Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 17 Factory Leaders Meet New Products

In the evening, a family of nine gathered around the table and ate pheasant stewed with wild mushrooms that had just come out of the pot.

It was rare for the Zhou family to have such a sumptuous meal. Two pounds of chicken and half a bunch of wild mushrooms were stewed in a large pot. Although there was not much meat, it was enough for everyone to have a few pieces.

Zhou Fengnian originally wanted to cook the rabbit as well, but Zhou Fugui and Zhou's mother objected, saying that even a landlord's family would not dare to eat two meat dishes in one night, so he gave up.

However, just one meat dish like this, plus the pickles Zhou Fengnian brought back, was enough to fill the Zhou family.

The rabbit will be skinned and cured tomorrow. I guess we will save it for eating at the end of the year. The rabbit skin can be used to make gloves.

After finishing his meal, Zhou Fugui lit a cigarette, took a puff and asked, "San'er, why did you go to Hongqi Commune for business? I've never seen you go there before."

"This time, the deputy director of our factory retaliated against me because of my ex-girlfriend."

Afterwards Zhou Fengnian told the story of Xue Peihua and Zhang Anhong, including the conditions Xue Peihua had mentioned. He and Xue Peihua had fallen out because of this.

After hearing this, Zhou's father angrily slammed the table and shouted, "This bastard factory leader, my son doesn't want to marry into the family, so he is just bullying me like this? He made me run to three communes to repair the machine. It's amazing that this bastard thought of it.
No, San'er, tomorrow your elder brother and I will go back to the factory with you to help you reason with him!"

"Yes, why are you doing this to me? Are you planning to force me to marry into your family?"

"That's right, don't be afraid, Third Brother, our whole family will help you!"

The eldest and second brothers also responded, saying that their younger brother was punished for refusing to marry into the family for the sake of the family, so how could they not take any action?
"No need, Dad, big brother and second brother, I didn't suffer any loss. How could such a simple job as repairing agricultural machinery be difficult for me? Besides, our section chief helped me to obtain a generous subsidy, you see."

Zhou Fengnian took out twenty-two dollars and fifty cents and put them on the table, and continued, "This is only for fifteen days. I will rest for a few more days at home this time. After twenty days, I can go back and get seven dollars and fifty cents."

Zhou Weitian and Zhou Jiaan's eyes widened immediately, and they asked in shock: "Third brother, is this your subsidy for going to the countryside? So much."

"One dollar and fifty cents a day, plus one pound of food coupons. Of course the subsidy must be generous. I do the work of several people, and this is still considered low."

If a team was sent down, the machinery factory would have to pay more, and in the end, the Second Machinery Factory would make the profit.

"Dad and Mom, I'll give you fifteen, and I'll save the rest."

Zhou Fengnian took back seven dollars and fifty cents and put the rest on the table, but within a second, it was taken away by Zhou's mother.

"Mom will save it for you and use it for household expenses later."

After saying that, Zhou's mother started counting the money. She could count just four or five bills several times.

Zhou Fugui said, "Then rest more. Your family will definitely have plenty of food. Your bed is still there."

Zhou Fengnian originally wanted to go home and give his eldest brother and second brother two pieces of rice each. After all, the work points and food in the family were earned by them, and he would probably eat a lot during the four or five days he was home.

But thinking of Zhou's father's expression, Zhou Fengnian was at a loss. The family hasn't been divided yet. If he gave the money in front of everyone, it might lead to the idea of ​​splitting up the family.

I'll make up for it in private later!
Zhou Fengnian now has 1,000 yuan in his hand, and he is confident that he can be promoted to a technician level. If his leader recommends him, he can skip levels and be promoted to engineer without any problem.

When he was promoted to a level 10 technician, his salary would be no different from that of an eighth-level worker. Besides, he couldn't spend his money without tickets, unless he went to Pigeon City, so Zhou Fengnian didn't value money much.

If money can bring peace to the family, he doesn't mind.

