Chapter 4 A Car

Hongqi Factory is a large military factory moved from Shanghai to Jingzhou Mountain during the construction of the third line, and the cadres and workers of the factory are mainly from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. After more than 30 years, Hongqi Factory has a second and third generation born in Jingzhou. Although the second generation was born and raised in Jingzhou, it is obvious that the dress and temperament of the locals in Jingzhou are different from those of the locals in Jingzhou in a unique and closed factory environment. According to a joke in the factory: "The life of Hongqi Factory is in the mountains, and the heart is in the big city, which is different from the hillbillies in Jingzhou." Another self-deprecating joke is: "The people of the Red Flag Factory are the hearts of the big city and the lives of the hillbillies." ”

After the five of them sat down in the corner of the lobby, the classmate nicknamed Cai Fitter glanced at Wang Qiao, lowered his voice, and said to Yan Lin: "I heard that Wang Qiao from the Red Star Factory in your class only scored nine points in mathematics for the first time, and the nine points were all guessed, and this time I scored thirteen points. He still repeated this kind of grade, got into the water in his head, and was kicked by a donkey. "Cai fitter's father is a senior fitter in Hongqi Factory, his father is lean, but he violates the laws of heredity, growing into an apple-like fat body, no matter what clothes he wears, he is round and very happy.

Yan Lin also glanced at Wang Qiao and said, "Others haven't messed with you, so why bother to be inferior." They are all third-tier factories, and they accumulate a little bit of morality. ”

Another boy, Tian Feng, looked white and clean, wore a pair of black-framed glasses, and said: "When it comes to the repeat class, the eldest brother doesn't talk about the second brother, everyone is almost the same, why does Cai Fitter look down on people, maybe Wang Qiao is a strange person." I heard from my classmates in the Red Star Factory that Wang Qiao only studied for half a semester in high school, and because his friend was bullied, he went to fight to help, and as a result, he beat others into concussions and fled to Quang Nam. Later, I learned that concussions were a common problem, and there was nothing big about it, and he had delayed his studies in vain. ”

Cai fitter said: "If Wang Qiao can be admitted to university, I will write Cai upside down, I don't believe we will gamble." ”

Tian Feng clasped his hands in front of his chest, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "I don't care about other people's affairs, what's the point of betting on this kind of thing." But Wang Qiao is an upright person, I like it a lot, and maybe I can become friends in the future. ”

After entering adolescence, Tian Feng always pretended to be a deep appearance that had gone through vicissitudes, which made Cai Fitter the most annoying. Cai Fitter pretended to be angry: "Since gambling is not interesting, then I will go out to play billiards in the future, and I will never accompany you again." ”

"Don't hurt our brother's feelings because outsiders, every time I win billiards, I treat them, don't wipe your mouth and don't admit it." In order to let Cai Fitter accompany him to play billiards, Tian Feng immediately surrendered, and said, "Senior Brother Sanjie burned your bed, what should I do?" ”

Senior Brother Sanjie is Li Xiang's nickname, Li Xiang is a graduate of Jingzhou No. 1 Middle School, who has repeated the third session and has earned the nickname of Senior Brother Sanjie. His grades are not bad, he can get to the undergraduate line every time he takes the exam, but he is worse by more than 20 points in each of the three college entrance examinations. If the grades were too poor, Li Xiang would have given up the exam, but there was only a gap of about 20 points in the three times, as if he could stretch out his hand and step on his feet, he really didn't have the courage to give up.

Speaking of Senior Brother Sanjie, Fitter Cai smiled bitterly and said: "Senior Brother Sanjie is so poor that he can't eat a piece of meat for a week, I don't expect him to pay for it, I will go home on Sunday to change." He inadvertently turned his head to look at Wang Qiao's table, his eyes stayed on Wang Xiao, and said, "That pregnant woman looks very smelly." ”

Wu Chongbin looked at the silhouette of the pregnant woman and said, "When I left the dormitory, Wang Qiao said that his sister was coming, and this must be Wang Qiao's sister." ”

The girls Liu Hu and Wu Chongbin were in love, and when they saw that their boyfriend's eyes stayed on the beautiful pregnant woman, they didn't take it back immediately, and they smelled of vinegar, staring like an antelope.

Yan Lin and Liu Hu were classmates from kindergarten to repeat class, and they were too familiar with each other, seeing their expressions, they said: "You boys, don't stick your eyes to the beauties, if you want to see the beauties, this table has them." Especially Wu Chongbin, you can't look at it indiscriminately. ”

Wu Chongbin said: "Looking at it from a distance, sitting still without chaos, it shows the true character of a man." ”

"Go, go, go, it's reasonable to look at it in front of beautiful women, be careful where there is no one, Liu Hu will clean you up." Yan Lin looked at Wang Qiao and asked curiously, "That Wang Qiao looks like a person who has mixed with society, not like a student." Although he is also a third-tier factory, he is different from a few of you. ”

Wu Chongbin said: "Wang Qiao, this guy pretends to be cool, and he doesn't beat a fart in the bedroom for three days." I heard that he has a lot of experience, and he has worked in Quang Nam and engaged in sales. ”

The five of them are all children of the Red Flag Factory, living in the closed mountains, playing together from wearing open crotch pants, and then going to Jingzhou No. 1 Middle School to study together, and gathering in the repeat class after failing the college entrance examination. The five of them are like brothers and sisters, and they talk very casually.

