novelaction Chapter 661 Beneficiaries
Chapter 661 Beneficiaries
Yi Zhonghai's journey of modern transformation (continued)
After returning from the factory tour, Yi Zhonghai has become more and more cherishing of life in modern society, and work and community activities have become the two main focuses of his life. In the factory, he is already a dedicated and reliable security guard in everyone's eyes, and in the community, his reputation as an "enthusiastic mediator" is becoming more and more famous. One day, the factory director came to Yi Zhonghai with a worried look on his face. It turned out that the factory had received a large order, but the delivery time was tight, and the machines on the production line frequently broke down. The maintenance personnel tossed for a long time, but still could not find the root cause of the problem. If the order could not be delivered on time, the factory would face huge compensation and might even lose important customers. Yi Zhonghai saw that the factory director was anxious. Although he knew that he had only a superficial understanding of modern machines, he still plucked up the courage to say: "Director, although I don't understand this new machine, I have dealt with many problems in the factory in the past. Otherwise, I will go with you to take a look, maybe I can help." The factory director was desperate and took Yi Zhonghai to the production workshop. Yi Zhonghai paced around the machine, carefully observing the operation of each part, and occasionally leaned forward to listen to the sound made by the machine. He recalled that when he was in the factory in the past, with the experience accumulated over the years, he could judge the fault of the machine by listening, watching and touching. He found that when the machine was running, the sound of a certain part was slightly abnormal, and it seemed that there was a problem with the running-in between the parts. He pointed to that part and said to the maintenance personnel: "Comrade, look here, I hear that this sound is not right. Is it because the parts are too worn or not installed properly?" The maintenance personnel were skeptical and carefully checked the part according to Yi Zhonghai's instructions. Sure enough, a key part was found to have a slight crack. After replacing the part, the machine resumed normal operation. The factory director looked at Yi Zhonghai with admiration, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Uncle Yi, I didn't expect you to have this ability. You have helped the factory a lot!" After this incident, Yi Zhonghai's position in the factory became more stable, and his colleagues respected him more. In the community, Yi Zhonghai is fully devoted to the preparation of a large-scale traditional cultural event. The community plans to hold an Old Beijing Folk Culture Festival, which aims to inherit and promote local traditional culture, and has attracted many residents to participate. With his deep understanding of Old Beijing culture, Yi Zhonghai took the initiative to undertake many tasks. He contacted old artists everywhere and invited them to the cultural festival to show their traditional skills, such as paper cutting, sugar painting, and dough figurines. He also personally participated in the layout of the venue for the cultural festival, setting up stalls and hanging lanterns in accordance with the style of the Old Beijing temple fair in his memory, striving to restore the lively scenes of the old times. The preparation process was not smooth sailing. When inviting a well-known paper-cutting artist, the artist hesitated because he was worried about the simple venue and meager remuneration. Yi Zhonghai visited the artist many times and had a long talk with the artist, telling him about his experience after traveling through time and his persistence in inheriting traditional culture. He said sincerely: "Master, although our community activities are not as good as big occasions, they are of great significance. Today's young people know less and less about the things left by our ancestors, so we have to give them a chance to see them. Moreover, the residents in the community are looking forward to seeing the authentic paper-cutting craftsmanship. You should consider it as a contribution to the inheritance of culture." The artist was moved by Yi Zhonghai's sincerity and finally agreed to participate in the cultural festival. On the day of the cultural festival, the community was very lively and residents came one after another. Yi Zhonghai was busy, sometimes helping the old artists to debug equipment, and sometimes explaining traditional cultural knowledge to curious children. In front of the paper-cutting booth, the children surrounded it, watching the paper in the hands of the artists turn into exquisite patterns under the scissors, and exclaimed. Yi Zhonghai smiled and said: "Children, this paper-cutting is our old Beijing treasure, each one has its story, you should learn more, and don't let this craft be lost." In front of the sugar painting booth, Yi Zhonghai watched the steaming syrup turn into lifelike flowers, birds, fish and insects in the hands of the artists, and couldn't help but recall the scene of eating sugar paintings at the temple fair when he was a child. He said to the residents around him: "It was a rare thing to eat sugar paintings in the past, and the children were so greedy. Now life is better, but we can't lose this traditional taste." The residents listened to his story and became more and more interested in traditional culture. At the cultural festival, Yi Zhonghai also organized a story sharing session of old Beijing. He stood on the stage and told the bits and pieces of life in the courtyard, interesting stories between neighbors, and the customs and customs of Beijing in the past. The residents in the audience listened attentively, as if they followed Yi Zhonghai back to that era full of fireworks. A young resident said with emotion: "After listening to Uncle Yi's words, I realized that there are so many stories in old Beijing. In the past, I only knew how to follow the trend and ignored such precious cultural treasures around me." The cultural festival ended successfully, and the community leaders highly praised Yi Zhonghai's organizational ability and love for traditional culture. Yi Zhonghai also met more like-minded friends through this event, and everyone discussed how to better inherit and promote traditional culture. As his reputation gradually rose, Yi Zhonghai received an invitation from a TV station to participate in a program about the inheritance of traditional culture. At the recording site, facing the host and many audiences, Yi Zhonghai was a little nervous, but when it comes to the old Beijing culture, he can't stop talking. He talked about the architectural features of the courtyard, the customs of traditional festivals, and the heartwarming stories of mutual help between neighbors. The host asked: "Uncle Yi, you traveled from the past to the present and saw the inheritance of traditional culture in modern society. What do you feel?" Yi Zhonghai pondered for a moment and said: "Today's society is developing too fast, and new things are emerging in an endless stream, but the culture left by our ancestors cannot be forgotten. I am very pleased to see that many young people are interested in traditional culture. But inheritance cannot rely on just a few old people. More people must be involved to integrate these cultures into modern life and make them live again." His words won warm applause from the audience. After the show was broadcast, Yi Zhonghai became a celebrity in the community and even the entire city. Many schools invited him to tell students about the old Beijing culture, and Yi Zhonghai went there happily. In school, he looked at the children's curious eyes and was full of hope. He patiently taught the children to sing old Beijing nursery rhymes and play traditional games, and the children learned happily. However, as he got older, Yi Zhonghai's health began to deteriorate. Once when he was working in the factory, he suddenly felt dizzy and almost fell down. His colleagues rushed him to the hospital, and after examination, it was found that it was caused by long-term fatigue and physical decline. The doctor advised him to rest more and avoid overwork. Yi Zhonghai lay in bed, but he couldn't let go of the factory work and the community's cultural heritage activities.