Sixty years with spring

CHAPTER XXVIII

Into the New Era (1)

On March 20, 1980, in accordance with the requirements of Yuanfang Power Company (Xiangyuan Power Development Co., Ltd.), Che Hongxuan was fierce and fierce, like a soldier who was about to enlist in the army, ready to accept the test of war, riding the spring breeze and bathing in the spring sunshine to report for duty.

His mother told him: "Today is the spring equinox, and it will be smooth to report on a good day." ”

Che Hongxuan smiled and said: "I didn't expect it, it turned out that I just thought that my classmates were all at home, and I would leave after a lively birthday." After all, I can't always come back when I join the work, there are fewer and fewer opportunities, and I didn't expect to have a good life. ”

Mom smiled happily from the bottom of her heart.

Spring returns to the earth, and everything recovers, which is a season full of hope.

On the last day of February, an important meeting was closed, and the historic meeting was broadcast on the radio.

People are feeling a strong message and are gearing up to do their part in the new era that is coming.

For the new position, Che Hongxuan has already thought about it, and he is still working hard like he just arrived at the team, and he speaks with actions.

Che Hongxuan took the train from the ancient city to Hunhe City, got off the train and took the tram, and sat until the end point. I didn't expect three people to pick him up, which is grand enough!

"You're the one who came to report?" A master, who was almost fifty years old, asked. This person seems to be very casual, with both hands on the handlebars of the bicycle, wearing a pair of myopia glasses, inlaid with silver front teeth, slender and tall, shrimp waist, and likes to take off his glasses and rub his eyes when he speaks.

Che Hongxuan hurriedly replied: "Yes, yes, hello master!" ”

"Where am I, what master? My surname is Li and my name is Li Yu. Haha, look like a squad accountant. I don't know if this car of yours is a train, a car or an old cow broken car, anyway, this surname is rare. Don't see anything else, I have also been working in the countryside for many years, and we are not close to the soil. ”

Later, Che Hongxuan became good friends with this Master Li.

Master Li came to the company last year, the first college graduate of New China, because of the bad composition and the unconcealed speech, as a three-anti element, he was sent back to his hometown for labor reform with his wife and children, and returned to the city after setting things right and implementing the policy last year.

"I hope Master Li will take care of him more in the future." Che Hongxuan said sincerely with a smile on his face.

The other two young men, who also came by bicycle, took Che Hongxuan's luggage and travel bag with a smile on their faces, one put the luggage on the back seat of the bicycle, and the other put the travel bag on the back seat of the bicycle.

Master Li introduced: "This one who doesn't grow big is called Yao Weiqi, and this one who doesn't grow tall is called Ma Zhanshuang. In our finance department, it is famous to mention Xiao Yaozi and Xiao Mazi. But this Yao Zi is not the kiln, and this Ma Zi is not one of those bad women who are not in the society. ”

Che Hongxuan smiled and said, "I can't figure out any of this!" ”

Afraid of being rude, Che Hongxuan immediately went over to shake hands with Yao Weiqi and said politely: "Thank you for coming to pick me up, thank you very much!" ”

Yao Weiqi is thin and short, a little old, with a small nose and small eyes, and wears a pair of thin-legged pants, no wonder Master Li said that he is not big. He is also a graduate of the 74th class, a young man in the countryside, after returning to the city, he replaced his father to work, studied in the enterprise university of "Far Power" for two years, obtained a college diploma, and was assigned to the finance department last year. He also has an older sister, who is also a young man who has returned to the city, and his sister is not so lucky, because only the target of retiring from his parents can he enter the state camp, so he can only be assigned to a large collective like thousands of young people who have returned to the city. There is no doubt that whether it is political or economic treatment, the workers of large collectives cannot be compared with those of state-owned workers.

"Don't thank me, this is all arranged by the leader, I want to thank you when I see the leader in a while, you go and thank them!" Yao Weiqi said unceremoniously, with a bit of bitterness.

Li Yu pointed at Yao Weiqi with his finger and said, "Sample, if you speak strongly, it's not on the dung!" ”

Yao Weiqi pointed to Li Yu and said: "This is the famous big man in the administrative building, his mouth is damaged, he sees who buries whom, he doesn't learn a lesson, and he forgets how he was cleaned up back then." Why do so many intellectuals just clean you up, or do they have their own faults! It's cheap, if it weren't for the labor reform, maybe now you would have become three kinds of people! ”

"You're a little one!" Li Yu said with a hippie smile, "You were born under the red flag, grew up in difficulty, malnourished, and your small intestines are as thick as chopsticks, and you are scrapped in this life!" ”

Che Hongxuan didn't dare to answer their words, and quickly shook hands with Ma Zhanshuang again.

