Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 251 Chapter Qin Huairu has scheming, Zhu Xuefeng saves the black cat
Mrs. Jia Zhang sat down angrily. This daughter-in-law here is really, I have never noticed before. She is really mean-spirited. Without the support of her son, she really can't handle her.

As long as money was involved, Jia Zhang's brain was still very good, but he rolled his eyes and had another idea.

"If you buy two, you have to keep them. There is no feed at home, so you have to feed them with grain. It's a shame. How about we buy one first. Besides, this girl is a loser, so she doesn't need two chickens. I understand. I’ll go there at noon.”

This mother-in-law is not a fuel-efficient lamp. It is probably good to have one chicken out of two. Qin Huairu also knows that there is no hope for two chickens. She only hopes that her mother-in-law can remember when buying chickens that she eats the most. Just buy the smallest one and bring it back.

"It's the Chinese New Year. You can still buy chicken at noon. You have to go early in the morning. Besides, I can only eat a few bites of this chicken without having to stick to you and Banggeng..."

Mrs. Jia Zhang stopped talking. Really, she had killed at least half of the last chicken herself. After finishing the stick stems, Xiaodang only had a few bites. Qin Huairu didn't eat much either, mainly drinking soup.

"There's one more thing I need to say hello to you in advance."

No longer entangled in the money and chicken matters, there was no way there could be any new progress in these two matters, so Qin Huairu changed the topic.

Jia Zhang knew that something was wrong, so she didn't say anything, so Qin Huairu just said it directly.

"According to the factory's requirements, I have to go to work in early March of the new year. You will have to worry about the two children at home. They are both your granddaughter and the flesh and blood of Lao Jia's family."

This was what she had agreed to at the time. Mrs. Jia Zhang nodded. It was a very unhappy life. From now on, she would have to paste matchboxes and shoe soles, look after a little kid and a baby, and cook at noon. It's so hard.

When her son goes to work, Qin Huairu is responsible for taking care of the house. She doesn't need to take care of the children, and it's even more impossible for her to cook.

If you want her to go out to buy groceries, it depends on whether she is in a good mood or not. She only gets a few dollars for medicine every month, but nothing happens every day.

It's too hard now. No one is taking care of me. I have to work and take care of my two granddaughters. How will I live in the future?

This kind of life was definitely not what she wanted. Seeing Qin Huairu leaning on the kang, gently patting the little locust flower, she felt a little unwilling to give up.

"His wife, tell me, at my age, it's not easy enough for me to look after two little things. I still have time to make a matchbox and put a shoe sole on it. Mom can't do that."

Qin Huairu thought about it, Jia Zhang's size was really tough, but this was a matter of principle, and she couldn't compromise or let go. She finally had a chance to win it last time.

"You are not the only one watching the children working in this yard. When the weather gets warmer, you can get together, work, bask in the sun, and chat."

"It's great to have the child by your side. It also brings you closer to these aunties and old ladies. It's easier to talk about anything."

Mrs. Jia Zhang finally stopped talking and let herself chat with others. She had to have someone willing to take care of her. If she couldn't convince her daughter-in-law, she just said she couldn't take care of the children because she was lazy at work.

The two Liu brothers knelt in front of their father inexplicably. Liu Haizhong was sitting on a chair. There was a feather duster on the table next to him. The two brothers knelt in a daze.

The family was having a good meal just now, but after Mrs. Jia and Zhang came to make a fuss and left after muttering in the room with their parents for a while, the father's face changed.

The two brothers took the time to eat in fear, and sure enough, Liu Haizhong took the last sip.

"What did you two do today?"

It was finally a holiday, and dad went to work. Of course, the two brothers were going crazy outside, but it was obvious that they couldn't talk about it.

"Doing homework at home and playing in the yard for a while in the afternoon."

"You little bastard, you dare to lie. You want to deceive me. Look..."

...

After dinner, I went to the big yard again and made some arrangements for the three girls.

Daya has been off for the past few days. She doesn't have to be an apprentice, so she has plenty of time. Some things in the yard are left to her, especially when she remembers to invite Mr. Zhang to have a meal with her on the first day of the new year.

I went to Courtyard No. [-] again and chatted with my uncle, brother, and sister for a while before I got up and went home.

The uncles just said what they said, it is not a problem to stay like this all the time, there is no income, although Zhu Xuefeng has provided a lot of food, and they can solve the problem of food, but it is not appropriate to stay idle all the time.

There is currently no way out, and Zhu Xuefeng can't help. If they really want to leave, it's normal for them to go out and wander around and find a way to survive.

