Chapter 174
The party Wu Yuzhuo attended was the Spring Festival party of Qingnian Street Commune.
The so-called group greetings are group New Year greetings.
Under the advocacy of the Chairman, many government agencies, enterprises and institutions will organize group visits during the Spring Festival.
Everyone gathers together, wishes each other a happy new year, drinks a cup of tea, and eats some peanuts and sunflower seeds, which saves the trouble of visiting each other to wish each other a happy new year.
The members of the Children's Group are not very old, but they are led by the commune party organization, and these children can also participate in the group gathering.
So, after hearing that there would be fruits and candies at the party, the group leader and deputy group leader took a group of little kids to the party to eat and drink for free.
As for what Wu Yuzhuo said about meeting the mayor, that was purely coincidental.
The city leaders will select grassroots units to express their condolences during the Spring Festival, and Qingnian Street Commune is one of the units selected by the leaders.
The commune organized a family gathering for this purpose, prepared peanuts, melon seeds, fruits, candies, and even had people perform.
"Baby, have you talked to the mayor?" Ye Manzhi was quite curious about their group gathering.
"Yes," Wu Yuzhuo, wearing a sweater and sitting in bed with his parents, excitedly described the scene. "The regiment commander peeled an orange and gave everyone a slice. I took an extra slice and asked the grandfather next to me if he wanted some."
"Did he eat it?" Ye Manyi asked.
"He ate the orange, but it was a bit sour, so he left after eating it. Only after he left did we realize he was the mayor," Wu Yuzhuo said regretfully. "He left so early, we didn't even get to see the rest of the performance!"
Hearing this, Wu Zhengrong put down the newspaper and summarized the situation for her. "When the leader came to visit, these children were busy eating and drinking. Only after the leader left did they realize it was the mayor."
“…”
Wu Yuzhuo wanted to refute it, but it was indeed the fact.
She couldn't find any words to refute, so she slept between her parents for a night in revenge.
When she woke up the next day, she told her great-grandparents and grandparents that she met the mayor at the New Year's party!
Once the elders on both sides know about it, it means all the relatives on both sides know about it!
Therefore, although they only shared a slice of sour orange, during the entire Spring Festival, Wu Yuzhuo, who had met the mayor, became the coolest kid in the family.
The commune secretary also suggested that the children's group write a short essay and publish it in the newspaper.
When we go to work after the leaves are in full bloom, the cubs are still on vacation.
Wu Yuzhuo was once again valued by the team leader and was called by the team leader to discuss writing a short essay.
…
"Director," Zhou Ruyi reported when she saw Ye Manzhi in the secretary's office, "I heard from the security guard, Lao Qin, that Director Zhu has been on duty at the factory every day during the Spring Festival holiday."
Ye Manzhi nodded. She was in the class on the second day of the Lunar New Year.
Zhu Kehai also came to the factory that day.
She guessed at the time that Director Zhu might come on duty every day.
"Has the factory office sent out the meeting notice?"
The division of labor needs to be adjusted after the New Year, and Ye Manzhi is more concerned about this.
"I have sent it. We will have a meeting in the small conference room at ten o'clock."
Ye Manzhi sorted out the work arrangements for the new year in the office, then paid attention to the time and went to the meeting room early when it was a quarter before ten o'clock.
After she came to the food factory, she always arrived five or six minutes early or on time for meetings. Gradually, the other deputy factory directors were influenced by her and no longer came to the meeting room a quarter of an hour early.
But when Ye Manzhi walked into the meeting room today, he found that the other three deputy factory directors were already sitting neatly behind the table.
It seems that everyone wants to leave the stage to Zhu Kehai, and no one wants to distract Director Lao Niu's attention at this time.
Zhu Kehai and Niu Enjiu entered the meeting room one after the other.
Factory Director Lao Niu first arranged the work after the New Year, and then said very straightforwardly: "Deputy Factory Director Zhu has been at our food factory for a while. Because he was on duty during the New Year holiday, his work has been temporarily delayed. Let's readjust the division of labor today."
Ye Manzhi opened her notebook and prepared to record her new job.
Unexpectedly, Niu Enjiu said, "Everyone did a good job last year, and we've pretty much integrated with the various departments and workshops. The factory even won several awards for this. Therefore, we won't adjust our existing work."
