Chapter 426 Second Class Merit
Life is always fair, you get what you pay for.
A few days later.
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After Li Aiguo made an appointment with Lao Zheng and Liu Qingquan to go to a tavern for drinking in the evening, he just jumped out of the car and saw two comrades in gray Mao suits waiting for him.
"Comrade Li Aiguo, we are from the state-owned 5411 Factory. The chief wants to invite you to come now."
Li Aiguo instantly realized that this person used the word "chief" and not "chief" "Leader", which is enough to show that the person he wants to meet this time is from the army.
"Please wait a moment, I need to go through the handover procedures."
After the steam engine is parked, it needs to be handed over to the comrades in the maintenance workshop for maintenance. No matter how urgent the matter is, the necessary steps cannot be ignored.
At this time, there are two steam engines in front of the station who are going through the formalities. It is expected that it will take more than ten minutes before it is Li Aiguo's turn.
Seeing this, Director Zhang of the maintenance workshop personally helped Li Aiguo go through the procedures.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to go through the formalities, he lowered his voice and asked: "Aiguo, are these people those people?"
This sentence was very vague, but Li Aiguo understood Director Zhang's intention.
"Well, the firecrackers we built may have been taken by the higher ups."
Hearing this, Director Zhang almost jumped with excitement.
Although he only did some assisting work, he still felt very honored.
So much so that his signing hand was shaking a little, and his handwriting was like an earthworm crawling.
While going through the formalities, Li Aiguo said to Lao Zheng and Liu Qingquan: "You two, I'm sorry for today, I have to break the appointment."
Both of them waved their hands in unison. : "Driver Li, as you said, we are a family and we can drink at any time."
This is true. The relationship between comrades in these days is very deep. After half a year together, Li Aiguo and the three of them are really almost like a family.
If it weren’t for the new society, and there were no places worthy of criticism, they might often have to “have nothing to do today, listen to music, arrange flowers and jade, and have a pound of green oranges” together.
"Aiguo, go quickly, don't waste time." After completing the formalities, Director Zhang watched Li Aiguo board the jeep and leave.
A familiar leader in the locomotive depot saw Director Zhang's red face and asked in surprise: "Lao Zhang, have you been drinking? Our locomotive depot just issued new regulations not long ago. If you don’t drink, you won’t be on duty. Don’t take the lead and make mistakes!”
“What do you mean by drinking? Do you understand?” Director Zhang glanced at the leader, clasping his hands behind his back and turning his head. Leave.
The leader scratched his head: "He is a train repairman, what is the glory of him."
At this time.
Li Aiguo has taken a jeep to the auditorium of the state-owned 5411 Factory.
There were only seven or eight people in the huge auditorium. They were all wearing gray Chinese tunic suits and thick glass bottle bottoms. They should be researchers from the 5411 factory.
The only person Li Aiguo knew was Chief Engineer Wang Xianke.
He walked over and said hello: "Mr. Wang, call me here in a hurry, what happened?"
Mr. Wang couldn't close his mouth: "Your Red Star PRG has passed the review and is being measured. Today, the superior leaders are here to commend meritorious officials. As a designer, you are naturally among the first batch of commendees."
Li Aiguo's eyes widened in excitement.
The commendation is part of the reason, but more importantly, Red Star RPG has been chosen.
Our troops will have one more powerful weapon to take advantage of in future wars.
A moment later.
Several uniformed guards entered the auditorium. They were fully armed and carefully inspected the auditorium.
Looking at this posture, Li Aiguo felt that the person coming might be unusual.
When he saw the chief walking into the auditorium, Li Aiguo suddenly felt dizzy. Why did the teacher and the head of the school present the award!
The teacher walked up to Li Aiguo and adjusted the frames of his glasses. The more he looked at the young man, the more he liked him.
"Li Aiguo!"
"Arrived!"
The teacher took out a medal from the box and solemnly put it on Li Aiguo's chest.
"Comrade Li Aiguo, in view of your outstanding contribution to the development of the weapons industry, you are now awarded second-class merit!"
Second-class merit!
Li Aiguo was a little confused for a moment, and he didn't realize it until the teacher hung the medal around his neck.
