The history of raising children from the Republic of China to the 70s

"Hello everyone, let's start the class now. This class is mainly about international etiquette..."

The one-day course kicked off like this. The people who came to participate in this training were all cadres. Naturally, they knew the discipline. No one would desert at will and whisper to each other. Everyone concentrated on the class, and almost everyone had a notebook. They are constantly writing and writing.

A day and a half is not very long, and these people don't have much time to communicate or get closer, and it's time to set off soon.It takes almost a day and a night to travel by train to reach City S, so the province arranges sleeper cars for them.

"Secretary Chu, we're in this room." Li Chengye was tall and long-legged, carrying his and Secretary Chu's luggage, he quickly found the carriage they were going to.It happened that there were three of them on one side, and it was more convenient for them to go up, middle and down with three bunks.But the people on the other side hadn't come in yet, so Li Chengye helped Secretary Chu put their luggage away, and then went to the top bunk.

The space in the carriage is too small, and it is not easy to squeeze six people to stand inside, so he should not take up space.Master Qian had the same idea as him, and returned to the middle shop where he was.Although he ate and lived with Secretary Chu these days, and his relationship seemed to be getting closer, he still had to be careful.

After the three of them packed up, someone came in again, and they all looked familiar, but Li Chengye didn't know him.This time I went to Country Y, plus the team leader, translator and some staff, there were nearly 80 to [-] people. The team was relatively large, and it was normal not to know each other.

The leader is an old man who looks short and fat. His hair has already turned white. The most noticeable thing is the pair of big earlobes. When he looks at people with a smile, he looks like a Maitreya Buddha, which makes people feel very kind. .

As soon as the old man came in, he smiled enthusiastically at Li Chengye and the others, "Oh, how are you! We are destined to sleep in the same room. Which factory do you belong to?"

He sat in the lower berth opposite Secretary Chu, and the other two quickly packed up their things and returned to their berths. It seemed that the three of them also belonged to the same factory.

"Hey, Hello Factory Manager Lei, we are Menjiang County Iron and Steel Factory, I didn't expect to be able to live in the same carriage as you this time." Secretary Chu naturally would not refuse this kind of conversation, besides, this person in front of him is very famous The director of the factory, he naturally knows him. The director of the Provincial Machinery Factory, Lei, is famous all over the country. He manages a machinery factory with tens of thousands of people.Nearly one-third of the steel in their steel plant is for that side.

"Oh, you know me!" Director Lei obviously underestimated his reputation, and was a little surprised to see that Secretary Chu actually knew him.

"Of course, who doesn't know you? I met you when I went to the provincial capital machinery factory to study."

"Oh, really, it's really a predestined relationship. Your iron and steel factory is the bread and butter of our machinery factory. I heard that you are also going to purchase equipment there this time? How is it? Can your output be doubled next year? Come on, give us some more raw materials for the machinery factory?" Once he heard that Secretary Chu worked for the iron and steel factory, Director Lei's desire to talk became even stronger.There are currently two major difficulties in the production of machinery factories, one is technical equipment, and the other is raw materials.

From the founding of the People's Republic of China to the present, the country's steel production has been in short supply. In order to produce more steel in the past few years, many places have smelted iron pots, iron shovels, iron hoes and the like. It's a pity. Yes or not enough.It was rare for him to meet someone from a steel factory, so he naturally wanted to get some benefits for their factory.

Secretary Chu couldn't help but smile bitterly. They haven't even seen the shadow of the new equipment now. How can there be more materials for them? He can only smile helplessly: "Director Lei, what you said, our county The small factory manager, there is only a little coffin book in total, which is still patchwork, where can I buy so much equipment, I will be thankful if I can maintain the previous output, even if it is doubled, it is not a dream."

Director Lei didn't believe it at all, "You are still a small factory, you already have almost 4000 to [-] people, right? Our province is the only steel factory like yours, and there is always financial support."

Secretary Chu shook his head, and really couldn't agree with what he said, "Our province is indeed the only one steel factory, but unfortunately our province is a large agricultural province, and those textile factories are more important. There are factories like yours, and there are big factories like yours..."

This is true, because of the location, the quality of the cotton here is very good, and there are a lot of land. On the contrary, the textile mills are more valued.And although they say that there are mines in Menjiang County, the amount of mineral reserves is not said to be rich enough to attract everyone's attention.

"Look at what you're saying, I can only believe part of it, can I replace about half of the equipment this time?" Director Lei just stared at the steel plant's procurement plan this time, which is what he wants concern.

"Maybe it's true. We planned it this way first, but if I really don't have enough money, then there's nothing I can do?" This is also a very helpless thing, there is only so much money, and they have to purchase in advance Applying for a foreign exchange quota is not so easy, let alone buying it as soon as you say you want it.

"Then you should make a good comparison this time. The products of four of the factories we visited this time are not bad. You can take a closer look." Speaking of this, he also sighed helplessly, "I heard that At that time, there were only five translators, and we had a total of six to seventy people, and none of the ten people could be assigned, which caused a headache."

Hearing his words, Secretary Chu's eyes immediately glanced at Li Chengye's position above, but his movements were very small, as if it was just a small inadvertent movement, but no one noticed his movement.

"Don't worry so much. There must be a lot of people who can speak Y language among the people we go this time. There will definitely be no problem communicating by then."

Director Lei disagreed very much and said: "Hey, that's not what I said. The language is not that simple. People who can write don't necessarily know how to listen, and people who can listen don't necessarily know how to speak. gone."

"Probably not?" From Secretary Chu's point of view, if you can write this, you can definitely speak it, just like those children who learn to read, don't they all learn to speak first and then learn to write.

