Scholars in the courtyard

April 1, 1964, the 29th day of the second lunar month, Wednesday.

Today is April Fool's Day in the West, but it is a big day for the steel rolling mill.

As soon as they got to work in the morning, people from the Publicity Department hung banners and colorful flags at the gate to 'warmly celebrate the completion of the electric pressure cooker task at the steel rolling mill.'

Director Li even came early in the morning to have people sweep the floor and clean up, and arranged for people to wave small flags at the door.

At the same time, let Yu Haitang publicize the achievements of the steel rolling mill in recent years in the broadcast room. Of course, he must highlight the leadership of his superiors.

Therefore, when workers went to work, they heard exciting slogans and outstanding achievements on the radio.

Yang Xiaotao was busy until midnight again last night, but still had no clue.

This salt-resistant corn is like a layer of fog that cannot be blown away, and Yang Xiaotao can't find a suitable path, which makes Yang Xiaotao feel deeply decadent.

But after getting up this morning, I still groomed myself well. I shaved my beard and felt that my hair was a little long, so I used scissors to cut off the hair next to my ears. Then I washed my hair and put on clean clothes. The appearance.

After breakfast, Yang Xiaotao rode his bicycle to the steel rolling mill.

Along the way, I met many acquaintances, including Wang Fa, Zhou Kui, Li Nan and Xing Jiaqi who was back from a business trip.

Everyone felt relieved when they saw Yang Xiaotao's appearance.

Seeing Yang Xiaotao's gloomy look earlier, they thought it was the pressure cooker thing that put him under too much pressure.

So I usually don't dare to say much, I just worry in my heart and sweat over the last moment of today.

In fact, it was not only them, but also Yang Youning, Chen Gong and others. They all discovered something was wrong with Yang Xiaotao a few days ago, and they all thought that Yang Xiaotao was worried about the pressure cooker.

Lou Xiao'e was still worried that Yang Xiaotao would be too stressed. These days, she was thinking of calling Ran Qiuye and asking her to come back and comfort her.

Now, looking at Yang Xiaotao's appearance today, going back to the past made them feel a little more relaxed.

But what they don't know is that what Yang Xiaotao has been worried about is not the electric pressure cooker, but the "unproductive" corn in the yard.

As for the electric pressure cooker, Yang Xiaotao is not worried at all.

There is no problem with the design in the drawings. As long as the components are up to standard and the functions are in place, there will be no problem in assembling it.

When I came to the door, I met Director Li. Director Li was well-dressed with a smile on his face. When he saw Yang Xiaotao, he came up to him and said, "Director Xiao Yang, you are much more energetic today."

Yang Xiaotao smiled, "Really?"

"That's not it. It's a big day. Everyone is waiting for it."

"By the way, Director Yang came just now and was inspecting in the conference room."

As Director Li spoke, Yang Xiaotao muttered, "Old Yang likes to do this."

In fact, yesterday, Yang Youning found Yang Xiaotao and asked about the electric pressure cooker.

In fact, Yang Xiaotao has already inspected the components of each factory after they are in place, and plans to install them overnight, then hand in the templates. After passing the templates, he will let other factories operate at full capacity.

This saves time and increases production.

But he didn't want to be stopped by Yang Youning. After some questioning and Yang Xiaotao's repeated assurances, what happened today happened.

In Yang Youning's words, the superiors and subordinates all looked at it, if the work was done quietly and others didn't know, what would it be like?

This is a big deal and cannot be compromised.

We need to make it grand and solemn, so that everyone can see with their own eyes how we complete the task.

At the same time, it is also an opportunity to show off your muscles and gain a sense of presence.

In the end, Yang Xiaotao was persuaded by Yang Youning. Mainly because he was anxious to go home and make corn, he put the parts and other things in the workshop and installed them today.

Now it seems that what Yang Youning did is really not a small thing.

Especially when I entered the door, I saw Section Chief Zhao leading a group of security officers to set up firepower points, as if they were fighting.

However, it can also be seen from the side that today's specifications are a bit high.

Yang Xiaotao knew that Liu Huaimin would come today, but he didn't know if there were others.

Put the car down and go back to the office.

When Lou Xiao'e saw Yang Xiaotao like this, she had the same reaction as Wang Fa and others, and she felt confident.

