Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 254 The end of the year is full of gains, Zhu Xuefeng wins the award

A few days ago, on the [-]rd, a small New Year in the north, the sub-district office once again came to inform each household that each household could buy one pound of meat, half a pound of oil, and one pound of flour based on the supply, and the distribution would be distributed to each household regardless of head.

From this day on, even if we prepare for the countdown to the new year, there will be something to do every day, day after day.

The New Year is approaching, which is really a critical time. Starting a few days ago, basically every day there are notifications to collect things, and you have to queue up to receive everything. All the elderly and children are queuing up, and those who are in the middle of the year are still working.

Fortunately, there are three of us at home, so we can walk around in line to buy things. Each person lines up in a line, and after receiving the goods, he quickly takes the book and hands it to the next person. It is quite interesting.

All the good things happened in the past year can really be gathered together. Yesterday, the steel rolling mill distributed new year's benefits again, and Zhu Xuefeng actually received them, and he was asked to receive them himself.

I found Director Zhang in the logistics department. Old Zhang took Zhu Xuefeng into the small warehouse. Everything was divided into piles and packed into boxes.

"This is specially arranged by the leader to give you the technical guidance outside the factory. This leader treats you really well. He didn't even give you any benefits, and he asked me to explain it to you. Boy, come back after graduation!"

Zhu Xuefeng smiled and was worried about how to get these things back. He couldn't just collect them all at once. They weighed dozens of kilograms and several cardboard boxes. The car was still too small, so he should move them out slowly.

There was another pile of seafood, sea fish, kelp, and seaweed, all of which were richer than when I was carrying them, and the quantity was also much larger. I had no choice but to send some more to my godmother overnight, and it was exposed to the public. It was really It can’t be raised, and it can’t be put away.

The chickens were killed just this morning and put in the cellar for ice storage. The street office came to the compound at noon.

Today is the twenty-seventh, Sunday. In previous years, the streets would go to various compounds to commend them and distribute prizes for civilized compounds around this time.

There was a big scandal in the courtyard last year. There was no hope for the civilized courtyard, and I didn't hear of any comments. But I saw a lot of condolences from the street office, which gave me a glimmer of hope.

After everyone in the yard arrived, the street office first offered blessings and also issued requirements and warnings.

During the festival, special attention should be paid to fire prevention and theft prevention to prevent saboteurs from causing damage and destroying the current stability and unity...

Finally, it was time to reach the final stage, which was supposed to be commendation. Director Wang stood up and announced the commendation.

Surprisingly, in addition to several five-good families in the whole compound, one other person won the award, Zhu Xuefeng. The reason was that he assisted the subdistrict office in successfully setting up two factories last year and achieved good results.

It has greatly alleviated the employment pressure on the street, provided stable income to more than [-] families, and greatly improved the living conditions of these families. After reporting to the district, the district awarded them an advanced individual.

The sub-district office also specially rewarded Zhu Xuefeng [-] yuan and handed over five kilograms of pork and two large roosters. They stated that the pork and large roosters were sent from the villages designated to benefit from the feed factory.

There was an uproar in the yard. No one knew about these things. However, many people knew about the two factories. In addition to Qin Huairu, there were two other people in the yard who worked as temporary workers in these two factories. Only now did they know that these two factories actually It was Zhu Xuefeng who tinkered with it.

Five kilograms of meat and two chickens, what an affordable reward. Although during the Chinese New Year, every household has prepared some. Compared with usual times, it must be a lot richer, but no one has five kilograms of meat. Normally, there is no five kilograms of meat. I saved it and now I’m buying it all together. It’s good enough to have more than two kilograms.

Seeing the envious eyes in the courtyard, the little girl couldn't help but say.

"Brother, you are so awesome. You also have a feed factory. I have never heard of you talking about it. We only know about a furniture factory."

"Stop talking, my godmother hasn't finished speaking yet."

Zhu Xuefeng smiled and looked down at his sister. Is it a good or bad thing for his godmother to expose this matter? In this big yard, when others see the sign of the furniture factory, they will think of him first.

"Okay, that's all. I hope that in the new year, our compound can work together and become a rope to better support the work of the subdistrict office, so that we can all achieve better results together, work and Live a more fruitful life.”

Director Wang finished his speech without any criticism. The three uncles felt relieved and arranged for everyone to disperse. Director Wang also asked the people from the subdistrict office to leave and go to the next house, but they entered Zhu Xuefeng's house without any hesitation.

