Siheyuan: Start with a big car

Chapter 408 Clues
Archives room.

Li Weidong looked at Zhou Files talking about it, feeling anxious like a cat scratching his heart, but he didn't dare to urge him.

He knew that it was not easy for the Zhou archives to recall what happened more than ten years ago.

If the exit was interrupted, it might disrupt the rhythm of Zhou's file.

Quietly handed out a cigarette, and after Zhou Files took it, he struck a match and lit it for him.

Zhou File took a deep breath.

hiss.
call.
Accompanied by a puff of white smoke, a vicissitudes of life sounded into Li Weidong's ears.

"At that time, I was young and energetic, and I was also very curious. I asked the master for a leave of absence under the pretext of going to the toilet, and ran to the door of the fitter's workshop."

"The place was already full of workers, and there were bursts of screams from inside. I got into the crowd and entered the workshop."

"I saw a young worker half-body rolled into the rolling mill, with blood flowing all over the floor."

As he said that, a look of extreme fear appeared on Zhou File's face.

"The worker was still alive at the time! He pointed at a worker who was about his age. I didn't know that person's name until later, and his name was Yi Zhonghai."

"At that time, I clearly remembered that the expression on Yi Zhonghai's face was not fear, but guilt, but the guilt was fleeting, and I thought I was wrong.

He stepped forward and grabbed the worker's hand, and said loudly in front of everyone that he would help the injured young man take care of his wife and children. "

"The young man couldn't survive at that time. He just breathed a sigh of relief. When he heard this, his eyes widened and his mouth opened wide, as if he wanted to say something."

"In the end, before he could say anything, his arm dropped and he died."

"Everyone present was terrified. They stood there without moving. One of them was so timid that he fainted and fell to the ground."

"By the way, that man's name is Liang Damin. I didn't know his name until later. It is said that he was the first person to enter the workshop when he heard the screams."

Liang Damin and Li Weidong silently kept this name in his heart.

"and then?"

"Then... the workshop director of the fitter workshop entered the workshop. Seeing that there was an accident, he quickly sent someone to call the comrades from the safety department."

"Because there was no public-private partnership at that time, the entire rolling mill was privately owned by Lou Bancheng. In addition, an accident occurred in the rolling mill, which was a normal thing. After the people from the safety department came, they drove everyone out. .”

"Rushed out? Didn't they investigate the cause of what happened and ask the people at the scene?" Li Weidong interrupted him.

Zhou File shook his head: "Accidents happen every three days in the rolling mill. For Lou Bancheng, it is okay to kill some people, but production must not be delayed."

Sure enough, he is a black-hearted capitalist. When reading the original book, there are still people who sympathize with Lou Bancheng.

Didn't you know that Lou Bancheng must have had a lot of blood on his hands for being able to purchase such a large property during the chaotic years.

Li Weidong slandered and said, "Go on, what happened next?"

"It's better now. The workers have become the masters of the workers, and all kinds of rules and regulations in the workshop are complete. They won't ignore the lives of workers just to catch up with work."

File Zhou said a few words with emotion, and then continued: "After the people from the safety department carried the worker's body out, they had people wash the machine with water, and then let the workers in the workshop go back to work."

"That young man acted as if he had never existed in this world."

"Of course, considering his reputation, Lou Bancheng still gave the young worker's family a large pension."

"It is said that the family of the young worker once suspected that someone else had killed her husband, and wanted to ask the leader of the rolling mill to help her investigate."

"I was stopped by someone later. I don't know who it is. I only know that the person has a good relationship with Lou Bancheng."

Deaf old lady for sure!
The information provided by Zhou's archives is exactly the same as what Jia Zhang said. It seems that Jia Zhang has some genuine affection for Lao Jia.

So many years have passed, and she has not forgotten to help Lao Jia get justice.

Li Weidong pondered for a moment, looked up at the Zhou file and said, "Old comrade, do you still remember who were there at that time?"

Archivist Zhou frowned: "It's been so many years, how can I remember clearly, besides, I'm just an archivist, and I'm not familiar with those workers."

Having said that, Zhou Files paused for a moment, and suddenly widened his eyes: "Don't tell me, you really remember one, do you remember the Liang Damin I just mentioned?"

"The one who entered the workshop first?" Of course Li Weidong remembered.

