According to Baidu Encyclopedia's explanation: substitution, the full name is the replacement of the name, is a model of work distribution during the period of China's planned economy, that is, the father or mother can recruit one of his children to work in the unit after retirement, which is mostly in the agricultural, forestry, water, geology and mining systems. In fact, in the 70s and the first half of the 80s, substitution was very common in various industries. Replacing this system, if you want to study it deeply, is actually extremely unreasonable. In an era of great disparity between urban and rural areas, the substitution system means that not only can an urban worker enjoy better welfare than a peasant, but his status can also be hereditary, and his children and grandchildren can continue to retain this welfare.

However, at that time, no one would have commented on the substitution system in this way, and everyone thought that this system was a matter of course, and for ordinary workers who had no power or power, it was the greatest inheritance they could leave to their children.

"Master Peng, you are still so young and your skills are so good, isn't it a pity to retire now?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

"What's the solution, I can't watch the child and can't find a partner, right?" Peng Gang said, "My Xiaojun is very sensible, he never asked me and his mother to retire and let him replace him, my mother and I are not yet old, and I haven't thought about it." It wasn't until this incident happened that I knew that Xiaojun was hiding a lot of things in his heart, and it was too dereliction of duty for us to be parents. I've figured it out, sooner or later, I'm going to retire, so why not retire now and create an opportunity for my children? I have asked someone to reintroduce Xiaojun to the object, the woman's conditions are very good, her family said that as long as Xiaojun has a formal job, he can do things. ”

When Peng Gang said this, his face was filled with a hint of relief, which was a kind of relief that sacrificed himself to seek happiness for his children.

Lin Zhenhua only felt mixed feelings, and didn't know what to say, so he hesitated for a while, and then asked, "Master Peng, what are your plans after you retire?" ”

"What can you do?" Peng Gang said, "Raise flowers, play chess, and when Xiaojun gets married and has a child, I will take care of my grandchildren at home." ”

Such an experienced and talented old miller, in his early fifties, raised flowers and played chess at home, and teased his grandson, Lin Zhenhua could not see a trace of happiness in any way.

"When a worker retires, it should be 60 years old for male workers and 55 years old for female workers, and you are only 49 years old now, can the factory agree to your retirement?" Lin Zhenhua continued to ask.

"Of course I can't retire normally, I'm going to retire sick."

"Sick and retired? What disease? ”

"I'm not sick at all." Peng Gang said, "If you want to retire from illness, you can only ask the doctor from the People's Hospital to issue a fake certificate." I've found someone, and I can prescribe whatever I want. ”

"That'...... Does the factory agree? Lin Zhenhua asked again, he thought that Zhu Tiejun had great hopes for Peng Gang, and hoped that Peng Gang would learn CNC machine tools well and become the technical backbone of the whole factory in the future. Peng Gang suddenly proposed to retire from illness at this time, what would Zhu Tiejun think?

Peng Gang's eyes also dimmed a little, and he replied, "Director Liang, there is no problem. Director Zhu was annoyed at first and resolutely disagreed. Later, I told him about Xiaojun's situation, and he agreed. ”

"I see." Lin Zhenhua said, he has nothing to say.

"Xiaolin, I'm sorry for wasting so much of your time. Fortunately, Yang Xin learned with her, she has a good grasp of CNC machine tools, and if you teach her seriously for a while, I think she will surpass me. Peng Gang pointed at Yang Xin and said to Lin Zhenhua.

"Master Peng, you're gone, what should I do alone." Yang Xin said with a crying voice.

"There should be someone in the factory to take my place." Peng Gang said.

"Meat eaters." Lin Zhenhua dragged a sentence, and then said to Peng Gang: "Master Peng, you are leaving, we haven't been together yet." If you can afford me Xiaolin, I'll be the east tonight, let's go to the small restaurant at the door to have a few sips, and Yang Xin and I will see you off, okay? ”

"Otherwise, I'll do the east." Peng Gang hesitated and said, "Xiaolin, learn CNC machine tools, you are my master, I have never put Xie Shi wine." ”

"Master Peng, don't fight, I also know your family's economic situation, I am a bachelor, and my economic conditions are better than yours, and I should definitely invite this wine." The CNC machine tool is just because I learned a little from the Americans, and I am not a master. You took good care of me all the time when I was in the porterage shift. You're going to retire, don't say you're a colleague in the future, you're my elder, and I should treat you to a drink. Lin Zhenhua said eloquently.

Peng Gang was depressed, and when he heard Lin Zhenhua say this, he nodded in agreement. The three of them came to a small restaurant outside the factory together, Lin Zhenhua didn't say a word, and directly took 20 yuan to the store owner and asked him to serve wine and food.

At this meal, two men killed four bottles of 52-degree sorghum wine in one go, and Yang Xin jumped on the side to stop it, and he couldn't stop it. In the end, the two men were drunk, Peng Gang was carried home by his wife and children who heard the news, and Lin Zhenhua was almost carried home by Yang Chunshan, Yang Xin and Xiaofang.

