The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 426 Second Class Merit

Life is always fair, you get what you pay for.

A few days later.

Woo woo woo woo

Accompanied by a burst of exhaust sound, the steam locomotive stopped steadily at the station.

After Li Aiguo made an appointment with Lao Zheng and Liu Qingquan to go to a tavern for drinking in the evening, he just jumped out of the car and saw two comrades in gray tunic suits waiting for him.

"Comrade Li Aiguo, we are from the state-owned 5411 Factory. The leader would like to invite you to come now."

Li Aiguo instantly realized that this person used the word "chief" and not "leader", which was enough to show that the person he wanted to meet this time was from the army.

"Please wait a moment, I need to go through the handover procedures."

After the steam engine is parked, it needs to be handed over to the comrades in the maintenance workshop for maintenance. No matter how urgent the matter is, the necessary steps cannot be ignored.

At this time, there are two steam engines in front of the station who are going through the formalities. It is expected that it will take more than ten minutes before it is Li Aiguo's turn.

The teacher took out a medal from the box and solemnly put it on Li Aiguo's chest.

Hearing this, Director Zhang almost jumped with excitement.

He quickly saluted and said excitedly: "Thank you, chief!"

There were only seven or eight people in the huge auditorium. They were all wearing gray Chinese tunic suits and thick glass bottle bottoms. They should be researchers from the 5411 Factory.

Li Aiguo saluted again.

This is true. The relationship between comrades in these days is very deep. After half a year of getting along, Li Aiguo and the three of them are really almost like a family.

The only person Li Aiguo knew was Chief Engineer Wang Xianke.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to go through the formalities, Li Aiguo said to Lao Zheng and Liu Qingquan: "You two, I'm sorry for today, I have to break the appointment."

Li Aiguo has taken a jeep to the auditorium of the state-owned 5411 Factory.

This sentence was very vague, but Li Aiguo understood Director Zhang's intention.

A familiar leader of the Locomotive Maintenance Department saw Director Zhang's red face and asked in surprise: "Old Zhang, have you been drinking? Our Locomotive Maintenance Department just issued a new rule not long ago. You are not allowed to drink when you are on duty, and you are not allowed to drink alcohol when you are on duty. , you must not take the lead and make mistakes!"

There is a saying in these days that "third-class meritorious deeds are received standing, second-class meritorious deeds are received lying down, and first-class meritorious deeds are received by family members."

The commendation is one of the reasons, but more importantly, Red Star RPG has been taken a liking to.

"What are you drinking? This is an honor for me! Do you understand?" Director Zhang glanced sideways at the leader, clasped his hands behind his back, turned around and left with his head raised.

Our troops will have one more powerful weapon to take advantage of in future wars.

"Li Aiguo!"

He walked over and said hello: "General Manager Wang, call me here in a hurry. What happened?"

The leader scratched his head and said: "He is a train repairman, what is there to be proud of?"

Upon seeing this, Director Zhang of the Maintenance Workshop personally helped Li Aiguo go through the procedures.

"Comrade Li Aiguo, in view of your outstanding contribution to the development of the weapons industry, you are now awarded second-class merit!"

"To!"

When he saw the chief entering the auditorium, Li Aiguo suddenly felt dizzy. Why was it that the teacher and the principal were presenting the award?

"Well, the firecrackers we built may have been noticed by the higher ups."

Li Aiguo's eyes widened in excitement.

Second class merit!

Li Aiguo was a little confused for a moment, and he didn't realize it until the teacher hung the medal around his neck.

As a non-staff member, he was already content to get second-class merit.

Manager Wang couldn't close his mouth: "Your Red Star PRG has passed the review and is in mass production. Today, the superior leaders are here to commend the meritorious officials. As a designer, you are naturally among the first batch of commendees."

Several uniformed guards entered the auditorium. They were fully armed and carefully inspected the auditorium.

Seeing this posture, Li Aiguo felt that the person coming might be unusual.

After a while.

At this moment, he only felt his blood boiling all over.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to go through the formalities, he lowered his voice and asked: "Patriot, are these people those people?"

The teacher walked up to Li Aiguo and adjusted the frames of his glasses. The more he looked at the young man, the more he liked him.

