Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 229 Visiting the Holy Land, Li Feng Was Spicy and Numb

After Deputy Factory Director Zhu shouted "Assemble!", the ceramic factory workers who had gotten off the train lined up one after another.

In those days, people generally obeyed orders from their superiors. Although the workers in the ceramics factory were ordinary people, Li Feng and the other workers had already lined up.

However, their drill skills are definitely not as good as those of soldiers who have undergone formal military training.

Deputy Factory Director Zhu began explaining the schedule to Li Feng and the others. Since they would be staying in Hongdu for three days, the first thing they needed to do today was to go to the hotel they had booked to drop off their luggage and rest.

Then it's time to eat.

After dinner, we will visit the site of the Hongdu Uprising and take photos. After all, this is the place where our predecessors fought, and we should write down our thoughts and feelings.

Li Feng had no objection to this.

After all, at this point in time, it's not too far removed from that era, and we can still see the most authentic traces.

Therefore, Li Feng could accept this.

Moreover, Li Feng has been traveling by sleeper berth for the past few days, so his mental state is excellent, and writing a personal reflection is a piece of cake for him.

It takes almost no effort.

As for Wang Liu and Zhou Jianjun, they were somewhat helpless. Although they had the energy, they didn't want to write these things, since they were too cultured for them.

of course!

Their educational backgrounds weren't low; Wang Liu had at least finished primary school, while Zhou Jianjun had finished junior high school. However, Zhou Jianjun didn't want to continue his studies, so he stayed at home unemployed for a while before his father got him a job at a ceramics factory.

Overall, Zhou Jianjun's educational background was quite good for that era.

Someone like him can also work in administrative units or government agencies.

However, Zhou Jianjun preferred throwing clay, so he didn't go to the administrative office of the ceramics factory.

If Zhou Jianjun were working in the ceramics factory's administration office now, he would probably be a clerk.

However, in a ceramics factory, the wages for a potter are much higher than those for a clerk, but career advancement is uncertain.

But with Director Zhou's help, I can at least become a grassroots leader.

People like Director Zhou are already considered middle-level managers.

After Deputy Factory Director Zhu finished announcing these matters, he led everyone to the reserved hotel.

Fortunately, the hotel was not far from the train station, so Li Feng and the other thirty-odd people carried large and small bags to the hotel.

To be honest, Li Feng's group of thirty-odd people wasn't particularly impressive, since at the train station, you'd see workers everywhere, like ceramic factory employees, carrying large and small bags.

So this is quite normal.

When they arrived at the hotel, Li Feng and the others were assigned a triple room.

The ceramics factory mainly booked triple and quadruple rooms at the Dongfeng Hotel.

There are fewer three-person rooms and more four-person rooms.

Li Feng guessed that the reason he and his group were able to stay in a triple room was probably because of Zhou Jianjun. After all, Zhou Jianjun was Director Zhou's son, and it was normal for them to receive slightly better treatment within the standard.

At this moment, Li Feng turned his luggage over, stretched, and yawned.

"I was really exhausted from the journey."

"Although I've been lying down for three days, I still feel a bit tense."

Upon hearing Li Feng's words, Wang Liu couldn't help but smile at him.

“We are much better off than everyone else in our factory.”

"You didn't see the dark circles under their eyes. They're much more tired than us."

"I just heard Li Hongqi say that he wanted to find a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner to loosen his muscles and bones."

He said he felt uncomfortable all over, from his neck down to his bottom.

Zhou Jianjun also smiled and said to Li Feng.

"yes!".

"Seeing them so upset makes me feel much better."

Seeing Zhou Jianjun's sly smile, Li Feng couldn't help but say something to him.

"You seem really happy."

Zhou Jianjun nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Of course not."

"It's because Li Hongqi and his group keep nagging us."

"It's just a small embryo, why are you acting so high and mighty?"

"They find fault with me in this way and that way."

"They said the interface wasn't secure, and that's why they needed to fix it."

"When I went to check, it turned out that it wasn't my problem at all."

Wang Liu nodded in agreement.

"yes.".

"It's always like this."

"But we can't say anything."

After hearing what Zhou Jianjun and the other person were saying, Li Feng asked Zhou Jianjun with some curiosity.

