The train driver in the courtyard

When the correspondent saw Zhao Mingshan sitting blankly in front of his work, he had to remind him:

"Director Zhao, please hurry up. The director of the lumber yard and others are waiting for you there."

"Is the director also present?" Zhao Mingshan was startled.

"Not only the director, but also the secretary. I heard that a deputy director of the forestry department is also coming."

"What? The forestry leaders came here specially? They don't seem to have any contact with Driver Li, right?"

"I don't understand this either."

The correspondent looked Zhao Mingshan up and down: "As for you, the section chief, I don't understand why the leader named you to attend this farewell party."

The farm director, secretary, forestry leader, etc. were all big shots, and Zhao Mingshan didn't know why he was invited.

With an anxious mood, Zhao Mingshan got into the jeep and drove all the way to the lumber yard.

The farewell party this time was very large. The canteen was not large enough and could not seat so many people. It was arranged in a large conference room in the lumber yard.

Zhao Mingshan is the leader in the work section. Anyone who meets him must call him section chief. When he entered the conference room today, he could only be called: "Xiao Zhao."

"Director Zhang, Deputy Station Director Liu."

With smiles on his face and greetings all the way, Zhao Mingshan was guided to a square table by the correspondent.

He turned around to look and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

Seventeen or eighteen tables were set up in the conference room, and those sitting in front of the tables were all the heads of the lumber yard and forestry leaders.

What surprised him even more was that there were a group of comrades in uniform sitting in front of four or five tables on the left.

You know, according to disciplinary regulations, local soldiers rarely participate in local activities.

And these comrades and soldiers are sitting here openly, which shows that they have already made reports.

"The quality of this farewell party is really high. Driver Li is amazing." Zhao Mingshan couldn't help but praise.

At the beginning, Li Aiguo did not expect that the lumberyard would hold such a grand farewell party.

After the news spread that he was planning to return to Beijing, Zhang Xinming reported the matter to the director of the lumber yard.

The farm director said, "This is a big deal. Driver Li has made a great contribution to our lumberyard. We have to give it to him."

I had to give it away. It almost alarmed the entire forest service?

Li Aiguo came to his senses when he learned that Cao Changsheng and several staff officers from the army, as well as several comrades sent by Sen'an to the lumberyard later, were also invited.

Strictly speaking, the lumber yard responsible for local forestry work is also responsible for the matter of the mountain work shop. The lumber yard should take this opportunity to build relationships.

That bushy-browed and big-eyed director Zhou has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. I seem to have been paid for nothing.

Li Aiguo was smoking a cigarette and thinking about these things.

"Driver Li, everyone has almost arrived, would you like to propose a toast?" Seeing that everyone was here, Zhang Xinming came over and asked with a smile.

Li Aiguo picked up the wine glass and turned around, clinking a glass of wine with the heads, then walked to the middle and said cheerfully: "Every leader, I am deeply touched that you can attend this farewell party despite your busy schedule. You also know that I am a train driver, a rough guy, and I can't say anything decent.

I only have one sentence, after drinking this glass of wine, we will be friends from now on! "

Hearing this, Director Zhou and several leaders of the lumberyard breathed a sigh of relief. What they were most afraid of was that Li Aiguo would hold on to the work shop.

In fact, they were overly concerned. Li Aiguo was not the kind of old-fashioned person who only studied paper reports while sitting in an office. He knew very well that local matters were very complicated and could not be solved by relying on book knowledge.

The problem of the work shop is very complicated. The lumber yard has tried to investigate it several times, but it was just that it was incapable of doing anything.

Now that the work shop has been demolished, forestry work in the mountainous areas still needs to be done well, and more timber needs to be delivered to the country's economic construction.

In this case, going to war and finding fault will only cause pain to loved ones and happiness to enemies.

"Done!"

Under the leadership of Director Zhou of the lumber yard, several leaders picked up their wine glasses and drank them all in one gulp, and the scene was filled with laughter and laughter.

Liu Mingshan felt like a puppet at this time. When the leader drank, he drank too, and when the leader sat down, he also sat down.

There is no way, he is not qualified to speak here as the head of the public works section.

The leaders of the forestry and lumberyards could take the opportunity to cultivate relations, but he had no chance to interrupt.

But this is a good thing. The dishes on the table are very rich, including braised pork elbow, spicy and sour fish, and iron pot stewed pheasant. All of them are big dishes.

'You guys have a drink, I'm going to have a feast. 'Liu Mingshan tore off a chicken leg while no one was paying attention.

As soon as the chicken legs were stuffed into his mouth, Li Aiguo appeared in front of him with Zhao Laoshuan and Bai Xiaocui.

Liu Mingshan's corner instantly became the focus of everyone's attention.

He held the chicken leg and didn't know whether to put it down for a moment, and his face suddenly turned red like liver.

It was so embarrassing that he wanted to find a hole in the ground and crawl into it.

