Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2127 Fame
"No, no."

Qin Huairu, who was sitting on the ground, suddenly stood up and looked at the people in the room. "I'm not willing to accept this. I'm not willing to accept this."

"I finally found a way to make money, and I finally started to get better. I can't bear to give up like this."

As he spoke, his eyes fell on Yi Zhonghai, "Uncle Yi, think of a way to get the medicinal materials."

"You have been in this city for so many years, and there is no one who can help you?"

When Yi Zhonghai heard Qin Huairu's words, he looked at her crazy face and shook his head helplessly.

"It has come to this. Do you think I would not use it if I had someone else?"

"Huai Ru, accept your fate."

After she finished speaking, Qin Huairu covered her face and cried again.

At this time, Grandpa Yang came back from a walk outside. Wangcai was beside him, wagging his tail and sticking out his tongue, while his dog head was scanning the surroundings, guarding against possible accidents.

"Grandpa, you're going out again?"

Before reaching the door of the house, Yang Xiaotao's voice came from the hanging flower gate.

"Why are you back?"

Seeing Yang Xiaotao holding two lunch boxes in his hands, Mr. Yang immediately understood what was going on.

"I've already told you that I can just make do with what I have. You want to make another trip?"

Yang Xiaotao walked over and offered his hand to support him, "It's because I'm worried."

"Why are you worried? I've been doing a lot of climbing mountains and swimming in the village. Even though I'm old, I'm still useful."

"Yes, yes, yes. It is very useful."

Yang Xiaotao hurriedly accompanied him, "If anyone dares to say that you are useless, I will be the first to disagree."

"Humph, you think I'm useless and insist on taking me over and serving me. I've been going through wind and rain all my life and I can't enjoy this peaceful life."

The old man said this bluntly, although his heart was like a honey pot.

"Yes, yes, I was wrong. I will reflect on myself and I promise to correct it in the future."

"Humph."

The old man saw that everyone in the yard was smiling, so he gave Yang Xiaotao some face, and the two of them walked into the house.

"But if you go back, then Duanwu and the others won't be able to see each other. What will they do if they miss you?"

Yang Xiaotao lowered his head and said this. When Master Yang heard this, he paused and looked troubled.

If I had to say what I am concerned about right now, half of it is the village, and the other half is Yang Xiaotao's children.

Especially during the Dragon Boat Festival, regardless of favoring boys over girls or gender equality, in the minds of the older generation, more children means more blessings.

Don’t worry about anything else. You can’t hold your head up without a son.

So the Dragon Boat Festival is the lifeblood of this old man.

"Then, I, I'll stay here first."

Yang Xiaotao immediately laughed when he heard this, "Okay, after the New Year holiday, I will take you to Sijiu City to watch the flag-raising ceremony."

The two of them walked into the house, and the people in the yard behind them were envious.

At the door of Yi Zhonghai's house, Qin Huairu watched Yang Xiaotao and the other person walk into the house, her eyes fixed on the lunch box in Yang Xiaotao's hand.

"No need to think, it must be good meat and good food."

Qin Jingru said from the side.

"How do you know? The nose belongs to the dog."

Qin Huairu said unhappily.

Qin Jingru rolled her eyes. "Is there any need to say this? How bad can this guy eat?"

"If you don't believe me, ask an auntie. She will definitely think the same way."

Suddenly, Qin Huairu felt a flash of inspiration in her head, and then her eyes widened.

"Jingru, what did you say? You said you must think the same way?"

Qin Jingru pouted, "Yes, it's a certain day, so the things they bring back must be really good."

Snapped

Qin Huairu slapped Qin Jingru's arm fiercely, and then an excited smile appeared on her face, "Yes, you are absolutely right."

"This guy comes from a well-off family and earns more than 200 yuan a month, so even if his lunch box is empty, people will think it is full of meat and vegetables."

"Just like Shazhu, every time he comes back with a lunch box, people in the courtyard will think that the lunch box must be full of oil and water."

"Yes, that's it. Yes, that's it. That's it."

The more Qin Huairu spoke, the lower her voice became, and the more incoherent her words became.

Qin Jingru and an old lady beside her were confused and looked at Qin Huairu with abnormal eyes.

