Zhu Xuefeng shook his head, "It's hard to get into the steel rolling mill now. If you want to get in, it's probably difficult. Don't you go home every now and then? You know your dad's situation well, so don't run away and go to work honestly."
"Then how can you go in?" Xia Yuhong retorted unconvinced, and Zhu Xuefeng said with a smile.
"I am a child of a steel rolling mill, and many workers know me. Besides, there is not only a joint defense team at the gate, but also a security department. With Junior Sister Lin here, I will be fine if I go in."
"Junior sister Lin will not let me in?" Xia Yuhong is still not convinced. She is also a child of a steel rolling mill. She has followed men into the steel rolling mill many times before, but why can't she go in now? She also knows that there are more joint defenses at the gate. team members.
"Don't cause trouble to others. Go to work honestly. I won't come back at noon. Dinner will be waiting for me when I come back."
"Okay." Regardless of Xia Yuhong's reluctance or not, Zhu Xuefeng finished breakfast, said hello to the two old men, pushed the cart out of the compound, and quickly disappeared into the heavy snow.
Passing by the entrusted store, Zhu Xuefeng hesitated for a moment, but finally parked the car, went in and chatted with Qian Chuanzi for a while. Qian Chuanzi had nothing going on here and his family was normal.
"Brother Feng, are you still collecting jade items now? We've been seeing some more these days, and it looks like the situation is good." Qian Chuanzi couldn't help but ask when he saw Zhu Xuefeng was leaving.
Jade? Of course Zhu Xuefeng doesn't need it. Now that he has the jade mines in his hands, there is no shortage of this stuff. Seeing Zhu Xuefeng shaking his head, Qian Chuanzi was a little disappointed. During these days, a lot of jade items were sent to him. He didn't expect that Brother Feng no longer needed them. Back then, he even wanted scraps.
"Brother Feng, there are other good things, are you interested?" Qian Chuanzi thought that there are many other good things. Maybe Brother Feng is interested. Brother Feng has helped him so much, and he always thinks that he can give it to Brother Feng. Help me.
Hearing that there were other good things, Zhu Xuefeng hesitated for a moment, and the two of them chatted in whispers for a while, left some money and left in a hurry.
Arriving at the factory area outside Dongzhimen, the gate of the steel rolling mill was closed. It was past the time to go to work. The on-duty and the newly established joint defense teams were all huddled in the duty room, but they were clearly divided into two piles, each chatting about their own things and ignoring each other. When Zhu Xuefeng came over, several people from the security department quickly opened the small door and greeted him affectionately. Several joint defense team members just glanced at him. Seeing that it was Zhu Xuefeng, they didn't bother to get up and let him enter the factory area.
Farewell to the guard, Zhu Xuefeng went straight to Lao Yang's resting place. He was too crazy last night and got up a little late today. He stayed in the commission store for a while. It was already late, so it was probably time for Lao Yang to rest.
Entering the factory area, it is indeed different from the outside. Each unit in the factory has its own area of responsibility. The snow at the entrance of the main workshop and the main road in the factory area has been cleared, and a thin layer of carbon slag has been paved on the main road. From time to time, there are Flatbed trucks passed by the factory area pulling materials. It seemed that the factory area was still producing normally.
When I arrived at the old place, I saw from a distance under the big tree, Lao Yang, holding a long broom under his arm, huddled up and facing away from himself. Opposite him should be a man, and the two seemed to be chatting about something.
The man raised his head and looked around from time to time. Zhu Xuefeng smiled. This man in a blue cotton-padded jacket was none other than Silly Zhu. He quickly rode over. The movement of the small pedal obviously alarmed the two of them. They quickly moved behind the big tree and the small pedal stopped. In a sheltered place not far away, Zhu Xuefeng walked over with a smile.
"You kid, you scared my brother." Silly Zhu jumped out and punched Dou Tou.
"What the hell, what are you doing to yourself?" Zhu Xuefeng smiled and leaned over, patting the snowflakes on his body.
"It's a coincidence that you two came to see me, an old man."
Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu just looked at Zhu Xuefeng with a silly smile and did not answer. Zhu Xuefeng just smiled. Sha Zhu still had intentions.
Seeing that there was no one around, Lao Yang took out a small bottle from his arms and took a sip. A strong aroma of wine hit his face. "Take it easy. If you smell like alcohol, those bastards will smell it and they'll cause trouble for you again." Silly Zhu reminded in a low voice.
"I'm afraid of my eggs. It's such a cold day and I'm not allowed to wear cotton-padded jackets. What's the point of having a sip of wine? It just warms up my body. I said Zhuzhu, this wine of yours comes from Xinghua Village."
Lao Yang didn't take it seriously, moved his body and took another sip.
"Yes, you are knowledgeable. They are from Xinghua Village. That's all. I'll give you another one next time."
