Since 1979 I have been in the tide of the times

Chapter 13 Wang Haifu Is Getting Old
On the same day, the correspondent of the county radio station rushed to the farmer's market to interview Wang Weidong, and the next day the radio broadcast a promotional draft about Wang Weidong, titled "Fight Bravely without Waiting or Relying on the Vast World!" "

Wang Weidong suddenly became a celebrity in the farmer's market.

Wang Weidong suddenly became a model for thousands of unemployed youths in the county to find jobs independently.

Ordinarily, Wang Weidong does not belong to Fengshan County. Although Xiangyang Chemical Factory is a state-owned enterprise in Fengshan County, this enterprise is a subordinate enterprise, and the administrative level of the factory manager is much higher than that of the county head.

But now there is a great need for a model like Wang Weidong, and he also sells vegetables in the county farmer's market, so he is promoted as a model.

A few days later, Wang Weidong had a new way to sell vegetables, which was to deliver vegetables to the county party committee cafeteria every morning.

For this reason, Wang Weidong has to bring 100 kilograms of vegetables from Hongwei Village to the county every day. Because of the broadcast propaganda, Wang Weidong has become a celebrity in the whole county. The captain of the Red Guard Brigade is very supportive of Wang Weidong. More than [-] households in the village have vegetables in their own plots.

Because the brigade wants to ensure the supply of non-staple food for Xiangyang Chemical Factory, the vegetables grown must not be sold to him.

It is difficult for the Chinese to win prizes in various international bicycle competitions, but if a bicycle load-bearing competition is held, the Chinese will definitely be among the best.

Every day, Wang Weidong drove [-] kilograms of vegetables to the county town on a [-]-bar heavy-duty bicycle. He asked the people in the canteen of the county party committee to pick out the vegetables they needed, and then he took the rest to the farmers' market to sell.

The wind passed, and Kong Lingguang finally showed up again.

People like him are the least courageous, and they will run away as soon as there is any sign of trouble.

Now that Qu Guochang has been sentenced, he found out through other channels that the Public Security Bureau is not arresting him, so Kong Lingguang showed up in the market again.

"Weidong! Now you are a character!" Kong Lingguang said with a smile.

"As long as you steadfastly shed blood and sweat, and serve the people sincerely, the organization will not treat you badly!" Wang Weidong replied openly.

Kong Lingguang squatted beside Wang Weidong and watched him sell vegetables. He hesitated to speak several times, and finally couldn't help but said: "Weidong, do you know that I told others that you have something to do with Harbin. Your uncle is The leader of Harbin City."

What he meant was that it was because of him that Wang Weidong was praised and promoted as a model for the educated youth in the county as he is now.

What Kong Lingguang means is that you, Wang Weidong, have the favor to lead me Kong Lingguang today!

Wang Weidong didn't intend to accept Kong Lingguang's favor, he turned his head to look at Kong Lingguang's face, Kong Lingguang was smiling at him.

She had a sunny smile on her fair and slightly naive round face, revealing two rows of white teeth.

How can such a person be a liar, and it is more deceptive and dangerous for such a person to be a liar!

Since there are not many vegetables left in the canteen of the county party committee office every morning, Wang Weidong can sell the vegetables and go back by bicycle almost every day at noon.

At noon today, Wang Weidong did not go home directly, but went to the logistics of Xiangyang Chemical Factory, called his uncle affectionately for a long time, and then asked for a few cement bags.

Cement is cement, and the cement bag is tough and strong. Wang Weidong plans to use the bag paper to make a window curtain.

Went to the supply and marketing agency to buy a bottle of black pen water Wang Weidong before returning home.

After roughly measuring the length and width of the front and rear windows with his hands, Wang Weidong cut open the cement bag and sewed the cement bag paper into two pieces with a needle.

Compared the two pieces of cement bag paper on the two windows, Wang Weidong was very satisfied.

He brushed the ink on one side of the paper of the bag several times, and the paper was completely black.

After the ink dried, he pasted the other side of the cement bag paper with snow-white manuscript paper.After the manuscript paper dries, the two window curtains that have just been made are black on one side and white on the other.

Making such curtains is an instruction issued by the factory, not only in the Xiangyang factory, but every household in Fengshan County must do the same. Although it is summer, every night when the lights are on, the windows must be closed and the curtains must be drawn to block the light.

Fengshan County is very close to the border, so this kind of thing is done.Not only that, the border defense certificate system is widely implemented in Black Province. All adults must apply for a border defense certificate. Those who do not have a border defense certificate must show a letter of introduction from their unit, and they can be checked at any time by bus or train.

The closer to the border the stricter the inspection.

Wang Weidong put the hammer, nails and wooden strips on the window sill, and he moved a bench under the window, and boarded the bench. Wang Weidong picked up the curtain made of cement bags and pressed the wooden strips on the upper edge of the window. He wanted to free a window. He bent down to take the hammer and nails, but he couldn't bend down at all, because the other hand had to hold the wooden bar.

When he was thinking about what to do, a bench was placed under the window again, and Wang Haifu also stood on the bench, bent down, picked up a hammer and nails, and began to nail it to the wooden strips.

"Dad, it's only one o'clock in the afternoon, why don't you go to work?" Wang Weidong asked in wonder.

A look of embarrassment appeared on Wang Haifu's face, like a child who has done something wrong.

"I'm retiring from today, and now I'm useless." Wang Haifu replied.

Because of the succession system, tens of thousands of people like Wang Haifu, who are only in their fifties, have to retire in order to take care of their children's jobs.They are all in the prime of life, most of them have rich experience and skilled technology.

What Wang Haifu thinks about now is how to spend his spare time every day.

After nailing the two windows soon, the two of them sat on the bench to rest.

"I heard that you are now a model in the county?" Wang Haifu asked.

This question does not need an answer.

"At the beginning when the introducer introduced your mother to me, we decided to get married after meeting four or five times. At that time, the two of us discussed that we would have children a few years later and do revolutionary work for a few more years when we were young. Contribute to the country!" Wang Haifu raised his head and said slowly, his eyes glowed with excitement and a little sentimentality.

"Later, I was sent as the backbone of the factory to the Southwest to participate in the third-line construction. I worked hard day and night every day. What I thought at the time was to be a model worker, and I wanted to be a national model worker! But there are too many capable people. What is it compared to me." Wang Haifu continued with a sigh.

This is why Wang Haifu, who pursues progress, named his two sons Xianjin and Weidong.

"Although the state now encourages self-seeking to find their own way out, what about the future? What if the policy changes? You should still find a decent job, this is the right way!" Wang Haifu persuaded.

Speaking of this, Wang Haifu stood up and said to Huang Guiying who was sitting on the kang in the window: "Mom, I'm leaving."

Wang Haifu walked out of the yard slowly, his originally straight waist may have become a little rickety due to retirement.

Labor makes people young, and those who lose their labor rights start to grow old, at least in their own hearts, they feel old and useless.

(End of this chapter)