Chapter 159 Chapter 159 Thinking Too Much
Jiang Xi whispered, "You've worked so hard lately. You have to accompany me to Shanghai, help me take care of Professor Wang, and figure out how to make the machine."
Qi Yu'an shook his head: "You are the one who has to work hard. You have such a big job to do and you have to deal with so many people."
Qi Yu'an understood that getting along with people was sometimes more tiring than doing things. After all, people were complicated, and Jiang Xi had to build good relationships with different people, which must have taken a lot of effort. Therefore, Qi Yu'an was reluctant to let Jiang Xi feel any apology or embarrassment towards him.
Jiang Xi should be the most relaxed when getting along with him. They can talk about anything and let him do anything as a matter of course.
"It's not hard at all. I'm very happy to be able to study with Professor Wang. Besides, I originally wanted to study mechanical engineering, and now Director Jiang has given me the opportunity to do an internship early. I'm very happy."
Jiang Xi stared at Qi Yu'an and realized that he was sincere in what he said, so he smiled at Qi Yu'an.
"If you feel tired, be sure to tell me and take a few days off. Even though you're young, don't push yourself. My mother was physically exhausted when she was young, and now her health isn't good. She'll feel terrible if she's even slightly tired."
Qi Yu'an stared into Jiang Xi's eyes, his eyes sparkling. "I understand, but you too, don't force yourself to do things, and don't overwork yourself. When we're old, we can still go to the park hand in hand and see the beautiful mountains and rivers of our country."
Jiang Xi...Qi Yu'an was thinking a little too far ahead.
The future is a bit far away. Instead of thinking about the distant future, it is better to grasp the present.
Professor Wang chatted with Wu Yaoguo for a few words and, without wasting any time, instructed everyone: "Hurry up and bring the things over. Be careful when you bring them in."
These materials were purchased in Shanghai by Professor Wang and Qi Yu'an. Professor Wang had been a professor for many years and his students were spread all over the country, so he also had resources in this area. It was much easier for him to collect some materials than it was for Jiang Xi.
These materials were all loaded into the truck, and no one dared to move them without Professor Wang's permission.
Therefore, even if Professor Wang did not remind us, we would still be more careful. These things are all wrapped in plastic paper, have strange shapes, and are very heavy. Although we don’t know what is inside, we always feel that they are very powerful.
The workers who helped were very cautious and didn't even dare to breathe deeply, for fear that they would accidentally break something and they wouldn't be able to afford the compensation.
Everyone hurriedly moved their belongings to the makeshift laboratory. After unloading, Professor Wang waved his hand and said, "Alright, it's just Yu An and I who'll be here."
Although Wang Yu was automatically omitted, he was still counted among the three people... Dad, you finally remembered that I am still a human being.
Wu Yaoguo's eyes sparkled as he looked at Professor Wang, and his meaning was obvious: he also wanted to go along.
Professor Wang paused, feeling that this person was too active, his eyes like searchlights. However, the few sentences they just talked about also gave him a very novel experience.
Professor Wang said, "Okay, you stay too. There are only four of us. Everyone else, please leave quickly so as not to delay our experiments. We don't need too many people watching during our experiments. Too many people would be bad."
Professor Wang had already kicked everyone out, so it was difficult for others to stand there either.
Jiang Xi nodded to Qi Yu'an, then looked at Wu Yaoguo, who gave her a smug look.
Just wait and see, I will definitely take good care of Professor Wang. Now I have infiltrated Professor Wang’s experimental team, and I will definitely become Professor Wang’s close friend in the future.
Wu Yaoguo's thoughts were all shown on his face, making it hard to ignore them. That inexplicable feeling appeared again.
It is difficult to define what kind of person Wu Yaoguo is. You can say that he is cunning but his thoughts are all shown on his face. You can also say that he is not cunning, but he can accurately say things that make people happy.
Wang Yu felt that this chicken farm was truly full of hidden talents, but these comrades were still a bit boastful.
