Chapter 206 Uproar
"Dazhu, you've been busy for so long, and this is all you've produced?" Aunt Cai looked at it for a long time before asking.
"Mom, don't underestimate this. It's a small-scale sock knitting machine that can move." Dazhu said excitedly.
"This... this can really move?" Aunt Cai asked in disbelief.
Dazhu took a deep breath and gently turned the handle on the side of the model.
With a series of clicking sounds, the wooden needle bed actually began to swing up and down. A hemp thread was hooked and shuttled through the needle bed, gradually weaving out a small piece of rough cloth.
Yes, not a sock, but a piece of cloth.
"I don't know what went wrong. I can't make a round tube, so I can only weave it into pieces of cloth."
"Oh, son, you've really made it. No one in our team can do this." Aunt Cai patted her son's shoulder vigorously and praised him.
Zhao Dashan didn't say anything, but his hands were shaking slightly. He didn't expect that his son could actually make such a thing.
It’s a pity that they are from the countryside. If their son was born in the city, he might have a better future.
"I thought that when I deliver the soil in a few days, I will take it to ask Sister Haitang what the situation is." Dazhu felt that since he couldn't figure it out himself, he should ask others for help.
"You didn't go to work today. The team leader said you'll have to deliver soil early tomorrow morning. If you want to go, get ready. I'll talk to the team leader later."
The next day, before dawn, Dazhu carefully wrapped the model in a piece of linen and followed the team leader to the textile factory with trepidation.
Jiang Haitang was quite surprised when she learned that people from Qingshuigou had arrived. She thought that it would take some time before the next delivery of kaolin.
Just as Jiang Haitang was about to go over, Dazhu came over.
Seeing Dazhu holding something in his arms, Jiang Haitang asked, "What is this?"
"Sister Haitang, I have something to ask you." Dazhu said awkwardly, not daring to look at Jiang Haitang.
"What? Tell me."
"Sister Haitang, I made this myself out of wood, but for some reason, I just can't weave it into a tube..."
Dazhu wondered if he was too stupid, as Teacher Yun had clearly explained everything to him in great detail before.
Jiang Haitang didn't understand what Dazhu said. When she saw Dazhu open the piece of linen, she was shocked.
This is clearly a small wooden sock knitting machine.
The model is only one foot square, but every moving part is accurately restored, and even the smallest yarn guide hook is carved in detail.
What shocked Jiang Haitang the most was that when she turned the handle, the needle bed actually moved.
"Oh my God!" Jiang Haitang exclaimed, "Is this really handmade?"
"I'm not good at knitting socks." Dazhu's ears turned red: "That's why I came to you."
Jiang Haitang immediately installed the wires on the machine and tried to turn the handle.
"I can't use electricity, so I installed the handle myself..."
"Dazhu, you're awesome. Wait a minute, I'll call the machinery factory."
After Jiang Haitang finished speaking, he rushed to the factory office to call Director Mao.
In less than half an hour, Director Mao hurried over with Gu Yundi and Xiang Wentao.
"Boy, demonstrate it again." Director Mao's voice was trembling.
Dazhu's palms were full of sweat and he could hardly hold the handle.
But as the model started to work, his eyes became more and more focused, and he even began to explain the principles of each component.
Director Mao and Gu Yundi exchanged glances.
This young man is a talent. I never thought that the small Qingshuigou is full of hidden talents. First, a monster like Jiang Haitang appeared, and then a talent like Dazhu appeared.
Director Mao grabbed Dazhu's shoulders and said, "Young man, there's something wrong with your machine. The force applied is wrong. If it were a real machine, it would have fallen apart long ago."
Dazhu's face flushed instantly, but Director Mao suddenly laughed out loud: "However, it's great that you can do this for the first time. Do you want to come to our factory and learn skills from Teacher Yun?"
Dazhu didn't react and was still thinking about how to further improve the machine.
"Young man, are you willing to be an apprentice? If you are willing, follow Teacher Yun." Director Mao asked again.
Dazhu didn't understand what an apprentice meant and was stunned on the spot.
Seeing that Dazhu was silent, Director Mao assumed that Dazhu was unhappy about not being a regular employee, and hurriedly said, "It's not that we won't give you a higher salary, but our factory still needs to study it before we can recruit you. Once the procedures are completed, you will be a regular employee of our factory."
This time, Dazhu understood and he immediately looked at Jiang Haitang.
Jiang Haitang smiled and said, "Why are you still standing there? This is great news. From now on, you will be a worker in the machinery factory!"
A smile appeared on Dazhu's face at this time, and he grinned foolishly.
