Chapter 72

Qiao Wei finished speaking, and suddenly remembered, and looked back at Yan Xiang.

If she went to the county town tomorrow, she would have to entrust Yan Xiang to Sister Yang again. It would be embarrassing to bother her all the time.

Stationmaster Lu understood immediately and said, "It's okay, you can still bring Yan Xiang here tomorrow. Hu Sui, you'll have to take care of Xiang Xiang tomorrow." Hu

Sui was a transparent person in the radio station, and there was no place for her to be used normally. Suddenly she had a place to use her skills, and she was very happy, patting her chest and guaranteeing, "Leave it to me, you can go without worry."

Lu Tianming also said, "Xiang Xiang is so good, it's okay to leave him in the office, we will take him to lunch at noon."

Yan Xiang can go to the toilet by himself, and there is no need to bother adults for defecation and urination. They can just take him to lunch at noon.

Lu Manman also said, "It's okay, we'll play with him."

Qiao Wei smiled and said, "That's a big trouble for you guys."

In the evening, she told Yan Lei, "I have to go to the county health center with the stationmaster tomorrow for a meeting."

Although it was just to the county, business trips were rare at this time, and they usually fell on capable people, who had to be backbones.

Yan Lei saw that Qiao Wei was like a fish in water when she arrived at the town committee.

Qiao Wei said, "Xiangxiang will stay in the office, and Sister Hu, Tianming and Manman will help to watch over her."

Yan Lei didn't care. In this era, children are running around everywhere, and they are all free-range, and adults don't care at all. It is also common to leave children in the office and adults go to work.

He only asked, "How do you get there?"

The town committee didn't have a car. He knew that because he had dealt with the town committee before.

"There are bicycles, four of them, and one specifically for women."

"Can you ride a bicycle?"

Qiao Wei searched her memory. The original owner had no memory of a bicycle. She probably had never used one before.

She said, "I tried it at work, and it was fine."

It was perfect.

Yan Lei reminded her, "Bring a net bag."

"Of course."

In fact, Yongming County is only ten miles away from Xiahekou Town.

It doesn't take a long time to take a bus. Some people can even walk there to save money.

But the bus comes from a faraway place and passes through many villages and towns along the way, so it's hard to control the time. Just as Stationmaster Lu and his friends said, sometimes you may not be able to wait for a train even after three or four hours.

Last time, Qiao Wei waited for half an hour, she was just lucky.

So it is not so convenient for people in the town to go to the county. If you go, you have to buy something, how can you go back empty-handed.

Yan Xiang was called up early on Friday.

I had already told the children in advance that mom was on a business trip and he was in the office with Uncle Lu, Aunt Hu and Aunt Lu.

Qiao Wei asked him if it was okay. Yan Xiang said, "We are all men, of course it's okay." Yan

Xiang followed Qiao Wei to work in the office and was familiar with the environment.

He knew where the toilet was, where the library was, and where the cafeteria was.

Qiao Wei was still very confident in Yan Xiang.

If you tell an ordinary child, "This is dangerous, don't touch it", you will tell him a hundred times, and he will agree a hundred times, but as soon as you turn around, he will forget it in a second and touch it immediately.

Yan Xiang is different. As long as you tell Yan Xiang the reasons, principles and consequences, he will understand, just like an adult, knowing what to do and what not to do. It

is especially worry-free.

The mother and son arrived at the town committee compound early.

It was very early and there were not many people. There was breakfast in the cafeteria, but most people had breakfast at home. Only a few people would come to the unit for breakfast and arrived early.

Hu Sui arrived very early. It was rare for her to be entrusted with an important task at the radio station, so she was very positive.

It was quite reassuring.

Qiao Wei and Yan Xiang had breakfast in the cafeteria, and she entrusted Yan Xiang to her.

She followed Stationmaster Lu to the warehouse.

They had greeted each other yesterday and had given the application slip. The warehouse keeper had already pushed out the four bicycles.

Section Chief Xie and Section Chief Li had not arrived yet, so Qiao Wei went on to ride them first to try.

The bicycles were old-fashioned, with a heavy body and simple structure, and no auxiliary devices such as gearshifts. They were a bit heavy to ride.

