The train driver in the courtyard

Li Yunlong still lives in a villa on the seaside, which is only about ten miles away from the C Army Command. It takes less than ten minutes to drive a jeep between the two places.

Seeing that the jeep was about to leave the C Army Command, Li Aiguo went back to his residence on the pretext of letting out some water.

The driver's company soldiers were waiting outside. Li Aiguo opened the box, took out two cans of milk powder and put them into a canvas bag, then picked up a small wooden box.

After everything was ready, they walked out and followed the driver and the soldiers to Li Yunlong's small villa.

The villa is a two-story building with about seven or eight rooms, which can accommodate quite a few people.

A vegetable field was cleared in the yard of the villa, and Tian Yu was busy working in the field with a half-grown child.

Seeing Li Aiguo coming in, Tian Yu quickly put down the water scoop and shouted into the house: "Yunlong, Aiguo is here."

She came forward while shouting, looked at Li Aiguo and said with a smile: "Aiguo, how is Xueru? I heard from Feng Nan that she has given birth."

At this time, the half-grown child held Tian Yu's hand, bit his fingers, and looked at Li Aiguo with some curiosity.

"It's a boy." Li Aiguo replied, picking up the half-grown child and saying, "Auntie, is this Li Jian?"

"It's the eldest brother. Li Jian, hurry up and call me brother."

Li Jian inherited Li Yunlong's bold character and was not afraid of strangers. He called out "Brother" in a crisp voice.

"Hey." Li Aiguo smiled and took out a tin-shell frog from his pocket and handed it over: "Here, this is a gift from your brother."

Today's iron-shell frog is a formally sold product. It is painted green on the outside and looks particularly exquisite. It is obvious that it is not cheap.

Li Jian was a little afraid to take it, but was unwilling to push it back, so he could only look at Tian Yu cautiously.

"Patriotism is too precious." Tian Yu is also a connoisseur.

"This was produced by our Qianmen Locomotive Depot at no cost."

After listening to Li Aiguo's explanation, Tian Yu let Li Jian take the frog.

At this moment, Li Yunlong came out of the house with a child about two years old in his arms.

"Aiguo is here, hurry into the house."

"Please take a seat, please take a seat, Aiguo, I always hear my old Li talking about you.

He somewhat regretted not inviting Zhao Gang to have a few more drinks with you in the capital.

I didn't expect your locomotive section to send you on a business trip to the southeast, you two should have a good time together."

Hearing this, Li Aiguo already understood that Li Yunlong had even hidden the truth from Tian Yu.

"Okay, auntie."

There was no need to be polite with Li Yunlong. While helping to pour tea, Li Aiguo said, "Aunt, Uncle Li, I also have to report a good news to you. Xueru gave birth to a boy."

As he spoke, he took something out of his canvas bag, "Aunt, Uncle Li, I came here in a hurry and didn't prepare anything, but I can't come in empty-handed for the first time."

Li Aiguo put two cans of milk powder and two packs of White Rabbit candy on the table. "I got these from the locomotive depot, and they're just what Li Kang needs."

Seeing that the milk powder was too expensive, Tian Yu thought of asking Li Aiguo to put it away.

Li Yunlong took a closer look and found that it was milk powder, which was something that could not be bought even if one had money, not to mention that Li Yunlong's living conditions had not been good in the past six months.

Li Yunlong turned his head to look at the thin Li Kang, and waved his big hand: "Tian Yu, take it, take it, Aiguo is your nephew, it is only right for you to give some good things to your uncle.

Be patriotic, if you have any good stuff in the future, please save it for me, thank you in advance, hehehehe."

Tian Yu was also very happy. Li Kang was just over one year old now and he needed milk powder.

Especially since 1959, the troops' rations have been reduced.

Li Yunlong's total ration was 27 kilograms. After deducting 5 kilograms to support the national treasury and 1 kilogram to support the disaster area, he had only 21 kilograms left.

Tian Yu alone had only 21 kilograms of food rations, and his family of five had a total of 42 kilograms of food rations, which was not enough to feed so many people.

Li Yunlong could only reduce his daily food intake from three or four steamed buns to half a pound of grain, and he could only drink water when he was hungry.

Li Yunlong's stomach was sunken, revealing his ribs. After repeatedly inspecting the artillery positions, he almost fainted on the position.

Half a year ago, Li Jian, who was in the second grade, originally planned to go out and pick up rotten leaves.

However, he never expected that he would steal a cabbage from a tricycle and be caught on the spot.

Li Yunlong's method of punishment was to tie his son to a chair, take off his pants, and whip him with a belt, leaving Li Jian half dead.

Fortunately, in the second half of the year, a large amount of grain was purchased from overseas, and the Li family's life became a little better, but they could still eat enough.