"The sky is big and the earth is big, eating is the biggest thing. Liu Duanchang, don't be in a hurry, eat slowly." Li Aiguo's words solved Liu Mingshan's problem.

Liu Mingshan swallowed the chicken leg in his stomach in twos and twos, took the towel handed over by Zhang Xinming and wiped the corners of his mouth, straightened his collar, and stood up.

"Hello, Driver Li." He stretched out his hand and shook Li Aiguo's hand.

"Hello, I heard that Duan Chang Liu did a very good job and kept a newly constructed construction section in good order. The mountaineers in the construction section helped me a lot in the beginning. I would like to thank you on their behalf."

As he spoke, Li Aiguo pointed to Zhao Laoshuan who was standing beside him and said: "Uncle Zhao has often told me how well you have done your job these days. Come, I represent those mountaineers who have suffered so much. Here’s to you.”

Taking the wine glass in a daze, Liu Mingshan looked at Zhao Laoshuan, and then he understood why he was here.

Zhao Laoshuan is just a mountaineer, but why does he have such a good relationship with Li Aiguo?
Seeing Zhao Mingshan frozen in place, Director Zhou coughed twice and said, "Mingshan, Driver Li is very concerned about your work in Section 7."

As soon as these words came out, Liu Mingshan woke up in an instant, picked up his wine glass and said to Li Aiguo: "Driver Li, those mountaineers all come from poor backgrounds. They are our brothers and sisters. As a section leader, I am their patriarch. Naturally they should be taken care of.”

"Okay, okay, Comrade Mingshan, we must have this kind of ideological awareness in our career. I am optimistic about you." After gently patting Liu Mingshan on the shoulder, Li Aiguo turned around and left with Zhao Laoshuan and Bai Xiaocui.

Several leaders nearby congratulated Liu Mingshan, but a cold sweat broke out on Liu Mingshan's back, as if he had stepped from the scorching summer to the cold winter of March 9th.

He sat down on the chair and muttered softly: "It's okay, it's okay, there is still a chance to make amends now."

Zhao Laoshuan was in a state of confusion throughout the banquet.

Before the banquet, Li Aiguo said that he would help him solve the problem.

But at the banquet, he finally met Duan Chang Liu Mingshan, but he didn't mention anything and just drank a glass of wine with Duan Chang.

Bai Xiaocui also felt puzzled: "Is it because Driver Li doesn't want to help us?"

"Stop talking nonsense. You don't understand Driver Li. He is the kind of person who really takes poor people like us into his heart."

On the way back to the dormitory of the Public Works Section, Zhao Laoshuan and Bai Xiaocui chatted all the way, thinking of various ways to obtain a marriage certificate. As soon as I walked to the door of the Public Works Section, I saw Liu Mingshan standing there.

Zhao Laoshuan hurriedly let go of Bai Xiaocui's hand and stepped forward to say hello: "Mr. Duan, it's so late and you haven't rested yet?"

"Comrade Lao Shuan, I suddenly remembered today. Didn't you submit a marriage application a while ago? I was busy these days and forgot about it." As Liu Mingshan spoke, he handed the marriage application to Mr. Zhao. bolt.

There was a slight apology on his face: "Getting married is such a big deal that I had forgotten about it. Fortunately, I saw you two at the farewell party tonight, so I finally remembered it. I hope you can forgive me for my negligence."

After receiving the marriage application, Zhao Laoshuan felt dizzy and subconsciously said: "Boss, haven't you already rejected it?"

Hearing this, Liu Mingshan's face darkened.

Bai Xiaocui stopped Zhao Laoshuan's arm and said, "Zhao Laoshuan, your memory is getting worse and worse now. When did Mr. Duan refuse?! Mr. Duan just wanted to study, which shows that Mr. Duan is serious and responsible in his work."

She scolded Zhao Laoshuan, then turned to look at Liu Mingshan: "Duanchang Liu, thank you very much."

"You are Bai Xiaocui, right? I heard that you are also from Mashan's shop. You don't have a job yet?"

"Captain Duan, you also know that I have a bad background and am not an innocent person."

"Your origin is caused by Mashan's gang shop and has nothing to do with you."

Liu Mingshan touched the stubble of his beard and said with a smile: "Our section canteen is short of a cook. How about you help?"

Hearing this, Bai Xiaocui was immediately overjoyed: "Of course, I am the cook in the shop."

"Then you go to Duan Nei to go through the formalities tomorrow. You will work as a temporary worker for a while. If you perform well, you can become a regular worker."

After Liu Mingshan left with his hands behind his back, Bai Xiaocui covered her heart and said excitedly: "My dear mother, I'm going to be a worker."

Zhao Laoshuan looked at the marriage application with a red stamp, his fingers kept trembling, and he still felt a little unbelievable.

