The train driver in the courtyard

"Red whirlwind!"

"Red whirlwind!"

The snow is falling heavily, and the snow-white buildings and antique streets perfectly complement each other and are majestic.

Crowds of people gathered around the tall flagpole and shouted loudly in the face of the cold.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, covering the entire capital with snowflakes, and the figures of the athletes became blurred in the white.

Only that bright red figure was particularly bright in the wind and snow.

Five hundred meters, six hundred meters, one thousand meters... Li Aiguo followed steadily behind the first echelon.

South via Dongsi and Dongdan. The end point is Tiananmen, which is very close at hand.

In the previous schedule, Zhou Su has always maintained his own rhythm. Even the "red whirlwind" cheered by the crowd could not disrupt his pace.

In Zhou Su's view, that little worker was nothing to be afraid of. Even if he was lucky enough to catch up, he would not be able to compete with him for the championship in the sprint stage.

His real opponents are Dong Guanglu and Ma Shangfei.

Fortunately, his speed increased in the first half of the race and he ran very smoothly and well, retaining a lot of energy.

Moreover, in order to win the championship this time, he also hid a secret weapon.

Now less than three kilometers away from the finish line, Zhou Su felt that he should exert his strength.

Zhou Su took out the ampoule bottle from his pocket while keeping pace.

Teeth chewed through the neck of the bottle, spitting out shards of glass.

He raised his head and poured the liquid from the bottle into his mouth. A sweet liquid instantly filled his mouth and slid down his throat into his intestines and stomach.

The strength is coming!

Zhou Su felt that his whole body was full of strength.

"Accelerate, accelerate, accelerate!"

When the decisive moment came, Zhou Su had veins popping out on his forehead. He used all his strength and strode forward.

There were two players in front of him. Dong Guanglu in the first place and Ma Shangfei in the second place were both experienced and began to accelerate at this time.

And at this moment, a figure suddenly came up from behind.

Two hundred meters later, Zhou Su relied on his reserved physical strength and secret weapons to catch up and surpass the two of them.

At this moment, the situation on the field is very clear!
Zhou Su strode forward and felt that the whole world suddenly became brighter.

He seemed to have heard the cheers of the crowd.

Eh. It doesn’t seem right.

Why are they still shouting 'Red Tornado'!
Zhou Su had no time to look around at this time. He could only take a deep breath, spread his legs, and run forward as hard as he could.

He will never lose!

At this moment, a red figure passed by, and Zhou Su could only see the snowflakes caused by the opponent's footsteps.

"Why is he running so fast?"

An uncontrollable feeling of frustration arose in Zhou Su's mind.

For this competition, he trained for half a year and asked his cousin who worked in the hospital to get precious glucose.

Throughout the entire process, his performance can be described as perfect!
At this moment, Zhou Su almost didn't want to run anymore.

From the beginning of the game, he has been winning, and everyone he targets is eventually surpassed by him.

Now he has been surpassed.

This person is still a small worker.

Zhou Su also believed that an untrained worker could achieve good results in long-distance running.

However, reality taught him a vivid lesson.

The soreness in my body and the frustration in my heart broke out at this moment.

Zhou Su really didn't want to run away anymore.

It’s just that this game is too important, and even related to the future direction of life.

No matter what the result is, finish the race!
Zhou Su gritted his teeth, almost shouted, mustered up all his strength and ran towards the finish line desperately.

"Dear viewers, the one currently ranked first is Red Tornado. He is like a ball of flame, lighting up the whole street. The second place is Zhou Su from Beijing Sports University. No, no, Zhou Su was surpassed by Dong Guanglu from University of Mining and Technology. Already."

Zhou Su finally reached the finish line, panting heavily, and it seemed that no sound in his ears could be heard.

He could only stare blankly at the red whirlwind beside him.

On the sidelines, the audience was all excited.

Zhou Ke rushed in immediately and hugged Li Aiguo from behind, who was in a daze, with excitement on his face.

"Aiguo, first place! Aiguo, you won first place in the city tour!"

