Siheyuan, don't mess with me

"You finished it so quickly. You must have worked hard. You must have stayed up late last night. Thank you for your hard work!" Chen Zhiguo let Liu Haizhong into the office. "Second uncle, I just got here. There is no hot water, so I won't pour you tea!"

"It's okay, it's okay, I just want you to help me see if this tutorial is okay!" Liu Haizhong smiled, he was very impressed with Chen Zhiguo.

"Second Uncle, you are really decisive and efficient. You finished writing it in one night. Thank you for your hard work!" Looking at Liu Haizhong's red eyes, Chen Zhiguo also admired him sincerely. As long as he can become an official, Liu Haizhong is really motivated!

"It's not hard, it's my duty! I should thank you for recommending me to the factory director and giving me such a good opportunity to show my face!" Liu Haizhong replied with a grin.

"Second Uncle, I recommend you to Director Luo because you are indeed a very good and attentive teacher to your students. This time can be considered a test for you. When teaching students, you should teach them seriously and not do anything pretentious or irrelevant!" Chen Zhiguo gave Liu Haizhong a serious warning, fearing that this guy would get hot-headed and make a fool of himself!

"Zhiguo, don't worry. I am still confident in teaching my apprentices!" Liu Haizhong patted his chest and assured.

Chen Zhiguo read it through and found that Liu Haizhong's textbook was well written and very detailed. The only difference was that the whole text was in plain language. This was understandable because Liu Haizhong was not well educated and could understand many ideas by himself, but he was not good at expressing them in words. Moreover, he could not even name many professional terms! Chen Zhiguo helped him correct several places where the words did not express the meaning, and refined many sentences, so that the whole article was much smoother to read!

"Uncle, my opinions are all written above. Please check if there are any mistakes. We can discuss it and try to make it a universal textbook that can be promoted nationwide!"

"With my low level of education, how can this textbook be promoted nationwide? Zhiguo, don't lie to me?" Liu Haizhong's eyes were shining, but he looked unconfident. He knew his level very well, especially after learning to read and write. He didn't even graduate from elementary school! How could this work? Moreover, if this could be promoted nationwide, it would be a lifetime of glory. No one would refute it even if you show off until you are old! Don't let that happen, and embarrass yourself in front of the whole country. This was the first time that Liu Haizhong hated himself for being uneducated!

"Of course we can. We don't have a textbook specifically for blacksmithing yet. Once this textbook is written, it can really be promoted nationwide!" Chen Zhiguo said seriously, "So, we must be serious and make sure that there are no mistakes in every sentence and every word!"

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll take it seriously!" Liu Haizhong was ecstatic. This time he was completely convinced. He really followed the right person. He wanted to be an official, and Chen Zhiguo helped him. He didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to show his face in the country just by writing a textbook. This was a great thing that his ancestors' graves were filled with smoke, a good thing that he couldn't even ask for. Now it fell on his head. How could he not be happy? Even if he was asked to kneel on the ground and kowtow to Chen Zhiguo right now, Liu Haizhong would be very happy to kowtow immediately, and it was a loud bang!

In three days, Liu Haizhong, who was full of energy, officially completed the first draft of the "Practical Training Manual for Junior Blacksmiths" under the guidance of Chen Zhiguo. Of course, a lot of work needs to be done before this draft can be promoted nationwide!

First of all, the training of apprentices in this period is a touchstone. When this batch of apprentices is trained, we can see the effect and verify whether the teaching materials are practical! Secondly, the "Practical Training Manual for Primary Forging Workers" has been submitted to the Ministry of Industry, printed by the Ministry of Industry, and sent to senior forging workers in major factories for review, to check for omissions and deficiencies, to listen to their opinions, and to summarize the feedback and revise the manuscript! Of course, this process is relatively long, after all, correspondence is very slow!

