Siheyuan: The Idiot in Charge

Chapter 89 Textile factory shutdown first seen in Haitang

Due to the reduction in cotton production and the lack of raw materials, in mid-May, the textile factory received a notice from its superiors and decided to suspend production in order to improve the national economic situation.

The textile factory had to divert all its employees, leaving only a small number of workers in the factory. Not only were the four recruitment quotas originally promised to Jia Weidong by factory director Wang Hansheng privately gone, but many employees from the factory were accepted before the farm was even built.

The pig houses and chicken houses in the farm breeding area have been capped, but the auxiliary facilities have not been built yet. There is nothing for pigs and chickens. There is no other way but to arrange for everyone to go to the planting area to serve the corn fields.

The textile factory has stopped production. The person who is having the most difficult time is Lu Xiangyang, the deputy director in charge of production. This happened just over a year after he took office, and the diversion of workers has made him very anxious.

Sunday afternoon, May 5, Farm Office.

"Uncle Lu, why are you here?" Jia Weidong was talking with several group leaders on the farm when Lu Xiangyang walked in.

"You brat, you have taken the farm as your territory so quickly. Why, Uncle Lu can't come?"

"How can you, Uncle Lu, isn't this farm still under your leadership? I mean, isn't it Sunday?" Jia Weidong said and signaled the group leaders to disperse.

"Hey, your Uncle Lu hasn't had a day off for two Sundays," Lu Xiangyang said with a sigh.

"That's it, Uncle Lu, thank you for your hard work." Jia Weidong handed Lu Xiangyang a cigarette.

"Uncle Lu, you won't be busy for a few more days. Once all the workers who need to be diverted are arranged, Uncle Lu will be free. Alas, with this suspension of work, I don't know what year or month it will be until work resumes."

"Uncle Lu, our textile factory's production is completely dependent on cotton. It all depends on God's face. We just wait for the cotton harvest this year and our factory has a plan to resume work. What about next year? What if there is another production cut next year? Won’t we have to stop work the year after next?”

"Who says it's not the case? No, you little boy said this. Do you have any good ideas?"

"Uncle Lu, I'm just a student, do you have any good ideas?"

"Weidong, your Uncle Lu is so anxious that he can't sleep. Tell me, do you have any good ideas?"

"This, Uncle Lu"

"Say, you brat, stop hiding me." Lu Xiangyang was so anxious.

"Uncle Lu, I wonder if you have ever heard of fabrics like Deliang?"

"You're a boy who's both in school and busy at work. You know a lot about the outside world. You're well-informed. That fabric just spread from Hong Kong Island to the south."

"Uncle Lu, I work in a textile factory. New cloth is coming out. Can I not care about it?"

"Well, that's true. I guess you have some awareness."

"Uncle Lu, have you ever thought about the fact that our factory also produces Deliang? The amount of cotton used in this kind of fabric is very small."

"Weidong, how do you know this?"

"Uncle Lu, I was on the way to Wangfujing once, and two people carrying leather bags heard someone say that the main material seemed to be similar to plastic. It was called polyester fiber. Yes, it was Polyester fiber, use that thing to draw yarn, and then blend it with cotton yarn to weave it into cloth. As for what polyester fiber is and how to draw yarn, I don’t know. People haven’t said. "Jia Weidong worked in a weaving factory in his previous life." , Jia Weidong remembered the composition of polyester cotton, but he didn't know how to spin it.

"Okay, okay, Weidong, I will organize the technical staff to do research now. If it is really successful, the factory will give you a big credit." After hearing this, Lu Xiangyang stood up and walked out.

"Uncle Lu, Uncle Lu." Jia Weidong didn't have time to say the ratio of polyester and cotton ingredients.

"We'll talk about it later if we have something to do," Lu Xiangyang said and hurried away without looking back.

In the evening, Jia Weidong and Qin Jingru came home from get off work together. Before they entered the house, they heard the voice of a strange girl in the house.

"Weidong, you are back. This is my junior high school classmate Yu Haitang. You should also call her Sister Haitang. Haitang, this is what I told you. My godbrother Jia Weidong." Seeing Jia Weidong enter the house, He Yuyu hurriedly called him Jia Weidong made the introduction.

