Li Ruoyu hurriedly said: "Uncle, you are too polite! These are all small thoughts!"

Liu Xiangyun also looked at this future son-in-law with a smile, as the so-called mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more she looks at it, the more she likes it, Li Ruoyu's impression of Liu Xiangyun is still very good, from appearance to conversation, she has no temperament like nouveau riche, nor is she as earthy as rural people, in short, she is still very satisfied with this son-in-law.

Li Ruoyu sat down on the old sofa on the side, saw an ashtray on the coffee table, and hurriedly took out a pack of Chinese cigarettes and handed one to Shen Qing, "Uncle, you smoke." ”。

Li Ruoyu also looked at it just now, Shen Lu's home is not large, only about fifty square meters, this is a unit divided into two bedrooms, the room that was originally the living room was also transformed into a bedroom, so the living room is also equal to nothing, that is, eating at the door, a place of seven or eight square meters, there is a dilapidated sofa and a table, a coffee table, and the furnishings are also relatively shabby.

Shen Qing hurriedly took the cigarette handed over by Li Ruoyu, and at this time, Li Ruoyu also took out a lighter to help Shen Qing, the future father-in-law, light the fire.

Li Ruoyu doesn't smoke, so Shen Qing said a little strangely: "Ruoyu, don't you smoke yourself?"

Li Ruoyu nodded and said, "Uncle, smoking is not good for your health, so I generally don't smoke, unless I have to smoke for entertainment, I only smoke a few cigarettes." Uncle, you can slowly smoke less, so it's good for your body. ”

Liu Xiangyun said on the side: "That's it, how good Ruoyu said! Old man, I told you to smoke less a long time ago, look, I'm not the only one who said this!"

Turning around, Liu Xiangyun hurriedly poured a cup for Li Ruoyu and opened the fire, and then said: "Ruoyu, come and drink hot water! Look at our family, it's a little worse." Alas, now the factory is in a recession, and even wages are not being paid. If it weren't for Lulu, our family would really not be able to hold on, Ruoyu, don't go to your heart, Auntie is complaining. ”

Li Ruoyu naturally knows. Now the industry in Yandu, especially the salt industry, is in the most declining period, and in his previous life, he remembered that there would be a lot of laid-off workers in two or three years, and even those laid-off workers blocked the road for a while. This is the thousand-year-old death of Yandu!

You must know that Yandu is a city with a thousand-year-old reputation as the salt capital. Then, the 10-year economic recession from 1989 to 1999 caused it to fall from the third largest city in Sichuan Province to the third from the bottom. In the thousand-year-old history of the salt industry, the salt industry in Yandu has also experienced several ups and downs. Booms and busts.

The salt industry of the salt capital can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty nearly 2,000 years ago, according to the record of Huayang National Chronicles, during the period of Emperor Zhang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a number of salt wells were successfully dug in the Fushi County area. One of them is located in the southwest of Fushi County, with its most salt production and heavy profits, it is named "Fushi Salt Well".

During the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, a number of salt wells represented by the "Dagongjing" were dug in the Gongjing area. With the development of the salt industry and the prosperity of the economy, by the time of Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Because of the Fushi salt well, it was placed in Fushi County, and it was placed in Gongjing Town, where Dagongjing is located. Gongjing Town was changed to Gongjing County in the first year of Tang Wude, because the salt produced was once used as a tribute to the imperial court, so "Gongjing" gradually evolved into "Gongjing".

In the fifteenth year of Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty, the Shenhai Well in Yandu was dug through the thick rock formation, and the black brine with high salinity at the bottom of the well gushed out. At this time, the depth of Shenhai Well has reached 1001.42 meters, becoming the first deep well of more than 1,000 meters, and it has been recorded in the history of science and technology in the world. This drilling technology was more than 800 years earlier than the West, and set a precedent for the later oil industry, and was known as the "father of modern oil drilling in the world" - this is an accident brought to the world by Sichuan Salt.

By the end of the Qing Dynasty. The salt-producing area centered on the artesian well and the Gongjing has been a famous handicraft workshop in the country at that time, and the reputation of the salt capital of "artesian well" has also been famous throughout the country, its salt production has accounted for sixty percent of the total output of Sichuan Province, and the salt tax accounts for seventy percent of the total salt tax of Sichuan Province. "Known as the essence of Sichuan Province, rich in Shuzhong", it has become a major central city in southern Sichuan.

During the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War, the salt industry in Yandu continued to produce, and the salt output increased from 7.9% of the country's total output to 34.7% in 1945, providing sufficient salt guarantee for one-third of the population in the national control area, and the salt tax was 206318 10,000 yuan in eight years. It accounted for 80% of the salt tax revenue in Sichuan and provided huge military expenditures for the front.

At most, there were more than 100,000 salt workers working in the artesian well salt field, and the Shen family was one of the descendants of those old salt workers. In the 80s, the salt industry and salt chemical industry in Yandu accounted for more than half of the city's total industrial output value, and made outstanding contributions to economic development and employment.

When it came to the situation at home, as well as the poor efficiency of the unit, Shen Qing also became full of sadness, Li Ruoyu also found out about this situation, and hurriedly comforted: "Uncle, aunt, you don't have to worry too much! I believe that our life will get better and better! Now the salt industry is indeed not good, and it will inevitably decline in the future." However, I know that you can't be idle, so I think in the future you can go to the Alder Valley Scenic Area to do some small business, such as opening a small shop specializing in tourist food, so that you will not work too hard, have something to do, and still make money. ”

Shen Lu also hurriedly said: "Yes, what Ruoyu said is also true, Dad, Mom, and daughter also know that you have worked as a salt worker all your life and have deep feelings for the salt factory, but the reality is like this." I think this building is good. ”

Li Ruoyu looked around, and then said: "Well, this house is also old, it should have been built in the sixties, right? The quality of this house is indeed poor, and the technology at that time was not up to par." I don't think it's as good as this, Lulu, you can buy a house in our city, and I'll pay for it. It's really not quite right to stay here. ”

Seeing that the future son-in-law gave such a big gift as soon as he came to the door, Shen Qing and Liu Xiangyun also waved their hands again and again, and kept saying that they couldn't help it.

Shen Lu didn't know whether she should accept Li Ruoyu's money, after all, the two were not married yet, and they had only known each other for a few days, although they already had that relationship, but a house would cost twenty or thirty thousand yuan, and this gift was indeed a bit big.

Shen Lu raised her head, tears were in her eyes, she looked straight at Li Ruoyu, she was so moved! You must know that her house is not only small, but also has a large population, Shen Lu has two younger brothers who are going to school, and the family is really difficult.

Li Ruoyu said seriously: "Uncle, aunt, Lulu, I am sincere! We will be a family sooner or later, and this money is nothing." We will have a better life in the future, and as children, we should let our parents enjoy their old age and live a happy life. If people say that my girlfriend Li Ruoyu still lives in such a dilapidated old house, wouldn't that slap me in the face? So, you must accept it, okay?" )