Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 584 Chapter 583 Go find Jiang Daqiao

January 1nd, the 22th day of the twelfth lunar month, Friday.

There was a northwest wind blowing all night last night, but it didn't snow, and today is another sunny day with no clouds in the sky.

In the morning, Tang Zhitong and Xiao Wang took their two younger sisters to Chunshu Hutong, where those who needed to learn music studied music, and those who needed to make up lessons took them.

Before the New Year, both subjects were only learned until the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, and then continued after the New Year.

During this period of time, Tang Zhitong planned to take over the cooking task as long as he had time.

After cooking in the morning, Tang Zhitong finally went to the escort department. There was nothing important at work, so he practiced writing calligraphy, handled his daily work, and then went off work.

The end of the year is approaching, and there is no sign of the company distributing any benefits.

At present, very few workers or administrative unit staff receive benefits at the end of the year.

On the way home from get off work, Tang Zhitong passed by a car repair shop.

There are currently two types of auto repair shops: one is publicly owned, and the other is a public-private partnership.

It will take a few more years for the public-private joint-venture repair shops to be taken over.

"Comrade, please cut two inner tube skins for me." Tang Zhitong put down the bicycle and handed a cigarette to the repairman first.

Although the valve core has better elasticity, a slingshot still needs at least four.

It’s not that Tang Zhitong doesn’t want to spend money, it’s because everything is in short supply now and other car repair shops don’t sell whole cars.

Besides, the valve core is a bit conspicuous to use, which may easily bring bad criticism to Ye Zhijuan, so Tang Zhitong chose to let his brother-in-law use inner tube leather to train his biceps.

"Making a slingshot? For adults or children?" The repairman was repairing a tire. He looked up and saw the cigarette. He first wiped the water off his hands with a rag, then took the cigarette with his greasy hands, put it to his ear, and asked.

"Kid, please take the trouble to cut two straight ones." Since it is a public-private partnership, it is relatively easier to talk to, so Tang Zhitong chose this side.

"Wait a moment, I'll finish this job." The repairman said and continued with his work, no longer paying attention to Tang Zhitong.

It's good enough to be able to buy a cigarette, and I don't dare to force people to have a good service attitude.

There is nothing we can do about it, after all, bicycles are different from other objects.

Currently, the popularity of bicycles in Beijing is much higher than in other cities, with 37.2 bicycles per urban households.

Every family that has a bicycle rides it almost every day. Once there is any problem with the bicycle, they have to find a repair shop without any delay.

Because buses are more expensive!
A single bus ticket costs several cents, and if the distance is longer, a transfer can easily cost more than a dollar.

Therefore, these days many units reimburse their employees for bus fares, and if they are not reimbursed, they cannot afford to ride at all.

Apart from business trips which can be reimbursed on a reimbursement basis, the vast majority of companies only reimburse employees for monthly bus passes.

There are now four types of monthly passes for fuel buses in the city: employee tickets are 3.5 yuan each, student tickets are 2 yuan, ordinary monthly passes are 4 yuan, and public monthly passes are 7 yuan.

The first three types require a photo on the monthly pass. Public monthly passes are anonymous and the ticket seller will check them one by one.

If you want to reverse in the city, you can only choose a gasoline-powered bus. If you want to reverse on a tram, you have to pay extra to buy a joint monthly ticket.

If you take a suburban bus, you will have to pay extra, and a lot more.

For suburban buses, each bus has one monthly ticket. If you take several buses, you will need to apply for several tickets. Of course, this situation usually does not occur.

Although a bicycle consumes as much fuel as ten steamed buns per 100 kilometers, Tang Zhitong still prefers bicycles. It's not that he can't afford to take the bus, but the buses are becoming more and more crowded.

The economic situation in the next few years will not be very good. Not only will the number of buses not increase, but there will also be a phenomenon of converting from gasoline to gas, and the frequency of buses cannot be guaranteed. However, the number of people going to work has not decreased much.