"Doesn't he know your father is the director?"

Zhou Jianjun nodded and then answered Li Feng.

"I know."

Li Feng was somewhat surprised.

"You know that, yet you still say it like that?"

At this point, Wang Liu began to explain to Li Feng that Li Hongqi was the nephew of the deputy factory director.

When Li Feng heard this, he already understood.

Since he's the factory leader's nephew, it's really hard to say, especially since he's the factory leader in charge of security.

Back in those ten years, the security department still wielded considerable power.

The main reason is that Zhou Jianjun and Wang Liu did not have any major conflicts with Li Hongqi.

Who can blame them when they have powerful connections?

Even Zhou Jianjun, at most, would just grumble a few words.

After Li Feng and the others put their luggage away, the staff accompanying Deputy Factory Director Zhu notified them to go down for dinner.

Upon hearing that they could eat, Li Feng quickly pulled Zhou Jianjun and Wang Liu to go eat.

After all, food on the train is expensive and unpalatable. Fortunately, Wang Liu brought some dry food, otherwise Li Feng really wouldn't have been able to stand it.

Li Feng planned to buy some food here on his way back before getting on the bus.

Otherwise, you'll suffer.

After Li Feng enjoyed the delicious meal, he couldn't help but sigh.

This is what tastes good!

The food on the train is definitely not as good as the food here. Although it's not as delicious as Sha Zhu's cooking, it's definitely much better than the fast food on the train.

Because Li Feng bought some food while he was in the car.

Li Feng found the food extremely unpalatable, even worse than that of a regular restaurant. This time, Li Feng finally had a decent meal.

The food is a bit spicy, but it's still bearable for now.

However, Li Feng also knew that the food on the train was unpalatable, but nowadays, most places don't have that kind of food.

But there's nothing we can do about it. After all, the country has only been established for a short time, and large sums of money are needed for national infrastructure and defense.

Therefore, at present, there are not many places that can be managed.

To have enough to eat, we need to rely not only on the government, but also on ourselves.

Deputy Factory Director Zhu began announcing where they would be going after lunch.

The first thing to do is visit the August 1st Memorial Hall.

After all, it was the site of the first uprising in Hongdu City, and it has profound political and historical significance.

In Hongdu City, there is another place of historical significance.

That was August 1st Square, which is now called People's Square. At that time, August 1st Square did not yet have a memorial tower.

Of course! This is just today's itinerary.

Tomorrow, we will also visit Comrade Fang's Memorial Park and the former sites of the Fourth and Twentieth Armies.

As for the third day, you can have half a day of free time.

In the morning, we were going to visit and learn from the Hongdu Porcelain Painting Street.

of course!

These arrangements were all made by the factory.

After all, the factory has done a lot of red education for its employees, and the factory has also compiled the education of each employee into a booklet and reported it to the higher authorities.

It's only because the ceramics factory has the resources that it can do this; other factories simply wouldn't have enough time to come here.

Moreover, even if it's red education, it's just learning from books.

However, Li Feng had a feeling that it was a trip paid for with public funds.

Although Li Feng thought so, this time his words were still educational.

Moreover, Li Feng had never been to these places before, so this was a good opportunity for him to see where his ancestors had struggled back then.

At this moment, Deputy Factory Director Zhu began to deliver a passionate speech to the crowd.

"Our main purpose in coming here this time is to learn from the fighting spirit of our predecessors, so the senior management of our factory believes that..."

"This activity was very educational."

"Visiting the places where our predecessors fought is another form of remembrance for us."

"As Mr. Li said, 'Remembering the bitterness of the past makes us appreciate the sweetness of the present,' which means that we can only appreciate the sweetness of the present by remembering the bitterness of the past."

"So after you finish visiting the memorial hall, each of you has to write down your thoughts for me."

Then Deputy Factory Director Zhu turned his gaze to Xiao Zhou Dao beside him.

"Xiao Zhou".

"Write down what I just said and put it in writing so you can file it when you return to the factory later."

"You must complete each learning record on time, understand?"

At this moment, Xiao Zhou quickly nodded to Deputy Factory Director Zhu and replied.

"I see.".

Deputy Factory Director Zhu nodded in satisfaction.

at this time
Li Feng waited quietly in the queue.