Unlike the female comrade driving the truck just now, what was her name, oh, Comrade Ma Xiaomei, she was so calm, fully demonstrating the new style of contemporary youth. I don’t know what Comrade Ma Xiaomei is doing now.
Ma Xiaomei, who has always been socially anxious, is now being pulled by Zhao Xiaofen to ask about the details of this trip. Zhao Xiaofen thought that she could follow Professor Wang to do experiments together, but she didn't expect that she would be kicked out by Professor Wang after just being a porter.
Zhao Xiaofen, who has always been very curious, could not give up. She could only grab Ma Xiaomei and ask her clearly: "Xiaomei, tell me quickly, on the way back when you sent Professor Wang back, did Professor Wang chat with you? Did he talk to you about any profound knowledge? Did he teach you anything?"
Ma Xiaomei was silent. Professor Wang didn't even say a single punctuation mark to her along the way. Ma Xiaomei shook her head.
Zhao Xiaofen still pestered Ma Xiaomei: "It's okay to be distant with others, but why are you so distant with me? Just tell me these things, I'm really curious."
Ma Xiaomei could only say, "Professor Wang and I haven't exchanged many words. Apart from greeting each other, we haven't said anything else."
Ma Xiaomei's expression didn't seem deceptive, and Zhao Xiaofen was a little disappointed. "Ah, it seems Professor Wang can't talk to just anyone. No wonder. He's a professor, and although he looks approachable, he's picky about who he chats with. How can he keep up a conversation with just anyone?"
Zhao Xiaofen easily found an excuse for Professor Wang. As for Ma Xiaomei beside him... hey, hey, she's still here, why is she praising one and criticizing the other?
Because of Professor Wang's arrival, every employee at the chicken farm had a smile on their face, with curiosity on one hand and infinite longing for the future on the other.
The chicken farm was doing better and better, and now a great professor had come in. Their lives were getting better and better, but when would they expand again? They wanted to introduce friends and relatives to the farm, as they couldn't let anyone else snatch up such a good job.
What the workers didn't know was that the expansion they had been looking forward to was soon put on the agenda by Jiang Xi.
Liu Daqiang reported to Jiang Xi on the recent work: "Director Jiang, our chicken farm has been continuously supplying Wu Ji Zao Lu chicken. Wu Ji Zao Lu consumes more than 2,000 chickens almost every day."
"If we get a big order, it's not a problem to process 3,000 to 5,000 chickens a day."
Jiang Xi took the account book and checked it. The good business of the chicken farm meant that the business of Wu Ji Zao Lu was also good.
In addition to being sold to surrounding areas, Wu Ji Zao Lu is also gradually spreading to more distant places. This is also due to the upgrade of Wu Ji Zao Lu's packaging.
Jiang Xi had already sent the vacuum packaging machine back to the factory in advance, and the brine factory has been put into use.
Because Wu Yaoguo was still accompanying Professor Wang on the experiment, Liu Daqiang was the one who reported on the work of the brine factory. Anyway, the chicken farm and the brine factory were actually one factory.
Liu Daqiang also often went to the brine factory to help, so he was very clear about the situation there.
"We specially selected junior high school students from the factory to operate these vacuum packaging machines. Currently, we can steadily produce several thousand bags of fermented glutinous rice every day."
Liu Daqiang showed the packaged braised chicken to Jiang Xi. Jiang Xi specially asked Yang Xuerong to design the packaging. The four words "Wu Ji Zao Lu" written by Grandpa Qi Yu'an were retained. There was also a small portrait below the four words. It was a cartoon-style portrait with Wu Yaqin as the model, which was similar to an anti-counterfeiting mark.
The "Wu" used in Wu Ji Zao Lu is the same as Wu Yaqin's Wu, and this craft also belongs to Wu Yaqin. Jiang Xi had already told Wu Yaqin that this was their common career, and she wanted to take Wu Yaqin to see the new world and pass on Wu Yaqin's Wu.
