The courtyard in the early morning is lively.

When the first rays of sunlight spread across the courtyard, early risers lined up in front of the faucets in the courtyard.

With the gray-white faucet, a basin of cold water, snorting and cleaning, the whole person is in a lot of energy.

Li Weidong greeted the residents, and when he returned to the house, Yu Li had already made breakfast.

Stick noodle porridge, white flour steamed buns, and a plate of scrambled eggs with chopped green onions.

This seemingly simple meal is already rare in this era.

While eating, Yu Li whispered: "We don't have much rice and noodles at home, and there are only two catties of eggs left, and the pork is only enough to stir-fry tonight." Also, my mother's food stamps have not been issued for a long time this month, but Yu Haitang's food stamps are not enough for the whole family to eat, do we have to find a way. ”

Li Weidong picked up a chopstick egg and stuffed it into his mouth, and nodded: "Don't worry, when I get off work, I'll go to Yu Fatty's side, he should have prepared these things a long time ago." ”

Recently, the supply on the market has become more scarce.

In the past, you could buy white noodles and meat at the pigeon market, but now there are only a few stalls selling stick noodles and fish.

The situation in the market is similar, even if you stay in the vegetable market early in the morning, you may not be able to buy pork.

The grain station no longer sells fine white noodles, and the coarse grains on sale are all old grains, which taste musty.

As early as half a month ago, Li Weidong greeted Zhou Xiaoguang, who was far away in Jichun, and asked him to prepare a batch of grain to send over.

There are not many of them, but they are enough for the Li family and the Yu family to survive this difficult period safely.

Yu Li is now heavy, and it is estimated that she will be able to give birth in two months, and she no longer needs to go to work in the street office.

Li Weidong rode his bicycle out of the courtyard alone, facing the faint sunlight, and ran towards the rolling mill.

On the streets, there are crowds of people, flocking to factories in all directions.

Although they were thin and colorful, they had a spirit on their faces that was not found in later generations.

The magnificent and thrilling war in the past few years made all the Chinese children feel proud, and the national self-confidence was unprecedentedly high.

It is precisely this war that makes us realize the gap between ourselves and modern countries.

No matter how hard it is, tighten your belt and eat chaff, you must develop heavy industry.

Otherwise, you will have to be controlled by others in the future.

A hard work for a generation for the benefit of future generations.

'Knock knock'

"Qiang Qiang Qiang"

In front of the poverty alleviation workshop, it was very lively.

Li Weidong didn't expect Director Yang and them to make such a big battle.

Dozens of factory leaders, plus hundreds of worker representatives, all gathered in the small square in front of the poverty alleviation workshop.

Seeing Li Weidong riding over, Niu Meng hurriedly ran over and took the bicycle in his hand.

Qin Jingru stepped forward to drape him with a big red flower, blushed and said, "Congratulations to Director Li for being elected as this year's model worker." ”

There was warm applause at the scene, and the workers' hands were clapping painfully, but they were unwilling to stop.

Looking at the faces full of excitement, Li Weidong's eyes were a little jerky, and he was very moved in his heart.

The factory director and deputy factory director came up in turn to shake hands with Li Weidong.

"Director, this is too grand."

Director Yang laughed. patted him on the shoulder and said, "Comrade Weidong, you deserve it." ”

"It is with the poverty alleviation workshop you founded that our rolling mill can successfully complete this year's targets and get the full subsidy."

"Only these poor households can have no worries about food and clothing, and the elderly and children can be taken care of."

"It's just a simple ceremony, and we will hold a factory staff congress in the big playground."

"The leaders of the ministries will give you a certificate of merit."

"You are a model worker, and you have to introduce your work experience to the big guy."

Li Weidong scratched his head: "Isn't this too out of line." ”

"What's out of the ordinary, this is a model worker, and there are few in the country every year." Director Yang's eyes widened.

"The poverty alleviation workshop has earned millions of dollars in foreign exchange for the country so far."

"If these foreign exchange are exchanged for food, they can feed the people of a county."

"If you change it to machinery, you can build another rolling mill."

"Besides, this honor is not only the honor of you alone, but also the honor of our whole factory."

"At the same time, to give you a breath, I won ten catties of pork and fifty catties of fine white noodles for you from above."

Ten pounds of pork, fifty pounds of fine white flour. This reward is not insignificant.

Li Weidong was flattered: "Thank you for your attention to me. ”

"Hey, gracious what, you deserve it."

