Scholars in the courtyard

Midnight, steel rolling mill, director's office.

The room was filled with smoke, and the dim lights gave off a halo.

Factory director Yang Youning looked at the documents in hand, while secretary Liu Huaimin was smoking a cigarette, his eyes bloodshot from staying up late.

"Old Liu, is this matter so urgent?"

Yang Youning closed the document. On the 16-karat cover, there was a thick red text at the top.

After reading it, he didn't ask whether it was true or not. If he could post it, it must be true.

Now, all he wanted to determine was time.

Liu Huaimin put out the cigarette butt, took a deep breath, and nodded slowly.

"The situation is very serious now."

“This time, otherwise the old factory manager would have greeted me in advance, and I wouldn’t have even known about it!”

Liu Huaimin also lamented, who would have thought that the domestic situation would turn out like this?

After only a few good years, we were faced with this kind of disaster, and I couldn't help but feel sorry for the country and nation's many disasters.

Yang Youning was silent for a moment, "Actually, this trend started last year."

"In order to support steel construction in rural areas, many villagers even donated the cooking pots they used to eat, and some even melted their plowshares."

“If there are no people to eat, how can we cultivate the land?”

"People from rural areas are running to the city, who will farm the land?"

"I thought it was just like this around the Forty-Nine Cities. I didn't expect it to be like this all over the country."

"well!"

The two of them sighed at the same time, and then there was a long silence.

It wasn't until Liu Huaimin picked up the cigarette on the table again that Yang Youning reacted.

He knew that Liu Huaimin didn't usually smoke. He would smoke one only when he was in trouble to relieve his nerves.

Tonight, the iron box on the table was filled with cigarette butts.

"Tomorrow!"

"Since the document requires an announcement the day after tomorrow, it is not too much to do it for the last time tomorrow."

"However, the assessment standards cannot be lowered, otherwise it will not be justified."

Liu Huaimin's voice came out from the smoke, and Yang Youning nodded.

"Um!"

"It's a mule or a horse that comes out to play. Opportunities are reserved for those who are willing."

"Let these people understand that we have given them a chance, and it is their own fault if they fail to seize it."

Liu Huaimin stood up and prepared to find someone to prepare.

In the courtyard, Yang Xiaotao closed the dictionary. The words he memorized recently were all ABCD. Fortunately, he had experience in his previous life, and the words in this world did not have so many annotations or tones.

I have almost memorized the memorization these days. Yang Xiaotao estimates that he will be able to memorize all the words in a day or two.

Of course, there are credits for being read in a dictionary.

When I first read the dictionary, I gave it a score of 75. If I had memorized it all, it should be more advanced than accuracy, and I would definitely have a lot of credits by then!

After getting up and putting on his coat, Yang Xiaotao walked around the yard and looked at the cornfield. Xiaowei emerged from a corn stalk and then hid under the corn leaves.

Wang Caizhi froze his ears, obviously hearing Yang Xiaotao's movements.

"Watch carefully!"

Woohoo

Wangcai screamed softly, and Yang Xiaotao turned around and walked back.

Silly Zhu fell upside down on the bed, without taking off his clothes. He had a wine bottle rolling in his hand and smelled of alcohol.

"Sister Xiao Qin, hehe!"

"hey-hey!"

At Xu Damao's house, Lou Xiao'e tightened the quilt on the bed and reached out to touch the other side. It was empty. Then she remembered that Xu Damao went to the countryside to play a movie today.

"Bastard Xu Damao!"

He cursed and continued to sleep.

"Ah sneeze!"

A low sneeze came from the haystack. Xu Damao hurriedly looked around. When he found no one there, he tightened his clothes and held his waist and walked out.

After a while, a woman wearing a cotton-padded jacket came out with two dollars in her hand.

"If you do too many bad things, someone will definitely scold you again!"

The woman smiled and joked, not paying attention to Xu Damao's eyes staring at her chest.

"Pooh!"

"How dare I, Xu Damao, and the others scold me? At most, they are just talking behind my back!"

"I trust you!"

"Hey, let's go! I'll see you next time!"

"Come on, I have to go back. The old lady will find out if it's too late!"

"Let's go, right, you know, don't cause any trouble!"

"Tch, I got my ring this morning!"

After saying that, the two of them parted ways and went their separate ways.

At Jia's house, Jia Dongxu was lying on the bed, clenching the headboard of the bed with his hands, and his breathing became increasingly rapid.

Suddenly, his body contracted and a long cry sounded. His whole body relaxed and he collapsed on the bed, feeling drowsy.

Next, Qin Huairu stood up, spat out saliva, and looked at Jia Dongxu, who looked like a corpse, but there was no movement from him.

"Useless things!"

He cursed in his heart, and then looked at Banggeng next to him, sleeping soundly listening to Jia Zhang's snoring.

But this sound was like a curse to her, and her body was so hot that she couldn't sleep.

The next day, Yang Xiaotao got up to cook. This is how a person's life is, he has to do everything by himself, and there is no one who knows whether it is hot or cold.

Alas, being single is not easy.

With a sigh, Wangcai ran into the house with his head rubbing against his trouser legs.

"Damn! Even the dogs are cooked by someone!"

After breakfast, Yang Xiaotao glanced at the corn in the yard. It was still cold, so it couldn't be too outrageous.

Carrying his bag and going out to work, when passing by the front yard, Yi Zhonghai was walking in front, but he didn't see the guardians on the left and right who usually followed behind him.

Silly Zhu got up from the bed unsteadily. Last night he was making supper in the factory. He came back late and drank some wine. His head is still not clear yet.

Fortunately, there isn't much going on in the kitchen. I just need to go there before cooking at noon.

