Yang Xiaotao looked around, finally feeling a bit like modern civilization.
It's just that in this era there were no TVs, no refrigerators, and no computers.
The exchange column provided by the system only contains daily necessities, not any of these electrical appliances.
In other words, even Yang Xiaotao would not dare to redeem it.
With the urine of the beasts in the courtyard, as long as he dares to redeem it, he will definitely report him for speculation in the next second, which is related to capitalism.
When the time comes, I won’t know for sure, it’s possible to eat peanuts.
No, it is definitely!
Therefore, it can only be used for lighting.
Xiaowei happily turned around the light bulb, feeling like a moth flying into the flame.
Yang Xiaotao didn't care about her either.
When I walked to the desk, there was no typhoon, but fortunately the light above my head was bright enough.
Open "Mechanical Principles and Structure" and continue reading and studying.
In the entire courtyard, the front yard and the back yard were dark. Only the amp in the middle yard emitted light, which made people who got up at night feel uncomfortable when they saw it.
Silly Zhu put his hands in his sleeves and came back from the toilet. There was still dirt on his shoes. He accidentally broke off a piece and turned around, almost spraining his foot.
At this time, I looked at Yang Xiaotao's house and wondered if I should also get a light bulb.
Everyone has their own plans in mind.
…
Time flies and New Year's Day of 1959 has passed.
Yang Xiaotao got out of the bed, pinched his cold nose, checked that it was still early, and leaned into the bed again.
I turned off the electric blanket and stayed there for a while before getting up.
I have to say that with the electric blanket, I can finally live a warm life, even if I am alone...it's okay.
I put on my thermal underwear, put on a thick sweater and woolen pants, and covered it with an old cotton-padded jacket. In this way, I finally kept the cold out.
He stood up and put on his cotton shoes. These were also redeemed leather shoes. After smoothing the labels, he was not afraid of others seeing them.
He took the extinguished stove to the yard, dumped the ashes, lit the briquettes again, then heated up the leftover meatballs and cabbage from last night, soaked the steamed buns and ate them all.
Take out the kettle, fill it with hot water, put on your leather gloves, carry your bag and go out to work.
This winter is very cold, at least colder than last year.
It had just entered the twelfth lunar month, and there was a snowfall in Sijiucheng. It fell to the ground in a fluttering way, covering the ankles, and made a crunching sound when stepped on.
Walking out of the courtyard, the snow at the door was piled in the corner and has not melted.
At the entrance of the alley, there are fewer children who usually play nonsense. The scene of snowball fights in my memory did not appear. They all stayed at home.
Outside the alley, a group of people were organized by the street and swept the streets with sweeping poles, pushing aside the broken snow, but the road was still muddy.
In the era before cement and asphalt roads, a heavy snowfall would make travelers exhausted.
"It would be nice to have a car."
Yang Xiaotao picked up the clean place and walked around, jumping up and down, going around in circles. He missed the electric car in his previous life more and more.
Of course, buying a car in this day and age is simply impossible.
Bicycles are fine, but this bike is not easy to buy either.
Not only money but tickets are required.
It was much easier to buy than the luxury car he longed for in his previous life.
The difference is that before time travel, he didn't even have the chance to buy one. But now, with the help of the system, there is still a great chance of buying a luxury car of this era.
Follow the crowd to the steel rolling mill, enter the third workshop and prepare to start work.
People around said hello together, and many people's faces were blue from the cold. Fortunately, they were warm in the workshop. Everyone moved their hands and feet and got ready to work.
"Xiao Tao, you're here so early!"
Wang Fa ran into the workshop wearing a military coat and then began to take off his clothes.
Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Team leader, I almost didn't finish yesterday's work. Come here early today."
After entering the twelfth lunar month, the factory assigned more and more tasks, and the tasks undertaken by their third workshop were doubled than before.
There are still the same few machines, and the number of manpower has not increased, so the tasks can only be divided evenly. And because their team performed well, they were allocated more.
Of course, because of this, they received a lot more rewards.
Just like when wages were paid at the end of December, each person in his group not only received an extra pound of meat, but also received five more pounds of national food stamps.
This also made people in the workshops happy. Many workshops also introduced incentive measures, and the enthusiasm for work was even higher.
"You are now better at making level five workpieces than me. I really don't know how you developed your benchwork skills."
Wang Fa rolled up his sleeves and sighed.
Now the main task undertaken by their group is the grinding and manufacturing of Level 4 and Level 5 workpieces.
Among them, he is responsible for the fifth-level workpieces. Although Yang Xiaotao is a third-level fitter, he is responsible for the production of fourth-level workpieces.
Sometimes he also helps with some simple fifth-level workpieces. His ability is outstanding and he is the only one in the entire third workshop.
The rest was left to Che Wenwei and others to complete.
"This is all about practicing more and studying more!"
Yang Xiaotao said with a smile, Wang Fa didn't refute either, mainly because he didn't know whether he should refute or not.
"I'm just looking forward to taking the grading exam right now to see if you can pass the Level 5 fitter exam directly."
"That's not possible, we have to do it step by step."
"Hey, no one in the whole workshop knows what you are capable of, so just pretend here."
"Hahaha"
Che Wenwei and the others next to him also came over, "Don't worry, team leader, our team will have to improve a lot after the next assessment."
"Yes, I'm also waiting for the assessment."
Li Nan came over. During this period of time, he had followed Yang Xiaotao and learned very fast, almost catching up with Zhou Peng's speed. However, several people were full of confidence in the third-level fitter assessment.
"I also want to enter Level 4!"
Li Wei said expectantly from the side, while Che Wenwei next to him said angrily, "You think about it? I still think about it!"
