The train driver in the courtyard

In the following period of time, the Li family lived happily relying on the mutton.

Yan Jiecheng has never returned since he went to the switchman station.

The third aunt was worried that something might happen, so she asked Li Aiguo to find out about Yan Jiecheng.

Li Aiguo felt strange: "Auntie, Yan Jiecheng is a grown man now. He is going to work at the switch station, not to the battlefield."

The third aunt explained awkwardly: "Before Jie Cheng left, your third uncle gave him a hunting rifle, thinking that he could go up the mountain to earn some extra money."

Li Aiguo was shocked. There were many jackals, tigers, leopards and wild boars in the mountains of Mentougou these days, and several people were injured every year.

Before the switchmen go to work, Director She from the Education Office has to remind them not to leave the railway line, let alone go up the mountain.

"There's a phone call from Mentougou. I'll go to Duanli and call Jie Cheng."

Li Aiguo rode his bicycle to the section, borrowed the phone in the dispatching room, and contacted Yan Jiecheng.

Facts have proved that the worries of the three aunts were not unnecessary.

Yan Jiecheng was injured!

This guy kept the third uncle's instructions in mind and prepared to go up the mountain to hunt a leopard so that he could show off in front of Yu Li in the future.

In the end, he didn't encounter a leopard, but he did encounter a pheasant.

Yan Jiecheng was not a picky person, so he decided to start his business with pheasant.

He pulled the trigger - but the gun didn't fire.

What to do? I have to tinker with it.

As a result, the gun went off accidentally.

Fortunately, the ammunition had been stored for decades and had long since become ineffective. Apart from his burnt hair, Yan Jiecheng suffered no other injuries.

His hair was now as if it had been chewed by a dog, and he was too embarrassed to see anyone, so he simply stayed in the switchman station to recuperate, and did not even come back during the shift change.

After Li Aiguo told the third aunt the news, she breathed a sigh of relief and returned home to complain harshly to the third uncle.

While the third uncle was perfunctorily answering the third aunt, he was trying to figure out where to get some cheap ammunition to send to Yan Jiecheng.

Time has unknowingly come to the beginning of December, and the work in the locomotive depot is busier than usual.

Especially this year the competition for advanced chartered trains is more intense than ever before. Li Aiguo concentrates on driving the big train between Beijing and Tianjin.

On this day, Li Aiguo had just arrived at the locomotive depot and was about to attend a morning meeting when he was notified to go to the Railway Research Institute to attend a meeting.

Well, today I can be lazy again.

Li Aiguo went into the passenger transport workshop director's office and asked for leave. The director waved at him and said, "Driver Li, go quickly. Don't delay the research institute's work."

Although the Railway Research Institute does not directly manage the various locomotive depots, its level is one level higher than the General Administration, so the passenger workshop naturally has to cooperate well.

Li Aiguo rode his bicycle, braving the cold wind, all the way to the Railway Research Institute.

A big red banner was hung on the office building, celebrating the "complete success of the electrification renovation of the Lingguanxia section of the Baoji-Chengdu Railway!"

The bright red color made Li Aiguo's face turn red, and he couldn't help but get excited.

After the successful development of the high-magnetic pulse railway automatic signal system, the Ministry of Railways decided to deploy the system in the Lingguanxia section of the Baoji-Chengdu Railway.

Li Aiguo originally thought that it would take seven or eight months to complete the entire renovation, and the results would only be seen after the New Year.

Unexpectedly, the railway soldiers completed the transformation task in just four months.

At this time, the conference room was already full of people, including technicians from the Railway Research Institute, leaders of the Railway Research Institute, Deputy Minister Chen from the ministry, and several middle-level leaders.

When Li Aiguo came in, there was warm applause in the conference room.

Li Aiguo was about to find a seat to sit down when Deputy Minister Chen stood up and waved at him: "Comrade Aiguo, you are our great hero. Come, sit over here."

