Siheyuan: My Northeastern Farmhouse

23 Calm
In the new week, the steel rolling mill factory committee listened to the progress of the production line transformation in the workshop of Director Yang, the logistical support provided by Director Li’s Anshan Iron and Steel support comrades, and the speech of Section Chief Zheng on the factory security work. Secretary Huang made a concluding speech and highly praised Good job, comrades!Can win the battle!Keep up this hard work spirit and dedication!
Finally, Secretary Huang took off his glasses, covered the tea cup, and said with a smile: "Comrades, we have finished talking about work matters, let's talk about something off-topic."

"Recently, it has been widely reported that there is a young comrade in the security department who is my nephew. Because I arranged for him to come to our factory through the back door, no one else in their courtyard can enter our factory! I have heard that Is it done?"

Minister of Personnel Yang spoke first: "Secretary, these rumors are really outrageous! I know this young comrade, the new security officer in the Security Section is named Gu Weijun. But he is a member of the Municipal Public Security Bureau and was assigned to our factory. Ah! Section Chief Zheng also knows this best!"

Section Chief Zheng nodded in agreement.

Others also expressed their opinions: "These rumors are too abominable! Secretary Huang, don't take it to heart! Rumors stop only for the wise!"

Factory Director Yang was even more indignant: "The current leaders of their street are so outrageous! How can such unfounded rumors spread so widely? The most ridiculous thing is that they even sent a consultation letter to our office!" "Xiao Sun, bring the letter from the street and show it to everyone!"

There was even more anger in the conference room, "We are a subordinate company, why is Director Wang from the street so ignorant?" "Hey, the previous Director Wang from the street was transferred, and now there is a new Director Wang!" "This Director Wang of the sub-district office is too devoid of political consciousness, right?" "This is the new official taking office and putting the fire on us!"

Secretary Huang pressed his hands, and after the discussion in the conference room became quiet, he smiled and said: "I won't hide it from all comrades. Some of the rumors are true. Gu Weijun's father and I are old comrades. Nuo, his father All the comrades here also know that he is Comrade Gu Guohong from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of our factory-affiliated hospital. From this relationship, Gu Weijun is indeed my nephew."

"Haha, Section Chief Zheng, how has this young comrade Gu Weijun performed since he came to the security department of our factory?"

Section Chief Zheng solemnly stated: "Secretary, the Municipal Bureau has definitely given us a good seedling!" As he said that, he took out two newspapers from his bag and handed them to Secretary Huang, "Secretary, look, the pen name is Jun'an. "After a pause, he spoke slowly: "I came up with this pen name, and Comrade Gu Weijun doesn't know about it yet!" "I picked this out from several ideological reports he wrote and sent it to the newspaper."

Secretary Huang said "Oh" in surprise, put on his glasses again, and raised his voice even more in surprise: "People's Daily! Liberation Daily!" Then he read carefully, "Haha, haha!" Secretary Huang's hearty laughter filled the conference room. He was wandering back and forth, "Come here, comrades, take a look! This is the talent of our factory!"

Director Ma of the Propaganda Department had been itching for a long time. As soon as Secretary Huang finished speaking, he ran to Secretary Huang, picked up a newspaper, and found an article with the pen name "Jun'an". After reading it twice, he couldn't help but read it: "There are heroes in every advancing era, and every upward nation is nourished by the heroic spirit. This is the oath written by youth, this is the long road paved with blood, and this is the monument forged by life!"

Minister Ma banged the table and shouted: "Secretary, this should come to our Propaganda Department! Why should such a talent be placed in the security department? Isn't this a waste?"

Secretary Huang said helplessly: "Minister Ma, calm down. I need to ask Section Chief Zheng about this. Comrade Gu Weijun's establishment is not in our factory."

"What kind of establishment is there?" Minister Ma walked around to the side of the conference room where Section Chief Zheng of the Security Department was. He half-hugged Section Chief Zheng excitedly, "Xiao Zheng, Brother Ma, how do I usually treat you?"

Section Chief Zheng Chao rolled his eyes, "Not so good?"

