Chapter 37 Big Roof
The following days were busy and fulfilling.
The planning map that Professor Tao Shouxin made for Xiufengshan Farm was hung in the conference room of the farm. Xiangbei kept in mind the two things that Professor Tao repeatedly told him.
First, protect the environment;
Second, education comes first.
In that planned economy era when people were short of food and clothing, these two planning concepts were extremely valuable.
In May, the Xiufengshan phosphate mine was officially mined, and a steady stream of phosphate ore was transported to the foot of the mountain by five-ton medium-sized trucks and then sent to fertilizer plants in various places.
The pallet truck price of one ton of phosphate rock is 25 yuan, and it must be supplied according to plan.
The poor farm that was originally ignored suddenly became popular, and buyers from nearby fertilizer factories came up the mountain every now and then to discuss cooperation.
The phosphate mine farm is recruiting workers from the north and south slopes, and villagers from nearby villages are coming in droves. With a monthly salary of 26 yuan, living nearby, stable jobs, and good benefits, who wouldn't want to come?
The only problem is that the farm is getting bigger and bigger and the existing primary school can’t meet the demand.
In the past, Nanbeipo Primary School only had a dilapidated earthen brick house, a small playground, and three full-time teachers. Children from nearby villagers and farm children all studied here. The children have one class for grades 1-3, and one class each for grades 4 and 5, for a total of three classes.
There are three teachers in the primary school. Ms. Li Minli teaches Chinese, Mr. Zhao Yingjie teaches mathematics, and Mr. Sun Yuan teaches music, art, and physical education.
The conditions in the primary school were difficult, and travel was inconvenient. No public school teachers were willing to come here. These three teachers were private teachers selected from the educated youth on the farm. In addition to the educated youth subsidy of 16 yuan per month, the brigade gave them an additional 5 yuan private teacher allowance.
Tao Nanfeng came to Nanbeipo Primary School to do research. Seeing the eager eyes of the children and listening to everyone's wishes, he felt a strong sense of responsibility in his heart.
"I think each grade should have one class, and teachers should teach them separately."
"I want to install glass in the classroom so it won't be too cold in the winter."
"I want a big blackboard and lots of chalk."
"I want to run, long jump, do exercises, and hold sports meets in a large playground where there is no rain."
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With a strong sense of responsibility, Tao Nanfeng sat at the special drawing table in the infrastructure department office and began to draw the building plan.
Although the farm has some money now, it is not rich, and every penny must be spent wisely.
——Expansion on the original site. The original three classrooms were not enough, so three more were built to the west. The last classroom was expanded three meters to the south to make it a large room, which was used as a place for collective activities on rainy days.
——Build a canteen, toilets, teachers' offices and conference rooms.
——The playground was completely renovated, with a standard 400-meter running track, a sand pit for long jump, horizontal bars, parallel bars, and a ping-pong table.
Just looking at the floor plan she drew made the people in the Infrastructure Department excited.
"The Jiangcheng No. 1 Primary School I attended before was like this! This one is even more beautiful."
"I've always wanted a classroom this big so that we can have physical education classes even on rainy days."
"This L-shaped layout is good, and it's convenient for going to the toilet and other things."
“The corridor has a good structure and can provide shade and shelter from rain.”
The only person who raised questions was Deputy Director Yang Xianyong.
He pointed to the wide corridor outside the classroom and office doors on the blueprint and frowned, "The eaves are 2.8 meters long. Don't we need to add brick columns to support them?"
Tao Nanfeng nodded. "I made a door-shaped roof frame and reinforced it to avoid brick columns. Brick columns block the view, and it is easy for children to bump into things when they play in the corridor after class."
Primary school students are lively and active, and they will go outside the classroom to play after class. If the weather is bad, the children will crowd into the corridor to play games, such as skipping rope, hanging caterpillars, squeezing oil residues... At this time, they will dislike the brick pillars being in the way.
Caterpillar hanging is a competitive game. Two teams face off. One team stands in a row holding hands, while the other team runs and rushes. If they knock their classmates' hands away, they pull one away from the other team; if they fail to knock them away, they lose one to the other team. After a while, the winner is determined by the number of people.
Squeezing the oil residue imitates the process of squeezing rapeseed cake when pressing oil. It is cold in winter, so everyone stands together against the wall and squeezes towards the middle, shouting, "Squeeze the oil residue, squeeze the oil residue..." The students who are squeezed out laugh and make noise while attacking from the edge again, and this cycle repeats with endless fun.
