Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

Xu Damao went to Tong Ren Tang to buy three old mountain ginsengs, and wrote an article about his experience and precautions in practicing Qi Refining Jue and Shen Refining Jue, and mailed it to Laiwu Iron and Steel Plant. The letter was not mixed with any special emotional color, just to prevent He Lihua from being embarrassed after receiving the letter.

Do you think Xu Damao misses He Lihua? The answer is yes. In addition, I heard that He Lihua has successfully cultivated for many years, so it is estimated that her skills are extraordinary now.

But Xu Damao knew that he couldn't be too selfish. He couldn't break up other people's families in the current situation. She was the mother of three children. Thinking about it, time flies. Seven years have passed in a flash.

It’s no wonder that Gu Meifang is already pregnant with her third child.

Xu Damao is now a nobody in the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill and has almost no sense of presence.

There are only a few people in the union, one chairman, one vice chairman, and five secretaries. There are seven people in the union, and the affairs they are responsible for are very few at present. They just show the existence of the union when commending outstanding employees.

Xu Damao, of course, was more than happy to accept this, and he took the initiative to find Chairman Guan Tao and conveyed to him that he had no intention of seizing power and just wanted to spend his days quietly in the union.

Guan Tao was originally in the same camp as Li Huaide, and had some connections with Xu Damao. They often ate and drank together.

They shared the same pain, and they understood each other. Guan Tao was more than a dozen years older than Xu Damao, and he was more experienced than Xu Damao. How could he not know that Xu Damao just wanted to get by?

So the people in the union get along very harmoniously.

The new era has endowed the steel rolling mill employees with a high level of work enthusiasm, so the output of the Red Star Factory has increased by leaps and bounds this year and has been booming all the way.

All signs indicate that Director Yang's management ability seems to be much better than Li Huaide's.

In fact, how can anyone with a discerning eye not know that this is a sign of progress, that people can work with peace of mind, and that there are no more messy and troublesome things. This is how the factory came alive, and the workers were encouraged.

Chen Zhiyu has already started to review her lessons under Xu Damao's reminder, although she is currently working in the financial audit department and is very busy, and has to take care of her children when she gets home. In order to realize her dream of going to college, she has also discussed it with Zhang Zhigang and her parents-in-law, and focused her main energy on studying.

Xu Damao has a clear timeline for Zhang Zhiqiang and Chen Zhiyu, which is around the end of the year, with exams in November. Time is running out.

Xu Damao originally wanted Chen Zhiyong to try the exam as well, but he was not interested in it. Instead, Li Weihong also participated in the review and even wrote a letter to Jinxi, asking his younger brother Li Yuanchao in the countryside to quietly start reviewing in preparation for the upcoming college entrance examination.

With a little effort, a bicycle can be turned into a motorcycle, and then directly into a cadre. Besides, Xu Damao said that he has acquaintances in Peking University, Tsinghua University, and the Institute of Chemical Engineering, and can help collect any information he needs at any time. This gave the candidates who were preparing for the exam more confidence and made them study harder.

At the end of July, the weather was still very hot.

"Meifang, how about I take annual leave next month and take my family to Baishui Village. It will also give the children some time to relax during the summer vacation."

"Master, sure, I can be anywhere. To be honest, I haven't been to the countryside for a long time. Professor Fang and his family have moved out, and I don't know what's going on with the house. The most worrying thing about renting a house is that no one lives there. If it's not occupied for a long time, it will become abandoned. I have to go home and take a look."

"Then it's settled. I'll apply for my annual leave next week. As someone with more than 20 years of service, I have half a month to rest. I'll ask Xiaoru and Shuying if they want to go, and ask her to go down and visit her brother's family."

Xu Damao suddenly had an idea and decided to go out and play.

The beginning of autumn was a day off. Xu Damao actually took half a month of annual leave, and rode his bicycle in a big way, with Jianjian sitting in the front and Jiajia sitting in the back. Fang Xiaoru also rode her own bicycle with Shuying. Gu Meifang dragged the two sisters Handan to take the bus back to Baishui Village.

Baishui Village is not far from the main urban area. Xu Damao rode his bicycle while talking to his two sons, who were already sensible, about the history of Kyoto City. Even Fang Xiaoru, who was riding a bicycle next to him, thought that what Xu Damao said was very good.

In the rice fields along the road, some of the rice ears have already bent down, and the rice husks in the front have turned golden yellow. In another twenty days, the Jingxi rice will be harvested, and it will be a bumper harvest.

I arrived at Baishui Village this morning. The Gu family's yard didn't look deserted at all. It was very clean and fresh. It turned out that Fang Junru's family lived next door. No wonder. Maybe Fang's parents had told their youngest son and his family to maintain the Gu family's house before they left.

As expected. Cao Jiaying, who lived next door, was reviewing homework with her son at home. When she heard the noise next door, she came out to see that her second aunt and a group of people were in the yard of the Gu family next door.

"Second sister."

Fang Xiaoru looked at her sister-in-law and said, "Oh, Jiaying, you are home. I saw the door was closed and thought you went to the commune. Junru is home too? Where is my nephew?"

A child's head popped out from the doorway, "Second Aunt, I'm home."

Fang Xiaoru pulled Shuying to the next door and said, "My precious nephew, he has grown so big now. It's my fault that I haven't come to see you for a long time. This is Sister Shuying. Shuying, this is your cousin, Fang Yuchao, also known as Chaochao."

Half an hour later, Xu Damao rode his bike to pick up Gu Meifang, Hanhan and Dandan who were taking the bus back home, and they arrived home.

Xu Damao was responsible for filling the water tank. The grain was available at Dang Junru's house next door. The two families happily made vegetable and meat pies and boiled a large pot of plain porridge. It was delicious. No wonder it was delicious. The rice was from last year, not the three-year-old rice sold at the grain station. The flour was ground by themselves. Although it looked yellow, it had a strong wheat aroma. The pork was absolutely fresh, and the leeks and green onions were grown by themselves, fresh and tender.

Fang Junru also came back from get off work in the evening. They had a sumptuous dinner together, and Fang Xiaoru did not forget to ask about their review progress.

"Second sister, is the news really reliable? When will we know? Junru and I are reviewing, so it should be okay. After all, we haven't thrown away all the books. We have been teaching in the commune. Junru is even more of a nerd."

Xu Damao took over, "Junru, Junru's wife, don't worry. There should be definite news in late October. The exam will probably be in November. The main subjects are politics, Chinese, and mathematics. The comprehensive subjects are divided into arts and science. The arts subjects mainly test geography and history, and the science subjects are physics and chemistry. English is an additional exam. The scores are not included in the total score, but it can affect your application for colleges. You should pay attention to politics and pay more attention to current affairs. Doesn't the commune have the magazine "Banyuetan"? Xiao Cao asked you to collect it. Take a look. It will definitely be helpful. I personally think that the exam will not be too difficult. With your ability, you two will definitely be on the list. It's just a matter of whether you do well or not. I suggest that you both apply to schools in Kyoto, such as Kyoto University or Tsinghua University. You almost applied to Xiaoru's School of Chemical Engineering. The School of Mechanical Engineering is also an option for Junru. After all, it is her old profession and she can get started quickly."

Fang Xiaoru agreed. That night, Fang Junru and Cao Jiaying's college entrance examination mobilization and study methods were completely finalized. In a word: study with peace of mind and concentrate on preparing for the exam.