"Factory director, I take a few days off, there is something I need to go to Baocheng, please give me a letter of introduction."

Early the next morning, Jiang Yan came directly to Director Yang's office, ready to ask for leave and asked him to open a letter of introduction to himself by the way.

In this era, there is no ID card, and you have to have a letter of introduction when you go out to buy a long-distance ticket and live in a guest house, after all, the only thing that can prove your identity is a letter of introduction.

At that time, it was inconvenient to travel without a letter of introduction. This letter of introduction is very important, and there is time for farmers to go to the city to buy fertilizer. A letter of introduction is required for obtaining a marriage certificate: a letter of introduction is required for the purchase of furniture and hot water bottles for marriage, and a letter of introduction is required for the purchase of books issued by Xinhua Bookstore.

It can be said that without a letter of introduction, it is really difficult for you to go out and about.

"You're going to Baoshi, great, can you do me a favor."

After Director Yang finished saying this, he took out a box of cigarettes from the drawer and handed it to Jiang Yan.

"Yo! A big factory director has begun to pay bribes, and it seems that this favor is a bit troublesome. Jiang Yan said jokingly.

"This problem is very troublesome for us, and it is probably a piece of cake for you, a big engineer."

"What's the hurry, you say!"

"The director of the No. 1 Cotton Textile Factory in Baoshi is an old comrade-in-arms of mine, and he called me two days ago to say that the steam boiler imported from SL in their cotton mill was damaged, and for a while they could not find someone who knew both Russian and technology to repair it."

"Let Lao Maozi send a technician, the cost is too high, he doesn't know where to find out that you are an engineer who came back from studying in SL, so he asked me for it."

"I'm still thinking of telling you about this when you're not busy in a few days, isn't this going to be done today."

Hearing Director Yang's words, Jiang Yan's heart laughed and said: "This is not a coincidence, this is Qiao'er's mother opening the door for Qiao'er, and Qiao'er is home." ”

Last night, He Yuzhu told himself that He Daqing was currently working in the back kitchen of the No. 1 Cotton Textile Factory.

"Okay, I'll take this job, I'll take Xu Damao over, and He Yuzhu will take it over with him, this time I'll go to deal with his affairs."

Jiang Yan was afraid that Director Yang would not understand, so he told Director Yang about the causes and consequences of this incident.

"I said, before the factory said that He Daqing ran away with the widow, I still don't believe it! The emotional climate is really! ”

The matter of He Daqing's departure was spread throughout the rolling mill, and it was not surprising that Director Yang knew about it

"It's too undeserved to abandon my children, I also have a comrade-in-arms who works in the Baobao City Public Security Bureau, if you need to contact him."

After saying this, Director Yang took out a pen and wrote his contact information on paper.

"I'll say hello when I get back, and go to him if I need to."

Coming out of Director Yang's office, Jiang Yan took Xu Damao to drive up He Yuzhu and his wife and He Yushui, and the group drove to Baoshi.

When he was about to leave, Jiang Yan asked Xu Damao to put several barrels of gasoline in the trunk.

In these days, there is no gas station outside, and if you want to refuel, you must go to the designated place, and it is quite troublesome to refuel, so bring some gasoline and put it in the car to be prepared.

"Da Mao, you kid drive slowly, pay attention to the road, don't drive into the ditch again."

The current country is not the infrastructure maniac of later generations, after several years of development, although it is said that some large enterprises have been established with the help of SL, and in general it is familiar with an agricultural country.

The road within a radius of twenty miles from Sijiu City is okay, and it is really difficult to describe it when it comes out of this range.

This road is basically a compacted dirt road, this rain is really muddy, especially there are a lot of big potholes, this is still they drive a jeep chassis is relatively high, if you drive a "Jinggangshan" brand kind of car with a low chassis, it is estimated that there is a danger of breaking down now, that is, Xu Damao's car skills are still a little watery, and the bumpy road makes Jiang Yan almost vomit.

