Chapter 8: The Town
The location of the machinery factory is the town of Big Tree. The factory is more than two kilometers away from the town. The town has its own primary and secondary schools. In the early 80s, large state-owned factories paid attention to a large and complete state. In addition to production, large enterprises also have a package of supporting subsidiary units. In the era when the state planned the economy, the finances of state-owned factories were far better than those of small localities. How many people want to jump out of the countryside and ask for an urban hukou. It's hard to imagine the desire for the city in those days. If it is really recruited into the factory, it is equivalent to a carp jumping over the dragon gate.
The number of teachers in the children's school of the machinery factory is better than that in the town. Teachers are assigned by the state after graduation. The teachers of the machinery factory also belong to the employees of the whole people's ownership. Later generations of migrant workers could not imagine this word. But the word is powerful.
The status of state-owned factories was very high in those days. Generally, it is not under the control of local governments. The administrative level is still higher than that of the local level. Not to mention the commune in the town, even the level of the county government is not as high as in the factory. The local government usually has to do a good job of providing services.
The machine factory took root in this place. Naturally, it is inevitable to deal with the local area. It's been a long time, it's familiar, and it's got a friendship. The school for the children of the machinery factory also accepts the children of local government officials or related households. This is a trifle. The machine factory also wants to have a good relationship with the local community.
The name of the town is Big Tree Town. It should be named after the hundred-year-old tree in the middle of the town, and five or six people clasped their hands together. There is only one road in the town, a few hundred meters long before and after, and a small river flows slowly not far from the town. On the road several hundred meters long before and after, there are commune stations, supply and marketing cooperatives, health centers, animal husbandry stations, armed forces departments, police stations, and residents······
Because there is a large state-owned machinery factory on the territory of the town, the town is relatively better. Far from satisfying the needs of the workers with the materials allocated by the state alone, automatic and spontaneous transactions took place. The machinery factory spent money to repair the trading market a few years ago. Deep in the mountains, the traffic is inconvenient. The farmers in the mountains naturally picked up the vegetables they grew and the poultry they raised to the machinery factory for trading. The price is negotiable, a little higher than the national price. The Commune also turned a blind eye. What? Cutting the tail of capitalism? Ha Lu Ha, the people of Hunan Province are extremely fierce. Since ancient times, has there been anything missing from Hunan Province? In the early years, everyone was poor. In the past few years, the policies of the upper authorities have come down. No one will be able to survive as before.
The government of the Commune was right next to the hundred-year-old tree. Half of the canopy of the large tree shades the compound. Entering the courtyard gate, several rows of bungalows lined up. The innermost is a small two-story building. The bungalows and small buildings were cleanly painted. The fence outside the courtyard is painted: Serve the people.
Hu Changjun sat in his office on the second floor, looking at the minutes of the morning's meeting. At the age of thirty-five or sixteen, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, he looks dignified. Picked up the enamel jar on the table and took a sip of tea.
Suddenly, there was the sound of hurried footsteps downstairs. Immediately after that, a middle-aged man with a panicked face rushed in outside the door. The upper body is a gray old tunic suit, the lower body is a pair of black pants, and a pair of black cloth shoes are pedaling.
"Lao Lin, what's so flustered?" Hu Changjun was a little displeased. What do you think of a leader who wants the masses to see?
"Secretary, just now someone from the school of the machinery factory said that there was an accident in the autumn outing organized by the school today, and your daughter and my daughter fell into the Daxi Reservoir. is now in the Machinery Factory Hospital" Lin Chenggui didn't catch his breath, and he couldn't breathe.
There was a bang, and before the words fell, Hu Changjun stood up, his face pale. The tabletop's enamel jar was overturned on the floor, and tea water was sprinkled on the tabletop's meeting minutes. Without even looking at it, "How's it going?"
Lin Chenggui had a thought in his heart: The secretary was really anxious, and he couldn't even take care of this precious enamel jar. "I just said that it was in the hospital examination" Lin Chenggui was all up and down in his heart.
"So what are you waiting for? Hurry up and call someone. Hu Changjun walked quickly to the door of the office, "Xiao Xu, Xiao Xu" A young man with glasses walked in suddenly. Answered the "secretary"
"You go to the health center immediately and inform Dr. Xie to come over. Just say what I said, there is something urgent. "Dr. Xie that Hu Changjun said is his lover. At this moment, Lin Chenggui also hurriedly ran downstairs again and ran to his house on the street. Lin Chenggui is a local and deputy secretary of the commune. He married a local woman.
Hu Changjun was in a hurry in the office. Accidentally touching the enamel jar, rolling on the ground and making a sound. Suddenly stunned, he bent down and picked it up. I looked at it, a small gap, and some heartache. This is a souvenir given by the elders, and it is usually handled with care and kept carefully. Now I really can't take care of it. I opened the drawer and put it in. He has only one son and one daughter, and the eldest daughter is smart, well-behaved, sensible, beautiful and lively. Compared with the naughty and naughty son of the youngest son, the two of them are very fond of this pearl in the palm of their hands. It's also the pistachio of my grandfather and grandmother. He didn't dare to think further.
A group of people were in a hurry, panicked, and rushed to the machine factory hospital. There was no car, only a bicycle and so many people could not be seated, so I had to walk briskly to the machinery factory. Fortunately, it is more than two kilometers away, and everyone is used to walking.
There are no cars in the commune in the town. If you are going to the county for a meeting, you have to walk a few kilometers to the national highway. There are very few buses waiting for passing cars here. Sometimes you have to wait a few hours to meet the bus. When the county notified the commune leaders of a meeting, they had to call a few days in advance. If you were in a hurry, you would have to send a telegram.
For the sake of transportation, the leaders of the commune were very troubled. In this way, everyone has developed a pair of iron feet. The leaders who grew up in the local area were okay, but Hu Changjun, who was transferred from other places, suffered a lot in this regard.
There are several large liberation vehicles in the machine factory, which transport products. In the 80s, I bought a small minibus-style bus. There is a train from the machinery factory to the county seat every day. It is convenient for the employees or families in the factory, and the villagers or cadres in the small town can also take a ride. However, after only a few months of operation, it was cancelled. For what? Because there is no gasoline! Gasoline is a state-controlled material, and the quota is given to you according to the volume. More than that. Take money to buy? No way. If you have money, I won't sell it to you. Because there is so little gasoline. The leaders of the machinery factory had no choice but to give priority to ensuring that the goods were transported by trucks. Cancellation of minibuses. It only happens during the Spring Festival holidays.
The school for the children of the machinery factory sent people to the town to inform the parents of the students. Before that, I also figured out the parental identities of the two female classmates. After receiving the report, President Wang knew that the problem was not serious, and he also made emergency arrangements. took the time to ask Teacher Fu to take Li Zhendong to meet. Then I also went out of school and rushed to the machinery factory hospital, first went to the ward to visit the two little girls, and saw with my own eyes that there was nothing to do before I let go of my heart. Seeing that the parents of the students had not yet arrived, they simply sat on the stone chairs by the gate and waited.