Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things.

"What's new recently?" Lin Shaowen took out a handful of candy.

"Minister Lin is generous after all."

The third aunt reached out and wiped the candy in his hand, and it was clean.

However, with so many people around, she felt embarrassed to eat alone, so she shared some with them.

"Well, I heard that the person living in the room next to Teacher Ran is Deputy Director Zhang of your factory." An aunt said mysteriously.

"Fuck, there is such a thing?" Lin Shaowen asked in surprise.

"That's right." Second Aunt also whispered, "When I went to the Street Office today, I heard someone say... Deputy Director Zhang is so handsome, and he's still single."

"Minister Lin, what is the rank of your Deputy Factory Director Zhang?" the third aunt asked curiously.

"Deputy director level."

Lin Shaowen smiled bitterly and said, "You are really capable. You knew something that we didn't know before us."

"Of course not. Don't underestimate us women."

Several middle-aged women immediately became proud.

"Lin Shaowen, do you think my son Bang Geng has a chance to work in your factory?" Jia Zhang suddenly said.

"He hasn't even finished junior high school yet?" Lin Shaowen asked in surprise, "He still has high school and college... it's too early."

"What a shitty high school." Jia Zhang said disdainfully, "His father did go to high school, but what's the use? He's still working in the factory... Besides, Qin Peiru only went to elementary school."

"This... isn't how you calculate it?" Lin Shaowen sighed, "It's always good to read more books..."

"Liu Guangfu, Yan Jiefang... who didn't graduate from high school? Didn't they just hang around at home?" Jia Zhang said disapprovingly, "In my opinion, if the time is right now, we should send him to a factory and give him a stable job."

Lin Shaowen looked at Jia Zhang in surprise.

I didn't expect that Jia Zhang had some ideas.

The current recruitment standard of the steel mill is a junior high school education, which seems to be a low requirement for diplomas. But you have to know that four years ago, the recruitment standard of the steel mill was a primary school education... Of course, although it is said to be a primary school education, in fact, there are still many workers who can't read.

But times are a little different now.

After all, there are many people who want to work in the factory. Once you get in, even if you don’t become rich, you will never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life.

Even though Sha Zhu and Xu Damao are always making a lot of noise, it is actually quite difficult to fire them if you really want to.

Although the establishment is not important these days, if the company wants to fire a worker, it must be approved by the factory committee. More importantly, the factory still needs to pay attention to its image, and if there is no particularly legitimate reason, it will not sound good if it is spread out.

Just like Jia Dongxu back then, he waited until it was confirmed that he would go to jail.

The steel mill fired him, but after the firing, his work quota is still there. As long as someone in your family is willing to go to work, he can still go to work.

So although conditions are difficult these days, the pressure of life is actually not that great.

After all, everyone lives like this, so you are no different from anyone else.

At most, others eat better, but what’s the value of that?

So if you think about it this way, Jia Zhang's idea is not really wrong.

Chapter 552: The old clam holds the pearl, she wishes it were a good idea

"Is there any hope?" Jia Zhang asked in a deep voice.

"How would I know? I'm not in charge of personnel." Lin Shaowen pouted and said, "You have a worker at home, why don't you ask her to go to the factory and ask when she goes to work tomorrow?"

"Qin Peiru? That little slut wishes both Banggeng and I were dead." Jia Zhang said angrily.

"Oh, is this a conflict?" Lin Shaowen was immediately amused. "I say, Jia Zhang, you lie dead at home all day long, and Qin Peiru serves you comfortably, and you still have resentment?"

"Lin Shaowen, don't talk nonsense." Jia Zhang yelled, "That little bitch Qin Peiru works for my Dongxu. She is so proud of herself for the money she earns. She doesn't even respond to me when I talk to her. She only cares about her two money-losing products."

"The work in the steel mill is not easy nowadays. She has to cook for you when she comes home after a tiring day. How can she have so much time to take care of you? You should be content." Lin Shaowen said with a smile.

"Fuck you, you know nothing." Jia Zhang said proudly, "In two years, my son Banggeng will graduate from junior high school. Then I will go to the factory to apply for the quota for him. As for that little bitch Qin Peiru... let her take those two money-losing pieces back home."

"Ouch."

Lin Shaowen and several middle-aged women were stunned when they heard Jia Zhang's plan.

Qin Peiru has been married for five or six years. Although she has not given birth to a son, she has been dedicated to the Jia family. Unexpectedly, Jia Zhangshi has no feelings for her at all, and instead wants to drive her away when her grandson grows up.

However, everyone knew Jia Zhang's temper and was too lazy to argue with her.

"Lin Shaowen, do you think there is any chance for Deputy Director Zhang and my family to resolve the issue?" the third aunt whispered.

"Your Yan Jiefang has never even touched a woman's hand, why are you always thinking about your boss?" Lin Shaowen asked curiously.

"You don't understand." The third aunt sighed, "The second and third sons are still young, so it doesn't matter if they get married two years later, but the outcome will be different. He will be thirty in two years... If he doesn't find a wife, what will he do in the future?"

"That makes sense." The aunt agreed, "There has never been a bachelor in our neighborhood before the age of 30. If this gets out... it will be difficult for Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang to find wives in the future."

"Third Auntie, do you think I am right to say this?" Lin Shaowen said seriously, "Deputy Director Zhang has taken that position at such a young age, and she has never found a partner... Do you think it is because she is not in a hurry or her family is not in a hurry?"

"Well."

Several old ladies were confused by this.

"What do you mean?" Jia Zhang frowned.

