Chapter 146: The Widow
I don't know who leaked the news, but in just one or two days, most of the people in the factory knew the strange cause of Chen Deyuan's death. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Because some workers who like to cheat and play tricks when they work have been suppressed by Chen Deyuan on weekdays, some strange words came out at this time. In addition, some people who have always been "unwilling" also took the opportunity to say some gloating words out of jealousy of Chen Deyuan's power in the past. As a result, the leadership team of the entire Nanhengjie Coal Plant became weak.
After the meeting, except for the strong opposition of the new production director Zhao Fengnian, most people supported the opinion of the chairman of the trade union Xiang Jun that it was necessary to deal with the matter of Chen Deyuan's death in a low-key manner.
Their reason is that the matter has already caused a lot of uproar, and if they are caught too much favoritism, it is better for the workers to gossip now, and they are afraid that someone will make an emotional complaint. Therefore, they believe that not only must Chen Deyuan's funeral be handled frugally, but also cannot be classified as a work-related injury.
The military representative reluctantly agreed to the first point, because he understood the truth, and in this era, no one wanted to provoke right and wrong, and everyone was afraid that other incidents would be caused by a thorough investigation by the superiors. And he himself is not right, so naturally he will not be embarrassed by everyone.
It's just that he is very hesitant about the second one. Because not only did he swear to Quanzi's mother, but this was also a hurdle that he couldn't pass on his conscience. As a result, the matter was left unresolved and put aside.
In this way, the day of Chen Deyuan's cremation was hastily set on the Sunday five days later, at the Babaoshan People's Cemetery.
On that day, there were no wreaths, no elegiacs, no eulogies, not even a farewell room. Because the coal factory did not organize workers to mourn at all. As a result, in the entire factory, except for the military representatives, the chairman of the trade union, and a few Dingxing villagers headed by Zhao Fengnian who had maintained contacts with the old Chen family for several generations, no one else came.
But in reality, the leaders of the coal plant are wrong.
That's right, China's humane society does have its own unique attributes. Most people can only do the step of being in love and taking the step of tea and cooling, so there is a saying in the officialdom that "the right not to use it, and it will be invalid when it expires". But after all, not everyone treats human affection as a thin piece of paper, and there are still many people in the overall society who value friendship.
It is precisely because Chen Deyuan is a decent and honest person, he never uses the power in his hands to favoritism and make things difficult for others, and he often stretches out his hand when he encounters difficulties with others, so he has a wide range of contacts, and there are countless people who think of him well.
So as soon as the news of his unexpected death spread, on the day of his burial, not only Yuye, the Hong family and the old neighbors of the east and west courtyards of Guanyin Temple came, but also spontaneously rushed to many people with similar temperaments and many people who had been taken care of by him.
Like the boiler worker in the bathhouse who has known him for many years, the head shaving master in the barber shop, the boiler in the boiler shop at the entrance of the coal factory, the tricycle driver who often walks with him in the tavern, the carpenter he met through playing chess on the street, and the bricklayer who met him playing poker.
What else is the bus driver who lost the coal he bought and almost didn't hang himself, the health school teacher who was protected from the fight by him as a guarantee, the parents of the children he rescued because he was naughty and fell into the water, and the old people and children who were lost in the heavy rain and sent home by him.
Even the police of the Baizhifang Police Station, who had many contacts with him at work, and the managers, logistics section chiefs, and workshop directors of several nearby factories and shops, all came to see Chen Deyuan on his last journey, regardless of the long distance.
Let's put it this way, there are almost more than 100 people from all walks of life. There is no need for a coal plant to operate it at all, and this funeral has its own people.
There are thousands of white paper flowers tied by these people alone, and everyone also pooled money to rent a mourning hall together. Then the police helped arrange a wreath, and the teacher and Hong Lucheng wrote the couplet. When the farewell ceremony was held, many mourners were sincere and cried......