"It's true, just like our country's dialect, our characters are the same, but you just can't understand what they say. Before our factory, there were cadres who went abroad to study, and he could write those Y characters, but I still can’t understand what people say after I go out.” Director Lei’s words were so sure that he broke the luck in Secretary Chu’s heart, and he almost couldn’t help but arrest Li Chengye and ask him if he could listen. Understand what people say.

It's just that there are other people here, so he is naturally not good at doing it. If Li Chengye really can't do it, then he will be ashamed.

Li Chengye didn't pay attention to what they said next, he was half lying down as soon as he went to bed, he was already immersed in the ocean of books, probably he wouldn't react at all if he didn't call him loudly.

The topic of Director Lei and the others is still going on, and Secretary Chu is also a little worried now. After all, among this group of people, their factory is from the county, so it is really hard to say, "Then what should I do?"

Director Lei smiled, "Hey, you are asking the right person. In fact, what we want to know is quite common. If we act together at that time, my side has almost formed a team. , and you happen to be individuals, so you should be able to get a translator."

Secretary Chu thought about it for a while, and felt that there was no need for the director of such a large factory to lie to him, so he agreed directly, "Of course that's good, but it will really trouble you too much."

"Hey, don't worry if there's any trouble, isn't it a win-win cooperation between us, so it's settled?" Director Lei smiled with satisfaction. Steel, the other one is for this.Although the output of steel products is not yet known, you can continue to contact me in the future.

While they were talking, the train had already started, and the weather was very cold. Secretary Chu and the others hurriedly lay on the bed. At least there was a thin layer of quilt on the bed, and at least it could do the job.

Li Chengye and the others set off from the hotel at two o'clock and arrived at the train station in about 30 minutes. By the time the train started, it was already past three o'clock.The board and lodging for this trip were all taken care of by the higher-ups, so at about five o'clock, the dining car staff began to deliver boxed lunches from workshop to workshop, but there was no need to go to the dining car to eat by themselves.

But it was on the train after all, it was already cold when Li Chengye and the others got the food.Fortunately, there is already hot water on the train now, so eating with hot water is finally more comfortable.

It was already pitch black outside just after dinner, everyone was thinking about going abroad tomorrow, but not many people were in the mood to talk, and the flight attendant came over soon and closed everything , so soon everyone was lying on the bed and sleeping, and the inside of the car was extraordinarily quiet.

The train went all the way to City S. It lasted a whole day and night. When it arrived in City S, it was already seven o'clock in the evening of the second day. Li Chengye's plane was scheduled for nine o'clock in the evening. It was said that it was a special plane. .However, almost all the people who can go abroad at this time are because of business, and almost all of them can be said to take special planes.

By the time Li Chengye and the others were bathed in the warm sunshine of the Western Hemisphere, it was already late at night on the third day, but it wasn't long before dawn in Country Y, and the sunlight shining through the windows was still a bit dazzling.

Secretary Chu and the others were not suitable for flying for the first time, so they got excited for a while when they got on the plane, and then they just lay on the seat, didn't even open their glasses much, let alone talk to each other.Most of the people on the plane are like this. Long-distance flight makes people feel very tired. According to physiological habits, people should rest.

"Hey, we seem to be arriving soon?" Suddenly, someone in the seat said a word, and there was movement in many places in an instant, and it seemed that the energy was revived.

"Hey, it seems to be! It should be the city below, right?"

"I feel that the flying altitude has dropped, and now there are fewer clouds around the plane, isn't it?"

"It really is!"

The whole cabin became lively all of a sudden, and many people gathered at the windows to watch. Now they could already vaguely see the shadow of the city below.

Li Chengye quickly called Master Qian and Secretary Chu beside him. There will definitely be a welcome ceremony later, and there may be newspaper and TV reports. It is best to wake up in advance.

"Secretary Chu, Master Qian, get up quickly! We'll be there soon." While speaking, as if at the right time, someone from the Commerce Bureau also came over to wake up.

Secretary Chu and the others were still a little confused, but they were still urged by Li Chengye to go to the bathroom to tidy themselves up, and when they came out, they were already refreshed.Just as they sat back in their seats, the announcement on the plane rang.

"Dear comrades, this plane will arrive at the international airport of country Y in 10 minutes. Please fasten your seat belts and don't walk around at random. The plane will be bumpy when it descends. For your safety..."

"My ears hurt again." Secretary Chu frowned helplessly upon hearing this voice.

"Hey, who's to say no, it's better to be a young man like Secretary Li. He doesn't feel uncomfortable at all, and he's still so energetic." Master Qian also nodded repeatedly. They felt very uncomfortable when the plane took off before.

"It's inevitable that you will feel a little uncomfortable when flying for the first time. Maybe it won't be as serious as before." Li Chengye didn't know why he didn't have this kind of reaction. They used to travel internationally by long-distance ships. Drifting on the sea for a few months, I have never made a plane at all. It is possible that the boat rides too much, but it is also good for flying.

Secretary Chu didn't feel comforted at all, "Who hasn't been flying for the first time, why are you different?"

"Hey, it's not just me, there are quite a few people..." Li Chengye had no choice but to take back the rest of the words under Secretary Chu's stare. It seems that this person really suffered this time. The demeanor of the secretary is gone.

It didn't take long for the plane to become turbulent. The strong sense of weightlessness spread from his body to his mind. Li Chengye also felt a rare ringing in his ears. When the sound in his ears disappeared, he glanced at the two people around him. Secretary Shi Chu and Master Qian looked really ugly.

"It's more uncomfortable than when it took off." Feeling Li Chengye's gaze, Secretary Chu said a word with difficulty.

"That's right." The words Master Qian seemed to be squeezed out from between the teeth.

However, this is also a very normal time. From the discovery of the aircraft to its use in large-scale civilian manning, it has only been a short period of more than 20 years. Naturally, the comfort level cannot be too high.