Chapter 55 Reprimand
Li Jiandong raised his eyebrows and said, "Guangqi and Qiunan are both college students. Can you compare with them?"

"Besides, you two earn so much money every month, but you don't think about honoring your master and even want gifts. Where is your dignity?"

Jia Dongxu and Yan Jiecheng were scolded and stuck out their tongues and dared not speak.

Xu Huizhen walked out of the back door of the tavern, saw Li Jiandong, and said, "Old Li, the countryman who came with Damao last time is here again. He seems to want to see you for something. Do you want to see him?"

Li Jiandong stood up as soon as he heard it: "Where is it?"

"In the tavern."

"I'll go over and take a look."

Li Jiandong put down his chopsticks, stood up and walked into the tavern through the back door.

As expected, it was Xu Jianjun who came, carrying a sack with him.

"Master Li."

"Jianjun, why are you here?"

Li Jiandong was very happy to see Xu Jianjun, so he stepped forward and grabbed his hand.

Xu Jianjun smiled reluctantly, opened the sack he brought, and said,

"The grain at home has been harvested, and my second uncle asked me to send some to you. They are all our own property, so please don't despise them."

Li Jiandong took a look at the sack, which contained soybeans, mung beans, and peanuts, packed in three cloth bags, each of which weighed about seven or eight kilograms.

Peanuts in the north mature late and are not ready for harvest until around August 15th. Soybeans are also not ready yet, and it will probably take another half month.

The things Xu Jianjun brought are not produced in this season, so why did he make a special trip here?
Li Jiandong suddenly slapped his head and said, "Look at my memory. Is the wheat ripe?"

Previously, Xu Damao said he wanted to go to the grain station. In order to get him to go to the Agricultural Research Institute, Li Jiandong said he could help Xujiatuan collect grain for the steel mill.

As a result, half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

Everyone in Xujiatuan remembered this incident. When Li Jiandong took people to collect grain, he forgot about it because he was busy with other things.

"Jianjun, it's my fault. Too many things have happened in the past six months. If you hadn't come to me, I would have really forgotten about collecting the grain."

"How about this, it's too late today, Jianjun, you stay here for one night, and I'll go and arrange for food for you tomorrow, how do you think?"

Li Jiandong said with some self-blame.

Xu Jianjun said gratefully: "It's okay, don't worry, Master Li is a busy man, it's my fault for not coming to inquire earlier."

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and Li Jiandong settled Xu Jianjun in the dormitory building.

The next morning, Li Jiandong called He Daqing and went to the logistics department together.

He Daqing is a generous person. The canteen and banquets are also under the management of the Logistics Department. Director Xue of the Logistics Department and He Daqing have a very good relationship in private.

Li Jiandong asked He Daqing to take action, and Director Xue had no way of refusing, so he immediately said that he could send people to the countryside to collect grain.

However, the vehicles in this fleet are very busy, so if Li Jiandong wants to go to the countryside to collect grain, he has to go and borrow a vehicle from the fleet himself.

The fleet can be regarded as Li Jiandong’s second base besides the workshop.

He repaired three trucks that were about to be scrapped and helped them improve the maintenance capabilities of their mechanic team.

So, when Li Jiandong explained his purpose, Captain Ma of the team agreed without any hesitation.

Back at the tavern dormitory building, Li Jiandong told Xu Jianjun the result.

Xu Jianjun was immediately grateful and excited, which also made Li Jiandong feel that in this society where relationships are important, it is really difficult to get ahead without some connections.

After the beginning of the dog days.

The weather suddenly became much more brutal.

During the day the sun bakes the earth like an oven, and at night there is no wind at all, making it hard to breathe.

Li Jiandong has a fan at home, but there is not always electricity. Sometimes the power outage lasts for a whole day.

Li Jiandong and Qin Huairu can stand the heat, but their children are still young and cannot withstand such extreme weather.

Not only did the child cry all day long, but he also had prickly heat on his body, which made Li Jiandong, a first-time father, very distressed.

