Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

Chen Changan said helplessly, "Isn't it enough to have hands? There are only a few things here and there, and Brother Liu touched them all over, touching all the places that should be touched. He thought that car repair was so advanced, and he just took down the things that can be removed one by one and tried them out."

This kind of rogue talk made Mr. Xiao speechless. If you say you fish a lot and figured out the method yourself, that makes sense. But you are a junior high school student, let alone repairing a car, asking you if you have touched it is a bit too much, & asking you if you have sat on it is not too much, right?

As a result, Chen Changan said, "Just having hands is enough." After thinking about it, Chen Changan obviously didn't want to say it, so he let it go for the sake of his father's face.

All the investigations that should be done privately have been done. The tracking has been done. The life trajectory, relatives and friends, and the places he usually goes to have been investigated many times without Chen Changan knowing.

Don't you think that these suggestions given to Mr. Xiao and Director Huang did not arouse suspicion from others? Maybe it's okay to give some advice to Director Huang, and it won't be suspicious to give some advice to someone like Mr. Xiao?

Don't you think that if you go fishing with Mr. Xiao every day, no one will doubt your motives? Do you really think that these old comrades who have experienced war and struggle are easy to fool?

I didn't cause you any trouble and you weren't taken away. It just means that I didn't find any problems with you and I don't have any suspicions.

In this era, when imperialism is still determined to destroy us, it is enough to be a little suspicious about some things.

Seeing that Chen Changan was unwilling to speak, Uncle Xiao did not embarrass Chen Changan. He said, "I see that you haven't been fishing much recently. What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"

Chen Changan replied, "I'm not busy with anything. Winter is coming soon, so I'm repairing the house and making a few small stoves. Otherwise, I'm afraid my sisters will have a hard time in winter."

Uncle Xiao nodded to show his understanding, and then asked, "Then the kang will be fine. What's the use of the stove? If you put it in the house, you have to be careful not to get poisoned."

Chen Changan looked at Uncle Xiao in surprise and said, "As expected of Uncle Xiao, you even know about carbon monoxide poisoning. You have not lived in vain at this age."

Uncle Xiao was so angry that he wanted to beat Chen Changan up, cursing him for taking his kindness for granted.

Then his face became a little serious, and he said, "Changan, I think you are a good person, not only in character, but also in ability. From the ideas you gave to Director Huang and Director Wang, I can see your ability. I also talked to you last time and understood what you were thinking. I originally planned to let you go to a military factory for training. After all, you are still young and have advanced ideas. If you train your way of dealing with things, you will become a great man in the future."

I don't know how serious Mr. Xiao's addiction to smoking is. This is a bit of a mess. He continued, "After talking to you last time, I realized that you can't be inferior to others. This is a lack of trust in comrades and a lack of unity. Considering your ability, age, and personality. I have decided not to let you go to other military enterprises."

"It's useless to go. If you are not given some real power, you won't work hard. If you are given real power, you will try your best to make trouble and make a mess in the end."

I discussed this with Uncle Chen and Uncle Nie who went fishing with me last time. Didn't you give Director Wang the idea of ​​setting up a few factories affiliated with the street office?

You can choose one to be the factory manager. After all, your level is here, and you are not high enough to go to a big factory. If you are young, others may not respect you. If you go to a small factory run by a street office, you are still a formal worker with a regular salary, leading a dozen temporary workers to do some work, which is also a chance for you to show yourself.

Waiting for a while is a test for you, to see if your ability to do things is as strong as you say."

Chen Changan had a bitter face when he heard this, and he resisted without saying a word. Chen Changan really couldn't think of a place that would be more comfortable than being a buyer at a steel mill.

Seeing Chen Changan's unhappy face, he didn't say anything. Then he teased, "Is this still our fearless Chen Changan? What happened? Are you scared? Don't you know the past 2,000 years and the future 50 years? If you are scared, forget it, you should go back to being a buyer at your steel mill."

Chen Changan looked up and immediately said, "It's no use trying to provoke me. It's better for me to go back to being a buyer."

This time it was Uncle Xiao's turn to remain silent. He thought to himself, what a weird thing this is. But he admired Chen Changan even more, he was flexible, thick-skinned and black-hearted. Such a person could accomplish great things.

It seemed that Uncle Xiao was determined not to let him stay in the steel mill.

Chen Changan said helplessly, "Okay then. I'll discuss this with Director Wang from the Street Office when I get back tonight to see what we can do."

Grandpa Xiao looked at Chen Changan who had no choice but to compromise and said, "Okay, don't be so ungrateful. Many people want to beg for such an opportunity but can't. For the time being, the district and the street office will try their best to help you. But the country is also in trouble now, and we can't help you if you spread your business too wide. In the starting stage, pragmatism is the most important thing."

Listening to Grandpa Xiao's advice, Chen Changan was really speechless. You are just a factory run by a street office, with at most a dozen people. How can I take a big step and get hurt?

Uncle Xiao saw Chen Changan thinking, thinking that he had an idea, so he asked, "Do you have any ideas? You can tell me now, or tell Director Wang of the Street Office when you have thought it through."

Chen Changan could only say, "The leaders have given the orders, and as a soldier I can only execute them. I have two ideas at the moment. The first is that I take over a machinery repair shop or auto repair shop and start slowly by repairing machines. The second is to make honeycomb coal stoves and add honeycomb coal. Set up a honeycomb coal processing plant."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Xiao said, "There are machine repair shops, but your current level is not enough. Auto repairs are basically done by each factory themselves. This aspect is more difficult for the time being."

"It would be possible to build a honeycomb coal processing plant as the second one. The coal problem can be solved by the district and the street office. This is good. Are there any difficulties?" said Grandpa Xiao.

Chen Changan thought for a moment and said, "There are some difficulties. The first one is the venue issue."

Uncle Xiao directly said, "The subdistrict office will solve it."

"The second question is the machine, the machine for making honeycomb coal." Chen Changan hesitated. After all, I heard that honeycomb coal already existed in this era, but Chen Changan didn't know the proportion and production method of honeycomb coal in this era. He also didn't know if there was a machine.

Uncle Xiao seemed to know a lot about this and said, "There are no machines. If you want to do it now, you can only do it manually. If you want a machine, the processing factory will make money. You can find someone to design, manufacture and purchase it yourself. It depends on your ability."

Chen Changan was speechless. How could he do anything when he didn't have anything? He asked directly, "What about the staff salaries? What about the benefits? How much are the tasks?" Chen Changan felt his head was getting bigger as he asked more and more questions.

Uncle Xiao said, "You don't have to worry about these. When the time comes, the district will go back and connect with the street office, and the street office will connect with you."

Seeing Chen Changan's impatient look, he reluctantly advised, "It's actually not as complicated as you think. Some people above just appreciate you and want to take a postgraduate exam to see if you are worthy of training. Otherwise, who would play house with you here? You just need to show your ability. If it doesn't work out, you should go back to be a buyer at your steel mill."