This is the first place in the history of the locomotive depot in a sports event. The Qianmen locomotive depot has been in the embarrassing situation of not having a championship for seven years, which marks that the workers of the locomotive depot have stood up.

A small step for Li Aiguo is a giant step for the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

Zhou Ke had already thought about how Section Chief Xing of the Maintenance Department would speak highly of Li Aiguo's success at the conference.

Li Aiguo turned around and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

The sportswear he was wearing was already soaked by snowflakes or sweat. At this time, a cold wind blew, and he couldn't help but sneeze.

Zhao Ning brought an enamel jar of brown sugar tea and was about to serve it when he saw a young girl running to Li Aiguo holding clothes.

"Brother Patriot, put on your clothes quickly." Chen Xueru did not congratulate Li Aiguo, but just silently helped him get dressed.

Seeing her meticulous busyness, Zhao Ning thought to herself that this must be Li Aiguo's little wife, she is quite beautiful.

He Yuyu and his sister-in-law also rushed over.

"Red whirlwind, Brother Patriot, did you hear it?"

"Red whirlwind?"

"Yeah, that's what the crowd calls you."

"." The corners of Li Aiguo's mouth raised slightly, and this title didn't hurt.

At this time, Zhou Su also recovered.

He looked at the young worker, hesitated for a moment, then plucked up the courage to stride over and stretched out his hand: "Red Tornado, I'm sorry, I made an empiricist error before the competition. I apologize to you now."

"You're welcome!"

Li Aiguo didn't know what happened next, so he subconsciously held Zhou Su's hand.

Dong Guanglu and Ma Shangfei also came over.

"Comrade Patriot, I didn't expect that you are so fast that you can become a professional athlete." Dong Guanglu looked at Li Aiguo with admiration.

This time he picked up second place.

If Li Aiguo, a dark horse, hadn't come out and caused Zhou Su to lose control at the last moment, it would have been difficult for him to surpass Zhou Su.

"We who drive large trains are all about speed, but you, a college student studying mining, how can you run so fast?"

Li Aiguo has a good impression of Dong Guanglu.

Young people are neither humble nor arrogant, neither arrogant nor impetuous, they are doers.

"It's embarrassing. My family lives in the suburbs. When I was in high school, I couldn't bear to pay for the accommodation. I had to travel thirty miles back and forth. I didn't have a bicycle, so I had to rely on two legs. As time went by, I ran faster. "Dong Guanglu said with a smile.

Li Aiguo patted him on the shoulder: "What's so shameful about being poor! What's so shameful is not working hard!"

The two chatted for a while, and the staff rushed over to hold a simple ceremony.

Sudden.

"Uh……"

Zhou Su's body suddenly convulsed. He held Li Aiguo with one hand and began to gasp for air. He could no longer stand still.

"What's wrong, classmate?"

Li Aiguo supported Zhou Su and asked Zhao Ning to bring a chair and put him down.

"Go get the medical staff quickly."

Zhao Ning waved to the doctor and the team leader from Beijing Sports University not far away.

The doctor ran over, hung Zhou Su's arm on his shoulder, and gently supported his back.

The team leader also helped Zhou Su feel better.

"It's okay, he just lost some strength. He worked too hard today and his body was overloaded."

Hearing this result, Li Aiguo also breathed a sigh of relief.

There are currently very few sports talents in the country.

After a while, they should participate in the sports meeting organized by Lao Maozi. If these athletes are injured, it will be a big loss.

At this time, a staff member sent the record book. The team leader flipped through it and said with a smile: "This is the best result Zhou Su has ever achieved."

When he turned to Li Aiguo's score, he said with some surprise: "Comrade Li Aiguo, your score is 40 minutes and 10 seconds. This score can win a medal even at the National Games."

Director Zhou of the organizer was a little surprised when he saw this record. After double-checking with the comrade responsible for holding the stopwatch, he confirmed the validity of the results and announced the results to the crowd at that time.

There was another round of fierce applause.

