Chapter 555 Banggeng’s fulfilling and hardworking life!
"Don't worry, if there is any, it will be a matter of one or two shares, and it has nothing to do with your three shares of unplanned purchases."
"At most, we'll just go to the vicinity of Sijiu City, and then we can arrange for someone else to take care of it." Li Huaide said indifferently.
This kind of thing was extremely easy for him. Besides, the Li family was indeed well off, so there was no need to take risks just for a small business trip!
......
In the evening, in the courtyard of the steel rolling mill.
Front yard, Yan's house.
"Did your steel rolling mill ask you temporary workers to attend a meeting today?" Yan Fugui asked Yan Jiefang while stroking his extremely short beard.
Yan Jiefang nodded and said, "Yes, let us go too."
"What's the matter?"
"The section chief who is temporarily in charge of us said that there is nothing for us to do. The monthly quota for regular workers is just reduced to 20 kilograms, and they need to report to the steel mill every ten days. We temporary workers will still do the same as before."
Yan Jiefang didn't even think twice and just told him what happened today.
Of course, Yan Fugui didn't feel that anything was wrong. One reason was that he knew little information, and the other was that he was too confident and thought he had given himself away, so if there was really something, he would tell them.
But they didn't expect that the person they offered sacrifices to wouldn't do anything about it. If they could think it through now and start looking for someone to smooth things over, it would of course be in vain.
After all, Li Ming had applied eye drops to the two men directly from the deputy factory director's place. How could a section chief or department head solve this problem?
"Then keep working hard. When you send us a message, we can do some more activities."
"But you have to remember..."
"Remember, make up the money!"
"That's right, this boy is teachable!" Yan Fugui said, shaking his head.
Backyard, Liu Haizhong's house.
Liu Haizhong asked Liu Guangqi the same question and got the same answer. As for any more, neither of them thought about it.
After all, what can you expect from an ungrateful man who marries into your wife's family?
A person who only wants to be an official but doesn't know where to start is unlikely to think of anything useful.
"Guangqi, do you think there will be any clues in the opening of your steel mill today?"
At night, Pan Cuilian tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. She reached out and poked Liu Guangqi and asked.
At least this woman was influenced by her family. Although it was not much, it was still of some use at this time.
Liu Guangqi turned over in a daze and looked at Pan Cuilian, "What kind of solution could it be? Aren't all these temporary workers like this?"
"What if? What if the steel mill no longer has a shortage of food? What will you temporary workers do?"
"Oh, how is that possible! It's been several years. Besides, can the steel mill fire so many temporary workers all at once?" Liu Guangqi disagreed.
"Okay, stop thinking about so many useless things. Go to bed early. I have to go shopping tomorrow!" Liu Guangqi interrupted Pan Cuilian who was about to speak, turned around and turned his back to Pan Cuilian to continue his sleep!
Pan Cuilian shook her head helplessly. Since they couldn't continue the conversation, the only thing left was to sleep.
Maybe she was overthinking it. It was the best if she overthought it. A steel rolling mill was so big that it probably wouldn't need such a small number of people.
The next day.
A recycling bin.
Recycling station repair point.
Wang Dagen stood aside with a cigarette in his hand, pointing at Jia Geng who was squatting on the ground tinkering with tools.
"Yes, yes, that's the right way to do it."
"You can't do this clockwise, you have to do it counterclockwise, otherwise it won't work!"
"It's okay. It's okay if you're new to this job. There's no speed requirement for this kind of work. Just be careful. Only slow work can produce fine work, right?"
"You did a good job with your left hand. It's easier to use it with a thinner hand!"
Wang Dagen grinned and said that this stick was indeed suitable for this kind of work, but the speed was a bit slow, after all, he was a disabled person, but practice makes perfect, and he would be able to do it once he got proficient in it.
Banggeng grinned when he heard Wang Dagen's praise and wiped his face with his greasy right hand, making his already dirty face become more evenly black.
"Okay, I understand, Uncle Dagener!"
"I just need to practice more, you just focus on your work first."
Seeing this, Wang Dagen nodded with a smile and walked to the other side, where he started chatting with an acquaintance at the recycling station.
"Is this boy the child of that woman you married a while ago?"