"This kind of power outage will probably continue until the 90s. It's not a big deal to have it cut off whenever we want. Why not just build a generator?"

As soon as Li Jiandong came up with this idea, he couldn't stop it.

It was still summer vacation at that time and Liu Guangqi had not yet gone to school.

Li Jiandong called him over, and the two of them prepared to make the generator together.

In fact, the manufacturing principle of the generator is very simple.

Li Jiandong did similar experiments when he was in school.

However, in order to utilize the electricity generated by the generator, a lot of other things are needed.

For example, batteries, voltage stabilizers, etc.

Li Jiandong went to the bookstore and bought relevant books.

It was only in Russian, so I had to translate it for Liu Guangqi while reading it.

However, Liu Guangqi's learning ability is indeed good.

He could quickly understand what Li Jiandong said.

And once he understands it, with the hundredfold experience return, Li Jiandong will instantly become enlightened.

After two days of research, Li Jiandong and Liu Guangqi started to work on it.

Jia Dongxu and Yan Jiecheng also noticed their abnormality and asked curiously: "Master, what are you and Guangqi doing?"

Li Jiandong said, "Build a generator," as he looked at the generator-making tutorial in Russian.

"Building a generator, is that true or false?"

Jia Dongxu looked incredulous. Generators were too far-fetched for them. How could ordinary people make generators?
Not to mention the generator, even connecting a light switch is a high-tech job for them.
Li Jiandong was busy studying the production of generators and had no time to pay attention to Jia Dongxu.

Liu Guangqi replied for him: "Big Brother, do you think Master is the kind of person who would just fool around?

The book in his hand teaches people how to make a generator, and we have been studying it for two days. "

Jia Dongxu asked: "Have you figured it out?"

Yan Jiecheng also pricked up his ears curiously, waiting for Liu Guangqi's answer.

Liu Guangqi nodded and said, "We have figured it out. The working principle of the generator is quite simple."

“If it is the simplest diesel generator, my master and I can make it now. It is safest to generate electricity while driving.

However, that would consume too much fuel, and the engine would have to be started every time the fan was turned on, which was troublesome and the noise would affect your rest.

So, Master is now considering using solar energy to generate electricity, which is a bit difficult.”

"What the hell? Solar energy?"

Jia Dongxu found it hard to understand that this term should not appear now.

Solar energy only gradually emerged in the 90s, and in China in 98. However, solar power generation at that time was collective, and household solar appliances and photovoltaics did not become popular until many years later.

Li Jiandong is only half-baked now.

Of course, you wouldn't want to try to generate electricity using the home solar panels of the future.

He wanted to use an ancient method of solar power generation, a device like a solar water heater.

Water is heated to over 100 degrees by solar energy, and water vapor is produced, which is then used to generate electricity.

This device is not nonsense. In fact, it has been realized since the 60s, but it was abandoned because of its low efficiency and lack of commercial value.

Li Jiandong's generator does not need to consider commercial value, and it only supplies an electric fan, so the power requirement for the generator is not high.

The most difficult problem he needs to solve now is actually the problem of power storage.

There is no sun at night, so this type of generator can only generate electricity during the day. If it is to be used at night, it must have a reliable power storage and discharge device.

Li Jiandong was studying and doing research at the same time, and people in the institute also noticed that he was a little strange in the past few days.

When residents heard that Li Jiandong was researching how to generate electricity from the sun, they thought he was being targeted by some evil creature.

How is it possible to generate electricity from the sun?

This is absolute nonsense.

Yan Bugui, He Daqing and others came to persuade him several times, but Li Jiandong only replied to them with one sentence.

"You don't understand science, so don't meddle in it."

Yi Zhonghai heard this and was so excited that he ate well and slept well for several days. He greeted people proactively and his face was filled with smiles every day.

He felt that Li Jiandong must be possessed by a demon.

Researching solar power?

cut!
It's simply whimsical.

Yi Zhonghai hopes that he will persist forever, otherwise he will be ruined.

So, this scene appeared in the courtyard.

