Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

The next morning, after Zhang Renkang had breakfast at Yanqi Commune and signed a cooperation agreement with Tang He, both parties agreed to come to pick up the supplies on the 15th. He left with more than salted duck eggs that Tang He stuffed into his pocket. The salted duck eggs from Yanqi Lake are so delicious. This morning, Zhang Renkang finally saw what a sandy egg yolk is.

It was already past one in the afternoon when Zhang Renkang returned to Tongjunzhuang Commune. He spent the whole afternoon drinking with Liu Haosheng and others in Tongjunzhuang. Feeling dizzy, he asked Chen Wei to drive him back south. Zhang Renkang did not cheat this time. He really drank with Liu Haosheng for the whole afternoon. Li Haitao was observant and noticed that Zhang Renkang seemed to have something on his mind. Seeing that he was not in good condition, he asked Chen Wei to drag Zhang Renkang into the car early.

On the East China Sea, the merchant ship had already reached the Zhejiang area south of Shanghai. Lou Xiao'e leaned on the railing and looked far north. The sea breeze blew her short hair but still couldn't wash away her deep longing. In the distance was the direction of her lover. Lou Xiao'e wanted to jump into the sea and return to her beloved. Suddenly, Lou Tan gently put a coat on her and said,

"Xiao'e, go back. It's windy so don't catch a cold."

Lou Xiaoe nodded, turned around and walked towards the cabin. When she looked back, she saw the mountains and the sea, and the sky and the people were separated.

In Beijing, the major general from last night stood beside an elderly man in a gray Zhongshan suit and reported:

"Commander, we have confirmed with the port in Tianjin that there are three pregnant women on the ship, one of whom has short hair that looks very similar to Lou Xiao'e."

The old leader put down the newspaper and said

"So, Lou Xiao'e showed up at the port of Jincheng overnight under your noses and boarded the ship to follow Lou Huaijin?"

The major general nodded and said

"Yes, should we notify our comrades in Shanghai to intercept them at sea?"

The old leader said

"Forget it. Your interception will easily cause disputes between us and the British Hong Kong government. Besides, since the Lou family has left, let them leave. People's property will always remain in the country."

"You must immediately check the city gates and sentries along the road. I want to know how Lou Xiao'e left. Also, where did they hide the things of the Lou family that they definitely couldn't take away? We must dig them out."

"We should really clean up some of these rats."

The major general stood at attention and shouted

"Yes, I will make sure to complete the task and completely eliminate these rats."

When the Major General left, the old man sighed and said to himself

"The wind is about to rise"

The early departure of the Lou family was undoubtedly the last straw that broke the camel's back for the economic faction. With the help of Lou Huaijin's assistance in obtaining equipment from China, the upper class still had some hope for these national capitals, arguing whether they could play a role in national construction. Now that the Lou family has fled, the ideological faction will definitely take advantage of the issue to prove the class antagonism and thoroughly liquidate these domestic capitals.

More importantly, who thinks that the organization has been eroded by some people and needs to undergo a thorough ideological purification and be reborn from the ashes? Of course, our protagonist has not expected all this. At this moment, he was supported by Chen Wei and entered the compound.

Yan Bugui was shocked to see Zhang Renkang drunk after opening the door. It was the first time he had seen Zhang Renkang drunk in all these years. He quickly opened the door and helped Chen Wei to support Zhang Renkang to walk to the backyard.

After arriving home, how could Yu Li not know why Zhang Renkang was so drunk? She sighed and made him a glass of sugar water. She thanked Chen Wei and Yan Bugui and asked Yan Bugui to take Chen Wei out of the compound.

Yu Li sent Yan Bugui and the other two away. Seeing Zhang Renkang like this, she hugged his head and said softly,

"Renkang, Renkang"

Zhang Renkang was actually awake when he returned to the compound, but it was his first time getting drunk and he felt weak all over, so his brain hadn't reacted yet. Seeing Yu Li hugging his head, Zhang Renkang also put his hands around Yu Li's waist and leaned against her arms without moving.

After a while, Zhang Renkang whispered

"Lily, I'm sorry, I can't protect Xiao'e, and I don't know if I can protect you either."

"But I won't let you be separated from me again"

Yu Li touched Zhang Renkang's head and said softly

"No, I will be with you and face it together with you."

“No one will separate us”

"Renkang, you don't just have Lou Xiao'e, you also have me and the child, and Jingru"

"What should we do with you like this?"

Zhang Renkang rubbed his lips in Yu Li's arms and smiled.

"Yes, I still have you. I won't let you be separated from me or let you get hurt."

Yu Li patted Zhang Renkang and said

"Let's go back to the room and sleep. We have to go to work tomorrow."

That night, Yu Li held Zhang Renkang's head and coaxed the big boy to sleep. In the past year, Yu Li had known Zhang Renkang as masculine, strong and confident. Tonight, she realized for the first time that this man also had his own weaknesses and helplessness. The tear marks on Yu Li's chest were the best proof. Although she was a little angry that Zhang Renkang was so sad for another woman, Yu Li also saw Zhang Renkang's affectionate side.

red star rolling mill

Li Huaide smiled and looked at the cooperation agreement in his hand.

"Renkang, now we don't have to worry about shortages. You've made a great contribution this time."

