The experts in the delegation were divided into several groups and went to contact the Soviet engineers on the list. Each group included at least one veteran expert who knew Russian, and one or two young researchers in specific majors. Xie Qi was transferred
Several employees from their own companies came to serve as guides for each group. With the company of these "Soviet experts", each group could avoid being harassed by Soviet police and other personnel.
Xie Qijin himself naturally followed Qin Hai's group. The other two people in this group were Lu Jingrong and Heizi. The person they were going to visit was an old engineer from the Chita Petroleum Machinery Joint Factory named Laji.
Mov. Rajimov went to China as a Soviet aid expert in the 1950s. Lu Jingrong was a young technician who apprenticed with Rajimov at that time.
"I can't believe that Comrade Rajimov can still be found. Back then he said he worked in Chita. After so many years, I'm really worried that he has changed jobs and can't be contacted." Lu Jingrong learned that he
When I went to visit Rajimov, I was so excited that I couldn't help myself. No wonder, after more than 30 years, it was really surprising that I could still find my original teacher.
When Xie Qijin heard this, he smiled and said: "Mr. Lu, you don't know that we have gone through a lot of trouble to find this Rajimov. There is no way, President Qin's telegram clearly stated that he must be found, so
No matter how difficult it is, we still have to find him."
In fact, Xie Qijin was taking credit for himself by saying this. The Soviet system was the same as that of China. A person who works in a certain unit often stays there for his whole life. Lu Jingrong remembered that Ragimov was an engineer at the Chita Petroleum Machinery Joint Plant.
, Xie Qijin asked someone to go to the factory and ask questions, and found out where the old man lived. The so-called effort was just talk.
"By the way, Teacher Lu, I forgot to ask you, how old is Comrade Rajimov this year?" Qin Hai asked Lu Jingrong.
"He..." Lu Jingrong patted his head and recalled: "I was 25 years old back then, and he was older than me... 18 years old. Calculating this, he should be 75 this year, right?"
"75?" Xie Qijin stuck out his tongue, "It's unlikely that such an old person will come to China with us, right?"
Qin Hai nodded and explained: "Yes, he definitely can't go to China with us. We plan to contact other engineers through him. Let's see if there are any younger ones who can come with us."
"So that's it..." Xie Qijin understood.
The family courtyard of the Chita Petroleum Machinery Joint Factory is connected with the factory, which is quite similar to those old state-owned factories in China. Qin Hai and his party took a taxi to the entrance of the factory, got off the car, and went straight to the factory
Walking inside. Passing by the guard room, Qin Hai could see a guard inside observing them through the window, but in the end he did not come out to stop them. It must be because it was too cold outside. The guard was too lazy to leave the warm room.
"This factory is really big." Heizi said with emotion as he looked at the office buildings and factories on both sides. The Soviet architectural style has always been extremely bold. Even the roads in the factory are four-lane. You can imagine the scale of the entire factory.
Know.
But even in such a large-scale factory, it was completely silent. The roar of machines could not be heard, and workers could not be seen coming and going. Qin Hai and others walked in the factory area. The snow squeaked under their feet.
The voice of Ge Zhi is very clear and gives people a strange feeling.
"The entire factory has stopped working." Xie Qijin was aware of various situations and explained to Qin Hai.
"I see." Qin Hai's heart has been tempered enough. Thinking about the fact that many state-owned enterprises in China have stopped production, the situation in the Soviet Union is worse than that in China. The company's suspension of production is not unexpected. No wonder they came in just now
, even the doorman is too lazy to care about them. What else is worth protecting for a company that has ceased production?
"Really?" Lu Jingrong was stunned, and then remembered what Qin Hai had told them about the situation in the Soviet Union before, and couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, what a pity, this factory is very powerful in petrochemical equipment.
"
Qin Hai smiled coldly and said: "That's okay. The factory has stopped working, so it makes more sense for us to pry corners."
Hearing what Qin Hai said, Heizi, who was walking at the back, curled his lips slightly. He knew Qin Hai very well. He knew that whether it was reasonable or not, Qin Hai had already made up his mind to take advantage of the factory.
, or to be more precise, Qin Hai wanted to take advantage of the entire Soviet Union.
Walking into the family area, everyone began to feel some popularity, but maybe because the weather was too cold, there were not many people walking outside. Some passers-by were surprised when they saw four people with oriental faces appearing in the family area.
Feeling good, but no one came forward to ask questions.
"This should be it."
Walking to the door of a small courtyard, Xie Qijin looked at the door number and said affirmatively.
