Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 370 Chapter 369 Deterioration
The tenth anniversary celebration is approaching, and domestic newspapers are full of good news.

On the 24th, all the construction of the synagogue will be completed. In four days, the 10th anniversary reception will be held in the newly completed auditorium.

This is an unprecedented and grand building, so that many normal-sized things appear small and unmatched inside.

To this end, the Sijiucheng Piano Factory specially built a 15-foot grand piano, which is also the largest piano in the world.

An average of 1.4 people participated in the construction of the hall every day, with the highest number reaching 3.5. As a member of the voluntary labor force, Tang Zhitong is still very proud.

Let’s talk about something unknown. Many people may not have thought that during the reception, there were people on duty above the ceiling. Because a large amount of wood was used during the construction, the safety agency was worried about a short circuit causing a fire, so they arranged for fifty people to be on duty. Electricians, dressed in black and holding fireproof cotton, are ready to put out open fires.

On the 25th, the exploration team will find industrial oil flow when drilling in Datong Town. Due to the tenth anniversary, Datong Town will also be renamed "Daqing Town".

After several years of development and exploitation, our country has got rid of its oil-poor status.

At this point, I have to say: God bless China!

If Xiaobaga had discovered this oil field before surrendering, it would be hard to tell which way history would go.

Zhang Jinbo and Kong Yiqin are old acquaintances. After the train started, the three brothers hid in a corner and smoked.

Even after boarding the postal parcel, the scope of personal activities has been greatly reduced, but the conditions of the self-owned postal carriage are still much better than those of hard-seat carriages.

In this era of difficult travel, although you can't choose, to be honest, hard-seat carriages are really not comfortable enough.

The hard-seat carriages sell not only seat tickets but also standing tickets. Tang Zhitong had ridden in hard seats when he went to Badaling two days ago and to clear out goods at the hometown of Confucius and Mencius last year.

It’s not just a matter of seat comfort, it’s also due to the overcrowding of people on the bus. In addition, all kinds of smells and noises fill the carriage. There are also children urinating and defecating in the carriage. Some people even bring live chickens and sheep on board. The scene was a lively one.

Thinking about that scene, Tang Zhitong was so excited that he didn't want to experience it a second time, so he would rather help the escort to load and unload the parcel than sit on a hard seat.

In fact, Tang Zhitong really wanted to experience a soft sleeper, but his level was not high enough. It would be a bit hypocritical to ask his mother-in-law to buy the ticket just because he wanted to enjoy it.

All things considered, it is better to use the escort department's own mail truck.

It is indeed good to have your own mail truck. Zhang Jinbo and Kong Yiqin kept praising the renovation of the mail truck. Since the wooden shelves were put in, it is more convenient to organize the mail packages and it is not easy to mix up.

Tang Zhitong was unwilling to take credit for this, and kept pushing the credit to Fangyuan.

In fact, Fangyuan is indeed the main contributor here. Money is the basis for renovation. If we can't get funds for renovation, everything will be zero.

A penny will stump a hero. If you have money, you will be brave. But if you don't have money, it will be difficult to move forward. Most of the time, most things are like this, even if the money is borrowed.

The three brothers chatted about everything, and the topic became more and more crooked, and gradually they talked about escaping.

"I heard from comrades on the railway that some people are going to the northeast, and some are going to Sijiucheng from the northeast." Kong Yiqin held a cigarette between his fingers, leaned against the carriage, straightened his legs, and looked very relaxed.

"I can understand going to the northeast, why are there still people going from the northeast to Sijiu City?" Tang Zhitong asked in confusion.

"I heard from hearsay that the supply in Sijiucheng is good, there is no need to go hungry, and there are jobs everywhere." Zhang Jinbo explained with a wry smile.

"Rumors kill people!" Tang Zhitong lamented. During the Leap Forward last year, the situation in the rumors was indeed true. When outsiders came to Sijiu City, as long as they had some strength or skills, it would not only be easy to find a job, but also solve the household registration problem. As time goes by, if I'm lucky, I can get a job, but it's already difficult to get a household registration.

"This is the situation, and there are still people who go to the place where the satellite is placed to make a living according to last year's newspaper, saying that there is a high food production there, so they will definitely not be hungry." After Kong Yiqin finished speaking, he looked up to the sky and sighed, exhaling a puff of smoke, and under the sunlight, , the smoke looks ethereal, giving off an illusory color.

"This is even less reliable than going to Forty-Nine City." Tang Zhitong sighed, not knowing how to evaluate it. The reporters were bragging loudly one after another, and they didn't know how many people would be killed.

