Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 22 The Thoughtful Silly Pillar
The next day

Li Feng got up very early.

One of the main reasons Li Feng got up so early was that he wanted to go to the factory for breakfast.

After all, there's no food at home right now, so I can at least get a decent meal at the factory.

Having a job now makes all the difference; I basically don't have to worry about food and drink anymore.

No wonder that in this era, becoming a factory worker is something many people aspire to.

When Li Feng arrived at the alley entrance, he ran into Sha Zhu.

When Sha Zhu saw Li Feng, he greeted him.

Li Feng felt something was off when he saw Sha Zhu.

In Li Feng's mind, the cook should have gone to the factory much earlier. Why was Sha Zhu only going to the factory now? Didn't Sha Zhu have to go to the factory to make breakfast?

So Li Feng immediately asked Sha Zhu this question.

Upon hearing Li Feng's question, Sha Zhu clapped his feet and smiled at Li Feng.

"Oh, this!"

“My apprentice did all of that.”

"How could I, as the master chef, possibly make breakfast?"

"Isn't this insulting?"

Upon hearing this, Li Feng asked Sha Zhu with some curiosity.

"Didn't you used to make breakfast?"

Sha Zhu nodded and said.

"Do it!"

"But back then, I was an apprentice. My master asked me to make breakfast. How could I not do it?"

"Now that I'm a mentor, I should enjoy the benefits of being a mentor."

“Apprentice and master! They must be different! Don’t you think so?”

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, Li Feng nodded.

What Sha Zhu said actually made no mistake.

Just as the two were talking, an old man rode his bicycle past Sha Zhu and Li Feng.

Sha Zhu greeted the old man.

Sha Zhu still respected the old man quite a bit.

Li Feng nodded to the old man.

After all, Yi Zhonghai was an old man in the courtyard, and they would see each other all the time. Li Feng had no grudge against him, so he also greeted the old man along with Sha Zhu.

An old man saw Sha Zhu and Li Feng greeting him.

Yi Zhonghai smiled and responded to Sha Zhu and Li Feng, then rode off on his bike in a flash.

Yi Zhonghai slowed down his cycling speed only after he had ridden quite a distance.

By this time, Yi Zhonghai already knew that Li Feng had found a job.

In the courtyard, everyone knew that Li Feng had found a job.

After all, these kinds of things spread very quickly.

Most people thought Li Feng was lucky to be able to stay in the city.

Yi Zhonghai felt fortunate that he hadn't directly agreed to Jia Zhangshi's request for Li Feng's house, but instead insisted on waiting until Li Feng moved out before helping Jia Zhangshi.

Otherwise, he would have made a grudge against himself and Li Feng.

If that's the case, it will definitely affect the weight of one's words in the courtyard.

This is a very bad thing for Yi Zhonghai.

Because of this incident, Yi Zhonghai became wary.

From now on, I need to think things through more often before doing anything.

Otherwise, who knows what might happen?

the other side

Li Feng watched Yi Zhonghai ride away on his bicycle, then he asked Sha Zhu.

"Shazhu, you've been working in the factory for so long, why don't you buy a bicycle?"

Sha Zhu answered Li Feng's question with a smile.

"A bicycle?"

"There's no need!"

"Anyway, the factory isn't far away. Wouldn't it be a waste to buy a bicycle? I can walk."

When Li Feng heard Sha Zhu's explanation, he couldn't help but point with his finger and then shake his head.

"You're wrong about that!"

"Did you buy a bicycle to save time walking?"

Silly Pillar asked a question.

"Isn't that right?"

Li Feng explained.

"Of course not." "What's a bicycle?"

"It's a man's image."

“When you ride your bicycle outside, people will pay more attention to you, won’t they?”

"Think about it, when you're riding your bicycle outside, all the young women and wives out there have to look at you, right?"

"Look at Xu Damao in our backyard, he rides his bike every day, and so many young girls rush to see him."

When Sha Zhu heard Xu Damao's name, he couldn't help but look at him with disdain.

"With his character?"

"He acts all high and mighty just by riding a bike."

At this moment, Sha Zhu realized that what Li Feng had said was indeed true.

Xu Damao is married but still attracts many women, which makes Sha Zhu angry. In the end, Sha Zhu is just envious of these things.

Sha Zhu is older than Xu Damao and doesn't have a wife yet.

Xu Damao has a wife, yet he still flirts with other women outside. How could Sha Zhu not be angry when he sees this?
Sha Zhu thought to himself, "I don't even have a wife yet, and you're always having women outside."

This comparison made Shazhu very angry.

You, Xu Damao, are just a projectionist, aren't you? What's wrong with me compared to you? Why don't I have a wife? This was what Li Feng said at this moment.

The problem must be that there are no bicycles available.

Looking at Sha Zhu's thoughtful expression, Li Feng couldn't help but wonder if Sha Zhu really wanted to buy a bicycle.

You need a ticket to buy a bicycle. Although Sha Zhu's salary is quite high, bicycle tickets or industrial coupons are not so easy to obtain.

Next

Once they exited the alley, the two went their separate ways.

Li Feng went to the ceramics factory, while Sha Zhu went to the steel rolling mill.

After arriving at the ceramics factory, the first thing Li Feng did was go to eat.

Anyway, the food at the factory is free, so why not take it?

After all, it's free.

Besides, all he had left was a few dollars, so he was pretty poor.

If we were to classify people by social class, I would definitely be a poor peasant.

The word "poor" alone can explain a lot.

In the courtyard house, there's probably no one poorer than you, right?
After finishing his meal, Li Feng found Master Wang at his workstation.

Master Wang was drinking hot tea at that moment.

So Li Feng immediately told Master Wang about his need to get a certificate from the personnel department.

Since it was something the neighborhood committee needed, Li Feng felt it was best to resolve it as soon as possible.

Master Wang was quite tolerant of this kind of thing, and he simply let Li Feng go.

He also gave Li Feng some instructions.

"When you get back, just go find Wang Liu."

Li Feng nodded respectfully to Master Wang.

"I see".

Next

Li Feng went to the personnel department of the administration building.

At this moment, Li Feng discovered that only clerk Xiao Li and Li Jianshe were in the personnel department.

After Li Jianshe saw Li Feng, he asked Li Feng a question.

"What do you want?"

Li Feng immediately smiled and said to Xiao Li.

"Brother Li!"

"The neighborhood committee asked me to come to the factory to get a certificate of employment, so I came to you to get a certificate of employment."

"Brother Li! Are you available?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jianshe realized that Li Feng had come to the personnel department for this very reason.

Li Jianshe directly helped Li Feng with the process.

Li Jianshe was young and didn't have many hidden agendas, so he readily issued an employment certificate to Li Feng.

After receiving his employment certificate, Li Feng couldn't help but express his gratitude to Li Jianshe.

Li Jianshe waved his hand and said.

"fine!".

"I don't even know how many employment certificates I've obtained."

"This is within my job responsibilities."

After thanking Li Jianshe again, Li Feng left.

Now that I have the employment certificate, all I need to do is give it to Director Wang of the neighborhood committee.

(End of this chapter)