"Liang Ladi, get out of here

Hey, Comrade Li Weidong, do you know Liang Ladi? ”

Deputy Director Huang's angry expression froze on his face, his fingers froze in mid-air, and he looked at Li Weidong with an incredulous expression.

"Yes, last year I drove a truck to Nanshi Town to deliver relief food, and on the way back, the wheels got stuck in the mud puddle."

"Comrade Liang Ladi from your machinery factory and the driver Xiao Meng happened to be passing by."

"Thanks to their enthusiastic help, we were able to get the truck out in time to get back to the rolling mill."

"When I went to the thatched house just now, I met Comrade Liang Ladi."

Saying that, Li Weidong set his eyes on Director Liu Feng and smiled: "I thought about borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, and invited Comrade Liang Ladi to dine together, Director Liu, don't you mind?" ”

"Don't mind! I didn't expect Comrade Wei Dong and our Comrade Liang Ladi to have this relationship. Factory Director Liu Feng smiled and beckoned to Liang Ladi: "Come, Comrade Liang Ladi, sit down quickly, and you will have a good salute to Comrade Weidong later." ”

Liang Ladi actually recognized Li Weidong when she entered the door.

It's just that she has resentment in her heart, so she didn't come forward to talk.

At the beginning, the machinery factory sent them to Nanshi Commune for the purpose of repairing agricultural machinery and bringing back a big fat pig by the way.

Big fat pig, it makes your mouth water just thinking about it.

Who would have thought that when she arrived at Nanshi Commune, Liang Ladi found that the agricultural machinery of Nanshi Commune had been repaired by the driver of the rolling mill.

And in order to thank the driver, the Nanshi Commune gave the big fat pig that was supposed to be sent to the machinery factory to the rolling mill.

Thinking of helping the hateful driver on the road and pulling the truck out of the mud puddle, Liang Ladi was so angry that her heart hurt.

What made her even more angry was that after returning to the machinery factory, Deputy Director Huang took advantage of the problem and criticized Liang Ladi fiercely on the grounds that he did not complete the task.

Damn, it's so hateful.

It's just that such a hateful person, why did he become a distinguished guest in the factory.

I also took the initiative to cover it up for myself!

Although she couldn't figure it out, Liang Ladi still sat down and said with a smile: "Yes, I didn't expect Driver Li to remember me just now outside the thatched house." ”

"Hey, don't call Driver Li, now Comrade Wei Dong is the workshop director of the poverty alleviation workshop of the rolling mill." Liu Feng said.

"Workshop Director!"

Liang Ladi's eyes widened, and her eyes were full of admiration when she looked at Li Weidong.

The workshop director is already a middle-level leader in the factory, and it is also the lifelong dream of ordinary workers.

Li Weidong looks like he is only in his twenties, and he has become the director of the workshop, and his future is limitless.

"Eh, big brother, you are now a leader, and you have to pull my sister in the future."

Liang Ladi's eyes wandered, looking at Li Weidong, as if she had thought of something.

Deputy Director Huang next to him didn't expect Li Weidong to really know Liang Ladi.

While shouting in his heart, he hurriedly sat down, picked up his wine glass and said, "Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding, come, I'll punish myself with a glass." ”

Li Weidong naturally will not make Deputy Director Huang ugly because of this matter.

The best way to deal with this kind of insidious villain is to knock it to death at once.

Otherwise, he will hide in the shadows and keep getting you in trouble.

"Come, Director Huang, I'll give that cup back."

"You're welcome, you're welcome."

Deputy Director Huang picked up the wine glass and said in his heart, this kid seems to be quite sensible!

A noisy noise, disappearing invisible.

A luncheon for all guests.

The afternoon report was similar to the morning, and the leaders who had eaten and drunk enough sat in the audience and were in a state of malaise.

To Li Weidong's surprise, Liang Ladi also sneaked in.

She held her chin and listened attentively, which was in stark contrast to the yawning leaders next to her.

At the end of the meeting, Li Weidong was going to return to the rolling mill with Yu Haitang.

As soon as he went out, he was stopped by Director Liu Feng, and behind him stood a short gay man.

The gay man's overalls were stained with organic oil, his eyebrows were thick and his eyes were big, his cheeks were frozen and cracked, and his big eyes were bright.

When he saw Li Weidong, his face bloomed with innocent joy, and he rushed over with open arms: "Brother Weidong." ”

"Xiao Meng!" Li Weidong's eyes widened excitedly, opened his arms, and gave him a bear hug.

