Scholars in the courtyard

Quancheng, machinery factory, reception room!

A-choo...

Yang Xiaotao covered his nose and rubbed it for a while, finally dispelling the sour taste, then looked back at the table.

This dinner has been going on since noon, and it is time to end.

"Did you catch a cold last night?"

"The weather in Quancheng is like this at this time."

Wang Dahai listened and cared about it. He watched Yang Xiaotao sneeze more than ten times while drinking.

It is said that the weather in September is cold both in the morning and evening. When sleeping in the first half of the night, it is still hot and sweaty, but in the second half of the night, it is so cold that you hug the pillow.

If you are not careful, you may catch a cold.

"It's okay, my nose is a little itchy."

Yang Xiaotao said indifferently, but he was thinking in his heart, who is thinking about him so much.

Anyway, what others say has nothing to do with him.

His wife knows it herself. She definitely misses him, but she doesn't miss him that much.

As for other people, I guess not many of them think well of him.

As Yang Xiaotao said, Ran's father nodded opposite.

Anyway, Yang Xiaotao didn't look like he was in trouble.

They stayed in Quancheng for two days after they left Pengcheng.

And it was during these two days that he realized the welcome from the people of Quancheng.

The night before, they stayed in Quancheng Machinery Factory. The standard of the reception was probably similar to that of their leaders.

Not only were all the leaders of the factory accompanying them, but they were also well taken care of, and even their researchers were properly arranged.

This standard of treatment was the first time they had encountered it in all these years of traveling around the country.

No, it should be the second time.

They had encountered it in Pengcheng last time.

And all this was due to the Red Star Machinery Factory.

And this time, the oily head who was seeing them off invited them to dinner again.

But in this case, it would be at least half an afternoon before they set off.

Fortunately, it was not just them who had dinner and drinks, but the whole team.

This was also considered equal treatment.

"Brother, I think you should stay for two more days. I have time to accompany you around."

"Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the city is very lively, with all those small things to eat and play with."

"It's just right for you to go back and bring some back to your sister-in-law and the baby."

"Don't worry, I will definitely let you go back before the festival."

Wang Dahai's face was red and he smelled of alcohol, but he didn't stumble when he spoke, obviously he didn't drink too much.

Of course, in the eyes of Ran's father, the two big jars on the table must be at least two kilograms.

Now they have all been poured out.

"Xiao, Xiao Yang. Old Wang, you are right!"

Liu Dehui on the side said with a big tongue, "Tomorrow, I will go to the square with you to watch the big show and the acrobatics."

"And Old Ran!"

Liu Dehui patted Ran's father on the shoulder, "Let's talk about Xiao Tao, you are the elder..."

Ran's father waved his hands quickly, what's the big deal.

He is the same age as Wang Dahai, one year younger than Liu Dehui.

How did he become the elder?

"Old Liu, each of you has your own opinion, each of you has your own opinion!"

Father Ran knew the identities of the people present. Wang Dahai on his left was the director of the machinery factory and one of the best in the local area.

Liu Dehui on the right was the director of the Quancheng Automobile Factory. In terms of status, he was higher than Wang Dahai.

Opposite him sat Yang Xiaotao.

On his left was the second-in-command in Quancheng, a middle-aged man with a thick face, who didn't talk much but was a heavy drinker.

On his right was the director of the machine tool factory in Quancheng, and several accompanying directors.

There was no young person at the table.

Only Yang Xiaotao, the freak, was left!

Of course, in terms of status.

Yang Xiaotao was the highest among them.

Don't look at the second-in-command on the left. His rank in the machinery factory was the same as that of the deputy director.

Until now...

As Yang Xiaotao's elder, he naturally sat in the main seat.

Although he was not very comfortable with such occasions, in terms of knowledge, Comrade Ran was still experienced.

Whether it is domestic or foreign, except drinking, nothing else is afraid.

So, drinking became Yang Xiaotao's job.

