Siheyuan: Start as a truck driver

Liu Haizhong opened the door and stepped into the darkness. His mood had never been so heavy.

He also came from hard times. He was originally a villager on the outskirts of the city. Before liberation, he wanted to work in a steel rolling mill, but he was kicked out by the steel rolling mill because he had no money and handed over to the contractor.

After liberation, the steel rolling mill became a public-private partnership, and Liu Haizhong happened to have a relative who was transferred to work in the personnel department of the steel rolling mill.

Liu Haizhong, who was already in his twenties at the time, took ten pounds of white noodles from his own home and his mother-in-law's home, and went to the capital in the dark to find the relative.

The man said he was a relative of Liu Haizhong, but in fact the relationship was very distant and he could only be regarded as a distant cousin.

My cousin had not interacted with Liu Haizhong's family for many years. With the help of the dim light, he recognized Liu Haizhong for a long time and reluctantly let Liu Haizhong into the house.

When the aunt saw Liu Haizhong come in, her butt seemed to be on a stool. She didn't even move, let alone stand up and pour water for Liu Haizhong.

Liu Haizhong remembered that when this aunt had just married his cousin, he had gone to the wedding ceremony. At that time, the aunt was very kind and even took the initiative to grab a handful of peanuts for Liu Haizhong.

The unfamiliar attitude made Liu Haizhong feel at a loss. Fortunately, the ten pounds of white noodles in the bag gave him courage.

After handing ten kilograms of white noodles to my cousin, my bangs fell into a trance. I only remembered that my cousin talked about a lot of past things. My cousin reluctantly stood up and poured him a cup of tea.

In the end, Liu Haizhong stood up and staggered out of the house without drinking the cup of tea.

He felt that he was like a little ant in the eyes of his cousin and aunt.

That night Liu Haizhong walked more than ten miles in the cold wind on his two legs. When he got home and lay on the cold and damp kang, he closed his eyes and swore that he would never be looked down upon by anyone again.

The ten kilograms of white flour proved its value. The tall Liu Haizhong was selected from two hundred workers who came to sign up and entered the forging workshop of the rolling mill.

Liu Haizhong thought he would live a good life from now on, but the facts proved that he underestimated the complexity of the city.

On the same day at work, the old masters in the forging workshop of the steel rolling mill taught Liu Haizhong a lesson. Seeing that Liu Haizhong looked rustic, the old masters spoke in a dialect unique to suburbanites,

So he repeatedly ordered Liu Haizhong to do this and that.

Although Liu Haizhong had been prepared to work more, he was severely reprimanded by the workshop director in front of everyone because he delayed his own work by working for these people.

Feeling the joking eyes of the people around him, Liu Haizhong secretly vowed to stand out in the workshop from now on.

It has to be said that Liu Haizhong still has some abilities. After being bullied by the old workers, he quickly thought of a way to deal with it, which was to recruit a master as his master.

He is not as stupid as the apprentices he will accept in the future. The master he chose is a master who is about to retire. Not only is he skilled in skills, but he is also a high character. More importantly, the master is retiring soon, so he does not have to worry about teaching his apprentices.

Afterwards, your status in the workshop will be affected.

On the contrary, the master also hopes that his apprentice will develop well in the workshop and be able to help him with some things in the future.

certainly.

The requirements of this kind of master are also very strict. If you can't impress others, you will never be accepted as an apprentice.

Liu Haizhong is a smart man. The first thing he does when he goes to work every day is to help the old master tidy up the workstation and pour tea. When the old master comes to work, he will take out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and smoke out

Pass out the cigarette.

Liu Haizhong bought this pack of cigarettes with one-tenth of his salary. He couldn't bear to smoke them on weekdays, so he prepared them specially for his master.

After getting off work, Liu Haizhong would go to the old master's house to help with tasks such as carrying briquettes, washing clothes, and even helping the old master take care of his grandson.

I was busy until after eight o'clock in the evening, and then I dragged my tired steps back to the staff dormitory of the steel rolling mill. The next day, when the sun rose, Liu Haizhong got up from the bed, washed his face with a huff, and repeated yesterday's work.

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If you only do something for a day or two, it's easy. You just have to grit your teeth and endure it.

But Liu Haizhong persisted for two whole months.

On the first day of the third month, the old master entered the workshop and took the enamel jar from Liu Haizhong. He did not drive Liu Haizhong away, but took Liu Haizhong's arm and came there.