"Leader, I'm just a train driver. I can just sit down there." Li Aiguo noticed some unfriendly looks and smiled.

in the country, people attach great importance to seating order, and many people are watching each seat closely.

This is true even in this era of simple folk customs.

Li Aiguo has no intention of becoming a leader, so why bother to wade into such muddy water?

Liu Guozhang saw what Li Aiguo was thinking and smiled to cover for him: "Deputy Minister Chen, Aiguo is a relaxed person, just let him sit down."

This statement seems to be an explanation for Li Aiguo, but in fact it is a reminder to the deputy minister that it is okay for you to act on a whim and leave, but I, as your student, will have to face the coming storm.

Deputy Minister Chen also noticed the strange atmosphere in the meeting room. He patted the table and said with a straight face: "Today's meeting is a celebration meeting. The meritorious officials are the real protagonists. We leaders have to stand aside."

Li Aiguo couldn't help but admire that those who could sit in this position were all old foxes.

Vice Minister Chen's statement not only insisted on his own ideas, but also warned those jealous people below that if you want to sit on the podium and get the attention of the leaders, you have to make achievements.

It's just that Vice Minister Chen seems a little too enthusiastic.
"Patriotic comrades, come!"

At the insistence of Vice Minister Chen, Li Aiguo walked up to the podium and sat between Liu Guozhang and Vice Minister Chen.

This is the real C position in the conference room, but Li Aiguo feels that the chair is a bit uncomfortable for his butt.

The meeting officially began and Vice Minister Chen first introduced the situation.

The Lingguanxia section of the Baoji-Chengdu Railway has now been renovated and has undergone a month-long driving inspection.

The automatic signal system operated normally, with an error rate of 0.0001 percent.

The only malfunction occurred when members along the line accidentally dug up a signal transmitter buried near the tracks.

After the system controlled by the electronic tube computer automatically alarmed, the command center immediately sent people to eliminate the fault.

Subsequently, publicity was intensified and signs prohibiting excavation were erected along the railway line. Similar incidents have never occurred again.

“Compared with the unmodified sections, the railway automatic signal system has avoided at least five accidents in just one month.

After evaluation by the ministry, the railway automatic signal system has reached an excellent level, which has effectively guaranteed the safety of our railway operations.

Therefore, the ministry decided to promote the automatic railway signal system along the entire Baoji-Chengdu Railway.

In addition, on the Chengkun Railway, Xiangle Railway, Jiqin Line and other railway lines that are about to be built, the old-fashioned ticket machines will be abandoned and replaced with automatic railway signals. "

"Now please let Comrade Li Aiguo say a few words." Deputy Minister Chen stood up and applauded.

This is putting me on the fire, Li Aiguo complained, and stood up and said: "The successful development of the automatic railway signal is not the credit of a single person, but the credit of the collective, and it is the crystallization of everyone's labor and wisdom! This shows the truth that unity is strength!
Here, I would like to thank the leaders of the Ministry for their support and the leaders of the Railway Research Institute for their help.”

The right nonsense will never cause trouble at any time.

Li Aiguo spoke for more than ten minutes, and all the content could be summed up in one sentence: This honor belongs to everyone.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was warm applause from the audience, which was even louder than before.

Deputy Minister Chen was expecting to hear a passionate speech, but now he could only shake his head helplessly.

This guy is just as Liu Guozhang said, a lazy guy.

I was originally thinking of promoting him to the department, but now it seems I have to think about it again.

After the celebration, a small tea party was held in the Railway Research Institute, where leaders from the ministry and the Railway Research Institute gathered together and had a great time chatting.

Li Aiguo appeared in Liu Guozhang's office.

"You're quite a smart boy." After the door closed, Liu Guozhang stood up and poured a cup of tea for Li Aiguo.

Li Aiguo knew that Liu Guozhang was referring to what happened just now. Holding the enamel pot, he asked curiously, "Teacher, why did Deputy Minister Chen praise me again and again?"