Deputy factory directors: “…”
Then what should Zhu Kehai do?
Niu Enjiu added, "There has never been a deputy director in charge of the factory's publicity and logistics work, but with Comrade Hai here, he can take up this responsibility."
Zhu Kehai had no objection and agreed with a smile.
The others present were all trying to figure out the purpose of Lao Niu's arrangement.
Zhu Kehai came later. Logically, he should have served as a member of the factory party committee and deputy director, just like Ye Manzhi who took office last year.
But Zhu Kehai was appointed as the deputy secretary of the Party Committee and deputy factory director as soon as he arrived, and it was obvious that he came for the work of the Party Committee.
If you think about it more deeply, Zhu Kehai was most likely arranged by his superiors to replace Lao Niu.
If Niu Enjiu didn't let him interfere in the work of the Party Committee, he would be suspected of going against his superiors.
Propaganda work has always been managed by the Party Committee. Putting Zhu Kehai in charge of propaganda work can not only give an account to his superiors, but also prevent him from interfering in personnel work.
As for logistics...
The deputy factory directors, including Ye Manzhi, shook their heads in their hearts at the same time.
The logistical work seems not difficult, but the biggest problem at present is that the employees demand separate housing.
If he wanted to establish himself in the factory, Zhu Kehai had to first build a family compound for everyone.
Ye Manzhi thought to himself, Director Lao Niu was given a sweet gift but he was not satisfied, so he gave him another blow?
Niu Enjiu took a sip of tea and continued slowly, "Our factory has a tradition of deputy factory directors taking charge of specific workshops. Last year, we added a soft drink workshop and a rice paper workshop. Since the other deputy factory directors were already fully occupied, I've been in charge of these two workshops. However, our food factory signed a contract with the Municipal Industry Bureau last year to build a soft drink factory on the vacant land to the south. Due to weather conditions, the factory hasn't been completed yet, and we'll have to restart it in the spring of this year..."
"Cooperation with the Municipal Industry Bureau is crucial, so I'd like Comrade Ke Hai to take charge of the rice paper workshop while also helping me follow up on the progress of the soda factory construction."
*
After leaving the meeting room, Ye Manzhi thought speechlessly that this meeting was a complete waste of her time.
Apart from watching the show, the other deputy factory directors are of no use.
Everyone's job remained unchanged, Niu Enjiu only assigned work to Zhu Kehai.
Didn’t Zhu Kehai shout slogans saying that we should devote ourselves to socialist construction as soon as possible? After thinking about it for a Spring Festival, Lao Niu actually arranged for him to engage in construction.
A soft drink factory or a residential compound must be built in a practical way.
Ye Manzhi took her notebook back to the office and thought from another perspective that Zhu Kehai's appointment to the food factory was a good thing for her.
Because of the promotion of the "Angang Constitution", she and Niu Enjiu were not on good terms with each other, and she was often targeted by the other party some time ago.
However, as soon as Zhu Kehai arrived, Niu Enjiu's attention was immediately diverted.
After all, she is only a deputy factory director who follows the mass line. She still has a long way to go if she wants to become a factory director, but Zhu Kehai is qualified to replace Lao Niu!
Ye Manzhi hummed a few lines of "The Sun Is Out and I'm Happy" in the office, fiddled with the Christmas cactus that her fourth brother had just given her, and then ran to the luncheon meat workshop to ask Director Guan to get ready for a business trip to Shanghai for study.
Guan Duofu rubbed his hands and asked excitedly, "Director Ye, are you really going to let me go to Shanghai?"
"Of course it's a lie!" Ye Manzhi said with a smile, "Nowadays, it's very popular for major factories to go to Shanghai for training. The pastry workshop is going to send a pastry chef to Shanghai for exchange. You can also choose a technician from the workshop. Then you can buy tickets and leave together, so you can keep each other company on the road."
Wang Shihu had already planned to arrange for the pastry chefs to go out for study and exchange, and Ye Manzhi stuffed the people from the canning workshop into the exchange team, which was considered a ride on their bandwagon.
