Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 412 The Eve of Change
But now that the matter has come to this, Yi Zhonghai knows that it is useless to regret it.

When Xu Qing's parents passed away, he didn't take the initiative to reach out and give them a hand.

The four Xu Qing brothers and sisters were left to fend for themselves.

Of course, the country was poor at that time, no one had enough to eat, and many people starved to death. He and his aunt had enough to eat and worry about the next, so how could they care about other people's affairs.

But the factory asked him to teach Xu Qing, who had just replaced his parents, but he refused to accept it.

He was afraid that the four Xu Qing brothers and sisters would stick to his family and drag him down.

Nowadays, the life of Xu Qing's family is getting better little by little after hard work. The four brothers and sister have become cadres, each has a stable job and has made great achievements.

Xu Qing serves as the director of the fifth factory.

Xu Aiguo is the director of the main factory.

Xu Fengming works as a section chief in a hardware factory.

Xu Xiaoya works as an accountant in a piano factory.

From the end of the mountain to the end of the road, we have to grit our teeth and get through it.

Does it have anything to do with him?
No!

Xu Qinggang had been working in the factory for half a year. He was promoted from an apprentice to a full-time worker, and he was promoted to a full-time job within a year. Since then, he has been working steadily. Even to support his younger brothers and sisters in school, he did not even ask for a loan from him.

He never spoke to anyone in the compound.

However, in recent years, he, Yi Zhonghai, and his aunt had worked hard to get closer to Xu Qing's family.

But with the things that happened in the past, no matter how much you try to make up for them, can you fix them?

It's too late, everything is too late.

Yi Zhonghai looked at the color TV with confused thoughts. He stood in Xu Qing's room without speaking. When everyone left one after another, he followed them back to the middle courtyard.

In the courtyard, the wind was biting and biting, and the night sky was gradually darkening. There was no light, the stars were gone, and the moon of the past was not even visible. The entire Sijiu City seemed to be surrounded by a black scarf, except for the roaring The cold wind carried the chill, and I couldn't see anything.

It didn't snow at night, but early the next morning it drifted for a while and then stopped.

On a sunny day over the weekend, the snow in the yard and on the roof gradually began to melt under the sunshine.

The melted snow on the eaves kept dripping.

Without the interference of snow, the TV could receive the signal. Xu Hongzhi sat on the hot kang, while helping his mother Jinghong take care of his sister Qiaoxin and his second uncle's brother Hongfu, while watching his daughter Yan Jiecheng who came from the front yard. Big color TV.

Ma Jinghong and her sister-in-law Ai Qian are using sewing machines to make cotton-padded clothes for Xu Qinghe Aiguo.

Xu Xiaoya went out early in the morning and went to watch a movie with her partner Liu Jianjun. The two of them were preparing to get engaged.

We just haven't agreed on a date yet.

Because Liu Jianjun's mission at the piano factory was completed, he was transferred back to his original military unit.

The two of them didn't see each other very often recently, so they had to take advantage of weekends to date outside.

Xu Aiguo was not at home either, because the main factory called him to the factory for a meeting at short notice.

The reason is that Xu Qing submitted his resignation to the main factory the day before yesterday.

This made the main factory anxious to ask Xu Aiguo if he was willing to succeed his elder brother Xu Qing as the director of the fifth factory.

Xu Aiguo originally planned for him to go to the street to buy food for his family, but it fell on Xu Qing.

Xu Qing had no intention of pursuing an official career. The country had just held another congress and announced that it would open a phalanx.

Then why should he be a factory director?

With the ability to divide one into two, you can take advantage of the spring breeze to do business in the sea, so that you can make the best use of your resources and shine better.

And this was what he had planned for himself before.

Xu Qing was riding a bicycle, wearing gloves newly knitted by his wife with wool. He was full of spring breeze among the bustling people on the street, even though in this cold winter, the northwest wind was blowing.

But it didn't affect Xu Qing's happiness at all.

Although most people have not yet realized what huge changes this reform will bring.

Even Xu Damao, a man who returned to his old business and made a living by making money in private, learned about the state's reform from newspapers and TV news, but he only changed his business from covert to public.

I haven't thought about the future situation yet.

However, Xu Qing knew, very clearly, that from now on, the domestic economy would develop rapidly.

The era of material poverty and poverty has come to an end.

When the new year comes next year, earth-shaking changes will take place in the country!
At that time, whether it was opening a meat factory, a grain station, or doing other things.

If you have the ability to split into two parts, you can still make more money than being a factory director.

And it can also contribute to national construction.

There was no way he could do it before. His younger siblings were young and the country didn't allow speculation. He could only improve his family's life first.

