"Master Li, open the door, and the leaders of the central government have come to see you."

Yuan Yunmei skillfully banged on the door and shouted into the house.

The door opened, and an old man with gray hair poked his head out.

He looked at the people outside the door and recognized that the person who called the door was Yuan Yunmei, so he showed a shallow smile and said, "Oh, it's Director Yuan, I'm here again, please come in." ”

When he said this, there was a hint of helplessness in his tone, as if he was a little embarrassed. Of course, Yuan Yunmei didn't care about his attitude, she greeted He Haifeng and the others loudly like a master: "Director He, go to the house quickly, and Director Yu, oh, that's right, Mr. Lin, please first." ”

He Haifeng knew that his official position was the greatest, and if he didn't enter the house, others would not dare to get ahead of him. Therefore, he did not give in and walked directly into the house. Li Genyuan seemed to be accustomed to receiving various leaders at home, and he let He Haifeng sit down on a homemade sofa and gave it to others

They brought stools and beckoned everyone to sit down together. Li Genyuan's wife also came over to help pour some boiling water, and then hid back in another room.

The living room of Li Genyuan's house is very small, only a dozen square meters, on the top of a cabinet, there are also piles of bedding rolls, it is estimated that at night, this room will be used as a bedroom for a family member. He Haifeng There were five or six people in their group, and as soon as everyone came in, the whole room was crowded. After Li Genyuan settled everyone down, he moved a small horse and sat in a corner of the room, waiting for everyone to speak.

"Master Li, you are old, you should sit on the sofa, anyway, this sofa can also seat two people." He Haifeng turned his body to the side, gave up a person's position, and asked Li Genyuan to sit beside him.

The sofa He Haifeng was sitting on was indeed a two-seater, but no one else dared to sit side by side with him, so the seat next to him was empty. Li Genyuan looked at everyone's actions and knew that the person on the sofa must be a great leader, so he waved his hand again and again and said: "Chief, no need, I'm used to sitting in this maza." ”

"That's right, Master Li likes to sit on Maza." Yuan Yunmei said suddenly, "Director He, let me introduce to you, this Master Li, named Li Genyuan, turned out to be a stylist in our factory. You don't know what a stylist is, do you? By the way, Master Li, please tell Director He about your deeds. I also forgot to introduce to you, this is the director of our State Planning Commission, Director He. ”

"Oh, Director He, hello." Li Genyuan nodded to He Haifeng and said, "As for me, before I retired, I was engaged in casting modeling in the factory, and some factories are also called sand turners. What does this mean by turning sand......"

"Oh, Master Li, I have also been engaged in industry for a while, and I also know a little bit about casting and sand turning." He Haifeng interrupted Li Genyuan's introduction, like this kind of ordinary industrial common sense problem, he really doesn't need Li Genyuan to give him popular science.

The so-called molder is a type of work in the casting operation, and its work content is to make the cavity for casting. Molten iron is poured into the cavity and cooled into the mold, which is the casting process. "Yes, yes, Director He is an old man in industry, and he must know this." Yuan Yunmei hurriedly took over the conversation, "Okay, Director He, I will continue to introduce you to Master Li Genyuan, he has already entered the factory as a worker when he was in the Puppet Manchurian." When the Northeast was liberated, he set a fifth-level modeler, and even Soviet experts were convinced by that technology. Before Master Li retired, he was a provincial model worker every year, and was elected as a national model worker three times, and was personally received by Chairman Mao. Look at the ......."

Yuan Yunmei said, pointing to the opposite wall with her hand, and then it was stuck. She looked at Li Genyuan suspiciously, and asked, "Master Li, where is your award?" ”

"Uh・・・・・・ let my wife reveal it." Li Genyuan had a look of embarrassment on his face and said sneeringly.

"How can it be revealed?" Yuan Yunmei was angry as if her underwear had been revealed, "This is your glory, how can you reveal it." Why don't you tell us about such a big thing......"

Li Genyuan's home is an important "tourist spot" for officials in Hexi District. In the past, when state ministries and commissions or foreign inspection teams wanted to visit workers' homes, Hexi District would take them to Li Genyuan and several other designated households. Yuan Yunmei herself has brought people to Li Genyuan's house many times, so she knows the furnishings in his house well. On the wall she was referring to, there used to be a lot of awards, which was a scenery that could add color to Hexi District. …,

An official once suggested that since leaders often want to visit Li Genyuan's house, should they consider changing him to a larger house, and then the government will pay to help decorate it. But this proposal was rejected, everyone believes that this kind of primitive scene, can better meet the leaders' desire to care about the masses, go deep into the grassroots, if replaced by a set of mansions, maybe the superior leaders will not be happy to read the book.

