Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 1715: What I Want Is an Excuse
After figuring out the whole story, Yang Xiaotao was in no mood to stay any longer. He asked Guan Zhiyong and the Taoist priest to take charge of the evening banquet, and Yang Xiaotao prepared to return to the machinery factory.

Before leaving, he still asked to produce the TiG01 alloy as soon as possible. The subsequent development of the engine will require more materials. It is better to have more now than not enough.

Of course, Yang Xiaotao also asked Guan Zhiyong to keep good accounts just in case.

Guan Zhiyong didn't understand. In the past, they used internal accounts, and the special alloys produced were directly handed over to the machinery factory, so they only had a handover account.

But Yang Xiaotao asked them to keep the accounts well, so he didn't say anything.

Anyway, the materials used in production are recorded, it’s just a matter of recording an extra number.

On the other side, Wang Junhong sat in the car with his eyes closed, recalling the scene of the meeting and conversation just now in his mind. After reviewing it, a smile appeared unconsciously on the corners of his mouth.

"This kid should have discovered it."

Thinking in my mind, I looked at both sides of the road.

Many houses have wooden props outside, especially those big trees. The street office is organizing people to reinforce them and fix tripods one by one to prevent the trees from collapsing after the earthquake.

There have been four earthquakes.

I don’t know if there will be more later.

Although the intensity of the last two times was much lower, it was still over level six and could still be felt in Sijiu City.

It is just not clear what the situation is at the epicenter.

Thinking of this, Wang Junhong remembered what happened the night before and his face darkened.

That night he came home from metallurgy, and as soon as he entered the door he heard his wife say that there were guests at home.

When he entered the room and saw the person, the other party took out an identity proof without waiting for any questions, which made his heart beat fast.

It's not a good thing to be visited by these people.

I immediately thought about what I had done during this period and thought there should be nothing out of the ordinary.

After the visitor explained his identity, we got down to business.

Then there was what he just discussed with Yang Xiaotao.

In fact, he didn't notice anything unusual about the Metallurgical Bureau at all. It was this person who told him the whole story.

So he took advantage of today's events to complete the task assigned to him by the other party.

Now the mission is considered completed, but the metallurgical alloys still need to be cleaned up.

"It seems that those three fires were not burned thoroughly enough."

When Yang Xiaotao drove back to the machinery factory, it was almost time to get off work.

Yang Xiaotao walked towards the office building, but when he reached the planning department, he stopped and walked in.

"Mr. Yang, Mr. Yang~"

The busy clerks in the room greeted Yang Xiaotao when they saw him.

Yang Xiaotao smiled and waved his hand.

Then I saw Wang Zhuo and two other people "working" in the corner.

As for the injured Wang Feng, he is still under investigation in the hospital.

The three of them heard the noise and looked over here. When Wang Zhuo saw Yang Xiaotao, a smile appeared on his face and he nodded from a distance, looking like an old acquaintance.

As for Zhao Quanyi and Li Meng, when they saw Yang Xiaotao, a hint of resentment appeared on their faces for the first moment, but they quickly put it away and regained their composure.

Yang Xiaotao saw all of this, then nodded slightly to Wang Zhuo and walked towards the director's office.

When I pushed the door open and walked in, Guo Liang was processing documents. When he saw Yang Xiaotao come in, he stood up immediately.

"Boss Yang, what can I do for you?"

Guo Liang has a straightforward temper, and Yang Xiaotao is used to it. "Well, I have something to talk to you about."

Then he came to sit aside and said, "I want the data on alloys we purchased from Metallurgy in the past six months."

Guo Liang was shocked because these things are usually put into the archives after being recorded and no one checks them.

But since Yang Xiaotao said so, he had to do it.

"Mr. Yang, the information is in the archives room. It may take some time to find it."

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Just give it to me before you get off work tomorrow."

"it is good."

After saying that, Yang Xiaotao stood up and prepared to leave. When he reached the door, he thought of something and said, "Do this by yourself. Don't let anyone know."

Guo Liang nodded again, but he had a bad feeling in his heart.

After leaving the planning office, Yang Xiaotao looked at the time and prepared to return to the courtyard.

