Chapter 184: People on the

The current training and slogans are methods Li Li Xuewu learned from later generations and slowly infiltrated into the current training methods. The influence is established step by step, bit by bit.

"Let's go, if we delay any longer, logistics will be off work."

Li Li Xuewu took the lead and went out the door, followed by a group of young men in patched clothes. Originally walking scattered, three in front and two behind, they were glared at by Li Li Xuewu and then, under Han Zhan's command, formed two columns and walked along the side of the road.

To be honest, Han Zhan is really a bit afraid of Li Li Xuewu, especially in the last few days when Li Li Xuewu strictly required the Guard Team to drill and train according to the militia's requirements. Li Li Xuewu really takes action against those who don't meet the standards.

Along the way, workers were also sizing up this plainly dressed team. Although the lives of workers in the city are bitter now, they all wear work clothes outside, and there are very few patches.

Although the young men were a bit inferior, they all walked forward with their heads held high in the formation, following Han Zhan's slogans.

Arriving at the Logistics Department, Li Li Xuewu took out the certificate given by Sister Xie and collected the equipment according to the configuration of one set of bedding, pillows, one set of sheets and pillowcases, one set of cotton clothes to wear inside, two sets of guard team uniforms to wear outside, one tactical belt, one cotton hat, one pair of cotton shoes, and one pair of yellow rubber cotton shoes for each person, and also collected odds and ends like basins, toothbrushes, and mugs.

This is the exclusive configuration for the Steel Mill's firefighters, guard team members, and security team members. Even the Public Security Section doesn't have it, because the Steel Mill requires these team members to eat and live in the factory area.

After collecting the items, each person held their own belongings and was led back by Han Zhan to change clothes. Zhao Zhao Yajun, who had already collected the equipment, took Li Li Xuewu to the dog kennel.

The dog kennel was almost finished yesterday, and after baking by the fire all night, the two storerooms were already usable.

Li Li Xuewu went in to take a look. The logistics deputy section chief was complaining, but he did indeed clean up this side. Each dog had an independent partition, and the environment was not bad, with dry grass spread in the nests.

"Train in this courtyard tomorrow. You are not allowed to go out. Dog food is also pulled from the canteen."

"I understand."

"Tell Yin Qun how to do it, lead him, and let him be responsible for the management of the dog kennel and the daily management of the police dogs. You are responsible for leading the training."

"Yes!"

Li Li Xuewu returned to the office and wrote a note for the Security Squad to send to the Steel Mill's Labor Protection Factory, instructing them to make ten dog leashes and dog equipment of the same specifications.

Looking at the time, it was time to get off work. He tidied up, took his bicycle from the storage area, greeted the security guard preparing to go on duty at the gate, and pushed his bike out the gate.

Riding his bike leisurely to his home, he happened to catch Old Lao Biaozi and the others finishing work and unloading scrap in the center of the site.

Scrap like iron, bottles, plastic, and rubber needs to be stored in separate piles. If it is books, paper, or old newspapers, they need to be temporarily placed in the warehouse of the inverted house.

"How was it today?" Li Li Xuewu propped his bike at the door and walked over to ask.

Wen San'er was checking the tricycles of several people. Seeing Li Li Xuewu come over, he didn't stop his movements and replied while searching: "Nothing good. Didn't receive any electrical appliances; they are all junk. Some of that came out."

Li Li Xuewu smiled and distributed cigarettes to several people, saying: "What time do you think it is now? Everyone treats electrical appliances like treasures. Even if they are broken, they keep them there for show."

Seeing Wen San and the others listless, Li Li Xuewu asked: "Did you buy the maintenance tools I asked you to buy?"

"Bought them. Bought them at our supply and marketing cooperative. Put them in the drawer of the desk in our room at noon."

Li Li Xuewu nodded and asked Old Lao Biaozi: "How was the harvest at home?"

Old Lao Biaozi handed a bundle of newspapers to Shen Shen Guodong and replied: "Home is okay. Lao Biaozi bought back some cigarettes and sugar balls, but not many children know about it. Lao Biaozi and the others also said they would slowly promote it and see."

Li Li Xuewu nodded and said: "This is correct. Take it slow. Don't hang up signs, don't shout. Influence things silently, and it will become a habit."

Wen San'er also nodded and said: "We are not in a hurry. I calculated today that the quantity of scrap recycling will definitely meet the requirements of the scrap company. Although the profit is not much, it is enough to eat."

