Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 15
Seeing the solemn expression on his mother's face, Duan Yun obediently sat beside his bed and watched the box that his mother took out.

This suitcase is obviously a few years old. It is made of thick cowhide, and the eight corners are covered with rivet iron. The box has two built-in keyholes, which looks quite bulky.

In Duan Yun's past life memory, his mother rarely opened this box, and always put it under the bed to eat ashes.

After Gao Xiuzhi wiped the dust off the box with a rag, she sat opposite Duan Yun and said, "Xiaoyun, are you tired from work recently?"

"It's alright, not too tired."

"Did something happen to you in the factory the day before yesterday?" Gao Xiuzhi looked directly at Duan Yun and said.

"It's nothing, it's just that the sun is a little poisonous, and I have a heat stroke..."

"Tell Mom the truth!"

"Okay." Duan Yun pouted and said, "I did something stupid at the time, but it's all right now."

Obviously, Duan Yun's suicide by poisoning has spread all over the factory, and his mother already knew about it, so there is no need for Duan Yun to hide it.

"I already know all about this. In fact, you have something to tell your mother in the future... It's my fault, I don't usually talk to you about my heart..." Gao Xiuzhi said with a sigh.

"Mom, this matter has passed, I really..."

"You like that girl named He Xiaoli very much, don't you? Mom has already inquired about her. She has five brothers and sisters. She is the youngest, and she is no match now..." Gao Xiuzhi said.

"Mom, don't make trouble for me, stop this matter! I don't like that girl anymore." Duan Yun interrupted his mother quickly, he could see it, the mother must be trying to help him propose a marriage.

Before the 80s, for most young people, love was just a luxury, while marriage was just needed.

In those days, there were not many people who married freely, and most of them were ordered by their parents.

Marrying a man, marrying a man, dressing and eating. In those days, many people felt that marriage was living with tea, rice, oil and salt, and feelings were not taken seriously. Anyway, they didn’t know each other before marriage. livestock...

Basically, the man goes to the woman's house to see, and some are better. Both parties see it right, and they discuss the date to get married.Some of them are more hard-working. The elders like it, and the marriage is decided. Even if they cry and make a lot of unwillingness, they are forced to marry them, so that some people in later generations hate their elders and don’t want to see them when they are about to die. kind of.After all, a lifetime is ruined, and love is lost forever.

This situation is also very common in Daxing. As long as they are regular workers of state-owned enterprises, they are in good health, and they do not have to worry about finding a wife. Some people are picky and need to look at the other’s family situation, how many brothers and sisters, and what their income is. Almost, the scope of picking and picking is limited.

As for Duan Yun, apart from his fiancee in his previous life, Xiao Luo, he has no place for other women at all, so knowing that his mother wants to help him come to his house to discuss marriage, he will definitely not agree.

"You don't need to worry about this matter. Mom knows that you are thin-skinned. I will help you solve this matter... You have suffered a lot in the countryside over the years, and now that you are old enough, it is indeed time to think about getting married... ..." Gao Xiuzhi sighed lightly, and then said, "Actually, Mom has been saving money for you all these years. As long as this marriage can be settled, it won't make your life worse than others."

Gao Xiuzhi said, took a bunch of keys from her neck, and opened the lock of the suitcase with a click.

Seeing the suitcase opened by his mother, Duan Yun was taken aback.

It turned out that in this suitcase, on the top was a photo frame, which was a black and white photo of my mother and my deceased father.

Time flies, and in those old images, you can still see the youth of your parents when they were young.

Under the photo frame, there is a marriage certificate. The marriage certificate of that year is just a piece of paper like a certificate, and the corners have begun to yellow slightly.

Under the marriage certificate was a red cotton-padded jacket, which looked like the flowery clothes that were married in that year.

Duan Yun's heart was slightly sour at this time, even though he was just a soul occupied by magpie nests and doves, not their real son.

Scrolling down again, Gao Xiuzhi took out a small cloth bag from the bottom of the box and gently placed it on the bed.

"Mom doesn't have any skills, and I haven't saved much money over the years..." Gao Xiuzhi said, and gently opened the cloth bag, revealing an iron biscuit box inside.

"Crack!"

When Gao Xiuzhi opened the iron box, Duan Yun was completely stunned.

It turned out that there was a stack of Datuan in the box, which should have the appearance of 2000 yuan, and under the banknotes, there was a half-full box of "Yuan Datou"!
Duan Yun never thought that his mother would be so rich.

Suddenly, Duan Yun seemed to understand why his mother and sister had not seen meat and fish on the dinner table for so many years.

As the only male in the family, he is definitely the one who can feed the whole family and not be hungry.

Duan Yun should have thought that her mother has been diligent and thrifty for so many years. Apart from her work in the sewing company, she has to go home for private work at night. Although her income is not high, the burden should be much lighter than that of other families with several children. , apparently saving money for himself all the time.

"Mom, you are..." Duan Yun pursed his lips.

"Mom just wants you to have a bottom line. Our family has money to marry you, so that you won't be able to look up when you see other girls, not to mention that you have officially joined the factory to work now, and now you have the skill of repairing electrical appliances, so I think this can be done." Gao Xiuzhi said, and took out a small bag wrapped in a handkerchief from the box. After opening it, two small gold bars of yellow and orange were revealed!