The team leader came to Li Aiguo and said with a smile: "Comrade Li Aiguo, I heard that you are a worker, what do you think? I am the dean of the department of Jingcheng Sports University. Are you interested in studying at our Jingcheng Sports University?"

Seeing Li Aiguo's hesitation, Director Liu continued: "You don't have to worry about admission qualifications. In addition, according to the special support system, you can also receive a monthly subsidy of thirty yuan."

Beijing Sports University is currently the only sports college in China and has been committed to finding all kinds of good talents.

Li Aiguo's running performance is still competitive for medals even in international competitions, so he can't let it go now.

As for his background, there is no need to investigate. This person is a train driver. Can his background be bad?
University? Before Li Aiguo answered, Zhou Ke almost jumped with excitement.

"College student, patriotic brother, you are going to college. When you graduate, you can become a leader."

He Yuyu also widened his eyes and raised his fist: "Brother Patriot, promise him."

Although workers have the highest status in these days, college students are the proud ones.

Especially for universities like Beijing Sports University, which itself is separated from Beijing University, the treatment of graduates is similar to that of Beijing University graduates.

Most graduates enter ministries and commissions, and if assigned to local areas, they are at least at the level of deputy county magistrate.

When Jia Zhang heard that the first person could go to university, she was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth.

Patting his thigh, he looked regretful: "Oh, my son almost became a college student. What a pity!"

Jia Dongxu puffed up his chest proudly.

Qin Huairu: "."

Under everyone's expectant gaze, Li Aiguo rejected Director Liu's invitation.

Yes, according to his current abilities, he may indeed win glory for the country in the international arena in the future.

However, what is most urgently needed in the country now is not honor, but food and various technological equipment.

Now that the studio has just started, he is unwilling to give up the career he has already prepared.

"It's a pity that such a good young talent likes to be a train driver so much!" Director Liu shook his head regretfully.

Jia Zhang also breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, he also sighed. "This kid Li Aiguo is just a fool. He is a college student. He could be a leader in the future, but he gave up. He comes from a humble background and has no foresight at all."

"Yes, mother, I am much smarter than Li Aiguo!" Jia Dongxu said with a slurred mouth.

Seeing the two of them, Qin Huairu shook her head helplessly.

Li Aiguo is a man who has received military medals. Going to college is really nothing to him.

Li Aiguo ignored the others and chatted with Dong Guanglu and Zhou Su while waiting for the game to end.

Although most of the athletes were slower, they persisted until the end. They dragged their tired legs and tried their best to reach the finish line.

In these days, gold medals were not the only thing to be considered, and the onlookers gave these athletes warm applause.

Some people also agreed to exercise hard this year and sign up to compete next year.

Isn’t this the true meaning of long-distance racing?
Like those events held in later generations, spending a lot of money to invite some foreign players and spending a lot of money to decorate the venue was just to make money.

By the way, in the 1980s, the city tour was also open to foreigners, but foreigners needed to pay a registration fee of 100 yuan.

One hundred yuan that year
While Li Aiguo and the others were waiting for the game to end, a traffic policeman rushed over at a trot.

"Whose child is lost!"

Li Aiguo was shocked. He really thought the child was lost!

When he saw clearly that the traffic policeman was holding a cotton boot in his hand, he suddenly burst into laughter. It turned out to be a shoe.

A worker-athlete who had just arrived at the finish line walked up with a smile and took the shoes.

"Oh, I'm sorry, comrade, my shoe ran away. In order not to delay things, I ran to the finish line with one foot bare."

Li Aiguo: "."

Running barefoot in the snow for more than ten miles, this person is also a talent.

Although sports events were not broadcast live in these years, broadcasters still spread the news of the games through the radio.

The loudspeakers and radios scattered throughout the locomotive section are connected together. The busy employees are paying attention to the progress of the competition while working.

"Athletes are ready, the competition begins. With the referee's whistle, the athletes rushed out like the wind."

"The athletes at the top of the list are the athletes from the School of Mining and Technology and the athletes from Beijing Sports University."

