Chapter 36 Inspection
As soon as Wang Deming walked into the clothing store, a young man about his age who was collecting needles, thread and scraps of cloth in the house came over and greeted him enthusiastically. It was the eldest son of the boss Yin Changrong, Yin Jiayou.

"The harvest is done! Look at the calluses on my palms. I am so tired. Fortunately, the yield per mu is more than 270 kilograms more than last year, almost kilograms. It is another bumper year!"

Wang Deming replied, showing him the calluses on his palms, and handed him the paper bag of cheese and milk skin: "I came here while passing by Dong'an Market and bought some cheese for your brothers and sisters."

"Jiayou, isn't Uncle Yin in the store?"

"Well, why do you still have to endure that hardship when you've already moved to the city? You're a good student and you have skills!" Yin Jiayou tucked the broom under his crotch, took the paper bag and looked at it, then grinned: "Haha, it's from Fengshenggong. Hey, Deming, why are you so polite?"

"I say, you really don't want to continue your studies, are you planning to become a Chinese medicine doctor? If I had your brains, I would at least go to college, so that I can be more confident than others after graduation!"

"My dad went to a meeting in the district. Didn't he sell a house and donate it before? It was said to be a commendation meeting."

"Deming, you are more comfortable. You have money in your pocket so you can go out and eat." Yin Jiayou took out a piece of cheese from the paper bag and threw it into his mouth without hesitation, while muttering: "Unlike me? You only give me a few dollars of pocket money occasionally, but you still give it to me every time I ask for it."

Wang Deming spread his hands, with a hint of helplessness: "Then you are also learning to make clothes?"

"I have taught you how to repair a sewing machine, but Uncle Yin wants me to do it to subsidize me. I need money to study and support my mother, so I just accept it shamelessly."

"You're different!"

Wang Deming pointed at the busy people in the clothing store and said, "If you are really short of money, you can either do some odd jobs in the store, or learn how to make clothes from Uncle Yin?"

The scale of Huamao Women's Clothing Store is just a small workshop in today's terms, but it occupies a large area, a large courtyard with two entrances, a Ruyi gate, a hard ridge, gray walls and black tiles.

There are dozens of sewing machines in the store, and dozens of male and female employees, all busy in different rooms.

Most of the young men are Yin Changrong's disciples, some have graduated and some have not.

Boss Yin treats his apprentices very well. Those who haven't completed their apprenticeships are given a basic salary every month, which is enough for them to live on. As for those who have completed their apprenticeships, the money they earn from the jobs they take on is basically split 50-50.

The women are basically all over 40 years old. They are family members of Yin Changrong and his apprentices. There are also a small number of acquaintances and neighbors who are hired to do odd jobs because the work is too busy. They are charged by piece, such as nailing buttons, sewing seams and so on.

However, even with such a scale, it was already second to none in that era. Yin Changrong was therefore also a representative of the People's Congress of Dongdan District and the president of the Beijing Garment Industry Association.

"Uncle Yin, did you say when you would be back?" Wang Deming asked casually while beginning to carefully check the operation of each sewing machine.

The structure of a sewing machine is very simple: it consists of three parts: a frame, a table and a machine head. The connecting rod is driven up and down by pressing the foot pedal, causing the crankshaft on the frame to move in a uniform circular motion, thereby driving the belt on the lower pulley, and transmitting power to the crankshaft of the machine head through the belt.

The machine head is a bit complicated, it is the core part of the sewing machine: thread guiding, thread hooking, thread picking, cloth feeding and thread winding.
Wang Deming constantly inspected each sewing machine, interrupting the employees who were working from time to time to adjust the sewing machine, such as replacing the needle, loosening the shuttle spring screw, readjusting the differential mechanism, loosening the presser foot pressure adjustment screw, etc.
Every time he made adjustments, he would continue to give Yin Jiayou detailed instructions without holding back anything, even if it was the employees nearby who were listening or taking notes.

Although Wang Deming was being polite, his boss Yin Changrong allowed him to continue inspecting the sewing machine equipment out of consideration for him, and he paid him 25 yuan a month.