This weekend, Ran Qiuye brought Miaomiao back, and he also wanted to go to Ran's house to take the child home so that the family could get together.

In the office, Wang Zhuo slowly withdrew his gaze as he watched Yang Xiaotao leave.

Zhao Quan, who was standing by, looked at Wang Zhuo as soon as he saw Yang Xiaotao leave. "Team leader, why is Yang Xiaotao here today?"

"We've been here for over a month, and this is his first time."

Li Meng nodded after hearing this. "Yes, Team Leader, do you think he has noticed something?"

After saying this, both of them looked tense and nervous.

If they were discovered doing what they were doing in the machinery factory, the security department would catch them immediately.

Moreover, if an accident happens or someone gets shot, there is no place to explain or seek justice.

"Shut up!"

Wang Zhuo felt contempt when he saw the two of them.

They are the ones who usually shout that they want to "show their skills", but when the critical moment comes, they become timid and are of no use.

But there is no way. There are only two of them available right now, and it is better to have something to use than nothing.

"What are you afraid of when you walk around normally?"

Wang Zhuo's scolding calmed the two men down, and then they sat on the stools, not daring to move.

"Don't worry, what we do is normal business behavior. Isn't it the same thing you do in foreign trade? What are you afraid of?"

After hearing this, the two of them calmed down a little.

"Besides, do you think they can detect our actions with their abilities?"

"You underestimate what we do in foreign trade."

Wang Zhuo's words helped the two regain their confidence.

After all, working in foreign trade has allowed them to gain more knowledge and understand more, and they know more about the transfer of some materials.

"Okay, let's just do our own thing."

"Quanyi, how's your collection going?"

Zhao Quanyi immediately took out a notebook and wrote a few numbers on it with a pencil. "Team leader, after my inquiries over the past few days and careful calculations, plus our internal information, I have calculated the amount of special alloy materials purchased by the machinery factory every month."

“Although it’s not very accurate, it’s pretty close.”

"Okay." Wang Zhuo just glanced at the numbers on the paper, understood what he meant, and then turned to look at Li Meng, "Mengzi, what about you?"

Li Meng also picked up a pen and wrote a few numbers on the notebook, and also introduced, "Team leader, I have asked the people here recently. Basically, an armored vehicle needs about one ton of alloys, which are mainly used in the engine. Some special metals are also used in machine tool manufacturing. The waste must be discarded, and..."

"I don't need to go into details, is this number true?"

"should be no problem."

Li Meng's words were a little unconvincing, and Wang Zhuo frowned, "Is there a problem?"

Li Meng hesitated, "Team Leader, you know we don't have access to internal information, so we can't make such an estimate."

Wang Zhuo nodded after hearing this, and then spoke again, "I know this."

“But do we need exact numbers?”

After hearing this, both of them wondered if they had heard it wrong. They had just asked them whether the count was correct, so why did they change their mind so suddenly?

Seeing the expressions of the two men, Wang Zhuo was too lazy to explain. To be honest, even if he explained, they might not understand, because all they wanted was an excuse.

"Just know how to do the task given to you."

The two nodded and continued to work.

After the people from the Planning Department got off work one after another, the three of them prepared to leave.

However, before leaving, Wang Zhuo put an invoice with the seal of the Machinery Factory's Planning Department into a notebook and took it out of the office.

When Yang Xiaotao drove Duanwu and Yueyue Rongrong back to the courtyard, Ran Qiuye had already returned home and was preparing dinner.

After passing the hanging flower gate, Miaomiao was playing with the children in the yard. When she saw Yang Xiaotao, she immediately ran over.

"father!"

The crisp sound spread throughout the yard.

Soon, Miaomiao led Yueyue and Rongrong to run around the yard behind Duanwu.

After entering the house, Yang Xiaotao saw Ran Qiuye busy picking vegetables. He took three or two steps forward and hugged her from behind.

"Stop it, the door is open."

At this time, the two of them had already moved to the main room with the door open, so many people in the yard could see them.

"Let's hang a curtain at the door to keep out flies and mosquitoes."

However, Yang Xiaotao did not let go and still held her.

