My Beloved Super Fierce Wife
Chapter 558: Surviving ensures safety

Chapter 558: Surviving ensures safety

Once the person in question had left, those who remained were still in high spirits.

The people from Shuangshan Brigade had long been accustomed to the Lin Family’s frequent big events, and after some casual chatter, they dispersed.

A few educated youths stood there, each harboring their own thoughts.

Chen Wanwan was straightforward and a bit simple-minded, without many ideas, but she felt somewhat moved.

"Comrade Lin Tang is really amazing."

Having spent some time in the Shuangshan Brigade, they had heard a fair amount about Lin Tang.

Knowing she was a genuine country girl, who had changed her life and her family’s on her own merit, she was respected by both men and women.

Yu Feiyang also held Lin Tang in high esteem.

At such a young age, she managed to improve her family’s life with her abilities, and who wouldn’t call that impressive upon knowing?

That’s why, no matter what, one must strive to be self-reliant and self-improving.

"Comrade Lin Tang is a few years younger than us and has managed to be so aspiring and dedicated, what excuse do we have to be lazy?"

"Let’s all get motivated! The leaders have said that even the vast countryside can accomplish great things."

"If we can build Shuangshan Brigade to be even better, then our trip here wouldn’t have been in vain."

This motivational talk was indeed effective.

Except for Wu Yingqiu, who was discontent with the countryside at every turn, the others were as if invigorated.

No more back pain or leg fatigue, now one could carry a full basket of manure in one trip.

Zhu Lan thought of the Sauce Factory in Shuang Shan, and her eyes flickered with a glint.

"Hmm, let’s perform well."

Maybe the Sauce Factory needed someone educated? Then they wouldn’t have to do farm work anymore...

Although the possibility wasn’t high, at least there was something to look forward to, right?

Wu Yingqiu kept her head down.

Looking at her roughened palms, irritation flashed across her eyes.

All she could think about was when she could go back to the city.

The letters she had sent had not been answered, and her mind was in turmoil.

Could it be that her parents sent her to the countryside in place of her sister as a deception? No, that couldn’t be possible...

With these thoughts, however, Wu Yingqiu’s eyes revealed deep uncertainty.

After chatting for a while, remembering that much of today’s work was still undone, the educated youths hurried back to their tasks.

After finishing the work, they still needed to gather firewood.

They had heard that it gets very cold here in the winter and it even snows; not having enough firewood would not do.

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Returning to the county story.

Lin Tang saw her sister-in-law off, returned to the factory, and continued to study the fine spinning machine.

She had an idea.

Not only did she want to create a brand new spinning machine, she also planned to promote innovation and change the spindles.

The production unit of a spinning machine is the spindle, and its productivity is often measured in terms of how many thousands of spindles it can produce per hour.

The current spinning machines used plain friction spindles, but Lin Tang planned to replace them with bearing spindles.

A preliminary estimate showed that the speed of bearing spindles could be 1.5 times higher than that of the previous ones, which would greatly increase production efficiency.

In the face of a domestic environment where everything was scarce, innovation would be difficult for an individual alone.

Lin Tang had a system, and the system indeed could replace anything.

But she wouldn’t foolishly expose herself.

On such a major issue related to national development, once the fine spinning machine was launched, the number of people paying attention would only increase.

Playing it safe was the only way to ensure safety!

When Elder Yang found out about Lin Tang’s plans to make a fine spinning machine and saw her blueprints, he expressed his strong support.

He even handed her a set of keys to the research factory.

During this period, to gather the necessary parts, Lin Tang, with her letter of introduction, traveled across the entire county.

Her legs nearly wore out before she found less than one-fifth of what she needed.

It was not easy to find things that were not available domestically.

Lin Tang had just finished the simplest transverse motion device when her brow furrowed into a knot.

Ling Lei came over to drink water and, seeing her expression was off, asked with concern, "What’s wrong, isn’t it going smoothly?"

"Yeah." Lin Tang sighed, "The parts aren’t fitting, still need to use the right ones."