During the period of privatization of public transport vehicles, the phrase most often heard by the people was: Get in through the back door! Get in through the back door! There’s still room in the back!
The current bus is like this: Don’t squeeze! Don’t squeeze! The one behind will come soon!

While the mechanic was repairing someone else's bicycle, Tang Zhitong walked to the post office nearby.

On June 1958, 6, a second-rate newspaper published an article on the front page titled "Opening the Door to Convenience."

The Municipal Bureau responded immediately, requiring all branches, post offices, and post offices to "open the door to convenience" for the people by advancing business hours and delaying closing times.

Therefore, even if Tang Zhitong had gone off work, there would still be people in the post office.

Tang Zhitong bought a copy of the "Industrial and Commercial Administration Bulletin" and subscribed to one, leaving his workplace address, intending to keep an eye on market trends.

When Tang Zhitong returned after buying it, the mechanic had already cut it for him. Seeing him coming, he asked for fifty cents.

Tang Zhitong didn't bargain, just paid the money and left.

It now costs 1.5 cents to repair a hole in an inner tube. Although 1.5 cents includes the labor cost, inner tubes are not cheap. Tang Zhitong estimated that the inner tube in his hand can repair six or seven holes, so the price of 50 cents is quite fair.

"Are you busy at work today? Why are you back so late?" As soon as she entered the door, classmate Xiao Wang walked forward and helped Tang Zhitong take off her hat and scarf. Without her two sisters-in-law at home, she didn't mind being a little more intimate.

"I bought a piece of inner tube leather on the road." Tang Zhitong took it out and showed it to classmate Xiao Wang as if showing off.

"Making a slingshot for Jingmin? Just spoil him. What if he breaks someone's glass?" Classmate Xiao Wang complained softly. This morning she heard her brother ask her husband when the slingshot would be ready.

"Just tell him to take it back if it really hits someone's glass. I'll use it to play with." Tang Zhitong replied cheerfully. He also had such a gun when he was a child, but it was confiscated because it was used to hit someone's glass. When he got it back again, he was too old to do that, and he always felt a little regretful.

"You're still in a playful mood. Mom has prepared everything. Let's eat. We have to go out soon." Student Xiao Wang put down her hat and scarf and poured water for her husband to wash his hands.

Zhang Guifang pretended not to notice the affection between the young couple. She believed that a harmonious family is the key to success and she would not be the one to spoil the fun.

After dinner, the couple packed up, took a rabbit, and went to Hao Ren's house.

The remaining two rabbits had already been cleaned by Tang Zhitong, with their internal organs stuffed into their stomachs, which had been frozen hard.

When the young couple arrived at Hao Ren's house, there were no outsiders in his house and it was quite quiet.

If this happened in an era of developed transportation, there would be people pursuing progress coming to visit, and they would come in an endless stream.

Although Tang Zhitong had never experienced such a thing, he had witnessed the traffic jams in some provincial capital cities during major festivals.

It's jammed from morning to night, and there are many out-of-town license plates in the traffic...

"You raise it at home? It's such a rare thing, why don't you keep it as a dish at the end of the year?" When Hao Ren saw the naked rabbit, he looked like he was chatting with him.

"He caught a wild rabbit and specially prepared it and sent it to Uncle Hao." Student Xiao Wang handed the rabbit to Aunt Hao and helped Tang Zhitong explain.

"Thank you, you are thoughtful. Sit down and talk." Hao Ren smiled. Although he had some doubts, he did not investigate further. It did not matter what kind of rabbit it was; what mattered was the attitude.

"You two can chat, I'll have a chat with my aunt." After being together for a year, Xiao Wang no longer gets involved in everything, otherwise it would easily give people the impression that her husband has no opinions of his own.

"I have to thank you. Fortunately, the dead letter was found in time." As soon as the two sat down, Hao Ren opened his mouth to thank Tang Zhitong.

