Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 26 Chapter 026
Tang Zhitong arrived early and the post office was not open yet. After waiting for a while, he saw three bicycles carrying letters and newspapers slowly driving from east to west from the alley entrance to the post office in the dim light of the early morning sun.

"Xiao Tang, you're here very early." Zheng Jian rode up to him, got off the car and greeted Tang Zhitong.

"Zheng Suo, it's early, seniors, have you eaten?" Tang Zhitong stood on the side of the gate and moved away from General Tie's position on the gate.

"What's wrong? If you haven't eaten yet, why don't you treat me to breakfast? Are you so sensible?" A fat man in uniform who came to Zheng's gym replied with a smile.

"Don't listen to Zhang Yuan's nonsense. Let's go into the branch." Zheng Jian opened the door and pushed the cart in first.

After everyone had pushed the carts in and put them away, Zheng Jian clapped his hands and said, "Let me introduce to you, this is Comrade Tang Zhitong, a junior high school graduate and educated man. He just reported for duty yesterday and officially takes up the post today."

After Zheng Jian finished speaking, the other deliveryman, who had been silent since the meeting, applauded. Tang Zhitong bowed slightly to express his gratitude. Zhang Yuan weakly clapped twice and pulled him down.

After Zheng Jian introduced Tang Zhitong, he introduced him again: "This is the old man in our postal and telecommunications system, Master Geng Liangbin. From now on, Master Geng will guide you."

"Master Geng, I'm sorry to trouble you. Please criticize and correct me more in the future." Tang Zhitong took a step forward, bent slightly, and took the initiative to extend his hands to shake hands to show respect.

"It's easy to talk, let's learn from each other and make progress together." Geng Liangbin has gray hair on his temples, and time has carved several obvious ravines on his forehead. Although he is thin, his eyes are bright and energetic, and his complexion is good.

"This is Zhang Yuan, the reporter from our branch." After Tang Zhitong and Geng Liangbin finished shaking hands, Zheng Jian introduced the fat man next to him.

"Hello." Tang Zhitong nodded slightly towards Zhang Yuan, but said nothing else. Tang Zhitong planned to hide as far as possible from such a silly, arrogant person.

"Tch." Zhang Yuan was not as tall as Tang Zhitong. He raised his head and glanced sideways, then turned his head disdainfully, looking indifferent.

"Okay, from now on, when we are all stirring the pot, we must pay attention to unity." Zheng Jian glared at Zhang Yuan and then at Tang Zhitong, both of whom were dissatisfied with their performance.

Geng Liangbin and Tang Zhitong nodded after hearing this, but Zhang Yuan made a request in a daze: "Zheng Suo, now that there are new people here, can't we share part of the work?"

"How long did it take for you to share the work?" Zheng Jian glared at Zhang Yuan, and without waiting for his retort, he said directly: "This week will still be divided according to the previous division. Xiaotang, you should study hard with Master Geng and strive to do your best next week. Independent delivery.”

"Okay, Suo Zheng." Geng Liangbin and Tang Zhitong agreed and ignored Zhang Yuan.

Then the three of them distributed newspapers and letters from their respective areas and loaded them on their bicycles.

Zheng Jian and Zhang Yuan went out one after another. Geng Liangbin stayed and taught Tang Zhitong step by step how to put mail packages, how to put newspapers, and how to organize letters according to streets and alleys. After Tang Zhitong expressed that he understood, he took Tang Zhitong out.

"Zhang Yuan, this kid, has a good nature, but he is a bit lazy and has a bit of a venomous mouth. His father was a master at Zheng Institute. He retired two years ago and arranged for Zhang Yuan to come to the institute to take over." Geng Liangbin took Tang Zhitong out to deliver the goods and walked out of the alley. When the time comes, give the interpersonal relationship point to Tang Zhitong.

"Thank you, Master Geng, for your advice. I know it well." Tang Zhitong thanked Geng Liangbin, feeling even more confident.