Baoshi is only 16 kilometers away from Sijiu City, which is a matter of three hours if there is a highway.

But now on this road, Jiang Yan and they have been driving for more than six hours, and it is already about five o'clock in the afternoon when they set off from Sijiu City to Baoshi at ten o'clock in the morning.

"Boss, why don't we stay for one night tonight, eat something, and then go to Uncle He tomorrow."

When Jiang Yan heard Xu Damao's words, he didn't take the promise, but looked at He Yuzhu and his wife who were sitting behind him, and He Yushui.

Whether He Yuzhu recognizes it or not, He Daqing has always been his father and Qin Huairu's father-in-law, so it makes sense that Qin Huairu, the new daughter-in-law, has to pay a visit, so this time when he came to Baoshi, Qin Huairu also followed.

He Yuzhu saw Jiang Yan's gaze looking at him, so he said: "What Lao Da Mao said is right, let's take a rest, it's not too late to go tomorrow." ”

Jiang Yan heard the words of the two of them, and looked at everyone's tired looks, so he agreed.

Not to mention the people who drive along the way, even the people who sit in the car can't stand it, but fortunately, this time it is three people who take turns to drive, if it is one person, it has to be scrapped.

In the fifties, the provincial capital of Hebei was still Baoding.

The water system of Baoshi has been famous since ancient times. From the Yishui River, which is "sluggish and easy to be cold", to the "Juma River", which is said to have been named after the horse that once rejected Shile's southward journey, Baiyangdian Lake at the bottom of the Nine Rivers has nourished this hot land. As far as Baoding City is concerned, for hundreds of years since the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Fuhe River, Baiyangdian River and Daqing River have built an important inland waterway shipping channel between Tianjin and Baoding. In this era, Baoshi is still a city with a good natural ecological environment of "springs and rivers".

In the fifties, water transportation was still the main mode of transportation in Baoding. The narrow river in the south of Baoshi is crowded with boats of all sizes. The smooth waterways are one of the main reasons for the commercial prosperity of Bao City.

At present, the most dazzling building in Baoshi is the Hebei Hotel on the corner of Xixiaguan Street and Xinhua Road in Hexi (later it seems to be called Baoding District Guest House), which is more than ten storeys high, and it is a corner building, it is basically based on Soviet-style architecture, and it should be the most spectacular building in Baoding. The large courtyard opposite it was originally Yude Middle School, but it was also changed to the north courtyard of Hebei Hotel, and there is another corner building opposite it. The hotel opposite the north courtyard is a famous "communication place" on the east side of the road, which is used to entertain the SL experts who helped build the western suburbs industrial zone at that time, and it is also a small corner building.

When they set off, with the guidance of Director Yang, Jiang Yan and they drove directly to the Hebei Hotel, where to stay tonight.

"Boss, this is too expensive! Why don't we change places? ”

"That's it, boss, Da Mao is right, let's change places!"

Hearing the words of the two people, Jiang Yan frowned.

"Okay, just live here, following the boss can make you suffer, just live in peace."

With the letter of introduction, it was easy to open three rooms in this hotel.

Jiang Yan lived in one room by himself, one room for Da Mao and Zhuzi, and the rest of the room was naturally lived by Qin Huairu and He Yushui.

Hebei Hotel, as the best hotel in Baoshi, the price is naturally very touching, and a room costs five yuan at night.

Such a high accommodation fee made Xu Damao and them a little staggered.

According to He Yuzhu's words, his monthly salary is only enough for seven days in this hotel.

Jiang Yan and Xu Damao's room fees are naturally settled by the rolling mill, but Xu Damao's business trip expenses are only enough to stay for half a night, and the rest, including He Yuzhu, their room fees are naturally made up by Jiang Yan's large amount.

To be honest, this cost is sprinkled in Jiang Yan's eyes.

Come out? In the case of not lacking money, it is natural to live more comfortably.

(End of chapter)