He quickly saluted and said excitedly: "Thank you, chief!"
"I hope you will continue to work hard in the future!" The teacher helped Li Aiguo adjust his collar and patted Li Aiguo's shoulder heavily to express his gratitude. encourage.
“Yes!”
Li Aiguo saluted again.
At this moment, he only felt his blood boiling all over.
There is a saying in these days that "third-class merit is received standing, second-class merit is received lying down, and first-class merit is received by family members."
As a non-staff member, he was already content to get second-class merit.
It is just an RPG that has received such attention from the above. If all the good things in the system are produced, then
Li Aiguo decided to work hard after returning and strive to dominate the game as soon as possible.
"Comrade Wang Xianke and all members of the research team!"
"Here!"
"In view of your outstanding contributions to military development, you are now awarded the collective three Wait.”
“Yes!”
The five weapons experts headed by Wang Xianke were buzzing at this time.
They touched the medals on their chests and felt a little weird.
They just did a little improvement work, how come they got third-class merit?
Although it is not as good as Li Aiguo's second-class merit, it is still the highest honor they may receive in their lives.
The eyes of several people looking at Li Aiguo suddenly looked different. This guy is a big treasure.
The awards are over.
The teacher had to deal with many things all day long and had to go back to the college. After saying a few words, he left.
Wang Xianke walked up to Li Aiguo, solemnly stretched out his hand and shook his hand.
"Comrade Patriot, thank you this time."
"General Manager Wang, this is what you deserve."
Li Aiguo also appreciates it.
Without the active cooperation of Chief Engineer Wang, Red Star RPG would have had to go through a complicated process if it wanted to be installed so quickly.
It may even be excluded from the large-scale equipment plan because of the Type 56 rocket launcher.
In addition, Mr. Wang and his colleagues are from professional backgrounds and have partially optimized Red Star RPG, making Red Star RPG more localized.
“Comrade Patriot, if you need help in the future, just ask.”
Wang Xianke was also shocked today.
If you help perfect weapons a few more times in the future, you can retire early.
When Li Aiguo accepted the commendation from his teacher, Minister Niu of the Locomotive Depot Armed Forces Department also received praise.
It’s just that the unit that praised them was replaced by the Armed Forces Department of the General Administration.
"Minister Niu, this is your certificate."
Taking the certificate with large gilded characters, Minister Niu looked a little surprised: "This is it?"
"Didn't your Armed Forces Department cooperate with a worker to come up with a gadget? That gadget has now attracted the attention of superiors."
The leaders of the Armed Forces Department of the General Administration also felt a little confused.
What gadget? Which worker? He still hasn't figured it out yet.
The higher-ups asked him to present the award directly.
But the unit that requested the award was too sensitive. He is also an old comrade and knows what to ask and what not to ask.
Minister Niu finally realized that Li Aiguo’s RPG must have been successful.
Opening the certificate, it says words such as "making great contributions and giving special commendations" are written on it. The signature is from the Ministry of Railways, not the General Administration.
The level of this certificate is not low!
"Lao Niu, congratulations to you." The leader of the Armed Forces Department of the General Administration said with some envy.
This thing looks like a small notebook, of little use, but when it comes to promotion and rating, it will be a big killer.
Especially if it is issued directly by the ministry.
Zhou Kehe and the master workers in the maintenance workshop of the locomotive depot were also commended.
It’s just that this time it’s a certificate issued by the General Administration.
Even so, Zhou Ke was still overjoyed.
After receiving the certificate, he did not go home, but rode his bicycle to the compound where his father Zhou Tiehu lived, which was also his hometown.
From the moment he entered the gate, Zhou Ke was as happy as a child, holding his certificate high.
The uncles and aunts next door often ask: "Zhou Ke, did you win an award?"
"It's nothing, it's just a big certificate issued by the General Administration." Zhou Ke pretended not to care and waved his hand.
On that day, Zhou Ke got lost in the railway compound where he had lived for more than ten years. He wandered around the compound for more than three hours, but could not find his own door.
Every time he met a tanning aunt, he would take the initiative to walk up to her and display his award certificate in a seemingly unintentional but appropriate way.