But now, the state is no longer cracking down on speculation, and is instead supporting the market economy and independent development.

With this great momentum, you can not only make money but also support the country, why not do it?
After Xu Qing rode to the state-owned store, he took out the food stamps he had distributed last night and bought [-] kilograms of white noodles and [-] kilograms of stick noodles.

Then he left, found a secluded place, and used his strength to divide the white noodles and stick noodles.

Eighty kilograms of white flour and sixty kilograms of stick noodles were put on the bicycle and carried back to the compound.

As soon as New Year's Day passed, Xu Qing handed over the work of the fifth factory to his second brother Aiguo.

In fact, there is nothing to hand over.

Aiguo is not completely unfamiliar with the situation in the Fifth Factory.

On the contrary, very familiar.

He moved back to the compound during the Jingzhe season last year and continued to live with his elder brother and sister-in-law.

The two brothers came back from get off work in the evening and chatted a little bit a day. In nearly a year, they had already mastered everything about the Fifth Factory.

What's more, Xu Qing turned the fifth factory from a mess into a branch factory with the highest profit growth among the several branches under the main factory in more than two years.

Xu Aiguo is a witness.

Moreover, Wang Minsheng, the former deputy director of the Fifth Factory, had always had a good relationship with him.

Xu Qing put the fifth factory in order, and now Aiguo takes over as the top leader. Speaking of which, as the eldest brother, he has helped the second brother's career path.

Xu Aiguo was really embarrassed, scratched his head, looked at his eldest brother Xu Qing and said:
"Brother, all aspects of the fifth factory are now in good order under your leadership. Why don't you continue to work and let me get this big advantage for nothing?" Xu Qing said with a smile: "It's okay, the fat water has not gone to outsiders, right? The main factory has not arranged for anyone else to sit in this position. Brother, I don’t like being an official. You will work hard in the future. Depending on your current age, you can be promoted further."

Xu Aiguo thought, hummed, and kept his elder brother's words in mind.

However, as soon as Xu Qing resigned, Ma Guohua immediately came to the compound, found Xu Qing and asked:
"Xiao Qing, what are you doing? You are a good factory director. You can resign as you please. Do you know how many people want to be there but they can't? You and Jinghong have two children. Qiaoxin is not even one year old yet. You If you quit your job now, how will you make money to support your family in the future?"

Xu Qing listened to his father-in-law's words of questioning, and sat in the room without refuting or defending.

Ma Jinghong complained to her father: "Dad, please stop saying a few words. Brother Qing has his own plans."

When Ma Guohua saw that his daughter did not criticize his man, but also helped him talk, smoked cigarettes, and looked cold, he suddenly became angry.

Ma Guohua has old ideas and concepts. He always feels that Xu Qing has become the factory director. Even if his son-in-law cannot make further progress in the future, it is good to be a factory director for the rest of his life, so there is no need to resign.

However, Xu Qing had already resigned, and the big leaders at the main factory talked to him several times and held special meetings to discuss, hoping to retain him, but Xu Qing firmly refused.

Ma Guohua couldn't say anything else. The deal was already done, so he had to ask:
"Xiao Qing, what do you plan to do in the future?"

Seeing that his father-in-law's anger had subsided, Xu Qing turned around and grabbed the thermos bottle in the room again, made a cup of tea, handed it to Ma Guohua and said:

"Dad, I haven't decided yet. Let's wait until after the New Year."

When Ma Guohua heard this, his nose was so angry that he stared at Xu Qing with wide eyes. He got off the kang angrily, walked out of the house, and left the compound.

He never expected that his son-in-law would be confused at this time.

Xu Qing was helpless about this.

My father-in-law doesn’t understand, that’s normal.

Who makes people of this era conservative in their thinking?

As for everyone in the compound not understanding, Xu Qing didn't care.

It doesn't matter, the neighbors, whether they understand or not, Xu Qing doesn't need to explain anything to them.

It just made my father-in-law angry, which made him feel a little headache.

During the Little New Year, Xu Qing rode his bicycle to the state-owned store to buy some things. He first went to his father-in-law's house, and took advantage of the Little New Year to visit and apologize. Then he went to his master, Lao Zhang's house, to visit his master.

It's just that when Lao Zhang saw Xu Qing, he was always cheerful and happy in the past, but this year, his face was as gloomy as the sky. He stood in the room and angrily scolded Xu Qing.

"What a boy, you're so capable, your wings are really strong. After two years as the director of a factory, your tail is already in the sky. A person in charge of a factory is still not satisfied. What's going on? After resigning, you're going to become the president of a foreign country?"

