It all starts with killing the vicious dog

Chapter 215 Little Thief
In one afternoon, Zhao Shanhe proved his strength.

Many second-level skilled workers cannot repair several pieces of machinery and equipment alone.

When getting off work, Qin Shizhong came to the factory director's office.

"Old Qin, is it Xiao Zhao's business?" Liu Jianfei was thoughtful.

"Yes." Qin Shizhong nodded.

"I can't control him, or?" Liu Jianfei frowned.

"Director, Xiao Zhao's abilities are good, and he repaired five machines in one afternoon," Qin Shizhong said.

"You didn't lie to me?" Liu Jianfei was dubious.

"Everyone in the workshop can sit in the township. The first machine repaired by Xiao Zhao is a rolling mill operated by Xu Kai, a worker in the rolling workshop." Qin Shizhong explained the situation in detail.

"Okay, I'll notify the personnel department and raise his technical level to level two." Liu Jianfei laughed.

"Director, if there is nothing else, I'll go back first." Qin Shizhong turned and left.

Xuyang Steelworks currently works at sunrise and rests at sunset, and there is no night shift yet.

At present, there are not many orders, and I will get off work around [-] pm.

When there are a large number of orders, it is normal to work overtime at night until eleven or twelve o'clock.

Leaving Xuyang Steel Plant, Zhao Shanhe walked to the vegetable market.

With the money from selling gold, after buying the courtyard house, there is still a few hundred and fifty yuan left.

Zhao Shanhe, who plays an ordinary person as a guest, wants to experience the hard life.

150 yuan is not a small amount in this day and age.

Without a ticket in hand, he had to buy daily necessities at a high price.

When there are egg tickets, an egg costs five cents, but if there is no egg ticket, an egg costs ten cents.

After buying all the daily necessities and ingredients, Zhao Shanhe returned to the courtyard.

There are eight courtyards in the compound. The courtyard he bought is about 30 meters long and wide.

Entering the gate, there are two pigpens and a hut on the left, and a kitchen, a firewood room and a storage room on the right.

Right in front is a living room, with housing on both sides.

"There is only meat for sale in the morning, and we will have a meal tonight."

After making some seasonings, Zhao Shanhe fried two poached eggs and cooked a bowl of noodles.

After a simple dinner, he was too lazy to boil water, so he took a cold shower.

After sleeping until five o'clock in the morning, Zhao Shanhe went straight to the vegetable market.

Without a ticket in hand, he bought two catties of pork belly at half the market price.

Those who have a pork ticket can buy a catty of pork for one yuan, but he does not have a pork ticket, and it costs three yuan to buy two catties of pork.

Others are keen on fat meat when buying meat, but Zhao Shanhe only likes half-fat and half-lean meat.

The price of fatty meat is the most expensive, while the price of lean meat and ribs is much cheaper than fatty meat.

Looking at the things in his hand, Liu Dong from the No. [-] courtyard asked in surprise, "Xiao Zhao, do you want to buy such a big piece of meat?"

There are eight courtyards in the compound, Liu Dong lives in No. [-] courtyard, and Zhao Shanhe lives in No. [-] courtyard.

Liu Dong is his neighbor and a seventh-level skilled worker in the steel rolling workshop of the steelmaking plant.

Several workshops of Xuyang Steelworks have their own skilled workers.

In addition to the apprentices, the mechanic department is full of skilled workers from top to bottom.

With Liu Dong's salary, even if the family has a few mouths, they can afford to eat meat every now and then.

"Master Liu." Zhao Shanhe called out with a smile.

"How old are you this year?" Liu Dong changed the subject.

"21." Zhao Shanhe said casually. The age he made up for himself is exactly 21 years old this year.

"I heard that you have been rated as a second-level skilled worker?" Liu Dong asked again.

"Who told it? Why don't I know?" Zhao Shanhe was stunned.

"I have a friend who works in the personnel department of the factory." Liu Dong said.

After chatting with the other party for a few words, Zhao Shanhe returned to the No. [-] courtyard and cooked the pork thoroughly.

Cooked a bowl of noodles, solved the breakfast problem, and walked to the steel factory on foot.