"Aunt Zhang, now there is a literacy class organized in Duan. Come on, I will teach you this word. You see, this is the award for the certificate."
Just when Zhou Ke gave a bunch of old people When women become “literate”.
Hearing the noise, Zhou Tiehu came down from upstairs and took him home.
On the way, he asked carefully and found out that it was because of Li Aiguo.
Zhou Tiehu looked at Zhou Ke's certificate and exclaimed: "Li Aiguo, this kid, is getting more and more capable now."
"Yes, I asked about it, Aiguo. He won second-class merit for the first time, and he was in the military industry."
"Second-class merit"
Zhou Tiehu staggered and almost fell off his chair.
There are also workers in the locomotive depot who have obtained second-class merit, but they all came at the cost of their lives.
For example, Lao Ba from the Central Plains Railway Bureau worked as a train driver at the Anton Locomotive Depot at the Northern Station in May 1st.
The transport train was attacked by a Japanese plane. Two of the three train drivers on board were killed and the train also broke down.
Lao Ba was in danger and immediately went to the location of the locomotive with the two drivers. They used their skillful skills to quickly complete the repair task, once again harnessed the steel dragon, and moved forward on the crisis-ridden transportation line toward their destination, Sinuiju.
Along the way, Old Ba experienced the car being blown up. He tried his best to open the coupler and threw off the carriage that had been engulfed in fire. Finally, he was shot by a machine gun. Old Ba was seriously injured, but he relied on his will to support himself. Drive the train to reach your destination.
In the end, there were still sequelae, and Lao Ba received second-class merit after returning.
During the war, there were countless people on trains similar to old buses.
Driving a train loaded with ammunition to support the matchmaker, he discovered that there was a time bomb in the tunnel. Driver Zhang was not afraid of sacrifice and went to remove the bomb alone.
After being forced to stop by an enemy air attack while driving a train, he found that part of the railway track had been blown up. In order to ensure the passage of subsequent trains, Driver Yang risked his own life and braved artillery fire to repair the railway track and ensure the completion of the military transport mission.
Li Aiguo achieved second-class merit without saying a word. Who wouldn’t be surprised? !
The Zhou family was all happy for Li Aiguo, and the only one who had any objections was Wang Cui'e.
"Patriotism is now a skill, but he is busy in the maintenance department all day long, and his wife is busy in the street. It is outrageous that the two have been married for so long without even having a child."
" Next Next time, I have to talk to him."
Wang Cui'e said angrily.
Siheyuan, inside the Li family house.
“Sneeze!”
Looking at Chen Xueru hanging the military medal on the wall, Li Aiguo suddenly sneezed.
"Brother Patriot, have you caught a cold?" Chen Xueru jumped down from the chair, clapped her hands, and asked with concern.
“No, it’s just that my nose is a little itchy.”
“You’ve done a great job, I’ll make you some delicious food tonight.”
“Well, I’ll have it tonight. Eat delicious food.”
".Smelly man, he will never bully me~"
The young couple were flirting and flirting when a voice came from outside.
"Brother Patriot, have you left home?"
Li Aiguo heard Xu Damao's voice, responded, and invited him in.
"Patriot, isn't it the Chinese New Year in a few months? There is a vegetable selling point on the street in front of the diesel shop selling diesel at the corner. How about we get up early tomorrow morning to buy winter vegetables? How? "
Xu Damao came into the room and explained his intention.
These days, the number of greenhouses is relatively small.
Only the Sijiqing Commune in the suburbs has a batch, but the vegetables produced there are not accessible to ordinary people.
In winter, residents have to buy a large number of winter vegetables, such as cabbage and radish.
Put it in the cellar and you can eat it until spring next year.
Winter vegetables are cheap and popular, so you have to line up early. If you go late, you might not be able to buy them.
"This is a good thing. Even if there are a lot of people, someone can take care of you. Let me call the steel pillars too." Li Aiguo agreed immediately.
Xu Damao was about to leave when his eyes passed over the military medal and his expression suddenly froze.
He took a breath and asked in disbelief: "Brother Patriot, is this thing real?"
