Scholars in the courtyard

A bust of a working woman with a towel in her hand appears on it. If you reach out and touch it, it has a layered touch that is not something you can get from a crude product. Gently caressing every trace, the touch of your fingers is so strong.

"Good stuff, good craftsmanship."

Yang Xiaotao sighed, and Mr. Guo on the side smiled, "Old man, if I were twenty years younger, I could make two such simple things for you."

Mr. Guo stretched out two fingers and said proudly.

Yang Xiaotao smiled and put the pot lid aside.

"This is also very impressive. Master Guo, I want to discuss something with you."

Yang Xiaotao told Master Guo what he had told Sun Guo, and he could feel Master Guo's joy for a moment. He just had to be kind. Sun Guo had taken good care of him over the years. He raised his head and looked at the sleeping Sun Guo, feeling a little hesitant.

"I told Director Sun about this. He also wants you to go, so that you won't waste all your skills."

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Master Guo nodded when he heard Sun Guo agreed.

"Zhong, I'll do it with you."

"You're not working with me, you're joining the R\u0026D department."

"It's all the same, haha."

"Come on, please rest for a while, I'll go over there and take a look."

"good."

Lao Guo smiled and found a place, picked up the coat prepared by Yang Xiaotao, leaned against the machine and took a nap.

Yang Xiaotao moved his body and did not feel sleepy.

After leaving the first workshop, I came to the door of the second workshop. Before I could get closer, I heard a buzzing sound like a chainsaw coming from inside.

Yang Xiaotao took a closer look and saw that the director of the second workshop, Zhan Lei, was lying on the bench and sleeping soundly. Several workers around him were also asleep.

The security officer on duty at the door was stopped by Yang Xiaotao just as he was about to speak.

I walked in and looked at the three neatly arranged pots. After looking at them for a while, I picked an upright one and walked out of the workshop.

Taking the pot, Yang Xiaotao walked to the kitchen.

First I looked at the body of the pot. The five-pointed star in the middle had been engraved, and the Chinese on the side was also done. Next was the other party's text. This needs to be contacted before writing. If you write it wrong, you will be slapped in the face.

Aligning the lid and body of the pot and closing it, Yang Xiaotao tried it twice before finding a stove to light it, adding some water to the pot, and started cooking.

Yang Xiaotao looked around the kitchen and found a pile of potatoes.

After looking again, there was nothing else to eat, so I found a large piece of ribs from the space.

This is in the exchange column and was prepared by Yang Xiaotao for Ran Qiuye's confinement period.

Chop the ribs into small pieces with a knife, wash them in water, then sprinkle with salt and soy sauce, and marinate with ginger and green onion for a while.

Wash and peel the potatoes, then cut into small pieces and clean.

After waiting for a while, the pressure cooker began to squeak. Yang Xiaotao stepped forward and turned off the exhaust valve, took down the pressure cooker, waited for a while for the gas to be released, and then opened the lid and poured hot water into the thermos bottle.

"Safety should be fine."

Yang Xiaotao checked carefully and after making sure there was no problem, he started cooking.

When daybreak comes, Yang Xiaotao will also prepare the meal.

Sun Guo, Lao Guo and others were woken up by soldiers from the security department. After they washed their faces and came to the restaurant, they saw Yang Xiaotao standing in front of the table, asking people to go up and get food.

"Director Yang, did you do all this?"

"My dear, these are ribs, why is there so much meat?"

Gudong

Lao Guo in the front row took a quick look and swallowed hard. He had eaten enough braised pork last night, but he didn't expect that there was even more meat on these ribs.

"Everyone, hurry up. We'll finish eating soon, and there's still something to do."

Yang Xiaotao greeted, Sun Guo and Zhan Lei looked at each other and hurriedly asked people to eat.

Each person has four or five pieces of ribs, a boiled egg, a bowl of rice porridge, and a steamed bun.

Everyone was holding lunch boxes and gnawing at the ribs, feeling that their hands were not enough.

"Master Guo, you will make another one later for later use."

