A Siheyuan Home Brings Good Fortune

Chapter 138 Restoration of Supply
The coming of winter may be a big challenge for others, but not for the He family. The homemade heater made by He Yukai makes the He family’s house like a greenhouse.

In fact, the homemade heater is very easy to make, mainly because it consumes coal briquettes. This is not a big problem for the He family, who have a fixed amount of coal for each family member.

The food ration and coal for heating are also rationed, which can fully guarantee the He family's heating in winter.

He Yukai used space to transfer it to Cai Wenqing's small courtyard and took it when needed. No one else would know how much the He family had used.

Having the cheat tool called Space does make life a lot more convenient.

He Yukai only has one space. It may be said to be very useful, but in fact it only has a few functions. It is not very useful, but it is still very convenient and easy to hide things.

As the end of the year approaches, the supply of materials in the market is slowly recovering, and the food ration has gone from decreasing to increasing. This is already good news that is a leap forward.

The food in the steel mill cafeteria is getting better and better. He Yukai knows that the extremely difficult situation caused by three years of natural disasters and repaying the debt to the polar bears has finally come to an end.

Although it still cannot be compared with later generations, it is not bad. At least there is no need to worry too much.

Now as long as you have money and tickets you can buy anything, unlike the past three years when even if you had money and tickets you might not be able to buy anything.

Today He Yuzhu specifically mentioned that lunch is pork stewed with vermicelli. Such a hard dish has not appeared in the cafeteria for a long time.

The aluminum lunch boxes of the He family members were all with He Yuzhu, so they didn't have to go to the cafeteria at all. He Yuzhu packed the lunch boxes, paid for the meal tickets, and asked Ma Hua to deliver them.

It happens every time, and many people in the factory know about it, but they are no longer surprised.

I had some opinions at first, but later when I found out that the He family paid as usual, I didn't have such a big objection anymore. It was his own apprentice who sent it during meal time, so why are you dissatisfied?

He is not a special service staff. Your apprentice can work in the cafeteria, but you don’t have one!

He Yukai opened the lunch box, looked at the full plate of food and the flattened steamed bread, shook his head and smiled.

"Ma Hua, today's food is good. I haven't had such delicious food in the factory in years."

"Hehe, Master is different now. In the past, even the food was not enough, but starting from this month, the supply has obviously increased a lot.

The share of meat has also increased. In addition, last month Deputy Director Li invited Director Wang from the Meat Processing Plant to dinner and was impressed by the chef's cooking skills, so he gave us a lot more share.

As the Chinese New Year is approaching, the factory has a heavier workload, so the food has improved a lot.

We work overtime in the workshop, and strive to surpass last year's production, so we have strengthened the food supply."

"Haha, Ma Hua's awareness is improving very quickly. You should go back and have dinner too."

"Okay, Master, I'll go back then."

"go"

61 years have passed, and after the New Year it is 62 years. In the blink of an eye, several years have passed. He Yukai still has to continue to survive, watching the changes in the courtyard with a smile, and studying without slacking off.

He Yukai has read through the books given by Grandpa Guan and has mastered the basic knowledge. It can be said that he knows it like the back of his hand. He cannot be considered a master of treasure appraisal, but he is not a layman either.

We can’t do anything now, so we can only strengthen our own foundation and reserve knowledge.

I have quite a collection of my own, but most of them were obtained from places like the Lou family, the deaf old lady, and commissioned shops.

There are not many real bargains that one can find. Recently, He Yukai has been paying attention to the whereabouts of the deaf old lady, but he has never seized the opportunity.

Since the last time, the deaf old lady hasn't left the compound for a long time.

Since the deaf old lady is already enjoying the country's five-guarantee policy, she should just enjoy it. He Yukai has no interest in reporting or exposing her.

But if you enjoy it, you shouldn't have other things. Besides, what's the point of an old lady having so many things? He Yukai seemed to have found a reasonable reason for himself.

He Yukai is not as violent after his rebirth, so why bother?

He Yuzhu has been living quite comfortably recently. After preparing the reception meal in the cafeteria, he would watch Ma Hua practice. Ma Hua has also passed the ninth-level chef qualification. His current salary of 27.5 is also good.

In my spare time, I give some pointers to Liu Lan and Yu Li. Although they cannot cook big pots due to physical reasons, they can cook small meals. Of course, they have not reached that level yet. The task of cutting vegetables in the cafeteria has been contracted by them, just to practice their knife skills.

I used to be skeptical about my elder brother's vision. Although I admired him, I had never been too good at cooking. But after observing him for a long time, I realized that Ma Hua was a really good person.

Who wouldn't like an apprentice who is honest, hardworking, down-to-earth and loyal?