The factory goes to work at [-]:[-] in the morning, and it takes half an hour for ordinary people to walk.

A few minutes later, Liu Dong was riding a bicycle, carrying his wife Li Xiuyun, and galloped away with his head held high.

Pork, beef, mutton, eggs, etc., as long as you pay more, you can buy them without a ticket.

Bicycles are not something you can buy with money, and you need a bicycle ticket to buy a bicycle.

Not long after going to work, Zhao Shanhe was brought to the personnel department by Qin Shizhong.

From an apprentice to a second-level skilled worker, the monthly salary has increased by 20 yuan, and the job certificate has also been changed.

Apprentices in technical positions are paid the same salary as raw workers, 40 yuan per month.

Shenggong means novices, and skilled workers represent skilled workers and skilled hands.

Xuyang Steelworks does not have five social insurances and one housing fund, let alone perfect attendance awards.

The employees are working hard, but unfortunately the management is too backward and it is difficult to improve the production efficiency.

Putting on a new job certificate, Zhao Shanhe followed Qin Shizhong to repair the machine all morning.

There is one more egg for lunch than yesterday. Xuyang Steelworks added an egg on Wednesday and a meat dish on Friday.

A few hours in the afternoon, Zhao Shanhe was still repairing the machine.

Seeing that he has a good maintenance ability, Qin Shizhong asked him to repair the simpler and lighter machines by himself.

When it was time to get off work, Zhao Shanhe walked home.

Go back to No. [-] courtyard, walk into the kitchen, open the cupboard and look, the meat bought in the morning is gone.

Looking at the ground, he could see the invisible footprints clearly.

"The footprints are not big, they are obviously children, and they got in through the gap under the gate."

"The meat is gone, and more than half of the rice in the crock is missing. It's a thief, but it's still a thief."

After thinking about it, Zhao Shanhe didn't make any noise, so he thought he was at a disadvantage.

Once upon a time, when he was young, he still stole other people's things.

When he was in elementary school and junior high school, he stole other people's watermelons, apples, cucumbers, and tomatoes.

It's not the day of rushing to the market (going to the market), and many things cannot be bought.

What should I do if I want to eat fruit that I don’t have at home?Saw it on the road, picked it up while no one was staring at it!
You steal my fruit and I steal your vegetables, which was very common in those days.

Of course, Zhao Shanhe has never done anything about going to other people's homes to steal things.

After calming down, I went out and bought some locks and some tools and parts.

Back in the courtyard, Zhao Shanhe put a lock on every door.

Before going out in the morning, the gate was locked, but the gap under the gate was too large because of the iron bar lock. Children aged twelve or thirteen, as long as they were not too fat, could sneak into his house through the gap under the gate.

After changing the lock, even a cat, let alone a human, can't get in the gap under the door.

After a simple dinner, Zhao Shanhe took a shower, washed his clothes, and slept in bed.

At five o'clock in the morning, he went to the vegetable market to buy another piece of meat.

When I returned to the compound, I met Liu Dong again.

"Xiao Zhao, did you buy such a big piece of meat again?" Liu Dong was stunned for a few seconds.

"Master Liu, the meat I bought yesterday may have been dragged away by the cat." Zhao Shanhe said.

Liu Dong was thoughtful, but didn't say anything. Without evidence, you can't talk nonsense.

After cooking the meat and having breakfast, Zhao Shanhe locked the door and went to the steel factory again.

It's hard to feel hungry. In the era of scarcity, it's normal for food to be stolen from home.

Once the food supply is sufficient, the situation of stealing other people's food will naturally decrease.

Not long after going to work, Zhao Shanhe received a job.

One machine couldn't work, and after a simple inspection, he fixed it in less than 10 minutes.

With the knowledge he possessed, spaceships can be built, and the equipment in a mere steel factory is not difficult for him.

"Xiao Zhao, can you still repair circuits?" Qin Shizhong asked.

"I like to study by myself." Zhao Shanhe said solemnly.

"I want to process a part, come with me, and I will teach you how to use a lathe." Qin Shizhong said.

(End of this chapter)