"I heard that there are still people who firmly believe in a good harvest in other places and write letters to senior officials asking for support to tide them over." Zhang Jinbo gave Tang Zhitong the impression of a measured and strict-mouthed person, but he was also full of indignation about this matter and couldn't hold it back. That’s how the complaints came out.

"Support me, we run this line every day. Carloads of goods are either going north or south. How many fully loaded trains are left in the northeast?" Kong Yiqin also complained.

"Really straw basket! Each one is more unreliable than the other." To the north is to pay off debts, and to the south is to provide support or supplies to major cities. Tang Zhitong didn't know who to scold, so he took out his cigarette in a depressed mood, and the other one dispersed. One.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand that the above situations occur. The information is not smooth, resulting in information gaps. As long as the people know the actual situation in various places, there will be no shortage of information. However, this information will certainly not be made public.

"I heard from Anton's comrades that local women have already married across the river." Kong Yiqin refilled his cigarette butt, took a puff, and said.

"It's a way to survive, but is Anton's situation so bad? It was pretty good last time I went there." The situation on the other side of the river has been really good in the past two years. With Beixiong's continuous help, all aspects of development have developed. It's all very fast. Counting the time, Jin Yidai's Mercedes-Benz 600 will be online soon. However, when Kong Yiqin said this, Tang Zhitong became worried. His uncle and sister-in-law were both in Anton!
"Living standards have declined very quickly. Due to the drought, I heard that food production has been reduced, and all the fish caught in the sea have been turned over." Zhang Jinbo sighed and said.

"No matter how difficult it is, it should be better than inland. After all, we are relying on mountains and water." Tang Zhitong comforted himself. At this moment, he wished he could put on his wings and fly to the forest farm quickly to see how his uncle and sister-in-law were doing. .

"I hope so. Let's eat first while everything is fine, and take turns to rest later." Zhang Jinbo took two puffs of cigarette, pinched the cigarette butt to put out the fire, and then put most of the remaining cigarette on the window sill, planning to Will smoke again later.

Zhang Jinbo was the team leader of this escort. Kong Yiqin didn't object when he heard him speak, and Tang Zhitong naturally wouldn't object either.

This time it was very neat. Everyone brought out steamed buns for dinner. It wasn't that Tang Zhitong didn't want to get steamed buns, but that the rations supplied by the flower market grain store included fewer fine grains and more coarse grains.

Tang Zhitong felt that as a man, he needed to save some food for his family. I guess Zhang Jinbo and Kong Yiqin had the same idea. Although dry food does not need to be replaced, pickles can still be shared.

Tang Zhitong was traveling to visit relatives this time. Zhang Guifang prepared a lot of pickles for him. Zhang Jinbo and Kong Yiqin were both heavy-mouthed people who loved salt. Tang Zhitong opened the box full of pickles he had brought and planned to share them.

"In our area, we have been queuing up to buy some pickles recently, and the limit is limited. We queued for a long time, and the pickles we bought are not enough for me." Kong Yiqin took out his steamed buns and pickle boxes, opened them carefully, and said Looks like I cherish it very much.

"Brother Kong, go ahead and eat. I brought a lot. I can't help you much at home, but I've packed the pickles for you two on the way back and forth." Tang Zhitong said, pushing the pickles in front of the two of them. Pushed.

Due to the need for manpower for various construction projects launched in Forty-Nine City in the past two years, the urban population eating commercial grains has increased sharply. Not only has vegetables and other non-staple foods not kept up, but production has decreased due to various factors, which has led to a tight supply of pickles.

In the past, pickles were a must-have side dish for the people of Sijiu City. Now, pickles have become the main dish for the people of Sijiu City.

"Chief Tang is very open, but we can't take advantage of this. It's not easy for anyone. Just give it a try." Zhang Jinbo waved his hand.

"Hey, I'm really not being polite to you. My family has made a lot of pickles this year. Look, it's still the Chinese toon pickles we ate on the last trip." Tang Zhitong said, taking out another pack from the package, the one wrapped in newspaper. Plant it, and open a small hole for them to see.

"Hey! Chief Tang, okay? Is there a toon tree at home?" Kong Yiqin was so greedy that his saliva almost came out. He never thought that he would be greedy for pickles one day.

"No, at the beginning of the year, I saw an old man guarding a load on the roadside and wanted to exchange toon for food. It was quite cold, so I thought he was pitiful, so I exchanged some and marinated them after I got home. Isn't that right? , I ate it." Tang Zhitong stuffed the toon pickles in his hand back into the bag and told the two of them the origin of the toon.

