The booming era begins with private customization

Chapter 435 This Land Owes Them [ Words]

"Silly Zhu, you f*cking believe whatever others say, right?
Why are you so unhappy when I teach you how to cook? Do you think I've wronged you or something?
You listen to what others say, but you don’t believe what I say?
I'm in good health. If I have an affair with Jia Zhang, will there only be one Jia Dongxu in the Jia family?"

He Daqing raised his foot and swung the cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles under his feet into the air. He opened his hand and grasped the heel of the shoe exactly.

He tilted his head and looked at Sha Zhu with a strange expression, then raised his hand and used his cloth shoes to puff the air in front of him.

The whooshing sound was not enough, and there was also a layer of dust on the soles of the shoes that flew into the air in clumps, adding a lot of intimidation:
"I know this well. For all these years, I have only had one Xiao Bai by my side, and now I have added He Yunong.

Questioning me, your father?
Silly Zhu, are you really that bold? Mrs. Zhang is talking about two people, why didn't you question the other one?
Our family has many descendants, but some people died and there was no one to break their pots!"

As he spoke, He Daqing looked at Yi Zhonghai sinisterly, and the ill intentions in his words were clearly revealed.

When He Daqing said this, many of the neighbors in the courtyard, except Yan Bugui, tilted their heads strangely.

Looking at Yi Zhonghai, he wished he could go back home right now and have a good chat with his neighbor about how Yi Zhonghai had fallen in love with Jia Zhangshi in the first place, and what positions the two of them had used on the kang that old Jia had built with his own hands.

It was done secretly when Lao Jia was not at home and the neighbors were not paying attention.

For the neighbors who moved into the courtyard later, these are all great topics to talk about!

If there is no more explosive news, this topic can be talked about from now until the New Year, and then shared with relatives and friends during the New Year!
As for the incident where Yi Zhonghai was beaten by Lao Jia?

As more and more workers from the machinery factory moved into the courtyard, the only old neighbors in the courtyard who knew about this were Yan Bugui and the deaf old lady.

Will these two people expose Yi Zhonghai's shortcomings in public?
The deaf old lady couldn't do it. Yan Bugui has now transferred to the machinery factory. Although he could speak to testify, he looked at Li Mao and didn't say anything.

The words that were about to sabotage were taken back just like that.

In the past, Yan Bugui had no one to back him up, so he just acted like a good guy in the courtyard and never said anything to anyone.

Now that I have a backer, my actions must naturally be consistent with that backer.

Liu Haizhong has managed to become a workshop director, and there is even the possibility of further advancement.

Although Yan Bugui started late, couldn't he have some big ambitions?

With his natural ability, he must become the head of the Finance Department in this lifetime to be worthy of the previous decades of hard work!
No one among the old neighbors in the hospital wanted to sabotage them. Director Wang, who knew some of the situation, could not tell anyone because of his status without solid evidence.

This made it seem as if what Jia Zhang said when she was taken away was a joke.

Yi Zhonghai, who had not been humiliated again, raised his eyebrows and shook his shoulders. The panic on his face disappeared.

"Old He, you're going too far. What you said was just nonsense from Jia Zhang. Could it be that what I have is real?
Yes, I, Yi Zhonghai, have made some mistakes over the years. Because Jia Dongxu was my apprentice, I had some evil thoughts when he was in trouble.

But after all, he is my apprentice! An apprentice is half my son!

Everyone knows that when I am gone, there will be no one to take care of my family business. Why shouldn't I lend a hand to this apprentice who can help me break pots?
Ask yourself, in this matter, apart from Xu Damao, who caused him to lose his job, who else do I feel sorry for?

Even though I treated Zhuzi like a half-son, I didn't let him get involved in this matter!
At best, it was unsafe to walk at night, so I asked him to accompany me.

But Lao He, I didn't let Zhuzi go to someone else's house, and I didn't hurt his face! If you want to say that I took advantage of your own son, and you hate me and blame me, I will admit it.