Archives Zhou nodded: "Liang Damin had just entered the rolling mill at that time, and I was reviewing his archives in the morning, so I had a deep impression on him."

"Then is he still in our rolling mill?"

"Not anymore!" Zhou File shook his head: "Liang Damin resigned from the rolling mill voluntarily within half a month after he encountered that incident."

"Do you remember where his home is?" Li Weidong realized that Liang Damin might be a key person.

Zhou File frowned and thought for a long time before hesitatingly said: "It still looks like Liangjiagou in the suburbs of Beijing."

Liangjiagou!Li Weidong's eyes widened suddenly.

He remembered that Liang Ladi's hometown was Liangjiagou.

Maybe Liang Ladi might know Liang Damin.

As a farmer, Liang Damin was able to enter the city and become a worker. It was a rare opportunity. It was suspicious to give up for no reason.

In addition, he was the first person to enter the workshop after the incident, so he might have seen something he shouldn't have seen.

Li Weidong decided to find Liang Damin.

"Master Zhou, thank you very much!" Li Weidong took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and stuffed them into Zhou Files' hands.

"Oh, you little comrade, why are you so polite?"

Zhou File pushed and shoved twice, and seeing that Li Weidong was sincere, he didn't evade any more and put it in his pocket.

After leaving the archives room, Li Weidong arranged the production work in the workshop, told Niu Meng to take care of the workshop, and then rode his bicycle out of the rolling mill.

He first went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy 2 catties of white rabbit toffee, and then rode a bicycle to a small alley near the machinery factory.

At this time, Liang Ladi was working in the machinery factory, and only three children were playing at home.

Seeing Li Weidong outside the door, Da Mao's eyes flashed with vigilance, he grabbed the door panel with one hand, and held a stick in the other: "Comrade, are you here to find my father?"

"Your father?" Li Weidong was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Da Mao blinked his eyes twice, he realized that this kid was bluffing.

Good guy, you have so much thoughtfulness at a young age, and you will be able to pay it off when you grow up.

Li Weidong took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth, he said casually, "That's right, I'm here to find your father, call him out quickly."

This time Da Mao was completely confused.

His father had passed away when he was young, but this person in front of him keeps asking for his father, what's going on.

Among the three children of the Liang family, the eldest is the most thoughtful, the second is the worst-tempered, and Xiu'er is the kindest.

She was catching Gaha on the ground, when she heard the conversation between the two, she stood up and ran over, looking at Da Mao with a puzzled expression: "Brother, our father is long gone, how can you lie to me?"

"You are so stupid!"

Seeing that something was missing, Da Mao glanced at Xiu'er dissatisfied, then turned to look at Li Weidong: "Who are you looking for?"

Li Weidong took out a pack of white rabbit toffee from the canvas bag, waved it in front of him, and said with a smile: "I'm coming from a man named Da Mao, a real man named Er Mao, and a man named Xiu'er." Pretty little girl."

"I'm Xiu'er!"

Da Mao was about to stop her, but Xiu'er had already run up, her fingers in her mouth, her little face was full of expectation: "Uncle, are you going to give us these candies?"

Ermao also came up and grabbed Xiu'er's arm: "Xiu'er, don't be fooled, we don't know him, he will give us the white rabbit toffee?"

Hearing this, Xiu'er's eyes dimmed, and she quietly took a step back, with a look of vigilance on her face.

The children of the poor have already been in charge of the family. These years, Liang Ladi has to go to work during the day, so she can only leave a few children at home.

Over time, several children have developed the ability to live independently.

Li Weidong laughed and said, "You don't know me, but I know you. Your name is Da Mao, right?"

Da Mao was stunned.

Li Weidong tapped Ermao and Xiuer's heads with his fingers, and said with a smile, "You are Ermao and Xiuer."

The three children said in unison: "How do you know us?"

"I'm your mother's friend." Li Weidong took the white rabbit toffee out of the bag and stuffed it into their hands.

"Your mother did me a great favor, and I came here to thank her."

Hearing this, the three children showed hesitation on their faces, especially Xiu'er, her eyes were fixed on the big white rabbit toffee, and her saliva was about to flow down.

Er Mao looked at Da Mao, and whispered, "Brother, our family doesn't have any good things, so there's no need for this person to lie to us."

"Besides, I have learned boxing from Uncle Liu next door. If he dares to play badly, I can knock him down with one punch."