"You actually live in a small villa?" Qin Hai muttered. Through the courtyard wall, he could see that there was only a small two-story building in the courtyard, which was actually equivalent to a villa. The Soviet Union was vast and sparsely populated.
, building a villa is nothing at all. It seems that Rajimov should have a certain status in the factory, maybe he is a retired chief engineer, so he can enjoy different treatment from other employees.
"Tuk tuk tuk." Xie Qijin stepped forward and knocked on the door.
There was some movement inside, and after a while, the door opened, and an old Soviet man with all white hair appeared in front of everyone.
"Are you... Comrade Rajimov?" Lu Jingrong stepped forward, carefully identified the other person, and asked uncertainly.
The old man was also full of suspicion. He looked at everyone and asked, "Are you Chinese?"
"Yes, I am from the China Chemical Design Institute. Comrade Rajimov, you must still remember this unit, right?" Lu Jingrong finally found the impression of that year from the other person's expression and confirmed that this person was working in China.
Rajimov, the construction aid expert.
"China Chemical Design Institute? I'm sorry, who are you?" Rajimov's eyes lit up and he stared at Lu Jingrong, trying to recall his last name.
"If you don't mind, can you let us go inside and talk again?" Qin Hai said with a smile. It was freezing cold and the front door was really not the place to reminisce about the past.
Xie Qijin translated Qin Hai's words to Rajimov, who nodded with a smile and greeted everyone into his yard. This old man was a good-tempered man and did not pay attention to the abruptness of Qin Hai and his party.
Everyone entered the living room and sat down separately. Rajimov himself was busy making tea for everyone to drink. Heizi wanted to step forward to help, but he couldn't get the point, so he had to give up. After all this trouble, the movement was not small, but there was no
No one else came out to say hello, so it was estimated that the old man was the only one living in this villa.
"Dear Chinese friends, you can't stand the cold in Chita, right? Please wait a moment. I have already lit the stove, but it will take a while for the room to warm up." Rajimov apologized to everyone.
said.
"Comrade Ragimov, won't you light the stove if we don't come?" Lu Jingrong asked in surprise. Similar to the situation in the hotel, the heating in this house is also weak, and the temperature in the room is only
It was seven or eight degrees Celsius, and no one dared to take off their thick clothes when entering the house. It was really hard for such a 70-year-old man to stay in such a house.
Rajimov smiled mockingly and said: "I am usually the only one here, so I don't have to waste too much wood... Wood is very expensive now. By the way, comrade, you just said you are from China.
From the Chemical Engineering Design Institute, I seem to have a vague impression of you, but I can’t remember your name.”
"My name is Lu Jingrong. Back then, everyone called me Comrade Lu Rajimov. Can you remember that?" Lu Jingrong said.
"Xiao Lu? I remember." Rajimov nodded, "You are a student of mechanics. At that time, I did some work on low-temperature material mechanics."
Lu Jingrong said happily: "Yes, yes, I was the only one working in this direction in the whole design institute at that time. Comrade Rajimov, your memory is really good."
Rajimov also showed a kind smile on his face. He said: "I will never forget that experience in China. Over the years, I often take out the photos from the past and look at them. By the way.
, Xiao Lu, we also have a group photo together in the workshop, I guess you also keep that photo, right?"
"This... has been accidentally lost." Lu Jingrong said awkwardly. The so-called lost is just a euphemism. In a special era, taking photos with Soviet experts would bring disaster to people.
, so he reluctantly burned that precious photo, otherwise he could take it out as a testimony today.
As soon as their identities were revealed, the relationship between the two parties immediately became much closer. Although Rajimov was a foreign expert and Lu Jingrong was just a small technician, the two parties still have many things in common to recall. When people grow old,
Often he prefers to be nostalgic. Rajimov pulled Lu Jingrong to talk about people and things in the past for a long time, and the wrinkles on his face smoothed out a lot for a while.
"Are these all your colleagues?" After talking for a long time, Rajimov remembered Qin Hai and others, and asked Lu Jingrong.
"Yes, they are all my colleagues." Lu Jingrong nodded.
"Why... why did you come to Chita?" Rajimov asked strangely. When Chinese people visit the Soviet Union, they usually go to big cities such as Moscow. Chita is indeed not the kind of place that attracts attention.
Lu Jingrong looked at Qin Hai, and then said to Rajimov: "Comrade Rajimov, we came to Chita this time just to see you."
"Looking for me?" Rajimov's eyes widened, "Why are you looking for me?" (To be continued...)