"Old Liu, if you say this, then we have to be brothers in the future and settle accounts clearly!"

Yang Xiaotao said with a smile on his face, and Liu Dehui patted his head, "You are good enough, in front of us, you should be a junior!"

"Look, you are not drunk when talking about this!"

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, everyone laughed immediately.

Then Wang Dahai chatted with Ran's father, and everyone was active, and the atmosphere at the wine table became more and more lively.

"Boss Yang, this is our chestnut from Yimeng Mountain, please try it!"

The second-in-command next to him took the black chestnut and put it in front of Yang Xiaotao.

Yang Xiaotao quickly took it with both hands, "Thank you, you are so polite!"

The second-in-command smiled, "Mr. Yang, you can come to our Quancheng, we will treat you with these local specialties!"

"You are too polite. I wanted to thank you for your help when you came last time, otherwise our greenhouse would not be able to be built."

"Haha, it's all my duty. We just happened to have straw and didn't expect to be able to help."

The second-in-command said modestly, but Yang Xiaotao said seriously, "Don't say you can't help."

Everyone looked over when they heard Yang Xiaotao speak.

"You don't know, if it weren't for the straw curtain, our greenhouse would not be able to be built."

"Also, what is planted in this greenhouse, do you know?"

Yang Xiaotao looked around, and then solemnly said, "There are life-saving herbs grown here!"

"Our pharmaceutical factory can produce smoothly, ensure the supply of medicines, and earn foreign exchange for the country, but it all depends on these greenhouses!"

Yang Xiaotao looked at the second in command, "So, half of this credit must be attributed to the folks in Quancheng!"

After saying this, not only the second-in-command beside him, but also the people in Quancheng at the table laughed.

This Mr. Yang knows how to behave!

"Come, I'm here to borrow Brother Dahai's wine and thank you all the folks in Quancheng!"

Yang Xiaotao picked up the wine glass, and everyone quickly picked it up.

"I'll do it first as a courtesy!"

"good!"

Everyone raised their heads and finished drinking, and there was another tut-tsk sound.

After taking two bites of food, Yang Xiaotao picked up the chestnuts and peeled them off.

The second-in-command was still drunk after drinking the glass of wine, picked up a chestnut on the side and said.

"Mr. Yang, although this chestnut is small, it is grown from an old tree that is more than ten years old!"

"The yellow heart is sweet, let's eat it, just like this!"

"Those big ones, with the white inside, are not worth eating!"

Yang Xiaotao looked at the yellow chestnuts and nodded. In his impression, the chestnuts with yellow hearts were indeed sweeter.

"Hey, speaking of this chestnut, I heard a true story!"

Wang Dahai said excitedly, attracting everyone's attention.

"Speaking of which, this happened before liberation. There was a rich man in Yimeng. He was a real rich man! The land around his house belonged to him, even the trees on the mountain belonged to him!"

"This guy has money and food! Being rich doesn't mean he is unkind, but he is definitely stingy!"

"The people who work under him can barely survive starvation in good times, but in bad years, they are just like those in other places!"

"Later, after liberation, this guy was put on trial! The family's land and house were distributed to the poor."

"A few years ago, wasn't it a difficult time? Every household had no food!"

"The family living in their house has a child. They don't have anything to eat. The child cries normally."

"One day this child was so hungry that he pressed his face against the wall and felt a little sweet!"

Having said this, Wang Dahai patted the table, "Do you know what the walls of the main house are made of?"

Wang Dahai smiled mysteriously, and everyone shook their heads.

Yang Xiaotao thought of something.

"It's not made of chestnut flour, is it?"

snap

Wang Dahai pointed at Yang Xiaotao, "That's right!"

“It’s really just chestnut noodles!”

"This woman saw the child licking the wall, bringing it back and eating it. She thought something was wrong with the child because of hunger. But as time went by, she also felt something was wrong."

"When I tasted it, it turned out to be sweet!"

"That's when I found out that the walls of the three big houses of the rich man's family were all made of chestnut noodles."

