The train driver in the courtyard

It snowed lightly in the evening.

The semi-dry and semi-wet ground can easily freeze when blown by the cold wind. If people walk on it, they may fall on their buttocks if they are not careful.

It’s no big deal if a young person falls down, but if an old person falls down, he might lose half his life.

Didn’t you see that Bai Zhenhua next door didn’t even want to compete for the position of commander-in-chief due to his physical condition?
The next morning.

Li Aiguo got up early and took Zhang Gangzhu and several young people from the patrol team to sweep the roads of several nearby compounds.

The residents who got up early heard the noise and came to help.

After working hard until around seven o'clock, Li Aiguo walked home with a broom, ready to eat and go to work at the maintenance depot.

As soon as I walked to the central courtyard, I saw Yi Zhonghai holding a large cabbage, standing at the door of Xu's house, talking and laughing with Xu Damao.

He also handed the cabbage to Xu Damao.

Xu Damao took the cabbage and nodded politely at Yi Zhonghai.

The interaction between the two took place in a friendly and harmonious atmosphere.

Now Yi Zhonghai has abandoned Jia Dongxu and chosen Xu Damao to be his elderly care provider?
Wow, you change your expression so quickly!
I'm afraid it's acting.
Li Aiguo turned his head to look at the Jia family, and sure enough, he saw Jia Zhang leaning on the door frame, sticking her head out of the house and looking towards the door of the Xu family.

The anger and jealousy on her face were visible to the naked eye.

Ha, the two families have started a secret war. Things in this courtyard are becoming more and more interesting.

The human loudspeaker in the compound is running all the time.

The retirement issue of Uncle Yi Zhonghai is the most frequently discussed topic among the residents of the courtyard after dinner.

When Li Aiguo picked up the enamel bowl and took a sip of the sweet sweet potato porridge, Chen Xueru also learned about this from Aunt Liu.

"Brother Aiguo, is Yi Zhonghai really going to give up Jia Dongxu and choose Xu Damao as his old man?"

"We don't know whether he has given up on Jia Dongxu, but Yi Zhonghai is not stupid enough to take a fancy to Xu Damao."

Xu Damao is a well-known "honest brother" in the compound, how could Yi Zhonghai not know him.

Choosing Xu Damao means ensuring that you will sleep on the street in your later years.

"Then Yi Zhonghai also gave cabbage to Xu Damao?"

"Oh, it's just to tell the Jia family and Jia Dongxu that Yi Zhonghai has other options."

"This compound is really too complicated." Miss Chen shook her head in annoyance.

"Don't worry about them, we just need to live our own lives well."

After dinner.

Li Aiguo kissed Miss Chen's smooth and fair face, then rode his bicycle to the locomotive depot humming a little tune.

the other side.

Inside Yi Zhonghai’s house.

After giving away the cabbage, Yi Zhonghai returned home with his hands behind his back.

An old lady came up to him and asked with concern, "Old Yi, did Xu Damao accept it?"

"Take it."

"Did Jia Zhang see it?"

“Yes.”

"That's great. Jia Zhang thought that we only had Jia Dongxu to take care of the elderly, and she was getting more and more excessive. Now that Xu Damao has joined, the people of the Jia family must be more careful."

The first lady breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Just now Qin Huairu wanted to apologize to me on behalf of Jia Zhang, but I stopped her."

Yi Zhonghai sat down to drink some tea, then sighed and said, "Xu Damao is unreliable and can only be used as a cover.

It would be great if Shazhu was still alive. That silly kid would be a suitable person to take care of the elderly.

It’s a pity that in order to protect Jia Dongxu, Sha Zhu was sent to jail.”

"Shazhu was sentenced to seven years. If he behaved better in prison, he would probably be released in five years."

The aunt now hated Jia Zhang so much that she became interested when she mentioned Sha Zhu.

Yi Zhonghai nodded and said, "If you have time, go to the railway fence to see Sha Zhu. We will make arrangements in advance."

The aunt nodded and agreed.

She knew that Yi Zhonghai's move this time was indeed intended to control the Jia family.

However, if the Jia family is really ignorant, then they can only place their hopes of caring for the elderly on Sha Zhu.

Xu Damao's family.

The cabbage was placed on the table. Xu Damao squatted beside it, looking left and right, unable to get enough.

The shape of the Chinese cabbage is round and full, and the whole head shines like a jade.

