The train driver in the courtyard

Night falls.

The courtyard also became lively.

The sound of car bells, footsteps, and children's noises intertwined together, and the air was filled with the rich smell of fireworks.

Ahem, it’s real smoke.

After Wang Dakui and others sent Wang Mazi and others to the police station, Li Aiguo just returned to the compound when he was almost suffocated by the thick smoke.

Good guy, the courtyard is filled with smoke, as if some great power is about to ascend.

Or which house is on fire!

Li Aiguo's heart trembled, and he strode towards the middle courtyard, following the direction of the smoke.

When he came to the ruins of Jia's house, he couldn't help laughing.

The construction team of South Tongluo Lane set up a stove in front of the ruins of Jia's house.

I was going to cook for the workers.

Now the firewood in the stove has been watered by Jia Zhang.

The firewood burned incompletely, just like a gas bomb, and thick smoke billowed out.

Several workers stood not far away with fearful expressions on their faces.

Jia Zhang, carrying a bucket, her hair standing on end and her eyes squinting, was arguing with the black-faced captain of the construction team.

A group of residents gathered around, including Liu Haizhong, Er Aunt, Nan Yi, Liang Ladi, Xu Damao and Liu Lan.

Li Aiguo arrived late and didn't know why, but Xu Damao watched the excitement for a while.

"Da Mao, what's going on? Why did Jia Zhang get involved with the construction team?"

"Patriotism is back."

Xu Damao spoke loudly and told the whole story.

The day when the Jia family built their house was specially chosen by Yi Zhonghai, and the construction officially started yesterday.

Because Jia Zhang has been working in the health team for the past two days, she did not keep an eye on the scene.

She came back a little early today.

When I 'inspected' the construction site, I felt that the construction team was cutting corners, so I got into trouble with the black-faced captain.

The black-faced captain was also an old man. He allowed Jia Zhang to scold him without getting angry.

It just hurts the construction workers next to me. According to the rules, they can have a meal here before going home in the evening.

The delay in making a fire now will definitely delay 'getting off work'.

The black-faced bosses are as black-hearted as the 996 bosses in later generations. They don’t get overtime pay.

At this moment.

Yi Zhonghai came back from get off work and saw the two of them quarreling. His eyes narrowed slightly and he quickly stepped forward to break up the fight.

"Lao Yi, you came back just in time. Look, what materials did they use? This beam is about the size of a child's arm, and these bricks are all rotten bricks."

Jia Zhang grabbed Yi Zhonghai's arm, pointed at the materials and said, "Aren't they fooling people!"

"Sister-in-law, this Captain Lao Hei is an old construction worker with many years of experience. He built Prince Gong's Mansion back then. That was his father." Yi Zhonghai defended: "I have a life-long friendship with Lao Hei, and we must not be deceived. you."

As he spoke, Yi Zhonghai winked at Lao Hei.

Lao Hei patted his chest and said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry. Although this beam is a little thin, it is made of camphor wood, strong and durable, just like the beams in Prince Gai Gong's Mansion.

This brick was also brought from the same brick factory. Although it looks a bit weak, there is actually nothing wrong with it. "

"The bricks from Prince Gong's Mansion?"

Mrs. Jia Zhang's eyes were wet, she patted her thigh and said excitedly: "So, my house has the same specifications as the prince's house?"

". It's just a little bit different, but it's not bad at all." Captain Lao Hei smiled sadly.

After learning that her house was built according to the specifications of the royal palace, Jia Zhang's doubts immediately disappeared.

"Oh, my stickie is going to do big things in the future, so he should live in the palace!"

Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai quietly turned his head, with a proud smile on his lips.

Li Aiguo looked at this scene and always felt that it seemed familiar.

If you think about it carefully, isn't this the scene where you were deceived by an acquaintance who introduced you to a decoration company when you were renovating your house in your previous life?

Yi Zhonghai is indeed decades ahead of the original version.

Some residents in the compound also saw some clues.

But no one exposed it. After all, Jia Zhang was an ungrateful person.

You kindly remind me, people might think you are jealous of them living in the palace.

Do bad things with good intentions!

Also.

By this time, the men at home had returned.

