The train driver in the courtyard

As the saying goes: Even a rotten condom can fill a hole.

What's more, the mouse catching board is a super high-tech product that integrates biotechnology, chemical technology, macromolecular science, mouse movement physics, etc.

The effect of the mouse-catching board was beyond Li Aiguo's expectations.

Li Aiguo transformed it into a fly-catching board.

After the fly-catching boards were distributed to the people in Beijing.

People with good hands-on skills actually used this thing to catch bedbugs by changing the bait, turning it into a bedbug sticking board.

The points that can be exchanged for a bedbug are equal to those for two flies.

After hearing the news, Li Aiguo gave a thumbs up, thinking that the working people are really wise.

In these years, all efforts will be rewarded.

After sending people to investigate the four-bug eradication work at the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, the Ministry of Railways listened to Li Aiguo's opinions and immediately promoted the use of rat-catching boards, fly-catching boards, and bedbug-catching boards throughout the railway system.

Sticky boards have been placed in every locomotive depot, switchyard, railway factory and train carriage across the country.

In just a few days, they harvested tens of thousands of kilograms of rats, flies, and bedbugs.

Minister Teng seemed very excited when he learned the news from the Railway Extermination Command.

He said at a work meeting: "Li Aiguo has completed at least one-third of our work on eliminating the four evils."

"Yes, rats especially like to gnaw on electrical wires. Recently there are fewer rats and the train failure rate has also decreased," said the deputy minister in charge of production safety.

The director in charge of passenger services said: "Since the use of fly traps, there are no more flies in the carriages and passengers rarely complain."

For a while, everyone praised the mouse-catching board to the highest level.

The Four-No-Complaints Specialist from the Yangcheng Railway Bureau felt that he should also speak.

He raised his hand and said, "Luckily it's a sticky board that can catch mice. If it were something else, there would be no way to catch the bedbugs in the carriage."

Hear the words.

Many northern leaders looked at the Yangcheng commissioner.

"What kind of bedbug is so big that you need a mousetrap to catch it?"

Minister Teng's hometown is Hunan Province. He is familiar with the southern bugs and nodded to the Yangcheng Commissioner.

"Have you brought it? Let them see it!"

The Yangcheng Commissioner took out a fist-sized thing from his canvas bag and placed it on the table.

That thing turned out to be a stink bug, with two very long tentacles, even more than ten centimeters long, and long wings.

Hiss. The northern leaders all took a deep breath.

Compared with this thing, the northern bedbug is just a small kelp that can be crushed with one foot.

This thing is so big that if you step on it, it will probably limp away.

"If there weren't mouse traps, there would be nothing we could do with this thing!" the leaders sighed.

A leader raised his hand and suggested: "We got the technology to make glued boards from Li Aiguo. His workers are so supportive of our work to eliminate the four stagnations. Shouldn't we also show some appreciation?"

Minister Teng nodded and said, "Those who have made contributions should be rewarded. I think we should award Li Aiguo the title of "Railway Four-point Expert", the title of "Qianmen Locomotive Depot Advanced Collective", and the title of "Qianmen Locomotive Depot Maintenance Workshop Advanced Four-point Workshop". And we should commend the relevant personnel."

The deputy minister nodded: "I agree. But the fly bait seems to be provided by a chef named Nan Yi.

He is not from our railway department, so we should give him some recognition.”

Another deputy minister raised his hand: "According to convention, a certificate of commendation should be issued as encouragement."

The deputy minister suggested: "Let's add an enamel pot and a blanket, so that people don't think our railway big brother is stingy."

After discussing for a while, Minister Teng made the final decision: "It's decided. Now let's start studying the next item. The electrification of the Baoji-Chengdu Railway has been put on the agenda.

This railway line, which connects Longhai in the north, Chengdu-Chongqing in the east, and Chengdu-Kunming in the south, is the first railway trunk line connecting the northwest and southwest of my country.

Electrified railways are the future of railways, and railway signals are the foundation of electrification. The signal research work at the Railway Research Institute needs to be accelerated!"

