Courtyard House: He Yuzhu started in 1948

Today is the Lantern Festival, a day when everyone values ​​family reunion.

That evening, Li Hongying was staring blankly at a piece of scrap paper with a drawing on it on the table at home. When her husband, Lin Zheng, returned home, he saw Li Hongying staring blankly at him and couldn't help but walk over out of curiosity.

Lin Zheng was one of the people in charge of police work in Beiping. He not only had to take over the old police officers, but also had to screen them and carry out a series of important tasks such as arresting spies and cracking down on organized crime.

Lin Zheng rarely goes home, usually eating and sleeping at his office. Today, he finally came home, only to find Li Hongying deep in thought, unaware of him.

"What's on the paper? I didn't even see it when I got home?"

Lin Zheng walked to the table, sat down opposite Li Hongying, pointed at the paper in her hand, and teased with a smile, "Does this involve any secrets? Can I look at it?"

"It's watchable, a young man's little invention."

Li Hongying handed over the draft paper. "I've made friends with a little girl, and she showed this to me. This is a sketch. I think this kind of vehicle should be promoted in the city. It can greatly save manpower and make the circulation of goods more convenient, thus reviving Beiping's economy."

Hearing Li Hongying's words, Lin Zheng became interested. While looking at the drawing on the scrap paper, Li Hongying came over and explained, "This is a bicycle. Tian Zao said it's called a 'backward donkey' because the two wheels are in the front..."

This is a very simple car; you can understand it at a glance.

Upon seeing it, Lin Zheng immediately recognized the advantages of this backward-riding donkey cart. It was a rural handcart, except that while the handcart was pulled by people, this cart was propelled by a chain by pedaling, saving manpower and allowing for the transport of more supplies.

It is indeed a good product.

Lin Zheng took a liking to this car at first sight.

With this, rickshaws can basically disappear from the historical stage.

Li Hongying continued, "However, manufacturing this kind of car requires a lot of steel, but the steel mills in Beiping are all shut down and can't produce any iron at all."

What Li Hongying said was true. The siege lasted more than fifty days, forcing many factories to shut down. Now that the army has entered the city, although they haven't harmed anything,

"Don't worry, the city government has already convened a meeting with business owners who haven't left the city to encourage them to resume work and production. Many business owners are very interested."

Lin Zheng was in charge of police work, so he was aware of some of the superiors' movements: "The higher-ups have instructed us to ensure the safety of factories that have resumed production and not to let them be sabotaged by spies. Once the steel mills resume operations, raw materials from Northeast China will be delivered continuously, and then we will not lack raw materials."

Economic recovery is also one of the important responsibilities of receiving cadres.

It's not that they don't understand economics, but rather that they haven't been able to conquer major cities before... Don't assume they lack economic talent... From the beginning in Jiangxi, they have always focused on economic development and have never fallen behind.

The team that took over Beiping now also has economic experts... it's just that the current economic focus is on the Northeast.

"May I take this sample drawing of the 'backward donkey cart' to report to my superiors?"

Lin Zheng's rank is higher than Li Hongying's, so he can get the blueprints to the higher-ups who can make the final decision much faster.

Li Hongying didn't refuse, but said, "This was designed by my sister's friend. Should we tell him before using it?"

At this point, Li Hongying paused for a moment, then continued, "Do you know who her friend is? It's that young man who guarded the flag at No. 5 Middle School, his name is He Yuzhu..."

It's him?

Lin Zheng had naturally heard of He Yuzhu's name.

Before the army entered Beiping, the Fifth Middle School was a very important branch of the organization, and the fact that the Fifth Middle School raised the flag was naturally not a secret. He Yuzhu, at the age of fourteen, was able to disregard the guns of the secret service agents and sacrifice himself to protect the flag, which was already a good publicity story.

I never expected that the child would know about design.

"What's going on with your sister?"

Lin Zheng put the blueprints aside and asked Li Hongying, "Judging from your tone, you seem to really like your younger sister."

"Yes, she's a very bright young girl. Her relationship with He Yuzhu is quite special..."

Women are born to love gossip!

Li Hongying was no exception.

After listening to Li Hongying's story, Lin Zheng laughed heartily. He also found it very interesting. However, he reminded Li Hongying not to meddle in other people's affairs. In their eyes, He Yuzhu and Tian Zao were still children and far from being at the point of discussing marriage.

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When He Yuzhu first met Li Hongying, he knew he had to keep a low profile.

That backwards donkey... When He Yuzhu designed it, he was just using something that had been phased out in later generations. He never expected it to be such a rare item in this era.

It's a pity that there's no intellectual property protection law these days, so he can't get any copyright fees for his designs.

He Yuzhu only felt a little regretful and didn't take the "intellectual property fee" too seriously.

Even if it were available now, He Yuzhu might not take it.

What he has to do is lie low... Even if things are more open now, what about ten or twenty years from now?

When He Yuzhu heard Li Hongying say that she wanted to use the design drawings of the "backward donkey" for mass production, He Yuzhu immediately expressed his opinion: "Sister Hongying, when I designed this thing before, I was just imitating rickshaws, handcarts and bicycles. It was a hybrid... I didn't expect it to be of so much help to you. There's no need to tell me about such a small thing. Just take it and use it!"

Li Hongying didn't expect He Yuzhu to say that, and laughed, "Our discipline is not to take a single needle or thread from the masses. Your design is useful, how can we take it without asking?"

I originally thought He Yuzhu was just a hot-blooded young man who was not afraid of power, but I didn't expect him to be such a treasure.

He Yuzhu quickly said no, that it was fine to take it if he wanted. Seeing how understanding and righteous He Yuzhu was, Li Hongying couldn't help but praise, "Zao'er is so lucky to have met you, cough cough..."

Remembering her husband's advice not to get involved in young people's relationships, Li Hongying continued, "If your car design can be mass-produced, we will give you a reward."

"No, no need."

He Yuzhu instinctively assumed it was some kind of material reward and immediately refused: "Sister Hongying, I'm a member of the group, someone in the organization. It's not appropriate to talk about rewards. Don't we all value dedication?"

"You're quite enlightened."

Li Hongying subconsciously assumed that He Yuzhu's awareness was cultivated by teachers like Lü Qinghuan and Zhang Tianyong from No. 5 Middle School. Thinking of the information she had researched about He Yuzhu's time at No. 5 Middle School, she asked with a smile, "Don't you like to call people by their official titles? Why are you calling me 'sister'?"