"Xiao Cui, I remember correctly. At the beginning, Duan Chang Liu thought that you had a bad background and made so many mistakes, so he rejected both of our applications. How could he suddenly change his mind today?"

Bai Xiaocui also came to her senses at this moment, "Are you stupid? Did you forget that you met Liu Duanchang at the farewell party with Driver Li tonight?"

Zhao Laoshuan scratched his head: "I remember, but Driver Li didn't plead for us either."

"Sometimes, people like Driver Li can't say a single word compared to us who can say thousands of words." Bai Xiaocui said with emotion.

Only then did Zhao Laoshuan understand. He patted his thigh and said, "Oh, just now I complained about Driver Li for not helping us. I really misunderstood him. No, I have to go to Driver Li to apologize."

"It's so late now. Driver Li has gone to bed long ago."

Zhao Laoshuan also had a fiery temper. As he spoke, he turned around and was about to leave, but Bai Xiaocui grabbed his arm.

"We have a letter of introduction and can get the certificate tomorrow. If you come here tonight, I won't leave."

Zhao Laoshuan looked at Bai Xiaocui and didn't understand it at first.

When he saw a trace of blush appear on her little face, his whole body became excited.

"Xiao Cui."

It's late at night, and there are shadows of people on the windows.

The next day.

Zhao Laoshuan got up refreshed and took a few local products to see Li Aiguo off. When he arrived at the lumber yard, he found nothing.

Zhang Xinming told him that driver Li had left in a jeep.

"Ah, Driver Li has returned to the capital." Zhao Laoshuan looked at the eggs in the basket and felt a little disappointed.

These bird eggs were taken out of the bird's nest on the mountain while he was taking advantage of the break in logging.

"You helped me so much, and you didn't even eat the eggs." Zhao Laoshuan raised his head and looked into the distance.

Li Aiguo actually did not return to Beijing, but came to Daheigou Station.

After the farewell party last night, the forestry leaders talked with Li Aiguo for half the night.

After investigation, the Forestry Service and the Forest Railway decided to run passenger trains on the Forest Railway in accordance with Li Aiguo's plan.

The first line runs through Daheigou Station, Zhaojiapuzi Station, Lumberyard and other seven or eight stations, covering a distance of seventy or eighty miles, basically connecting the mountain and the foot of the mountain.

For this purpose, four driver teams, four police teams, and related police teams and other personnel were specially allocated.

It's just that the current trains of Sentai Railway are freight trains, and both the stations and relevant personnel receive freight training.

Therefore, the forestry department hopes to learn from the big brother of the Beijing Passenger Transport System.

Sentie Passenger Transport has great potential, and Li Aiguo is naturally willing to help.

At that time, he contacted Section Chief Xing of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot by phone and helped Sentie pull the strings.

Qianmen Locomotive Depot and Sentie were originally brother units. Because of the incident involving the 3134 driver group, Qianmen Locomotive Depot also felt disgraced.

Knowing that Sen Railway needed to send a training class to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot for passenger transportation training, Duan Chang Xing agreed and was willing to undertake the personnel training work.

Mori Railway selected the first batch of station staff for training at that time.

Including station manager Zhou Mingyi from Daheigou Station, staff member Zhang Zeshan and twelve comrades from several other stations.

Li Aiguo is going back to the capital today.

These Forest Railway employees and Li Aiguo went to the Qianmen Beijing Locomotive Depot for training.

The station field of Daheigou Station at this time.

A group of employees stood at the door and had fun, with their bulging luggage at their feet. It was obvious that they were going on a long trip.

Liu Xiaodong from Zhaojia Puzi Station held a cigarette in his mouth and said with a smile: "I haven't been here for several years. This time we can finally go to a big city to broaden our horizons."

"Yeah, I'm almost getting sick from being stuck in this poor ravine all day." The female employee Wang Mudan smiled happily, "My cousin is from Beijing, and I have been there once. Beijing is very prosperous, and there are still people in Beijing Station. There is an elevator.”

"It's a station again. It's not enough for you to wander on the railway all day long." Liu Xiaodong puffed on his cigarette happily and said, "I heard that there is a black market in the capital, where you can buy manuscripts. That thing, tsk tsk, old man It’s exciting.”

"I hate it~ You men are all frivolous." Wang Mudan rolled her cute eyes at him, and Liu Xiaodong was so excited by her refusal-to-response style.

Wang Mudan is a well-known standout at Zhao's shop. She is in her twenties, has long black hair, a slender waist, and skin so fair that she doesn't look like a front-line worker.

In particular, she is a free-spirited person, not shy like other lesbians, who often fight and fight with male employees.

If it weren't for the fact that her husband was also working at the station, Liu Xiaodong would have smelled the peony flower to see if it was fragrant.

The employees of Sentai Railway inherited the open-minded nature of railway employees and have never been afraid to discuss matters between men and women.

When they heard about the manuscript, the eyes of the young workers shone brightly.

(End of this chapter)