<divclass="contentadv"> "Hello, sister Haitang" Jia Wei greeted Yu Haitang politely.

"Weidong, today Haitang and her sister came to the third uncle's house to have a blind date with Yan Jiecheng. She knew I lived in this hospital and came to play with me."

"Welcome Sister Haitang to our home"

"Brother Wei Dong, my sister is having dinner at your house today. You won't welcome her, right?"

"No way, it's our family's honor to have Sister Haitang have dinner at our house, but where is the third uncle's house?"

"Hey, don't mention it. It's true that this is the third uncle's house. Haitang's sister came to the house for the first time, and she didn't know how to prepare anything. She bought some vegetables and so on. The third aunt cooked the same as usual, including stick noodles, porridge, and steamed buns. Served with pickles," He Yuyu said.

"Then Sister Haitang, let's have dinner at our house. The third uncle has a large family, so it's not easy for him to get a salary alone." Jia Weidong said this, but he was muttering in his heart: The third uncle is also true, although he has no time this year. I went fishing, but the third uncle should have saved a lot last year, so it’s okay to save a lot. It’s really not right for Yu Li to be so picky when she comes to the house for the first time.

Yu Haitang thought she could have a good meal when she accompanied her sister on a blind date today, but she didn't know that when she sat down at the third uncle's house, the third aunt started cooking, and she didn't see any good dishes coming out. She felt depressed and ran to the middle school. He Yuyu was looking for him in the courtyard. He Yuyu and Lou Xiao'e were preparing dinner for the evening. When he saw the dishes prepared on the stove, Yu Haitang couldn't walk. The conditions of the Yu family were not very good either. No meat smell anymore.

In the evening, Lou Xiao'e and He Yuyu made stewed fish and fried pork with green peppers. When Yu Haitang arrived, they added a tomato scrambled egg and the staple food was rice. Now Jia Weidong has a very good mass base in the courtyard. If there is a banquet to be held in this family, Jia Weidong will be asked to help with purchasing, so no one is willing to offend the Jia family casually. They are now a family with three workers, so they can eat better. It's normal. Of course, the Jia family eats behind closed doors most of the time. It's better not to be seen.

The family and Yu Haitang were sitting together for a meal. Yu Haitang was not reserved at all. Seeing that the Jia family were very enthusiastic and easy-going, they were not restrained. They were chatting and laughing while eating and chatting about homely things.

After dinner, He Yuyu sent Yu Haitang to the front yard, and the two held their arms while walking and talking.

"Yu Yu, your godmother's life is going well."

"It's not like this every day. A few sisters said that I was having a hard time in school, so I would make something good to supplement my diet when I came back on Sunday." He Yuyu was also careful and knew not to just tell others that his family eats well every day.

"That's not bad. Your godmother's family treats you very well." Yu Haitang was a little envious.

"It's true. We sisters treat it as if we are at home."

"Your brother is not only in school but also at work?" He Yuyu heard something at the dinner table, but he didn't quite understand.

"Yes, he is in the third grade of No. 22 Middle School and also works in a textile factory."

"Do you still have time to go to school while working in a textile factory?" Yu Haitang was even more confused.

"He used to work as a buyer in the logistics department, and his time was more flexible. He didn't have to report to the factory every day. Now that he's been transferred to the farm, he doesn't have to go to work every day?"

"farm?"

"Well, the textile factory was just built, and Weidong is now the director of the factory on a contract basis," He Yuyu said a little arrogantly.

"Ah, Yu Yu, how old is your brother Jia Weidong?" Yu Haitang's eyes were full of stars when she heard that Jia Weidong became the field director at such a young age.

"You're 17 years old. Why, you've fallen in love with Haitang?" He Yuyu teased.

"Well, don't say it, your godbrother is really worthy of my consideration." Yu Haitang has nothing to be embarrassed about.

"Then how about I talk to him for you when I get back and tell him that you have a crush on him?" He Yuyu had no intention of dominating Jia Weidong.

"Screw you, He Yuyu, I'm still in school. Besides, I have to say it myself. We are young people in the new era, and we don't need to be in the business of keeping a matchmaker and pulling fibers." Yu Haitang did not take the technical secondary school entrance examination. Now in high school.

"Yo yo, tsk, tsk, tsk. Begonia."