Scholars in the courtyard

"This is really good news! One thousand units, this is just the beginning."

Yang Xiaotao smiled, finally letting go of the stone in his heart.

The workers in the steel rolling mill outside were already cheering, and some even spread the word to others. When Yan Fugui heard that the pressure cooker in the steel rolling mill could be exported, he opened his mouth and felt incredible.

This is for sale to foreigners.

These days, most of the goods in short supply are imported. How can such a pot be sold?

In other words, it can’t be done abroad?

Yan Fugui couldn't figure it out, but it didn't stop him from understanding that Yang Xiaotao was very capable again.

In Jia's house in the middle courtyard, Mrs. Jia Zhang led Xiao Danghuaihua into the house when she saw Director Wang coming. Now she is lying on the window and looking out. She sees that the people in the courtyard are smiling, but their faces are ugly.

"A bunch of sycophants, what's so good about them?"

Jia Zhang thought it was Director Wang who was the instigator and had no idea about Secretary Tang’s identity.

If he knew about it, he would definitely keep his mouth shut and not dare to say anything.

At Auntie's house, Qin Huairu and Auntie stood at the door, listening to the propaganda from the people in the courtyard. They looked at each other with fear in their eyes.

Qin Jingru and Xu's mother were outside the crowd, and they were curious when they heard something about the pot or the broadcast.

inside the house.

Secretary Tang nodded to Tong Xiaolong.

The latter opened the factory box he brought, and inside was a colorful scarf.

Yang Xiaotao took a look and saw that there were Kazakh characters on it. He had a good memory and recognized it at a glance as the characters on the pressure cooker.

Friendship lasts forever and lasts forever!

However, it is woven with silk thread, and there is the symbol of Kazakhstan on the side.

This thing is not simple.

While Ran Qiuye was stunned, Secretary Tang had already picked up the two-meter long scarf, which was full of exotic style.

"My wife asked me to give this to you as a gift for Women's Day."

As Secretary Tang said, Ran Qiuye also saw the value of the gift. He didn't know whether to accept it for a moment, and then looked at Yang Xiaotao.

How could Yang Xiaotao refuse? This thing is not only a glory but also a status symbol.

Silly girl, you are still hesitant.

"Well, daughter-in-law, this is Madam's care."

He winked and asked her to accept it quickly.

Ran Qiuye understood and quickly stepped forward to touch her with both hands, "Thank you, madam, thank you Sister Tang."

"You're welcome."

Secretary Tang smiled and told Ran Qiuye that this scarf was different from the ones in China. It could also be worn as a coat. It could block the wind in winter and protect from the sun in summer. She also had one, and the two of them would go shopping together in the future.

After talking for a while, he looked at Yang Xiaotao.

"The mission has been completed, let's go back first."

Ran Qiuye took Secretary Tang's hand and said, "The food is ready, let's eat together."

"No, I still have a lot of things to do. I'll come back when I have some free time."

As he spoke, Secretary Tang and Tong Xiaolong stood up to leave.

Yang Xiaotao and Director Wang saw him off from behind, and when he came to the door, he saw a car parked aside.

"Brother, stay!"

"I believe your steel rolling mill will receive good news tomorrow. I would like to congratulate you in advance."

Tong Xiaolong hugged him with both fists, and Yang Xiaotao quickly returned the gift, "I'll let you go, thank you very much."

"polite!"

After getting in the car, everyone greeted him again and drove away.

"Aunt Wang, let's go. Go home and have dinner."

Yang Xiaotao held Director Wang's hand, and Ran Qiuye also held his hand.

"That's right, you have to eat this meal, drink wine, and celebrate."

Director Wang was not polite and glanced at the scarf on Ran Qiuye's body again, "Keep this thing at home and keep it well. When your daughter gets married and passes it on to her husband, it will be doubly honorable to her husband's family!"

Yang Xiaotao smiled, "Of course, we will have to queue up for us to choose."

"Nonsense!"

