Talking about what happened back then, my mother also expressed emotion: "What a wonderful couple, but they were suddenly separated. From then on, Lu Tianming left to join the army, and Wei Shumin also went to the provincial capital to further his studies. From then on, the work and Yan were separated.
The sky is far apart."
Liu Ziguang asked: "How do you know that they are not in secret contact? Maybe they are not connected."
My mother pouted: "At that time, there were no mobile phones, computers, or QQ. To make long-distance calls, you had to go to the workshop to find someone. It was not as convenient as it is now. The feud between the elders of the two families during the Cultural Revolution was not a temporary one.
It will be resolved, alas, what a sin, let’s not talk about it anymore.”
"Mom, tell me, you have nothing to do, I want to listen."
It was rare to sit and chat with her son, so my mother talked about what happened back then. In the early 1980s, Lu Tianming, an intern worker at the Chenguang Factory, fell in love with Wei Shumin, a female technician who had just graduated from the technical secondary school at the Hongqi Factory.
This was originally a good marriage, but it had to be broken off due to the old grudges between the parents of both parties during the ten years of turmoil. Later, Lu Tianming served as a soldier for more than 20 years, got married and had a son in another place, and did not even come back for the Spring Festival.
The family was over, and Wei Shumin was married and was an engineer in the factory. Later, she fell into molten steel and died in a workshop accident. Wei Shumin raised her daughter by herself and became the deputy chief engineer of the factory. As a weak woman,
, it’s really not easy to walk through it step by step.
"Uncle Ming's wife has also passed away. I think it would be a good story to bring them together." Liu Ziguang said with a longing look on his face.
"That's good. If you have this intention, mom will help you."
"Do you have the phone number of the chief health worker?"
"Listen and ask."
"Mom, how is your factory doing now?"
Speaking of the factory, my mother sighed deeply, and even her tone became sad: "The factory collapsed, and even the subsistence allowances cannot be paid out. We have to reorganize and reorganize, and the more we reorganize, the more we collapse. Our Hongqi Steel Plant was launched in 2008.
Soviet experts participated in the design. Thousands of workers lived in thatched huts in the wasteland beside the Huaijiang River, and slept in the open air, climbing on ice and snow, to build the steel plant. It took an entire generation of hard work, and it's all over. It's mind-boggling to think about it.
Cry."
"Then what are the workers doing in the factory?"
"What else can you do? Do odd jobs to support your family. If you have the money, start a small business. If you have the strength, go pull a three-wheeler, deliver purified water, sweep the streets, repair bicycles, watch the night shift, whatever you can do to make a living.
Just do it, the eldest sister who died in a car accident not long ago was a colleague of our factory. Unfortunately, her child was still in college, and she just went there when she needed money."
The atmosphere in the room became solemn, and my father, who had just returned home, felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere, and asked with a smile: "What are your parents talking about? Why are you crying?"
Mom said: "We are talking about our Hongqi Factory. By the way, how is your Chenguang Factory doing lately?"
"It's booming. We're working overtime on the order to be exported to Africa. It's expected to be out tomorrow evening. If we hadn't waited for the batch of steel, it would have been ready today. It's just 10,000 tool knives. Until now, our factory wouldn't even pay attention."
You can see what our Chenguang Factory does, it can even produce armored vehicles..."
"Okay, okay, the rice is in the pot, you can eat it yourself, don't brag here." The mother sent the father away angrily, and then asked her son: "Guang, can you think of some way to let us
Hongqi Factory has also come back to life. It’s not easy for so many people and their families.”
Liu Ziguang said: "Mom, I have this plan, but it's just a preliminary idea, and I haven't written it yet. Please don't talk nonsense."
"Mom knows this child well." A smile bloomed on the mother's face. Her son had great powers, and he would definitely be able to do what he promised.
…
The next day, Liu Ziguang first went to Chenguang Factory to find Lu Tianming to further discuss the feasibility of injecting capital into Hongqi Factory. Then the two drove to Hongqi Factory to find the relevant person in charge to make preliminary contacts.
The Hongqi Factory is also located on the edge of the Huaijiang River, which is convenient for water transportation. However, due to the somewhat polluting nature of the company, the site was originally located far from the city. Back then, workers had to take commuter buses to and from get off work. , now that the city has expanded, the Hongqi Factory has also changed from a remote suburb to the edge of the city.
From far away, you can see the buildings of steel plants, blast furnaces, chimneys, and cooling towers. Steel buildings full of power and beauty abound, making people involuntarily feel the greatness and grandeur of industry, and be amazed by it.
The management of Hongqi Factory was very lax, and almost no one asked at the door. Liu Ziguang's car drove straight in, driving on the bumpy main road in the factory. The trees on both sides were covered with dust, even the green leaves turned gray, and the air was filled with thorns.
The smell in the nose makes everything gray, making people's hearts become gloomy.
The factory office building is a tall building covered with mosaics and covered with vines. It looks like the latest trendy design from the 1980s. The floor is paved with terrazzo, and the iron-framed windows are painted with green paint. The corridors are dimly lit, and each office
There is a wooden sign at the door with the name of the department written in black paint.
I went to the General Engineer's Office and knocked on the door for a long time, but no one answered. So I went to the office and asked where Deputy General Engineer Wei was. A lady in the office who was knitting a sweater enthusiastically told them: "General Manager Wei is at the back door."