When you touch it with your hand, you can feel its soft texture, smooth and delicate.

The more he looked at it, the more he thought it was just an ordinary cabbage.

It's similar to the old witch's jade cabbage.

This is not cabbage, but respect.

"I really didn't expect that Yi Zhonghai would one day give me, Xu Damao, a gift."

Liu Lan coaxed Hailong and Haitao to eat breakfast, helped them carry their school bags, turned her head and looked at Xu Damao and said, "I'm afraid Yi Zhonghai is just pretending, and you are being used as a shield."

"Oh, you think I don't know."

Xu Damao straightened his back and said, "If Yi Zhonghai wants to use me, why can't I use him?"

Xu Damao seemed to remember something, raised his head and let out a wicked laugh.

This laughter made Liu Lan very depressed.

Xu Damao is smart and a man who knows how to deal with people, but he likes to use his intelligence in the wrong way.

If he had been as focused on his work as Li Aiguo, he would have become a leader long ago.

"Did you see that? In the future, you two must not learn from your Uncle Xu." Liu Lan was afraid that the children would learn bad things, so she warned Hailong and Haitao.

"I understand, Mom." The two children nodded obediently.

The laughter stopped abruptly, Xu Damao: “.”

He felt as if he had become Dorgon of the Qing Dynasty.

It's half past seven in the morning.

After finishing their meal, the residents in the compound packed their canvas bags and left their homes to go to work.

Jia Dongxu staggered out of the house, and just as he reached the front yard, he was hit hard from behind.

“A good dog stays out of the way.”

Jia Dongxu staggered after being knocked around. He turned around and saw that it was Xu Damao. He immediately clenched his fists in anger.

"Xu Damao, you bastard, if I don't beat you to a pulp today, I'm not Jia Dongxu!"

Jia Dongxu clenched his fist, but didn't dare to swing it.

why?

Can't beat it.

Jia Dongxu was posing and feeling awkward. He saw Yi Zhonghai coming towards him and subconsciously shouted, "Master, Xu Damao bullied me."

Yi Zhonghai did not reprimand Xu Damao as he did in the past. Instead, he said with a straight face, "I saw what happened just now. It snowed today and the ground was slippery. Damao was just careless. Is it necessary to yell at him? Do you still care about uniting the residents?"

Jia Dongxu was so angry that he almost fainted when he heard this.

"Sun thief, you will have trouble in the future."

Xu Damao took the opportunity to give Jia Dongxu a sly grin, then turned around and followed Yi Zhonghai.

"Master Yi, there seems to be something wrong with my chair. It's very inconvenient for the two children to write."

"It's a small matter. I'll help fix it when I get back from get off work."

The two walked side by side, talking and laughing as they headed out of the courtyard.

Jia Dongxu stood in the cold wind, feeling cold all over.

His master no longer cared about him.

Snowflakes were flying, covering the entire courtyard.

The capital city entered a cold winter.

Twenty days later.

It's time to harvest.

After returning from the drive and finishing the meeting, the comrades from the 131 driver group did not leave, but gathered in the courtyard of Li Aiguo's studio.

They all turned their eyes towards the wooden door and talked in low voices.

"Aiguo invited us to eat cucumbers today. It's just a small room. Why do I feel that this is unreliable?"

"What nonsense! I often help my master take care of those vegetables. Let me tell you, the vegetables are growing very well."

"Whether it is a mule or a donkey, we will know it later."

Amid the discussions, Li Aiguo and Miss Chen walked over.

After greeting everyone, he took out the key, unlocked the big iron lock, and gently pushed open the door.

嘶

Hiss
fizz

When I saw the situation inside the house clearly, a loud gasp echoed in the air.

Liu Qingquan, Lao Zheng, Cao Wenzhi and the others' eyes widened and their mouths could no longer close.

I saw that the shelves of the cultivation tray were covered with green cucumber leaves.

Thick cucumbers are hung on the rack, and small celery is planted on the cultivation plate on the other side. The celery is so juicy that it will produce a puddle of water when you pinch it.

In the back corner, there are more than a dozen tomatoes planted. The big red tomatoes are hanging on the branches like small lanterns.

It's almost like a farm here.

"Aiguo, I didn't expect that you, a train driver, can grow vegetables." Cao Wenzhi patted Li Aiguo's shoulder heavily.

