The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 99 Meeting Zhang Shan Again
Enter the middle courtyard.

In bright sunlight.

The "relics" of Jia's house are particularly beautiful, attracting many residents' onlookers.

There are even residents of other large courtyards not far away 'one mile', who came to visit specially.

Crowded and lively, it's like visiting a museum.

If Jia Zhang has a business mind, he will surround the "remains" of Jia's family with straw curtains.

If you take the opportunity to charge visitors, you will definitely make a lot of money.

"Good guy, it really exploded. Yesterday I thought someone was blowing up a firecracker!"

"I heard that the Jia family stole Li Aiguo's coal, and there is a detonator in the coal."

"It's called self-inflicted."

in discussion.

Yi Zhonghai walked over with a dark face, looking at the residents who washed their faces and mouths, straightened their collars, put their hands behind their backs, and posed like a grandpa.

"It just so happens that the big guys are here, and there is something to announce."

"Neighbors, as the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors."

"Jia's house needs to be repaired due to accidental damage."

"In view of the special situation of Jia's family, the three of us in charge decided to hold a fundraising meeting tonight."

"At that time, I hope that all households will participate on time."

The expressions of the residents are all ugly.

What should come has finally come.

They had long expected that the Jia family would play this move.

But nothing can be done.

When the sub-district office distributes ideological awareness tickets to the residents, it mainly refers to the opinion of the uncle in charge.

If you are not active, Yi Zhonghai will report you as an ideologically inactive person, and you can only get a green ticket for ideological awareness.

Food stamps for the month are halved.

During the Chinese New Year, the supply of materials is tight, and food coupons and other living coupons will also be given priority to ideological activists with red coupons.

Our Li Aiguo has already got the red ticket, so of course we don't care about it.

Other residents can't ignore it.

I washed my face and went home.

As always, eat lightly.

Li Aiguo broke seven or eight poached eggs, put some brown sugar in it, and swallowed the soup and eggs.

Meimei burped, and rode a tandem bicycle to the locomotive depot.

As soon as he entered the big iron gate, he felt something strange.

The young man guarding the gate, with dark circles on his face, kept yawning.

Li Aiguo took out a cigarette and handed it over: "Xiao Zhang, what's the matter, did you steal someone at night?"

"Forget it"

Officer Zhang took the cigarette and said angrily: "Last night, I didn't know who said that the coal in the warehouse might have a detonator. Duan Zhang mobilized us all and searched the warehouse for a whole night. In the end, we found nothing."

did not find.
It seemed that it was probably just an accident, Li Aiguo breathed a sigh of relief.

"How could there be a detonator in the coal? If you let me know who provided the false information, I won't hang him on the branch behind."

Li Aiguo looked up at the crooked jujube tree.

".You are busy, I have to go to a meeting."

These boys really dare to hit people.

Li Aiguo got on his bicycle and ran away.

Director Zhang looked at Li Aiguo's back: "I don't want to beat you, I'm afraid!"

The morning meeting was pretty much the same as before.

Director Jia read the latest instructions from above with his fat head straight.

The captain of the white car gave a lecture to the flight attendant.

No one mentioned the detonator.

It seems that the locomotive depot has not investigated the origin of the detonator, and this matter is temporarily kept secret.

People in this day and age have a good sense of secrecy.

Especially the comrades on the railway, they all know the truth of not asking what should not be asked, and not talking about what should not be said.

After the morning meeting.

Put on an oil-packed suit in the dormitory.

Li Aiguo followed the comrades of the package crew to the station, ready to start a new busy day.

It turns out that the 131 steam engine head has not completed the work of replenishing water and coal.

Seven or eight coal workers covered in coal dust are boldly delivering coal to the steam engine.

In the past, at this point in time, the coal loading work had already been completed.

It seems that it was because of the delay in 'finding' the detonator yesterday.

really.

Seeing the arrival of the package crew, the dispatcher hurried over and explained to the driver team leader Cao Wenzhi: "Master Cao, there may be an hour delay, the dispatching room has already notified the station."

It is not uncommon for trains to be several hours late.

Cao Wenzhi didn't care too much: "Okay then, let's find a cat meeting place first, and when the water and coal are added, I have to trouble you to let me know."

"Your teacher is so polite."

At this time, the sun had risen, the hot sun was shining directly, and the station ground was covered with concrete floor, steaming hot.

"Old Cao, let's go to the maintenance garage, it's cool there."

Liu Qingquan picked up the unclear-colored towel hanging around his neck, and wiped the sweat off his face.

"Row."

Li Aiguo followed Cao Wenzhi to overhaul the garage, and as soon as he entered the door, he heard a noise coming from inside.

Looking at it with the help of the dim light, Li Aiguo was immediately happy.

On the cement steps of the maintenance workshop, five or six gay men in oil caps were sitting there, chatting lively.

The leader was Zhang Dache who had been on the Korean battlefield.

No need to ask, you know that their train's coal and water supply has also been delayed.

Cao Wen looked at those people directly, but his face was a bit ugly: "They are comrades of the K19 international express train package crew."

