Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

The next day, before Xiuying and Xiuhua went to school, I told them that they would go directly to Aunt Wang's house after school in the afternoon, and that we would start renovating the house from that day forward.

When Master Qian came with three masters, he gave Master Qian a big front door after giving clear instructions. Chen Changan couldn't watch it all day long. He gave some benefits and hoped that the masters would not cut corners in places where they couldn't see.

After taking Xiujuan to Aunt Wang's house and leaving her in the care of his sister-in-law, Chen Changan went fishing.

There is no other way. Fishing is also a job. I have to complete the monthly purchasing tasks.

Although Chen Changan had some money now, he still had to prepare for the future. He had to earn enough money for his three younger sisters' dowries and his own wedding. Even during the three-year natural disaster, when he really couldn't eat enough, he could secretly go to the black market to exchange for some food.

While fishing, I was thinking about my worries.

Uncle Xiao sneaked up behind Chen Changan and slapped him on the shoulder, which scared Chen Changan.

The furious Chen Changan was about to turn around and start scolding, but when he saw that it was Uncle Xiao, he looked at him speechlessly, looking aggrieved.

Uncle Xiao said with a smile, "Don't pretend, boy. Hurry up and bring some bait over and make a nest for me." As he said that, he started to snatch Chen Changan's bait.

Chen Changan had no choice but to throw the bait in front of him to Uncle Xiao.

Uncle Xiao happily handed Chen Changan a cigarette, lit it himself, and said, "I've been so depressed these past few days, and now I can finally go fishing. I'm naturally in a good mood."

Seeing Chen Changan pouting, still looking angry, Uncle Xiao said, "Okay, I brought you something in the car. As a thank you, your idea is a success."

Only then did Chen Changan's anger turn into joy and he asked, "What good stuff?"

Looking at Mr. Xiao, he smiled without saying anything and then asked, "The Blue Army succeeded? So easy?"

"Is this easy? After running for so many days, you still want the scouts in their hands. Who would be willing to do that? You'd better beg for mercy." Grandpa Xiao said dissatisfiedly.

"Isn't this enough? I thought it had to be measured in years at least." Chen Changan said.

Then Chen Changan approached Uncle Xiao and said in a frivolous way, "Then this should be considered as your meritorious service, right? Since you have made a meritorious service, it shouldn't be too shabby to give you something, right? Tell me what it is?"

Uncle Xiao looked at Chen Changan's mercenary face, but he was not angry and said, "It's not me who has done merit, it's you who has done merit. I commend you for your merit. Now there is an opportunity to transfer to work somewhere else. Are you willing?"

After hearing this, Chen Changan asked curiously, "Transfer? Are you kidding me? What level am I at? Do I need you to transfer me?"

Looking at Mr. Xiao's serious expression, Chen Changan realized that Mr. Xiao was not joking. So he asked seriously, "Where can I be transferred to?"

Mr. Xiao replied, "The army is purchasing. Do you want to go?"

Chen Changan immediately rolled his eyes at Uncle Xiao and said unhappily, "No, I'm going to the army to be a purchasing agent? Purchasing what? Fishing every day? No, no, no."

Uncle Xiao had already guessed Chen Changan's reaction, and continued to ask, "What about going to the military factory to purchase?"

Chen Changan hesitated for a moment when he heard about the military factory's purchase. He asked, "Are you going to leave the city?"

"You don't have to go out."

Chen Changan hesitated for a moment and thought about it. It's not that he couldn't go to this better military factory. After all, the army was able to remain quiet for ten years.

Then he thought again, he had no problem in the steel mill for ten years, Li Huaide was there, and he couldn't get hurt. If he went to the military factory, a new environment, he would also be a purchaser, fishing every day, and let those military leaders who couldn't tolerate any sand in their eyes see him like this, would he feel good?

After thinking it through, Chen Changan still shook his head and said, "No."

Now it was Uncle Xiao's turn to be surprised. In his opinion, even if Chen Changan didn't go, he would still ask which unit he worked for. He just hesitated for a moment and then decisively refused, unlike the Chen Changan he knew.

So I continued to ask, "Why don't you go? You don't even ask what the benefits will be if you go to that company?"

Chen Changan said, "What's there to ask? No matter how good the company is, it's still a military company. How can the leaders look down on me, a fisherman,? What kind of treatment will I get? As I said before, I can only be promoted three levels at most, which is the best I can get. What else can I get?"

Uncle Xiao was not convinced and said, "You are a purchaser. It's a skill to be able to get things. How can the leader not like you? Isn't it enough to be promoted three levels? How long does it take for many people to be promoted one level?"

Chen Changan looked at Uncle Xiao who looked unconvinced and said, "Uncle Xiao, don't be unconvinced. I want to tell you something from the bottom of my heart."

He lit a cigarette for Grandpa Xiao and then lit one for himself. "Actually, I'm good at machinery. Purchasing is just a way to make a living. But I don't like being taught by others. So I can only be my own leader. If I were the boss, I would have the final say in everything. I would probably make some achievements, but I would also make a big mistake."

After taking a few puffs of his cigarette, Chen Changan continued, "So, my way of thinking about doing things, especially about doing big things, is completely different from others. Plus, I am just a nobody. So, I am destined to be a nobody in this life."

Chen Changan laughed at himself. In this era, no matter if there is a system or not, who doesn't want to stand out, who doesn't want to do something big, who doesn't want to make some contribution to this country?

But Chen Changan himself is just a nobody. He can't do anything. He said he was a time traveler? Don't be ridiculous. Who would believe it? Let's go to the mental hospital.

"So, being a small buyer in this steel mill is not bad. Can't I also give you and Director Huang some advice?"

After listening to what Chen Changan said, Uncle Xiao also fell silent.

Uncle Xiao has the ability to transfer Chen Changan, but Uncle Xiao suddenly realized that he still didn't know Chen Changan well enough. Uncle Xiao heard it from Chen Changan's words.

Chen Changan thinks he has great abilities, otherwise he wouldn't say he can poke a hole in the sky. But he doesn't obey discipline. It means he looks down on others, and someone above him is suppressing him, affecting his performance. Whether it's an amateur leading an expert, or someone who doesn't like his way of doing things, it will hold him back.

Uncle Xiao didn't know where Chen Changan, a young man who only graduated from junior high school, got his confidence from.

If the advice he gave to Director Huang of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative was Chen Changan's strong point, then the idea of ​​the Red-Blue confrontation he gave to himself was indeed not something that someone like Chen Changan could come up with casually.

But Uncle Xiao really admired him, including Old Nie and Old Chen, who had only met Chen Changan once before.