Ma Zhanshuang is not tall, with a fair face, wearing a J hat, and a good face, although he is two years older than Yao Weiqi, he looks like a little brother, so Che Hongxuan shook hands with him at the end. He is the last batch of workers, peasants and soldiers, that is, with Gu Mingyuan, because the secondary school only has two years of study, and he was assigned to the distant power last year, and he was organizing before going to school.

"You were admitted from the countryside?" Ma Zhanshuang asked with some suspicion.

"I've memorized all those questions, so it's a crooked one."

"It's not easy, it's scary to think about. Unbelievable, darling of the times! You don't listen to their nonsense, you don't need to see outside, you will get used to it after a long time. There is actually no harm in them being familiar with each other like this, there is nothing wrong with each other. However, they are still quite capable of pretending in the unit, and they dare not be so presumptuous. ”

"I'm not used to joking with people I don't know." Che Hongxuan said with some reserve.

Yao Weiqi said with a stiff face: "I can't compare with other people's old horses, my chest is straight every day, and I sit on the bench bare-there - there are boards and eyes!" But I don't know what I'm thinking about in my heart, I don't think even our section chief and division chief are in his eyes. ”

Li Yu smiled and said, "You are thin and dry and unforgiving, and you are so stunned that you let out four stunned farts!" ”

Ma Zhanshuang said unhappily: "Don't talk nonsense, the impact is not good!" ”

Yao Weiqi said: "You have to pay attention to this old guy, he has a backbone in his head, and he is dissatisfied with everything. ”

Li Yu smiled and said to Che Hongxuan: "It's a joke, in fact, they are both my virtuous brothers, so I didn't pick them." ”

Ma Zhanshuang said: "Let's go, let's talk while walking." I graduated from middle school in '72, and I was born in '53, two years older than you. The two of us lived in the same room in the single dormitory, and we really became a family after that. Also, you go through the formalities and familiarize yourself with the environment today, and officially go to work tomorrow. There are three people assigned to your school, and the other two are girls, and they all go to work tomorrow. ”

Che Hongxuan said: "Thank you for arranging it so thoughtfully. ”

Ma Zhanshuang said seriously: "In the future, when we work together, we don't have to be so polite to each other, it's too polite to be estranged." ”

"Okay, okay."

Several people walked side by side.

Che Hongxuan asked, "What do you mean by three kinds of people?" ”

Ma Zhanshuang said with a smile: "You will know it slowly, you don't need to explain it specifically." ”

Yao Weiqi said: "We have a deputy director of the finance department surnamed Yu, who gave people a slap in the face when he held a criticism meeting a few years ago, but he was taken down from his leadership position and arranged to work as an accountant in the recycling department, which is equivalent to collecting rags." Haha, as long as they formed gangs and factions in the past few years, rebelled and seized power, participated in armed struggles, and framed and persecuted cadres and the masses, not a single one could be in a leading position. ”

"Well deserved! It's not that you don't report it, it's that the time has not come! Li Yu said indignantly, and then smiled again and said: "So, the deputy director's office is empty, look at the three of you who have the ability to sit there after the resumption of the college entrance examination." ”

Yao Weiqi asked: "If you want to say that, my big brother Ma is hopeless?" ”

Li Yu said unceremoniously: "Recommending college is a special product, what hope does he have?" If you don't clean him up as a three-way person and go back to the countryside, it's already magnanimous, Lord Yama is napping and stealing work! ”

Yao Weiqi sneered and said, "If something comes from your broken mouth, it will be wasted, and it will change its taste!" ”

Ma Zhanshuang said: "Brother Yao is right, if there is any movement, he will have to be criticized." ”

Che Hongxuan diverted the topic and said: "I am from the countryside, and it is not easy to be a qualified accountant honestly, and I have no ambitions. ”

Li Yu said: "That's not necessarily, honest people mutter, do big things, if there is really that day, my brother can't forget us." ”

Che Hongxuan shook his head and pretended to laugh mockingly.

On the south side of the road, a huge tin can appeared, taller than six stories.