They had to get back to cooking quickly.

If it were one minute late, the man would have to curse.

This is the case these days, with men working hard outside to earn money to support their wives and children.

The little wives have to wash clothes, cook and take care of the children at home, and take good care of their men.

Otherwise, if you are scolded or wronged and go back to your parents' home, you will be dealt with by your parents' family.

When Li Aiguo returned home, he hung the canvas bag on the shelf and asked toward the kitchen, "Is the meal ready?"

"That's good."

Chen Xueru came out, helped him change into a coat, and found another clean one.

"After a long day's work, I look like a gray mouse."

She threw her dirty coat into the basin and hurried into the kitchen to get busy.

It's not that Chen Xueru has mysophobia, it's that there are too many people in the driver's building.

After a whole day, there was soot and slag on my head, face, and clothes.

Li Aiguo went to the bathroom and washed his face and came out. The food was already placed on the table.

The two of them chatted while eating.

Chen Xueru rambled on about the work of the Daqianmen Subdistrict Office.

After a moment of hesitation, he said, "I heard Director Zhang tell me to pay attention to mass relations recently. What does this mean?"

"It seems that you will become a formal officer soon."

Seeing that Chen Xueru was still a little confused, Li Aiguo put down his chopsticks and continued: "The sub-district office officers belong to the cadre establishment. Regardless of recruitment or promotion, the superiors must send people to the compound to investigate the relationship between the masses."

Hearing this, Chen Xueru clenched her chopsticks with her little hands, her joints turning white: "You still want to come to the compound to investigate? Then the Jia family and the Yi family will definitely say bad things behind their backs."

"Don't worry, the higher ups won't listen to you."

As Li Aiguo said this, he began to make calculations in his mind.

Mass investigations can be big or small.

If you encounter someone so careless, just walk around the compound and ask a few casual questions, and that's the end of it.

If you encounter someone who is on the line, you might really get into trouble.

You should still prepare early.

"Hey, patriot, I'm eating."

Thoughts are still lingering.

A voice came from outside.

Yan Bugui stood at the door with the newspaper in his hand and looked around.

"It's the third uncle, come in quickly." Chen Xueru stood up and welcomed Yan Bugui in.

Li Aiguo's nose twitched, he looked at the paper bag and said, "Are you buying sweet potatoes?"

"Damn, Patriot, your nose is as good as a dog's nose." Yan Bugui was surprised.

"What are you talking about?"

"No, even a dog's nose can't keep up with your nose." Yan Bugui said this, but when he thought something was wrong, he quickly changed his words.

But with garlic mixed in his mouth, he could only say: "That's what it means anyway."

He handed the newspaper bundle to Li Aiguo and puffed out his chest: "This is for you."

Even though Yan Bugui was clearly giving away things, he would twitch the corners of his mouth twice and look distressed.

What, he is Yan Bugui? That's okay.

Li Aiguo didn't care about this old boy.

"Third uncle, what are you doing?"

"You have troubled yourself with the solution." Yan Bugui said with some embarrassment: "This child has caused such a big trouble. If you hadn't taken action, he would have been beaten."

"We're all neighbors in the same compound. That's right."

Li Aiguo looked at Yan Bugui, seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said: "Third uncle, what do you think of Comrade Xueru?"

This question was asked carelessly, and Yan Bugui said subconsciously: "You are a good man. Being patriotic is not for me to praise your wife. There are so many young wives in our compound, and few of them have better character than Xueru." Already."

"That's fine. If someone asks you that, just answer like that." Li Aiguo said.

When Yan Bugui returned home, he still couldn't figure out what happened.

"Old lady, tell me, why did Aiguo ask me that question? He is not a show-off person.

Besides, no one would show off his wife. Aren't you afraid of being remembered by others? "

The third aunt couldn't figure it out either.

Yan Jiecheng was sipping his porridge. Hearing this, he raised his head and said, "Sister-in-law Xueru is about to be promoted. A mass survey will be conducted. Brother Patriot will give our family a heads up."

He has seen a lot of things in the locomotive depot these days and knows many things.

"Hey, don't tell me, it's really possible."

