Chapter 61 The Spring Festival of 1978
The Spring Festival in 1978 is here again, and this time Li Siming is in a hurry to go home to visit relatives than ever before.
During his days in the labor reform farm, his parents had visited him several times. Every time, Li Siming felt that his parents seemed older than the last time, and he repeatedly told him to fear that his son would not be able to think. As a later generational thinking, Li Siming, who had the incomparable scientific knowledge and forward-looking consciousness of this era, lost his parents since childhood, and regarded his parents even more than the sky in this era.
When you lose your freedom, you long for the blue sky and white clouds; when you get freedom, you long for someone to pray for you. But in reality, people often complain about marriage, family bonds, ambitions and talents but cannot be displayed; of course, there are people who enjoy flowers and applause when they become successful, but they long for love and family, gain a lot but lose more, and sigh "I am so poor that I have only money left."
"You have to accompany your parents when you go back." Li Siming had only one wish before the Spring Festival in 1978.
Like in previous years, Li Siming, Xu Dashui Zhang Hua and others climbed onto the passing truck and arrived at the Fulitun Railway Station. This small station was filled with educated youth from all over the Hejiang area. At that time, in November 1975, the reorganization was approved by Chairman Mao’s Party Central Committee and withdrew from the military sequence. The Corps was reorganized into the Heilongjiang Provincial State-owned Farm General Administration, with the agency located in Jiamusi City. However, the educated youth were still used to being called the Corps Warriors.
"Have you taken the college entrance examination?" This is the first greeting when educated youth, workers, students, and demobilized soldiers greeted acquaintances during the Spring Festival in 1978. At this time, in the train station, educated youth from the same place were talking about the college entrance examination when they met for a long time. The people who did well said modestly said, "It's okay, it's okay." They were happy. The people who did not do well scolded the "Gang of Four". It's not that I'm useless, but that the enemy is too sinister. Li Siming felt very interesting, which reminded him of the lines in a movie: "It's not that we are too stupid, but that the Communist army is too cunning!"
"How are you doing?" This was asked by the college entrance examination candidates in the 1980s. Getting into college is equivalent to getting an iron rice bowl. This job is quite good. It is hard for them to imagine that their predecessors don't even have the chance to take the exam.
"How much do you have a tuition?" This was asked by college entrance examination candidates in the 1990s. It was hard for them to imagine that their parents did not pay tuition fees when they went to school, and they also gave subsidies.
"Where are you studying abroad?" This is the meeting speech of young students in the 21st century. They believe that "foreign temples are good for chanting scriptures" and that "turtles" are not new.
It’s not that I don’t understand, it’s that the world changes too quickly. Li Siming sighed in his heart again, which made him feel that he will age quickly after every sigh.
The various smells emitted in the crowded train forced Li Siming to light a cigarette often to "fight poison with poison". He chatted with Xu Dashuai and Zhang Hua and others, and soon arrived in Harbin. Then he got off the train without stopping and went straight to the ticket window to buy tickets. The long queue of people queuing for tickets made the excitement of several people to Java Island. The three had to take turns to line up, and the remaining two ran to the waiting room to keep warm.
"Teacher Li!" Someone was shouting. Li Siming, who was closing his eyes to rest, didn't care.
"Li Siming! Li Siming!" Li Siming heard this, and someone from the other end of the crowd squeezed over. It turned out that Director Jiang from the 0916 Military Factory was coming with his wife and children, and he was coming here with his wife and children. This time he went back to his hometown in Beijing to visit relatives.
"So it's Director Jiang. It's been a long time since I saw you!" Li Siming greeted happily.
"Teacher Li, I didn't expect to meet you here. We are really destined to be together!" Director Jiang grinned. Director Jiang was very interested. During Li Siming's labor reform, he had come to see him several times without avoiding suspicion, which moved him very much.
"Yes, are you going back to your hometown to visit relatives?" Li Siming asked.
"That's right, I haven't been back for several years. My mother is old and wants to pick her up to Harbin to spend with me. She doesn't want to. In recent years, I've been busy with work than ever before. This time I go home during the Spring Festival." Director Jiang seemed very energetic and very good at playing fist. "Which train do you take? Maybe we'll have to have a good chat on the same train!"
"I don't know, my comrades in the army are queuing up to buy tickets, I don't know if I can buy tickets."
"Have you bought a ticket yet? You said it earlier, come with me!" Director Jiang slapped his thigh, "How many people do you have to cover my ticket!"