Liu Haizhong officially became the leader of the forging group of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill Employee Training Center, and also served as the acting deputy director of the training center! Chen Zhiguo knew Liu Haizhong's ability, so he would not give him the full-time job. If he made any stupid moves, it would be a joke. In addition, he had to see the training results of the apprentices to see whether Liu Haizhong had real skills and was suitable to teach apprentices!

Of course, Liu Haizhong couldn't be a lone commander, so Director Luo asked him to select ten blacksmiths with level three or four skills and good at speaking to help him. For a total of 500 apprentices, each person could teach 50 of them!

Therefore, the training of apprentices in the steel rolling mill officially began a week before New Year's Day, and Liu Haizhong also entered the highlight moment of his life!

While Liu Haizhong was standing on the demonstration platform and demonstrating to the students how to swing a sledgehammer, Yan Jiecheng was in dire straits in the boiler room!

The boiler room works in three shifts, with twelve people in each shift, four regular workers and eight temporary workers, operating two boilers in two shifts!

The two regular workers are usually in the operation room, responsible for observing the instruments and operating buttons. They will occasionally come out to check the equipment and then return to the operation room. In the boiler room, in addition to the high temperature, there is also a lot of noise and dust. Being covered in dust is standard. After working a shift, the spit out is black. Therefore, the two regular workers hide in the operation room and do not come out. The work outside is done by temporary workers!

In terms of work arrangement, regular workers are of course the easiest. Except for shutting down, operating and repairing the machines, the remaining heavy, tiring and dirty work is done by four temporary workers! Among the four temporary workers, two are responsible for pushing coal, one is responsible for removing coal ash, and the other is responsible for checking instruments, opening and closing valves, supplying water and delivering gas!

The easiest thing here is to open and close valves, followed by scooping out ash, and the most tiring thing is pushing coal. After loading coal from the coal yard, the iron square-headed two-wheeled cart is pushed into the boiler room and then loaded into the coal hopper. A cart of coal weighs more than 200 kilograms, and one shift requires pushing about 20 times. When Yan Jiecheng first started working, he ran out of energy after a few times. Long-term hunger made his body very weak! However, work would not wait for him just because he had no energy, so if Yan Jiecheng could not push a cart of 200 kilograms, he would push half of it. In this way, he had no time to rest during the entire shift, and he was almost always on the road pushing the cart back and forth!

The work in the boiler room is tiring and dirty, and there is no rank for boiler workers, just a fixed salary, so those who work here are either honest or have made mistakes and are punished by the factory!

Yan Jiecheng had just arrived, so naturally he had to do whatever he was told to do. After pushing the coal, Yan Jiecheng was assigned by a man named Wang Xiaosan to remove the ash from the furnace! Ash is all powder. After removing it once, the whole person becomes dusty. In one shift, Yan Jiecheng has to remove the ash from the furnace four times. Especially when it is time to get off work, he has to make sure that the coal in the coal hopper is full and the ash is removed cleanly before he can hand over the shift! Therefore, the closer Yan Jiecheng is to the end of his shift, the busier he is, and that is also when he is the hungriest!

Chapter 234 Yan Jiecheng risks his life!

As time went by, Yan Jiecheng bought his own meals, which ensured that he was well fed. His body was replenished, and he gradually adapted to physical work, which was relatively easy. He had time to rest, and he noticed that in his group, Wang Xiaosan and Xu Debao were regular workers, and the remaining four temporary workers, Yan Jiecheng, Liu Guizhu, Fang Dajun and Qian Yucheng, were in the operation room, and he and Liu Guizhu were responsible for pushing coal. Fang Dajun was the oldest and had worked in the boiler room the longest, and he was responsible for controlling the valve! Even Qian Yucheng did nothing all day, but he sat in the operation room every day!

"Don't look at him. You are new here. He should be the one to clean out the ashes!" During the break, Liu Guizhu saw Yan Jiecheng staring at Qian Yucheng, who was chatting and laughing in the control room, and persuaded him.