They both waved their hands: "Driver Li, as you said, we are a family and we can drink at any time."

If it weren't for the new society, and there were no places worthy of criticism, they might often have to "have nothing to do today, listen to music, arrange flowers and jade, and have a pound of green oranges" together.

So much so that his signing hand was shaking a little, and his handwriting was like an earthworm crawling.

"Aiguo, go quickly, don't waste time." After completing the formalities, Director Zhang watched Li Aiguo board the jeep and leave.

Although he only did some assisting work, he still felt very honored.

"Yes!"

"I hope you will continue to work hard in the future!" The teacher helped Li Aiguo adjust his collar and patted Li Aiguo's shoulder heavily to encourage him.

at this time.

It is just an RPG that has received such attention from above. If all the good things in the system are developed, then

Li Aiguo decided to work hard on his studies after returning and strive to conquer the country as soon as possible.

"Comrade Wang Xianke and all members of the research team!"

"To!"

"In view of your outstanding contributions to military development, you are now awarded collective third-class merit."

"Yes!"

The five weapons experts headed by Wang Xianke had their heads buzzing.

They touched the medals on their chests and felt a little weird.

They just did some perfect work, so why did they get third-class merit?

Although it is not as good as Li Aiguo's second-class merit, it is still the highest honor they may receive in their lives.

The eyes of several people looking at Li Aiguo suddenly became different. This guy is a big treasure.

The awards are over.

The teacher had to deal with many things all day long and had to go back to the college. After saying a few words, he left.

Wang Xianke walked up to Li Aiguo, solemnly stretched out his hand and shook his hand.

"Comrade Patriot, thank you this time."

"General Manager Wang, this is what you deserve."

Li Aiguo also appreciates it.

Without the active cooperation of Chief Engineer Wang, Red Star RPG would have had to go through a complicated process if it wanted to be installed so quickly.

It may even be excluded from the large-scale equipment plan because of the Type 56 rocket launcher.

In addition, Mr. Wang and his colleagues are from professional backgrounds and have partially optimized Red Star RPG to make Red Star RPG more localized.

"Comrade Patriot, if you need help in the future, just ask."

Wang Xianke was also shocked today.

If I help perfect weapons a few more times in the future, I can retire early.

Just as Li Aiguo accepted the commendation from his teacher, Minister Niu of the Locomotive Depot Armed Forces Department also received praise.

It's just that the unit that praised them was replaced by the Armed Forces Department of the General Administration.

"Minister Niu, here is your certificate."

After receiving the certificate with large gilded characters, Minister Niu looked a little surprised: "This is it?"

"Didn't your armed forces team up with a worker to come up with a gadget? That gadget has now attracted the attention of your superiors."

The leaders of the Armed Forces Department of the General Administration also felt a little confused.

What gadget? Which worker? He still hasn't figured it out yet.

The higher-ups asked him to present the award directly.

But the unit that requested the award was too sensitive. He was also an old comrade and knew what to ask and what not to ask.

Only then did Minister Niu realize that Li Aiguo's RPG must have been successful.

Opening the certificate, it said words such as "great contribution" and "special commendation" were written on it. The signature was from the Ministry of Railways, not the General Administration.

The level of this certificate is not low!

"Lao Niu, congratulations to you." The leader of the Armed Forces Department of the General Administration said with some envy.

This thing looks like a small notebook with little use, but when it comes to promotion and rating, it can be a big killer.

Especially if it is issued directly by the ministry.

Zhou Kehe and the master workers in the maintenance workshop of the locomotive depot were also commended.

But this time it was a certificate issued by the General Administration.

Even so, Zhou Ke was still overjoyed.

After receiving the certificate, he did not go home. Instead, he rode his bicycle to the compound where his father, Zhou Tiehu, lived, which was also his hometown.

From the moment he entered the gate, Zhou Ke was as happy as a child, holding his certificate high.

The uncles and aunts next door often ask: "Zhou Ke, did you win the award?"

"Harm, it's nothing. It's just a big certificate issued by the General Administration." Zhou Ke pretended not to care and waved his hand.