Li Li Xuewu handed the grain coupons and non-staple food coupons he collected today to Wen San'er.

"Third Uncle, help me buy them back when you have time. Send a portion to my mother's house and put a portion in our room. Keep the cloth. My daughter uses a lot of cloth; children grow fast."

"Understood. I'll go tomorrow when I have time."

"The business of reselling coupons was affected, right?"

"This is temporary. Don't worry. And I've figured it out—the brains of scholars are still better. Today, a big shot dragged me into the room and exchanged a lot of coupons with me."

"Many?"

"Hehe, how should I put it? This quantity is enough now. Just like you said, as long as we can connect with fifty fixed ones, it's enough for us. We can eat whatever we want."

Li Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes and asked: "Are there many big shots in the Dongcheng?"

Seeing no outsiders around, Wen San'er whispered: "You only work in the Steel Mill and haven't been in contact with the outside world. We are also ground moles who haven't seen the sun. Today, we finally saw the wealth of our Dongcheng."

"Tell me."

Wen San'er whispered: "Do you know Mr. Ma, who sings Qin Qin Jingju?"

Li Li Xuewu nodded: "I've heard of him. He's a master."

Wen San'er laughed: "Qin Qin Jingju actor Mr. Ma has a monthly salary of 1700 yuan."

(This data is selected from "Historical Records: 196X Investigation Report on the 'High-Income Class'")

(You all know that number.)

Li Li Xuewu paused abruptly. This is different from his understanding of this era.

"Is this true?"

Wen San'er said affirmatively: "The one we went to today was the home of a first-class actor. He said his salary is 360 yuan. That pile of newspapers was collected from his house. He didn't even want the money, saying just help clean up the warehouse. He lives in a villa."

"This is also what he said?"

"Yes. He seems to love showing off. He also told me about the affairs of their circle."

Seeing that several people had finished cleaning up, Li Li Xuewu pulled Wen San'er into the inverted house.

"Tell me in detail."

Wen San'er stuffed his backpack into the drawer, sat on the edge of the kang, and told Li Li Xuewu: "He said this is called a retained salary. For example, Mr. Ma's monthly salary is 1700 yuan, of which the retained salary is 1366 yuan."

Li Li Xuewu understood what retained salary meant. The old society changed to the new society. People with culture and ability were reused, but these people's original salaries were high. If they were lowered, the reform would lose its meaning, so there was the term "retained salary."

"And that's not all. Qin Qin Jingju actor Mr. Shaochun from Baxian County has a monthly salary of 1000 yuan. After filming the movie 'Wild Boar Forest,' he received another 3000 yuan in remuneration."

Li Li Xuewu nodded: "It seems the salaries of literary and artistic workers are indeed high."

Wen San'er curled his lips and said: "None of them are good people. An actor in the Tianjin Qin Qin Jingju Troupe surnamed Zhou has a monthly salary of 750 yuan, two wives, raises two dogs, a cat, and during the difficult times, he fed them fine grains, pig liver, eggs, and milk, and even took the dogs to the barbershop for haircuts."

Li Li Xuewu waved his hand and said: "Don't mention that. We haven't seen how others live. We won't talk about these, but looking at it now, if you can win them over, you'll be able to eat."

Li Li Xuewu leaned close to Wen San'er and said: "But there is one thing: don't let them know about us, including addresses and other information. Try to hide yourself as much as possible. You handle this kind of client yourself; I don't trust others."

Wen San'er nodded: "That's what I think too. This person looks careless, but he has a lot to say. It was only because I coaxed him with good words that he was polite to me."

Li Li Xuewu smiled and said: "Don't be jealous or resentful. A person's good fortune is limited. If you use too much in the first half of your life, you should pay back the debt in the second half."

Seeing that Old Lao Biaozi and the others had finished cleaning up and entered the room to wash their hands, Wen San'er stopped talking, stood up, and went out to wash his hands. He had to reconcile the accounts with Old Lao Biaozi, who was at home, in a while.

Li Li Xuewu stood up and walked out. After passing the screen door and entering the second gate, he was intercepted by the Third Master, who had just lifted the curtain and come out, just as he was about to go to the middle courtyard.

The Third Master had been circling around his door like a secret agent for several laps. Seeing Li Li Xuewu enter the courtyard, he hurriedly rushed over.

