The so-called water lump, also known as kohlrabi, is a very common pickle in the north. In the early years, when the commodity economy was underdeveloped, there were no vegetables in the north in winter, and it was common to cut a plate of water lumps and eat rice. Gao Shuchun's threat to be able to eat water lumps for a week is also based on his childhood memories. I think back then, meat, eggs, fish and everything were supplied by ticket, and the parents' salary had to support the whole family of six or seven people.

What's wrong with the draught? The draught is also stronger than the stinky face of the bastards who went to see the Linyi machine!

Gao Shuchun took a large chopstick and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it creakingly. He imagined that he was chewing the meat of Chen Jinsong, Gu Zengchao and others, and he didn't feel any bitterness in his mouth.

In fact, the water lumps he eats at home now are much better than what he ate when he was a child, at least he is willing to put oil.

"Dad, why is it a pimple again. ”

His son Gao Kaige had a bitter face, looking at the dishes on the table and complaining.

"Your mother quarreled with me and went back to your grandmother's house. She didn't leave any money, so she left a few lumps, so we can only eat lumps, didn't you still eat an egg?"

Gao Shuchun pointed to the eggshell in front of his son and reminded. Miao Caiying did what she said, she really left them and went back to her parents' house by herself, and she didn't even leave them with vegetable gold, leaving only four catties of water bumps and six or seven eggs. Gao Shuchun cut the lumps into shreds and fried them on several large plates as a meal for the father and son, and cooked a white water egg in the shell for his son as a supplement for each meal. Because Miao Caiying didn't have many eggs left, Gao Shuchun himself was reluctant to eat them.

"But we've been eating water bumps for three days. When will Mommy come back?" the son asked with tears in his face. He is 12 years old this year, and he is the most able to eat, and eating water lumps and adding two eggs every day is far from enough for the body's needs.

Gao Shuchun sighed and said, "I don't know, you don't know your mother's temper, she won't come back until she is angry." ”

"But I don't want to have a pimple anymore. Gao Kaige said.

"You've only been eating for a few days. Gao Shuchun reprimanded, "When I was your age, I had a lump of water all winter, and I didn't have so much oil. At that time, a person only supplied four taels of oil a month, and it was rare to have an egg to eat, which was like the New Year. ”

"But that was when you were a kid. Gao Kaige said, "It's almost the 21st century now, and who is still having a lump of water all day long." ”

Gao Shuchun's heart moved, and he asked his son: "If our family has no money, we have to have a pimple every day, can you stand it?"

Gao Kaige was stunned for a moment, and then asked seriously: "Dad, why is our family running out of money?"

"I mean, if ......," Takatsuki said.

Gao Kaige was silent for a moment, and asked faintly, "Are you and my mother going to be laid off?"

Gao Shuchun clearly saw something flash in his son's eyes, which seemed to be a star of tears. He quickly changed his words and said, "No, your father has such a good skill, how can he be laid off, I just tested you." ”

Gao Kaige was silent, he stretched out his chopsticks, took a few water lumps into his bowl, and then began to bury his head in eating, looking extremely sensible.

Gao Shuchun stood up suddenly, he stroked his son's head with his hand, and said, "Son, don't be busy eating first, let's go, I'll take you to Master Chen to buy a piece of sauce meat." ”

"Didn't you say that my mother didn't leave any money?" Gao Kaige raised his head and looked at his father, and asked suspiciously, but his face was clearly a little happy.

"How can a man not have some private money. Gao Shuchun said proudly to his son.

Under the surprised and adoring gaze of his son, Gao Shuchun took out a 10 yuan bill from under the chest of drawers at home, and then took his son out of the door to a commissary not far from home. The commissary was run by a factory worker, and in addition to selling tobacco, alcohol, and candy, there was also meat and sauce made by the owner himself. In the past, when there were no good dishes at home, Miao Caiying would go to buy a few taels of sauce meat and come back for Gao Kaige to eat, which was also Gao Kaige's favorite.

"Dad, you can eat too. ”

After buying the sauce meat and coming back, Gao Kaige forgot about the conversation between the father and son just now. He pushed the plate of sauce and meat towards Gao Shuchun and motioned for Gao Shuchun to eat a little too.

Gao Shuchun smiled and pushed the plate back in front of his son and said, "I don't eat it." Didn't your mom yell at me to lose weight all the time, I had to eat less meat. ”

"You're not fat, my mother is fat, she can't eat meat. Gao Kaige buried his head in eating the sauce meat and said vaguely.

"Son, is the sauce meat delicious?"

"Delicious. ”

"Do you want to eat every day?"

"Yes. ”

"Then I'll buy it for you every day. ”

"Hmm......"

"You eat slowly at home, wash the dishes and chopsticks after eating, go to homework, and I'll go out. ”

"Good. ”

Gao Kaige agreed happily, and his attention was focused on the sauce meat.

Gao Shuchun took a box of cigarettes, walked out of the house, and walked in the direction of Wen Jianmin's house. At first, he walked very slowly, with mixed feelings. As he walked, his steps quickened. Walking into the door of the unit where Wen Jianmin lived, he stepped three steps and made two steps upstairs and came to the door of Wen Jianmin's house.