Not long after, Yang Youning ran over and asked when he met, "Xiao Tao, you, please promise me that today will be absolutely perfect, right?"

Yang Youning looked at Yang Xiaotao nervously, which made Yang Xiaotao feel something was wrong.

Lao Yang usually sits firmly on the Diaoyutai, but his reaction today is wrong.

"Lao Yang, what do you think you can say now that will be useful?"

"Don't worry, there will be no problem!"

Yang Xiaotao said, reaching for the enamel jar.

"No, today's matter must be successful, otherwise our steel rolling mill will lose face."

Yang Youning said, his expression suddenly depressed, "It's all my fault. If I had done it last night and handed it over to the boss today, nothing would have happened. There's no need to worry about it!"

Yang Xiaotao put down the jar and heard that there was something in Yang Youning's words.

"Lao Yang, what's going on? Now, don't hide it from me."

Yang Youning looked at Yang Xiaotao with a troubled face and said, "I received a call from Lao Liu this morning."

"Ah, what's wrong?"

"He said Mr. Xia was coming."

Yang Xiaotao nodded after hearing this, "It's okay for Mr. Xia to come!"

"Also, military representatives are coming too."

"Why are the military here?"

"Who knows? It's quite impressive, it has two stars!"

Yang Xiaotao was speechless upon hearing this. This pressure cooker had confirmed a lot of orders for the military, but he didn't come here to join in the fun.

"Is there anyone else?"

Yang Xiaotao suddenly saw that Yang Youning's expression was not relaxed yet, so he tried to ask.

Yang Youning nodded silently.

"The leaders of Sijiucheng, including the participating factories and departments, have all said they will come. Now, I don't know how many people are coming. I don't know if there is anything bigger."

Yang Xiaotao slowly put down the enamel jar and looked at Yang Youning speechless.

"Lao Yang, you are putting us on the fire. If something goes wrong, it doesn't matter if we are embarrassed or something. If someone takes away the pressure cooker, we will cry to death in the toilet."

"Who would have thought it would be like this! Xiao Tao, you will succeed this time. You are only allowed to succeed, and you are not allowed to fail!"

Yang Xiaotao took a deep breath. The installation process, which he thought would not cause any problems, was actually put into such a big fight by Yang Youning, and there was an invisible pressure.

However, this pressure is much less than that of salt-tolerant corn.

"Lao Yang, you've gone too far this time."

Yang Youning looked stern, but before he could speak, Yang Xiaotao added, "Isn't it a bit big to show off in front of so many people?"

"Big? Hahaha"

Yang Youning immediately changed his smile, and Yang Xiaotao's words meant that he was foolproof.

"Not too big, not too big, just right."

"With your words, I feel relieved. I'm going to prepare for the work. I'll leave the rest to you."

After Yang Youning finished speaking, he hurried out. With so many leading comrades coming, the steel rolling mill had to do a good job of welcoming them. They even had to hold a meeting, talk, and maybe have a meal.

"Lao Chen, why aren't you here yet?"

After Yang Youning left, Lou Xiao'e heard clearly from the sidelines. Seeing Yang Xiaotao still holding the enamel jar in a daze, she quickly stepped forward and said, "Director, is there really no problem?"

"What is the problem?"

Yang Xiaotao asked, "Don't worry, there will be no problem."

Then I sat aside and took out my notebook to look at it. It was full of experimental plans and results. Although I had memorized them, I still wanted to take a look at them again, maybe there were some omissions.

Seeing this, Lou Xiao'e was not relieved, but became even more worried.

A few days ago, everyone could tell that Yang Xiaotao was under great pressure.

High pressure means sleepiness.

He left the office full of thoughts, leaving space to Yang Xiaotao.

After a long time, Yang Xiaotao closed his notebook and remembered the setbacks he encountered when he hybridized corn. They were also the failures of countless experiments, but that time...

Suddenly, Yang Xiaotao thought, and a piece of paper with a four-leaf clover appeared on his hand.

It's the same lucky charm that was originally used.

However, this thing has been refreshed too few times. It has only been refreshed once since the last time it was used, and there is only one in the space.

Yang Xiaotao was determined to give it a try, but he thought that he was not prepared at all, and even if he was prepared, he had done everything he could do, which still made him feel weird.