Duan Yun was completely stunned at this moment.

"My mother's background is not good. Your grandpa used to be the youngest son of the landlord's family. The two gold bars were with him when he fled. There are four in total, and two were used." If it can be settled, these two gold bars should be able to make a bracelet..."

"Mom, can I say a few words?" Duan Yun interrupted his mother's words.

"You said."

"I don't have feelings for the girl surnamed He now. You don't have to worry about it. My maintenance business has just started, so how can I get a partner?" Duan Yun said.

"It won't take much of your time." The mother put the two gold bars away again and said, "As long as the woman agrees, you two will be able to get the certificate and do business directly."

"..."

"Tomorrow I will go to that girl's house when I have time. You can just wait for the letter."

"Forehead……"

Duan Yun could see that his mother made up his mind to tell him about this marriage, and it would be useless for him to grind his lips now.

It was obvious that he was the only son in the family, and the mother wanted to hug her grandson earlier.

In addition, the newly-married dual-career factory is given priority for room allocation. It is indeed inconvenient for a young man his age to live with his mother and sister in such a small house of more than ten square meters every day.

However, in Duan Yun's view, it is estimated that [-] to [-]% of this matter is not possible. On the one hand, Duan Yun's family is indeed poor. Only his mother works in a sewing company, which is incomparable with many children of dual-earner families. Besides, He Xiaoli is also considered There are quite a few beautiful factory flowers, there are many people who come to the door to talk about marriage and people who pursue her, and it is not the Duan family's turn at all.

In addition, Duan Yun has always had a bad reputation in the factory area, mainly because he was a little stupid, and he committed suicide. Now he has become the laughing stock of the whole factory. Who dares to hand over his daughter to such a disagreement? Playing Suicide Man?
But the reason why a mother is great is that she can always ignore her son's shortcomings and magnify her son's advantages infinitely. For example, Gao Xiuzhi thinks that her son is a regular worker, has craftsmanship, and is honest, so she thinks this marriage can be done.

Since he couldn't convince his mother, Duan Yun could only let her do it. It was no fun anyway, so Duan Yun was not worried that it would be self-defeating.

"Okay, you're still on night shift at night, so you can make up your sleep." Gao Xiuzhi settled down on Duan Yun, then closed the suitcase and put it back under the bed.

"Hey." Duan Yun sighed softly, then lay on the bed...

……

In the eleventh hour of the night, Duan Yun picked up the lunch box that his sister helped him prepare, and put two more boxes of cigarettes in his pocket. After walking out of the room, he gently closed the door.

During the night shift last night, Duan Yun had already drawn the drawings for the automatic modification of the lathe, and planned to take advantage of the night shift today to make the relevant parts as soon as possible.

Just like yesterday, after Duan Yun took over and changed into work clothes, he followed his master Han Zhong to move materials behind him.

After hearing the conversation between Han Zhong and the workshop director yesterday morning, Duan Yun felt a little more favorable towards his master. At least he didn't speak ill of people behind his back.

Today's Han Zhong is still ignoring Duan Yun, but it can be seen that the old man is very focused on his work, and it seems that he is not deliberately neglecting his apprentice.

At four or five o'clock in the morning, the sound of the machines in the workshop decreased again. Han Zhong also stopped the machine and took out his water glass from the tool box.

"Master, let me add some hot water for you." Seeing this, Duan Yun stepped forward with a smile on his face.

"Uh..." Han Zhong glanced at Duan Yun in surprise, but still handed the cup to Duan Yun.

Duan Yun walked quickly to the water room to fill the cup with hot water, and then returned to the workstation.

"Have you learned something behind me in the past two days?" After Han Zhong took the water glass, a smile finally appeared on his face.

"I have learned a lot, thanks to the master's good teaching." Duan Yun said with a smile.

"You learned a shit! If you can learn your skills with just two eyes, the apprentices in our workshop don't have to work as long as three years." Hearing this, Han Zhong gave Duan Yun a blank look. He obviously didn't take Duan Yun's flattery.

"Hahaha." Duan Yun laughed twice, then took out a Phoenix cigarette from his pocket, handed it to Han Zhong respectfully, and said, "Master smokes."

"No smoking in the workshop, go outside." Han Zhong waved his hand and motioned for Duan Yun and him to leave the workshop.

The two walked to an empty lot outside the factory building. Duan Yun took out a match and lit Han Zhong's cigarette.

"Huh." Han Zhong took a sip, and suddenly showed a surprised look, and said, "It's actually Phoenix cigarettes, you are a very high-ranking kid. Our factory managers rarely smoke such good cigarettes."

"Hehe, honoring you, Master, naturally you should use cigarettes well." Duan Yun said with a smile.

"This cigarette is really good, but the flavor is not so mellow." Han Zhong exhaled, raised his brows and said to Duan Yun, "Tell me, what do you want me to do for you, kid?"

"I just want to honor you, Master..."

"Stop doing this! Who has nothing to do with hospitality? I have seen a lot of young people like you. If you have something to say, I am in a good mood today."

"Master, you are amazing!" Duan Yun smiled, took out a blueprint from his pocket, and handed it to Han Zhong, "Master, I want you to find someone to process these parts for me..."

(End of this chapter)