The accumulation process of original capital.
It's always dull and boring.
Especially it costs a lot of money to clean up the house.
It turns out that Li Aiguo's 'decoration' budget was only thirty yuan.
Separate a room, build a stove, paint the house, and make it habitable.
But.
Under the sincere "suggestions" of an experienced expert, Captain Liu of the Locomotive Depot Construction Team.
Adhere to the "one step to get it right" guideline.
Adhere to the development idea of "it can be used as a wedding room".
Implement the new development concept of “not settling”.
Li Aiguo bravely transformed into the "Money Adding Party".
The “renovation” budget skyrocketed.
It's close to fifty dollars now.
Li Aiguo felt like he was renovating a house in his previous life.
In the following days, he lived a life of three points and one line.
Woke up in the dormitory in the locomotive depot early in the morning.
Drive to Jincheng.
After returning to the capital, he threw away the goods brought back from Jincheng and returned to the dormitory again.
In my spare time, I occasionally return to the courtyard to "inspect" the decoration of the house.
On this day, we returned to Beijing from Jincheng.
Li Aiguo got a bucket of "sanitary skirts" from the warehouse of the Materials Department.
The so-called "sanitary skirt" is the waterproof paint and coating of later generations, which is a chemical product.
Brushing on the dado can prevent the wall from peeling off.
It is also smooth and delicate, just like the imitation porcelain paint of later generations.
Chemical products are extremely expensive in this era.
Although it was from the warehouse of the locomotive depot, Li Aiguo received the "internal employee price", and a bucket of "sanitary skirts" still cost him nearly five yuan.
Li Aiguo rode a tandem bicycle back to the courtyard.
Construction team workers are busy inside the house.
All the underground bricks have been uncovered, and the workers are busy working.
"Captain Liu, we got the 'sanitary skirt'."
Seeing Li Aiguo coming in with a plastic bucket, Captain Liu's eyes flashed with surprise.
"Driver Li, I just gave you a small suggestion. I didn't expect you to actually get this thing."
Li Aiguo: "."
He now wants to say something dirty.
Captain Liu is now similar to the decoration boss of later generations, only responsible for deception.
Captain Liu took the plastic bucket, opened the lid, sighed in admiration, and began to call the workers to paint.
The room was suddenly filled with a strong smell.
Although it doesn't irritate the nose, it doesn't smell bad either.
"Don't worry, sanitary skirts are just like this. Just wait a few days for the smell to dissipate." Captain Liu explained.
This is something that Su Guo experts painted in the dormitory, so there should be no problem.
Seeing that it was still a while before the construction workers got off work, Li Aiguo was not in a hurry to return to the locomotive depot.
Then he took out half a box of large front doors from his clothes pocket, spread them around, crossed his legs, and started smoking comfortably.
Amid the laughter and smoke, his thoughts began to wander.
After the house is tidied up, he also has to consider personal issues.
When Zhang Gangzhu next door was his age, his children were all over the floor.
If you get married late, you may not be able to realize your dream of starting a football team.
"Fuck!"
Li Aiguo, who had not finished smoking a cigarette, accidentally glanced out the window and was startled, and almost dropped the cigarette butt to the ground.
Outside the window, he saw a bunch of old women and young wives lying on the window sill of his house with their eyes wide open and their mouths wide open, as if they were surrounded by zombies.
When Li Aiguo walked out of the house, the group of old women and young wives rushed over.
Li Aiguo finally saw the strength of the third aunt.
I saw her left arm pulling away the Zhang family's aunt, and her right hand holding the Wang family's daughter-in-law's clothes. Like a loach, she squirmed left and right, forced her way out of the crowd, and stood in front of Li Aiguo.
It seems that the third aunt often grabs cheap food at the vegetable market.
"Third aunt, what are you doing?"
