Chapter 53
Until graduation, Li Xuezhi didn't realize all this and was always deceiving himself.
Qu Miao was the daughter of the director of Li Xuezhi's school. Director Qu had also risen through the ranks of the rebels. Although nominally a teacher, he knew nothing. When Li Xuezhi led a group of students to attack the teachers, it was Qu Miao who was behind the scenes, fanning the flames.
When they were in school, Li Xuezhi and Qu Miao tasted the forbidden fruit. Fortunately, Li Xuezhi was able to disguise himself in front of Qu's father, and the other party did not notice anything unusual. He even regarded Li Xuezhi as his favorite student and later became his son-in-law.
Li Xuezhi is now 26 years old. After graduation, he was assigned a job as an ear doctor, which Li Xuezhi did not like at all. Later, with the help of Qu's father, he came to the 715.
Pei Xingzhi and Meng Wanqiu ignored the odd couple, Li Xuezhi and Qu Miao. After Li Xuezhi was humiliated by Pei Xingzhi, he dragged Qu Miao away.
Meng Wanqiu had already finished her work, so Pei Xingzhi was the only one busy at the moment. She was waiting for him. The older sister, who was idle nearby, kept looking at her.
The older sister from the personnel department was quite curious about the young couple Meng Wanqiu and Pei Xingzhi. Firstly, both of them were handsome and had fair skin. They all wore similar clothes, but this young couple stood out.
Second, both husband and wife were working parents, which was unusual. Working parents were rare in the 715 unit to begin with, and most were introduced to each other after their arrival. My eldest sister and her husband met that way.
Third, the couple joined the Technology Department and the Accounting Department, both of which are powerful departments, and the work they do is irreplaceable. This shows that they both have the ability to get into these two departments.
This time, the July 15th Unit recruited a large number of workers, but most of them were workshop workers, and very few people were recruited from other departments. Therefore, the couple Meng Wanqiu and Pei Xingzhi left a deep impression on my eldest sister.
"Hey, girls, where are you from?" The older sister from the personnel department patted Meng Wanqiu on the shoulder and asked curiously.
Meng Wanqiu was startled, then turned around to see a plump older woman. "I came from Q Province. What about you, sister? Are you a local?"
"Province Q, it's not that far away. As for me, I'm not from here either. I came from Province H. My parents were both martyrs. I was raised by the organization, and when I grew up, I followed their orders and came to the July 15th Incident. Haha."
The eldest sister has a cheerful personality and doesn't care at all when talking about her life experience.
H Province is so far away, it's separated by half of China. Meng Wanqiu felt a little embarrassed. Later, when she heard about her elder sister's life experience, she felt embarrassed and apologized quickly.
The eldest sister waved her hand nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? I don't feel anything anymore. My child is already ten years old."
Later, Meng Wanqiu learned that the elder sister's name was Gao Ying. She could just call her Sister Gao. She was a veteran employee of the 715. What Meng Wanqiu didn't expect was that Sister Gao's husband was actually the canteen's chef. He used to be a cook in the army and transferred to the 715 after retiring.
When Sister Gao first came, she was a thin young girl, but since she got married, she has become more and more plump.
Meng Wanqiu curiously asked how Sister Gao met her lover. The two chatted and found that they had similar personalities. By the time Pei Xingzhi finished, the two had already started calling each other "sisters."
Sister Gao asked Meng Wanqiu to go to the cafeteria to eat, and when she saw her lover, she should tell him her name and ask him to give Meng Wanqiu more food.
Meng Wanqiu also asked her where she could buy vegetable seeds, as she had gone to the supply and marketing cooperative before and found none. Upon hearing this, Sister Gao said she had some at home, asked Meng Wanqiu where she lived, and would deliver them to her later.
Faced with such enthusiasm from Sister Gao, Meng Wanqiu didn't know what to say.
After finishing the work, Meng Wanqiu said goodbye to Sister Gao and left with Pei Xingzhi.
Pei Xingzhi thought it was great to see Meng Wanqiu become familiar with everyone so quickly. He hoped Meng Wanqiu could make more friends here so that she would have someone to talk to when he was away.
These days, Meng Wanqiu and Pei Xingzhi did not go to work officially, but were busy cleaning the house and getting familiar with the surrounding environment.
