Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 1956 Let's shake hands
Quancheng, machinery factory, reception room!

Ah sneeze…

Yang Xiaotao covered his nose and rubbed it for a while, finally getting rid of the sour taste, then turned back to look at the table.

We had been drinking since noon and now it was time to end.

"Did you catch a cold last night?"

"The sky in Quancheng is like this at this moment."

Wang Dahai listened and looked concerned. He saw Yang Xiaotao sneeze more than ten times while drinking.

The weather in September is so cold both in the morning and at night. I feel so hot that I sweat in the first half of the night, but so cold in the second half that I have to hug my pillow.

If you are not careful, you may catch a cold.

"It's okay, my nose just itches a little."

Yang Xiaotao said this nonchalantly, but he was thinking in his heart, who on earth cares about him so much.

Whatever others say, it has nothing to do with him.

My wife knows it herself. She definitely thinks about it, but she doesn’t care that much about it.

As for other people, I guess few of them think well of him.

As Yang Xiaotao spoke, Ran's father nodded opposite him.

Anyway, Yang Xiaotao doesn't look like anything is wrong.

They set out from Pengcheng and arrived in Quancheng, where they stayed for two days.

It was during these two days that he realized the welcome from people throughout Quancheng.

The night before, we stayed at the Quancheng Machinery Factory. The standard of hospitality was probably similar to that of their leaders.

Not only were all the factory leaders accompanying them, everyone from top to bottom was taken care of, and even their researchers were properly arranged.

This was the first time they had encountered such treatment in all their years of traveling around the country.

No, it should be the second time we met.

I encountered this same situation in Pengcheng last time.

And all this is thanks to the Red Star Machinery Factory.

This time, the oily-haired man who came to see them off invited them to dinner again.

If this is the case, it will be at least the afternoon before we set off.

Fortunately, it was not just them who were eating and drinking, the entire convoy was also there.

This can be considered as treating everyone equally.

"Brother, I think you should stay for two more days. I have time to go around with you."

"Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the city is very lively, with all those little things to eat and play with."

"It's a good opportunity for you to go back and bring some back for your sister-in-law and the baby."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely let you go back before the holiday."

Wang Dahai's face was red and he reeked of alcohol, but he spoke without stumbling, so it was obvious that he was not drunk.

Of course, in Ran's father's eyes, the two big jars on the table must weigh at least two kilograms.

Now they have all been poured out.

"Xiao, Xiao Yang. Old Wang is right!"

Liu Dehui, who was standing by, said with a thick tongue, "Tomorrow, I will go to the square with you to watch the opera and the acrobatics."

“And Old Ran!”

Liu Dehui patted Ran's father on the shoulder and said, "Let's start from Xiao Tao. You are the elder..."

Father Ran quickly waved his hands, what's the big deal?

He is the same age as Wang Dahai and one year younger than Liu Dehui.

How did you become an elder?

"Old Liu, let each of you have your own opinion!"

Father Ran was aware of the identities of those present. Wang Dahai, who was on his left, was the director of a machinery factory and one of the most prominent figures in the area.

Liu Dehui on the right is the director of Quancheng Automobile Factory. In terms of status, he is higher than Wang Dahai.

Sitting opposite him was Yang Xiaotao.

On his left was the second in command of Quancheng, a middle-aged man with a stern complexion. He didn’t talk much, but he could drink a lot.

On the right is the director of the local machine tool factory in Quancheng, and several accompanying directors.

There is no one young at the table.

The only freak left is Yang Xiaotao!
Of course, it’s about status.

Yang Xiaotao is the best among them.

Don’t underestimate the second-in-command on the left. His rank in the machinery factory is only the same as the deputy factory director.

Until now...

As Yang Xiaotao's elder, he naturally sat in the main seat.

Although he is not very familiar with this kind of occasion, Comrade Lao Ran still has rich experience in terms of knowledge.

Whether it is domestic or foreign, I am not afraid of anything except drinking.

So, drinking became Yang Xiaotao's job.

