Chapter 70 Can I consider it as a loan? It was almost noon when Uncle Zhang and Zhang Yan came back. Zhang Yan had two braids and her eyes became crescent-shaped when she smiled, which was very pretty. "Yimin, why did you bring so many things?" Zhang Jianshe scolded him, but he was still very happy. He looked at the water pressure well built by Zhou Yimin. Although it did not have much technical content, it was very clever and practical. "I can't finish it!" Zhang Jianshe was speechless. Isn't that infuriating? Others can't eat enough, but he can't finish it. "Do you have any idea of going to college? I can..." Zhou Yimin shook his head and interrupted him: "Uncle Zhang, I am also building the country now. Going to university will not necessarily make me any more powerful. Also, my grandparents are old, and I want to go back and visit them more often.” Zhang Jianshe originally wanted to say something, but after hearing Zhou Yimin's last sentence, he held back his words.
Zhou Yimin smiled inwardly, thinking that as long as he moved his grandparents out, he could save himself a lot of explanations and troubles. "You're right." What can he say? This is just fulfilling one's filial duty, which is worthy of encouragement and praise. Besides, Zhou Yimin’s recent performance is much more dazzling than when he went to college. "My classmates are all talking about Yimin!" Zhang Yan said, feeling a little proud. If those classmates knew that Zhou Yimin was her fiancé, they would be envious and surprised, right? Zhang Jianshe had to change the subject: "Yimin, are you busy with purchasing?" "It's actually not bad. I don't have to report to the factory every day. I have flexible working hours and just need to complete the purchasing targets. Otherwise, I wouldn't have time to go back to Zhoujiazhuang to visit my grandparents, let alone build a water well or solar cooker." Zhang Jianshe immediately grasped the key point. "Solar cooker? What solar cooker?" They know about water pressure wells, but they have never heard of solar cookers! Zhou Yimin did not hide it, because he would know it sooner or later anyway. He explained the design and purpose of the solar cooker and asked Uncle Zhang for his advice. "I came up with the idea of the solar stove the day before yesterday when I saw my grandmother having trouble boiling water in the village. I have asked the factory to help build it, but I am not sure how effective it is yet." Zhang Jianshe is an expert in this field. When he saw the design, he thought that although it was a bit rough, there was no problem at all. How much firewood and coal can be saved by this product? Like water pressure wells, they are both practical and have a huge impact on the people and their livelihood. He was a little surprised. Is the Zhou family's gene so good? Specializing in design and invention? This made him look forward to his daughter and Zhou Yimin getting married and having children. "Very good." Zhang Jianshe immediately gave high praise. The three Zhang Yan sisters admired him even more. “In the future, our family can buy a solar cooker so we don’t have to boil water,” Zhang Yu suggested.
"That's right!" Zhang Lu nodded, but her eyes were still on the canned yellow peaches. Zhou Yimin opened a can and gave it to her: "Eat it. I have a friend who works in a canning factory." If he didn't open it, the girl might not be able to eat it. Aunt Zhang was reluctant to open it, maybe she would save it and give it away later. Although Zhang Lu and the others wanted to eat it, they didn't dare to open it without permission, or they would be scolded. If Zhou Yimin takes action, everything will be fine. "Thank you, Yimin." Seeing Zhou Yimin reaching for another can, Zhang Jianshe hurriedly stopped him: "That's enough, Yimin, just open one can and taste it." How can you open two cans of such precious stuff at once? He asked his youngest daughter to share the food to be fair. "You guys eat them, I don't want them. I have more at home!" Zhou Yimin was not very fond of canned yellow peaches. Moreover, even if they eat peaches, they only eat the peach flesh inside, and don't eat the soup in the jar. In his previous life, he heard that the water used to soak yellow peaches can also be drunk, and he was very surprised at that time. Most people in the south probably throw away the peach flesh after eating it, but they don't know that the authentic way to eat peaches in the north is to eat it together with the water, and drink it as sugar water. After Zhang Lu finished eating, she poured some hot water into the jar, shook it, and drank it. "good to eat!" Aunt Zhang cooked a pot of pork stewed with vermicelli. The vermicelli was something she had left over from the past, but she was reluctant to eat it. Today, when Zhou Yimin came, she made up her mind to stew it all. Zhang Luke hopes that Brother Yimin will come to their house more often. As long as Brother Yimin comes, the food at home will get better and we won’t have to eat cornmeal anymore. After eating, Zhang Jianshe secretly went to the kitchen and cut two pounds of meat, but was caught by his wife. Zhang Jianshe smiled awkwardly: "Several comrades in the institute are malnourished and can't work normally, so I thought..." "Don't think about it. It's okay if it's your own stuff, but this is what Yimin brought. Do you have the nerve to do that? Put it down!" Aunt Zhang glared at him. Zhang Jianshe smiled bitterly: "Can I count it as a loan?" "no!" Last time, you said you borrowed the eggs. Have you returned them? Zhang Jianshe went out in depression. Before he had gone far, Zhou Yimin caught up with him and said, "Uncle Zhang, I can get some eggs and meat, but I have to pay for them. Do you want some?..." Zhang Jianshe was overjoyed: "Yes, how much?" It’s not that they don’t have money, it’s that they can’t buy extra food! "Pork is 1 yuan per pound, and eggs are 5 cents each. As you know, it is difficult to buy them at the current market price, and you need a ticket." Zhang Jianshe nodded quickly: "Uncle Zhang, I understand. One yuan is one yuan. How much can you get? When can you get it?" "If you need it urgently, you can come to my courtyard after sunset and get it! I can't tell you how much it is, but I'll try to ask for you." Zhou Yimin still respects people who do scientific research.
It is thanks to the contributions of this generation of scientists that future generations can enjoy a peaceful and stable life. Just now, he heard some of what Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang said in the kitchen. "Okay! I'll come find you before dark." He also had to hurry back to the research institute to talk to his colleagues and give them money if needed. Zhang Jianshe hurried back to the institute and looked for Sun Guowei and asked him, "Old Sun, do you want some meat?" Sun Guowei was speechless. Aren’t you talking nonsense? Who doesn’t want meat? Everyone is short of it. There are twelve people in their laboratory, and almost all of them are malnourished. Some people have fainted twice. "Lao Zhang, don't bring your own meat." Zhang Jianshe shook his head: "It's not mine. You have to pay for it, and it's 1 yuan per pound. Eggs are 5 cents each. If you want them, give me the money as soon as possible. I'll pick them up later." Sun Guowei reacted and saw that Lao Zhang was not joking, so he quickly took out all the money: "This is my money, wait a minute, I will ask other people." When my colleagues in the lab got the news, none of them hesitated and spent all their money. No one wants to miss this opportunity. Not only are they lacking in nutrition, but my family is also lacking in nutrition. They researched all the other laboratories, but they didn't know how much meat and eggs Zhou Yimin could get. Zhang Jianshe didn't tell anyone and only greeted the people in his own laboratory for the time being. When Zhou Yimin returned to the courtyard, an old lady told him that people from the factory had been looking for him two or three times and asked him to go there quickly. (End of this chapter)