The person who answered the phone was Director Zhang of the weather station.
After speaking a series of code words, Li Aiguo said into the microphone: "There is no need to cook for me tonight. Someone from the Big Brother house in the north has come and invited me to the tavern for a drink."
"You must not get drunk. Others drink more, and we can't compare."
"I know, it's really verbose!"
Pa!
Li Aiguo hung up the phone and dialed the Qianmen locomotive depot number.
On the phone, he asked his apprentice Huang Jing to come to his home and tell Chen Xueru that he would not go home for dinner at night.
The courtyard is close at hand, but Li Aiguo does not go back directly.
It’s not that he wants to trouble Huang Jing or show off his master, but he needs to follow discipline when talking to foreigners.
From now on, what he says and what he does may be questioned by the farmer in the future.
This is a very serious discipline.
Even if Miss Chen saw him coming home and asked him to have a baby, those contents must be included in the report.
Although Li Aiguo thought he was very aware, he still felt too embarrassed.
Li Aiguo somewhat understood the worries of Director Zhang and the others at the weather station.
The family relationships of these guys are often not harmonious.
Either the daughter-in-law thinks they are nothing, or the children complain that they don’t play with them.
A large part of the reason is that they need to follow various disciplines.
Workers have time to rest after get off work. People like Director Zhang have to spend their whole lives in mental stress. Can they avoid conflicts?
When you feel that the years are peaceful, it is because there are countless people carrying the burden for you.
After a few words, Li Aiguo hung up the phone and threw out fifty cents.
Li Aiguo turned around and took two steps, then suddenly turned around and looked at the fat aunt guarding the phone with a smile on his face.
"Fat Aunt, please issue a receipt."
Fifty cents a month is already a lot these days. If it can be reimbursed, it must be reimbursed.
The fat aunt was not surprised. She took out a receipt, drew a number, and tore it off along the seams.
When she handed it over, she lowered her voice and said: "Patriot, the menstrual belt has arrived, why don't you give it to your wife? I've already counted the time."
< br>Li Aiguo: "."
He felt that it was too unfair for the fat aunt to stay in a small supply and marketing cooperative.
The sun sets in the west.
A faint golden light fell on the old sign of the tavern.
There is an endless stream of customers in the tavern, and it has even become a beautiful sight on Zhengyangmen Street.
After the last rectification of the Zhengyangmen Bistro, the Zhengyangmen Street Office adopted the approach of Chenji Tailor Shop and did not set up a public manager.
Xu Huizhen, the private manager, has great power and arranges the tavern properly.
The waiters don’t look at people with their nostrils like other pubs, so business is getting more and more prosperous.
Xu Huizhen looked at the endless stream of guests and was so excited that she couldn't close her mouth.
If this development continues, the tavern will flourish again, and she has fulfilled her father's instructions.
Having just arranged a guest, Xu Huizhen looked up and saw a familiar figure walking outside. She quickly pulled her clothes and greeted him with a smile on her face.
"Driver Li, you are here, come in quickly, come in, I will arrange a private room for you."
Li Aiguo said with a smile: "No, someone has already arranged it."
Wang Dakui stepped forward and said: "Comrade manager, is there an old man who has reserved a private room?"
"Old man."
Xu Huizhen raised her eyelids and thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "There is indeed one, but only three people. They are on the second floor. I will take you there."
The first floor of the tavern is filled with square tables for public consumption. place.
Xu Huizhen, who was very business-minded, opened up several rooms on the second floor and arranged several private rooms according to the practice before liberation.
There is also a sign at the door of the private room that reads, "Do not disturb anyone else." Obviously, this has become a good place to talk.
"They are in the private room at the end."
Xu Huizhen took Li Aiguo to the door of the private room, knocked twice on the door, and heard a voice coming from inside Finally, the door was opened.
It was too troublesome to deal with foreigners. After Xu Huizhen invited Li Aiguo and Wang Dakui into the private room, she closed the door and left on the pretext that she still needed to greet them downstairs.
In the private room.
The three old men stood up together when they saw Li Aiguo.
Wang Dakui pointed to a younger Lao Maozi and introduced Li Aiguo.