Li Aiguo said: "We are train drivers, we know everything!"

Liu Qingquan: "What about having a baby?"

Li Aiguo: "."

He felt that this guy was playing tricks.

The yield of vegetables in the greenhouse exceeded Li Aiguo's imagination.

We harvested more than 30 cucumbers, dozens of kilograms of tomatoes, and dozens of kilograms of celery, loofah, eggplant, cowpea and other seven or eight kinds of vegetables.

This is the power of soilless cultivation.

Liu Qingquan didn't care about the cold and started eating a cucumber in the snow.

He stuffed the melon into his mouth, snapped it, and took a big bite.

The next second, his body suddenly shook, then his eyes widened and he was petrified on the spot.

"This cucumber"

"Is it that serious to eat a melon?"

After looking down on Liu Qingquan who was making a fuss, Cao Wenzhi also picked up a cucumber and took a bite.

Then, he was also petrified on the spot.

"Wow, so crunchy and sweet... this is the best cucumber I've ever eaten!"

Li Aiguo said: "The characteristic of the greenhouse is that the environment can be controlled. Both the temperature and humidity can be adjusted to the most suitable growth conditions for cucumbers. Therefore, it is normal that the taste is better than ordinary cucumbers."

It was the first time for the comrades of the 131st driver team to taste the cucumbers grown without soil. For a while, there were continuous sounds of snapping and snapping at the scene.

Watching them chewing cucumbers, Chen Xueru couldn't help but swallowing secretly.

She originally intended to be more reserved.
But this fragrance is so tempting.

Click.

Chen Xueru picked up the cucumber and took a bite.

Crisp and sweet.

A sweet and rich juice filled my mouth and then exploded...

too delicious!

When eating melons, one should not forget the people who planted them. Li Aiguo asked Miss Chen to pick more than ten cucumbers, wrap them in newspapers, and carry them to the office of Director Xing.

As a result, Director Xing Duan was not there.

According to Yan Jiecheng's explanation, it seemed that the Russians had come to purchase the hot packs again, and the person who came was of a high rank, so Director Xing needed to accompany him in person.

Li Aiguo put the cucumber on the desk, turned around and left.

He picked some cucumbers, tomatoes and various vegetables, put them in a canvas bag, and went home with Miss Chen.

Miss Chen took some of these vegetables and fruits back to her parents' home, and the rest were distributed to Aunt Liu, Zhang Gangzhu and the Nan Yi family.

It was the first time for Aunt Liu to eat cucumbers in the middle of winter, and her eyes narrowed slightly with joy.

"I heard that the princes in the capital could eat cucumbers in the winter. Now that we have been liberated and have become masters of our own destiny, we can also eat this rare delicacy."

He Yushui ran away holding a cucumber, obviously going to share it with the young policeman.

"Oh, such a juicy cucumber."

Liang Ladi's eyes lit up as she looked at the cucumbers, but she couldn't bear to eat them herself. She put most of them into the cupboard, took out one, broke it into small pieces, and gave them to Da Mao, Er Mao and other children.

The children held the cucumbers as if they had found a treasure and showed them off around the yard.

The cucumbers in the winter quickly attracted the attention of many residents.

When they learned that it was Li Aiguo who did it, all the residents gave him a thumbs up.

"Hey, that's amazing! The train driver can grow vegetables now."

Jia Zhang squatted at the door, drinking the northwest wind, and when she saw the cucumbers, she was so greedy that her saliva was almost flowing.

"That damn Li Aiguo, he knew that my old lady loved cucumbers the most, but he didn't send me any. He is really stingy."

She turned her head to look at Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu knew that Jia Zhang was up to something again, so she immediately turned around and went into the house.

"This daughter-in-law is becoming more and more disobedient."

Spitting, Jia Zhang narrowed her eyes and shouted at Damao, "Da Mao, is the cucumber in your hand spicy?"

Da Mao, who was chewing a cucumber, looked a little confused.

He looked at the cucumber, then at Jia Zhang: "Grandma Jia, the cucumber is sweet and the spicy one is the chili pepper."

"I don't believe it, how about you let me have a taste."

"Grandma Jia, do you think you are very smart?" Damao made a face at Jia Zhang, turned around and ran away.

Jia Zhangshi: "."

She felt that even children bullied her.

