Scholars in the courtyard.

Yang Xiaotao calmed down, "Brother, I'm not talking too much, you know, this is a tungsten alloy, let alone an ordinary machine tool knife, even if it is from the alliance, it may not be effective, or it may ruin the knife."

"Stop, stop, let me ask you, what can't be cut with a diamond knife."

Suddenly, Director Wang's strong and confident voice came from the opposite side.

"Diamond knife?"

Yang Xiaotao has never heard of it.

"That's right, don't do porcelain work if you don't have diamonds. Our set of knives are diamond knives. Those are diamonds from our factory. They were obtained from the alliance back then. There are not many of them in the whole country."

"That's it. When the experts were withdrawn, we had to do everything possible to take them away. Our old factory was careful and lit a fire in the workshop, so we hid them."

Director Wang once again talked about the "brilliance" of the year, but Yang Xiaotao didn't care about these old things, "Brother, you mean, it can cut tungsten alloy?"

"Ah, it can definitely be done. We use this tool to cut steel materials that our factory cannot usually cut. Everything is accurate."

"Have you ever cut tungsten alloy?"

"Well, that's not true. However, I believe this knife will do."

"Really?"

"Why did I lie to you? Not many people know about this. Besides, after so many years, it's normal that you haven't heard about it."

"Brother, when are you coming? I'll send you out to pick you up."

"Well, I ate zongzi at noon today, and the train will arrive in the afternoon and in the evening."

"Brother, come here early. I'll buy good wine, good wine, and wait for you."

"Haha, okay, don't worry, we will never delay your work."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Xiaotao jumped up suddenly, and the [-]-meter ceiling directly touched his head. Yang Xiaotao hurriedly covered the top of his head, squatted on the ground and rubbed it for a while, but there was a smirk on his face.

Going out and running all the way to the warehouse, the speed definitely broke through the [-]-meter and [-]-meter mark, and he didn't even know how fast this full-strength run was.

Now he just wanted to tell Chen Bin and the others the news, and then they came to give advice.

No matter what, it's just a drink.

Just in time to connect feelings.

"What? What knife? How did they have it?"

"Oh my God, factory manager, are you kidding me? It's impossible. How could the alliance give us this kind of thing back then?"

After Yang Xiaotao finished talking about the situation, Chen Bin, Chang Mingjie and the others all looked as if they had seen hell, they couldn't figure it out.

So many things that are not available in big factories, how could they appear in such a machine factory?
It’s incredible, so, crazy.

"I just want to know if this thing is useful!"

"Yes, it's very useful! By the way, what kind of knife did he say? A sharpening knife?"

"With this, we can use this knife to make several tools first, yes, a turning tool, a reamer, a sharpening tool, etc., and then use it to process other parts..."

Chang Mingjie became more and more excited as he spoke, and Chen Bin on the side even ran to the middle of the crowd, "Comrades. Comrades!"

"Stop, stop."

"I have good news for everyone, things have turned around..."

Chen Bin briefly explained the situation, and everyone stopped what they were doing.

"Everyone stop doing it, go home and eat rice dumplings, and come back tomorrow."

Yang Xiaotao waved his hand and told everyone to stop working. If Director Wang's knife was fast enough, then the tungsten alloy would be useful and it would be necessary to change it back to the original design.

At this moment, Yang Xiaotao felt that his body was beating.

The same is true for Chang Mingjie and others. There are twists and turns, and maybe God is opening a back door for them in the steel rolling mill.

After a group of workers learned about the situation, they were also surprised. After all, there are better choices, who would like to be the second child!
Liu Daming and others came over to ask about the specific situation. Yang Xiaotao told the story, and then they left the warehouse and went back to their homes.

Chang Mingjie and the others got together, thinking about how to use this knife and make more knives. After all, the knife is his own so he can use it easily.

And it can also be installed on the machine in the future.

Yang Xiaotao listened for a while, then turned and left.

