The train driver in the courtyard

The next day, it was dawn.

Chen Xueru dragged her tired body and climbed out of the bed.

Thinking of what happened last night, Miss Chen raised her fist in shame and anger, and hit the rough man who was sleeping soundly a few times, only then did she feel relieved.

Last night, after learning that Li Aiguo was going to perform experimental driving for foreign guests, Miss Chen said that in order to concentrate, Li Aiguo should rest and recuperate.

However, Li Aiguo said that he was under a lot of pressure and needed to relieve it in time.

And if he wants to conserve his energy, he needs Miss Chen to adopt a self-help mode.

Miss Chen was really fooled at first, and it was only after tossing and turning for most of the night that she finally remembered.

Li Aiguo is a train driver. On a normal day, he is responsible for the safety of two to three thousand people when he drives the train.

How could he be nervous?

Besides, Li Aiguo is as strong as an ox.
It's just plowing a few fields, can you be so tired?

Miss Chen felt that she was being taken advantage of.

After venting her anger by gently hitting it twice, Miss Chen went into the kitchen contentedly and started to get busy.

Li Aiguo woke up on time at 6:30 in the morning, put on clean work clothes, put on leather shoes and went to the main room.

There were two plates on the table, one with five fried eggs, the other with two steamed buns, and the staple food was a bowl of cornmeal porridge.

Miss Chen came out with a bottle of wine, pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "Brother Aiguo, this is the medicinal wine that Sister Feng Nan gave me. I heard it can refresh me. Would you like to have a drink?"

Li Aiguo: "."

Although he was not sure whether the train drivers on the Hungarian side were drunk driving.

However, in order to avoid trouble or even international disputes, Miss Chen's request was politely declined.

Eat five fried eggs, two steamed buns, and a bowl of cornmeal porridge.

Li Aiguo was full, and he took a bite with Chen Xueru before getting ready to go to work.

Miss Chen was too busy eating to stop him.

"Brother Aiguo, we have foreign guests today, would you like to change into a Zhongshan suit?"

".I'm a train driver, not a leader, so I don't need that."

"That's right, but your hair needs to be combed and your shoes need to be cleaned."

The traditional thinking of thousands of years is deeply rooted in people's hearts. When friends come from afar, we always want to show our hospitality to the visitors and can't wait to show our goodness.

Miss Chen is no exception.

Li Aiguo didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I am just a worker. If I put on hair oil, comb my hair back, wear shiny leather shoes and go around in the locomotive, what would it look like?"

"That's right." Miss Chen thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed the case.

She had no choice but to give up her plan to reform Li Aiguo.

Li Aiguo pushed his bicycle and walked out of the compound.

As soon as I reached the middle courtyard, Yan Jiecheng, who was brushing his teeth, came over.

"Brother Aiguo, can you take me with you today?"

"." Li Aiguo frowned: "You are no longer a member of the driver team."

"I know, but..."

Yan Jiecheng seemed to have something to hide. He looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him.

He lowered his voice and said, "I had a conflict with Yu Li, and I was thinking about carrying out a foreign affairs mission."

He didn't continue, and Li Aiguo understood.

This guy wants to show off in front of Yu Li.

"No."

After saying this, Li Aiguo pushed his bicycle away.

******
"The sand box height is reduced by 10mm, the width is reduced by 5mm, and the smoke shield is lowered by 10mm. This can effectively reduce wind resistance without affecting the braking effect."

"The tie rod on the tender bogie has been changed to an adjustable type, which makes steering safer"

“The large partitions have been reinforced with ribs, the wheel saddle frame holes have been sleeved, and the water tanks have been reinforced, which greatly improves the firmness.”

The expert group of the Hungarian People's Railway Ministry were all practical people. They arrived at the battlefield of Qianmen Locomotive Depot early in the morning.

Under the leadership of Nagy Sandor, a comprehensive inspection of the Patriot steam locomotive was carried out.

Among them, several comrades who looked like engineers caught Li Aiguo's attention.