"Director Mao, Teacher Yun, Dazhu will be in your hands from now on. We are children from the countryside, simple and honest. If there is anything we do not do well, please forgive us." Jiang Haitang said politely.
"Haitang, I also want to thank you for sending us such a good boy. If we train him, he will definitely become a promising talent."
When Zhao Zhijian heard the news, he felt mixed emotions.
He was both happy and jealous. He was happy that the kids in the team had made it big and that Dazhu could be a worker in a big factory. But he felt sad because why was he not his own son?
He would be happy if his own son could have such a promising future.
But he still patted Dazhu on the shoulder and laughed: "Good boy! You have brought honor to Qingshuigou!"
"It was Sister Haitang who helped me. Otherwise, I wouldn't even be able to enter the machinery factory." Dazhu said sincerely, "Sister Haitang, thank you so much. I will definitely repay you in the future."
"Just do your job well, and don't let people say that all of us from Qingshuigou are bad people."
Dazhu nodded immediately: "I will definitely work hard and never let others laugh at me."
The next day, Captain Zhao Zhijian took the other young men back, and Dazhu stayed behind.
Jiang Haitang helped Dazhu buy bedding and other daily necessities, and after giving Dazhu some careful instructions, she went back to continue her work.
When Aunt Cai saw the captain come back and didn't see her son, she was shocked. She thought her son was in trouble and hurried forward to ask what happened.
"Daughter-in-law Dashan, your family is very proud of your ancestors. Dazhu has been hired. Although he is an apprentice for now, Director Mao said that he will be a regular employee in a short time."
When Zhao Zhijian said this, his tone was a little sour.
But when Aunt Cai heard these words, she just thought that the team leader was just kidding her. Her family had been poor peasants for eight generations and didn't even have a single city dweller. How could it be their turn to be recruited?
Even if Qingshuigou has an opportunity to recruit workers, the spot should go to the team leader's family.
Her lips trembled, and after a long while she managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Captain, you...you are not kidding me, are you?"
"Why should I try to coax you?" Zhao Zhijian pulled a piece of paper from his pocket. "Here, this is what Dazhu asked me to bring back. It's the address of the machinery factory. You can go visit him when you have time. Dazhu said he won't be back for now. When he's adjusted to the new environment, he'll go home to see you and Dashan."
Only at this point did Aunt Cai finally believe it.
At this time, many people had gathered in front of the ox cart. When they heard that Dazhu was being recruited, they were all envious and a little jealous.
Zhao Dashan also came over at this time. When Aunt Cai saw Zhao Dashan, she immediately said, "Boss! Boss! Our son has made great progress!"
"Captain, why Dazhu? My Erwang is also good, why don't you recruit him?"
"Captain, you have to be fair and not show favoritism. If there's a good opportunity, give it to Dazhu. My family is pretty bold too."
"That's right, there are so many young people in the team..."
"My Ping'an is much smarter than Dazhu. If there's such a good thing, my Ping'an should go first!"
"If my decision is final, then why don't I recommend my own child?" The captain retorted unhappily after hearing what these people said.
He still feels sad.
"Besides, Dazhu went to high school, but what about your child? Did he graduate from elementary school? Did he finish junior high school?"
There were a lot of people watching, and after dinner, almost everyone in the team had heard the good news.
The door of Zhao Dashan's house was already crowded with people. Some came to congratulate him, some came to inquire about the news, and more came to watch the fun.
"Dashan, your son Dazhu is really promising!" Aunt Wang said, carrying a basket with ten eggs in it. "These are a little gift for the child to nourish his body."
"That's right!" Liu Xiaocui squeezed forward, "Dazhu has been smart since he was a child. That year he took my sewing machine apart and put it back together!"
This caused everyone to laugh.
Who doesn't know that Liu Xiaocui chased Dazhu and beat him up across half the village because he broke her sewing machine?
Zhao Dashan squatted on the doorstep, smoking his pipe, and the wrinkles on his face were smoothed out.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Dashan would have such a glorious moment.
On the outskirts of the crowd, a few young people gathered together and whispered.
"I should have learned some skills earlier..." Shuanzi kicked the stone in frustration.
"Come on, you can't even nail a bench firmly." The companion exposed his shortcomings mercilessly.
"But why did Dazhu suddenly become so lucky? Was it Jiang Haitang who helped him?"
After these words were spoken, the young men fell silent.
They all recalled that when the Li family wanted to give Jiang Haitang to Er Laizi last year, they all watched coldly. What would Dazhu do if he was there at that time?
If Dazhu were here, he would definitely help Jiang Haitang...
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