He is going to talk to Yang Youning about the situation.

He drove away from the rolling mill, and soon came to the courtyard of Yang Youning's family. The last time he came was to pay New Year's greetings. Fortunately, the guard knew the car, and he opened the door and let it go after a few questions.

At this moment, Yang Youning was sitting leisurely at home, but he still maintained a dignified attitude in front of his children.

There are a lot of people in the family, including two sons and two daughters at home, plus my wife. However, the eldest brother is working and is about to get married. There will only be more people in the family in the future.

The second child will join the army after the Chinese New Year, which is why he is looking for someone to leave.

But compared to his two sons, his two daughters made him more proud. The two brothers didn't even pass the junior high school entrance examination, and they were still daughters.

I thought in my heart that if there were more people in the family, the place would be a bit small, so I might not be able to find a bigger house.

Picking up the tea cup, Yang Youning sipped it slowly, forming two extremes with the people in the room who were busy cooking.

咚咚
There was a knock on the door, and the youngest daughter immediately put down the spoon in her hand and opened the door to greet her.

Everyone in the room looked at the door to see who would come to give gifts this festival.

Of course, they also took a look at Yang Youning on the way, waiting for the next wonderful show.

Every time I see my father explaining the truth to others, and then look at the shameful appearance of the person, everyone treats it as a drama.

"Hello, is Director Yang at home?"

There was a voice at the door, and everyone looked at each other, and it was true.

Another person who came for a relationship, I was a little bit looking forward to it.

But before they could see who was coming, they saw their father getting up from his seat and quickly coming to the door.

At the same time, he shouted, "You boy, if you are not at home to accompany your daughter-in-law during the big festival, come to me to find something to eat!"

With that said, everyone saw Yang Xiaotao walking in.

The second child looked at his hands, he didn't bring a gift, and was about to ask, when he saw the old lady wiping her hands in front of a rolling pin.

The few immediately understood that the person who came here had a high status.

Just so young?

"Xiao Tao, you are here!" "Uncle Yang, Aunt Yang!"

Yang Xiaotao said politely, and then said to Yang Youning, "Uncle Yang, you can go to the Three Treasure Hall if you have nothing to do, I came here empty-handed."

"You boy, come in and sit down. Come if you can!"

Yang Xiaotao followed him into the house and looked at the people in the house. In addition to the one who opened the door, there were three others. The oldest was a young man in his 20s, and the youngest was a girl in her teens.

Yang Youning asked Yang Xiaotao to sit down, "Since you're here, don't leave. Let's have a drink today."

"Speaking of which, our surname is Yang, and we were still a family 500 years ago."

Haha
Yang Youning's joyful appearance, in the eyes of the children, simply subverted the majestic image.

"Uncle Yang, I really want to have a drink with you. But not today!"

"What's the matter? I'm sorry for coming empty-handed."

"That won't work. I'm not sure about coming here. I'm really here this time."

Seeing Yang Xiaotao say this, Yang Youning became serious.

"Uncle Yang, just now Director Wang from Quancheng called. He knew the difficulties we were facing, and he said that they have knives that can cut alloy steel!"

Just as Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Yang Youning stood up, and the expression on his face let the children see once again what it means to be rich and colorful.

His father, who had always shown his emotions and anger in front of them, lost his temper one after another, which made them even more curious about Yang Xiaotao.

"He really said that?"

"Well, I heard Director Wang's tone is very serious, and the train in the afternoon is said to arrive after one o'clock in the evening."

Yang Youning's voice was a little hoarse, feeling uncomfortable, he hummed and cleared his throat twice, "What did he say!"

Immediately Yang Xiaotao explained the matter in detail, and Yang Youning sat on the chair and took a deep breath.

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, these old revolutionary factories are not simple, maybe there are some treasures at the bottom of the box!"

Then he said sternly, "Whether this matter succeeds or not, we must continue this friendship with Lao Wang!"

