and started eating.

This morning we had a hearty dish: braised pork with glass noodles.

This was something Li Feng hadn't expected.

After finishing his meal, he went to Director Zheng's office. When Li Feng arrived at Director Zheng's office, he happened to run into Director Wu, the director of the factory office, who was his direct supervisor.

At this moment, Director Wu saw Li Feng and quickly called out to him.

After hearing what Director Wu said, Li Feng stopped directly in front of Director Wu and then asked him a question.

"Director Wu, what's wrong?"

Director Wu then spoke to Li Feng.

"Director Zheng was just about to look for you."

Li Feng nodded to Director Wu at this moment, and then he smiled and said to Director Wu.

"I was just about to go to Director Zheng's office."

Upon hearing this, Director Wu shook his head at Li Feng.

"The factory manager isn't in his office; he's in the factory's auditorium right now."

Upon hearing this, Li Feng paused for a moment, then asked Director Wu with some confusion.

"The Great Hall?".

"Where are you going and what are you going to do?"

Li Feng couldn't quite understand this, since in his view, the factory only chose to hold a collective meeting when there were events or important matters to discuss.

At this moment, Director Zheng was in the auditorium and couldn't quite understand.

At this moment, Director Wu noticed Li Feng's confusion and began to explain to him.

"A group of young cadres came to our area a few days ago, so we're holding a welcome meeting for them today."

Li Feng then realized what was going on, and immediately remembered the unfamiliar faces in the cafeteria. He then asked Director Wu.

"In the morning, I saw many unfamiliar faces in the canteen. Were they cadres recruited from the south?"

Director Wu thought for a moment, then nodded to Li Feng and said.

"Probably."

"This is not just because the branch factory is about to enter the operational phase; not only the managers but also the workers are gradually arriving."

"However, we can't accommodate this many people right now, so the factory plans to first provide management training to the workers from headquarters who are willing to go to the branch factories to serve as grassroots team leaders."

When Li Feng heard this, he roughly understood what Factory Director Zheng was thinking. (End of Chapter)