Yan Bugui, He Daqing and others who cared about Li Jiandong came every day to persuade Li Jiandong to give up and develop solar generators.

Yi Zhonghai, who was at odds with Li Jiandong, would occasionally come to secretly encourage him.

Of course, Li Jiandong always gave him one word: "Get lost."

A week passed by.

Li Jiandong has failed three times in a row.

That morning, Li Jiandong and Liu Guangqi climbed onto the roof again and continued to tinker with the power generation device under the scorching sun.

Down on the veranda, Yan Bugui and He Daqing hid in the shade and shouted,

"Old Li, give up. If you really want to generate electricity, you can make a diesel generator. How can you generate electricity when the sun is in the sky?"

He Daqing also said: "Brother, let me give you a piece of advice. The sun is too far away from us. Can we be more realistic?"

Qin Huairu also came out holding the child and stood outside and shouted,

"Brother Jiandong, please stop. My son has gotten used to it these past few days and is no longer sleepy or making a fuss. Please come down quickly to avoid getting a heat stroke."

Li Jiandong was indeed very hot.

However, when he saw his wife and son caring about him, he was filled with motivation.

As a father, if there is no other way, then so be it.

Since there was a chance to build a generator so that his son could use a fan to cool down, he would of course do his best.

Wiping the sweat off his forehead, he said to the people below: "Huai Ru, take the child back to the house quickly. This time it will definitely work. Just wait for the fan to blow 24 hours a day."

Yi Zhonghai was sitting behind the window in the room. When he heard Li Jiandong say this, a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Li Jiandong really thinks he is so capable that he wants to use the sun to generate electricity. I think he will get heatstroke if he uses the sun."

Li Huilan also said: "It would be great if he really had a heat stroke. Then you would have a chance to replace him and become the boss. No one would give you a hard time if you pass the Level 7 exam."

At this moment, Liu Guangqi suddenly said, "Master, it's OK, it's stable now."

Li Jiandong squatted on the roof and quickly moved forward. Looking at the generator set that released steam steadily to generate electricity, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Damn it, adding an extra valve has kept us busy for two extra days. Now that we're all gone, let's go down and try out the charging effect."

The physical enhancement that Li Jiandong obtained from Sha Zhu came in handy at this time.

He jumped directly from the roof.

Liu Guangqi didn't have those two tricks, so he slowly climbed down the ladder.

Yan Bugui saw the joy on Li Jiandong's face and chased after him and asked,

"Old Li, you look so happy. Are you really going to use the sun to generate electricity?" Li Jiandong smiled and said, "Just wait and see."

I went back into the house, unplugged the electric fan, and plugged it into the battery that had been prepared long ago.

The electric fan, which had almost stopped rotating because the power was unplugged, suddenly started to rotate slowly again after the battery was connected.

He Daqing's eyes widened in disbelief: "Old Li, does this mean there is electricity?"

"What do you say?"

Li Jiandong said with a smile.

Although judging from the speed of the electric fan, the voltage is still a bit unstable.

However, being able to keep rotating is already a success. At most, you can go to the department store and buy another fan as a backup and replace it in case it burns out.

At least we don’t have to worry about power outages.

When they learned that Li Jiandong had developed a generator, everyone in the hospital came to watch the fun.

At first no one believed it and thought that Li Jiandong was getting the electricity from somewhere else.

But when the whole street went out with power again, the electric fans continued to turn as usual.

Everyone understood that Li Jiandong had indeed succeeded.

Using solar energy to generate electricity has completely overturned their cognition.

Yi Zhonghai was even more furious and shouted that it was impossible, absolutely impossible.

He didn't believe that the sun could generate electricity, and he didn't believe that Li Jiandong could develop a solar power generation device.

He just wanted to believe that Li Jiandong was a lunatic who had gone insane, but the facts slapped him in the face.

"Guangqi, you see, this is the power of science, but these are just little toys. The major you studied is real technology that can provide electricity to thousands of households and prevent power outages."

Liu Guangqi has been studying generators with Li Jiandong these two days, and he has been tanned all over.