Stationmaster Lu said to the warehouse keeper, "Please add some oil."

The warehouse keeper took the oil bottle and added oil to the chain and axle. Qiao Wei rode again and said, "Much better."

Section Chief Xie and Section Chief Li also came.

The three men each had an old-fashioned black square briefcase, exactly the same.

They all hung the bags on the handlebars.

Qiao Wei was wearing the same white shirt and green military pants today as she was yesterday.

Actually, she was wearing new and clean clothes today, but because they were the same white shirt and green military pants, no one noticed that she changed clothes.

She was still wearing Liberation shoes. She was carrying a green military shoulder bag and a military water bottle.

With this outfit, she could easily go cross-country for ten kilometers.

Section Chief Xie also praised her: "Xiao Qiao is in good spirits. Cleanliness and simplicity are the most beautiful state for female comrades. This is much better than some shaking cloth."

When Station Master Lu conveyed the spirit of the meeting that day. Everyone thought he had finished speaking, and Qiao Wei went to look up information. Unexpectedly, Station Master Lu had another paragraph to say, which she did not hear.

But when Section Chief Xie said this, she immediately noticed it.

When that thing starts, women's clothing will begin to de-feminize. Is this already a hot topic?

Qiao Wei said, "It is more convenient to work in pants than in skirts."

The three leaders were very moved.

You know, in the eyes of the leaders, there is actually no difference between men and women, they are all mules. The leaders just want you to work hard.

This female comrade is lively in her eyes and heart, and she is the chosen subordinate in the eyes of the leaders.

This is the convenience of the prophet.

If this were a male-oriented novel, the protagonist who traveled through time and space would 120% use the convenience of the prophet to engage in political speculation and rise to the top. By the time the novel is finished, he or she will most likely be in a high position of power, holding wealth and having beautiful women.

But Qiao Wei does not have that kind of ambition.

She has been tortured by illness for several years, and has lost interest in money and career.

Of course, she would not refuse money, power and career. But the most important value in her rebirth is to live well and live a good life.

Even a shabby house must be painted clean and white.

There is a comfortable recliner under the eaves.

The clothes are loose and comfortable.

A stable sex life.

Lovely children.

There is no need to rush, everything is slow, which is the pace she wants.

Well, it's just that the pace of this era is too slow, so it seems that her pace is quite fast. People are used to a stable job with a steady salary, so they have no motivation at all. As a result, she looks quite capable.

Qiao Wei clipped her bag on the back seat of the bike. She wrapped the strap around the seat a few times to secure it so it wouldn't fall off.

She hung the military water bottle on the handlebars, and also wrapped the strap around it a few times to keep it from swinging too much.

Just like that, three men and one woman, four bicycles, were on the road.

It was quite spectacular,

because there weren't many bicycles in the town.

Qiao Wei could count the number of them she had seen on one hand.

Four people riding side by side would block the road. But it didn't matter, because there were neither people nor cars on the road.

Once they were out of town, their view suddenly opened up.

Qiao Wei has walked this road before. She took this road last time when she took the bus to the county. At that time, she thought it was beautiful when she looked out the window from the bus.

Now, riding a bicycle on this road, the feeling is completely upgraded.

The North China Plain is connected to the sky and is boundless.

There are neither people nor cars on the road.

There are poplar trees that stand straight up to the sky on both sides of the road. Outside the road are farmlands. Qiao Wei really doesn't know what those green things are.

It's just beautiful.

The morning light penetrates the gaps between each poplar tree, slanting, one by one.

The Tyndall effect appears, and the light also has a shape.

Riding a bicycle past, penetrating layer after layer.

This scene seems to have appeared in her childhood dreams.

Qiao Wei took a deep breath.

In mid-August, the heat was still lingering in the daytime, but it started to get a little cool in the morning and evening. The morning breeze blew on my face, full of the scent of soil and plants.

"Leader, I'll ride faster~"

Qiao Wei's cheeks were red with joy. She

had never been so happy when she rode ten miles in a famous scenic spot.

After all, the scenic spot was full of riders and tourists.

It was not like now, as if there was no one else in the world.

She rode so fast.