If it were in the past, she could still go to Yi Zhonghai's house and ask Yi Zhonghai and the aunt to come forward, but now the two families are almost becoming enemies.

Alas, this life is simply unbearable.

The next day is a rest day.

The cold wind was raging outside. Li Aiguo prepared the greenhouse vegetables, fruits and melons, and bought half a pound of lean meat, preparing to have hot pot with Miss Chen.

Just as I set up the pot in the house, the door was knocked open by Yan Jiecheng.

"Jiecheng, you came just in time. Please stay and have something to eat."

Yan Jiecheng looked at the bubbling hot pot, swallowed, and immediately shook his head as if he remembered something.

"Brother Aiguo, Director Xing wants to see you about something."

"Now?" Li Aiguo looked at the hot pot.

"He is at the gate of your studio." Yan Jiecheng said.

Well, as a train driver, when I encounter a mission, I have to set off even if there are dangers.

Li Aiguo picked up a big white steamed bun and was about to leave.

"It's cold outside, you should dress warmly." Seeing that her husband was going out on a mission, Chen Xueru hurriedly turned around and went into the house to get out a cotton coat for Li Aiguo to put on.

With her slender fingers fastening the buttons and removing the threads from her coat, Chen Xueru bit her lip and said in a nearly whispering voice, "Brother Aiguo, please come back soon."

Her eyes were already a little red at this time, and even Yan Jiecheng who was standing outside the door could see the reluctance on her face.

Yan Jiecheng turned his head slightly, he felt like he had eaten a mouthful of dog food.

"Don't worry! Just wait for me at home."

By the time Chen Xueru reacted, Li Aiguo and Yan Jiecheng had already rushed into the cold wind.

Chen Xueru rushed over quickly and watched their figures getting farther and farther away until they gradually disappeared in the wind and snow.

His fingers were clasped on the door frame, his knuckles turning white.

When Li Aiguo arrived at the door of the studio, he realized that Chen Xueru's worries were unnecessary.

This mission has nothing to do with driving.

I saw Section Chief Xing standing at the door of the studio with several section leaders. Next to him was a middle-aged Russian and next to him were four young Russians.

The middle-aged Russian wore a Budyanny hat, a military coat, a pair of black leather military boots, and a shiny mechanical watch on his wrist.
Especially that arrogant attitude. When he stands there, everyone thinks he is a big shot.

Those four young Russians are quite interesting.

He looked like a soldier, but he was wearing a Lenin suit with a bulge around his waist, and he was obviously carrying a weapon. When he stood, he intentionally or unintentionally surrounded the middle-aged Russian.

When they saw Li Aiguo approaching on a bicycle, their eyes immediately became alert and their hands reached to their waists.

Later, Captain Xing explained, and the four men did not draw their weapons.

It looks like he is a bodyguard like the internal security.

He brings his own bodyguards with him when he goes out. This guy must be a big shot.

It seemed that this was not a driving mission. Li Aiguo swallowed the steamed bun in a few gulps and rode over on his bicycle.

Even though they were far apart, Section Chief Xing pointed at Li Aiguo and introduced him to the Russian man beside him: "Mr. Andre, this is Comrade Li Aiguo, an outstanding employee of our locomotive section."

Andre walked over quickly and shook hands with Li Aiguo.

"Comrade Li Aiguo, nice to meet you."

"Hello, I'm Li Aiguo, a train driver from Qianmen Locomotive Depot," Li Aiguo greeted in fluent Russian.

But doubts arose in my mind. Why didn't this Russian guy introduce himself when we first met?
Director Xing Duan saw his confusion, walked up to Li Aiguo, pulled him aside, and quietly introduced Andre's identity.

Andrei's full name is Andrei Pavlovich Kirilenko, who is responsible for the purchase and sale of warm baby products.
He has a special status among the Russians. His father is a senior leader of Zaporizhia Oblast.
Just one sentence and Li Aiguo took a breath.

Exporting hot packs is a lucrative business.

Buy at a low price and sell at a high price, without worrying about sales problems, it is estimated that it can bring in a net profit of hundreds of thousands of rubles every month.

This wealth is enough to make people jealous.

However, transporting a large number of hot packs from Russia to Western Europe, especially under open armed escort, is something that not everyone can do.

And Andre was able to swallow this big piece of fat meat into his mouth. Wow, that's amazing.

A person like Andrei is different from Professor Kirov.

