On the train, opposite Dapeng and Hua Ying sat a big man who was concerned with their fate - a senior official of the Railway Bureau.

The man sat by the window of the car and watched from time to time, seeing Hua Ying bow his head in shame. He saw Dapeng wearing railway overalls and asked, "You are newly married, right?" Dapeng casually agreed: "Yes." ”

The man asked again, "Are you going to the countryside by railroad?" ”

The man also asked, "Which unit will you go to the countryside?" Dapeng replied indifferently: "863x3 Corps." ”

The man said excitedly: "I also went to your place to see my son, and I was drinking at your political commissar Yang's house yesterday." ”

Dapeng continued: "Political Commissar Yang's family is at the regiment headquarters, and now he has retired?"

The man said excitedly: "Yes, yes, he is retired, and he brought me 20 catties of soybean oil." ”

Dapeng continued to ask, "What is your relationship with Political Commissar Yang?"

The man explained: "Commissar Yang is my in-laws. ”

Dapeng continued to ask: "May I ask your surname, where do you work?"

The man replied: "My surname is Wang, and I work in the Qiqihar Railway Bureau, so you can come to the bureau to find me if you have something." ”

The man said and took out three big red apples from the shelf bag, wiped them with a handkerchief and handed them over, Dapeng and Huaying couldn't shirk it, but they had to nod and thank you and eat. But they never expected that this stranger was actually the director of the railway bureau. If Dapeng has a little ulterior motives to say a few more words and establish a little encounter feeling, then after the educated youth return to the city, he will not run around for the household registration, will not go to the 39th Division Air Force, will not encounter a major case that will shake the whole army, will not sue foreign journalists, let alone sue for the country?...?...?, maybe this is the arrangement of fate, right?

On a magnificent dawn, a long passenger train roared in the glow...... They sailed into Qiqihar, a remote city in the motherland. Dapeng and Comrade Wang shook hands and said goodbye, followed the passengers to the platform, and people flocked to the ticket gate, passing the ticket inspectors and going their separate ways. Standing in the station square and looking up at the magnificent city, Dapeng was a little hesitant, he didn't want to rush back to his stepfather's house with Huaying.

Dapeng and Hua Ying stayed at the hotel. From the back window of the private room, you can see the Heilongjiang Cinema, the north is the Municipal Public Security Bureau, the west is the criminal police brigade, two years ago Dapeng was innocently arrested and detained there, in desperation he asked his sister and brother-in-law for help, they not only did not help but retaliated, with the relationship within the public security to govern Dapeng unjust prison for half a year, Liu Jiayi is in the Heilongjiang Cinema, can you still go to her?

The journey of more than seven hours on the train was tiring, sleepy and embarrassing. Traveling to get married is also a symbol of a honeymoon, resting well, eating well, and going to the bath to take a bath. Dispelled all worries and fought for his mother's face, and returned to the Nanju house with his head held high in spirit, and walked into his stepfather's house without hesitation.

Dapeng's stepmother received him with a sad heart, his stepfather had a sincere smile on his face, his uncle-in-law and neighbors came to congratulate, and sent quilts, pillowcases, clothes, pillows, etc., and even his stepmother's sister and Liu Jiayi also sent gifts, because they were already married, they would not hold a wedding banquet. And Dapeng's stepfather went to the real estate section to attend the retirement banquet, and when he got home, he said with a smell of wine: "The leader of the section also asked about Xiaopeng's succession, and I said that he was married and couldn't come back." ”

Dapeng replied intentionally: "Marriage and succession are two different things, it is better to be able to take over, sooner or later you will have to come back." ”

He saw that his stepmother's face was a little gloomy. Because Dapeng did not consider that the succession was a major event at that time, it not only caused difficulties for the educated youths to return to the city in the future, but also left a historical regret due to the later transfer of the educated youths to return to the city. Who would have thought that because of the difficulty of getting a household registration, he went to the 39th Division of the Air Force from the railway, where he became the director of a real or false military factory, and because of the struggle against corrupt officials and fraudsters, he sent a telegram to Chairman Deng to accuse him, although he received the attention of the central leadership, and set up a general inspection of the financial and economic discipline of the whole army and a joint inspection team of the Military Commission to the Air Force, and the military political commissar was dismissed, but he still suffered 28 years of retaliation. ...。

Dapeng's Xia Mei and Zhimin's brother are both married, and at night it is Xia Mei and Zhimin's daughter-in-law who accompany Huaying to live in the back room, and Dapeng is sleeping on the floor at his stepfather's house for the night.