Director Yang squinted his eyes and said: "You have to believe in the above, the above will not treat any comrade badly." ”

"I hope you can make persistent efforts in the future and create more brilliance in your work."

The staff congress of the whole plant was successfully held in the large playground of the rolling mill, and the meeting was due to Haitang as the announcer.

At the General Assembly.

After Li Weidong accepted the certificate of award issued by the leaders of the ministry and commission, he came to the rostrum with the certificate of award and began a passionate speech in front of the staff representatives of the whole factory.

After the speech, the representative of the poverty alleviation workshop took the stage and called on all the employees of the factory to learn from Comrade Li Weidong.

With firm ideals and beliefs and the spirit of selfless dedication, we will think in one place, work hard in one place, and work together.

The deputy's remarks were met with a round of applause.

It was almost noon when the meeting ended.

In order to celebrate Li Weidong's victory as a model worker, the ministry specially transferred two big fat pigs from the food station, which were cooked into meat dishes from the small canteen.

Each worker was given a meat ticket, which could be used to purchase a meat ticket.

Originally, Director Yang was going to invite Li Weidong to open a small stove in the small canteen.

At Li Weidong's suggestion, Xiaozao was canceled, and all the meat prepared for Xiaozao was brought to the canteen and distributed to the workers as meat dishes.

The rolling mill was a small society, and the news spread quickly, and all the workers praised Li Weidong's high spirits.

"Niu Meng, Qin Jingru, you guys are hiding me so hard, I didn't hear the slightest rumor about such a big thing."

Li Weidong sat down with an aluminum lunch box and said with a smile to the two cadres of the poverty alleviation workshop.

Niu Meng gnawed on the head of the nest and said embarrassedly: "Master, you really can't blame us for this, Director Yang didn't let us tell you." ”

Qin Jingru pouted and said, "Yes, yes, Director Yang said that if you let you know in advance, he will punish us." ”

Li Weidong smiled: "Are you afraid of being punished by Director Yang, aren't you afraid of being punished by me?" ”

As soon as the words came out, he felt that something was wrong.

Looking at it again, Niu Meng and Qin Jingru's little faces were as red as monkey butts.

Qin Jingru was once punished by Li Weidong, and it is understandable that she blushes when she thinks of those things.

But what is Niu Meng's blushing face?

You're our apprentice.

Master and apprentice?

That can't!

Besides, if Niu Yong knew, he would have to fall out with him.

Li Weidong could only pretend not to see it, lowered his head and opened the aluminum lunch box.

The ministry sent two big fat pigs this time, with more than 500 catties of meat.

However, there are tens of thousands of workers in the rolling mill, and there is only a small bite in everyone's mouth.

Silly Zhu is worthy of being a master, and he actually chopped the pork into minced pieces and made a simplified version of pork stewed vermicelli.

The noodles are glutinous, the Chinese cabbage is refreshing, and there is fragrant minced meat inside, which is very delicious to eat.

After eating, Li Weidong walked out of the cafeteria and prepared to go back to the studio.

He had barely taken two steps when a crisp voice came from behind him.

"Director Li, please wait a moment."

Li Weidong turned around and saw a pretty little woman running over.

The woman was not wearing a wide rolling mill uniform, but a blue floral cotton jacket, which seemed to be a little small and bulging.

As she walked, she fluttered up and down.

Li Weidong narrowed his eyes slightly, and finally remembered, isn't this woman Liu Lan!

A few years ago, Deputy Director Li was designed by Li Weidong to look at Qin Huairu, and due to Lao Huang's intervention, he was arrested by the Security Department of the rolling mill.

Liu Lan is the lover of Deputy Director Li and has been implicated.

It's just that she is also a victim, and she didn't get involved in the dirty things of Deputy Director Li.

Director Yang took pity on her as a little widow, who had a hard life with several children, and did not expel her from the factory, but still let her work as a temporary worker in the canteen.

It's just that she lost the protection of Deputy Director Li, and Liu Lan's life in the canteen was very difficult, and she did all the hard work and tiring work.

Li Weidong didn't pay much attention to Liu Lan, but when he was chatting with Silly Zhu, he heard Silly Zhu mention a few words.

"It's Liu Lan, what's the matter?"

Li Weidong greeted lightly.

Liu Lan glanced at Li Weidong resentfully, bit her lip and said, "Director Li, I found a wild ginseng in the grove over there, with as many as six leaves, but I don't know how to pick wild ginseng, I'm afraid that it won't be worth it if it is damaged. ”

The six-leaf wild ginseng Li Weidong was slightly stunned.