But I clearly avoided it, why are you still persisting?
We are all neighbors, why do you have to bully me, a lonesome person?
Li Mao, Director Li! He Daqing is from your machinery factory. All the neighbors are here, and Director Wang is here too.

There are so many eyes watching here, you can't just stand by and watch the workers in your factory bully others, right?
When Ding Qiunan was being criticized just now, someone in the courtyard also spoke up for him! "

Yi Zhonghai stomped his feet in frustration in the yard, looking so angry and anxious that the neighbors who didn't know the truth felt heartbroken.

"Hey, what are you talking about? This is clearly a matter between you and He Daqing, why do you have to involve our machinery factory?

I've been listening for quite a while, and I'm thinking to myself, I shouldn't have missed anything by now, right?
Not to mention that He Daqing didn't mention any names, but you yourself took the initiative to claim this.

Of course, I'm not saying that I don't believe you. After all, there is no real evidence. It has been a long time since the incident happened, and the witnesses at the time are silent. None of us can say anything about you.

That's it. I've been thinking about it for a long time, but I've never seen anyone take the initiative to claim responsibility for a dirty deed.

You see, this is such a weird thing, one of them didn't name anyone, and the other one just came and forced himself on it.

But I also know that you will definitely say that Jia Zhang only called out the names of two of you, and if He Daqing refutes you, then you are the only one left.

So I said, you don't need to explain, let's just say that you are holding on to our machinery factory and won't give up this clause.

I won't talk about how fortune has changed. I won't talk about how you relied on the reputation of the steel mill to persuade the old neighbors to move out of the yard.

It's all in the past. Everyone has moved away now, and you have been kicked out of the steel mill. I can't say anything.

But there is one thing that puzzles me. Why does the matter between you and He Daqing involve our machinery factory?
Is He Daqing wrong? As an outsider, I don't know.

Since you can't judge right from wrong, why should I stand on your side and take your side?

Just because He Daqing is a worker in our machinery factory? That doesn't make sense!
Besides, we are all workers, and many of us are older than me. We work in the factory, and the neighbors praise me and call me the factory director.

But once you get to the hospital, it’s all about what it is, life is life, work is work.

You want me to take care of such a confusing matter in my personal life and at work? You want me to be a bad guy.

Tsk tsk, yes, it’s a good thing I didn’t say that. If I had said that, I don’t know how other people would frame me in the future.

If someone were to say that I was a muddleheaded person who couldn’t tell the difference between inside and outside, the workers in our machinery factory would not be able to hold their heads up high in the future.”

Yi Zhonghai had just said a few words when Li Mao started to say a lot of sarcastic things.

There is nothing wrong with the logic, but the strings of words in these words make people say things that should and should not be said.

Even things that had nothing to do with him were thrown into the wrong hands.

If you say that Li Mao didn't do it on purpose, Bang Geng wouldn't believe it.

The neighbors in the courtyard were trying to hold back their laughter, and Director Wang was also trying his best to suppress the corners of his mouth that were about to rise.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai disguised himself for so many years without any concrete evidence, seeing this scene now, it would be a lie to say that I am unhappy.

But if I say that I feel happy, it feels a little bit lacking.

Yi Zhonghai was stunned. Before he could say anything, he heard a scream from Shazhu.

After watching He Daqing leave a shoe print with visible stitches on Sha Zhu's face, he smiled and said to the neighbors:

"Hey! What Li Mao said is right, life is life, work is work.

The factory is like our home. When we are in the factory, the factory director is like the head of our family. No matter how old he is, calling him the factory director is a sign of respect.

But if they really did something wrong, how many factory managers have been dug out and slammed the table by our workers over the years?

In other words, Li Mao is authentic and genuinely kind to our workers. The workers in our factory appreciate this, work hard, and are willing to respect him in life.

But in the final analysis, they are not a family.

Yi Zhonghai, you let Li Mao, an outsider, interfere in our private affairs. Aren't you trying to bring bad reputation to others?