Wang Dagen nodded with a smile, "That's it."
"Tsk, what a pity! He is a cripple. It will be hard for him to find a wife in the future. I really don't know what you, Old Wang, were thinking. Why did you find someone with such conditions?" The skinny man laughed.
"Hey, you don't understand. It's just a matter of getting what you need. Besides, whether this guy can find a wife in the future is another matter. First, he needs to have a skill to support himself!"
"That's true. Are you planning to give this job to him in the future?"
Wang Dagen glanced silently in the direction of Jia Geng, and seeing that he was still tinkering, he turned his head to look at Ma Ganer, "What are you thinking about?"
"I want to pass this job on to my own children. At worst, I can just sell it when the time comes!"
The skinny man smiled thoughtfully, "That's true, haha!"
"But what about this woman?"
Wang Dagen nodded proudly, "How can I find a burden like this?"
"This woman gave birth to three children for her ex-husband!"
"Wow! What a great physique!" Ma Ganer was surprised.
"That's right, that's why I chose her. Her figure is still in shape and her looks are okay too. Don't you think she's worth it? Haha!"
"From what you said, it must be a profit!"
Banggeng didn't pay attention to Wang Dagen's movements. He was now practicing two skills. One was to learn Wang Dagen's skill, and the other was to practice their Jia family's ancestral craft.
Recently, he has quietly taken out a lot of good things. Fortunately, the recycling station was in a mess and no one checked it. Two days ago, he cleared out the scattered things he had taken out. Wow! 5 yuan!
Even though he is an apprentice now and has no job, if he is careful and takes some things out every month, he can still make ten or eight dollars!
He is young, no one cares about him, and he has Wang Dagen's endorsement, which makes it very convenient for him to come up with his own ideas!
At least here, it is more convenient than dragging his weak body around every day!
Just now, when Wang Dagen wasn't paying attention, he stuffed a piece of iron into his crutch!
The crutch he has now has been modified by him, and it cannot be more convenient!
Chapter 556: Farming Ming!
A bedroom in a courtyard.
Yi Zhonghai and Qian Lili were lying on the bed. Yi Zhonghai even reached out and stroked Qian Lili's belly. "You and Zhuzi have been married for quite a while. Why is there no movement?"
"You took off your ring!"
Yi Zhonghai looked confused.
Qian Lili rolled her eyes. "Do you think you can get this thing just because you want it? It's not like you can just go to the mall and buy it with money!"
"Besides, considering the situation of that good-for-nothing He Yuzhu, humph! It's too early!"
Yi Zhonghai touched the tip of his nose with his other hand, with a wry smile on his face.
There is nothing wrong with what he said, after all, he is still infertile! However, He Yuzhu is indeed a bit useless in this regard, and Yi Zhonghai has to work hard to cultivate the land at his age!
"If you are really worried, then you can find a way to nourish that useless guy Sha Zhu. Maybe it will be helpful!" Qian Lili's cheeks were flushed. She pinched Yi Zhonghai's rough hand and put it down again.
Yi Zhonghai chuckled, didn't respond, and focused on his work.
The courtyard of the steel rolling mill.
Outer courtyard, small yard.
Xu Damao sat on a chair in front of the screen wall, watching Li Ming busying himself in the small courtyard.
"No, wasn't this small courtyard previously owned by Old Yan?"
"That belonged to the steel mill. That old man Yan Fugui was occupying it privately! Now the steel mill has been handed over to me, so it's mine now!" Li Ming, bent over with a hoe in his hand, was cultivating the land in the yard.
He planned to grow some vegetables in it first. As for building the shed, he had already built it himself. It didn't involve any technical difficulty, it just took some effort.
Building a shed these days is a little more troublesome than in later times. In later times, people would just use iron sheets to build it. But iron sheets are not so abundant these days! Even if there are, they are in the recycling station, at least ordinary people like them can't see them.
The materials used to build sheds these days mainly include wood, bamboo, plastic strips, etc.
Wood is one of the main materials for building sheds, including round fir, boards, etc. Bamboo is also a commonly used material, such as thatch bamboo, bamboo, bamboo strips, etc. In addition, plastic strips, as a new type of material, have also begun to be used in the construction of sheds.