"Aiguo, I think you have no use for that plastic bucket anymore. It's a nuisance if you keep it at home, so I'll put some effort into throwing it away for you, right?" The third aunt pretended not to care, but her dark eyes were full of worry. expect.
Good guy, no wonder when he walked in the door, the third aunt squatted in front of the door and stared at him.
It turned out that I was eyeing the plastic bucket.
“I really can’t give you a plastic bucket.
First, it contains chemical paint, which may be toxic even if it is washed clean.
Secondly, this bucket is specially made and needs to be recycled and returned after use. "
Li Aiguo was really afraid of poisoning Yan Bugui's family. Yan Bugui took his wife and children to live in his house and would not leave.
Well, there are relatively few blackmails in this era, but Yan Bugui can definitely do it.
"Oh, who wants your bucket? I just want to help you. Since you don't need it, forget it." The third aunt muttered with some disappointment and left with her hands behind her back.
The group of old women and young wives behind her also looked disappointed, shook their heads and left.
Such a large plastic bucket is most suitable for holding water.
Li Aiguo looked at their backs and couldn't laugh or cry.
Did you see it?
This is the style of the courtyard house.
When they want to take advantage, they will often do it under the guise of helping you.
At this time, there was a burst of noise from the middle courtyard.
"Congratulations, congratulations, Lao Yi, you can be considered a grandson now."
"Thank you, Director Zhang. It's really a blessing to have you here today."
Yi Zhonghai has a grandson?
I haven't been back to the courtyard for a few days, and Aunt Yi is pregnant?
No way. Even if Union Medical College treats infertility, it cannot be so fast!
The person you are looking for is Director Tong of the Red Cross Hospital?
Just as Li Aiguo was wondering, Xu Damao came out of the house yawning.
His skin was sallow, the smoke rings were thick, and his whole person was lifeless, as if he had indulged in too much.
When Xu Damao saw Li Aiguo, his eyes lit up and he trotted over: "Aiguo, are you back?"
Oh, when I opened my mouth, I smelled of heather.
Something is wrong. There are no heathers in the capital this season.
Li Aiguo looked Xu Damao up and down: "Da Mao, I haven't seen you for a few days. Why are you like this? You stole from someone else's house at night?"
"How can I do that?! I, Damao, never steal anything."
Xu Damao felt guilty and scratched his head in embarrassment.
He didn't steal from someone;
After going on a blind date with Lou Xiao'e, in order to marry the eldest daughter of the Lou family as soon as possible, under the care of Director Lou, she became the leader of the Publicity Department.
Xu Damao was honest for a while.
but.
Mount Tai is easy to move, but nature is hard to change.
That stuff is addictive.
After Xu Damao held it in for a while, he couldn't bear it anymore.
but.
Our Damao is also a smart person.
In order to avoid gossiping about the old woman and the young wife.
We Damao spent money this time to find professionals to solve our personal problems.
He went to the pimp alley to find Xiao Fengxian, who was half-closed, and exchanged learning experiences.
It took me a full day and night to study.
Even the old scalper was exhausted, let alone Xu Damao's small body.
Can it be true?
In order to change the subject, Xu Damao pointed to the Intermediate Court: "Have you heard about patriotism? Yi Zhonghai is going to put away his stick and become his grandson."
"Yeah?"
Li Aiguo nodded in disbelief.
In the original work, Jia Dongxu and Silly Zhu are both candidates for Yi Zhonghai's retirement.
Now that Si Zhu is imprisoned in the locomotive depot police station, only Jia Dongxu can be relied upon. Yi Zhonghai will naturally hold on to Jia Dongxu.
The more a person lacks something, the more he wants to prove something!
The more a person lacks something, the more he likes to show off!
In psychology, this is called psychological defense.
There is a saying in the countryside: shout slogans so loudly that girls sleep under the covers.
It's all the same.
Yi Zhonghai talks about benevolence, justice, morality, and uniting the masses.
In fact, he is extremely selfish at heart.
In the original work.
