People in the Siheyuan: I am a Buddhist who is in a mess

Liu Zuoming did not give Yan Jiecheng any face at all, and cursed with a dark face.

Yan Jiecheng's pale face turned red and white, and he obediently went to the back to carry materials.

"Old Liu, just consider yourself unlucky to have such an apprentice. Do you dare to let him process parts?"

A familiar co-worker nearby joked.

"I just believed his lies. He's a hopeless case. He'll end up dying in a widow's belly sooner or later."

As Yan Jiecheng's master, Liu Zuoming knew Yan Jiecheng's situation. He gave up his job as an apprentice projectionist and slept with a widow. Now that they are married, he can't get rid of her.

However, Yan Jiecheng did have some of Yan Fugui's true qualities. He was very good at telling lies and kept exaggerating his relationship with Yi Zhonghai and Lin Yi.

Liu Zuoming didn't know what was going on, but he actually believed it and taught with all his heart.

Yan Jiecheng was not stupid and he learned the skills of a locksmith very quickly. Soon, Liu Zuoming started to assign some simple processing work to Yan Jiecheng.

Unexpectedly, Yan Jiecheng was absent-minded all day long when he was working. He either drilled the wrong hole or didn't clamp the workpiece tightly.

This is the second accident since Yan Jiecheng took over.

Liu Zuoming no longer intends to give Yan Jiecheng any more opportunities.

The drill bit damage is not a big deal, but it is not a small matter either. After all, it was not intentional damage. The tool wear and tear has increased, and at most I will be criticized.

If the salary was deducted, it would just be a way to scare Yan Jiecheng.

However, Liu Zuomin really didn't want Yan Jiecheng anymore. He yawned all day, and his eye sockets were blue. If it were in the past, anyone with a discerning eye would have been able to tell what was going on.

Just as Liu Zuomin scolded, they are either heavy smokers or playboys who visit brothels all day long.

Nowadays, smoking opium is not allowed. Anyone caught doing so will be shot or imprisoned, so the only thing left is visiting brothels.

Yan Jiecheng naturally didn't have the money to visit brothels, so there was only one possibility, which was that he was sleeping with the newly married widow all day long.

This is what Liu Zuomin dislikes the most, a young man who is obsessed with women's bodies all day long, it is obvious that he has no future.

"Go away, stop making things difficult for me. I have to go find Master Yi. I really can't take care of Yan Jiecheng anymore."

Liu Zuoming wanted to quit his job. Yan Jiecheng was his apprentice, and all Yan Jiecheng's production tasks were attributed to him as his master. Naturally, the production losses were also attributed to him as his master. Accidents happened every other day, and no one could handle it if someone else took over.

"Well, at worst, let him do the odd jobs. The master brings the students in, but it's up to the individual to practice. With his behavior, Master Yi would have a headache. Besides, there is no precedent of driving apprentices out in our steel mill."

The workers who were familiar with him knew that Liu Zuoming was just speaking in anger, so they just stood by and said comforting words.

"Hey."

Liu Zuoming got off the stage and put on the broken drill bit. He felt sad, but he also knew that what his co-worker said made sense. It was just a pity that he had lost his place as an apprentice.

As a fifth-level fitter, Liu Zuoming can only take one apprentice. Only if the apprentice passes the assessment and is promoted to a first-level fitter, he can be considered a master and Liu Zuoming can choose the next apprentice to be his apprentice.

Originally, I thought Yan Jiecheng, who was brought by Yi Zhonghai, was a good material. At the beginning, Yan Jiecheng was really fast at learning things, which made Liu Zuomin think he had found a treasure. Unexpectedly, he was just a showpiece.

"If I don't go out to teach for three years, I will have to lead for three years." Liu Zuoming lamented.

The steel mill has a regulation that regular workers are usually promoted from apprentices. If an apprentice fails to be promoted within three years, he or she can no longer continue to be an apprentice and can only work as a temporary worker in the steel mill.

That's why Liu Zuoming sighed that if Yan Jiecheng didn't come out for three years, he would have to guide him for three years and clean up Yan Jiecheng's mess for three years.

"If you have a chance, you can also mention it to Master Yi. Master Yi is not the kind of harsh person who is willing to teach you some skills in private, you will make a profit. It is not a loss to train an apprentice who has not been promoted for three years in exchange for a chance to be promoted to the sixth level worker."

The workers thought that perhaps Liu Zuoming would understand more.

