Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle.

Chapter 141: The New Year Gift Pack (Subscription Request)

As the Spring Festival gets closer, the festive atmosphere in this city becomes stronger and stronger.

The children, holding scattered firecrackers and wearing clean clothes, were playing and frolicking in the alleys. From time to time, the crisp sound of firecrackers would "pop", scaring their friends and passers-by so much that they would scatter everywhere.

The children looked at their friends who had just set off firecrackers with envy, while the frightened passers-by just smiled and passed by. It was New Year's Day, and they couldn't afford to bother with these naughty monkeys.

The smoke from the chimneys of every household drifts around with bursts of fragrance, conveying the joy of the New Year to people.

"Great news! Great news! After arduous research by our scientific researchers, my country's first CNC machine tool finally passed the acceptance inspection today. This marks that our industrial manufacturing has entered a brand new field. This machine tool..."

On the day when every household was celebrating the Little New Year, the announcer used a passionate voice to inform the people of the whole country of an exciting and good news.

Although most people didn't know what CNC machine tools were used for at that time, they heard on the radio that this machine tool had reached the world's advanced level.

So I thought that the New Year was coming soon anyway, and we still had some firecrackers prepared at home. Since we had developed something world-leading, we might as well set off a few to celebrate, just as we would set off small New Year's fireworks.

So, before the announcer's voice ended, there was a constant stream of noise in the alley, and bursts of light smoke filled with the smell of gunpowder rose from the courtyards or gates of each house.

"Boss, hurry up and take out the firecrackers from the box so we can celebrate."

"Haha, our factory also participated in the manufacturing of this machine tool, and I also contributed to the construction of the workbench above."

When the sound of firecrackers rang out in the alley, Father Yang Dagen immediately shouted to Yang Ning.

After all, two people in their family contributed to the development of this machine tool, so it is worth celebrating.

"Dad, Dad, I'll let it go, I'll let it go, big brother is the adult."

When the second weirdo heard what his father said, he hurried over to take the blame, staring closely at Yang Ning who had already opened the box, fearing that he would really take it out and put it away himself.

"Okay! Then you do it." The father smiled and rubbed the second monster's newly trimmed mushroom head. He waved his hand and said generously.

"Brother, give me the cannon!" After hearing his father's agreement, the second monster ran to the kang, stretched out his hand and looked at Yang Ning proudly and said.

"Hey, you little brat..." Yang Ning looked at the second monster who was looking at him vigilantly, took out a small whip from the box, threw it at him, and said unhappily.

The second weirdo ignored Yang Ning. After getting the firecrackers, he ran quickly towards the kitchen with his short legs, shouting as he ran: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, give me a piece of firewood. Dad asked me to set off these firecrackers."

You know how to pass the buck. You're afraid your mother will scold you, so you pass the buck to your father first.

"You little bastard, just set off the firecrackers, why are you breaking it up?"

Soon, my mother's scolding voice came from the kitchen.

Well, this guy Erguai not only knows how to pass on the blame, but also knows how to take kickbacks. He knows how to hide some for himself before giving you the money.

"This fell off when I was looking for the fuse just now. I didn't take it apart..."

Soon, the sound of crackling and popping rang out at the gate of Yang Ning's house, along with the sound of firecrackers and the noise of children. Erguai, who had finished setting off the firecrackers, did not go home. After picking up the firecracker heads (the ones that were blown away before they could even explode) with his friends, he followed the sound of the firecrackers to grab the firecracker heads from other places.

"With this machine tool, we won't have to worry about our factory's production targets next year!" After hearing the sound of firecrackers at home stop, my father lit up a cigarette with a satisfied look on his face.

Yang Ning did not stop him after seeing this. After all, his father was not addicted to smoking now. He would only light up a cigarette when he was upset or happy.

"Has the production task of this machine tool fallen to your factory?"

After hearing his father's words, Yang Ning asked in confusion.

"Yes! We originally planned to send it to the Northeast and have it produced in a factory there."

"But after verifying the cost and performance of this machine tool, the demand unit couldn't wait, so they handed the production task to our factory with production experience and asked us to produce it first. But now the technology should have been sent to the Northeast!"

Yang Ning could also understand the above ideas. Even though Sijiu City is the capital, our heavy industrial base is still in the Northeast, so there are many confidential units there.

We currently do not have the ability to vigorously promote CNC machine tools. After this machine tool is produced, the main users will definitely be those confidential units.

Considering the transportation problem, it is not surprising that the production task is handed over to the Northeast.

The fact that the First Machinery Plant was able to be allocated some production targets under such circumstances was indeed enough to make my father happy.

If the development of CNC machine tools was still within Yang Ning's expectations, he was a bit surprised when the radio reported the next day that the first tank manufactured by ourselves had successfully rolled off the production line.

Although he had guessed from the data they had sent him before that the tank had reached the final stage, the decision to announce it at this time seemed to be a New Year's gift specially prepared by our mother for everyone.

Then the sound of firecrackers rang out again in the old city.

But it’s not over yet. On the third day, a fighter jet from the Northeast region took off, once again igniting people’s sense of pride.

"Could it be that a research result will be announced every day during this period?" Yang Ning felt numb after hearing the news on the radio again.

According to the data and information sent by Harbin Aircraft Industry Group before New Year's Day, Yang Ning guessed that the old H-5 should have been tested in the middle of the year. Unexpectedly, they were not idle during this period. In order to prepare New Year gifts for everyone, they actually advanced the test flight time by four or five months.

If history had been followed, we would have had to wait ten years before we could test-fly this aircraft. However, our economic and industrial capabilities are much stronger than during this period in history, and we have also accelerated the introduction of technology from our big brother.

Although Big Brother is on high alert against us when it comes to missiles and nuclear weapons, he is not so strict when it comes to conventional weapons.

In addition to Big Brother's economic situation, as long as it does not involve technology that threatens their security and status, as long as we make a request, they will basically agree. After all, it is not free.

"Dad! Are we setting off fireworks today?"

Looking at the expectant look in the second monster's eyes, the father gritted his teeth and said, "Release!"

If there are not enough firecrackers, you can just buy a few more, but you can’t let the New Year gifts specially prepared for everyone go unappreciated.

(End of this chapter)