After that, Wu Bo became even busier, while Lin Ying's work remained as ordinary as before.
She works two hours at work every morning and continues her research at home in the afternoon.
Lin Ying's car is now in its third generation. Actually, it's not quite a third generation; it's more like a second-generation plus.
The theme remained the same, but Lin Ying upgraded the stove for starting the fire.
Originally, both parts were heated together inside, which meant the bottom was always very hot, and the top heated up very slowly.
Therefore, Lin Ying added a lifting function to the stove.
Originally, before setting off, a fire needed to be lit in a winnowing basket, which resembled a shovel, before the vehicle was placed inside. Now, Lin Ying has made that winnowing basket movable, meaning it can be taken out from the middle.
They made another lever inside the stove, and the switch was still inside the carriage.
When the fire is lit on the winnowing basket and placed in the stove, the stove will heat both the vehicle and the heating system.
Once the heating is on, lift the winnowing basket up and secure it at a high position. This will actively heat the steam on the chimney.
In addition, Lin Ying added a valve to the chimney. To prevent the car from heating up, Lin Ying made the valve solid in the middle and hollow around the edges. This way, when the valve is closed, the smoke can only escape from the sides. The hot air can also only escape from the sides.
These modifications prevented the interior temperature from always being too hot and reduced coal waste. The water in the steam engine remained largely unchanged, and the water in the heater didn't heat up as quickly.
The second change is to the interior of the car.
This time, Lin Ying completely eliminated the need for pedals. With the entire vehicle becoming lighter, her front seat was made with sliding rails.
The sliding rail can move inwards and forwards. This way, you won't have to worry about the seats getting in the way when you get on the train.
Next is the partition at the back of the car.
Originally, there was only one movable partition that served as both a table and a chair, and it also had to function as a partition.
Now, Lin Ying has turned them into two large boards.
When it's necessary to separate the inside from the outside, the panel will stand up according to the slot. Because there are fixing bolts on the wall, there's no need to worry about the panel falling down on the way. It's a sturdy sliding door.
If the child doesn't want to lie down and wants to sit, the board will lock horizontally into the slot. Fortunately, the width and height of the carriage were the same at the time, which allowed for this design.
So far, Lin Ying is quite satisfied with the current design.
Of course, adding headlights now makes it even more satisfying. This is the direction Lin Ying will take in her future designs.
What Lin Ying admired about Wu Bo even more was that he was truly suited for business. Of course, another undeniable reason was the extreme scarcity of resources in this world.
They make all kinds of daily necessities.
It naturally has a large market.
Under Lin Ying's planning scheme, traditional rural crafts were improved. Lin Ying also provided planning schemes for villages like Jinzhuang that previously lacked traditional crafts, enabling them to start agricultural and sideline businesses.
The weather is still very cold this winter, but everyone's hearts are warm.
They felt even more excited when they actually saw the money.
This was an era of rationing, where even if they had money, they couldn't buy more than a few pounds of grain. However, they also had industrial ration coupons and various other certificates, just like city dwellers.
They can afford to buy candy when the children want it. They can afford candles for housework. They can even replace towels that were worn out years ago with new ones.
A thermos, which was once only available for weddings, is now owned by every household.
Although they can't afford iron pits, they are content with bamboo weaving.
Moreover, while they themselves couldn't afford to buy grain, the commune director could. They had supplies and money. This year, they finally wouldn't go hungry.
Of the ten production brigades, all except Jinzhuang set up stalls in the commune.
They all knew that they were where they were today because of Lin Ying. So whenever they saw Lin Ying, they were all overjoyed. They couldn't have any food in their own hands, otherwise they would definitely stuff it into the children's hands.
So much so that Lin Ying is now somewhat afraid to go to the front. She always comes quietly and leaves quietly.
Lin Ying could tell from the commune's income statements that the commune was indeed developing well.
Wu Bo has indeed achieved results, and everyone has seen them. Despite this, various government departments in the town and county have received reports about their commune.
However, as the poorest commune, it now stands on its own without government subsidies, and they really have no reason to stop it.
Of course, when someone reports it, others get greedy and want a piece of the pie.
After the commune secretary was taken away, many people coveted the position of the commune's top leader.
However, this position is also a bit of a hot potato, because in essence, the development of the entire commune goes against the current social policies.
They were also worried that if they came to power, they would become scapegoats.
To put it bluntly, they want to reap the benefits without taking any responsibility.
This is why the position of Party Secretary is still vacant after a month.
Finally, in December, the higher authorities issued a document appointing Wu Bo as the Party Secretary and sending down a new Director.
Lin Ying never expected that the new director would target her with his first act of reform.
That day, Lin Ying was busy with work when the new director arrived. In this era without computers, all the accounts had to be kept using an abacus or one's brain.
Lin Ying used the second method.
His timing was unfortunate; Lin Ying was checking accounts when he came in, and she was only halfway through calculating the figures, so she couldn't find the time to talk to him.
Even Wu Bo, when he came in and had something to ask her, would just wait there while she was busy, and only speak up after Lin Ying finished and asked him in return.
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