Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 24 Level Technician
Hongjia Village

"Dad, Mom, I'm back!"

Weekends are not just for rest in the city, but also for rest in the countryside if there is nothing to do. Besides, it is almost winter and there is not much farm work to do.

Hearing the noise coming from outside the house, Zhou Fugui and his mother got out of bed and left the house. Zhou Weitian and Zhou Jiaan from the other two rooms also came out.

"Fourth sister?"

"Old Four, why are you back today?"

Zhou Chunhua was wearing work clothes and looked more energetic than before. She used to be timid at home, but now she looked full of energy.

Although she was a little tired from working every day, she saw a lot in the factory with Zhou Fengnian, especially since her third brother was the deputy director of the new workshop.

"I don't have to work today, so I wanted to come back to see you guys. I also brought some things with me, but most of them were bought by my third brother. I only bought a little bit."

Zhou Chunhua took the bag off her back, but it was quickly taken over by Zhou Weitian.

Her greedy elder brother opened the bag and saw that there was nothing to eat inside, so he became dejected.

"Take it in, you look like a loser!"

Zhou Fugui slapped Zhou Weitian directly and stared at the things his sister brought back. He was the eldest in the family.

"Where's San'er? Why hasn't he come back?"

Zhou Chunhua said, "Third brother has been very busy recently. He is now the deputy director of the factory workshop. He spends more than ten hours in the workshop every day and has little time to rest. Today, third brother went to take the exam, so he didn't come back with me."

The second brother Zhou Jiaan blurted out: "The third brother is really busy?"

Snapped!
Following Zhou Weitian, Zhou Jiaan was also slapped by his father.

Zhou Chunhua added: "Well, Third Brother is indeed very busy. I have seen him sleeping in the workshop several times."

After hearing this, Zhou's mother said distressedly: "Can San'er hold on? His body will collapse. Chunhua, please take care of your third brother at the factory."

"I understand, mother."

Zhou Chunhua agreed somewhat embarrassedly. She didn't take much care of her third brother at the factory, but it was her third brother who took care of her instead.

Breakfast and dinner were taken care of, and she didn't have to do anything except wash the dishes after eating.

Sometimes Zhou Chunhua couldn't understand why his third brother liked cooking so much. But the food he cooked was indeed better than their mother's.

"Let's talk inside. It's so cold, don't stay outside."

Zhou Fugui spoke, and after the whole family entered the house, he began to inquire about what was happening in the city.

Later, they slowly learned from Zhou Chunhua how successful Zhou Fengnian had been in the machinery factory recently. He had even been promoted to an official, and had even taken an exam today.

After Zhou Chunhua took out the 15 yuan to give to her family, Zhou's mother smiled even more, almost unable to close her mouth.

The couples Zhou Weitian and Zhou Jiaan also had smiles on their faces. They saved 15 yuan a month, which is nearly 200 yuan a year.

In this way, they will be able to build two big houses in three years, and the Zhou family will become the most prosperous family in Hongjia Village.

Zhou Weitian said, "Dad, Mom, the second son and I set up traps in the mountains a few days ago. We'll go take a look in the mountains later. If we find prey, we'll have the fourth son bring it to the third son."

Zhou Jiaan responded: "Yes, brother, let's go now."

"Okay, let's go."

Seeing this, Zhou Fugui warned: "Be careful on the road and wear more clothes."

After the two men left, Zhou Fugui unlocked the cabinet, took out a box of Daqianmen cigarettes, and started smoking.

When he was with his two sons, he didn't dare to smoke such good cigarettes, otherwise they would definitely ask for them. ——————

"Congratulations on passing the 13th-level technician exam, Comrade Zhou Fengnian."

The chief examiner of the First Ministry of Machine Building said to Zhou Fengnian with a smile, and then replaced his grade certificate and handed it to him.

Zhou Fengnian took it with a smile and said, "Thank you, comrade."

Because he was recommended by the factory, he was the only one taking the exam and the results were announced very quickly.

Next, I will take the grade certificate back to the factory and talk about it. Next month, I will be able to receive the salary of a grade 13 technician.

The work was done, and since Bai Kang was already watching over the workshop for him, Zhou Fengnian was not in a hurry to go back.

He walked along the streets of Sijiu City, just looking around. He had not seen Sijiu City as it was decades ago.

Zhou Fengnian also wanted to find out if there were any suitable courtyard houses for sale, but unfortunately he had no connections and didn't know where to start.

When walking to a tavern, Zhou Fengnian suddenly saw an acquaintance, so he walked in and greeted him, "Mr. Luo."

"Hmm? Xiao Zhou, I didn't expect to meet you here."

Luo Cheng looked back and saw that it was Zhou Fengnian, so he smiled and said, "Come, sit over here and have a couple of drinks with me."

"I can only get one cup at most. I still have to go back to the workshop to watch over it at night."

After Zhou Fengnian finished speaking, he took a sip of the wine Luo Cheng poured for him, then said with a smile: "It's a coincidence today. I just passed the 13th-level technician exam. This glass of wine is a gift from you, Mr. Luo, to celebrate for me."

Luo Cheng pointed at Zhou Fengnian and said, "Boy, you can definitely pass the technician exam. If it weren't for your seniority, I think you would have no problem passing the tenth level exam."

Independently repair machine tools, develop electric heating products, and repair agricultural machinery, Luo Cheng has not yet found anything that Zhou Fengnian can't do.

Levels ten, eleven and twelfth are all similar, it all depends on how much knowledge you have accumulated. Luo Cheng feels that Zhou Fengnian has a wide range of knowledge and doesn't look like a technical secondary school graduate at all.

He does have some background as a graduate from an engineering university, and has strong practical skills.

"Are you just hanging out outside after your exams? Or are you planning on buying something?"

"Neither, I just want to see if there are any houses for sale, but unfortunately I don't know how to ask, and I can't go to the street office to ask about this kind of thing."

Luo Cheng was startled and asked, "House? Why do you want to buy a house? If you get promoted, the factory will definitely give you a house in a few years."

Zhou Fengnian whispered, "Eighty percent of the houses allocated by the factory are buildings, but I want to buy a single-family courtyard house. Buildings are not well hidden, and people on the entire floor can smell when you eat meat."

"You, everyone else is trying their best to get a house, but you still don't like it."

Luo Cheng didn't say much, after all, everyone has their own preferences.

However, after picking up the wine glass, Luo Cheng suddenly thought of the matter that bothered him, so he said:

"Xiao Zhou, it's very difficult to buy you. The sale of houses is not allowed now. Even if you want to trade privately, you have to find someone you know or someone who can introduce you to someone you know."

Zhou Fengnian said: "Maybe, but I will find it if I ask around."

"So are you planning to rent a house? I know a quadrangle with two entrances. The owner wants to rent six rooms in the front yard. It only costs 80 cents a month."

Luo Cheng smiled and said to Zhou Fengnian: "How about it, Xiao Zhou, do you plan to rent it?"

"Six rooms in the front yard? Eighty cents?"

Zhou Fengnian's mouth twitched unconsciously, and he said, "Mr. Luo, you are not kidding, 80 cents for six rooms, how is that possible!"

The cheapest public housing is 20 cents a room, and the government doesn’t make much money, so how can you find housing cheaper than public housing?

(End of this chapter)