Tang Zhitong doesn't want to complicate his interpersonal relationships. He has the character of "people respect me an inch, and I respect others a foot." Now he has shared part of Geng Liangbin's newspaper on his bicycle. The weight is second, and the most important thing is his heart.

Geng Liangbin also devoted himself to helping Tang Zhitong. While talking about tips on delivery and how to deal with various situations, he taught by words and deeds.

The job of a deliveryman is simple.

Let’s take newspapers as an example first. The newspapers and periodicals from the factory will be handed over directly to the conveyor. In residential areas, it is a little more troublesome. If you order newspapers in an alley, they will be delivered to your door. If there are many houses in an alley that order newspapers, most of the time they will choose to go to the entrance of the alley. "Shout the newspaper", for example: "The so-and-so daily newspaper is here!" If the user who subscribes to the newspaper has someone at home, most of them will consciously go out to pick it up and ask if they have their own letter.

Speaking of letters, letters are handled in the same way as filing reports.

Sort in advance, plan the route, deliver the goods to the factory, and deliver the goods to the doorstep of the residents.

Although there were house numbers in Laosijiucheng before liberation, the scope was limited. Coupled with various renovations and expansions in recent years, many alleys did not have house numbers, making it more difficult to deliver letters.

In response to this situation, the letter delivery method was adopted.

At the beginning, just shout "letter", and the neighbors who heard it would come out and ask: "Whose is it? Is it my family?" The letter may be sent out, but the disadvantage is that it is inefficient.

Later, the letter was changed to the form of "letter" + "person's name", which clarified the target person for delivery, which greatly improved the efficiency.

After talking about the simple ones, let’s talk about the difficult situations.

Because the recipient's name contains typos or the address has moved, the recipient's name does not match the current household. This is called "blind letter".

Writing a blind letter is a responsible job. If you want to deliver it, you have to go to various alleys to inquire, or go to the street office to check the file. Some deliverymen find it troublesome and choose to stamp the letter on the grounds of "no such person found" and have the letter returned.

Whether it is shouting a newspaper or a letter, it is quite tiring.During the break, Master Geng Liangbin not only taught Tang Zhitong how to speak and breathe, but also told Tang Zhitong various tips on bringing water and food in different seasons.

"Master Geng, have you been a deliveryman before?" Geng Liangbin was responsible, but he didn't talk much. After talking about work, it was Tang Zhitong's responsibility to find topics to talk about. You can't just sit around and chat awkwardly, right?

"I used to be a postman, also called Lifu. It was very hard at that time, incomparable to now." Geng Liangbin drank water to moisten his throat and handed the kettle to Tang Zhitong.

"I'm not thirsty, just drink." Tang Zhitong waved his hand and said, "What kind of hardship did you use before?"

"It used to be a step-by-step postal route. When delivering letters in the city, you would walk down the steps, and you would also carry letters and parcels from other places on your back." When talking about this topic, Geng Liangbin became more interested, took out his pipe, dug out a pipe of cigarettes, and started smoking. , "At that time, I was delivering letters to Chengde, passing through Miyun and walking from Beigukou to Chengde, a total of 458 miles. Each postman carried forty or fifty kilograms on his back and was responsible for 30 miles. People never rested when sending letters, and it took 48 hours to travel day and night. arrive."

"That's really hard enough."

"It's okay to be a little bit miserable, but those years were not peaceful and there were many bandits. Once you were attacked by bandits, your life might be gone. Later, because there were too many bandits, it was changed to a day shift. You walked during the day and rested at night. You were always on tenterhooks during the day. Bite the bullet and leave, keep your head tied to your belt and earn a living. Compared with before, now you are living in a honeypot."

Tang Zhitong nodded in agreement. Each generation has its own experiences, each generation has its own opinions, and each generation has its own responsibilities. Just because you are full after eating the third Roujiamo, you cannot say that the first two are useless.

Starting from nothing is a leap-forward development and a unique feat in the long history.

No matter when, the present is the best. The most important thing is to be down-to-earth and take the current path well.

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