The train driver in the courtyard

Today is the weekend.

There was a joyful atmosphere in the courtyard.

Alley entrance.

A few old ladies from the Jia Zhang family were sewing shoe soles and chatting about family matters.

Although Qin Huairu was still old enough to be promoted to an old woman, she had no job, so she often stood by with a stick.

At this time, a black sedan drove towards this side along the wide street.

The car's shiny black paint was particularly dazzling under the sunlight.

Several people looked at the car with curiosity.

Although cars can be seen on the streets on weekdays, the people living nearby are ordinary people. How could there be cars passing by on weekdays?

Even Yi Zhonghai, who was sweeping the floor, was stunned and stood there with the broom in his hand.

Jia Zhang looked at Yi Zhonghai and asked in a low voice: "Old Yi, did you see that luxury car? Is it a leader who came to inspect?"

"I didn't receive any notice from the street office?" Yi Zhonghai frowned.

Yan Jiecheng squatted beside him and guessed, "Maybe Aiguo is back. Xueru has to work overtime at the street office today, so she specifically asked me to tell Aiguo."

"No, Li Aiguo did ride in a car, but it was a GAZ jeep.

According to regulations, only senior leaders can ride in this car, not even the section chief of their Qianmen locomotive section is qualified. "

Yi Zhonghai was very knowledgeable and decided to explain to the residents the differences between jeeps and cars.

The residents nodded frequently after hearing this and praised Yi Zhonghai for his broad knowledge.

Just at this moment, a car drove over and slowly stopped in front of them.

They became even more curious and stood up to look into the car, but there were high-quality cloth curtains hanging on the windows and they could not see anything.

Li Aiguo opened the car door and walked away, shaking hands with Liang Sicheng who saw him off the car.

"Uncle Liang, I'm glad to hear what you said. If I have the chance, I will definitely come to visit you."

"Driver Li, you have great talent for literature. It would be a shame if you let it go to waste."

The two chatted for a while, and the driver had already taken the basket out of the trunk. Liang Sicheng got in the car and left the gate of the compound.

Li Aiguo watched the car disappear at the end of the road, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

I was almost tricked into changing my career!

This story begins when I got on the train.

Li Aiguo refunded his train ticket and found his friend at the Zhengzhou Bureau. He originally planned to return to Beijing in a camping car.

Unexpectedly, I met Liang Sicheng in the sleeper car.

Liang Sicheng has little authority but a high rank, and he occupies a high-end private room all by himself.

When he saw Li Aiguo, he was overjoyed and pulled Li Aiguo into the private room.

The two chatted along the way.

From architecture to trains and then to literature.

Li Aiguo then discovered that Liang Sicheng was actually a mediocre writer.

Before liberation, Liang Sicheng received an honorary degree of Doctor of Literature from Princeton University.

Just imagine how unsatisfactory a PhD in literature degree from a university famous for mathematics is.

However, Liang Sicheng has a mysterious self-confidence.

He thought his level was about the same as his wife's, and he improvised seven or eight weird poems along the way.

Li Aiguo’s teeth are almost falling out after hearing this.

I couldn't help myself, so I acted as a plagiarist and adapted a few poems from later generations.

Liang Sicheng's ability was not good, but he was a connoisseur, and he wanted to accept Li Aiguo as his student at that time.

He expressed his desire to train Li Aiguo into a poet of the Crescent Moon School.

Studying literature with an architect? Li Aiguo naturally refused.

"I think I should be more low-key in the future."

Thinking about these things, Li Aiguo turned around.

He saw Yi Zhonghai holding a broom and staring at him with wide eyes.

Li Aiguo was a little surprised. As the master of a courtyard house, Yi Zhonghai had fallen to the point of sweeping the streets?
"Master Yi, did you make a mistake?"

"Oh no, I'm just doing good things! Aiguo, are you back from your business trip?
Xueru seems to be working overtime today. If you need help, I can help you carry the basket home."

Strangely, Yi Zhonghai was not angry. Instead, he greeted Li Aiguo enthusiastically.

This made Li Aiguo completely at a loss, so he could only reply, "Yeah."

"Let me do it!"

Yan Jiecheng came forward warmly and helped Li Aiguo carry the two baskets into the yard.