"I've sent a telegram to Deputy Director Luo of the Meilin Factory. When you arrive in Shanghai, just go directly to the Meilin Factory for a visit and study." Ye Manzhi lowered his voice and said, "We must find out where the 400 yuan per ton difference lies!"
Guan Duofu nodded repeatedly: "Director Ye, don't worry, if I can't find the gap, I won't come back!"
They conducted self-inspection and self-correction in the canning workshop for more than ten days, but they still couldn't find the key point that widened the gap.
He even suspected that Director Ye's information was wrong.
However, if I could go to Shanghai to personally inspect and see their production process, I might be able to find the gap quickly.
Besides, that’s Shanghai!
He had only studied and exchanged in nearby provinces and cities before, and he really didn't dare to even think about going to a big city like Shanghai.
A week later, Guan Duofu and his technicians set off for Shanghai.
Ye Manzhi also took advantage of the time when Niu Enjiu was paying attention to Zhu Kehai, and together with Chen Qian, promoted the "Angang Constitution" in the candy workshop, bakery workshop and grain replica workshop.
With the successful experience of the canning workshop and the existing system, the implementation of the "Angang Constitution" was much better than the two expected.
The branches are full of leaves and full of energy, which makes me sigh that spring is really a vibrant season.
Her work has been going much more smoothly recently!
However, when I went to work in the luncheon meat workshop on Thursday, the deputy director of the workshop came to complain that the pig farm refused to slaughter the pigs on the agreed date, affecting the production progress of the luncheon meat.
Without waiting for Ye Manzhi to find the person in charge of the pig farm to inquire about the situation, Dai Xianhua took the initiative to visit him.
"Director Ye, Director Liu must have complained to you, right?"
Ye Manzhi poured her a cup of hot tea to warm her hands, smiled and nodded, saying, "Indeed, I have sued you. So, what exactly is going on with your breeding base? I remember hearing you say on New Year's Day that these pigs were already weighing 190 kilograms. After the Spring Festival, the fat pigs should be ready for slaughter, right?"
Dai Xianhua said, "The factory has set a 200-jin standard for pigs, but most of our pigs weigh less than 200 jin. Director Ye, even if Director Liu hadn't filed a complaint, I would have reported this to the factory leadership."
"What's wrong?"
"Our new deputy director, Zhu, has been demanding that the pig farm strengthen ideological and political studies. I organized study sessions according to his requirements, but he's not satisfied with the results and has asked us to submit a study report every day." Dai Xianhua said helplessly, "Director Ye, ours is a pig farm, and the employees' education level is generally low. They're lucky to be able to read, but how many can write a study report? Deputy Director Zhu wants everyone to persist in studying and look up words they don't know in the dictionary. Now everyone is studying according to his requirements, which seriously delays their daily work. The pigs don't gain weight, which has a lot to do with not feeding them in a timely manner!"
The pig farm originally raised only 70 pigs, but as the demand for pork from the canning factory increased, they raised more than 200 more pigs.
Including the bred piglets, there are nearly 350 pigs in total.
But there are only five regular employees in the pig farm, and the rest are part-time temporary workers recruited from the production team.
Everyone has limited time, and after writing learning experiences according to Zhu Kehai's requirements, they have no time to work.
I have no time to study when I am working.
Compared to working, people would certainly prefer to just write learning experiences and kill time!
Ye Manzhi frowned and asked, "When did Director Zhu ask you to write your learning experience?"
"He's been asking for this for a long time. He came to the pig farm for an investigation the day after he took office and asked us to organize a study session. He came several more times during the Spring Festival, asked everyone to write a reflection on their study, and even gave a lecture to the employees."
Dai Xianhua is the party branch secretary of the pig farm and is under the leadership of the food factory party committee.
Zhu Kehai is the deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the food factory and is her immediate superior.
She could only express her support for the requirement to strengthen ideological and political studies.
It was fine at the beginning, but since they were asked to write their learning experiences, the employees started to slack off at work.
Ye Manzhi thought for a moment and said, "Organizing study sessions is the Party Committee's job. Go report this to Director Niu and see what his attitude is."
Dai Xianhua went to report to Niu Enjiu as she was told.
Director Niu’s attitude is very clear: learning is necessary, but production cannot be delayed.