Thinking of the game scenes he saw in elementary school, Tao Nanfeng's mouth corners gradually rose.
Yang Xianyong shook his head to express his disagreement: "What about the structural safety? Your design is too bold!"
Tao Nanfeng patiently explained: "I want to try something new in this renovation and expansion project. There will be no problem."
Yang Xianyong was very dissatisfied with her attitude. He pushed his glasses, sat down with a fierce face, took out a piece of white paper and started calculating, muttering to himself.
"You said it was okay, but it was useless! Structural safety must be scientific. You haven't studied structural mechanics, and I don't blame you. Let me calculate it for you, starting with the roof load, and you follow me first."
After Tao Nanfeng finished drawing the blueprint, he put down his pen and stood behind Yang Xianyong, watching him calculate bit by bit: wind load, rain load, roof weight, safety factor, roof system...
One professional term after another popped out of Yang Xianyong's mouth, and a door seemed to open in front of Tao Nanfeng's eyes.
Her judgment of structural safety comes from the "rat nature" in her.
It seemed like an instinct: she knew at a glance what was safe, what was dangerous, and what needed support. However, she didn't know why it was safe, under what circumstances it would be dangerous, or why support was necessary.
It is said that one knows the fact but not the reason behind it.
It's okay when we are all laymen, but when we meet real experts, we become nervous.
After finishing the calculation, Yang Xianyong pushed the white paper in front of Tao Nanfeng and said, "Did you see that? The maximum overhang length can only be two meters and one meter. If it exceeds this number, brick columns must be installed for support."
Tao Nanfeng carefully looked at all the data, asking from time to time what each number meant. Why do we need to set a safety factor? How to determine the deadweight of a roof? Where do the magnitude of wind loads and rain loads come from? What is torque and what is bending moment?
Yang Xianyong is a technical leader who likes people who love to learn. Seeing that she has a positive attitude and is willing to ask questions, he does not mind that her questions are unprofessional and patiently answers them one by one.
As time passed, Tao Nanfeng gradually gained a certain understanding of the mechanical calculation process.
She slowly straightened up, pointed at the roof support on the drawing, and said in a clear voice: "The large roof can be effectively resisted from overturning by weight treatment. Starting from here, perhaps the two-meter-one cantilever length can be broken through!"
Yang Xianyong studied roads and bridges and was not good at structural calculations for building structures. After hearing Tao Nanfeng's words, he thought for a moment and seemed a little hesitant.
"That's true, but...how much weight do you want to increase? Increasing the weight of the roof to reduce a dozen brick pillars may cause damage to the foundation and walls. It's not worth it!"
Tao Nanfeng insisted: "Engineer Yang, trust me, nothing will happen."
Yang Xianyong is now the deputy director, in charge of infrastructure, and Tao Nanfeng's immediate superior. Seeing that she didn't listen to his advice at all, he was a little unhappy and frowned, "You are only eighteen years old, don't be too stubborn. The most important thing for school construction is safety. You must not take chances!"
Tao Nanfeng didn't know how to make him believe in his own judgment. After all, "intuition" was not scientific and difficult to convince others.
At this moment, Tao Nanfeng came up with an idea: if given the opportunity, he would go to university to systematically study architectural structure knowledge.
No wonder my father often said that a true architect is a generalist who understands philosophy, aesthetics, environmental studies, psychology, materials science, mechanics... Only when he understands everything can he become a master.
Tao Nanfeng has always respected Yang Xianyong, and Yang Xianyong also admires Tao Nanfeng very much. However, both of them are serious and stubborn people. When they encounter different opinions, they stick to their own views and neither of them is willing to give in.
Seeing that Tao Nanfeng and Yang Xianyong had a disagreement, the people in the Infrastructure Department split into two factions, one supporting Tao Nanfeng and the other supporting Yang Xianyong.
The Tao School’s view is that
"Tao Nanfeng led us to dig the tunnel, and there was no mistake under such difficult circumstances. She is careful and serious. She is a person who has a plan in mind. She will not make random plans, and will not joke about the safety of children. We believe in her!"
The Yang School’s view is:
"Engineer Yang has eaten more salt than Tao Nanfeng has eaten rice. He is experienced and has a professional background. He understands science and mechanics. What he says is safety is real safety. We should listen to him!"
