(I'm feeling a bit irritated writing this today because I've personally encountered this exact situation. After working overtime for a long time, I finally got some time off and wanted to sleep in a little. This man in his seventies actually looked at my door and said loudly that his children wouldn't stay up so late.
They also talked about how they were back then, and now when they think about it, they feel so angry.)
After leaving the train station, I took a taxi directly to Du County (abbreviation of Duerbert).
"Aunt, are you going there to visit relatives or for tourism? If you're here for tourism, you'd really know how to find a place. There are a lot of birds there, and there's a famous Aobao.
Many people go there every year to take photos, and some even go there specifically to eat fish. The fish there is delicious, especially the fish from Lianhuan Lake, which is different from the ones we buy at the market.
It seems that taxi drivers from all over the country are very talkative, and they can talk to you from all over the country. Of course, they also volunteer to help promote local attractions, local specialties, etc.
It can be called a small encyclopedia of life in the city!
"I'm just curious. I want to come and see what the Mongolians are like in Northeast China! Master, your city is indeed an oil-producing area. There are oil-extracting machines all along the way."
As an oil city, machines are still roaring everywhere.
"You mean the kowtow machine? You've never seen one before, have you? Our oil fields in the city are all like this across the country! If you have time, you can go to the Iron Man Memorial Hall and take a look.
There you can see the development of our city and the dedication of those old oil workers. How many people today can achieve the same level as they did back then?
Not to mention the young ones, even my age is not that good. If I really want to go back to that era, I would probably have to stand on the stage and become a role model! Don’t laugh, it’s really not that good!
In fact, Jiang Cha had been here before and had visited the Iron Man Memorial Hall.
At that time, it was advocated to learn the Iron Man spirit, and many units across the country organized people to learn it.
If you think back to the working conditions of everyone during that period and compare it with people today, it’s obvious that their spirits are different.
At that time, the workers working in the factory were regarded as "big brothers" and their welfare benefits were extremely good.
In addition to monthly salary, there are many hidden benefits, such as fixed monthly labor insurance, work clothes, gloves, towels, enamel pots, etc.
There are also many "targeted benefits" based on the actual situation of each factory!
For example, at the steel plant where she worked, people could use a thermos to get soda, and the homemade local sausages in the cafeteria were very famous in Beijing.
There are also silk threads and cloth scraps from textile factories, which many skillful women take home and piece together to make all kinds of beautiful chair cushions, bed sheets and even skirts.
Not to mention the canning factory, fruits, sugar, even canned bottles and defective products can all be digested internally.
The factory allocates housing according to working hours, holds regular matchmaking sessions for men and women, and has a department dedicated to mediating family conflicts.
What troubles could there be working in such an environment?
So, what she hates most is to hear those old people scolding their children, saying that we had to work and take care of the whole family at that time and we were not exhausted.
On the contrary, you are so young, but you have gloomy faces all day long. You are exhausted if you are asked to do anything. You stay up until midnight every day and can't get up in the morning.
He also always emphasized that they all got up at five o'clock in the morning, that the early morning was the most important part of the day, that they should exercise, make their own breakfast, and so on.
actually?
When many of them were young, they were too lazy to cook and would eat in the cafeteria. It was not expensive at only five cents or ten cents, and they could also sleep a little longer.
In the planned economy, when we had nothing to do, we would get together to knit and chat.
In the office, I would just drink a cup of tea and read a newspaper and the whole day would pass by.
After returning home, the children do not need their homework help or go to any cram school.
You don’t have to worry about a leader sending you a message in the middle of the night. No matter how soundly you sleep, you have to get up immediately to reply with a message saying “received” or “OK” and a smiling face.
Even though I had already asked his family members several times in my mind, I still had to complete his requirements on time when I went to work the next day.
How can we be full of vitality in such an environment?
On the way, the master chatted with Jiang Cha about the passengers he had met before. Just after the plane left the airport in the middle of the night, he received a call from his boss.
I was busy working on the computer in the car. Apart from asking him where I was going, everything else was fine.
He felt so tired just looking at it, and kept saying that it was very difficult for young people nowadays.
The journey will go by as fate dictates, and the time will pass quickly if two people chat.
We arrived in Du County very quickly. We found a hotel and completed the formalities. We put our luggage in the room and then went out for a walk.
My brother Alacha once said that his hometown was in Duoerbian, but it was hard to say where it was exactly because herders had to move according to the seasons.
They will go wherever the grass grows well.
Not to mention outsiders like them, even if they themselves took the wrong path, it would often take a long time to find the team.
So his hometown is Duoerbian, and it is just Duoerbian, because no one knows where it is exactly.
She had never thought of finding Alacha's family when she came here, because they were like clouds floating in the sky, settling wherever the wind took them.
How could she possibly find the original clouds after traveling half a century to come here?
So I just came to Duoer, walked around the streets and alleys here, and took some photos to let my brother see what his hometown has become.
By the way, I went to the herdsman’s house to buy some common food and clothes, put them in the space and brought them to my brother.
It would also be a good opportunity for him to taste the flavors of his hometown and see if they still taste the same as they did back then.
I took several photos of the Aobao and ginger tea that the driver mentioned on the road. I think my brother would like them very much.
Then I carried my backpack and went to the local museum, where I could see the origin of Duoerbian and how it has changed over the years.
There are also many old photos, each with corresponding annotations.
Jiang Cha carefully searched each one, trying to find clues about his brother.
Unfortunately, I watched it twice but couldn’t find it, so I had to leave with regret.
Later, when she returned to the hotel, the front desk staff introduced her to a Mongolian tour guide.
We agreed on the next itinerary, and he would take us to the herdsmen's homes to buy authentic dairy products, dried meat, etc.
You should also visit the ranch here and see how the herders graze their livestock.
And those herdsmen who still live on the grasslands, how do they live?
These were not tourist routes, but Jiang Cha didn't care. She directly discussed with the young man and decided to charter a car for her alone to go to these places, and then let him charge the normal fee.
Because I want to try ginger tea again, what if a miracle happens?
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