Scholars in the courtyard

"Put molten iron"

As the voice fell, the operator of the large overhead crane came to the molten iron outlet of the high tower. The next second, the gate opened, and a stream of dark red molten iron poured out and quickly poured into the large overhead crane.

Soon, the gate closed again.

The big crane is driven by power to the top of the small boiler.

"start!"

An Zhongsheng's voice came, and the molten iron flowed into the boiler with a splash.

A worker standing on a high platform in the distance kept looking at the situation inside the boiler with a telescope.

"everything is normal."

It didn't take long for the news to come.

"Turn off the stove top."

The workers nearby quickly controlled a stove top made of refractory bricks to fall from above and cover the stove.

"Stove top off."

The top of the stove was covered, and the red flame that was still rising for a moment was covered.

"Oven door closed."

The side door that originally led out of the house was also blocked with refractory bricks.

"Burning Team!"

After An Zhongsheng heard this, he gave another order. The worker responsible for heating pushed the trolley and poured the coal under the furnace. The flames in the furnace, which was already burning, suddenly increased sharply and air waves rolled.

After a while, the worker in charge turned back and reported, "The temperature is 1800!"

"Open the damper. Ventilate!"

"yes!"

Huchihuchi

The worker in charge of the air duct nearby quickly activated the button, and the high-temperature furnace air quickly poured into the boiler and blended with the molten iron.

After doing all this, everyone's eyes were fixed on the small boiler, for fear that the furnace lining would be damaged or have other problems.

Fortunately, as the temperature increased, there were no problems with the small boiler.

"Go on, pay attention to the wind pressure and maintain the temperature!"

"The fuel team is ready for personnel replacement!"

An Zhongsheng glanced at the scene and directed calmly.

After doing all this, I walked aside to check the data.

Next, it’s all about waiting.

It would take at least five or six hours for such a pot of steel to come out of the oven.

During this process, they must always pay attention to the condition of the small boiler to prevent any problems.

Caojiagou, Daguchang.

A group of villagers stood around, constantly looking at the group of people standing in the middle.

These twenty or so people, not many, but not many, both men and women, came to help with the work.

In the crowd, most people's faces were full of eagerness, and their eyes kept scanning the village chief in front, praying that their names could be read.

Yesterday, just as they were thinking about when to leave the village and return to the city, the village chief held a meeting on the threshing floor and read out the decision of his superiors in public. He immediately rewarded six people with outstanding performance. Although there was only an enamel jar and a towel, being able to leave here early made everyone yearn for it.

And now, there is another meeting, can some of the representatives also leave?

Everyone's hearts are on fire.

Xu Damao and Qin Jingru stood together, both of them looking nervous.

"Didn't you say that you have a good relationship with the village chief? Why were we not there yesterday?"

Qin Jingru stood aside and said displeasedly, while Xu Damao also looked confused.

He had indeed interacted with the village chief and village leaders in the first few days, and he had been active. In addition, he was a good talker, and he could always end up talking to each other.

But who would have thought that he was not among the first batch of people, which really made him dodge.

Haikou was slapped in the face after boasting.

"Don't worry, wife, the village chief has to avoid suspicion. We get close to each other on weekdays. If we are chosen among the first batch, it will inevitably attract gossip."

"Besides, it doesn't make any difference whether it's one day earlier or one day later."

Xu Damao made excuses for himself, and Qin Jingru looked at him with disdain, "I don't want to stay here all night. My whole body smells sour and I don't even dare to take a shower."

Qin Jingru whispered, Xu Damao smiled bitterly, his eyes stayed on Qin Jingru, thinking of the bathing scene in his mind, and his heart was burning.

When Qin Jingru saw that Xu Damao was silent, she turned around and looked at him. When she saw his stupid look, she immediately knew that her heart was filled with pain. She stretched out her hand and twisted Xu Damao's waist. Xu Damao winced in pain.

This scene was seen by Jia Zhang from behind.

However, she was not in this mood at all now. She didn't even bother to curse in her heart, but she was still muttering in her mouth.

"Old Jia, bless you, bless you, please bless me."

"And Dongxu, I wish my mother could go back, and I will burn money for you then."

In the past few months, Mrs. Jia Zhang felt like her whole body was falling apart. She ate more soil than salt in the field.

The whole person is miserable every day, can't eat or sleep well, the old woman in the house is not a good person, no one can tolerate her bad habits, it can be said that she has suffered a lot of hardships here.

After I learned yesterday that I could leave here, I have been looking forward to it.

Now, finally the opportunity has come.

At this moment, Mrs. Jia Zhang looked particularly pious.

Around her, a few people couldn't understand what Jia Zhang was talking about, but they could guess what it meant, and it was nothing more than a wish to get out of here.

Their thoughts are the same.

Of course, some of them looked calm and showed no signs of hope.

This man is different from others because he is Yi Zhonghai.

People who are destined to be transformed in this village.

So it doesn't matter to him whether he can leave or not.

"Comrades, with the approval of superiors, we commend those who have been proactive and progressive during the assistance period."

As the village chief's voice fell, the people named came out one after another and came closer. As the people finished reading one by one, the faces of Xu Damao and others below became more and more embarrassed.

"Qin Jingru."

Suddenly, the village chief shouted Qin Jingru's name. Qin Jingru, who was holding Xu Damao's waist, suddenly shook his head, then let go of his hand, and ran out of the crowd without paying attention to Xu Damao.

"Here, here, here."

Qin Jingru came to the front and stood with seven or eight people. This time she turned around and winked at Xu Damao, but Xu Damao below had no intention of paying attention to him and listened hard with his ears raised.

"Okay, these comrades."

