Golden Color Xiangjiang: A Young Man's Dream in a Siheyuan

Over at the courtyard, several members of the Jia family were moving things to the central courtyard while cursing. Yi Zhonghai also called on the young people in the courtyard to help. People were still poor in that era, and they finished moving into the three houses in no time.

After helping the Jia family move, Yi Zhonghai returned to the east wing. Although he had resolved the matter today, he also saved his uncle.

But not only did he lose so much money, he also lost face and his prestige in the Siheyuan courtyard also suffered a serious blow.

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he couldn't even eat. He went straight to bed when he got home.

The Jia family packed up their belongings and cursed Zhou Jin. As they cursed, Jia Zhang felt hungry and cursed Qin Huairu:

"Qin Huairu, you damned money-loser, why don't you go cook? Do you want to starve us to death?"

"Okay, I'll go right away"

"By the way, go to Shazhu and get back all the lunch boxes he brought back."

"Okay, I'll go now."

After saying that, Qin Huairu walked towards Sha Zhu's house.

Because the factory was hosting a banquet today, Sha Zhu came back late. When he got home, all the work in the yard had been done, and several people from the Jia family were moving things in the backyard. He didn't see Qin Huairu waiting for him at the sink in the middle yard, so he went home with his lunch box.

When Qin Huairu came, Sha Zhu was drinking wine and eating peanuts. When he saw his beloved sister Qin coming in, he immediately came up to her like a dog.

"Sister Qin, why are you here? Have you eaten?"

"Zhu Zi, I just finished cleaning the house and was preparing to cook. I remembered that I didn't see you come back when I got off work. Bang Geng missed you too. Let me see what delicious food his uncle Zhu Zi brought him today."

"Sister Qin had a reception at the factory today, so she came back late. Today we have stir-fried pork and white flour buns. These two lunch boxes are for you."

Qin Huairu couldn't help swallowing her saliva when looking at the stir-fried pork. Before Sha Zhu could finish his words, she reached out and took away all three lunch boxes on the table.

"Zhu Zi, you are still the one who cares about the stick. I will go home first and help you clean up the house tomorrow."

Before Sha Zhu could react, Qin Huairu left. Sha Zhu could only helplessly say, "Well, luckily we had dinner at the factory at night. We can just steam some steamed buns when the rain comes back." After that, he continued to drink.

In the blink of an eye, the night passed and Zhou Jin woke up. The Jia family should have moved out, so he had to go back and see what the situation was.

So Zhou Jin got up, washed, checked out, and went out for breakfast.

Then he carried his luggage back to the courtyard.

As soon as I walked into the door, that familiar and pleasant voice rang in my mind.

"Ding, the host is detected in the courtyard, and meets the sign-in conditions. Would you like to sign in?"

"Sign in."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining ten kilograms of white flour."

"Ten pounds of rice"

"Ten pounds of pork"

"Ten pounds of apples"

"Big Black Ten"

"One bicycle ticket" (due to the planned economy, the supply of materials was tight, so most items were purchased with tickets)

"Advanced Cooking Skill Book"

"All items have been stored in the system space, and the host can retrieve them by himself."

Zhou Jin nodded: "This reward is not bad, keep it up next time."

Although Zhou Jin said it was just so-so, he was actually very happy in his heart...

Especially this advanced cooking skill. Neither I was good at cooking before I traveled through time nor in my original body. I was worried about my future life, but now there is no problem at all.

As for the pork and apples, they can be used to thank Director Wang.

Zhou Jin came to the backyard and saw that the doors of his three rooms were open. There was nothing inside except the kang. The Jia family moved in really cleanly.

But it’s better this way, so I don’t have to clean it up again, and it’s convenient for me to decorate it directly.

Zhou Jin put his luggage on the kang, didn't stay any longer, took out the lock, locked the door, and went to the steel rolling mill.

Twenty minutes later, Zhou Jin was standing in the guard room of the Third Steel Rolling Mill.

"Hello, comrade, I'm here to report to the steel mill." Zhou Jin handed the security guard a large front door.

"Oh! Daqianmen, not bad. Did you bring your letter of introduction?" The security guard took the cigarette, sniffed it under his nose, and then put it on his ear.

"Yes, here is my letter of introduction."

The security guard took the letter and was also surprised. He said, "Brother, you are amazing. You are already the deputy director of the purchasing department at such a young age. You have a bright future. Go in. You don't need to go to the personnel department at your level. Just go to the third floor of the office building on your left and find the factory director's office."

"Okay, thank you. I'll go report first."

Zhou Jin followed the security guard's instructions and came to the office building, went directly to the third floor, found the factory director's office and knocked on the door and went in.

"bang bang bang"

"Come in!" a deep voice came from inside.

Zhou Jin opened the door and walked in and said:

"Director Yang, hello, I'm Zhou Jin. I was supposed to report in yesterday, but something happened at home, so I was delayed."

Only then did Director Yang put down the documents in his hand and looked up at Zhou Jin.