Li Li Xuewu held the Third Master who had rushed over and said: "Third Master, slow down. What's up? Are you trying to stage a scam?"

The Third Master smiled and replied: "What scam? How did that matter go?"

Li Li Xuewu looked at the Third Master and said: "At first, they didn't want to, but I pleaded and snatched a quota from them, so it was settled. Your share isn't as much as others, but I really owed a huge favor."

The Third Master was overjoyed: "I knew asking you would work. Alright, Third Master will remember your favor. When you have time, come over to my house for chicken."

Li Li Xuewu didn't dare to go to the Third Master's house to eat. It would be too embarrassing in front of so many people. He said: "Alright, have Brother Brother Jiecheng go to the Personnel Section to report to Director Xie tomorrow."

Seeing that Li Li Xuewu was certain, the Third Master happily returned home.

Li Li Xuewu said goodbye to the Third Master and went to the middle courtyard. The lights in Seeing Sha Zhu's house were already on, and it was time to get off work.

The Second Master's wife, who was looking toward the front courtyard from the moon gate in the back courtyard, saw Li Li Xuewu coming this way and hurriedly ran back home.

Compared to the joy in the Third Master's house, the Second Master's house was now filled with resentment.

The Second Master's wife said to the Second Master: "The Third Master must have been talking about the recruitment matter when he invited Li Li Xuewu yesterday. I told you to go invite him, but you wouldn't go. How can you not bring yourself to beg him? Liu Guangtian is still a temporary worker, and Liu Guangfu's job is also nowhere to be found. How rare is this opportunity?"

After speaking, she pointed outside the door and said: "I just saw it. Yan Lao Kou went back happily. It must be that Yan Brother Jiecheng's job matter is settled."

The Second Master glared and scolded the Second Master's wife: "It's enough that Liu Guangtian has a job. Liu Guangfu is still in school; what kind of factory is he entering?"

The Second Master's wife is not afraid of the Second Master and retorted: "With Liu Guangfu's grades, it's better to come down early and enter the factory."

"Exactly, Dad. I'm not the material for studying. I also want to join the Security Division."

The Second Master drank his small wine, glanced at Liu Liu Guangfu's complaining eyes, and scolded: "Useless thing. How many years younger are you than Li Li Xuewu? If you have the ability, you go earn four rooms too! If you want a job, go find it yourself. My face isn't that cheap. You want me to beg a 19-year-old brat? Grandma~!"

The Second Master is just a rat carrying a gun—fierce inside the nest. He can scold this one and say that one in his own house, pointing fingers, and no one is convinced.

But if you say he would go out this door to confront Li Li Xuewu, he wouldn't dare at all. Those two times scared the Second Master into honesty, especially when Wei Tong asked him to make a statement—although it was about someone else's business, his heart was pounding just looking at the interrogation room at that time.

Seeing Liu Liu Guangfu muttering something, he kicked him with a flying kick.

"Get out, get out, don't get in my way. If you can't study, go out and find odd jobs."

The war in the Second Master's house had already reached Seeing Sha Zhu's side in the middle courtyard.

Li Li Xuewu didn't care about the chaos in the Second Master's house. They didn't have chickens in their house anyway.

"Brother Pillar, back?" Li Xuewu lifted the curtain of Silly Zhu's house and pushed the door open to enter.

"Oh, brother, I just got home too. I'm exhausted today."

Seeing Sha Zhu was lying on the bed. Seeing Li Li Xuewu come in, he sat up.

Li Li Xuewu saw that Seeing Sha Zhu didn't have much energy, so he asked: "Then let's clean up that blue sheep tomorrow."

Seeing Sha Zhu waved his hand: "No need. What's the big deal? I've already prepared the tools."

Li Li Xuewu said apologetically: "Look at me. I knew we were cleaning up the wild game from the factory today, and I still set it for tonight. I was really dizzy from being busy."

Seeing Sha Zhu had already put on his clothes and led Li Li Xuewu out, saying as they walked: "Hi, why are we brothers talking about this? Several masters were there today. I was responsible for killing, and they were responsible for disassembling. It wasn't much."

Now that Seeing Sha Zhu's door is still unlocked as usual, Banggeng won't come in anymore. At first, Seeing Sha Zhu wasn't used to seeing things not missing, but now he is.