As for the type of shed, if it is a temporary shed, plastic materials may be used more, while for long-term fixed sheds, wood or metal materials may be chosen.
Li Ming couldn't get metal, but it was easy for him to get some wood. His own breeding space was full of trees. He could complete the operation directly in the space, get the shape he wanted, and then take it out and build it.
It took Li Ming two days to build a shed in the yard. He also made a wooden table and placed four wooden chairs under the shed for people to rest.
The chair under Xu Damao's butt is one of them. He originally planned to watch Li Ming busying around under the shed, but the weather is good today, so it's better to bask in the sun!
This small courtyard is connected to the gate of the house. Originally, there was a passage at the gate of the courtyard. Before, Yan Fugui was tending to the flowers and plants in it and he didn't worry about someone stealing some.
Now Li Ming plans to grow vegetables or something, so he simply built a door and installed it directly at the entrance of the courtyard, and hung a shiny new lock on it.
Of course, the main targets to be wary of are still the Jia family and the Yan family.
"What are you planning to plant, kid? I'll go back and show you if there are any seeds. Hey! If yours can grow up, I can eat something fresh in the future!" Xu Damao looked excited and smiled at Li Ming who was busy in the yard.
Especially when he thought about the fact that he would be able to eat fresh food in the future, Xu Damao was even happier. He even wanted to let Li Ming grow some fruits!
Li Ming stood up, wiped the sweat off his face with the help of his hoe, and lit a cigarette for himself. "Cabbage, potatoes, radishes, spinach, and rapeseed!"
"Now is the best time to plant some of these. Except for potatoes, which have to grow until autumn, everything else can be harvested around summer."
"When the time comes, I'll consider planting some other seasonal fruits and vegetables in the vacant space."
Li Ming stuck the hoe into the ground, strolled back to the shed and started smoking. There was a kettle on the table, full of boiled water.
"Brother Damao, come and drink some water! Stop basking in the sun!"
"I'm coming!"
"When the vegetables here are ready, be sure to ask me to pick them!"
"Don't worry, there's such a big area, it's enough for our families to eat. I don't know if Yan Fugui has any brain problems. He doesn't grow vegetables but grows flowers instead!"
"This guy is sick. He keeps bragging about being cultured. Culture is bullshit!"
The two men sat at the wooden table and complained crazily to Yan Fugui. Who made this man have a grudge against both of their families?
Li Ming took a sip of water and looked at the small courtyard. He could clean up the land today and start working tomorrow! As for fertilizer, he didn't need it. When no one was around, he would just dig out a piece of the fertile land in the space and spread it over here.
......
In the evening, at the Li family.
The family was having dinner and chatting happily, it was quite lively.
"Son, how is your yard going?" Comrade Lao Li smiled as he looked at his son who was covered in dirt.
"Almost done, the land has been plowed today, I'll just find some seeds to plant tomorrow." Li Ming ate his meal in big mouthfuls. He had expended a lot of energy in the past two days, and he needed to eat more to make up for it.
"That shed you built is really nice. We can go there to cool off when we have nothing to do in the future!" Li's mother liked the shed built by her son very much. It would be a good choice to go there to cool off at night in the hot summer.
"We can even have barbecue there, haha!" Old Li laughed, "I'll buy some scrap parts from the factory and weld one up when I have time, and we'll have barbecue there this summer!"
Li Ming still likes barbecue very much. The material they had at home before was not very solid and it broke a long time ago! Old Li runs a steel rolling mill, so it is more cost-effective to buy some scrap parts and weld one by himself!
Although these materials are a bit scarce these days, it is not a big problem for those who work in the steel mill.
It’s not just their family that does this, you can get it by paying a little money, and it’s definitely better than buying finished products!
"Brother, it seems that we still have watermelon seeds at home. I will find them for you later. Let's plant watermelons this year!" Little foodie Li Rui is very fond of the summer heat-relief artifact.
"Okay, let's get some early spring watermelons next month, and we'll be able to harvest them in July or August." Li Ming is casual about it. He can plant anything he wants. He can plant whatever his family likes to eat. It's a good way to kill time.
