Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 20
In the courtyard outside the house, after the snow stopped for a while, it began to jump and fall again during the night.

The northwest wind was even more bullish, taking the opportunity to roar continuously.

Although the fire on the stove in the kitchen had been extinguished for a while, the residual warmth was still there, and Xu Qing did not feel cold.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Qing stared at the bicycle ticket in the palm of his left hand and concentrated on splitting it into his right hand using his ability to split in two.

However, after half an hour, only a small portion of the bicycle tickets were distributed. In addition to the previous two times, the bicycle tickets distributed were not even two-tenths of the original tickets.

Xu Qing was completely speechless, but he became clearer about his abilities.

Knowing that splitting in two is ineffective for some things, it also works very slowly for such high-value tickets.

But it's still effective.

After two more efforts, Xu Qing suddenly felt a little tired and stopped.

After all, this is not something that can be rushed.

Besides, even if the tickets were successfully distributed today, Xu Damao would still have to find someone to find out who needs them.Otherwise, the allotted tickets will not be sold for a while, and they can only be left idle.

After thinking for a while, Xu Qing walked out of the kitchen, put the three little cotton shoes in front of the stove, then went to the window to take a look, and saw that the gap left was not too big or too small. Then he returned to the kang and let the three little ones Go to bed quickly and stop reading comic books.

The three little ones were also obedient. Although they were still unfinished, the eldest brother had spoken. They all turned over obediently and rested their heads on the buckwheat skin pillows, closing their eyes.

Xu Qing tucked up the corners of the quilts for the three little ones one by one, and lay down on the kang. After placing the flashlight next to the pillows, he turned off the lights.

The room suddenly became dark, just like the night outside in the courtyard.

However, it was snowing in the yard, and it was very cold, but in the house, the kang was very warm, and the stove was still burning, warm as spring.

In the middle of the night, Xu Qing woke up once and saw his third brother Xu Fengming pushing the quilt aside, half of his body exposed. He quickly reached out to pull the quilt and covered it again.

In the early morning, as soon as Xu Qing went out, he saw that it was still snowing.

The fall was very big, very violent, and it kept falling like a goose feather.

It seems that I don’t want to stop all day today.

Xu Qing rubbed his hands, took a breath, and looked at the bicycle at the door of Xu Damao's house.

I saw that the [-]-inch bicycle was covered with snow from the handlebars to the crossbar, from the saddle to the rear seat.

Xu Qing stomped his feet, looked away, and walked out of the courtyard.

When passing by the middle courtyard, it was pitch dark.

Xu Qing didn't see Shazhu, nor Qin Huairu.

I thought they both had left early until they reached the alley outside the compound.

Xu Qing saw that there were no footprints on the snow in the alley, and thought that they might not have gotten up yet.

After all, in this winter, who doesn’t want to stay in bed a little longer and sleep a little longer.

Xu Qing stepped on the pure white snow and walked along the alley towards the street alone.

Newly fallen snow can always make a sound when stepped on, and the quiet alley can only hear the sound of feet stepping on the snow.

As soon as Xu Qing turned onto the street, he saw people in twos and threes, huddled in cotton-padded jackets, walking quickly along the street in the snow.

The big red slogans on the walls on both sides of the road are more and more eye-catching after the snow in the past few days.

Xu Qing glanced at it, exhaled, and the breath instantly turned into white mist and dissipated.

Xu Qing tightened the padded jacket on his body, and hurried towards the Hongxing Steel Rolling Plant.

Walking into the rolling mill, Xu Qing was the first to arrive again.

He was also the first to open the door of the third workshop.

Although there is no stove in the workshop, fortunately there are walls on all sides, which are more able to resist some cold, so that it will not be as cold as outside.

Xu Qing stretched out his hands from the sleeves of his cotton-padded jacket, walked to the vise, and started making parts. First, moving would keep him warm. Second, he could become more familiar with the production process and improve his skills.

Although Master Lao Zhang said a few days ago that he is ready to become a master.

But Xu Qing felt that until he passed the factory assessment, everything was just talk and he needed to practice more.

If skills are not practiced frequently, they will be forgotten and wasted soon.

Only by thoroughly understanding and mastering it, integrating it into your muscles, mind, and body and mind, will you not become unfamiliar.

Ten minutes later, Xu Qing finished a part, and other workers in the workshop also came one after another.

Seeing the parts made by Xu Qing, everyone came to take a closer look.

"Hey, Xu Qing, you can do this. I only studied with Lao Zhang for half a year, and the level of parts I made is almost the same as mine. If this happens for a while, it will be even better!"

"Er Mazi, at your level, you are the best in the whole workshop. You still have the nerve to say that Xu Qing has studied at least. Although he has not yet graduated, he will definitely do better than you."

For a while, everyone gathered around the parts made by Xu Qing, talking in a hurry.

Lao Zhang came a little later today and saw everyone in the workshop gathered together, discussing the parts made by Xu Qing.

Immediately, I felt indescribable joy in my heart. The disciple was praised, and the face of the master naturally lightened up.

After everyone chatted for a while, Lao Zhang coughed.

"Okay, don't look at it, my apprentice made a part, so there's no fuss, just get busy with your own business."

After sending everyone away, Lao Zhang grabbed Xu Qing's parts.With the experience from last time, I took the parts and walked to the door of the workshop to look at them.

Seeing that the parts made by Xu Qing this time were more precise than last time, Lao Zhang felt more and more in his heart that his apprentice was simply too talented, he was born to be a fitter!

Secret feeling: This is better than what I did when I came into contact with the fitter industry.

Lao Zhang reached out and took out a cigarette. While smoking, he looked at the parts and couldn't help but feel happy.

At noon, Xu Qing followed everyone in the workshop to the cafeteria.

The snow was still falling, still as light as goose feathers. When Xu Qing walked to the door of the cafeteria, a layer of snow fell on his hair.

Xu Qing patted the snow off his head and stomped the snow off his feet. Then he walked into the cafeteria and lined up to start eating.

After what happened at noon yesterday, that fool Zhao Er was standing in the cafeteria and saw Xu Qing from a distance. His face turned pale with fright and he quickly turned his back for fear of being seen by Xu Qing.

Xu Qing didn't care about Zhao Er's idiot at all, even if he saw it, he didn't bother to talk to him.

In the middle of winter, there is no heating at all in the cafeteria, and people can't stay in the cold.

If it wasn't for the meal, no one would be willing to come.

After Xu Qing finished eating, he found a table at random, sat down and ate.

Today’s dish is stewed potatoes with white radish slices. These are ingredients that are easy to store and can last through the winter.

Xu Qing bit the cornbread, picked up a piece of stewed soft potato with chopsticks, stuffed it into his mouth, and ate it with big mouthfuls.

At this moment, Xu Damao came over with his own lunch box and sat down next to Xu Qing.

(End of this chapter)