"My years of experience as a fitter are about to be surpassed. Where can I put this face?"
"Where to put it? Of course, put it in your crotch. It won't leak out and it will keep you warm."
"Come on, little plum, you've got the patience."
"Viagra, Viagra, I was wrong, please spare my life."
Yang Xiaotao watched the harmonious scene, and also joined in to watch the excitement. In the end, Li Nan was given a pack of cigarettes, and that was the end.
Several people got into work mode.
In the first workshop, Yi Zhonghai concentrated on cutting workpieces. At this point, he relied more on experience and the feeling of his hands when working.
So when he was working, no one around him dared to come close, for fear of disturbing him.
It wasn't until an hour passed and the workpiece was finished that Yi Zhonghai straightened up and moved his sore arms.
At this time, Jia Dongxu, who was working on the side, came over and handed over the water glass.
"Master, please sit down and have a rest."
Yi Zhonghai took a sip from the water glass, and then heard Jia Dongxu ask, "Master, I heard that the second aunt got up at night and fell at the door?"
Yi Zhonghai nodded. He heard Lao Liu talk about this when he left in the morning.
Fortunately, the fall was not serious, and it was just fine after lying at home for two days.
"Master, it's cold today and it's dark underfoot. I think we should get an electric light."
Jia Dongxu said carefully from the side, but Yi Zhonghai raised his head and glanced at him.
Just one glance made the things brewing in Jia Dongxu's stomach bottle up in his heart, making him unable to express them.
Yi Zhonghai said nothing, thinking about this matter in his heart.
If in the past, no one would open this end, that would be it, but now.
The bright lights in Yang Xiaotao's home made people in the courtyard jealous.
"I'll go back and ask about this."
Yi Zhonghai thought it would be better to discuss it with Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui.
Jia Dongxu nodded dully. In fact, he wanted to take the opportunity to install electric lights at home, but he just didn't want to spend money.
"Okay, then do you want to hold a hospital-wide meeting?"
"No, it's freezing cold, so there's no need!"
Yi Zhonghai rejected Jia Dongxu's proposal and really wanted to hold a conference. Wouldn't that be an expansion?
This goes against his recent principles.
Jia Dongxu said "Oh" and returned to his work station. The people in the same team looked at him with disdain. A first-level fitter didn't work hard and fawned over this and that all day long. He really thought he was a nobody.
The team leader was also helpless. In this workshop, apart from Director Sun, Yi Zhonghai was the loudest one, so he didn't dare to offend him.
After get off work, Yang Xiaotao worked overtime, and when he returned to the courtyard, it was already sunny.
I kicked my feet in the mud and walked into the house.
Turning on the light, the room was warm. Yang Xiaotao knew that Uncle Chen helped to bake the stove.
I took off my clothes and shoes and started to clean them with a rag. The mud on my feet would have caked in the morning if I didn't wipe it clean.
In the Jia family, Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu were talking.
"Why is that guy Yi Zhonghai so deflated?"
Jia Zhang heard that Yi Zhonghai did not come forward to hold meetings, and recently he did not get involved in the "war" between the Jia family and Yang Xiaotao, and he no longer supported the Jia family on weekdays. He felt uncomfortable and was scolding Yi Zhonghai at this time.
Woolen cloth.
"Who knows, but he said he would discuss it with Liu Haizhong, but he doesn't know what will happen in the end!"
Jia Dongxu picked up the kerosene lamp, and the stick on the side stared at the little eyes, following the flames.
"If you ask me, just pull out a wire. Anyway, there are ready-made stakes. Why split one!"
Jia Dongxu said angrily, and Jia Zhang on the side also nodded.
"Everyone will be like this when the time comes. Let's see what he does."
Mrs. Jia Zhang also wanted to use the power of the whole hospital to force Yang Xiaotao, and imagined that her grandson would learn better if he installed light bulbs in his home.
"Let's wait and see."
In the backyard, at Liu Haizhong's house, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Fugui discussed matters together after visiting their second aunt.
"First Master, Second Master, I think this light is very necessary, especially at the gate. Having a light is not only convenient for people coming back at night, but it can also show the spiritual civilization of our yard. It will also look good in the street office."
Yan Fugui was the first to express his opinion, but no one believed what he said.
Yi Zhonghai didn't expose it. If something like this happened at Liu Haizhong's house, he was afraid that if he did it, he would suffer the consequences, so he agreed to pull the wire.
"You can pull it, but how to pull it is the problem."
As Yi Zhonghai spoke, several people fell silent again.
Yang Xiaotao was the first to get electricity, and the wires and stakes he bought were all paid for by himself. It was impossible for them to have sex for nothing.
Yan Fugui had already tried it before.
"I asked the power supply bureau that there is only one line in this alley."
"In other words, if we want to electrify, we must separate it from that root."
When Yi Zhonghai opened his mouth, several people's faces turned ugly.
When Yang Xiaotao pulled the wire, they laughed at him, but now they are so short-sighted that they only feel pain when they slap him in the face.
"In other words, everyone has to look at this guy's face!"
Liu Haizhong was furious.
It would really harm the second uncle's face to ask him to go to Yang Xiaotao in a low voice.
Yi Zhonghai also didn't want to get involved, but he, as a big man, had to come forward in this matter.
Yan Fugui rolled his eyes and then said, "How about we go directly to the street to handle it."
"Let the sub-district office come forward, and whoever wants to pull the wires will share the cost, and no one will suffer."
Yan Fugui understood that Yang Xiaotao couldn't take advantage, so he found another way and shared it equally with everyone, so he could get less.
Besides, the light at the front door is right outside his house, doesn’t it mean it’s the same as his own house?