Lao Guo took a sip of rice porridge and nodded, "Don't worry, I'll get two for you today."

After saying that, he swallowed the steamed bun and felt very energetic.

"That's better, double insurance."

Yang Xiaotao smiled.

After everyone finished eating, Lao Guo found a pot lid again and started working in the workshop.

Yang Xiaotao returned to the office and prepared to take a nap.

This night, I didn't even close a glance.

Lying on the table, Yang Xiaotao felt his eyelids heavy and fell asleep quickly.

I don’t know how long it took, but I vaguely felt that someone was taking pictures of me. Yang Xiaotao got up quickly and found that he was covered with a coat, and then he saw Yang Youning in front of him.

"Director, you are here."

"I heard, you didn't sleep last night?"

"No, by the way, the pot has been made, but it still lacks the other party's text. It needs to be engraved accordingly."

Yang Xiaotao got up and walked to the side to pick up the water jar. The water in it was already cold, so he poured it into his hands and wiped his face.

Lou Xiao'e, who was returning from fetching water, quickly took out a handkerchief and handed it over. Yang Xiaotao wiped it on his face without taking it seriously, and then asked, "Is there any news from Secretary Liu?"

"Not yet. He called last night and said that Zhong Chu had found a translator and was working hard to translate."

"That's good. I estimate that the task can be completed today."

Yang Youning nodded, and while the two were talking, Liu Huaimin walked in from outside, followed by a young woman wearing glasses, with short hair, big eyes, thin lips and a small nose.

"Lao Yang, Xiao Yang, you both happen to be here."

Liu Huaimin walked in, "This is Comrade Luo Yun who was sent to assist us. She is proficient in the other party's language and is also the translator this time."

"Hello, two Factory Directors Yang."

Luo Yun generously stretched out her hand and shook it with Yang Youning. When it was Yang Xiaotao's turn, Yang Xiaotao's hand was still wet, so he quickly wiped it with a handkerchief and the two shook hands.

"Comrade Yang Xiaotao, your pen calligraphy is very beautiful."

"Thank you for the compliment."

"Not just me, many people in our propaganda department said it looks good."

Luo Yun looked at Yang Xiaotao. If he hadn't heard that he already had a wife and children, such an outstanding man would really want to compete with him.

"Xiao Tao, Comrade Luo Yun also wants to conduct an exclusive interview with the pressure cooker. We will talk about this later."

"The most important thing now is to translate the instructions into Chinese."

Liu Huaimin arranged the task, Luo Yun nodded, "There are some terms here that I need you to explain."

"That's easy to say."

Yang Xiaotao agreed, and then Yang Youning asked Lou Xiao'e to take Luo Yun to the workshop and let the master carve Hawen.

There was no one else in the room, so Liu Huaimin expressed his superior's opinion.

"The superior leaders have no objections to the plan we submitted."

"As for the gift box you mentioned, we have already found a textile factory to make it. At the same time, there are two sets of plates included this time."

Liu Huaimin explained the arrangements to his superiors, generally following the discussion.

"How is the pressure cooker ready?"

"It's okay. I used it this morning and it's safe. We'll see how many can be made."

Yang Xiaotao yawned and replied, "By the way, just in case, we have prepared one or two more and will take them with us when the time comes."

Liu Huaimin nodded, "This is thoughtful."

After the three people had a conversation, Yang Youning and Liu Huaimin went to the workshop to check the situation.

Yang Xiaotao was active in the office. Soon Lou Xiao'e came back with Luo Yun, and the two began translation work.

This time, translator Yang Xiaotao also wanted to write an extra copy so that it could be used in the future.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, after working overtime and rushing to produce, three pressure cookers with carvings of working women on top were placed in the factory director's office.

On the front is a bright red five-pointed star, with words drawn in red pen on both sides.

At the same time, there is an instruction manual inside every pressure cooker. The instruction manual is written in Chinese on the top and in Chinese on the bottom.

Fortunately, each item corresponds to a sentence.

This shows how concise Chinese is. Sometimes there are three or five lines of Chinese text on the top, and only sentences composed of more than a dozen Chinese characters on the bottom. This made Luo Yun anxious when translating.