Yan Bugui narrowed his eyes and said, "Teacher Liu from our school, her husband works at the Daqianmen Subdistrict Office. It seems that she mentioned that Chen Xueru had made a meritorious service when arresting Dieter, and the Subdistrict Office was planning to let her become a regular employee."

The third aunt said: "Xueru is a good kid, patriotic and kind. We will definitely not hold her back when the time comes."

"Of course." Yan Bugui said: "Not only will I not hold back, I also have to communicate with Lao Zhang's family and Lao Niu's family to prevent them from causing trouble."

Yan Jiecheng rolled his eyes: "Dad, if Li Aiguo doesn't know what you're doing, what's the use?"

"You are still too short-sighted."

Yan Bugui wanted to teach Yan Jie a few words, but when he saw that he was enjoying his meal, he gave up the idea.

This boy is still young, and he will have to improve gradually in the future to support the Yan family.

Chen Xueru also felt baffled by Li Aiguo's words.

"Brother Patriot, if you want Yan Bugui to help, just give him two kilograms of peanuts."

"You have committed the little tailor's problem again." Li Aiguo lay on the bed and said with a smile: "Giving something as a gift is a bribe, purely to give others an excuse."

Only then did Chen Xueru wake up.

"But can Yan Bugui understand?"

"Don't worry, if it were someone else's words, they might not be serious, but this old teacher is born to speculate."

"It's really haha."

Chen Xueru stood up from the dressing table, pursed her lips, and said with a blushing smile: "Brother Patriot, should you change into a cheongsam or yoga clothes tonight?"

"Both of them!" Li Aiguo sat up straight.

The next day.

Today is a day off.

After Li Aiguo sent Chen Xueru away, he picked up the book and continued writing.

After more than a month of hard work, he had accumulated another thirty-two points.

Open the system panel.

Steam engine driving: 100;

Cooking: 15;

Cycling: 95;

Geological exploration technology: 20;

Criminal Investigation Technology: 61;

Mechanical design technology proficiency: 60;

EMU assembly body technology: 30;

Mechanical Skill Mastery: 60:

Hand rub nuke: 0;

Lithography machine manufacturing: 0;

Sow postpartum care: 0;

High-speed rail manufacturing technology: 0;

The current remaining skill points are 32;

Although 32 points cannot upgrade the EMU assembly and body technology to the full level.

But it can reach master level technology and should be able to unlock many new technologies.

At this time, Li Aiguo felt a little like playing a game and upgrading.

Faced with stronger attributes, cooler skills, and more majestic characters, who can resist?

He took a deep breath, and the control system panel added all 32 skill points to EMU assembly and body technology.

moment.

The whole person seemed to have entered a mysterious space.

Colorful light spots crowded into his mind.

Li Aiguo opened his eyes, and a lot of unfamiliar knowledge came to his mind.

This knowledge becomes easy to understand in the next second.

"Steam flow control technology, steam pressure enhancement technology, composite superconducting heat pipe technology, DC steam generation technology, and fuel automatic ignition technology."

Li Aiguo briefly read through it, his eyes widened suddenly, and he felt ecstatic in his heart.

Just as he expected.

Master skills can unlock new and new skills.

However, most of these technologies are limited by current conditions and cannot be practical.

But Li Aiguo was not in a hurry.

Just a step-by-step liver book.

One day, he will be able to master all train-related technologies.

Through the Railway Research Institute, we can put these technologies into practical use and contribute to railway construction.

After all the skill points were spent, Li Aiguo reincarnated himself into a good student and took out a book called "Physiological Hygiene" from the bookcase to study it.

In order to facilitate liver points, when cleaning up the house, Li Aiguo specially commissioned Captain Liu to build a large bookcase.

The bookcase has three shelves and can hold hundreds of books.

As for the source of the books, it was naturally Wang Dakui who got them from the collective scrap shop.

When Li Aiguo encounters valuable ancient books, he will keep them after reading them.

Those Datong goods will be sent back to the collective scrap shop and eventually sent to the Beijing scrap recycling company.

Wang Dakui collects books and Li Aiguo reads. This forms a perfect cycle and doesn't cost much. Li Aiguo no longer has to go to the library to borrow books, which saves a lot of time.

inside the house.