After entering the yard, Li Aiguo slowed down his pace, looked at Yan Jiecheng and asked, "Jiecheng, what happened to Yi Zhonghai? He actually started sweeping the street and took the initiative to say hello to me."

"Brother Aiguo, you don't know that Yi Zhonghai has changed for the better. Not only Yi Zhonghai, but Liu Haizhong has also reformed."

The basket was too heavy, so Yan Jiecheng changed shoulders and recounted what had happened in the compound in the past month.

Since being expelled from the National Day ceremony team, Yi Zhonghai seemed to have become a different person. He no longer had his previous overbearing style and always smiled when he saw the residents.

He often brought an aunt with him to help the deaf old lady clean the house and serve her meals.

Moreover, Yi Zhonghai used to make noodles made of two-grain flour for the deaf old lady, but now he has changed to white flour buns.

He treats the deaf old lady with even more affection than his own mother.

Everyone would have to give a thumbs up and praise the old man for being so filial.

Yi Zhonghai also gets up early every morning to clean the compound.

If anyone encounters difficulties, he will take the initiative to lend a hand.

Thirty kilograms of corn flour were distributed in just one month.

Hearing this, Li Aiguo's eyes widened in shock. Yi Zhonghai was really willing to do this.

The residents in the compound all praised Yi Zhonghai for his high ideological awareness.

The change in Liu Haizhong was even more significant. Every morning he would buy a newspaper at his own expense and stand by the pool to read it to the residents.

Liu Guangfu has rarely been beaten recently.

It used to happen three times a day, but now it happens once every three days.

Don't ask how Yan Jiecheng knows it so clearly.

He is the gossiper in the maintenance section, and with the assistance of Auntie San, an intelligence agent, nothing that happens in the compound escapes his ears.

After Yan Jiecheng finished speaking, he sighed and said, "Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong have really changed. Although they did a lot of wrong things in the past, they are good people after all."

Li Aiguo said: "Since you think so, their goal has been achieved."

"What do you mean? Brother Aiguo, you think I was deceived by them? That's impossible. The residents in the compound all praised them as good people. The eyes of the masses are sharp."

Yan Jiecheng looked unconvinced.

At this time, a voice came from behind.

“The masses are most easily deceived. If those who have oppressed them for years treat them well, they will be grateful.

Most of them have little education, so what do they know? If you give them some benefits and they taste the sweetness, they will forget their past hatreds. "

Xu Damao appeared from nowhere, said a few words in a sarcastic tone, and greeted Li Aiguo with a smile.

Wow, Xu Damao is indeed the smartest guy in the courtyard, he just has bad luck, otherwise Sha Zhu would not have been the protagonist.

Li Aiguo asked: "Da Mao, do you know what's going on?"

Xu Damao continued the previous topic: "Because of the National Day ceremony, Director Wang of the Street Office wants to replace Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong.

They became anxious and began to win over the residents in the compound. "

Yan Jiecheng seemed to understand now and felt cheated.

"These two managers are too outrageous."

"That's right, Jie Cheng, you are such a smart person, you must not be fooled by them.

I am worried about your father. Tell your father that I, Xu Damao, have always respected him. If I could be the boss,

Xu Damao enthusiastically took Yan Jiecheng's hand and chatted with him all the way.

After sending Li Aiguo back home, Xu Damao turned around and left.

As the figure just passed by the door, Yan Jiecheng curled his lips and muttered softly.

"With someone like you, Xu Damao, you still want to be the manager of a courtyard house?

Don't think I don't know that you have distributed all the mountain products you brought back from the countryside to the residents recently.

There's not even a place for Hailong and Haitao, and Liu Lan was fighting with you last night!"

This guy is playing dumb! Li Aiguo couldn't help smacking his lips.

Everyone in this courtyard has their own plans, it's simply a weird place.

Yan Jiecheng raised his head and looked at Li Aiguo sincerely: "Brother Aiguo, I think you are most suitable to be the uncle of the courtyard."

Li Aiguo: "."

He took a deep breath and said to Yan Jiecheng: "Jiecheng, I'm so busy at work now, and I have to drive every day. I don't have the energy at all. Don't mention this matter again in the future."

"understood."

Yan Jiecheng was a little puzzled.

He really wanted to nominate Li Aiguo, so why didn't Li Aiguo appreciate it?

