Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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"Fine, I have no evidence anyway, so I can't do anything to you two."

He Yuzhu quickly took the meat out, wanting to spend less time with Meimei so she wouldn't ask him all sorts of questions.

Soon, Tong Zhi returned with two bottles of wine, and He Yuzhu cooked four meat dishes. Together with Da Zhuang, the four of them started drinking.

When He Yuzhu went to work in the afternoon, he first learned drawing from Tong Zhi, and then Tong Zhi had to go out on business. He Yuzhu then went to Da Zhuang's side.

Before mastering the technician skills, He Yuzhu just glanced around casually and had no idea what he was doing.

He Yuzhu understood what Da Zhuang was doing when he saw him turning the outer diameter of a cylindrical frame. After clamping the part with a jig, he started the lathe and the part began to rotate rapidly.

Da Zhuang then manipulates the cutting tool to remove a shallow layer, then cuts off another layer, adjusts the dimensions, and cuts off another layer, continuing this process layer by layer until the part's dimensions meet the technical requirements.

Then remove the part from the lathe and set it aside, then replace it with an unprocessed part and reprocess it.

He Yuzhu looked at the two in a row, and then said, "Why don't you let me give it a try?"

Why did you decide to try this?

"I think this is a lot of fun. It's very rewarding to see that I can make the parts myself."

“You’re absolutely right. That’s exactly it. Every time I see that I can produce qualified products, I feel very happy and proud.”

After Da Zhuang finished making this part, he instructed He Yuzhu to take the new part card himself and then explained how to operate the lathe, just like teaching an apprentice.

He Yuzhu's learning ability is astonishing. After reading it once, he learned it almost perfectly. With Da Zhuang's guidance, although He Yuzhu was a little rusty, he made no mistakes.

After the parts were machined out, an entry popped up in front of He Yuzhu:

You have learned a new skill – Machining, level 1.

Just as I expected, after a little learning and some hands-on practice, I successfully mastered the lathe operation skill.

This is a precision manufacturing workshop where the parts are all of high quality. All six types of lathes are available. He Yuzhu said, "Why don't you teach me how to operate the other types of lathes?"

Da Zhuang looked around and, not finding the workshop director, said, "Okay, these are all minor matters, but it's not really useful for you to learn this."

He Yuzhu said, "There's no other way. I'm about to start working at the machinery factory, so I need to learn some basics so I won't be completely clueless later."

Da Zhuang shook his head. Isn't this just like piercing ears right before getting into the sedan chair? What's the use of learning all afternoon and then just touching it?

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However, since He Yuzhu wanted to do something, he wouldn't refuse, after all, he was hoping to eat the food He Yuzhu cooked next time.

He Yuzhu followed Da Zhuang and operated all six basic machine tools, receiving a complete set of skills. All six jobs were recorded in the system.

When it was time to leave work, He Yuzhu took a set of blueprints from Tong Zhi and left the heavy machinery factory. Instead of going home, he went directly to Limin Machinery Factory.

Yes, the newly established machinery factory also used the name "Limin" as its name, including Limin Braised Meat Shop, Limin Winery, Limin Canned Food Factory, and now Limin Machinery Factory.

Opening the workshop, you'll find half of the equipment here, a total of twelve machine tools.

He Yuzhu opened the blueprints and, based on the qualified materials, found that the manufacturing process was already shown on the blueprints, so he didn't need to rack his brains to calculate it himself.

He immediately turned on the lathe and started operating it. An ordinary worker who had just learned the basics would never practice like this, but the machine factory had not yet started operating, and there were no outsiders. Besides, He Yuzhu was bold and meticulous, and he provided the materials himself, so it wouldn't matter if he made a mistake.

With this mindset, it's actually less likely to make mistakes, and just like that, a part was quickly made.

Then, when making the second one, He Yuzhu was like someone who had just received a beloved toy, and he couldn't put it down, so he made one after another.

Once you reach the Core Formation stage, you can go three to five days without sleep without any problems, let alone just one night.

The next afternoon, He Yuzhu removed the last part from the lathe and began assembling it.

This is a simple single-cylinder diesel internal combustion engine, also known as a hand-held engine or the engine head of a tractor.

This hand-operated head unit only has six horsepower, and its model number is 170. The horsepower is very small, and it can only pull about half a ton of cargo.

Although He Yuzhu's skill levels have increased significantly, they are all still at level one. The parts he makes have many errors, and he has tried to assemble them twice without success.

It can only be placed on a bench vise and manually polished to reduce errors between parts and components. At this point, only slight modifications can be made before attempting assembly again.

He Yuzhu also lacked assembly experience, and his work was clumsy and unsmooth.

Just as I was getting angry, a system message popped up in front of me:

You have learned a new skill – Fitter, level 1.

He Yuzhu was overjoyed, having just mastered another skill.