Li Aiguo was watching with enthusiasm when there was a crisp knock on the door.

Put down the book and open the door.

Looking at Wang Tingting standing outside the door, Li Aiguo was slightly stunned.

"Driver Li, have you forgotten? Help me revise the press release?" Wang Tingting reminded with a smile.

"I really forgot about it."

Li Aiguo smiled sheepishly and let Wang Tingting into the house.

By the way, I observed this girl covertly.

Although he looks average, he is pretty, and he speaks softly, so he must have a good personality.

"Your house is really well organized." Wang Tingting walked around the house with her canvas bag.

The house is fully furnished, including a radio, a TV, and sanitary skirts painted on the walls. Even if it is the home of a district leader, it is nothing more than that.

"My friends helped me clean it up. If your family is renovating the house, I can help you introduce a reliable construction team."

Li Aiguo poured tea for her and served it.

"That's not necessary." Wang Tingting seemed to have something to hide and changed the subject.

Li Aiguo didn't ask any further questions, took the press release from her, spread it under the desk lamp, and studied it carefully.

"Director Wang, your manuscript is very well written. It is clear and organized, with no typos or grammatical errors."

Li Aiguo was a little surprised.

It's not that he underestimates the propaganda officers of these days.

But most of these comrades only have junior high school and high school literacy knowledge and have no ability to write articles.

"I really like reading on weekdays. I was originally able to get into college."

"It turns out he is a high-level intellectual, no wonder." Li Aiguo praised.

Li Aiguo once heard Director Wang talk about Wang Tingting.

This girl is the daughter of her uncle's family. Her family conditions are average, but the key is that she picked her up.

At the beginning, Wang Tingting's academic performance was ranked among the top in the capital, considering that her family conditions were really difficult.

My brother was getting married soon, and my adoptive father and mother were in poor health, so I gave up going to college and started working.

Otherwise, she might already be sitting in the classroom of the Department of Literature at Kyungseong University.

Humans, like those beasts, are also environmental animals.

Sometimes even if you have the ability, you can only choose to give in due to limited circumstances.

Li Aiguo, a man of two generations, has seen this kind of thing a lot and has long been accustomed to it.

I don't feel particularly sorry for Wang Tingting.

In this day and age, the saying "gold will always shine" is not just a sentence of chicken soup.

"There is nothing wrong with this press release as a normal manuscript. But if you want to submit it to a major newspaper, you have to refine it again."

Li Aiguo pointed to the manuscript and said: "In addition to focusing on current hot topics, reporting on relevant events, and meeting readers' information needs, the most important thing for press releases is to publicize the above policies and promote social integrity.

If you look at the reports here, your writing is somewhat inadequate.”

As soon as the expert takes action, he will know whether it is there or not. Wang Tingting's eyes gradually brightened when she heard it.

Li Aiguo just added a few words to it, and the quality of the entire report immediately improved a lot.

The tip of the pen was writing on the manuscript paper, and Wang Tingting began to revise it seriously.

The sun shines in, filling the room with light, giving it a sense of tranquility.

Sudden.

A voice came from outside the door.

"Qin Huairu, what are you doing at the gate of Patriotic Country?"

"Ah, Aunt Liu, me"

Qin Huairu was peeking through the crack in the door. She was frightened by Aunt Liu and took two steps back involuntarily.

There was a high threshold behind, and Qin Huairu stumbled with her heels on the threshold, knocked open the door, and fell into the house.

Regardless of the pain, she stood up from the ground and dusted herself off.

"Patriotic brother, you are at home, my cotton pants are torn.

The weather is getting colder and colder. Children can't stand the cold. I just wanted to borrow your sewing machine. "

Li Aiguo smiled: "Where are the cotton pants?"

"Ah" Qin Huairu was left empty-handed and blushed.

She hesitated and said, "I forgot it at home. I'll go back and get it."

After saying that, she ran away and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Once I go, I will definitely not come back again.

"This vixen must have seen a female guest coming to your house and wanted to take advantage of it."

Aunt Liu was usually a kind-hearted old lady. She never got along with the residents in the compound, but she only had a bad impression of Qin Huairu.