Although there are many considerations for accepting Liu Lan and Yu Li, they are both very attentive, and this can give me psychological comfort.

Although the master was a little dissatisfied with the fact that he had two women as his disciples, he felt relieved after He Yukai's work. Times have changed.

"Ma Hua, practice hard. Don't say you need to advance one level every year, but at least two years to advance one level. I'm going to the machine repair shop in a few days, and your uncle will definitely treat me to a drink, haha."

"Master, it's my duty. To be honest, I haven't seen my uncle for a long time."

"When I leave, you can't leave. You have to help Lao Zhou in the cafeteria. Lao Zhou is old and has difficulty working.

You are young, so cook more pots in the future and don’t let the quality decline!
If the quality drops, I will punish you. No one can destroy my reputation, not even your uncle."

"Master, you are in high demand now, even my uncle can't do it anymore."

Although Liu Lan and Yu Li became disciples, they just changed their titles. Their daily communication remained the same as before, not as respectful as Ma Hua.

"Liu Lan, my eldest brother is not good at cooking either. I'm just being so tough. If you don't believe me, go ask him."

"Shazhu, Director Li is hosting a party tonight, please get ready."

"Hey, Lao Wang, you told me this just when it was almost time to get off work? That's really unfair. After all, I'm your deputy now. Remember that, deputy director."

"Okay, Deputy Director He, are you satisfied? I can't do anything about it. The factory director's secretary just told me to go to the warehouse and get the ingredients!"

"That's good enough. Ma Hua, go get the ingredients. I'll prepare them."

Deputy Director Li is also very good at dealing with people. In order to improve his prestige in the factory, he finds various ways to invite leaders of various factories to dinner.

It is for the distribution of welfare before the Spring Festival. The steel rolling mill now is not what it used to be. There are more than 10,000 people, not young or old.

All the people in the purchasing department have been sent out and assigned tasks, and we must also strive to obtain more supplies on our side.

Deputy Director Li and Director Yang have already begun fighting openly and secretly, using their advantages in supervising logistics. Maybe this time the ordinary workers will also get two pounds of meat.

It is necessary to win over the top leaders. After all, many matters need to be discussed in meetings. Whoever has more supporters has more hope, right?

It is also necessary to win over the grassroots workers. If you want to get promoted, it is inappropriate to have no mass base. You must have a strong mass base.

When examining and appointing cadres, the mass base is also an important factor. This requires us to do both well and make both hands strong.

He Yuzhu also knew that Deputy Director Li always entertained guests at the end of each year and worked hard to improve the welfare of the workers. This time, thanks to He Yukai's advice, he did not have a conflict with Deputy Director Li and did not bring any leftovers.

So now the sixth-level chef and deputy director of the canteen is also another important person in the steel rolling mill.

Yang Wu was also sent out. Why? To get meat. Everything was for meat. Yang Wu is now the deputy chief of the purchasing department. He has received a lot of support from his hometown.

During the three years of disaster, only thanks to the supply to the steel mills did people avoid starvation.

The Yang family now enjoys a high reputation in the village, and Yang Li is also discussing marriage with a clerk from the street office.

After Yang Li got married, she renovated the two back rooms nicely and all the problems were solved.

The Housing Management Section of the Logistics Department knew about the relationship between the Yang siblings and the director of the Security Department, so no one in the factory made things difficult for them, which was pretty good.

My family often reminds me not to bother He Yukai and Cai Wenqing, but in fact, there are already many hidden conveniences.

He Yukai and Cai Wenqing are very low-key in the factory, and the Yang brothers and sisters are also low-key. They just conscientiously complete the tasks assigned by their leaders.

He doesn't cause trouble and has a low presence either in the compound or in the factory.

He Yushui is now in the second grade of junior high school, and will be in the third grade next year. He Yukai has already made a plan for him, which is not to take the college entrance examination but to take the technical secondary school entrance examination.

After graduation, you will be assigned to a cadre position and then work in a steel rolling mill. Everything is arranged clearly for the whole family.

The courtyard was relatively peaceful. Yi Zhonghai suppressed Jia Zhang, and Jia Zhang did not cause any trouble in the past few months.

Yi Zhonghai has been staring at the He family like a poisonous snake, trying to find flaws to suppress the He family and rebuild his own prestige.

On the one hand, he was trying to win over the people in the compound, doing small favors and boiling the frog in warm water, preparing to strike a sure blow to the He family. He Yukai had already seen this. To be honest, with Yi Zhonghai's level, he had not been able to cause any big waves even with the help of Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu is no match for Cai Wenqing at all. As long as Qin Huairu takes action, Cai Wenqing can take over.