Li Li Xuewu and the two chatted as they walked. Seeing Sha Zhu laughed: "You're really capable. You can bring back so much meat from an outside mission. In the past, getting a little meat in the Steel Mill was all for Li Li Huai De and the others to entertain. Today, it's finally lively. The workers are boiling."

Li Li Xuewu smiled: "It's not that serious. Our Steel Mill is efficient, and the workers' living standards aren't low. Eating meat isn't difficult, right?"

Seeing Sha Zhu laughed: "It's not difficult, but you have to buy it and cook it yourself. How can it be as convenient and cheap as the canteen? Just watch, there will definitely be a crazy rush tomorrow."

Li Li Xuewu nodded: "It's fine. I'll call the Guard Team to go on duty early tomorrow."

"Alright, I'll leave some dishes for the security guards tomorrow. I guarantee there won't be less."

Li Li Xuewu led Seeing Sha Zhu to the inverted house, and he himself asked Shen Shen Guodong to carry the blue sheep that was in his house.

When he came out, he saw his sister-in-law's eyes smiling. She didn't have the excitement of the past few days, and she even mentioned how the blue sheep her aunt's husband sent was this and that.

Perhaps she felt that the blue sheep sent by Red Star Commune was her maiden family thanking Li Li Xuewu for recruiting her maiden family into the city, so she wouldn't feel like she owed Li Li Xuewu a favor.

Li Li Xuewu didn't pick up his sister-in-law's topic. There was no point in talking to a woman, especially his own sister-in-law. That would be too crude, and it would make his own brother uncomfortable being caught in the middle.

Life is lived by oneself, the road is walked by oneself, and there is an old saying: "Distance tests a horse's strength, time reveals a person's heart."

He didn't want this favor in the first place. He had already made it very clear last night. Since his sister-in-law was entangled in the favor and was being distant with him, let her calculate.

Arriving at the outer courtyard, Old Lao Biaozi and the others had already spread out gunny sacks on the ground.

Killing a pig and killing livestock like a blue sheep are two different things. A pig's skin needs to be scraped of hair, and then it can be disassembled with the skin. Livestock is not; you use a knife to make a circle at the back ankle, then break the skin, blow air, and then peel the skin.

Livestock skin is easy to peel. After a while, Seeing Sha Zhu used a thin-mouthed small knife to cut off the entire blue sheep skin.

Old Lao Biaozi took the blue sheep skin to the west courtyard, found a wooden frame to stretch the entire skin, nailed it, let the skin spread out, and then used a scraper to scrape off the residual fat on the skin.

This is a skillful job. You can't use too much force because the skin is stretched now, and if you use force, it will break. You can only use the scraper to scrape it strip by strip.

Inside the room, Seeing Sha Zhu began to disassemble the "bare" blue sheep on the gunny sack. Actually, it looked big, but there wasn't much meat. After removing the bone frame, skin, and internal organs, there were only thirty-something catties of meat.

"Hey, the one you asked me to leave for the leader wasn't as big as this one. Only twenty-something catties of meat were disassembled."

"It's not bad. This thing doesn't have much meat in the summer. Although it belongs to the bovine family, it's not as good as a sheep, let alone in winter."

Seeing Sha Zhu divided the thirty-something catties of meat according to Li Li Xuewu's requirements, and Li Li Xuewu had Yang Erhai send half of the meat back to his house.

"Brother Pillar, make a dish of whole lamb chops, and stew some bones. We'll drink a little."

Seeing Sha Zhu began to chop the lamb chops.

"Hey, testing me? I'll show you a hand tonight."

The last drink was beautiful, and Seeing Sha Zhu also envied the relationship and life of the few, and also wanted to join the excitement with Li Li Xuewu and the others.

This is also why Li Li Xuewu invited him over tonight.

Li Li Xuewu also saw that Seeing Sha Zhu had the intention of leaning toward his brothers, especially Old Lao Biaozi's personality, which is particularly good at uniting people. He himself is a lazy and greedy person, so of course, he is willing to have a big chef join the organization.

As long as he doesn't have to cook, it's fine.

These are all things understood without being said. Making friends among men isn't about holding hands to the bathroom. As long as you understand what it means, after a long time, you can treat each other as brothers.

Li Li Xuewu knows what kind of person Seeing Sha Zhu is. To put it bluntly, he is a bit dull, but he has no bad intentions and is quite worth making friends with.

As for his personal emotional problems, that is not something Li Li Xuewu should participate in. Everyone has their own ambitions and cannot be forced.