The quarrel went on and on, and finally reached Xiangbei.
Xiangbei did not jump to conclusions, but looked up at Yang Xianyong first. Yang Xianyong's face is in his forties, but it looks a bit weathered due to working in the road construction team under the sun and rain. He already has white hair on his temples.
Yang Xianyong said slowly: "I brought my wife and children here in July this year. When school starts in September, my daughter will be in the third grade and my son will be in the first grade. As a parent, I don't care about a few more brick pillars in the corridor. I hope the classroom is safer.
In engineering structure design, the safety factor is an important concept that reflects the safety level of the structure. It is necessary to consider various uncertainties such as load, mechanical properties of materials, differences between test values and design values and actual values, calculation mode and construction quality.
Tao Nanfeng's design might be very innovative and would not go wrong under normal circumstances, but... I don't dare to take the risk. I would rather increase the safety factor, consume more red bricks, and increase the cost a little, but I must ensure absolute safety. ”
Xiangbei looked deeply and turned to look at Tao Nanfeng.
Tao Nanfeng, wearing a pink shirt and wide-leg blue cloth trousers, had just finished drawing an architectural drawing. His sleeves were rolled up to the middle of his forearms, revealing a piece of snow-white skin.
Her eyes were determined, her lips were tightly pursed, and her beautiful big eyes were sparkling with the courage that only a teenager could have.
“I respect science, but I don’t agree with blindly pursuing safety while ignoring cost and demand. Excessive pursuit of safety in structural design is a waste.
The brick factory is far away from the farm, and adding twelve brick pillars will require a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources. Removing the brick pillars will not only make the corridor open, bright and unobstructed, but also save at least two hundred yuan. Wouldn't it be nice to use this money to buy some textbooks and stationery for the children?
According to my design, appropriately increasing the roof load can effectively prevent overturning, and will not cause a major impact on the foundation and walls.
So, I think the solution I proposed is reasonable. ”
After listening to their opinions, Xiangbei fell into long contemplation. On one side are young newcomers who dare to innovate, challenge, and are full of passion and sense of design; on the other side are experienced experts who value tradition and are conservative and steady.
They all want the best for the farm and there is no conflict between the two sides, but each has his own persistence. How should we deal with it?
Finally, Xiangbei stood up and said, "Tao Nanfeng, please draw the detailed drawings. I will go to the architectural design institute in the provincial capital and ask an expert in structural mechanics to review it. If the expert says it is OK, then we will follow Tao Nanfeng's plan. If the expert says it is not OK, then we will modify the plan."
Seeing that Xiangbei did not quickly support him and wanted to ask experts to review it, Yang Xianyong was obviously unhappy. He muttered: "Why bother? Just listen to me."
Tao Nanfeng was very straightforward and nodded, "Okay!"
During the days of waiting for the results, the construction of Xiufengshan Primary School officially began.
In mid-June, the final exams ended, the children went on summer vacation, and the classroom expansion project officially began. In order to complete all the work during the summer vacation, not only all the staff of the Infrastructure Section were involved, but also the educated youth and villagers were mobilized.
Truckloads of red bricks, tiles, cement and sand were dragged into the farm.
Digging trenches, laying pipes, building cushion layers, building walls... everything was carried out in an orderly manner under the command of Tao Nanfeng.
The children were reluctant to leave even during the holidays and ran over to help move bricks, mix soil and mud. Their little faces lit up with excitement and they chattered around Tao Nanfeng, asking him questions.
"Sister Tao, is this what you call a foundation? No wonder the teacher said that a tall building is built from the ground up, without a foundation the wall will collapse."
"The newly built classroom is a red brick building, so beautiful!"
"It's great that Sister Tao brought everyone to build a school for us! I want to be a person like Sister Tao in the future."
Tao Nanfeng wore a white safety helmet, a plain blue work suit, and a pair of Jiefang brand rubber shoes. Mud and dust were on the soles of her shoes and trouser legs, but it couldn't hide her natural beauty. She is tall and has a beautiful face. Holding a roll of blueprints in her hand, she stands out among a group of construction workers who are busy working.
The locals call the craftsmen who repair houses "bricklayers". They can build walls, lay tiles and apply plaster. The children followed Tao Nanfeng and laughed: "Sister Tao is the most beautiful bricklayer."
Tao Nanfeng smiled and didn't feel offended.