He still knows something about wild ginseng.

The average wild ginseng has only three leaves, also known as three flowers.

Then add one leaf every year, until the sixth year, when six leaves grow, no more leaves will grow, only the weight will be increased, so the six leaves of wild ginseng may have a hundred years of ginseng age.

It's just a coincidence.

There happened to be a wild ginseng in the grove, which happened to be touched by Liu Lan, and Liu Lan happened to meet him.

The experience of two lives tells Li Weidong that things that are too coincidental may often be intentional by others.

It's just that why did Liu Lan trick herself into the grove?

Seeing Li Weidong hesitating, Liu Lan stroked her hair, the blush on her face became more vivid, and her eyes dodged and she didn't dare to look at each other.

"Director Li, I know this may delay you a little, but if it is really wild ginseng, my family will have food to eat this month."

Looking at Liu Lan's shy little appearance, Li Weidong understood why Deputy Director Li, who had seen the world, was obsessed with this little widow.

Liu Lan looks ordinary, but her skin and face are as white as jade, and her figure is good enough to make people love it.

Moreover, compared with the girls in the city, she has a little more wild flavor on her body.

It's like a camellia in a ravine, although it is not as beautiful as a peony flower, but it has a different flavor.

It is not surprising that Deputy Director Li is accustomed to eating fine grains and likes this kind of ravine-ravine atmosphere.

After thinking about it, Li Weidong nodded: "Okay, I'll go with you to see if there is wild ginseng." ”

Liu Lan smiled at the corner of her mouth when she heard this, turned her head and walked towards the grove, Li Weidong followed closely behind.

This forest was originally a barren mountain, and due to its remote location, it was deserted, and only a few bird calls could be heard occasionally.

After walking about a thousand meters into the woods, Liu Lan suddenly turned his head and hugged Li Weidong.

Li Weidong was startled, hurriedly pressed her arm, and shouted in a low voice:

"Liu Lan, you don't want to die, maybe someone is passing by in this place."

"Don't worry, I've been here with Bald Li several times, and I've never met anyone." Liu Lan pursed her lips and said.

Li Weidong's hand slowed down and frowned: "Comrade Liu Lan, there is something to say, what's the matter with you like this?" ”

When Liu Lan heard this, the corners of her eyes instantly became rosy, and she sobbed quietly for a while before she said slowly: "Director Li, you have to be responsible." ”

"Responsible?"

When Li Weidong heard this, he was a little confused.

"Yes, I and Li Bald were fine, we each took what we needed, but you sent Li Bald into the fence."

Liu Lan nodded vigorously and wiped her tears: "It's okay now, without Li Baldzi's support, my ten yuan a month is not enough to feed my children and treat my in-laws." ”

"You say, are you responsible?"

What is called fallacy and heresy, this is it.

Deputy Director Li was taken away by the Security Department for violating national law and factory discipline, but Liu Lan blamed Li Weidong for the crime.

Li Weidong stiffened his face and pulled Liu Lan's arm hard: "Liu Lan, if you really think so, you can go directly to Director Yang, find the security department, and let them release Li Bald." ”

"I still have to go to work, so I don't have time to mess around with you here."

Seeing Li Weidong walking to leave, Liu Lan bit her lip, rushed up again, and stopped in front of Li Weidong.

"Li Weidong, I can't help it, the relief food in the commune has not been distributed this month, my mother has been living in the hospital for half a month, and the children don't even have to eat their nests."

At this time, the materials in the city began to be in short supply, and the situation in the countryside can be imagined.

After thinking about it, Li Weidong raised his eyebrows and said, "You want me to help you??" ”

"Yes, I know that you have several women, Qin Jingru in the poverty alleviation workshop, Qin Huairu in the fitter workshop, and I want to be like them." Liu Lan said in a deep voice.

Li Weidong glanced at Liu Lan in surprise, he had been careful enough, this woman could see that it was really not simple.

Liu Lan explained slowly: "I am a woman, I know women best, every time I eat, Qin Jingru and Qin Huairu secretly look at you, that look is only available when you are engaged in the object." ”

It turned out that there was no evidence for this woman, and Li Weidong breathed a sigh of relief.

But even if Liu Lan has evidence, he is not afraid.

Just like Liu Lan used to be Deputy Director Li's little lover, this is a well-known thing in the rolling mill, and it has not had any impact on Deputy Director Li.

As long as you reach a certain height, such trivial things will seem irrelevant.

(End of chapter)