Leaving Yang Erhai to help Seeing Sha Zhu in the kitchen, he himself was urged by Wen San'er to go into the room. Wen San'er had already laid out the multimeter, screwdriver, and other tools on the table for Li Li Xuewu.

Li Li Xuewu turned the radio around and began to dismantle the outer shell. Once dismantled, he saw that the inside of the radio was quite clean, because at this time, families treated this thing as a treasure and covered it with a towel or a white silk scarf.

When he moved the outer cover to the side, he saw four resistors scattered in the back cover. Li Li Xuewu picked up the circuit board to look, and compared the resistor legs—they were all about the same.

This made Li Li Xuewu scratch his head. He could measure resistance with a multimeter and weld, but if he had to find the welding feet, he was a bit lacking.

At this time, Li Li Xuewen entered the room. After the inverted house was renovated, Old Lao Biaozi and the others moved in. Li Li Xuewen couldn't get along with Wen San'er and the others, so they just greeted each other when they met and had no intersection at ordinary times, nor did they come to the inverted house side.

Today, the sun came out from the west. Seeing Li Li Xuewen enter the room, Li Li Xuewu stood up and greeted: "What's up?"

Li Li Xuewen was still the same, a bit introverted, and said to Li Li Xuewu: "Nothing, I'm just strolling."

Seeing his big brother playing this trick on him again, Li Li Xuewu smiled and said: "If you have something to say, don't be distant with me."

Li Li Xuewen touched his nose and said to Li Li Xuewu: "I saw you were confused about the radio you collected, so I read a book. Shall I take a look for you?"

So the big brother saw them making a fuss about the radio, perhaps because he understood the principles and theories, and wanted to learn electrical engineering and electronics to help him fix the radio.

"Then try it. I'm just worrying." After speaking, he stood up and let his big brother Li Xuewen sit down.

Li Li Xuewen looked at the multimeter and said: "It's even produced by the Shanghai ZY Electronic Watch Factory. It's brand new."

Li Li Xuewu found it funny. Is it Shanghai or ZY?

Li Li Xuewen couldn't feel his brother's punchline and poked at the radio with his head down. Wen San'er watched more carefully than Li Li Xuewu from the side, but he couldn't understand it and was a bit anxious.

"Nothing much, just the resistor fell off. I'll weld it and try."

Li Li Xuewen studies physics, so these things are all within his knowledge. He read books before because he understood the principles and theories, and needed to look at books for specific practice and operation, but it didn't take much effort.

"Alright, don't install the outer shell yet. Plug it in and try."

Before Li Li Xuewu could move, Wen San'er took the plug and connected it to the power supply.

"Zzz~ Zzz~"

"Hey! There's movement~" Wen San'er jumped three feet high in surprise.

Li Li Xuewen was not affected, but turned the knob to try to find the channel. The sound was still intermittent.

Li Li Xuewen had Wen San'er disconnect the power again, picked up the multimeter, and began to check every part one by one.

Wen San'er, who was very happy, was now worried again, not knowing why he had to check again.

Li Li Xuewen tested all the parts once, re-welded all the marked ones, and then had Wen San'er plug it in to try again.

Wen San'er plugged it in nervously. Li Li Xuewen turned the knob to adjust it, and only heard the radio say: "Zzz~ Zzz~ The red flag is fluttering... Heroes whip the warhorse, I am a glorious oil worker..."

"Hey! It really rang. Li Xuewen is still awesome."

Wen San'er praised Li Li Xuewen excitedly and patted Li Li Xuewen on the shoulder.

Li Li Xuewen was still not used to the personality of his brother's group. He installed the back cover of the radio, stood up, and said: "Since it's fixed, I'm going back."

Seeing Wen San'er wink, Li Li Xuewu smiled and followed Li Li Xuewen out of the room. In the outer courtyard, the brothers talked.

"The craftsmanship is not bad."

"What craftsmanship? Just a little electrical knowledge."

"Old Lao Biaozi collected it, 5 yuan. Understand what it means?"

Li Li Xuewen was a bit puzzled and asked: "What could it mean?"

"What if I sell it for 50 yuan, will anyone buy it?"

"Who would buy... hmm?"

Li Li Xuewen had just said the words "Who would buy" when his eyes widened instantly. He gestured to Li Li Xuewu for a long time and squeezed out a sentence: "That's illegal!"

Li Li Xuewu looked at his excited big brother and smiled: "No, it's legal."