"This is Professor Trotsky, the subway expert, and these are"
Wang Dakui looked at Professor Chekov and Shikov and felt that something was wrong.
When he entered the room just now, he discovered that Professor Chekov was sitting in the main seat.
When the three of them stood up, Professor Chekov was the last to stand up.
These details are difficult for ordinary people to notice. Wang Dakui has been in the pigeon market for many years without any problems. He relies on observing the details.
Trovsky looked a little embarrassed when he heard Wang Dakui's question.
Professor Chekov suddenly found him and asked him to help ask someone to come out.
Professor Trotsky was not willing to help with this at first, but the two of them were experts in railways at Lao Maozi's side, and they had some contact with each other on weekdays.
Now that I am in a foreign country, if I don’t lend a helping hand, I will be criticized easily, so I have to bite the bullet and form this game.
"Hello, dear patriotic comrade, I am Chekov from the Voroshilovgrad Steam Locomotive Factory."
Professor Chekov's expression did not change at all, and he stretched out his hand directly towards Li Aiguo.
"Hello, Professor Chekov."
Li Aiguo shook hands with him gently, ignored these people, pulled up a chair and sat down with a golden sword.
The atmosphere in the private room suddenly became cold.
Wang Dakui felt something was wrong and his face turned livid.
Professor Chekov kept staring at Li Aiguo, as if Li Aiguo was a beautiful girl.
Translator Xie Kefu seemed not to want to get involved in this matter, swinging a ceramic wine glass.
Professor Tolovsky felt particularly embarrassed and felt that he should fulfill some of his master's obligations.
"Driver Li, I heard Wang Dakui mention you. He praised you as a worker inventor. I have wanted to meet you for a long time."
He said it in broken Chinese. As he spoke, he picked up a wine bottle and poured wine for everyone present.
"It's really extraordinary when I see you today."
Li Aiguo picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "Professor Trotsky, you're welcome, you can come all the way here to help us build our country, I I deeply admire your spirit and express my gratitude for your efforts. Come on, let me toast you first.”
Li Aiguo picked up the glass and drank it in one gulp.
Professor Trotsky breathed a sigh of relief and praised: "I just like to deal with workers like you! Come on, Professor Chekov, drink, drink!"
Chekov Professor Koff picked up the wine glass, but then put it down again.
He looked up at Professor Trotsky and said calmly: "Comrade Trotsky, Comrade Li Aiguo and I have something to discuss. I hope you can give us a private space."
As soon as these words came out, Professor Trotsky's expression changed.
He only agreed to help Professor Chekhov matchmaking, and did not allow him to "hurt" the guests.
"Chekhov, you"
Seeing Professor Trotovsky's uncooperation, Chekhov stood up with a smile, took his arm, whispered something in his ear sentence.
Professor Trotsky's face turned livid little by little.
"Professor Chekov, what you did is against discipline. I will definitely complain to you when I go back."
"Comrade Trotsky, I hope you can put the overall situation first "Don't worry, I just want to talk to Comrade Li Aiguo." Professor Chekov looked calm.
Trovsky seems to be a little afraid of Professor Chekov.
After hesitating for a moment, he said to Li Aiguo: "Comrade Patriot, I'm sorry for what happened this time. If I have a chance in the future, I will apologize to you!"
After saying that, he was very surprised. Step by step left the private room.
This old man is quite reasonable.
Just what did Professor Chekhov’s assistant say just now? Could it be that they are from Cheka?
Li Aiguo suddenly became energetic. This matter is interesting.
After Trotsky left, Professor Chekov looked up at Wang Dakui with a serious look.
Wang Dakui shook his head resolutely: "I came here with Brother Patriot."
No matter how stupid he was, he could see that Professor Chekov must have some evil intentions in inviting Li Aiguo.
"Dakui, go out and wait for me." Li Aiguo patted him on the shoulder gently.
"Really?"
Li Aiguo couldn't laugh or cry: "This is the capital, not Moscow, what are you afraid of!"
Hearing this, Wang Dakui suddenly realized.
"That's right!"
He knew Li Aiguo's ability. Not to mention an old man, even seven or eight would not be Li Aiguo's opponent.
