Ji Rongbin shook his head. "No, sister, we have never been hungry since you helped us. My sister and I are very grateful to you."
Ji Xia breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed his head. "That's nothing. You are still young. Even if I don't help you, there are others who will."
Ji Rongbin and his sister knew that this was not the case. Before, there were indeed people who wanted to help them, but after being scolded and bullied by their uncle and aunt, no one dared to touch them anymore. Even if they were abused badly by their uncle and aunt, those people turned a blind eye.
They didn't blame her, after all, no one had to help another person, but they couldn't help but be grateful to their sister.
Ji Xia took out some mutton and beef from the space, put them in a bag, and gave them to Ji Rongbin and his sister. He also handed them the small pot and asked them to take it back to make hot pot.
Carpenter Yang refused. If it weren't for his two children, he wouldn't even accept the mutton and beef. "We can't eat it once a year, and we have a pot at home. What's the point of it? I can just stew some meat in the evening and eat some pancakes around the pot."
Ji Xia has finished eating all the pancakes he made today.
When building a stove, people usually thank others by giving them a few eggs or two kilograms of grain. Ji Xia gave Yang the carpenter six yuan and said, "Rongbin is old enough, it's time for him to go to school. If possible, it would be good for him to learn a few words."
The commune has a primary school with a tuition fee of five yuan. Ji Xia’s purpose of giving six yuan is very obvious.
Carpenter Yang was also moved. He had never expected that Ji Xia would go to such lengths for the sake of his two children. "Okay, okay, I'll let him go to school after the New Year. You're all good kids!"
The "you" here includes Ji Xia.
But for Ji Xia, she did this not just because the brother and sister were orphans, but because the two children were worth cultivating. The country needs talents, now and even more in the future.
During the ten-year movement, there was no college entrance examination, teachers were labeled as the "stinking ninth" group, there was a knowledge gap, and talent would be extremely scarce.
What is most needed for scientific and technological development is talent.
Of course, Ji Xia had no intention of being a saint. She was considering it entirely from the perspective of her own interests, because it was impossible to go down this path alone.
After Carpenter Yang brought the children back, he called the two children to him and said, "You must remember how kind your sister Ji Xia was to you."
He took out the money he had received and said, "Look, it's just a stove. We don't even own the clay. I just contributed a little, and your sister Ji Xia treated us to two delicious meals and even gave me money. Five dollars here is for Rongbin to go to school next year, and this dollar is my wages, but it's not worth a dollar!"
It's obvious that we are helping them.
Ji Ronghua was very happy that his brother could go to school. Ji Rongbin nodded solemnly with tears in his eyes, "Dad Yang, I will definitely study hard."
Carpenter Yang touched Ji Ronghua's head and said, "Don't worry, sister. Daddy Yang will save money so that you can go to school in the future."
We can’t let our children be blind!
When they were alone in the room, Ji Xia couldn't help but ask Qin Xiao, "Why didn't you bring out the side dishes? I've been preparing them for a long time. I just want to eat them."
Qin Xiao sat on the kang, brought her over and sat her on his lap, his lips pressed against her face, "Xia Xia, try to take out those things less often in the future, okay? There are many things, we can do them little by little, don't rush, okay?"
If weapons and equipment were brought out, he could still find a way to cover it up for her, using excuses like the army or going abroad, but if too much food was brought out, it would be difficult for him to cover up the lie.
He couldn't let her put herself in such a dangerous situation. If three people make a tiger, he couldn't imagine how the world would look at her and talk about her.
Ji Xia was silent for a long time, "I understand, I will pay attention."
She stroked his head and said, "I wonder if the site at Fugang has been cleared. I saw it snowing these past few days, and I wonder if it will affect their progress?"
"There is no impact. I went to see it yesterday. The site has been tidied up, the existing equipment is in production, the types of steel you asked for have also been produced, and what Factory 21 needs has also been delivered." Qin Xiao said.
Factory 21 has recently been producing according to the drawings. There are a total of five machining centers. The work that used to take a month can now be completed in less than a few days. Some old equipment has been idled, and manual labor is used to process the parts used to assemble the machining centers.
The parts needed to assemble a machining center are numerous and complex. Since this is a trial production, the quantity required is not large. Therefore, it would be a waste to use a machining center to produce it.
"They said before that they would trial-produce a machining center by the end of the month. I don't think it will take that long now." Qin Xiao said. When he went to see it yesterday, Zeng Guanghua asked him if he knew what Ji Xia's arrangements were. The parts can be produced in the next two days, and as for assembly, it will only take three days at most based on their current work progress.
Ji Xia thought about it and decided to use the person next to him to the fullest. "You know, all the things I made are controlled by programs, which requires building circuits and transmitting signals to control the operation of the equipment. I found out that there are no electronics factories in Bing County."
Qin Xiao's heart skipped a beat. The key point had finally arrived. He said, "That's right. So, we want to set up an electronics factory?"
"Well, this is a blank slate for the country. First, we need management personnel. Do you have suitable candidates? Secondly, we need operators. However, don't worry, with a high degree of automation, the requirements for operators are very low. We don't need skilled workers, but we do need literate people who are loyal to the country."
Qin Xiao couldn't help but laugh. He tapped Ji Xia lightly on the head and said, "You said the requirements were very low. How many people in the entire Tuanjie Commune can actually read and write? Even if they have graduated from high school, it would still be difficult for them to operate those devices."
"What should we do then?"
"It's not a big deal. Leave it to me. I will of course do my best to do this. If it doesn't work, I will transfer people from the army." Qin Xiao said.
"If I can transfer them from the military, that would be the best," Ji Xia said. "Then you can make the arrangements. I'll notify you tomorrow night to take over the equipment: one set of steelmaking equipment and several sets of equipment for producing electronic devices."
Qin Xiao couldn't help but hug Ji Xia tighter. He didn't feel surprised, only panic. "Will this have any effect on you?"
Ji Xia handed him a modified mobile phone and said, "No, you should know that, at least for now, apart from you, no one outside can pose a threat to me."
Moreover, she planned to take this opportunity to lure out all those who wanted to kill her.
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