He is about the same age as Liu Zuomin, in his forties, and it is indeed difficult for him to upgrade his benchwork skills to the next level. For people like them, if there is an eighth-level worker like Yi Zhonghai who is willing to teach them the skills, they really have a chance to move up to the next level within one or two years.

Level 6 workers are considered senior workers in the steel mill. Although their salary has not increased much, they have more subsidies and benefits.

"Lao Yi, there is a task that I hope you can participate in."

In the steel rolling mill office, in the huge conference room, only Yang Aiguo and Yi Zhonghai were present.

Yang Aiguo spoke to Yi Zhonghai solemnly.

Yi Zhonghai was stunned for a moment. He was frightened by Yang Aiguo's expression.

He had heard that when he passed the exam to become an eighth-level worker, the person who awarded the certificate said that he hoped to see Yi Zhonghai shine in a more important position.

At first, Yi Zhonghai didn’t understand, but as several original eighth-level workers of the steel mill left the steel mill quietly one by one, Yi Zhonghai had a premonition that this matter would come back to haunt him.

Yi Zhonghai wanted to refuse, but this time, he hesitated.

For some reason, Lin Yi's image flashed through his mind.

"Director, is it dangerous?"

Yi Zhonghai asked.

Yang Aiguo hesitated for a moment, then said, "It's in the rear. I don't know exactly where, but there shouldn't be any danger."

"All I can tell you is that this is a confidential mission. My responsibility is to hand over the best hands in the factory to the higher authorities. I don't know what you guys are doing specifically, and it's impossible for me to know."

"Old Yi, although you are not a member, this is the mission of the country and the obligation of every citizen. As the director of the steel mill, I hope you can carry forward your style and shine in a more important position."

Yang Aiguo was reluctant to send away the backbone of the factory's technical workers, but there was no other way. The superiors required that the steel rolling mill send two eighth-level fitters for assessment. If they passed the assessment, they would be taken away.

As Yang Aiguo said, he didn't know where exactly he was going, and he didn't want to ask. He was a soldier and a member, he had fought in the war, and he knew about the confidentiality regulations.

Yi Zhonghai remained silent and did not answer.

He was feeling very confused as he didn't want to agree. Several level eight workers who left left quietly and no one knew where they went. Even their families didn't know where they went.

Yi Zhonghai knew that if he agreed, the same situation would happen.

He only has one woman in his family, so logically, he should have no worries.

However, Yi Zhonghai thought to himself that he did not have this awareness. He just wanted to go to work properly and be the frog king in the small pond in the courtyard.

But I don’t know why, I feel an impulse in my heart, an impulse that makes my blood boil.

In particular, he didn't know why, but Lin Yi's image kept flashing through his mind.

Lin Yi's appearance became clearer and clearer.

Yi Zhonghai clearly remembered that the first time Lin Yi came to the courtyard was not long ago, just half a year ago. It was an evening and the sky was a little dark.

But under the light, Lin Yi took out the piece of cloth covered with medals and hung it on his chest.

Lin Yi said at the time, "This one was left by my first uncle, this one was left by my second uncle, and this one was left by my third uncle."

Suddenly, Yi Zhonghai knew why he thought of Lin Yi at this time, because Lin Yi had always looked down on him, the uncle of the courtyard house.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai understood why Lin Yi took special care of the deaf old lady as soon as he arrived at the courtyard, because in Lin Yi's eyes, the deaf old lady was his true family member.

Yi Zhonghai felt that he had been elevated. He also wanted to be Lin Yi's own person, not just because of the little relationship he had with the deaf old lady.

Yi Zhonghai wanted Lin Yi to call him "Uncle" willingly.

At this moment, the three words "Uncle" became particularly important in Yi Zhonghai's mind.

The "old uncle" in the courtyard is just a self-deceptive title and has no weight at all, but the old uncle that Lin Yi mentioned is the one that Yi Zhonghai wants.

Yi Zhonghai's silence and the changes in his facial expression were all seen by Yang Aiguo.

Yang Aiguo has experienced this kind of thing several times.

During the war years, he had seen the scene of selecting suicide squads. At that time, it was even more tragic and heroic than now.

Now is an era of peace, but peace does not fall from the sky.

Yang Aiguo, who had experienced the war, understood this better than anyone else.

Yang Aiguo was reluctant to let Yi Zhonghai go on the mission, but he had no choice but to give in for a bigger task.

Before Yi Zhonghai, Yang Aiguo had already sent away five level eight workers.

It was like a bottomless pit. He had no idea about these level eight workers. He didn't know whether they were dead or alive, or if they were in danger.