Lao Zhang finished cursing in one breath and sat on the kang angrily. The more he looked at his apprentice, the angrier he became.

Xu Qing handed the two cigarettes and two bottles of wine in his net pocket to his wife.

Lao Zhang immediately glared, "Take it back, you little bastard. You resigned on New Year's Day. You haven't dared to come to my place for more than half a month. You can still think of honoring me today. Do you have any money?!"

Xu Qing laughed naively and said, "Master, thanks to you and my wife, I still have some."

"What the heck! Chinese New Year is coming in a week, and you haven't made any money for a month. How can you support your wife and children?"

Lao Zhang coughed repeatedly, took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, then continued to curse:
"What's the matter? Do you feel comfortable being supported by your wife? Do you think you still look like a man?!"

Xu Qing smiled bitterly and said:

"Master, please calm down. Why are you like my father? I just received a scolding from him. When I came to your place, you scolded me too. Think about it, there must be a reason for me to do this. no?"

When Lao Zhang heard this, he was stunned for a moment. He recalled that a few years ago, when Xu Qing was in Factory No. [-], he suddenly wanted to go to college. He blew out the smoke in a deep voice:
"Okay, brat, tell me, why did you stop being the factory director?"

Xu Qing said slowly: "Master, our country has issued a document saying that it will be changed. I responded to the call and prepared to do it myself."

"What are you doing alone?" Lao Zhang frowned, "Like those small vendors on the street, setting up stalls to buy braised food and cook it on fire?"

Xu Qing smiled and said: "Master, I have had that idea. No, there are more and more people buying braised and cooked food in Sijiu City. I will not get involved. I will do other things."

"Other?"

Lao Zhang smoked a cigarette and looked at his apprentice solemnly, "Don't you want to open a car repair shop?"

Xu Qing scratched his head, looked at Lao Zhang with a smile again and said:
"You are worthy of being my master. I have thought about it, but it is too late to open a car repair shop. Now you can see it everywhere on the street. I have no intention of repairing people's cars."

Lao Zhang couldn't guess what his apprentice wanted to do for a while, so he sighed and said:

"You, why don't you just be the director of the factory? You are a person who has graduated from college, repairing cars and setting up stalls, don't you feel that you are incompetent?
Even if you are willing, I will not agree to it even if I am your master! "

Xu Qing couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Master, don't worry, I will definitely not bring discredit on your face. I just haven't thought about what to do yet, but it will definitely be better than me being a factory director, and I will make more money. "

After Xu Qing finished speaking, he continued: "Master, our country is going to implement reform recently. Have you heard about it?"

Lao Zhang nodded, "I heard that, what does this have to do with us? Let's just be ordinary people and live our own lives. Whether the country changes or not, we have no control over it, and it doesn't matter if we say it."

Xu Qing shook his head and said: "Master, you can't say that. The country has decided to change the rules because it wants us ordinary people, small citizens, to be self-reliant. I am following the country's arrangements."

Lao Zhang was smoking a cigarette, but he didn't quite understand what his apprentice said. He was uneducated and couldn't read the newspaper. The people in the factory who were illiterate in the past couldn't read in front of him.

Lao Zhang also heard the news on the factory's radio about the reopening, but among the thousands of people in the factory, almost no one took it seriously.

Anyway, who knows how long it will take for the main strategy to be implemented.

Besides, it’s not about giving people a salary increase, so what they should do is not what they still do.

He also doesn't know what the country is trying to do, and he has always been confused.

However, since the apprentice said this, Lao Zhang secretly thought that the apprentice had a lot of ink in his stomach, so he must have thought of something.

But he couldn't see any clues, so he thought about it and said:

"You brat, if you do this now, it's hard for me as a master to say anything. You have to do it by yourself. No matter what you do, you have to stay on your own terms and don't mess around. Remember, you still have a wife and children to support. !”

Xu Qing hummed and said, "Master, you still don't understand me. I will never do any nonsense."

When Lao Zhang saw his apprentice saying this, he nodded and stopped nagging. He turned around and asked his old lady to quickly cook a few dishes while he and Xu Qing asked for a few drinks.

When Xu Qing left his master Zhang's home, it was already evening. Under the cold winter night sky, the moonlight poured coldly on the snow, glowing with cold light.

Xu Qing pushed the bicycle for a long time before turning over and riding it.

Because the people closest to him don't understand what he does, which is a very sad thing.

Fortunately, his younger siblings and wife are on his side and support him.

Xu Qing exhaled and slowly rode his bike back toward his compound along the street in the cold night.

Waiting for the Chinese New Year to show off your talents.

(End of this chapter)