Seeing the other party acting like this, Xu Damao didn't say much.

At the moment, Liu Guangqi is the only one in the Liu family who still attracts his attention. He is doing well in Shicheng. Just look at the things he buys every time he comes back and you can tell that his money is dishonest.

I guess his status is not low, otherwise he would be able to go back to the 49 cities every now and then.

As for the two brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, they are both stuck in mud and cannot hold up the wall, so it would be good if they could just get by.

Now I have a good relationship with Liu Guangqi and see if I can get on the line and go to the factory to show movies.

At that time, the harvest is the big one.

The cart entered the middle courtyard and walked toward the backyard.

"Hey, Sister Qin, I'm going out to make soy sauce."

When I met Qin Huairu at the door, looking at that graceful figure, I couldn't help but stop and speak.

Qin Huairu was in a hurry to find Liu Guangqi, but he would not pay attention to Xu Damao.

Especially since the two families were having an unpleasant quarrel, they didn't even bother to take a look at them right now.

As he walked out with the soy sauce bottle, Xu Damao snorted, "A widow, what's there to be proud of?"

"Sooner or later, I will ask you to fetch soup for me."

With that said, he walked towards the backyard.

...

Yang Xiaotao came back late today. In the afternoon, news came from above that manpower arrangements would be made, but before that, an alloy steel research team had to be established.

Yang Youning and Liu Huaimin caught Yang Xiaotao and talked in the office for a long time.

Yang Xiaotao didn't want to get involved in this matter.

Now he can see that this research group is just a joke of his superiors.

It was just an excuse, so their machine shop took it as the truth.

It is conceivable that what should we do if we don’t pay enough attention to something?

He doesn't want his reputation to be ruined.

One day in the future, the superiors will ask, why have we been researching alloy steel for so many years, but the people there are just doing it for a living?

Then isn't he just a jobber?

You can't be a member, you can't even join.

Therefore, Yang Xiaotao firmly acted inappropriately.

But this was firmly resisted by Liu Huaimin and Yang Youning.

Since Yang Xiaotao didn't take the lead, it's hard for the two of them to take the lead.

So the three of them started arguing in the office.

Finally, after some friendly negotiations and re-dividing work tasks, Yang Xiaotao gained the right not to deal with the trivial matters of the machinery factory and successfully became the leader of the research team.

As for the candidates, Yang Xiaotao doesn’t know how many there are at the moment.

Anyway, several people originally transferred from the steel factory, especially An Zhongsheng and Li Junming, were all pushed aside by Yang Xiaotao. It is better to use these talents for serious work.

As for the new group, didn't the Seventh Machinery Department find some interns who have not graduated? Director Liu just said in a letter that they are all students, and communication is more convenient between students.

Back home, Yang Xiaotao didn't have the heart to cook, so he asked Xiaowei to play by herself, and then went to the backyard with wine.

After looking at the second aunt's smiling face, Yang Xiaotao entered Lao Tao's house without saying much.

"Why did you come to my place?"

Zhang Laodao is making noodles at home.

There is also a bowl of sliced ​​pork on the table, which looks like it is being made into noodles.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao took out a piece of ham sausage from his arms, put it on the table and helped light the fire.

I have to say that Lao Dao is living a cool life as a single.

A person can eat when he wants and sleep when he wants. This is so comfortable after being experienced in the world of mortals.

"I don't want to get angry at home, so come here and make do with it."

Yang Xiaotao said, looking at the water in the pot, "I didn't expect to catch something good!"

Zhang Laodao stopped working when he saw Yang Xiaotao. Who knows that Yang Xiaotao's craftsmanship is so good?

He picked up the pot and pinched some broken tobacco leaves from the bag, pressed them down little by little, and then took out a match and lit them.

"You look like this. It seems like you have something on your mind. Otherwise, why would you come here to eat?"

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "You're blind if you don't protect me!"

The old Taoist was cheerful and said nothing.

Just looking at the figure passing by outside the door, his eyes narrowed.

"Liu Guangqi?"

Yang Xiaotao also saw people from the past, "It's not the weekend, so you're back again?"

"It seems quite relaxing!"

The old man nodded.

"I came back three times this month, and I brought a lot of things with me each time, tsk tsk!"

"I feel richer than you!"

Yang Xiaotao curled his lips, "But life is the master, as much as you spend, the natural scenery is beautiful."

"Unlike me, I have an old one and a young one, and I still have three cubs to raise."

"In the future, some people will be unable to move, and they will have to watch even if they are not allowed to do so."

"Everything costs money."

As he spoke, he glanced at the old Taoist, who was stroking his beard and smoking a cigarette, turning a deaf ear to Yang Xiaotao's words.

"Let me tell you, your noodles are finely chopped. Do you know how to use a knife?"

Yang Xiaotao took a few bites of noodles and looked at the noodles with different widths. He felt that such good noodles were wasted in vain.

The old Taoist didn't say anything. He could see that Yang Xiaotao was probably on the wrong side of the stick and was talking rudely.

"Senior..."

While mumbling, Yang Xiaotao took the noodles out of the pot, put the dishes on the table, and then the two of them sat down.

"You kid have been talking non-stop since you came here. Now let's talk about it after dinner."

The old man took out a jar of wine from the box. Yang Xiaotao looked at it and quickly moved it aside, "I'll drink this when my wife comes back."

The veteran showed disdain, "Why, are you scared? Weren't you very good when you were training people just now?"

Yang Xiaotao chuckled and opened the wine he brought.

"You don't know, I was given a hard time by those old foxes today. They insisted that I lead people to make alloy steel. I am a mechanical engineer. I have to make steel or alloy. What kind of thing is this..."

Yang Xiaotao complained, picked up the wine glass, and the old man also picked up the wine glass, and the two of them touched it and finished it.

"Alloy? What do you mean?"

"The literal meaning is to put various rare metals into the steel, then process it according to a certain proportion, and finally become a special alloy..."

Yang Xiaotao gave a brief introduction, but the old man smiled and said, "This is no different from the previous alchemy, it's just smelting something in a pot."

After the old man finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao suddenly stopped drinking.

A series of random things come to mind.

The First Emperor, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Jiajing...

Taishang Laojun, Nine Turns Golden Pill, Monkey King...

No, no, it's off track.

Yang Xiaotao quickly shook his head, but it undoubtedly showed one thing. In ancient times, these Taoist priests who knew how to make alchemy were pseudo-scientists.

Otherwise, black powder will be produced as a by-product.

It’s hard to say that the by-product of these ‘Taoist priests’ with a long tradition is alloy.

It’s really hard to say this, so let’s give it a try.

Thinking of this, Yang Xiaotao put down the empty cup, picked up the chopsticks, put a piece of ham sausage into the bowl, took a bite, and then asked naturally, "Old Taoist, this alchemy is different from steel-making."

"The elixirs you make are for food, but the alloys we make are for use. They are different."

"Everything is different, isn't it all the result of practicing?"

The old Taoist said nonchalantly, not caring at all that Yang Xiaotao was leading the conversation.

"So, you can also make elixirs?"
To be continued...