Siheyuan starts from a better life

Chapter 197, Arrival

"Director, I'm asking for a few days off. I need to go to Baocheng for some business. Please write me a letter of introduction."

Early the next morning, Jiang Yan went directly to Director Yang's office, planning to ask for leave and ask him to write a letter of introduction for him.

In this day and age, there is no such thing as an ID card. You need a letter of introduction when you go out to buy a long-distance bus ticket or stay in a guest house. After all, the only thing that can prove your identity is the letter of introduction.

At that time, it was inconvenient to travel without a letter of introduction.This letter of introduction is very important. When farmers go to the city to buy chemical fertilizers, they need a letter of introduction.A letter of introduction is required for obtaining a marriage certificate: a letter of introduction is required for buying furniture, thermos bottles, and books issued by Xinhua Bookstore.

It can be said that without a letter of introduction, it is really difficult for you to go out.

"It's great that you're going to Baoshi. Can you do me a favor?"

After the factory manager finished speaking, he took out a pack of cigarettes from the drawer and handed it to Jiang Yan.

"Hey! Even a big factory manager has started to pay bribes. It seems that this job is a bit troublesome." Jiang Yan said jokingly.

"This problem is very troublesome for us, but it is probably a piece of cake for you, a great engineer."

"What's the matter, tell me!"

"Director Qian of Baoshi No. [-] Cotton Textile Factory is an old comrade-in-arms of mine. He called me two days ago and said that the steam boiler imported from SL in their cotton spinning factory was damaged and they couldn't find it for a while. People who know Russian and know the technology will fix it."

"It's too expensive for the old man to send technicians. He doesn't know where he found out that you are an engineer who came back from studying in SL, so he asked me here."

"I still want to wait a few days to tell you about this when you are not busy. It's just a coincidence today, isn't it?"

Hearing Director Yang's words, Jiang Yan laughed in his heart and said, "It's not a coincidence, this is Qiao'er's mother opening the door for Qiao'er, and Qiao'er is home."

Last night, He Yuzhu told himself that He Daqing was currently working in the back kitchen of the No. [-] Cotton Textile Factory.

"Okay, I'll take this job. I'll take Xu Damao there, and He Yuzhu will take him there together. This time I'm going to deal with his affairs."

Jiang Yan was afraid that Director Yang would not understand, so he told Director Yang the ins and outs of the incident.

"I said, before the factory said that He Daqing ran away with the widow, I still don't believe it! The emotional climate is real!"

The news of He Daqing's departure was widely spread throughout the rolling mill, and it was no surprise that Director Yang knew about it.

"It's too wrong to abandon my children. I have a comrade-in-arms who works in the Baoshi Public Security Bureau. If you need to contact him."

After the factory manager finished speaking, he took out a pen and wrote down his contact information on a piece of paper.

"I'll say hello to him later, and go find him if necessary."

Coming out of Director Yang's office, Jiang Yan took Xu Damao to pick up He Yuzhu, his wife and He Yushui, and the group drove to Baoshi.

Before leaving, Jiang Yan asked Xu Damao to put several barrels of gasoline in the trunk.

These days, there are no gas stations outside. If you want to refuel, you have to go to a designated place. It is quite troublesome to refuel, so it is not a bad idea to bring some gasoline in the car.

"Da Mao, drive slowly, kid, pay attention to the road, don't drive into the ditch again."

The current country is not the infrastructure maniac of the later generations. After several years of development, although some large-scale enterprises have been established with the help of SL, generally speaking, it is still familiar with an agricultural country.

The road in the twenty-mile radius of Sijiu City is okay, but it is really hard to describe it outside this range.

This road is basically a compacted dirt road, and it was really muddy this time when it rained, especially because there are many big pits. This is because they drive a jeep with a relatively high chassis. If they drive the "Jinggangshan" brand A car with a low chassis is probably in danger of breaking down now, but Xu Damao's driving skills are still a bit weak, and the bumpy road made Jiang Yan almost spit out.