Liu Guozhang was sitting below. When his name was called, he stood up and made a promise.

But he had no idea in his mind.

The research on automated signals went smoothly, but the key issue was that there were problems with the development of the corresponding electronic tube computer.

Li Aiguo went there personally to conduct research, but the problem has not been solved until now, and no one knows what the situation is.

After the meeting.

Liu Guozhang originally wanted to send Engineer Dong to inquire about Li Aiguo's work progress, but after thinking about it carefully, he gave up the idea.

This kid should be going to the department to receive his award by now, so I won’t disturb him.

******
"Go to the Ministry to receive the award?"

noon.

Li Aiguo had just finished eating beetroot soup and was planning to practice using the sledgehammer with the Russian scientist when he suddenly received a notice from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

"Receive the award? Where?"

"Ministry of Railways? And you want to bring Nan Yi with you? Just wait."

Hammering a vacuum tube computer is not as fun as receiving an award. Li Aiguo solemnly handed the hammer to Markov.

"Old Ma, you took my side this time, please let me go next time."

"."

Markov took the sledgehammer excitedly.

He was happily hammering away at his computer by himself, but then a bandit came and claimed to be a developer, and wanted to take turns hammering away at it with him.

Happiness is immediately halved.

Now that the bandit is in trouble, he can be happy with his hammer again.

Hearing a clanging sound behind him, Li Aiguo pedaled his bicycle like a rocket and rushed out of Factory 738.

He did not go directly to the ministry, but returned to the courtyard.

I had just finished lunch.

The residents in the compound all sat at the gate, digesting their food and chatting.

Li Aiguo greeted the residents and pushed his bicycle inside.

As soon as I entered the crescent gate, I saw Jia Zhang wandering around the central courtyard holding a wooden board.

Jia Zhang was also a person who loved to join in the fun. On weekdays, she liked to hang out and chat with that group of old ladies and young wives.

But now she has a wooden board on her hand.

The wooden board is very large, and holding it in your hand is like holding a sign that says "stay away". It would be too embarrassing to take it out.

So Jia Zhang could only hide in the courtyard.

Seeing Li Aiguo coming in, Jia Zhang rolled her eyes in anger and was about to open her mouth to curse.

Li Aiguo suddenly said, "Jia's wife, lift it higher and hold the board towards the sun. That way, the glue will age faster."

Our Li Aiguo is a kind-hearted person, so of course he will help the residents enthusiastically.

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang immediately raised the sign high.

"Is this okay? Patriotic?"

"almost."

Li Aiguo nodded with satisfaction at Jia Zhang, then turned and walked to the door of Nan Yi's house.

"Just like that, just hold on for a few days and the board can be taken down."

Jia Zhang's heart was filled with hope. She stood there holding a wooden board facing the sun and turned into a sunflower.
Li Aiguo knocked on Nan Yi's door and told Nan Yi that he was going to the department to receive the award.

"I won a prize too?!" Nan Yi's eyes opened wide, full of astonishment.

He couldn't believe his ears and kept asking himself in his mind: "How is this possible? Is this really true?"

"You provided the fly bait formula, and you also contributed to the elimination of the four evils, so naturally you deserve the award."

Seeing that Nan Yi didn't move, Li Aiguo asked, "Is it inconvenient for you? Then I will bring the certificate back for you."

"It's convenient, so convenient! Wait a minute." Nan Yi finally reacted and rushed into the house quickly.

Are you kidding? This is the first time he has won an award in his life, how can he miss it!

Liang Ladi was helping Xiuer comb her hair. When she learned that Nan Yi was going to receive the award, she became excited.

"Nan Yi, the Ministry of Railways is an important occasion, we can't embarrass ourselves."

Liang Ladi found a brand new Zhongshan suit for Nan Yi, combed his side-parted hair until it was shiny, and changed his leather shoes for him.

When Nan Yi walked out, Liang Ladi rushed out from behind and pinned a pen on his chest.

Haha, this is not a cook at all, he is obviously a great intellectual!
Li Aiguo smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Nan Yi is not ugly in appearance, but his face always makes people feel a little evil.