Fitter is a trade that is mainly done by hand, using hand tools to cut and process metal in a bench vise.

A fitter is a worker who uses various hand tools and implements to perform machining, repair, and assembly.

Their main responsibility is to repair and manufacture parts and components in various mechanical equipment, such as drilling, tapping, grinding, and filing. The scope of a fitter's work is very broad, including but not limited to repair, assembly, debugging, and inspection.

A fitter is a very important trade in the field of mechanical manufacturing and maintenance, mainly responsible for repairing and manufacturing parts and components in various mechanical equipment.

A fitter's work typically takes place in a workshop or factory, requiring the use of various tools and equipment to complete their tasks. This article will detail the definition and job duties of a fitter, including the work environment, tools and equipment, job responsibilities, and skill requirements.

The most common skills are mainly in seven aspects: grinding, filing, drilling, tapping, assembly, debugging, and inspection.

He Yuzhu is currently engaged in assembly work, so it's quite normal for him to have grasped the skill of fitter.

He Yuzhu didn't know where the problem was until now, but he understood immediately: some of the parts he had made were deformed, which was why he couldn't finish assembling them.

Once the cause is known, it's easy to fix. Simply place the parts in a vise, make slight modifications, and then reassemble them.

This time, the parts were assembled very smoothly.

He Yuzhu let out a long sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then looked at his assembly results with great joy.

Take some diesel fuel, lubricating oil, and water from the storage compartment and add them in. Then, start the diesel engine by cranking it.

“Thump, thump, thump…”

The single-cylinder diesel engine with only six horsepower ran smoothly.

"What's that sound? Who's inside?"

Tian Zao pushed open the door and came in. Seeing He Yuzhu, she glanced at the diesel engine fixed to the platform and asked in surprise:

Why did you buy a diesel engine?

"No, this is the result of my work all night."

"What did you say? I don't understand."

He Yuzhu said, "I said this was something I made in one night, do you understand?"

Tian Zao laughed and said, "You? Are you kidding me? I'd believe you if you said you could cook a delicious meal, but this is a diesel engine. Can you cook it?"

"Why don't you believe me? How about I make you another one?"

"Stop joking, I need to talk to you."

"Don't say anything yet, I'll just machine a part for you and show you what I'm capable of."

Tian Zao looked completely incredulous, but when she saw He Yuzhu start the machine and spin a brand new part off the lathe, her jaw dropped in astonishment.

After a long pause, he finally asked, "When did you learn to operate a lathe?"

"My cousin's husband is a technician at a heavy machinery factory, right? I learned some things from him. Now you believe I made the diesel engine, right?"

Tian Zao nodded at the undeniable facts: "Zhu Zi, you've really made me look at you in a new light."

Then he asked, "Have you found the person?"

He Yuzhu, who had been smug, suddenly looked dejected, shook his head and said, "The heavy machinery factory is quite busy lately and can't spare any people. I'll ask the steel rolling mill later."

Tian Zao asked, "Are you confident about this?"

He Yuzhu said, "Their factory director, Yang, still owes me a favor, and I don't think he'll refuse."

Factory Director Yang always paid a high price to cook for me, but since he owes me a favor, the reason I went directly to Tong Zhi and Da Zhuang was simply because I didn't want to use that favor.

After all, people would rather leave such favors unused than use them easily.

After talking for a while, He Yuzhu left the machinery factory. He didn't go directly to the steel rolling mill, but returned to the courtyard house first.

When Yi Zhonghai returned in the evening, He Yuzhu stopped him and said, "Old Yi, I need to talk to you about something."

Yi Zhonghai was surprised and asked, "What good thing could you possibly want from me?"

"Look at what you're saying. Does your steel rolling mill have any retired workers?"

“There are quite a few. Old Zhang, the gatekeeper, has retired,” Yi Zhonghai said.

"I mean the kind of machinist who has the skills."

"No."

He Yuzhu clicked his tongue. It seemed that Yi Zhonghai wasn't cooperating. It was the same last time. They only managed to get the canning jar molds sorted out after asking Director Yang.

Well, asking him is pointless, so He Yuzhu ignored him.

Yi Zhonghai snorted and went back home, but kept looking outside.

A moment later, Jia Dongxu came in carrying a bag. He was a little surprised to see He Yuzhu, so he turned his head and went into the west wing.

After waiting for a while, Liu Haizhong finally arrived late.

To say that Professor Yi Zhonghai is far inferior to Liu Haizhong is an understatement. He only focused on cultivating Jia Dongxu as his precious disciple, while the others were just ordinary students, not the kind of disciples who truly became his students.

Although Liu Haizhong was ruthless towards his two sons, he was truly dedicated to teaching his apprentices. He trained many apprentices, but at that time, he would beat and kick them whenever they made a mistake. The saying goes, "Spare the rod and spoil the child." Without beatings and scoldings, you can't teach good apprentices.