This era had just been liberated and had just gone through a tragic war. There were many orphans in the orphanage.
Yi Zhonghai could definitely adopt a child in an orphanage.
but.
He is unwilling to spend money and energy on raising children.
After Jia Dongxu's death.
To be honest, Yi Zhonghai is an eighth-level fitter with high salary and high status.
As long as he puts it forward, other disciples will definitely be willing to support him in his old age.
However.
He still didn't want to.
Afraid of being eaten out.
You can tell from how he treated Silly Zhu later.
Yi Zhonghai doesn't want to raise children, doesn't want to take responsibility, doesn't want to contribute, he just wants to be a father and let others take care of him in his old age.
If you just want to take advantage and don't want to pay, how can there be such a beautiful thing in the world?
Who wants to live a good life and find a father for themselves?
Therefore, Yi Zhonghai feels extremely insecure and has a strong desire for control.
It is necessary to use various means to suppress the elderly care.
He was very kind to Jia Dongxu and helped Jia Dongxu out in the compound many times, but he was unwilling to teach Jia Dongxu his skills.
Just to prevent Jia Dongxu from leaving his protection.
And we must find ways to build a stronger cage that imprisons Jia Dongxu.
For example, wooing Qin Huairu.
Qin Huairu fought against Li Aiguo last time.
Although he was completely defeated, Yi Zhonghai's eyes lit up because of his cleverness.
A young daughter-in-law who has just entered the capital and has no roots needs a supporter most.
His current identity is Jia Dongxu's master, but he is not actually close to Qin Huairu.
If you want to be Qin Huairu's supporter and slowly cultivate Qin Huairu, you must find another layer of relationship.
then.
After Jia Zhang was sent back to the countryside, Yi Zhonghai had the idea of taking up his stick and becoming his grandson.
This way.
From Banggan's perspective, Yi Zhonghai is almost Qin Huairu's godfather.
The distance between the godfather and his daughter may become negative.
Yi Zhonghai is an old fox who wants to adopt a stick as his grandson, but instead of going directly to the Jia family, he finds Yan Bugui.
In the courtyard house, the three stewards have their own characteristics and responsibilities.
Yi Zhonghai is responsible for moral kidnapping, preaching truth, and has the character of a majestic elder.
Liu Haizhong likes to drink, and his eyes are red after drinking. When he was young, he was like a fool in the courtyard, and he also chattered, which was regarded as a force.
Yan Bugui, an old teacher, relied on his words and was mainly responsible for ideological work, almost like a political commissar.
When Yan Bugui saw that Yi Zhonghai had brought half a catty of peanuts, he knew that Yi Zhonghai wanted something.
They are all just a thousand-year-old fox playing in a fairy tale.
Yi Zhonghai told Yan Bugui straightforwardly his thoughts.
Yan Bugui was originally unwilling to take care of this matter, mainly because he was afraid that Jia Zhang would scratch him when he came back from the countryside.
but.
That's half a pound of peanuts.
The Yan family was bitten severely by Li Aiguo just two days ago. This time they will get their blood back.
Yan Bugui reluctantly agreed and came to Jia's house with his hands behind his back.
"Dongxu, Huairu, now that Jia and Zhang have returned to the countryside, your family has no elders and no one to help, so life will definitely be difficult. Besides, Banggeng is still young and needs someone to take care of him. I think your family should recognize it. Close relatives."
Qin Huairu was breastfeeding Banggen and nodded subconsciously: "Third uncle, you are right. Now that Banggen is young, I am really too busy on my own. But, who should I consider as a relative?"
"Old Yi family, Yi Zhonghai is Dongxu's master, and now he recognizes Bangge as his grandson. This is called getting closer and getting closer.
If you agree, we can hold a simple ceremony in a few days and your two families will recognize each other as godfathers. What do you think? "
"Hey, I don't have any objection."
You can eat meat by holding a ceremony.
