Enter the middle courtyard.
Under bright sunshine.
The Jia's 'ruins' looked particularly beautiful, attracting many residents to watch.
There were even residents from other large courtyards not far away who came to visit specially.
It was crowded and lively, just like visiting a museum.
If Jia and Zhang had a business sense, they would surround the Jia family's 'relics' with straw curtains.
If you take the opportunity to charge visitors, you will definitely make a lot of money.
"Hey guys, it really exploded. Yesterday I thought someone was setting off a firecracker!"
"I heard that the Jia family stole Li Aiguo's coal, and there was a detonator in the coal."
"It's called bringing it upon yourself."
Amidst the discussion.
Yi Zhonghai walked over with a dark face, looked at the residents who were washing their faces and gargling, straightened their collars, put his hands behind his back, and looked like a great man.
"Everyone happens to be here, and I have something to announce."
“Dear neighbors, as the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor.”
"The Jia family's house needs to be repaired due to accidental damage."
"In view of the special situation of the Jia family, the three of us in charge have decided to hold a fund-raising meeting tonight."
"We hope that every household will participate on time."
The residents looked miserable.
What was supposed to come finally came.
They had long expected that the Jia family would play this trick.
But there was nothing we could do.
When the subdistrict office distributes ideological awareness tickets to residents, it mainly refers to the opinions of the supervisor.
If you are not active, Yi Zhonghai will report you as an ideologically inactive person, and you can only get a green ideological awareness vote.
Food stamps for the month are halved.
During the Chinese New Year, material supplies are tight, and food stamps and other life coupons will be given priority to ideological activists with red coupons.
Li Aiguo has already received a red ticket, so of course he doesn't care about this.
Other residents cannot ignore it.
Washed my face and returned home.
Eat lightly as always.
Li Aiguo cracked seven or eight poached eggs, added some brown sugar, and swallowed the soup and eggs into his stomach.
After burping beautifully, I rode a tandem bicycle to the locomotive depot.
As soon as he entered the big iron gate, he felt something strange.
The young man guarding the gate had dark circles under his eyes and was yawning constantly.
Li Aiguo took out a cigarette and handed it over: "Xiao Zhang, what's wrong? You stole from someone else's house at night?"
"Don't mention it"
Director Zhang took the cigarette and said angrily: "Last night, someone said that the coal in the warehouse might have detonators. The section leader mobilized us all and searched the warehouse all night. In the end, there was nothing. turn up."
did not find.
It seemed that it was probably just an accident, and Li Aiguo breathed a sigh of relief.
"How could there be a detonator in the coal? If you let me know who provided the false information, see if I don't hang him from a branch behind."
Li Aiguo looked up at the crooked-neck jujube tree.
".You are busy, I have to go to a meeting."
These guys really dare to hit people.
Li Aiguo got on his bicycle and ran away.
Officer Zhang looked at Li Aiguo's back and said, "If I don't beat you up, why are you afraid?"
The morning meeting was pretty much the same as before.
Director Jia read out the latest instructions above with his fat head and big ears.
Captain Bai gave the conductor a lesson.
No one mentioned the detonator.
It seems that the origin of the detonator has not been investigated clearly in the locomotive depot, and the matter is being kept secret for the time being.
People in this era have a good sense of confidentiality.
Comrades on the railways, in particular, all know that you should not ask questions and should not tell them.
After morning meeting.
Change into oil pack clothes in the dormitory.
Li Aiguo followed the comrades of the charter team to the station, ready to start a new day of work.
It turned out that the 131 steam engine head had not completed the water and coal replenishment work.
Seven or eight stokers, covered in coal ash, were daring to deliver coal to the steam engine.
In the past, at this point in time, the coal loading work had already been completed.
It seems that the time was wasted because of yesterday's 'search' for the detonator.
really.
Seeing the arrival of the charter group, the dispatcher hurried over and explained to the driver group leader Cao Wenzhi: "Master Cao, it may be delayed for an hour. The dispatch office has notified the station."
It is common for trains to be delayed for several hours.
Cao Wenzhi didn't care: "Okay, let's find a place to have a meeting first. When the water and coal are added, please let me know."
"Your master is so polite."
At this time, the sun has risen, and the hot sunlight is shining directly. The station is covered with concrete floors, and the steam is steaming.
"Old Cao, let's go to the maintenance garage. It's cooler there."
Liu Qingquan picked up the towel with an unclear color hanging around his neck and wiped the sweat from his face.
"OK."
Li Aiguo followed Cao Wenzhi to inspect the garage. As soon as he entered the door, he heard a noise coming from inside.
Looking through the dim light, Li Aiguo suddenly became happy.
On the concrete steps of the maintenance workshop, there were five or six gay men wearing oil-filled hats sitting there, talking lively.
The leader was none other than Zhang Dache, who had been on the Korean battlefield.
Without asking, I knew that the coal and water supply for their train had also been delayed.
When Cao Wenzhi saw those people, his face was a little ugly: "They are comrades in the K19 international express train charter group."