Looking at Lin Zhenhua, who was lying on the bed muttering to herself and didn't know what to say, Xiaofang's tears fell down her eyes, she had never seen her brother look so out of shape, she didn't know what was going on, and she was worried that her brother's drunkenness would affect her body.

"Xiaofang, don't cry, don't cry." Yang Xin tried her best to persuade Lin Fanghua, and her eyes were a little red.

"Why did this kid drink so much?" Yang Chunshan sighed.

"Master Peng said that he wanted to retire from illness, and Brother Xiaohua felt sorry for him, so he drank more." Yang Xin explained.

"Alas, Lao Peng can't help it. If there is a way, who wants to stay at home and idle before 50 arrives? This Xiaohua is too, it's none of his business, what is he sad about? Yang Chunshan nagged.

Yang Xin didn't bother to listen to his nagging, and pushed him out: "Dad, go back." ”

"What, you're not going back?"

"Brother Xiaohua is like this, what can Xiao Fang do alone? I'm here with Xiaofang. Yang Xin said.

"Okay, come back and call me if there's anything." Yang Chunshan shook his head and left alone. However, he muttered in his heart: The woman is not staying, and now he knows that he loves a man.

Yang Xin went to boil some hot water, scooped up a hot towel, and asked Xiaofang to help Lin Zhenhua wipe his face. She wasn't embarrassed to do such a thing herself, though she wanted to.

"Xiaofang, why don't you go to sleep, I'll just watch Brother Xiaohua here." Yang Xin said to Lin Fanghua.

"You'd better go to sleep, I'll look at my brother."

"You've got class tomorrow."

"Aren't you going to work tomorrow?"

"Otherwise, I'll watch the first half of the night, and I guess he will wake up from the wine in the second half of the night, and I'll go to sleep then." If not, I'll get up with you and replace me. Yang Xin arranged.

"Okay." Lin Fanghua agreed, she now regards Yang Xin as a quasi-sister-in-law, this kind of thing should have been done by her sister-in-law, since Yang Xin wants to do it, then let her do it.

Lin Zhenhua didn't wake up until midnight, he opened his eyes, felt someone around him, and thought it was his sister Xiaofang, so he said, "Xiaofang, pour me some water." ”

"Okay." Yang Xin agreed, quickly poured a glass of water, brought it to Lin Zhenhua's mouth, and fed him to drink it in a big gulp.

"How are you?" After Lin Zhenhua drank the water, his mind cleared up a little, and then he found that it was Yang Xin sitting next to the bed, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Yang Xin said softly: "You are drunk, it was my father and me and Xiaofang who sent you back." Xiaofang and I will take care of you in shifts, and I will keep watch in the middle of the night. ”

"Oh, thank you." Lin Zhenhua said, "What time is it?" ”

Yang Xin turned her head to look at the clock on the table, but the light was turned off in the room, and she couldn't see clearly. She raised her wrist and pressed the electronic watch on her wrist with her other hand, and a small light-emitting diode in the electronic watch lit up, illuminating the time displayed on the LCD screen.

"It's half past one." Yang Xin said, and at the same time was very distressed by what he had just done. She heard that the lights in the electronic meter are very power-consuming, and pressing them once will use up the equivalent of a month's worth of electricity.

"You were given to you by Xiao Fang, right?" Lin Zhenhua asked without words.

"Well, it's multifunctional. I've seen it in Shin Shin store, and it costs more than 30 yuan. ”

"Don't listen to his nonsense, the purchase price of this kind of watch in Guangzhou is only 8 yuan."

"The profits are so high, huh?"

"Isn't it, doing business is much faster than running a factory to make money."

The two chatted ramblingly, and Yang Xin couldn't help but persuade: "Brother Xiaohua, don't drink so much wine in the future, it will frighten me and Xiaofang." ”

Lin Zhenhua nodded and said, "I'll pay attention." Actually, I didn't drink much today, when I was in the army, I drank more than that. It's just that I drank stuffy wine today, and I drank it before I knew it. ”

"Brother Xiaohua, Master Peng's matter has nothing to do with you, you don't have to be so sad." Yang Xin said.

"Alas, I just feel sorry for Master Peng." Lin Zhenhua said, "Yang Xin, do you know that an excellent worker like Master Peng is the wealth of the whole country." In World War II, the company was bombed into ruins, and all the factories were gone. However, it was said that Ben rose to prominence in just over 20 years after the war, do you know why? ”

"Why?"

"Because it has tens of millions of skilled workers, and these workers are more valuable than the factories that have been blown up. A worker like Master Peng is a priceless treasure. ”

"However, if Master Peng wants to retire, there is no way to do it." Yang Xin said, "If he doesn't retire, Peng Jun can't be replaced as a regular worker, and now that there are so few recruitment indicators, people like Master Peng who have no background can only do this." ”

Lin Zhenhua said: "Actually, things shouldn't be like this. I should be able to do something, but I'm too lazy. ”

"You?" Yang Xin was surprised, "What can you do?" ”

"I don't know yet, but through this, I feel like I should do something. Even if I can't change the whole history, at least I'm going to try to change the things around me. ”