Siheyuan: My wife is Xu Huizhen

He Yuzhu opened his mouth and asked, "What happened to Third Master?"

"Is Zhuzi back?"

Yan Bugui sighed and said, "Come and judge for yourself. I picked up two pieces of broken iron and placed them under the eaves. Who knew that someone would steal them?"

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "Who is so wicked as to dare to tamper with the Tai Sui and pluck the hair from the tiger's head?"

"Who would have thought of this? This thing I picked up was a little dirty, so I didn't keep it in the house. I was going to send it to the collection point today, but who knew it would be stolen."

He Yuzhu comforted him, "Don't be angry, since it's lost, just go pick up some scrap metal."

"It's easy for you to say that. How can it be that easy? There are people picking up scrap metal all over the streets. How can there be so much scrap metal for us to pick up?"

At this moment, a group of people rushed into the courtyard, led by a little kid of eight or nine years old.

After he came in, he pointed at Yan Bugui and said to the adults behind him: "He was the one who took my scrap metal."

The young man behind him shouted, "You are so good, Yan Bugui. You are a teacher, but you actually robbed the scrap metal from a kid?"

They are all neighbors in the surrounding alleys and know each other. They can call out Yan Bugui's name as soon as they come in.

Yan Bugui's face turned red and he shouted, "Nonsense, I clearly picked it up from the ground."

There was another kid at the back, who walked to the front and said, "You're talking nonsense. We found it outside the city, it fell on the ground, and you snatched it and ran away."

The two children quickly explained the matter to each other.

The two of them picked up some scrap metal outside the city and were carrying it towards home. Halfway through, a piece of it fell off, and by the time they realized it, they had already walked several meters away.

At this moment, Yan Bugui picked up the scrap metal that fell on the ground and turned around and ran away.

The two children were so angry that no one paid any attention to them, so they had to go home. For some reason, they went to settle the score with Yan Bugui the next day.

Yan Bugui was so embarrassed. He didn't expect that these two children were from the same area and recognized him. After he went home and told them about it, their parents came to find him.

Only then did He Yuzhu realize that Yan Bugui would do such a thing for a piece of scrap metal, and he quickly stepped back, not wanting to be involved in this matter.

Yan Bugui's old face turned red with embarrassment, but luckily one of the people who came over was one of his students. He stepped forward to apologize and paid a dime, and only then did the group of people who came to his door give up.

He Yuzhu was about to leave when Yan Bugui called out from behind, "Zhuzi, wait a moment. I have something to tell you."

He Yuzhu felt a little regretful and thought he should have left first.

He stopped and turned around to ask, "What else does Third Uncle want to say?"

Yan Bugui smiled and said, "Zhu Zi, you can't spread rumors. I really picked it up. I didn't know it was theirs."

"Okay, okay, I promise not to say anything nonsense."

Yan Bugui still pulled him and said embarrassedly: "Zhu Zi, I still have a lot of tasks to complete. Can you help the third uncle?"

He Yuzhu said, "Okay, go to the entrance of my machinery factory. There's a guy selling scrap metal there for 10 cents a pound."

Yan Bugui cried out in amazement: "What? You want more money?"

"Well, Third Uncle, what you said is not right. The scrap metal belongs to the collective, not to me personally. I can't just give it to you for free, right?"

“This.” Yan Bugui felt very painful after losing a dime just now. Does he have to spend money to buy scrap metal now?

He Yuzhu said, "They are rushing to buy it over there. If you go late, it will probably be sold out. Don't blame me for not telling you."

Yan Bugui was stunned and had no idea what to do.

He had never thought of spending money to buy scrap metal before. How could he possibly spend money to buy it with his personality?

Without answering Yan Bugui, He Yuzhu came to the middle courtyard and saw a lot of scrap metal placed at the door of the house.

When I entered the house and saw the whole family was there, I said, "Don't ask me about the scrap metal. I have already completed the task at home."

Wen Yuping smiled and said, "I picked up a lot of scrap metal. I didn't expect you to have completed the task."

"These are all small matters. I just came over to talk to you."

He Yuzhu then said to Yushui: "Go ask Uncle San, or sell all this scrap metal to him."

He Yushui asked: "Uncle San is a stingy old man, would he be willing to give money?"

"You won't give him scrap metal if you don't give him money!"

"That's true. I'll go ask." He Yushui skipped out of the door and came back a moment later with three cents, which he happily handed to Wen Yuping.