In addition to the special design on the packaging, Jiang Xi also took into account the needs of different groups of people. In addition to different flavors, different specifications were also formulated.
For example, there are family packs, sharing packs, and trial packs. Of course, there are also individual packages of braised chicken feet, small packages of braised chicken, and so on.
Liu Daqiang said: "Right now, braised chicken is the best-selling item, and braised chicken feet are also selling well."
Jiang Xi nodded: "After upgrading to vacuum packaging, the braised chicken feet are selling even better than the scattered ones before, and the profit is also higher than the scattered ones."
Jiang Xi: "We need to continue to increase the number of chickens, but we also need to ensure quality. Also, is it possible to get more chicken feet? The supply from our factory alone isn't enough."
Liu Daqiang said, "I've thought about this too. Should we cooperate with Weimin Chicken Farm and buy their chicken feet?"
Jiang Xi shook his head. "Although Weimin Chicken Farm is one of the best chicken farms in the country, they currently use feed to feed their chickens, and the quality of the chicken does not meet our requirements."
Jiang Xi asked, "What is the maximum number of chickens our chicken farm can currently raise?"
Liu Daqiang thought for a moment and said, "If we hire more employees and expand the chicken farm, we can raise up to 50,000 or 60,000 chickens."
Jiang Xi lowered his eyes and thought: "How about this, we don't need to expand step by step. This time, we can expand all at once, recruit more people, make use of all the land we rent, and try to raise more chickens."
Liu Daqiang: "So fast? The expansion speed has increased several times, and this time all the land is being utilized, so the chicken farm may be three or four times larger than it is now. Can we sell all the chickens?"
Jiang Xi said, "Don't worry. Wu Ji's Braised Pork Belly isn't particularly well-known right now, so it doesn't sell a lot. But there will be a good opportunity to make Wu Ji's Braised Pork Belly famous."
Liu Daqiang exclaimed, "Isn't our Wuji Zaoluo famous now? Everyone in Changfeng County knows about it. Even in Shanghai, our Wuji Zaoluo is quite famous."
"And the sales volume is already very high, more than I expected. How can it not be more?"
Jiang Xi: "It's not enough. Wu Ji Zao Lu's reputation could be even more famous. Don't worry, just wait and see. The right opportunity will come."
Liu Daqiang didn't understand what the good opportunity Jiang Xi was talking about, but since he met Jiang Xi, everything Jiang Xi said would come true, so Liu Daqiang was also full of expectations.
Jiang Xi was in a hurry to come back because of an important matter: the college entrance examination was approaching. Xia Juhua urged her many times to go to school to take the preliminary examination.
The so-called pre-examination is a baseline test. The test paper will be infinitely close to the college entrance examination paper. After taking this test, students can roughly judge the results they can get in the college entrance examination.
The preliminary exam has passed, and Xia Juhua specially kept a few preliminary exam papers, just waiting for Jiang Xi to come back and take the exam.
Jiang Xi and Liu Daqiang finished discussing their subsequent plans: "I'm going to school to take an exam first. You can arrange the things I just mentioned first."
Liu Daqiang nodded. If Jiang Xi hadn't told him, he would have forgotten it. Jiang Xi is still a student now.
It is said that his grades are pretty good and he might be a college student in the future. Liu Daqiang once again sighed that Jiang Xi was really amazing. He had to be busy with exams and manage such a big business at the same time. If he was not a capable person, it would be impossible to do it.
Before Jiang Xi went to school for the exam, he went to greet Professor Wang: "Professor Wang, I'm going to school to take the exam first. I'll come back after the exam. If you have anything, you can talk to Director Zhang or Director Wu directly."
Professor Wang, who was fiddling with a pile of parts, looked up and asked, "Is this the Changfeng County Middle School where you're taking the exam?"
Jiang Xi nodded: "Yes."
Professor Wang then asked, "Is your principal called Xie Enze?"
Jiang Xi was surprised: "Professor Wang, how do you know the name of our principal?"
Professor Wang: "He and I used to be classmates. I didn't expect that after so many years, he is still here."