"Back door?" Lu Tianming was stunned.
"It's the north gate where scrap metal is delivered," the eldest sister explained.
The two then got in the car and came to the north gate of the Hongqi Factory. If you didn't leave, you wouldn't know that the factory area of the Hongqi Factory is really big. When Liu Ziguang was a child, he often played in the Chenguang Factory in front of his home. He had only been to the Hongqi Factory a few times. If Lu Tianming hadn't been familiar with the road,
He couldn’t even figure out the direction of command."
Uncle Ming, you are very familiar with Hongqi Factory. You have come to visit us often, right?" Liu Ziguang asked thoughtfully.
Lu Tianming said: "The steel plant was designed by Soviet experts. The distance and location between each building are particular and will not change easily. Although I have not been here for more than 20 years, these layouts will not change."
Change, this is also part of industrial design."
Liu Ziguang didn't say anything. He smiled and stepped on the accelerator. He followed the dusty road to the north of the factory. There was a huge open-air coal storage yard. The paint on various giant machines was peeling off. The rails in the factory were also rusted. It looked like
Quite a sense of vicissitudes of life.
The north gate is a dedicated door for freight. Trucks transporting coke and steel all pass through here. There is a thick layer of coal ash on the ground. The workers coming and going are all dirty. From a distance, a row of trucks can be seen parked.
From the entrance to the road that stretches outside, one by one is weighed on the scale at the north entrance. These trucks are all pulling scrap metal.
A lesbian wearing overalls and a safety helmet stood at the door, personally directing the weighing. Liu Ziguang stopped the car and glanced at Lu Tianming. He found that his eyes were frozen and his lips were trembling slightly. He took out a cigarette from his pocket.
, the lighter failed to light even after being turned on several times.
"Uncle Ming, smoking is not allowed in the factory." Liu Ziguang reminded. Only then did Lu Tianming realize that he quickly put away the cigarette with a very unnatural expression. Looking at his look, Liu Ziguang knew that he had seen an old friend.
"Go over and say hello." Liu Ziguang suggested.
"Not busy." Lu Tianming just sat in the car, watching the elderly lesbian in the distance directing and working back and forth. Suddenly, something bright seemed to appear in his eyes.
"How many years have passed, and she still hasn't changed." Lu Tianming's tone sounded a bit like the changes in the world.
"Uncle Ming, you haven't changed much. I've seen photos of you when you were young. To be honest, you're not as handsome as you are now." Liu Ziguang joked.
Suddenly, he saw something strange at the gate. Several truck drivers jumped out of the cab, looking extremely arrogant, as if they wanted to cause trouble.
"Something happened, let's go take a look." Liu Ziguang stepped on the accelerator, and the car sped out.
…
"No, resolutely quit!" Wei Shumin said coldly. On the truck parked in front of her, the mess of scrap metal was actually mixed with a large number of stones and bricks.
Two truck drivers with rough faces came over. One had his T-shirt rolled up, exposing the fat on his belly, and the other had Mr. Guan stabbed on his back. He had sunglasses stuck on his face. It looked like he had been in society for many years.
The two of them yelled at the top of their lungs: "Why do you want to return the goods? Why don't you accept the return when Manager Li is here? Why don't you accept the replacement? We came all the way and the gas fee alone is thousands. You
If you say you want to quit, just quit, you are just playing with us!"
Wei Shumin's aggressive look did not frighten her. She raised her head and said without any doubt: "I will retreat as soon as I say. Hongqi Factory does not accept scrap iron with this kind of additive."
"Oh, you old bitch, you're still angry!" Guan Gongnan whistled, and a dozen drivers got out of the truck behind him. They all looked like dragons and tigers, and you could tell at a glance that they had finished eating this bowl of rice.
It's been a while.
"I'll say it again, we won't accept your scrap metal. Drive the car away immediately! Otherwise, you will be responsible for all the consequences!" Wei Shumin said decisively. Although she was surrounded by a group of strong men, she showed no fear.
"Damn, you're still in high spirits. Let me tell you, I won't leave today. Don't let anyone have a good time. Brothers, hit me!" As soon as Guan Gongnan waved his hand, these gangsters came up with the guy.
Wei Shumin remained calm, raised her right hand high, and then waved it down suddenly. Suddenly, more than thirty young people holding wooden sticks and wearing hard hats with red armbands rushed out from the abandoned water pump room not far from the communication room.
The steel workers, with a roar, surrounded the gangsters.
Guan Gongnan was startled. Apparently he didn't expect the other party to be on guard. He spat on the ground angrily and said, "You're so cruel, let's go!"
"Let's go? That's easy to say. I'll tie them up! We'll lock them up overnight and then send them to the public security bureau tomorrow!" Wei Shumin gave the order, and the steel workers swarmed up and subdued the guys without any effort, tied them up and took them to the factory.
At this time, Zi Guang's car also drove to the door. Wei Shumin glanced at the unfamiliar car suspiciously. Just as she was about to order someone to come over for questioning, she saw Lu Tianming jumping out of the passenger seat.
For a moment, both of them were stunned, looking at each other for a long time speechless. Time turned around at this moment, as if they had returned to twenty-six years ago. One was a handsome young worker, and the other was a beautiful and generous female technician. , the sun is shining, the mountain flowers are blooming, and the singing is ringing, in the field of hope...