Volume 1 Chapter 0002 Men Saner
Snore, snore!
Liu Zhen took a bite of the steamed bread, picked up a piece of instant noodles with chopsticks, spread a smear of bean paste, and bit, slurped and sucked, enjoying the meal very much.
Nan Yi put all the noodles in his lunch box into Liu Zhen's lunch box, dipped his steamed bread in the noodle soup, and waited until it became softer before putting it into his mouth.
"Eat slowly, no one will snatch it from you."
"Um... Yeah!"
Although he agreed verbally, Liu Zhen didn't slow down his eating speed at all.
Nan Yi watched and thought that this wouldn't work. The little girl probably had never eaten so happily in her life and her stomach would definitely be bloated in a while.
Huhu... He blew on the soup in the lunch box, which gurgled up. Nan Yi drank it all. He went to the connection between the carriages to rinse the lunch box and followed the direction where the conductor had disappeared just now.
Three or five minutes later, Nan Yi came back with a lunch box . He took out another oil paper bag from his travel bag, opened it, took out three hawthorns, soaked them in boiling water, and kept pounding them with chopsticks.
Soon, Liu Zhen finally finished the instant noodles, ate two steamed buns, and breathed a sigh of relief.
She touched her belly, glanced at the other people in the car, and then glanced at Nan Yi. When she found that no one was paying attention to her, she reached out her two little paws to her belly button, untied the red cloth rope that tied her trouser knot, loosened it a little, and then tightened it again.
Nan Yi noticed all her little movements, but did not say anything. He just pushed the hawthorn water towards , and then calmly smoked the magic cigarette there, continuing to think about the things he had not figured out just now.
Nan Yi had already asked someone and found out that the place where he and Liu Zhen were going to work was Wenchangwei Brigade of Shajiaotou Commune under Baoan.
Shajiaotou is close to Sham Cun Bay.
Sham Cun Bay is also the famous "Sea Burial Bay". Many people lose their lives in this bay every year.
Although many people died, there were still people who continued to die.
Who can blame the fact that across from Sham Cun Bay is the bright lights and night life of Xiangkeng, where it is said that as long as you work hard you will never go hungry?
As far as Nan Yi knew, the people of Shajiaotou were not poor. Although the land was barren, they guarded such a golden water outlet. Every year, they could make a lot of money by ferrying people who yearned for the new world.
Being assigned to Bao'an was the result of Nan Yi's activities.
But deciding which brigade to assign one to is the responsibility of the Baoan Youth League Office, and Nan Yi is out of reach.
Wenchangwei is right next to Shencun Bay. It is not far from the current Bao'an city or the future Shencun city. It is a Feng Shui treasure land and will also become the place where Nanyi will make its fortune.
Liu Zhen held the lunch box in her hand and sipped it. She glanced at Nan Yi from time to time with her eyes rolling, thinking, "I wish he was my brother."
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The journey was very long. Although they were riding an express train, its maximum speed was only 80 kilometers per hour. The journey to Bao'an was more than 2,700 kilometers, and with a temporary stop along the way, it was a blessing that they could reach their destination in 60 hours.
On the first day, the two could still chat about everything under the sun, but that was no longer the case on the second day. They had already talked about everything they could, and Nan Yi had no intention of telling Liu Zhen about other things that they shouldn't talk about.
The mood in the entire carriage was not very high. Unlike the third batch of educated youth before them, they all took the initiative to ask to go to the countryside. Their sentiments were noble and their passion was surging. They had the lofty goal of changing the backward appearance of the countryside.
There were the old three classes (1966-1968), the new five classes (1969-1973 ), and the last five classes (1974-1978) who were the predecessors and they all knew what it was like to join the team.
If this train was not heading south but towards northern Shaanxi, there would definitely be someone watching over it, for fear that someone might jump off the train to escape or even commit suicide.
Being bored, Nan Yi taught Liu Zhen how to play Gobang.
He took a pen and drew grids on the notebook, explained the rules to Liu Zhen again, and tried to play a game. She then understood the rules, and the two of them played the game in the same way.
With Gobang, their journey becomes less boring.
Eat, play chess, play chess and then eat again, over and over again, with some sleep time in between.
Finally, after 58.532 hours, the inertia of the train allowed Nan Yi to open his eyes and see the sign of "Shencun Station" through the window.
The conductor came over and shouted, "We have reached the final stop, wake up everyone..."
Grabbing Liu Zhen's shoulders, he shook her awake, "Wake up, the train has arrived. Go to the washstand and wash your face. I'll take your luggage."
"Hmm?" Liu Zhen rubbed his eyes, rubbing away the dry eye mucus, and asked sleepily, "Are we in Bao'an?"
"Well, we're here, go wash up."
Nan Yi stuffed a towel into Liu Zhen's hand, stood up and took the luggage off the luggage rack.
A packed backpack and a net bag containing an enamel washbasin are Liu Zhen's belongings; two travel bags and five net bags filled with various foods are Nan Yi's belongings.