Then the family started chatting again. Zhou's mother said she wanted to introduce a girl to Zhou Fengnian so that he would not be bothered by the woman in the city again. However, Zhou Fengnian refused on the grounds that he had no house.

Besides, he is only twenty-one, and in two years he will be twenty-three. By then, he may be promoted to a higher rank, and have a house divided among them, so it won't be too late to get married.

Moreover, he didn't want a rural wife, otherwise the food problem would give Zhou Fengnian a headache. After marrying a rural wife, he would have to go to the Pigeon Market regularly to exchange food coupons.

After Zhou Fengnian's righteous refusal, Zhou's mother gave up the plan, but still urged Zhou Fengnian to bring her a daughter-in-law as soon as possible, as she only wanted a virtuous one. After chatting for a while, the Zhou family turned off the lights and prepared to go to bed. Zhou Fengnian also washed up and went to bed to rest.

Although Hongshui Village has electricity, few families are willing to use it. The lights have to be turned off after only a short while at night. Most people would rather burn candles than use electric lights.

The next day.

After Zhou Fengnian got up and washed up, he felt a little bored when he returned home. He had no experience working in the fields, but he still followed his father, eldest brother and second brother to the fields.

However, he was driven away in disgust after working for a short while. He was a bit of a hindrance when he went to the fields, and it was impossible to do the work without some farm experience.

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The Second Machinery Factory, in the conference room.

After the factory director and secretary returned from investigating other factories under the ministry, they convened a meeting of the factory leadership team. Luo Cheng, the head of the technical department, also attended.

After all the leaders spoke, the factory director asked, "Now that we have summarized the factory's development goals, is there anything else you want to discuss?"

"Director, I have something to say."

Luo Cheng spoke, and the others turned their heads when they saw Luo Cheng. However, Zhang Anhong frowned, suspecting that Luo Cheng wanted to talk about the Zhou Fengnian incident.

But he had already thought of an excuse, so what if he reported it to the factory director and secretary?

"What is it, Chief Luo?"

"A technician in our technical department has developed two things that I think are very practical. We can definitely build a new workshop to produce these two products."

As Luo Cheng spoke, he took out a hot pot and an electric blanket and said, "Director, Secretary, this is a hot pot. Put it in a kettle and turn on the power. It can heat a kettle of water in five or six minutes. In winter, we don't have to burn coal or firewood.

This is an electric blanket, placed under the mattress, and it is also plugged in, but the effect of the electric blanket is better than the kang in Northeast China!"

"I have used these two products and they work well, especially the electric blanket, which can make you sweat when you sleep under it.

The most important thing is that they are easy to make. These two things are not difficult and our factory can produce them. "

After listening to Luo Cheng's words, the factory director, secretary and other factory leaders present became interested. They were not fools and naturally knew the value of the two things Luo Cheng mentioned.

"That sounds good, Secretary Wang, what do you think?"

The factory manager turned his head and looked at his old partner. He already had an idea in mind, but he had to convince his partner, otherwise it would be difficult for him to realize his idea. "Engineer Luo said it's okay, so there should be no problem. Do you want to try it out in the factory?"

Secretary Wang glanced at Director Li. He first mentioned Section Chief Luo and then Engineer Luo. Wasn't it just because he used Luo Cheng's status as a ninth-level engineer to select him? There was no problem with the technology, so the rest was up to their factory leaders to decide.

".We are from the Heavy Machinery Department. Wouldn't it be a bit unprofessional to produce this?"

"We can try a little first. If it's profitable, then our factory can give our employees some extra meat at the end of the year. If it's not profitable..."

Before Director Li finished speaking, Luo Cheng interrupted him hastily, "Director Li, it is definitely effective. The winter in our city is so cold, not to mention the Northeast.

And there are people further north than the Northeast. They must need this too."

After hearing Luo Cheng's words, not only Director Li but also Secretary Wang became excited.

(End of this chapter)