industrial overlord

Chapter 2
After a few polite words, Lin Zhenhua followed He Haifeng and Lu Zhiqiang out of the police station and walked towards the only restaurant on the street.Lin Zhenhua finally had the opportunity to examine the world he came into.

The location of Hongshan Commune has only one street less than 200 meters long, and there are police stations, health centers, commune revolutionary committees, grain stores, supply and marketing cooperatives, restaurants and other units on the street.The street is paved with bluestone, which is full of mud.On the walls on both sides of the street, there are some slogans with quite the characteristics of the times.There are not many people on the street, and most of the people's clothes are patched, showing the poverty of life.

Walking into the restaurant, I saw that there were only four Eight Immortals tables inside, and there were four benches beside each table.Although it was time to eat, there were no customers in the restaurant, and the little waiter with big braids was sitting beside him knitting a sweater.Lin Zhenhua knew that it was not that the food in the restaurant was not delicious, but that ordinary people at that time would not go to the restaurant to eat at all, and the restaurant would only have business on some special occasions.Anyway, the restaurant is also state-run, and the income is guaranteed during drought and flood. The staff have become accustomed to the desertedness of the restaurant.

"Xiao Zhang, here comes a guest." Lu Zhiqiang shouted to the waiter.

Xiao Zhang raised his head, saw Lu Zhiqiang, and shouted enthusiastically: "Brother Lu, is there another leader here?"

Lu Zhiqiang replied: "That's right, the leaders from the provincial capital showed Master Bai some unique skills." After finishing speaking, he turned his head to He Haifeng and Lin Zhenhua and said with a smile: "Our small place usually doesn't have many people here. But Lao Bai's craftsmanship is pretty good."

Four people sat on the square of the Eight Immortals table, and one person occupied a bench.He Lan is a little girl at heart, she can't sit still, sometimes she sits on one side, sometimes on the other side, using the bench as a seesaw.After Lin Zhenhua sat down, he looked at the waiter habitually, waiting for her to bring the menu to order. After waiting for a while, he realized that this meeting was just in 79. There were not many dishes in the restaurant, and the only recipe was written in chalk. on the blackboard.

Since it was He Haifeng's treat, Lu Zhiqiang couldn't make the decision without authorization.He and He Haifeng whispered something, and then shouted to the waiter: "Old rules, two meat and two vegetables, a bottle of Deshan Daqu."

The waiter first came over to collect the money. It was [-] yuan in total, and there was a catty of food stamps. Lu Zhiqiang pretended to pay, but was stopped by He Haifeng. The meal was agreed to be him, and Lu Zhiqiang Both Lin Zhenhua and Lin Zhenhua helped him, so naturally they shouldn't pay for it.Of course Lu Zhiqiang knew this too, the action of pulling out money before was done like a slow motion in a movie, just to show his politeness.

Lin Zhenhua seized all the time to look up the common sense of life in this era from the remaining memory. He had already checked his pocket just now. There were more than 100 yuan and more than 40 catties of national food stamps in it.The money was his own pension. At that time, the salary of an ordinary worker was about 40 yuan, and the allowance for PLA soldiers was more than 10 yuan a month. This 100 yuan was considered a huge sum of money.

The dishes and wine were served soon, and He Lan was naturally not qualified to drink, so she could only sit on the sidelines and eat obediently, finding excuses to bicker with Lin Zhenhua from time to time.The three men poured wine and greeted each other politely, and the meal was considered to be over.

Among these three people, Lu Zhiqiang was a veteran, and he had a certain identity with Lin Zhenhua in terms of identity.He Haifeng is a director of the Provincial Department of Light Industry. The college students before the special period actually have more in common with the current Lin Zhenhua.However, Lin Zhenhua did not dare to reveal his identity as a time traveler, so he still had to participate in the conversation as a veteran.

He Haifeng took his daughter home to visit relatives, and took this long-distance bus back to the provincial capital. Unexpectedly, he encountered this incident on the road. Fortunately, Lin Zhenhua rescued his daughter, and his daughter was not in danger.

"Come on, Xiao Lin, let me toast you again. What happened yesterday, without you, would have been a big trouble." He Haifeng said while holding the cup.

"Old He, this is what I should do." Lin Zhenhua replied.He picked up the cup and touched He Haifeng, then drank it down.Dezhou Daqu is a famous local wine, and counterfeit wine was not fashionable at that time, and it felt warm and comfortable in the stomach after drinking it.Lin Zhenhua was not very good at drinking when he was studying at Huaqing University, but now it seems that the body he inherited has a good alcohol capacity.