Several people returned to the house, Ran's mother hurriedly served the food, but Yang Xiaotao went to the kitchen and made a plate of egg pancakes while it was hot.

In the middle courtyard, Qin Jingru saw the scarf around Ran Qiuye's neck, and the little pride that had just risen in her heart suddenly dissipated.

I didn’t even surround myself with domestic products, but others had already surrounded foreign products.

How to compare?

Even two of them can't compare to one Yang Xiaotao!

The next day, Yang Xiaotao got up and dressed up specially. He was neatly dressed, with a watch and a backpack. He turned back and smiled at Ran Qiuye, then got on his bicycle and went to work happily.

On the roadside, he saw a group of people gathering together with newspapers and looking at them. Yang Xiaotao thought of something and bought a copy.

Sure enough, that's what happened in the newspaper masthead.

After a quick glance, the main page was a follow-up report of this meeting, and the side page was interesting. It turned out to be the content of Luo Yun's visit.

After looking at it carefully for a while, it was almost the same as during the interview.

The only thing that is a little bit worse is probably the part that Yang Youning said at the beginning is gone.

Yang Xiaotao put the newspaper into his backpack and pretended he didn't know about it.

hey-hey!

With a strong foot, the bicycle shuttled among the workers at work, listening to the comments and greetings from time to time, riding all the way into the steel rolling mill.

"Dear comrades workers, please pay attention, here is a piece of good news..."

Yu Haitang's voice sounded again, but this voice was far worse than the one on the radio.

"Director Xiao Yang, morning!"

"Xiao Tao, morning!"

"Uncle Wang, you are here."

"Ouch, Uncle Chen, it hurts. What does this mean?"

"Young boy, if you don't tell me about such a big thing in advance, what do you mean?"

"It's unfair. I only found out about it last night and heard it on the radio. You really don't blame me."

"Okay, if you act like a good boy after getting an advantage, I won't be able to let go of the hatred in my heart if I don't kill you in the morning."

"Please let me go. It's all Lao Yang. He must have hidden it from the big guy."

Yang Xiaotao walked all the way to the office, followed by Chen Gong Guodong, Sun Guo and others. The group of people had smiles on their faces. Some of them heard the broadcast at night, and some got the news early in the morning. Except for the initial silence, the rest It’s ecstasy!

This time, their rolling mill made more noise than tractors and auxiliary systems. They all went abroad. It was definitely the first in the country.

A group of people came to the factory director's office with a smile. When they opened the door, they saw Liu Huaimin coming, and in the seat, Yang Youning was holding a newspaper with a serious look on his face.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao's heart skipped a beat.

"Everyone is here, sit down, sit down!"

"Xiaoqiang, take out my best tea, and inform the canteen that we will be serving guests at noon."

Yang Youning put down the newspaper and greeted him affectionately, but when he looked at Yang Xiaotao again, his eyes were a little playful, which made Yang Xiaotao feel a little painful.

This newspaper is really well written, but it's a pity that nothing happened without him.

Especially when Liu Huaimin said that this guy got a lot of benefits, even his family members also benefited from it, which makes people really jealous.

After a while, the tea was served, and everyone was sitting or standing, talking about it.

Liu Huaimin even called Yang Xiaotao to ask about last night's situation. Chen Gong heard about it from the radio and came over at this time.

"What, who did you say gave it to me?"

Chen Gong was surprised. Yang Xiaotao confidently told the story, which made his wife happier than him.

Perhaps this is what ancient times said about sealing one's wife as his wife.

I feel so happy.

Wang Guodong even squeaked after hearing this, and was completely convinced by Yang Xiaotao.

"Everyone be quiet."

Yang Youning looked at everyone, stopped messing around, and then spoke.

"Old Liu, tell me about the situation."

Liu Huaimin nodded, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, blinked lightly, "First tell me the instructions of the superior leader."

"I, the "Youyi Brand" pressure cooker produced by Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, have reliable quality and superior performance, and can be used in harsh environments."