People who don't know him might think he is a domestic violence man with serious violent tendencies.

Or you may think that he is a villain who looks handsome and gentle, but is extremely sinister and vicious in his heart.

No wonder he suffered so much in the original timeline.

Because Nan Yi took some time to dress up and put on makeup, it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon when the two arrived at the Ministry of Railways.

At this time, Section Chief Xing of Qianmen Locomotive Depot and Director Zhang of the Maintenance Workshop also arrived.

"Aiguo, our maintenance workshop was able to win the honor this time, thanks to you." Director Zhang rushed up and shook Li Aiguo's hand tightly.

The structure of the mouse-catching board is very simple, and even a third-tier factory that makes popsicles can make it. The maintenance workshop is essentially getting an honor.

"Old Zhang, look at what you said. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to make it by myself."

"Aiguo, the time is up, let's go in quickly and don't keep the leader waiting for too long."

Director Xing Duan raised his wrist to check the time, then led a few people into the department.

The ministry was busy with the electrification of the Baoji-Chengdu Railway, and Minister Teng went to attend a meeting. The person who presented the awards to the few people was Deputy Minister Zhang, who was in charge of the work of eliminating the four evils.

Section Chief Xing and Director Zhang received collective honors and each received a grand certificate.

Li Aiguo received a big prize certificate, an enamel pot, a pen, and a radio ticket.

We already have a radio at home, so this ticket can be given to Chen Xingyi, my second brother-in-law who has just returned from Baoding a few years ago. His family is a little worse off than most other families.

The most excited one was Nan Yi.

He won a big certificate, an enamelware mug, and a blanket.

Ride the bike back to the compound.

Li Aiguo was walking home with his things when Nan Yi suddenly stopped and said, "Brother Aiguo, I think I sprained my leg."

"How could he sprain his leg for no reason?" Li Aiguo felt strange. He was riding the bicycle and Nan Yi was sitting behind him, so there was no way anything could happen to him.

Nan Yi smiled awkwardly: "I don't know either. You are busy with work, go back first, I will walk slowly."

"OK then."

Li Aiguo was indeed anxious to go to Factory 738, but he didn't care and pushed his bicycle back home.

At this time, Nan Yi looked at the old women sitting at the door. He took out the award certificate from his canvas bag, held it in his hand, and said as he walked: "The color of this award certificate is actually golden yellow. Wow, it's really beautiful. Look at this five-pointed star, it's shining brightly."

The third aunt was sewing pants for Yan Jiedi. She looked up at Nan Yi and asked, "Nan Yi, is that a certificate in your hand? Did your Da Mao win another award?"

Damao has excellent academic performance. He always ranks first in the class in every exam and often wins awards.

Nan Yi held up the award certificate and said, "It's not Damao, it's me who won the award. It's the title of Little Helper of the Ministry of Railways. Look, how red the seal is. As expected of the Ministry of Railways, the ink used is of the best quality."

Without waiting for the third aunt to ask any questions, Nan Yi handed the certificate to her.

The three aunts cooperated and exclaimed: "Oh, Nan Yi, you are honored!"

Second Aunt, Aunt Liu, Aunt Zhang and seven or eight other aunts in the compound also gathered around, looked at the certificate, and praised Nan Yi.

Nan Yi had never felt so honored in his life, he was so happy that he couldn't even walk.

"The certificate is nothing. The Ministry of Railways also gave me an enamel pot and a blanket as a reward. Look, this blanket is made of pure wool!"

Seeing the blanket in Nan Yi's hand, the old women exclaimed again and praised Nan Yi for his promising future.

The second aunt felt a little jealous. Apart from anything else, this kind of blanket could not be bought with money.

Asked: "Nan Yi, how did you get involved with the Ministry of Railways and win an award?"

"It's my brother Aiguo. You may not know that I gave the fly-catching formula to Aiguo a while ago. It was originally a small matter.

Who knew that the patriotic brothers would put my name on the list as well. " Nan Yi explained the whole story.

Those old ladies and young wives immediately envied Nan Yi's good luck.