Professor Wang's tone was a little emotional, and the expression on his face became serious after he said this, completely different from his usual casual appearance.
Even Wang Yu was surprised: "Dad, when did you have a classmate from Changfeng County? How come I didn't know about it?"
Wang Yu was so surprised that his mouth was half open. He was in his thirties and still so unstable. Because of his son's problem, Professor Wang pulled himself away from his memories of the past.
I didn't have so much patience with my son: "How could you not know? I told you, could you remember? What you worry about every day is not letting me do this or that. I won't tell you if I have something to say. Shut up and see how stupid you are."
Wang Yu...Okay, dad’s scolding is late but it arrives.
Professor Wang stood up with difficulty, clapped his hands and said to Qi Yu'an: "Yu'an, you probably understand what we are going to do next, right?"
Qi Yu'an: "I understand. I know what to do next."
Professor Wang had one leg propped up, and Wang Yu hurried to support him. Professor Wang did not try to be brave this time, as his leg became numb after he squatted for a short while.
Time is really unforgiving. Back then, he could walk five miles alone at night without any problem. Even if he worked on the farm for a day, he would wake up from a nap and everything would be fine. It’s not like now. People are old and their bones are brittle. The slightest movement will cause problems.
"I'll go with you to the school and let Yu'an take care of the rest."
Jiang Xi was surprised. He didn't expect Professor Wang to make such a request and he didn't react for a while.
Professor Wang glared, "Don't worry, there will be no delays. You just heard me. I've already told Yu'an what to do. Yu'an is capable of doing it. I'm going to go see my old friend. I haven't seen him for many years. I don't know what has become of Old Xie."
Jiang Xi explained, "I'm not worried about the progress, but Professor Wang, your legs are not very convenient right now. This place is still some distance from Changfeng County Middle School, and I'm worried that it will be difficult for you to walk there."
Professor Wang's temper flared up again: "I just broke my leg, and you treat me like a clay figure? Don't worry, I'll jump over it even if I have to."
Jiang Xi said patiently, "How could we possibly let you jump over? Besides, even if you could jump over, what if your other leg fell as well?"
Professor Wang thought so too. What if the other leg was also broken? Wouldn’t he be completely unable to walk?
He couldn't stand lying in bed all day, as he would suffocate to death. However, Professor Wang had already decided to go and see his old friend. No one could refute his decision, and even Wang Yu could only agree weakly.
Wang Yu supported Professor Wang. Wang Yu was thin to begin with, and Professor Wang was two times fatter than Wang Yu. Wang Yu had difficulty walking with his small arms and legs. At this speed, it was not known whether they could reach Changfeng County Middle School before dark.
Xia Juhua had asked people to convey the message several times. At first, she asked Jiang Xi to take the exam when he had time. Later, her tone became increasingly angry and she demanded that Jiang Xi must take the exam.
Jiang Xi could already imagine Xia Juhua's angry expression. If the father and son continued to delay at this rate, Jiang Xi was afraid that Xia Juhua would rush directly to the factory and force her to go to school for the exam.
Wang Yu was still supporting Professor Wang and moving forward with difficulty. The ants passing by were surprised by the speed.
Jiang Xi couldn't bear it any longer and said to Liu Daqiang, "Don't we have another cart? How about I push the cart over here and push Professor Wang over there?"
Liu Daqiang scratched his head: "Is this okay? Professor Wang is a professor after all. Wouldn't he feel embarrassed?" The professor sat on the cart and was pushed all the way over. The scene was so beautiful that Liu Daqiang didn't dare to think about it too much.
"Wouldn't this undermine the professor's authority? Besides, would he agree to it?"
Unexpectedly, Professor Wang patted his thigh upon hearing this and said, "That's great, that's great! I haven't ridden a cart in a long time. Go and push the cart over here! Young comrades are always full of ideas."
The parties involved had no objections. Jiang Xi smiled and urged Liu Daqiang: "Go quickly. Professor Wang is not a man who cares about ostentation. He is a pragmatic person."