I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're still single at your age. God knows if you've done too many dirty things in private and this is retribution for what you've done!"

"He Daqing! Watch your words! You can beat your son, but don't beat him to the point of causing harm.

If you really lose limbs, report it to the police station. It will be embarrassing for you and the street will also be embarrassing!"

As soon as He Daqing mentioned the word "retribution", Director Wang stepped forward and interrupted the conversation in a stern voice.

These days, the emphasis is on defeating **** and breaking ****. You can believe in similar words in your heart, but you must never say them openly.

If he said this in front of Director Wang today without being warned, Director Wang will be the one who will be reported tomorrow and suffer.

"Hey, hey, hey, look at me, my mouth is drooping. I usually don't say this, but I'm angry now. I see Yi Zhonghai taking advantage of our neighborhood relationship to bully an honest man, and I can't stand it.

Director Wang, please rest assured. From now on, no matter where I am, I will never say this!
If anyone hears me say this, Yi Zhonghai will never have a son in his next life!"

He Daqing grinned and said the last sentence, and those who didn't pay attention almost didn't react.

"He Daqing! How can you talk like that!"

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he was fuming and wanted to take action, but he had to consider the fact that he was in front of Director Wang and there were so many workers from the machinery factory living in the yard.

Without his status as an eighth-level worker in the steel rolling mill and without that kind of backing, Yi Zhonghai now really doesn't dare to take any action.

"Alright, let's just forget about this unprovoked quarrel and don't let it ruin the harmony among neighbors.

In addition, Director Li, let's go to the street together. We have some things to discuss."

Director Wang gave a look and Li Mao understood.

As the two men left, the neighbors in the yard also started to light fires one by one.

After a long commotion, it ended with more than a dozen clearly visible shoe prints on Sha Zhu's body and Yi Zhonghai backing off.

On the other hand, He Daqing was like a winner. In the middle of the night, after his neighbors had fallen asleep, he shook the bed so hard that it creaked.

Sha Zhu, who lived next door, felt very uncomfortable when he heard the sound.

God knows who he was trying to piss off by making the bed like that.

Now that Xu Damao is not in the yard, listening to this useless voice, Sha Zhu suddenly felt an illusion of emptiness in his heart.

Let’s not talk about the situation in the hospital for now.

On the other side, Director Wang and Li Mao, accompanied by the security departments of the institute and the two factories, sent Cui Dake and Jia Zhang to the Municipal Bureau.

On the way back, the team turned a corner.

We stopped at the street office and dropped off Director Wang and Li Mao.

After calling the old man at the gate to open the door and entering the office and turning on the light, Director Wang turned around and used the key to open the locked drawer. Among the neatly arranged documents, Director Wang pulled out a brown paper bag from the bottom.

"Director Li, please take a look and see if you can help the street with this matter."

There was no question of whether it was forced or not. The relationship between the street and the factory at that time was much closer than people in later generations could imagine.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about the time when students who went out from the streets were assigned jobs.

Any director who is more powerful can have a say.

When the factory workers are allocated houses and move in, the street office can turn a blind eye, but if they really have bad intentions, there are many things they can do.

"Oh, Auntie Wang made such a fuss. I thought Auntie Wang couldn't stand me being bullied in the yard and was looking for an excuse to get me out.

After all this fuss, it turns out this is a serious matter?
Let me see, what's the big deal? Given our relationship, it's hard to believe that Aunt Wang couldn't speak up and just let me look at the documents?"

Li Mao joked with a smile on his face, but he didn't feel relaxed at all.

Just like he said, given his relationship with Director Wang, he can just call her "Auntie" on weekdays, and if it's a small matter, he'll just say "Auntie" at most.

Asking him to look at the document directly made it clear that this would be an awkward matter for both of them.

Looking at the documents was just an excuse, meaning that it was just a matter of official business. If Li Mao felt embarrassed, he could just say so directly.

This way, the relationship between the two of them would not be hurt.