Stationmaster Lu shouted from behind: "Take it easy~"

Qiao Wei's laughter could be heard from the front. In the morning breeze, she responded as clear as a bell: "Don't worry~"

Section Chief Xie and Section Chief Li laughed: "Young comrades are really energetic."

The three of them rode side by side.

Stationmaster Lu said with a smile: "Our Qiao loves to laugh, laughs every day, and is in high spirits every day. Now everyone in our radio station loves to laugh because of her."

Section Chief Xie and Section Chief Li were envious: "How great."

There were a bunch of half-dead and half-asleep people in their office. They were sleepy every day.

Section Chief Xie said: "We can't lose to female comrades."

Several middle-aged men ignited their fighting spirit and pedaled with all their might.

The fellow who was driving the cows to the fields saw four bicycles speeding on the road from a distance.

The three men were wearing shirts and had black square briefcases hanging on the handlebars. They were obviously cadres of the town committee.

"What happened?" The fellow was surprised.

The officers rushed to the county town at lightning speed. What kind of emergency was this?

Shouldn't they normally move slowly?

Thanks to Qiao Wei, the leaders changed their usual slow pace and exercised vigorously, greatly shortening the time spent on the road.

When they arrived at the county clinic, Qiao Wei got off the car. There were beads of sweat on her fair forehead, but her cheeks were a healthy red.

There was no morning run today, but the amount of exercise was greater than the morning run.

"Stationmaster, it's so comfortable to ride a bicycle on this kind of road." She smiled happily.

Her cheeks were shining, she was full of energy, and her complexion was rosy.

At first glance, people think of the word "young".

The vigorous vitality seemed to overflow, and everyone who saw it felt as if they were a few years younger.

Section Chief Xie and Section Chief Li envied Station Master Lu even more.

Station Master Lu got off the bike and rubbed his waist: "What's so comfortable? My waist is so sore."

The old-fashioned bicycles are not so ergonomic, especially the 28-inch wheels, which are very high and tiring to ride.

Qiao Wei was happy: "Let Manman rub your waist when we get back."

"When I get back, she'll be gone."

"Hahahahahahahaha."

There was nothing new in the meeting, just mobilization, explanation and assignment of tasks.

But the people in Xiahekou Town were praised because they arrived the earliest, which was a pleasant surprise.

Qiao Wei also got the specific process arrangement she wanted.

She thought it would be printed paper, but she was given a paper tube. Inside was a roll of blue, shiny paper.

Qiao Wei had lived in the Internet era of QR code payment in her other life. Of course, she had never seen this thing before.

She asked, "What is this?"

It was not surprising that she didn't know it. In an era of slow information transmission, most ordinary people had limited information.

Stationmaster Lu told her: "This is wax paper. The health department has written it by hand. Let's take it back and print it ourselves."

So that's how it is.

The meeting lasted all morning. At noon, Section Chief Xie went to sign and get his meal ticket. The four of them had lunch in the canteen of the county committee compound.

It was indeed as Lu Manman said, the canteen of the county committee was better than the canteen of the town committee.

Stationmaster Lu whispered to Qiao Wei: "The chef of the county committee canteen is a master chef of a certain rank."

"Our chef is the second cousin of the town mayor."

Qiao Wei: "..."

Okay.

After lunch, we can go back.

The four of them went to the department store together and bought something.

The peach cakes bought last time were very good, so Qiao Wei bought some more.

Stationmaster Lu said, "Why are you buying so much?"

Qiao Wei said, "Xiangxiang is in the office, I'll take this back and share it with everyone."

In the past, Stationmaster Lu valued Lu Manman the most.

Lu Manman was the most capable one. Although there was also a military dependent Ge Xiufen, she was the kind of person who couldn't move unless she was kicked. Hu Sui simply didn't have the business ability of a radio station, and Stationmaster Lu would be thankful if she didn't cause any trouble.

Now, Stationmaster Lu really felt that he had gained a great general.

Whether it was business ability or social ability, he really didn't have to worry about it at all.

Everyone bought their things and went back.

Section Chief Xie said, "Don't ride so fast. Consider our old waists."

Section Chief Li laughed.

"Don't ride so fast. It's too hot now."