Good guys! Nanhengjie Coal Factory has lost an adult this time. The hotter the toss, the more ashamed the people at the coal plant became. So much so that in the face of many questioning and dissatisfied eyes, the face of the military representative was almost burning, and he vigorously pointed at the chairman of the trade union who had come up with this idea with his hand and scolded, "Confused! Confused!"
However, afterwards, it was also because of this incident that the military representatives had the courage and reason to stand out from the crowd, and finally acted arbitrarily. He not only insisted on setting Chen Deyuan's pension condition as "work-related injury", but also personally came forward and took the initiative to contact Quanzi's mother for a job.
After the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, in addition to processing some civilian quilts, bed sheets, cotton clothes and boots, it also produced gloves and uniforms and other labor protection supplies.
The salary is not high, only about 20 yuan. Not to mention that it is not easy to settle people in the city these days, and this is also the only job that Quanzi's mother, who doesn't recognize a few words, can do. At least, when Chen Liquan grows up, even if the pension is broken, Quanzi's mother can continue to earn a share for herself.
It should be said that after doing these things, the military representative was convinced that he had kept his original promise, and he himself was at ease. But the world is unpredictable, there is a saying that "if you can hide it for a while, you can't hide it for a lifetime", although many things can confuse people's eyes for a while, but often the truth will be revealed many years later.
Such was the case with Chen Deyuan's death.
Many years later, when everything and the truth were finally clarified, the matter was once again pushed to the forefront and became the focus of heated discussion among the people in the coal plant, the military representatives also stood on the judgment platform of their conscience forever and never stepped down again.
After that, whenever he couldn't sleep late at night, the reason for his troubles was always that he remembered what he had done back then, and often he would sigh with self-pity.
"It's all my fault! I cheated Lao Chen's family! It turns out that people are really different. Some people are real gold, some people are bad copper, some people are good wine, and some people are muddy waters. It may look similar, but it's just a clear ......."
In fact, there is another person who is far more condemned by conscience than military representatives, and that is Yan Fuhai.
As an insider at the time, he finally appeared on the third day after Chen Deyuan's cremation and entered the door of Chen's house. But for some reason, based on how Ren Quanzi's mother asked about the experience and details of the incident, he didn't answer a word, just knelt down and kowtowed with tears in his eyes, and put two hundred yuan on the table.
So Quanzi's mother was immediately furious, not only threw the money in his face, but also cried and scolded him and kicked him out of the house. And since Yan Fuhai left the Chen family with a disgraced face this time, he has never appeared in front of Quanzi's mother again......
Chen Deyuan finally entered the funeral, and his preferential treatment was also implemented. And according to the regulations, once his son Chen Liquan reaches the age of 18, he can fill his quota and enter the Nanhengjie Coal Factory to inherit his father's business.
But after all, when a person dies, he dies, and it is not the same as when he is alive. In fact, Chen Deyuan's "accidental" death not only caused Chen Liquan's mother and son to fall like the sky was falling, and life became more and more difficult. Even the Hong family, which has lost its protective umbrella, has also fallen into the predicament of the past again.
Let's talk about the Chen family first.
Equivalent to the physical principle of three-point support, for a family, father, mother, and child are indispensable, and once one side is lost, it is like sitting on a stool with folded legs, which is bound to fall.
In the past, with Chen Deyuan here, the Chen family didn't seem to have to worry about anything, and they didn't need Quanzi's mother to worry a little at all. Whenever you encounter moving things, making things, building things, and repairing things, Chen Deyuan can call a lot of people to help just by saying hello when he returns to the factory.
Even when it comes to things like shopping, fixing the roof, changing the electrical circuit, getting the sewer – these are the problems that most people find difficult.
Because Chen Deyuan not only has the power to find a way in his hands, but he also naturally does not like to put on a show, and is very good at dealing with others. Don't look at it for a while, obviously he doesn't know each other, but he only needs to hand over a cigarette and a cup of tea, and then he can chat with people as buddies as soon as he talks to each other. Since we can become friends, then the following things are easy to say
But now, these things are all on Quanzi's mother alone. With her being a housewife who is not good at words, where does she know how to usher in the send-off, and the friendship is almost like this. So what seemed easy on weekdays became extremely difficult for her.