For machinery, parts are like the bricks and tiles of a building; there’s no room for compromise.

Ling Lei suddenly remembered the Deputy Minister Jing who had visited the factory for inspection.

After hesitating for a moment, she said, "It’s indeed difficult to find them here, but what about other places? What if we ask Deputy Minister Jing for help?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Tang slapped her forehead, leaving a black mark on her fair forehead.

A smile spread across her face, and she instantly perked up.

"I actually forgot about that. You’re right, I can ask Deputy Minister Jing for help."

"I’ll go make a phone call right now."

Saying this, she intended to head for the Post Office.

Jing Yin was in Sea City, and the calls couldn’t get through from the office phones, so she had to go to the Post Office.

Ling Lei saw Lin Tang was about to head out in her clothes covered in black oil and quickly stopped her.

"What’s the rush? You forgot to take off your clothes. Wash your hands and face before you go. The phone will still be there, it’s not going anywhere."

"Oh, oh." Lin Tang replied distractedly.

Anxious, she quickly stripped off her outer clothes, washed her hands and face, and hurried to the Post Office like a gust of wind.

Ling Lei smiled helplessly, tidied up her clothes for her, and got back to her own tasks.

Lin Tang had Jing Yin’s phone number, as well as his secretary’s.

After a moment’s thought, she decided to call Jing Yin first.

The call was transferred to the switchboard, went through a couple of transfers, and finally connected.

Dial tone... dial tone... dial tone...

Before long, Jing Yin’s calm voice rang out, "Hello, this is Jing Yin, may I ask who is calling?"

"Hello, Deputy Minister Jing, this is Lin Tang, technician from Jinzhou Cotton Textile Factory. Do you remember me?" Lin Tang said.

Jing Yin paused, seemingly not expecting Lin Tang to call him.

He quickly recovered and a hearty chuckle escaped his lips.

"It’s Comrade Lin Tang! Of course, I remember you, hello! What’s prompted you to call, have you run into some trouble?"

His tone conveyed a gentle concern.

"Yes, I’ve actually encountered some troubles," Lin Tang replied with a laugh.

Her straightforwardness caught the person on the other end of the phone by surprise.

Jing Yin liked forthright female comrades, those who were decisive and straightforward.

Thinking that the young comrade must have new ideas, he said amiably, "What trouble have you encountered? Tell me about it, I’ll see if I can help."

Lin Tang didn’t beat around the bush and directly stated, "I’m working on a fine-spinning machine and lack many key parts. We don’t have enough here, so I wanted to ask you about it."

"A fine-spinning machine?" Jing Yin was intrigued and said straightforwardly, "What are you missing?"

He certainly didn’t think Lin Tang was talking about a regular fine-spinning machine.

Lin Tang was somewhat surprised, "Don’t leaders inquire about the details first?"

Wasn’t such directness a bit childishly rash?

Jing Yin leaned back, set down his pen, and laughed, "What is there to ask? I have confidence in a research team that could create a fully automatic warping machine."

If Comrade Lin Tang personally made a call to ask him for key parts, it was clear that their research subject far exceeded the current level.

Lin Tang thought to herself that he was indeed a cunning old fox who had risen swiftly through the ranks.

"Deputy Minister Jing knows what he’s doing." She buttered him up subtly before getting back on topic, "So, about the parts for the fine-spinning machine?"

Jing Yin reassured her, "Don’t worry, send me the list, and I’ll have someone prepare it."

Remembering the pride the fully automatic warping machine brought at the international exposition, his eyes sparkled with excitement.

Perhaps the road to industrial rise would begin from here...

Lin Tang’s face showed happiness as she earnestly gave her thanks, "Thank you for the trouble, Deputy Minister Jing."

Jing Yin shook his head, his tone very gentle, "It’s no trouble. I support anything that is beneficial to the country."

He paused, his voice filled with hearty laughter.

"The fully automatic warping machine brought good news. These next few days, you should be receiving good news too. Just wait and see."