Siheyuan: My Northeastern Farmhouse

Chapter 20 Entering the steel rolling mill for the first time 4
After Chief Zheng and Chief Hao walked away, Gu Weijun asked Wei Ping'an: "Brother Wei, what's going on today?"

Wei Pingan did not answer directly, but first said to Gu Weijun: "Xiao Gu, I blame me for not making it clear to you yesterday. Don't rush to work in the future, at least 10-15 minutes in advance!"

Then he patiently explained to Gu Weijun: "We are now in the third level of combat readiness. All combat units are required to be on standby at all times and can join the battle sequence at any time!"

Then he asked Gu Weijun: "Xiao Gu, have you read the newspaper recently?"

Gu Weijun shook his head blankly and said, "Brother Wei, I reported here on my first day of work after the National Day yesterday. Here!"

Wei Ping'an shook his head gently, and then said to Gu Weijun with concern: "Xiao Gu, although we are not PLA soldiers in the front-line combat order, our ideological and political awareness must be consistent with the party and the country! We must always keep in line with the party and the country! Pay attention to the dynamics of the party and the motherland, so read the newspaper every day!"

Wei Ping'an pointed in the direction of the west and said: "The west has been unstable recently. Ah San, with the support of the US imperialists and Soviet revisionists, is aggressive towards us!"

"We are constantly shouting to Ah San, hoping to engage in peaceful negotiations! But Ah San is now going crazy, insisting on his own way, and constantly provoking! Our patience has limits! Our bottom line cannot be trampled!"

Feeling a little excited, Wei Ping'an took a deep breath, calmed down, and said to Gu Weijun gently: "Xiao Gu, I may have been a little excited just now, but what I said is right! You are still young, I hope you can remember it today If you live with these things, you will gradually understand them in the future!”

Gu Weijun suddenly realized that it was because of the counterattack in 62!The war is so close to me!In later generations, I only knew this period of history because of a scene that I dared not shoot in a movie: "The enemy not only refused to surrender, but also dared to fight back at me!"

Gu Weijun stood in awe, straightened his figure, and replied solemnly: "Brother Wei, I understand! I will also remember it!"

Wei Pingan smiled and patted Gu Weijun on the shoulder, "It's okay, Xiao Gu, let's take our time. Let's go. I'll introduce you to the content of our recruit training first."

"Simple, very simple!"

Two hours later, Gu Weijun was facing the bright sun. His back was already half wet. The sweat on his body kept falling to the ground, splashing dust and forming small pits.Gu Weijun was already shaking slightly and asked Wei Ping'an weakly: "Brother Wei, are you okay?"

Wei Ping'an had been practicing standing postures with Gu Weijun. He looked at the time, nodded and said, "Okay, first move your body slowly, stamp your feet, and shake your hands!" Then he turned around and took Gu Weijun's tea cup and gave it to him. "Here, sip, sip many times!"

"This was taught to me by my commander back then! It's very useful!"

Gu Weijun took a sip of salt water, stamped his feet and shook his hands, and asked Wei Pingan with a grimace: "Brother Wei, we don't stand guard on duty, why do we have to stand for two hours?"

Wei Ping'an patiently explained to Gu Weijun: "Xiao Gu, our queue training not only exercises our body posture, but also our willpower! Why we can always win is not only because we overcome all difficulties and are not afraid of sacrifice. , but also because I have a firm mind and a tenacious will!"

"Why can ordinary people recognize us from the crowd at a glance? Is it just because of our clothes? You can think about it carefully?"

"Okay, it's break time, Xiao Gu, let's move on to the next item!"

After finally staying up until noon, Gu Weijun dragged his legs to the cafeteria with Wei Pingan. When it was time to prepare meals, Wei Pingan ordered two meals. Gu Weijun asked in surprise: "Brother Wei, who are you bringing food to? No." Did you hear someone asking you for help?" Wei Pingan smiled and said nothing.

When they sat down to eat, Wei Pingan pushed the extra portion of food to Gu Weijun and said with a smile: "Training is very hard, you have to eat more!"

Gu Weijun quickly stepped back and said at the same time: "Brother Wei, I accept your offer, but if I eat one more portion, you will be hungry! You can keep it for dinner."

Wei Ping'an smiled and pushed it to Gu Weijun and said: "This is not my share, but Section Chief Zheng and Section Chief Hao each contribute half. During every training, the two section chiefs will work together to provide meals and supplies. The most needed comrade.”

"Now you are training alone, but you can enjoy this nutritious meal all to yourself! How beautiful!"

Gu Weijun still wanted to refuse: "Brother Wei, the two section chiefs are tired from work and need to supplement their nutrition. I..."