"It can be seen that Old Chen is praising you, which means you are not arrogant!" Liu Guozhang said as he took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth.

Li Aiguo stood up and used a lighter to light the cigarette for him.

Liu Guozhang took a deep breath before continuing, "There have been quite a few changes in the work of the ministry, with several new leaders coming in and some leaving.

People are panicking now. Old Chen is fine. He is a man who gets things done, but his style is too overbearing. He promoted a lot of people during the work adjustment. These things have nothing to do with you. You don't have to worry about them. Just run your train well."

Li Aiguo finally understood now. No wonder the leaders in the department looked so unhappy at that time.

"I don't have any big ambitions. I just want a wife, children and a warm bed." Li Aiguo expressed his thoughts again.

"Don't worry, Lao Chen is not a stingy person. If you reject him today, he won't bother you again in the future."

Seeing Li Aiguo's cautious look, Liu Guozhang shook his head helplessly again. This kid has never suffered any injustice, so why does he look like a frightened bird?

"With you as my backer, I feel relieved."

Li Aiguo took the opportunity to flatter him. Liu Guozhang smiled, stood up, took out a document and handed it to him.

Li Aiguo knew that this was Liu Guozhang's real purpose in meeting him, so he picked up the document and read it carefully.

This is an application for a technical patent related to automatic railway signals.

The patents involved cover everything from signals to track laying, and even the modes used for internal signal transmission have been patented.

"How is it?" Liu Guozhang asked Li Aiguo.

Li Aiguo closed the application form: "Not very good."

As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Guozhang's face changed immediately.

"Aiguo, this patent application was drafted by our Railway Research Institute. In order to prevent omissions, Engineer Dong and his researchers worked hard for a week." "It can be said that all the patents that can be thought of are in the patent application."

"As long as we register all these patents through Hextech, then foreign railway companies will have to pay us if they want to use our automatic signal system in the future."

Liu Guozhang was a little anxious at this time.

The patent has passed the department's review. If there is any problem at this time, it will be troublesome.

Li Aiguo knew Liu Guozhang's concerns, but he still had to say it directly: "The problem is that we have applied for all the patents!"

Liu Guozhang frowned and did not interrupt.

Li Aiguo went on to say: “The current railway automatic signaling is still in its infancy, and it has only built a relatively large framework.

There are still many deficiencies in signal transmission, signal detection, vehicle position detection, etc.

To realize true railway automatic signaling, it needs to be improved gradually in practice and requires a large amount of capital investment. "

"What does this have to do with patent application?" Liu Guozhang felt a little strange when he heard Li Aiguo talk about the subsequent technological development.

Li Aiguo stood up and said, "For example, the railway automatic signal technology is now a small sapling. Now we stipulate that all trees and fruits belong to me. Even if you want to pick up a fallen leaf, I have the patent right of the whole forest. If you want to take it, you have to pay.

Who would be willing to play with us in this situation? In the end, the saplings will never grow up without nutritional support.”

In the previous life, Xiao Ri had always liked to eat alone. He took 80% of the patents for himself, and the rest were hard bones.

For example, the hydrogen energy patent. Xiaorizi has developed an almost 365-degree patent for the use of hydrogen energy.

Then there is almost no progress on the two most difficult parts, hydrogen production and hydrogen storage. With this approach, won't people change their track?

In the end, Xiao Rizuo, holding a bunch of patents, could only watch the rise of Dongda's new energy vehicles.

There were also PC specifications, LCD and plasma, digital signals, analog signals and other technologies, which were all internationally leading technologies at the time, but in the end no one wanted to play with you.

Although Liu Guozhang didn't know how Xiao Ri did it, he understood it and slapped his thigh and said, "It's just like cooking meat. Everyone puts meat and water into a big pot and then shares it. If you take the pot away, people might just kick your stove over."

