The train driver in the courtyard

Click.

Li Aiguo picked up a peanut and stuffed it into his mouth.

Suddenly asked: "Uncle Zhao, have you ever seen a donkey that dares to fight with a train?"

Hear the words.

Zhao Gang's eyes widened: "Don't donkeys run away when they see a train? How dare they fight with a train?"

"you do not say."

Li Aiguo lit a cigarette and said slowly: "That was two months ago. I was driving through Langfang, which was still far away. My co-driver reported that there was a donkey standing on the track.

I didn't pay much attention at the time, because this thing was timid and would definitely run away as long as it honked the horn twice.

Who would have thought that when the horn blared, the donkey, instead of running away, turned around and ran towards the train. "

Li Yunlong was also attracted and couldn't help but said: "What about the result?"

"Needless to say, all the employees in our locomotive depot ate donkey meat and burned it that night." Li Aiguo said: "This means that there are too many donkeys, and there are all kinds of donkeys. It is inevitable that half of them dare to compete with the train. "

He paused for a moment, looked at Zhao Gang and said: "I am a train driver, and I don't understand so many principles, but I know that the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds.

In this world, there are good people and bad people, there are upright people like Uncle Zhao, and there are also those who are selfish.

This is due to human nature.

When we look at problems, we must look at the overall situation, and we must not create a negative impression because of what some individuals do.

I don’t know about others, so let’s take my father-in-law as an example.

He opened a tailor shop before liberation and was often bullied by black dogs. Many of his colleagues were ruined and their families were destroyed.

Now that they are liberated, they can live a good life. "

Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong have been in the army and don't know much about the lives of local workers.

In particular, there is their contribution here.

Hearing Li Aiguo talk about these things, both of them felt a sense of accomplishment.

Li Yunlong stood up and poured Li Aiguo a glass of wine: "Aiguo is right. Compared with before liberation, earth-shaking changes have taken place."

After finishing the drink, he picked up a peanut and clicked it twice. Li Aiguo continued: "A country has a family. We railway workers understand this best."

"There is a Master Zhang in our locomotive depot. He worked at the Harbin Middle East Railway General Factory (also known as the "Dongqing Railway" and "Eastern Province Railway" according to different historical periods) forty years ago (1910). His family lived in San Francisco. Sixteen sheds.

At that time, a plague broke out in Harbin, and Tsarist Russia organized a so-called "quarantine team" consisting of a large number of armed military police under the banner of "eliminating the epidemic."

The quarantine team rides in a medical bun truck and carries iron hooks to arrest people everywhere. "

Hearing this, Zhao Gang clenched his fists tightly: "What is a medicine bun cart?"

"It's a sealed carriage.

At that time, thirty-six sheds of Chinese residents called these "quarantine team" carriages "medicine bun carts" or "murder carts";

Call that group of "quarantine workers" "medicine buns";

"Medicine Baozi", who believed to be a "patient" of the plague, would indiscriminately push and lock them into the carriage.

They were then escorted by military police to wooden crock trucks on remote railway lines, then locked up and transported to dilapidated huts in the wilderness for so-called "isolation." "

Li Aiguo gritted his teeth and continued: "Master Zhang was a wheel maker back then.

One day, Master Zhang was about to go to work in the factory.

A group of Tsarist Russians arrived in a "medicine truck". Several heavily armed military police jumped out of the vehicle and blocked his way.

Several Tsarist Russian "medicine buns" wearing white coats and large masks, holding large iron hooks in their hands, also jumped out of the car.

They looked up and down at One Eye and his fellow workers.

At that time, the workers had nothing to eat. They were all skin and bones from hunger and their faces were sallow.

Medicine Bunzi pointed at the workers and said excitedly, "You have contracted the plague."

Then without any explanation, he raised the big iron hook and hooked it around Master Zhang's neck to take Master Zhang away.

Once brought to the isolation point, Yaobaozi would tie a lead-sealed noose around the workers' necks and force them to work.

Master Zhang resisted vigorously, and the workers around him stopped working.

The guys got together and started fighting with Yaobaozi.

Facing the furious workers, the general manager of Yaobaozi saw that the situation was not good and immediately winked at the group of "Yaobaozi" and the military police, signaling them to evacuate.