Che Hongxuan looked at the big jar and asked strangely, "What is this?" ”

Ma Zhanshuang said: "This is a gas canister, and everyone calls it a big canister." ”

Yao Weiqi said: "If you mention big jars, you are talking about this area. ”

Ma Zhanshuang said: "To be serious, I will briefly introduce you to the company's situation. Our company has more than 27,000 employees, including more than 12,000 large collectives. There are six 10,000-square-meter workshops, and there are dozens of other large and small auxiliary workshops and auxiliary facilities. There are about 300,000 inhabitants in the north and south living areas of the factory. There are five staff canteens, three staff baths, and three nurseries. ”

Yao Weiqi said proudly: "Otherwise, how can it be called an empire?" ”

Che Hongxuan nodded and praised: "It's too big, it's amazing!" ”

At this time, there was a roar, and Che Hongxuan asked strangely: "Where did you get such a loud noise, shouldn't there be an airplane?" ”

Ma Zhanshuang said: "This is the sound of the test bench. ”

Although Che Hongxuan didn't understand what a test bench was, he nodded convincingly, feeling that he was indeed too proud to be able to work in such a big company.

A few people walked and talked.

Che Hongxuan saw that there was a "Wuqi" non-staple food store on the side of the road, which was very large, and there were some fruits on the street, so he asked everyone to stop and picked four apples and put them on the scale.

The merchant was an old lady, picked it up and looked at it and said with a smile: "The young man is really good at picking, these Guoguang (apples) actually have two catties and eight taels." ”

When Che Hongxuan heard it, he was wrong, because he didn't pick a big one, but just picked one side with a fresher size, so it looked good to distribute. He has been trading since he was a child, and often buys this most common fruit in winter, and is sensitive to catties.

Che Hongxuan frowned and asked, "Auntie, you are wrong, how can four apples be so heavy?" ”

The eldest lady pretended to be calm, looked at it carefully, and smiled nonchalantly and said: "Fortunately, you reminded me, otherwise it would have become an unjust, false and wrongful case, and it turned out to be a pound and eight taels!" ”

Li Yu flipped it over, and said to the old lady reluctantly: "You can't do this, see that he is from the countryside, just play with the scale." No, I'm from the finance department, so I have to go to your leaders. ”

Around the company, the business department of the administrative building is awe-inspiring wherever you go.

The eldest lady blushed and was a little overwhelmed.

Che Hongxuan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Forget it, we have no loss." ”

Yao Weiqi also said: "Forget it, it's not easy, maybe it's not intentional." ”

Ma Zhanshuang pointed at the old lady and said, "They are all employees of the enterprise, you are doing too much!" ”

"Forget it." Che Hongxuan waved his hand while taking out the money.

Li Yu blinked his eyes and said, "That's not good, let's do it, accompany an apple." ”

The old lady said, "I'll have to pay for you with an apple." ”

Li Yu said: "When you see those who are deaf and blind, won't you come back if you play with the weighing pole again?" ”

The old lady said, "Look at what you said, how can a deaf and blind person come to buy something? ”

Li Yu smiled and said, "It's okay to be an official, they won't care about you." But you can't start too hard, the knife sharpens quickly, thin and thin, so that you can have long-term peace. ”

The old lady cried and said, "Look at what you said, how dare I? ”

Che Hongxuan and the others all laughed.

Li Yu didn't care about that, picked up a small apple in the stall and asked the old lady, "Okay, right?" ”

The old lady said: "Even if I give you one, what can I do, but I still have to make irresponsible comments?" ”

Li Yu was not polite, and actually carried the apple in his arms.

Yao Weiqi grinned and asked, "What's the matter, it's become your own?" ”

Li Yu cheekily said, "Bring it back to my little daughter." ”

Che Hongxuan said: "When we meet for the first time, I'll buy you a few more to bring back." ”

Li Yu waved his hand and smiled: "Then no, this is my own claim." You just came to the city to be cautious, it's not like the countryside, except for fart, it doesn't cost money, it costs money to shit and pee, and you can't play without money. ”

A few people ate apples, talked and laughed, and the cart was moving forward.

On both sides of the road are Soviet-style three-story dormitory buildings, the biggest feature is that the windows are relatively small, which is because of the cold of the Soviet Union.

A square appeared in front of me, and inside the square was a large-scale white building, with the words "Cultural Palace" written on it.

Che Hongxuan asked curiously: "This must be the company's cultural palace, right?" ”

Yao Weiqi replied: "Do you still need to ask? There are some things that you may not know, but when you were engaged in martial arts, machine guns and grenades were used here, and even the earthen tanks made by yourself were driven and fought for several days. ”

Che Hongxuan nodded sadly.

"Well deserved!" Li Yu said indignantly.

On the way, Li Yu actually remembered about buying apples and praised: "Hey, Brother Che, you are not an ordinary soldier, you are too shrewd, admire and admire." ”

This matter has been mentioned by Li Yu since then, and he praises Che Hongxuan whenever people talk about it.