Li Li Xuewen: "???"

"The contract we signed with the supply and marketing cooperative has clauses for the recycling and reuse of scrap, and resale. The supply and marketing cooperative only requires that no new goods be sold. This one of ours is not new."

Li Li Xuewen looked at his brother in disbelief and asked: "Can it be like this?"

Li Li Xuewu didn't answer, but hugged his big brother's shoulder and smiled like a bad uncle: "Big brother, we are brothers who fight tigers together. I provide the scrap, you provide the technology. When the time comes, I'll have Wen San'er give you a portion of the wages."

"Forget it, I don't rely on this to earn money. Besides, your sister-in-law gives me 5 yuan of pocket money every month, and I can't even spend it all."

Looking at his honest big brother, Li Li Xuewu was speechless. How did this big brother get managed by his sister-in-law like a little lamb?

"Big brother, a man cannot be without money. Think about how tight things were when we went to your father-in-law's house last time. If you come to help fix electrical appliances after work, you can save a considerable income. There will be many places to use money in the future."

"How did you know..." Li Li Xuewen asked in surprise, but the second half of the sentence was blocked by Li Li Xuewu.

"Sister-in-law almost wrote the words 'move out and live alone' on her face. Haven't you seen that Dad hasn't wanted to talk to you guys lately? Has your school started distributing houses?"

Li Li Xuewen said embarrassedly: "There is such a thing. Your sister-in-law wanted to mention it to the family, but she was afraid Dad would be angry."

Li Li Xuewu looked at his big brother, who was in a dilemma, and whispered: "If you want to move out and live alone, of course you can't say it directly. Change direction, and you can't move out all of a sudden. You have to take it slow."

Li Li Xuewen looked at his brother and asked: "How do you say that?"

Seeing that his big brother had taken the bait, Li Li Xuewu started to sell the suspense, just refusing to talk about the house.

"Big brother, this electrical skill of yours would be wasted if you don't use it."

"Li Xuewu..."

"Big brother, there will be many places to use money in the future. Raising children is a big expense."

"Not that..."

"Big brother, think about it, women also need surprises. Have you ever given your sister-in-law anything?"

Li Li Xuewu looked at his big brother, who still wanted to ask him, and asked with hatred for his failure to meet expectations: "Don't you understand what I mean yet?"

"You might as well have written the words on my face. Tell me, what do you want to do?"

Li Li Xuewu smiled successfully and said: "Help me fix electrical appliances, I'll give you one-third of the profit, and I'll help you handle the house distribution."

Li Li Xuewen pulled his brother and looked at his own house in the front courtyard to see if anyone came out, and said urgently: "I'll help you fix it, I don't want money. The one who was circling around me just now looks like he wants to learn, I'll teach him, but you have to help me."

Li Li Xuewu nodded: "It's a deal. If you can't teach him, you'll have to keep helping me fix them."

Seeing his brother actually doubting the ability of a university teacher, Li Li Xuewen was very indignant, raised his head, and said proudly: "One month, even if it's primary school culture, I can teach him."

Li Li Xuewu looked at his big brother's proud face, also raised his head, and said unconvinced: "Cough~ cough~ don't look down on people. Do you really think there are no capable people around your brother? That's our military advisor-level, soul-level figure. Primary school culture? Do you know what Wen San'er's education level is?"

Seeing Li Li Xuewu speak solemnly and his tone being so confident, Big Brother blushed a little. What's wrong with him? How did he become proud? This is undesirable. There are many high-level people with knowledge in this world. Although there are not many university students, there are some. Could it be that this Wen San'er who works with his brother has a university degree?

Li Li Xuewen asked hesitantly: "Then he is...?"

Li Li Xuewu looked at Wen San'er, who was eavesdropping behind the door, and said proudly to his big brother: "Hold onto the wall, I'm afraid you'll be scared dizzy when I say it. Listen carefully: Wen San'er has properly finished the first year of junior high school! If it weren't for a female student who delayed him, he would also be..."

"Li Li Xuewu! Don't you dare spread rumors! I'm a decent person!"

Wen San'er couldn't stand it behind the door anymore, lifted the curtain with a look of anger, and roared lowly.

This voice had a bit of dissatisfaction, but the last sentence "decent person" lacked confidence.

"Third Uncle, I told my brother that you are a proper first-year junior high school student." Li Li Xuewu saw Wen San'er walk out, looking certain and proud.