There are many folk remedies these days, and it can even be said that every household has some folk remedies hidden. Even if you take them out, you will get a verbal compliment at most.

How could he be like Nan Yi, who won a big award and had an enamel pot and a blanket?

"Aiguo is indeed a kind and righteous kid. If it were Yi Zhonghai, I'm afraid you wouldn't even be able to write your name on it."

"Yes, you won a prize with just a simple recipe. Nan Yi, you made a fortune."

"I also have a folk remedy at home, but it's for a boy. When Chen Xueru gets pregnant, I'll send it to her."

Nan Yi walked into the compound with the certificate.

Seeing the third uncle picking up small fish under the eaves, he held up the certificate and said, "Third uncle, you are well educated, can you check if there are any typos on my certificate?"

Uncle Three: “.”

He felt that Nan Yi was too cocky.

Just like that, Nan Yi was holding the award certificate all the way, but he got lost in the small courtyard and it took him two hours to get back home.

All the residents in the compound knew the news that Nan Yi had won the award.

Liu Haizhong sat at home drinking alone, muttering quietly: "With just a folk remedy, Nan Yi won a big prize? This is so unfair."

The second aunt said angrily: "Old man, isn't it because of Li Aiguo? I told you not to follow Yi Zhonghai, but you didn't listen."

Liu Haizhong picked up the wine glass and drank it all, then he sighed deeply: "Yi Zhonghai is the eldest uncle in our compound, and he is considered my leader."

"Now Li Aiguo's neighborhood patrol team has taken away most of the power of your manager." The second aunt reminded.

"Who would have thought that Yi Zhonghai was so useless!"

Liu Haizhong became furious when he mentioned this matter. He poured another glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

"I will bring some gifts to Li Aiguo tomorrow."

"What about today?" Second Aunt wondered.

Liu Haizhong stood up, picked up his belt, pointed at Liu Guangfu who was hiding at the door and eavesdropping, and a sinister smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Begin by beating the child today."

"Oh, this old Liu has started beating the kids again."

Liu Guangfu's screams were heard in the courtyard. A kind-hearted aunt couldn't bear to hear the child crying, so she stood up and closed the door.

"Old man, I just saw Nan Yi won a prize." An old lady poured a bowl of medicine for Yi Zhonghai and brought it to the bed in the inner room.

After Yi Zhonghai was sent to the hospital, he was diagnosed with a heart disease by a doctor.

This disease has no cure. After recovering in the hospital, the doctor prescribed some medicine and told Yi Zhonghai to go home and rest.

The current Yi Zhonghai has lost all of his former authority.

His face was as pale as paper, without a trace of blood, and his eyes, deep in his sunken eye sockets, had lost their former luster and were now dull and lifeless.

Yi Zhonghai reached out his trembling hand and took the bowl, swallowing the bitter Chinese medicine into his stomach.

The mouth tastes bitter, and the heart tastes even more bitter.

He is a great uncle, but now Li Aiguo has taken away his power.

Originally, he could have shown off his power in front of residents like Nan Yi who came from a relatively poor family, but in the end, Nan Yi got the honor.

"This damn Li Aiguo must be killed."

Yi Zhonghai missed Sha Zhu a little.

If Sha Zhu was still in the compound, he could at least rush over and beat Nan Yi up.

Even if he comes out to smooth things over, Li Aiguo and Nan Yi will lose face.

"Old man, don't get excited. The doctor said that your illness is caused by anger." The aunt regretted telling Yi Zhonghai the news.

Yi Zhonghai let out a long sigh and stared at the dark ceiling.

He finally understood how the deaf old lady felt.

Jia family.

After being a sunflower for two hours, Jia Zhang couldn't stand it anymore.

She quietly slipped back home and asked Qin Huairu to help her rub her sore wrist.

After learning that Nan Yi won the award, Jia Zhang felt very wronged.

She was the first person to be caught by the mouse-catching board, and she also made a great contribution to the development of the mouse-catching board. Why couldn't she win the award?

"This bastard Li Aiguo just doesn't like our family!"

