March 6, 1969, the Waking of Insects.

When the Jingzhe Festival comes, the yang energy rises, the temperature warms up, spring thunder sounds, and the rain increases. Insects hibernating underground begin to wake up, and all things are full of vitality.

Today is also the day when the textile factory's transport team sets out. There are a total of fifteen large trucks, transporting 700 pieces of cloth and some gloves, towels and other items to the newly built steel plant.

In fact, 600 pieces of cloth can only make about 1800 sets of clothes. The new steel plant and its supporting factories have tens of thousands of employees. The textile factory is only the first batch, and the rest will be the responsibility of other factories.

There were more than 40 people on the trip, mainly security officers and drivers of the convoy, all carrying guns and ammunition. A temporary command center was set up, with Wang Hao from the security department as the team leader, Zhou Dayou from the trade union as the instructor, and Li Guohua as the liaison officer.

"Guohua, take my car!" Zhang Tao waved his hands and shouted happily.

Young people are young people. They are curious and interested in unfamiliar things. But after one trip, they will not be so happy next time.

He is now the team leader under Wang Hao, so he will go with him this time. When he saw Li Guohua going with him, he immediately became happy. With a good friend accompanying him on this mission, he will definitely not be bored along the way.

"Okay! Then let's sit together!"

He called himself a liaison officer, but in fact, all the people in the team were from the factory. They knew each other better than he knew himself, so there was no need to contact all parties.

As for contacting the factory, there were no mobile phones at that time. If you wanted to contact them, you had to go into the city and send a telegram. It was impossible to contact them.

I just benefited from the position of deputy director of logistics, and it was just a title, but I actually had nothing to do with it.

In addition to the supplies needed for the new steel plant, the fifteen vehicles also brought a large amount of fuel, simple stoves, and a lot of food and vegetables.

There are no expressways now, only national roads. Some places are dirt roads that go through villages and are full of potholes when it rains. A fully loaded car with one person can only travel 200 to 300 kilometers a day, so all preparations must be made.

Experienced drivers know that anything can happen when you are away from home. If you encounter an emergency after traveling thousands of miles, you can only rely on yourself.

This was a new Jiefang car with two drivers. When they saw Li Guohua coming over and preparing to get into their car, they were very polite and quickly introduced themselves.

The driver was Zhou Xingcai and the assistant driver was Dai Guoyi, both experienced drivers. Although the team was about to set off, Zhou Xingcai was still wiping with a rag, while Dai Guoyi was tidying up the anti-skid chains.

Although spring has begun, the weather in the north is still very cold, and it is common to snow in March, so we must be prepared for everything.

Following Wang Hao's order, the convoy that had already started moving began to file out of the factory gate.

After getting on the bus, Li Guohua sat near the window for comfort. Anyone who has ridden in a car knows that the middle seat is neither suitable for getting up nor getting down, and there is no place to put your hands, which is very uncomfortable.

Zhang Tao sat next to him, Dai Guoyi sat next to him, and Zhou Xingcai was driving.

Li Guohua did not put on any airs as a cadre. He just drove a 2.8-cent Pegasus to lead the way. The three of them smoked together and soon became familiar with each other. Dai Guoyi even taught them some tips on business trips.

"I tell you, when you stay in a guesthouse, you must hang all your clothes on the rope. It's best to hang up even your shorts!" Dai Guoyi and Zhou Xingcai looked at each other and said with a smile.

"Ah, Brother Dai, do you guys sleep naked at night?"

Hanging clothes before going to bed is to ensure that they are not wrinkled or dirty. Zhang Tao can understand this, but he doesn't understand why even shorts are hung up.

"Hahaha, that's because there are so many bugs. It's okay if the bugs bite people, but if they get into your clothes, it will be very uncomfortable for you on the way!"

Dai Guoyi burst into laughter when he saw that Zhang Tao didn't understand.

Li Guohua did understand a little bit. This was not the future, so the sheets had to be washed and changed frequently for fear that they might be a little dirty.

There shouldn't be too many lice on the hotel beds at this time. Sometimes the lice can bite people and make them unable to sleep at night. In addition, lice bites people and may cause viral infection and allergies.

The convoy headed north, and after leaving the capital, it turned west, passing through mountains and hills.

The first day's run was quite fast and there were no problems along the way. I had lunch in Huai County, Hebei Province, and stayed in Zhang City at night.

The next day, we got up early again and continued on our way. It took us a whole day to reach Wulan City. Wulan City gave us the feeling that it was bare everywhere, with strong winds and sand, and it had the flavor of a northwestern border town.

After arriving at the guesthouse, everyone first gathered the trucks together, rechecked the tarpaulin and re-secured it.

There is no other way. The car is carrying delicate items such as cloth, and is extremely afraid of rain and dust.

It was windy in this place. The wire ropes in the yard and the electric wires under the eaves were swinging wildly. When they passed the corners and windows of the house, they made a "woooo" sound, like a ghost wailing.

In the evening, in order to entertain the comrades from Beijing, several staff members from Wulan City came to accompany us in person, and we had an authentic whole lamb feast. According to them, there was nothing they could do, they had nothing else but plenty of meat.

"Welcome comrades from the textile factory in Beijing. It's not easy for you to come here, so make sure to eat and drink well!" The man who said this is Lu Shanhai, who is in his fifties and is an office clerk in Ulan City.

"Thank you for the hospitality from Comrade Wulanshi. When I go to Beijing, I will definitely go to the textile factory. I will treat Brother Lu well!"

Zhou Dayou was indeed the one specially sent by the factory. After three or two drinks, he started calling everyone "brother".

The people in Ulan City were so polite, they just wanted to get some cloth from the textile factory.

Li Guohua naturally had no intention of joining in the fun, so he called Zhang Tao who was standing beside him, and the two of them started fighting over the mutton spine pot.

You know what, the food cooked by the locals is different. The soup is delicious, but it has no fishy or mutton smell. Li Guohua gnawed on five or six large bones in a row.

The taste of the mutton hotpot he ate last time with Zhang Tao was so delicious that it almost made Li Guohua doubt his life.

Originally, everyone wanted to act according to the leader's wishes, but when they saw Li Guohua and Zhang Tao eating as if they were nobody's business, everyone couldn't help themselves and started eating as well.

"Who is this comrade?"

Secretary Lu saw that Li Guohua was not very old, but was eating heartily in front of the leader with a very relaxed look on his face, so he naturally asked out of curiosity.

"This is our factory's deputy director of logistics, Li Guohua!" Wang Hao took the initiative to speak when he saw Lu Shanhai asking.

Last time, Li Guohua distributed a wild boar to the security department. During the Chinese New Year last year, everyone in the security department got some pork to take home. Who wouldn’t be grateful to him?

In addition, he knew that Li Guohua and Liang Xingguo had a good relationship and had always wanted to make friends with them.

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