Chapter 12 Brick House
When they heard that they were going to settle accounts with Huang Xingwu, all the educated youth became excited.
"Yes, there is no rush to move or pack up. The important thing is to bring down Huang first."
"He must have been the one who caused the trouble. He has all sorts of bad intentions."
"Let Engineer Yang be the head of the infrastructure department, and get the weasel out of here!"
Ready to go, the twenty educated youth put down their luggage, carefully locked the doors and windows, and went to the site office to find Huang Xingwu - if they lost the bet, they would have to give up the position of section chief.
Huang Xingwu sat steadily at his desk, raised his fingers and tapped the tabletop: "Why are you in such a hurry? The house was built in 26 days? Who said you were finished?"
Qiao Yadong stood in front and said loudly: "Of course it's finished. We all moved in today."
Huang Xingwu rolled his eyes and said, "You don't understand the construction process at all. Design, construction, and moving in is considered completed? That's wrong, absolutely wrong! Who knows if you will cut corners? Who can judge whether the house you built is habitable? Who dares to conclude that your house has no quality problems? If there is no final acceptance link, if there are no professionals to assess the quality of the house, it is not considered completed at all."
At the end of his speech, Huang Xingwu laughed out loud, glanced smugly at the childish faces in front of him, and snorted in his heart: You are too young to fight with me.
Chen Zhilu's uncle was a small leader in the infrastructure department, so he had naturally heard about the acceptance process. He stood out from the crowd and said, "Then let's accept it, today!"
Huang Xingwu leaned back in his chair and said slowly, "Why are you in such a hurry? According to the regulations, you should write a report first, and the Infrastructure Department can inspect it when it has time..."
Before he could finish his words, Wei Min jumped up angrily and slapped the table.
"What the hell are you doing? Are you deliberately delaying? We have worked hard for more than 20 days, getting up at the crowing of the rooster and returning home after dark at night, and we still have to be on guard against those shameless bastards who might sabotage us! But you are so good, delaying the acceptance for a few days, and the opportunity is gone!"
When Huang Xingwu heard Wei Min say "shameless bastard causing trouble", his eyebrows twitched and his face became stiff. You bastard, how dare you point at a monk and call him a bald donkey?
Huang Xingwu raised his head in annoyance: "Wei Min, do you think you can do whatever you want just because you are a worker's son? How dare you come to the site and yell! I am following the normal construction process. If you don't understand, don't yell."
The educated youth were all educated people with a lot of bookish airs, so how could they be a match for an old fox like Huang Xingwu? I was so angry that I screamed, but there was nothing I could do.
Qiao Yadong held back his anger and said, "Then tell me, how do we apply and how do we accept the application?"
Huang Xingwu chuckled, opened the drawer, and took out a document: "Here, this is the acceptance application form, hurry up and fill it out. We will organize a special team tomorrow and will definitely accept it as soon as possible."
Qiao Yadong reached out to take it, but Xiao Aiyun jumped up to stop him: "Why do you have to listen to him in everything? Our house has been built, and twenty pairs of eyes of us educated youth are not enough. Why must he come to inspect it?"
Ye Qin said: "We can't let him lead us by the nose! Is he bullying us because we are young and ignorant? Who knows if he will drag his feet and refuse to accept the product, or point out a problem at random and reject it?"
Tao Nanfeng walked up to Huang Xingwu, his voice soft but clear and firm.
"Chief Huang, our bet does not include the acceptance stage."
"Yes, you didn't mention the word acceptance when you made the bet." Xiao Aiyun imitated Huang Xingwu's tone at the time and said, "Then it's settled. I'll wait for you for 30 days. If your house is not built after a month, you will never be allowed to do infrastructure construction again."
Xiao Aiyun snorted.
"That's what you said to Tao Nanfeng. What do you mean by build it? A three-year-old child knows that it's enough to build a good house and move in. How can there be such a thing as acceptance inspection? You are deliberately making things difficult for us because you don't want to fulfill the bet. If you don't keep your word, what kind of man are you?"