"I'm ashamed to say that when I saw the gangster take out the bomb, I, a father, didn't even react, so Xiao Lin took the lead to protect Lan Lan under his body." He Haifeng said.

Lin Zhenhua looked up at He Lan, and said with a smile, "I'm a scout, so my reaction will be faster in this regard. I just thought at the time that it would be a pity if such a beautiful girl was scratched by shrapnel." gone."

When He Lan heard Lin Zhenhua praise her for being beautiful, she couldn't help but feel a little shy. In that era, people's evaluation of appearance was still relatively reserved, so it was rather abrupt to say that a little girl was beautiful.However, it was precisely because of the abruptness that the little girl felt beautiful in her heart.

"Come, come, eat the food." He Haifeng finished the toast, and then persuaded the food.

Everyone chatted while drinking, and gradually talked about Lin Zhenhua's identity.He Haifeng was surprised and said: "Xiao Lin, I heard Director Lu said that you are a veteran. You are only 18 years old. You should be of the age to serve in the army. Why did you retire instead?"

Lu Zhiqiang looked at Lin Zhenhua, smiled and said, "I was planning to ask this question too, Xiao Lin, you are a bit young as a soldier."

Lin Zhenhua searched in his brain, and couldn't help feeling a little ashamed: "This... I joined the army relatively early, at the age of 16."

Of course, it was possible to join the army at the age of 16, but the reason why Lin Zhenhua joined the army so early was because he was too unbearable back then.

The former Lin Zhenhua was very unfortunate. His parents died in an accident when he was 13 years old, leaving him and his 11-year-old sister to live on the pension in the factory.The uncles and aunts in the factory took pity on the situation of the two brothers and sisters and took good care of them, but the young Lin Zhenhua did not learn well, smoking, drinking, gambling and fighting. It can be said that he was good at everything except business.Su Yongsheng, the head of the security section in the factory, was a good friend of Lin Zhenhua's parents during his lifetime. Seeing that Lin Zhenhua was only one step away from entering the police station, he took advantage of his power and sent him to the army, hoping that he could be reborn in the army and start a new life.

Lin Zhenhua met a good company commander and a good platoon leader in the army. Under their strict requirements, Lin Zhenhua not only developed excellent military qualities, but also made great changes in his life and work.If it wasn't like this, then this brave act of righteousness would not have happened.

In February this year, Lin Zhenhua's unit participated in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam. His reconnaissance company became the first unit of the entire army to attack Lang Son.While clearing a hidden bunker of the Vietnamese Army, Lin Zhenhua's respected company commander was unfortunately shot and died, and his platoon leader was also seriously injured, leaving one leg on the battlefield.When the Vietnamese army in the local fort finally couldn't hold back and surrendered, Lin Zhenhua couldn't hold back his anger, and took a light machine gun to shoot at the surrendering Vietnamese army, which violated the discipline of the battlefield.After the war ended, Lin Zhenhua's second-class merit was erased and he was discharged early.

Lin Zhenhua briefly told He Haifeng and Lu Zhiqiang about these past events.He Haifeng complained, "It's normal for young people to be bloody. Merit is merit, and demerit is demerit. How can the army handle it like this?" In fact, he didn't know what military discipline should be like, but Lin Zhenhua was his daughter's lifesaver. Benefactor, so he will help say a few words no matter what.

Lu Zhiqiang picked up the wine and said, "Xiao Lin, after listening to you say these things, I have two words for you: Admiration! If it were me, I would do the same. My comrades have all sacrificed. How can we not take revenge. Come, let me borrow the wine from Director He, and offer you a toast."

Lin Zhenhua drank the wine, and said to Lu Zhiqiang and He Haifeng: "It's fine to retire early, the company commander and platoon leader have left, and it doesn't make sense for me to stay in the army. I have a younger sister in my family. It's time to go back and take care of her."

He Haifeng said: "Xiaolin is right. Now is the time to engage in economic construction. Vice Chairman Deng said that in the future, we should focus on economic construction and go back to the factory early to make a career. However, now is In the age of science and technology, after Xiaolin returns home, he needs to strengthen his cultural studies, and it will be a disadvantage if he is not educated in the future."

He Haifeng heard from Lin Zhenhua just now that he also passed junior high school and didn't learn anything, so he gave him some advice from the perspective of someone who has been there.Lin Zhenhua nodded again and again to express his thanks.

He Lan sat aside and listened to the adults talking. The story of the self-defense counterattack told by Lin Zhenhua deeply moved her. She looked at Lin Zhenhua with faint admiration.

(End of this chapter)