These people were obviously very knowledgeable and they immediately realized the purpose of the improvements from the details.

Li Aiguo handed a cigarette to Naji Sandor and said, "Old Sandor, what units do these comrades belong to?"

Naji Sandor took the cigarette, took out his lighter and lit it, and then lit one for Li Aiguo.

The skilled look in his eyes stunned Xing Duanchang and his companions.

This guy Li Aiguo can really make friends wherever he goes.

Nagy Sandor took a puff of his cigarette, pointed at the engineers and said, "They are engineers from the Ganz-Mawag locomotive factory.

The bald guy is Chief Engineer Philip, the most famous train expert in our area."

As they were talking, Bald Philip had already finished inspecting the steam locomotive.

He came over excitedly: “Dear Li, perfect, this perfect steam train is my dream lover.

Can I go inside and disassemble it for inspection?"

If an ordinary person disassembles it, they won’t be able to figure it out.

However, the abilities demonstrated by this person have already aroused Li Aiguo's vigilance.

"Comrade Philip, we are about to start the journey and dismantling the vehicle will take too much time.

Don't worry, once our cooperation is successful, you will have a chance in the future."

Bald Philip seemed to realize that his request was a bit excessive. He laughed twice and didn't mention it again.

Seeing that the driving time was up, the dispatcher sent the order to set off.

A team of five experts led by Nagy Sandor entered the locomotive.

Just as Li Aiguo was about to leave, Director Xing came up to him, shook his hand tightly and said, "Aiguo, have a safe trip!"

"Don't worry, Section Chief, I will complete the task!"

Li Tiechui nodded heavily at Director Xing Duanchang, turned around and got on the steam locomotive.

Just then, a jeep roared towards them from a distance.

The jeep was going very fast and did not slow down even on the busy platform. A thick cloud of dust rose behind the car.

The smoke and dust that rose afterwards attracted everyone's attention.

Some Hungarian experts came to inspect today, and Zhou Ke brought several railway police to maintain order at the station.

Seeing the jeep rushing towards them, he drew his pistol and went to meet it with the railway police.

"Stop! Stop the car quickly!"

咔持
Seeing Zhou Ke raised his weapon, the jeep braked instantly.

A man in a gray Zhongshan suit walked down from the passenger seat.

Two Russians, one old and one young, got out from the back seat of the jeep.

The man in the Zhongshan suit walked up to Zhou Ke and scolded him, "Put down your gun quickly. Can't you see that this is the Russian expert?"

"Experts?" Zhou Ke looked at the two Russians and did not put away his guns. He frowned and asked, "Our locomotive section is conducting driving tests and does not accept outsiders. Please leave now."

Zhongshan suit didn't expect that Zhou Ke would not give the Russian expert any face at all.

"Where's your leader? Call him over."

At this time, Duanchang Xing had already walked over and felt that something was wrong. He signaled Zhou Ke with his eyes to put away the gun.

Section Chief Xing smiled and looked at the man in the Zhongshan suit and said, "Comrade, I am Section Chief Xing of the Qianmen Locomotive Section. We have not received any notice from our superiors. What's the matter with this expert?"

The man in the Zhongshan suit relaxed his expression a little, and said, "Hello, Director Xing Duan, I'm from the Ministry's Expert Liaison Office.

The two were engineers from the Voroshilovgrad Steam Locomotive Plant.

They hope to be able to participate in this driving experiment.”

"This is not appropriate." Xing Duanchang frowned.

Although he didn't know what the purpose of these two Russians was, it was definitely not a good thing for them to appear here at this time.

Zhongshan suit was well prepared. He opened his briefcase, took out a document and handed it to Director Xing.

"Director Xing, this is an official letter from our Expert Liaison Office. I hope you can follow the instructions in the letter."

Section Chief Xing looked at the letter, narrowed his eyes and said, "So, our Qianmen Locomotive Depot can't stop these two old Russians from getting on the train, right?"

The Expert Liaison Office rarely issues orders to its subordinate locomotive depots, but once an order is issued, it is binding.

