Siheyuan, don't mess with me

While the noodles were cooking, Chen Zhiguo prepared two small cold dishes to go with the wine and brought them to the table. "Have you prepared the pigs?"

"It's all ready. I just wanted to come over and ask you, how much meat do you want?" Hu Weijun replied.

"It's the same as last time! A pig's head, pig's trotters, a bunch of offal, a fan of ribs, and ten pounds of pork belly!" Wild boar meat is not fatty, and there is no pork fat that Chen Zhiguo wants. He can only choose to ask for pork belly and bring it back to make some pork fat!

"Okay! I'll send it to you tomorrow!"

"Okay! Now that we've finished talking, are you going back?" Chen Zhiguo said with a straight face.

"Why go back? I even brought some wine!" Li Jianshe took out a bottle of Sanbai from his pocket! Whoever goes back is a fool. Looking at such delicious food, it would be a big loss if he doesn't eat it!

"I have to admit that you two are so shameless!"

"As long as I can eat meat, what does it matter if I have a thick skin?" Li Jianshe didn't care at all, nor did he care about his position as the factory director.

Chen Zhiguo improved the Western Region Big Plate Chicken and made it sour and spicy, mainly because the pickled peppers and sour bamboo shoots here are very distinctive! Looking at this dish served by Chen Zhiguo on a large tea tray,

"Zhiguo, what is this dish? Why do you pair braised chicken with noodles?" Li Jianshe asked curiously.

"This is Western Region Big Plate Chicken. There are not many noodles. You don't want to eat it later?" Chen Zhiguo glared at Li Jianshe, but his words had little effect. Li Jianshe's eyes were already staring at the big plate chicken. Chen Zhiguo felt annoyed when he saw his drooling expression. This foodie was impossible to drive away!

"Don't worry, I just eat meat!" The tempting aroma filled his nose, especially the sour and spicy taste. Li Jianshe's taste buds were stimulated and exploded directly. He swallowed it down, then patted his chest and promised!

But the result?

"It's delicious, sour and spicy, and goes really well with rice. Zhiguo, do you have any more noodles?" Li Jianshe said, holding the bowl and licking his face.

Chen Zhiguo looked at him with contempt. Who said that? How did he eat it all? But what could he do? Send him away? Chen Zhiguo could only helplessly say, "You've already eaten two bowls. You're still eating? Where can I get you noodles? Do you want any steamed buns?"

"I see there's still some soup here. Wouldn't it be a waste if we pour it out?"

Chen Zhiguo was also convinced. Ever since the old guy took the first bite of noodles soaked in soup, he couldn't stop eating. He finished two bowls of noodles, which were not many to begin with. Chen Zhiguo gave him two steamed buns, and Li Jianshe used the steamed buns to wipe the large tea tray clean, leaving no soup at all. Chen Zhiguo didn't even have to wash the dishes!

"Look at you, can you be a little more capable?" Chen Zhiguo said contemptuously.

"Look at what you said. The world is big, but having enough food is the most important. Do I need to be polite to you? Why be so hypocritical? You will only suffer in the end. I will not do anything that will make me suffer for the sake of face!" Li Jianshe said calmly and confidently. He didn't blush, his heart didn't beat, and he didn't feel ashamed at all!

"You think it through. Do you do this often?"

Unexpectedly, Li Jianshe suddenly said seriously, "No, since I became the factory director, except for the meal I've eaten at Old Hu's house, it's your house. I won't go to any other house if they invite me!"

Chen Zhiguo was so angry that he felt dizzy. It seemed that you were just picking on me and bullying me because I was easy to talk to. So he gritted his teeth and said, "Then I have to thank you for giving me face!"

"Of course he won't go. Which family has a supply like yours? There's always meat, and the dishes are delicious. To be honest, the oil you use to cook one dish is as much as our family uses in half a month! Where can you let Old Li find such greasy dishes? Do you think he won't miss it?" Hu Weijun mercilessly revealed Li Jianshe's secrets!

"Nonsense! I'm a big factory director, can I just go to other people's houses for dinner? What if all the workers invite me to dinner, can I eat all of them? Moreover, if I go to one of them, what if I don't go to another one next time? That would ruin the situation and there would definitely be conflicts. It would be like not giving face and looking down on people! That's why I won't go to anyone's house!" Li Jianshe explained hurriedly.

But his explanation made Chen Zhiguo furious, "You pretend to be honest in the factory, and then come here to bully me! You are too much of a bully!"

"Who asked you to cook delicious food? Besides, you came here from far away, so as a factory leader, I should pay more attention to you!" Li Jianshe said with a smile, not feeling ashamed at all!

"You old man, I really admire you! I won't let you come next time!"