A group of masters came forward and said loudly: "From today on, Liu Haizhong is my apprentice."

The master craftsmen stopped what they were doing and looked at Liu Haizhong in surprise.

In the workshop, Liu Haizhong was not the smartest, nor did he have a superior family background. He was even from the suburbs, and he did not bring any benefits to the master at all.

If they had a choice, even the young people in the workshop would not have a choice. They would rather transfer a young worker from outside the workshop than choose Liu Haizhong to become their apprentice.

I felt those gazes in my bangs, and my heart was filled with a sense of pleasure that I had never experienced before.

He felt as if he was on the right path.

Things were just as Liu Haizhong expected. In the days that followed, the old master treated Liu Haizhong like his own son and taught Liu Haizhong all his many years of experience.

Liu Haizhong knew that this opportunity was hard to come by, so he studied hard with all his heart, and was finally promoted to a first-level blacksmith half a year later. In the following few years, he was promoted to a third-level blacksmith at a speed beyond ordinary people.

Level 4, 5, and 6 blacksmiths.

The moment he obtained the sixth-level blacksmith certificate, Liu Haizhong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that with this certificate, he could gain a foothold in this city built of steel and concrete.

When Liu Haizhong later became a seventh-level blacksmith, he took a whole day off, kicked his second aunt and several children out, and drank alone at home all day.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! While drinking, Liu Haizhong looked back on his history, and he felt that he was extremely powerful.

But for such a powerful person, he has been picked on by others several times in a row, which is hard for Liu Haizhong to accept.

"Am I getting old?"

"Have others noticed that I am still the weak villager on the outskirts of the city?"

"No, no! I must not let them succeed!"

"I can't go back to the past, I'm no longer the villager!"

Liu Haizhong gritted his teeth, made up his mind, filled his face with courage, and strode into the backyard.

bang bang bang

His fist hit the wooden door, making a banging sound.

Inside the house, Yu Qiuhua was lying on the bed, worrying about the evening meeting. When he heard the knock on the door, he thought it was someone sent by Yan Bugui.

She quickly glared at He Wenyuan and He Wenda who were playing and said, "You two, please be honest and turn off the lights quickly."

He Wenyuan rolled his eyes: "Mom, even if we turn off the lights, others will know that we are at home."

"I'll shut you down if I ask you to, there's so much nonsense!" Yu Qiuhua was annoyed at this time, and he didn't have a good attitude towards He Wenyuan at all.

He Wenyuan was reprimanded, and she wanted to get angry at that time, but the knocking on the door outside was louder at this time, so she could only stand up and turned off the light.

Liu Haizhong was banging vigorously, but now he saw that the lights in the room were out, and he suddenly became furious.

"Yu Qiuhua, get out of here!"

Hearing the voice, Yu Qiuhua recognized it as Liu Haizhong and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She put on her shoes, put on her cotton-padded jacket, walked over, opened the door, looked at Liu Haizhong and said: "Oh, it's the second uncle in our courtyard. I thought it was that old guy Yan Bugui! I should have known it was you.

, I must have opened the door."

"Don't do this with me." Liu Haizhong strode into the room, turned around, closed the door, and sat on the chair.

Seeing his angry look, Yu Qiuhua frowned and said, "Liu Haizhong, what do you mean? I reported Yan Bugui for you, and now Yan Bugui is targeting me. Why don't you comfort me?"

Instead, you came here and got angry at me, do you still have any conscience?"

Trouble... Bangs felt that Yu Qiuhua was trying to pinch herself again.

Snapped!

He patted the table, interrupted Yu Qiuhua and said, "Yu Qiuhua, I left here today just to tell you that you should go to the street office tomorrow and withdraw the report letter!"

As soon as these words came out.

Not only Yu Qiuhua, but also He Wenyuan and He Wenda were also confused.

He Wenyuan ran up to Liu Haizhong and said with wide eyes: "Liu Haizhong, are you confused? My mother took a huge risk to report Yan Bugui to the subdistrict office. Seeing Director Wang from the subdistrict office,

We are about to send someone to investigate Yan Bugui, and you will be able to eliminate your opponents soon, but you retreated at this time."

He Wenda also said: "Liu Haizhong, you have lived to such an old age, but you are not as good as me and don't understand the principle of killing everyone."

Yu Qiuhua was so shocked by the news that he finally reacted. He squatted in front of Liu Haizhong and said coldly: "Liu Haizhong, do you think I am at your mercy? Do you think I am responsible for the street work?"

