Scholars in the courtyard

Then Xu Damao looked at the people who came in. These people were all big shots in various factories in Forty-Nine City. He must definitely want it this time and seize the opportunity!

Xu Damao looked at everyone. At this time, someone came close to him, and he greeted them happily.

Suddenly, Xu Damao saw someone, and his expression immediately changed.

Yang Xiaotao, why is this guy here?

damn it.

Yang Xiaotao followed at the back, preparing to find a stool to sit down behind. Movies in this era are more about spiritual appetite and cannot be watched seriously.

So he wasn't too interested, so he just thought of filling up the numbers later and going to eat quickly after reading.

Unexpectedly, before Yang Xiaotao sat down, someone came over and invited Yang Xiaotao to the front. Yang Xiaotao had no choice but to follow the people and then sat down next to Mr. Xia with a look of surprise on his face and a grudge in his heart.

This time, Xu Damao, who was about to introduce the film, was stunned.

How can this guy sit here?

Everyone took their seats and the movie started playing quickly.

It’s still an old movie, Shangganling.

Classic red movie.

It's just that Xu Damao's performance was very abnormal today. When explaining, the preface and follow-up were inconsistent, and he even forgot the words.

This made Director Yang, who came with him, very embarrassed. If the old brothers behind him hadn't given him face, he wouldn't have been able to watch the movie.

Fortunately, the leaders in front did not focus on the movie.

He rolled his eyes and watched Mr. Xia, the senior leader, and Yang Xiaotao chatting animatedly. He raised his chest and smiled from time to time. The senior leader beside him also raised his glasses, obviously in a good mood.

This also made him look at Yang Xiaotao with admiration.

There are not many people in this grade who can communicate with leaders so calmly.

At least this determination is much stronger than that of his peers.

Many people behind him also focused their attention here. Yang Youning exchanged glances with Xu Yuanshan without leaving any trace, and the two nodded silently.

This guy, yes, has given our steel rolling mill a face.

"Is high-yielding corn really so magical? You don't know that Lao Tao was planning to get you to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences."

Mr. Xia suddenly spoke. The big leader didn't know much, but he also heard some rumors.

"Actually, it's not that great. Even if the yield per mu is 700 to 800 jin, if the fertility of the land can keep up, it is possible to produce 1,000 jin."

"It also depends on the local climate."

After hearing this, the big leader narrowed his eyes and finally understood Mr. Xia's plan.

Between countries, interests are intertwined.

You can teach a man to fish, but you can never teach him to fish.

Otherwise, the machine I bought last time...

There is a sense of pride in my heart, and I will let you have a taste of asking for help when the time comes.

"Do you usually like reading books?"

The senior leader held up his glasses and asked Yang Xiaotao about his daily life.

Yang Xiaotao didn't hide it either. All he had to do was send a militia to find out.

"Well, I usually like to read. When I have nothing to do, I find a place to read and feel that my worries are gone."

Yang Xiaotao smiled cheerfully. Whether it was for credits or because he really liked it, in this era when food and clothing were scarce, Yang Xiaotao showed the persistence of a scholar.

Mr. Xia listened and nodded silently.

"Yes, people, you can't stay ignorant all the time. Reading can open people's wisdom. In modern times, the country has been poor and weak, which has kept people's wisdom undeveloped..."

"Our life today is not only the result of the bloody battles of the soldiers, but also the result of all the people with lofty ideals who have stepped forward to awaken the national consciousness."

"The great man said it well, if you don't occupy the position of thought, others will."

"Once we lose this position, if we want to take it back, we will have to shed more blood and pay a higher price."

The big leader sighed, "We are now in a critical period of economic construction, but I feel that spiritual construction is also indispensable."

"Read more, read good books, and read well."

"We must stick to it!"

Yang Xiaotao listened to this and nodded vigorously.

More than an hour of a movie passed quickly. Yang Xiaotao barely watched it and basically spent the whole time communicating with the leader.

From work to personal, we talked about family members, Yangjiazhuang, and Ran Qiuye.