Minister Ma pretended not to hear, "Xiao Zheng, you transfer this boy to our propaganda department, and I will give you two bottles of good wine! Those are Fenjiu bottles from before the founding of the People's Republic of China! How about it?" "Don't worry, as long as you transfer this boy Come to our publicity department, and I will definitely promise to promote your security department more in the future!"

Section Chief Zheng Chao squinted his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth: "Now that you are under my hand, wouldn't it be easier to publicize?"

The meeting room burst into laughter!

"Okay, okay! You can negotiate privately after the meeting!" Secretary Huang stopped Minister Ma from continuing to pester, "Let's continue the topic just now, since the rumors have spread widely, and the street has also sent a message to our factory office. Okay, Then let’s talk openly. We Communists shouldn’t tell anyone anything. Things cannot be clearly understood, and reasons cannot be explained clearly!

"Director Yang, don't worry about one thing. You ask Xiao Sun to contact the street, district labor bureau, district propaganda department, district public security bureau and police station, etc., and also add mass representatives to come to our factory to observe the factory security work. Guidance! Our factory is located in Dongcheng District, and it’s a good situation! At the same time, let’s take a look at what’s going on with this little comrade Gu Weijun? Why do we welcome such a comrade?”

"Chief Zheng, your Security Department is ready to clarify the rumors and promote the defense force of our Security Department!"

"In addition, although Comrade Gu Weijun did not come to our factory because of my recommendation, we in New China also pay attention to promoting talents and not avoiding relatives! Comrades in the factory and comrades at the grassroots level are welcome to recommend outstanding talents. It’s too late!”

"Rumors themselves are not terrible. They are a form of public supervision of our work. However, we must clarify and resolve them in a timely manner, and we must not let rumors become a tool for the benefit of a small group of speculators!"

Director Yang responded: "What Secretary Huang said is that we are not only clarifying the rumors, but also demonstrating our security work, killing two birds with one stone!" "I will make arrangements immediately after the meeting!"

Secretary Huang then told Minister Yang of the Human Resources Department: "Mr. Yang, our human resources department needs to sort out the situation of temporary workers recently. Are they politically unreliable? Are they mentally mature? Do they have family atmosphere and disharmony? We should all take it into consideration!"

"These will also become the standards for our factory to recruit workers again in the future!"

"Similar incidents must never happen again! This is a shame for our entire factory and a shame for our entire leadership team!"

"Minister Yang, fully inform the Labor Bureau of my opinions! If necessary, you can issue documents and I will sign them!"

Minister Yang quickly agreed: "Yes, Secretary Huang, I will report it to the Labor Bureau immediately after the meeting!"

After the meeting, the rolling mill took quick action.

The district labor bureau also held an emergency meeting after receiving the notice and protest from the steel rolling mill.After the meeting, the Labor Bureau formed an unwritten rule that in the future, the quota of workers must be reduced in Jiaodaokou Street. When recruiting workers in Jiaodaokou Street, it must be verified again and again!
No. 40 Nanluogu Lane is also on the blacklist of the District Labor Bureau!Later it spread to other labor bureaus.Until it was re-opened, except for He Yuyu, a high school student, other people of working age in the courtyard had no serious jobs. It was best to work in street factories.Of course, this is something!

The next day, Director Yang coordinated and arranged for the district government, district labor bureau, district propaganda department, district public security bureau, subdistrict, police station and street resident representatives to come to the steel rolling mill to visit the security department for training.

Gu Weijun's performance during the training was extremely impressive. He was not particularly outstanding during the queue training, but he ranked first in the 400-meter obstacle course and unarmed confrontation!The shooting performance is also in the top three.

Section Chief Hao Chuan is also constantly popularizing science about the meaning of this result!Then he accidentally revealed that Gu Weijun was assigned to the Municipal Public Security Bureau!

People who come to visit are amazed!

People from the District Public Security Bureau secretly pulled Section Chief Zheng Chao aside and whispered. "What? Director Zhao and Lu Ergou are staring at it?"

After the Security Section training tour, the rumor that Gu Weijun entered the steel rolling mill through the back door subsided, but another rumor spread secretly: Because of the various improper actions of Jiaodaokou Street in the past - spreading rumors and intimidating the government, this person will not be easily considered for future recruitment. Rumors spread in this courtyard, especially at No. 40 Nanluogu Lane.The rumor spread even more intensely after several temporary workers were dismissed from the steel rolling mill.