"If she is not in a hurry, then it's useless for anyone to talk about Yan Jiecheng. If her family is not in a hurry, it means that she already has a partner...it's just that she is usually low-key and we don't have much contact with her, so no one knows about it." Lin Shaowen lit a cigarette.

"Makes sense."

The third aunt nodded and said, "Then let's just look around. He's the deputy director of the factory... Don't let him think we're trying to climb the social ladder."

"now it's right."

Lin Shaowen nodded with a smile, as if he remembered something, "I remember last year or the year before last...wasn't your old Yan planning to get a younger sister for Yan Jiecheng? Why is there no news?"

puff!

The old women burst into laughter.

"Lin Shaowen, you're going to die." The third aunt cursed, "You lay eggs one after another... Don't make fun of me. I'm so old. If Jie Chengwen had given birth earlier, I would have been a grandmother."

"There's no conflict. You can raise both your grandson and your son." Lin Shaowen pouted and said, "How about... I take your pulse to see if it's your problem or Old Yan's."

"Get lost, you can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth."

The three aunts couldn't stand the teasing looks from the old ladies and ran away like the wind.

"Lin Shaowen, can you cure this?" an old lady asked in surprise.

“Isn’t this just teasing Third Aunt?” Lin Shaowen smiled and waved his hands, “But… at that time, Old Yan told me that he wanted to have another child.”

"It's just wishful thinking that an old clam could hold a pearl." Jia Zhang said disdainfully.

"Okay, you guys chat, I'm going home to lie down."

After saying hello, Lin Shaowen turned and walked towards the west wing courtyard.

The old lady looked at his back, and something seemed to touch her heart.

West wing courtyard.

Lei Dali was repairing the wall with Xiaoman and several other apprentices. When they saw him coming, they couldn't help but come forward to greet him.

"I got off work early today."

"Temporary rest in the afternoon."

Lin Shaowen smiled and looked at the wall carefully.

I have to say, craftsmen these days are really amazing.

This wall feels exactly like a cement wall, but if you knock carefully, you will find that it is actually a wooden structure. In order to make the effect better, the entire wall has been repainted. Even if you look closely, it is difficult to find that there is a door here.

"Originally I wanted to make two doors, but I thought that the houses in front of the doors are all yours, so I just connected them from inside the house and then made one door. This saves labor and is safer." Lei Dali said happily.

"You are the senior engineer and you have the final say." Lin Shaowen nodded with a smile.

"Then sit down for a while, and we'll finish the work."

After Lei Dali left a word, he took Xiaoman and others into Ran Qiuye's house again.

Perhaps they knew that Lin Shaowen didn't want others to know about this door, so they were extremely careful during the construction. They didn't even use a heavy hammer, but instead used a small hammer to knock it out bit by bit.

Two hours later.

"It's done."

Lei Dali said with a smile, "Go outside and take a look. If there is anything you are not satisfied with, we will change it."

"it is good."

Lin Shaowen was not polite either. He entered the doorway and closed it.

If you look from the inside, you will see that the entire wooden wall is tightly sealed, not even a trace of light can leak through.

In order to keep it secret, Lei Dali thoughtfully placed a large cabinet on the wall.

If you want to go to the west wing courtyard, you must first open the cabinet and then push open the door before you can enter.

"The craftsmanship is good."

Lin Shaowen praised, "How much money... I'll pay you."

"Just give me a hundred." Lei Dali said with a silly smile.

"Old Lei, you are playing tricks on me." Lin Shaowen said with a half-smile, "Such a troublesome process can be done with just a hundred dollars?"

"We're just friends, so we'll just sell it to each other at half price and give it away for free." Lei Dali said with a hearty laugh.

He had taken advantage of Lin Shaowen in many ways, and he had nothing to give him in return, so he could only offer a little less than the official price.

It is not possible not to charge money, after all, there are so many apprentices who rely on me for a living.

"Okay, just wait..."

After Lin Shaowen entered the study, he picked up an envelope and put the money in it. He then picked up a bag with two bottles of wine and two packs of cigarettes in it, and then walked out.

"Brother, you..."

"I won't even talk about the price with you. I will be unhappy if you don't buy it." Lin Shaowen said with a straight face.

"Okay, okay, brother is taking advantage of you again."

Lei Dali took it reluctantly.

Xiaoman and the others were all excited; they loved working for Lin Shaowen the most.

Generous and never talkative.

Chapter 553 Color TV, Sky Pot, Recurve Bow

Originally, Lin Shaowen planned to keep Lei Dali for dinner, but the other party refused to agree, so he had no choice but to let him go.

But when they walked out of the gate of the west courtyard, Xiaoman suddenly said, "Master, why do I feel that there is something wrong with the envelope..."

"What's wrong?" Lei Dali frowned and said, "Brother Lin, who is your status? The cigarettes and alcohol we have alone are worth dozens of dollars. Do you think he will reduce our wages?"

"No, I mean... this envelope is a bit thick." Xiaoman said anxiously.

"A bit thick?"

Lei Dali hurriedly took out the envelope and revealed the money, and couldn't help laughing.

No wonder the amount was wrong, he thought it was a lot of change.

But I didn’t expect that there were twenty great unity cards.

"Master, should we return it to Brother Lin?" Xiaoman said in a low voice.

"Do you think he will accept it?" Lei Dali sighed, "Brother Lin is a good man. You must remember that all the changes to the West Wing Courtyard must be kept in your heart and not even told to your closest relatives."

"clear."

Xiaoman and others immediately stood up straight.

"Let's go to the street office first."

Lei Dali waved his hand and led a group of people towards the street office.

West wing courtyard.