My father is an architect, which sounds more high-end than a "bricklayer", but in fact, they are the same in that they both deal with mud and tiles and are both craftsmen.
What is a craftsman? A person who devotes himself to research in a certain industry and has a meticulous spirit and rigorous work attitude is a craftsman. Rural craftsmen, carpenters, bamboo weavers, blacksmiths... all have a high status and are respectfully called "craftsmen" by their neighbors.
Yang Xianyong rode a hand tractor to the scene. When the tractor stopped, he stood up, waved his hands and shouted loudly: "Tao Nanfeng——"
Tao Nanfeng walked up to him quickly: "Engineer Yang." Yang Xianyong prefers to be called Engineer Yang rather than deputy director.
"The red bricks have been delivered. Hurry up and have someone unload them." Yang Xianyong signaled the workers to move the red bricks off the tractor. "The brick factory is a bit far away, so they can only be delivered to the town. I'll have the farm's tractor bring the bricks up little by little."
After the farm road was built and opened to traffic, it became much easier to go up and down the mountain. The farm bought two tractors to handle daily handling.
Tao Nanfeng looked at the tractor compartment full of red bricks and frowned, "Didn't you say that you would make a decision after Director Xiang comes back? Why did you bring the red bricks back now?"
The red bricks piled up at the construction site are neatly stacked in the northwest corner of the primary school playground. They are materials for building walls. Yang Xianyong now took the initiative to transport a truck, which was obviously prepared for brick columns.
Yang Xianyong didn't listen to Tao Nanfeng's words at all and just kept talking to himself.
"Red bricks are in short supply. If you miss this village, there will be no more shops. If I wait until I return to the north to buy more, I'm afraid they will be sold out. According to my experience, this brick column is a must unless you make the porch narrower.
Don't worry, just listen to me, you won't go wrong. ”
Tao Nanfeng was speechless. Deputy Director Yang Xianyong was completely acting without prior approval.
Because of his experience in making earth bricks, Hu Huanxin was promoted to deputy chief of the Infrastructure Section. He followed Tao Nanfeng to manage the construction on site. He was a little unhappy when he saw this scene.
"Engineer Yang, this is not good, isn't it? We have calculated the number of bricks to be imported in advance based on the drawings. The red bricks needed previously have been prepared. Suddenly bringing in a truckload of bricks disrupts the construction rhythm."
Now Xiangbei is vigorously promoting the educated youth from Jiangcheng. In Yang Xianyong's view, these young people are inexperienced but very arrogant, which makes him feel a little unbalanced psychologically.
He knew that Tao Nanfeng was capable and did not dare to lose his temper, but he could no longer hold back his pride in front of Hu Huanxin, the chubby-faced, childish boy.
"How many houses have you just built? You're talking about the construction pace in front of me! Hu Dou, Hu Dou, you can't do construction if you're too bookish. As the deputy chief of the infrastructure section, you have to be more down-to-earth. Don't always calculate the quantities based on the blueprints. Do you understand the principle of being prepared for any eventuality?"
When Hu Huanxin heard Yang Xianyong calling him by his nickname "Hu Dou", his face turned red. Just as he was about to speak, he was attracted by the rumbling sound of a tractor.
Looking up, I saw another tractor from the farm pulling four people towards me.
A tall and handsome young man was sitting in the passenger seat of the tractor, and Xiangbei and two other men wearing glasses were sitting at the edge of the carriage.
It’s Xiangbei, Xiangbei is back!
Hu Huanxin waved his hands excitedly and shouted: "Director Xiang, you are back!"
Yang Xianyong was a little surprised that Xiangbei brought back an outsider. He approached and asked impatiently, "Xiangbei, how is it? Do you want to modify the drawings?"
He waved his hand to the north and began to introduce the two sides.
"This is Architect Jia Wei from the Provincial Architectural Design Institute, and this is Engineer Lin Shixiu. As for this one, this is my comrade-in-arms Miao Jing."
Jia Wei is in his forties, a bit fat, and sweaty in a short-sleeved shirt. He took out a plaid handkerchief from his pocket to wipe his sweat, panting and greeting everyone: "Hello, I'm Jia Wei."
Lin Shixiu was about thirty years old, tall and thin, and smiled innocently: "I am Lin Shixiu."
Miao Jing was tall and slender, and his every move showed a hint of nonchalance and laziness. He stood with his hands behind his back and nodded to everyone.