Zhongshan suit didn't expect that Xing Duanchang would deliberately push him. His face looked a little ugly: "I hope you can consider the overall situation."

"Consider the overall situation." Section Chief Xing held the official letter in his hand, his face darkening.

He was well aware that the Expert Liaison Office had a special status in the ministry.

Now even if we report this situation directly to the ministry, the ministry will stand on the side of the expert liaison office.

But if these two Russians are allowed to get on the train, it might affect future locomotive export plans.

Director Xing was unsure for a moment.

Ever since Professor Chekov and Shekov got off the jeep, Li Aiguo knew that these two people had not given up.

I just didn’t expect that their roots were so strong that they could get support from the ministry’s expert liaison office.

Li Aiguo understood that if Director Xing Duan was ruthless and directly kept the two men out, trouble could certainly be avoided.

In the future, Section Chief Xing and even the entire Qianmen Locomotive Depot will have to bear severe punishment.

He might even be removed from his post and investigated.

"Section 1 Chief, let them get on the bus." Li Aiguo thought of this and walked forward and said.

Xing Duanchang looked at him and said with concern: "Are you confident? These two people must be very difficult to deal with.

If I'm really unsure, I'd rather not be the section chief and stop them today."

Li Aiguo was somewhat moved by Director Xing's words.

It is thanks to railway people like Xing Duanchang that the railway industry in China has been able to develop in difficult circumstances.

"Don't worry, I modified the Aiguo train, and I have confidence in it." Li Aiguo turned his head and looked at the Hungarian train expert group and said, "If we stop the Russian experts, our friends might think we are guilty."

Seeing Li Aiguo's confidence, Xing Duanchang said to the man in the Zhongshan suit, "I reserve my opinion on the order of your expert liaison office. After the driving test is over, I will go to the ministry to find Minister Teng in person."

"Comrade Duanchang, I hope you can understand that we are also considering the issue comprehensively and did not intend to..."

The man in the Zhongshan suit didn't expect Xing Duanchang to be so brave. He was shocked and wanted to explain.

However, Section Chief Xing walked up to Professor Chekov with a cold face and said: "Comrade expert, you are welcome to participate in the driving experiment, but I also hope that you can abide by the rules and regulations. If any trouble occurs, the tens of thousands of employees in our Qianmen Locomotive Depot will definitely not sit idly by." Section chiefs like Section Chief Xing, who come from a working-class background, are actually not suitable to be leaders because they often show their emotions.

Xie Kefu immediately became angry: "Comrade Duanchang, we are from..."

Professor Chekov stopped Shekov and pulled him behind him. He looked at Section Chief Xing and said, "Comrade Section Chief, don't worry. Our purpose this time is to visit the most advanced steam locomotive in the world, not to cause trouble."

"I hope so."

Director Xing Duan knew that this was all he could do when facing the Russian experts.

He patted Li Aiguo on the shoulder and said, "Aiguo, I'll leave this matter to you."

"Don't worry, Chief."

Li Aiguo walked over and said to the old Russian expert: "Professor Chekov, we meet again. I hope we can have a pleasant experience in the next few hours of driving."

"Dear Li, I am honored to ride on a train driven by you personally." Professor Chekov stroked his beard and laughed.

The people who were at loggerheads just now instantly became good friends.

Although Zhou Ke was not convinced, he also understood that Li Aiguo's approach was the wisest.

At this stage, if the Qianmen Locomotive Depot really falls out with the Russian experts, it will not be a good thing for it.

If you are not as strong as others, you should endure hardships and endure hardships!

The employees who were watching had no idea what was going on.

All they knew was that another group of foreign guests had arrived.

"Come on, driver Li!"

"Trainers forward!"

"Brother Aiguo, I will always support you." In the crowd, Yan Jiecheng jumped as high as anyone.

Wow, the whole family of Uncle Three was born in the year of the monkey.

Master Zheng and Liu Qingquan felt Professor Chekov's hostility and couldn't help but become nervous.