Bang bang

The moment there was a knock on the door, the lucky charm disappeared from his hand.

Lou Xiao'e walked in with a solemn face.

"Director, Director Yang asked you to go to the gate to greet the distinguished guests."

"good!"

Yang Xiaotao put away his notebook, got up and headed to the gate.

Ten minutes later, a group of people came one after another and stood at the gate to communicate. It was noisy and lively.

These people are representatives of factories in and around Sijiucheng, including the factories involved in this joint venture.

After a while, several cars came. When the cars stopped, the leaders of Sijiucheng came down with a smile on their faces.

It is a great honor for the steel rolling mill to build this pressure cooker. If such a big thing happens under the rule, they will not be able to explain it.

After Yang Youning came forward with a group of leaders from the steel rolling mill, Liu Huaimin and Mr. Xia's cars also arrived at the door.

Yang Xiaotao stood aside and looked at the dark group of people, which must have been at least hundreds.

This time, there was really a big battle.

A group of people have met before, and Mr. Xia is not here for the first time. Meeting the people from the steel rolling mill is very cordial.

"Comrade Yang Xiaotao, the chief designer of this electric pressure cooker."

General Xia called Yang Xiaotao to the front and said to the people around him.

Many people have only heard of it, but never thought that the young man standing next to Yang Youning was Yang Xiaotao.

Even during the introduction, I didn't pay attention to this.

"Comrade Yang Xiaotao, are you confident this time?"

Mr. Xia smiled and felt nervous when he learned that the steel rolling mill had done something like this.

"Please rest assured, chief, and resolutely complete the task."

"good!"

Mr. Xia smiled happily, and then accompanied by Yang Youning and Liu Huaimin, he went to the workshop together with the city leaders and representatives of each factory.

Along the road, workers at the steel rolling mill waved colorful flags in their hands, giving a warm welcome and making loud noises.

"Mr. Xia, let's go directly to the workshop."

Liu Huaimin said, Mr. Xia nodded, "Okay!"

Everyone came to the workshop, and now rows of long tables were arranged urgently to form a viewing platform.

In the middle position, the ground was cleaned. Wang Hao led four security department soldiers to face the surroundings, with various components behind him.

"Chief, leader, please wait a moment, the installation will start immediately."

Yang Youning finished speaking with a smile, and then quickly ran to Yang Xiaotao, his face calm but his hands trembling, "Xiao Tao, it's up to you."

"Don't worry, just arrange the rest."

"It's only nine o'clock, a bit early."

Yang Youning didn't understand what it meant, so he saw Yang Xiaotao heading to the center. Wang Hao watched Yang Xiaotao come over, and he was worried about such a big battle.

Yang Xiaotao smiled at him and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Let's go and rest."

"Director, come on."

Yang Xiaotao nodded.

Afterwards, the whole factory fell into silence.

Mr. Xia also put down his cup and stared.

"Dear leaders, these are the various components of the electric pressure cooker. Here, I would like to thank the leaders for their support and thank all the brother units for their efforts. Without everyone's joint efforts, there would be no electric pressure cooker today."

Having said this, Yang Xiaotao rolled up his sleeves, put on his glasses, and began to inspect the parts.

Many parts are still in their original packaging. Everyone can see clearly that this is the real on-site condition.

This shocked everyone even more. The steel rolling mill was not prepared in advance and was not playing tricks.

How confident you are in front of such a big scene.

When everyone was surprised, Yang Xiaotao had already finished the inspection, took out the various parts and put them aside. At the same time, he took Wang Daxuan's tool kit and started assembling it.

So, with thousands of pairs of eyes inside and outside the audience, Yang Xiaotao picked up the parts and put them in the pot. Sometimes he used a screwdriver to twist them, sometimes he used an electric pen to test the circuit, and sometimes he even turned them around. Install from below.

The entire electric pressure cooker was like a toy in Yang Xiaotao's hands, flying up and down, but every step was just right. Soon, the parts on the ground disappeared, and there was only an electric pressure cooker the size of a washbasin.

Immediately, Yang Xiaotao stood aside and scanned with his glasses.

At this time, someone on the auditorium looked at their watch, and then murmured to themselves, "Three minutes, just three minutes, it's over?"