The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 67 Arrival
"Attention all passengers, the 131 train you are taking is about to leave. Comrades who are shopping and doing business, please return to the compartment as soon as possible. We are the 131 youth package group of the Beijing train section."

In the clear and pleasant voice, Li Aiguo returned to the locomotive cab.

The co-driver, Master Liu, smiled at him: "I didn't expect you to be really good at it. The kick just now was too relieved."

"Heh, you can't be lenient when dealing with Tianjin Wei's gangsters."

Li Aiguo checked the dashboard, made sure that the pointers were within the normal range, and prepared to start the train.

He turned to look at Master Liu.

"Comrade co-pilot, observe the situation outside."

Master Liu turned sideways and looked forward, and reported: "The signal light is not open, and it cannot be activated for the time being."

"What happened?"

Li Aiguo frowned.

It stands to reason that the bell has sounded at the station, the doors have been closed, and the train should be able to leave directly.

Master Liu poked his head out and looked at it for a while, then reported: "An old lady who was riding the bus seemed to go to the non-staple food store next to the platform to buy goods, but she didn't hear the departure bell."

"Fortunately, her husband was in the car, heard the radio, and told the flight attendant to open the door."

"Now the old lady is running here, and I have to wait for 2 minutes."

Heh, I didn't expect the suggestion I just made to be effective.

The corners of Li Aiguo's mouth curled up slightly.

of course.

The suggestion can be implemented thanks to the fact that people in this era have a relatively high ideological consciousness.

Most of the staff on the railway also have the concept of serving the people.

If you put it in later generations, you can only enjoy this kind of treatment unless you have a passport.

……

After passing Beicang Station and Yangcun Station, the time came to 12:30 noon.

The co-driver, Master Liu, picked up the route map and checked it carefully. He saw that it would take a long time to reach the next station, and the railway passed through flat terrain.

At this moment, the train runs smoothly and does not need to be manipulated by the driver.

He put down the route map, looked at Li Aiguo and said, "Driver, should we have lunch?"

Li Aiguo checked the instrument and saw that the pointers were all within the safe range. He took out a first-class train meal ticket from his pocket and handed it over: "Master Liu, please go to the dining car."

Old Zheng, the fireman, also took out a train meal label from his pocket and handed it over, but it was only a second-class meal ticket.

There is a professional term for the meal on the train in this era, which is called 'train meal'.

Train meals are divided into four types: A, B, C, and D according to the price.

You only need money to buy meal coupons, not food stamps.

Passengers who need meals need to buy meal tickets in the dining car,

The type of meal is not indicated on the meal ticket, which feels like opening a blind box.

There isn't much to eat in this day and age.

Class A meals are served with a bit of meat, Class B meals are white rice, and Class C meals are black steamed buns with stick noodle porridge and small pickles.

However, due to the affordable price and no need for food stamps, many passengers still choose to eat on the train.

Members of the package group can receive meal tickets of the corresponding level according to their level before boarding the bus.

The driver, the co-driver, and the conductor are first-class meals.

Firemen, flight attendants, water delivery personnel, and marshals are second-class meals.

Also.

In addition to meal tickets, each person can also receive two tea coupons.

Li Aiguo was a little surprised that drinking water on the train cost money.

But if you think about it carefully, you will be relieved.

There were very few tea stove wagons on the railways in this era, and even the best-equipped Beijing Railway Bureau only had more than 20 tea stove wagons.

On trains without tea stove cars, the boiled water that passengers drink is placed in special iron buckets, and is carried up from the platform by conductors and station staff.

The labor cost has increased greatly, so it is natural to sell it to the outside world.

The price of a cup of tea is 200 old coins, equivalent to 2 cents in new dollars.

(The old currency is the first set of RMB, the highest denomination is 50000 yuan coupons, issued in 48 years and discontinued in 55 years.)
Of course, tea tickets also have segment tickets.

Pass holders can drink unlimited boiled water on the train, and the price is 1 cents.

This may be the so-called reason to walk around the world, and it is difficult to move an inch without money.

While Master Liu was going to pick up food from the dining car, Li Aiguo took out the tea coupon and played with it in his hands.

The tea coupon is actually a rectangular piece of cardboard with the number and section of the train printed in ink.

The slogans of "Participate in savings and support socialist construction" and "Peace-loving people all over the world unite more closely" are printed on the back.

The rough printing process and loud slogans have some characteristics of the times.

While playing with it, the car door was pushed open, and Master Liu came back with three aluminum lunch boxes and a bottle of beer in his hand.