Huang Xingwu sneered: "Why not include it? You just unilaterally think that the house is completed, which does not count at all."
Tao Nanfeng closed his eyes, and when he opened them there was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
"Don't bully people who don't know the business. They don't know, but I do! This is an internal infrastructure project of the farm, and it's a renovation of dilapidated buildings. There's not even a project approval stage, so what's the point of inspection?"
After hearing Tao Nanfeng's words, the educated youth immediately understood.
"How shameless! If you don't want to fulfill the bet, just say so. Why bother with all this beating around the bush?"
"Bah! A man who breaks his promise is like a dull iron without steel!"
"Why are we still filling out acceptance forms? Let's go and just treat what the weasel says as farts."
Every word he spoke was filled with contempt, as if Huang Xingwu was just a clown and not worth mentioning at all.
Huang Xingwu stared at the beautiful girl in front of him. She was wearing a light blue round-necked shirt, a pair of dark blue wide-leg trousers, and two long braids tied behind her head. She looked refreshing, calm, and exuded a scholarly air. The corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, and her attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, but in Huang Xingwu's eyes, every strand of her hair was mocking his irresponsibility.
——She looks so much like Fan Yajun, the girl I couldn’t reach when I was in school.
The humiliation he had suffered in the past came to his mind, and Huang Xingwu's mind flashed back to what his classmates had said when he was pursuing Fan Yajun. He could not help but feel ashamed and angry, and suddenly stood up from his chair.
"Every word I say counts. Let's go! Let's go inspect it now. I want to see what kind of house you high school students can build."
When Huang Xingwu arrived at the educated youth site and saw the newly built brick house in front of him, he was stunned.
Thick loess bricks, shiny green tiles, wide eaves, and small windows inlaid with stained glass, which both let in light and block the view.
Five dormitories with kitchen, toilet and bathroom.
Twenty-six days, it’s finally done!
A group of young people who had never been involved in infrastructure construction actually built a brick house under the command of Tao Nanfeng!
Huang Xingwu felt jealous and hateful, and his chest was choked with anger. If he didn't explode, he would go crazy.
He was so angry that he waved his hands around and muttered, "Impossible! You have never been to college, you don't know what architecture is, you don't know what structure is, how can you build a house like this? Even if Fan Yajun came, she couldn't do it so well."
The educated youth looked at each other, not knowing what was wrong with him.
"Isn't this guy angry and stupid?"
"Who is Fan Yajun? It's so confusing!"
"You know you lost and you're afraid of losing your job, so you act crazy and stupid?"
Huang Xingwu suddenly raised his hand and grabbed Tao Nanfeng.
Tao Nanfeng reacted quickly, took a half step back, dodged to the side, grabbed the opponent's arm with his backhand, raised his hand suddenly, and threw him out with all his strength.
A huge force surged out, and Huang Xingwu flew up into the sky.
"Bang!" He fell sideways to the ground like a dead fish.
The educated youth finally reacted, exclaimed "Ah", and bent down to check on his condition.
Huang Xingwu held his waist and cried out "Ouch! Ouch!", struggling hard while lying on the ground.
Qiao Yadong finally breathed a sigh of relief and comforted Tao Nanfeng: "It's okay, the person is not dead."
Xiao Aiyun was so angry that she put her hands on her hips and cursed: "How shameless! Such a hooligan deserves to be thrown to death!"
Tao Nanfeng is beautiful but not arrogant. With a big iron hammer in hand, three hammer blows will break the rock, no matter how hard or big it is, into small pieces. Without her leadership, it would have been impossible to build the house in just twenty days.
Such a good girl is like a god in the eyes of the educated youth, and the weasel actually dared to reach out and grab her!
The educated youth confirmed that he was not dead, and they were filled with anger.
Wei Min stepped forward and kicked him: "I'm going to beat you to death, you bastard!"
