Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

In the evening, Wang Jianjun returned to the courtyard carrying a bundle of wood.

The people in the courtyard were already accustomed to this scene.

Because Wang Jianjun brought back processed wood almost every day during this period.

I returned home and put the wood into the space, and the next second a brand new bunk bed appeared in the room.

Wang Jianjun's current house is quite different from before.

Mainly, there are a lot more furniture.

Canopy bed, cabinet, dining table, recliner.

These were all made by him in space with the help of auxiliary systems.

In order to avoid suspicion, he brought back some furniture parts almost every day these days.

At first, people in the hospital thought he was having a crazy idea, and a group of people were secretly waiting to see him make a fool of himself.

It was not until Second Aunt saw him painting a chair with tung oil in the yard that she realized everyone had been wrong.

The workmanship and quality of that chair looked better than the one her family had just bought at the woodworking club.

After all, it has been processed by the system, and the size has almost zero error.

These pieces of furniture were made by Wang Jianjun using the elm wood he had cut down in the back mountain last time.

Those woods are perfect for making furniture after being dried in the shade.

Wang Jianjun looked at the exquisite bunk bed in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.

These furniture were all made of mortise and tenon structures, so he even took a pack of cigarettes and went to the carpentry club to learn some tips.

This is what it feels like to have a home.

Just as Wang Jianjun was about to lie down to try out the bed's quiet effect, there was a knock on the door.

"Is Jianjun home? It's me, Third Uncle."

When Wang Jianjun opened the door, he saw the third uncle coming with Yan Jiecheng.

"Uncle, didn't I tell you that this is the only set of furniture we have? I can't get more."

Wang Jianjun thought that the third uncle was coming to ask about furniture again.

The furniture in his house has long reached retirement age, but he is reluctant to replace it.

It’s not that I’m short of money, it’s mainly because I can’t bear to spend it and I can’t get the tickets.

When he saw the furniture made by Wang Jianjun, he wondered if he could get a set at a cheaper price.

However, Wang Jianjun directly refused.

His explanation to others was that his uncle was a carpenter and the furniture was made specially for him by his uncle.

It doesn’t matter whether anyone believes this ridiculous reason or not, because no one will go to the countryside to verify it anyway.

The main reason why I don’t want to sell it to Yan Bugui is because it’s too troublesome.

His furniture was made by the system, and it was impossible for him to really make a set of furniture for Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui waved his hand and said:

"It's not about the furniture. I came here just to ask about your work."

"Oh? How do you say that?"

Yan Bugui smiled and said:

"Jianjun, you are working in the purchasing department of the steel mill now, right?"

Wang Jianjun nodded. He didn't deliberately hide his job, so it wasn't surprising that someone knew about it.

Some people have already heard that he got those two wild boars himself.

"Jianjun, I came here mainly to discuss something with you. You see, my son Jiecheng is still working as a temporary worker in the factory and has no formal job.

I thought that since you work in the purchasing department, it would be a waste if the workstation your father left for you was left empty, so could you sell it to my family?"

When Wang Jianjun heard this, he shook his head and said:

"I'm sorry, Third Uncle, I really can't help you with this. I promised my uncle to leave this job to my cousin."

Yan Bugui was a little disappointed when he heard this, but he couldn't help but ask:

"Jianjun, is there no room for negotiation on this matter?"

"I'm sorry, Third Uncle. I really can't agree to this. But I heard that our steel mill has plans to expand enrollment on a large scale in the next one or two years. When the time comes, you can go to the school and use your connections. Maybe you will have a chance to get a place."

The Red Star Primary School where Yan Bugui taught was an affiliated school of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

Most of the factory employees' children study here.

As a teacher there, Yan Bugui must have this way.

Yan Bugui's eyes lit up when he heard Wang Jianjun say this:

"Jianjun, is your information reliable?"

"I also heard it from a leader, and it's pretty close. But don't spread it around, after all, it hasn't been confirmed yet."

Of course, this news was made up by Wang Jianjun.

But he is sure that the steel mill will expand its recruitment.

Because the current steel rolling mill is still several thousand people short of the tens of thousands of employees mentioned in the drama.

As for the specific time, it is estimated to be one or two years.

Because China will start a large-scale steel production campaign starting next year.

As a major steel consumer, steel rolling mills should have expanded their recruitment at this time.

When Yan Bugui and Yan Jiecheng heard the news, they said a lot of nice things to Wang Jianjun and then took Yan Jiecheng back home.

He had to go back and think about whose connections he could use to save him some money.

Wang Jianjun curled his lips, this old Yan is really stingy.

He didn't even bring any gifts when asking someone for a favor, and he just said a few nice words when I gave him such important news.

Wang Jianjun didn't care about it too much. He only had some friendship with Yan Bugui in the hospital.

Although Yan Bugui is a stingy person, he has wide channels of information.

Wang Jianjun also often needed to ask him for information.

I shook my head and went back to the room. Just as I lay down and was about to try out the effect of the rocking chair, I heard two knocks on the door.

"Who?"

Wang Jianjun had no choice but to get up and open the door.

This time it was a different person, Liu Haizhong.

"What's the matter, Uncle?"

Liu Haizhong felt a little embarrassed when he saw Wang Jianjun because Wang Jianjun had embarrassed him at the last college meeting.

Although that incident was Liu Haizhong's fault.

But Liu Haizhong, who was very proud, naturally would not admit it, so he basically ignored Wang Jianjun during this period.

If Liu Haizhong didn't have something to ask him, he wouldn't have come.

Liu Haizhong looked at Wang Jianjun and said with a wry smile:

"Jianjun, Uncle Er wants to discuss something with you. I heard that you are working in the purchasing department now. You were the one who got the two wild boars from the factory last time, right?"

"Yes, that's the case. Any problem, uncle?"

Wang Jianjun just thought that Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui were here to buy his workstation.

"It's like this, my family's Guangqi is getting married next month. I plan to set up a few tables in the yard, and Shazhu will be the chef.

Everything else is easy to deal with, but I still have a lot of gaps in the food. I just want to ask if you have any way to help me purchase some things."

Wang Jianjun thought about it in his mind.

Although Liu Haizhong is a bit of a fool, he is at least the second in command in the hospital.

Doing a favor for someone can also protect you if anything happens in the future.

So he invited Liu Haizhong into the house and whispered:

"Second Uncle, I can't agree to this right now. Tell me exactly what you want and how much you want. I can only promise to keep an eye out for you when I go to the countryside."

Liu Haizhong nodded and said:

"That's right. I'm going to set up eight tables for Guangqi's wedding this time. Three tables will be for people from our courtyard, and the rest will be for relatives and friends of both parties.

Fruits and vegetables are not a problem. I can take care of them myself. The main thing we lack is meat. Take a look at what chickens, ducks, fish and meat we have and bring some of each to Second Master. Don't worry, Second Master will not give you less money."