For example, the Feng family near my home, who sold their house, only see Mr. Feng and his wife. Mr. Feng's wife works at the town credit union. After learning that Meng Wanqiu and her family had moved in, they delivered vegetables to their home several times. When they heard that Meng Wanqiu was pregnant, they worried that the young family didn't know anything, so they explained many precautions during pregnancy. They were very enthusiastic.
What's more, the next day after their unpleasant parting, Li Xuezhi and his wife actually returned to this alley. Uncle Feng's family did not intend to rent the house to them, but they still rented the house.
Meng Wanqiu and Pei Xingzhi's homes were only about a hundred meters apart, so every time Meng Wanqiu went out, she would almost always run into them. It was a pity that enemies often meet on a narrow road.
In the next few days, most of the remaining employees arrived, many of whom came with their families, but there were very few dual-income families like Pei Xingzhi and Meng Wanqiu.
This once quiet alley was becoming increasingly bustling. Unlike Meng Wanqiu and her husband, most people in the area couldn't afford to buy a house. They lived in tight quarters, sharing a room and toilets.
Meng Wanqiu quickly accepted the change, but Qu Miao was extremely annoyed. She always looked down on rural people, but now that she was surrounded by them, she had to quarrel with them almost every day.
Then, some people were soft-tempered and let Qu Miao talk. Of course, there were also those with hot tempers who were not easy to deal with, and they cursed at Qu Miao, and the curses they used were much more harsh than Qu Miao's, and directly made Qu Miao faint.
The woman who had been arguing with Qu Miao initially thought she was faking it, but when she didn't wake up after calling her several times, she panicked and quickly had someone take her to the hospital. After an examination, it turned out that Qu Miao was not seriously ill, but was pregnant.
After knowing that Qu Miao was pregnant, no one dared to mess with her. What if she got angry again and got hurt, and they were blamed?
And now, there are four people in the alley, including the pregnant young wife and Meng Wanqiu.
Meng Wanqiu was very happy when she found out. She had always been worried that the child would have no playmates after being born. Now that she knew so many people were pregnant, she didn't have to worry anymore.
Because not every house has a well, many people have to go to the tap at the entrance of the alley to get water for their household use. Every morning and evening, there are many people queuing at the entrance of the alley.
There was water everywhere along the way, and Pei Xingzhi often reminded Meng Wanqiu to walk carefully to avoid slipping.
There were more people, and more children. At first, Meng Wanqiu rarely saw anyone else. Everyone shut themselves in and went about their own business. Except for a few times when people with jobs came home from work, most of the time there was no one around.
At that time, the only people Meng Wanqiu and his wife knew in the alley were Uncle Feng and Aunt Feng.
When the later people came, they used to leave the door wide open. When they passed by the door, they often saw little kids in open-crotch pants, holding a piece of string to make flower strings. And inside the door, you could see women washing clothes or weaving mats.
Yes, it is mat weaving.
There are a lot of reeds growing by the river outside the 715. Recently, a large number of new employees have arrived, and many of them go there to cut reeds and weave mats.
This mat is very useful. It can be used as a door curtain, a window curtain, or as a bed mat. Some skillful wives can trim the burrs on the edges and corners, so it can be used for sleeping without any problems.
When asked why they didn't use cloth, it was said that even the clothes for the dolls at that time were made from leftovers from adults. Which family would waste such precious fabrics? They would be called a spendthrift daughter-in-law.
Meng Wanqiu was quite interested in mat weaving. After get off work, she went to the river to cut a lot of reeds. When Pei Xingzhi came back, he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when he saw the reeds all over the yard.
"Why would we need to weave this at home? Don't cut your hands."
Meng Wanqiu held the reed in her hand and looked left and right. "I'm really interested in this craft. The young wife from the Hu family next door is really good at it. I don't know how she made this reed mat as soft as cloth and not prickly at all. I want to ask her, but I'm afraid she won't tell me. I'll figure it out on my own first."
The young wife of the Hu family was skilled at weaving mats. She had no job, so she came here with her husband, who was now a worker at the 715th Workshop. Seeing her skillful hands, Aunt Feng suggested she take her mats to a purchasing station to see if they would accept them.
The young wife of the Hu family went to the purchasing station to try, and to her surprise, they actually bought it. These days, the young wife of the Hu family has been weaving mats every day, and after she's done, her husband cuts a bunch of mats for her by the river.