"Hey, Li Mao, what are you talking about? With all the skills you have, can those people in the courtyard bully you?
That is to say, you are in a high position and some things are difficult to do. Otherwise, if you really wanted to do something, those dirty things in the yard would have been sent in by you long ago.

Although some things are taboo to investigate, our street has been doing this work for so many years and we are not without knowledge.

Although there is no evidence, there are a lot of rumors and specious things. "

Director Wang also smiled and joked. While talking, he took out a box of tea from the cabinet and made two cups of tea.

"Try this. This is the new tea your uncle distributed last month. He said it was Qingming tea. I thought it was a waste when I saw your uncle drinking it on weekdays, so I brought it to my office.

If you like it, I'll give you half when we get back."

A cup of tea was pushed in front of Li Mao. Sniffing the fragrant tea aroma, Li Mao suddenly realized:
"Oh, if my uncle heard what Aunt Wang said, he would bear a grudge against me forever, right?
But I think it smells pretty good.

Aunt Wang, the water we use to make tea on our street is not the tap water we usually use, right? "

Li Mao shook his head and said something flattering.

Although their status and position do not require these things, they have a good relationship after all, so they get along more casually.

"Look, he is the factory director after all. You can tell what the tea tastes like just by tasting it.

It's a coincidence that the courtyard on our street not only has tap water, but also a sweet water well dug a few years ago. It is usually covered and not advertised.

Now that you're here, I've been thinking that this damn Qingming tea can't compare to the strong flavor of jasmine and can't overpower the flavor of our water.

I just wanted to use the water from the sweet well to make you a cup of water to taste.

I wanted to show off, but I didn't expect you to be so smart that you could smell the tea before it even reached your mouth."

The two chatted casually as if they were talking about family matters, and the atmosphere became more and more harmonious.

"Hey, what Aunt Wang said is just like a wild boar seeing bran. Do you think a wild boar can tell the secrets of the food it eats every day? Of course it can't.

But what is the difference between fine bran and what we eat every day? You don’t even need to taste it, you can tell the difference just by looking at it.”

He cooperated by praising her with his mouth.

Li Mao untied the rope on the brown paper bag, took out the documents inside, and began to read them in the light.

The light bulbs on this side of the street are brighter than those used at home, but their brightness is limited.

Compared to the lighting in later generations that can illuminate as brightly as day.

The light bulb was a little weaker at this time.

“Disabled welfare guarantees employment? Wow, are they going to provide guaranteed jobs for those people in our street?

This is great news, Aunt Wang. If the aunties, grandmas, old men and young men on the street knew about this, wouldn’t they be overjoyed?

Many of them have made contributions, and they don't want to cause trouble for their superiors by sending them to a sanatorium, but if they are assigned to positions, it would be somewhat inappropriate.

Once this document comes out, it will allow these seniors to fulfill their dream of being self-reliant and have a decent job, which is absolutely perfect.

Aunt Wang, you are so secretive, I thought someone was targeting our machinery factory and wanted to move our entire factory away."

After reading the contents of the document carefully, Li Mao calmed down and approved from the bottom of his heart.

In this age where self-esteem is extremely important, many people who have truly made contributions would rather return home with injuries than cause trouble for their superiors.

All kinds of events that are almost unimaginable to later generations can be found in this era.

In their words, what is meritorious service? It is to enable future generations to stand up straight and live a good life.

They did what they could, because they couldn't bear the fact that this matter caused trouble for their superiors.

Living in the city for a comfortable life is only part of the story.

Among them, more people returned to their hometowns after not visiting them for many years and used the rest of their lives to contribute to the betterment of their hometowns.

Li Mao never shirks his responsibility to those who truly deserve respect.

"Well, it would be nice if everyone thought the same as you do."

Director Wang sighed deeply, shook his head and smiled bitterly: “This time it’s just an advocacy document, not a tough showdown.

After looking around several factories in the surrounding area, they found that all the factories willing to help had already taken up all the quotas in their street.

