Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

As the number of deputy factory managers increased, especially Shi Heping was in charge of technology and Sister Hou was in charge of logistics.

Chen Changan had even less time. With the severe drought in the north, the water levels of the rivers and reservoirs in the city kept dropping.

In addition, he almost came up empty-handed the last time he went fishing, so Chen Changan no longer had the heart to fish.

Listening to the radio may feel a bit new at first, but after listening for a while, you’ll hear the same few crosstalk segments over and over again.

Although I have been in this era for such a long time, I have become accustomed to going to bed early and getting up early.

But after dinner every day, I always want to find some entertainment.

There was no need to think about playing with the phone, and to be honest, Chen Changan could hardly concentrate on watching a movie.

Moreover, it was an open-air movie, and most of the people in the factory were single young men. After a tiring day, many people did not even take a shower, but came out in slippers.

That smell, the sour smell of the body, the stinky feet, and the smell of cigarettes mixed together, is as sour as it can be.

In the courtyard, no one came to see Chen Changan again after Chen Changan refused Xu Damao's gold bars.

Maybe he felt humiliated, or maybe he wanted to improve too much.

Anyway, he has not been in the yard for a while. He must have taken his new apprentice to the countryside to show movies.

As Hou Mingjun moved into the courtyard and the number of residents in the motorcycle factory in the front yard increased, the retirement group centered around uncle Yi Zhonghai did not cause any trouble.

However, Qin Huairu went in and out of Uncle Yi Zhonghai's house and Sha Zhu's house more and more frequently.

Although the planned grain supply of each factory has returned to normal, the supply for residents has not yet recovered.

After paying off his debts, Jia Dongxu found an old man named Yi Zhonghai to admit his mistake and said that he would never gamble again.

At the same time, with Jia Zhang's nod of approval, Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu will provide support for Uncle Yi Zhonghai in his old age.

Only with the help of his uncle Yi Zhonghai did the family have enough food to eat.

Jia Dongxu seemed to have come to his senses and started to frequently visit the old man's house, asking about his well-being.

The eldest uncle was also happy and often invited the Jia family to his home for dinner.

In the front yard, Hou Mingjun's wife Hu Xiaoli was pregnant. Every day she watched Xiuhua and Xiuying from Chen Changan's family and the four children from Nan Yi's family running around in the front yard. She began to fantasize that in a few years, her own children would also run around with these children.

Unfortunately, this quiet and harmonious courtyard was broken by the second uncle Liu Haizhong.

The reason is that his eldest son, Liu Guangqi, the most educated and promising of the younger generation in Siheyuan, is getting married.

Unlike other families, the second uncle Liu Haizhong planned to set up several tables in the courtyard.

After all, his son graduated from a technical secondary school, and his daughter-in-law is the daughter of a section chief.

This is considered to be an honor for him. He didn't even graduate from elementary school, but he trained a technical secondary school student.

I wanted to be a cadre, but I could never achieve my wish. However, my son married the daughter of a section chief. Although I am not a cadre, my in-laws are cadres.

This also made Liu Haizhong feel that these were the only two highlight moments in his life.

Another thing was the day when I passed the examination and became a seventh-level worker, although it was still a little inferior to Yi Zhonghai's eighth-level worker.

But if you look at the workers in the entire city, how many uneducated workers can pass the examination to become a Grade 7 worker? Isn't this a highlight in life?

Although food supply is tight at this stage, most families do not hold wedding banquets.

But the second uncle Liu Haizhong was in a good mood. Look at those families who didn't hold a wedding banquet. Can they compare with his daughter-in-law's family? She is the daughter of the leader, so he can't treat her badly.

If you can't afford more, then just set up ten tables in the yard. Never mind. Ten tables are too many. Five will be enough. Each family can just send a representative to show their appreciation.

The second brother Liu Guangtian and the third brother Liu Guangfu were arranged to go door to door to notify everyone.

The second and third sons, who were often beaten, did not dare to be negligent and immediately got up and went out.

It was at this time that the second uncle Liu Haizhong was in a good mood, otherwise if the two of them had been a little slower, they would probably have been severely beaten.

The notifications sent door to door caused chaos in the originally peaceful courtyard.

Many families were already in financial difficulty, such as the so-called poor Jia family. Every month, all their wages were exchanged for food, leaving them with no extra money.

At least that's what the Jia family publicized on the surface. The second uncle Liu Haizhong's family was originally planning to hold a wedding banquet, which was a good thing. Giving a few cents and taking the whole family out for a meal was also a good thing.

But what do you mean, Liu Haizhong? Send one representative for each company? Fine, one cent is enough.

There are several families that are not even as good as the Jia family, but this is the second uncle who is in charge of the courtyard. If he doesn't go, he is afraid that something will embarrass his family in the future.

Go ahead, if everyone gives fifty cents or one yuan, how can you afford to pay these few cents? It's really a family's joy and a family's sorrow.

When Chen Changan received Liu Guangtian's notice, he also smiled. This second uncle's family is really great. At this time, many leaders' children dare not hold a wedding banquet, but you, an ordinary worker's family, hold a wedding banquet.

After learning about Liu Guangqi's future situation, Chen Changan thought to himself, if your second uncle is showing off now, you will be very embarrassed in the future.

Forget it, it has nothing to do with Chen Changan anyway. Last time, because I didn't introduce a job to the second uncle's family, there was some unpleasantness.

Besides, with a great chef like Nan Yi, Chen Changan's family will have plenty to eat. Since they are willing to notify me, it's also a favor to me. I can just pay some money and not go.

Then Chen Changan stopped thinking about these things and continued to paint with peace of mind.

That's right, because of boredom, and also because of Lin Liheng's arrival, Chen Changan had a sense of crisis. Chen Changan began to design a new motorcycle.

In fact, it is not a new design, it is just a 150 motorcycle and a scooter with a new engine.

After all, the products are too single. Although the price is cheap, they are still not very competitive.

Chen Changan understood that it was not possible to make a living from one motorcycle for the rest of his life. It was estimated that within a few years, the current hot-selling product might be eliminated.

Products that cannot be constantly updated are unlikely to win in the market.

He will design the engine himself, while Chen Changan plans to let Shi Heping, who is in charge of technology, lead the research and development of the motorcycle's appearance.

The technical department is also where technical secondary school students and college students from the motorcycle factory gather.

How can they get exercise if they don’t find something to do? Anyway, it’s up to you to review the design in the end. If there is no design that impresses you, then just keep designing.

In the end, when all else failed, Chen Changan took out designs from later generations to surprise them.