"He is Wang Xiaosan's brother-in-law. Now you understand!" Seeing Yan Jiecheng didn't understand, Liu Guizhu explained in a low voice, "Wang Xiaosan was punished by the factory for fighting in the factory! When you work for a long time, they won't dare to do it again!"

If it were in the past, Yan Jiecheng would definitely accept it submissively, but now, Yan Jiecheng is not going to endure it!

When it was almost time to get off work, Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guizhu each pushed two carts of coal and filled the boiler's coal hopper!

"Yan Jiecheng, take out the ashes!" Qian Yucheng poked his head out of the control room and shouted to Yan Jiecheng!

"Do your own thing!" This time, Yan Jiecheng was not going to swallow his anger and directly fought back!

"Bang!" The door of the control room was pushed open, and Qian Yucheng came out cursing.

"You're not willing to do any work. You're a newcomer, but you're so arrogant!" As he said this, he swung his arm and was about to slap Yan Jiecheng!

Yan Jiecheng took a step back and dodged! "It's not my job, why should I do it?"

"Damn it, I give you face!" With a loud shout, a figure rushed out from behind Qian Yucheng and kicked Yan Jiecheng. Yan Jiecheng had no time to react and was kicked to the ground!

At this time, Xu Debao and Jiang Guizhu hurriedly went forward to hug Wang Xiaosan who was about to chase and beat them. This was no joke. If they fought during work and the factory knew about it, everyone would be the culprit, especially since Xu Debao was the team leader!

Yan Jiecheng got a chance to catch his breath and climbed up from the ground. He grabbed an iron skewer, which was used to pound slag in the boiler room. It was about two meters long and made of thick steel bars. "Wang Xiaosan! Come on! One life for another today!"

Wang Xiaosan is a big and strong man, and is a good fighter. Xu Debao and Jiang Guizhu barely managed to hold him back, while Yan Jiecheng rushed up with a skewer in his hand!

Xu Debao and Jiang Guizhu pulled Wang Xiaosan aside, but exposed Qian Yucheng. Seeing Yan Jiecheng rushing towards him, he hurriedly tried to dodge, but Yan Jiecheng hit him on the back with an iron skewer. The frail Qian Yucheng could not withstand the heavy blow and fell down in pain!

"Fuck!" Seeing his brother-in-law being beaten, Wang Xiaosan exerted force with his arms, broke free from the restraints of Xu Debao and Jiang Guizhu, and rushed towards Yan Jiecheng with a roar!

However, after knocking down Qian Yucheng, Yan Jiecheng saw Wang Xiaosan rushing towards him, and he swung an iron skewer at Wang Xiaosan's head!

Wang Xiaosan didn't expect Yan Jiecheng to kill him. Isn't that how you fight? Brother! You're going to kill me!

Wang Xiaosan didn't care about his inner panic and quickly moved his body to dodge. His head dodged it, but the heavy iron skewer hit his shoulder heavily!

"Ah!" Yan Jiecheng used all his strength and aimed at splitting his head with the iron skewer. It hit Wang Xiaosan's shoulder, causing his body to shrink by half a head and he fell down in pain!

Seeing Wang Xiaosan squatting on the ground, Yan Jiecheng's eyes turned bloodshot. He raised the iron skewer above his head and smashed it hard on Wang Xiaosan's head!

"Yan Jiecheng, stop it!" Xu Debao shouted loudly and pulled forward desperately. Wang Xiaosan rolled on the ground. The iron skewer hit nothing and fell to the ground with a bang. The huge rebound caused the knuckles of Yan Jiecheng's hands to crack and blood flowed out. It was obvious that Yan Jiecheng was gathering all his strength and was going straight to kill Wang Xiaosan!

This made everyone present extremely panic. They really didn't expect that Wang Xiaosan would be so cruel to bully the newcomer. He would fight to the death if they disagreed with him!