"You are really a good person who will be rewarded!" Zhang Jinbo sighed, without being polite, picked up one and started chewing it. He ate it very delicious last time, and it was still the same this time.

"Hey, it's true that we didn't suffer any loss." Tang Zhitong was not sure whether good people were really rewarded, but he had never positioned himself as a good person. Of course, he was definitely not a bad person, he was just a common man who only wanted to do things with a clear conscience.

"Chief Tang went to Anton two times, and the selection was very good. The weather was neither cold nor hot." After eating, Zhang Jinbo picked up half of the cigarette points, squatted on the ground and started smoking.

"It's true that you said that, you will suffer less." Tang Zhitong thought about it and was happy, isn't this, one spring and one autumn, perfectly avoiding the midsummer.

"There are only a few comfortable days in a year." Kong Yiqin didn't smoke. He stood by the window with the guy on his back and was on duty carefully. He was meticulous and very vigilant.

"Brother Kong, is there anyone trying to pick up a car on this road?" Tang Zhitong asked, remembering the time when he went to the ancient capital, someone was picking up the door of a mail truck.

"No, there are many freight trains on this route. If you lie down inside, you won't be exposed to the wind or the sun." Kong Yiqin knew what Tang Zhitong was asking and answered.

"Then I don't worry. When I went to the ancient capital a while ago, someone was picking at the cracks and standing outside the door. It scared us so much that we were beaten or scolded for fear of falling and getting hurt." Tang Zhitong said.

Now that I think about it, the people who were able to pick up trains at that time were all activists who were actively trying to save themselves. After all, not many people were willing to leave their hometowns. If it weren't for the fact that there was no way to survive, no one would be willing to go out to make a living.

"There are no mail truck pickpockets here, but there are quite a few people grabbing goods." After Zhang Jinbo finished speaking, he pointed at Tang Zhitong, "Chief Tang, move to the side, and stand tall. Don't let people see your head from the window. "

"Is it so serious? No one is robbing the mail truck, right?" Tang Zhitong immediately moved to the side after hearing this. Now he finally understood why Kong Yiqin was sitting on the ground. It was just a habit formed by long-term work.

"No one robbed the mail truck, we just did it just in case. What we robbed was the cargo train. To be more precise, we stole it. After all, there was a lot of food on the cargo train." Zhang Jinbo explained to Tang Zhitong.

"Good guys, everyone is so brave." Those who dare to steal goods and put them on the list are not necessarily eating them themselves, but more likely going out to resell them.

Similar situations actually exist in Sijiucheng. The most obvious one is the coal truck. Many children will lie down outside the railway turn. When the coal truck passes by and slows down, they get up and put a shovel or other object on the edge of the truck. , scrape off a layer of coal, collect it after the car passes, and transport it home to burn.

But we can't one-sidedly think that the people nowadays are simple and honest, and there are also people who don't play by the rules and commit crimes.

Stealing some coal is not a big problem. There are still many people organizing underground factories, transportation teams, contracting teams, long-distance reselling, unlicensed traders, black market transactions, etc.

This kind of thing has always existed, but it was only known to a certain range of people.

It has also been reported and criticized that the cloth produced in underground factories is of low quality and can break when poked with a finger.

Tang Zhitong didn't know the specific situation. Without an investigation, he had no right to speak. After all, he did not participate in the investigation.

"Well, comrades on the railway said that there are many people who steal, but not many are caught. Some people will always take risks." Zhang Jinbo sighed and said.

"This is not a desperate move, it is clearly a business without capital." Tang Zhitong shook his head. The cost of crime is too low, and it is easy to imitate and follow suit, especially in this special period.

"I heard that the railways are already aware of this and are gradually strengthening security during transportation." Kong Yiqin interjected.

"It's a good thing. It can not only provide employment for some people, but also ensure the safety of goods. It's just that these new positions are expected to be overwhelming." The reason why Tang Zhitong said this is because railway staff are more popular than members of the Eighth National Congress. exist.

"I heard that it was so noisy that my brains were about to explode, and all parties were trying their best to squeeze people in." Kong Yiqin added.

"If security is strengthened on the railway side, we have to pay more attention. We can't grab it there. No one knows whether those thieves will transfer their dirty hands to passenger trains and mail cars." Tang Zhitong reminded tactfully , I was also thinking in my mind whether I should mention it to Fangyuan to strengthen the security capabilities of the escort.

Tang Zhitong didn't know when the thieves on the passenger train originated, but they had been rampant for several years. As for whether there was a protective umbrella behind them, Tang Zhitong didn't know.

(End of this chapter)