"Tuk-tuk, tuk-tuk!" Gao Shuchun knocked on the door.

"Who's there, Xiao Gao, why are you here?"

Wen Jianmin opened the door and saw Gao Shuchun standing outside the door, he was slightly stunned, but then stretched out his hand to beckon Gao Shuchun to enter the door. In an old factory like Tengji, everyone has no personal privacy, and it is very common for workers to go to the leader's house to talk about something, and Wen Jianmin's family will not feel inappropriate.

Gao Shuchun sat down on the sofa in the living room of Wen Jianmin's house, Wen Jianmin's wife brought him a glass of water, and after a few words of greeting him, he went back to the bedroom. Wen Jianmin sat opposite Gao Shuchun and was about to take a cigarette, Gao Shuchun had already taken out his cigarette case and handed one to Wen Jianmin.

The two lit cigarettes on Wen Jianmin's lighter, and after taking two puffs each, Wen Jianmin asked, "What, Xiao Gao, do you have something to look for me?"

Gao Shuchun tried hard to squeeze out a smile on his somewhat stiff face, and said, "Secretary Wen, what happened that day, I was wrong, and I will review it with you." ”

"Review?" Wen Jianmin was stunned. Gao Shuchun made a review to him, and he took the initiative to review, which was the first time in Wen Jianmin's memory.

Gao Shuchun is a child of the factory, who entered the factory in the early 80s and started as an apprentice. When I was young, because I was ignorant and had a bad personality, I also made a lot of mistakes, and I didn't do a review in front of the workshop director once or twice. But when Wen Jianmin went to the gear workshop as the director, Gao Shuchun was already in his 30s, and he also had a set of skills, and he belonged to the workers with more status in the workshop.

This time, Gao Shuchun clashed with Chen Jinsong, and smashed a parts blank in front of Wen Jianmin, which is a more serious matter. But Wen Jianmin still didn't think about letting Gao Shuchun do a review, and he was still thinking about finding a way to smooth Gao Shuchun's luck in the past few days, so as not to further escalate the matter.

Gao Shuchun said outside that he would fight with Linyi to the end, and this word also reached Wen Jianmin's ears, making him feel helpless. But just when Wen Jianmin felt that this matter was difficult to solve, Gao Shuchun took the initiative to come to the door to make a review, what kind of rhythm is this.

"Xiao Gao, if you don't review it, you are also an old man in the workshop, so you don't need this. Wen Jianmin said carefully, "This time, in fact, they all blame me, but I don't have ......."

"I don't blame you for this, it's me who made a mistake, and I owe it to clean up. Gao Shuchun interrupted Wen Jianmin's words and said contemptuously. It's embarrassing to think about this kind of thing, but as long as you open your mouth, it doesn't seem to be that difficult.

Isn't it just to bow my head? I just bowed my head, whatever! I didn't bow my head for myself, I looked at my son's sake, so I bowed my head so that my son could eat sauce and meat every day!

Gao Shuchun shouted to himself in his heart, and at the same time had a sense of sublimity.

"No, no, no, Xiao Gao, you don't have to say that, who doesn't have a temper. Hey, it's good that you have this attitude, it's very good. If you have this attitude, things will be solved. Wen Jianmin said happily.

"Director Gu and Dispatch Chen, will they have any opinions?" asked Gao Shuchun.

Wen Jianmin said: "No, no. Don't worry, Director Gu and Dispatch Chen are both very talkative people, everyone is for work, how can they be tired of talking to you?"

"I see. Gao Shuchun nodded. Wen Jianmin's meaning is actually that Linyi doesn't care about this matter at all, you Gao Shuchun don't want to do it, so naturally someone else will come up. You Gao Shuchun is willing to apologize, and people accept it, which is called an adult who doesn't care about a villain. In the end, people don't treat you as a green onion, that is, you yourself are poor there.

"So, will the workshop still arrange for me to do the work of the first machine?" Gao Shuchun asked again.

"No problem!" Wen Jianmin took care of it, "I can count this matter if I say it." Dispatch Chen, turn around and be polite to others. Your skills are there, and it's impossible for people not to want you. ”

"Then I'll thank Director Wen. Gao Shuchun stood up, bowed deeply to Wen Jianmin, and left.

Wen Jianmin kept sending Gao Shuchun downstairs and said a lot of comforting words, Gao Shuchun just smiled and nodded, acting like an obedient middle school student.

Leaving the door of Wen Jianmin's house, Gao Shuchun did not rush home, but walked into a small forest. This grove is located in a corner of the family area and is a place for employees and their families to exercise in the morning. At this time, it was already more than eight o'clock in the evening, everyone was watching TV at home, and the woods were quiet, only a few pairs of young people in love were hidden in a few corners, and these people naturally didn't have time to notice Gao Shuchun.

Gao Shuchun paced to a small stone bench and sat down. He took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and reached for the lighter, only to find that the lighter had been forgotten at home and had not been brought out. He took the cigarette from his mouth and held it in his hand, his eyes staring at the dappled light and shadow in the woods, his thoughts in confusion.

Suddenly, two bean-sized tears seeped out of his eyes. He threw away his cigarette, covered his face with his hands, and began to cry silently.

(End of chapter)