In the afternoon of the same day, Chen Huaqiang got some scrap copper and aluminum scrap from somewhere, threw them in the small workshop, and told Chen Hansheng that he would start a new round of work tomorrow.

Chen Hansheng was not immersed in the fun just now, and he didn't seem to hear the master's words. Chen Hansheng's coldness immediately aroused the displeasure of the master, and he began to think, how could this Chen Hansheng, who was both a nephew and an apprentice, look like he didn't have long ears?

When he went to sleep, Chen Hansheng and the master slept on one end, the master fell asleep, and Chen Hansheng was still tossing and turning there, his mind was full of what he had seen during the day, and the master who was asleep woke up. The master, who was already unhappy, reminded Chen Hansheng not to move when he slew. Where is Chen Hansheng's quiet character, he still tossed and turned, annoyed the master, and kicked Chen Hansheng, and Chen Hansheng quieted down. Although I have anger in my heart, I can't do anything to the master.

The next morning, after breakfast, the master took Chen Hansheng into the small workshop.

The small workshop is very small, and there is a bellows, a small stove, an anvil, and some simple tools, all of which are those things that Chen Hansheng has seen in the past, Chen Hansheng is familiar with them at a glance, he just didn't expect that he would have to deal with these things in his life. In the past, he always thought that these things would not have any connection with him, he just read books, and as for what he would do in the future, he basically didn't think about it.

The bellows were full of bronze, silver, aluminum, collars, copper shovels, aluminum shovels, aluminum scoops, copper pipes, copper needle scissors, silver bracelets, earrings, all kinds of dazzling, golden, silver, very eye-catching, but no one came to buy.

Even though everything on it was full and almost nowhere to hang, Chen Huaqiang continued to build the stove and continue to make the bronze and silver objects. Although Chen Hansheng has seen those things, he has rarely seen the production of those things, so Uncle Xi's reproduction still gives him a strong sense of freshness and curiosity. Chen Hansheng, who is smart and studious, wants to know how those things are made, so he looks at them very seriously. The production of silver and bronze is completely different from each other, and the treatment of heat is even more different. Several times, Chen Hansheng wanted to get to the bottom of it and ask for an understanding, but when he saw the master's face, he was too frightened to speak.

The master is just teaching by example, and he doesn't say anything, he seems to be hinting to Chen Hansheng that learning art is to think with your brain, not to ask casually, if you want to learn knowledge, you have to think about it seriously. Even if the master wants to teach orally, it must come to a certain time, which is the rule on the rivers and lakes.

The master made one set after another, and continued to make it there, Chen Huaqiang didn't quite understand, so he asked the master, "Master! These have not been sold, why do you still have to do it? Can't you take a break?"

A chestnut shell hit his head, and the master immediately said, "If you are told to study art, you will study art hard, where did you get so much nonsense?"

Chen Hansheng touched his head that was hurt by the master, and felt very aggrieved, he just asked a very simple question, why did he invite him to be beaten?

Of course Chen Hansheng didn't know, this question embarrassed the master. The master doesn't know that the goods are already there, so he can stop doing it for the time being, but the apprentice is in front of him, and he can't let the apprentice feel that he, the master, has nothing to do. Besides, there are also regulations in the factory, if you don't do anything at work, the factory will not pay wages. In the past, the factory was chaotic, but now it can't be mixed, and now it is based on the products in the warehouse and the account, and the distribution is implemented. If you don't make products, you won't have anything to eat that day.

Chen Hansheng stopped asking casual questions.

When he couldn't make those products anymore, the master got some scrap copper and began to turn copper. Before turning copper, Chen Huaqiang had to get a handful of dog urine mud to make a small clay tank, and when the small clay tank was dry, he could start to make copper. Before the copper is transformed, a large amount of coke must be prepared, otherwise if the supply is not available because the coke is finished, the copper work will be abandoned halfway.

When turning copper, Chen Hansheng's main job is to pull the bellows. Copper requires a considerable amount of heat, so the bellows must not only be pulled quickly, but also lengthened, so that the continuous full wind urges the fire to come as soon as possible.

Every time it was time to turn copper, the master's face was more stiff than usual, as if he was making a hint to Chen Hansheng. At this time, Chen Hansheng, if he did not cooperate in time or inappropriately, he would be scolded or beaten by the master.

Sometimes, the master is about to start the furnace, but the furnace has not yet started, and the last fire is still missing, so Chen Hansheng has to increase the fan fire while using his other hand to shovel charcoal and add materials. At this time, if the charcoal is added too much and the fire is extinguished, the temperature of the furnace will drop, which will affect the furnace, and the master will suddenly give him a chestnut shell to make him remember it longer. If the charcoal is less, just to the fire, and to add materials, it will also affect the furnace, and the master will also give him a chestnut shell, which will also make him remember for a long time.