Although Professor Kirov has a high status on the surface and in the academic world, he has no foundation.

Andre and the family behind them can often influence the situation in the Russian country.

You don't really think that the oligarchic characteristics of the Russians appeared out of thin air, do you?
"Mr. Andre has taken a fancy to your cucumbers." Director Xing continued.

"Cucumbers?" Li Aiguo's face straightened, and he waved his hand and said, "Duanzhang, I'm not going to grow vegetables for the Russians."

"You misunderstood. Mr. Andre wanted to know how you grow your cucumbers. You also know that it is freezing cold over there, and the price of vegetables is very high."

After listening to Director Xing's explanation, Li Aiguo finally understood what was going on.

Yesterday, Section Chief Xing personally went to Jingcheng Station to welcome Andre back to the locomotive depot. He originally planned to send this distinguished guest away after handing over the hot pack.

Are you kidding? If something happens to a person of such an important status in the maintenance depot, it would be a big deal.

As a result, Andre happened to see the cucumber that Li Aiguo left in Director Xing's office.

The guy didn't hesitate and picked up the cucumber and stuffed it into his mouth.

By the time Director Xing Duan reacted, the entire cucumber had been swallowed into his stomach.

At that time, he exclaimed that the cucumber was so delicious and asked where he could buy such delicious cucumbers in the capital so that he could buy some to take back.

Director Xing was also confused. Who put the cucumber in his office?
After calling the comrades from the section office and asking them, we found out that Li Aiguo's greenhouse had a good harvest and the crops were specially sent here.

When Andre learned that the cucumbers were actually grown by a train worker, he immediately became excited and canceled his booked train ticket in order to visit the greenhouse.

"So, this trouble is caused by you." Xing Duanchang said dimly.

This guy can come up with something special even if he's just growing vegetables.

"Don't worry, Captain, maybe we can get some meat this time." Li Aiguo already understood Andre's thoughts at this time.

He walked up and said with a smile: "Mr. Andre, welcome to visit our waste heat greenhouse agricultural research project of Qianmen Locomotive Depot. The project is funded by Qianmen Locomotive Depot, with a total investment of tens of thousands of yuan and countless manpower."

As he spoke, Li Aiguo took out the key, opened the door, and took Andre into the greenhouse.

Director Xing was scratching his head outside in confusion. When did this project come about? What tens of thousands of dollars? Was Li Aiguo drunk?
Inside the greenhouse.

Li Aiguo pointed at the facilities and introduced: "Mr. Andre, what you are seeing now is the most advanced waste heat utilization technology in the world. The heat comes from the human body self-cleaning company of the locomotive section."

"What is the Human Self-Cleaning Company?" Andre suddenly asked in Beijing dialect?

".Bathroom." Li Aiguo said.

Andre: “.”

Duan Chang Xing: "."

Andre thought that the train driver really knew how to give names.

Just by changing the words, it sounds a lot more upscale.

After walking around the greenhouse, he asked, "Nowadays, the heat from just a few bathrooms can grow so many vegetables and fruits. What if there is a thermal power plant?"

Hiss. Even though Li Aiguo had seen a lot of the world, he couldn't help but take a breath.

We just use the waste heat from the bathroom, but they use it directly in the thermal power station.
However, the Russians do have more thermal power plants.

Li Aiguo said: "The principles are the same. As long as there is a stable heat source, it can be transformed into a waste heat greenhouse."

"Can you give me a design?" Andre asked.

After he finished speaking, he seemed to feel that the wording was a bit stiff, and added: "Dear train driver, please rest assured that the waste heat greenhouse is your research project, and we will pay you accordingly."

"Reward. Oh, what's the matter with money? We are all friends. Old An, come, try our tomatoes first." Li Aiguo enthusiastically grabbed Andre's arm, picked a tomato and handed it to him.

Andre took a bite and exclaimed: "To be honest, I have eaten everything in my life, but this is the first time I have eaten such delicious tomatoes."

"This is the benefit of soilless cultivation technology. Come, come, let me introduce it to you."

Seeing Andre, bewildered, being dragged by Li Aiguo to introduce the equipment in the greenhouse, Director Xing couldn't help but shiver.

I wonder if the train driver wants to pull Andre's underwear off.

Of course, Li Aiguo cannot do this, after all, there are several strong and muscular guards following him.

(End of this chapter)