This group of evil-doing Tsarist Russians jumped on the carriage and fled.

Master Zhang's left eyeball was hooked out.

Fortunately, the workers called in a doctor and treated him, saving his life, but he was nicknamed "One Eye" from then on.

"

Snapped!

Just after he finished speaking, Zhao Gang slammed his fist on the table, and the wine glass fell to the ground and shattered, making a crisp sound.

"It's so abominable. They simply don't treat us as human beings."

"Yes, fortunately now that we are liberated, our locomotive depot workers have taken charge of their own affairs, so they can live a good life." Li Aiguo said slowly: "Master Zhang is also married now. He is in his fifties. I also got a big fat boy who was so happy that he couldn’t close his mouth all day long, praising the new world.”

At this point, Li Yunlong finally understood the purpose of Li Aiguo's long talk.

Zhao Gang was also touched.

What Li Aiguo tells is not a story, but a person's life.

This person is alive, flesh and blood, real, his fellow man.

Although Zhao Gang couldn't stand some things, as Li Aiguo said, there are all kinds of birds in the forest, there are too many donkeys, and there are all kinds of donkeys.

Zhao Gang nodded silently, but still felt a little unfair in his heart.

"Patriot, what you said is a bit interesting, is there anything else?" Li Yunlong was also addicted to it.

Now Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang are in high positions.

There are cars and security guards when going out, and the people they usually come into contact with are either senior officials or chiefs.

The things Li Aiguo talked about in the market are particularly fresh and heart-warming.

"Of course there are, and there are many more! A while ago, I went to Linxi Coal Mine to haul coal, and I met a group of bad guys who were planning to destroy the coal mining machines. They used to be big cabinets in the coal mine. You may not know what a big cabinet is, right?"

Li Aiguo told Lin Xi's story.

The tragic experience of coal miners before liberation was in sharp contrast to their happy life now. Li Yunlong stood up excitedly.

Patting Zhao Gang on the shoulder, he said loudly: "Did you hear that, Lao Zhao, our blood has not been shed in vain, so you should be as patriotic in the future, you should"

Li Yunlong looked at Li Aiguo: "Aiguo, what do you mean by that sentence?"

Li Aiguo took the opportunity to continue: "We must look at things comprehensively, and we must not let one leaf obscure our vision. We must see the general trend of historical development.

There are indeed some scum in the real society, but they do not affect the overall situation. We cannot deny the overall situation because of the actions of individual people. "

As he spoke, Li Aiguo increased his voice: "The overall situation now is that the people have turned over and become the masters, and they will no longer be bullied!"

Li Aiguo spoke very vaguely.

Zhao Gang felt suddenly enlightened, but a sudden voice sounded in his mind.

"Yunlong's father-in-law, Mr. Tian, ​​came to my house as a guest and talked about some very profound things." Zhao Gang said in a deep voice: "Take for example what happened when Li Yunlong and I went to the police station a while ago. He said that if I hadn't He is the leader with Li Yunlong and does not know Li Aiguo. If he makes trouble in the police station, he will definitely be dealt with.

We are actually using the privileges in our hands, no different from those before liberation. "

Tian Moxuan. When Li Aiguo heard this name, he frowned and thought for a while before finally remembering it.

Isn't this guy Tian Yu's father and Li Yunlong's father-in-law?

In the original work, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were able to escape after showing their IDs at the police station.

Later, Tian Moxuan found out about this during the family dinner.

At that time, this old man attacked the current system hard, pretending that everyone was drunk and I was sober, which made Zhao Gang, who was already frustrated, take it for granted.

It can be said that Zhao Gang's subsequent tragedy is inseparable from Mr. Tian.

Seeing that Zhao Gang had fallen into the trap again, Li Yunlong said slowly: "Don't listen to that old man, he is just a crazy person."

However, Zhao Gang admired Tian Moxuan very much and said loudly: "Yunlong, Mr. Tian is cultured, thoughtful, courageous, and has a certain strategic vision. He is a very good scholar. I deeply appreciate his saying that I will only obey the truth in this life." Praise.”

Zhao Gang expressed dissatisfaction with Li Aiguo's view of Tian Moxuan.

