Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 27 Moving, Trick Luo Cheng

"Fourth sister, we can live in the front yard. We can live in the back houses as well as the two houses on the side. You can choose one."

Zhou Fengnian told Zhou Chunhua that the brother and sister would soon move to Mr. Luo's house.

The most important reason for choosing to rent here was that it was different from ordinary courtyard houses and the front yard was particularly large.

There are two small wing rooms on the east and west sides, and there are windows on the outside of the back room, so ventilation and sunlight are good. Zhou Fengnian also didn't think there was anything wrong with the house where the servants lived.

Renting a front yard like this for 80 cents only means he is familiar with Engineer Luo, otherwise who would rent it so cheaply?
Luo Cheng, who came out to open the door, said, "Please settle down and pack up first. I'll come back to see you later. Xiao Zhou, tell me if you need anything."

"That's enough, Mr. Luo. You've taken good care of me. I'll ask Chunhua to buy some meat later. I'll cook today. You and Aunt Li come over."

Zhou Fengnian said with a smile: "You can also try my cooking skills. To be honest, apart from mechanical design and maintenance, my best skill is probably cooking."

We had originally planned to move here on Thursday, but the factory's workload was too tight, so we had to postpone it to Sunday.

"Oh, so confident?"

Luo Cheng smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for your meal, you guys clean up first."

After saying this, Luo Cheng went back to the backyard.

Brother and sister Zhou Fengnian and Zhou Chunhua also officially moved in here. Zhou Fengnian directly chose the largest back room. The windows of this back room were quite large, so there was no problem living in it.

Zhou Chunhua lived in the corridor room on the west side, which had a hanging door and a small courtyard of its own where she could hang clothes.

After the brother and sister had packed up, they went out and went their separate ways. Zhou Fengnian went to buy coal, while Zhou Chunhua went to buy vegetables.

Zhou Fengnian and Zhou Chunhua returned before noon.

There was not much meat, only one and a half pounds. This was the meat ticket that Zhou Fengnian and Bai Kang exchanged.

Bai Kang's family conditions are also good. He is a workshop director who was promoted from a worker. From what he said, he has been to Hongbinlou and Fengzeyuan many times, so his family is not short of money.

After buying the meat and vegetables, Zhou Fengnian started cooking.

Zhou Fengnian is not against cooking at all. What he resists is washing dishes. If someone helps him wash dishes, Zhou Fengnian can cook every day.

His cooking skills are pretty good now, better than those of housewives who cook regularly, but only slightly better than those of the chefs in state-owned restaurants.

However, if Zhou Fengnian practices for another two months, with the help of the [Proficiency Simulation] system, Zhou Fengnian dares to say that his cooking skills are definitely not bad.

Chop meat, cut vegetables, light fire, heat oil.
After a while, bursts of fragrance came from the front yard. Luo Cheng, who was sitting in the backyard, quickly moved his nose. The smell of the rice seemed to be better than that of his wife's cooking.
"Okay, Fourth Sister, go call Engineer Luo and Aunt Li over."

After the last egg drop soup was ready, Zhou Fengnian asked Zhou Chunhua to call people.

Four dishes and one soup, braised pork, stir-fried pork with chili peppers, hot and sour cabbage, shredded potatoes and radish, and a basket of steamed buns made from two grams of flour.

Zhou Fengnian looked at the dish in front of him with satisfaction, thinking that his cooking skills had reached their peak.

"It's done so quickly. I could smell the aroma of rice just now. Xiao Zhou, you're not bragging. Just judging by the aroma of rice, your cooking skills are pretty good."

Luo Chengren started talking outside before he even entered the house, but he was still rational and didn't say anything about doing better than his wife.

"Mr. Luo, Aunt Li, please come and sit down and have a taste of my cooking."

Zhou Fengnian called out, and Zhou Chunhua went to get the dishes and chopsticks without being told.

After taking a seat, Zhou Chunhua was so hungry that she couldn't wait to eat the braised pork. She had never eaten the braised pork even during Chinese New Year, so she finally got to eat it today.

"Not bad, really good!" After Luo Cheng picked up the chopsticks and took a bite, he said to his wife Li Nianhua, "My dear, please try it."

"I can't even shut your mouth when I eat."

How could Li Nianhua not know what Luo Cheng meant? After all, several decades had passed, and he simply felt that her cooking skills were not as good as Xiao Zhou's.

But after Li Nianhua tasted it, he nodded and said, "Xiao Zhou, your cooking skills are really good. You are almost as good as the chefs in state-owned restaurants."

"Aunt Li, you're too kind. I just do this as a hobby. I can't compare to a real chef. I just want to satisfy my appetite."

Zhou Fengnian also started eating after he finished speaking. Fortunately, he had the system, which allowed him to improve his cooking skills even when cooking in daily life.

Then the four of them started eating, and they chatted while eating, but Zhou Fengnian and Luo Cheng talked the most.

Zhou Chunhua hardly spoke a word. Firstly, she couldn't get into the conversation, and secondly, it was the first time she had eaten such delicious meat and she couldn't keep her mouth shut for a while.

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"Engineer Luo, I remember Tsinghua University researched a CNC machine tool a few years ago? Why is there no follow-up news?"

After eating and drinking, Zhou Fengnian poured Luo Cheng a cup of tea and asked casually.

Luo Cheng was startled, then said: "Why, are you interested in CNC machine tools?"

"Of course. After all, I graduated with a degree in mechanical design and have been working with machine tools for four or five years. How could I not be interested in this new type of machine tool? I heard that it is an advanced technology internationally."

Zhou Fengnian paused for a moment and continued, "But there seems to be no movement. It has been so long, and I haven't heard of any factory using it."

"I happen to know what you're asking about, so it's okay to talk to you about it today."

Luo Cheng said with a smile: "The reason is that it is simply impossible to popularize it. Your workshop is not small, but that CNC machine tool can occupy half of your workshop."

"Moreover, the transmission system is relatively simple, and some complex parts cannot be processed; let's put it this way, when it comes to processing simple parts, this machine tool is the best.
But compared with the wear and tear, those simple parts can be completed by workers and masters, and there is no need for this machine tool with high wear and tear. "

Zhou Fengnian said: "I see, it's hard to process it, and the simple one is too wasteful. If you don't need it, why don't you continue researching it?"

"It is already at the world's advanced level, so why bother researching? Besides, we also need manpower in other areas. We can't put all our manpower into upgrading machine tools alone."

Luo Cheng sighed. He vaguely knew that the country had withdrawn many technical personnel.

As a result, his son and daughter-in-law also went to the northwest and have been separated for several years.

"Is the information about this machine tool confidential? Engineer Luo, I'd really like to study it."

Zhou Fengnian took the opportunity to say, "Engineer Luo, if we don't continue researching and upgrading, what if the foreigners catch up with us? It would be a pity to just give up like this."

"What can you research by yourself? Besides, even if this machine tool is rarely used, the information is highly confidential."

Luo Ben originally wanted to persuade Zhou Fengnian to give up this idea, but he thought that Zhou Fengnian was a research-loving person and had even designed the hot water heater and electric blanket by himself.

After thinking for a while, he said, "In fact, the confidential part of the CNC machine tool is the electronic control system, and the other parts are quite simple.
If you want to go and see it, I can put you in touch with some of my friends. Some of my classmates are now teaching at universities."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Luo."

Zhou Fengnian smiled, and at the same time thought to himself that it would be good enough to take the first step, and then he would be able to slowly develop the technology of integrated circuits and CNC machine tools.

(End of this chapter)