"Get lost. I almost finished junior high school, which counts as junior high school culture." Wen San'er was very concerned about Li Li Xuewu belittling his education in front of Li Li Xuewen, whom he was about to apprentice to.

At this time, Old Lao Biaozi, who was carrying a string of intestines out to wash, pushed open the curtain and said: "That's right, Brother Wu, don't shame people. My Third Uncle did go to the second year of junior high school for two days. The first day was Saturday, which happened to be the school's general cleaning, and the second day was Sunday, the whole school was on holiday..."

"Get lost. You must have told Li Li Xuewu about the female student, right? I only told you."

"Hehe," Old Lao Biaozi laughed wickedly: "I'm just promoting Third Uncle's glorious history."

Wen San'er stared angrily, wanting to kick Old Lao Biaozi, but Old Lao Biaozi was holding the intestines now, and it smelled, let alone getting stained.

Unable to provoke the few who were mocking him, he turned to Li Li Xuewen and said: "Don't listen to their nonsense. I've properly read books for a few years. Learning this should be no problem. Please give me more guidance."

Looking at the gentle and elegant Li Li Xuewen, and then at the fierce-looking Li Li Xuewu, Wen San'er felt that Li Shun raised his children according to their names.

"Then thank you..."

Seeing Wen San'er hesitate, Li Li Xuewen said: "You can just call me Li Xuewen."

Wen San'er responded with a smile: "Alright, alright, you can just call me Wen San'er."

Wen San'er admires people with knowledge. In his cognition, university students are considered knowledgeable, so university teachers are people who teach university students, so they must be more knowledgeable.

Sometimes when he goes to the Li family, seeing that several young people in the Li family are either reading or studying, even Li Li Xuewu, this outlier, has a high school diploma.

Wen San'er naturally felt that he should respect Li Li Xuewen more.

Li Li Xuewen called out "Third Uncle" very politely, which made Wen San'er grin from ear to ear.

Li Li Xuewen greeted everyone and returned home.

Li Li Xuewu wanted to ask his big brother to eat here, but his big brother's personality wouldn't be able to let go and eat well here, so he didn't keep him.

Tonight, they finally ate the whole lamb feast. Seeing Sha Zhu used his housekeeping skills to cook the parts of the blue sheep into pots of dishes according to different methods.

Seeing Sha Zhu is now familiar with Li Li Xuewu and the others, and they can joke with each other freely. The more he integrates into this circle, the more he feels that these few people are compatible with his temper.

"Come, try this lamb tendon. It's very chewy."

Seeing Seeing Sha Zhu offering him dishes, Li Li Xuewu picked up a chopstick of lamb tendon and tasted it. It was really flavorful, chewy, and not sticky to the teeth.

"Brother Pillar, you should just stay with us in the future. We provide the wine and meat, and you provide the craftsmanship."

Old Lao Biaozi said half-jokingly and half-seriously at the right time.

Seeing Old Lao Biaozi speak, Seeing Sha Zhu laughed: "I also feel that you brothers are close. Let's interact more in the future. As long as it's something I can do, just say the word, I'll never hide my skills."

"That's great. We finally have a treat in the future." Shen Shen Guodong has been eating meat since he moved here, and now hearing that the Steel Mill canteen's master chef is willing to interact with them, he is even happier.

Li Li Xuewu looked at Seeing Sha Zhu, who was getting along with his brothers, with a smile, secretly thinking that his team was about to have a cook.

Several people drank and gnawed on lamb bones until late at night before Seeing Sha Zhu staggered home.

When passing the front courtyard, the Li family and the Third Master's house had already turned off the lights.

Li Li Xuewen and his wife in the south room of the Li family were not asleep yet.

Zhao Zhao Yafang tucked in her quilt and asked her husband: "Did Li Xuewu really say he would help with the house matter? How will he tell Mom and Dad?"

Li Li Xuewen didn't have much energy and replied: "How would I know? He has had many ghost ideas since he was a child. If he says it works, it must work."

Seeing that her husband was a bit tired, Zhao Zhao Yafang wanted to ask the question that was on her mind.

"Did Li Xuewu really say he would give you money for fixing electrical appliances?"

"Hmm, didn't I tell you? I didn't take it. He didn't even take the money when we went to your house last time." Li Li Xuewen yawned and responded intermittently.