In his opinion, Tian Moxuan is a cultural man with profound thoughts and an intellectual who cares about the country and the people.

Zhao Gang now regarded Tian Moxuan as his teacher.

puff.

As soon as Zhao Gang finished speaking, Li Aiguo laughed out loud.

Maybe he didn't think it was enough, so he slapped the table and laughed.

Li Yunlong felt the smell of gunpowder between the two, rolled his big eyes, and quickly picked up the plate.

"Damn it, please be gentle, you knocked the plate down."

Zhao Gang did not use his identity to suppress Li Aiguo, but frowned and explained: "Aiguo, I know you are a worker, and you may not look down on scholars like Mr. Tian.

But they are indeed the backbone of our nation.

Mr. Tian has been contributing articles to newspapers for four or five years. He is not afraid of power and criticizes social injustice. "

"You still have your spine!" Li Aiguo slapped away Li Yunlong's hand holding the peanuts, pinched one and stuffed it into his mouth.

Li Yunlong wanted to get angry, but when he thought that Li Aiguo might attack Tian Moxuan, he quickly made a gesture of all ears.

He has been tortured terribly by his father-in-law these years.

After chewing the peanuts twice, Li Aiguo said, "Uncle Zhao, you just said that Tian Moxuan contributed articles to newspapers in 45 to criticize society. What about four or five years ago? What was he doing?"

"This" Zhao Gang was speechless.

Tian Moxuan had declared to him several times that he was a veteran, and he had been publishing articles in newspapers criticizing unfairness for four or five years.

Yes, what was Tian Moxuan doing four or five years ago?

Why don't you submit an article to criticize the newspaper? Why do we have to wait four or five years?

In four or five years, the time when the Japanese were defeated was really important.

"Why do you think it is?" Zhao Gang also came and was interested.

Li Aiguo continued: "My Xueru and sister-in-law Tian Yu have talked a lot.

I also learned that the Tian family has lived in the south of the Yangtze River for generations, and that Tian Yu’s sister-in-law’s cultural enlightenment was a private school education.

Tian Moxuan invited an old gentleman who had achieved great success in the late Qing Dynasty to be her tutor.

Sister-in-law Tian Yu later went to the Foreign School, a famous aristocratic girls' school in Jiangnan, where she studied house economics and was specially designed to train aristocratic wives.

In other words, throughout the Anti-Japanese War, the Tian family had been living in Suzhou and Hangzhou.

At that time, the Japanese committed a brutal massacre in Jinling.

So why did Tian Moxuan, who had only succumbed to the truth all his life, not criticize the current evils in the newspaper when faced with the brutal massacre by the Japanese? "

"This" Zhao Gang felt his throat was a little dry. Li Yunlong's expression turned ugly: "Mr. Qingtian has also been a traitor. No wonder he has such a big opinion against me!"

"We have no evidence whether we are traitors or not." Li Aiguo continued: "I once heard Tian Yu's sister-in-law say that her family mainly lives on land. Suzhou and Hangzhou are enemy-occupied areas, so the "iron-bone" Tian Moxuan, in front of Are you cooperating with the Japanese's food and supplies collection, or are you not cooperating?"

If it was just speculation, this is the real deal.

The Japanese are not soldiers, they don't have such a good temper, and they won't reason with you.

If Tian Moxuan didn't cooperate with the grain collection, weeds would probably have grown over Tian Moxuan's grave.

Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong both came from the previous dynasty, so they naturally knew the virtues of the Japanese and the landlords.

Who can believe that these people are pedantic if they can stay under the eyes of the Japanese occupying forces and live a good life of owning property, collecting rent, and living on land?

"This old man is true. When the devils come, he cooperates. When I come, he calls me a bandit." Li Yunlong smiled awkwardly.

He remembered the time when he went to Tian's house to propose marriage. Tian Moxuan couldn't help but accuse him of kidnapping Tian Yu and being a bandit.

At that time, Li Yunlong thought that this old man was really not afraid of power, but now it seems that he was just watching others play the game.

Zhao Gang frowned: "Patriot, so we were all deceived by Mr. Tian?"

