Siheyuan: Starting from the Pig Killer

Chapter 189 Teacher Qian
"Xiao Xiang is here. What do you want to eat tonight? Auntie just bought the vegetables when she came back!"

When Xiang Yunduan arrived with Tao Xiaoye, Mei Zhihua was already busy in the kitchen. Her work unit was in Xidan, not far from home, and there were relatively few things going on at the work unit during this period, so she got off work quite early. In this way, you are busy when you are busy, and you are free when you are free.

"Let's take a look at what we bought!"

Xiang Yunduan was familiar with the dishes, as if he were at home. As he spoke, he entered the kitchen and looked at the vegetables Mei Zhihua bought on the chopping board. There were garlic moss, cucumbers, tomatoes, and beans, all of which were seasonal vegetables.

"Auntie, let's make a cold dish here. It's just right. I made some bean noodles today, so let's make some jelly and make some millet porridge!"

Xiang Yunduan said, turned around and took out another bag of pea starch from the three bags.

"Hey, where did you get this thing? It's not common. I've never seen it in the vegetable market or grain store!" Mei Zhihua said in surprise as he took the bean noodles.

"My son-in-law has his own clever plan!" Xiang Yunduan laughed and walked out of the kitchen.

Mei Zhihua was not surprised when Xiang Yunduan claimed to be her son-in-law. She had long been used to it. During this period of contact, she gradually discovered that her prospective son-in-law's personality was quite out of the ordinary sometimes, and Somewhat bold, or it would be more appropriate to say that there are no taboos.

Not to mention calling himself son-in-law, sometimes he even showed affection to his daughter in front of her. Xiaoye used to be such a shy child, but now he feels a little affected.

However, Mei Zhihua really likes Xiang Yunduan's character. She doesn't want to find a submissive son-in-law who doesn't dare to breathe in front of her.

The eldest son-in-law was originally introverted and shy. She even suspected that her eldest son-in-law was in poor health and was suffering from the illness because he was usually too cautious!

The rice is cooked quickly. After the jelly comes out of the pot, it is placed in an enamel basin and chilled in cold water. It tastes ice cold when eaten. In this summer, eating this is quite refreshing.

"Hey, by the way, why hasn't eldest sister come back today?"

While eating at the dinner table, Xiang Yunduan suddenly realized that there was one person missing from dinner today.

Mainly because when he came back before, he was warned by Tao Xiaoye, so he couldn't react immediately.

"Oh, Minzhen must have gone to a colleague's house. She has been late these days. Didn't you write another song for her a few days ago? You said it was to discuss the arrangement!" Mei Zhihua said casually, After all, the eldest daughter is studying music. Although she doesn't understand it, she can occasionally come up with a few proper nouns.

Speaking of this, Mei Zhihua glanced at Xiang Yunduan again, feeling a little complicated.

Since her eldest son-in-law passed away due to illness, her eldest daughter has been depressed and has no energy to do anything every day. She sees it and is anxious in her heart. She even looks for introductions and arranges blind dates for her eldest daughter, but in the end it doesn't work at all. None, and sometimes it even has the opposite effect.

Unexpectedly, since Xiang Yunduan appeared, she could rarely see the sparkle in her eldest daughter's eyes, and her whole body seemed to have regained its vitality.

This situation really left her wondering what to do.

After all, Xiang Yunduan is the target of my younger daughter!
"That...hiss~"

Xiang Yunduan just opened his mouth and wanted to ask more, but he didn't expect that his feet under the table were suddenly stepped on hard. Looking at the expression of Xiao Ye sitting opposite, who seemed to be eating someone, he quickly said what he wanted to say. He held back his words, then turned to look at his uncle next to him.

"Brother, have you installed the noodle press I told you about last time?" Xiang Yunduan asked.

Tao Xiaomin didn't notice anything on the dinner table, and just ate happily. When he heard Xiang Yunduan's question, he said, "I've been working on it during this period. I've been thinking about it every day after get off work. I have the drawings." The drawing has been completed and the specific design plan has been submitted.

However, this matter is not as simple as you think. What products our factory should produce are all determined in advance. I am a small engineer, how can I just make whatever I want? I am not a factory. long!
Now we are waiting for a meeting at the top. Only after the meeting is over will we know whether we should build a dough press or not! "

"That's it!"

Xiang Yunduan nodded and quickly realized that this was the era of planning, and everything was planned. For example, there were requirements for what a factory should produce and how much it should produce.