When Li Aiguo walked to the locomotive, the two whispered, "Driver Li, what should we do now?"

"What to do? Of course, drive a train!"

Li Aiguo straightened his chest and said, "As a driver team, our primary goal is to safely deliver passengers to their destinations. As for driving tests, they can only be ranked last."

"Don't worry, we will definitely not give up."

Seeing Li Aiguo so confident, the two of them calmed down again.

****
The originally small locomotive now suddenly had seven more people, plus the apprentice Huang Jing, so it was already 100% overcrowded.

What, there is no load capacity in the locomotive? Never mind.

Naji Sandor had already walked around the locomotive and nodded in admiration: "Driver Li, this is the cleanest locomotive I have ever seen."

"This is all thanks to my apprentice."

Li Aiguo pointed at Huang Jing and said.

"Female driver?" Naji Sandor asked in surprise.

The experts originally thought that Huang Jing was an officer sent by the maintenance section to be responsible for reception. Now that they knew her identity, they all looked at her with disapproval.

Huang Jing was a bold person to begin with, but being stared at by so many experts made her feel embarrassed for a moment.

"Old Shandor, here we say women hold up half the sky."

"Yes, our family has started to promote this idea now." Naji Sandor nodded in agreement.

After learning about the origins of Professor Chekov and Shekov, Old Sandor and the bald engineer felt that the two were somewhat unprofessional, so they just exchanged a few simple pleasantries and stopped talking.

Since getting on the train, Professor Chekov and Shekov have been looking around and have not expressed any opinions.

Li Aiguo now treats the two of them as air.

"Stand firm and ready to go."

Li Aiguo raised his wrist, looked at the watch on his wrist, saw that the time had come, blew the whistle, and then pushed the valve.

The patriotic steam locomotive painted bright red sped along the black rails.

The bald engineer was very dedicated. After the steam locomotive started, he began to record the data on the instruments.

Professor Chekov also got busy and began to check the operating condition of the locomotive.

Professor Chekov anticipated that this hastily manufactured modified locomotive would inevitably have many flaws.

What he didn't expect was that until the patriotic locomotive arrived at the Beijing Railway Station and began to load the carriages, nothing was found.

"Professor, don't worry, the journey is still long." Seeing that Professor Chekov was a little anxious, Shekov whispered to comfort him.

Although Professor Chekov nodded, his heart was still hanging in the air.

He turned his head to look at Li Aiguo who was concentrating on operating the train, his eyes narrowed slightly. Could this train driver really have the ability to transform one of the most advanced steam locomotives in the world?

The passengers on the platform did not know that there were seven foreign experts on the locomotive they were riding, and each of them was very famous.

The passengers crowded onto the train as usual, and the station dispatcher ran over, ready to give the signal to start the train.

Seeing so many people standing inside through the side window, the station dispatcher's first reaction was that the train driver had secretly brought in passengers again.

But when the dispatcher saw that all the "passengers" had blond hair and blue eyes, he was a little confused for a moment.

What? Even foreign experts can’t afford the train tickets?

"Comrade, are we ready to go?"

Only after hearing Li Aiguo's urging did the dispatcher react.

He handed the dispatch document to Li Aiguo and said, "Comrade driver, I wish you a safe journey!"

"goodbye!"

Signed the dispatch document and handed it back.

Li Aiguo, sitting on the steel throne, pushed the gate, and the train drove out of Jingcheng Station like a tiger descending from the mountain.

Along the way, the two expert groups in the locomotive were recording various data and analyzing the defects of the Patriotic steam locomotive.

The Aiguo steam locomotive was modified by Li Aiguo based on the final version of the Qianjin locomotive.

After decades of operation and hundreds of improvements, it can be said to be perfect.

They didn't get any results.

When the train arrived at its destination, Tianjin Railway Station, Old Sandor and the bald engineer looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

Old Shandor shook hands with Li Aiguo and said, "Driver Li, this is the best steam train I have ever seen. As a steam train enthusiast, I want to express my gratitude to you."

