The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

When Yang Dalin saw it, he was surprised to find that the idea he came up with yesterday was already done today. The repair trench was first dug into a deep trench, and then red bricks were used to build up the two sides.

There were also two buckets in the repair bay, presumably to collect water and oil later.

Okay, it's pretty basic, but as long as it's easy to use, that's fine. We can improve it later.

However, since the repair bay was dug outside the shed, Yang Dalin reminded the other party that it would be better to dig it inside the shed, in case it rains or snows.

The mechanic thought about it and agreed.

He said to use this first, and then dig up a few more from the shed later. There have been very few rainy or snowy days in the past two years, otherwise it wouldn't be so dry.

There are also daily tasks that they can't finish in time, and they have to check and repair vehicles every day.

There are too many things to do.

Seeing that the two men were quite busy, Yang Dalin handed them tools. When the mechanic went down into the repair bay, Yang Dalin followed him down to take a look.

Yang Dalin didn't really know how to repair cars in his previous life. He had seen a lot of videos in his previous life, so he knew more than the average person now. He understood the basic principles, and he knew how to fix simple problems.

Nowadays, there is no standardized maintenance schedule for cars, and often people only think about repairing their cars when they break down.

The Dodge truck that the mechanic repaired was almost twenty years old. Yang Dalin knew that as long as the truck wasn't scrapped, it could be driven for another ten years or so.

There was no other way; the production capacity of Jiefang trucks was insufficient, while domestic demand was huge.

Many organizations have no choice but to make do with it.

It's perfectly normal for a car to last for twenty or thirty years.

Therefore, knowing how to repair cars is very important.

At that time, people didn't care about things like exhaust systems or road safety standards.

If it can be opened, that's fine.

Yang Dalin secretly studied for a while longer, and seeing that it was almost time, he returned to his large office.

He has another task to do today, which is to read a self-criticism in front of all the drivers and apprentices.

Yang Dalin wasn't embarrassed at all. He was thick-skinned and had plenty of food to eat. What was wrong with reading a medical report?

However, Tian Xueyi made quite a few jokes when he read it.

Because Yang Dalin wrote a lot of cursive script yesterday in pursuit of speed.

Old Tian's literacy was limited, so he often had to stop and couldn't continue reading.

We even had to ask Yang Dalin how to pronounce the character, which made the scene extremely hilarious.

Qi Desheng knew that Tian Xueyi's self-criticism was written by Yang Dalin, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Old Tian knew very few characters to begin with, so it was already good enough that he could read at all.

Moreover, it inevitably contains a few simplified Chinese characters written by Yang Dalin in later generations that have not yet been published.

Yang Dalin even checked it against Qi Xiaoning's dictionary yesterday, but there were bound to be omissions, and there's nothing that can be done about it.

As for being discovered by Qi Desheng, he simply explained that he learned the simplified Chinese characters from the newspaper.

Qi Desheng's level of education wasn't very high either, and he didn't read it carefully after taking it home.

What he wanted was to make an example of someone, to remind everyone not to make mistakes.

So when Yang Dalin was reading, and the kid had read it down to almost halfway through, Qi Desheng saw that the guy was going on and on and he himself could hardly listen to it anymore, so he told Yang Dalin to read faster.

Yang Dalin skipped several large paragraphs and read the ending directly.

Qi Desheng summarized the matter again, took away the two inspection reports, and Yang Dalin also sandwiched yesterday's sample document in the middle and returned it to him.

Then he went to work with Tian Xueyi.

Unexpectedly, Qi Desheng came looking for me again around 10 o'clock.

He said that Wu Tiejun and Dou Xiaolong were looking for him.

It turns out that Wu Tiejun and his team delivered the previous reward directly to Yang Dalin's current workplace.

They also wrote a thank-you letter to the train freight station.

The freight station also benefited from this.

Wu Tiejun also hinted to him that there would be a big reward for catching one of the petty thieves later, and told him to wait.

Dou Xiaolong was quite generous, rewarding Yang Dalin with a new police overcoat and a cotton hat, though the national emblem was removed.

There was also a new pair of cotton-padded trousers, a new cotton-padded jacket, a pair of new police cotton-padded boots, and a belt.

Thirty yuan, twenty jin of fine grain coupons, five jin of meat coupons, and a banner recognizing his act of bravery.

They would also deliver the food given to Grandpa Qi to the grain station where he worked.

That's good; sending it directly to the workplace is much more effective than sending it to the home.

Qi Desheng's face was beaming with joy; this could be described as a good employee trained by the company.

After seeing Wu Tiejun and Dou Xiaolong off, Yang Dalin put away the money and tickets, and temporarily left the rest of his belongings in the dormitory. He planned to take them home that evening to make his aunt happy.

When he came out, he ran into Qi Desheng again. Qi Desheng told him that his company would reward him for his suggestion to repair the car repair trough and for assisting the police in catching human traffickers. He told Qi Desheng to behave himself and not make any mistakes.

What a wonderful era this is! Doing a good deed not only earns you rewards from the police and neighborhood committees, but also from your workplace.

That's why people at this time valued certain honors and awards so much.

For example, people pay a lot of attention to awards given by factories to outstanding workers or role models.

Because it's not just an honorary title, but also comes with many hidden benefits.

For example, there could be improvements in salary and benefits, or priority in housing allocation.

Just as Yang Dalin continued to work diligently, Wen Xiumei from courtyard number 95 was talking about what had happened the night before last at the home of a deaf old lady in the backyard.

Originally, Yi Zhonghai's wife, Wen Xiumei, had planned to talk to the old lady yesterday, but she only had time to deliver food to the old lady and help Jia Zhangshi watch the pawnshop for most of the day because Jia Zhangshi had to go to the hospital to take care of Qin Huairu.

So Wen Xiumei didn't have time to tell the deaf old lady.

When Wen Xiumei told the deaf old lady about the matter, she had a preconceived bias and spoke favorably of Yang Dalin and badly of Yan Bugui.

Does this deaf old woman who never leaves her home really think she's some kind of genius?

She thought about it for a while, but couldn't figure it out.

They also tended to speak in Yang Dalin's favor, perhaps because Yang Dalin's acting was too good.

After all, she had only seen Yang Dalin once from afar.

They've never even spoken a word to each other. You're asking a seventy-year-old woman to analyze Yang Dalin? What kind of analysis could she possibly provide?

She could see through the people in the courtyard because she had lived with them for decades.

It was only in the last few years that she decided to let Sha Zhu take care of Yi Zhonghai in his old age.

It's true that older people become more shrewd, but you still need to have some contact with them.

Otherwise, if she only listens to what others say, she wouldn't dare to guarantee that what they say is accurate.

The old lady knew that people's hearts were treacherous and unpredictable.

She mainly thought that Yang Dalin was too young and unlike them, who had experienced various periods such as the late Qing Dynasty, the early Republic of China, the period of the "Little Days" occupation, and the "Two Bald Men's Restoration," they were all shrewd and calculating.

Therefore, she also tended to believe Wen Xiumei's judgment, but still added: "Xiumei, this kid seems to be a capable and lucky child. You should try to win him over and get Zhonghai to show him some kindness. It's better than trying to win over Yan Bugui, who is scheming against his own children."

I've met Jia's daughter-in-law a few times; she's not as simple as she seems. I don't really like her. She deserved what she got for it, and I hope she can change. The most important thing for you is to win over Dongxu, Shazhu, and this Yang Dalin.

The others are not worth worrying about; in these families, the man will still be the head of the household.

Wen Xiumei nodded, indicating that she understood.