The ones we have good relations with on this street are the steel rolling mill and the machinery factory.

I had previously looked for Lao Yang, thinking that he was a very righteous man and might be able to help with this matter.

But who would have thought that Lao Yang was such a careful person. He would rather let the money sit on the books and rot, even though the steel rolling mill was a large factory with tens of thousands of employees and created such high economic value every year.

No one is willing to do these things.

Some people say that steel rolling mills are full of heavy physical work and cannot handle these things, but what is the meaning behind this statement? If others don't understand it, how can we not understand it ourselves?
For this, Lao Nie even had a fight with Lao Yang. In the end, somehow, Lao Nie was suppressed by Lao Yang in the name of some workshop. Just because of this, our comrades-in-arms had a gathering a few days ago.

Old Nie also muttered several words at the dinner.

To be honest, if there is any other way, I don't want to cause trouble for your machinery factory.

I also know that your machinery factory has just expanded its recruitment. If you were to do these things, not only would it be difficult to apply, but it would also be difficult to handle the accounts.

But Auntie really has no other choice.

In the past, when there were no documents, we went to those factories to discuss how many quotas to allocate each year.

Now that I have a way out, I really don’t want to see them living a hard life.

This land owes them, and I feel it in my heart all day and all night long, weighing on my chest."

At the end of his speech, Director Wang's eyes became red.

As someone who has lived through that era, even though we didn't work together in the past, when I talk about it, the feeling of empathy still overflows from my heart unreasonably.

"Auntie Wang, there's no need to explain. I understand the reason.

This piece of land is owed to them. Others don't care, but I do! Yes, our machinery factory has just expanded, and it is not easy to apply for it.

But if we file a report in the name of our machinery factory, use the factory's account book, and don't ask for money from above, can we get this done?"

Li Mao put down the documents in his hand and rubbed his sore eyes. His answer was so different from other factories, which gave Director Wang a place to vent his bitterness:
"Li Mao, you are a good boy, Auntie Wang, thank you!
But to run a tertiary industry factory, it requires a lot of money. Even if the streets are crowded with people, some money can be squeezed out, but where will the products of the factory go? "

Director Wang's words were true, but for others it was difficult, but for Li Mao it was ridiculously simple:
"What are you talking about, Auntie Wang? Pay money? What money should the street pay?

Our factory is a foreign exchange earning factory. I don’t know how much money we have on the books, but it should be no problem for us to set up a textile factory with sufficient funds.

As for where to go when you are worried?

Our machinery factory has such good benefits, so what's wrong with issuing two sets of work clothes a year? If the design is good enough, I would even like to earn foreign exchange with the clothes!

When that time comes, I’m afraid that we won’t be able to keep up with the work, and we will have to go to other streets to ask for talent!
Okay, Aunt Wang, it’s settled. Although our machinery factory is not big, we have to shoulder some tasks even if we have to eat coarse grains and vegetables.

Back then, they carried out a piece of pure land for us, and now our machinery factory is carrying their dignity. Is there anything wrong with that?

Needless to say, I will let the factory connect with our street tomorrow. It's better to do it sooner rather than later.

If it can be done one day earlier, Aunt Wang will feel relieved, and I will feel relieved too."

Li Mao used a tone of responsibility and made the final decision on these matters.

Even when Li Mao walked out of the office and was sent out of the hospital by Director Wang, he could still hear the words "good boy, good boy" being muttered behind him.

Time passed quickly, and just when the machinery factory was investing in the tertiary industry and assigning work to those people was in full swing.

That morning, the neighbors in the yard were still queuing in front of the faucet waiting to brush their teeth.

I saw several police officers who were not from the street rushing into the courtyard.

The goal was clear and straightforward. Seeing He Daqing still brushing his teeth with a circle of white toothpaste foam hanging on his mouth, he took him away directly:
"He Daqing, your crime has been exposed! Come back to the bureau and explain yourself to us!"

(End of this chapter)