Perhaps because he was afraid that Li Aiguo would not understand, Liu Qingquan explained in a low voice: "In the past two years, we and Lao Maozi launched a railway intermodal transport. The intermodal cargo has direct tickets between the arrival and departure stations, and the passenger transport is sold by us and Lao Maozi in sections, and the chartered group is also Half a family.”
It turns out that Zhang Dache has now taken over the work of the international express train and has become Cao Wenzhi's future competitor. No wonder Cao Wenzhi's face is so ugly.
Li Aiguo had been in the charter group for some time, and he knew that Cao Wenzhi had always been thinking about being able to get on the train to Moscow.
But, is Cao Wenzhi a little too stingy?
Perhaps because he was afraid that Li Aiguo would not understand the grudge between the two, Liu Qingquan continued:
"Both of them used to be top-notch drivers at the Beijing Locomotive Depot."
"Back then, there was an urgent need for train drivers to transport supplies in the Korean battlefield. Our Beijing section was assigned a quota. Zhang Dache and Master Cao both wrote letters in blood and submitted them to the superiors. In the end, the superiors chose Zhang Dache."
"There is only one reason. Master Cao was not married yet, and Zhang Dache was two years older than him and had two children."
"Master Cao has always felt that without Zhang Dache, he would definitely be able to go to the battlefield."
"You may feel that Master Cao's thinking is a little off track."
"But it was every train driver's dream to go to war at that time."
"At that time, there was a long queue at the entrance of the locomotive depot, and everyone was holding a blood letter."
Good guys, these two have a history of grudges.
Sensing the strange atmosphere between the two crew members, Li Aiguo chuckled, stepped forward, took out his cigarette, and spread it around.
Zhang Shan took the cigarette and nodded gratefully to Li Aiguo.
"Your sandbags have been installed on our trains. They are very useful."
International trains are so privileged that they have sandbags installed.
Li Aiguo chuckled: "We are also contributing to railway construction, as we should."
Zhang Shan looked at Li Aiguo and suddenly asked: "Are you interested in joining the K19 charter team as my co-driver?"
"The old man in the team is getting older and can no longer stay up late. It's time to retire."
Cao Wenzhi has been paying attention to the situation here since he entered the maintenance workshop.
Seeing Zhang Shan poaching in front of him, he immediately frowned, strode between the two of them, glared at Zhang Shan and said: "Old Zhang, you are Zhang Dache, the leader in the capital section, but Li Aiguo is my apprentice, so of course Poaching people in front of me, don’t you think I dare not kick down your door at night?”
Kick down the door?
Where does this go from here!
Liu Qingquan explained in a low voice beside him: "Zhang Dache and Master Cao live across from each other, in a tube building in the railway compound."
"Driver Li is your apprentice, but it should not be up to you to decide where he wants to drive."
Zhang Shan seemed to admire Li Aiguo very much, and turned to look at Li Aiguo: "Driver Li, I sincerely invite you, and I hope you can seriously consider it."
"No need, Master Zhang, I understand your wishes."
Li Aiguo smiled apologetically: "I had a great time in the 131st crew. The master and several senior masters treated me very well. I don't want to change places for the time being."
"Pity"
Zhang Shan reluctantly withdrew his gaze.
After the driver's exam was over, he was in a hurry to take over the job and failed to accept the apprentice immediately.
Unexpectedly, Cao Wenzhi got the moon first by approaching the water tower and snatched it away.
When Li Aiguo joined Team 131, his professionalism made him regretful.
In time, Li Aiguo will definitely become an excellent train driver.
Now Li Aiguo showed kindness and righteousness, which made him think highly of him.
You know, it is a train driver’s dream to join a multinational team.
and.
There are also special allowances for multinational teams.
After each trip, you can rest for two days.
Many train drivers tried their best to be his co-driver, but he refused.
Cao Wenzhi felt relieved and raised his head proudly.
Although his skills are not as good as Zhang Shan's, he has gained a good apprentice!
Zhang Shan is a person who doesn't like to talk very much. After the invitation failed, he squatted on the ground and smoked heavily.
Li Aiguo walked over with a smile and suddenly said: "Zhang Dache, you have nothing to do. Tell us about the Korean battlefield."
Zhang Shan took the cigarette, took a deep breath, and said with a smile: "There's nothing to say, we're just a train driver."
Cao Wenzhi seemed to be disdainful of Zhang Shan's behavior of taking advantage and being obedient.
Holding his arms, he laughed and said: "Zhang Dache, others don't know, but I still don't know.
You won the medal from the ministry for inventing the beacon train.
Just tell my apprentice and let him see the majesty of our train drivers on the battlefield.
Let them know what it means to be a real train driver. "
The members of the chartered group of the K19 international intermodal express train did not seem to know Zhang Shan’s glorious deeds.
"That's right, Master Zhang, just tell me. Anyway, the coal addition has not been completed, and we can't leave now."
Zhang Shan took two deep puffs of cigarette, and his face became solemn: "Okay, I will tell you young people what the beacon train is."
I would like to commemorate our ancestors in the following chapter...
(End of chapter)