The conversation between the three people did not sound like superiors and subordinates, but rather a sense of care and encouragement from the elders to the younger ones.

It wasn't until the movie ended and the curtains were opened that the three of them finished.

Then the big leader gave a brief summary to Mr. Xia, and of course paid more attention to the production of heating furnaces in the steel rolling mill.

Afterwards, everyone was about to move to the canteen, and Yang Xiaotao was naturally driven to the shelf by Yang Youning to accompany the two leaders.

When everyone left, Xu Yuanshan walked at the end, scolded Xu Damao, and then asked him to take it back to the steel rolling mill quickly, so as not to be embarrassed here.

Xu Damao didn't know how he left the slaughterhouse, and even when he returned to the steel rolling mill, he was kept in the dark.

When did Yang Xiaotao develop a relationship with his leader?

He was just a poor man, and he sat with the leader just because he had made some achievements and read a few bad books.

He, why?

What the fuck...

Xu Damao returned to the steel rolling mill and was in a daze for a while before he woke up. Then a cold light flashed in his eyes.

At the entrance of the slaughterhouse, two cars stopped at the door. Mr. Xia and the senior leader stood at the door to say goodbye.

Yang Xiaotao's face turned red and he had obviously drank a lot.

At a table with several leaders, Yang Xiaotao didn't dare to talk nonsense. He only ate food and drank wine.

However, his drinking capacity was recognized by everyone. They didn't see that Yang Youning was already unsteady on his feet. Fortunately, Xu Yuanshan was there to help him, otherwise he would have fallen under the wheel of the car.

"Study hard, work hard and perform well."

Then he said to Yang Youning and Xu Yuanshan.

"The motherland needs your efforts, and we will watch your efforts later."

Mr. Xia said, waving to everyone, getting in the car and leaving.

Then, people left one after another, but they were all polite to Yang Youning, Xu Yuanshan and the others, and some even talked to Yang Xiaotao about installing a heater.

The three of them also promised that as long as they receive planned tasks, they will definitely arrange them.

After everyone left, the gate of the slaughterhouse became quiet.

Declining the invitation of the director of the slaughterhouse, the three of them stood at the door.

As for the director of the slaughterhouse, he probably went home to sleep at this time.

Justifiable reason to be lazy.

Yang Xiaotao walked to Xu Yuanshan's side. When Yang Youning saw him coming, he grinned, smelling of alcohol, and staggered a little.

"Well done, boy!"

"This time, the heating furnace in our factory has started!"

"Look, they all have the same thing, especially those from the textile factory, hehehehaha..."

As he spoke, he leaned forward, and Yang Xiaotao and Xu Yuanshan quickly stepped forward to support him.

"Come on, let's go back. Back to the factory."

"Bring out the heater and put it on for them..."

Yang Youning put his arms around the two of them, no matter where they were. After drinking, he lost his previous majesty and looked more like a good buddy.

"Let's go!"

"What do you two look at..."

Yang Youning rushed forward, while Yang Xiaotao and Xu Yuanshan could only hold on helplessly. They also drank a lot of wine, but they were just more sober than Yang Youning, but not much better.

"Let's go..."

Xu Yuanshan could tell that Yang Youning didn't drink alcohol on weekdays. It wasn't that he didn't know how to drink, but he didn't dare to drink.

This will give you some energy after drinking some wine.

Yang Xiaotao was also helpless. He originally wanted to go back to his hometown to pick up his wife, but now, he should send her back first.

The two of them supported the big-mouthed Yang Youning and walked toward home.

"A big river has wide waves..."

Yang Youning closed his eyes, walked with his legs in the direction of the two of them, but shouted without any melody in his mouth.

At first, he sang alone, and gradually, Xu Yuanshan sang slowly beside him, his voice was low but full of power.

"This is a beautiful motherland, where I grew up..."

"...This is the motherland of heroes and the place where I grew up..."

Finally, three people, three voices, voices come together.

At this moment, Yang Xiaotao felt that his tears could no longer be suppressed...