Jia Dongxu took the opportunity to say, "Mom, don't be angry. Nan Yi and Li Aiguo received the honor from the Ministry of Railways, not from our local area. Wait for me to catch more mice in a few days, and I guarantee that I can bring back the title of advanced individual in eliminating four kinds of mice for you."

Jia Zhang looked at Jia Dongxu with admiration: "My son, you are still filial!"

She turned her head and glared at Qin Huairu: "Qin Huairu, you should learn from this. Don't be so idle all day and don't even feed me, an old woman. When my son becomes an advanced person in the family, you will be proud, right?"

Qin Huairu stopped and was about to speak when a voice came through the window.

"Good news! Li Aiguo has made a significant contribution to the process of eliminating the four evils in Beijing and has been awarded the title of Advanced Individual in the process. Nan Yi provided the formula and was awarded the title of Little Helper in the process. You should hurry to the headquarters to claim the award!"

Jia Zhang was excited, but when she heard this, she was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth.

"Something happened, stop rubbing it."

Jia Zhang pushed Qin Huairu away, opened the door and walked out.

Seeing that the person who was shouting was Officer Wang from the Street Office, she ran over and blocked Officer Wang's way.

"Secretary Wang, you must be mistaken! Except for the fourth one, the first one belongs to my son Jia Dongxu. How could you give it to Li Aiguo?"

These words completely confused Secretary Wang.

"How come your Jia Dongxu has become one of the advanced people among the four?"

Jia Zhang puffed out her chest and said, "My son has the potential to be an advanced person in eliminating four evils! In just one month, he has caught 25 rats, more than 300 flies, more than 50 bedbugs, and more than 100 mosquitoes."

Secretary Wang said, "Old lady of the Jia family, you may not know that the mouse trap invented by Comrade Li Aiguo has been promoted throughout the country. In just one day, people from all over the country used the mouse trap to catch hundreds of thousands of mice, millions of flies, and hundreds of thousands of bedbugs. Who do you think should be the advanced person in eliminating four kinds of bugs?"

The residents who were watching only knew that Li Aiguo had come up with something good again, but it was the first time they heard that the mouse-trapping board could be so effective.

Their eyes when they looked at Jia Zhang were suddenly full of mockery.

Yan Jiecheng said with a smile: "Ms. Jia Zhang, Brother Aiguo has made great contributions to the country in eliminating the four evils. Can your Jia Dongxu compare with him? He is also an advanced individual in eliminating the four evils. Why doesn't Jia Dongxu go to heaven?"

The second aunt also said: "Yes, the whole country is using patriotic mouse-catching boards, and it is only right and proper to award the advanced individual to patriotism."

Seeing that she was isolated and helpless, Jia Zhang turned her eyes to Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu, hoping that they could come forward to help.

However, Jia Dongxu immediately lowered his head. Just kidding, no matter how arrogant he was, he knew that he could not compare with the man who caught hundreds of thousands of mice.

Qin Huairu was completely stunned at this time.

Li Aiguo easily won the title of advanced individual in eliminating four kinds of diseases. Jia Dongxu could only squat in the public toilet and guard against flies. The difference between the two was obvious.

Qin Huairu regretted it very much
Jia Zhang had no choice but to say unwillingly: "I don't care, I just think this is a shady operation! I don't accept it."

Secretary Wang looked Jia Zhang up and down and said, "What nonsense are you talking about! This is a notice issued by our Beijing City Elimination of the Four Great Demons Headquarters. If you have any opinions or objections, go and tell the headquarters!"

After hearing this, Jia Zhang was speechless.

Don’t think that the Fourth Command Center doesn’t look like a formal department.

But you have to know that in this context, the power is very great.

Even more than the relevant administrative departments.

The highest-ranking leader Jia Zhang had ever seen in her life was only the district chief. How could she dare to show her teeth in front of the commander-in-chief?

The residents in the compound were also shocked by the news.

Li Aiguo and Nan Yi have just won honors from the Ministry of Railways, and now they have received local awards. Isn't this a double whammy!
Li Aiguo had already learned the news from Chen Xueru, but he didn't expect the award to be given so soon, so he was able to remain calm.