The strategy formulated by He Yukai was to pair men with men, women with women, children with children, and Xu Damao. The courtyard must be controlled, at least to prevent it from getting into chaos when the wind blows.

After Liu Haizhong became the captain of the training team, he was quite polite to He Yukai. Yan Bugui saw that the He family was powerful and would not participate. Relying on Yi Zhonghai? To be honest, it was not that he looked down on him, but it was difficult for one person to do anything alone.

After several rounds of training, the training team has greatly shortened the time it takes for temporary workers to become first-level workers. This has satisfied leaders at all levels, and they are ready to set up the training team as a permanent institution.

Liu Haizhong is the first team leader. Now Liu Haizhong is very busy every day and he no longer vents his anger by beating his children.

The training team now has many more training tasks. From level one to level two to level three, there are training teams, and batches of graduated workers are going to work.

Even if you don't become an apprentice, as long as you work hard and are recommended by the workshop director, you can join the training team.

The technical barriers controlled by the masters are being broken down bit by bit.

At the same time, we received a task. A few years ago, other factories in Beijing came to visit our factory and learn from it. We were going to promote the advanced experience of the steel rolling mill training team to other factories in Beijing.

Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao were both very excited. Although they did not have the opportunity to speak that day, they were veterans of the training team after all, and they felt a great sense of satisfaction.

The relationship between Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao has also eased a lot. Xu Damao's existence is to coordinate the work of the training team.

Liu Haizhong only needs to focus on the technical training work and does not have to worry about the logistical support. Xu Damao's strong communication skills are fully demonstrated.

"Xu Damao, please get ready. The other factory leaders will be here for the visit tomorrow. Aren't you going to explain it while the movie is playing?
The factory decided to let you be the commentator. You have participated in the formation and development of the training team. Commentary shouldn't be a big problem, right?"

"Director, don't worry, I will make good preparations."

Xu Damao happily accepted the task. This was a chance for him to show off, so how could he miss it?
Although Liu Haizhong envied Xu Damao for being able to show his face, he knew that he was not as eloquent as Xu Damao and could only envy and be jealous.

Soon the visiting day arrived, and leaders of relevant light and heavy industrial factories in Beijing came. It was presided over by the Deputy Minister of Industry, the same senior leader that He Yuzhu went to cook for.

The final results were very gratifying. It was a successful and victorious internship. Finally, the Ministry of Industry asked everyone to promote it quickly after the new year, strive to quickly improve the overall technical strength of the workers, and contribute their own strength to construction.

Yan Jiecheng from Yan Bugui's family is single now. With the help of He Yukai, Yu Li was married to Xu Damao. Yan Jiecheng had to think of other ways.

But recently I heard that the blind date was pretty good, and that the person was also an employee of a textile factory and was preparing to get married. I had originally planned to bring Qin Jingru and Yan Jiecheng together, but I never found an opportunity.

Besides, who is Yan Bugui? He is very wary of the Jia family, and not everything goes according to He Yukai's ideas.

Yan Bugui is a stingy person to begin with, so how could Qin Huairu make this happen if she couldn't take advantage of him?

But it’s not bad now. It’s still unknown who Qin Jingru will end up with. Let’s see how things develop!
It’s not that He Yukai is meddling in too many things, but it’s his interference that caused the other person’s destined wife to be lost. Seeing that Yan Jiecheng has never gotten married, he feels quite guilty.

However, even if he was given the opportunity to start over again, He Yukai would do it without hesitation. There is no need not to do something that is in his own interest.

On the Jia family's side, Qin Huairu had an idea in her mind. She wanted to see if she could also become He Yuzhu's apprentice. Since you can accept Liu Lan and Yu Li, why can't she do it too?

As long as they go to the cafeteria, the leftovers are enough for their children to eat, and the daily burden of life is greatly reduced.

It seems that I should find an opportunity to talk to Shazhu. After Dongxu passed away, life at home has not been very good.

Although Yi Zhonghai helped, it was just a drop in the bucket. It would be different if he could enter the cafeteria.

As a chef, Sha Zhu never takes any leftovers. Yu Li's family is well-off, so he occasionally takes some food with him, but the rest is all taken home by Liu Lan.

Qin Huairu was very envious after seeing this, even jealous to the point of going crazy. She felt that her family was being targeted by the He family. Such a good thing happened, why don’t you think about my family? We are neighbors in the compound?
Am I so unpopular with you?
The main thing is that not only He Yukai, but also Cai Wenqing and Lou Xiaoe were on high alert against Qin Huairu.

Especially Lou Xiao'e, who knew He Yuzhu's personality. He didn't know how to refuse and was too eager to save face. If she agreed, there would be endless trouble.

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