The people in her courtyard were so envious when they saw Hu Xiao's wife making money. Some even wanted her to teach them, but no one would be stupid enough to teach others after they had finally acquired a skill to make money.
Meng Wanqiu really knew about this matter and then she thought about it herself. She would not compete with Hu Xiaoxifu for business, she was just simply curious about the principle behind it.
After listening to this, Pei Xingzhi sat down next to Meng Wanqiu.
The vegetable patch in the yard has been planted with vegetable seeds, including cabbage, peppers, coriander and cherry tomatoes, which have begun to sprout one after another.
Meng Wanqiu was still thinking about it. She knew some pharmacology, so she was thinking about what medicine had a similar effect and could soften the reeds while maintaining their toughness.
Suddenly, Meng Wanqiu sniffed and a smell of braised food wafted over from Pei Xingzhi.
"What's that smell?" Meng Wanqiu immediately put down the reed and started to feel around Pei Xingzhi's body.
Pei Xingzhi put his hand to his nose and couldn't help laughing when he saw Meng Wanqiu's actions like a little bandit. "I was wondering when you would be able to smell it?"
Pei Xingzhi took out something wrapped in oil paper from his coat and handed it to Meng Wanqiu.
Meng Wanqiu couldn't wait to open it. The fragrance grew stronger and stronger, and the bright red color was revealed. She couldn't help but widen her eyes and said in surprise, "Braised pig's trotters! Where did you get them?"
Pei Xingzhi rested one hand on the table, leaning sideways to look at Meng Wanqiu with his chin propped up. Meeting her sparkling eyes, the corners of his lips curled up, "Someone gave it to me."
"Give it to you? Who would be so generous?" Meng Wanqiu was not in a hurry to eat. She turned sideways to face Pei Xingzhi.
Looking from behind, Meng Wanqiu seemed to be nestled in Pei Xingzhi's arms, their legs touching, and they could clearly feel each other's body temperature.
Pei Xingzhi took Meng Wanqiu's hand and carefully checked it for any scratches. He said, "Someone from another factory came to ask for help from the master, but he was busy so he sent me over. I helped them solve their problem, and they gave me this as a thank you."
Recently, the 715 has been busy with the factory's infrastructure construction. Most of the people in the factory are busy pushing carts, carrying baskets to transport soil, and moving bricks.
Let’s roll up our sleeves and work hard to build our beautiful 715 Factory.
But Pei Xingzhi and Meng Wanqiu didn't need to do these things. Pei Xingzhi first had to familiarize himself with the various products in the factory and understand the operating procedures of the 715. Then, while assisting Bai Fengyao, he was also assigned the task of designing the factory's auditorium.
Recently, he was recommended by Bai Fengyao to other factories and went on field work.
Meng Wanqiu is relatively busy. The factory is under construction, and the accounting department needs to record and control the project's income and expenditure. From labor to materials, everything that requires money needs to go through their hands.
Meng Wanqiu was very good at these things and because she handled them quickly, Tian Qianjin hired her as a laborer and assigned her more work than others.
Because she had just arrived and Tian Qianjin had done her a favor, Meng Wanqiu couldn't refuse him and agreed directly.
Because of her high work efficiency, Meng Wanqiu quickly established herself in the accounting department. Tian Qianjin kept praising her, saying that he had found a treasure.
Meng Wanqiu is almost three months pregnant now. Aside from feeling sleepy all the time, she has no other symptoms. She can eat anything except fish.
The two of them eat in the cafeteria most of the time, and cook a small amount at home.
However, Pei Xingzhi brought back pig's trotters today, and Meng Wanqiu prepared to cook at home.
That night, Meng Wanqiu rolled out some noodles, specially made into oil-splashed noodles. After cooking the noodles, she scooped them out, topped them with chili oil she'd brought from home, sprinkled them with chopped green onions, and poured hot oil over them, instantly filling the air with fragrance.
Then cut the pig's trotters into pieces and put them in a bowl, and a simple dinner is ready.
While eating noodles, Pei Xingzhi kept putting the meat from his bowl into Meng Wanqiu's bowl. "Eat more. After dinner, help me calculate the data tonight."
Meng Wanqiu nodded. She was used to it. Lately, she often used the abacus to help Pei Xingzhi calculate things. Pei Xingzhi could do it himself, but with Meng Wanqiu's help, it would be much faster.
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