Chapter 146

While Gu Qia of the Liang family was struggling in the provincial capital, Lin Siwei also encountered new problems.

As the most basic raw material for beer making, malt, their initial idea was to purchase it from surrounding malthouses.

However, Lin Siwei felt that relying on acquisitions would not guarantee the quality of malt, and could be manipulated if there was a shortage of malt on the market. The brewery’s current shortage of barley purchases is a good lesson for the future. There will be shortages of basic crops like barley, not to mention semi-finished malt? So after discussing with Wu Shanhai and inspecting surrounding manufacturers, they decided to make their own wheat.

After the barley is harvested, it cannot enter the malting process immediately. Instead, it needs to be stored for about 6 to 8 weeks to allow the barley to go through the dormant period and thus have the ability to germinate. Nowadays, the malting workshops of most manufacturers basically use box-type floor storage methods, but the main brewing factory is different. They are the first manufacturer in the province to adopt vertical silo storage.

Silo storage is more scientific and advanced. It can be mechanically lifted and can also automatically control temperature and humidity, which greatly improves the quality of malt. Now that Hu Qiaoying will have funds in place soon, Lin Siwei feels that it is better to directly establish a position and eliminate the old technology.

Liang Jinsheng is now very self-conscious as an "expert", and he also believes that Lin Siwei's idea is right.

The equipment is not difficult to buy. A phone call from Wu Shanhai will naturally lead to a colleague in the province to help introduce it. However, when he needs to go to the next city to place an order, Liang Jinsheng looks embarrassed.

What Wu Shanhai was thinking was that since the two of them were now in charge of the equipment technology in the factory, it would be natural for him and Liang Jinsheng to place orders.

And I won’t treat him badly when traveling on business.

Although Teacher Xiao Lin is usually strict with them, he is not stingy at all in this regard. But Liang Jinsheng was still unwilling to go on a business trip, saying that he could do whatever he wanted, but he had to go home every night.

When Lin Siwei heard about it, he asked Pang Jianping to ask for the reason.

Speaking of which, Pang Jianping is now well organized inside and out. She is meticulous in her work and is excellent in housekeeping. She also has a good temper. People in the factory are willing to tell her whatever difficulties, confusions or joys they have.

Teacher Xiao Lin is too young and too busy at work.

When Pang Jianping learned about it, he didn't make any fuss. He came to the malting workshop with a tea cup and stood next to the busy Liang Jinsheng.

Liang Jinsheng had just finished recording a set of data when he looked up and saw Pang Jianping looking at him with a smile.

"What's wrong with Accountant Pang?"

"Nothing. I just finished assigning tasks to the students. I have free time. Let's take a walk."

"Oh." Liang Jinsheng took off his gloves and walked to the tool box to drink water. He comes here every morning and always makes a thick cup of tea. The original white enamel jar has a thick layer of tea dirt on the inner wall, and the original color can no longer be seen.

As soon as he put his finger on the teapot, he said softly "Eh" and asked, "Did Accountant Pang pour me some water?"

The tea was hot.

Pang Jianping said with a smile: "I just saw that your tea jar was almost at the bottom, so I helped you fill it up." She pointed to the thermos bottle beside the tool box. The gesture was convenient and not intentional.

"But, you can't see the bottom. You put the tea leaves in such a thick layer. Even after drinking all the water, there is still less than half a cup of tea leaves."

Liang Jinsheng said with a smile, "The taste is strong."

"Don't worry about not being able to sleep." Pang Jianping asked again.

"Strong tea is just for refreshing. I don't drink it at night, so I drink it during the day."

"What's wrong, are you afraid of falling asleep at work?" Pang Jianping said with a smile, "Master Liang, are you a thief at night?"

Jin is the thief at night . A slang term used by Ling to describe people who don't sleep at night. It's actually a joke without any malicious intent.

Unexpectedly, Liang Jinsheng laughed twice, feeling quite ashamed: "It's almost like being a thief. I have someone in my family to take care of."

"Huh?" Pang Jianping felt that she might have touched the edge of the truth.

"Master Liang, you have a heavy burden." She deliberately did not ask directly. Because there is a high probability that the person Liang Jinsheng said needs to be taken care of is not the elderly at home. Taking care of the elderly is a matter of course, and there is nothing that cannot be said.

"It's heavy. So Section Chief Tan of our factory told me that the Grain School was looking for someone and asked me if I was willing. I came right away. After all, I can get an extra salary and reduce the burden on my family. "

"Then Chief Tan must also know about your family's situation, so he immediately thought of you."

"Yes. Chief Tan is a very nice person." After speaking, Liang Jinsheng was curious, "Do you know Chief Tan?"

"No. I know you." Pang Jianping covered her mouth and smiled, "But I heard that it was someone from your brewery who introduced you here."

"Yes." Liang Jinsheng nodded.

Pang Jianping said softly: "Taking care of people is the hardest, much harder than going to work. Master Liang, if you have any difficulties, just tell us, and we can find a solution together."

Liang Jinsheng twitched the corner of his mouth, and he smiled, but The smile was very forced.

"Fortunately, it's not really a difficulty. Every family has problems that are difficult to recite, so you have to find a way to get through it."