It is said that the new Director Wang of the subdistrict office broke his own teacup!

The third uncle at No. 40 Nanluogu Lane spent all his savings overnight trying to find a job for his eldest son Yan Jiecheng, but he didn't even get in!
After getting off work the next day, the matchmaker Aunt Zhao came. Yan Laozhao was very enthusiastic and said, "Aunt Zhao is here! Hurry, old lady, give Aunt Zhao some water!"

Aunt Zhao waved her handkerchief and said, "No, please stop working! It's just a matter of words!"

"The girl from the Yu family who helped Jie Cheng agree to meet before, but now when people hear that it's your courtyard and your family, they don't dare to meet her!" "He's gone, by the way, our matchmaker here, you'd better stop looking for her. There is no one to take over the work of your hospital."

The third uncle hurriedly stopped the matchmaker, Aunt Zhao, "How do you say this?"

Aunt Zhao looked sideways at the third uncle, shaking the small handkerchief in her hand constantly, "You pretend not to know what you are doing here!" She turned around and walked out of the courtyard, "Bah" He turned around and spit out a mouthful.

When the third uncle returned to the house, Yan Jiecheng stared at the third uncle with red eyes and shouted angrily at him: "She has been calculating all day long! She only knows how to calculate the things in front of her! You have to calculate when you eat at home, and you have to calculate when you are looking for a job! You have to calculate everything!" "Okay now! You calculated that your son can't find a job, and you can't find a wife either!"

The third aunt hurriedly went to close the door, and the third uncle pointed at Yan Jiecheng and cursed: "I don't care about the calculation, I can raise you so big!" "How dare you yell at me, you will be poor if you fail to calculate, this is what our ancestors said "Yes!" The biggest quarrel ever broke out in Lao Yan's house in the front yard!

On the third day, as soon as Yan Fugui went to work, he was invited by the principal. He said enthusiastically: "Teacher Yan, please sit down, please sit down!" He helped Yan Fugui pour water before returning to his seat.

Yan Fugui sat down a third of his butt uneasily and said with a smile: "Principal, what are your instructions? Tell me?" "Did the superiors issue any documents that require writing big-character posters?" "Don't worry, absolutely. I’ll help you write something beautiful!”

The corner of the principal's mouth moved unconsciously, and then he forced a smile, "Teacher Yan, you are also a senior teacher in our school, and I believe you are reasonable!" "Now the school organization meeting has decided to let you take a more important position." janitor!"

Yan Fugui jumped up and shouted angrily: "Principal, aren't you bullying people?" "I'm going to the district education bureau to find an explanation!" After saying that, he turned around and went out.

The principal's voice came slowly: "The parents of the students have unanimously expressed that people with low ideological and moral standards such as spreading rumors cannot be allowed to continue to serve as the main teacher!"

Yan Fugui suddenly became frustrated and begged: "Principal, I didn't spread rumors!" The principal looked indifferent and said, "Is there no other way?"

The principal sat upright on the chair, picked up the tea cup, blew the hot air, took a sip, and said slowly: "You can leave too!"

Yan Fugui walked out of the principal's office and returned to the courtyard in despair. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he found that the third aunt was fighting with several aunts in the previous courtyard. !" "My eyes are all full of calculations! I just make up little stories and spread rumors when I see someone else has a job!"

The third aunt scolded her while fighting back: "Fart, stop talking when you spread gossip before!" "You are just jealous because people have jobs, so you spread gossip!"

A few middle-aged aunts got together and had a happy couple, but it was a pity that there was nothing to see!
The third uncle hurried over to break up the fight, "Hey, hey, stop fighting and talk to me if you have anything to say!"

"Bah!" The third uncle was slapped in the mouth!The glasses flew out, and "click", the glasses broke.

The third uncle held his head and shouted in a broken voice: "Fight, you guys fight!"

After that, he kept mumbling to himself, "Isn't the new government serving the people?" "We are conveying our opposition to back doors. What's wrong with having to work?"

