Chapter 34
Zhang Guoqing rode his bike to the county seat. The county seat looked like a colorless photo, with a gray sky, a muddy road, and large red slogans on the walls of houses on both sides of the road. When I first entered the county town and took a closer look, I saw a lot of posters and large red slogans on the walls in every corner of the city in the past few days. Almost all men, women and children on the street were dressed in patched plain colors Clothes, groups of people in twos and threes on the street wearing yellow military uniforms, yellow military caps, red armbands, yellow satchels, Jiefang shoes, holding paint buckets in their hands, and objects such as sprayers, pasted on the wall with cut paper patterns , and then spray a few times with a sprayer.
I didn’t notice it in a hurry at the meeting in the morning, but there were a lot of new slogans on it. Glittering in the sun.
There are still some wild fruits selling persimmons, pears and some "bitter girls" on the streets of the county seat. Zhang Guoqing couldn't help stopping the car when he saw "bitter girls". After buying some fruits, Jiaojiao loves to eat these wild fruits.
The loudspeakers in the streets and alleys of the county town played revolutionary songs, accompanied by the sound of mechanical deployment, "Dongfanghong, the sun rises,,,,,," Zhang Guoqing followed it, and rode all the way to the county textile factory with the tune go.
The County Textile Factory is the largest factory in the county, with more than 1,000 workers, including towel workshops and cotton cloth workshops. Covering an area of 20 hectares, it is located in the eastern outskirts of the city. Before liberation, it was owned by Wang Wanwan, a county capitalist. Later, it was converted from private to public to become a state-owned collective enterprise.
Before liberation, with this factory, Wang Wanwan owned a street of shops in the most prosperous downtown area of the provincial capital. At the earliest, his cotton cloth and towels were sold throughout the three northeastern provinces.
Near the county town of the textile factory, there is a five-entry courtyard house, which is his ancestral home. There are many small courtyards in the surrounding area that were built one after another by the clansmen who depended on him for a living. After being liquidated in 1952, the courtyard house was divided among the old employees of the first batch of textile factories by the managers of the local department.
Wang Wanwan lived an extremely tortuous life. His mother was seriously ill and frail, and he had a brother who was much younger than him. When he was young, he went to Shanghai alone. He also married the only daughter of a big family. After the father-in-law passed away, he returned to his hometown with his wife, children and property, and returned to Wangjia Village in the mountain col. He immediately took his family to buy the entire eastern suburb in the county town and built five villages. Into the courtyard, the establishment of the largest textile factory in Northeast China at that time. At the peak of his career, his family employed more than 2,000 people.
There was only one wife in his life, and he gave birth to 3 sons and 2 daughters. When Yuan Shikai was about to ascend the throne, he sent his youngest son and daughter to study in England at that time, accompanied by his younger brother's family.
He and his wife made a family rule, stipulating that children in the family, no matter male or female, should be sent to England for further studies when they reach the age of 10 after studying the Four Classics and Five Books, and the youngest son will be left alone to accompany those who return to China after studying abroad. Children who go abroad only come back once every 3-5 years. After sending the youngest son and his family abroad on September 18, the couple were left behind in their homeland. Seeing that the situation was not right, a large number of industries were closed, leaving only the county textile factory. After the little devil came, he occupied the county textile factory. After the liberation of the whole country, the husband and wife died similarly in the 52 years of liquidation. He has saved countless lives in his life, his children have become a mystery, and his family wealth is even more a mystery.
The old man Zhang Guoqing, the porter at the gate of the factory, knew Zhang Guoqing. He often came to see his two sisters and brother-in-law. When he saw him coming by bicycle, he shouted loudly: "Why do you have time to come here today? I heard that you and your daughter-in-law are married. Why didn't you call?" I'm going to have a drink too."
"Uncle Zhang, you are a busy person. If I really ask you to go, I will not pay attention. I only want you from a younger generation. Why do you go to the countryside? When you are free, my father and I will go out for a drink , as long as you call, I will be there." Zhang Guoqing said to the concierge with a smile, stopped the car and asked, "Which workshop is my elder brother-in-law? I have something to do with him."