"The red whirlwind appeared. He passed one, passed one, passed one. Zizzi. Passed one, passed one."

Duan Chang Xing was sitting in the office. Hearing this, he raised his head and looked at the director of the education office.

"Old She, is the radio broken? Why is it stuck?"

"No, this radio was newly purchased by the broadcasting studio." Director She was also puzzled.

"A miracle! The red whirlwind passed more than seventy athletes in one breath. He still walked as fast as he could, passing one more, one more, and one more."

Duan Chang Xing: "."

Director She: "."

All workers at the Qianmen Locomotive Depot: "."

Section Chief Xing decided to continue like this, which would greatly affect the work of the comrades in the Locomotive Maintenance Section.

"Director She, please ask the broadcast room to stop the broadcast now, and then turn it back on when the final results are announced."

"Yes." Director She stood up and was about to go out.

"According to the information we have on hand, the red cyclone is Comrade Li Aiguo from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot in Beijing. He is a glorious train driver. Comrade Li Aiguo is now running forward with all his strength. He has passed one, passed one, passed one. "

Hearing the voice coming from the radio, Duan Chang Xing suddenly became excited and shouted to Director She.

"Old She, I think this broadcast is quite interesting. There is no need to turn it off."

"Ah yes." Director She cursed, didn't you just say it would affect the workers' work? Why have you changed your mind now?

Forget it, leaders are like little girls, fickle!

"Red Tornado rushed to the first echelon, and he was still accelerating, accelerating, accelerating."

"More than one, more than one, more than one."

"Red Tornado surpassed Zhou Su and crossed the finish line with an absolute advantage."

"The game is over and we have to wait for the results from the referee and scorer."

"After confirmation by the referee team, Li Aiguo's results are true and valid. Here we report good news to everyone. Li Aiguo, train driver No. 016 of the Beijing Qianmen Locomotive Depot, broke the event record with a time of 40 minutes and 10 seconds."

"Let us congratulate Comrade Li Aiguo here and call on everyone to learn from Comrade Li Aiguo's spirit of courage and hard work."

There was a burst of cheers in the maintenance section.

"Li Aiguo won the championship!"

The co-workers are their relatives. Li Aiguo's victory turned the locomotive depot into a sea of ​​joy.

Duan Chang Xing slammed the table and stood up.

"Prepare the car, I want to meet our great hero in person."

At this time, as Lao Liu from the lumber factory ran across the finish line, the race finally ended.

Then came the awards ceremony.

The prizes are very simple. Each of the top six places has a set of woolen clothes, an enamel jar, and a certificate. There is no prize.

Li Aiguo was very excited because the location of the awards was very important, right in the square!

Under the gaze of everyone, Li Aiguo raised the certificate high.

Click.

Zhao Ning pressed the shutter and recorded this precious moment.

"Driver Li, when the photos are developed, I will send them to you."

"Thanks!"

Li Aiguo made an appointment with Dong Guanglu and Zhou Su to exchange running experiences in the evening. As he was about to go back, a jeep stopped in front of him.

"Comrade Patriot, thank you!" Duan Chang Xing jumped out of the jeep and extended his hand enthusiastically.

Li Aiguo thought for a moment and handed the certificate to Duan Chang Xing: "Chief Duan, let's put this in our maintenance section. There are too many mice in my house."

Li Aiguo knows the importance of this honor to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot. Sports is an important assessment criterion, and Section Chief Xing can greatly add points.

"Okay, okay, patriotic comrade, don't worry, our locomotive depot will never treat meritorious people badly, what do you want!"

Duan Chang Xing rubbed the big red certificate, thinking that he should find a separate room, put it in a frame, and hang it on the wall.

"It was our locomotive department that gave me this opportunity. Without the care of the section chief, the master, the workshop director, and Commander Bai, I wouldn't have been able to get the first place this time. The credit actually belongs to everyone." Li Aiguo road.

"Okay, okay, patriotic comrade, don't worry!" Duan Chang Xing also expressed his attitude.