The teaching level of the Hongqi Factory Children's School is average, and the families with the best conditions in the factory send their children to Shannan, Jingzhou and other cities, with the goal of being admitted to a national famous school. Families with moderate conditions send their children to Changdong County, with the goal of going to university and jumping out of the ravine. Most of the children of workers whose family conditions are slightly inferior and whose grades are not good stay in the factory to study in the children's school, and the junior high school graduation examination belongs to the technical secondary school or technical school, and after graduation, they are assigned back to the factory to work as workers.

Wu Chongbin and others belong to the category where their family conditions are acceptable and their grades are good. In the year of graduating from junior high school, more than a dozen students in Hongqi Factory reached the score line of Jingzhou No. 1 Middle School. Jingzhou No. 1 Middle School found many excuses and was unwilling to accept the children of several third-tier factories such as Hongqi Factory.

Making excuses is just a pretense, and the main purpose is to get the defense plant to contribute some sponsorship money. The spring breeze of 92 crossed to the north, and the sea fever arose in the north and south of the river, and the school was no longer a pure land, and it was a common practice for various middle schools to ask for sponsorship fees from large enterprises. Hongqi Factory is a large third-line state-owned enterprise, directly under the management of the ministry, but the strong dragon is difficult to fight the head of the snake, the factory leaders negotiated with no avail, very reluctant to pay the sponsorship fee, Wu Chongbin and other more than a dozen people into Jingzhou No. 1 Middle School.

For this matter, the factory leaders always felt that they were holding their breath and scolded their mother several times at the meeting. This is just a microcosm of the entanglement between large factories and local governments. Wu Chongbin and others have been influenced by the factory since childhood, and look down on the locals in Jingzhou, who have to get rid of the scum, and have a strong psychological advantage in front of the locals. They also live in Jingzhou, and are inextricably linked with the local area, and cannot escape the local constraints and influences.

Wang Qiao, as a child of the Red Star Factory, also encountered basically the same thing. He is one level higher than Wu Chongbin, and if he hadn't run away because of a fight, several people should have been able to study in the same school for two years.

During the small talk, a large pot of steaming roast chicken was served. The roast chicken is fresh and spicy, the meat is not rotten, exuding bursts of strong fragrance, Wu Chongbin was about to wish Tian Feng a happy birthday, there were already chopsticks flying on the table, he quickly shut up and scooped up a piece of fatty chicken.

Wang Qiao took four classes, and he was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, and at this time, he smelled the smell of roast chicken in the store, the bottom of his tongue was full of relish, and his Adam's apple moved up and down.

The driver, Lao Zhang, muttered: "We arrived before them, and this table has not yet come up." ”

Wang Qiao explained: "I greeted the shopkeeper and asked him to simmer over a slow fire, a little slower. ”

After waiting for about ten minutes, another pot of roast chicken was brought out, the chicken head and chicken feet were placed on top, and the soup was more red and bright than the previous pot. Yan Lin came out of the bathroom, accidentally saw the latest pot out of the pot, walked back to the table and complained: "The pot of roast chicken that came out just now is different from what we ate, and it looks much brighter." The boss is wrong, they are all customers, why treat them differently? ”

Wu Chongbin ate deliciously and said: "Don't be suspicious, the same restaurant and the same chef can make any tricks." ”

Yan Lin shook his head and said, "I'm definitely not mistaken, their pot must be better." The boss watched people put down dishes, which was very inauthentic. ”

She was a spicy woman, in order to prove that what she said was true, she pretended to walk out of the door, and went to look at the roast chicken at the table in Wangqiao, and once again verified her judgment. Then she went to the kitchen to find out, and just when she arrived at the door, she happened to hear the conversation between Boss Liao and the white-clothed chef.

The obese boss Liao said: "The same chicken and seasoning, the heat is different, and the dishes are naturally different." In order to save time, the pot just now was pressed with a pressure cooker, and if it was simmered purely over slow heat, the taste would be even better. You don't use your brain, you only know how to use MSG. ”

The white-clothed chef smiled and said, "Boss, you are the founder of Liao's Roast Chicken, my heat is almost normal." ”

Boss Liao said: "These are all secrets that are not passed on, if I hadn't seen you grow up since I was a child, I wouldn't have bothered to teach you." ”

Yan Lin stood at the door and interjected: "I think our pot is worse, it turns out that the boss personally handles it, we are all customers, why favor one over the other, the boss is not upright at all." ”

