Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 469 Comrade Yuri
"This comrade is right. Come, Li Bin, let me introduce him to you."

When they looked back, they saw two young men striding towards them. The one leading the way was Brother Guoping, who was the one who started the conversation just now. The young man who was half a body behind them was looking at them with a smile. Sister Minmin was also following behind with a few girls.

Zhu Xuefeng needs no introduction, everyone can recognize him, he is the leader of the younger generation in North Korea. He is not tall, slightly elegant, has a very smart vision, and you can tell at first glance that he is a smart person.

"Comrade Yuri, let me introduce you." (Russian name)

Looking at the people who stood up, the young man named Guoping introduced them naturally.

"This is Li Bin, the eldest son of Officer Li. The first team to cross the river to provide assistance was his father's unit."

"Thank you very much. We, the people of Paektu Mountain, have always been concerned about you. Please say hello to Officer Li for me."

Yuri stepped forward and held Li Bin's hand tightly, his eyes full of gratitude and excitement, which made Zhu Xuefeng admire him very much. It turned out that some things are innate.

"Those are the deeds of our ancestors. We should be thanking them for their heroic sacrifices. I can't afford that."

Li Bin quickly said that he could not afford this and was not qualified to accept it.

"Don't be so polite. It's not easy for Comrade Yuri to come here. Let's make friends. I just introduced a lot of comrades to him outside. I haven't seen you all, and my feelings are hiding."

The young man named Guoping was able to control the situation very well. While explaining with a smile, he also introduced Xu Mingchuan and his party separately.

"This is Officer Xu's family. You know Officer Xu, right? He's the one I just told you about. He was the first troop to recapture Rangcheng together with Officer Xu's troop..."

Comrade Yuri came forward one by one to express his gratitude, and repeatedly said that their fathers had made outstanding contributions to the peace in North Korea. He invited everyone to visit the places where their fathers had fought and to take a good look at the construction of North Korea.

"We will definitely go there when we have time. We also want to see the place where the blood of the martyrs was shed..."

Many people have expressed their willingness, and this should be a very meaningful event.

"This is, I'm sorry I didn't recognize you."

After introducing everyone, Guoping looked at Zhu Xuefeng with some confusion. He could call out the names of all the kids from the compound, and even if they had little contact with each other, he could clearly tell each other's backgrounds. But he really had no impression of this one.

"This is my friend, Zhu Xuefeng, my classmate at Beijing University."

Xie Junjie explained Zhu Xuefeng's identity simply and clearly, which made Guo Ping think for a while before he suddenly realized and spoke.

"I remember now. My father told me, Comrade Yuri, let me introduce him to you. He is a great inventor of our young generation. He is incredible. My father specifically told me to learn from him. The electric bike you rode last night was invented by him."

Zhu Xuefeng was very surprised. Has his name spread to such a high level?
"Comrade Inventor, I really admire you. I am ashamed. We are all young people. We are still receiving training from the organization, but you have already made such great achievements..."

Yuri took the opportunity to step forward and shook Zhu Xuefeng's hand with an expression of admiration on his face.

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it. It's the result of everyone's wisdom. I'm just a figurehead."

Zhu Xuefeng said modestly, quietly broke away from the other party's hand, and retreated behind a few people, but still attracted a lot of interested eyes.

Today's report performance was specially moved to this place. In addition to a performance for leaders of various agencies, an important reason is to give the new generation an opportunity to communicate and exchange ideas. In addition to the leadership of more than 400 people, the other more than 100 are young people, and not everyone can come.

Zhu Xuefeng, who was hiding at the back, watched the group of people in front of him introducing themselves with great interest. Fortunately, the door of the auditorium opened soon. The young people waited obediently on the side. Only Guoping and Minmin accompanied Comrade Yuri to the gate to welcome the elders.

After the elders entered, the young people filed in and sat down in the back row.

The performance was wonderful. The People's Art Troupe's rehearsal was very good. Even if the language was a little out of tune, the songs were flawless. The stage lighting was also excellent. A pair of upright young men and women opened the curtain of the art performance with a passionate and inspiring opening speech.

Looking at the neatly arranged square faces performing "The East is Red" with full enthusiasm, although we have heard North Korean girls singing in some restaurants in Beijing in later generations, it was far less shocking than this time. The last song was the theme song of "Heroic Sons and Daughters", and the entire auditorium was filled with empathy. Men, women, young and old, were all excited.