Zhao Zhao Yafang whispered in the quilt: "I know. It was right not to take it. With that blue sheep plus you helping them fix electrical appliances, we don't owe Li Xuewu anymore."

Li Li Xuewen was already asleep, still responding to his wife's words: "What owe or not..."

Zhao Zhao Yafang didn't hear her husband's response but heard snoring. She hit her husband, and seeing no reaction, she stopped talking, muttered something, and fell asleep.

The next day, just as Li Li Xuewu finished tidying up and wanted to go to work, he saw Yan Brother Jiecheng dressed neatly, smiling and saying goodbye to Yu Li and his family, preparing to go to the Steel Mill to work.

Seeing Li Li Xuewu push his bike out of the west courtyard gate, he even greeted him: "Li Ke!"

Li Li Xuewu curled his lips. This is in the courtyard, not the Steel Mill. In front of the First Master, Second Master, and several Steel Mill workers, the words "Li Ke" sounded a bit deliberate.

"We are all in the same courtyard, no need to be so polite in private. I have things to do, so I'll go first."

Yan Brother Jiecheng thought he was also someone who was about to walk the "official career path," so of course he had to use the official title, which made it look like he was also someone in the same unit as "Li Ke."

Ignoring the Second Master's frown, he walked toward the Steel Mill to report in the anticipation of the whole family, with a pace that "didn't recognize the Second Master."

Li Li Xuewu arrived at the Steel Mill and first went to the guesthouse to see Yin Yin Mancang, because the Steel Mill kept Yin Yin Mancang in the small canteen for entertainment last night, so he was directly arranged to stay in the guesthouse. Today, however, he had to go back early.

This guesthouse is located behind the left side of the main building of the factory office building, on the north side of Unity Lake. There is a wall enclosing the guesthouse and Unity Lake together.

This is considered a place for the Steel Mill to receive guests from the outside, and also a place to entertain the families of factory workers. However, it is far from the residential area in the city, so very few families of factory workers come to stay here. Some are visiting relatives from the dormitory side.

This is also Li Li Xuewu's first time coming to the guesthouse; he usually just walks past it.

The guesthouse has an auxiliary building and a main building. The auxiliary building has two floors; the first floor is the activity center, and the second floor is the warehouse, both with very high ceilings.

The main building has four floors; the first floor is the reception hall, duty room, and kitchen restaurant, etc. The second to fourth floors are guest rooms. There are 45 guest rooms, which Li Li Xuewu learned from the Security Section materials.

This building was originally a hotel building for receiving experts, and later changed into a guesthouse. The specifications were very high, but as soon as he entered the guesthouse, he felt the conditions were too poor.

The hall was dark, there was no one at the front desk, the restaurant on the left was locked, and he couldn't tell what was on the right, but the door was also locked. The temperature was a bit low, and there was a smell of stench and mold in the air.

Li Li Xuewu didn't know which room Yin Yin Mancang stayed in last night, so he could only stand at the front desk.

"Is anyone on duty?"

After waiting for more than two minutes, he heard a response.

"Who is it? Coming." At this time, a middle-aged woman responded from the door behind the front desk. ===== CHAPTER 185 =====

This place is considered the steel mill's external reception area, and also a place to host the families of factory employees. However, since it is far from the residential area in the city, very few families of factory employees come here to stay; some are visiting relatives from the dormitory side.

This was also Li Li Xuewu's first time at the guesthouse; he usually just walked past it.

The guesthouse has an auxiliary building and a main building. The auxiliary building has two floors; the first floor is an activity center, and the second floor is a storage room, both with very high ceilings.

The main building has four floors. The first floor contains the reception hall, the duty room, and the kitchen and dining room. The second through fourth floors are all guest rooms, totaling 45 rooms—this was something Li Li Xuewu learned from looking at the Security Section's materials.

This building was originally a hotel for experts, later converted into a guesthouse. The specifications were quite high, but as soon as one entered, it felt like the conditions were too poor.

The hall was pitch black, and there was no one at the front desk. The restaurant on the left was locked, and the room on the right was unrecognizable, also locked. The temperature was a bit low, and there was a stench and a musty smell in the air.

Li Li Xuewu didn't know which room Yin Yin Mancang stayed in last night, so he could only stand at the front desk.

"Is anyone on duty?"

He waited for more than two minutes before hearing a response.

"Who is it? Coming!" At this moment, a middle-aged woman responded from the door behind the front desk.