In the morning, Dapeng's right thumb was red and swollen, and there was a thin red line on his arm, and Aunt Wang took Dapeng upstairs to her house and said, "If the red line goes to the heart, it will be fatal, this is your mother is sending you a signal." Aunt Wang knotted a red wool thread on Dapeng's hand and neck, picked it three times with a needle on the red head of her arm, and asked Dapeng to say a few words in front of Guanyin: "Mom, don't worry, Huaying and I will have a good life." As he spoke, Dapeng's tears welled up again, thinking of his mother who died so hard and so hard.

This wedding visit not only asked the driver to bring two bags of white noodles, but also 20 catties of soybeans for sauce, Dapeng discussed with his stepparents, half of them were kept for the family, and the rest were distributed to relatives. Because the city only supplies 8 catties of noodles per person per month, Dapeng also specially proposed to leave 20 catties of white noodles for the cousin of Fengming in the East Bureau.

The stepfather and stepmother wanted to buy clothes for Hua Ying, and walked through several large stores in the city, where there were high-end coats that were expensive, but they were all stopped by Dapeng, and finally bought a woolen blouse and scarf. At noon, when I went to eat at Liu Jia's house in Beiguan, he and his brother-in-law Li ** didn't say anything, obviously, they also had palpitations. After dinner, she took Dapeng and Huaying into the Beiguan Cinema, and she was also showing off that her family lived in the Cinema Bureau, and her work must have been transferred to Beiguan. What they did was to show their stepfather, and to be courteous to their stepfather was also for Dapeng to see.

On the way back, I took a photo opposite the joint venture, it was not a family photo, only two old people, Jiayi's eldest girl, Dapeng and Hua Ying, of course, even a group photo was taken separately, as a permanent memorial. Leaving the photo studio and seeing the restaurant, Dapeng once ate and drank with Wang Luming's father and daughter, looking back on the past, I was very touched.

Dapeng couldn't mention something in his uncle's house, or his stepfather invisibly asked about Wang Luming.

"What did the guy surnamed Wang say when he went back? Is his girl married?"

"I went back and fell out with him, you gave him five yuan to buy a ticket, why did you say it was 500 yuan?"

"I just want to see your mother's mood towards you, and let Xiao Qingqing say it, she still takes it seriously." ”

"Then you can't get a divorce, it's good, Jiayi and ** got me in for half a year, you ask them why they are so ruthless, what if they are so ruthless to you? This is what I am most worried about." ”

Dapeng's stepfather was silent, he knew everything in his heart that he didn't say anything, he might be in a dilemma, right? Hua Ying secretly shed tears in the back room, and Dapeng had a premonition that his stepmother's coldness was caused, especially his stepmother's gloomy crying face, which was really unacceptable, so take her to the eldest cousin's house. He said hello to his stepparents, took the 20 catties of white flour, and rode a bicycle to carry Hua Ying to the family courtyard of the vehicle factory.

Brother Feng Ming and his sister-in-law are so enthusiastic, or do their aunts and sisters-in-law have deep family affection, Hua Ying also showed a smile on her face, they ate, drank, talked, and laughed like a family.

On the way home, Dapeng saw the middle school of the vehicle factory, the building where he and his brother and sister-in-law lived, and also saw the Cultural Palace, which was the place where his brother and sister-in-law often danced happily, and it was also the place for him to hold a "Bittersweet Criticism Conference". Recalling the past, thinking about thousands of things, Dapeng actually lost Huaying, and he found that there was no one behind the saddle when he went downhill in the bridge cave, so he had to return to the road of four hundred to meet, and the two of them laughed wow!