Just when Xu Damao was still about to hear his name, the village chief had already closed his book and began to make a concluding speech. He even handed out a towel to each person, and then asked several people to pack their things and prepare to return.

When the dozen or so people still standing below heard this, they immediately understood that returning early this time had nothing to do with them.

Xu Damao's eyes almost burst out with fire. His wife has gone back, so why can't he go back?

Qin Jingru held the towel and kept shaking it, and approached Xu Damao, "Da Mao, I'm going back, haha."

Xu Damao had a long face, felt depressed and panicked, and wanted to go to the village chief to argue.

Qin Jingru curled her lips and wanted to say a few more words, but Xu Damao had already run away.

At this time, an exclamation suddenly came from behind.

‘Come on, someone has fainted. ’

Qin Jingru ignored Xu Damao and stepped forward to take a closer look. It was Jia Zhang who was lying on the ground.

On the other side, Xu Damao went to the village chief and told him angrily and sadly. Unexpectedly, the village chief was completely different from when he interacted with others on weekdays. Facing Xu Damao, he took out a notebook from his pocket and opened it for Xu Damao to read.

What is recorded here is the performance of these people in these days. Those who perform well every day will be given a check, and those who are cheating and cheating will be given a circle.

On Xu Damao's line, there were more loops than hooks. Now, Xu Damao was completely speechless.

It turns out that others see everything, and I still want to set up relationships and take shortcuts.

It turns out that people understand it in their hearts.

Immediately, Xu Damao returned to his residence in despair, and at this time Qin Jingru had already packed her things and was waiting to say goodbye to Xu Damao.

"Da Mao, it's okay. Anyway, there are still a few days until the end of the month, so we can go back soon."

"Didn't you say that it would be okay if it is a few days earlier or a few days later? Don't worry, I will go back and clean up the house first, waiting for you to come back."

Qin Jingru smiled, picked up her baggage, and headed out.

At this time, Xu Damao said quietly, "When you go home, do you have money to eat?"

For an instant, Qin Jingru's footsteps stopped in mid-air.

Steel Plant

There were more and more people around, and those who had no mission came over to check on the situation.

This journey started at around nine o'clock in the morning, and now, seven hours have passed.

This time is considered normal for an open hearth.

But on this small boiler, there is a little too much time.

Guan Zhiyong and a group of factory leaders stayed here after eating.

As for An Zhongsheng, Li Junming and the others, they ate two Erhe noodle buns here without leaving.

At the front, the workers in the combustion team have been working for three rounds, and the temperature in the furnace has been maintained. The molten iron has been smelting in the boiler for most of the day, and it is time to come out of the furnace.

But An Zhongsheng still didn't issue any instructions, and he and Li Junming were still discussing something.

"Director, the water in this furnace is ready, why don't you turn it on yet?"

People around him asked. Guan Zhiyong didn't know, but he still had to support An Zhongsheng's work, "Don't ask too much, just watch."

The people around him didn't dare to say anything anymore, they just stood beside the factory director and continued to watch.

"Mr. An, the temperature in the furnace has been maintained for most of the day. The verification of the furnace wall has been completed. I think it is OK."

"Mr. An, the molten steel in the furnace has also been smelted."

"Teacher, we have completed collecting all the data here."

Zhang Hongxian, Li Lei and Li Junming came to An Zhongsheng to report the situation.

An Zhongsheng nodded when he heard this, "Okay, let's turn on the furnace."

Then he walked up to Guan Zhiyong and said, "Director, you can start the furnace."

"Okay? How about the experimental data?"

"At this stage, there are no obvious problems with the boiler. The specific situation will be checked after it cools down."

Guan Zhiyong nodded upon hearing this, at least there is no problem now.

"Then turn on the stove."

As Guan Zhiyong's order was issued, not far away, a group of workers wearing gray safety helmets and holding large iron drills. The first few workers also wore protective glasses and had white towels tied around their necks. They immediately came to the stove, and then hey Hey, hey, hey, he kept stabbing the coal slime with the big iron drill. When the fire was closed, the fire suddenly burst out, and the surrounding workers immediately dispersed.

The whole person looked dark, but his expression was excited.

Because every time you do this, it means that steelmaking is over and the result will be revealed.

The next step is to see if the converter can work.

"Open the stove top!"

With a click, the lid of the stove top was opened, and everyone saw that the air above the stove became distorted.

"The side door is open."

An Zhongsheng's voice was tense, and his palms became sweaty.

click

The side door opened, and everyone could see the blackened surface of the refractory bricks.

"The steel drum is in place!"

"Converter tipped over."

As the final order was given, the operator on the side pressed the electric button, and the bottom of the converter was slowly pulled by the steel rope and tilted to the side.

"Come out, be careful."

As the old worker roared, the furnace water flowed out from the outlet, and as the molten-like liquid was poured into the steel barrel, the surrounding temperature also rose sharply.

The surrounding workers watched from a distance, fearing that an accident would occur.

After all the molten steel in the boiler is poured out and the steel drums are transported away, the next step is to go to other workshops for processing or molding.

Then the converter returned to the distance again, and the mouth of the furnace was still glowing like a volcanic crater.

Only then did Guan Zhiyong get closer and observe the small boiler carefully.

Although the temperature was still hot, the eyes of several people showed excitement.

"An, An Gong, is this considered a success?"

Guan Zhiyong took a deep breath, making his whole heart become hot.

"Successful."

An Zhongsheng answered calmly, but his trembling hands showed his inner excitement at the moment.

"The converter transformation was successful."

Zhang Hongxian, Li Lei and others around him were all excited.

Guan Zhiyong smiled and shook hands with An Zhongsheng.

"Then let's wait for Mr. Yang to come back."