Chapter 125 The Tradition of Apprentices
The atmosphere in the third uncle’s house was very bad. Yan Jiecheng sat angrily in front of the cabinet with his back leaning against the cabinet. The three children saw that the atmosphere was not good, and at the signal of the third aunt , after dinner, we went out early to watch the night view.
The third uncle was sitting at the door and refused to close the door.
“When you get home, your nose is not your nose, and your face is not your face. If you have anything in your stomach, just say it.”
“Master, why don’t we talk behind closed doors? , This house is so ugly that it is not allowed to be publicized.”
The third aunt looked at her husband and kept her voice down as much as possible. The door was open. I really don’t know what the head of the family was thinking.
The third uncle lost his former gentleness and elegance and slapped the book heavily on his lap.
"What an ugliness, what an ugliness. When we get married, we pay the bride price, and their family goes with the dowry. This is an ancient ritual, and it is natural..."
"But our family You can't say that doubling the betrothal gift means giving someone a dowry..."
After a while, Yan Jiecheng slammed the door and left, and heard the third uncle shouting from behind.
"You're done. Don't come back after you leave. I don't know who it is for..."
As he said that, the third aunt helped him in and closed the door. There was only the rustling sound.
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Zhu Xuefeng happened to walk to the door of the middle courtyard. Although his voice was not loud, he heard a few words. I guess Silly Zhu was right, it was just that the wedding gift and dowry had not been discussed. .
There are too many things to pay attention to in this wedding, especially the betrothal gift and dowry. According to the old etiquette in the capital, after the woman receives the betrothal gift from the man, she will send the dowry from her mother's family to the man's family in the afternoon before the wedding. .
The dowry for a middle-class family is generally 24 taels or 32 taels. In principle, the groom’s betrothal gift should be doubled in return.
It is really not easy to marry a girl!
Otherwise, why would there be such a thing as losing money? The money lost is the dowry.
The amount of the dowry is directly related to the new daughter-in-law's status in her husband's family, which is the new daughter-in-law's face. Of course, after the dowry comes over, it does not become the property of her husband's family, it is still the new daughter-in-law's responsibility. If they divorce later, the dowry will be taken away.
Zhu Xuefeng estimated that the third uncle wanted to take advantage of this and calculated it, but he made a fuss. This scholar has such a good face, so this matter is probably really dirty.
Zhu Xuefeng returned home, tidied up, and stood up while thinking about the drawings.
That night, Zhu Xuefeng went to bed very early and went to bed after drawing the drawings of the motorcycle factory because he planned to get up early at four o'clock to find the feeling of practicing Qi again.
When I came to the locust tree in the front yard of the courtyard, I followed the requirements of the exercise and entered the realm in a short while. But when I opened my eyes again, it was already an hour later. The effect today is obvious, but it will not be until the next day. Reaching level one doesn't seem to be that easy.
I took out the iron gun and played with it for a while, until I was sweating profusely, then I stopped. It was getting late, and everyone in the compound would be ready to go out in a while. It’s not a problem to practice in the yard all the time. Disturb others' rest.
We couldn't practice in this yard. There was no one at home, so Zhu Xuefeng saved himself the trouble and ate four more steamed buns. This seemed to be a bit too much.
It was quite early when we arrived at the workshop. Zhu Xuefeng did it on purpose. There is a tradition in this kind of old factory. It is unclear and you have to understand it yourself. The apprentice has to arrive early to do sanitation, fetch water and provide water to the master. Make tea, prepare materials, etc. Everything should be ready when the master arrives.
Just do it, there’s nothing to say, everyone is here this way.
"Brother Lu, Brother Yang, it's so early for you."
Beside Zhu Xuefeng's workstation are two apprentices from last year, both of whom are taking over and are waiting for the job exam in the second half of this year. After the grade is regularized, the grade exam will be taken twice a year, once in the first half of the year and once in the second half of the year.
They felt that there was no bottom line in the first half of the year, so they did not take the exam. You have to pay for the materials for the exam. These are the property of the country. Without control, everything will go wrong, and how much materials will be wasted.
They arrived very early today and had already started working. There should be two or three others inside who were also cleaning.
"Zhu Xuefeng, you came just in time, help lift this so that it can't be swept below."
The three of them came back together after fetching water. Zhu Xuefeng made tea for Master Lu, and the workshop was filled with people. People come one after another, and those who don’t have apprentices have to clean up on their own. "Master, morning..."
Today's work is the same as yesterday. There is no change. It is still the task of processing a first-level fitter. Zhu Xuefeng can easily guarantee a 100% success rate. .
But we still process each product seriously. What we are pursuing now is not speed, but proficiency and skills, and the feeling of the performance of metal materials.
It's time for a work break. Everyone has turned off their machines, some are drinking water, and some are walking out of the workshop. Zhu Xuefeng is still busy. The workpiece in his hand will be processed in a while, and he will take a break after finishing the work.
Uncle Niu and a few workers passed by and couldn't help but take a look.
"Master Lu, this apprentice is not bad, he does a decent job."
Master Lu could not restrain his pride and took a sip of tea.
"No, it doesn't matter who is the apprentice. Haha, Xuefeng, take a break after you're done."
"Okay, master, it's over."
The apprentice makes a face. , Master Lu was also very proud, and they walked away chatting.
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I went to the canteen at noon, but I still didn't hide away. Under the supervision of Master Lu, I cooked a meat dish. Fortunately, Shazhu's cooking skills were good, and the food was delicious. There are not many pieces of meat.
While everyone was resting, Zhu Xuefeng went to the entrustment store and borrowed a bicycle instead. The motorcycle was asked to leave by the leader in the morning and he did not know where it was sent.
"Brother Feng, you are here. What are you looking for this time?"
"Is there a small alarm clock here? Find one for me."
< br>"Brother Feng, you have come to the wrong place. You have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it. This thing is not valuable. Who can get it here? There are a few big pendulum clocks. They look pretty good. They are old foreign goods. How about I take you to the backyard to have a look?"
In fact, Zhu Xuefeng also knew that there was a supply and marketing cooperative, but he was used to asking for money when something happened, but he didn't expect that the store would not accept it at all.
"Come on, my house doesn't have such a big place to display this thing, you might as well keep it."
The two chatted for a while, collected the tickets, and left. They had to go to the supply and marketing cooperative.
There are many small alarm clocks in supply and marketing cooperatives, some from Beijing, Jinhai, and more from Shencheng. They all look good.
Zhu Xuefeng picked two at random, one with a "rooster" in Jinhai and one with an "I" in Shencheng. He tried to move the needle and found nothing wrong within two minutes, so he just If you want it, you don’t need a ticket.
Leave one for yourself and one for your younger siblings. It’s impossible to get up in the middle of the night to practice without a small alarm clock.
It's still early, let's go to the logistics again. I used the courtyard in Dongzhimen without saying a word. It's somewhat inappropriate. It's a good thing I didn't find it. If I found it, it would be embarrassing for both parties.
"Hey, Xiaofeng is here, come and sit around. It's been a few days since I reported for duty before I remembered to visit Uncle You. It doesn't make sense."
Zhu Xuefeng took out a bag of tea and shook it.
"I gave Uncle Zhang a bag of tea last time. I have to order it back. I haven't bought the tea yet, so how can I come to the door."
Director Zhang took it and took a look, what a great guy, Rushan Green Tea. Director Zhang loves tea and is a good judge of the goods. This tea is in short supply in the North, but it is not of a high quality and cannot be obtained at all.
(End of chapter)