Seeing that he refused to say anything, Pang Jianping didn't ask further, and just nodded: "It's all like this, get through it." That's good. But..."

She paused and continued: "Sometimes I need help. If it weren't for Teacher Xiaolin's help, I might not be able to survive."

"Oh?" Liang Jinsheng was suddenly curious.

They have been working here for a while, but they have never seen Pang Jianping go home. She works during the day and lives in the factory at night, as if she has no family.

Pang Jianping said: "I am a homeless person. My husband's family doesn't want me, and my mother's family doesn't want me either. It was Teacher Xiao Lin who took me in."

"Teacher Xiao Lin... still cares about this?"

Pang Jianping said with a smile: "Do you usually see her in trouble? , think she is unreasonable?"

"No, no, no." Liang Jinsheng shook his head quickly, "I think she is just a little girl, so young, I thought she would only care about production and not care about such trivial matters."

"No, Xiao Lin. "Teacher, I just don't look good when I eat. In fact

, I'm very righteous." Liang Jinsheng felt a little excited when he heard what Pang Jianping said.

To be honest, he also wants to take out the difference subsidy, which is 50 cents a day, which is almost half a day's salary.

"Teacher Xiao Lin told me this morning that Master Liang refused to go on a business trip. Is there any difficulty at home?"

Liang Jinsheng lowered his head, remained silent for a moment, and said, "My son can't live without people."

"What's wrong with him? Is he sick? Pang Jianping asked with concern.

Her sincerity finally made Liang Jinsheng put down his guard. Liang Jinsheng let out a long sigh, as if he had sighed the sorrow of his entire life.

"Silly." Liang Jinsheng only said two words, and his head dropped even lower.

This made Pang Jianping unexpected. She didn't know how to comfort her for a moment, so she subconsciously said: "Master Liang, it's not easy for you. You should have taken care of you for many years, right?"

Liang Jinsheng nodded without shedding tears.

After more than twenty years, he has long accepted the reality and will no longer shed tears over this matter. He only mentions it occasionally, but he still feels pain in his heart.

"He was easy to take care of when he was a child, but now that he is an adult, he always doesn't sleep at night. His mother can't stand his troubles, so I let him sleep with me at night, so that his mother can get a full sleep at night."

"No wonder Master Liang . If you drink such strong tea, you really can't sleep well at night. You're afraid of dozing off during the day. "

"Yes, these are debugging machines. There can't be any mistakes. You can't doze off."

"Then I'll follow you ." Teacher Xiao Lin said, Master Liang, if you have any difficulties in work or life, you really have to tell us. Otherwise, you would think that the travel expenses are less, and you are not happy. "

"How could that be?" Liang Jinsheng hurriedly explained, "There is a small labor force in the family, and that boy is really good at eating. As long as I can make money, it's okay to make more or less. It's really inconvenient."

"Yes, I understand. Teacher Xiao Lin must understand. "

Of course Teacher Xiaolin can understand, not only understand, but also very sympathetic.

It seems that this veteran model worker and veteran who has worked hard for many years has really overcome many difficulties to get to where he is today.

She called Tan Xiangmei to confirm the situation at Liang Jinsheng's home.

Only then did we know that Liang Jinsheng had a son in his old age. He gave birth to such a son when he was almost forty years old. The family was extremely excited. Unexpectedly, I couldn’t sit at six months, crawl at eight months, walk at one year old, and talk at three years old.

When their son was young, Liang Jinsheng and his wife went to work, and the child was taken care of by his grandmother. Later, my grandma passed away. Fortunately, his wife retired and took care of her son at home.

But as my son grew up day by day, although he was still clumsy in speech, he became more agile in action. He also grew taller and stronger. He was full of energy, became happy, and even made noises about going out to play in the middle of the night.

After going back and forth, Mrs. Liang became seriously ill.

Liang Jinsheng was frightened now, so he and his wife took turns accompanying their son, one at night and the other during the day, so that his wife could sleep peacefully.

Just doing this made Liang Jinsheng suffer. He has been relying on strong tea to keep his spirits up for a long time.

When Lin Siwei heard this, he didn't sigh that there were many miserable people in the world. He immediately called Liang Jinsheng and told him that there was no need to go on a business trip. She would ask Zhuang Yan to go with Wu Shanhai. Anyway, Zhuang Yan takes a nap anywhere, but he won’t sleep when doing business.

He also said that Liang Jinsheng would be given an extra ten yuan in meal tickets every month, and he could buy more from the cafeteria and take it home to feed his son, who has a huge appetite.

Liang Jinsheng thanked her profusely and was so excited that he almost cried.

Lin Siwei said again: "But Master Liang, although you don't have to go on a business trip, you still have other tasks."

"What tasks? Teacher Xiao Lin, just tell me."

"You probably haven't used Licang. When Licang arrived at the brewery, You just retired."

"Yes." Liang Jinsheng admired Lin Siwei for being able to think of these details.

"In the entire Jiangsu Province, our brewery in Jinling is the only one with warehouses. Can you help me find some workers in the malting workshop with good skills? Come to our factory on Sunday to help."

Don't bother Tan Xiangmei with this matter. .

It makes sense to retire workers. It's a bit embarrassing for someone who is working right now.