Fang Dajun rushed over and hugged Yan Jiecheng from behind, "Stop fighting, do you all want to be fired?"

"Just expel him. You don't have to go to class where you're bullied!" Yan Jiecheng stared at Wang Xiaosan who was lying on the ground with bloodshot eyes!

Wang Xiaosan was also scared. He often fought, but he knew that he couldn't kill. It was okay to punch or kick each other. He was sued because he accidentally split someone's head during the fight. He was sent from the workshop to the boiler room. In fact, if he behaved well and made some connections, he could be transferred back to the workshop in a year or two. In the boiler room, he got a fixed salary of 32.5 yuan a day, and it couldn't be increased! Just because of his fight, his wife almost divorced him. No one wants their man to be unreliable!

My brother-in-law was also punished to work in the boiler room. He used his connections to arrange a temporary job for him just to make his wife happy, otherwise he would have a hard time when he returns home!

Originally, he thought that Yan Jiecheng was a newcomer and he didn't know how to bully him, so he asked him to help his brother-in-law with some work so that his brother-in-law would go home and say something good about him. However, he didn't expect that Yan Jiecheng was so tough. This made Wang Xiaosan, who had fought many times, feel scared. Yan Jiecheng was not here to fight, he was here to kill him. Was it necessary to risk his life like this?

"Okay, stop making trouble!" Xu Debao stepped forward and snatched the iron stick from Yan Jiecheng's hand. The successor would be here soon, and this matter must be dealt with immediately. If it gets out of hand, everyone will be implicated, including himself. At the beginning, when Wang Xiaosan arranged for Yan Jiecheng to clean the ash, he acquiesced. Firstly, it was for the sake of face. Both Wang Xiaosan and he were formal employees and naturally on the same line. Secondly, Wang Xiaosan's suppression of Yan Jiecheng, in Xu Debao's view, was just a test of Yan Jiecheng's temper. If he was easy to control, future work would be easier. If he had a bad temper, it would be a good excuse to fire him and arrange for his own people to come to work!

But no one expected that Yan Jiecheng would be so fierce. He was determined to kill Wang Xiaosan over a disagreement. This scared Xu Debao. If something went wrong, no one would be in trouble. Temporary workers could be fired, but he himself might be sent to the lowest level, cleaning in the health team, together with the elderly, the weak and the disabled. That would be even more miserable, and the salary would be even lower, only twenty-two dollars a month!

Therefore, Yan Jiecheng's action frightened the entire shift. This was related to their vital interests. Although the boiler room was dirty and poor, and the salary was not high, it was a stable job after all, with a stable salary. Everyone had to support a family and earn money. Losing their jobs was absolutely unacceptable! Therefore, they were all afraid!

"Alright, this matter ends here. No one is allowed to make trouble anymore. Lao Wang, don't target Yan Jiecheng anymore. Qian Yucheng, do your own work from now on. Yan Jiecheng, the same goes for you. If you cause a death, won't your life be ruined?"

"It doesn't matter. I'm like this anyway. It doesn't matter whether I live or not!" Yan Jiecheng's words made everyone present gasp. What kind of stimulation could have made him feel so hopeless!

"Okay, Dajun, Guizhu, take Yan Jiecheng to the infirmary to bandage his hand!" Xu Debao winked at Fang Dajun, and Fang Dajun and Jiang Guizhu stepped forward and pulled Yan Jiecheng out of the boiler room!

Seeing their figures walking away, "Old Wang, things are getting serious this time!" Wang Xiaosan rubbed his swollen shoulders and wanted to say something harsh to cover up his inner fear. However, for a ruthless man like Yan Jiecheng, no matter how harsh his words were, they could not match his determination to kill him!

"Forget it, don't bother with him. This kind of person looks like dough at ordinary times, and can be manipulated at will. But once he is really angered, like today, he will really kill you. Think about it carefully. You have a family to support, it's not worth it!"