The other educated youth also kicked him a few times. Huang Xingwu's two subordinates hurriedly stopped them and helped him up.
Tao Nanfeng looked cold and stood aside with his fists clenched. Huang Xingwu hummed and looked at Tao Nanfeng with squinted eyes. The feeling of unwillingness surged up again, making him lose his mind.
"I don't believe you can do it! I have experience in building houses. It takes a month just to dig the foundation trench and shovel the stones. How is it possible to complete such a brick house in 26 days? I am a college student who has studied building structures for three years, but I can't do it. How can a little girl like you do it? You...you must have used some magic!"
When Huang Xingwu said the last sentence, he was hoarse, the veins on his neck were exposed, and he looked very ferocious.
"What are you talking about?!"
Following a stern rebuke, Luo Xuan rushed over, put his hand over his mouth, and warned him in a low voice: "You are being superstitious. If someone writes a letter of denunciation about you, you'll be finished!"
As soon as Luo Xuan appeared, Huang Xingwu immediately became obedient and dared not speak anymore.
Xiangbei and Engineer Yang rushed over after receiving the news. Engineer Yang smiled innocently: "Tao Nanfeng, your house was completed so quickly? That's amazing."
The educated youths immediately became excited when they saw the two men: "Captain Xiang, Engineer Yang, you came at the right time. You know about the bet between Section Chief Huang and Tao Nanfeng, right? Now it's time to fulfill the bet and give the position of Section Chief to Engineer Yang, but he's starting to cheat!"
Xiangbei stared at Huang Xingwu with lightning eyes.
Huang Xingwu felt his scalp go numb when he was stared at by him, and he subconsciously shrank behind Luo Xuan.
As expected, Luo Xuan took sides. He glanced at the educated youths and said with a fierce face, "This is simply nonsense! How can you make a bet to give up the leadership position to someone else? Do you think that party cadres can be promoted or demoted at will? What do you think of the leadership team? Is it a joke?"
He sneered to the north, a storm brewing in his eyes.
Luo Xuan turned around and motioned for Huang Xingwu to speak, but he was daydreaming at the moment and did not understand his leader's intention at all.
Luo Xuan gritted his teeth secretly and softened his attitude: "We are all from the same farm. What Section Chief Huang did is a way of provoking them. It can inspire the initiative and enthusiasm of the educated youth comrades. Everyone works together to improve their living conditions. This is a good thing. How about this... the office equips each dormitory with two desks, and let Section Chief Huang bow to the educated youth, and then we can forget about this matter. How about that?"
How about it? Not very good!
Still using the method of provoking others? You are really good at flattering the weasel!
The educated youth started to make noise and waved their fists to express their dissatisfaction and anger.
"No! Huang Xingwu must be fired!"
"We know nothing, but we can build a brick house in a month. How come the infrastructure department can only build six thatched houses in a few years? This is incompetence!"
"Is such an incompetent person qualified to be the head of the Infrastructure Department?"
Incompetent, incompetent, incompetent...
This word touched Huang Xingwu's inferiority complex. He suddenly jumped up, took out a stack of receipts from his pocket, threw them on the ground, stomping on them and cursing.
"Who wants to be this? This shabby farm is far from the village and the shops. It takes three or four hours to walk down the mountain. The postman refuses to go up the mountain to deliver mail. To buy a pack of cigarettes, you have to smile at the people at the supply and marketing cooperative. Who wants to stay in a place like this? I didn't want to do this a long time ago! Who cares? I don't want to do this anyway!"
"Huang, Xing, Wu!" Luo Xuan's face changed drastically. He pushed Huang Xingwu, who suddenly became furious, and bent down to pick up the stack of receipts.
Huang Xingwu restrained his usual respect for Luo Xuan, and said with an indifferent look: "Don't yell. If you make me unhappy, I will tell you everything. No one will have an easy life."
The educated youths' ears perked up and their eyes sparkled with excitement.
——When dogs bite each other, both get a mouth full of hair. That’s good enough.
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