They will have stayed for five months after the new year, and no matter how much savings they have, they can't just sit back and waste their money.

In fact, it would be good to open a martial arts gym to teach disciples, but there are no such conditions now. No one has heard that it is possible to open a martial arts gym, and it is difficult to find other jobs.

Because I was thinking about something, I didn't ride very fast. I saw a black thing struggling on the edge of the alley from a distance. I rode over curiously and saw an injured kitten.

There was a small hole in the kitten's abdomen, which bled a lot of blood. The black hair was bunched together. There must be something wrong with its hind legs. It was crawling with difficulty on its two front paws.

Zhu Xuefeng stopped the car, crouched down, and watched quietly. They said cats have nine lives, and it seemed to be true. This cat was probably underage. It was one size smaller than an adult cat. It was very thin and seriously injured. Still alive, in this kind of weather….

Seeing someone squatting down, the little black cat stopped crawling and looked up at Zhu Xuefeng. His eyes were full of tears, and his eyes were like those of a child asking for help. Zhu Xuefeng's heart twitched.

In later generations, I raised a black dog, a Chinese pastoral dog, with a very high IQ. He could understand many of his owner's words, especially his words, and was very fond of him. I didn't know he was like this now.

But I have never raised a cat before, and I can't even say I like it. People say that cats are masters, and Zhu Xuefeng doesn't want to be a shit shoveler. The last time Xia Yuhong had an idea, Zhu Xuefeng distracted her and lured her away.

But when I saw the look in the kitten's eyes, I really couldn't move away, so I tried to reach out my hand. The kitten didn't dodge or resist, but stuck out its small tongue to add some.

Forget it, it’s still a young life. This is the first time I’ve seen a cat since my rebirth. It’s considered fate and I hope I can save it.

He gently lifted the cat and inspected it carefully. The wound on the kitten's abdomen seemed to have been punctured by bamboo, and there were still bamboo fibers. The two broken legs were probably broken by the bamboo. Cats are very agile, and they are very agile in the city. There are no natural enemies, so it is difficult to suffer such damage.

A picture emerged in my mind. A climbing cat was suddenly stabbed by a bamboo pole. When it fell, it was swept by the bamboo pole again. Fortunately, it fell out of pursuit and barely escaped.

After the west wing was renovated and partitions were added to all three rooms according to Zhu Xuefeng's requirements, a mouse occasionally ran around and became very annoying. I hoped that the black cat would get better and help him relieve his troubles.

I can't do it today. I'll go to the hospital tomorrow to see if I can get some medicine to heal the fracture. I'll go back and cut a few small splints out of bamboo, then put some red potion on it, and stay overnight. I hope the kitten has a good life.

You can't ride a bike with a cat in it. Before the space was upgraded, the wild boar could survive. Now that I haven't tried to see if it can accommodate life after the upgrade, it should be fine. Let's put the kitten into the space.

I unexpectedly received a reminder: "This life form has been fatally injured. Do you want to use energy treatment?"

Zhu Xuefeng was startled. In the past, there was no movement when collecting wild boars. Will this function be possible after the space upgrade? There is no hint at all, this cheating space is always silent, and people always ignore its existence.

I just checked and found that the kitten's legs are now broken. Fortunately, the spine is intact. Let's not repair it yet. If it grows into a lame cat, how will it catch mice?

Zhu Xuefeng hurried home in a hurry and unexpectedly saw the two Liu brothers shivering from the cold at the entrance of the alley, walking and stamping their feet.

"It's Guangtian and Guangfu, right? Why haven't you gone home yet? It's such a winter and we can't stay outside."

The two raised their heads and looked at Zhu Xuefeng. Sure enough, it was the two brothers, stamping their feet and rubbing their hands. They were really embarrassed and stupid. They didn't know where to find a place to hang out for a while.

"Brother Feng, I guess we have to wait a while. My dad's temper won't get over for a while. He has to go back now, and the cold ahead will be in vain. You are busy first and don't worry about us. I guess there will be something to do next." When we are young, my mother should come out to find us."

Liu Guangtian's mind was still clear. If he went back early, his father would get angry again and he would not be able to survive the night. It would be more reliable to wait until his father calmed down and his mother would come to see him. This was all based on experience.

For several hours, the two brothers were stunned by the beating. They were frozen for several hours. Zhu Xuefeng couldn't hold back his laughter.

"We can't just freeze like this. The temperature outside is too low. If something happens to us, we'll have to stay inside for the rest of our lives."

Zhu Xuefeng stopped the car and waved, and the two of them came closer. "In this case, you two will go to my house to warm up for a while, and then you can follow your mother back."

