Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 787 Chapter 786 It’s time to take a “long vacation”
On Wednesday, April 4, the temperature started its roller coaster mode again and became hot.

The weather in the city of Sijiu this year is obviously abnormal. Not only is it hot early, but it is also dry.

With this level of abnormality, if it happened in ancient times, it would have been recorded in history books.

Although "history" emphasizes fairness and the absence of personal subjective opinions, strictly speaking, there is no history book without personal opinions.

In ancient times, productivity was low, science and technology were underdeveloped, and humans had limited means of understanding nature. If there were any disasters or anomalies such as earth dragons turning over, severe droughts, floods, solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, etc., the first person to be questioned would be the emperor.

The powerful emperor would not accept any questioning, and would usually pass the blame on to his ministers. No minister dared to complain, because if they disobeyed, it would not be as simple as just taking the blame, they might also be sacrificed to the gods.

This was what Shang Yin was best at, and he would occasionally send a few Qiang people to provide treats for his ancestors.

"Mao" not only means time, but in the oracle bone script era, it was a verb, meaning to split something into two halves, which is very vivid.

The cowardly emperor was not so lucky. He usually had to issue an edict of remorse, attributing the causes of various natural disasters to his own failures in some way, which made God unhappy. After all, he was the "Son of Heaven", the son of God.

Even Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Er, was not immune. Although he did not issue a self-criticism edict, his attendant made many notes in a small notebook.

In the first few years of the Zhenguan period, severe drought, frost damaged autumn crops, famine occurred in Guanzhong, men and women had to be sold, solar eclipses, heavy rain and hail, severe frost, and rain and soil occurred frequently.

Without mentioning the reasons, just these few words implicitly imply that Li Er's position was not legitimate.

It was not until the later period, when the country became strong and the surrounding small countries surrendered, that such words became less common.

Right now, we don’t care about this. In a few decades, we will care even less about it. We will wish we could just blame all the man-made disasters on God.

Fengzhi bought sesame oil yesterday, and Zhang Guifang got up early today and made hand-rolled noodles for the children.

After eating my mom’s soy sauce and sesame oil noodles, those who should go to school go to school, and those who should go to work go to work.

Before going to the Post and Telecommunications University, Tang Zhitong first went to Zhongguancun North Second Street.

"Xiao Tang, come in and sit down and have a drink of water." Zeng Xinghuai was extremely enthusiastic when he saw Tang Zhitong coming to visit.

Not only did the Science and Technology Commission deliver on its promise to provide the Metallurgical Institute with equipment, but in addition to carrying out some of the work on new material verification here, the Science and Technology Commission also coordinated a lot of experimental equipment for the Metallurgical Institute in the past two days. Everyone at the Metallurgical Institute was extremely happy.

From the perspective of the "small family", the Metallurgical Institute has gained a lot this time. It has been upgraded to a new weapon, which will make it more convenient to carry out subsequent work.

"Thank you, Director Zeng. I'm here to bother you again." Tang Zhitong was holding the mold for making magnets in his hand. He put it aside and took the water poured by Zeng Xinghuai.

"Hey, it's not a big deal. Director Ding called me yesterday. I'm very happy to do something for your project. It's hot, right? Come, fan yourself." Zeng Xinghuai picked up his folding fan from the desk, pointed the handle towards Tang Zhitong, and handed it to him.

"Thank you. It's really too hot today." Today is a sunny day, and the sun is scorching. Tang Zhitong has been sweating all the way here, and his chest and back are already wet with sweat. At this time, he is not pretentious. Facing Zeng Xinghuai's enthusiasm, he put down the water cup first, and then took the fan.

There are several bamboo sections on the front of the folding fan, and on the back is someone else's imitation of Zheng Banqiao's "It's a Rare Thing to Be Confused", which fully displays the elegance of the literati.

"Indeed, the temperature is almost catching up with Manila." Zeng Xinghuai sat down and talked about the weather, which he was good at.

"I heard that you are an overseas Chinese. Is your hometown Manila?" Tang Zhitong was very interested. Few people go abroad these days, so it is difficult to know what the situation is like outside. Although there are some news in the newspapers, there is little mention of local customs and practices.

Since he had the opportunity to find out what was going on outside, Tang Zhitong was still very interested. Maybe he could find some business opportunities.

"Haha, my roots are in China. Manila is just my birthplace." Zeng Xinghuai smiled and cleverly answered Tang Zhitong's question.

"Look at my mouth, I can't speak. Hehe, I've never been out and I'm curious about the outside. Is it cooler over there than here?" Tang Zhitong bowed to Zeng Xinghuai as an apology.

"It's not cool either. It's a tropical monsoon climate over there. It's hot in the dry season and a little better in the rainy season. Anyway, there are only a few comfortable days throughout the year. In comparison, I still like Beijing. Although the winter here is cold, it's comfortable." Zeng Xinghuai didn't bother with the young man and waved his hand with a smile.