On that day, Zhou Ke got lost in the railway compound where he had lived for more than ten years. He wandered around the compound for more than three hours, but could not find his own door.

Every time he met a tanning aunt, he would take the initiative to walk up to her and display his award certificate in a seemingly unintentional but appropriate way.

"Aunt Zhang, now there is a literacy class organized in Duan. Come on, I will teach you this word. You see, this is the award for the certificate."

Just when Zhou Ke was "educating" a group of old women.

Zhou Tiehu heard the noise, came down from upstairs and took him home.

On the way, he asked carefully and found out that it was because of Li Aiguo.

Zhou Tiehu looked at Zhou Ke's certificate and sighed in admiration: "This kid Li Aiguo is becoming more and more capable now."

"Yes, I asked around, and Ai Guo got the second-class merit this time, and it was in the military industry."

"Second Class Merit"

Zhou Tiehu swayed and almost fell off the chair.

There are also workers in the locomotive depot who have obtained second-class merit, but they all came at the cost of their lives.

For example, Lao Ba from the Central Plains Railway Bureau worked as a train driver at the Anton Locomotive Depot at the Northern Station in May 1st.

The transport train was attacked by Japanese planes. Two of the three train drivers on board were killed and the train also broke down.

Lao Ba was in danger and immediately went to the location of the locomotive with the two drivers. They used their skilled skills to quickly complete the repair task, once again rode the steel dragon, and moved forward on the crisis-ridden transportation line toward their destination, Sinuiju.

Along the way, the old Ba experienced the car being blown up. He tried his best to open the coupler and threw off the car that had been engulfed in flames. Finally, he was shot by a machine gun. The old Ba was seriously injured and relied on his will to drive the train to its destination.

In the end, there were still sequelae, and Lao Ba received second-class merit after returning.

During the war, there were countless trains similar to the old bus.

The train was loaded with ammunition and ready to support the lead, but it was discovered that there was a time bomb in the tunnel. Driver Zhang was not afraid of sacrifice and went to remove the bomb alone.

After being forced to stop by an enemy air attack while driving a train, he found that part of the railway track had been blown up. In order to ensure the passage of subsequent trains, Driver Yang risked his own life and braved artillery fire to repair the railway track and ensure that the military transport mission was completed.

Li Aiguo achieved second-class merit without saying a word. Who wouldn't be surprised? !

Everyone in the Zhou family was happy for Li Aiguo, and the only one who had any objections was Wang Cui'e.

"Patriotism is a skill now, but he is busy in the maintenance department all day long, and his wife is busy in the street. The two of them have been married for so long and don't even have a child. It's really outrageous."

"Next time I come, I have to talk about him."

Wang Cui'e said angrily.

Siheyuan, inside the Li family house.

"Ah!"

Seeing Chen Xueru hanging the military medal on the wall, Li Aiguo suddenly sneezed.

"Brother Patriot, have you caught a cold?" Chen Xueru jumped down from the chair, clapped her hands, and asked with concern.

"No, my nose is just itchy."

"You have done a great job, let me make you something delicious tonight."

"Well, I want to eat something delicious tonight."

". A stinky man will never bully me~"

The young couple were flirting and talking when a voice came from outside.

"Patriotic brothers, are you leaving home?"

Li Aiguo heard Xu Damao's voice, responded, and invited him in.

"Patriot, isn't it the Chinese New Year in a few months? There is a vegetable selling point on the street in front of the diesel shop on the corner. How about we get up early tomorrow morning and buy winter vegetables?"

Xu Damao went into the room and explained his intention.

These days, the number of greenhouses is relatively small.

Only the Sijiqing Commune in the suburbs has a batch, but the vegetables produced there are not accessible to ordinary people.

In winter, residents have to buy a large number of winter vegetables, such as cabbage and radish.

Put it in the cellar and you can eat it until spring next year.

Winter vegetables are cheap and popular, so you have to line up early. If you go late, you might not be able to buy them.

"This is a good thing. Even if there are a lot of people, there will be someone to take care of you. I will call the steel pillars as well." Li Aiguo agreed immediately.

Xu Damao was about to leave when his eyes passed over the military medal and his expression suddenly froze.