The two brothers were overjoyed. No one came out of the yard, and they were too embarrassed to beg to come and hide for a while. It was freezing.

"That's a good feeling. Thank you so much, Brother Feng."

The three of them returned to the compound together, pushed open the door and entered the house. The two younger brothers were also a little surprised. The two brothers had never entered Lao Zhu's house before, and the eldest brother actually brought them back.

He looked at his younger siblings, especially Zhu Xuemei, with surprise.

"Cedar, pour two cups of hot water to keep these two boys warm."

"Xuemei, let the second brother go to your room to study later, and let the two Liu brothers warm themselves up outside." "That's great, thank you." The two brothers thanked her with a low eyebrow, and stayed in the room to warm up.

The younger brothers and sisters were asked to stay in Zhu Xuemei's room. The two Liu brothers took turns staring at the movements outside in the middle room.

"You two just stay here and warm up by the fire. The hot water is on the cabinet. When you run out, you can pour it yourself. You can watch it yourself. I won't accompany you anymore."

The two brothers were quite sensible and quickly thanked them again. "Brother, you are busy with your business. We promise not to make any noise or disturb you. Brother Feng, your home is really warm."

They were both probably freezing, so they grabbed a handful of candies from the cabinet, put them on a small plate, and placed them on the dining table.

"Eat some candy and replenish some energy. It's been freezing outside for so long. It's time to freeze through. This can take care of things."

The two brothers stood up to thank them again, and Zhu Xuefeng waved his hand and went in.

I went back to the north room, closed the door, made a few small splints, and let the kitten out. The kitten was already very sluggish and silently allowed itself to be manipulated.

The benefits of practicing Qigong are shown. Setting the kitten's bones, splinting and splinting it should be very painful, but the kitten only has tears rolling silently in its eyes, but it doesn't say a word. This cat is so strong.

Entering the space and starting treatment, a wave of energy slowly enveloped the kitten. After the space was upgraded, the rich energy was extremely slowly reduced.

Zhu Xuefeng checked it and found that it was getting very slow. Besides, it was just a kitten, so it shouldn't be used much. Even if he didn't treat it, the gap between upgrading it again would be astronomical. Even if it was a waste, he wouldn't feel bad.

Looking at the progress, it is estimated that the time will not be short. Take it back, this tossing really took a lot of time.

Opening the door and coming to the middle room, the two silly boys had already finished drinking the hot water. Maybe they were embarrassed, or they were afraid that any noise would disturb the three brothers and sisters, so they didn't add water.

Zhu Xuefeng said with a smile. "We are all neighbors, why don't you feel embarrassed to pour the water yourself? Come on, pour it again."

Liu Guangfu, who had been leaning against the window to watch, quickly spoke out. "My mother is out, she must be looking for me."

Liu Guangtian quickly thanked Zhu Xuefeng. "Brother Feng, we have to go back after bothering you for so long. Thank you."

Zhu Xuefeng opened the door and waved his hand. "Hurry up and chase your mother. It's such a cold weather. If you get distracted, you'll suffer."

From the corner of his eye, he watched the second aunt hurriedly leave the front yard. She probably felt sorry for the two silly boys. When she saw that the boss was out of control, she hurriedly went out to look for them.

"Brother, how did you meet the two of them? It looks like they are both frozen. If you don't bring this back, you will probably get frostbite. His father is really cruel." Zhu Xuesong asked while brushing the cup.

"These two brothers also have a hard life. Alas, let's not talk about them. We can't worry about them. Let's go about our own business."

After a while, the door rang again. It was the second aunt and her two sons thanking each other and saying a few polite words to Zhu Xuefeng.

...

In the office of the secretary of the steel rolling mill, Director Yang was walking around with a cigarette in his mouth, and Secretary Chen was also deep in thought with a cigarette in his mouth. Yesterday, the two went to the department for the annual commendation meeting.

Not surprisingly, I won a lot of awards, and I had been looking forward to the other awards for a long time. I was not only happy but also not surprised after receiving the awards. After all, the achievements of the steel rolling mill were obvious to all.

However, the plaque for the first prize of the Science and Technology Progress Award is still placed in the factory director's office. I really didn't expect that the No. 1 individual award in the ministry is still a very important Science and Technology Progress Award.

A few years ago, the higher authorities issued a call to march toward science!
Across the country, all walks of life have set off a craze, and all industries have also made rapid progress, achieved countless achievements, and countless major technological achievements have emerged.

The steel rolling mill has done very well in other aspects, with impressive results, but its results in this area are far behind. At best, there are only two third-class technological innovation achievements in the ministry, but none in the country.