"Oh, I like the winter in the city just like you. Although it's a bit cold, at least I don't sweat.

When it gets hot in the summer, I can't fall asleep at night.

After a day of being hot, the mat on the bed felt like a frying pan and it felt hot even when I lay on it.

I tossed and turned all night, and it was already the middle of the night when I fell asleep. The next morning, I yawned and went to work with red eyes. "

Talking about the weather, Tang Zhitong felt touched. Although there is less extreme weather now, summer is really hard to endure. He misses the days when he had free air conditioning.

"You are still young and have a strong internal energy. It's normal that you can't stand the heat. At my age, I find this amount of heat acceptable." Zeng Xinghuai has been in the city for many years. Except for some inconveniences in food, he feels that everything else is fine.

"You are not old, but you are in your prime and can achieve great results. I particularly admire scientists like you who resolutely gave up the comfortable life abroad in order to build the motherland. You are a role model for us to learn from," Tang Zhitong said sincerely.

There are many reasons why the country was able to develop rapidly in all aspects after liberation, among which the contribution of returned Chinese and overseas Chinese cannot be ignored.

"That's too kind. It's too kind. I chose the motherland, and the motherland chose me. It's not easy for Chinese people living abroad. Without a strong motherland to rely on, we are bullied so much." Zeng Xing recalled some unpleasant past events, shook his head and sighed.

"Yes, we still have to hope that our motherland will become stronger soon so that we will have someone to back us up." Recently, there have been sporadic reports of evacuation of overseas Chinese in newspapers, but behind the unknown news are human lives.

In other words, the country is not yet rich and strong, and some people dare to use the lives and wealth of Chinese and overseas Chinese to divert domestic conflicts. When the motherland becomes strong, even if they want to open fire, they have to wait until China completes the evacuation of overseas Chinese before fighting!

After Zeng Xinghuai expressed his feelings, Tang Zhitong focused on asking him about the customs and culture of Manila.

Tang Zhitong felt that he could not help much in the big aspects, and perhaps he could find ideas to make foreign exchange by starting from small things. Zeng Xinghuai naively thought that Tang Zhitong was just curious about the outside world, so he did not hide anything and answered all the questions.

When the sweat on his body almost disappeared, someone came to talk to Zeng Xinghuai about work. Tang Zhitong took the opportunity to stand up, put down the fan and say goodbye. He couldn't delay the boss's work. "It will be ready for you later today. I'll send it to you when I get off work today." Seeing Tang Zhitong was about to leave, Zeng Xinghuai arranged.

"It won't take up your time. I'll come again tomorrow." Tang Zhitong felt that Zeng Xinghuai had been working overtime to help him with the production, and he couldn't help him in any way. There was no need to waste his time on these trivial matters, so he quickly waved his hand to decline.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you in the office early tomorrow morning." Zeng Xinghuai did not insist. In fact, it was not so convenient for him to go home to the Post and Telecommunications University.

Tang Zhitong came out of Zeng Xinghuai's office and met a man named Qin when he walked out of the office building. He was immediately a little surprised. Wasn't this old guy dismissed?

The man surnamed Qin was a little surprised to see Tang Zhitong again, then he snorted coldly and turned his head away.

"Tsk." Tang Zhitong was too lazy to pay attention to this kind of person. He rolled his eyes at him and walked straight towards the parking shed.

The man surnamed Qin looked at Tang Zhitong's receding back, gritting his teeth, his gloomy eyes filled with hatred. If it weren't for this kid trapping him, he would definitely not have fallen to this point!
After coming out of the Metallurgical Institute, Tang Zhitong always felt that there was a hint of inspiration floating in his mind, which he could not grasp. When he concentrated on thinking, that inspiration disappeared without a trace.

Tang Zhitong scratched his head and said, okay, don’t make things difficult for yourself. Just wait until you remember it.

When they arrived at the Post and Telecommunications College, there was no class in the classroom and the students were in a mess. Tang Zhitong sat down and asked Lu Jian what was going on.

"The production work has been arranged. Our class has two places to go: a steel mill and a telephone office.

The steel mill is tiring, but the quota is high; the telephone exchange is a little easier, and the quota remains unchanged.

Everyone should split into two groups and discuss where to go." Lu Jian said to Luo Zhiping on the podium.

The news was announced by Luo Zhiping. This will be considered a warm-up. It would be best if the students could voluntarily divide into two groups. If they really can't, they will have to draw lots.

"Well, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it." Tang Zhitong slapped his head. Luo Zhiping had already talked about the production labor in the dormitory. He didn't plan to participate. He forgot to communicate with him when he delivered the food coupons to Teacher Zhou.

"Teacher Tang, are you going?" Lu Jian looked at Tang Zhitong, who looked annoyed but not eager, completely different from the other students.