"I think so too. Compared with other factories who push this and that with a bunch of excuses, Director Lao Wang is very down-to-earth and worth getting to know!"

Yang Youning nodded, "I'll ask Lao Chen to arrange a reception for this matter, and the security department will also go."

"When the time comes, come and pick me up at night, and we'll go to the station to meet you."

"Okay, Uncle Yang, I'll go back first. It's my child's birthday today, so I'll go back early."

Yang Xiaotao stood up, and Yang Youning nodded, feeling equally excited right now.

As long as this is accomplished and implemented according to the original plan, the honor that belongs to the rolling mill will not be discounted.

"Be careful on the road!"

"Uncle, aunt, go back."

Yang Xiaotao waved away.

"I'll go to Lao Chen to discuss things."

Yang Youning explained a few words to his wife, then turned and walked to the family courtyard next door.

After Yang Youning left, the four children in the house gathered together, "Mom, who is that man!"

"Huh? You are the deputy director at such a young age?"

"what?"

The old woman glanced at the children, and then said what she had heard from her wife. The initial surprise of the children immediately dissipated, and each of them became silent.

"He is not a few years older than you, and his parents are gone, but he is ambitious and willing to work hard."

"Back in the workshop, when everyone was resting, people read books, studied step by step, and delved into it, and only today is it."

"You guys, don't always think that this compound is the sky, you have to go out and see more, the sky outside will be bigger and higher."

……

In the evening, the weather finally gets cooler. In this era when fans do not enter the house, the best way to enjoy the coolness is under the eaves, under the trees, or even on the top of the roof.

Yang Xiaotao drove back to the gate of the courtyard, and someone looked through immediately.

In this area, everyone who can drive knows who they are.

Afterwards, everyone started a discussion around Yang Xiaotao, lamenting the fate of life, the 30 years in Hedong and the 30 years in Hexi, and the elusiveness of fate.

Others were unconvinced and said that it would be fine if they met themselves.

But the elders around him scratched the back of his head, talking about Jia Dongxu's lesson, what is painting a tiger without being a dog, what is not doing porcelain work without diamonds, what is self-knowledge.

Yang Xiaotao put the car away, took a bunch of things out of the car, pork, fruit, wine and rice.

Carrying it in his hands and shoulder, he strode towards the yard.

Those who talk about emotions are a little sour in their words.

During this holiday, the courtyard is also bustling with people. Men, women, old and young gather together, chatting and laughing, and there is always something to talk about.

The life in the courtyard now is much better than in difficult times. Apart from other things, at least a few years ago, the few houses that needed the help of the people in the courtyard, with the help of the street office and Yang Xiaotao, did not dare to say that they lived a well-off life, but these few days In the past year, no one died of starvation or freezing.

As for those workers in the rolling mill, they have earned a lot in the past two years, and the children in the family have also lost their food. On this festival day, lying in front of the stove, watching grandma and mother cook, their eyes are full of happiness .

Yang Xiaotao carried a bunch of things through the gate and met Yan Fugui.

Looking at the things in Yang Xiaotao's hands, Lao Yan took notice and felt pain in his heart. It was such a waste to spend so much food just to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.

Yang Xiaotao was in a hurry to go home, he went straight through the Chuihua Gate and came to the middle courtyard without stopping.

By the time Yan Fugui wanted to talk about it, there were already no more people, so he could only go home and watch his family make zongzi.

Personal package personal, one per person.

In the middle courtyard, Ran Hongbing was leading Xiao Duanwu to walk in the yard, surrounded by Wang Xiaohu and others not far away, shouting to cheer up from time to time, as if treating Xiao Duanwu as a toy.

Wangcai wagged his tail in the yard, scanning the people in the yard with his head from time to time.

Yang Xiaotao glanced at Xiao Duanwu, the little guy likes to play with older children, but he doesn't know that he is just a big toy in the eyes of others.

After watching for a while, nothing happened, and then I returned home.