The performance was not long, with only an hour passing after the ten programs were finished. The performance report was very successful, with prolonged applause in the auditorium and the actresses of the delegation bowing repeatedly to express their gratitude.

"It's not a wasted trip, by the way, they have to go to the tank training base tomorrow, do you want to go?"

A few people followed the main group out of the auditorium. According to the plan, they were going to have dinner. The five girls stayed with them and kept chattering about the wonderful things that had just happened.

"It's really shocking. I didn't expect a group of foreigners could sing our songs so authentically and passionately."

Zhu Xuefeng was still marveling at the level of the art troupe when Xiao Donghai slapped him on the shoulder.

"Xiao Jie, I'm asking you a question. Comrade Yuri will go to the tank training base tomorrow to watch tank training. It's going to be a big event this time. Why don't you go and see the excitement?"

Xiao Donghai's family is from the armored vehicle department, and his father is in charge of the armored vehicle unit, so he is half the owner.

"He wants to watch the tank training? We're just going to watch, right? He won't move out of the way."

Zhu Xuefeng wasn't very interested. He had sat in one during the last military training, but was not allowed to operate it. He had driven a tank that came by chance, but he wasn't very interested. Of course, it would be nice to experience the driving experience with night vision at night, but that was definitely not possible.

"What are you thinking? Even if I ask you to drive, you won't be able to do it. If you are interested, I can ask Uncle Jiang to find someone to take you for a ride. This time we will have a live-fire exercise, and we will use a new type of artillery shell."

The other people obviously didn't know the news either, Huang Yuanshan asked excitedly.

"What new shells are there? Can we see them from inside the tank?"

Xu Mingchuan also looked excited. "It would be great if I could fire one. I've fired cannons before, but I've never tried a tank gun."

"Haizi, I heard that in addition to testing the new shells tomorrow, there will be shooting training. You should say something nice to Uncle Jiang and let the brothers try to fire one shot. It's exciting. The last time Yuanshan took us to the gunboat, everyone fired one shot."

Xiao Donghai was a little embarrassed. "I want to do that, but this time it's live ammunition shooting. We are the only ones who don't know how to do it, and they are worried about making mistakes. This is not like the last time we fired blanks at sea to test the cannon. This is a real weapon."

"Why did he make this plan? Didn't he say he wanted to get some food?"

Li Bin also listened to it at home and was a little curious.

"I heard they want to get some new stuff and put it on the 38th parallel. This thing of ours must have caught their father's eye, so they are here to take advantage of us. I heard that food is scarce, and the family is in a tight spot right now, so we can't give them too much."

In the past two years, the country has changed its previous grain export policy. Since last year, it has become a pure grain importer. Even the grain supply to the Russians has been cut off. This year is better. It is impossible to have too much grain support. (After eight consecutive years of pure grain exports, it became a pure grain importer in 1961. This is history)

"That's right. Even if there are no disasters in their area, it's still hard to fill their stomachs. I heard from my father that food is even more scarce there than here. They were devastated by war a few years ago, and they haven't recovered yet."

Seeing that the tank training was being discussed due to a few words from a few people and turned into an issue of food support, Xiao Donghai gave a depressed reminder.

"Hey guys, let me tell you, are you going to the target practice tomorrow..."

"Donghai, the five of us are going too. Men and women are equal, so we can't favor one over the other."

The girl named Zhimin next to Xiao Donghai spoke, but Xiao Donghai didn't take it seriously and agreed casually.

"Okay, as long as you are willing, you can all go. But, Xiao Min, you have to tell your dad. Last time I took you to skip class, your old man actually told my dad, and I got a good beating..."

Several girls suddenly laughed and surrounded Xiao Donghai, joking and laughing.

"Hey, you two are not going to school. What did you do when you skipped classes? Tell the truth."

Xiao Donghai said with a smile without blushing, "What else can we do? Let's go watch a movie. Don't laugh at us as if you haven't skipped class to watch a movie before. Let's skip class again tomorrow to watch the tank training. Is that okay?"

The girls cheered loudly, "We must go. This is not skipping class. This is a reception for international comrades. The teacher will definitely not be able to say anything. Hahahaha."