Wei Ping'an interrupted Gu Weijun, "Hey, don't you know? I'm a poor boy! Don't be pretentious. Hard training is the best reward for the two section chiefs!"

Gu Weijun finished the two portions of rice with tears in his eyes, his heart filled with sadness, "Can I say that I want to keep my stomach open to eat a chicken, a fish, and some eggs?"

After lunch, Wei Ping'an took Gu Weijun to the logistics to get the bedding. The first thing he did when he returned to the confidential room was not to let Gu Weijun take a nap, but to teach Gu Weijun to organize the housekeeping...

The training after lunch break also started with housekeeping...

The next day, "Xiao Gu, our training today is simple, very simple! Walk forward."

On the third day, "Xiao Gu, let's do something simpler today, very simple!"

On the fourth day, "Xiao Gu..."

"I'm sorry, it's Sunday, Xiao Gu has a day off, it's the weekend!"

When Gu Weijun woke up, he felt that the world was full of beauty. How could the days without military training be so beautiful?

"Why are you so lazy? Why don't you get up?" Mother Gu came into the room and lifted the quilt. "The sun is shining on your butt! Sunday is not for you to stay in bed. Get up quickly. There is a lot of work today!"

Gu Weijun looked at the wall clock and cried, "Mom, it's not even 7 o'clock yet!" While pulling the quilt, he said, "Mom, let me sleep for another 10 minutes!"

"Why are you sleeping? You sleep every day after death!" Gu's mother tried to pull Gu Weijun's ears.

Gu Weijun stood up quickly, "No, don't! Mom, I'm up!" He started to get dressed with a grimace. Maybe, maybe, maybe military training is not that bad after all!
After washing up, Gu Weijun returned home with the washbasin. Gu's mother immediately began to give instructions and handed Gu Weijun the coal book, "While there are few people in the morning, go to the coal shop to order the coal first, and then help deliver it home!"

Gu Weijun put down the washbasin and asked in surprise: "Mom, it was delivered to your door. Why do you need me to help?"

"Silly!" Mother Gu looked at her silly son, "You help me, can they not pick up the good ones for us?" "Hurry up, don't waste time, come back and have breakfast, and then go to bed with your dad." House, clean up the roof!”

"Oh," Gu Weijun reluctantly agreed, took the coal book and went out.

Yan Laojie, the gatekeeper in the front yard, was humming a ditty and watering the flowers. When he saw Gu Weijun, he said, "Junzi, where are you going?"

Gu Weijun raised the coal book in his hand and said, "Third uncle, are you watering the flowers again? It's not like we don't have enough coal at home. Let's go to the coal shop."

Yan Laozhao asked with a smile: "Junzi, when are you going to the market? Help the third uncle bring some food. The food there is cheaper and fresher than the food in our market!"

Gu Weijun spread his hands, shrugged, and said helplessly: "Third uncle, I don't dare to go to the big market anymore. People have reported that my life is corrupt!" "You are busy, I will go to the coal shop to queue up first." The aunt came out of the house and asked, "Is he the boss of the Gu family?" The third uncle nodded, and the couple looked at each other silently and nodded.

It wasn't winter yet, so there weren't many people queuing up at the coal shop. Soon it was Gu Weijun's turn, handing over the coal book, "Excuse me, I'm from Courtyard No. 40."

The coal shop worker took the coal book, looked at Gu Weijun, and responded enthusiastically: "You must be the boss of the Gu family in No. 40 Yard! The young man is so energetic! No wonder he can find a class by himself!" "Okay, go home and wait. Come on, I’ll send it to you with my feet.”

Gu Weijun smiled shyly and said, "Master, I'm taking a break right now, and I have to cook at home. I'll help you."

"Hey, man, how dare you!" The coal shop worker smiled and shouted inside: "Lao Meng, those in Courtyard No. 40 will be loaded first!" Then he said to Gu Weijun: "You go in."

Entering the loading and unloading point, a man named Lao Meng, about 50 years old, with a face full of wrinkles, smiled at Gu Weijun and said, "The eldest son of Dr. Gu, right? Thanks to your dad helping me with my old waist, it didn't cost me anything." Money, just press it a few times for me! Come, let me help you pick out some good ones and install them." While installing, he said: "I heard that you got yourself a job in the rolling mill? Good job! Doctor Gu's house My tutor is so good!”

Gu Weijun responded with a few words, and then followed Lao Meng to transport the briquettes home and put them away.

After seeing off the coal hauler Lao Meng, Gu Weijun simply wiped his face and asked Gu's mother: "Mom, do we have anything to buy from the supply and marketing cooperative?"