"Hey, that won't work. I came here after get off work to discuss work with you. You can't refuse. Besides, my taste has become more picky now. It's all your fault. What do you think we should do?"

Ma Huihui listened to the three of them bickering wildly and saying the harshest words, but there was still a smile on her lips. Even though Chen Zhiguo spoke harshly and often criticized Li Jianshe, it did not mean that Chen Zhiguo was angry. If Chen Zhiguo was angry, he would not have eaten with Li Jianshe. If he was not happy, he would have overturned the table long ago!

Ma Huihui listened with a smile while she cleaned the table and poured them some hot tea!

"It's better here in Zhiguo. There are cigarettes, wine, meat, and tea. I plan to live here for a long time!"

"Get lost! It's good enough to give you a meal, but you want to come here every day? You're dreaming!"

After dinner, they got down to business. "Zhiguo, the superiors have given orders that the engines for the big firecrackers need to be produced!"

"Just start production. It's not difficult. We have all the data. As long as the materials arrive, we can start production!" Chen Zhiguo said nonchalantly.

"We may have to work overtime. This time we're in a hurry. The steel in Yanjing needs to be produced now, so the time left for processing is a bit tight!" Li Jianshe said solemnly. This was a serious discussion about work, not a joke like just now. He could say anything!

"It's okay! Ji Xiaojun and the others can do it now anyway. I'll leave the simple ones to them and do the complicated ones myself. It's just the right amount of staggered time, so it should be fine!" Chen Zhiguo was very calm!

"It would be great if we had two more CNC machine tools, so we wouldn't have to be so nervous!" Li Jianshe said enviously.

Although Li Jianshe was the factory director, Hu Weijun didn't give him any face at all. "You wish. If it weren't for the need to produce firecracker engines, such advanced machine tools would never have been ours!"

"That's right! I just think that since the mission is so tight this time, should I use this excuse to ask my superiors to apply for a CNC machine tool?"

"Don't dream about that! I guarantee that as long as you open your mouth, the old leader will definitely scold you like a third grandson! If you don't believe me, just go and try it!"

Li Jianshe really wanted to say, "Let's give it a try!" But when he thought of his old leader's character, he curled his lips and said nothing!

"Why bother? I'll send my design over tomorrow. By then, there will definitely be a more advanced machine tool!" Chen Zhiguo said with a relaxed look.

"What!" Li Jianshe grabbed Chen Zhiguo and said, "Are you telling the truth?"

Chen Zhiguo pulled Li Jianshe's hand away with a look of disgust. "Talking is one thing, but why are you touching me? You are an adult but you are not calm at all. No wonder your old leader scolded you. You are not steady at all!"

Li Jianshe didn't care about Chen Zhiguo's teasing at all, "Zhiguo, have you designed a new machine tool again?"

"No, it kind of is!"

"What are you talking about?"

"I designed the second generation of CNC machine tools, which improved and optimized many of the shortcomings of the first generation! It cannot be said to be a complete redesign, but it just added a lot of new designs and improvements!"

"That's great! Once it's finished, we can have new machine tools!" Li Jianshe excitedly slammed the table with such force that the teacups on the table fell over. Li Jianshe hurriedly cleaned up the mess.

"You are an adult, can you be more calm? You can't sit still over such a small matter?" Chen Zhiguo moved his chair to the side with disgust, away from the factory director who had obviously become stupid!

"I was too happy. Blame me! Blame me!"

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In Chen Zhiguo's courtyard, on a cold winter night, when the room was warm as spring and full of laughter, in Yanjing City, in Jiang Yuechen's room, under the cold moonlight, a person was standing by the window. It was a quiet night and a lonely person!

There was no light on, and the room was dark and cold. The silver moonlight shone in. The window was open, and the cold wind whistled in, blowing Jiang Yuechen's hair. Although the wind was cold, it could not take away the passionate heart!

I am leaning alone on the windowsill, thinking endlessly, the moonlight shines on my heart like silver!

After a long while, there was an inaudible sigh! Jiang Yuechen slowly sat down and picked up a letter on the table. Under the bright moonlight, "My sister Yuechen wrote this letter to you personally!"

A faint sigh sounded again. Jiang Yuechen took out the letter. The thin piece of paper felt as heavy as a thousand pounds in his hands. With trembling hands, Jiang Yuechen read it carefully again. After a long time, he murmured to the moonlight with a pale but determined face,

"Sister, you're gone too, so what should I do? Zhiguo, I miss you!"

Chapter 356: The standards for marrying a wife in different eras!

Knowing that they were going to produce engines, Chen Zhiguo became more strict with operators like Ji Xiaojun, and the difficulty of processing parts continued to increase!