The others, however, remained expressionless.

Writing reflections is no problem for Li Feng, but he doesn't know how to do it for them.

After Deputy Factory Director Zhu finished speaking, he led the team off.

Li Feng and the others followed behind, all standing in a line.

Looking at the team, Li Feng noticed that they were quite well-behaved.

Li Feng noticed that the group was marching in perfect unison.

Fortunately, the hotel is not far from the August 1st Memorial Hall, otherwise it would have been quite uncomfortable.

quickly

Li Feng and his group quickly arrived at the August 1st Memorial Hall.

This area is located in the most prosperous central area of Hongdu, where most of the two- or three-story buildings and department stores are concentrated.

Therefore, there are a lot of people here.

When Li Feng's group went inside, Li Feng found that there were many cadres there.

At this point, Li Feng guessed that these people were probably cadres from other places.

Because Li Feng heard many different dialects.

Li Feng couldn't understand many of the local dialects at all.

However, this did not prevent Li Feng and others from paying homage to their predecessors.

At this point, Deputy Factory Director Zhu began to explain the situation here to Li Feng and the others.

There are five ruins here.

These are the former headquarters, He Jun's headquarters, Ye Jun's headquarters, Zhu De's officers' training corps headquarters, and Zhu De's former residence.

Judging from the ease with which Deputy Factory Director Zhu spoke, Li Feng felt that Deputy Factory Director Zhu must have come many times.

Otherwise, he certainly wouldn't know so clearly.

However, looking at the traces on these buildings and the old objects with a sense of history, Li Feng felt as if he had entered that era of war.

of course!

These ancestors have not passed away; they still live on this land, whether it be Mr. Li, Mr. Wu, or General Manager Zhu, etc.

They are all still alive.

They lived through those war years; without their struggles, there would be no Li Feng and others today.

At this moment, Li Feng felt that they were very close to him.

Next, Li Feng and more than 30 others stood in front of the square building. At this moment, Deputy Factory Director Zhu addressed everyone.

"Take the picture now."

Then Li Feng and the others automatically lined up in three rows.

Finally, with a click, the camera quickly captured Li Feng and the others.

After taking the photos, Li Feng and the others started walking to Bayi Square, which is now People's Square.

Li Feng knew that going to People's Square was also for taking pictures, but it didn't matter.

After all, this is just the procedure. In this era, there are no memorial towers or anything like that, so if Li Feng and the others go there, it's only to learn from the spirit of their predecessors.

When Li Feng and the others finally saw a large square, they knew they had almost arrived.

After Deputy Factory Director Zhu found a suitable spot and everyone took a photo, he announced some things to everyone.

These are all questions about accommodation; the rooms have already been assigned.

So he only talked about some details.

When Deputy Factory Director Zhu announced the end of today's schedule, Zhou Jianjun, Wang Liu, and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, they were exhausted from a long day and all they wanted to do was go back to the hotel and lie down to sleep.

Next, we brought them back.

It was almost 6 p.m. when Li Feng and the others returned to the hotel.

At 6 p.m., Li Feng ate the most authentic Jiangxi cuisine at this hotel.

The food at lunchtime wasn't anything special.

Even Li Feng could handle the spiciness of lunch, but in the evening, Li Feng and the others truly experienced the spiciness of Jiangxi cuisine.

This made Li Feng question the meaning of life.

Li Feng had eaten Sichuan cuisine made by Sha Zhu in Beijing; it was either numbing and spicy or fragrant and spicy, but this spiciness was definitely extra spicy.

At this moment, Li Feng felt that his tongue no longer belonged to him.

So Li Feng quickly asked the hotel staff for water.

Otherwise, the spiciness would be unbearable.

At this moment, Zhou Jianjun put down his chopsticks and bowl, and then, while taking a deep breath, he spoke to Li Feng and the others.

"Are the chili peppers in Jiangxi cuisine free?"

"They actually put in so much."

"Just in terms of spiciness, I feel it surpasses even Sichuan and southern Hunan."

Wang Liu then said to Zhou Jianjun with a look of agreement.

"I think so too."

"But I feel like this spiciness is really intoxicating."

"Even though it's very spicy, I don't know why I still want to eat it."

After saying that, Wang Liu picked up another piece of food and ate it.