Xiao Donghai then turned around and looked at his brothers. "Brothers, we can't fall behind. Women hold up half the sky, and we have to hold up the other half."

"No problem, go ahead, but you still have to talk to Uncle Jiang. It's just target shooting. We just need to fix our position and fire a few shots. What's the danger?" Li Bin was the first to speak up. "Well, I'll try. Anyway, these shells have to be destroyed regularly."

"Xuefeng, let's go together. Don't spoil everyone's fun."

Xie Junjie reminded him in a low voice, and Zhu Xuefeng had to nod. It would be good to have a chance to touch the tank shells. He was also very concerned about the power of the new shells. He knew very well that this was an imitation shell, and the research on the material of the warhead was done by him and Director Chen.

"Do you want to bring Xiao Xia along?" Seeing that everyone had a female companion and only Zhu Xuefeng was alone, Xie Junjie asked considerately.

"No, she's very busy. It's unrealistic to ask her to skip class. I'm also worried about how to tell the teacher."

According to Zhu Xuefeng's understanding, Xia Yuhong must like this activity, but Zhu Xuefeng doesn't want her to get involved. Last time in the autonomous region, she wanted to play tanks, but was persuaded by Lin Na. Zhu Xuefeng was worried that she came to watch last time, and would find an opportunity to play tanks in the future.

The group of people got on four jeeps and went directly to the canteen of the equipment company. Li Bin had already booked a place. These people had no shortage of money and tickets, and the chefs in the canteen were also quite skilled.

"Brother Bin, if you don't serve some wine, such a hard dish will be wasted."

"Don't worry about it, Xiaochuan. My dad ordered this meal. Can we have some wine? Some soda will be good. After dinner, if you're interested, come over to my place and play. I'm not going back to school today anyway."

"No, my father told me to go home on time at night. Besides, your shabby house is too small. If eleven people go, there won't be enough space. There's only one bed, six stools, and less than 20 square meters. What can you do in this small house?"

Huang Yuanshan was the first to refuse, and Zhu Xuefeng followed suit, saying, "You guys have your fun, I have to go home."

"Xuefeng is worried about his brothers and sisters. I'll take him back later."

Xie Junjie didn't want to go either, so he found an excuse to send Zhu Xuefeng off. Naturally, the girl Xu Dongmei who followed him wouldn't go either.

"It's okay, the five of you can go home. We still have six of us, so it's just right to play for a while and knock on three houses. Don't forget the time tomorrow, wait at the training ground before 9:30, Dong Hai will take us in."

When Zhu Xuefeng returned to the compound, he was surprised to see an emergency notice sign on the outer wall of the back house. This was a notice that the autonomous region office had received emergency intelligence.

Having just repelled the invading enemy, would they attack again without giving up? Zhu Xuefeng had his doubts. The enemy's military strength was not strong. Without the support of the Air Force and having lost two established artillery regiments, would they still have the courage to attack?

He decided to wait until it was completely dark before making another run, and then he entered the study in the middle courtyard. When Daya heard the noise, she rushed over with a letter.

"Master, here is a letter from Yangcheng. I received it today."

"Oh, leave it here. There's nothing else to do."

"Nothing, Uncle Xue just asked me to check last month's accounts, and gave me a salary of 15.5 yuan and paid the rent for the first half of the year."

"Then you can keep it. The two girls are not here now, so you can arrange it yourself."

"But this is too much money, and you guys rarely come over for dinner, and there are still several hundred left from last year."

Zhu Xuefeng looked at Daya who was feeling uncomfortable and smiled. After all, the rent of the furniture factory was still over a hundred yuan a quarter even with a 20% discount, which meant more than four hundred yuan a year, which was not a small amount, and the girls had no place to spend the money.

"You can arrange it yourself. If this little money can stump you, how are you going to manage my large sums of money in the future?"

Daya was in a difficult situation. A few hundred yuan was not a small amount of money, but her husband did not allow her to deposit it in the cooperative, so she had no chance to spend it.

"How about asking Master Xue and his team to renovate the courtyard? The heating system was modified last year, and the waterproofing was only done on the main house in the middle courtyard. The other houses have not been done yet."

Zhu Xuefeng agreed with this suggestion. "It's okay to do some work. Let Master Xue clear the drainage again to prevent the water from being trapped when it rains heavily. Also, check the waterproofing of the cellar and the foundation of the yard, and prepare more sandbags."