Wang Dahai lamented, "These guys would rather use chestnut flour for soil than give it to the poor."

"You say it's hateful or not!"

The second-in-command on the side nodded, "I've heard about this."

"That rich man didn't say anything until he died."

"If it weren't for the accidental discovery, I really wouldn't be able to tell."

"However, relying on these walls, no one in the entire village starved to death in those years!"

“Man’s calculation is not as good as God’s calculation!”

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "You're right, taking things from the people and using them for the people is the right way to go."

"Being rich and unkind is doomed to a bad end."

"Mr. Yang is right. In fact, there are many such things."

"Some landowners have so much money that they would rather leave the food to mold in their cellars than help the victims. Some people have so much money that they melt into big winter melons, which thieves can't move even if they get in..."

Everyone took out the landlord who had done all the bad things and whipped him severely, and then the farewell banquet ended.

Yang Xiaotao, Wang Dahai and others left the house and walked towards the motorcade.

"Brother Lao Wang, look at you, you're pretty good."

Yang Xiaotao said, looking at the workers around him.

In the two days he came here, he walked around the workshop several times. After receiving the help from the Red Star Machinery Factory, the machine tools used by the current machinery factory are all the best. Coupled with the support and help from Quancheng, the factory The workers are also top-notch. In terms of strength, they are no worse than those of other branches.

Wang Dahai nodded with a smile, then looked around, and lowered his voice and said, "Brother, to tell you the truth, someone came to cause trouble some time ago."

Having said this, Wang Dahai extended his fists and touched them together, "Fortunately, I made preparations in advance as you said."

"Those hot-headed ones will be kicked out directly by me. Those who can't be controlled at home should not hang around in the factory."

"Hey, you don't know, if this worker comes home and hears that his children are naughty, he will beat them so hard that several of them will have their legs broken."

"There is no way. There are several children in any family. We can't suffer for one child and the other children are not the same."

"From then on, anyone who dares to come to the factory to cause trouble will have to think about their future."

Wang Dahai said, and then glanced at Liu Dehui who was already sleeping on the table in the room.

"Lao Liu was even more cruel to the children at home. He tied them up and whipped them with belts."

"It's not just a simple whipping. If you can't recite the quotation, it's just a whip."

"The children in that family are very well-behaved."

Wang Dahai said, thought of something, and said, "My children are not good at it. Honestly, they can't even let them go out and run."

"That's because my sister-in-law educated me well and managed the household well."

"Haha, you're right."

The two laughed and walked to the front of the car quickly.

"Brother, let's talk about what we said last night. Some things can't be taken seriously."

"Some things should be done. At least you do them yourself. You can stick to your original intention and can't hand over the position to others!"

"But don't worry, it will get better in the end."

"I'm sure of this."

Before leaving, Yang Xiaotao still wanted to give some instructions.

After all, what's coming next

is not an ordinary time.

Wang Dahai's smiling face suddenly became serious, "Don't worry, brother, I'm not confused about big things, and I can handle small things casually."

"But, brother, I still say that we people in Quancheng are very firm."

"If there is anything, you must tell me."

"We won't take the initiative to cause trouble, but we won't be bullied either."

Yang Xiaotao smiled and nodded after hearing this.

To put it bluntly, he came this time to keep in touch.

After all, feelings will fade if you don't visit often.

"Don't worry, brother. When I need you, I will be very polite."

"That's right."

Wang Dahai smiled again, "Okay, I wanted to keep you for two more days, but I was afraid that my sister-in-law would be waiting anxiously."

"I'll find you when I go to Sijiucheng another day."

"Okay, I'll prepare a banquet at home and wait for you."

"Okay!"

After saying that, Yang Xiaotao was ready to get in the car, but halfway through, he suddenly turned around and stretched out his right hand.

"Brother, let's shake hands!"

Wang Dahai heard it and also stretched out his right hand.

The two shook hands tightly.

"Take care!"

"Take care!"