He called Xu Dashuai, who was queuing up, and the three followed Director Jiang and directly found the station's station's station's station's station. Director Jiang took out his ID and quickly bought three tickets. It was still a sleeper. These days, you can't buy sleeper berths just by wanting to buy, and you have to have a certain qualification to buy it. Xu Dashuai and Zhang Hua didn't say a word, but he was wondering in his heart when Li Siming had such a good friend, but Li Siming thought to himself that it would be easier to walk with more friends. Although Xu Dashuai's father is also a cadre of a big and small cadre, he had never sat in this sleeper berth. He and Zhang Hua were like countrymen who had never seen the world. He looked around and looked around and was very curious, which made Li Siming feel very embarrassed.
Director Jiang settled his wife and children and took Li Siming to the aisle at the junction of the car. There was no one in the sleeper aisle, and anyone who had sat in the sleeper knew it. Li Siming knew that he would talk about some confidential matters, so he followed him. If someone could stop Director Jiang from meeting a military expert and not talking about these things at work, Li Siming was willing to change his surname. Director Jiang talked endlessly about work. In the past two years, old military factories like 0916 Factory have been dead trees, and the technicians in the factory have been kept intact. After Li Siming's "influence" of Li Siming, the overall technical level has reached more than one level. After the first two years of exploration, Li Siming has now been established and has received high praise from his superiors. At a time when the whole country is in trouble, the 0916 Factory has received strong praise from his superiors and valuable financial support with his own achievements.
"Teacher Li, at least most of this is attributed to you." Director Jiang's repeated name "Teacher Li" made Li Siming flattered.
"Director Jiang has said this, but I have to thank you. Comrade Sun Chang, the company commander of our former armed company in Daxing, said to me more than once that he thanked you very much, allowing his soldiers to gain a lot of live-fire experience." When Li Siming was detained, because the quality inspection of light weapons required a lot of live-fire shooting, under Li Siming's request and Director Jiang's activities, Sun Chang's armed company got a valuable opportunity. Otherwise, how could a small informal company have this?
Opportunity? When Li Siming was "liberated", Sun Chang came to the door the next day and asked him to help train the troops. After his company changed the Production and Construction Corps to the State-owned Farm General Administration, he became a regular army. Now his company needs an opportunity, an opportunity to "sky into the sky". Compared with people like Li Siming who deliberately keep a certain distance from the army, he is more eager for his own troops to become the first professional "special force" as Li Siming described.
"Where, where, I also borrowed flowers to offer Buddha. Without your help, we would not have achieved the same results as we have now. By the way, when will Teacher Li come to our factory again to teach us? General Manager Liu said this to me more than once."
In fact, as a senior military expert, Li Siming is good at radar, electronic communications, and fire control systems. These technologies are still in a relatively early stage in this era, and at least they are still behind in computers, not to mention that in China, even large-scale integrated circuits are still in the research stage. He can easily "design" the light weapon system just because he has seen the real thing. However, military technology, as part of technology, is just a relationship between application and theory. He is still competent in theory, and theory and concepts are precisely the most basic and important things. If Einstein did not propose a great formula "E=MC2", there would be no terrifying nuclear explosion. Of course, Li Siming could not compare with Einstein, but his technological level of thirty years ahead of this era is enough to make him achieve brilliant achievements in theoretical research.
"No problem, I applied to Peking University two months ago, and I guess I have much less chance of going to Northeast China in the future." Li Siming said.
"That's true, I don't think there is any need to apply for the exam. Haha, I mean, it's enough to be a professor based on your knowledge. As long as you want, you can come to our factory to be an engineer at any time." Director Jiang felt a little incredible about him taking the college entrance examination like everyone else.
"I used to study by myself, and now it is rare to have an opportunity to go to college to study. Besides, I can take the study with peace of mind in college!" Of course, Li Siming would not say that he just wanted to "get a diploma" and started with future plans. He made the reason sounding.
"This is right. Our country needs talents like you." Director Jiang was a little uninterested.
"Director Jiang, I will tell you any new ideas in light weapons design in the future." Li Siming said "comfortably".
"Tell me your address at home. I'm sorry, I'm a little presumptuous. I mean, if there are any technical problems, I can find you and ask you for advice." Director Jiang was a little anxious.
"No problem." Li Siming has always respected the old military industry very much, although he is admired by others. He is very clear that without the efforts of generations of military workers like Director Jiang who are in deep mountains and forests or remote areas, the teeth of military generals will become dull and loose, and even age.
Back in the car, Li Siming saw that Chief Jiang’s wife and Shuai Xu and Zhang Hua were having a happy chat. Shuai Xu and Zhang Hua were very curious about Li Siming’s understanding of the heads of the military factory. For those who have read the manuscript of "A Embroidered Shoes", they are still very afraid of state secrets. In fact, Chief Jiang’s wife was also ignorant of when her husband met such a young educated youth, and was so enthusiastic. She worked and lived in a confidentiality unit for a long time and was used to instinctively keeping a certain distance from such things.
Chapter completed!