"Uncle Hao, I feel ashamed for not telling you right away." Tang Zhitong said modestly.

"No need to be modest. From what I know about you, if I hadn't been in charge of the postal code promotion, you wouldn't have posted the dead letter.

No matter how you report it to the department, it will be beneficial to me. Besides, you followed the procedures and did the right thing." Hao Ren didn't care at all, but sincerely considered Tang Zhitong.

"Hehe." Tang Zhitong smiled foolishly. He had actually considered pretending that he hadn't seen the dead letter.

“The opinions on how to deal with the dead letter issue have just been implemented. Anyone involved will be punished to varying degrees, and the punishment opinions have been sent to various regions.

The ministry originally planned to send a few working groups to visit before the Spring Festival, but because of the dispute with the local authorities over handling opinions, the time was changed to after the New Year.

Hao Ren took a cigarette from the desk, flicked two cigarettes from the butt of the box, and motioned for Tang Zhitong to take first.

Tang Zhitong pinched one out, then took out a match and lit the one for Hao Ren first.

Hao Ren took a puff and continued, "According to the leader, you have to go down this time. I can't stop you."

"Hehe, no need to block me, just go." Tang Zhitong said indifferently.

"This job is not easy. It's easy to get no thanks for the effort. You have to be mentally prepared." Hao Ren felt a little guilty. Originally, the postal code issue was Tang Zhitong's idea. He had good intentions at the time and wanted to give him some credit, but he didn't expect to be ordered by his leader.

"I think it's okay. In fact, I knew about this several days in advance..." Hao Ren was not an outsider, so Tang Zhitong told him about Ma Wei.

"No wonder! Then I feel relieved." When Hao Ren heard about this opportunity, he slapped his thigh.

“So I think even if there are no results, I won’t be disappointed.”

"Then you don't have to worry about not being liked, but it's still better to achieve some results." Hao Ren suggested.

"Okay, thank you Uncle Hao." Tang Zhitong nodded in agreement. As for how to achieve results, he had no idea.

"Where do you want to go? I can still arrange that." Hao Ren took the notebook from the table, found the page with the list of people for this inspection, and showed it directly to Tang Zhitong.

Tang Zhitong came forward to take a look, and saw that they were all the provinces that the "satellite" had placed high and large before.

"Why don't we go to Dao County? It's along the sea and the situation there is better." Hao Ren naturally knew the differences between these places and took the initiative to give his suggestions.

"Dao County? No, no. I'll go to another place." Tang Zhitong shook his head like a rattle.

In Dao County, people are very nature-oriented and are likely to resort to violence if they disagree with something.

Drink green urine beer and beat up friends and family.

If you eat green prawns, you will get an ear scrape at Laoshan Mountain.

Horizontal banner: Well-deserved reputation!
My goodness, that slap in the face looks painful.

Although it hasn't happened yet, who the hell would believe that such a thing has no basis?
In other provinces, it is bulked by province, but in island counties, it is bulked by district, and the chain of contempt is very clear.

Shinan/Laoshan > Shibei > Sifang > Cangkou > Licun > Chengyang.

There is an old saying in Dao County: Don’t marry a monkey from Jimo, and don’t marry a turtle from Laoshan.

Among the factors influencing the ranking of the contempt chain, household registration booklet > wealth value. It doesn’t mean that you are awesome if you are rich. This is magical.

Tang Zhitong had lived in Dao County for a while before and had heard of discrimination based on ancestry.

I heard from my colleagues at that time that there was a car model from Dao County who kept emphasizing that she was one quarter Indian and one quarter French, and she was priced at 2000.

The Olympics hadn’t been held yet at that time!
A colleague mocked and said, "This is the first time I've seen someone proud of Indian hybrids. At this price, you can ride a purebred foreign horse. Who would like to get one?"
It's very messy anyway.

"Then where do you want to go?" Seeing Tang Zhitong's reluctance, Hao Ren asked for his opinion.