After both parties finished their introductions, Jia Wei took out a blueprint from his black briefcase, unfolded it and spoke to Tao Nanfeng.
"Did you design this? It's bold and innovative, and really great. We organized the structural team to do the calculations, and based on the climate and natural conditions of Xiufeng Mountain, we came to the conclusion that... it's feasible."
Hu Huanxin had been staring at the two experts nervously, fearing that he would hear a bad result. When he finally said the two words "feasible", he jumped up and said, "Yeah! That's great."
Tao Nanfeng smiled, his eyes full of joy: "Thank you."
Yang Xianyong was hit hard. He looked at the tractor and red bricks in front of him and said with a wry smile: "The Yangtze River is pushing the waves behind, and I am old~~"
Jia Wei looked at Tao Nanfeng with admiration in his eyes: "You are only eighteen years old, right? You have never been to college, but you can design such a roof after graduating from high school. It is not easy to come up with the idea of using the roof load-bearing method to deal with the problem of the large roof frame overhanging."
Hu Huanxin was very happy when he heard others praising Tao Nanfeng: "Tao Nanfeng's father is a professor at Jiangcheng University of Architecture."
Lin Shixiu's eyes widened: "Tao, is your father Master Tao Shouxin?"
Tao Nanfeng nodded: "Yes."
Lin Shixiu was so excited that he was a little incoherent: "Oh, then we really came to the right place today! Master Tao, Master Tao presided over the reconstruction of Mingyue Tower and used reinforced concrete to reproduce the former style of Mingyue Tower. Such a boldness is rare.
When I was in school, I heard the news and saw the pictures in the newspaper, and I really admired him. It’s a pity that I never had the chance to visit Master Tao. No wonder, no wonder, a tiger father will have a dog daughter..."
Jia Wei extended his hand solemnly: "Tao Nanfeng, we came here for two purposes. One is to get your complete set of drawings and promote this architectural design in the mountainous areas of the province; the other is that we heard from Director Xiang that you built brick and tile houses according to local conditions, which are low-cost, comfortable and environmentally friendly, so we want to come and visit and learn."
Tao Nanfeng shook hands with him and smiled: "Welcome."
Miao Jing, who had been standing aside without saying a word, looked Tao Nanfeng up and down with a hint of suspicion in his eyes: "Are you Tao Nanfeng? I heard that your nickname is Tao Sanchui. How about we compare our skills?"
Hearing his asking-for-a-beating tone, Tao Nanfeng raised his eyebrows and looked at Xiang Bei.
Xiangbei walked over and smiled at Tao Nanfeng: "Miao Jing returned to Kyoto to work after demobilization, and is now a small leader in the Ministry of Industry. Since he dares to challenge you, you should accept the challenge."
Ministry of Industry? Tao Nanfeng thought of a lot in an instant.
The mining license that was easily obtained, the enthusiasm and thoughtfulness of the leaders of the provincial capital's Industrial Department, the uncompromising expert survey and mining targets issued...it seems that the smooth mining of the Xiufengshan Farm phosphate mine is all related to this arrogant man.
Although this man in front of me looks annoying, he is quite helpful to the farm. Thinking of this, Tao Nanfeng nodded: "How do I gesture?"
Miao Jing's eyes suddenly lit up, and her beautiful peach blossom eyes were shining.
Yang Xianyong came over and interrupted: "Engineer Jia, Engineer Lin, I want to ask you, is this 2.7-meter overhang really safe? Doesn't it require additional brick columns for support? Will the weight of the roof have an impact on the walls and foundation?"
Lin Shixiu said very politely: "From what you asked, I can tell that you are an expert." After that, he took out a calculation book from his bag and carefully showed him the whole calculation process.
Yang Xianyong nodded as he listened and added a few questions in between.
The two of them talked about structural mechanics as if no one was around, talking about load effect combinations, action effects, structural resistance, structural importance coefficients... and the layman was completely confused.
Miao Jing was a little impatient and was about to open his mouth, but Tao Nanfeng raised his hand to stop him.
Tao Nanfeng stretched out a finger and put it to his lips, signaling Miao Jing not to speak. He listened carefully. The more he listened, the more he felt that there were many tricks to structural calculations.
If she can learn and comprehend all these load calculations, coefficient adjustment values under different conditions, and calculation methods of the ultimate bearing capacity state, she will be able to find a scientific basis for her "intuition" and can persevere to the end with confidence when faced with doubts from others.
