Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 1660: Mr. Yang’s direct line

Papapa

It was not even midnight yet, but the sound of firecrackers had already been heard throughout the city.

Ups and downs, from far to near.

At the front gate, Yan Fugui was leading a group of people, carrying firecrackers on bamboo poles, and the people behind were carrying them, chatting from time to time, and bursts of laughter could be heard.

"It's time to light the fire."

Yan Fugui pushed up the frame of his glasses and shouted loudly.

As soon as the words fell, a group of people immediately stepped forward, lit the matches with a "sniff", and then ran back.

Some people act quickly, while others react slowly.

The last person who ran away heard firecrackers exploding next to him. He was so scared that he quickly raised his arms to protect his face, shouting that it was not fair, but he ran faster than anyone else.

The laughter from those watching the fun was drowned out by the sound of exploding firecrackers.

In the middle courtyard, Yang Xiaotao was holding firecrackers with a fishing rod. Grandpa Yang lit a cigarette and walked over to light it.

The firecrackers kept popping.

After putting away the fishing rod, Duanwu was no longer sleepy. He led his two sisters and ran forward to the yard to pick up the unexploded firecrackers on the ground.

Occasionally, when I see a few with fuses, I immediately burst into laughter.

After picking up the trash here, I immediately ran out to pick up the trash at the gate.

In previous years, more fish were placed there and the harvest was the greatest.

Yang Xiaotao called his two daughters and took them one by one into the house.

When the dumplings were cooked, Duanwu ran back with seven or eight firecrackers in his hand, and then Ran Qiuye caught the dirt off his body and beat him up.

After eating dumplings, everyone took a rest.

On the morning of the first day of the New Year, everyone put on clean clothes and changed the three children of Duanwu into new clothes. Then they prepared to go out and start paying New Year's greetings.

First, take a walk around the yard.

Everyone meets each other whenever they go out, and says Happy New Year to everyone they meet.

Walking around the front yard, middle yard, and back yard one by one, the children ran around, and the whole yard was their playground.

Occasionally, when you meet a generous person, giving him or her a few cents can make you happy for many days.

After finishing New Year's greetings in the yard, Yang Xiaotao took Ran Qiuye, Zhang Qing and the three children out.

At home, Mr. Yang and Ms. Cui stayed in the yard.

When they went out, they saw people coming and going on the street, it was very lively.

The sound of firecrackers made the whole street lively.

The red Spring Festival couplets bring a festive touch.

On this day, the old streets and alleys were particularly lively.

The subdistrict office had already arranged people to tidy up the finale and arranged the most beautiful decorations.

Red lanterns and colorful flags fluttering in the wind.

In front of every house or in a high brazier, snacks such as palm-leaf fans, fried pancakes, and fried kidneys are roasted, attracting neighbors to come.

Children, wearing new clothes, holding firecrackers and long candied haws, ran and played in the streets with smiling faces.

The square was packed with people. Young people were happily dancing the door god dance. Some old people gathered together to wish each other a happy new year, talking about their new year's situations and stretching their bodies. Laughter echoed in the air.

On the roads that extend in all directions, people driving tricycles and bicycles have different expressions as their wheels roll, but most of them have sincere blessings.

Standing on the street, Yang Xiaotao held his two daughters in his arms and looked around. The sound of firecrackers in the sky was mixed with the sound of spring flower drums, and the drum beats were cheerful and lively.

Zhang Qing even squeezed to a place where candied haws were sold, shouted loudly, and then bought a string of candied haws.

Then he ran over happily, with a candied haws in his hand that was one meter long.

"Sister-in-law, look, this candied haws is really long."

Ran Qiuye smiled and said, "This is a big bunch of candied haws."

Yang Xiaotao looked at the slightly bent candied haws and kindly reminded them, "Eat it quickly, or it will melt."

Duanwu, who was standing by, stared with eyes wide open, looking extremely envious.

Zhang Qing saw it and handed it to him, "Duanwu, count them. If you count correctly, your aunt will give you one."