Wen Yuping rubbed He Yushui's head and gave her all the three cents as pocket money.

He Daqing asked a few questions to confirm that he had not suffered any loss, and then chatted with He Yuzhu about recent events.

There are tasks for catching sparrows, mice, and even flies and mosquitoes have quantity requirements. Now there is also the task of collecting scrap metal.

After chatting for a while, He Yuzhu said he wanted to leave, and He Daqing followed him out, then said, "You have arranged things at home, but what about the old lady and the others in the back?"

What I actually want to ask is whether He Yuzhu has completed the task of collecting scrap metal for Aunt Jiang.

He Yuzhu said: "Of course, I handed in the tasks for all three of them."

He Daqing let out a sigh of relief and said, "Now we are all thinking about the task of handing in the scrap metal. The factory is also very strict, and we can't take out the scrap metal at all."

He Yuzhu said: "It's okay. If you are an acquaintance and you don't have any scrap metal, just tell me. I still have some."

"How do you have so much scrap metal?"

"I've always had them at home, but I was too lazy to sell them, so they were piled up behind the front yard."

When He Yuzhu returned home, the children surrounded him. When he entered the house, as expected, Xu Damao's sister was also there.

"Is something wrong?"

"Do you have any scrap metal?" Xu Zhaodi asked.

"Yes, just go to the backyard and get it."

Xu Huizhen asked in surprise: "Why didn't I know there was scrap metal in the backyard?"

"They were all piled up in the corner. I covered them with tarpaulin, and there's still a pile."

He Yuzhu had prepared everything long ago, just waiting for this moment. If his relatives and friends who were on good terms with him couldn't get the scrap metal, he would definitely go to the director of the machinery factory.

He took out some scrap metal from the space and stored it in the backyard, but he didn't tell Xu Huizhen about it.

She still didn't believe it, so they went to the backyard together. He Yuzhu lifted the tarpaulin covering the pile of scrap metal.

"There are so many. It looks like it weighs several hundred kilograms!" Xu Huizhen said in surprise.

He Yuzhu was very proud and said, "We have already handed in our task, and the same goes for our hometown. If my brother-in-law needs scrap metal later, just ask him to come and get it. The same goes for the families we have good relationships with, we will give them as much as they want."

Why should we make them go through the trouble of picking up scrap metal when we already have it at home?

Xu Huizhen nodded: "I will tell my brother tomorrow."

The next day, the brother-in-law came to the house and not only took away some scrap metal, but He Yuzhu also prepared a dinner for him.

In addition to the brother-in-law, those acquaintances in the tavern, such as Niu Ye and Pian Ye, came to the door one by one after hearing from someone, and He Yuzhu gave them some generously.

Every street had its own tasks, but He Yuzhu had collected a lot of scrap metal in Moscow before, and he took out a lot of it and handed it in as tasks for the streets.

One day, He Yuzhu returned home and saw Yu Shui coming with a timid little girl.

It looks somewhat familiar.

"The rain is coming. Is this your classmate?"

He Yushui smiled and said, "Brother, this is my best friend, Yu Haitang."

Yu Haitang was a little restrained and said softly, "Brother Zhuzi, hello."

He Yuzhu thought, no wonder he looked so familiar, it turned out to be Yu Haitang who had not grown up yet.

Yu Haitang is the same age as He Yushui, just 15 years old and still in school.

But she has grown quite tall now, and has grown from a little girl into a big girl.

He Yuzhu nodded, asked them to sit down and had a brief chat with them.

It turned out that Yu Haitang's family did not complete the task and complained to He Yushui.

He Yushui was kind-hearted, so he brought his classmates to his sister-in-law's house. After they had talked for a few words, He Yuzhu also came back from get off work.

Xu Huizhen said, "I'm holding the child. Go to the back and get the scrap metal."

"Yeah." He Yuzhu agreed, stood up and walked back.

Yu Haitang stood up quickly. There was no reason for her to just sit there and wait for He Yuzhu to hand it to her.

Said: "I'll do it myself."

The two of them came to the backyard together, and He Yuzhu pointed at the pile of scrap metal and said:

"Take as much as you need."

Yu Haitang said a little embarrassedly: "There are so many. I won't be polite."

"Don't be polite, you are Yu Shui's classmate, come to our house often in the future."

He Yuzhu tied the two parts to him with the hemp rope next to him. They weighed about 10 kilograms, which was enough for their family's task.