"Therefore, the superiors decided to include the original pressure cooker in the list of national coordinated items. The production quantity is stipulated by the state every month, and it is delivered according to the quantity and a pressure cooker ticket is made."

After Liu Huaimin finished speaking, Chen Gong suddenly laughed and said, "In other words, we will have something to exchange in the future?"

Hahaha

A group of people behind him were laughing.

Just like a textile factory, people have the ability to produce a batch of defective products and use them to trade with other manufacturers during holidays.

In normal years, their steel rolling mill is full of iron, and there is nothing they can do with it, so apart from real money and silver, it is really difficult to get it.

Even in the past two years, I have also used real things as favors, and I have gotten back a lot of things in exchange.

But from now on, it will be different.

The Friendship brand pressure cooker is their weapon.

In this era of pure hand-made products, there are naturally "defective products", and the number is not small.

These defective products cannot be handed over and disposed of reluctantly. They can only be kept in the warehouse and taken out when needed.

Of course, the premise is that the workload is completed. If you are neglecting the important things, then wait to be reviewed.

"Okay, everyone, pay attention, everyone is outrageous."

Yang Youning said angrily, is this necessary?

Wouldn't it be a shortcoming for them if this didn't happen every year?

One by one, there are more and more no rules.

Liu Huaimin glanced at everyone and naturally knew what they were planning, and then continued to announce.

"According to the instructions from our superiors and the efforts of our comrades, we must provide one thousand Friendship brand pressure cookers to Kazakhstan as soon as possible."

"A thousand units? Are they all the same as last time?"

Before everyone could be surprised, Yang Xiaotao frowned and asked, "It would be troublesome if a thousand of them were engraved with the image of women."

"No, just mark the engraving on the pot body."

"It's okay, that's okay."

Yang Xiaotao calmed down, but then Liu Huaimin dropped another bomb.

"Each Friendship brand pressure cooker is priced at ten alliance coins!"

The scene suddenly became quiet.

Even Yang Xiaotao didn't expect it. His head was still thinking about the meaning of ten alliance coins.

The other party is so awesome and sells it at such a high price.

When Yang Xiaotao thought about it, it would be great if he could sell it for five alliance coins.

After all, with the current purchasing power of alliance coins, 70 to 80 alliance coins per month is enough for a family to live happily.

"What? How much? Ten alliance coins? How much is that, one thousand units, ten thousand alliance coins? Convert it, how much is it?"

"Oh my god, this, this."

Some people are already excited. These days, alliance coins are more valuable than American knives and have stronger purchasing power.

Especially when the country has no contact with other countries, the alliance's machinery is even more needed, and money is used in more places.

However, there are not many things that can earn foreign exchange in China.

In addition to hard currency like gold, even food is sold at a low price.

You can’t buy anything you want without foreign exchange.

At that time, facing a group of high-quality and low-priced 'babies', I can only sigh in vain.

bang bang bang

There was applause, and Yang Xiaotao and Wang Guodong even shook hands. Liu Huaimin could feel the enthusiasm of the comrades.

He knows a lot in his position. The country's foreign exchange reserves last year were only 100 million yuan, which seems like a lot, but compared with other countries, no one may earn more in a week in a year.

Especially in Western countries, one day is worth as much as one year in China.

As a result, when you go abroad, you have to be careful about your accommodation.

When Yang Xiaotao contributed the manuscript fee, everyone from top to bottom was interested in it. In the end, his superiors made the decision to give it to the foreign affairs staff.

This is the national condition.

Not many people know about this, but those who know are grateful to Yang Xiaotao.

Now, under his leadership, there is a project to earn foreign exchange, which is more than the original royalties.

As long as this is maintained, foreign exchange will continue to flow. In comparison, superiors will pay more attention to it.

Because of this, Liu Huaimin's eyes flashed with helplessness.

Yang Youning didn't notice anything strange about Liu Huaimin, but asked Yang Xiaotao happily, "This batch of exports needs to be engraving as soon as possible. How about it? How long will it take to complete?"

"Director, don't worry, we have been prepared."

Yang Xiaotao said confidently.