"Wuhan." Tang Zhitong chose a city where the situation was relatively not so bad. There was also a river bridge there, but the mayor was not there yet.

"The department will make unified arrangements by then. Sleeper berths there and sleeper berths back." Hao Ren nodded, and the matter was settled.

"That's great. I've never sat on a sleeper berth before." Tang Zhitong said with a grin.

"Work harder and strive to be eligible to buy a sleeper ticket in three to five years." Hao Ren put the notebook back, expressing his expectations for Tang Zhitong.

"I dare not think about it, but it's good like this. At my age, moving too fast may not be a good thing." Tang Zhitong shook his head. The protruding rafters will rot first, and there will always be people who are not used to using crooked tricks.

"Well, taking it step by step is also a good choice." Hao Ren obviously had the wrong idea and agreed.

Tang Zhitong smiled and did not refute, which was considered as his agreement.

Next, Hao Ren emphasized to Tang Zhitong the purpose of this trip and the angles from which results could be achieved.

Tang Zhitong listened carefully and was deeply moved. Standing at different heights means different angles and naturally different focus points, which can provide him with a lot of reference ideas.

After the two finished talking about business, they chatted about some family matters.

At about a quarter after nine, the couple said goodbye and went home.

Right now everyone goes to bed early. If there is really something, you can come back later, but you must not disturb others' rest.

After arriving home, Tang Zhitong did not go to bed immediately. His brother-in-law was very fond of the slingshot and urged him to finish it today.

While Tang Zhitong was talking to classmate Xiao Wang about the business trip after the New Year, he took out pliers and thin wire, preparing to make a slingshot.

A slingshot is not difficult to make. Use a knife to carve out two grooves for tying the inner tube on the slingshot frame. Then pull the inner tube tight, tie it to the frame with thin wire, and tighten it with pliers.

The leather bag that wraps the "bullet" is made of waste leather, cut into about ten centimeters long and three centimeters wide, with holes on both sides.

Finally, tie the inner tube to the leather bag and the slingshot is ready.

Having a slingshot without "bullets" is useless.

Tang Zhitong had seen people use steel balls as bullets. Not only were those things hard to buy, but they also had great destructive power, so Tang Zhitong chose to use mud balls instead.

Mud balls are not difficult to make. Take two handfuls of soil, mix them with water, and knead them into mud. Then pinch a little and rub it in the palm of your hand. When you think it is round, you can put it on the windowsill to dry.

Tang Zhitong couldn't wait any longer, so he placed the mud ball directly on the stove, intending to roast it overnight.

There will definitely be cracks, but as long as it doesn't break into pieces, it can be used.

"Okay, stop doing it. At worst, I won't give it to Jingmin tomorrow. Go to bed." After talking about the business trip, Xiao Wang didn't leave. He washed his feet, changed the basin of water, and waited for Tang Zhitong to wash his feet.

"Well, sleep." Tang Zhitong finished rubbing and lowered his head to find the basin: "Where is your foot washing water? Why did you pour it out? I should at least wash my hands first, they are all muddy."

"Use this to wash, and I'll change the basin for you after you're done. What's so special about a basin of foot washing water?" Student Xiao Wang yawned.

"That's different. Some people just like women's foot washing water and regard drinking foot washing water as a reward." Tang Zhitong said nonsense.

"Either you are talking nonsense, or that person has a serious problem." Classmate Xiao Wang gave Tang Zhitong a blank look and didn't believe it at all.

"Hey, you lie down on the bed first, I'll be there in a while." Tang Zhitong washed his hands and went to pour and change the water himself.

Whether Xiao Wang believes it or not, there are people who drink foot washing water.
Mr. Ximen just likes to pinch the three-inch golden lotus, but for some people it becomes foot licking. I don’t know what kind of changes have taken place here. Aren’t they afraid of getting athlete’s foot with their tongue?
(End of this chapter)