Fortunately it was completed on time.

Several people checked carefully, and then carefully checked the inscriptions on the pot body. Yang Youning picked them up one by one and looked at the words below, and then put them down happily after confirming that they were correct.

This advertisement can be considered to have gone abroad.

"Old Liu, there is no problem anymore. Send it up quickly."

Yang Youning said, Liu Huaimin nodded, and the people who came with him immediately sent three pressure cookers to the jeep.

"Lao Yang, I'm going first."

"Okay, I'll wait for your good news."

Liu Huaimin turned around and left. Yang Youning and others sent him out, and then returned to the office again. There was still a task waiting for him.

Yesterday, Director Zhong said that he would conduct an exclusive interview on the pressure cooker for follow-up publicity.

Yang Youning saw Liu Huaimin off and sat on the stool, getting ready.

Yang Xiaotao was also left behind because he was the inventor of the design.

Luo Yun took a pen and paper and carefully read the information collected previously, as well as several issues highlighted by the director. These were all used for positive publicity.

When the time comes, we will cooperate with this overseas exchange to increase the popularity.

Ahem

Luo Yun coughed and then looked at Yang Youning.

"Hello, Director Yang."

"Luo Ji, hello."

"Regarding the pressure cooker produced by Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, it is said that it was designed by factory director Xiao Yang alone. Is that true?"

Yang Youning glanced at Yang Xiaotao, and then nodded affirmatively, "Yes, Director Xiao Yang was still the head of the R\u0026D and Design Department at the time. I took this R\u0026D and Design Department into consideration."

Yang Youning talked eloquently, and Luo Yun always kept smiling, but there were only two words in her notebook, confirmation.

After Yang Youning finished speaking, Luo Yun smiled back and said, "Okay."

Then he turned to look at Yang Xiaotao, "Hello, Director Xiao Yang."

"Uh, hello."

Facing Luo Yun who suddenly changed his target, Yang Xiaotao was caught off guard.

"Excuse me, what is it, or what is the motivation that makes you want to make a pressure cooker?"

After Yang Xiaotao heard this, he was silent for a moment.

Yang Youning saw him on the side. Looking back, at the beginning, it seemed that this guy was cooking for his wife during her confinement period.

Looking at Yang Xiaotao, without waiting for his reminder, Yang Xiaotao said seriously, "It is your duty as a revolutionary worker."

Luo Yun's eyes lit up when he spoke sonorously and forcefully, and he immediately recorded it.

"When I learned that our lovely and respectable soldiers could not boil water or eat cooked meals in the high mountains due to the altitude, and thinking about them defending their homes and country in such a difficult environment, my heart was filled with discomfort."

"So you used your knowledge to design this pressure cooker and gave it to the border guards, right?"

Luo Yun figured out the rest of the story on her own. Although there were some discrepancies, the purpose was the same.

"Yes, I just thought that I could try my best to help, but I didn't expect it to succeed. I am also very excited."

Yang Xiaotao chuckled, in Luo Yun's eyes it was the 'revolutionary dedication spirit'.

Yang Youning on the side slowly closed his mouth, and he discovered again that Yang Xiaotao's brain was not very good.

"It must be difficult to design and manufacture such a useful pressure cooker. How did you overcome it?"

Luo Yun asked immediately, and Yang Youning frowned and thought for a while. It must have taken this guy a long time to get it done.

As for the design?

Forget it, it's definitely not a hassle.

"Yes, it is very difficult to design an item that has never appeared before, especially determining the data, because you don't know which one is correct when designing. This requires constant experimentation and continuous learning from failures. lesson"

Yang Xiaotao's words were clear-cut, as if he had experienced countless failures and was determined to experiment.

But Yang Youning was dumbfounded.

If it weren't for the wrong occasion, he would have definitely stepped forward and pointed at Yang Xiaotao and said, 'Shut up, you are so shameless. You dare to deceive people in front of me, especially such an innocent girl. You really think I don't exist. ’