"As long as we master the core patents and the right to formulate industry standards, we can get the most delicious piece of meat." Li Aiguo continued: "The system developed by the Russians has been running for some time and the effect is quite good."

The relationship with Big Brother was very delicate these days. Li Aiguo stopped talking halfway through, and Liu Guozhang immediately understood.

"I will propose to the ministry to cancel those minor patents."

In the planning of the Railway Research Institute and even the Ministry of Railways, high-magnetic pulse railway automatic signal is related to the future development of domestic railway technology.

Minister Teng also plans to promote the high-magnetic pulse railway automatic signal and make it a business card for the railway.

Even by mastering the core technology of high-magnetic pulse railway automatic signal, which is related to the safety of railway transportation, the Ministry of Railways has gained a voice in the international arena.

This has risen from a purely economic level to a regulatory level.

Thinking of this, Liu Guozhang did not dare to delay and found Minister Teng that night.

Liu Guozhang told the story of the saplings and cooking meat.

Minister Teng was a far-sighted leader. He immediately realized the danger of eating alone and agreed with Li Aiguo's opinion.

The technical team led by Engineer Dong, together with Li Aiguo, revised the patent proposal and then resubmitted it to the ministry, which passed the approval.

Subsequently, the Railway Research Institute handed over the task of patent application to Hextech Technologies.

Yang Jizong was very familiar with this matter. He organized a professional team of lawyers and completed the patent registration work in less than half a month.

When Li Aiguo finished these things, it was already the end of the year. With several snowstorms, railway transportation was interrupted twice, and the food shortage in the capital became more and more serious.

The Li family had Li Aiguo, who often went hunting along the railway, so their life was pretty good.

Chen Xueru has gained four or five pounds since she became pregnant. Fortunately, the work clothes provided by the street office are relatively large, so she doesn't have to make a separate maternity dress.

Women have sharp eyes and can detect even the slightest changes.

In the morning, Chen Xueru was squatting by the pool in the middle courtyard washing clothes as usual, and Liu Lan came over while eating red dates.

She looked Chen Xueru up and down and said in surprise, "You seem to have gained a lot of weight, patriot."

"Really? Maybe I've been less busy at work lately." Chen Xueru raised her head and explained with a smile.

Liu Lan wanted to say something else, but when she saw the jealous looks of the old women and young wives around her, she immediately realized that she had made a mistake and quickly shut up.

Recently, everyone has been eating coarse grains and munching on wild vegetables, and they have all lost a lot of weight. Even Liu Lan, who often has a supply of large red dates, still feels hungry.

Qin Huairu was rubbing clothes nearby and looked up at Chen Xueru. Her skin was still as fair and rosy as before, but she had gained weight more than before.

The street office work clothes that Chen Xueru was wearing were made of real work cloth and looked particularly beautiful. She also wore calfskin shoes on her feet.

Look at herself. Although she is pregnant, she can only eat steamed buns and drink cornmeal porridge every day. She has lost several kilograms in the past few months.

The clothes had been washed so long ago that they looked white, and the shoes were round-toed black cloth shoes.

Qin Huairu was sure that she had regretted it.

At this time, Jia Zhang's scream came from the room: "Qin Huairu, you can spend a whole morning washing just two pieces of clothes, you are too lazy."

"Here it comes!" Qin Huairu was awakened from her thoughts, wiped her hands, and returned to the house carrying the enamel basin.

Jia Zhang sat on a chair and asked with narrowed eyes: "Huai Ru, why don't you steam white flour buns today?"

"Mom, we can hardly afford cornmeal, so where can we get the money to buy white flour? Besides, the grain station doesn't sell white flour anymore," Qin Huairu said helplessly.

"Do you think I'm just craving for white steamed buns?" Jia Zhang sighed, "The doctor said that I have a bad stomach and if I eat black steamed buns, I'll get gastroenteritis. Doesn't it cost money to see a doctor? I'm doing this for your own good."

Jia Zhang has repeated this reason countless times.