"I don't plan to go. I'll ask Teacher Zhou for some flexibility." After saying this, Tang Zhitong stood up, hunched over and left the classroom again.

Lu Jian and several other trainees were very hesitant about whether to take part in this production labor.

Lu Jian opened his mouth, wanting to call Tang Zhitong to ask for his opinion, but in the end he didn't ask.

In fact, they all have the answer in their hearts. If they don't go back to their hometown, they can spend more than a month with their family, but the price is a bit high.

During the last winter vacation, the school issued them a certificate for temporary transfer of grain. They were college students at school, and when the grain ration was implemented after they returned, they were treated as ordinary citizens. Moreover, they could only eat in the cafeteria and could not exchange it for original grain to take home.

Although they know that this practice is not fair, they have no way to protest. Other comrades in the unit can do it, so why can't they?

This time they were thinking that if they could go to the steel mill, the ration would increase by more than ten kilograms, so wouldn't they have enough to eat every day?
Most of the boys in the classroom had this idea, while the girls could only envy them, because the steel mill clearly stated that it would not provide jobs for female students. It was not discrimination, but because the front-line work there was hard and dangerous, and female comrades could not bear it.

The steel mill is a very hard job, but all the boys want to go there. However, the two production labor destinations are equally divided, and the number of people in each group cannot differ too much. This results in not all boys being able to go there, and conflicts arise.

"How about this, let's draw lots! First of all, I want to make it clear that I'm going to the telephone bureau and will not take up the steel plant's quota." Luo Zhiping was sweating anxiously at the podium. Seeing that the good situation was showing signs of getting out of control, he had no choice but to resort to the method of drawing lots. Everything was determined by personal luck, and those who could not go to the steel plant should not complain about their fate.

As for why he didn't go to the steel mill, on the one hand, he wanted to show his style and not compete with other students, and on the other hand, Lu Yan was going to the telephone bureau, and he wanted to accompany her...

Lu Jian did not express his opinion on behalf of Tang Zhitong. After all, he had just gone out and might not be able to communicate well with Teacher Zhou.

In full view of everyone, Luo Zhiping tore off a piece of paper, tore it into small pieces, counted out fifteen pieces, circled them to indicate the selection, and counted eight blank pieces, all of which were rolled into small balls.

There was no ready-made box in the class, so Luo Zhiping took out his schoolbag, emptied it, and then put all the small paper balls in it. A simple "box" for drawing lots was made.

Tang Zhitong came to Zhou Zheng's office and explained his purpose.

"Okay, you have a lot of things to do, so just don't go." Zhou Zheng was quite easy to talk to and did not make things difficult for Tang Zhitong on this issue.

"Thank you, Teacher Zhou. How do we calculate the students' quotas? Do we need to go through the transfer procedures?" Tang Zhitong did not forget his job as the living committee member. Whether it was holidays or production labor, this aspect would definitely be involved.

“No, the food will be arranged by the department, the telephone bureau’s ration will remain unchanged, and the exchange rate will be 1:1.

The steel mill has a higher ration, and when we get there, we will exchange the food coupons for those of each student, at a ratio of 1:1.5, and the shortfall will be made up by the mobile food in the college." Zhou Zheng explained with a smile.

"That's great, the students can eat more."

"The food rations have increased, but the labor intensity is high, which has both advantages and disadvantages." Zhou Zheng heard from other teachers who had participated in production labor that although the rations had increased, it was very tiring and many students could not adapt at first.

"Fortunately, it's my own choice, so you can't blame others. Teacher Zhou, how many days are scheduled for this production labor?" Tang Zhitong was in a hurry and ran here before he had time to inquire clearly. If it involves crossing a month, then he has to consider the issuance of food coupons in June.

"Six weeks. We will leave on Labor Day and come back on June 6. You are wondering about the arrangement of food coupons for next month? There is no need to issue them. You can get them according to the quota from the production unit. After you come back, you can exchange them for our school's food coupons. The logistics department will make all the arrangements. You can rest for a month." Zhou Zheng said happily.

"Hey, that's great." Tang Zhitong felt very happy. This was equivalent to an extra six weeks of vacation for him!
"Even if you don't participate in production labor, you can't not come to school. Don't forget to visit the scientific research class from time to time. I heard that you have a project there?" After Zhou Zheng finished talking about production labor, he began to give Tang Zhitong some advice.

"Yes, I want to make an incubator with you all. I have been working on the motor these two days. I will definitely come more often in the future and try to finish it within this month." Tang Zhitong didn't expect Zhou Zheng knew about this, and he responded honestly immediately.

This time was not decided by Tang Zhitong on a whim. He had been trying to develop a supermagnetic motor before, which had delayed his time. Now that he couldn't do it now, there was no need to wait any longer. The efficiency would definitely be improved.

(End of this chapter)