At Nan Yi's house, Liang Ladi was stunned when she heard the shouting.

Shock overwhelmed her like a tide, the disbelief in her eyes was clearly visible, and her body was as stiff as a sculpture.

After a long time, a voice came out of the stiff throat: "Nan Yi, your ancestral tomb was blown up?!"

Nan Yi didn't expect that he could win two awards in one day.

Although he won the award with others, with his background, what else did he need?

His heart was pounding as if it was going to jump out of his chest. "Lady, hurry up and give me some more hair oil. Also, go buy some fruit right now."

"Why buy fruits?" Liang Ladi wondered.

Nan Yi said excitedly: "You reminded me just now. This is an honor that our Nan family has never had in several lifetimes. After receiving the award, I will take it to the ancestral grave and let the ancestors of the Nan family have a look."

Although it is important to set new trends these days, no one would object to giving some fruit as a gift.

Liang Ladi nodded heavily: "Don't worry, I will definitely buy the best fruits this time."

Nan Yi was silent for a moment, then said, "Let's go buy it from Da Kui. He will give us a discount for the sake of our patriotic brothers."

Liang Ladi: “.”

This was the first time for Li Aiguo to win two big prizes in one day.

I rode my bicycle and rushed all the way to the headquarters of the Fourth Army.

At the command center, in addition to awarding Li Aiguo a certificate of merit, the command center also rewarded him with an extra radio ticket.

At sunset, the capital city seemed to be cast under a spell, dyed with a layer of warm and brilliant colors.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the mottled vermilion plaque of the courtyard, reflecting golden light, as if the entire courtyard is shining with sparks of hope.

Chen Xueru first picked up the two big award certificates and looked at them for a moment, then looked at the two radio tickets on the table and couldn't help swallowing.

You know, it’s difficult for ordinary residents to get one radio ticket nowadays, let alone two.

Radio tickets are fine, as long as you have money, you can always buy them on the black market.

The key is to get the title of advanced individual in addition to the four.

This is the most popular title in the capital right now.

It symbolizes honor and glory.

Starting from yesterday, Chen Xueru felt that her colleagues seemed to respect her more.

Even the deputy directors in the subdistrict office would greet Chen Xueru warmly when they saw her now.

Chen Xueru knew that this was all because of the title Li Aiguo got.

"Brother Aiguo, should I frame it and hang it on the wall?"

"can."

Li Aiguo replied, picked up the pen again, and started writing and drawing on the drawing.

Zong Xianfeng has already drawn up the sketches of two devices, a fly shocker and a mosquito shocker. As long as some improvements are made, he can produce both the fly shocker and the mosquito shocker.

The ministry is urging the electrification of the Baoji-Chengdu Railway.

Once these two pieces of equipment are delivered, we need to immediately focus our attention on the research of automatic railway signals.

Of course, these things can be done step by step.

Today is a big day, so of course we have to celebrate it well.

Chen Xueru cooked a large table of dishes, including braised tofu, fried potatoes with meat, spicy and sour cabbage, and stir-fried peanuts.

He even poured Li Aiguo a glass of the freshly brewed Linggui wine.

"Brother Aiguo, come, have a drink to celebrate." Chen Xueru brought the glass of wine to Li Aiguo.

Li Aiguo stared at her flushed little face, how could he not know what she meant.

The night was quiet.

The night is dark.

Li Aiguo did not return to the inner room. After putting down the drawings, he waved to Chen Xueru.

Chen Xueru pursed her lips and looked back at the door.

Then she walked over slowly, sat on Li Aiguo's lap, and put her arms around his neck.

The weather in May has started to get hot. Chen Xueru is wearing a thin short-sleeved shirt, showing off her curvy figure to the fullest.

She had just finished a shower, and the smell of soap mixed with musk on her body was particularly pleasant.

Li Aiguo buried his head in her arms and smelled the scent.

"Brother Aiguo, don't be here." Chen Xueru narrowed her eyes, her cheeks flushed, and said softly and coquettishly.

(End of this chapter)