The boss looked back at the young beauty who was complaining, and said with a smile: "Our store has rules, and all pregnant women who come to eat can bring wealth to the store, so I will cook it myself." ”

Yan Lin said: "This is a lie, don't fool me." In the future, when we come to eat, the boss has to get it for us personally, otherwise we will tell our classmates in the future that we will not come to you. ”

Boss Liao said: "Of course, you are also an old customer." I remember you were a classmate from Jingzhou No. 1 Middle School, and you came to my place for dinner when you graduated. ”

Yan Lin said: "I didn't do well in the exam, I only came to the repeat class, and the one who was at the table with the pregnant woman was a classmate in our class." ”

Boss Liao didn't expect that Wang Qiao was also a student at all, so he glanced at the table in surprise, turned his head and said with a smile: "Last year, there was a male classmate in the repeater class who was admitted to Tsinghua University, and he often came to me to eat before the exam. He took out a business card from his pocket and said, "You spend your brains on reading, and eat some roast chicken for public nutrition." This is my business card, if you want to eat roast chicken in the future, call me in advance, I will simmer it for you, and you can eat it when you come. ”

In Jingzhou, business cards are still used by high-level people, and Yan Lin praised: "Boss Liao is quite smart and knows how to make business cards." ”

"Vassals are elegant, don't laugh, you will come to me to eat at class reunions in the future." The fat boss chatted with Yan Lin for a few words, took his business card to Wang Qiao's table, and said, "Just now I made roast chicken according to your request, and the female classmate in your class thought I was favoritism." This is my business card, next time I want to eat, I will definitely discount. ”

Wang Qiao took the business card and accepted it casually. Boss Liao chatted a few words, and when he saw a new guest walking in, he took his business card to receive the new guest.

Wang Xiao didn't dare to fully believe in the restaurant food, she had a deep relationship with her deceased husband Li Xiangyin, and the child in her womb was her only comfort, so she paid more attention to diet than ordinary pregnant women, even to the point of cleanliness. She asked for a glass of boiled water, and the chicken pieces were washed in boiled water before she entered. This way of eating is less delicious, but it feels safe psychologically.

Several young people from the Hongqi Factory ended the battle like a storm, and when they passed the door of the restaurant, Yan Lin said to Boss Liao who was sent to the door: "Next time we come to eat, you have to cook it yourself." ”

Boss Liao smiled and held his fat belly and said, "If you want it, if you want it, I will cook it myself for the old customers." ”

The five of them talked and laughed and walked back to the east door. Before it was class time, Yan Lin hesitated for a moment and decided to go back to the dormitory to rest. From the space full of green trees to the crowded bedside bedroom, an indescribable smell came to her face, and she couldn't help but hide her nose.

Both the girls' and boys' dormitories are converted dormitories, with 22 bunk beds and 44 students. The girls pay more attention to protection**, most of them are hung with mosquito nets, and some low-grade cosmetics are placed next to the bed. All kinds of cosmetics are mixed in the body odor, and in the airtight environment, there is a complex taste.

Yan Lin was praised by her parents as a "dog nose" since she was a child, and she was particularly sensitive to smells, so she stood on the aisle and took a big breath of fresh air.

A small car pulls into the east side door.

The level of Hongqi Factory is the main hall level, which is the same level as Jingzhou City. There is a trolley class in the factory for the use of several leaders in the factory. In the era of the lack of automobiles, although the squad leader of the small car squad was a small sesame official, there were many senior engineers in the places where intellectuals were concentrated, but there was only one squad leader of the small car squad. According to the principle of scarcity, the actual status of the trolley squad leader is often higher than that of the engineer. What's more, most engineers can't directly serve the leader, but the trolley squad leader is different, dangling in front of the leader's eyes every day, and is the person around the leader.

When Yan Lin was in junior high school, she had a deep memory and disgust for the head of the car class. At that time, her father, Yan Dingkang, was still an engineer in a branch factory, and he suddenly fell ill and was so weak that he could not breathe, and he had to be hospitalized in the first hospital of the province. Seeing that Yan Dingkang was seriously ill, the factory leaders agreed to send him to the First People's Hospital of Shannan Province by car. Mother Xiao Xiuya knew the status of the car squad leader in the factory, and before using the car, she invited the car squad leader and the car driver to her home, bought fish and meat, and prepared Shannan Tequ and Hongtashan cigarettes. During the meal, at the request of her mother, Yan Lin took turns toasting the trolley squad leader and driver with a wine glass. The trolley squad leader's mouth with a matchstick in her mouth grew on her face like a rotten eggplant, making her feel like throwing up.

After a meal of wine and meat, the attitude of the car squad leader and the driver improved, and the pick-up and drop-off were very hard. Yan Dingkang was treated very smoothly in the first hospital of the province, and soon after his illness, he became the deputy director of the workshop.

With this experience, Yan Lin was quite surprised when she saw Wang Qiao get out of the car, and secretly became interested in Wang Qiao of the Red Star Factory.

(Chapter 4)