Naturally, people like Yuye, the Hong family, the neighbors of the East and West Courtyards, and even the Dingxing villagers like Zhao Fengnian, are all people who miss the old love, and they will never look at Quanzi's mother if she is in trouble.
But don't forget, Yu Ye and the Hong family belong to their own masters, and there are some things that they can't help even if they want to. If you want to say that Zhao Fengnian can still have some top-notch things, but Quanzi's mother is a very strong person, she never wants to easily cause trouble to others, and she feels that asking for someone is panicked. Therefore, most of the time, unless someone sees that Quanzi's mother is in trouble and takes the initiative to help, she will simply grit her teeth on her own.
Fortunately, Chen Liquan is still learning art from Yuye, and he is not at home much on weekdays, but he will not see his mother being angry and suffering, which makes Quanzi's mother feel better. It's just that in this way, it seems that she herself is living a particularly bleak life.
There are some people who don't know what's going on, or who know a little bit about the affairs of the Chen family, such as the new colleagues who are mainly women in the street factory, and naturally attribute all this to the lack of a man in charge of the Chen family, and they all lament that Quanzi's mother is still young, and the top priority is to find someone to remarry. In this way, there are also those who have the heart to start working on this matter.
But it's a pity that this good thing that everyone thinks is a good thing hit a nail at Izumi's mother. At the beginning, Quanzi's mother politely declined, saying that she didn't think about it. But soon, as more and more "enthusiastic people" came to the door, the annoyed Quanzi's mother finally couldn't help but throw her face.
If anyone mentioned this matter to her again, she only said with a cold face that the marriage between herself and her husband was agreed between the two adults before they were born, and they were destined in this life in the past life, and they would be buried together after death. If she were to marry someone else, how would she go to Chen Deyuan's grave again after she died? I am afraid that Chen Deyuan would not be happy about this, and most likely he would go to the person who contributed to this matter to settle accounts.
Just this sentence, the person who proposed the marriage choked to death. I don't know if I finally figured out Quanzi's mother's intentions, or because of the power of "Chen Deyuan will find someone to settle accounts", in short, no one dares to make a mistake anymore.
However, because of the disfuge of face, coupled with the natural good-natured talker, and the rights and wrongs of others, those aunts and aunts who took the initiative to help Quanzi's mother Zhang Luo, after that, began to make up the blind faction of Quanzi's mother behind their backs.
Some people say that Quanzi's mother can't think about it, and she has to die to save face and suffer crimes. Some people say that Quanzi's mother is a stone girl, and she doesn't want men to be born. Some people also said that there were already people outside Quanzi's mother, so they didn't want to deal with other people's affairs. Some people even say that Quanzi's mother raised her son in someone else's house for her own convenience......
There is no such thing as an impermeable wall. These words became more and more ugly, and it didn't take long for them to reach Quanzi's mother's ears, and her eyes were red at the moment. On the spur of the moment, she even wanted to have a good fight with these people who chewed their tongues, and tore the stinky mouths of these people to prove her innocence.
But then she thought that she would have to rely on this small factory for the rest of her life, and finally endured it. And after calming down, she felt a chilling fear. Because if she really quarreled with those people about this at that time, I am afraid that not only would she not be able to take any advantage, but she would also have to offend more people, and her reputation would not help. In her hometown in the past, she had heard and seen a lot of this kind of thing, so she knew very well that not saying anything was more important than anything else.
Thinking of this, Quanzi's mother had no other way than to hate God for being unfair and leaving her without a husband. Since then, she has become more unsociable, trying not to speak to these female colleagues in the unit, and avoiding them as much as she can.
And every night, she not only often washes her face with tears because she misses Chen Deyuan, who passed away, but also often wakes up crying because she dreams of her husband in her dreams. She deeply understands the pain of not having a husband and the difficulty of being a widow.