"Old Liu, if you say so, then we have to be brothers from now on and settle accounts clearly!"

Yang Xiaotao said with a smile on his face, and Liu Dehui patted his head, "You're done, you should just be a junior in front of us!"

"Look, I'm not drunk anymore when I talk about this!"

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, everyone immediately laughed.

Afterwards, Wang Dahai started chatting with Ran's father. Everyone was active and the atmosphere at the table became more and more lively.

"Boss Yang, these are chestnuts from Yimeng Mountain. Please try them!"

The second in command next to him took a black chestnut and placed it in front of Yang Xiaotao.

Yang Xiaotao quickly took it with both hands, "Thank you, you are so polite!"

The second in command smiled and said, "Boss Yang is welcome to visit our Quancheng, so we will treat him with these local specialties!"

"You are so polite. I wanted to thank you for your help the last time I came. Otherwise, our greenhouse would not be well managed."

"Haha, it's all right. We just happened to have straw and didn't expect to be able to help."

The second in command said modestly, but Yang Xiaotao said seriously, "Don't say you can't help."

When everyone heard Yang Xiaotao talking, they all looked over.

"You don't know, if it weren't for the straw curtains, we wouldn't be able to build our greenhouse."

"Also, do you know what is grown in this greenhouse?"

Yang Xiaotao looked around and then said solemnly, "The herbs grown here are life-saving herbs!"

"Our pharmaceutical factory can produce smoothly, ensure the supply of medicines, and earn foreign exchange for the country, all thanks to these greenhouses!"

Yang Xiaotao looked at the second-in-command and said, "So, half of the credit should be attributed to the folks of Quancheng!"

After he said this, not only the second-in-command beside him, but also everyone in Quancheng at the table laughed.

Mr. Yang is a good person!

"Come, I'm here to borrow Brother Dahai's wine to thank all the elders and folks in Quancheng!"

Yang Xiaotao picked up the wine glass, and everyone else quickly picked it up.

"I'll do it first as a courtesy!"

"it is good!"

Everyone raised their heads to finish drinking, and there was another round of "tsk tsk". After eating two bites of the dish, Yang Xiaotao picked up the chestnuts and peeled them.

The second-in-command also drank the glass of wine, picked up a chestnut and said.

"Boss Yang, don't underestimate these chestnuts, they are from an old tree that's been there for more than ten years!"

"The yellow heart is sweet, let's eat it like this!"

"Those big ones with white inside are not good to eat!"

Yang Xiaotao looked at the yellow chestnuts and nodded. In his impression, the ones with yellow cores were indeed sweeter.

"Hey, speaking of this chestnut, I heard a true story!"

Wang Dahai spoke excitedly, attracting everyone's attention.

"Speaking of which, this should have happened before the liberation. There was a local rich man in Yimeng. He was a real local rich man! The land around my house was his, and even the trees on the mountain were his!"

"This guy has money and food! He may not be unkind because of his wealth, but he is definitely stingy!"

"When times are good, the people who work for him can barely keep from starving to death, but when times are bad, it's the same as anywhere else!"

"Later, after liberation, this guy was put on trial! His family's land and house were distributed to the poor."

"It was a difficult time a few years ago, when every household had no food!"

"The family living in their house had a child and had nothing to eat. It was normal for the child to cry."

"One day the child was very hungry, so he put his face against the wall and felt something sweet!"

At this point, Wang Dahai slapped the table and said, "Do you know what the wall of the main house is made of?"

Wang Dahai smiled mysteriously and everyone shook their heads.

Yang Xiaotao thought of something.

“It’s not made of chestnut flour!”

Snapped

Wang Dahai pointed at Yang Xiaotao and said, "You're right!"

“It really is chestnut noodles!”

"The woman saw the child licking the wall, and she brought him home and tried to eat him. She thought the child was sick from hunger, but after a while she also felt something was wrong."

“But when I tasted it, it was actually sweet!”

"Only then did I know that the walls of the three large houses of the local rich man were made of chestnut flour."