Even though Li Aiguo gave him half a pound of wild dates, it could not relieve Yan Jiecheng's depression. He still had a sad face when he returned home.

The third uncle saw what had happened, so he put the jujubes away for use during the New Year, and asked what had happened.

Yan Jiecheng recounted the story.

The third uncle taught him a lesson: "Xie Cheng, you are stupid. The position of the head of the compound may be very important to Xu Damao, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong.

But Li Aiguo now controls the neighborhood patrol team, which means he has the gun.

Controlling the poverty alleviation foundation is equivalent to holding the purse.

How could they possibly want a position as a manager?"

Yan Jiecheng had just felt sorry for Li Aiguo, but now he finally understood.

"Brother Aiguo doesn't even think highly of this position."

There are still many people who understand the situation in the compound.

As soon as Yan Jiecheng left, Aunt Liu brought He Yushui to the Li family.

She repeated what happened in the compound and warned Li Aiguo, "Aiguo, don't get involved in this mess.

You have a bright future now, so you should focus on your work and strive to make more contributions to the country."

Aunt Liu's ideological awareness is still as high as ever.

Come to think of it, it's not a war era anymore. It's hard for most people to let their two sons leave them without any complaints.

Li Aiguo said: "Auntie, I am living a happy life now, I don't care about these people."

Now there are more and more skill points.

I'm about to acquire new skills and realize my dream of dominating the server, so why should I do such bullshit here?

Li Aiguo asked about the recent situation of the two brothers Liu Tianquan and Liu Diquan.

I learned that the two brothers had not replied to any letters for half a year.

"In the past, these brothers would send a letter back on time every month. Did something happen to them?" Aunt Liu asked worriedly.

"No, no news is the best news. They must be busy with work."

Aunt Liu didn't know, but Li Aiguo knew that the mushroom-growing business in the Gobi Desert was in full swing.

In order to avoid leaks, it is also common practice to interrupt correspondence with the outside world.

Aunt Liu thought about it carefully and realized that it was true. Her heart, which had been hanging in her throat, finally fell to the ground. After telling these trivial matters, Aunt Liu took Li Aiguo's arm and said in a low voice, "Aiguo, are you okay?"

"Auntie, I'm in good health. I can kill a cow with one punch. Why are you asking this?" Li Aiguo was a little confused.

Aunt Liu said, "You and Xueru have been married for so long, why don't you have a child?"

Hearing this, Li Aiguo couldn't laugh or cry.

"Auntie, you can't be impatient about this kind of thing. It's all about chance and fate."

“I don’t understand this.”

Aunt Liu frowned and said, "But you two have to take it seriously. Having a child is a big deal and can't be treated as a joke.

Your parents died early, and you are the only child of the Li family. The responsibility of carrying on the family line falls on you. "

Li Aiguo had no choice but to agree.

Nowadays, people believe that there are three types of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no descendants.

Even if he and Chen Xueru didn't care, these relatives and neighbors would still nag.

However, Li Aiguo was not prepared to go to the hospital for a check-up. After all, he knew his own physical condition well.

As for Chen Xueru, she is also a woman who can give birth to a child, so there is no need to worry.

All that's missing now is the chance.

As a great scientist, Li Aiguo knew very well that when the probability was too low, the best way to increase the success rate was to increase the number of experiments.

As we were chatting, Chen Xueru came back from get off work.

When she saw Li Aiguo, she wanted to rush over to him, but Aunt Liu and He Yushui were there, so Miss Chen could only suppress her excitement.

"Aiguo, you brought back so many things this time."

Chen Xueru saw the two baskets and her eyes lit up.

He took out a lot of hickory nuts and jujubes, as well as some ginseng and gave them to Aunt Liu and He Yushui.

Aunt Liu wanted to refuse, but He Yushui had already run off with the jujubes to share with his friends.

"You kid, every time you bring back a gift you think of me, an old woman." Aunt Liu also knew Li Aiguo's temper and didn't say anything more.

Telling Chen Xueru not to cook in the evening, she went to the market to buy an old hen and stewed it with ginseng.

Li Aiguo felt like he had taken advantage.

In order to prevent Li Aiguo and Chen Xueru from giving her more gifts, Aunt Liu left early on the pretext of going to buy groceries.