Dapeng not only mailed the letter of accusation to the Municipal Public Security Bureau, but also went to the Fularji Brick and Tile Factory in Nancheng City alone. I had dinner at Instructor Lu's house, which not only showed that I was grateful to Secretary Lu for the mail, but also proposed to him to see Captain Hu, who had been separated for many years. Hu Qinglu is no longer the captain, but the secretary of the twelve detachments. He was the company commander of the artillery during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, but during the Cultural Revolution Movement, he was the leader of the old red 29th Duchy in the rich area, and at that time he was intercepted by the 313 New Red rebels everywhere, and he risked his life to make a revolution.

Secretary Hu and Instructor Lu are both old revolutionaries, and they embody the vigorous and resolute hard work style of revolutionaries, whether it is looking at their homes or offices full of simplicity, and their people-oriented attitude is also awe-inspiring. Secretary Hu still kept his mouth on his pipe, his swarthy face, his simple and rigid voice roared, and his whole body was permeated with the temperament of a soldier; there were such revolutionary aspirants in New China, how could the revolution not succeed? Outstanding figures withstood the historical test in the complicated movement of the Cultural Revolution. Especially their upright military demeanor, engraved in Dapeng's heart, and even affected his life.

Dapeng has been separated from Secretary Hu for nearly 8 years, and the deep feelings are only self-introduction, Secretary Hu stood up and shook hands as if he was familiar with each other, and asked for clarification, he ordered the director of the office to give Dapeng two certificates: First: All workers transferred from the Fularji Brick Factory to the Corps will receive a monthly salary of 35.19 yuan. 2: Comrade Zhang Dapeng is a native of Qiqihar City, and it is suggested that he should be characterized as an intellectual youth in the countryside. Before parting, Secretary Hu also instructed: "If there is an index to return to the city, can you come to the Fularji Brick and Tile Factory?" Secretary Lu also asked Dapeng to speak: "Go back to the third camp and tell the people that I will go to see them this autumn." Dapeng shook hands with the two secretaries and said goodbye.

Two days later, Dapeng and Huaying said goodbye to their stepparents and relatives, boarded the train to the north and returned to the corps, although they had a safe journey to get married and spend their honeymoon, and often mentioned Yaqin in their spare time, they were worried and worried about her situation. However, Dapeng never imagined that because of his visit to relatives and their travel to get married, those who owed debts in the canteen of the agency would take advantage of the loopholes, let Master Wang of the canteen get in the way, and let Li Cannon take the opportunity to take revenge.

Although Dapeng handed over the two letters to the regiment headquarters, it did raise the wages of nearly 200 workers from Fularji. When he returned to the third battalion, a meeting was held by Instructor Chen to announce: "Zhang Dapeng is dismissed from his position of managing the canteen and bookkeeping." "Is it because Dapeng got married and brought his family? But why don't you settle the accounts and hand them over? What about the debts owed in the past? Zhang Dapeng was silent and confused.

The mental pressure, the hardships of life, and the cacophony of the carpentry chainsaw room have plummeted from the peak to the bottom, and it seems that he has completely lost his ups and downs. What kind of burden of family life has caused the feelings of Huaying and Yaqin to be numb.

Dapeng was making a record at the criticism meeting, and the cadres of the Public Security Bureau of the Youth League Headquarters suddenly called him to the office and questioned him about the journey and marriage like a prisoner.

Officer Lou asked: "Zhang Dapeng, you went back to Qiqihar to get married, brought back two certificates, and complained to the Public Security Bureau?" Dapeng said: "Yes, there is no need for me to explain the contents. ”

Officer Lou said: "The financial unit of the regiment headquarters has solved the salary problem, and we would like to inform you and wait for a decision. ”

After asking some trivial questions, he asked Dapeng to sign and draw the pledge. Because they knew each other in the Youth League headquarters, who would have known that Director Lou would become the chairman of the trade union a few years later, and he became a good friend of Dapeng. But this arraignment left Dapeng in the clouds.

Could it be that Liu Jiayi, the stepmother's girl? No, it was her husband Li ** who framed her again through the Public Security Bureau? The purpose was to prevent Dapeng from returning to the city to take over, and the purpose was to make another move, and their ulterior motives had already been achieved? Dapeng thought about what should he do in the future? Should he let the educated youth return to the city?

See Chapter 47: Carpentry after marriage.