Everyone watched helplessly as the condolences were being taken away. It would be a lie to say that they didn’t feel uncomfortable. Last year, every household had them, but now they can only watch others.

"Godmother, you really gave me a big surprise. There are probably a lot of red-eyed people in the yard right now."

Zhu Xuefeng smiled. His godmother was very tight-lipped and she went there several times without revealing anything.

"Brother, where is this certificate posted? In your room or in the middle room?"

"I'll talk to you later. Didn't you see that I'm talking to my godmother?"

At this time, honors are very important. Even if you look at the district certificate, it is also a very high-level certificate. It must be posted openly so that people can see it at a glance.

Director Wang looked at Zhu Xuefeng with a smile and said nothing, but the satisfaction in his eyes almost overflowed.

"This time I have benefited from you. Thirty kilograms of pork were sent from the village and our street office bought it. Everyone shared some, but it was a big help. The pork during the Chinese New Year is in very short supply. You guys Have you bought it?"

"I bought it. There were too many people. Fortunately, we didn't wait until the [-]th to go. Otherwise, it would be difficult to say whether we would be able to get in line."

"Godmother, this is too much meat. Please take some back."

Director Wang shook his head and refused. He looked at his godson and smiled mysteriously.

"Do you know why I came in? You can't guess. There are also rewards that I brought. You can see for yourself."

There are also awards, who awards them? Another surprise.

Director Wang took out a radio, and Zhu Xuefeng immediately understood that it was produced by the Institute of Applied Physics and the Broadcasting Equipment Factory. After calculating the time, it was indeed time to put it out.

The radio is very beautiful. The casing is still designed by Zhu Xuefeng. There are a few words on the lower right side of the casing: In memory of classmate Zhu Xuefeng. There is not even a logo of the production unit. It is really a test product.

Zhu Xuefeng was a little speechless. He changed his test subject to a more formal test subject. It was over, it was over.

Director Wang saw Zhu Xuefeng's mood, and he was not satisfied with anyone, so he quickly explained.

"Silly boy, I was told that this is the first batch of experimental products. This is a souvenir for you. I couldn't find you, so I asked someone to send it to you for you to use first. Your prize is It’s customized and hasn’t been made yet.”

"There are also five hundred yuan rewards and certificates to encourage invention and creation. We won't give them out here. There will be a commendation meeting at that time. This one will be returned to you first so that you can use it first."

Yes, he was on vacation. Uncle Kong asked someone to hand over this thing. It should have been sent back this way. Zhu Xuefeng raised his head.

"There is also a commendation meeting. It's too troublesome. Can you not go?"

"You may not be able to say this, and you don't have an employer. They can only apply in the name of your department. I guess your school will go to the commendation meeting to be a representative."

Zhu Xuefeng let out a sigh of relief. This was okay. He didn't like to show up in public. He always found it quite boring. He had to thank this person and that person and express his feelings. It was boring.

"This is best. I really don't want to go by myself."

Director Wang was trying to knock a chestnut, but Zhu Xuefeng quickly dodged.

"And this, the relevant departments can't reward it in a big way, so they entrusted me to deliver it to you."

Director Wang took out a paper tube and a small dark red wooden box from his bag.

"This is a reward given to you by your uncle Kong and his superiors. It just came down yesterday. There is a medal in the box, and I also brought a bonus of [-] yuan."

"However, don't make this public. You can only keep it to yourself. Remember it."

Zhu Xuefeng was a little confused as to what level Uncle Kong and his superiors were at.

Director Wang has left in high spirits, while the younger brother and sister are still stunned. The eldest brother has done so many things that the two of them don’t know. No wonder he is always wandering around without a home. He is busier than others at work. Now I understand. , Brother is really busy.

"You two can play with the radio, I don't need it either."

This radio has my name on it, so I can't give it away. I'll keep it for my younger siblings.

...

"Is Comrade Zhu Xuefeng at home?"

Just after seeing off Director Wang, someone else came to the door. The Chinese New Year had not even started yet, but it was already very lively, with several waves of people coming in one after another.

When I went out, I saw that this was Master Liu from the team. He should have sent the car. Sure enough, Master Liu spoke directly.