There is no label on the beer bottle, and the logo of the railway bureau is printed on the bottle.

Li Aiguo knew that this beer was produced by a brewery affiliated to a part of the railway.

It is specially sold on the railway, no alcohol ticket is required, and each bottle costs 3 cents. Passengers call it train beer.

"Master Liu, I'm so excited today, I'm going to be on the train."

Old Zheng, the fireman, saw Beer's eyes and joked.

"Cough, it's mine." Master Liu handed the lunch box and beer to Li Aiguo with an envious expression: "Someone gave it to our driver Li."

Li Aiguo took the beer, a little confused: "Who is so generous?"

"It's Comrade Zhang Yazhi from the crew." Master Liu laughed, "Maybe it's to thank you for helping her stop that bastard."

The locomotive was smoky and the temperature was as high as [-] degrees. Li Aiguo was already thirsty.

Seeing the hardcover notebook hanging in front of the top of the head, take it down.

From the bottom up, with a sudden wave.

Snapped!
The bottle cap flew out, and a faint white mist came out.

Master Liu was dumbfounded: "Okay, this move is smooth enough."

Li Aiguo smiled faintly, and said in his heart: Thank you Miss Shauyin.

He pulled out the enamel jar from below, and dumped most of it.

Then he looked up at Master Liu and Master Zheng: "I say two, where are your tanks?"

Master Liu and Master Zheng did not expect that Li Aighui would give them the beer.

You know, a bottle of beer costs [-] cents, enough to buy dozens of catties of stick noodles.

"What are you doing in a daze, the crew is out of the car, food and drink are never separated from each other, half of the meeting is divided.

We are all comrades in a collective, and when we have something good, we must share it.

Two old men, chirping and chirping like girls. "

Li Aiguo's eyes widened.

It seems a little strange for a young man to say such things to two old masters.

But at this moment, Master Liu and Master Zheng were only moved.

Master Liu watched the beer's Adam's apple twitch, and said, "Since Aiguo said so, my old Liu will take advantage of you once."

Master Zheng also nodded: "Yes, the comrades in our crew are all brothers and sisters."

The three enamel was raised high, collided with each other, and drank it all in one gulp.

After drinking the beer, his pores shivered, and his whole body felt refreshed.

After drinking the beer, Li Aiguo put the beer bottle into the canvas bag, which can be exchanged for 2 cents in the dining car.

Li Aiguo checked the dashboard with Master Liu before opening the aluminum lunch box.

The lunch box is fried pork with shredded potatoes.

The lunch boxes of Master Zheng and Master Liu are stir-fried peppers with carrots.

The staple food is white rice.

The chef's skill is average, maybe because of the green vegetables and black pork, Li Aiguo thinks the taste is very good.

After Li Aiguo finished his meal, he realized that Master Zheng had already finished eating, and he brought a bottle of boiling water from the tea stove cart.

He poured some boiling water into the lunch box, shook the lunch box from side to side, and began to sip, sip, and drink.

Wiping off the water stains on his beard, he smiled at Li Aiguo: "After the meal, rinse the lunch box with boiling water, which is equivalent to turning the original soup into the original food. Patriotic you should also be a little bit."

He didn't realize that since he got in the car, he had been calling Li Aiguo the driver Li, but now he called him Aiguo.

"Then I'm partial to you, the whole time!"

Li Aiguo smiled and handed over the lunch box.

Full of wine and food, full of energy.

At this time, the train also entered Beicang Station.

Li Aiguo began to concentrate on getting busy.

The train driver's time is spent in the sound of the wheels hitting the rails.

At 03:30 in the afternoon, the train arrived at Jincheng Terminal on time.

Accompanied by a harsh friction sound, the train stopped steadily on the platform.

At this moment, Li Aiguo finally let go of his heart.

The return trip was driven by the driver Cao Wenzhi, and his debut was a perfect ending.

Just as he was excited, Master Zheng's voice came from his ears.

"Hey, Li Aiguo, you are really amazing."

"Including the last shovel of coal I filled, it was exactly 2718 shovels of coal, which was only 18 shovels wrong from your estimate."

Master Zheng was holding a coal shovel with an expression of disbelief.

He has been a fireman for so many years, but he can't figure out how many shovels of coal are needed.

How did this kid know?
"What the hell?"

At this time, Cao Wenzhi, who came to take over, opened the door and came in with the co-driver and fireman of the regular team.

(End of this chapter)