Da Mao seemed to be very assured of Er Mao's ability, so he breathed a sigh of relief, reached out to take the toffee, and said thank you.

Xiu'er was very polite. After taking the toffee, she didn't forget to invite Li Weidong to the house.

The house was dilapidated, with tables, chairs and benches, none of them intact, and the small room was divided into two halves by cloth curtains.

Half is the living place, and the other half is Liang Ladi's sewing studio.

Liang Ladi has sewing skills, and has been helping her neighbors to sew clothes to subsidize her family these years.

Of course, her level is too low, far behind Chen Xueru.

The neighbors also asked her to help sew clothes because she was a little widow and it was not easy to bring a few children.

"Da Mao, how old are you this year?"

"Uncle, I'm five years old."

"Why don't you go to school?"

".My mother can't afford the tuition fees."

At this time, Liang Ladi came back from get off work, and heard a voice coming from the house from a long distance away.

"These children really don't make people worry at all. I told them not to open the door to strangers easily, why didn't they listen!"

Liang Ladi picked up a stick casually, kicked open the door, and rushed in.

"Let go of my children!"

When she saw that it was Li Weidong who was chatting enthusiastically with the children, she was stunned.

"Director Li, why are you here?"

Li Weidong stood up and smiled, "I'm your creditor now, of course I'm here to collect the debt."

When I was in the machinery factory, Liang Ladi owed Li Weidong fifty catties of stick noodles because of the matter of Deputy Factory Manager Huang.

As of now, there are still ten catties left.

Of course Liang Ladi knew what was going on with the so-called debt repayment, a blush crept up her fair and tender cheeks, and said coquettishly, "What nonsense are you talking about in front of the children."

Xiu'er looked at Li Weidong, then at Liang Ladi, stood up and said, "Mother, you once taught us that we have to pay back what we owe."

Liang Ladi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and stretched out her hand to pinch Xiu'er's face: "Damn girl, a few big white rabbit toffee, I'll bribe you, mother loves you for nothing."

Xiu'er pouted and said, "It's not just the white rabbit toffee, Uncle Wei Dong also helps us pay the tuition."

"pay tuition"

Liang Ladi's face became serious in an instant, and she frowned and looked at Li Weidong: "If you sympathize with me, you can take back that sympathy. Although I, Liang Ladi, am incompetent, I can't even afford my child's tuition. But it will never take advantage of others."

Liang Ladi has her own set of rules of conduct.

She can exchange steamed buns and meal tickets with workers in the machinery factory by "showing off", but she decides not to accept charity from others.

The neighbors around saw her working hard with their children, and some offered to help her, but she declined them all. Those kind-hearted people had no choice but to give her clothes to mend, and then pay her labor wages.

This kind of code of conduct seems ridiculous, but Li Weidong admires it a little.

Li Weidong said in a deep voice: "Of course those tuition fees are not for free. It doesn't matter what you think!"

"The tuition fee will be converted into stick noodles, and you will have to pay it back to me in the future."

"You..." Liang Ladi bit her lip, feeling a little moved in her heart, and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll replace it with stick noodles, but you can't take advantage of me."

"That's for sure. I've already done the calculations. The three children are all primary school students. Each semester requires two yuan and fifty cents for tuition, and one semester is 7.5 yuan."

Li Weidong said slowly: "7.5 yuan can buy 750 catties of stick noodles in the pigeon market. That is to say, you have to pay 75 times of labor to pay back the debt."

75 times Liang Ladi couldn't help but gasped.

However, when she remembered what happened when she returned the stick noodles last time, the stick suddenly felt numb.

The rough man in front of him has a domineering style, but his thoughts are very delicate, and sometimes he loves women very much.

"75 times! Okay, I promise." Liang Ladi's little heart was pounding.

Li Weidong took out seven yuan and fifty cents from his pocket and handed it to Liang Ladi.

After Liang Ladi put it on, seeing that it was still early, she said with a smile: "How about I give it back to you today?"

"Here?" Li Weidong looked at the children.

Liang Ladi took out a few white rabbit toffees from the bag and stuffed them into the children's hands: "Da Mao, mother and uncle have something to talk about. You take your younger siblings to Uncle Liu's house next door to play."

"Row."

After the children left, Liang Ladi closed the door and turned around with charming eyes.

"Comrade Weidong, let's get started."

(End of this chapter)