"You must be Zhou Jin. I heard that you rejected the position in the Security Department and chose the Procurement Department. Can you tell me why? After all, most of the retired soldiers go to the Security Department or the police station."

Zhou Jin didn't expect Director Yang to ask this question, so he answered honestly.

"Director, you should know that I was discharged from the army to recuperate because of a lung injury. To be honest, my current body is completely unable to adapt to the work of the Security Department, and I can't take up the position of a deputy section chief for nothing.

Plus, I'm originally from the city of Beijing, and even though I've been in the army for five years, I still have some connections that can help me get some supplies, so I asked my boss for a position in the purchasing department."

"I see. You are a good young man. You know how to choose a position that suits you and make contributions to the country. Please sign the letter of introduction. Your information has been transferred to the Personnel Department. I will take you directly to the Procurement Department."

"Okay, thank you Director Yang."

Director Yang took Zhou Jin to the purchasing department. As soon as they entered, they saw three people reading newspapers, drinking tea and chatting.

When the three saw the factory director coming, they stood up and greeted him.

When Director Yang saw that the three current leaders of the Purchasing Department were all here, he introduced them to Zhou Jin.

"Let me introduce you to this new deputy chief of your purchasing department, Comrade Zhou Jin. He will be in charge of the three groups of unplanned material purchases in the factory. I will let Liu Jun tell you about the specific situation of the purchasing department and the factory later."

"The man wearing glasses is Liu Jun, the head of the purchasing department. This is Ma Jianguo, who is responsible for the purchase of daily necessities for group one. This is Lin Jianjun, who is responsible for the purchase of production materials for group two. You should cooperate well and work hard in the future."

After hearing this, Zhou Jin stepped forward and shook hands with the three men one by one.

Director Yang left after his introduction.

Liu Jun said to Zhou Jin, "I am a few years older than you, so I will call you Xiao Zhou. Today is Friday, and many people in the department have gone out to purchase goods. You must have a lot of things to deal with since you just came back. So I will introduce you to the general situation of the factory later, and you can go home and come to work on time next Monday."

Zhou Jin thought this was exactly what he wanted, so he quickly replied, "Thank you for your understanding, boss. I just got back and have some things to deal with."

Then the two of them came into the section chief's office, and Liu Jun introduced Zhou Jin to the details of the steel rolling mill and the purchasing department.

Half an hour later, Zhou Jin left the purchasing office with a note.

When passing by a deserted place, Zhou Jin took out two Daqianmen cigarettes, two bottles of Erguotou, and two kilograms of pork from the space, packed them in a bag, and then went to the security department.

Zhou Jin had already found out from Liu Jun that Uncle Pan was now in the security department and had become the team leader, and he happened to be on duty today.

Zhou Jin came to the security department, took out the note and letter of introduction to prove his identity, and then, under the guidance of a security guard, found Uncle Pan's office.

The door was not closed, so Zhou Jin knocked on it and walked straight in.

"Uncle Pan, I'm back."

When Pan Dong heard someone calling him, he looked up and saw a young man. He felt very familiar, yet a little strange. So he was stunned for a moment, then shouted excitedly.

"Xiao Jin, it's really you. Aren't you serving in the army in the southwest? Why are you back?"

"Uncle Pan, I was a soldier in the southwest before, but something happened, so I retired and returned home."

"Something happened. What happened?"

"It's not a big deal, I was just injured a little, I'm almost healed now, but my old leader was worried about my health, so he let me retire."

"It's good that you're okay, it's good that you're okay. Your parents are gone, and you're all alone. You have to take good care of yourself. If you have any problems, come to your Uncle Pan. I've been here for decades, so I still have some connections."

"Okay, then I will have to rely on Uncle Pan's protection from now on."

"Hahaha, no problem. I am grateful to Lao Zhou for his safe return. By the way, which department are you assigned to?"

"Haha, I made some small contributions in the army, so the army directly assigned me to the procurement department as deputy section chief."

"Hahaha, you are really promising. You became a deputy section chief right after you came to the steel mill. You are much better than your uncle Pan. I have been working hard for most of my life and I can only become a team leader. I don't think I will be able to get promoted in the future."

"Uncle Pan, I'm just lucky. By the way, this is a gift I brought for you. You can't refuse it. Just think of it as a gift from the younger generation to the elders."

Zhou Jin said as he handed the bag to Pan Dong.

Pan Dong didn't act pretentiously and just took the bag and placed it next to the chair.

"Okay, kid, you've learned how to do these things. I don't have to worry about you getting into the steel mill anymore. I'll take the things. Come to my house for dinner when I'm on break. Your Aunt Zhang misses you."

"Okay, Uncle Pan, I miss Aunt Zhang and my brothers and sisters too. I just got back and I still have a lot of things to do at home. I will definitely visit you after I have arranged everything at home."

"Okay, come to my house and play when you are free."

"I understand, Uncle Pan. I still have to go to the street office, so I'll leave first."

"Okay, slow down on the road."