Siheyuan Shangpeng

When the four heard that they were going to leave them alone for two days, Shang Peng suddenly asked, "What's your name, Director?"

The deputy factory director answered directly: "My surname is Feng."

Shang Peng continued, "Director Feng, you see we are also very anxious. I have some knowledge of mechanics. Can you let me take a look at the broken machine? If I can't fix it, you can find someone to fix it. We will just wait. What do you think?"

Deputy Director Feng thought for a moment and said, "Okay, little brother, then go and take a look. I'll find someone to take you there."

Shang Peng quickly thanked him, and then followed Deputy Director Feng's secretary to the warehouse.

Shang Peng thanked the secretary, handed her a pack of cigarettes, and asked her to call Master Zhu and Master Wang over, as he had something to discuss with the two masters. The secretary saw that several people knew the two master chefs, gave them another pack of cigarettes, and went to call the two masters.

As soon as the secretary left, Senior Brother Zhang said angrily: "Xiao Peng, isn't that Deputy Director Feng a bully? Isn't this trying to trip us up? You're still doing this! I'm so pissed off."

Shang Peng said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, there are all kinds of people in such a big factory, and it may also be related to factional matters. We are new here, so please be patient. Let me take a look at where the machine is broken and try to fix it as soon as possible so that we can start work as soon as possible."

Senior Brother Wei asked, "Xiao Peng, can you repair machines? Can you do it? If not, let's find someone else. Senior Brother, I know two students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Can we ask them to take a look?"

Shang Peng has already started to check the machine. As he looked at it, he said, "Don't worry, brother. I have worked on this kind of machine before. It should be the workpiece that is connected to the transmission shaft that is worn out. They can't find the reason because they didn't check it carefully. We can wait for Uncle Wang and the others to come and ask them to make a part for us. Then we can start working. Everything will be fine if we get results. Then they will worship us. You still want to control me, grandma!"

After checking and disassembling, when the two masters came, Shang Peng had already removed the parts. The secretary had not come back yet. The two masters were shocked when they arrived. The machine was disassembled. Master Wang quickly said, "Xiao Peng, why did you disassemble the machine? What should we do? Put it back quickly and wait for professionals to repair it. When someone asks you, just say you don't know. Do you hear me?"

Shang Peng smiled and said, "Uncle Wang, don't worry. I found the broken part of the machine. Can you fix this workpiece?" As he spoke, he handed a damaged workpiece to Master Wang. Master Wang was stunned, took the workpiece, looked at it and said, "I can fix it, but I can't fix it without the specific data."

Shang Peng casually took out the tools from his bag, found a table and started drawing. As he drew, he said, "I know the parameters of this thing. When I finish drawing, can you make two more for me? This thing breaks down quickly. Also, when you are done, can you two masters find two people to help us move the machine to the abandoned factory, and we will do the experiment there."

The two master chefs and the three people who came with Shang Peng stared in amazement as Shang Peng drew the blueprint in a short while. The two chefs took the blueprint and looked at it. Master Wang said, "You wait, I'll go make the parts. I checked and it can be done before noon. We'll move the machine after lunch." After that, he left with Master Zhu.

The remaining three people looked at Shang Peng, and Senior Brother Wei asked, "Xiao Peng, you can also repair machines? You are amazing."

"Hi, this is the detailed diagram of this machine that I saw in the library. You would be able to do it if you saw it," Shang Peng said modestly.

"Xiaopeng, don't be so modest. I can't fix it even if I see it."

The few of them waited for noon while chatting. The deputy factory director showed no intention of looking for them, so Master Zhu asked someone to look for the four people to have lunch. The four people had already been given meal tickets when arranging accommodation for them.

After they had eaten in the cafeteria, Master Zhu found a few of his apprentices to help the four people move the machine to the abandoned factory. Shang Peng and his friends had already written a report, and this time they handed it directly to the factory director's secretary. After receiving it, the factory director thought about it and told his secretary to pass on the order. The workshop fully cooperated with the experiment. The fact that Shang Peng repaired the machine had already impressed the factory director, and there was no harm in fully cooperating.

In this way, several people initially gained a foothold in the First Steel Plant, and the experiment was able to proceed smoothly. The actual production in the factory was very different from that in the laboratory. Several people also worked hard together with the workers. Sometimes some of them had disagreements with the workers, and they quarreled with each other during the day, but became brothers again after drinking some wine at night.

It took a full three months for the first batch of new materials to be produced. The materials were sent for inspection, and then the team improved the production process and used different materials to conduct experiments. Another two months passed, and by the time the factory was closed, the work was considered basically successful. Before the four of them could even take a break, they were taken away in a military vehicle, along with the workers and machines who helped, and were packed up and taken to a military factory.

After the materials were sent for inspection, Professor Shi conducted tests immediately. When the materials not only met Shang Peng's initial expectations but also exceeded them by 30%, Professor Shi could no longer sit still and reported directly to the military leaders. When the leaders heard about this new type of material, they packed up the personnel and machines and took them away as soon as the factory experiment was declared a success. When the director of the First Steel Plant looked at the confidentiality agreement in front of him, the people and things had already been taken away.

In this way, the four people and the workers worked in the military factory for another three months. It was already summer when they were sent back to school by the military.

The results of several people were used by the military, but they were all commended by the military region. Because none of the four people were soldiers and their research could not be made public, the commendations for the four were all recorded in the files, and another person was given 200 yuan in cash.

Several workers who worked with them were also commended, all of which were secretly recorded in the files and could not be read by ordinary people. Several workers were collectively promoted to a higher grade, and each of them was given 50 yuan in cash.

Similarly, Shang Peng and several other workers signed a confidentiality agreement together. When the workers came back and wanted to invite Master Wang to dinner to express their gratitude, they learned that Master Wang had already returned to Angang. The workers had no choice but to write a thank-you letter together and wanted to put some money in it, but Master Zhu rejected it.

After Shang Peng and his three companions were secretly sent to school, they first reported to Professor Shi's office. Professor Shi encouraged them a few words and let them go back to rest. At the same time, he told Shang Peng to come to his office at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. Shang Peng agreed and went back to rest with his three senior brothers.