Xu was afraid that Li Aiguo would not understand, so Liu Qingquan explained in a low voice: "Two years ago, we opened a railway joint transport with Lao Maozi, and the goods of the joint transport went directly to the departure station with one ticket, while the passenger transport was sold separately by us and Lao Maozi, and the chartered crew was half of the family."

It turns out that Zhang Dache has now taken over the work of the international express train and has become Cao Wenzhi's future competitor. No wonder Cao Wenzhi's face is so ugly.

Li Aiguo has been in the charter crew for a while, and he knows that Cao Wenzhi has always been thinking about being able to drive the train to Moscow.

But, isn't Cao Wenzhi a little too stingy?
Xu was afraid that Li Aiguo would not understand the grievances between the two, so Liu Qingquan continued:
"Both of them used to be top-notch drivers in the Beijing Locomotive Depot."

"Back then, the train drivers who were in urgent need of transporting supplies on the Korean battlefield were allocated a quota in the capital section. Both Zhang Dache and Master Cao wrote blood letters and handed them over to the higher authorities. In the end, the higher authorities chose Zhang Dache."

"There is only one reason. Master Cao was not married at the time, and Zhang Dache was two years older than him and had two children."

"Master Cao has always felt that if there is no Zhang Dache, he will definitely be able to go to the battlefield."

"You may feel that Master Cao's thinking is a little bit off."

"But it was every train driver's dream to be able to go to the battlefield at that time."

"At that time, there was a long queue at the gate of the locomotive depot, and everyone was holding blood books."

Good guy, the two have historical grievances.

Sensing the weird atmosphere between the two crews, Li Aiguo smiled, stepped forward, took out a cigarette, and scattered around.

Zhang Shan took the cigarette and nodded gratefully to Li Aiguo.

"Your sandbags have been installed on our trains, and they work very well."

International trains are privileged, and sandbags have been installed.

Li Aiguo laughed: "We are also contributing to the construction of the railway, as it should be."

Zhang Shan looked at Li Aiguo and suddenly asked, "Are you interested in being my co-driver in the K19 package crew?"

"Lao Bai in the group is too old to stay up all night, so he should retire."

Cao Wenzhi has been paying attention to the situation here since he entered the maintenance workshop.

Seeing that Zhang Shan was poaching someone in front of him, he frowned, strode between the two of them, stared at Zhang Shan and said, "Old Zhang, you are Zhang Dache, a master in the capital section, but Li Aiguo is my apprentice, and poaching someone in front of me, do you think I dare not kick your house at night?"

Kick the door?

Where does this follow!

Liu Qingquan explained in a low voice beside him: "Zhang Dache and Master Cao live opposite each other, and they both live in the tube building in the railway compound."

"Driver Li is your apprentice, but it shouldn't be up to you to decide where he wants to drive."

Zhang Shan seemed to admire Li Aiguo very much, and turned to look at Li Aiguo: "Driver Li, I sincerely invite you, and I hope you will seriously consider it."

"No need, Master Zhang, I appreciate your wishes."

Li Aiguo smiled apologetically: "I had a very good time in the 131 package crew. The master and several master masters treated me very well, and I don't want to change places for the time being."

"Pity"

Zhang Shan reluctantly withdrew his gaze.

After the driver's test was over, he was in a hurry to take over and failed to accept this apprentice immediately.

Unexpectedly, Cao Wenzhi got the moon first and snatched it away.

When Li Aiguo entered the 131 team, the professional level he showed made him regret it.

In time, Li Aiguo will definitely become an excellent train driver.

Li Aiguo's affection and righteousness now made him think highly of him even more.

You know, it is the dream of a train driver to join a multinational team.

and.

There are also special allowances for multinational teams.

Every time you run, you can rest for two days.

Many train drivers tried every means to be his co-driver, but he refused.

Cao Wenzhi breathed a sigh of relief, and raised his head proudly.

Although his skills are not as good as Zhang Shan's, he has taken in a good apprentice!

Zhang Shan is a person who doesn't like talking very much. After the invitation failed, he squatted on the ground and smoked heavily.

Li Aiguo walked over with a smile, and suddenly said: "Zhang Dache, if you are idle, you are idle. Tell us about the Korean battlefield."

Zhang Shan took the cigarette, took a deep breath, and said with a smile, "There's nothing to talk about, we're just train drivers."

Cao Wenzhi seemed to dislike Zhang Shan's appearance of being cheap and good-looking.

Putting his arms around his arms, he laughed and said, "Zhang Dache, if others don't know, I still don't know.

You got the medal from the Ministry that year because you invented the Beacon Train'.

Just tell my apprentice and let him see the majesty of our train drivers on the battlefield.

Let them know what it means to be a real train driver. "

The members of the K19 international express train package group seem to be unaware of Zhangshan's glorious deeds.

"That's right, Master Zhang, just tell me. Anyway, the coal hasn't been added, so we can't leave now."

Zhang Shan took two deep puffs of his cigarette, and his face became solemn: "Okay, I will tell you young people what is called the beacon train."

　I would like to commemorate the ancestors in the next chapter...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)