Wang Dahai sighed, "These guys would rather use chestnut flour as soil than share it with the poor."

"You decide whether it's abominable or not!"

The second-in-command at the side nodded and said, "I've heard about this."

"That local rich man never said it until he died."

"If it wasn't discovered by accident, I really wouldn't have been able to tell."

"However, thanks to these walls, no one in the village starved to death during those years!"

"Man proposes, God disposes!"

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "You are right, taking from the people and giving back to the people is the right path."

"Being rich but unkind is doomed to a bad end."

"Boss Yang is right. There are actually many such cases."

"Some landlords are so wealthy that they would rather leave their uneaten grain in the cellar to rot than give it to disaster victims. Some people have so much money in their homes that it has melted into a large winter melon, and even thieves can't move it..."

The crowd then took out the landlord who had done all the bad things before and whipped him severely, and only then ended the farewell banquet.

Yang Xiaotao and Wang Dahai left the house and walked towards the convoy.

"Brother Wang, you guys are doing pretty good."

Yang Xiaotao said this, looking at the workers around him.

In the two days since he came here, he has walked around the workshop several times. With the help of the Red Star Machinery Factory, the machinery factory now uses the best machine tools. In addition, with the support and help from Quancheng, the workers in the factory are also top-notch. In terms of strength, it is no worse than a branch factory.

Wang Dahai smiled and nodded, then looked around and said in a low voice, "Brother, to be honest with you, someone came here to cause trouble a while ago."

At this point, Wang Dahai extended his fists and bumped them together, "Fortunately, I made preparations in advance as you said."

"Those who are hot-headed will be cleared out by me directly. Those who cannot be controlled at home should not hang around in the factory."

"Hey, you don't know, if these workers go home and hear that their children are not behaving properly, they will beat them up, and some of them even broke their legs."

"There's nothing we can do. Everyone has several children. We can't let the others suffer for the sake of one child."

"From then on, anyone who dares to cause trouble in the factory will have to think about their future."

Wang Dahai said this, then glanced at Liu Dehui who was sleeping on the table in the room.

"Old Liu was even crueler to his children. He would tie them up and beat them with a belt."

"He didn't just whip people. He whipped them and asked them to recite the quotations. If they couldn't recite them, he would whip them."

"The children in that family are very well behaved."

Wang Dahai said, thinking of something, and then said, "My children are not like that. They are very obedient and won't run around even if you ask them to."

"That's because my sister-in-law educated me well and managed the household well."

“Haha, you’re right.”

The two of them smiled and quickly walked to the front of the car.

"Brother, let me just say what I said last night. Some things cannot be taken too seriously."

"Some things should be done. At least you should do them yourself. You should stick to your original intention and not hand over the position to others!"

"But don't worry, everything will get better in the end."

“I am sure of this.”

Before leaving, Yang Xiaotao still wanted to give some instructions.

After all, next
These are not ordinary times.

Wang Dahai's smiling face suddenly turned serious, "Don't worry, brother. I'm not confused about big things, and I can handle small things casually."

"But, brother, I still say that we people from Quancheng are very firm in our words."

"If there is anything, you must tell your brother."

"We won't take the initiative to cause trouble, but we won't be bullied either."

Yang Xiaotao smiled and nodded after hearing this.

To put it bluntly, the purpose of his visit this time was to build relationships.

After all, feelings will fade if you don't interact with each other often.

"Don't worry, brother. When I need you, I will be very polite."

"That's right."

Wang Dahai smiled again, "Okay, I wanted to keep you for two more days, but I was afraid my sister-in-law would get impatient."

"I'll find you in Sijiu City some other day."

"Okay, I'll prepare a banquet at home and wait for you."

"it is good!"

After saying that, Yang Xiaotao was ready to get on the car, but halfway through, he suddenly turned around and stretched out his right hand.

"Brother, shake my hand!"

After hearing this, Wang Dahai also stretched out his right hand.

The two held each other tightly.

"Take care of yourself!"

"Take care of yourself!"