Looking at the sky, Shazhu threw his head back and continued to sleep.

Jia Dongxu stretched out his hand and beat his back, rubbed the shit out of his eyes and walked under the bed.

After just two steps, I felt a stabbing pain in my waist, and I gasped with a grimace.

Mrs. Jia Zhang was not surprised. Seeing him getting up, she quickly handed over the prepared porridge. Qin Huairu was nibbling on the steamed buns and waiting for Banggong to eat.

"Oh, my eldest grandson hasn't eaten an egg for many days!"

"Huairu, go buy two today to make up for your eldest grandson."

Mrs. Jia Zhang looked at Banggian's little face, her eyes full of kindness.

"Mom, I have no money!"

Qin Huairu whispered, Jia Zhang's expression was dull.

After hearing this, Jia Dongxu put down the bowl, dug into his pocket and took out two cents.

"That's all for me, it's the end of the month, and I'll be paid in two days!"

"When the time comes, buy more meat and make up for it!"

With no money on hand, Jia Dongxu felt ashamed, so he got up and walked out after a few sips.

Qin Huairu curled his lips behind him and said that it would be good to have enough to eat every day with just that little salary.

When Yang Xiaotao came to the workshop, he saw Wang Fa and Che Wenwei talking about this, and their expressions changed.

"Xiao Tao, come here!"

"What's wrong, Brother Wang!"

"You are no longer young!"

As soon as Brother Wang opened his mouth, Yang Xiaotao knew what was coming next.

No, just say it casually, "Your aunt has a niece who works as a thermos manager..."

"Brother Wang, stop, stop!"

Before Wang Fa could finish speaking, Yang Xiaotao immediately spoke up. It wasn't that he didn't want to find a woman, but he was just a little scared about blind dates. With such unreliable things, he would rather find one by himself.

It doesn't matter if he can't find it, he's still young anyway.

Besides, in ten or twenty years, with his ability, he will still find someone eighteen years old.

"You bastard..."

Wang Fa was a little angry, angry that this guy wasn't serious, "Look at the men around you who don't want a wife. I'm as old as you, and I already have a daughter-in-law!"

"That's right, Xiao Tao, please hurry up and find one."

"Those in the thermos bottle factory also eat public food, so I can match you."

On the side, Che Wenwei also persuaded. At this time, Li Nan, Xing Jiaqi and others also came. After hearing what happened, they talked a lot. Their conditions were not as good as Yang Xiaotao, but they also started dating under the arrangement of the elders at home. , Li Nan got started quickly. He has already met with the girl’s parents, and the wedding is expected to be held this year.

Several people chattered around Yang Xiaotao, which became a warm-up activity before going to work.

Normally, few people had much to say about Yang Xiaotao's abilities, so they only made fun of him for finding a wife.

"Okay, okay, it's time, it's time."

Yang Xiaotao emerged from the crowd. When did a group of old men become worse than eighth-grandmothers?

At this moment, the loudspeaker in the workshop suddenly sounded.

Everyone stopped quickly and listened to the sound.

"Good morning, fellow workers."

"After the leadership of the steel rolling mill has decided, a grading assessment for all employees in the steel rolling mill will be conducted today. Anyone who needs to participate in the assessment should immediately go to the director's office to register. The deadline is nine o'clock in the morning."

"Comrades, please pay attention, after..."

The loudspeaker sounded three times, and there was silence in the workshop.

"Why did the assessment suddenly happen? I wasn't even prepared!"

A voice shouted with a cry, obviously not confident about this assessment.

"Yes, it's too sudden!"

"Take the test, take the test, you can't pass it anyway, just take the exam and it's a fool's errand!"

When the topic was opened, the workshop suddenly exploded.

"Brother Wang, do I want to participate?"

Li Nan was a little undecided. He was now at Level 2 and wanted to try again this year. After all, he had learned a lot from following Yang Xiaotao.

Just thinking about the difficulty of each assessment made Li Nan feel a little frightened.

"Just give it a try. If you can't pass, there's no shame in it."

Wang Fa was open-minded. Although he didn't understand why it was so sudden, he had to seize the opportunity to take the test. He couldn't pass it by luck.

"Xiao Tao, hurry up and sign up."

"And you guys, please sign up!"

Wang Fa said and shouted to Li Wei and others. As for him, he had no idea.

He had gone through the upgrade from level five to level six several times, and he no longer had the heart to do it.

Yang Xiaotao nodded, no matter what else, as long as it is passed, it is money.

There is no reason not to participate.

As for being in the limelight, promotion is so fast that there is no need to think about it.

This is an age where you rely on your ability to make a living. If you have ability, you don’t need to hide it.

What's more, you haven't had much limelight in the factory during this period?

Just past the fourth level, it also made those jealous guys stop and calm down.

"The director is here!"

Someone shouted and saw Wang Guodong walking over with two assessors.

At this moment, Wang Guodong was also full of confusion. As soon as he came to work today, he was called to a meeting by the factory director, and he took over three minutes later.

Factory-wide assessment.

Suddenly, it was so sudden that I felt a pang of sweat for the employees in the third workshop.

However, now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to bite the bullet.

What's more, several workshops are like this, no one is better than the other.

"Those who want to be assessed stand at their workstations, and those who don't want to participate go aside."

Wang Guodong waved his hand, and soon the people in the workshop made their choice.

At a glance, at least one third is left.

Most are entry-level workers, but there are many more than before.

Wang Guodong is satisfied, at least this enterprising spirit is better than that of other workshops.

Of course, it also shows that these guys are confident, otherwise they would not dare to stand up and be embarrassed.

His eyes glanced at Yang Xiaotao's location and he nodded in his mind.

He still has confidence in Yang Xiaotao's abilities.