Hearing this, he smiled with a sense of accomplishment, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

"Master, I know. I will definitely study hard."

With this retro solar steam generator, Li Jiandong's fan can never stop running.

The old ladies in the yard would bring their children to Li Jiandong's house to use the fan whenever they had time, and the men could only watch helplessly.

Fortunately, there are bathrooms in the tavern dormitory building.

He Daqing and others ran in three times a day, and they couldn't stand the heat immediately after taking a shower.

At least it's comfortable when taking a shower.

After dinner in the evening, Li Jiandong also took a basin and prepared to go to the dormitory building to take a shower.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw that the bathroom was crowded with people. He Daqing, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, Xu Fugui, and younger people like Jia Dongxu were all crowded in it.

"Master, are you here to take a bath too? Come over here, I'm almost done."

When Jia Dongxu saw Li Jiandong coming in, he quickly moved away from his faucet and squeezed under Yan Jiecheng's shower head.

He Daqing asked, "Lao Li, you have a fan at home, and you use it for showering. Isn't the fan cooler than taking a shower?"

Li Jiandong smiled and said, "One thing is for another. Using the fan too much is not good. Besides, your Huizhen, Old Yan, and Old Liu's wife are all at my house. It doesn't look right for me to wear only shorts and expose my chest and back."

Xu Fugui smirked beside him.

"He Daqing, do you understand what Lao Li means? Lao Yan and Lao Liu's wives are both so old, and your wife is the youngest. She keeps going to Lao Li's house all day long, and Lao Li can't stand it."

Xu Fugui was used to making dirty jokes, so he just said this casually.

He Daqing, you can joke with him, but you can't joke about his wife and children, and his face changed immediately.

He grabbed Xu Fugui's arm and pressed him against the wall: "Xu Fugui, I think you're itching again."

Xu Fugui screamed in pain: "No, no, it hurts, Daqing, I was wrong, I apologize to you."

Liu Haizhong cursed beside him, "You deserve it. You have no sense of propriety when joking. I didn't give you a light beating."

He Daqing snorted, and when he saw Xu Fugui begging for mercy and admitting his mistake, he let him go and kicked him in the butt.

Xu Fugui was kicked and rubbed his shoulder groaningly.

It has been a long time since he last reconciled with He Daqing, and he hasn't experienced the feeling of being ravaged by He Daqing.

I got too carried away today.

The hot summer is finally over.

School will start at the end of August.

Li Jiandong, Liu Haizhong and several other idle people in the courtyard came to the train station with large and small bags to see Liu Guangqi and Ding Qiunan off.

It was Liu Guangqi’s first time traveling far away, his eyes were red and his voice was a little choked.

The second aunt hugged her son and started crying: "Guangqi, go to school and study hard. Write to me more often to let me know if you are doing well out there, okay?"

Liu Guangqi said with tears in his eyes: "I know, Mom. I will."

On the other hand, Ding Qiunan’s family did not come to see her off, only her master Li Jiandong accompanied her.

"Qiu Nan, write more thank you letters home when you have time. Don't let them worry about you. Send me a telegram if you need anything. Don't treat Master as an outsider, okay?"

Li Jiandong gave instructions to his only female apprentice.

Ding Qiunan is too shy and doesn't like to tell others what's on her mind. Even her master Li Jiandong doesn't know what she's thinking about all day long.

With such a personality, it is easy for her to suffer losses when she goes out, and Li Jiandong is a little worried about her.

"Master, I'll remember it." Ding Qiunan agreed in a low voice.

Suddenly, she gritted her teeth, took out an envelope from her pocket, handed it to Li Jiandong and said,

"Master, take it and open it when you get back."

Li Jiandong took it in his hand and touched it. It seemed like an ordinary letter.

Some people were puzzled and asked: "What is this?"

"You'll know when you open it when you get back."

Ding Qiunan hesitated and refused to say anything. Li Jiandong knew that she was shy, so he didn't care and put the envelope away.

