Chapter 70: The Apprentice
It's been another month in a flash, and the weather is gradually getting warmer.
In the spring of March, people have taken off their heavy cotton clothes, and the whole city seems to have shed a layer of skin.
"Zhang Fang, are you busy?"
"Ah, Director Wang, are you here to inspect the work?" Zhang Fang saw that Director Wang was followed by two people, and hurriedly put away the soles of the shoes he was collecting in his hands.
Although it is a common thing to do this during work, it is better not to let the superior see it.
For Zhang Fang's small actions, no one cares, mainly because this is also a harmless thing, when there are no customers, knitting a sweater and taking a sole is really commonplace.
"Inspect the work or something, that's the leader's business, I'm a street director, what kind of work to inspect! I'm here to find Dalin, what did he do? ”
"Oh, at the scrap yard, the superior approved the renovation plan of the street toilet, and he has been busy with this matter for the past two days!"
"Look, look, this Hou Dalin is just focused on work. You say that he is the stationmaster of a scrap station, and he even has to worry about this kind of thing, I think, he is more suitable to be this street director! Aunt Wang said with a smile.
"Director Wang, don't laugh, Dalin is just warm-hearted, besides, if the work is done, our scrap station will also benefit! That's why Dalin is so concerned. Zhang Fang hurriedly helped explain.
"Hehe, Director Ji, see it, this scrap station is not big, but it is still very united internally, and I don't want to say anything about my enthusiasm for work." Director Wang said to a cadre wearing glasses on the side.
"Well, no wonder this scrap yard is doing so well, it is with this spirit that comrades can better devote themselves to the work of serving the people." A leader surnamed Ji next to him also praised it very cooperatively.
Afterwards, Director Wang said to Zhang Fang: "Okay, you continue to be busy, let's go to Dalin." ”
After speaking, he walked out of the repair shop with the other two people.
Zhang Fang glanced at the back again, but didn't dare to say more.
Hou Dalin has indeed been here to guide these people to renovate the toilet in the past two days.
The smell of traditional aqua toilets was so great that Hou Dalin asked his superiors for permission to build a flushing toilet on the grounds of hygiene and improving the quality of life of residents.
The flushing toilets here are not the same as those of later generations.
The flushing toilet designed by Hou Dalin is basically a long ditch, and the inside of the ditch is made of polished and smooth stone slabs. I originally wanted to use ceramic tiles, but it was difficult to get in this era, so I had to switch to more "luxurious" stone.
The bottom of the ditch is built to be one high and one low, and at the high end, there is a water tank with two buoyancy control devices in it, and water rushes down every few minutes.
Such a device is simpler, but it is a bit of wastewater. Hou Dalin also designed a start-stop switch to turn off the flushing action when not in use.
But this depends on the consciousness of the residents. These days, it's hard to get automatic sensing or something, and it's even harder to get a squatting urinal or something. Hou Dalin retreated to the next best thing, and could only control the project to such an extent.
The other is to set aside a section of sewer leading to his yard, which is very important, so Hou Dalin must keep an eye on it.
Behind this toilet, Hou Dalin also asked people to build a high chimney, this is to send the smell of the toilet to the sky, so as to ensure better dissipation. In this way, at least it is guaranteed that his yard will not smell too much.
The conditions are limited, and he can't take care of others.
When Director Wang and his entourage arrived at the scrap station, Hou Dalin had just made clear arrangements for the sewer pipes in his yard.
"Dalin, this toilet can be renovated, you have a great contribution. If you hadn't come up with a plan and funds for your superiors, I don't think such a good thing would have been able to take this hutong. ”
Director Wang is very happy that although only this one toilet has been renovated so far, since it has made a start, it can continue to apply for other toilet renovations in the future, which is a good thing for the residents here.
"It's all the wise decisions of the leaders, and I just beat the drums to cheer, and I didn't do any work." Hou Dalin was modest, and then asked, "Director Wang, are you here to inspect the work?" Why don't I show you around, and you can give me your opinion. ”
"No, I'm not here for this." As he spoke, Director Wang pulled Hou Dalin aside, and then said, "Now that something has happened, I will send you an apprentice today." ”
"Oh! Arrange for the workers to come in, okay, what are you going to let him do? Hou Dalin is not surprised at all, this scrap yard has become a subordinate unit of the Commercial Bureau, and naturally, the Commercial Bureau will definitely arrange workers here.
There is no pressure on employment now, there are not too many young people in the city who do not have jobs, and it is a normal job duty for the government to help young people find employment.
His scrap yard can't run this arrangement, and he still tries to collect people if he can, which is not something he can control.
"Do you know who is here this time?" Director Wang said with an unnatural expression.
"Who? Could it be that I know? ”
"Xiao Jiu'er!"
"Who?" Hou Dalin was so shocked that he almost shouted out, this was too unexpected, didn't she say that she was going to work in the hospital? Why did you come to him again when you went around?
"Hey, don't mention it, so I said something. The situation in the hospital is very bad, don't ask if there are too many, anyway, many leaders have changed, and she can't get in. is her second sister, this time it is also a little hanging, and the jobs have been transferred. ”
"No, she can't go to the hospital, she can go somewhere else! Why do you have to come here? ”
"Where else can I go? You know her situation and can't speak. Which unit do you think you can go to for such a person? Director Wang was also very helpless, Director Wu told her a good story yesterday, and asked her to do a good job of explaining.
"Director Wang, it's not that I don't support your work, and it's not that I don't understand your difficulties. But how embarrassing it is for us to get along day and night! When Hou Dalin thought about that scene, he felt that his scalp was numb.
"What's so embarrassing about that? Isn't it just that you're married, and no one else knows about you anyway. Besides, how good-looking Xiao Jiu'er looks, aren't you tempted? If you want me to say, you can just live together, if you are embarrassed to speak, I will say it! ”
Hou Dalin was shocked, what he was most worried about would not come true, right?
It is said that the time has not yet come, is this time so nervous? Director Wu, who is Xiao Jiu's brother-in-law, is already helping his sister-in-law find a way back.