When Qin Huairu left the Li family, Aunt Liu went to block the door of the Jia family.

"Auntie, how can you act like a deaf old lady?"

"What, I can't hear. I've been a little deaf recently. Ai Guo, are you reading?"

Aunt Liu did not leave, but walked into the house holding on to the door frame.

Li Aiguo saw Aunt Liu's eyes wandering around wildly, and he looked at Wang Tingting from time to time.

Understand her concerns.

He pointed at Wang Tingting and introduced: "Auntie, this is Comrade Wang Tingting, the propaganda officer of our district committee."

"It's Leader Wang. Ai Guo, you guys are busy, and I have to go back and cook for Yu Yu."

Aunt Liu breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and left.

Before leaving, she deliberately opened the door to let in the sunshine from outside.

"Some people just don't have good intentions. Patriotic district leaders, if any of you dare to talk behind your back, I will call the police to arrest you."

Figures swayed in front of the window, and from time to time there was the sound of chairs falling to the ground, followed by painful groans.

Good guy, I installed so many cameras without realizing it.

Li Aiguo originally thought that Aunt Liu was acting like a child, but now he understood.

Ginger is still spicy!

Wang Tingting also realized this and said with a blushing face: "Driver Li, I'm sorry. I was negligent and caused you trouble."

"It's harmful. If you have your mouth on someone else, it's not a good idea for them to talk about it."

Li Aiguo ignored those people and explained two key points to Wang Tingting.

"After this modification, the article will be almost ready. But if you want to publish it in a major newspaper, an editor will help you recommend it."

"I'm just trying"

Wang Tingting is a very good girl. No matter her words or actions, she reminds Li Aiguo of an animal - a rabbit.

He is too timid and panics at the slightest sign of trouble.

As an adopted daughter, her life in the Wang family should be difficult.

"That's okay, I won't let you eat anymore."

At noon, Li Aiguo sent Wang Tingting out of the courtyard in a swaggering manner.

At this time, Qin Huairu was already squatting by the pool in the middle courtyard and washing clothes.

Seeing the two of them walking out side by side, he muttered in a low voice: "Chen Xueru is not at home, and Li Aiguo provoked the girl back again."

The aunt reminded: "Huairu, don't talk nonsense. Aunt Liu just said that this girl is the leader of the district committee. Do you still want to cause trouble?"

"Who knows if it's true?" Qin Huairu pursed her lips.

Hearing this, the eldest mother smiled bitterly and shook her head.

Mouth full of vinegar.

This little wife still hasn’t forgotten what happened in the past.

After leaving the courtyard, Li Aiguo waved to Wang Tingting and sent her away, preparing to go back to the house.

Wang Dakui came over holding a pile of books.

Looking at Wang Tingting's back, he wondered: "Brother Patriot, that girl seems to be Secretary Wang of the district committee?"

"It is indeed Secretary Wang of the district committee."

Li Aiguo answered casually.

He took the book and flipped through it casually.

Most of these books are comic strips, and Wang Dakui really paid attention to them this time.

Even if you read comic books, you can redeem fewer points.

But the number of words in a comic book may be only one-twentieth of a book.

Calculated from the perspective of production efficiency, it is still relatively cost-effective.

Wang Dakui looked away and asked, pretending to be unintentional: "What is Mr. Wang doing here?"

"As for helping to revise the article, Wang Tingting wrote a press release related to disaster relief."

Li Aiguo was mid-sentence when he suddenly raised his head and looked at Wang Dakui with wide eyes: "Do you have any ideas about Director Wang?"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense."

Wang Dakui makes a lot of noises on weekdays.

But at this moment, there was a rare shyness on his face.

His cheeks were slightly red, reminding Li Aiguo of the maple leaves in Fragrant Mountain this season.

With a trace of imperceptible panic in his eyes, Wang Dakui scratched his head: "Last time our collective scrap shop went to the district committee to go through the formalities, but we couldn't find the leader's office. Comrade Wang Tingting helped lead the way.

The girl was very nice and even helped me revise the application form, otherwise things would not have gone so smoothly. "

"This girl is indeed quite good." Li Aiguo's lips curled up into a smile.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, Wang Dakui and Wang Tingting are quite a match.