In recent years, as the industry of the entire Hunbei City has gradually fallen into difficulties, there are fewer and fewer leaders of ministries and commissions who come to inspect the work, and Yuan Yunmei has not been to Li Genyuan's house for more than a year, so I don't know when his award certificate was removed.

"My wife said・・・・・・" Li Genyuan looked at He Haifeng, and when he didn't want to say anything more, he felt that it was a little inappropriate, so he said in a hurry: "Hey, that old lady is a mouse-eyed, what did she say This model worker can't be eaten, and this family ......"

"Lao Li, is the heating in your house broken, why do you feel so cold." Yu Hanqiao quietly diverted the conversation and didn't let Li Genyuan continue.

Although Li Genyuan's later words were not spoken, He Haifeng and Lin Zhenhua were able to guess a rough idea. It must be that the economy in the factory is in a recession, and Li Genyuan's family situation is not good, Li Genyuan's wife was angry and took off those awards. This mood is actually quite understandable, facing a wall of awards, on the pickled water lump to eat, that feeling is quite lost.

Yu Chuanqiao interrupted Li Genyuan's words in time, naturally not wanting He Haifeng to hear these discordant contents.

Under the arrangement of local officials, Li Genyuan received many people from all walks of life, and it can be said that there are countless officials, and he has long known what to say and what not to say. Hearing Yu Hanqiao's reminder, he smiled at He Haifeng innocently, and quickly changed the topic: "Yes, the heating in this factory is not too hot this year, Director He, you won't feel cold, right?" ”

He Haifeng didn't take off his coat after entering the house, Rao was like this, and he still felt a little chill in the house. He saw that Li Genyuan was also wearing a thick cotton jacket, and it was obvious that the heating was not hot enough for a long time. He said with concern: "I'm fine, but you live in this house, and the temperature is so low all day long, can people stand it?" The temperature in this room is probably less than 0 degrees, right? ”

"It's not always so cold, sometimes it can be a little warmer, and you can get thirteen or fourteen degrees." Li Genyuan said.

"Is it so cold in every house?" He Haifeng asked.

"At least it's so cold in our area." Lee replied.

"Director Yuan, how do you do your labor work? Aren't the minimum living conditions of the workers guaranteed? Yu Han Qiao's face turned grimacing and began to reprimand Yuan Yunmei.

Yuan Yunmei hurriedly replied: "Director Yu, this matter is indeed our negligence. The heating of the family area of each factory is solved by the boiler of the factory itself, I don't know why the heating of the muddy forging pressure is so bad, I will ask another day. ”

"What day?" Yu Hanqiao said, "On such a cold day, if you delay it for one more day, the workers will suffer one more day." You immediately go to their factory director and say I can't ・・・・・・, and you say that Director He of the State Planning Commission is waiting here to see when he can bring the heater. ”

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away!" Yuan Yunmei nodded, and slipped out of the house, not knowing where to find the factory director.

He Haifeng sat on the side, watching Yu Hanqiao's coquettish demeanor coldly, smiling without saying a word. Lin Zhenhua secretly glanced at Li Genyuan and found that he actually had an expression on his face that was quite similar to He Haifeng. Lin Zhenhua's heart moved, and he faintly had some new understanding of this old man.

"Lao Li, Director Yuan introduced to you just now, this is Director He of our State Planning Commission, who came to our Hunbei City to understand the situation of the enterprise and help us reduce losses and get out of difficulties. You are a veteran worker of forging pressing, and you are a national model worker, otherwise, you can introduce to Director He the operation of our factory over the years, especially the difficulties we are currently facing, which ones need help from the state. Yu Hanqiao said to Li Genyuan that for some reason, he was accustomed to calling the State Planning Commission the Planning Commission, and he probably thought it was a little more bullish.

"This Director ・・・・・・ Yu, I don't know what to say." Li Genyuan said in embarrassment.

"It's okay, Master Li, you can say whatever comes to your mind. I went to Hunbei this time to conduct research, and I need to understand the most real situation, so you don't have to worry about anything. He Haifeng said.

Li Genyuan was still a little embarrassed, he turned his head and glanced at Yu Hanqiao. Yu Hanqiao said: "Lao Li, what to say, you just say, it's okay, Director He is here to listen to the voice of our workers." Didn't some of you complain and say that our Northeast is an old hen who lays eggs all her life and lets the country take them. Now that we are old and can't lay eggs, the country won't care about us. I have long said that this view is wrong, how can the state ignore us? You see, isn't Director He just coming to understand the situation on behalf of the Central Committee? ”

"Oh, what about the old hen?" Li Genyuan nodded, "Then I know it's time to talk about it."