"There are so many good things here, such as bacon and sausage, mountain honey, and wild kudzu root powder. What is this?"

After the two left, Chen Xueru took out everything in the basket and prepared to put them away by category.

She suddenly took out a "white stick" from the frame.

The "white stick" is thirty centimeters long and as thick as a forearm. It is thin at one end and thick at the other, and is covered with grooves.

Li Aiguo's first reaction was some kind of silicone product that could vibrate and make people feel happy, but in an unspeakable way.

However, he looked up at the calendar hanging on the wall, which had the word "1957" written on it.

There's no way such a thing could exist these days.

Li Aiguo took it and found that the "white stick" felt as elastic as a cooked rubber band, and anything that got on his hands felt sticky.

More like silicone products.

"It should be Tai Sui." Li Aiguo remembered and picked up Approaching Science and made a judgment.

The shape of the meat ganoderma is like meat. It is attached to a large stone, with a head and a tail, and is a living thing. The red ones are like coral, the white ones are like fat, the black ones are like lacquer, the green ones are like emerald feathers, and the yellow ones are like purple gold. They are all bright and clear like solid ice. This is recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica.

Li Aiguo didn't expect that Old Man Chen would give him such a rare thing.

Maybe Old Man Chen himself doesn't understand it either.

After all, this thing is so rare that even if you encounter it, you can't be sure it is really Tai Sui.

“This is Ganoderma lucidum.”

Chen Xueru had also heard of Tai Sui's name, and couldn't help but widen her eyes, pointed at Tai Sui and said, "Brother Aiguo, take a bite."

“???” Li Aiguo’s forehead was full of question marks.

"I heard that eating Tai Sui can make you immortal. According to legend, the elixir of immortality that Qin Shi Huang was looking for was Tai Sui."

Li Aiguo didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "That's just a legend. From ancient times to the present, people have discovered many Tai Sui. Is there anyone who doesn't age? It's just a rumor."

"That's right." Miss Chen looked at the Tai Sui and muttered softly, "What should we do with it now?"

"First find a jar and put some water in it to raise it. It is said that this thing will grow. We can talk about it later."

Li Aiguo was also unsure about Tai Sui.

Later researchers have studied Tai Sui and believed that Tai Sui is lifeless.

It was mainly formed 40,000 years ago, and its main components are polyacrylic acid and polyvinyl alcohol.

The former is often used as an industrial scale inhibitor, and the latter is often used as an industrial adhesive.

Both DNA and slime mold come from the surrounding environment.

Simply put, Tai Sui is a lump of oil that has absorbed the surrounding matter.

According to this statement, it is better to try the crude oil from the Middle East and the natural gas from Siberia than to take a bite of the Tai Sui, as they taste much better.

Or take a bite of the rubber happy stick, which is chewier.

but.

Science has limitations in restoring the truth and the essential laws of things.

Especially in the fields of life sciences and medicine, such limitations are almost everywhere.

Science can only be the optimal solution within a certain scope, and outside this scope, there are infinite problems.

It just so happens that from ancient times to the present, people have never figured out what Tai Sui is.

To be on the safe side, Li Aiguo thought it would be best to keep it first, perhaps it might come in handy one day.

The night is getting darker.

The couple, who hadn't seen each other for nearly a month, unlocked a lot of new skills.

Chen Xueru was exhausted and panting. She leaned on Li Aiguo's shoulder and said, "One time is too little. Let's do it again."

Li Aiguo saw that Chen Xueru was a little nervous, and said slowly: "Xueru, this kind of thing should be left to nature, and can't be rushed.

I heard from the doctor that the greater the mental stress, the harder it is to get pregnant."

He felt as if he was specially designed for breeding.

Totally lost the fun.

Chen Xueru thought about it carefully and realized that this was indeed the case. She said worriedly, "Aunt Liu, my father, my eldest sister-in-law, and my second sister-in-law are all urging me. How can I not be anxious?"

"Don't worry about them, just live your own life well." Li Aiguo continued to comfort.

Chen Xueru finally felt relieved, but when she thought of her posture just now, her face turned red with shame.

In the subsequent process, because they were less impatient, the two happily completed the five plowing tasks.

Until dawn.

Then they went to the bathroom to wipe each other, hugged each other, and fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning.