Wang Dakui's background was a bit poor.

But now he is the manager of a collective scrap shop, so he is young and promising.

Moreover, he has not graduated from a technical secondary school, and his educational level is not low at all.

Wang Tingting is a picked-up girl who is not welcomed at home. If she gets married, her life will probably be much easier.

Of course, this kind of thing has to be consensual between the two of you.

Seeing Wang Dakui's embarrassment, Li Aiguo pretended not to notice.

After chatting with him about the scrap shop, he returned to the courtyard.

After Wang Dakui returned to the scrap shop, he yelled at Zhang Erpao: "Erpao, take out those three ancient books! I also want to learn culture."

"What ancient book?" Zhang Erpao's eyes widened, feeling that Dakui had taken the wrong medicine.

""Words about Jin Ping Mei", "New Embroidered Portraits Criticizing Jin Ping Mei", "Zhang Zhupo's No. 1 Criticism of Jin Ping Mei"!"

Wang Dakui shouted at the top of his lungs.

These three books were his treasures and he was reluctant to give them to Li Aiguo.

This time I want to learn cultural knowledge well.

I hope that one day I can help Wang Tingting revise her article.

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in the afternoon.

Li Aiguo had just changed into his work clothes when Yan Jiecheng knocked on the door.

"Brother Patriot, let's set off. It's fifty or sixty miles from the capital to Wei Zhuang, and we have to pass through Lingdong Mountain. The mountain road is difficult to walk, so don't get in the dark."

"Are you going to exchange for food stamps?"

Li Aiguo asked suddenly as he walked out of the door with his canvas bag on his shoulder.

Yan Jiecheng was stunned for a moment, then he quickly smiled and said: "It's just more than ten kilograms of national food stamps. I didn't plan to bother you. You also know my father's temper. If you insist on saying that there is oil in the national food stamps, we can't get it out. How can we take it out?" It’s better to give it to someone else.”

Yes, he really thinks about everything.

Exchanging food stamps was a win-win situation, and Li Aiguo didn't care and took Yan Jiecheng to the locomotive depot.

At this time, a gas truck was already heard at the station.

The driver was Zhang Tieniu from the trucking class.

As the name suggests, the young man is stocky, with dark complexion and short hair. He looks like a young bull.

Li Aiguo once drank with him, which was considered a close relationship.

"Tieniu, is this your class today?"

"Yeah, I've been running for half a month. I originally planned to rest for two days. Seeing that it's your brother's job, we have to do it no matter what." Zhang Tieniu is also an experienced driver and has a first-rate tongue.

In fact, truck drivers in the locomotive depot transportation team also have mileage tasks.

If you run enough miles every month, you can get a bonus.

Of course, the conditions of each mission are different, the road conditions are different, the environment is different, and the mileage of mission switching is also different.

For example, this time we have to go through a mountainous road, which is a relatively difficult task, and the calculated mileage is also relatively high.

"Then trouble you."

Li Aiguo opened the door and got in the car and sat in the passenger seat, while Yan Jiecheng stood in the car body.

In fact, the GAZ trucks of this era can seat three people in the front row.

Just sitting in the driver's cabin, those older girls and younger wives can't be seen.

Walking at night in pure brocade clothes.

Damn vanity. Li Aiguo rolled down the window, lit a cigarette and started smoking comfortably.

Zhang Tieniu stuck out his butt and shook the truck, but did not get in.

Instead, he walked around the truck before opening the door and sitting in the driver's seat.

Seeing Li Aiguo's surprised expression, Zhang Tieniu explained with a smile while holding the gear on his back.

"You need to circle the truck before driving. This is the rule of our truck fleet. It seems to have been invented by the comrades in the locomotive depot."

"We didn't pay much attention at first. We thought it was just an extra step to take off your pants and fart."

"Last month, the team leader Zhang was lying under the car playing with the shock absorbers when an apprentice driver suddenly started the truck. He was so frightened that he cried for his father and mother."

"Since then, this rule has become an ironclad rule."

Li Aiguo: "."

He seemed to have been prostituted for nothing again.

He didn't even leave his name.

(End of this chapter)