"You're welcome, Laoshan. This is Jincheng Station, also an ancient railway station. We have to stop for two hours. Are you interested in taking a look?" Li Aiguo said with a smile.

"Of course, I can't ask for it."

After hearing the conversation between the two, Professor Chekov's mood sank to the bottom.

If this continues, the Hungarian People's Railway Ministry's purchase of patriotic steam engines will become a foregone conclusion.

So Professor Chekov did not go off to rest.

Instead, he took advantage of the time when Li Aiguo and the Hungarian expert group went to visit the railway station and got busy in the driver's building.

Shekov assisted from the side, picked up a screwdriver and tried to remove the cover above the furnace.

"Comrade, this is a train from our Qianmen Locomotive Depot. If you want to dismantle it, you need to report it in advance."

Just as the two were about to take action, Huang Jing, who had been hiding in the coal truck, came out and stared at Xie Kefu with her big round eyes.

Xie Kefu was startled just now, but when he saw that she was a young female comrade, he smiled and said, "Little comrade, we are old Russian experts. We have obtained the approval of the ministry to board the train this time."

"I don't care what ministry I'm in. I'll just listen to my master. My master told me to keep an eye on you." Huang Jing put her hands on her waist.

"master?"

"That's Driver Li."

"." Xie Kefu felt that Li Aiguo was too cunning.

Professor Chekov patted Shekov on the shoulder and said, "This is someone else's train. According to regulations, we cannot dismantle it privately. Let's study the driving data just now. I believe we can find the loopholes."

Seeing that Huang Jing was standing there and staring at them like a guard, Xie Kefu had no choice but to give up.

Tianjin Railway Station has received a notice from the General Administration, and several station department leaders have been waiting next to the locomotive.

After learning that Li Aiguo was going to take Lao Shanduo and a group of experts to visit Jincheng Railway Station, he immediately called on comrades from the Propaganda Department to accompany them.

Li Aiguo has been to Tianjin Railway Station countless times.

But I was always busy and never really had the chance to visit this century-old station.

“Tianjin Railway Station was first built in 1888, and its original site was built in Wangdao Village.

Later it was moved to Laolongtou on the bank of Haihe River, so it was named Laolongtou Railway Station.

In 1900, the station was destroyed in the war. After the war, the station was rebuilt and named "Jincheng Zi Station"

Zhang Xiaoya, a female propaganda officer in her forties, was very familiar with the history of Jincheng Railway Station and introduced it to Li Aiguo and others along the way.

Similar to Qindao Railway Station, Jincheng Railway Station was also designed by foreign designers, with three floors above ground and a brick-concrete structure.

It seems to have design elements of classical and Renaissance architectural styles, and a left-right symmetrical design.

The entire station looks more like a villa, and with the courtyard and gardens it looks more like a European castle.

If there is a chance, we should build some railway stations in foreign countries with our oriental style.
Complaining in his heart, Li Aiguo walked out of the station.

It's time to pit.

There were a lot of passengers outside and quite a few people leaving the station, so both sides were crowded together.

The propaganda officer called two attendants and tried to block the entrance to the station and clear a path for more people from Laoshan to pass.

He was stopped by Lao Shanduo.

"Dear comrade, there is no need. We are here for sightseeing and are not in a hurry. But these passengers are in a hurry to get on the bus, and we can't delay their business."

The propaganda officer then gave up.

There were a lot of people entering and exiting the station, and there was a long queue behind. If I continued to wait, I would have to wait for at least half an hour.

Li Aiguo called them to follow the crowd leaving the station, and finally squeezed out a path in front. Lao Shanduo and the others followed behind.

After some effort, we finally arrived at the platform square.

Lao Shan took a breath of fresh air and a dark shadow ran past.

The figure staggered and almost fell, and Lao Shanduo helped him up.

"Comrade, be careful."

The figure said thank you, turned around and ran away.

After the man ran away, Lao Shanduo suddenly touched his pocket and his face changed suddenly.

(End of this chapter)