Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

Li Tianyi held Wang Xue's hand worriedly. Wang Xue patted Li Tianyi's arm gently and said, "It's okay. This is the little guy in your belly punching. Maybe he knows that his dad is back, so he started to move."

Li Tianyi finally felt relieved, "Xiaoxue, you've worked so hard."

"Baby, you have to be good, or daddy will spank your little butt when you come out."

Wang Xue smiled and hit Li Tianyi, "Brother Tian, ​​go take a shower."

Li Tianyi then came out with his clothes and bath ticket. At this time, Li's father and Huzi had already moved the things into the yard.

"Tianyi, what's in here?" Father Li walked around the bags curiously.

"Dad, don't tear it down yet. When I come back, I'll divide it among you."

Li Tianyi took a good wash in the bathhouse, then went to get his hair cut. When he came out of the bathhouse, he was a handsome young man again.

When they got home, dinner was already ready and everyone was waiting for Li Tianyi to come back. Seeing that it was getting late, Li's mother brought out the meal first. Everyone sat around the table and happily ate dinner.

During the meal, Li's father also asked about Li Huaide. Li Huaide had come to visit Li's father and others at Li's house before leaving for the border, and Li Tianyi also knew this.

Li Tianyi briefly talked about Li Huaide's gains. The steel rolling mill exchanged more than 3 kilograms of meat this time. He believed that the workers of the steel rolling mill would have a good New Year this time.

Father Li also talked about the scene when the convoy returned to the factory. It was just the end of the get off work day, and Director Yang and the factory leaders were waiting at the gate. At first, the workers didn't know what was going on, but when they saw the convoy, they immediately understood that this was the convoy that had gone to other places to exchange supplies.

Director Yang arranged for the security personnel to stand guard all around, and then followed the convoy to the warehouse. Although the workers did not see what was in the cars, they were also excited. With so many trucks bringing back so many things, it would be their benefit during the New Year.

"Dad, are all the meats still in the warehouse?" Li Tianyi asked curiously.

"Yes, the outside world didn't know what it was before, so it was never released."

Li Tianyi nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that Director Yang did a good job of keeping secrets, otherwise the leaders of nearby factories would have come to extort money long ago.

After dinner, Li Tianyi came to the yard and started to unpack the sacks.

"This is the cashmere scarf I bought in the frontier. The dark-colored one is for mom." He handed a scarf to Li's mother, who happily took it and touched it gently, "It's really warm."

"This is for you, my wife. It's red and festive." Xiaoxue also took it with a smile. The younger sister was a little impatient, "Brother, what about mine?"

Li Tianyi took out a white scarf from the bag and handed it to the little sister. The little sister took it happily and wrapped it around her neck.

Then Li Tianyi took out a wooden box from the bag and said, "Dad, this is for you."

Father Li took the box and opened it. It turned out to be a jade pipe. Father Li couldn't let it go. "Tianyi, this must be very expensive."

"It's okay. Jade is produced in the border areas, so it's not as expensive as in our inland areas."

"Huzi, this sheepskin waistcoat is yours."

Hu Zi took it and said, "Thank you, brother."

After that, Li Tianyi started taking things out of the bag, such as raisins, dried fruits, toffee, and cheese.

Then came the main item this time - the meat. As soon as Li Tian opened the bag, the frozen hard meat appeared in front of everyone.

Mr. and Mrs. Li excitedly stepped forward to confirm, and when they saw that it was top-quality beef and mutton, they couldn't hide the smiles on their faces.

"Tianyi, how much meat did you buy?"

"It's probably more than 300 kilograms. I want to send some to Grandpa Shen."

Father Li nodded, "Okay, what about your uncle?"

"Dad, don't worry about my uncle. He bought as much as I did this time."

"Okay, then let's put the meat away first. It's cold now, so the meat can be kept. When the weather gets warmer, we can make bacon out of it. This way, our family will have enough food and water for the whole year." Mother Li said with anticipation.

"Mom, don't worry about eating. I'll find a way to get some more."

"Tianyi, don't break the law, okay?" Father Li said worriedly.

Li Tianyi's face was full of black lines, "Dad, don't worry about this, I have a bright future, and I won't ruin myself for a bite of food."

Father and Mother Li were relieved then. After putting everything in place, Father Li and his family went home with the gifts that Li Tianyi bought for them and a few packets of milk tablets. Li Tianyi and Wang Xue lay on the bed, chatting about what had happened during this period and expressing their longing for each other.

The next morning, Li Tianyi first sent Wang Xue to the hospital to work, and then went to the Ministry of Industry to report his work situation to his superiors.

When he met Section Chief Wang, he realized that all the engineers sent to various parts of the country had returned and he was the last one. He also learned that the country was now carrying out a large-scale steel-making campaign.

It was Deputy Minister Zhao who received him this time. After a few polite words with the big leader, the big leader told him that this was the reward from his superiors to Li Tianyi, a cash reward of 2000 yuan and a July Medal of the Republic.

Li Tianyi excitedly accepted the medal and also expressed that he would work harder in the future to make better contributions to the country.

The big boss nodded with satisfaction, and then asked if Li Tianyi had any difficulties. Li Tianyi thought about it and made a request.

"Commander, I want to borrow some books about weapons. This time in the frontier, I read a lot of books about weapons, and I have some ideas about designing and modifying weapons, but because my knowledge reserves are still insufficient, this idea has not been realized."

The leader stared at Li Tianyi without blinking. After a while, the leader said, "Tianyi, you have given me a difficult problem. You know, some weapons information is confidential."

Li Tianyi knew that the leader had misunderstood his meaning, so he quickly explained, "Commander, you misunderstood. I don't want to see our country's confidential weapons information. I mean those weapons books on the market. These books are the basis. I want to supplement my knowledge reserve."

The big leader then breathed a sigh of relief. Li Tianyi could still read those books. After all, although these books were hard to find outside, they were open to students in the library of the National Defense University.

"Xiao Li, I'll get you a National Defense University library card so you can go to the library over there to read books."

"Thank you, Chief." Li Tianyi stood up excitedly and bowed to the leader.

"Xiao Li, you're welcome. I'm looking forward to using the gun you designed."

Li Tianyi smiled embarrassedly.