But Yi Zhonghai on the side widened his eyes and then a look of relief appeared on his face.

“So, we need to find a prescription.”

Yi Zhonghai said softly, Qin Huairu immediately walked up to him and looked at him in surprise, "It's a tonic prescription, the kind that ordinary people will not have any problems if they drink it."

Yi Zhonghai clasped his hands together and said, "Yes, that's it."

Qin Huairu's eyes showed a crescent-shaped smile, and then she looked at Yi Zhonghai, "Uncle Yi, I'm going to trouble you for this matter."

As he spoke, he looked down and Yi Zhonghai understood and nodded with satisfaction, "I just feel that I am old and lack energy, and my body is even weaker. It's a good time to ask the doctor to prescribe some medicine and recuperate."

Qin Huairu smiled and nodded, then turned back to look at Qin Jingru, "Jingru, go buy some wine, even if it's a little expensive."

"Don't buy two bottles this time. I know you still have money. Buy four bottles. We should take advantage of the opportunity and make some money."

Qin Jingru opened her mouth wide, her mind a little confused.

He looked like he was trying to commit suicide just now, but how did he become like this in the blink of an eye?
But she also knew that her cousin had a lot of ulterior motives, so if she asked her to buy it, then she would just buy it.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so there is no need to take it back to my parents' home.

I have to go back this year no matter what.

Qin Jingru responded and left.

Yi Zhonghai didn't eat either. He walked out again with his hands behind his back, this time looking exceptionally calm.

Although the aunt didn't understand what was going on, she saw that Qin Huairu's mood had turned from gloomy to sunny, like the sun coming out after the clouds had cleared, so she cheered up and started cooking.

Only Qin Huairu looked in the direction of the Yang family outside, feeling very proud.

"If your recipe doesn't work, then use your reputation."

"Mom, I can still make money."

After lunch, Yang Xiaotao returned to the machinery factory again.

The Spring Festival Gala is tomorrow, and there are a lot of things waiting for me. It’s not easy to find time to go out.

Back at the machinery factory, the entire factory was also decorated, and the unique charm of the Spring Festival was brewing in the air.

People from the Propaganda Department painted slogans in conspicuous places, and the clear and windless sky added to the festive atmosphere.

"Boss Yang, Director Yang asked you to come back and check out the auditorium. They are setting up things there!"

As soon as I entered the office, I heard Lou Xiao'e's voice.

I looked in the direction of the voice and was immediately speechless. I saw Lou Xiao'e wearing a red flowered jacket, with an eyebrow pencil in her hand, and her cheeks painted red. She looked like the classic version of "Ruhua".

"I said, won't you make people feel uncomfortable?"

Yang Xiaotao couldn't bear to watch it anymore and turned around and walked out.

Lou Xiao'e snorted coldly behind him, "What can I do? They insist that I play the role of the landlord's wife."

When I arrived at the auditorium, I saw Yang Youning sitting on the stage looking at some information, with Chen Gong and Director Li from the Publicity Department beside him.

Not far away, there was a group of people waiting for rehearsal.

Yang Xiaotao's appearance in the hall immediately attracted everyone's attention.

This was just a Spring Festival performance within the Red Star Machinery Factory, so no other factories were invited.

But the participation of several branches in Sijiu City also makes the program full of entertainment.

Of course, the second branch in the Northwest and the Yanzhou branch cannot come.

"Mr. Yang."

"Mr. Yang."

Many people stood up and greeted them along the way. Yang Xiaotao even saw a group of old carpenters wearing tattered clothes, and Zhou Shenghong was talking about something next to them.

Seeing Yang Xiaotao passing by, Zhou Shenghong hurriedly came up to him and took out a cigarette from his pocket. Yang Xiaotao took it without hesitation and lit it.

"So, how are you guys preparing?"

"Boss Yang, we have been preparing for more than a month. Just watch the show."

Zhou Shenghong spoke seriously, and the carpenter actors behind him were also full of fighting spirit.

Ever since he watched the movie "Ten Farewells to the Red Army" at the Machinery Factory last time, Zhou Shenghong had an idea to act out the hard times they had lived in the past.