Although Ji Xiaojun and his friends were overwhelmed and a little bit at a loss when faced with the complicated parts, this was a rare opportunity to practice, and no one backed down or gave up!

If you don’t understand Chen Zhiguo’s explanation, you can ask questions on the spot. Chen Zhiguo doesn’t care if you don’t understand. On the contrary, he is very happy. What he fears most is people pretending to know when they don’t, and then panicking when they really get the hang of it. He will never allow that!

If you don't know how to do it or don't understand, Chen Zhiguo will explain it again. If you still don't know how to do it or don't understand, then he will be more direct. He will take you directly to the machine tool and teach you step by step, little by little, hand in hand, until you have learned it!

In order to give these operators some parts to practice, Chen Zhiguo went to other production workshops to discuss and took over some of their production tasks, just to strengthen the training intensity of Ji Xiaojun and his team. If Huang Zhiyong had been the director before, how could such a good thing happen? He would not give Ji Xiaojun and his team a chance to get started, and would not even let them see the input data! Therefore, Ji Xiaojun and his team studied very seriously and attentively. One person started to learn, while the others wrote down the operating steps and memorized them repeatedly!

Ma Huihui didn't understand. While Ji Xiaojun and the others were practicing, she quietly asked Chen Zhiguo, "Why are you so anxious? Can't you just take your time?"

"Is there any difference between learning slowly and learning quickly now? You have to learn it anyway," Chen Zhiguo replied while reviewing the drawings he had drawn.

Ma Huihui was not idle either. She replaced Chen Zhiguo's cold tea with hot water and handed it to him again. "Don't be so anxious, right? Ji Xiaojun and his friends have to work overtime until eleven or twelve every day. I think they are too tired!"

Chen Zhiguo smiled, put down the drawings in his hand, and said to Ma Huihui seriously, "We are all young people. If he doesn't work hard to learn technology, what else does he want to do? Isn't it better to become a master earlier? Not only can you get a promotion and a raise in salary, but you can also be independent in the future! Besides, didn't I come from this? When did I not work overtime and stay up until the middle of the night when doing research and experiments? If you don't work hard when you are young, when will you start working hard? When you are old, will you still have such energy?"

Ma Huihui nodded. Chen Zhiguo was very hardworking. When he was free, he could play sloppy, but when he had a mission, staying up late was commonplace! "No, I think you must have something else to say?"

"I just have a feeling I won't be here long?"

"Why? Are you going to be transferred back?"

"Don't even think about such a good thing. I think some people will dislike me and think I'm too comfortable here!"

"No way! Who is it? Should we go and sue him?"

"No need, this is just my random guess!" Chen Zhiguo felt that he had talked too much with Ma Huihui today and immediately stopped the topic!

In fact, Chen Zhiguo also wanted to go back very much, especially when he left, Chen Xueru and Jiang Xiaohua were both pregnant. Counting the days, it is almost five months now, and Chen Zhiguo doesn’t even know how they are doing. According to the previous plan, Chen Xueru should have arrived at her grandmother’s house and lived with Jiang Xiaohua there!

Chen Zhiguo didn't dare to ask when he wrote back, because all the letters he sent out and received had to be checked. Chen Zhiguo could not inquire about any news at all. Although he missed the two of them very much, he could only suppress this longing in his heart and dared not reveal any news to anyone!

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At this time in the north, the wind was biting cold, and the howling north wind made people shiver! In Chenjia Village, Chen Xueru and Jiang Xiaohua were sewing clothes on the warm kang. Chen Xueru took sick leave in November and then moved here quietly. Now both of them had bulging bellies. Only in Chenjia Village could they feel safer. In order to ensure safety, Chen Dalong arranged people at the entrance of the village, and there were people guarding day and night, just to prevent strangers from entering the village!

The door of the east wing was pushed open, and grandma came in with two large bowls. "Take a break, it's still early, don't rush, eat some eggs!"

"Grandma, I just finished eating this morning, I'm not hungry yet!" Chen Xueru looked at the four boiled eggs in the bowl with difficulty. This was a daily routine snack, at 10 o'clock in the morning, 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and 10 o'clock in the evening, without fail! Chen Xueru could clearly feel that her face had become fatter and rounder. What was going on? Would she become a fat pig after the baby was born?

But grandma didn't think so. "How can you not be hungry? You still have another one in your stomach. How can you have nutrition if you don't eat more?" Grandma said with a smile, and urged, "Eat quickly, it will get cold soon. I added sugar!"

Jiang Xiaohua, who was standing by, took the bowl and said, "Grandma, let us do these things in the future! We can still do it now. We can't just sit here like this every day!"