How can I let go of a beautiful girl in my arms?

Seeing that Yang Xiaotao was getting closer and closer and was trying to get more, Ran Qiuye no longer had the heart to help. She could only lean lightly in his arms, trying not to make any noise.

Seeing this, the person behind him hugged him even tighter.

A mother's house.

Sha Zhu looked at the house that used to be his own, which now became his enemy's home. Every time he looked at it, he felt bitter in his heart.

If it wasn't at first.
Forget it, it makes me feel even more sad when I think about it.

"Zhu Zi, when will your uncle come back?"

An old lady was sitting in the house looking at the small locust flowers, with a hint of sadness on her face.

It had been more than a month since Yi Zhonghai left, and the aunt began to miss him.

A companion in old age, I think of you every now and then.

Sha Zhu walked into the house without looking back, "After May Day, I guess he'll be back after harvesting the wheat."

"May Day, that's coming soon."

"I just don't know about Lao Yi's legs and feet."

The aunt started nagging again, but Shazhu went home to prepare dinner.

Ever since the stationmaster told him last time that he could not enter the coal yard to become a worker due to personal reasons, Sha Zhu no longer had any intention of currying favor with him.

If you can't be a worker, why are you trying to get close to these guys?

Why not use this time to go out and cook a few banquets? Wouldn’t that earn you more than that little salary?
So these days, Shazhu works from nine to five and gets off work on time.

Normally, I would work if I was invited to a banquet, and go home if I wasn’t invited. My life was quite leisurely.

"Auntie, I'm back."

Qin Huairu's voice came from the door. Sha Zhu turned around and saw Qin Huairu walking in with a smile on her face and a basket in her hand. Sha Zhu sniffed and his eyes widened immediately.

"Huai Ru, did you buy roast duck?"

Qin Huairu glanced at Sha Zhu and said, "You have a dog nose, can you smell this?"

Sha Zhu smiled proudly, "You don't understand, if this great chef doesn't have this skill, how can the dishes he cooks be edible?"

As he said this, he walked forward and took Qin Huairu's basket, opened the rag covering it, and took out an oil-paper bag with some dipping sauce next to it.

"It's from Quanjude, Huairu, you really spent a lot of money."

Qin Huairu raised her head. "We haven't had any meat in our family for so many days. The children have become thin. What's wrong with eating a roast duck?"

"It's nothing, it's fine, this is how life should be."

Sha Zhu agreed immediately. When he lived alone in the past, he would drink and enjoy himself, and he was very comfortable.

"Stop talking nonsense and clean up quickly."

"Xiaodang, go to the backyard and ask your aunt to come over for dinner."

Qin Huairu suddenly spoke, and Xiaodang ran out immediately after hearing it, his face beaming with joy!
Sha Zhu was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and immediately turned around to start cleaning the roast duck.

Qin Huairu saw Sha Zhu's reaction and a sneer flashed across her lips.

Because of the commotion at the Xu family last time, Sha Zhu and Qin Jingru didn’t dare to meet in the yard. However, considering the house issue, Sha Zhu’s help is still needed. It has to be built quickly, otherwise when the next earthquake comes, how will they make the money?

Speaking of this, I have to talk about some interesting stories about the Siheyuan.

Since Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu had made an agreement, every time there were two earthquakes, two houses in the courtyard collapsed.

The third time, the neighborhood office sent people to check it out, and finally determined that it was caused by an earthquake. The two families benefited and received subsidies.

Then Shazhu started his journey of building a house again.

When I came for the fourth time, the house collapsed again as expected.

This time the people from the street office were also wondering why it was still your house?
However, Qin Huairu explained that the house had just been built and was not yet solid.

The people in the street office were suspicious, but considering the situation at the time, they didn't think much about it. After all, the collapse of the house was a fact.

So, the two families received subsidies again.

In this way, Qin Huairu applied for and received a total of 130 yuan from the street office just for the housing subsidy.

Qin Jingru's house was more seriously damaged, so she received a subsidy of 200 yuan.

This is a unique case in Siheyuan where someone gets rich by owning a house.

(End of this chapter)