Besides, it will be convenient to eat when the time comes, right?
"Don't worry, if there is any, it will be a matter of one or two shares, and it has nothing to do with your three shares of unplanned purchases."
"At most, we'll just go to the vicinity of Sijiu City, and then we can arrange for someone else to take care of it." Li Huaide said indifferently.
This kind of thing was extremely easy for him. Besides, the Li family was indeed well off, so there was no need to take risks just for a small business trip!
......
In the evening, in the courtyard of the steel rolling mill.
Front yard, Yan's house.
"Did your steel rolling mill ask you temporary workers to attend a meeting today?" Yan Fugui asked Yan Jiefang while stroking his extremely short beard.
Yan Jiefang nodded and said, "Yes, let us go too."
"What's the matter?"
"The section chief who is temporarily in charge of us said that there is nothing for us to do. The monthly quota for regular workers is just reduced to 20 kilograms, and they need to report to the steel mill every ten days. We temporary workers will still do the same as before."
Yan Jiefang didn't even think twice and just told him what happened today.
Of course, Yan Fugui didn't feel that anything was wrong. One reason was that he knew little information, and the other was that he was too confident and thought he had given himself away, so if there was really something, he would tell them.
But they didn't expect that the person they offered sacrifices to wouldn't do anything about it. If they could think it through now and start looking for someone to smooth things over, it would of course be in vain.
After all, Li Ming had applied eye drops to the two men directly from the deputy factory director's place. How could a section chief or department head solve this problem?
"Then keep working hard. When you send us a message, we can do some more activities."
"But you have to remember..."
"Remember, make up the money!"
"That's right, this boy is teachable!" Yan Fugui said, shaking his head.
Backyard, Liu Haizhong's house.
Liu Haizhong asked Liu Guangqi the same question and got the same answer. As for any more, neither of them thought about it.
After all, what can you expect from an ungrateful man who marries into your wife's family?
A person who only wants to be an official but doesn't know where to start is unlikely to think of anything useful.
"Guangqi, do you think there will be any clues in the opening of your steel mill today?"
At night, Pan Cuilian tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. She reached out and poked Liu Guangqi and asked.
At least this woman was influenced by her family. Although it was not much, it was still of some use at this time.
Liu Guangqi turned over in a daze and looked at Pan Cuilian, "What kind of solution could it be? Aren't all these temporary workers like this?"
"What if? What if the steel mill no longer has a shortage of food? What will you temporary workers do?"
"Oh, how is that possible! It's been several years. Besides, can the steel mill fire so many temporary workers all at once?" Liu Guangqi disagreed.
"Okay, stop thinking about so many useless things. Go to bed early. I have to go shopping tomorrow!" Liu Guangqi interrupted Pan Cuilian who was about to speak, turned around and turned his back to Pan Cuilian to continue his sleep!
Pan Cuilian shook her head helplessly. Since they couldn't continue the conversation, the only thing left was to sleep.
Maybe she was overthinking it. It was the best if she overthought it. A steel rolling mill was so big that it probably wouldn't need such a small number of people.
The next day.
A recycling bin.
Recycling station repair point.
Wang Dagen stood aside with a cigarette in his hand, pointing at Jia Geng who was squatting on the ground tinkering with tools.
"Yes, yes, that's the right way to do it."
"You can't do this clockwise, you have to do it counterclockwise, otherwise it won't work!"
"It's okay. It's okay if you're new to this job. There's no speed requirement for this kind of work. Just be careful. Only slow work can produce fine work, right?"
"You did a good job with your left hand. It's easier to use it with a thinner hand!"
Wang Dagen grinned and said that this stick was indeed suitable for this kind of work, but the speed was a bit slow, after all, he was a disabled person, but practice makes perfect, and he would be able to do it once he got proficient in it.
Banggeng grinned when he heard Wang Dagen's praise and wiped his face with his greasy right hand, making his already dirty face become more evenly black.
"Okay, I understand, Uncle Dagener!"
"I just need to practice more, you just focus on your work first."
Seeing this, Wang Dagen nodded with a smile and walked to the other side, where he started chatting with an acquaintance at the recycling station.
"Is this boy the child of that woman you married a while ago?"