But since he took over the job, the sewing machines in Huamao Clothing Store have never had any problems. Every time he can discover potential failures of the sewing machines in advance and repair or adjust them in time.

This way, clothing stores basically have no waste fabrics caused by sewing machine failures. The fabrics that can be used to make clothes in clothing stores are all good fabrics, either woolen fabrics, silk, etc. Every time a piece of fabric is lost, several or even more than ten dollars are lost.

This is why Wang Deming’s salary increased from 15 yuan a month to 25 yuan even though he only came to inspect once a week. “Okay!” Wang Deming clapped his hands, took the rough cloth handed over by Yin Jiayou, wiped the oil off his hands, looked around, and then asked, “Is Uncle Yin not back yet?”

"This commendation meeting lasted a long time, didn't it?"

It took Wang Deming nearly two hours to sew just over fifty sewing machines. He took his time and did a good job, and he wanted the boss who paid him to feel that the work was worth it.

"No, maybe they'll have a dinner party tonight?"

"Since my dad became the president of the Capital Garment Industry Association, he has been extremely busy every day. I don't even know what he is busy with."

"Sometimes I get home very late, and leave home before daybreak, and I can't see anyone."

Wang Deming and Yin Jiayou walked out of the room one after the other and came to the front yard of the clothing store. They turned on the faucet, washed their hands with soap, and replied with a chuckle: "You, actually don't understand Uncle Yin's feelings."

"You know that during the period before liberation, the clothing stores could not operate because of the skinheads' chaos. Uncle Yin finally had to sell a house to buy food and pay wages for the workers."

"We also sold all the sewing machines at a discount and asked the apprentices to take them home to find a way out. What happened? They couldn't even make money knitting socks."

"If it hadn't been for liberation, would Uncle Yin have been able to reopen the clothing store? And even bigger than before liberation?"

"If it hadn't been for liberation, would a craftsman like Uncle Yin have been able to become a representative of the National People's Congress? The president of a guild or an executive of the Federation of Industry and Commerce?"

After Wang Deming carefully cleaned the gaps between his fingers, he took out his handkerchief, wiped off the water, and continued to explain with a smile: "Do you think that Uncle Yin made a lot of money before liberation and had several houses, which means he has status and position? Various taxes, various soldiers, and conscription, which department can't control your family at will?"

"So, Uncle Yin really sees it clearly. Only the Party and the new government really care about the interests of ordinary people like us."

"Only in New China can the people truly rule the country!"

Yin Jiayou scratched his head a little embarrassed by what Wang Deming said: "No wonder my dad always told me to hang out with you more often when I have nothing to do."

"She also said that you are our family's benefactor. If it weren't for you, my dad might not have been able to survive the incident two years ago."

"Hey! Why are you still talking about the past?" Wang Deming waved his hand without taking any credit: "Isn't this just a coincidence that I caught up with him?"

"Besides, not to mention that our two families are related, even if we met strangers, could we not lend a hand?"

"Isn't this a matter of helping out? My dad said that he still had memories before he passed out. If you hadn't given him medicine and acupuncture urgently, he might have passed away."

"Isn't this because Uncle Yin is blessed with a good fortune?"

After chatting with Yin Jiayou for a while, Wang Deming saw that boss Yin Changrong had not returned yet and it was almost time for dinner, so he said goodbye and left.

Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. Wang Deming was able to successfully rescue Boss Yin Changrong because he always carried several emergency medicines with him: Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, Tongrentang's Niuhuang Angong Pills, Suhexiang Pills, Zhibao Pills, Zixue Pills, and his own nitroglycerin, etc.
So after school, when he saw someone lying on the ground at the entrance of the alley near his sister's house, he rushed over without thinking. With the knowledge and experience gained from his rotation in the emergency department in his previous life, he successfully saved Yin Changrong by using nitroglycerin and acupuncture fingertip bloodletting.
By the way, he acquired master-level tailoring skills and sewing machine repair skills, and combined with the scientific thinking of later generations, he can be said to be better than his master.

(End of this chapter)