This is a common way for veteran drivers to greet each other.

Yu Haitang next to him looked at this scene, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and the two big men embraced, feeling a little weird.

After a warm hug, Li Weidong looked at Xiao Meng carefully.

I haven't seen him for more than a year, and the immaturity on Xiao Meng's face has disappeared without a trace, replaced by a kind of tenacity full of confidence.

He is like a pine tree on the hillside, not afraid of even the fiercest mountain winds.

Factory Director Liu Feng explained beside him: "Comrade Xiao Meng happened not to go out of the car today, and when he learned that you were coming, he had to come over, saying that he wanted to catch up with you. ”

It seems that this product is still not dead, and Li Weidong understands Director Liu Feng's thoughts.

For this director who wanted to revive the machinery factory, he admired it from the bottom of his heart.

However, he had already decided not to step into this quagmire.

I could only pretend to be unaware and smiled, and nodded at Liu Feng: "Thank you, Xiao Meng and I haven't seen each other for a long time, and you know, we are truck drivers, and we drive around all day long." ”

"That's just right, you can take this opportunity to catch up." Liu Feng said with a smile: "It just so happens that you will continue to make a report tomorrow, and you can stay in the guest house of our machinery factory at night." ”

Li Weidong looked at Yu Haitang with some embarrassment: "Director Liu, your idea is very good, but Comrade Yu Haitang still has to rush back and write a press release about what he saw and heard today, and I, who is the driver, naturally have to send her back." ”

"What's this, isn't it just a gift, I'll let my driver send Comrade Yu Haitang."

After listening to the two reports, Director Liu Feng was sure that the workshop director in front of him was the cadre he had been waiting for for a long time.

Yu Haitang originally planned to spend a while alone with Li Weidong on the way back, but now that he saw Director Liu's resolute attitude, he could only nod and agree.

"Director Li, then I'll go first."

"Have a nice trip."

Sending Yu Haitang away, Li Weidong, under the leadership of Xiao Meng, came to the guest house of the machinery factory.

It is said that it is a guest house, but in fact it is a dilapidated tube building, and from the point of view of its obsolescence, it should have been built for Soviet experts back then.

Due to the lack of cleaning all year round, the corridor is covered with substance, black and swarthy, and even a little sticky to step on. The waxy doors and window frames are wooden, some of them have been cracked, and if they were placed in the countryside, they might have been split and burned as firewood.

The room is also very small, less than twenty square meters, and the furnishings are standard in a guest house, marked with a bed, a table and a cupboard.

To Li Weidong's relief, the room had been cleaned in advance, and the bedding was also newly replaced, and it smelled of sunshine.

Xiao Meng pulled the lamp rope, and the incandescent bulb hanging from the roof flickered twice before it stabilized.

The furnishings in the house are even more dated in the dim light.

Xiao Meng smiled embarrassedly: "The conditions of our machinery factory are limited, please don't be surprised." ”

"Heh, what's this, when we were drivers, didn't we often be bed, made by heaven!"

Li Weidong sat on the chair and poured a cup of tea.

mentioned the matter of being a driver, Xiao Meng was also excited.

"Eh, Brother Wei Dong, let me tell you a strange thing." A strange look appeared on Xiao Meng's face, and he lowered his voice: "Last summer, the transportation task in the factory was heavy, and there were no extra drivers to follow the car, so the team sent me alone to Xiangxi to deliver a batch of tractor parts. ”

"It's summer, and you know it's hot over there, and sitting in the cab during the day is like being in a steamer."

"And, due to the high temperatures, the tank often boils."

"So, I came up with a way to find a forest to sleep in during the day, and then after the sun went down, I would go on a night-long journey."

"When I entered Xiangxi, there were mountains everywhere, and when I drove on the mountain road at night, the only light on the mountain road was the headlights of the car.

"But there are few people on the road, and my speed is not high, so there is no danger."

"Just when I was secretly glad that I could earn a few more dollars this time, suddenly there was an old woman on the side of the road in front of me."

"The old grandmother wore that old-fashioned gown, carried a basket in one hand and a cane in the other, and staggered forward."

"At that time, there was no store in front of the village or behind the store, and when I saw that my grandmother was so difficult, I stopped the car and walked over."

"Originally, I wanted to invite the old woman into the car and take her for a while, but who knew that after listening to my words, the old woman went straight to the middle of the road, put the basket and crutches beside her, and lay down."

"I was a little confused, thinking about persuading my grandmother to leave, but who knew that she actually closed her eyes and fell asleep."