Moreover, Bangge became Yi Zhonghai’s godson.
From then on, no one would dare to bully the Jia family.
Qin Huairu rolled her eyes and wanted to agree.
But she is not the head of the Jia family, so she can only turn her attention to Jia Dongxu.
Jia Dongxu was a little embarrassed.
He now has a biological mother, a biological grandmother, and he has a godfather inexplicably. What's going on?
Comrade Lao Jia in the photo frame would certainly not agree.
Qin Huairu quickly took Jia Dongxu's arm and whispered: "Dongxu, Master Yi is the master of our compound and your master. You will have to rely on Master Yi in the future! Don't be stupid."
Jia Dongxu has a soft temper.
In the past, when Mrs. Jia Zhang was at home, he listened to Mrs. Jia Zhang.
Now that Jia Zhang is gone, she naturally has to listen to Qin Huairu.
After hesitating for a while, he agreed.
"Since you have agreed, hurry up to Lao Yi's house and settle this matter. I am an elder, so it's hard to wait for someone to come and beg you." Yan Bugui urged.
Qin Huairu held the stick in her arms and pulled Jia Dongxu to Lao Yi's house.
He put the stick on the fire pit, held down the stick's head, and kowtowed three times with Yi Zhonghai.
Yi Zhonghai reluctantly agreed, called Banggian "grandson", took out fifty cents and put it into his pocket.
Most people, at most, have a meal together in the evening, and that's it.
But.
In order to solidify this relationship, Yi Zhonghai decided to hold a family recognition ceremony.
Not only Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui from the courtyard were invited, but also several leaders from the steel rolling mill were invited. Even the deaf old lady was pulled out of the house by him.
A group of people had a lively meal.
From then on, Bangge became Yi Zhonghai's godson.
After eating and drinking, Yi Zhonghai sat on the chair and narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the well-behaved Bangge and the filial Jia Dongxu.
He felt that Jia Zhang should not need to return to the capital again.
Li Aiguo, who understood the whole thing, didn't care.
Man proposes, God disposes.
Man's calculation is not as good as God's calculation. The more you calculate, the more you will lose.
Yi Zhonghai had been calculating for most of his life and would never have thought that everything would be ruined by an accident.
certainly.
This is a secret that cannot be revealed.
Li Aiguo returned to the locomotive depot and devoted his attention to work again.
For train operations, the most important indicator is safety.
The sky is big and the earth is big, safety is the greatest.
In order to improve the safety awareness of railway employees, the railway bureau regards safety as an important indicator to measure the performance of locomotive depots and chartered crews.
The most important task of the 131 crew recently is to break the 200-day safe operation record of the locomotive depot.
In the past few days, the comrades in the private group have been so nervous that they keep their eyes on the road even when walking.
I was afraid that I would step on ants and cause a safety accident.
Today is the last day. As long as we get through it safely, we can get the 200-day safe operation record.
The atmosphere within the crew became even more tense.
No.
During the morning meeting, Captain Bai talked about safe driving regulations for half an hour.
"Okay, that's it for today's meeting. There is one more thing that everyone needs to pay attention to."
Until the driver Cao Wenzhi raised his wrist and looked at his watch, reminding Captain Bai that he was about to start driving and pay attention to the time.
Captain Bai then nodded and raised his voice with a straight face: "Today is the 200th day that our locomotive depot's train No. 131 has been running safely. As long as this train is completed safely, we will be able to create a record for safe operation in the locomotive depot. So you guys must keep your spirits up.”
"yes!"
Comrades on the police team, comrades on the driver team and the flight attendants were all in high spirits.
Once the record is broken, in addition to receiving a safe operation award, you can also become a Safety Star crew member.
This honor is enough for the comrades of the 131 crew to hold their heads high when meeting other crews.
In this era, honor is more important than anything else, which is no joke.
Sometimes for the sake of honor, people can sacrifice their lives without hesitation.