After Wang Dakui left the private room, the translator Shekov was also kicked out by Professor Chekov.
The heavy wooden door closed again.
Isolated all the hustle and bustle of the world outside.
The white paper light bulb hanging on the roof buzzed twice, and the light flickered on and off.
Professor Chekov stared at Li Aiguo with complicated eyes for a long time.
He was a little confused that a small train operator could have such a profound background.
The nation's advanced railway worker, a member of the advanced package crew, and a representative of the instant noodle factory. He is also a student of Liu Guozhang
It is said that he has a good relationship with a head of the General Political Department.
This layer of identity and layer of relationship build up layers of strong armor, which makes Professor Chekov very afraid.
If possible, he really doesn't want to conflict with this kind of person.
Unfortunately, the improvement work of the forward steam engine is now in full swing and will soon be successful.
Thinking of this, Professor Chekov’s eyes became firm.
In order to show his sincerity, he put his hands on the table and said slowly:
"Dear Li, I heard that you have recently participated in the improvement of the forward steam engine"
Chico Just as Professor Fu spoke, Li Aiguo pulled out a pistol from his waist and placed it on the table.
The jet-black gun barrel reflected the cold light against the flickering lights, making it look particularly penetrating.
"You, what are you doing?" Professor Chekov asked in surprise.
Professor Chekov is a thoughtful person. He had made complete preparations before coming and rehearsed how the Patriotic Association would deal with him countless times in advance.
Li Aiguo may leave.
Maybe this matter will be reported to the Railway Research Institute
However, I never thought that Li Aiguo would directly pull out a gun.
Li Aiguo glanced at Professor Chekov who looked panicked.
"According to our regulations here, train drivers can carry guns."
"Is it normal for me to carry a gun with me?"
"I just remembered that this gun has It hasn’t been maintained for a while.”
“I’m free now, so it’s normal to do some maintenance on the gun, right?”
Li Aiguo picked up the pistol and took out the magazine with his right hand. Hold the grip, press the magazine catch with your thumb, and remove the magazine with your left hand.
It is not difficult to disassemble a pistol, but it is rare to see it done so quickly and with such precision.
Lao Maozi has a fierce folk custom. Professor Chekov has also been on the battlefield, and he can see the clues at a glance.
He looked at Li Aiguo with eyes full of surprise. He had prepared a lot of excuses, but he had forgotten them all at this time.
He only felt that the air in the room seemed to be getting hotter, and he felt a little suffocated, so he couldn't help but unbutton his collar. Li Aiguo looked up at Professor Chekov and said calmly: "What did you just say? Please continue."
Professor Chekov's eyes fell on those yellow bullets and he fell silent.
He didn't believe that Li Aiguo dared to shoot him, an old expert.
But maintain your pistol in the presence of experts.
This doesn’t seem to be something that ordinary people can do!
I thought that an inspection team from the Ministry of Railways of the Hungarian People's Republic of China was coming, and yesterday the factory had given him a fatal order to prevent Hungary from handing over the order to Datong Locomotive Factory.
Deed Cove suppressed his panic and smiled awkwardly: "Dear Li, please rest assured, I have absolutely no ill intentions."
"To put it more importantly, I am a train driver, and my monthly salary is more than 100 yuan." , it’s a few cents a minute! I don’t have time to listen to your chatter here.”
Rude, this guy is a big bastard!
How could he propose so many improvement plans
Professor Chekov would not have believed it if he had not learned the exact information from his friends.
He took a deep breath and said: "Dear Li, you must already know that our factory is also very interested in orders from Hungary.
As long as you can give me the specific drawings and details of improving the forward steam locomotive , I can give you a generous reward."
Taking off the recoil spring and holding the handle of the gun with his right hand, Li Aiguo raised his head and said, "How much can you give me?"
< br>"One thousand yuan, how about I give you one thousand yuan?" Professor Chekov was overjoyed.
“I am so valuable.” Li Aiguo smiled.
"So you agreed?" Chekov couldn't wait.
“Do you think one thousand dollars can buy my faith?” Li Aiguo asked.