After withdrawing the report letter, will Director Wang from the sub-district office let me go easily?"

Liu Haizhong knew for a long time that Yu Qiuhua would not give in easily: "I just came out of Yan Bugui's house, and he asked me to tell you that if you don't agree to withdraw, he will continue to question you at the meeting.

matter."

Yu Qiuhua was not a fool. Hearing these words, he seemed to understand something.

Looking at Liu Haizhong, he said, "Liu Haizhong, did you reach any agreement with Yan Bugui?"

Just kidding, it was Liu Haizhong's plan to report Yan Bugui, and they were about to succeed. Now that Liu Haizhong has taken the initiative to cancel, he must have reached an agreement with Yan Bugui.

Liu Haizhong was originally unwilling to tell Yu Qiuhua these things, but now he had to admit: "Yes, we have reconciled now, so you should withdraw the report letter immediately."

Although Yu Qiuhua had already thought of it, when the result of the matter came out from Liu Haizhong's mouth, Yu Qiuhua still felt a little shocked.

In the past, when we were in Ningzhou City, once the people there formed grudges, they would never reconcile like this. They would attack each other until the other party fell.

Especially when the street office has been alerted.

Yu Qiuhua smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "You people from the capital are indeed cunning."

She picked up the enamel jar and took a sip of tea. She crossed her left leg over her right leg and glanced sideways at Liu Haizhong: "Liang Haizhong, what if I don't agree?"

"If you don't agree, Yan Bugui will track down those fine white noodles." Liu Haizhong said hurriedly.

"Then we will track you down. I have told everyone that you gave me those fine white noodles. You should be the one who is anxious then."

After listening to Yu Qiuhua's words, Liu Haizhong's face suddenly became ugly.

He had calculated everything, but he failed to figure out that he did not have any leverage over Yu Qiuhua, but was instead manipulated by Yu Qiuhua.

This feeling made Liu Haizhong very unhappy. He had been teased several times today.

Liu Haizhong stood up suddenly, walked two steps into the room with his hands behind his back, and suddenly turned his head and looked at Yu Qiuhua coldly.

"Yu Qiuhua, what do you want to withdraw the report letter from the sub-district office?"

He knew very well that Yu Qiuhua was the kind of person who was unwilling to do anything early, so he originally thought he could control Yu Qiuhua, so he didn't bring it up.

Yu Qiuhua laughed twice, thought for a moment, and said: "Liu Haizhong, your attitude is a cooperative one. Although you are the second uncle of the courtyard, the pistol that actually holds the trigger is in my hand.

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"Of course, I am nostalgic for old friendships. Considering the past friendship, I won't open my mouth like a lion.

Let's do this, if you give me another two hundred yuan, a hundred catties of national food stamps, and thirty catties of refined white flour, I will withdraw that report letter as you said."

Two hundred yuan, one hundred kilograms of national food stamps, thirty kilograms of white flour... Even though Liu Haizhong was already prepared, he couldn't help but take a breath at this time.

This batch of supplies doesn't seem like much, but if you calculate it carefully, you will know that the average worker's salary in these days is only more than 20 yuan, not to mention those food stamps and refined white noodles.

Even if a worker saves these things for two years, he won't be able to save enough.

Liu Haizhong said coldly: "Yu Qiuhua, you are asking the lion to open his mouth."

"Oh, Liu Haizhong, do you think it is that simple to withdraw the report letter from the sub-district office?" Yu Qiuhua said coldly: "You know how Director Wang of the sub-district office warned me when I went to report to the sub-district office.

Is that true? She told me that if I dared to make false accusations, I would be kicked out of the courtyard."

"Now that I am going to withdraw the report letter, it is no different from a false accusation."

"So, I took a lot of risks in this action."

"If you calculate it this way, are those things really many?"

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Liu Haizhong was also forced into a corner, but still wanted to bargain.

"It's not a matter of having too much, but I don't have that many things at all. That's it, two hundred yuan, fifty pounds of national food stamps, and ten pounds of refined white flour. That's all, do you want it or not?"

Yu Qiuhua was overjoyed when she heard this. She knew very well that Liu Haizhong could not afford the two hundred catties of food stamps.

Just kidding, food stamps now have a date limit and will be invalidated if they are not used after the expiration date. Therefore, most people can only save a few dozen kilograms of food stamps at most.

These many things are enough for their family to live without working for half a year.

Yu Qiuhua agreed immediately.