For Gu Weijun, life has returned to calm, except for the training that cannot be interrupted!
"Brother Wei, is the time up?" Gu Weijun was standing with his gun in a shooting position. There was a brick hanging under the muzzle of the gun. The brick had begun to shake!
Wei Ping'an closed the book, looked at his watch, and shook his head, "There are still 2 minutes left! Just keep holding on, Xiao Gu!"

Two minutes later, Gu Weijun put down his gun, began to rub his shoulders and wrists, and complained to Wei Pingan: "Brother Wei, why does the section chief still want me to train?" "My military skills are considered adequate in our security department, right?" ?”

Wei Ping'an, who had retrieved the safflower oil, helped Gu Weijun rub the red and swollen parts and replied with a smile: "First, your military skills are still far behind! Mobile shooting, bare-handed climbing, tunnel operations, car driving, etc., you Some are learning and some are practicing!”

"Second, sweat more during training and bleed less during battle! Do you think there is no room for improvement in your on-the-spot reaction speed?" "When encountering an emergency, if your reaction is 0.1 second faster, you may survive!"

"Third, you are still so young. If you don't train and study hard to lay the foundation! Should you be sent out to solve crimes and catch spies?"

"Okay, just go home and drink some of the relaxing medicinal wine prepared by your father!" "The medicinal wine prepared by Dr. Gu is really good, but it is too expensive and the section chiefs are reluctant to part with it! Otherwise, you wouldn't be alone now." Training!”

Wei Ping'an put the safflower oil in Gu Weijun's hand, then went into the duty room and took out a stack of banknotes, remittance orders and letters, and handed them to Gu Weijun, "Yours, take it!"

Gu Weijun took the money, remittance slip and letter with a smile, and said nonchalantly: "I thought I was embezzled by the section chief?"

"How come you only have so little money?" Gu Weijun counted and counted 26 yuan and 8 cents.

Wei Ping'an replied angrily: "The section chief earns more than 110 yuan a month, which is more than his colleagues in the bureau. Will he be greedy for such a small amount of money from you?"

"Since 58, the manuscript fee has been 5-10 yuan per thousand words. You are a newcomer, so it is calculated at the lowest level. And this is more than your monthly salary, and you are still not satisfied!"

"Okay, put it away quickly. Remember to be at the door of the steel rolling mill at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning! Then give me this week's ideological report tomorrow."

Gu Weijun put the money, remittance slips, and letters into his schoolbag, and said happily: "No problem, it's just one piece a week now. If I can still get money, I will write even if I don't sleep every day!"

Suddenly I remembered: "Brother Wei, you and the section chief will keep this matter a secret for me!"

Wei Pingan looked at Gu Weijun with caring eyes: "No problem!"

On the way home, Gu Weijun happily thought about how he should spend the money.Quanjude and the Eighth Building are walking!

As soon as Gu Weijun arrived home, Gu's mother greeted him enthusiastically, "You must have had a hard time training today. Come and give me your schoolbag. Quickly change your clothes and go get a basin of water to clean yourself."

Gu Weijun didn't think much and handed his schoolbag to Gu's mother, then took off his shirt and prepared to fetch water.

When Gu's mother received the schoolbag, she immediately dug out the money and remittance slip, took it into her hand and started counting the money happily, without even picking up Gu Weijun's shirt.

Gu Weijun took a look and realized it was broken!He rushed to grab it and shouted: "Mom, that's my money!"

Gu's mother stepped aside to let Gu Weijun's outstretched paw pass, "What a joke, in my hands, it's my money!" After saying that, she grabbed the feather duster on the side of the table and said angrily: "What? You still dare to hide your private money? !”

It’s over, my Quanjude and the Eighth Building!Gu Weijun begged, "Mom, please leave some for me!"

Gu's mother thought for a while and reluctantly took out 3 cents and gave it to Gu Weijun.

Gu Weijun felt like crying when he got it. He didn't have enough fighting experience!Begged again: "Mom, what are you doing with so little money?"

"What are you doing!" Gu Ma glared: "You are a waste of money, enough for your three brothers to have a braised meal!"

"Go and wash up quickly!"

Gu Weijun was helpless and went out to wash up with the washbasin.

Mother Gu behind her hummed a tune, "Continue making dumplings today!"

(End of this chapter)