Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

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Tang Zhitong collected spring water for one night, plus the spring water from Yuquan Mountain collected at the construction site last year, it is estimated that his family will not be able to drink it all in a lifetime.

When the sky was slightly bright, Tang Zhitong woke up the brother on duty, opened the door and walked out of Baotu Spring Park.

Nowadays, tickets to Baotu Spring cost three cents each, and the big brother on duty accepted Tang Zhitong’s two cornbread without even mentioning it.

After squatting next to Baotu Spring for a night, Tang Zhitong felt uncomfortable with the cold. After all, the water temperature was only 18 degrees, and the surrounding temperature was not much higher.

Tang Zhitong walked on the streets of Quancheng in the early morning, found a shared breakfast restaurant, drank three bowls of sweet foam, and ate half a catty of fried dough sticks before he felt warm.

After breakfast, Tang Zhitong slowly walked to the train station.

Yesterday, Tang Zhitong inquired about it. The escort of the Beijing-Qingdao Line would follow the passenger train. After arriving in Qingdao, he would drive back early the next morning and arrive at Quancheng Station at noon. He would be able to catch up today.

It was only ten o'clock in the morning when Tang Zhitong arrived at Quancheng Railway Station and went directly to the employee passage.

It is well known to everyone on the railway that the postal service is transported by railway. Tang Zhitong explained the situation and showed a letter of introduction. The station staff did not embarrass him and waved him through.

This can be regarded as a hidden benefit. In a few decades, railway staff will not be charged for taking trains, but there will be no explicit seats.

There is a place called Leizhenkou on the east side of Huashi Street. After liberation, rows of houses were built and became dormitories for railway staff. Every winter, each staff member was given a ton of coal for free.

There are many similar situations like this. The people in the unit who enjoy the hidden benefits know about it and don't tell anyone about it.

When the train from Qingdao to Sijiucheng arrived at the station, Tang Zhitong boarded the self-contained mail coach, and the two escort masters were quite surprised.

After loading and unloading the letters, the door of the mail truck was closed, and the three of them squatted inside and chatted.

"Master Tang, did you find a bride so quickly?" Master Escort A asked.

"Hey, I can't find anyone. It's been decades. There used to be wars and chaos. Maybe they moved away." Tang Zhitong said perfunctorily, finding an excuse.

"Look for it slowly, don't be in a hurry." Upon hearing Tang Zhitong's words, Escort Master A stopped asking for details. Who knows if the person is still there?What are you doing with this trouble?

"Master Tang, the return trip is going to be a long one. We were farthest from the front of the car when we came here, and we were closest to the front of the car when we returned." Escort Master B said, changing the subject.

"Oh? Is there any other explanation for this?" Tang Zhitong took out his cigarette and spread it around. He pointed to the rest room and motioned to smoke inside.Letters are flammable items, and the escort department has regulations that prohibit smoking in the escort carriage, except in the rest room, where the stove is lit in winter.

"The train whistle is blowing. If you encounter bridges, culverts, tunnels, pedestrians, or places with whistle signs along the way, you must play the flute. Don't sleep all night." Escort B Master explained to Tang Zhitong.

"I've learned a lot, this is the first time I've heard of it." Tang Zhitong lit cigarettes for the two escort masters during the break, and took one himself.

"There are roughly three types of train whistles. One is long, indicating start and avoidance, which is also the most commonly used one; the other is two short and one long, indicating the train entering and exiting the section or requesting a signal from the station; the third is two "Long" means reversing." The escort is half a railway man and talks about the railways with great knowledge.

"Just wait and see, this train is going to roar all the way." Escort Master A continued.

"Okay, just bear with it. Fortunately, we will arrive at Yongding Gate tomorrow morning." It is not Tang Zhitong's style to complain about hardship and tiredness. If there are difficulties, he should overcome them. "I'd say it's pretty good here. When we get to the next stop, I'll take you to the front of the car to see. They all look like little devils." Escort B said.

"Kid?" Tang Zhitong asked, not getting his point.

"This locomotive swallows coal. We will burn hundreds of tons of coal in this trip. There is a master in charge of burning the boiler at the locomotive. He sends coal to the boiler with shovel after shovel. After a while, it will be as dark as a little devil. Something like that." Escort B explained to Tang Zhitong.

"I forgot about this. When we came here, I found that the railways were all one-way. Isn't it easy to be late?" When Tang Zhitong came, everything was already electrified, and steam engines were all in museums.

"The trains are all planned on the railway, and most of them are merged at the station. They are rarely delayed unless there are temporary extra trains. I have been working as an escort for several years, and I can count the number of temporary extra trains I have encountered on the palm of my hand. Come here." Escort Master A explained to Tang Zhitong.

"That's good. We can escort you home on time."

The three of them chatted for a while. When they arrived at the next stop, Escort B led Tang Zhitong to the front of the car and showed Tang Zhitong what a kid was. His dignified appearance really showed the hard work.

There were fireworks at the front of the car. Tang Zhitong gave the boiler burner a circle of smoke before getting down and returning to the mail car.

Along the way, although there were whistles from time to time, the tired people couldn't hear them at all. The three of them took turns to rest and fell asleep.

When the train arrived at Yongdingmen Station, the mail truck was unloaded and the train continued to Qianmen Station.

Due to the nature of long-distance escort work, the two escort masters finished unloading the truck and went home to rest.

Tang Zhitong did not go home immediately, but went to the cafeteria to have breakfast until Fangyuan went to work.

"Come back so soon? Not looking for relatives?" Fang Yuan was surprised that Tang Zhitong came back with the escort vehicle.

"I got off the bus at Quancheng Station. My hometown is not far from the station, so I can call back and forth on the same day." Tang Zhitong briefly explained to Fangyuan.

"Oh, have you found a match?" Fangyuan asked again.

"No. Things have changed and people have changed." Tang Zhitong said with emotion.

"It's not necessarily a bad thing. Let's look at the bright side. How do you feel about following the car this time?" Fangyuan has not traveled far with the car after being transferred to the escort department. He was still more concerned about this and asked. road.

"It's more tiring than delivering goods. You have to pick up and unload parcels at each stop, and you have to sort letters after getting on them. After everything is done, I can't sleep for a while before arriving at the next stop. It's quite tiring." Tang Zhitong said truthfully.

"Society has become more stable, and there are more and more communications, so our escort work will only increase. You are smart, is there any way to reduce the workload of escort?" Fangyuan asked.

"More than once along the way, I heard the escort master mention that with the arrival of Fang Ke, there will be a mail truck, and the conditions have improved a lot than before." It's time to shoot, not to mention that this is the real voice of the front-line employees, and we will explain it after the shooting, " The solution is not impossible. Send more parcel bags to post offices in various provinces and cities. The postal code of the destination or region is printed on the parcel bags. This way, the parcels do not need to be sorted when they get on the bus. You can just drop off the corresponding parcels at any station. Error-prone."

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