Wang Dagen nodded with a smile, "That's it."
"Tsk, what a pity! He is a cripple. It will be hard for him to find a wife in the future. I really don't know what you, Old Wang, were thinking. Why did you find someone with such conditions?" The skinny man laughed.
"Hey, you don't understand. It's just a matter of getting what you need. Besides, whether this guy can find a wife in the future is another matter. First, he needs to have a skill to support himself!"
"That's true. Are you planning to give this job to him in the future?"
Wang Dagen glanced silently in the direction of Jia Geng, and seeing that he was still tinkering, he turned his head to look at Ma Ganer, "What are you thinking about?"
"I want to pass this job on to my own children. At worst, I can just sell it when the time comes!"
The skinny man smiled thoughtfully, "That's true, haha!"
"But what about this woman?"
Wang Dagen nodded proudly, "How can I find a burden like this?"
"This woman gave birth to three children for her ex-husband!"
"Wow! What a great physique!" Ma Ganer was surprised.
"That's right, that's why I chose her. Her figure is still in shape and her looks are okay too. Don't you think she's worth it? Haha!"
"From what you said, it must be a profit!"
Banggeng didn't pay attention to Wang Dagen's movements. He was now practicing two skills. One was to learn Wang Dagen's skill, and the other was to practice their Jia family's ancestral craft.
Recently, he has quietly taken out a lot of good things. Fortunately, the recycling station was in a mess and no one checked it. Two days ago, he cleared out the scattered things he had taken out. Wow! 5 yuan!
Even though he is an apprentice now and has no job, if he is careful and takes some things out every month, he can still make ten or eight dollars!
He is young, no one cares about him, and he has Wang Dagen's endorsement, which makes it very convenient for him to come up with his own ideas!
At least here, it is more convenient than dragging his weak body around every day!
Just now, when Wang Dagen wasn't paying attention, he stuffed a piece of iron into his crutch!
The crutch he has now has been modified by him, and it cannot be more convenient!
Chapter 556: Farming Ming!
A bedroom in a courtyard.
Yi Zhonghai and Qian Lili were lying on the bed. Yi Zhonghai even reached out and stroked Qian Lili's belly. "You and Zhuzi have been married for quite a while. Why is there no movement?"
"You took off your ring!"
Yi Zhonghai looked confused.
Qian Lili rolled her eyes. "Do you think you can get this thing just because you want it? It's not like you can just go to the mall and buy it with money!"
"Besides, considering the situation of that good-for-nothing He Yuzhu, humph! It's too early!"
Yi Zhonghai touched the tip of his nose with his other hand, with a wry smile on his face.
There is nothing wrong with what he said, after all, he is still infertile! However, He Yuzhu is indeed a bit useless in this regard, and Yi Zhonghai has to work hard to cultivate the land at his age!
"If you are really worried, then you can find a way to nourish that useless guy Sha Zhu. Maybe it will be helpful!" Qian Lili's cheeks were flushed. She pinched Yi Zhonghai's rough hand and put it down again.
Yi Zhonghai chuckled, didn't respond, and focused on his work.
The courtyard of the steel rolling mill.
Outer courtyard, small yard.
Xu Damao sat on a chair in front of the screen wall, watching Li Ming busying himself in the small courtyard.
"No, wasn't this small courtyard previously owned by Old Yan?"
"That belonged to the steel mill. That old man Yan Fugui was occupying it privately! Now the steel mill has been handed over to me, so it's mine now!" Li Ming, bent over with a hoe in his hand, was cultivating the land in the yard.
He planned to grow some vegetables in it first. As for building the shed, he had already built it himself. It didn't involve any technical difficulty, it just took some effort.
Building a shed these days is a little more troublesome than in later times. In later times, people would just use iron sheets to build it. But iron sheets are not so abundant these days! Even if there are, they are in the recycling station, at least ordinary people like them can't see them.
The materials used to build sheds these days mainly include wood, bamboo, plastic strips, etc.
Wood is one of the main materials for building sheds, including round fir, boards, etc. Bamboo is also a commonly used material, such as thatch bamboo, bamboo, bamboo strips, etc. In addition, plastic strips, as a new type of material, have also begun to be used in the construction of sheds.
