Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

"Brother Xu, I'm back." Guo Xiaosan went to the countryside for a week and immediately came to the Red Star Factory to find Xu Damao. The guard notified Deputy Section Chief Xu.

"San'er, are you in a hurry to talk to me about something?"

"Brother Xu, we have collected hundreds of items and are now in the yard. I came here to ask Brother Xu, where do you want to move them, or just store them in East 40th Street?"

"Wait for me a moment. I'll go to the office and ask for leave, and go back with you."

When Xu Damao and Guo Xiaosan returned to their yard, they found a huge pile of stuff: porcelain, wood, brick carvings, jade, etc.

"San'er, was this collected in the countryside?"

"Well, I went to Baishui Village first. But the village chief of Baishui Village saw that I was generous, so he took me to the two neighboring villages to buy goods. The goods were really not expensive. The most expensive one was the cabinet. As expected, it was an old-fashioned red sandalwood furniture, worth some silver. The purchase price was only 30 yuan because two of the legs were rotten."

Xu Damao calmed down and checked all the more than 200 and nearly 300 items of various sizes that were collected one by one, especially porcelain, which was the part that Xu Damao was most proficient in. You wouldn't know until you saw it, and you were really shocked. More than half of them were things from the Qing Dynasty, and half of them were genuine official kiln wares. Xu Damao was really excited, but fortunately he suppressed his joy.

"San'er, there should be an empty room here. You and I will move all these things into the room and sort them out. San'er, please find some suitable boxes to put the fragile items in, and I will find a way to take them away later. By the way, San'er, the money I gave you should not be enough, right? How much did you pay for it?"

Guo Xiaosan couldn't help but blush. It was true that he had paid for the goods. He was in a hurry to find Xu Damao because he was worried that the goods he received would not meet Xu Damao's taste. He was afraid.

"Brother Xu, I keep a record of every item I receive." He took out a notebook from the room where he lived and handed it to Xu Damao.

Xu Damao flipped through it casually and found that it was indeed a clear project. He also remembered clearly how much he paid to Village Chief Chen for each item. The total cost was more than 1,400 yuan. In other words, Guo Xiaosan paid more than 900 yuan.

"San'er, how about this? Help me put these things in order these few days, and I'll give you twelve hundred later, okay? I don't have any money in my pocket right now."

"Brother Xu, of course it's possible. Follow Brother Xu and eat meat. I, Guo Xiaosan, have achieved what I have today entirely because of Brother Xu's care."

Xu Damao was also very happy. He spent 1500 yuan on hundreds of items, which was only more than 4 yuan per item on average. But in recent years, there was also the kindness of the village chief of Baishui Village. This made the village chief earn more than 100 yuan, so he must be very happy. And the work position of the Jia family might really fall on the head of the village chief's youngest son, which was a great favor.

Xu Damao was really happy today. On the way back, Guo Xiaosan collected some things from the Qing Dynasty, including pink, white, doucai, and blue and white. A pair of small enamel bowls were particularly eye-catching.

Xu Damao was so happy that he bought two pounds of pork head and a bottle of Fenjiu on the way back. He was going to drink to his heart's content when he got home today.

As soon as he got home, the joy spread to Lou Xiao'e. Lou Xiao'e was not surprised that Xu Damao came home early, but she was surprised by the joy in Xu Damao's eyes.

"Da Mao, where did you have fun today, or did you find some money on the street? You look so happy."

Xu Damao kissed Lou Xiao'e playfully, and hugged Lou Xiao'e's plump waist. "It's really no different from picking up money. Ezi, sit down and listen to me slowly explain it to you in detail."

So Xu Damao told Guo Xiaosan about going to the countryside to collect antiques.

"Guo Xiaosan really has a good eye. Half of them are official kiln wares. Fortunately, Xiaosan doesn't want to collect them, otherwise I wouldn't be able to enjoy this bargain."

"Da Mao, you've just started learning to write, and you've collected hundreds of items until today. When do you plan to finish?"

"Ezi, believe your husband. This is more cost-effective than saving money. When I retire, any item I take out can support me for several years. Now I have two sons. I will not be able to leave them with some property. Don't worry, so far, everything is going well. In the future, I will collect things based on fate, and only collect high-quality items. Money should be spent wisely. Okay, I bought some pork head today, and I will cook a few more dishes. Let's drink together in the evening."

When a person is happy, he feels refreshed. This day, Xu Damao felt like he had fallen into a honey jar. In the evening, he had a few drinks with his wife Lou Xiaoe. After getting tipsy, they reached the peak of happiness together in spirit and body. How happy it was!

The plan submitted by the Propaganda Department to highlight outstanding employees every month was approved and reported to the department, with the plan to be used as a pilot project in the hope of achieving some results.

Li Huaimin handed this important matter over to Xu Damao and gave him full responsibility for it.

Xu Damao didn't expect that this would be reported to the department, so he took it very seriously. There was no other way, once the leader paid attention to it, the subordinates had to go all out.

I also held a mobilization meeting for the staff below. The work was assigned very carefully and with thorough consideration. I thought it was foolproof, so I asked everyone to take their positions and start working.

Soon, the explosive effect of the latest blackboard newspaper in August came out. The exclusive publicity blackboard newspapers of 14 monthly outstanding employees from seven production units in the factory and an outstanding workshop director appeared, causing a sensation in the factory. In addition, the first month's rewards were also very generous. This was really inseparable from the support of the superiors. The rewards for outstanding employees were really generous and a little tempting: each person received a ceramic cup, a towel, a bar of soap, and the most tempting thing was a pound of pork, which was real pork, not meat tickets.

The vivid and attractive award-winning photos and candid photos of production hung on the blackboard were particularly eye-catching and greatly stimulated the nerves of the front-line workers. In addition, the cooperation of the factory's loudspeaker broadcast achieved the desired effect.

Director Yang took the factory office staff to check all the new blackboard newspapers one by one. He was very satisfied and even called Li Huaimin and Xu Damao to come to the office to give them verbal rewards.

Xu Damao was very critical of Director Yang's behavior: Only verbal rewards?!

This time, Xu Damao was noticed by Director Yang. Director Yang knew Xu Damao. When he proposed Xu Damao as deputy director of the Propaganda Department, he knew that a projectionist like Xu Damao could not be the deputy director. He reluctantly agreed because of his title of People's Guardian.

Things are different now. This issue of the blackboard newspaper shows Xu Damao's ability and potential. He has to re-examine this young cadre who is not very old but has outstanding abilities.

A few days later, Xu Damao received a call from Director Yang.

"Xiao Xu, bring your projection machine and wait at the factory gate at 3 o'clock this afternoon. There is an important task that needs to be completed. You will be working overtime."

Xu Damao really didn't want to work overtime, he wanted to go back to take care of his wife and children.

Alas, you want the horse to run, but you don’t feed it fodder, how can I run fast?

There is no use slandering in your heart, you have to wait.