Baoshi is only [-] kilometers away from Sijiu City. If there is a highway, it will take three hours.

But now, Jiang Yan and the others drove for more than six hours on this road, and it was already around five o'clock in the afternoon when they set off from Sijiu City at ten o'clock in the morning.

"Boss, why don't we stay overnight tonight, eat something, and go to see Uncle He tomorrow."

When Jiang Yan heard Xu Damao's words, he didn't agree to it, but looked at He Yuzhu, his wife and He Yushui who were sitting in the back.

Regardless of whether He Yuzhu recognized it or not, He Daqing was always his father and Qin Huairu's father-in-law, so Qin Huairu, the new daughter-in-law, had to pay a visit due to the situation, so Qin Huairu followed him when he came to Baoshi this time.

Seeing Jiang Yan's eyes looking at him, He Yuzhu said, "Boss Damao is right, let's take a rest, it's not too late to go tomorrow."

Jiang Yan heard what the two of them said, and seeing everyone's exhausted appearance, he agreed.

Not to mention the drivers, even the drivers couldn't bear it. Fortunately, this time, three people took turns driving.

In the 50s, the provincial capital of Hebei was still Baoding.

Baoshi water system has been famous since ancient times.From the Yishui River, where the wind is rustling and the water is cold, to the "Juma River", which is said to have been named after the horse that once refused Shi Le to go south, the Baiyang Lake at the lower tip of the Jiuhe River has nourished this hot land.As far as Baoding City is concerned, for hundreds of years since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Fuhe River, Baiyangdian Lake, and Daqing River have built an important inland waterway between Jinbao and Baoding.In this era, Baoshi is still a city with a good natural ecological environment with "springs gushing and rivers criss-crossing".

In the 50s, water transportation was still the main mode of transportation in Baoding.The narrow river in Baoshinan was crowded with boats of all sizes.Unobstructed waterways are one of the main reasons for the city's commercial prosperity.

At present, the most dazzling building in Baoshi is the Hebei Hotel (later it seems to be called Baoding District Guest House) on the corner of West Xiaguan Street and Xinhua Road in Hexi. It is more than ten stories high, and it is a corner building. Building-based, it should be the most spectacular building in Baoding.The large courtyard opposite it was originally Yude Middle School, but it was also changed to the North Campus of Hebei Hotel, and there is another corner building facing it far away.On the opposite side of the hotel in the North Campus and on the east side of the river is the famous "communication office". It was a hotel used to entertain SL experts who aided in the construction of the Western Suburb Industrial Zone at that time, and it was also a small corner building.

With the guidance of Director Yang when they set off, Jiang Yan and the others drove directly to the Hebei Hotel, where they planned to stay tonight.

"Boss, this is too expensive! Why don't we change places."

"That's right, Boss, what Da Mao said is good, let's change places!"

Hearing what the two said, Jiang Yan frowned.

"Okay, just live here, following the boss will make you suffer, so just live here with peace of mind."

With the letter of introduction, three rooms were opened in this hotel very smoothly.

Jiang Yan lives in one room by himself, Damao and Zhuzi in one room, and Qin Huairu and He Yushui in the other room.

As the best hotel in Baoshi, the price of Hebei Hotel is also very impressive. A room costs five yuan at night.

Such a high accommodation fee made Xu Damao and the others a little speechless.

According to He Yuzhu's words, his monthly salary is only enough to stay in this hotel for seven days.

Jiang Yan and Xu Damao's room fees were naturally settled by the rolling mill, but Xu Damao's business trip expenses were only enough to stay for half a night, and the rest, including He Yuzhu's room fees, was naturally covered by Jiang Yan, a big money.

To be honest, in Jiang Yan's eyes, this fee is like water.

come out?In the case of no shortage of money, it is natural to live more comfortably.

(End of this chapter)