"Okay, I'll use the horn to call. You come in first and wait." Uncle Zhang, the porter, said and went in.
After a while the horn sounded, "Comrade Zhang Chunming, someone is waiting at the concierge. Comrade Zhang Chunming, please go to the concierge. There are guests waiting. Call Comrade Zhang Chunming, there are guests waiting for you at the concierge."
He yelled three times in a row, which made Zhang Guoqing feel ashamed, and now the whole factory will hear it.
"Uncle Zhang, is the driver Huang Yaoguo in the factory today?"
Uncle Zhang thought about it, but had no impression. I haven't seen it today, "I haven't seen it today, I don't know, can I help you?"
"Don't worry, it's not an urgent matter. I'll go back to his house to look for it. It's always annoying at work, and the influence is not good. If the leader hears it, you will be embarrassed."
"That's what you are good at, kid. You are considerate of others. I came to Master Huang's house in the towel workshop the other day. The guy asked me to call five people out at one time. At that time, the leader happened to go out. I saw that even I was criticized." Uncle Zhang said with a sigh.
"That's right, we are all handing in tasks now, getting on and off the plane to delay time, everyone is working hard to build socialism, there is no need to delay, every household is busy."
Zhang Chunming saw from a distance in front of the concierge that his brother-in-law Zhang Guoqing was chatting enthusiastically with the concierge Lao Zhang. Lao Zhang is usually silent and always has that square face. Only Xiao Wu has this ability. Even the older ones can find topics to chat with them.
"Xiao Wu, why are you looking for me? Didn't you come here in the morning?" He was still quite puzzled, and after a few days, he saw it after washing his hands and insisted on riding over.
Seeing him, Zhang Guoqing said to Uncle Zhang: "Uncle Zhang, when will you be free tomorrow? Where can we go for a drink? I found my brother-in-law. Thank you today."
Zhang Guoqing took his eldest brother-in-law to avoid people, walked to a remote place, checked that no one was there, took out 30 ten-yuan bills from his pocket and handed them to him.
"Eldest brother-in-law, you are really serious. How can I be so polite with me? After hearing what the second sister said, I realized that buying a house is a big deal. It's 300 yuan. You count it. If it's not enough, you still have 200 yuan in your pocket." , I’m not in a hurry to use this money, it’s okay to use it for two or three years, don’t worry about it, don’t be harsh on my nephews, just give it to me when you have more money when it’s convenient for you. How about the big yard? I have to buy it as soon as possible, the place is hard to find, and the location is good. Besides, it’s getting cold in winter, and my nephew can’t sleep in the living room. When we move, remember to call our brothers over to help.”
Zhang Chunming took the money and counted it, nodded and then shook his head, "300 yuan is enough, I will go to that yard with your sister and others in the morning, and we have discussed with the other party, that person is also a straightforward person, talking about furniture I left everything, I went to my son in the provincial capital this time, the furniture was not easy to bring, I only took food and clothes, and the price was reduced by 920 yuan, I have already paid the deposit, made an appointment to transfer the property, and went to change the house on Monday Hehe, brother-in-law don’t say thank you for those polite words, don’t worry about your brother-in-law, just rent out the old house with my salary and your elder sister’s salary, it can be paid off in less than a year, and you won’t be harsh on your nephews. Just move, The yard has everything, and the house here is small and has few things, so you all have to come and have a few drinks when the house is warmed up."
Zhang Guoqing nodded with a smile, "Okay, then I'll go first, if you need me, I'm strong." He still has to rush to the supply and marketing agency, "Brother-in-law, go in, and come to help early on the day of cleaning."
Zhang Chunming waved goodbye, "Okay, our family and your second sister's will go early, please be careful when riding."
Zhang Guoqing rode a bicycle past the gate of the textile factory, greeted Uncle Zhang, the concierge, and rode to the county supply and marketing cooperative.