A layman in the courtyard

Chapter 26
1954/2/8

the sixth day of the new year
Although the New Year has passed, the snow is getting heavier and heavier, and the wind is blowing the snowflakes, blowing on the faces of every passerby who is in a hurry, causing a bit of pain.

Cao Zhihua pulled on his newly made cotton-padded jacket, but he still felt cold, what a fucking life.

Walking to the security room of Lou's Steel Rolling Mill, where his old acquaintance Peng Hai happened to be on duty, Cao Zhihua opened a box of Labor brand cigarettes, took out one and handed it over:
"Uncle Peng, is Uncle Lou here?"

Peng Haifeng took the cigarette handed over by Cao Zhihua,
"Hey, Zhihua, Director Lou has been coming early every day recently. Are you looking for something to do with him?"

"Hey, my dad is gone, and we don't have a living at home. We can't just sit on the mountain and eat everything, right? Why don't we ask Uncle Lou to arrange a job in the factory?"

"Then go quickly. Director Lou is not busy right now. When someone from the government comes, he probably won't have time to take care of you."

Cao Zhihua clapped his hands,

"Okay, Uncle Peng, I'm going to find Director Lou first. You can do your work first."

Cao Zhihua came to Lou Bancheng's office with ease and saw that the door was open.He walked directly in and said:
"Uncle Lou, I'm here to report to you."

Lou Bancheng was fine at the moment. He saw Cao Zhihua coming over and waved.
"You're here? I'll have someone take you on board later. Are you sure you want to manage the warehouse? It won't be that easy for me to change your position in the future."

Cao Zhihua really thought about this problem. If he entered the workshop first, he would definitely not go there. It would be tiring and dangerous.

Secondly, I don’t want to sit in an office. I’m just a small boy. After I get there, I will be tightly controlled and have no freedom at all.

Neither does the technical department, they don’t have the capability.

Next is the Purchasing Section, which requires traveling all over the country. Now that we have just been liberated, it is not safe everywhere. In addition, there will be a shortage of materials in the Purchasing Section in the future. The work of the Purchasing Section will not be easy to do, with many tasks and tight pressure.

So all things considered, when it comes to fishing, it's really not as comfortable as a warehouse manager. After Factory Manager Yang has settled the matter, he has put in place rules and regulations so that no one above him cares about them, and no one below dares to mess with them. It's very comfortable.

"Uncle Lou, I've thought about it carefully. I'm going to work as a warehouse manager."

Seeing that Cao Zhihua was so determined, Lou Bancheng didn't persuade him much.Make a call directly

"Hello, Manager Liu? Come to my office."

"Hey, okay, Director Lou, I'll be there soon."

Not long after, I saw a short middle-aged man running to Lou Bancheng's office.

"Director Lou, do you have anything to arrange?"

Lou Bancheng pointed at Cao Zhihua and said
"This is my nephew who I have seen since childhood. He is assigned to work as a warehouse manager in a warehouse. The salary is set at 50 yuan a month. You are responsible for handling and handing over."

Manager Liu nodded and agreed quickly.

"Okay, Director Lou, I'll get there right away. Do you have any other instructions?"

"No, that's all. Zhihua, you and Manager Liu are going to hand over the work. The rest will be up to you."

"Okay, thank you Uncle Lou, thank you for taking care of me"

Lou Bancheng smiled and said nothing
After Cao Zhihua saw it, he and Manager Liu went to the Human Resources Department to go through the entry procedures.

"Master Cao, have you brought your household registration book?"

Cao Zhihua said to Manager Liu seriously:

"Manager Liu, I am not a young master. My family is poor peasants for three generations. Please call me Comrade Cao from now on."

After speaking, he put his hand into his bag, took out the household registration book from the space, and handed it to Manager Liu.

Manager Liu did not refute, he smiled politely and ordered directly.

"Xiao Wang, come here and fill in Comrade Cao's information quickly."

"Okay, manager"

"Comrade Cao has joined our factory. Does our factory need housing?"

Cao Zhihua was stunned after hearing this. Isn't Lou's Steel Rolling Mill a private enterprise?

“Are the rolling mills still allotted houses?”

"It's not about sharing houses. Many factory employees had no place to live before. Lou Dongxinshan rented part of his own house to them at a low price. If you need housing, we can arrange it."

Cao Zhihua felt that this could explain why most of the people in his compound lived in the steel rolling mill.

It is estimated that Lou Bancheng rented it out to these people, and later donated it after the public-private partnership.

As for Silly Zhu’s house, it must have been sold to him by his father who cooked and served Lou Bancheng?

It seems that Shazhu’s father and Lou Bancheng’s wife, Lou Tan, are brothers and sisters?

Cao Zhihua asked tentatively

"Are there any houses in the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluogu Lane?"