Duanwu nodded immediately, then stretched out his fingers and counted them one by one.

The group walked on the street for a while, and then Yang Xiaotao and his group came to Director Wang's house.

They came in to greet the new year, sat for a while, then left and went to the next place.

By the time we had visited all the nearby relatives and friends, it was already noon.

Several people went home for dinner.

Then Yang Xiaotao went out alone and continued walking.

Along the way, we first went to Xu Yuanshan's house, then to Yang Youning's house, and Liu Huaimin's house.
After a series of steps, everyone made an appointment to come together and go to Chen Gong's house.

By the time we left, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.

Yang Xiaotao returned to the courtyard only after sending Xu Yuanshan back home.

The same was true for the second year of junior high school, which passed quickly while I was walking around.

Early in the morning on the third day of the Lunar New Year, Yang Xiaotao brought his grandfather back to Yangjiazhuang.

Yang Dazhuang and others who got up early were ready.

After Master Yang came back, the villagers set out in the dark and headed for Nanshan.

When they arrived at the river, Yang Xiaotao walked forward carrying Grandpa Yang on his back.

Several young and strong people also carried the old man across the river.

"Uncle Dazhuang, we still need to build a bridge. Otherwise, what will we do when the river water rises?"

After carrying his grandfather across the river, Yang Xiaotao proposed again.

Yang Dazhuang put down Uncle Jiu and nodded after hearing this.

"During the slack season this year, we will organize people to repair the bridge."

Yang Dazhuang also knew that it was only a matter of time before this bridge was built. Instead of leaving it to future generations to repair, it would be better to do it now.

The group walked along a mountain road for a while before reaching the cemetery.

There were originally hundreds of graves of all sizes on this piece of land, and now there are a few more.

It was still that place covered with weeds, with some monuments, some belonging to the village, and some with nothing at all.

Yang Xiaotao followed his great grandfather to the ancestral tomb, then put down a piece of yellow paper and walked to the grave nearby.

After pulling out the weeds in front of the grave, Yang Xiaotao put down the yellow paper he brought, and then put the steamed buns prepared by Ran Qiuye on it. Finally, he took out a lighter and lit the yellow paper. The flame was lit, and the yellow flame emitted gray smoke.

Finally, he poured the "wine" aside and then looked at the name on the tombstone.

"I have found my father, mother, grandpa and grandma"

"Mom, grandpa and grandma said they wanted to come see you, but I didn't let them come because I didn't want to disturb you two." "You and dad are fine down there, don't think about anything. I've spent a lot of this money on you, enough to buy you a new house."

As Yang Xiaotao was speaking in front of the tomb, Grandpa Yang had already led people to kowtow to the ancestral tomb.

Yang Xiaotao followed and came closer, kowtowed four times respectfully to the ancestors, and then kowtowed to the graves of their elders with his peers and juniors.

Finally, they arrived at the grave of their parents, and more than ten people kowtowed.

After visiting the grave, the matter in Yangjiazhuang came to an end. Mr. Yang wanted to stay in the village, but was pulled back to Sijiu City by Yang Xiaotao and went directly to the Sixth Hospital.

Under Yang Xiaotao's arrangement, a physical examination was conducted quickly.

As it turned out, it would take two more days to come out, so Yang Xiaotao took it back to the courtyard.

On the fourth day of the New Year, Yang Xiaotao started working officially.

This year passed just like that.

There is a lot of time to prepare, and the days before the New Year pass slowly, but when the New Year comes, I always feel that before I can fully experience it, it has already become a thing of the past.

What lies ahead is another year of struggle.

After this Spring Festival, the matter regarding the machinery factory was finally concluded.

On the fifth day of the Chinese New Year, Mr. Chen came to the machinery factory with instructions from his superiors.

Except for the second factory, all the directors, deputy directors and managers of the entire machinery factory, including each branch, gathered in the conference room.

Then Mr. Chen read out the appointment letter on behalf of his superiors.

As before, the top leadership of the machinery factory is still the core of the original system.

