"Yes, it is said that the production task cannot be received, the factory can not support it, and now it can only rely on selling production equipment to pay wages. ”

As soon as Niu Huahua's words fell, Niu Xiaoqiang stood up and ran down the mountain, Niu Huahua said in surprise: "Hey, Brother Xiaoqiang, why are you going?"

"Go see my master!"

Niu Huahua sighed, she withdrew her gaze, and reached out to twist the water stains on her clothes. Unexpectedly, as soon as he lowered his head, he saw Niu Xiaoqiang's net pocket on the ground, "What is this?

Niu Huahua looked up at Niu Xiaoqiang's back, then looked at the net pocket on the ground, and after hesitating for a moment, she stretched out her tongue and licked her lips.

Niu Xiaoqiang ran wildly all the way, and it took a quarter of an hour to complete the distance that usually takes half an hour to complete. When he panted and pushed open the wooden door of a courtyard, there was immediately a sound of chickens flying and dogs jumping in the courtyard.

A small gray-haired old man was squatting under the plane tree in the courtyard, polishing a cylindrical piece of metal with a steel file. After hearing the movement, the old man turned his head to look at it, and then said with a smile: "Xiaoqiang, why are you here? It seems that it is not time for class yet, right?"

The old man saw Niu Xiaoqiang sweating profusely as he spoke, and couldn't help but say: "Look at you, how can you become so anxious and anxious when you are usually such a steady person?" Hurry up and get a towel to wipe your sweat, be careful not to get heat stroke." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the old man, he stood under the plane tree with his hands on his waist, gasped for a long time before calming down, and then looked at the little old man with worried eyes: "Master, Master, I heard that the factory is going to be moved, will you also move and relocate together?"

The old man's name was Fang Dongping, who was originally a professor of physics and mechanical engineering at a well-known university, but because of his identity, he was affected by the turmoil and was sent to Niujia Village to undergo labor reform.

When the turmoil ended, Fang Dongping got in touch with his family, and he found out that his wife had already passed away, and his only daughter had already married.

Fang Dongping couldn't stand living alone, and was tortured by students in the turmoil, and he was afraid of it, and he didn't want to go back to the university to continue teaching. In the end, Fang Dongping dispelled the idea of returning to the city, and became an engineer in the nearby arsenal, specializing in repairing the machinery and equipment in the factory.

Although Niu Xiaoqiang's father is very rude, he has a very good heart, he treats the people who are sent down very kindly, and always takes care of these people secretly. Therefore, Fang Dongping was very grateful to him, and after the turmoil ended, he had to take his two sons as apprentices.

Niu Xiaoqiang's elder brother, under Fang Dongping's careful training, graduated from the technical school ahead of schedule last year with excellent grades and joined the staff of the arsenal. And at the age of seventeen, he became the technical backbone of the factory, and the future is unlimited.

Compared with his brother, Niu Xiaoqiang is not enough. He was very stupid, he only learned one or two theoretical knowledge taught to him by Fang Dongping, and most of them couldn't be remembered, and he was barely able to get by with only his hands-on ability.

Fang Dongping did not have any opinions on Niu Xiaoqiang because of this, on the contrary, he admired Niu Xiaoqiang's simple nature, felt that this child had no scheming, and was very happy to get along with Niu Xiaoqiang, and the relationship between the two was similar to that of his grandson.

Fang Dongping saw Niu Xiaoqiang's expression, he knew what the other party was worried about, he smiled slightly: "Don't worry, the master will not leave, although the factory has encountered some difficulties, but it has not yet reached the point of stopping production, without me as a technical backbone, no one will repair the machinery and equipment in the factory, and Director Chen will not let me go." ”

He sighed when he said this: "In the past, it was the era of the planned economy, and the production tasks were all distributed from above, but now it is the era of the market economy, and the state must concentrate on economic construction, and the demand for weapons and equipment has been greatly reduced, and the days in the factory are not as good as day by day." ”

When Niu Xiaoqiang heard that the master would not leave, he completely relieved his heart, and smirked: "Master, master, as long as you don't leave." ”

In a blink of an eye, he saw the polishing tool in Fang Dongping's hand, and hurriedly stepped forward to take it: "You tell me the specifications, and I will help you polish it." ”

Fang Dongping waved his hand: "This is the shaft of the stamping machine, and the requirements for the arc are very high, if you can't do it, leave it to me." ”

Fang Dongping took the tools back, and asked casually while polishing the shaft, "Don't you have to work in the field today?"

The first thing children in the mountains do after school is not to do their homework, let alone watch cartoons or play games, but to pick up a hoe to help the family with farm work. They have been like this for generations, through hard work, digging for food on the barren land.

When Niu Xiaoqiang heard this, he remembered that he had stolen candy, he looked down at his empty hands, and said with sweat like rain: "It's over, it's over...... I forgot something, forgot to take it......"

In a hurry, Niu Xiaoqiang turned around and ran out, and his words were not knotted: "Master, you are busy first, I still have important things to do!"

Fang Dongping shook his head with a loving smile on his face, and sighed, "How kind-hearted this kid is, if his head is smarter, it will be even better."

Niu Xiaoqiang came in a hurry, and returned in a hurry, he ran back to the entrance of the air-raid shelter at a faster speed than when he came, and then ...... And then I was dumbfounded.

There are two more teenagers around Niu Huahua, both of whom are from Niujia Village, one is called Niu Xiaodong and the other is Niu Xiaoyong, who are the same generation as Niu Xiaoqiang.

At this moment, the cheeks of the three of them were all bulging, and at a glance they knew that they were tasting the delicious taste of fruit candy. The ground in front of them was littered with several empty cans and cans, in addition to some fruit candy wrappers.

Seeing Niu Xiaoqiang suddenly appear, the three of them were all stunned, and then Niu Huahua stood up first with an uneasy expression, and said vaguely with a mouth with candy: "I almost forgot, I still have to go home to herd cattle." ”

Niu Xiaodong immediately stood up: "My family's rice is still drying on the rice field, I have to go back to guard it quickly, but I can't be eaten by the birds." ”

Niu Xiaoyong was not far behind and climbed up: "I'll go and see if the old hen sitting in our nest has hatched chicks." ”

The three of them walked lightly like thieves towards the outside of the bomb shelter. As soon as he walked to the entrance of the cave, Niu Xiaoqiang's angry roar suddenly exploded: "Stop for me! Eat, eat my things, just want to leave? No, no way!"

Niu Xiaoqiang was about to cry in fright, he didn't dare to imagine what his father would repair himself after learning about the situation, in order to recover the loss, he shouted with red eyes: "Lose money! No, don't lose money, no one wants to leave!"