It is said that a woman is most beautiful when she is serious. At this moment, in Miao Jing's eyes, Tao Nanfeng's gaze is calm and focused. There seems to be starlight falling in her eyes, and her eyelashes fluttering, like a fine little fan, blowing a cool breeze into his restless heart.
After seeing the experts' entire calculation process, Yang Xianyong was convinced.
He stretched out his hand to Tao Nanfeng and smiled brightly: "Congratulations, you are right!" It's not that he is intolerant. His previous stubbornness was due to his concern. Now that the experts have come forward to prove it, there is nothing to worry about.
Tao Nanfeng smiled, nodded, and shook hands with him.
Hu Huanxin said: "Then these red bricks..."
Yang Xianyong waved his hand and said, "I'll pay for it and then renovate the small courtyard at home."
Tao Nanfeng pondered for a moment and made a suggestion: "Mr. Yang's yard doesn't need so many red bricks, so why not leave them? The wall of the elementary school will also need to be renovated after it's finished, and bricks will be needed."
After saying that, Mr. Yang and Tao Nanfeng looked at each other and smiled to put aside their grudges.
Xiangbei felt a little surprised. Tao Nanfeng is serious about his work and upright in character. Although he doesn't talk much, he has a strong personality. He was pleasantly surprised at how tactfully and thoughtfully the issue was handled this time.
Engineer Yang now likes Tao Nanfeng very much. He turned to Miao Jing and said, "Are you Xiang Bei's comrade? He is also a combat expert from the Sharp Knife Company. Isn't it too much of a bully to find a little girl to fight with?"
Miao Jing curled his lips and pointed at Tao Nanfeng with a slightly exaggerated tone.
"Is she an ordinary girl? I had heard of her name before I came to the farm. She is the famous Tao Sanchui! No matter how big the stone is, she will turn it into powder immediately after three blows from the Tao Sanchui."
Turn into powder? This is a bit of an exaggeration.
Tao Nanfeng shifted his gaze to Xiangbei's face.
Xiangbei shook his head, meaning: That’s not what I said.
Miao Jing sneered: "How could it be that Xiangbei said that? He never likes to talk about such gossip."
Before Yang Gong could say anything else, Miao Jing took over the initiative: "It's settled. Don't protect her. I don't think she's fragile at all. She doesn't need your protection at all. Come on, let me see the power of your three hammers!"
He smiled meaningfully: "Three hammers to break a rock? Who would believe that? Who knows if you are deliberately bragging to set up a model of an iron lady? Now many production teams dare to falsify even the per-acre yield data, what else can't you brag about?
I came here from Kyoto specifically to see who Tao Nanfeng, who is highly praised by the experts from the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources, is. Are you really strong, or... hehe, you are exaggerating. ”
Miao Jing's tone was arrogant, and everyone felt a little uncomfortable.
Even the honest man Yang Xianyong got angry: "What's wrong with you, young man? Are you here to visit our farm or to fight?"
Hu Huanxin also stood up, his eyes wide open: "What does Tao Nanfeng's strength have to do with you? Why should I show it to you?"
Xiangbei had no intention of blocking him at all, and stood aside calmly, as if saying: This kid deserves a beating, don't be polite, beat him as hard as you can!
After Miao Jing stirred up everyone's dissatisfaction, he looked around, took out three red bricks from the tractor, held them flat in his hands, concentrated and held his breath, with a serious expression.
The people around were shocked by Miao Jing's behavior and gathered around him curiously.
"What is this arrogant kid trying to do? Chop bricks with his hands?"
"Does this guy have some real kung fu?"
"Hey, we bought these bricks to build a house, don't break them!"
"Want to compete with our Tao Sanchui in strength? You are really courting death. Go and see, go and see..."
More and more people gathered around, and the construction site suddenly became lively.
Miao Jing has never been afraid of crowds; the more people there are, the more excited he gets. After demobilization, he became an office worker, which made him, who was used to the wild life, feel very uncomfortable. He finally got the chance to visit the farm, and he had to show off his skills.
But he saw his energy sinking into his dantian, his tongue bursting with spring thunder, and he shouted: "Roar!"
Holding the brick in his left hand, he raised his right hand high into a palm and chopped it down heavily.
With a crisp "crack", the three red bricks broke into two halves, one half remained in the palm of the hand, and the other half fell to the ground with a thumping sound.