As for the type of shed, if it is a temporary shed, plastic materials may be used more, while for long-term fixed sheds, wood or metal materials may be chosen.
Li Ming couldn't get metal, but it was easy for him to get some wood. His own breeding space was full of trees. He could complete the operation directly in the space, get the shape he wanted, and then take it out and build it.
It took Li Ming two days to build a shed in the yard. He also made a wooden table and placed four wooden chairs under the shed for people to rest.
The chair under Xu Damao's butt is one of them. He originally planned to watch Li Ming busying around under the shed, but the weather is good today, so it's better to bask in the sun!
This small courtyard is connected to the gate of the house. Originally, there was a passage at the gate of the courtyard. Before, Yan Fugui was tending to the flowers and plants in it and he didn't worry about someone stealing some.
Now Li Ming plans to grow vegetables or something, so he simply built a door and installed it directly at the entrance of the courtyard, and hung a shiny new lock on it.
Of course, the main targets to be wary of are still the Jia family and the Yan family.
"What are you planning to plant, kid? I'll go back and show you if there are any seeds. Hey! If yours can grow up, I can eat something fresh in the future!" Xu Damao looked excited and smiled at Li Ming who was busy in the yard.
Especially when he thought about the fact that he would be able to eat fresh food in the future, Xu Damao was even happier. He even wanted to let Li Ming grow some fruits!
Li Ming stood up, wiped the sweat off his face with the help of his hoe, and lit a cigarette for himself. "Cabbage, potatoes, radishes, spinach, and rapeseed!"
"Now is the best time to plant some of these. Except for potatoes, which have to grow until autumn, everything else can be harvested around summer."
"When the time comes, I'll consider planting some other seasonal fruits and vegetables in the vacant space."
Li Ming stuck the hoe into the ground, strolled back to the shed and started smoking. There was a kettle on the table, full of boiled water.
"Brother Damao, come and drink some water! Stop basking in the sun!"
"I'm coming!"
"When the vegetables here are ready, be sure to ask me to pick them!"
"Don't worry, there's such a big area, it's enough for our families to eat. I don't know if Yan Fugui has any brain problems. He doesn't grow vegetables but grows flowers instead!"
"This guy is sick. He keeps bragging about being cultured. Culture is bullshit!"
The two men sat at the wooden table and complained crazily to Yan Fugui. Who made this man have a grudge against both of their families?
Li Ming took a sip of water and looked at the small courtyard. He could clean up the land today and start working tomorrow! As for fertilizer, he didn't need it. When no one was around, he would just dig out a piece of the fertile land in the space and spread it over here.
......
In the evening, at the Li family.
The family was having dinner and chatting happily, it was quite lively.
"Son, how is your yard going?" Comrade Lao Li smiled as he looked at his son who was covered in dirt.
"Almost done, the land has been plowed today, I'll just find some seeds to plant tomorrow." Li Ming ate his meal in big mouthfuls. He had expended a lot of energy in the past two days, and he needed to eat more to make up for it.
"That shed you built is really nice. We can go there to cool off when we have nothing to do in the future!" Li's mother liked the shed built by her son very much. It would be a good choice to go there to cool off at night in the hot summer.
"We can even have barbecue there, haha!" Old Li laughed, "I'll buy some scrap parts from the factory and weld one up when I have time, and we'll have barbecue there this summer!"
Li Ming still likes barbecue very much. The material they had at home before was not very solid and it broke a long time ago! Old Li runs a steel rolling mill, so it is more cost-effective to buy some scrap parts and weld one by himself!
Although these materials are a bit scarce these days, it is not a big problem for those who work in the steel mill.
It’s not just their family that does this, you can get it by paying a little money, and it’s definitely better than buying finished products!
"Brother, it seems that we still have watermelon seeds at home. I will find them for you later. Let's plant watermelons this year!" Little foodie Li Rui is very fond of the summer heat-relief artifact.
"Okay, let's get some early spring watermelons next month, and we'll be able to harvest them in July or August." Li Ming is casual about it. He can plant anything he wants. He can plant whatever his family likes to eat. It's a good way to kill time.
Besides, it will be convenient to eat when the time comes, right?