The three of them sang loudly and sang all the way. The passers-by around them looked at it strangely. They were all smiling, but they all kept crying.

Three strange people.

It wasn't until they came downstairs that the three of them stopped howling, and Yang Youning was already drowsy at this moment.

The two of them walked upstairs and knocked on the door. Yang Youning's wife hurriedly greeted them.

Xu Yuanshan waved his hand, "Sister-in-law, just take care of Lao Yang. We won't have any trouble."

With that said, he called Yang Xiaotao downstairs and leaned against the wall.

Click

Xu Yuanshan lit two cigarettes and gave one to Yang Xiaotao.

The two of them were smoking cigarettes, but they both laughed.

"Old Yang, the pressure is not small."

"Um!"

"When he took over the steel rolling mill, he always wanted to do something and contribute something to the country. Even if it was just a little, he was willing to work hard and make a breakthrough."

Xu Yuanshan said, this is not him.

When they faced the desolate mountains and rivers and the scarred motherland, their psychology was like cutting with a knife and an axe, and their hearts ached.

They love this land deeply and persistently.

They want to use their own blood and Han River to bring out the greenness of the earth, the greenness of the mountains, and the purity of the water on this land.

But in these years, all they can do is repeat the same old path over and over again. Although they are successful, they are also mediocre.

"Speaking of which, who is less stressed? I really envy you for being like this. You don't feel any pressure no matter how you look at it."

Through the smoke, Xu Yuanshan looked at Yang Xiaotao with envy in his eyes.

Such a young and talented person should not feel this pressure.

"Who is not stressed? Is not having enough food stressful? Is it stressful to support a family? Is job assessment stressful? In the future, children will go to school, buy a house, find a wife, get married, and have children..."

"Aren't these all pressures?"

"Fuck you, is this pressure? Find a woman to have a child, can't you support me? The pattern, you, still haven't opened up the pattern."

Xu Yuanshan said, then smiled and shook his head. It's a little early to say this now.

"You kid, you have to have a son first, and then you can talk about these things."

Yang Xiaotao seemed to recognize Xu Yuanshan’s

"What if I don't have a son? I'm just as close as a daughter."

"Oh, I like to hear that."

Xu Yuanshan said, got up and walked out, "Okay, I'm back, you should go home early."

"Uncle, is that okay? How about I send you off?"

"Go away, come with me next time, I'll show you what it means to be massive."

"Okay, I'll really go next time..."

Xu Yuanshan waved his hand and walked away.

Yang Xiaotao watched Xu Yuanshan walk away, finished his cigarette, and felt thirsty in his throat. He turned around and took out a bottle of mineral water from the space. After drinking it, he felt better.

Seeing his spirit still high while walking in the cold wind, Yang Xiaotao suddenly felt that he seemed to understand.

In this land, there will never be a shortage of sons and daughters who shed blood and fight hard for it.

What is missing is a direction for them to strive for.

Perhaps, this is why Yang Youning was so gloomy.

Shaking his head to clear his mind, Yang Xiaotao followed the road back to the slaughterhouse, then got on his bike and wandered towards Yangjiazhuang.

In the evening, Yang Xiaotao returned to the village. He had two conveniences on the way and vomited out the wine in his stomach. Apart from the smell of alcohol on his body, there was no other impact on him.

We arrived at Yangjiazhuang just in time for lunch.

Mr. Yang and Ran Qiuye were eating, but they were a little unhappy when they saw Yang Xiaotao smelling of alcohol.

That's normal. After Ran Qiuye became pregnant, she had to pay attention to everything. Yang Xiaotao had no choice but to promise not to drink so much next time.

The two men chatted, and when it came to the farm, Fatty Ding said last time that they would have to work collectively after the New Year thaw. At that time, the arrangement and planning of the land would require Yang Xiaotao and people from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences to work together.

After hearing this, Yang Xiaotao also felt that if you took someone else's money, you couldn't even refuse to come to the door.

Just in time, I turned on the heater this time, hehe...