"What the hell is going on?" Sokov looked down at the set of keys in front of him, and asked in a daze: "Yakov, can I ask why Comrade Stalin wants to reward me with a house?"
Regarding Sokov's question, the expression on Yakov's face became solemn: "My capture was an incident that shamed his father for his father. But you rescued me from the prisoner-of-war camp without knowing it, so that his father could fight back on the German propaganda about my capture in a high-profile manner, saying that it was a rumor created by the enemy to attack our army's morale. In a sense, it would not be an exaggeration to reward you with a house, even ten or eight."
After Yakov finished speaking, he saw Sokov still hesitantly, so he picked up the key, stuffed it into his hand without saying a word, and said with a smile: "This is my father's arrangement, so don't refuse. OK, Misha, let's visit your bedroom now."
The two of them came to the next bedroom together. The room was about twenty square meters. There was a dark red carpet on the ground. On the wall facing the door, there was a tapestry hanging on the wall facing the door. Below the tapestry was a long sofa bed. According to Sokov's experience, this is the folding sofa bed for sleeping. On the wall on the left, there were two portraits of characters. Judging from the dressing of the characters in the portrait, it had a very long history. It should be a portrait of the ancestors of the original owner of the house.
There was a writing desk next to the window, and there were two circles of handchairs next to it. Yakov walked quickly to the table, took out one of the drawers, took out a small pile of banknotes from it, and handed it to Sokov. At the same time, he said, "Misha, you may have to live in the city for a while and use this money to buy some daily necessities."
Sokov took the banknotes from Yakov and saw that they were basically all of them worth one ruble. He thought to himself what the price of such a little money is enough to buy? After thanking Yakov, he stuffed the banknotes into his pocket. Seeing that the drawer was not closed, he reached out and found a black leather notebook inside.
"What is this?" He reached out and picked up the notebook, and before opening it, he asked Yakov curiously: "Yakov, do you know?"
"This is something left by the owner of the house." Yakov said disapprovingly: "There are some stamps inside, but they have never been used. If you buy so many stamps, you can't use them even if you send a letter. Look," Yakov pointed to the few stamps in the notebook that Sokov had just opened and said, "These are old stamps from more than 20 years ago. They can't be sent to you for a long time. They are almost like waste paper. I wonder what he has left to do."
Sokov saw clearly the stamps that Yakov called waste paper, and he couldn't help but tremble all over. He was a philatelic enthusiast in later generations. When Soviet stamps flowed into China in large quantities, he bought a lot of them, so he had a certain understanding of the early stamps in the country. These patterns were cut off the chains with a sharp sword in hand, the background was the rising sun, and the color was dark brown stamps. They were issued by the Russian Federation to commemorate the first anniversary of the October Revolution.
Seeing Sokov looking at these stamps over and over again, Yakov couldn't help but ask curiously: "Misha, what are you looking at? Are you so dedicated?"
When Sokov heard Yakov's question, he decided to give him a simple science about stamps. He pointed to the stamps and said to Yakov: "Yakov, this is a set of stamps issued by our country on November 7, 1918 to commemorate the first anniversary of the October Revolution. This is also the first set of stamps issued after we overthrew the Tsar's rule, and it was not stopped using it until April 1921." During the popular science, he still kept a secret and did not tell Yakov that the dark brown teethless stamps in the book were never used in postal services, and their value was comparable to the famous "One Red" stamps in later generations.
However, Sokov was obviously worried. For a philatelic layman like Yakov, stamps were just a kind of voucher for sending letters; if they could not be used to send letters, they were nothing more than a small piece of paper. Therefore, he felt that Sokov's reaction to staring at the stamps was illuminated, and he felt that it was incredible.
After the episode ended, Yakov sat down in a ring of handchair and said to Sokov: "Misha, I want to talk to you about the new rocket launcher you designed."
Thinking of Yakov's expression when he came out of Ustinov's office, Sokov felt that there was a chance. He quickly sat down in another handchair and couldn't wait to ask: "Yakov, tell me quickly, how do comrades of the People's Committee evaluate the rocket launcher I designed?"
"I'm sorry, Misha!" Yakov shook his head and said with regret on his face: "Comrades of the People's Committee are not interested in the rocket launcher you designed."
Yakov's words almost made Sokov's chin hit the ground. After a long silence in the room, Sokov asked in confusion: "But, I see that when you came out of the office of the People's Committee, the expression on your face was quite happy..." Although he had not finished speaking, the implication was very obvious. After you reported the work, you came out with a full face of spring breeze. As a result, you told me now that Ustinov was not interested in my design. Aren't you teasing me?
"Oh, that's it." Seeing that Sokov seemed to have a misunderstanding, Yakov quickly explained to him: "Although the People's Committee member is not interested in your design, he knows your life-saving grace, so he gave me a 48-hour holiday and let me accompany you to have fun in Moscow for two days."
Yakov was shocked by the cold water in his head. He did not expect that the magic weapon of China in later generations was the "guerrilla weapon" that defeated the two major powers of the Soviet Union and the United States, and Ustinov did not look down on it. The reason why he took out the drawings of this 107 rocket launcher is because he felt that his troops would be transferred to Stalingrad sooner or later. If he did not have a magic weapon that surpassed this era, it would be a fantasy to survive the defense battle of Stalingrad, which is known as a meat grinder.
Seeing Sokov's despair, Yakov continued, "Misha, you and I are old friends for many years. I will tell you something. The reason why the People's Committee member looked down on this rocket launcher is entirely because the appearance is too simple and not nice to say. After sticking it with soil, it is impossible to tell whether it is a weapon or a farm tool."
Hearing Yakov say this, Sokov asked quickly: "Yakov, are you saying that the reason why this rocket launcher was rejected by the People's Committee is entirely because the appearance is too simple?"
"Yes, that's exactly what it is."
After figuring out Ustinov's true thoughts, a new glimmer of hope arose in Sokov's heart: "Yakov, I want to ask you something, can I arrange for me to meet the People's Committee? I want to talk to him in person."
Chapter completed!