He took a breath and asked incredulously: "Brother Patriot, is this stuff real?"

"Is this thing still fake?"

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Xu Damao looked at the military medal and then at Li Aiguo, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

He thought for a while and realized that he seemed to have no fault with Li Aiguo, and then he felt relieved.

"Um. Tomorrow at three o'clock in the morning, remember, I will borrow a scooter."

A word of caution.

Xu Damao left the Li family in a hurry.

After returning home, he poured a cup of tea and drank it down.

Liu Lan was instructing Hai Long and Haitao to do their homework. Seeing his appearance, she was a little curious: "Da Mao, what's wrong? Did you steal from someone else?"

"You unlucky woman, have you ever said that about your own man?"

Xu Damao lectured Liu Lan a few words, but couldn't help but blurt out: "I, I just saw a military medal in Patriotism. It is exactly the same as the one I saw in the newspaper a while ago."

"Can't you? A patriotic brother is a train driver, how can he get a military medal?"

"I remember the newspaper was there"

Xu Damao stood up and rummaged through the newspaper for a long time, but couldn't find it.

Hai Long raised his hand timidly: "Uncle, I used it to clean my bag."

"." The curse words were not uttered in the end. Xu Damao said firmly: "It must be right, it's the military medal."

"Military medals are just military medals. What does it have to do with us? We have never offended the patriots, but some people should be careful."

Liu Lan didn't think too much, stood up and started working on dinner.

After Li Aiguo brought back the military medal and hung it on the wall, seven or eight groups of people came in the morning, all under various names.

Some came to borrow sewing machines, some brought vegetables, and some even asked Chen Xueru if he was busy with the street office work.

Their eyes finally landed on the military medal.

The strange thing is that no one asked about the authenticity and origin of the military medal. They just pretended not to care and exchanged greetings for a few words before leaving.

That military medal was like a nail stuck in their minds.

Among them are Yi Zhonghai and Jia Jia.

The two companies even held a joint meeting specifically for this purpose.

The dim Jia's house.

Yi Zhonghai sat by the kang, his brows knitted into knots: "That boy Li Aiguo, where did he get a military medal? It was a second-class meritorious service!"

"Maybe it was stolen or counterfeited. By the way, we can sue him." Mrs. Jia Zhang sat cross-legged on the kang and rolled her eyes.

"Don't be ridiculous! Who dares to imitate that thing?!" Yi Zhonghai pressed Jia Zhang's shoulders: "Sister-in-law, be careful in the future. Now that Li Aiguo has bribed Wang Zhenshan and won a military medal, you must not follow him again. He's causing trouble."

Jia Zhang didn't care at all: "What's wrong? If you get a military medal, you will be superior to others!"

These days, if you get a military medal, you will indeed be superior to others! This is something everyone knows.

Qin Huairu was afraid that Jia Zhang would cause trouble, so she quickly persuaded her, "Mom, you have a lot of money, so don't care about it."

"That's not bad." Jia Zhang said hard, but she was also afraid in her heart, so she found an excuse to step down.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai remembered something.

"Sister-in-law, I remember that you still owe Wei Zhuang Commune one hundred yuan. It's been almost a month. It's time to pay back the money soon. How do you plan to pay it back?"

"What else can you give me?" Mrs. Jia Zhang folded her arms and snorted coldly: "This matter is between me and Wei Zhuang Commune. It has nothing to do with Li Aiguo. I don't believe he can cause trouble."

"Or, if you have money, lend me some first and I will return it to others."

How could Yi Zhonghai spare this money, so he could only say no more words.

A joint meeting broke up unhappy.

Facing the increasingly powerful Li Aiguo, Yi Zhonghai really had no choice.

He could no longer threaten and reprimand Li Aiguo like before.

When this kid comes out with a military medal, it will be enough for him to drink a pot.

Li Aiguo never expected that a military medal would have such a big effect.

After dinner, he and Chen Xueru cleared away the dishes. Li Aiguo leaned on the chair and suddenly felt a little pain in his neck.

"what happened?"

Chen Xueru had just washed Li Aiguo's big feet and was rubbing them with her soft little hands when she suddenly felt something strange about him.

(End of this chapter)