Chen Hansheng was not a stupid person, but the master always beat him, so he was confused and angry. Chen Hansheng said, "Master, why do you always beat me?"

"What's wrong with beating you?" said the master, "Can't I beat you?" I'll beat you for your good!

The master not only did not admit that the beating was a mistake, but also felt that the beating was reasonable, which made Chen Hansheng feel very unfair.

The signature utensils of the small workshop soon attracted people from the surrounding area to watch. Those who came to see the products were housewives who came to see the utensils, and men who came to see pipes and the like, but the most people came were the girls who loved to look at the bracelets, earrings and other ornaments. Those people don't just stand there and watch, they have to take it in their hands and look at it carefully, and even try to see if it's the right size. However, most of those people just look at it, but don't buy it, because they don't have the money, so they can only come to feast their eyes.

The old-fashioned master is not angry at the customer's picky behavior or even just looking at it and not buying, he just feels that it is an honor for someone to come to see his products and his workshop to visit. The more people came, the more accomplished he felt. As long as he wasn't too busy, he had to tell Chen Hansheng to pour a cup of tea for those who came to see the goods. If you come to see the pipe, you must smoke, so the master will hand the visitor a cigarette.

The customer took the tea, took the cigarette, and looked at the goods for a long time, and then did not take some action, it seemed that he was sorry for the boss, so the customer either picked a small thing to buy, or simply took a thing he wanted, and gave the money if he had money, and owed it on credit if he didn't have money, and brought it next time.

No matter what kind of customer it is, whether it is cash or credit, the master will give a smile on his face. Masters rarely give people smiles, but they have a lot of smiles on customers.

The accounting office of the factory is next door to the small workshop, and if someone wants to pay on credit, the accountant who collects the money will not be in charge, and the master will guarantee it, saying that he will bear the account, and if he does not pay it back at the end of the month, he will deduct it from his salary. The accountant was still not at ease, and asked him to sign or type, and the master wrote his name crookedly on the ledger. The master was basically illiterate, and he could not write any other words except his own name and simple numbers. As long as a product can be sold, the master is very happy, and there is a sense of accomplishment and harvest. When signing the autograph, the master had a smile on his face and a happy mood, which made the people who came to buy the goods feel that he not only asked for a thing, but also a good mood.

Although there were occasional purchases and credits, the bellows were filled with more new products. Moreover, the master is still making it every day. Soon, the bellows could not be hung up, and the master had to make a small cabinet and store it.

Almost all workshops, like this small workshop, have more and more products, occupying the position in the workshop, and some workshops even pile up products to a very high position. In the carpenter's workshop, things really couldn't be placed, so they found another house as a warehouse. The only thing that is not so nervous is the tailor's workshop, most of what they do is processing work, and when they do it, they let people take it. Moreover, there are people working outside every day, and there are not many people in the workshop.

Because the goods were not sold, the workshops still had to continue to invest, and the funds around them were insufficient, and the factory was in a state of shutdown. The workers are both happy and worried, happy that they may have to rest for a while, and can easily relax, but worried that if this continues, I am afraid that by the next year, I will not even be able to pay the basic salary, how will life be lived.

At a meeting in the factory, these problems were raised, and the workers who loved to squint and those craftsmen who did not like to be controlled simply called out and each of them went to find their own way to survive. In the best tailoring workshop, the newly transferred full-time cadre Wang Factory Director opened his mouth and scolded in the tone that women are not like women and men are not like men: "You are spreading bad remarks, this factory is not to be dispersed, but to be further expanded, and all kinds of craftsmen are concentrated!"

Not long after, the factory expanded, not only the tailor team to expand, but also those masons who sold the sky, to be managed by the factory, their wages, first handed over to the factory, and then graded by the factory, and then issued the next year.

Despite this, salaries are not paid on a monthly basis. The factory is responsible for the expenses, and the rest of the money will be pressed until the next year. In terms of investment, all materials are owed on credit by the factory, and the accounts will be settled together in the next year.

Although Chen Hansheng rarely attended the meetings of the factory and rarely inquired about these things, he could feel that if the factory continued like this, he was afraid that his life would not be long. But Chen Hansheng can only think like this, and cannot say this, because if he says this, he will be criticized.

Just when Chen Hansheng felt that his life could not go on like this, the appearance of a girl made his life shine, and also made him have a special sense of freshness about the life in this factory.