There were sporadic and crisp clapping sounds, which came from the primary school students who came to the school to help.
The students wearing red scarves looked up and shouted excitedly: "Wow! This uncle is so strong."
Miao Jing looked around proudly. Although he was only wearing a simple white shirt and old military pants, he made people feel that he was a peacock with its tail spread out, showing off, arrogant, and full of desire to show off.
The appearance of such a man at Xiufengshan Farm immediately attracted countless eyes and attention.
The male educated youth shook his head secretly, expressing his disapproval: Where did this peacock come from? Why is he showing off?
The female educated youth’s eyes were full of stars: Ah! This man is brave and heroic.
The older construction worker sighed: This is a complete playboy. Is he coming to our farm to have fun or show off?
Xiangbei looked at Tao Nanfeng with a smile in his eyes: "Let this kid see what it means that there are always people better than you."
Who at Xiufengshan Farm doesn’t know Tao Nanfeng? Nicknamed Tao Sandichui, he was extremely strong and made great contributions to road construction and house building. However, he became the head of the farm's infrastructure department at the young age of 18. However, not many people have truly witnessed her strength.
Seeing that Xiang Bei asked her to teach the arrogant Miao Jing a lesson, everyone on the construction site became excited.
"Chief Tao, let him see how powerful our Infrastructure Department is!"
"Tao Zhiqing, take out your big hammer and hit this kid hard."
"Tao Nanfeng, let's fight. We have to convince this kid."
"Everyone, scatter, scatter, bring our section chief's fifteen-pound hammer over here..."
Suddenly, the construction site was bustling with activity. Working under the scorching sun every day is really not fun. It's a rare occasion that an ignorant and reckless man comes to challenge Tao Nanfeng, so let him come!
In such an atmosphere, Tao Nanfeng's mentality gradually relaxed. With a faint smile on his lips, he lowered his head and slowly rolled up his sleeves higher, revealing a piece of snow-white skin.
Tao Nanfeng has a physique that never gets tanned. Even though she works on the construction site under the scorching sun every day, her skin is still fair and translucent.
Miao Jing's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and when it returned to normal, it beat faster and faster, and heat gradually rose to his cheeks. Feeling this kind of heartbeat for the first time, Miao Jing became alert and stared at Tao Nanfeng with burning eyes.
Tao Nanfeng bent down, picked up three broken bricks scattered on the ground, and held them in front of Miao Jing.
She said calmly, "Ten bricks cost three cents. Remember to pay one cent to the accountant at the construction site later."
A dark-skinned man in the crowd raised his small notebook and said, "Okay, Chief Tao, I've got it written down!"
The more Miao Jing looked at the girl, the more interesting she seemed to him. He took out a dollar from his pocket and handed it to her through the crowd: "Here, pay one dollar in advance."
Tao Nanfeng nodded, placed the three broken bricks in the palm of his right hand, raised his left hand, and knocked them down lightly.
The rabbit jumps and the falcon swoops.
Before Miao Jing could see her movements clearly, he only heard a muffled "buzz" sound, and the broken brick in Tao Nanfeng's right palm shattered into a pile of debris right in front of him.
The bricks, 3-4 cm in diameter, are really a pile of debris!
This girl has amazing powers!
There was thunderous applause, mixed with the screams and cheers of children, and it was obvious that this performance received more support than Miao Jing's just now.
"The shorter the brick, the harder it is to break. Tao Nanfeng's move is clearly several levels better than that kid's."
"Hahaha, let's see how that Miao guy can continue to brag."
"With one palm strike, the bricks are broken into slag. Tao Sanchui should now be changed to Tao Yizhang, haha."
Miao Jing rubbed his hands excitedly: "Your strength is quite interesting! Come on, let's arm wrestle. I don't believe that a grown man like me can lose to a teenage girl like you!"
Tao Nanfeng shook his head: "No, I'm afraid of hurting you."
Miao Jing jumped up when he heard her: "Hurt me? Hurt me? Are you kidding! Lao Xiang will testify for me. Tell her what my nickname is in the Sharp Knife Company. Tell her!"
Xiang Bei clenched his right fist and placed it on his lips. He coughed softly and said, "Miao Jing's nickname is...Miao Dali."
Miao Jing was born strong and had learned a lot of kung fu from a martial arts master. He was well-known for his strength in the army. How could he be willing to accept that a little girl was stronger than him?
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