Jiang Xiaohua felt very happy, but also very uncomfortable! Every day they just ate and slept, and were not allowed to do any work. Ever since her belly got bigger, her grandmother wouldn’t let them work, and had to do everything by herself, which made Jiang Xiaohua very uncomfortable. When she married Chen Weijun, she was pregnant and about to give birth, and she still had to wash clothes and cook every day. It was not like now, where she was not allowed to do anything! Compared with the treatment here, she dared to say that it was really like heaven and earth, exactly like what was said in the old operas, the treatment of princesses and young ladies, with someone serving them every day! However, being served by the old lady every day made her feel very uneasy! Similarly, Chen Xueru was also not used to it. After all, her grandmother was old.

"That's right, grandma, don't get tired. We can all work. We are not spoiled women!" Chen Xueru was also very uncomfortable and wanted to persuade her grandma to let them move around too!

However, grandma said seriously: "Although I am busy every day, I am happy in my heart! It is my blessing to be able to take good care of you two granddaughters-in-law!"

Grandma's face was filled with a happy smile as she looked at her two big bellies with a smile on her face. This was the hope of the Chen family!

Grandma went on to say, "My eldest grandson went on a business trip when you were pregnant. He couldn't accompany you, which was already a grievance for you. If I don't let you eat and drink well, what will happen? Besides, it's a big deal to expand our Chen family. Although I'm a little tired, I'm very happy!"

Originally, Wang Meihua wanted to come over, so she asked Chen Dayong, who came to visit every Sunday, to ask the old lady. After hearing what Chen Dayong said, the old lady pouted and disagreed at all, "I can still move, why do I need her to come? And what can she do? Tell me?"

The Chen family has a tradition that the women in the family are not good at cooking. This seems to have become a tradition. In the old family, it is always the grandmother who directs the grandfather to do the work, and Chen Dayong cooks by himself at home. Wang Meihua is only responsible for cleaning the room and washing clothes when she has time! Chen Zhiguo's cooking skills are better than those of his grandfather and Chen Dayong, and he often cooks!

Grandma's cooking skills were not very good, and she was not optimistic about Wang Meihua's cooking skills, so she said to Chen Dayong who proposed Wang Meihua, "Her? You stay at home! If you are willing to serve, then serve. How many times have you been in the kitchen over the years? Tell me what you want her to do? To be a decoration? Don't make things complicated for me! Let her stay at home and serve you and my granddaughters!"

Chen Dayong was speechless after being blocked by his mother. There was nothing he could do. What his mother said was absolutely right. Wang Meihua did not often go to the kitchen. What could she do? If she did not do well, she would be scolded by her mother. Then she would not look good in front of her two daughters-in-law!

So, although grandma seems to be busy every day, the one who actually does the work is grandpa in the kitchen. Grandma is responsible for making sure her two grandchildren have enough food to eat and for the babies in their bellies to grow fat and strong!

In recent years, due to changes in the environment and living conditions, premature births and infant mortality are still quite serious. Adults can't even get enough food, let alone the babies in their bellies, who are born with weak constitutions. How can they survive their infancy? Why did people name their children so many different names at that time? Tiedan, Gangdan, Shitou, Goudan, Gousheng? It was because they hoped that the names would be easy to raise, and that their bodies would be as strong as their names and survive tenaciously!

Therefore, if conditions permit, the grandmother will naturally feed her two granddaughters-in-law to be fat and strong, just like raising pigs. If they have a belly full of fat, the baby in the belly will naturally get enough nutrition, and after birth, the strong body's ability to resist risks will be enhanced!

Naturally, Jiang Xiaohua and Chen Xueru enjoyed their grandmother's constant feeding every day. Their bodies were like balloons, and soon expanded! This was exactly what their grandmother wanted to see, to be fatter so that they could have more energy to survive!

In the countryside at that time, giving birth was like going through hell. Tragedies of two lives being lost in one body often occurred. It was nothing more than the pregnant woman’s poor constitution, insufficient nutrition, and lack of physical strength during the delivery process. Without strength, the baby in her belly could not come out! This caused the tragedy!

At the same time, this also explains why the standard for selecting a wife at that time was to choose someone with a big butt and a round waist, and why such a person was said to be easy to give birth to? It is because fat people have strength, physical strength, good physical fitness, and can help with housework on the one hand, but the most important reason is that they can hold on to the end when giving birth, and can afford to consume a belly full of fat!

Like now, the streets are full of slender figures, skinny and beautiful, but in those days, no one was optimistic! Marrying a girl is useless, she can't work, can't choose, can't get married, and it's dangerous to give birth to a child, who would want her? To put it bluntly, the elderly in the family are worried, can such a small granary feed the child? Where can I buy milk powder?