Wang Xiaosan opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but finally nodded and said nothing. There was no way to avenge this grudge. Although he knew a lot of gangsters who could help him beat him up and vent his anger, he could only beat him. He didn't have the courage to kill him because he still had a wife and children!

But what should I do after the beating? What if Yan Jiecheng finds out that it was me who ordered it? Then I can’t hide, unless I stop working. As long as I go to work, I can’t avoid Yan Jiecheng’s revenge! It’s better to call it a day. Although my shoulder is definitely swollen and I can’t lift my arm, I’ll just take the loss. If this gets out of hand, I’ll be in the wrong! The factory was very dissatisfied with my fighting. Although it didn’t reach the point of firing me, if my job is adjusted or my salary is deducted for a few months, my wife will definitely divorce me!

Xu Debao lifted up his cotton-padded jacket and took a look. "Go to the hospital after get off work. I can't file a work injury claim for you!"

Wang Xiaosan nodded, came to his brother-in-law, lifted his cotton jacket with his right hand and took a look at his back. It was okay, just a red mark. He asked him to move his body, and it seemed nothing serious! "Brother-in-law, let's just let it go?" Qian Yucheng said with dissatisfaction, breathing in the cold air.

"What do you think we should do? Find someone to kill him?" Wang Xiaosan said unhappily.

"Then we got hit these two times for nothing!" Qian Yucheng said angrily.

"Be content! If Yan Jiecheng hadn't come for me, you would have been smashed to death!" Wang Xiaosan was scared just thinking about it. Fortunately, he dodged quickly, otherwise there would have been a banquet at home tomorrow. Only by experiencing the moment of life and death, will one understand the importance of life!

Qian Yucheng was silent. He saw the two blows Yan Jiecheng gave Wang Xiaosan. They were really meant to kill him. Thinking of this, Qian Yucheng shuddered and said in fear, "Brother-in-law, what should we do in the future?"

"How should I know? Who knew Yan Jiecheng was so cruel!"

"How about this, after get off work, we go out for a drink together, talk about it, and you apologize, and it will be over. We will work together in the future, reconcile early, and finish it early!" Xu Debao suggested, and Wang Xiaosan nodded. Jianghu is not only about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships! It is not a loss of face to hold a drink to apologize. Such a ruthless person can only be made friends, not enemies!

Chapter 235: Liu Haizhong had an epiphany!

Xu Debao and Qian Yucheng worked together to clean out the ash. While waiting for the person to take over the shift to arrive, Yan Jiecheng also came back. The knuckles of his hands were not bandaged, but just disinfected and coated with red medicine!

"Jie Cheng, after get off work, let's go have a meal together. Lao Wang knows he was wrong. Let's sit together and talk it out. Even if it's over, we still have to work in the same shift. What do you think?"

Xu Debao pulled Yan Jiecheng aside and told him about the arrangements for the evening. Yan Jiecheng nodded. Today could be considered an outburst for him. He was a volcano that had been suppressed for a long time. He had to queue up to register, buy work quotas, and even pay back his father. All these things that had caused him so much grievance had made him feel angry for a long time. But he couldn't get angry at Yan Bugui. After all, he was his father. The anger that had been pent up in his heart had nowhere to vent. Today he finally had an outlet to vent, so he erupted completely without caring about anything!

Xu Debao's proposal also touched Yan Jiecheng's heart. He couldn't lose this job. If he lost it, would he really have to go back with a licking face? Then he would be controlled by his father for the rest of his life! He couldn't stand his mocking eyes! Therefore, reconciliation was exactly what Yan Jiecheng wanted!

Coincidentally, Yan Jiecheng and his group met Chen Zhiguo who was also off work in the factory area. "Brother Jiecheng, how is your work? Are you able to adapt?"

