Chapter Twenty-Seven: What the County Sees and Hears

Zhang Guoqing rode to the county seat, which looked like a colorless photo, with gray skies, muddy roads, and large red slogans on the walls of houses on both sides of the road. As soon as I entered the county seat, I took a closer look, and I saw that in the past few days, there have been a lot of propaganda posters and large-scale red slogans on the walls of the corners of the city, and almost all the men, women, and children on the street are wearing patched plain clothes, and groups of people on the street are wearing yellow military uniforms, yellow military hats, red armbands, yellow satchels, liberation shoes, carrying paint buckets in their hands, and sprayers and other objects, pasting them on the wall with the paper patterns that have been cut, and then spraying them a few times with sprayers.

In the morning, I didn't notice that there were many new slogans on it, "Drum up energy, strive to build socialism in the upper reaches and as quickly as possible." "Carry out the struggle against the rightists to the end" and so on, the big red font shone in the sunlight.

There are still some persimmons, pears and some wild fruits sold on the streets of the county, Zhang Guoqing saw the "bitter girl" couldn't help but stop the car, this thing is especially sweet when it will be frosted, and then bought some fruits, Jiaojiao loves to eat these wild fruits.

In the streets and alleys of the county, the loudspeakers played revolutionary songs, and with the sound of the mechanical deployment, Zhang Guoqing followed it with "the east is red, the sun rises 、、、、、、" Zhang Guoqing followed it, and the co-author also rode all the way to the county textile factory.

The county textile factory is the largest factory in the county, with more than 1,000 workers, including towel workshops and cotton cloth workshops. Covering an area of 20 hectares, located in the eastern suburbs of the city, it was the county capitalist Wang Million before liberation, and later became a state-owned collective enterprise by private reform and public education.

Before the liberation, with this factory, Wang Million occupied a street shop in the most prosperous downtown area of the provincial capital, and his cotton cloth and towels were sold throughout the three northeastern provinces at the earliest.

In the textile factory, close to the county seat, there is a five-entry courtyard house that is his ancestral home. There are many small courtyards in the surrounding area, which were built one after another by the clansmen who relied on him. After being liquidated in '52, the courtyard was divided among the first batch of old employees of the textile mill by the managers of the local department.

Wang million this person life is extremely tortuous, beat the little father and died mother is seriously ill and frail, and there is a younger brother who is much younger than him, when he was young, he broke into Shanghai alone, dared to have a brain to make a name in Shanghai, and married the only daughter of a big family, and after the death of the old father-in-law, he returned to his hometown with his wife, children and property and returned to Wangjia Village in the mountain col, and immediately took his family to buy the entire eastern suburbs in the county, built a five-entry courtyard, and established the largest textile factory in the entire Northeast Province at that time. At the peak of his career, his family employed more than 2,000 people.

He had a wife in his life, gave birth to 3 sons and 2 daughters, and when Yuan Shikai was about to ascend the throne, he sent his young son and daughter to study in England at that time, accompanied by his younger brother's family.

He and his wife formulated family rules, stipulating that the children of the family, regardless of gender, who have reached the age of 10, will be sent to England to continue their studies after completing the Four Classics and Five Books. Children who go abroad also come back only once in 3-5 years. After sending the youngest son's family abroad directly on 9.18, the couple was left in their homeland, and a large number of industries were closed when the situation was not right, leaving only the county textile factory. After the little devil came, he occupied the county textile factory. After the liberation of the country, the husband and wife died in the 52-year liquidation. He has saved countless people in his life, and his children have become a mystery, and his family wealth is even more mysterious.

Zhang Laohan, the gatekeeper at the gate of the factory, knew Zhang Guoqing, and often he came to find his two sisters and brothers-in-law, and when he saw him riding over, he shouted loudly: "How can I have time to come over today, I heard that you and your little daughter-in-law are married, why didn't you ask me to go for a drink." ”

"Uncle Zhang, you are a busy man, if I really ask you to go, I don't pay attention to it, I want you as a junior, what are you doing in the countryside, when are you free, I will go out for a drink, as long as you greet you, I will be there." Zhang Guoqing said to the porter with a smile, stopped the car and asked, "Which workshop is my eldest brother-in-law in?" There's something going on with him. ”

"Okay, I'll shout through the bullhorn. You come in first and wait. Uncle Zhang, the porter, said and went in.