After confirming these, we will provide you with supporting things, such as equipment, personnel, raw materials, etc.

Without materials, even if you have the technology, equipment, and personnel, you can’t make it.

However, after all, for such a big factory, it would definitely be no problem to build a few dough presses.

The problem is that it cannot be produced in large quantities.

Therefore, generally when encountering this kind of situation, a few units are trial-produced and then sent to the higher-level department. If the higher-level department feels that this thing is useful and should be manufactured, it will be reported to the planning department. After approval by the planning department, it will be entered. Routine production procedures.

This set will not be implemented until the second year at the earliest.

"Do you have any other good designs?" Tao Xiaomin looked at Xiang Yunduan and asked. The noodle press thing gave him a new understanding of his soon-to-be brother-in-law.

The construction principle of the dough press is actually not difficult, the difficulty is the idea.

After all, whatever machinery factories want to manufacture now, they are all imitations of foreign products, and many people have no idea of ​​creation at all.

"I really have an idea, but whether it will work or not depends on your technical level, brother!" Xiang Yunduan said with a smile.

"Oh? Really? What is it?"

Tao Xiaomin originally just asked subconsciously and had no expectations at all, but she didn't expect that this brother-in-law actually had an idea?
"I call this thing a hand-cranked corn thresher. As the name suggests, it is used to thresh corn!"

Xiang Yunduan said: "My family comes from the countryside, and my ancestors farmed, so I have some insights into farm work myself.

This kind of corn threshing is quite troublesome. Because the freshly harvested corn cobs are relatively wet, they have to be peeled off and then dried in the sun. After drying, they are very hard. You have to use an awl to make a slit on the corn cobs, and then use them slowly. Peeling the corn kernels off by hand is very labor-intensive and not very fast.

If the corn thresher I am thinking of can be successfully manufactured, the speed may be greatly accelerated. One person can support more than a dozen people without any problem! "

Giving these suggestions to Tao Xiaomin was to show off his abilities and please his uncle. Of course, this was not the main reason.

The most important reason is that by taking advantage of my uncle's work convenience, I can do some things that benefit the people.

Something as simple but very practical as a corn thresher is particularly suitable to take out.

After all, even if the blueprints of a combine harvester are presented now, it may not be possible to build it based on the domestic manufacturing level. Moreover, even if it can be built, it will be of no use and ordinary people cannot afford it.

Let alone combine harvesters, even tractors are now impossible to popularize.

Without a market, development will naturally be impossible unless the state subsidizes money. The question is, how can we get subsidies if we are so poor?

The corn thresher is different. This thing can really be popularized. It is not difficult to make and there are no barriers to use. You can see it at a glance. Although it is made of steel, it actually doesn’t use much, especially the bracket. It can be completely replaced by wood. The real core part must be made of steel. After all, the materials used for a corn thresher are only the materials used for two or three hoes at most.

Even if it's not possible to have one in every household, it's perfectly fine for a large team to install five or six stations, which can save a lot of manpower.

And the manpower saved can be used to open up wasteland, pave roads, or build canals.

This can be regarded as his insignificant contribution to the overall construction.

Start small and contribute whatever you can.

"By the way, Yunduan, Xiaoye's father will be back in half a month. If it's convenient then, bring your family over. Our two families will meet together to settle things between you and Xiaoye. !”

When the meal was almost done, Mei Zhihua revealed another news. The reason for being so anxious is that on the one hand, he is very satisfied with Xiang Yunduan as his son-in-law, and on the other hand, he also wants to make his eldest daughter sober up.

After all, when Xiang Yunduan and Xiaoye get married, the eldest daughter should hide it even if she has any ideas.

"Oh, my father-in-law is going to Beijing? Could it be that he has been promoted? Which unit?" Xiang Yunduan asked.

"It should be the foreign trade department. Xiaoye's father has done well in Ji Province in the past few years, so he has been promoted by half a level this time, deputy director.

Auntie doesn't mind this at all. The main thing is that after she comes back, she can be closer to home and doesn't have to work so hard! Mei Zhihua said lightly, but the look on her face was not as calm as she said.

Xiang Yunduan didn't dwell on this. He had some understanding of what kind of person his mother-in-law was, so he didn't expose it. Instead, he said: "That's great. My parents also said that they want to take care of her as soon as possible." The matter between Xiaoye and I is settled."

……

While Xiang Yunduan was recuperating at his mother-in-law's house, in another residential area not far away, Tao Minzhen was sitting in front of the piano, repeatedly pondering the tune.

