Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

After Sister Hou left, Chen Changan also smiled and didn't care that Sister Hou looked down on coal miners.

After all, some things do require dedication, and sometimes just talking about dedication is not practical.

Sister Hou’s approach is truly in line with human nature; this is generally the way small people think.

Maybe most people don’t quite understand what the engine represents, or maybe Sister Hou is keeping it a secret.

Apart from Sister Hou's nephew, no one else came to Chen Changan for help.

Hou Jie's nephew has a very domineering name, Hou Mingjun. I don't know what Hou Jie's family thinks of this name.

If this name were given in the feudal era, it would probably be a capital crime.

But he is a good person, he knows how to deal with things, he is willing to learn, he is not afraid of getting dirty, he is not afraid of getting tired. But his foundation is relatively poor, he has never been exposed to machinery since he graduated from junior high school.

Let him follow Shi Heping and learn first, so that he can understand the situation and then get the hang of it slowly.

Compared with later times, machines are now expensive, but people are worthless. If you don’t practice for half a year or a year, and don’t understand the use of machines, and just touch the machines, the master will scold you and make you doubt your life.

There are many machine processing factories in the later generations. You can start working after learning for less than a week. It doesn't matter if the tool hits or the machine breaks down. Just get the job done.

Shi Heping took the lead in listening to the engine for a few days and learned that Chen Changan was about to start making other parts of the motorcycle.

He simply asked the person who had been recording to continue watching, and he happily brought Hou Mingjun to find Chen Changan.

After all, following Chen Changan can help you learn new knowledge. At first, I thought the sound of the engine was quite interesting, but after a while, it was just noise, and there was nothing good about it.

The second largest part of a motorcycle is the gearbox. After all, what is a motorcycle without gears? Pedals?

No, the pedals of later generations also have gearboxes, but they don't need to be engaged, they are adjusted automatically. Okay, let's draw the picture first.

Things like shafts and gears test the material and processing accuracy. The materials were easy to deal with, so Chen Changan went to the steel mill to find Li Huaide to get some unplanned materials.

There is nothing more to say. Chen Changan can only draw the picture and wait for Shi Heping to process it.

After all, the most Chen Changan could do was use CNC machine tools. Without a computer to draw, he could just do some simple programming.

The machines in this workshop are so old that no one knows from which era or country they were made. They are probably several generations older than Chen Changan.

It was a bit difficult for Chen Changan to use this thing to process gears.

Looking at Hou Mingjun standing in front of Shi Heping, holding a small notebook, constantly taking notes and asking questions.

Chen Changan nodded. The progress of a country's industry is not the work of one person or one machine. Perhaps Hou Mingjun, who is studious, can become a great craftsman one day.

Making a small motorcycle may seem as difficult as climbing to the sky today, but in later generations, it is common for a factory to produce hundreds of thousands of motorcycles a year.

In the days that followed, Chen Changan and Shi Heping processed the parts of the motorcycle one by one, most of which were handmade.

Autumn is here, the harvest season has arrived. Because a lot of motorcycle engines have been produced, the factory's working capital is insufficient to cover expenses. After all, raw materials also cost money.

After a period of testing, the engine has been running stably and other parts of the motorcycle have also been built. Today is the day for the test drive.

Considering that we are about to enter the year 1959, I have been busy and have not bought any food recently.

Chen Changan planned to take advantage of the experimental motorcycle to take a stroll in the countryside to see if he could buy some food and transport it back by motorcycle.

As for the appearance of the motorcycle? Isn't that what Chen Changan is best at?

Looking at the appearance, which is similar to the later bell king, Chen Changan nodded with satisfaction. It's not that he doesn't want to make it look different, but because the equipment doesn't allow it and it's too troublesome to do it manually.

Watching Chen Changan cross his legs handsomely, he turned over and sat directly on the motorcycle in one go.

Shi Heping and Hou Mingjun standing by were so envious that their saliva was almost flowing out.

Chen Changan said with a smile, "Don't be jealous, the first motorcycle in this factory is mine. If you are jealous, just build your own motorcycle."

Don’t say I didn’t remind you that the ownership of the product may not be yours, but the right to use it is in your hands.”

Shi Heping and Hou Mingjun looked at each other, then after realizing what was happening, they quickly ran to the workshop.

This is a motorcycle, although the first one was snatched away by Chen Changan. But they participated in the whole process, and there are so many ready-made engines.

It was only a matter of time before they made another one. Even if they didn't own the bike, they would still be able to attract many envious glances if they could ride it out every day.

Chen Changan also smiled as he watched the two people turn around and run away. Going to the countryside to collect food was secondary, the main task was to see how the motorcycle performed.

You need to try out its performance on good roads in the city, its performance on dirt roads in the countryside, its performance when one person is alone, and its performance when loaded.

After all, Chen Changan couldn't even buy shock absorbers, so he had to make them all by himself, and he had no idea how they would perform.

I just hope that I won’t be pushed back, and that would be victory.

With his work permit and letter of introduction, Chen Changan prepared to start this long journey.

Just as I was about to step on the starter of the motorcycle, Sister Hou called me.

"Director Chen, I have something to tell you. We don't have much money in this factory. We will be paid next week, but the money we have now is barely enough for food."

Originally, Sister Hou didn't want to chase Chen Changan and talk about this matter.

However, the inability to pay wages also concerns Sister Hou herself. If she doesn't tell her in advance, it will be troublesome if she really can't pay wages.

Chen Changan thought about it. There were not many people in the factory. Although honeycomb coal had not yet entered the peak season of winter, there were still people buying honeycomb coal every day.

In fact, the monthly income of the processing plant is not small, but Chen Changan gives workers a large subsidy for lunch. In addition, the recent purchase of motorcycle engines and other parts has cost a lot.

So he said to Sister Hou, "Sister Hou, from today on, all purchases of motorcycles will not be approved.

The remaining materials in the workshop and warehouse can make a lot of motorcycles. There is no need to purchase more. Let's make a few cars first. Later we will have to report to the leaders and see what to do next.

With this week's income, we will pay the wages first. If there is coal shipped from the district, we will not pay them first.

Just push everything onto me. Anyway, from now on, it’s just income, not expenditure. Let’s get the salary fixed first. Do you understand what I mean?”

"understood."

"I may not be able to come back to the factory today. Go to the workshop and tell Shi Heping and the others later." Chen Changan said.

"Ok."

Then Sister Hou saw Chen Changan stand up straight, step on the pedal, and the motorcycle engine started to roar. After that, Chen Changan turned the accelerator and quickly disappeared at the factory gate.

Looking at Sister Hou’s face full of envy.