"Fortunately, I finally completed my leadership task. I sent the car over. It's in the alley, in the corner of the yard. But you have to come with me. Some things still need to be explained clearly."

The jeep was parked next to the wall of the reverse house. It was cleaned very well. A group of children were watching the fun, many of them from the yard. "Well, I have carefully checked the condition of the car. It must be fine for traveling in the mountains. The oil is also full, and there is a barrel of oil in the back for backup."

"You have to worry about this. It's best not to leave it in the car for a while. There's also this water tank. I need to tell you something."

It turns out that there is no antifreeze at this time, and the water tank is full of water. The temperature is low in winter. Although spring has begun, the temperature is still below zero. Every time I use the car, I have to drain the water and refill it the next day. .

"Master Liu, I understand. I promise I won't forget it. Just wait a moment and I'll take you back."

Master Liu's home is near the factory, not in the city. It takes an hour to walk back, and Zhu Xuefeng only rides for a while. Of course, he has to send people back, and they have to send the car all the way.

"Okay, then thank you little brother. Also, the leader said that if you want to use this car, I will keep it for you at any time, or you can just drive it and go to the factory to fill up the oil and check it when you have time..." .

He is just a messenger, you can't even refuse, so Zhu Xuefeng can only smile.

The two leaders in the factory have really invested a lot of money. They can't do this blindly, and they don't need it. If it weren't for the trouble of the three brothers and sisters returning home, they don't want to trouble the steel rolling mill this time. With this car, there will definitely be a lot of noise. .

"Master Liu, which alley is your home in?"

"Take me to the factory. I have no time these days. I still have several trips to make. Tomorrow is the only day. We have to go to the cotton mill to pull some things with the big truck later."

It turns out that the steel rolling mill has a large-scale exchange of resources at the end of the year. The exchange has not been completed as of today and must be distributed tomorrow. Drivers and logistics are working overtime.

He sent Master Liu back to the factory, stuffed two boxes of cigarettes, said goodbye in a hurry, and hurried back.

Silly Zhu is still thinking about it. Brother Zhu is very capable. He helped the street office run two factories without hesitation. No one has heard of it. If the street office hadn't come to commend him, no one would have known about it.

I feel like I sit with Brother Zhu every time he comes back. Where does he find the time and energy to do so many things? It's really mysterious and hard to see through.

Silly Zhu couldn't understand, so he stopped thinking about it. We got some mutton today, not much. As we agreed last time, we had to order it for Lao Zhu Jiajun. This was a gift of mutton.

"Xue Song, your brother is at home. Come on, take it. This is for your family. Keep it for a few days."

"Brother Zhuzi, you're here. My brother just asked me to find you. He said we were going to meet you in the evening. He prepared some food and had a sip with you."

It's not yet five o'clock, and Shazhu has just gone on a trip to find someone to make mutton. When he came back, the house was not ready to open fire yet.

"Okay, I'm going to see what your brother did again."

Silly Zhu directly pushed the door in with the mutton, and Zhu Xuesong went to find He Yuyu.

"I said brother, where did you do the green garlic? It's amazing."

Silly Zhu was surprised when he put down the mutton. There are almost no vegetables in the market now, especially green garlic. Zhu Xuefeng is actually making twice-cooked pork with green garlic.

In fact, in the capital at this time, there were still out-of-season vegetables. There is a saying: "The furry bear has Michulin, and my rabbit has Li Molin." This Li Molin is a good vegetable grower.
  The Sijiqing Vegetable Production Cooperative, in cooperation with Xishan, Wanfeng, Tamura, etc., built many greenhouses. The name Sijiqing was actually passed down for this reason.

But no matter how large it is, it cannot supply the capital's large population. Basically, it is difficult to see them in the market in winter.

It’s true that every household in the capital is short of food, but if you have enough pocket money for the free food, it will definitely be gone in no time as long as it goes on the market.

Seeing that it was Silly Zhu, Zhu Xuefeng pointed to the back of the kitchen. There were two large washbasins. One should have been freshly cut, and the other was still lush and slightly yellow, so it couldn't be green garlic.

The heads of garlic were placed directly in the pot, soaked in a little water, and the roots of the garlic were submerged. There was no soil at all. No wonder the garlic leaves were slightly yellow, malnourished, and there was not enough light.

"Okay, you really have a way, so this will work."

"This method is great. I will try it at home tomorrow. With green garlic in this winter, it goes well with many dishes. Is this method also applicable to some other dishes?"