As I recall, next summer there will be a flood that will flood the city, but I don’t know how big it will be. It’s better to make some preparations than to do nothing.

Zhu Xuefeng had told them that there might be a flood next year, and Daya has been worried about her master always worrying about waterproofing. There has been very little rain in the capital this year, and there has been no heavy rain. As for the heavy rain that could soak the yard, she has never seen one since she was born.

"Master, is there really a flood coming?"

The capital's drainage system is pretty good. I have never heard of a major flood in the capital. There is a water shortage here all year round, so a major flood is really rare.

"You have seen the continuous droughts in the past few years. As the saying goes, a long drought will inevitably lead to a flood. It is better to be prepared. When the time comes, tell Uncle Xue and the others to keep quiet. Just do it in the yard and clean up the drainage outside the yard. Don't worry about anything else."

For this day, only 20% of the assault boats produced by the steel mill were delivered for sale, and the other 4,000 sets were stored in the steel mill warehouse.

The cooperation between the steel rolling mill and the chemical plant this time benefited both parties greatly. After obtaining the consent of Dongsheng Company, the products were sent to the trade fair and unexpectedly achieved very good results.

Not only is there demand in Southeast Asia, but some countries that look down on our industrial products have also purchased a lot, which greatly surprised the two companies.

Of course, the sales price was also higher than Dongsheng's order price, so the two companies continued to cooperate in production and sales. But what was also surprising was that Dongsheng did not express any dissatisfaction, nor did it accept the two companies' requests for a certain amount of financial compensation, but simply did not place any new orders.

Of course, the chemical plant was the biggest beneficiary, as it now had a flagship product that could earn half a fortune. This made Xia Yuhong's mother proud at home, because the engines were produced by Old Xia, so now Xia's mother joked at home that Old Xia was her partner.

The letter sent by Daya was very thick and seemed to contain a lot of content. Zhu Xuefeng threw it in the study, changed his clothes and prepared to read it after practicing.

"Senior brother."

Lin Yilan knew that Zhu Xuefeng had returned and came over from the backyard.

"Hey, I'm not on night duty today."

"No, Director Ma is in charge of the class today. He said that it's too tiring for me to be in charge all the time."

Zhu Xuefeng remembered that it took turns to lead the class, and there should have been a section chief named Ma as well.

"Your Section Chief Ma is not in charge of the class?"

"He said that he had difficulties at home and rarely taught, let alone taught. He often slacked off in the afternoon with various excuses. Someone was protecting him, and Director Ma couldn't do anything about him, so he didn't say anything about him."

Ever since Lin Yilan was promoted to section chief, Zhu Xuefeng discovered that she always worked night shifts, which was a bit too frequent. But since Lin Yilan didn't mention it, he didn't ask. He always thought that she might want to show off as a new employee. It seems that this is not the case. This section chief Ma seems to have some problems. Relying on the protection of someone above her, she seems to be fearless.

Lin Yilan ignored Section Chief Ma's affairs, "Director Ma came to me and told me something. I couldn't make up my mind, so I wanted to ask my senior brother."

"What's the matter? Tell me about it."

Zhu Xuefeng put away the gun, and the two of them sat down in the corridor.

"The new factory area needs people. According to Director Ma, they need to arrange a lot of security personnel there. We are short of staff in the security department now. Director Ma asked me if there are any classmates or friends with similar skills as me who can be given priority."

"This is a good thing. You have made a name for yourself in the security department. Everyone thinks that the students of the sports school are talented, so they want to recruit more. What's the problem? Do you have anyone suitable? If not, just pass the news back to the sports school. It can also help your junior brothers and sisters find a way out."

Lin Yilan shook her head. "There aren't many candidates. Last year, everyone in our class had a job. I heard that this year's class has also been assigned. Next year's interns have also been arranged. Besides, they can only be considered temporary workers. Many people may not want to go."

"Then tell the truth and tell Director Ma directly that there is no one."

Lin Yilan changed her sitting position and faced Zhu Xuefeng directly.

"Aren't you afraid that this will embarrass the leader? Senior brother, please help to reject this matter. You have a lot of face."

"Okay, leave it to me. I'll tell him when I get there that day that I have to thank him for his kindness."

"There is another matter, which is the most troublesome. I need your help to make a decision on this matter."

(End of this chapter)