Chekov was speechless for a moment.
He rolled his eyes and continued: "I can transfer you to our factory.
You are really too poor here, and the industrial base is also very backward.
Only by entering our factory can you develop your true abilities.
Science has no borders, you are just changing a place to shine for your career. "
"Science knows no borders, but scientists have a motherland. Besides, I am a train driver, a rough guy, and I do not have such a high ideological consciousness. "
Wow, as the slide was reset and pushed forward, in just a few minutes, Li Aiguo had already maintained the pistol.
He held the pistol and said: "Lao Qi, I am a big boss. , I don’t know any big principles, I just know that when friends come, they will entertain them with good wine and food, and when the jackals come, they will have shotguns! ”
The gun was already loaded with bullets, and this big boss especially liked to put his finger on the trigger.
The black muzzle of the gun was shaking around, Chico Professor Hu originally wanted to offer some more conditions.
At this time, his face turned blue with fright and he could no longer speak.
“Lao Qi, thank you for inviting me to drink. , after the Qianjin locomotive is successfully modified, I will treat you back. "
Li Aiguo picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. He inserted the pistol into his waist, covered it with the hem of his clothes, opened the door and left in a big way.
Professor Chekov, who was originally confident of victory, was beaten by Li Aiguo before he launched the offensive.
He was a little unwilling, but found that he did not have the courage to stand up and stop him.
Xie Kefu, who had been waiting outside, looked at the back of Li Aiguo as he left, with a trace of confusion on his face.
He turned around and entered the private room, closed the door, and asked in a low voice: "Professor, why did the train driver leave?"
"There is no agreement, this guy is a big guy You idiot, you don’t know the benefits of our factory at all.” Professor Chekov tried his best to make excuses for his mistake just now.
“As soon as this kid came up, he took out a pistol and suppressed me completely. Then he pretended to be rude and made nonsense. I seemed to have been fooled by this kid!”
Professor Chekov didn’t realize until now that he had been deceived.
Instead of being angry, he suddenly laughed, leaning forward and backward with laughter.
“This kid is really interesting.”
Shekov found it difficult to understand why Professor Chekov was still happy when he did not complete the task.
He reminded carefully: "Professor, the factory has been urging us what to do?"
"Huh!" Professor Chekov's smile faded, his face darkened, and he slapped the On the table, "Our Voroshilovgrad Steam Locomotive Factory has a history of seventy or eighty years.
Under the difficult conditions in the Great Patriotic War, we were able to develop the SO and The E-type steam locomotive, two world-famous steam engine models, are now afraid of a little brother. This is simply an unprecedented shame."
Shekov cannot understand Professor Chekov. He hesitated and said, "But you will be criticized when you go back this time."
"Dear Xie, you are really frustrated.
First point.< br>
Even improved models of advanced steam locomotives may not surpass our FD steam engines. "
Professor Chekov said.
“What about the second point?”
"Can I trust you?"
"Of course, I am your assistant and translator. We will both prosper and lose."
Chekhov's surprise. In his eyes, he said slowly: "If Hungary's order of two hundred steam locomotives is snatched away by the Datong Factory, it is enough to show that the factory leaders headed by Chesnokov are not qualified!
If those people are allowed to continue their misbehavior, the glory of our Voroshilovgrad Steam Locomotive Factory will fade away."
Hearing this, Shekov's eyes widened in shock.
He never expected that Professor Chekov was going to do something big.
After thinking about it carefully, Shekov found that Professor Chekov had already shown signs of doing something.
When he was at the Datong Factory, Professor Chekov made at least one cross-border phone call every day, and the people on the other side of the phone were his old friends.
It’s just that every time he called, Shekov was dismissed and didn’t know the details.
Shakov had never expected to be involved in such a thing. He was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat and did not dare to answer at all.
He looked around, as if trying to pretend he didn't know anything.
"Professor, I, I seem to be drunk and want to go to the guest house to rest. I'm really sorry."
Professor Chekov looked at Shekov who was about to sneak away and said : "Shekov, if I remember correctly, your father was an engineer at the Voroshilovgrad Steam Locomotive Manufacturing Plant.