Carrying the backpack on his back, holding two travel bags in one hand and holding a few net bag handles in the other, Nan Yi stood by the door waiting for Liu Zhen after getting off the car.
After a while, Liu Zhen, with a white towel hanging around her neck, stepped out of the car in a daze.
"Nan Yi, give me some of the stuff. It's too heavy for you to carry alone."
"It's okay, I'll just take it. I just glanced around and didn't see the registration point for educated youths. It may be at the exit. Let's go over and take a look."
"Um."
The two walked out of the station along the sparsely packed crowd, stopped to look around, and saw the registration point for educated youth in a corner - a table and a young man wearing glasses, about twenty-eight years old.
"All reactionaries are paper tigers. Comrade leaders, is this the registration point for educated youth?"
"Stealing is justified, robbing is not a crime, long live the revolutionary bandit spirit. Yes, this is it. No need to shout slogans in the future, just speak normally." said the man with glasses.
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to the leader!" Nan Yi responded, and pointed at Liu Zhen and himself, "Her name is Liu Zhen, and my name is Nan Yi."
"Nan Yi, Liu Zhen, right... Well, your names are on the list. Wait for a while at the side. Once all the educated youths who are going to Shajiaotou Commune have arrived, you can set off."
"Let's go? Comrade leader, are we going there by ourselves?"
"Yes, you go to the commune by yourselves, and the people from the brigade will pick you up there."
"I understand, I shouldn't."
"Do you know how to speak Cantonese?"
"Xiaoxiao."
The man with glasses said "oh" and looked down at the roster, no longer paying any attention to Nan Yi.
Nan Yi tactfully pulled Liu Zhen aside and said, "Wait for me here, don't leave, I'll be back soon."
"Well, go ahead."
Nan Yi put down his luggage and walked away, looking back from time to time as he walked.
He is worried!
After turning the corner and confirming for the last time, Nan Yi quickened his pace.
"Master Nan, here."
A boy who was squatting there smoking stood up and called Nan Yi.
Nan Yi walked over and asked, "Did you get the stuff?"
"I got it. Two boxes. Enough for two to three years. Master Nan, why did you do this? I was laughed at by the people who had their water leaked here. I spent a lot of money just to get a box of sanitary napkins."
"It's a joke, but have you found out who is running this black market?"
"Not yet. I only know his last name is Lai. Others call him Lai Da Lao. I don't know his specific name yet, and I haven't met him."
"Keep investigating. Have you found out about the situation of the Wenchangwei Brigade?"
"I found out. The captain is Xian Yaodong, the deputy captain is Xian Yaohua, the accountant is Xian Jimin, the cashier is Xian Yaowei, the militia company commander is Xian Yaoguo, and the women's director is Niu Aihua. Almost everyone in this village has the surname Xian. There are very few people with other surnames. I asked someone and found out that those with other surnames are all descendants of the sons-in-law who came to live with the family in the past."
"Ask? How do you ask?" Nan Yi frowned.
"Uncle Nan, don't worry. I'll dress myself up as a scissors and knife sharpener. I have the skills." Men Saner, whose real name is Ding Liuyi, said proudly to Nan Yi.
"You're smart, but there's a flaw. Your accent can't be hidden. Those who come here are from Zhejiang Province. People from the north won't come here."
"Well, someone has already asked me about this, and I told them that my mom is from Beijing, and my dad is from Zhejiang Province. They have been in Beijing for several years, and their accents cannot be changed."
"Forget it, don't dwell on this."
Nan Yi waved his hand, thinking that the other party probably didn’t think much about it.
If it were him, he would definitely lock Men San'er up in the cowshed for questioning. The militia here has the responsibility to assist in border defense, and if they encounter a suspect, they still have the right to question him.
"Do you know where the educated youth live?"
"Yes, in the Xian family's ancestral hall."
"Okay then, at nine o'clock in the evening, you leave the things outside the ancestral hall and I will get them myself."
"good."
"How many days can you stay here?"
"One and a half months is no problem. I was supposed to go to Zhongyuan to get bearings, but we already have an old relationship there, so I can just make a phone call and it will be done."
Men Saner is a purchaser at the Material Bureau. His job is to go on business trips to other places to purchase various items needed in the capital. Each business trip gives him a long time to rest.
In this era, buyers like Men Saner and drivers of the Jiefang trucks are all relatively well-off. They can take advantage of the convenience of their jobs to resell goods between two places, and in one trip, they can earn several months' salary of an ordinary person.
" Okay, then you should find out about that Lai guy as soon as possible. I need to meet him as soon as possible."
"Understood, Master Nan. I also got a few more Chinese cigarettes and will send them to you tonight. You can use them to get close to Xian Yaodong."
"I still need your guidance. Okay, I'm going back. Be careful. There are many people trying to escape here, and there are some ruthless people among them. Don't confront them."
"I know."