"I did this. My brother just moved his mouth and I watched it every day."

Zhu Xuemei ran out, feeling very proud. This was the first time she used this method. She didn't expect that she looked so good. She had been secretly proud for several days, but never had the chance to show off.

After the holidays, the two families basically started their own fires. In addition, they were busy with New Year's Eve matters. There was really less walking around before the year, and now someone can see the results.

Zhu Xuefeng had finished the twice-cooked pork, brought it out, and said while washing his hands.

"Isn't this a reward for some meat this morning? I was thinking about it. I haven't eaten pork seriously for a long time, so I just made one to satisfy my craving."

"This planting method is actually quite simple. If you are interested, you can try it a few more times, and maybe you will succeed. This will be a great achievement. Many people in Forty-Nine City will be grateful to you."

Silly Zhu was a little moved. He dealt with vegetables every day, and he was naturally close to this person.

"I really want to try it. Other people's houses don't have much food. When you come to my house, hey, there's no shortage of food. What's the quality of it?"

I originally bought two chickens, but Director Wang brought two more. He couldn't keep them, so he slaughtered them all in one go and made one to try first.

I added some cabbage leaves and salt to the water in which the pork was cooked just now, and made a soup. The cabbage stems were pickled for a while, the water was removed, some shredded pork was fried, and some cabbage hearts were mixed in. Three vegetables and one The soup has a pickle, which is quite hearty.

Zhu Xuesong and He Yuyu came over just in time. When Sha Zhu saw that Zhu Xuefeng was getting wine again, he also put on his cotton-padded jacket.

"Don't worry, wait until I'm ready and I'll get some food and drinks. Hey, it's a coincidence. I just prepared them yesterday, so I'll have some to drink today."

"This isn't enough for you to drink, so save it for the Chinese New Year days to have as your snack."

"Don't worry, I'll go right away. I'll be there in a minute."

Silly Zhu came back in a hurry. A big bowl was filled with water and a small bowl was filled with fried peanuts. Silly Zhu raised his hand.

"If you want to drink, it's best to have these two things. Chicken and meat are almost boring."

Seeing He Yuyu staring at him, he realized that he seemed to dislike other people's food, so he spoke sheepishly.

"Okay, I said the wrong thing again. Brother, don't mind me. My words are too old, so don't take it seriously."

After drinking for three rounds, the conversation started slowly. He Yuyu took Zhu Xuemei and chatted about the little girl's family. The younger sister peeked at the elder brother from time to time and saw that the elder brother, the second brother and Silly Zhu were chatting happily without paying attention.

"Brother, I am also convinced. You have done so many things for the street without knowing it, and I have never heard of you mentioning it. The old Cheng family in the outer courtyard and the old Yang family in the backyard have benefited from you."

"They make a living based on their own ability, and it has nothing to do with me. Aside from this, how is the investigation of your old Xiong family?"

Silly Zhu took a sip, threw a peanut, and chewed it.

"As you can tell, brother, there is really a big hole in their house. Guess what their house does."

Listening to Silly Zhu's relished description, a few people's eyes were opened. This is the earliest private capital. The old Xiong family is really capable of doing things. If it hadn't caught up with the disaster year, it is estimated that this is a white wolf with nothing. , a lot can be sucked from farmer brothers in a year.

"What about the Lou family? Do you still want to try?"

Zhu Xuefeng still refused to give up and tried to play a spoiler, but it seemed to have no effect.

"I'll try it after the new year, I don't know if it will work or not."

Zhu Xuefeng actually thinks it's quite difficult. Two people who are completely different from each other, with no overlap in hobbies, living habits, etc. I really don't know how they got together in the original drama. Simply closing the door should be It won’t work.

Maybe it's the bastard who has taken a liking to Mung Bean. Let them make eye contact in advance this time, and maybe it will work.

"By the way, brother, our factory's year-end meeting was also held. I heard them come back and say that our factory is very popular now and has won many awards."

He glanced at Zhu Xuefeng with a strange expression.

"You are no longer in the factory. This conference has praised you and the third workshop by name several times. They also said that there is an award for scientific and technological progress or something. It is you who earned it. It is the first one in the whole factory in so many years."

Silly Zhu lost a thumb, this brother is really good, no one is in the factory anymore, the factory is still praising him.

(End of this chapter)