In the past, Qin Huairu would have worried about being accused of being unfilial and would have found a way to buy some white flour.

However, since the food ration was cut, the Jia family only had food ration for Jia Dongxu, and life became more difficult than before.

Not to mention white flour buns, even corn flour is not enough to last until the end of the month.

Jia Zhang was also aware of the situation and suggested: "Huai Ru, go to Yi Zhonghai's house to borrow some food. When Dongxu pays the salary next month, you will definitely pay him back."

Although the Jia family and Yi Zhonghai's family did not restore their previous relationship, Yi Zhonghai still helped the Jia family from time to time.

Now that they were in trouble, the first person Jia Zhang thought of was Yi Zhonghai.

What she didn't expect was that a moment later, Qin Huairu came back empty-handed.

"Didn't borrow it?" Jia Zhang's face suddenly darkened. She said angrily, "This Yi Zhonghai is really a treacherous villain! It's a pity that he is Dongxu's master, but he didn't even lend me some food."

Qin Huairu sighed and said worriedly, "I heard that Yi Zhonghai went to the countryside to buy food a while ago and got into trouble. He didn't buy any food but was fined a large sum of money. I guess he won't care about our family anymore."

"Didn't Master Yi go to attend a funeral a while ago?" Jia Dongxu came over.

Qin Huairu curled her lips and said, "I thought so at first. Xu Damao from our compound had a friend who was in the commune below and saw Yi Zhonghai being arrested by the militia with his own eyes."

As a projectionist, Xu Damao has a wide circle of friends and many friends in the countryside, both men and women.

Xu Damao was well-informed, and Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhang both believed him to some extent.

"I promised Xu Damao to keep it a secret. You must not tell anyone, otherwise Xu Damao will blame me."

Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi nodded in unison.

Jia Zhang suggested: "Huai Ru, how about you ask Li Aiguo to borrow some food? He is a train driver and has a large food quota."

"Mom, if you want to go, go ahead. I can't afford to lose face." Qin Huairu's lips curled up with a hint of bitterness.

"If you don't dare to go, I, an old woman, will dare even less." Jia Zhang clasped her hands together and squatted down. She used her knees to support her stomach to relieve her hunger.

"Oh, I'd better go to the uncle's house and take a look, otherwise I'll really starve." Jia Dongxu rubbed his empty stomach, stood up and walked outside.

After all, Yi Zhonghai is his master, so it is impossible for him to just stand by and watch him die.

Jia Zhang shouted from behind: "If you can borrow food, borrow more. If you really can't, let the eldest master come forward and hold a meeting to donate food to our family."

Qin Huairu shook her head: "I guess the uncle's family doesn't have much food left. It's even more impossible to ask the residents in the compound to donate food. Everyone doesn't even have enough to eat."

"How do you know if you don't try?" Jia Zhang glared at her.

Jia Dongxu nodded in agreement, put his hands behind his back, walked out of the house, and strolled to the central courtyard.

Liu Haizhong was twisting Liu Guangfu's ear and kicking him a few times.

Jia Dongxu was already used to this, so he smiled and said hello: "Second uncle, are you beating the child?"

"Hey, you have nothing to do right now. You have nothing to do." Liu Haizhong pointed at Liu Guangfu's nose and said, "You bastard, if you pee in my wine pot again, I will hang you from the beam."

Liu Guangfu said stubbornly: "Dad, that's not urine, it's rice wine."

"Oh, you really think I'm a fool. How can the taste of rice wine be the same as that of white wine?!"

"." Seeing Liu Haizhong raise his hand again, Liu Guangfu ran away in fear, muttering as he ran: "How dare you, Yan Jiefang, deliberately fool me!"

Jia Dongxu watched the excitement for a while, and when he saw that there were no more children fighting, he prepared to leave.

He suddenly stopped again, came close to Liu Haizhong, and whispered: "Second Uncle, I'm going to tell you something, you must not tell anyone else."

(End of this chapter)