Li Aiguo stood up and said loudly: "Uncle Li is working as a bamboo craftsman in the Dabie Mountains, Uncle Zhao is studying military knowledge in the cadets, and Mr. Tian is collecting rent and drinking wine in Suhang. How can he be the same person?

People like Tian Moxuan have been in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and have been honest and obedient people for so many years through the Manchu, Beiyang, Republic of China, Japanese, and Republic of China.

Now that he was liberated, he jumped out and started lashing out against the new world.

The reason was simple. He knew that those people in front of him really dared to use guns.

This kind of person talks about doctrines but only cares about business in his heart. "

Li Yunlong also always felt that something was wrong with Tian Moxuan.

But he still couldn't figure it out, and he suddenly realized it after Li Aiguo's analysis.

"Patriot, I think he is so dissatisfied because the people in front of him did not confiscate his land and we distributed his land to the people."

Although Tian Moxuan is Li Yunlong's father-in-law, Li Yunlong has nothing but respect for his elders.

"Uncle Li, I just said it as a family matter. I'll just say it. You, please listen to it."

Li Aiguo had no problem with cultural elements. During the war, many progressive young people made great contributions to victory with paper and pens in their hands.

It's just that I can't stand the speculator Tian Moxuan.

He did not contribute during the war, but after liberation he went out to pick peaches.

In addition, the reason why Li Aiguo wanted to bombard Tian Moxuan in front of Li Yunlong.

It's really because Tian Moxuan is too harmful.

In the later period of "Bright Sword", Tian Moxuan was messing around.

The final endings of Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, and Ding Wei are inseparable from Tian Moxuan.

You have ulterior motives!

Li Yunlong also knew very well that Li Aiguo said this because of his special relationship with Tian Moxuan.

But he didn't care.

In Li Yunlong's view, Li Aiguo, a worker, is his true comrade-in-arms and true relative.

As for Tian Moxuan... Well.

After returning this time, I will have less contact with him.

During the chat between the two, Zhao Gang remained silent.

His CPU was shattered.

I wanted to defend Tian Moxuan, but I couldn't find any reason.

In the past, Tian Moxuan always compared himself to Mr. Lu, but it is really ridiculous now that he thinks about it.

Mr. Lu has been fighting all his life, scolding countless people and never giving in. He has been wanted several times and has lived in exile.

And Tian Moxuan had surrendered all his life, until he was liberated, and suddenly started fighting again.

Is this what he means by only surrendering to the truth throughout his life?

Zhao Gang felt as if he had been fooled.

The stone that was weighing on his heart finally began to loosen.

Unknowingly, it was getting dark, and the lights in the room were dim, making Zhao Gang's face flicker.

After a long time, he let out a long sigh:

"It seems that I personally have committed the stinky habit of intellectuals. I will reflect on it!"

Zhao Gang stood up for the first time, picked up the wine bottle, and took the initiative to toast Li Aiguo.

"Patriot, I didn't expect you, a train driver, to have such insight."

"Old Zhao, Patriot is not an ordinary train driver." Li Yunlong said with wide eyes: "I think this kid is smart, has a heavy responsibility, and has made countless meritorious deeds, but he likes to stay in the position of a train driver, and all he wants is freedom. "

Zhao Gang thought about it carefully and realized that this was really the case.

Even though he is the chief, he spends his days doing business and coordinating all aspects. His small life is really not as carefree as that of Li Aiguo.

Li Aiguo is a train driver. He drives a big train every day, and his wife and children warm up on the bed at night. This is a magical life.

After some explanations from Li Yunlong and Li Aiguo, Zhao Gang felt much better.

But Li Aiguo knows that Mount Tai is easy to move, but nature is hard to change.

A person with Zhao Gang's temperament would definitely suffer a big loss if he stayed in the capital.

Afterwards, no one talked about Tian Moxuan again.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Li Aiguo suddenly asked, "Uncle Zhao, do you still want to lead the team on the front line?"

"Why don't you want to!"

The argument about Tian Moxuan just now not only did not make several people feel bad, but the relationship became even closer.

At this time, Zhao Gang completely regarded Li Aiguo as his nephew and did not hide it from him.