"He was one of the first engineers. "Chekhov is very proud of his father.
Professor Chekov: "Why did he die in Siberia? "
Shekov spoke with difficulty: "Back then, my father opposed the plan proposed by Chesnokov and was considered to deliberately destroy the motorcycle factory. Do you know my father? "
"Your father and I have known each other since we were at Moscow University.
He is a good man and a pure engineer. They are also considered one of the few friends I have.
He was wronged, and all of us, old friends, felt sorry for him.
It’s just that the enemy is too powerful, and we have no way to help.
It's okay now, the wind direction in the factory is about to change.
Our opportunity has come. "
Professor Chekhov looked at Shekov with kind eyes, stood up and patted him on the shoulder gently.
Shekov could no longer speak.
He finally understood why Professor Chekov, who was proficient in Chinese, chose himself as a translator and assistant from among thousands of translators
And he always took good care of himself
<. br>It turned out that he had been targeted for a long time.
This professor who always seemed to be laughing was actually so deep.
After talking, Professor Chekov walked quickly to Ya. He opened the door suddenly and felt relieved when he saw no one outside.
Xie Kefu, who was already in the middle of the situation, smiled and said: "Professor, this is the capital, and those people belong to the capital. You can't reach here. ”
"There is a saying here: Be careful and you will never make a mistake."
Professor Chekov straightened his collar and strode out of the private room.
Xie Kefu took this seriously, reminded himself to be careful, and followed him in the wrong position.
Wait for the footsteps to sound farther and farther away.
The door to the private room next door opened silently.
A head poked out of the door.
It is the Marshal Bi Li Aiguo.
Li Aiguo's eyes narrowed slightly.
Good guy, because he failed to win over him, Professor Chekov actually wanted to usurp the throne.
This old guy really dares to do it.
Li Aiguo remembered that Chen Sheng and Wu Guang shook the powerful empire just because of a heavy rain.
The development of things in this world affects each other, which can be described as the butterfly effect.
The Voroshilovgrad Steam Locomotive Factory is the largest steam engine manufacturer in Laomaozi and one of the symbols of Laomaozi heavy industry. Once changes occur, it will have a huge impact.
But this is not without signs to follow.
A while ago, the corn emperor on Lao Maozi’s side was eager for quick success and quick gains, and completely overturned the policies of his predecessor.
There is an old saying among the people, "If you take a long step, it will easily pull your crotch."
The Corn Emperor has been busy for several years without any results, which has caused dissatisfaction among some people.
In June this year, the Corn Emperor was almost brought down when he visited his neighbor's house.
After stabilizing the situation, the Corn Emperor began to eliminate dissidents.
At this time, there was already a bloody storm over Lao Maozi's side.
Professor Chekov is so bold, probably because he has the support of some people.
As long as Chekov did not cause trouble for the improvement of the forward steam engine, Li Aiguo had no intention of participating.
Just write a report on this matter and submit it to the weather station when you get back.
He is just a small person. Let the farmer consider such big things.
Going downstairs, Wang Dakui was sitting in the lobby.
Seeing him coming, he quickly stepped forward and asked, "Brother Patriot, are you okay?"
"What can be the matter?" Li Aiguo patted the pistol on his waist.
"It's okay, that's fine. I'm really worried about what the old man has up his sleeve."
The two were chatting, Xu Huizhen came over, smiled and fought with Li Aiguo call.
“Patriotic brothers, have you sobered up?”
"Thank you for opening the private room next door to me, otherwise I would have been embarrassed in front of my international friends."
"Why are you so polite? Xueru and I are good sisters."
Just chatting. After the sentence.
Xu Huizhen changed her tone, raised her little head, and said with some pride: "Driver Li, do you think my bistro has changed a lot?"
"You mean Lou?" A private room?”
“Yes, I researched many pubs in the capital and found that they don’t have private rooms. This would make it very inconvenient for guests to talk about things. Ah.
Also, with the private room, the bistro will be a lot better.”
Xu Huizhen is very excited about her design.
Her big black eyes revealed the message "please praise me now".
"Too silly." Li Aiguo commented lightly.
(End of this chapter)