Now he has won the first place in the department, and it is said that he will continue to apply for the national technical achievement award. While they are happy, the two of them also have mixed feelings.

The Technical Achievement Award refers to Zhu Xuefeng's casting method. After small-scale promotion experiments, it can indeed greatly improve the accuracy of engine parts.

During the last technical confidentiality assessment, all the materials were complete. The ministry did not wait for the steel rolling mill to submit an application and directly organized experts to conduct an internal review. As expected, it was undoubtedly selected as No. 1960 in the 1 ministry.

Engines produced by the new casting method, regardless of model, can increase the power by about 5%, and at the same time, the fuel can be saved by 10% to [-]%.

It has a strong promotion effect. According to the leaders after the meeting, the ministry has prepared to organize a special research group to carry out industry expansion application research and prepare for cross-industry promotion.

This time, it is said that the Light Industry, Agricultural Machinery, Machinery Industry Committee and several Machinery Industry Ministries are also asking to join in. The matter has become very big. It has become clear that a group of big guys will form a group to come to the steel rolling mill to learn from it in the next year.

But the inventor is no longer a factory employee. Fortunately, there are already several technicians who can explain it, so it is not difficult for the steel rolling mill.

But how to implement this honor and reward in the factory and how to reward it downwards is a difficult task for the two leaders. Zhu Xuefeng is not an employee of the steel rolling mill now, so the bonus cannot be paid at all.

Seeing Director Yang wandering around without coming up with an idea, Secretary Chen couldn't help but speak.

"Lao Yang, stop wandering around all the time and make up your mind."

Lao Yang stopped and took another puff before snoring and saying.

"Look, how about we send some condolence money in the name of condolences to the family members?"

Secretary Chen choked suddenly, coughed twice, and gave Director Yang a big roll of his eyes.

"It's not that good. Not to mention that it has been more than ten months since Lao Zhu passed away. I have just paid condolences to the union during these holidays. How much condolences can you give me at the end of this year?"

"This is an example from before. Only the families of martyrs can get consolation payments at the end of the year, and they don't have much money. Those who die in the line of duty cannot be higher than martyrs!"

"This won't work, that won't work either, there's nothing I can do."

Director Yang rubbed his hair and sat down.

"This kid always makes us scratch our heads. He has nothing to do with himself. No, we have to let him figure this out."

The secretary sighed, but also had no idea.

"It seems that this is the only thing we can do. Let's discuss it with him first, see if there are any difficulties in his family, and help solve them. It's more or less your intention, but don't let this kid feel cold."

Finally coming to an end, Director Yang got rid of his previous thoughts, grabbed the secretary's cigarette, and lit another one. The secretary shook his head when he saw this.

"Lao Yang, put this aside for now. Let's find someone to come to the factory tomorrow. Let's talk about the new department we talked about last time. Ordinarily you should worry about these nonsense. Why are you so old? Pull me to do the tossing."

Director Yang threw the cigarette back to the secretary, who took one out and lit it.

"Okay, if you don't help me check, no one will help me. The others think differently about this kind of thing than we do."

Secretary Chen sat up suddenly, straightened his body, and his expression became serious.

"Lao Yang, I have to criticize you. You and I have the same responsibility to unite the team. Don't take the initiative to divide people into several groups. There is something wrong with your ideological understanding."

Seeing Lao Chen start preaching seriously again, Lao Yang lowered his head and said nothing. As long as he did something, there would be someone holding him back. How can such people unite? They would like to get out.

I have been partnered with the secretary for several terms. Because the factory has been expanding and developing rapidly, the two of them were able to be re-elected. Once it stabilizes and only needs to be maintained, it is estimated that the two of them should leave.

Director Yang is straightforward, but he is not without brains. After all, he has been a leader for so many years, but he just doesn't want to bother with this kind of thing. He has also been through a hail of bullets. As long as he doesn't make mistakes, there is nothing to worry about.

Seeing that Director Yang did not pay attention, Secretary Chen tried his best to persuade his old partner. He actually liked working with Director Yang. It was easy to talk to each other, seek common ground while shelving differences, and achieve consensus.

"You said that we still need to continue to change our working methods. We can't be too simple and crude. Public opinion is very important. Look at Lao Li."

"No matter what he has done, his image among employees is that as long as the masses come to him for problems, he will definitely find ways to solve them. In this regard, they have gone further than you, and you have to learn from them."

Director Yang snorted and looked down upon him.

"Who doesn't know the dirty things he does? Some of the problems he solves are not against rules and skirting around. This is evil. If I hadn't listened to you, I would have slapped the table."

(End of this chapter)