After a while, the horn sounded, "Comrade Zhang Chunming, someone is waiting in the concierge, Comrade Zhang Chunming invites guests to the concierge." Call Comrade Zhang Chunming, there are guests waiting for you in the concierge. ”

shouted three times in a row, and Zhang Guoqing was embarrassed to hear it, and now the whole factory will hear it.

"Uncle Zhang, is Huang Yaoguo, who is driving, in the factory today?"

Uncle Zhang thought about it, but he was not impressed. I haven't seen it today, "I haven't seen it today, I don't know, I'll help you shout?" ”

"But don't, it's not urgent, go back to his house to find it. This work is always called people, the impact is not good, the leader hears it, and you are also embarrassed. ”

"That's what you kid does, for the sake of others. I came to the towel workshop Master Huang's house before, and the good guy asked me to call five people out at one time. Uncle Zhang said with a sigh.

"Yes, now they are all handing in tasks, delaying time when they get on the plane, everyone is working hard for the construction of socialism, it is urgent, every household is busy."

Zhang Chunming saw the front of the concierge from a distance, his brother-in-law Zhang Guoqing was chatting with the concierge Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang is usually silent, always with that face, and he has this ability, from childhood to adulthood, he can find topics to chat with them.

"Xiao Wu, what are you looking for me, didn't you just come in the morning?" He was still more puzzled, and after a few days of washing, he saw that he had to ride over.

Zhang Guoqing saw him and said to Uncle Zhang: "Uncle Zhang, when is Ming'er free, where are we going to have a drink, I have found my brother-in-law, thank you today." ”

Zhang Guoqing took his eldest brother-in-law to avoid people, walked to a remote place, and saw that there was no one, so he took out 30 ten-yuan bills from his pocket and handed them to him.

"Eldest brother-in-law, you are really, and I can use it so politely, after listening to the second sister, I only know that buying a house is a big deal, this is 300 yuan, you count, if it is not enough, there is still 200 yuan in the pocket, I am not in a hurry to use this money, it will be okay to use it for two or three years, you don't have to worry, you can't be harsh on my nephews, when is it convenient for you to have at hand, just give it to me when you have extra money." You have to buy that big yard as soon as possible, that place is hard to find, and the location is good. Besides, it's getting cold in winter, and my nephew can't sleep in the living room, so when he moves, remember to call a few of our brothers to come over and help. ”

Zhang Chunming took the money and counted it, nodded and shook his head, "300 yuan is enough, I will go to the yard with your sister in the morning, and I will talk to the other party, that person is also a cheerful person, and he said that the furniture and everything will be left, and the people are going to the provincial capital this time, the furniture is not easy to bring, they only take away food and clothes, and the price has dropped by 920 yuan, and the deposit has been paid, and the time is agreed to transfer, and the house will be changed on Monday." Hehe, brother-in-law doesn't say thank you for those polite words, don't worry about your brother-in-law, just me and your eldest sister's salary plus the old house is rented out, it won't take a year to pay it off, and you won't be harsh on your nephews. Even if you move, there is everything in the yard, the house here is small, and there are few things, so you can all come and have a few drinks in the conservatory. ”

Zhang Guoqing smiled and nodded, "Okay, then I'll go first, if you need to find me, I have a lot of strength." He still has to rush to the supply and marketing cooperative, "Brother-in-law go in, come early on the day of washing." ”

Zhang Chunming waved goodbye, "Okay, our family and your second sister's house will go early, you ride carefully." ”

Zhang Guoqing rode a bicycle past the gate of the textile factory and greeted Uncle Zhang, the porter, and rode to the county supply and marketing cooperative.