"Shen Juan, please check to see if No. 95 Nanluogu Lane is under the name of Director Lou. Is there any house left?"

"Manager Liu, this courtyard is a house under the name of Director Lou. There are many houses in this courtyard."

Manager Liu said politely to Cao Zhihua, "Comrade Cao, would you like to see which one is suitable?"

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Manager Liu, you have helped me a lot."

"It's okay. You're too polite. Let's see which one is more suitable."

"Okay, I want the two reverse rooms from the east wing of the front yard to the middle yard."

Shen Juan looked at Cao Zhihua, who was obviously from a related household, and said in surprise

"There are many houses in this yard, don't you want to choose a more suitable one?"

"Thank you, I will choose these two."

After Manager Liu saw Cao Zhihua’s selection,
"Comrade Cao, just choose it. Your file has been prepared. Here are your work badges, notebooks, pens, notebooks and pens for warehouse records. If you have a work badge, you will need to show this when entering and exiting the factory. "

After Cao Zhihua took the things, Manager Liu continued to make arrangements.
"Shen Juan, take Comrade Cao to get familiar with the working environment, and then take him to the courtyard to arrange the house."

"Okay, Manager Liu."

"Comrade Cao, please make arrangements today. Is there any problem with you officially coming to work tomorrow?"

"Manager Liu, there is no problem. You have been busy today after a hard day's work."

"It's okay, this is all work, okay, you go and do your work."

Cao Zhihua followed Shen Juan to the warehouse area of ​​the factory. The warehouse area and the production area happened to be in opposite directions, separated by the canteen where Sha Zhu worked.

A high wall was built outside the warehouse, and a 6-meter-wide gate was opened in the middle. There was a communication room and a rest room next to the gate.

This is where Cao Zhihua will work from now on, where he orders goods to be put in and out of the warehouse.

There are 8 large warehouses and a cold storage in the entire warehouse area. This warehouse area mainly stores daily necessities such as grain, tools and office equipment. Production materials such as steel rolling and accessories are not stored in this warehouse area.

The total area of ​​the reception room connected to the lounge is about 8 square meters, and there is a bed in the lounge.

There is a sofa and a desk in the reception room. The drawer under the desk is locked, probably for storing registration books and the like, an armchair, and a stove.

Cao Zhihua took a closer look at his future working environment and was quite satisfied.

The place is spacious, you can do whatever you want, and the location is very remote, no one will take care of it.

After reading it, hand over the keys to the warehouse and cold storage to Shen Juan.

Then she and Shen Juan went to the courtyard to hand over the house.

Cao Zhihua chose these two houses mainly because they happened to be next to Cao Zhihua's current home.

I just wanted to build a toilet last time, but it was not easy to do. This time it will be easier to get these two rooms.

At that time, it will be easier to build a wall to separate the open space or build a toilet directly in the open space.

As soon as Cao Zhihua and Shen Juan opened the door of the reverse room, the third aunt opposite came over to collect detective information.

"Zhihua, didn't you go to work today? Why are you back again?"

Although Cao Zhihua knew that as long as he told the situation, everyone in the courtyard would know about it by night, he could not hide the matter.

"Third aunt, I have completed the reporting procedures. The steel rolling mill knows that my family has a large population and my younger brothers and sisters are getting older, so they arranged two houses for me."

Cao Zhihua pointed at the upside-down room

"Okay, look, the two dormitories next to me have been assigned to me. My colleague Shen, who is not involved in human affairs, is here to take over."

When the third aunt heard this, she was extremely jealous and quickly said to Shen Juan

"Comrade Shen, you see, we have a very large family, including four like Zhihua's family. Can you also give us two rooms?"

Shen Juan's face tightened,
"What's wrong with you, comrade? Comrade Cao only has the right to be allocated a house when he joins our steel rolling mill. How is it possible that you have a large family and you have to be allocated a house?"

The third aunt was obviously not as skilled as the third uncle. Shen Juan talked to her and she was speechless.

Cao Zhihua didn't want to cause trouble, so he took a quick look at the two empty houses, handed over the keys to Shen Juan directly, and sent Shen Juan out of the yard. The handover was completed.

The third aunt was obviously unwilling to give in.

"Oh, Zhihua, Third Aunt wants to discuss this with you."

Cao Zhihua said impatiently,

"Third aunt, this matter cannot be discussed. There are so many people in my family and the house is not enough to live in, so I am sorry."

After speaking, Cao Zhihua quickly walked out of the yard and prepared to collect some ice cubes from the Yuhe River nearby.

Now you can store more ice cubes to make room, and it will be great to take them out to cool down in the summer.

　The picture was downloaded from the Internet. The author's computer skills are limited and the picture cannot be modified well. Please include more.

　　
　
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