"The mountain roads in Xiangxi are very narrow, and they can only pass a truck, and when they are blocked by the grandmother, the truck has no way to move forward."

"There was really no way but I could only get out of the car again and prepare to invite my grandmother to the side of the road."

Speaking of this, Xiao Meng took a deep breath, an indescribable look of fear appeared on his face, and his voice became trembling.

"I, I reached out and grabbed my grandmother's wrist, and found that her wrist was cold and cold, without a trace of temperature, just like before my father was buried."

"At that time, I was frightened, peed out, and when I woke up, I found that there was nothing in front of me."

"What grandmother, what crutches, all gone."

"Where have I ever seen such a thing, jumped in the driver's seat, started the truck, and fell more than a mile behind before stopping."

"That night, I didn't blink."

"It wasn't until the next day, when it was dark, that I was ready to drive forward."

"At this time, a pedestrian passing by on a bicycle told me that a section of the road in front of me collapsed last night and I couldn't get through."

Xiao Meng paused and looked up at Li Weidong: "Brother Weidong, do you think I would have fallen off the mountain road if I hadn't been stopped by the old grandmother and drove on?" ”

When driving at night, the most feared thing for drivers is the presence of deep potholes on the road.

In the case of poor lighting, it is difficult to detect the existence of deep pits with the naked eye.

Especially Xiao Meng was still in a hurry.

Li Weidong pondered for a moment and shook his head: "It's difficult. ”

"yes, that's what I think too." Xiao Meng looked a little dazed: "After realizing this, in order to thank the grandmother for saving her life, I specially described her appearance and dress to passers-by. ”

When the passer-by heard this, he was so frightened that he fled on his bicycle.

"Seeing the panicked looks of passers-by, even if I was slow to react, I realized the problem."

"Kneeling on the side of the road, he kowtowed to the mountains in the distance, then turned the car around and left there."

"Since then, I have buried this matter in my heart."

"I dare to say it when I meet you today."

After Xiao Meng finished speaking, he breathed a long sigh of relief, picked up the enamel jar and poured a few sips.

The stone that weighed on his heart was finally removed.

"You're doing the right thing." Li Weidong couldn't help but look down on Xiao Meng a little more in his heart.

Drivers are often confronted with a lot of strange things when they are running cars on the road.

These things, once shouted everywhere, will inevitably lead to unnecessary trouble.

Xiao Meng seemed very excited in the following time and told the experience of the past two years.

After he became a truck driver, he took his wife and children to the capital, and his wife is now pregnant.

Li Weidong was a little surprised when he heard the news: "I remember that you seem to have three children, right?" ”

"Yes, I am only twenty-three years old this year, I am a three-generation single lineage, before my father died, I swore in front of my father that I would have at least seven children." Xiao Meng looked proud.

Li Weidong couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

As the night got late, Xiao Meng saw that Li Weidong was tired, and offered to take the initiative to leave.

"Brother Weidong, you still have to make a report tomorrow, rest early."

"Okay, then I won't send you."

Li Weidong was indeed a little sleepy, and after Xiao Meng left, he closed the door and fell asleep on the bed.

In the haze, there seemed to be a knock on the door.

"Who?"

Pull the lights and shout.

There was no echo outside the door, but the knocking continued.

Li Weidong thought of the story told by Xiao Meng, and looked at the window paper that was blown by the cold wind, and he was inevitably a little frightened.

Reaching for a pistol from under the pillow, carrying it behind his back, he walked over and pulled the door open.

Liang Ladi stood outside the door with a hot water bottle.

She stared at her big watery eyes and smiled: "Comrade Weidong, I'm here to bring you footwater." ”

Sending footwater?

Li Weidong knows Liang Ladi's character well.

Everything she does, she has a clear purpose.

"Comrade Liang Ladi, if you want me to help you, please go back, I have a lot of things to do, and I don't have any effort." Li Weidong said bluntly.

Liang Ladi seemed to be in her mind, and her smile froze on her face, looking very weird.

"Huh."

She laughed embarrassedly twice: "You think too much, I'm here to bring you footwashing water." Let me in first, it's too cold outside. ”

Li Weidong took a deep look at her, turned sideways, and Liang Ladi burrowed into the house like a loach.

She looked at the furnishings in the house and looked surprised: "This is the guest house, it's really magnanimous." ”

Li Weidong didn't close the door, turned to look at Liang Ladi: "Comrade Liang Ladi, if there is anything, you just say it directly, I don't like to hide it." ”