Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

It could be because he was familiar with his bed, or it could be because he was in a new environment, or it could be because he had experienced too many things today.

After tossing and turning in bed for a long time, Chen Changan finally fell into a drowsy sleep.

The next morning, after breakfast, Chen Changan went to the factory.

Chen Changan came to the factory today, mainly to find a master who is good at manual work in the factory.

Chen Changan wanted to make many things. The first one was the popcorn machine that Director Wang had promised him, and the other was something Chen Changan needed.

Two ordinary honeycomb briquettes stoves, a stove with a chimney for indoor use in winter, plus a chimney, and a tool for making handmade honeycomb briquettes.

Chen Changan only remembered this thing last night when he couldn't sleep. Honeycomb briquettes save a lot of money.

This year, the city of Sijiu has already had machines for making honeycomb coal, but it is very difficult to promote it. People have always used coal balls directly, and they don’t know much about honeycomb coal. There are also various types of stoves. The promotion efforts are not strong.

Chen Changan thought about making the furnace himself first, and then asking Director Wang to bring some people to do it.

When he arrived at the factory, there was no one in the department today. Chen Changan was still thinking about who to ask to find out who had better skills in the factory.

In fact, you can find the first uncle Yi Zhonghai or the second uncle Liu Haizhong in the courtyard, but Chen Changan actually refuses in his heart. They are not good people, try not to provoke them, and don't get too close to them.

When I was walking out and wondering who to look for, I ran into Director Li from the cafeteria. When he saw Chen Changan coming to the factory, he said directly, "Changan, what's the matter? Did you know that we're having fish nuggets for lunch today? Why did you come to the factory today just to have a good meal?"

Chen Changan laughed and said, "Director Li, this is not the first time we have dealt with each other. Do I need a bite of fish?"

Director Li smiled and said, "Indeed, you don't need a bite of fish. Today is not Monday, so why are you here at the factory?"

After giving Director Li a cigarette, Chen Changan said, "I'm going to the factory today to find a skilled craftsman to help me make something. I've only been here for a short time, so I don't know which craftsman in our factory has better skills."

Director Li said, "Well, this is a simple matter. Just tell me what needs to be done. I will introduce you to the relevant master."

"It's just that the weather is getting cold, and I want to find a master to make two small stoves for myself."

"It's a simple matter. You can find Master Lu Weiming from the third workshop. Although he is only a level six worker, he often takes on some work privately. His craftsmanship is impeccable, and he is especially good at making various furnaces." Director Li said.

Chen Changan finally had a direction, and said to Director Li, "Okay, Lao Li, thank you first. If it weren't for you, I would still be here at a loss, not knowing who to turn to."

"Look at what you said. It's such a small matter, yet you are so polite. Just send more fish to me and less to the supply and marketing cooperative. I heard that you sent a lot of fish to the supply and marketing cooperative this month. The steel rolling mill is your mother's home, so you can't turn your elbow outward." Director Li said.

Upon hearing this, Chen Changan immediately said, "You're overthinking it. Every time we go fishing, we agree to give the fish to that place. But every time it's our factory's turn, we catch less fish. Next week, we won't give it to the supply and marketing cooperative, but will bring it all to you, Director Li. Do you think it's okay?"

"Oh, that's right. We are the family. The supply and marketing cooperatives have hairtail, so they still need our freshwater fish. You go ahead and do your work. I'll leave first. We'll have fish nuggets in the cafeteria for lunch, so remember to eat them." Director Li said and turned away.

Chen Changan looked at Director Li like this. It didn't seem like an accidental encounter. Did he come to talk to me about this matter? Chen Changan smiled bitterly and shook his head. I don't know if this can be considered an uneven distribution of spoils.

Arriving at the door of the second workshop, Chen Changan did not go in, but just helped someone call out Master Lu Weiming. Chen Changan did not want to go in. First, the machines of this era were too noisy. There was a lot of noise even at the door before entering the workshop. Second, it was not someone else's workshop, so it would be bad to go in and look for someone.

After waiting for a while, a lean man about 1.75 meters tall came out of the workshop. He looked at Chen Changan, then looked around. After confirming that it was only Chen Changan, he said, "Are you looking for me? I don't know you."

Chen Changan Lianbang stepped forward and said, "Hello, Master Lu. I am Chen Changan from the Purchasing Department 3 of our steel rolling mill."

Lu Weiming nodded, indicating that he understood, and then asked, "Then why did you look for me?"

"Mainly because I heard that you have good skills, I want you to help me build a few furnaces." Chen Changan said as he handed Master Lu a cigarette.

After that, Chen Changan began to talk about his needs. What kind of furnace core and outer skin are used in ordinary furnaces? What does the indoor furnace look like and what materials are used. Sometimes Master Lu didn't understand, and Chen Changan even drew on the ground. Then came the tools for manually making honeycomb coal, which was also relatively simple. Master Lu also said it was no problem after listening.

Finally, the key point came, making several sets of tools for frying popcorn. Chen Changan was still talking and drawing, and Master Lu asked questions from time to time. Master Lu thought for a while and said, "The previous furnace has tools, so it's not a big problem. It's just this last furnace, which is a bit troublesome. If the seal is not done well, it will leak. This is more laborious, and some processes need to ask other masters for help."

After thinking for a while, he said, "How about this? I'll do it first, using the materials from the factory. You can pay me some labor fees when the time comes. It's up to you to decide how to pay for the materials from the factory. It doesn't matter to me whether you pay the factory or not. What do you think?"

Chen Changan also readily agreed and agreed on the quantity and time with Master Lu. After Master Lu finished smoking, he went back to the workshop to work.

After returning to the Purchasing Section 3, he found a few newspapers and slowly read them. Chen Changan really didn't know what to do, and it seemed that reading newspapers was a good way to kill time.

At lunch, Chen Changan went to the cafeteria to eat. He wanted to try the fish fillets in the cafeteria. He thought it was the silver carp and bighead carp that he sent to the cafeteria, but he didn't expect it to be hairtail fillets.

Chen Changan was surprised. Wasn't it said that the hairtail fish was selling very well? It was very popular among the people in the city. The supply was already in short supply. This was the powerful purchaser who brought so many hairtail fish to the canteen.

Avoiding Sha Zhu's window, Chen Changan was eating when he suddenly felt someone sitting opposite him.

When he looked up, he saw Xu Damao's horse face looking at him with a smile.

Chen Changan looked at Xu Damao. Is this kid in trouble? Then he asked, "What's the matter? Is there something wrong?"

Xu Damao said with a smile, "At the last meeting of the whole institute, you spoke a fair word for me. I can't do anything wrong. I have something that is very good for you. Do you want to listen to it?"