After finishing their work at the pig farm, temporary workers have to return to the production team to work, and their ideological and political education should be handed over to the production team.
Pig farms should organize formal employee training to improve their ideological and political awareness without affecting production.
In other words, just let the five regular workers learn for a while, and let the others do what they should do.
The fat pigs from the pig farm are slaughtered ahead of schedule to support the production of the canning workshop.
Ye Manzhi thought that the matter could end here.
However, within a few days, a new topic emerged among the employees:
Deputy Director Zhu Kehai received the factory’s New Year benefits on his first day at work at the food factory!
"Did Director Zhu really receive the New Year's gifts? How can he be so arrogant?" Fourth Brother said indignantly, "He has the nerve to receive gifts from the factory when he hasn't done anything?"
"Since they didn't receive any at their previous workplace, it makes sense for them to come to the food factory to get one." Ye Manzhi glared at him and said, "Just take care of yourself. What does it have to do with you whether they get their New Year gifts or not..."
"Why is it okay? I'm a regular employee of our factory now! He hasn't contributed anything, but he's just taking things from the factory. Isn't that taking advantage of me?"
Fourth brother just got a formal job as a forklift driver, and before the Chinese New Year he brought home a more generous gift than Old Ye's. Recently, his sense of belonging to the food factory has been increasing.
In the past, he only called Factory 656 "our factory", but now the food factory has also become "our factory".
Ye Manzhi didn't want to explain too much to him, but she was also afraid that he would gossip about Zhu Kehai with everyone else, so she could only whisper, "This matter is quite complicated, not as simple as you heard. Everyone knows that you are my brother. If someone talks to you about this, don't interrupt..."
Zhu Kehai asked the pig farm party branch to carry out ideological and political studies without reporting to Niu Enjiu.
This will definitely offend Lao Niu.
The incident of receiving New Year's goods was not exposed until a month later. Maybe Lao Niu used it to criticize Zhu Kehai.
After everyone knew what Zhu Kehai had done, it was inevitable that his request for employees to improve their ideological and political awareness would seem hypocritical.
This is a struggle between the secretary and the deputy secretary, and Ye Manzhi doesn't want to get involved.
When she took office at the factory last year, she actually did a lot of big moves, but her working style was relatively gentle, and she respected Niu Enjiu, the old team leader, so Niu Enjiu did not use any means against her.
Zhu Kehai, the new arrival this year, seems to be a troublemaker, so his treatment is obviously different.
However, Zhu Kehai is the deputy secretary sent by his superiors, so Lao Niu should not go too far.
Sure enough, when the rumors intensified, Niu Enjiu stood up and said that Deputy Director Zhu took office in a hurry and did not receive the benefits from his original unit. In order to take care of the new members of the team, he gave his share of the New Year's goods to Deputy Director Zhu and did not take up any extra share of the factory.
After this explanation, two different voices immediately emerged.
Some people think that Director Niu is humane and principled, while others think that Director Niu said this deliberately to save Zhu Kehai's face.
Anyway, everyone was praising Niu Enjiu, and the employees didn't have a good impression of the new Deputy Director Zhu.
Ye Manzhi thought that the drama was almost over here, but unexpectedly, she went to the city to attend a safety production meeting. When she returned to the factory, things took a turn again!
"Master Xu from the pickle workshop and Master Liu from the boiler room both spoke up for Deputy Director Zhu," Zhou Ruyi reported. "It's said that after Deputy Director Zhu received the New Year's goods, he gave them to these two masters."
Master Xu has a disabled son and a paralyzed mother.
Master Liu himself is disabled.
Both families lived in poverty, and the whole family depended on one person's salary to make ends meet. They were a well-known poor family in the factory.
These two people spoke out and testified for Director Zhu, which completely changed Zhu Kehai's reputation in the factory.
As to why these two people did not stand up and speak for Deputy Director Zhu earlier, it is unknown.
Ye Manzhi thought to himself that if it weren't for Niu Enjiu's explanation, some people would definitely say that Zhu Kehai was using the factory's things as a favor.
Now Niu Enjiu came forward to explain that the New Year's goods were originally his, and Zhu Kehai was not using everyone's things as a favor, so it became a matter of affection and righteousness.