Riding in the morning breeze is beautiful. It's already afternoon, the sun is high, and Qiao Wei doesn't want to sweat.

Riding through the county, there are more people on the road than in the morning.

You can see some young people, both men and women, wearing military pants.

"Oh, they are all like soldiers." Section Chief Li said.

Fashion is something that blows from big places to small places.

The emergence of such a trend in the county shows that the city and provincial capital should have formed a trend.

This fashion trend may have taken a little longer to blow to the town.

But now Qiao Wei has led Lu Manman, making this trend come earlier than it should have.

The four of them rode back to Xiahekou Town slowly.

First they returned the car, and then went back to their respective departments.

Xie took the wax paper and promised, "We'll print it out and distribute it tomorrow."

Qiao Wei and Stationmaster Lu returned to the broadcasting studio. Lu Manman drew grids on the stone floor in the yard with chalk and was playing hopscotch with Yan Xiang.

Seeing them coming back, she and Yan Xiang came up to them and said, "You're back."

Stationmaster Lu said, "It's rare to see you at work at this time."

Lu Manman hummed, "I'm playing with Xiangxiang."

She is young, active, and energetic. But the office has always been filled with a strong atmosphere of retirement. So usually after finishing her work, she would quickly leave.

Since Qiao Wei came, the atmosphere has changed. Lu Manman often stays in the office for a while.

She also plays well with Yan Xiang.

Yan Xiang is a little kid, but he is not as noisy and annoying as other children. He is like an old scholar, and he can miraculously fit in the retirement atmosphere of the office.

After Lu Manman got familiar with him, he was willing to play with her.

Qiao Wei was on a business trip today, and Lu Manman agreed to help look after Yan Xiang, so she didn't leave.

She looks lively and energetic, but in fact she has always been the backbone of the radio station. Surrounded by unreliable colleagues, Ge Xiufen doesn't take responsibility, Hu Sui is thankful if he doesn't cause any damage, and Lu Tianming is only responsible for maintenance.

In this environment, the young Lu Manman is the most responsible and reliable person.

Qiao Wei held her back: "I bought some peach cakes, come and eat them."

Lu Manman was happy: "Luckily I didn't leave."

"Even if you leave, I'll keep them for you."

They went into the office together to share the peach cakes with everyone. Qiao Wei asked: "Xiangxiang is not naughty, right?"

Lu Tianming took a bite of the peach cake and said: "Don't be ungrateful for what you have. You have such a good son like Xiangxiang, you should be thankful. In my family, the girls can make my head hurt."

Hu Sui also ate and praised: "You really are. For our Xiangxiang, give him a book and a meal, and he doesn't have to worry about him all day. How did you raise this child? I'm so jealous."

"I don't know, he just grew up like this." Qiao Wei said, "Maybe he takes after his father."

This matter really has nothing to do with her.

They are all talents given by the god of book travel.

Yan Xiang finished a piece of peach cake, wiped his mouth, and told Qiao Wei: "Mom, Uncle Tianming found me a very interesting book today. It's really good."

Lu Tianming smiled and said, "There are so many illustrations. I know he likes to read."

Yan Xiang glanced at him.

He didn't read books for the illustrations, but the explanatory illustrations did help him visualize the abstract text.

But there was no need to explain.

He pulled his mother to read the book.

He liked this kind of book.

This book is just like the agricultural technology manual and pig farming technology manual at home, with a lot of terms. But this one is better, as Uncle Tianming said, there are so many illustrations.

Almost all the terms can be understood from the illustrations.

It seems that he is afraid that he can't understand it. This kind of book is really good. I hope all books are like this.

Qiao Wei was led by her son to walk over.

Ge Xiufen had gone home to rest, and her desk was empty. Now it was given to Yan Xiang to use in the office.

Yan Xiang had paper, pens, and books. The child kept the desk cleaner and tidier than when Ge Xiufen used it herself.

"Here, this is it." He took out the book from the drawer and presented it to his mother.

Qiao Wei knew it!

A book that Yan Xiang praised as "interesting" must be extraordinary.

Qiao Wei had seen this book in several novels.

Isn't this the "Militia Training Manual" which is known as one of the three great books of time travel!