"Thank you, Brother Zhuzi. This has solved a big problem for our family. Thank you so much."

Yu Haitang was very polite and thanked him again and again. He Yuzhu wanted to keep the two of them for dinner, but Yu Haitang refused and left with Yu Shui.

He Yuzhu secretly felt a little regretful. Yu Haitang was still young. Although she had grown taller, she was not old enough.

All the scrap metal collected on the street was sent to the machinery factory and handed over to He Yuzhu.

He did not throw all of them into the blast furnace at once, but sorted them out, picking out the usable ones first.

Some people who really couldn't find any scrap metal handed in their iron pots, cutting knives, cooking spoons, and door chains.

These things that are obviously still usable will of course not be used directly to make steel, but will all be selected and returned to the streets.

He Yuzhu is not confused. His is a small blast furnace, not the clay blast furnace built by the street itself, and the technology is much more advanced.

It is the mainstream equipment in steel mills now, but its scale is relatively small.

The remaining materials are also classified into different categories, such as iron, steel, copper, aluminum, tin, etc., and smelted separately.

Make the right parts to avoid waste.

Director Li often comes to inspect the work, and is very satisfied to see that the machinery factory can produce qualified raw materials.

Now that we can produce it ourselves, we have solved the problem of the source of raw materials for the machinery factory. After processing and producing qualified parts, we assemble them into lathes or tractor heads, and then sell them. We already have a good foundation.

As long as we develop step by step, it is very likely to become a large factory with thousands of employees.

After the inspection, Director Li was invited into the office, drank tea, and talked about the current work.

He Yuzhu's ability was fully affirmed. Then he said: "Now the villages below are working on cooperatives, seeking to eat in the canteen so that customers don't have to cook for themselves."

He Yuzhu was stunned. Of course he knew about this. Eating from the same big pot started in the second half of 8 and only lasted for a few months.

I said, "I've also heard that some places in the countryside have started eating together. Does this have anything to do with us?"

"Who said there is no more? They changed it to public notice, and our street name was changed to commune. They want to eat together, so we have to stir our food from the same pot."

"Ah? Are we going to eat from the same pot here too?"

"Yes. My superiors have heard about this, so I'm telling you in advance."

"What about food? Is it still rationed?"

"Yeah, it's just everyone eating together."

"Isn't this nonsense?"

Director Li immediately became anxious and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about? How could you say this out of confusion? This is the policy of our superiors. We have to eat together in the future."

He Yuzhu quickly admitted his mistake, saying that it was not his place to question his superiors' policy.

You can talk to others about it, but Director Li is your leader, and you can't talk like that in front of him.

He Yuzhu then asked about the specific situation. Director Li couldn't explain it clearly, but he estimated that they would concentrate their fire on the courtyards in the future.

He Yuzhu breathed a sigh of relief. He could live in a yard by himself and no longer need to share with others.

Really, if I have to eat with others, I might as well have three meals a day at the machinery factory.

The factory now operates in shifts and provides three meals a day.

As the factory director, I have a lounge next to it, and I also built several small courtyards and staff dormitories in the back.

If it doesn't work, just bring Huizhen and the others here to live. Eating in the cafeteria every day is much better than eating from the same pot with others.

If we cook together, each household will definitely take turns, and the quality of the food will be difficult to guarantee.

Director Li said, "I just informed you in advance. The specific situation may not be officially documented until autumn."

"I see. There is no problem with the blast furnace. The next step is the factory expansion plan. I think the previous plan was a bit conservative."

Director Li asked, "Why do you say that?"

"When the machinery factory was first built, it was a bit hasty. There was no long-term plan, and it was built step by step."

Director Li nodded: "That's true."

At the beginning, I just wanted to use those machine tools to produce some parts for simple processing.

But later He Yuzhu got another batch of machine tools from Moscow, expanded the factory and hired workers.

Later, we were able to produce lathes ourselves and continued to expand the workshop and add supporting facilities.

With more and more machine tools, construction is always going on around the factory.

Now that the blast furnace has been put into operation, we have the ability to produce steel independently, and the scale of the factory has reached five to six hundred people.

However, there are no supporting facilities and we have been taking things one step at a time without any long-term planning.

He Yuzhu said: "I think I should re-plan and adjust. The first step is to build it on a scale of 1 people, and then the second stage will be designed on a scale of 3000 people."

“Does 3000 people need to be this large?”