Zhang Renkang chuckled and said

"We'll go to two of them at the beginning of the month, and another one in the middle of the month. That'll be more than 2,000 kilograms of meat, enough for us and the textile factory."

"I think in order to strengthen cooperation with them and implement the call of the Workers-Peasants Alliance, should we consider sending doctors and teachers from our subordinate institutions to provide assistance there on a regular basis?"

Li Huaide thought about it and nodded.

"This is a good idea. I think it's feasible. If we send people there to provide medical and educational assistance, it will also be the implementation of the policies from above. This is fine. I will arrange for the Propaganda Department, the Medical Department and the Red Star Hospital to contact the Red Star Primary School, and then send teachers to follow the convoy."

Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"The patrol team has already built the framework, would you like to take a look?"

Li Huaide said

"Wait a few days. I have to go to the ministry for a meeting these two days. Please keep an eye on the factory's affairs, especially Yang Weiguo. There are many criticisms of him from above, and there are also feedbacks from below that he should be demoted to the rural areas in the north. I rejected it."

"See how Yang Weiguo handles this matter appropriately."

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"The higher-ups haven't removed him from his position yet, so if we punish him too harshly, it will have a bad impact. There are no examples from our sister company for us to refer to, so it's not appropriate for us to be the first to try it."

Li Huaide rubbed his temple and said

"I am also worried about this matter. If it is not handled properly, it will easily affect our superiors' impression of us."

Zhang Renkang thought about it and said

"How about this? Let Director Yang be responsible for reclaiming the wasteland behind our factory. I will quietly tell them not to embarrass him. This will not only meet the requirements of labor reform, but also will not embarrass Yang Weiguo. Other leaders will also understand our efforts."

Li Huaide smiled

"Okay, let's do it."

Zhang Renkang returned to his office and asked Tang Yan to call Song Gang, Lu Yong and others. Zhang Renkang asked

"Have you gathered your people?"

Song Gang said

"I have seven teams here, all of which are selected from the apprentices who just joined the factory last year. Basically, they are not cut out to learn technology. I think it would be better for them to be sent out to serve as patrol teams."

Lu Yong said

"I found eight people from the kitchen, five people I had good relationships with from the security department, and twenty-seven people from the low-level technicians. That's basically enough."

Zhang Renkang said

"What are Xu Damao and the others doing now?"

Lu Yong said helplessly

"Don't mention it. Xu Damao and Yan Jiecheng are now wandering around the factory every day, no matter what they do. And I found that this guy is really good at torturing people. Yi Zhonghai and Wang Huaming are exhausted every day because of him. Yi Zhonghai was even sent to the hospital by him."

Zhang Renkang said in surprise

"I saw Yi Zhonghai when I left the day before yesterday? What did they do during this day?"

Song Gang laughed

"Yesterday, Xu Damao asked Yi Zhonghai to raise the red flag. Yi Zhonghai's arms may have been sore, so the two of them started arguing. Yi Zhonghai asked Xu Damao if he was following Wei Zhongxian's example and brought disaster to the world. Isn't this a clear satire that Xu Damao is a eunuch? He also scolded Xu Damao for not knowing how to respect the elderly and love the young, and called him a beast."

Lu Yong continued with a smile

"Xu Damao was probably angry and humiliated, so he climbed up the concrete pipe and kicked Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai lost his balance and fell down, breaking his leg."

Zhang Renkang was stunned for a moment and said

"And then? How did you handle it?"

Song Gang laughed

"No one at the scene proved that it was Xu Damao who kicked Yi Zhonghai down. Besides, Yi Zhonghai scolded Xu Damao first. He is a bad guy and he tried to attack our patrol team. He deserves it."

Zhang Renkang shook his head and said

"We can't let Xu Damao go on like this. We in the patrol team can't let him ruin his reputation. We are patrolling against bad elements in the factory, not bandits."

Then he said

"Think of a way to get Xu Damao away"

Just when Zhang Renkang and his men were thinking about how to get Xu Damao away, Xu Damao and Yan Jiecheng were pulling Qin Huairu against the cement pipes. These pipes were originally used to build the drainage system of the steel mill. They were 1.5 meters high. Three or four of them stacked together were enough to block them tightly.

Xu Damao said with a sly smile as he looked at the flustered Qin Huairu in front of him

"Sister Qin, have you thought it through? We brothers couldn't bear to see a beautiful woman like you suffer this, so we helped you."

“You have to think about it carefully.”

Qin Huairu was terrified yesterday after Yi Zhonghai was kicked off the pipe by Xu Damao and broke his leg. Xu Damao and Yan Jiecheng were serious about this. Yi Zhonghai said that it was useless to be patient, as these beasts really dared to torture people to death.

So Qin Huairu thought of the day when Xu Damao and his team broke into the compound with a few patrol teams, dragged Qin Huairu out for criticism, and took her here to open up wasteland, and warned her.

Xu Damao said with a smile

"Sister Qin, you are so delicate and tender that you are not cut out for rough labor. If you think clearly and serve us brothers, I will arrange a less strenuous job for you. Otherwise, haha..."

Qin Huairu was naturally disdainful at the time. This dead eunuch still wanted to take advantage of him, so he could only dream about it. Without even looking at him, he was escorted to the factory with a grunt and was responsible for cleaning up the wasteland here with Yi Zhonghai.