"Ding Ding Ding!"

A beautiful melody sounded in the hall, attracting two children who were playing with toys to listen.

"No, I still feel like it's almost meaningless!"

Tao Minzhen shook his head and said with a frown.

Behind her, Sister Jiang nodded and said, "I don't feel right either. The atmosphere of this song is more tragic. If piano is added to the arrangement, the overall atmosphere will really not match.

"Sister Jiang, what do you think is better?" Tao Minzhen asked.

"Well, let me think about it!" Sister Jiang lowered her head and thought.

"Why aren't you talking? What are you doing?"

At this moment, a figure suddenly walked in from outside.

"Daddy, daddy!"

The two children saw the figure coming in and rushed towards them.

This man, in his forties, is Sister Jiang's husband, Teacher Qian.

Tao Minzhen naturally knew Teacher Qian, but he was not familiar with him and had not communicated much with him.

"Minzhen has a new song here and is thinking about the arrangement. I'm a little undecided for a while!" Sister Jiang explained.

"Oh? Let me take a look!"

Teacher Qian suddenly became interested and took the music score and started reading it.

"Teacher Qian still knows music?" Tao Minzhen was a little surprised.

"It's a hobby!"

Teacher Qian said something, and then hummed softly along with the content on the music score.

"You think the piano is not good, right? How about adding a violin and try it?" Teacher Qian said.

"Haha, I knew you were going to say this. We've tried the violin, but it doesn't quite work either!" Sister Jiang said helplessly.

Teacher Qian plays the violin well, but it doesn't match the song.

"Who said I only know how to play the violin? I think it would be nice to add a trumpet section to express this tragic feeling!" Teacher Qian said.

"small?"

Sister Jiang and Tao Min were both stunned, but after thinking about it for a while, they felt that it was indeed possible!

"Try it, try it quickly! Xiaogang, go help dad get the trumpet!" Sister Jiang said to the child.

Soon, after getting the trumpet, the three of them discussed it for a while and started trying it.

“How many winds and rains have come in spring and autumn, wind, frost, snow and rain beat the torrent, my infatuated heart remains unchanged despite hardships, my youthful ambition remains untroubled;
Golden shield, forged with blood, shows its skills in dangerous places~
For the mother’s smile, for the earth’s harvest, for the prosperous years, why not be afraid of romance~
......"

Soon, the song was finished, and sure enough, after adding the trumpet, the song sounded much more serious.

"I think we can add some drums in the middle. By the way, it would be better if we could have some harmony. Say...hey, what's wrong with you?"

As Sister Jiang was talking, she suddenly noticed that Teacher Qian's face was a little solemn and couldn't help but ask.

"These lyrics are so well written. After all the hardships, one's infatuation remains unchanged, one's youthful ambitions remain unmoored..." Teacher Qian said with some emotion.

Seeing her husband say this, Sister Jiang's past flashed through her mind for no reason. When she learned that the new country was established, Teacher Qian immediately prepared to come back, but the process was so difficult that she almost couldn't come back.

"Sister Jiang, Teacher Qian, who are you?" Tao Minzhen asked strangely.

"Oh, it's nothing, I remembered my previous life abroad!" Teacher Qian shook his head and said.

"I almost forgot, you and Sister Jiang both came back from abroad. I heard that people like you, Teacher Qian, who are engaged in scientific research, have gone through many hardships before coming back!" Tao Min said sincerely. .

Most people really don't know about this matter, and she also heard it from her elder brother Tao Xiaomin.

Although she still doesn't know what Teacher Qian does specifically, she can probably guess some.

"Come on, come on, let's continue. This time I will sing harmony for you!" Teacher Qian changed the subject.

"You are in a high mood today. Is there anything you are happy about?" Sister Jiang said in surprise.

"The one who knows me is my lady!"

Teacher Qian smiled and said: "There are really things that make people happy, but they are all work matters, so I won't talk about them anymore. Come on, come on, keep going. This song is very nice! Comrade Xiao Tao is very good. The one last time Wanjiang sounds great too!”

"Why am I so good? The songs are all written by others, so I just think about the arrangement. That's all, I need Sister Jiang's help!" Tao Minzhen said.

This song "Young Aspirations Don't Tell the Sorrows" was naturally "borrowed" by Xiang Yunduan.

It also came out of emotion. When Ye Xiaofeng came out of his home that day, this classic song praising the people's police echoed in his mind.

(End of this chapter)