Ye Manzhi privately reviewed the confrontation between the two men and exclaimed, "It was wonderful!"
Zhu Kehai is indeed not an easy person to deal with!
Lao Niu's attempt to show his power failed, and he was instead taken advantage of!
As for the matter between Lao Niu and Xiao Zhu, several deputy factory directors just watched from the other side of the river and no one got involved.
At the team meeting of the new week, Zhu Kehai proposed that all units in the city are studying the Chairman’s works, and the city has also selected activists to study the works. Therefore, the food factory should also organize employees to study in depth. Not only should they write learning experiences, but they should also select activists!
No one could object to his proposal. Even though Niu Enjiu disliked him, he had to nod in support.
As a result, Zhu Kehai conquered another city and set off a wave of studying the works throughout the factory.
*
Ye Manzhi stood by the window, looking out, frowning and asking, "Ruyi, why are there so many stacks of goods coming to the factory today?"
After the Chinese New Year, the production of candied haws continued for another month. Every day, many people came to the food factory on tricycles or bicycles to purchase goods.
There was a stack of signs with the words "Binjiang No. 1 Food Factory" printed on them on the truck.
Zhou Ruyi said, "I just asked about it. I heard that the production progress in the workshop is too slow. Everyone can't get the goods and is queuing at the door."
Ye Manzhi watched for a while, and seeing more and more tricycles gathering, she put on her cotton jacket and said, "Let's go to the workshop and take a look."
The two hurried to the canning workshop, but as soon as they entered the door, they saw a scene that left her speechless.
Zhu Kehai actually gave ideological and political lessons to the workers in the workshop!
Deputy Director Zhu is facing the same situation as Ye Manzhi - he has no one to use his power.
Although Niu Enjiu agreed to his proposal, if he did not take the initiative to promote the work, Zhu Kehai, the newly appointed outsider, would not be able to control the small leaders in the factory at all.
Therefore, Zhu Kehai came up with a simple idea and taught the workers himself!
After listening to his lectures, employees have to write down their learning experiences.
At present, he has carried out publicity and education work in several workshops.
Ye Manzhi heard Wang Shihu complain two days ago that the new factory director was making trouble and went to the workshop to teach workers during working hours, delaying production progress.
However, improving ideological and political awareness is a serious matter, and no one dared to stop him.
Wang Shihu just grumbled a few words and that was it.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Kehai was transferred to the canning workshop so quickly!
"Master Liu!" Ye Manzhi said, raising her voice, "There's a long line of tricycles waiting outside to pick up the goods. When will our candied haws be ready for shipment today?"
Master Liu, the leader of the Tanghulu group, looked at Zhu Kehai awkwardly upon hearing this and stammered, "Director Ye, well, Director Zhu is giving a class right now, so our Tanghulu group can't leave for the time being."
He didn't want to sit here and study ideology and politics, but the deputy director asked everyone to listen to his lectures, so who would dare not listen?
Ye Manzhi looked at Zhu Kehai and said in a gentle voice, "Director Zhu, there are so many people waiting outside to get the goods. Can you postpone the study and let the workers in the Tanghulu group go back to production first?"
"Director Ye, ten thousand years is too long. We must seize the day! Now is the time when everyone is most enthusiastic about learning. If we interrupt them midway..."
Ye Manzhi interrupted directly, saying, "Director Zhu, Comrade Chairman has also said that the five-year plan depends on the third year, the three-year plan depends on the first year, and the first year depends on this spring. Now is the peak production season. We must urge everyone to improve their ideological and political awareness while not delaying production. We must follow Comrade Chairman's instructions and arrange our time reasonably."
Ye Manzhi has his own way of dealing with those who shout slogans all the time.
"What's the purpose of raising everyone's ideological and political awareness? Isn't it to better serve the people?" She pointed outside the workshop. "So many people are standing outside in the freezing wind, waiting from morning until noon, just to get today's candied haws. We're sitting in the warm workshop having class, while so many people are left freezing outside. Director Zhu, don't you think this is putting the cart before the horse?"
Zhu Kehai: “…”
He has taught in many workshops, but today is the first time he has encountered someone who disagrees with him.