Li Aiguo frowned slightly. Did Commander Bai just plant a flag?
The atmosphere in the charter group was particularly different today.
Liu Qingquan and Lao Zheng, the coal worker, walked very quietly.
From time to time, I looked around and saw something irregular, and quickly stepped forward to stop it.
Stand on the field.
Yan Jiecheng worked hard all morning.
At this time, he was eating steamed buns and squatting in the shade to rest with a group of coal workers.
Seeing Li Aiguo approaching, he quickly went up to say hello.
"Brother Patriot, are you driving?"
"Yeah, how's it going? Can you still tolerate it?"
Li Aiguo waved his hand and asked Liu Qingquan and Lao Zheng to check the locomotive first, and stood there chatting with Yan Jiecheng for a few words.
"Master Zhang is a good master. He taught me a lot of skills. I have gotten better in the past two days."
Yan Jiecheng saw that this scene had been noticed by other coal workers and the team leader, and smiled with a smile on his face: "Brother Patriot, you are busy, so I won't waste your time."
Of course, his little moves couldn't be hidden from Li Aiguo's eyes.
Good boy.
Think of us as a big tree that shelters us from the wind and rain.
As expected, dragons beget dragons, and phoenixes beget phoenixes. The children of the Yan family are born with scheming skills.
It seems that after a few days, Yanbu will have to treat you to a meal.
Just follow the same standards as last time.
Due to a little delay, by the time Li Aiguo boarded the locomotive, Liu Qingquan and the others had completed all the inspection work.
"Driver Li, the comrades in the machine repair shop are very responsible. The locomotive is in good performance. We have checked the air pump, oil pump, oil tank, water pump, sand spreader, water tank, water level, etc., and everything is fine."
"Light the fire and let's go!"
Seeing the dispatcher waving the flag, Li Aiguo sat on the steel throne and started the steam engine.
The deafening sound of the whistle makes people's blood boil, and the sound of the cylinder, piston, and exhaust is powerful and intoxicating.
The steam locomotive emitted black smoke and disappeared at the end of the railway track. Yan Jiecheng reluctantly looked away, took a mouthful of black steamed buns, picked up the kettle and took a sip of cold water.
"Driving a train is very simple, and you don't have to control the steering wheel. You are a bull. If you tie a bone to the valve, a dog can drive it."
Yan Jiecheng is a very ambitious young man. He has been secretly observing the train drivers driving trains for the past two days and wants to become a train driver as soon as possible.
"Snapped"
As soon as he finished speaking, he received a slap on the forehead.
He looked up, ready to get angry.
Seeing that it was Master Lao Zhang, he quickly put on a smile and said, "Master, why are you hitting me?"
"You have a high vision and a low hand."
Master Zhang clicked his pipe and pot and said: "The train looks easy to drive, and the knowledge inside is great.
“I went back to my hometown in Jincheng a while ago and took the train driven by driver Li.
“After the train starts, the water in the cup on the table does not slosh,
“I was chatting with my wife when I saw the houses receding outside the window, and I realized that the train had already started moving.
"That's called beauty.
“If it’s a novice driver, the valve control won’t be good.
"When starting a car, there is often a clang! clang! clang, clang, clang! It lasts for a long time, which makes you fall over. You have to brake a few times like a convulsion before the car can officially start."
Yan Jiecheng narrowed his eyes: "Is it that evil?"
"You, you can't even carry a load now, and you still want to drive a train."
Master Zhang's eyes widened: "When you carry the burden later, you can't let others help you."
When Yan Jiecheng started carrying the load, his lower body was unstable and his upper body was prone to shaking.
In order to take care of him, Master Zhang often asked other coal workers to help Yan Jiecheng.
"I'm just saying"
Yan Jiecheng felt aggrieved.
He has high aspirations.
Not only does it not encourage, but it also discourages enthusiasm. This master can't be dealt with.
(End of chapter)