Lao Yang didn't wear a cotton-padded jacket on his upper body, only a factory uniform, which looked very thin indeed. Under his feet was a pair of simple cloth shoes, also issued by the factory. Zhu Xuefeng felt an unknown fire in his heart and took out the suede leather shoes from his backpack.
"Uncle Yang, put this on." He pulled out another cotton vest and said, "Add this."
Lao Yang nodded and put away the small wine bottle, which was just a two-tael bottle. "Zhuzi, go back quickly. You won't be out for a long time. Be careful of someone snitching on you. Thank you for the wine."
Silly Zhu took out a few handfuls of fried peanuts from his pocket and stuffed them into Lao Yang's pocket, "Okay, you two will have a chat for a while, I have to go, drink this wine slowly, I will get some more in two days, this Damn the weather, I can’t help but drink.”
Seeing Silly Zhu walking away, Lao Yang sighed, "It takes time to see people's hearts. This wine really warms the heart."
"Uncle Yang, these people won't let you wear cotton-padded clothes?"
"It doesn't matter. I wore less than this when I went to the snow-capped mountains. Besides, I can handle the wine. Put away your leather boots. I have them at home, but these bad boys won't let them wear them."
"Aren't you trying to torment people on purpose?" Zhu Xuefeng was a little indignant, "Uncle Yang, don't worry about it, just put it on, and I'll see who dares to let you take it off."
Lao Yang smiled and patted Zhu Xuefeng on the shoulder, "Heaven is going to entrust this man with a great responsibility, and his muscles and bones will surely be taxed..."
"Come on, Uncle Yang, please don't lose your temper with me. Others have taught you. That's a job for a person, not a dead person. If you don't wear it, it's freezing. If you don't survive the whole winter, you'll be dead." Dead people.”
At this time, the winter in Forty-Nine City was much colder than that of later generations. It was common to see temperatures below minus ten degrees during the day. You had to stay outdoors, let alone a winter, and you had to play ball for a few days.
Lao Yang smiled and said, "This is what Lao Chen specifically encouraged me to say. Haha, these bad boys want me to beg for mercy and admit my mistakes. Damn, it's just a fucking daydream. Xiaofeng, don't worry, I won't freeze to death." I, your uncle, really struggled through the snow sea back then, but it's colder than this, and I'm always hungry, so I still drove away the Japanese and the reactionaries." He patted his chest again and beat it hard. Peng Peng ring.
"Your uncle has such a strong body, even if the devil comes again, he will still be able to deal with him."
"But, you were young back then, but not now. Hurry up and put it on." Lao Yang's experience was his pride. When he mentioned this, he felt proud. Zhu Xuefeng had no choice but to pull Lao Yang and help him take off his work clothes first. , put the cotton vest inside, and had to help change shoes.
Lao Yang quickly stopped, "It will be much warmer if you add a cotton vest. These shoes are too eye-catching. I have to take them off even if I put them on. Don't worry about it. I know my bones well. It's okay." , these feet must be kept warm. If anyone dares to force you to take them off, just tell me and I will take care of them.”
Zhu Xuefeng was angry but also fearless. He was not afraid of revenge or confrontation with others. Once Xia Yuhong left after the Spring Festival, he would be alone in Sijiu City and no one could threaten him.
Seeing Zhu Xuefeng squatting down to help take off his shoes, Lao Yang had no choice but to bend down quickly, put on his suede shoes, stamped his feet, and it was indeed much warmer.
"Okay, that's it, you boy, ah, but you can call me Uncle Yang, Uncle Yang, quite smoothly."
"What, you still want me to call you factory director? You've already been dismissed, haha." Zhu Xuefeng clapped his hands and stood up.
Zhu Xuefeng also brought wine. It could be seen that Silly Zhu gave it to Lao Yang and there was nowhere to hide it, so he didn't take it out. Instead, he took out a small bag of chocolate and stuffed it into Lao Yang's pocket.
"This thing can replenish energy, even if you are not used to it, you have to eat it."
Lao Yang patted his pocket and said, "I know this. It's a foreign thing. It was seized in the war. Look, I've changed my shoes and added a cotton vest. Just go and relax. I really have nothing to worry about. I We still have to wait for the day of victory, so hurry up and leave.”
Lao Yang urged again and again, so Zhu Xuefeng had no choice but to ride away. He quickly reached the logistics department with a small pedal. He had to find Lao Zhang. The other people cleaning the factory area were also under the logistics management. They could have a place to rest, but Lao Yang was not allowed to take shelter in the house. To escape, Zhu Xuefeng decided to ask Director Zhang what the attitude of Lao Ma from the security department was now and why he was so baffled. There were more joint defense members at the gate, and Lao Yang was behaving like this. Whose explanation was it? ”
"Lao Ma, hey, of course he supports Lao Yang, but he is just a division chief. Although Li Huaide can't do anything to him, it is still easy to set up a joint defense team to check and balance."