Later, he saw Li Aiguo's family members following him, and dispatched two more jeeps to take everyone back to the locomotive depot.

Yan Bugui approached and wanted to get into the jeep, but was stopped by Zhou Ke.

"Hey, old comrade, Brother Patriot is going to Duan Nei to celebrate now. Who are you?"

"I, I am his third uncle." Yan Bugui said as the small eyes behind the tortoiseshell frames blinked.

"Third uncle" Zhou Ke then realized that this guy was the steward of the courtyard. He waved his hand and said, "No, you, you are not a patriotic relative, so you can't get on the bus."

Watch the jeep disappear into the wind and snow.

Yan Bugui stamped his feet and said depressedly: "The locomotive depot is celebrating. It's still the New Year. There must be big fish and meat. What a pity."

He turned to look at Yan Jiecheng: "Yan Jiecheng, if you can win first place, now I will have good wine and good food."

"." Yan Jiecheng felt that he had been shot while lying down.

"Come on, old man, let's go home and make dumplings."

The third uncle and the third aunt were about to walk back when they met Yi Zhonghai face to face.

The third uncle was stunned when he saw the bicycle pushed by Yi Zhonghai.

His face turned from white to red, then from red to white, and finally he burst into tears.

The bicycle is his lifeblood. Normally he would like to carry it on his shoulders, but now he looks like a girl who has been ravaged.

My heart is bleeding and my anger is building up.

If there is an impressionist painter, he can use red paint to paint bursts of flames jumping out of the third uncle's forehead.

"My bicycle, why did it become like this!"

Yi Zhonghai said: "Lao Yan, don't worry, I will push it to Liu Haizhu later and promise to fix it for you."

"Repair?" The third uncle said with snot and tears, "I will beat you up, break your legs, and then put a plaster on you, will you?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at the board wrapped around his calf and fell silent.

His leg was broken, but no one compensated him.

The eldest mother was kind-hearted and stepped forward and said: "Third uncle, my Lao Yi didn't do it on purpose. How much do you think the compensation will be?"

"The wheel is broken. We need to replace it with a new one. The paint on the bumper is also scratched. It will cost at least thirty yuan." The third uncle said.

"Okay, I'll give you the money when you get back."

The eldest mother also knew that the money was a bit much, but she knew the third uncle’s temperament better.

Yi Zhonghai was in tears. Today he came to cheer for Jia Dongxu, who became the only athlete to withdraw from the competition.

He fell down and broke his leg. Now he has to pay for the third uncle's bicycle.

Big loss.

The most annoying thing is that Li Aiguo won first place!
Ouch, my heart hurts.

Yi Zhonghai covered his heart and staggered into the wind and snow.

The so-called celebration in the locomotive depot is a big meal.

The canteen has prepared a table of dishes. The main course is pork stewed vermicelli, and there are seven or eight meat dishes.

Zhou Tiehu and Wang Cuihua were also invited.

The atmosphere was very lively.

Chen Fangxuan looked at Li Aiguo accepting the congratulations, and was extremely satisfied. He had made the right choice for his son-in-law.

The sister-in-law gently pulled Chen Xueru's clothes and whispered: "Xueru, is Aiguo also a red whirlwind in bed at night?"

"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about!" Chen Xueru rolled her eyes cutely.

The maintenance department attaches more importance to the honor of first place in the city tour than imagined.

A reporter from the main section published an article in the Railway News entitled "Warmly congratulating Comrade Li Aiguo, the train driver, for winning first place in the round-the-city race."

Chief Xing of the Maintenance Section placed the certificate on the cabinet in the honor room and summoned several deputy chiefs to discuss the rewards.

"According to our previous agreement, as long as you place in the city tour competition, you will be rewarded with twenty yuan. But now that Li Aiguo has won first place, what do you think we should do?"

The deputy section chiefs all scratched their heads.

They haven't thought about it at all.

As for the ranking, it also means boasting about Haikou.

Unexpectedly, Li Aiguo not only won the ranking, but also won the first place.

What a happy trouble. (End of chapter)