For this purpose, they practiced hard in the sawmill for more than a month.

"Well, I'll wait and see."

Yang Xiaotao joked, and Zhou Shenghong and everyone else immediately became encouraged after hearing it.

People from the steel plant nearby also came over. Their program was still a chorus as usual, but this time the difficulty was increased. It turned out to be the Yellow River Cantata.

Even the Propaganda Department of the General Factory is scared of this thing. What a bunch of bad guys they are. Yang Xiaotao can only say that this is a real man of steel.

Performers from the steel plant, chemical plant, pharmaceutical factory, and machine repair factory stood up one after another and greeted Yang Xiaotao.

These people all know that the person who has the most say when it comes to "artistic quality" here is their President Yang.

Look at the songs written by General Yang and the ten farewells to the Red Army he composed, which were all approved by the superiors.

After greeting everyone, Yang Xiaotao came onto the stage.

"You're here just in time. Let's go through the process again."

When Yang Youning saw Yang Xiaotao coming, he immediately came over with the program list.

"No, I'm still busy here, that's all."

Yang Xiaotao thought there was nothing important to say and that relationships were just a matter of procedure.

All he had to know was where he was going to sit tomorrow.

"Don't give me that. The engine is not worth the trouble."

"Let's see, shall we give out the awards first or perform the show first tomorrow?"

"Lao Chen and I can't make up our minds."

As Tony Yang was talking, Chen Gong stepped forward and said, "I want to present the awards first and then the performances. Old Yang feels that after the awards are presented, those who didn't get the awards will be affected, which is not good."

Yang Xiaotao rolled his eyes. "Why should we consider this and that for this matter? Why not just insert it in?"

"This way, we can watch the show and hand out awards at the same time, so we can figure out who goes first and who goes last, right?"

After hearing this, both of them's eyes lit up, and then they had the same idea, that this kid must be too troublesome, so they didn't want to offend either side.

This kid is so cunning.

"That's it."

Yang Youning thought about it and found it feasible.

This time, each branch factory is given rewards, and even the wood factory has an excellent design award.

It just so happens that after each award is presented, the winning unit can be invited to appear on the show, or vice versa.

"Well, that's a good idea."

Chen Gong also thought it was feasible.

"Also, have you seen this list of winners?"

Yang Youning handed another document to Yang Xiaotao, which contained the result of negotiations between the head office and the senior management of each branch factory.

The machinery factory has made a lot of money this year, so the reward this time is very generous.

Yang Xiaotao took the list. When he first set up the award, he only looked at the projects submitted by the factories. As for how the factories made the final decision, he really didn't care.

Now that I have got the list and taken a look, they are basically all people with good performance in each factory.

And several research departments are of top priority.

This is not surprising.

For example, the United Star Research Institute won the Best R&D Team Award.

The R&D Department of Red Star Machinery Plant won the Best Team Award.

In addition, the Ordnance Research Institute, which developed the gun aiming system a few days ago, also received the Major Contribution Award.

These rewards are not cheap and are the bulk of what the machinery factory has to offer.

"No problem, just follow this."

Yang Xiaotao handed the document to Yang Youning.

"By the way, Mr. Chen will be here tomorrow. We have also invited Mr. Huang and Mr. Xia. As for whether other leaders will come, we are not sure yet."

“So this position will be adjusted at that time.”

Chen Gong was explaining on the side and Yang Xiaotao had no objection.

Just as a few people were talking about tomorrow's arrangements, Liang Zuoxin walked in from outside, greeted Yang Youning and Chen Gong, and came to Yang Xiaotao.

"Xiao Tao, the chief wants to see you. Tong Xiaolong is waiting outside."

Liang Zuoxin spoke very seriously, and his tone was so heavy that Yang Xiaotao had a bad feeling.

"What happened?"

Liang Zuoxin shook his head, then whispered in Yang Xiaotao's ear, "Something happened to Mr. Zhu."

"Mr. Zhu?"

Suddenly, Yang Xiaotao thought of that heroic man.

That person's position is very important.

In an instant, Yang Xiaotao's heart sank and he walked out quickly.

(End of this chapter)