Gu's mother was serving food to the table. She looked at her son doubtfully. The sun was rising in the west today. She knew that she had taken the initiative to find a job. "There is nothing missing!"

Gu Weijun glanced at the stove and said, "Mom, we don't have much soy sauce at home. Give me the book and I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to get some."

"That's okay. Let's eat first. I'll find it for you later."

"Mom, wait until I come back before you eat. It won't take more than this time."

Mother Gu was even more confused, what happened to her silly son today? "Okay, I'll find it for you now." He put down the bowl and chopsticks, wiped his hands on his apron, and then handed the grain and oil book to Gu Weijun.

After Gu Weijun went out, he went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative, "Sister Xiaoqing, help me make some soy sauce!"

"Hey, our capable man is here!" Yang Qing joked when she saw Gu Weijun.

Several middle-aged aunts nearby immediately gathered around him, "This is the eldest son of the old Gu family!" Those who knew Gu Weijun immediately replied: "Yes, he is from Doctor Gu's family."

"What a great young man!" "I found a job in a steel rolling mill!"

"Do you have a partner? Auntie will help you introduce one!"

"You still need us to introduce you. Isn't this ready-made?" An aunt pointed to Yang Qing, "That's right!"

"Xiao Qing, look at this physique, you can't go wrong!" An aunt drove quickly, "And the bridge of the nose is big!"

Gu Weijun quickly braked, "Aunts, I'm only 16!"

Yang Qing blushed with embarrassment and quickly packed up the soy sauce bottle and returned it to Gu Weijun, "Go home quickly!"

"Hey, Xiaoqing, I'm so embarrassed!" "Our Yang Qing is so thin-skinned!" "She's still young?" "Female junior, hold on to the gold brick!"

Several middle-aged aunties behind him burst into laughter.

After walking out of the supply and marketing cooperative, Gu Weijun slowed down, thought for a while, and then hurried home.

After arriving home, Dad Gu also came back from exercising in the park and was reading the newspaper, "You're back, wash your hands and eat quickly!"

At the dinner table, Gu Weijun asked Gu's mother: "Mom, you went shopping recently and asked me how many people work there?"

Gu Ma swallowed the steamed bread and replied: "That's a lot. Isn't this normal?"

Gu Weijun and Dad Gu looked at each other. Gu Weijun smiled and said, "I was praised in various ways when I went out today!"

"Oh, no wonder your kid is so unusual today, and you even know how to take the initiative to make soy sauce!" Mother Gu looked at her son with disdain, "I thought the sun was rising in the west? It turned out that you were going to show off!" "Today's meal, You wash the dishes! Virtue!"

After breakfast, Gu Weijun started to clean up the house with Dad Gu, inspecting the roof, replacing tiles and fixing leaks.

The aunt in the middle brought meals and a change of clothes to the deaf old lady. When she saw Gu Weijun working with Dad Gu, she also said a few words of praise.

Not long after Auntie returned to the middle courtyard, Qin Huairu came and said enthusiastically to Mom and Dad: "Aunt Wang, uncle, did your family start cleaning up the roof so early this year?"

"Auntie, are the seasonal quilt covers and bedsheets going to be starched today? Let's go together!"

Gu Ma quickly refused: "No, no, you and your family can wash it too."

Qin Huairu smiled sweetly: "Auntie, why are you so polite to me? After washing the bedding, don't we have to have two people twist it? It's just a matter of helping hands."

Gu Ma smiled happily: "Thank you then, aunt." After saying that, she couldn't help complaining: "It's better to have a daughter. What do you think is the use of raising a son? He wanders around all day long, but he doesn't care about anything. No!"

Gu Weijun looked at Gu's mother with resentment!What am I doing now?
Gu's mother shouted to Gu Weijun on the roof: "What are you looking at? Why don't you hurry up and get to work! I'll help you pick up the roof of your sister-in-law's house later!"

Qin Huairu quickly added: "Auntie, can you ask Junzi to help clean up the roof of the old lady's house later? The master of the middle courtyard is not at home, and one person cannot fix the pillars. Can Junzi also help? "

Gu's mother waved her hand and said, "Okay, Xiao Qin, you've been thoughtful!" She loudly ordered Gu Weijun: "Did you hear that? Just do as your sister-in-law said!"

Gu Weijun looked at Qin Huairu even more resentfully. Qin Huairu cast a flirtatious look and held Gu's mother's hand.

Gu's mother was very dissatisfied with Gu Weijun's attitude: "What's wrong with the stupid boy doing some strenuous work?" "He'll be back after a nap!"

(End of this chapter)