"It's just that everything is liberated now. Except for Lao Li's side, but Lao Li's side won't be able to take action for a while. There is no war to fight now!"

Li Yunlong also nodded: "Yes, I feel like I am getting rusty after living in the south for these few years."

Li Aiguo said slowly: "Where's Ah San?"

As soon as these words came out.

The room suddenly became quiet.

Zhao Gang, who was drinking, brought the wine glass to his mouth, but there was no movement.

pat.

Li Yunlong opened his mouth wide, and the peanuts in his mouth fell down.

The two were stunned for a long time.

Li Yunlong suddenly pointed at Li Aiguo and laughed: "Patriot, you are an amateur. You are an experienced driver when driving a train, but you are definitely an amateur when fighting a war.

Ah San is an honest man, how could he fight? Besides, he can't beat us. "

I have to say that Ah San’s diplomacy in these years is really good.

The one we engaged in was non-alignment, and at the same time won over Lao Mei and Lao Maozi.

In addition, other people's liberation relies on real guns, real knives, blood and fire.

Ah San, on the other hand, went on a hunger strike and committed self-mutilation.

Anyone who sees it must praise this child for being so peaceful.

Of course, Li Yunlong and the others did not ignore Ah San because of this. The key was that Ah San really stretched her crotch.

Li Aiguo said: "What if they don't know that they are not good?"

As soon as I said this convoluted sentence.

The expressions of Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang changed.

In this day and age, Bangzi is still gnawing on Chinese cabbage bitterly, not even able to fill his stomach, and there is no way to boast that the whole world is full of Bangzi.

Then Brother Asan is the one who likes to brag.

In fact, Brother Asan does not regard himself as a member of the region at all.

Although the patriarch left without leaving a single pound, he left Ah San with noble democracy and freedom.

Just imagine, who can use English as their official language like the noble patriarch?

You must know that based on English alone, Brother Asan is already more than 3,000 years ahead of other Asian countries at the starting line.

In Ah San's view, the people around him were all poor people, and none of them were his opponents.

Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong are both masters who often watch Internal Reference, and they also know that Ah San is particularly energetic in regional affairs, similar to the energetic young man on the street.

But they still couldn't believe that Ah San would challenge themselves who had just defeated a powerful enemy.

"That's impossible, Ah San's troops have no combat effectiveness at all."

"Yes, they have never been in a war, and they can barely maintain law and order. If they really want to use real swords and guns, they will definitely be scared to death."

Seeing their frowns, Li Aiguo stood up and poured tea for them, and then said, "Uncle Li, Uncle Zhao, have you ever heard of Yin Ming Lun?"

Hearing this, Li Yunlong looked confused and scratched his head: "What the hell is that?"

Zhao Gang narrowed his eyes: "Are you referring to Gu Asan's Feituo? Yunlong, you must study more in the future. If you are uneducated, you will suffer a big loss."

Seeing that Zhao Gang understood instantly, Li Yunlong was a little embarrassed: "They say it's Gu Asan. That happened thousands of years ago. What does it have to do with now?"

Zhao Gang looked at Li Yunlong helplessly and said, "Even though it's something from thousands of years ago, Ah San especially believes in this."

"But what does this theory of cause and effect have to do with Ah San's fight?"

At this time, Li Aiguo said: "Uncle Li, we normal people believe in the theory of cause and effect, which means that the development of things has causes and effects, which is a materialist thought.

Asan believed in the Theory of Cause and Ming. People influenced by the Theory of Cause and Ming believed that the world revolved around them.

Whatever you want, as long as it is perfect enough, the world will automatically come true.

It can be understood as taking it for granted, or daydreaming.

They think they are better than us, so they are better than us. "

Li Yunlong's eyes widened in shock: "Is there really such a fool?"

"Not one fool, but 390 million fools." Li Aiguo also thought Ah San was weird in his previous life.

After arriving at this age, he studied some of Asan's books, and after learning about this strange 'The Theory of Reason', he was relieved of Asan's strange behavior.

Zhao Gang is an intellectual and has studied the Yin Ming Lun thing. Naturally, he knows that if he believes in this thing, people's brain circuits will be different from others.

"Don't tell me, if Ah San likes to daydream, we might get into a fight."

(End of this chapter)