Soon the carriage was packed with people, making it difficult to get on and off the train.

"Lao Li, let's go. The train is about to start. If we wait any longer, we won't be able to squeeze in."

Liu Haizhong said to Li Jiandong while squeezing under the car.

"I know. You go down first."

Li Jiandong asked Liu Haizhong to go first, and he gave some instructions to Liu Guangqi and Ding Qiunan.

"Got it, Master. I will take good care of Senior Sister."

Liu Guangqi said confidently.

Ding Qiunan just looked at Li Jiandong and hummed.

The bell rang and the train was about to start.

Li Jiandong had to squeeze out of the carriage and watched from the window as Liu Guangqi and Ding Qiunan left on the train.

When Hu Guiying saw the train leaving, she immediately grabbed Liu Haizhong's arm and burst into tears.

Liu Haizhong felt uncomfortable too, but he was a man after all and was not so sentimental.

Hearing his wife crying, he pushed her hard and said, "Guangqi is not dead. He went to college. Why are you crying here?"

Li Jiandong was also a little sad.

When he heard what Liu Haizhong said, he burst out laughing.

After leaving the train station, the three of them waited for the bus and took the bus all the way back to Nanluoguxiang.

Jia Zhang was in the middle courtyard. Seeing Liu Haizhong and Hu Guiying looking like they had been crying, she said to Liang Ladi with a sour tone,

"See? What's the point of going to college? Once you go to college, you're no longer your parents' son. How can you compare to our Dongxu? Right?"

Liang Ladi thought to herself that that wasn't necessarily the case. If she had the chance, she would also like to go to college.

But he certainly didn't dare to say that, so he replied with a smile.

"Mom, you're right. Who can compare to my man?"

Jia Zhang felt very comfortable with what she heard.

Liang Ladi's ability to speak differently to different people is much better than Qin Huairu's.

Even Xu Damao in the original drama would probably have to admit defeat.

It can be seen that he has never had a quarrel with Jia Zhang after being married for such a long time.

After Li Jiandong returned home, he wanted to wipe the sweat off his face with a wet towel.

When he was taking off his pants, his hand suddenly touched something in his pocket. He took it out and saw that it was a letter Ding Qiunan left for him.

"You're just a little girl, all you do is this."

Li Jiandong curled up a smile, threw his pants aside, tore open the envelope and took out the letter inside.

As soon as I took a look, I was stunned
Take another look, still confused...

When people write to the Master, the first sentence of their address is “Dear Master.”

But the first sentence of Ding Qiunan’s letter is “Dear Master”.

Li Jiandong thought that she was too nervous and made grammatical errors when writing the letter.

But as Li Jiandong continued to look down, he realized that this was not an accident.
There is a serious problem with the thinking of this female disciple of mine.

No wonder he came back to watch it again.

Given Ding Qiunan's shy personality, she only dared to express her inner feelings in this way.

"Brother Jiandong, what are you doing?"

Qin Huairu was feeding her baby in the house. When she heard the sudden silence outside, she stuck her head out and asked.

Li Jiandong quickly put the letter into his pocket and said, "Nothing, I just suddenly remembered something about work."

Li Jiandong didn't mean to hide it, it was just that he couldn't talk about such things.

Anyway, Ding Qiunan has already gone to college, and it’s unknown how many years it will take for him to come back.

Maybe I'll find a new boyfriend while I'm in school.

Li Jiandong planned to pretend that this incident had never happened.

…………

In the next few days, Ding Qiunan and Liu Guangqi's professional experience suddenly began to surge.

Li Jiandong's professional skills have also been upgraded continuously.

Especially Liu Guangqi, who is the top student in the courtyard. He can be said to have thrived in university.

Relying on the hundredfold return experience he gained from him, Li Jiandong upgraded his water conservancy engineering skills three levels in less than a month.

Although it is unlikely to build a hydroelectric power station by yourself.

But if others discuss hydropower station technology with him, Li Jiandong should be able to chat a few words.

On this day, the leader of the steel mill suddenly came to him.

(End of this chapter)