Li Aiguo rode his bicycle to the locomotive depot and handed in the task in the office of Section Chief Xing.

"Aiguo, you completed your mission with Wu Han very well this time. The ministry has issued a letter of commendation."

Looking at this capable man, Director Xing was so excited that he couldn't close his mouth.

This time, the Qianmen Locomotive Depot obtained the "first opening" of the Yangtze River Bridge and became the star locomotive depot in the ministry. As the depot chief, he also received a lot of praise.

"This is all due to the proper command of the section chief."

"What are your plans for the next step? According to the regulations, you could have been promoted a long time ago. If you're willing, I can submit an application to the General Administration."

Director Xing was a little reluctant to let Li Aiguo go, but for his future, he took the initiative to bring up the matter.

"No need, Section Chief, I still like driving trains. Besides, I still have an apprentice who hasn't graduated yet." Li Aiguo politely declined.

The strong winds are still a few years away.

At that time, some towering trees were blown down, but the grass was not affected.

In particular, the locomotive depot is located on a high mountain, which is high enough to provide shelter for the grass.

When torrential rain and strong winds hit China, the trains did not stop running, which was enough to explain everything.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Aiguo has never left the locomotive depot.

Although Director Xing felt it was a pity, he also felt relieved.

"You've been busy for so long, take a good rest for two days before you start driving again."

In the following two days, Li Aiguo took advantage of his rest time to distribute the local specialties he brought back to relatives and friends.

Only when relatives and friends visit each other frequently can they become closer.

This time was different from the past, Li Aiguo also gave Zhao Gang a copy.

"These yams are tonic, just right for my sister-in-law."

Feng Nan's belly had already grown bigger by then and she would give birth in a few months.

These supplements were just right for use, so Zhao Gang asked Feng Nan to put them away.

Feng Nan took Zhao Shan and Zhao Gao to the next room to study, while Li Aiguo started chatting with Zhao Gang.

Zhao Gang has now been transferred to the Military Academy and is temporarily serving as an instructor.

When the special forces on the border are formed next year, he will be transferred there to serve as chief of staff.

"The teacher said that Yunlong might be transferred there by then, and we two old friends will be able to meet again."

After leaving the General Political Department, Zhao Gang seemed to have become several years younger.

Li Aiguo was also very happy to hear the news.

Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong are both too straightforward and cannot tolerate any injustice.

Whether in the capital or in the countryside, getting into trouble is only a matter of time.

If I could really be sent to the frontier, away from the hustle and bustle of the world, and become a pure soldier, maybe I could really change my future destiny.

Li Aiguo was also relieved.

On the second day of rest, he visited Liu Guozhang's home with some local specialties.

It was learned that the first batch of twenty Quebel trucks shipped from Hungary had arrived in the capital.

In addition, the Ikarus Bus Manufacturing Plant also transferred the production technology of the Quebel truck to Beijing, and it is currently planned that the Beijing Automobile Repair Plant will imitate the Quebel truck.

The Hungarian representative in charge of the handover this time was Li Aiguo's old acquaintance, Nagy Sandor.

Liu Guozhang said: "Comrades from the Beijing Automobile Repair Factory want you to attend the dinner to entertain the Hungarian delegation."

He understood the concerns of the Beijing Auto Repair Shop.

There are many details involved in the transfer of production technology. If the other party does not cooperate and deliberately makes some adjustments, it will greatly delay the imitation of the truck.

Rapid printing requires a large number of trucks that can run on the plateau. The earlier the production starts, the more trucks can be produced.

Li Aiguo naturally did not refuse the invitation from the Beijing Automobile Repair Factory.

In the evening, in the banquet hall of the Friendship Hotel, Li Aiguo, accompanied by several engineers and leaders from the Beijing Automobile Repair Factory, met Naji Sandor.

Naji Sandor was sitting in a corner of the banquet hall, reading a newspaper.

Seeing Li Aiguo coming over, he handed the newspaper over: "Driver Li, take a look."

The newspaper is today's daily newspaper, November 1957, 11.

The front page headline has a black title.

"Mobilize the entire nation to discuss the 40-point outline and set off a new high tide in agricultural production."

The specific content is that all aspects of work related to agriculture and rural areas will achieve a great leap forward in the next twelve years as necessary and possible.
Looks like the big run is about to begin
(End of this chapter)