"Is this thing still fake?"
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Xu Damao looked at the military medal and then at Li Aiguo, with a hint of fear in his eyes.
He thought for a while and realized that he seemed not to have sinned against Li Aiguo, and then he felt relieved.
"Well. Remember, I will borrow a trolley at three o'clock tomorrow morning."
Just a reminder.
Xu Damao left the Li family in a hurry.
After returning home, he poured a cup of tea and drank it down.
Liu Lan was instructing Hai Long and Haitao to do their homework. Seeing him like this, she was a little curious: "Da Mao, what's wrong? Did you steal from someone else?"
"You are so unlucky. Woman, have you ever said that about your own man?"
Xu Damao lectured Liu Lan, but couldn't help but blurt out: "I, I just saw a military medal in the Patriots, and I saw it in the newspaper a while ago. It's exactly the same as before."
"Can't you? How can a patriotic brother get a military medal?"
"I remember the newspaper is there"
Xu Damao stood up and rummaged through the newspaper for a long time, but couldn't find it.
Hai Long raised his hand timidly: "Uncle, I used it to clean my bag."
"." The curse words were not uttered in the end, Xu Damao said firmly: "It must be true, It’s a military medal.”
"Military medals are just military medals. What does it have to do with us? We have never offended the patriots, but some people should be careful."
Liu Lan didn't think too much, stood up and started working on dinner.
After Li Aiguo brought back the military medal and hung it on the wall, seven or eight groups of people came in the morning, all in various names.
Some people came to borrow sewing machines, some gave vegetables, and some even asked Chen Xueru if he was busy with the street office work.
Their eyes finally fell on the military medal.
The strange thing is that no one asked about the authenticity and origin of the military medal. They just pretended not to care and exchanged greetings for a few words before leaving.
That military medal was like a nail stuck in their minds.
Among them are Yi Zhonghai and Jia Jia.
The two companies even held a joint meeting specifically for this purpose.
The dim Jia’s house.
Yi Zhonghai sat by the kang, his brows knitted into knots: "That boy Li Aiguo, where did you get a military medal? It was a second-class medal!"
"Maybe it was stolen or forged. "By the way, we can sue him." Jia Zhang sat cross-legged on the kang and rolled her eyes.
"Don't be ridiculous! Who dares to imitate that thing?!" Yi Zhonghai pressed Jia Zhang's shoulders: "Old sister-in-law, be careful in the future. Now Li Aiguo bribed Wang Zhenshan and got a military medal. You must not make trouble with him again."
Jia Zhang didn't care: "What's wrong, you will be superior to others if you get military medals!"
In this year, you will get military medals. Zhang, he can indeed be superior to others! This is something everyone knows.
Qin Huairu was afraid that Jia Zhang would cause trouble, so she quickly persuaded: "Mom, you are an adult and have a lot of money, so don't care about him."
"It's not bad" Jia Zhang said Even though I was tough, I was afraid, so I found an excuse to step down.
At this time, Yi Zhonghai remembered something.
"Sister-in-law, I remember that you still owe Wei Zhuang Commune one hundred yuan. It's been almost a month. It's time to pay back the money. How do you plan to pay it back?"
"What else can you give me?" Mrs. Jia Zhang folded her arms and snorted coldly: "This matter is between me and the Weizhuang Commune. It has nothing to do with Li Aiguo. I don't believe he can cause trouble."
"Or, if you have money, lend me some first, and I will return it to others."
How could Yi Zhonghai spare this money, so he could only say no more words.
A joint meeting broke up unhappy.
Facing the increasingly powerful Li Aiguo, Yi Zhonghai really had no choice.
He can no longer threaten and reprimand Li Aiguo like before.
When this kid comes out with a military medal, it will be enough for him to drink a pot.
Li Aiguo never expected that a military medal would have such a big effect.
After dinner, he and Chen Xueru cleared the dishes together. Li Aiguo leaned on the chair and suddenly felt a little pain in his neck.
"What's wrong?"
Chen Xueru had just washed Li Aiguo's big feet and was rubbing them with a pair of soft little hands when she suddenly felt something strange about him.
(End of this chapter)