Ye Manzhi softened his expression and said, "Director Zhu, I fully support you personally teaching the ideological and political class. But can we adjust the class time? The canning workshop has received a large number of export orders and is responsible for the important task of earning foreign exchange for the country. The production plan cannot be interrupted. If the class time can be changed to after get off work, then I am willing to teach everyone with you!"
Zhu Kehai glanced at the audience and said, "I heard that winter is the off-season for canned food production, and many workers have stopped working, so I came to the workshop to give a lecture."
Ye Manzhi smiled and nodded. "That's great. I fully support Director Zhu in giving everyone a class. However, our workshop has a group of candied haws workers assigned to it, and they have production tasks to complete. Let them go and participate in production first. Those who don't have tasks today can stay here and listen to Director Zhu's lecture."
Seeing that Director Ye had persuaded Zhu Kehai, Master Liu hurriedly called the people from the Tanghulu team back to work.
The classroom was suddenly half empty.
Ye Manzhi did not leave. She sat in the back and listened to the class with everyone before leaving the workshop.
*
Zhu Kehai's teaching level is actually quite high, and the content is easy to understand, so even some workers with low cultural level can understand it.
But Ye Manzhi didn't want him to come to the canning workshop to give lectures frequently, as this would greatly delay production progress.
His behavior is also a disguised way of undermining the advancement of the "Angang Constitution".
If all the workers go to class, who will complete the production tasks?
Zhu Kehai did achieve some results in his own work, but he disrupted the work rhythm of the entire factory and delayed the production progress of all workshops!
So, after observing for half a month, Ye Manzhi chose a Sunday and took her little one to Fendou Park.
"Mom, we've never been to this park before?"
Wu Yuzhuo was quite excited to explore a new park.
"Well, this park is a little far from our home, and we don't come here often, but there's a revolutionary song singing event going on today, so we can listen to it later."
Fendou Park is the closest park to the food factory’s staff quarters. I heard that Director Lao Niu often brings his granddaughter to this park to play.
Ye Manzhi wanted to talk to Niu Enjiu, but some things were not convenient to say in the office, so she brought her children to the park to try her luck.
According to her experience, the place most visited by children must be the slide.
She took her daughter to the amusement area and saw Niu Enjiu next to the slide.
Factory Manager Lao Niu was watching his granddaughter sliding down the slide.
Ye Manzhi stepped forward to greet him, "Director, what a coincidence?"
"What a coincidence," Niu Enjiu said, looking at her with a smile, "I come to this small park every week, but I've never run into Director Ye."
Ye Manzhi nodded, "There is indeed something I want to talk to you about."
Niu Enjiu let his granddaughter play by herself and handed the dwarf Wu Yuzhuo to his granddaughter. Then he walked a few steps away and turned back to ask, "What's the urgent matter, Director Ye?"
"Director, I want to share something with you. The Party Committee wants to carry out ideological and political work, and I fully support it. But Director Zhu is always giving lectures during work hours, which seriously interferes with the workers' work and delays production in the workshop. For a long time, no one else dared to say anything, but I had a few arguments with Director Zhu in the canning workshop the other day."
Niu Enjiu put his hands behind his back and said "hmm".
The secretary had already reported to him what happened that day.
He was also quite annoyed with Zhu Kehai, the troublemaker.
Seeing that he seemed to agree, Ye Manzhi continued, "I can stop him once, but I can't stop him every time. After all, ideological education is indeed a serious matter, and it's also the deputy secretary's main job. Director, the biggest problem in the canning workshop right now is that there are too many people and too few production equipment. Judging from the workload this year, we can actually complete the production task with only half the staff."
If anyone is free, Zhu Kehai will definitely pull them to attend the class.
Niu Enjiu also knew this.
"Director, our canning workshop has a very distinctive feature: most of its products are exported to earn foreign exchange. To some extent, this is a political task, and it must not be delayed! Therefore, I suggest that the factory continue to purchase production equipment for the canning workshop to improve our production capacity. This year's canned food production tasks are relatively small, and I would like to personally attend this year's Spring Canton Fair to attract more export orders for the factory."
With the production equipment and export tasks, all workers in the workshop must work at full capacity.
Even if Zhu Kehai wanted to teach the workers, he had to consider the consequences.
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