However, this time Yang Xiaotao's job division has changed.

As secretary, Liu Huaimin is the core of the party.

Responsible for managing and leading the branch of the machinery factory, organizing the formulation and implementation of plans, and deciding on the implementation status.

As the factory director, Tony Yang is responsible for managing the daily work and normal production of the factory.

As chief designer, Yang Xiaotao is mainly responsible for improving the factory's R&D and innovation capabilities, adjusting the industrial structure, and managing daily work arrangements.

Liu Huaimin’s case is relatively easy to deal with, as his mission and responsibilities are also very clear.

But there is some overlap between Yang Xiaotao and Tony Yang.

Especially in terms of daily management, this is Yang Youning’s responsibility.

But in the end, the responsibility was added to Yang Xiaotao. I guess only the superiors knew the reason behind this.

Finally, Liang made new arrangements and was still responsible for the security of the machinery factory and its main plant.

However, this time they will be directly under the jurisdiction of the headquarters, the number of people will increase, and their power will also become greater.

After the task results were announced, Liu Huaimin read out the personnel arrangements for each branch according to the previous plan.

Basically, it's just a change of prefix, no other changes.

This also gave everyone a reassurance.

Later, on behalf of the Machinery General Factory, Yang Xiaotao submitted the recent task arrangements of the Machinery General Factory to Mr. Chen, and then read out the tasks at the meeting.

Mr. Chen was very satisfied with the arrangements made by the machinery factory.

It basically covers all aspects of the last communication.

In addition, the reality is taken into consideration so that the advantages of the machinery factory can be brought into play faster and better.

The eighth day of the first lunar month.

Inside a workshop of the machinery factory.

Yang Xiaotao and Huang Degong stood aside while a group of workers were busy bringing in the newly produced Morning Star machine tools.

"Boss Yang, this is the third Morning Star. All those produced during this period have been moved here."

Huang Degong shouted happily at the side, and then asked quietly, "Boss Yang, can you tell me what good things you have left for us?"

"Don't worry, as long as you give us the task, we will complete it without compromise."

There were several key elites around him who also pricked up their ears to listen.

Previously, they had also speculated what their workshop would do after the electric pressure cookers were sent out.

At first, some people thought that they would produce rolling mills. After all, these are large-scale mechanical equipment. In addition, the Morning Star machine tools delivered during this period, together with the Shining Venus and so on, have greatly enhanced the strength of the first workshop.

Isn't this prepared for the production of rolling mills?

But when he got off work yesterday, he learned from Liu Wei, the director of the fifth workshop, that the production task of the rolling mill had been assigned to them.

This made him feel a little unsure, but then he felt a little expectant.

Because he knew that Mr. Yang must have something in mind.

And they will never be treated unfairly.

Otherwise, why would they be asked to work in the first workshop?
Yang Xiaotao looked at Huang Degong's silly smile and couldn't help shaking his head.

"There's nothing good about it. Don't make blind guesses."

"Boss Yang, please don't lie to me. Every time you smile like this, it's a sure thing."

"You've figured this out."

Yang Xiaotao was speechless, and Huang Degong smiled proudly, "It's mainly because everyone has confidence in you."

"Okay, I'll tell you."

Yang Xiaotao thought about it and decided that he would have to let them know the task arrangement of this workshop sooner or later. It wouldn’t matter if it was a day earlier or a day later.

"We at the Ordnance Research Institute want to start new projects."

"Study the turbojet engine!"

Yang Xiaotao's voice was not loud, but his words were like thunder, exploding in Huang Degong's ears.

"What?"

"Turbojet?"

In an instant, Huang Degong took a breath of cold air, and then his whole body shuddered.

"Good, good."

"As for the turbojet engine, our workshop will definitely make it for you."

After being surprised, Huang Degong immediately made a promise.

The people in the workshops behind him blushed even more. This was much better than manufacturing diesel engines and it was much more prestigious.

"Just plan for now, don't spread it out yet."

"understand."