Zhu Xuefeng nodded. The security department was managed by multiple parties, and the steel rolling mill could not be managed. Lao Ma was still working in the city bureau.
"Uncle Zhang, you didn't arrange it for Lao Yang, right?"
Zhu Xuefeng said with a smile that cleaning was all about logistics. Although he didn't believe that Lao Zhang would add insult to injury, it didn't stop him from asking this deliberately. Sure enough, Director Zhang became anxious when he heard it.
"Xiao Feng, what nonsense are you talking about? Is your uncle like this? You have really wronged him. I found a special room for Lao Yang to put his tools and rest. But you also know that Lao Yang is Well, one, I don’t want to implicate others, and two, I’m so stubborn. I gave him the keys, but he just put away his tools and didn’t rest.”
Lao Zhang blushed and took him to see the special tool room. There were indeed many tools in it through the glass, but there was also a small camp bed folded in the corner.
"You see, there is nothing my uncle can do about Lao Yang's suffering, but he is like this. What can I do? I can't tie him to the tool room to rest."
"Uncle Zhang, don't worry. I know it's definitely not you. Please tell me. Lao Yang is not allowed to go in to rest and is not allowed to wear cotton-padded clothes. What bastard arranged this."
"Hey, this is a long story, let me tell you..."
It turned out that the initial arrangement was for Lao Yang to be sent to the outskirts of the countryside for reconstruction, but Li Huaide thought that since Lao Yang was old, it would be better to stay in the factory and sweep the floors. However, he got the support of many people, and the matter was settled.
But when arranging department supervision, we encountered difficulties. Everyone said that he should accept the transformation voluntarily without supervision, but this obviously did not meet the requirements. It was Deputy Director Huang of the Materials Department who took the initiative to take over the supervision task.
Zhu Xuefeng decided to find some time to have a good chat about life with Director Huang. He was thinking about how to find an opportunity when this opportunity came to his door.
There was a commotion outside the office, with people yelling and yelling. Director Zhang opened the window and took a look in confusion.
"It couldn't be that something happened to Lao Yang. I saw many people heading towards his resting place."
Zhu Xuefeng's heart skipped a beat. It was public holiday time now. It was really possible. He quickly put down his tea cup and said, "Uncle Zhang, I'll go take a look. Don't show your face!"
Director Zhang struggled a little, but finally said decisively. "No, I have to go and take a look, otherwise I won't look down on you."
Zhu Xuefeng stopped him and said, "Uncle Zhang, it's better for you to stay. If you go to help, you might end up in trouble. You might as well take care of Lao Yang in private.
Director Zhang then sat down slumped. Zhu Xuefeng didn't stay any longer. He opened the door and rushed out. Sure enough, something happened over there. From a distance, he saw several old workers standing in front of him to protect him, and a dozen more on the other side. , waving his hands and shouting.
"Who asked you to wear suede shoes? Are you undergoing transformation or enjoying life? Look at us. Whoever has leather shoes, take them off!"
"Take off! Take off! Take off!" More than a dozen people actually showed the momentum of thousands of troops. It was during the public holiday. The movement here caused more workers to rush over after hearing the news. They quickly divided into two groups and began to Calling each other names.
The scolding soon turned into pushing and shoving. Seeing that the conflict was about to intensify further, Lao Yang stood up, held up two leather shoes and yelled.
"Okay, stop it. I'm taking it off. We're all from the same factory, so we're going to fight."
Lao Yang's roar attracted everyone's attention, and everyone stopped unconsciously. Only then did several workers blocking the front realize that the old factory manager had taken off his shoes and stood on the snow behind him. They couldn't help but feel aggrieved for Lao Yang. Several shed tears.
"You are still not human. How can the director of the factory help you? You can speak out with your conscience. Wouldn't your heart hurt if the director of the factory, who is older than your father, stands in the snow?"
An older worker stood up and blamed the rioters bitterly. The old worker's righteous words seemed to have some effect. Some people were quietly retreating, but more than ten people who were the first to find trouble still gathered in front. One of them, a man with a gloomy face, yelled with disdain.
"Don't make an issue of it. He is a ZZ sect and a member of the Third F. He deserves to freeze to death. You can't tell the difference between us and the enemy. You treat the enemy as ruthlessly as the autumn wind sweeps away fallen leaves! Hand over your leather shoes."
Lao Yang smiled miserably, raised his hand high, and threw the leather shoes out. The man looked at the angry workers blocking the front and smiled ferociously. He was about to raise his arms and shout slogans when he saw a young man carrying two leather shoes and separating them. He walked over, ignored everyone's gaze, walked straight to Lao Yang, and took out a pair of cotton socks.
"Uncle Yang, change into a pair of dry socks and put on your shoes." (End of Chapter)