"Thank you, Zhiguo, I'm fine, everyone is very nice to me, let's go to dinner together tonight!" This simple greeting made others look at Yan Jiecheng differently. Everyone in the steel rolling mill knows Chen Zhiguo. No one expected that Yan Jiecheng knew Chen Zhiguo and greeted him warmly!

After Chen Zhiguo rode away on his bike, seeing the different looks from other people, Yan Jiecheng said lightly, "Zhiguo and I are old neighbors, and our doors are next to each other!" Yan Jiecheng made a big fuss about this. Chen Zhiguo endorsed Yan Jiecheng without knowing it, making him a person who could not be messed with in the boiler room. In the evening, Wang Xiaosan, who was unwilling to give up, honestly apologized and willingly reconciled with Yan Jiecheng!

Chen Zhiguo didn't understand. He was facing a difficult problem now. During the New Year's Day holiday, Jiang Yuehua and others were going to come to the courtyard to play with him. Tonight, he was officially notified when he got off work, which immediately made him feel overwhelmed!

But he couldn't say no, so he could only smile bitterly and nod in agreement. He just didn't know how these four would feel when they saw Chen Xueru in his house!

Shura Field! Chen Zhiguo could feel the faint murderous aura, a storm was brewing, and he didn't know how to break the situation. In one word, annoying!

Women's thoughts are always guessed the other way around. That night, when Chen Zhiguo told Chen Xueru about this, Chen Xueru said, "Do you need me to stay away? It just so happens that my house hasn't been cleaned for a long time. On New Year's Day, I will go and clean the room to make room for you!"

Full of the smell of Shanxi aged vinegar, Chen Zhiguo definitely couldn't agree to Chen Xueru's request, "What are you talking about? I was thinking about you helping me entertain them at home?"

"Really? Do you really think so?" Chen Xueru looked at Chen Zhiguo with eyes wide open.

"Of course it's true, how could I let you leave!" Chen Zhiguo didn't know whether he was being disloyal or not, but he knew that at this moment, he had to make sure that Chen Xueru didn't leave!

As expected, Chen Xueru smiled sweetly, "You are really my good brother!"

Just as everyone was preparing to welcome the new year with great joy, a military vehicle drove into the gate of the steel mill. Soon, Chen Zhiguo was invited into Lao Luo's office. "Zhiguo, you're here!"

Lao Luo greeted them warmly, "You should know these two!" Seeing Chen Zhiguo come in, the two soldiers sitting on the sofa also stood up. Chen Zhiguo took a look and found that they were old acquaintances, Liu Qiangjun and Fan Jie!

"Hello, Comrade Chen Zhiguo! This time, we are going to trouble you again!" Liu Qiangjun shook hands with Chen Zhiguo enthusiastically!

"It doesn't matter if it's troublesome or not. As long as you need me, I will do my best to help!" The two of them must have come here for a mission. Chen Zhiguo was very clear about this.

Liu Qiangjun glanced at Lao Luo, and Lao Luo also understood the situation and said, "You guys chat, I'll go to the workshop to take a look!" He turned and left the office!

After the office door was closed, Liu Qiangjun took out a document from his briefcase and said, "This is the part we urgently need. Comrade Chen Zhiguo, please take a look!"

Chen Zhiguo read the thick document and an hour later, "Can the parts here be made? What are the time requirements?"

"One week!"

Chen Zhiguo was also a little speechless. Why was he always so anxious? Wouldn't he become a firefighter if he continued like this? He was always doing this kind of remedial work!

"One week is no problem, but I think this design will not improve the engine's kinetic energy much?"

"Comrade Chen Zhiguo, can you tell that this is an engine part?" Liu Qiangjun asked in surprise.

"Yes, you see, this time we produced the piston rod, but we only replaced the piston rod without changing the cylinder body, so there will still be a gap. Steels with different properties have different friction coefficients. After running for a long time, the gap will become larger, and the kinetic energy output of the engine will still be unstable. The increase in kinetic energy is not very large, probably only about 15% to 20%!"