"Besides, the cart is an important production tool for us. It played a vital role in the early stages of our business. Now that we can use it to push Professor Wang, it's a good thing."
Professor Wang gave a thumbs-up and said, "Director Jiang really understands me. I've ridden in everything from carts to sedans. They're all vehicles. As long as they can get people to their destination, that's all I need."
"The more particular you are about shamelessness, the thinner your skin becomes. The thinner your skin is, the more uncomfortable it is when others say something about you. It's better to make others feel uncomfortable than to make them feel uncomfortable when you say something about them."
The words were rough but the logic was sound, and Jiang Xi agreed deeply.
Liu Daqiang quickly pushed the cart over and said to Wang Yu, "Comrade Wang, can you push a cart?"
Wang Yu had seen a flatbed cart only a few times since he was a child. When he touched the handle of the flatbed cart, he always felt that the cart was a bit heavy and it was difficult to control the direction.
Jiang Xi said, "I can push. Let me push Professor Wang. You hold Professor Wang and don't let him fall."
Wang Yu had no choice but to hand the bike over to Jiang Xi. Although it was not a good idea to let a woman push the bike, he was really afraid that he would not be able to push the handlebars steadily and push Professor Wang into the river, and then he would fall into the river too.
People from all over Changfeng County came to watch the fun, and the next day a news story appeared in the newspapers that a well-known professor was pushed into the river by his son, and both father and son drowned.
Wang Yu thought too much and couldn't help but shudder. Forget it, face is nothing. Staying alive is more important. Let Jiang Xi push the cart.
Professor Wang rolled his eyes again: "Look, you are not even as good as Director Jiang. Forget it, just support me." Faced with his father's disgust, Wang Yu could only remain silent. It was because he really couldn't push a cart. Today, Wang Yu's image as an unlucky son still stands.
Jiang Xi pushed the cart very steadily. She used to push the jars of braised pork to Changfeng County to set up a stall every day. Now the jars of braised pork on the cart have been replaced by Professor Wang. Professor Wang's weight is not as heavy as a few jars of braised pork, so Jiang Xi pushed it very easily.
Carts came to the streets of Changfeng County. Now the main means of transportation in the county are ox carts and carts. Carts can carry everything, whether it is rice, firewood, or some people, which is also common.
So everyone just took a few glances and turned away without delving too deeply into it.
Wang Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid of being watched and being looked at and discussed as a novel object.
Professor Wang was sitting leisurely in the car. Seeing his son's actions, he whispered to him, "Your biggest problem is that you think too much and think too highly of yourself. That's why you're always restricted in what you do."
"In fact, you are nothing in the eyes of others. The more you think about it, the more you put shackles on yourself. Life is only one, if you always put yourself in a cocoon, what's the point of living?"
Although Professor Wang disliked Wang Yu, he was his own son after all, so he had to teach him what he needed to teach.
Wang Yu took Professor Wang's words to heart and fell into deep thought, his face inevitably wrinkled, but Professor Wang ignored him.
His son is not very smart but is very honest. He is always slow in doing things. Let him think about it carefully.
Professor Wang observed the streets of Changfeng County. Changfeng County has undergone some changes compared to before, but the changes are not significant.
The road is still a dirt road, and there are more small vendors around, but the clothes worn by passers-by are much better than before, and there are even people selling candied haws.
Occasionally, a child would pass by with a candied haws and lick the sugar icing on the outside of the candied haws with great care.
Professor Wang looked at everything with a smile. It was great that children nowadays could eat candied haws. In the past, candied haws were something that only appeared in their dreams.
Professor Wang couldn't imagine how happy they would be if they had a string of candied haws. They would definitely want to offer the candied haws as a sacrifice, only taking a bite every day, and eating them until the New Year.
Time and time pass by. Professor Wang’s eyes are deep, and I don’t know what he is thinking. This place is familiar yet strange.
When I first met him, he was still a young boy, but now he is gray-haired.
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