Of course, because of Li Yunlong's work, Tian Yu would not accept things from others casually.

Even the food that was delivered to his door was returned by the hungry Tian Yu.

Now after hearing what Li Yunlong said and thinking that Li Aiguo was his nephew, Tian Yu accepted it.

Aunt Zhang put the milk powder away and went into the kitchen to cook.

Li Jian pointed at the wooden box and asked, "Brother Aiguo, what's in this box?"

"Oh, I almost forgot." Li Aiguo opened the box, which contained various parts.

He asked Li Yunlong to get a screwdriver, and squatted on the ground to work. After a while, the original parts turned into a brand new baby carriage.

Tian Yu was instantly interested, but his expression darkened immediately: "Is this a baby carriage? But this is the first time I've seen something so exquisite. It must have cost a lot of money, right?"

"This is the latest Red Star baby carriage developed by our Qianmen Locomotive Depot. This baby carriage is an experimental product and is free of charge."

Tian Yu didn't believe it and wanted to push it, but Li Yunlong's loud voice rang out: "Aiguo is my nephew, it's only natural for him to give his uncle some good things as a filial piety.

If you feel bad, when you get to the capital, go visit the Aiguo family more often." Hearing this, Li Aiguo stood up and asked, "Why, Auntie is going to the capital?"

Tian Yu was very disciplined and realized that Li Yunlong's job transfer involved confidential information, so he did not answer immediately.

Seeing Li Yunlong nodded, she smiled and said, "Your uncle is going to be transferred to work in the border areas. According to the instructions from above, I will take the children and Aunt Zhang to the capital."

"That's great."

Li Aiguo's words have two meanings.

On the one hand, the establishment of the Frontier Legion is a great thing.

Another reason is that Tian Yu was transferred to the capital, where life is much better than in the southeast.

"When the time comes, feel free to bring your children to my house to play. I don't have anything at home, but lots of toys."

When Li Jian heard this, his eyes widened instantly: "Uncle Li, do you have a toy more fun than the iron-shell frog?"

"That's right. We are currently developing train models, kaleidoscopes, dolls, and building blocks."

After the success of the Iron Shell Frog, Li Aiguo had already started working on the next step of toy development and production, but was delayed because of this trip to the southeast.

After the task here is completed, I will go back and start making arrangements.

Li Jian's eyes lit up when he heard this. He grabbed Tian Yu's arm and said coquettishly, "Mom, when are we going to Beijing? I want to visit Brother Aiguo's house."

"Just spoil the children." Tian Yu looked at Li Aiguo and said, unknowingly, her originally unfamiliar tone became intimate.

Li Aiguo laughed: "Aunt, you guessed wrong this time. These toys are serious business. They are a project established in the locomotive depot."

Tian Yu was surprised: "Toys have become a serious matter?"

Li Yunlong waved his hand and said, "You don't understand Aiguo yet. This guy is the best at making these things. Last year, I went to Beijing for a meeting. Did you know that the umbrellas made by this guy were sold for 15 yuan each, and they were still in short supply?"

Tian Yu then believed it a little and promised Li Jian that he would take him to visit Li Ai's home as soon as he arrived in Beijing.

"You guys chat while I help Aunt Zhang cook. Li Jian, you come and help too."

Tian Yu and Zhang Ma worked in the kitchen for a while, cooking three dishes and a soup, a stir-fried vegetable dish, a stewed tofu dish, and a dish of peanuts.

The soup is clam chowder which is common here in the Southeast.

It is said that the clams were picked up by Tian Yu and Li Jian from the sea early in the morning.

Li Yunlong took out the clay pot of Maotai that he had treasured for many years and said, "Let's drink this today."

Li Aiguo reached out and grabbed the Maotai: "Uncle, I won't drink today. Let's save this wine for three days later when we celebrate and use it as a celebration wine."

Li Yunlong was obviously stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted and nodded heavily: "Okay, this wine will be kept for three days."

This family dinner without wine was extremely lively and both the guests and hosts enjoyed the meal very much.

At night, the southeast coast was immersed in darkness, with dim lights and laughter emanating from the windows of the villas.

In Basheng Garden on the island, more than 300 kilometers away from the villa, the atmosphere was tense and serious.

From time to time in the confidential room, the sound of ticking telegraphs and the ringing of telephones could be heard one after another, intertwined together.

Comrade Jianfeng walked back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back. The dim light made his face look even more sallow.

The action team leader of the confidential room's information group stood nearby and dared not say a word.

Comrade Jianfeng bears an unshirkable responsibility for the destruction of the Anyang battleship.

Although he was saved by the Micro-Manipulation Master, he was criticized at the security meeting and attacked by both CC and the "Smiling Tiger" (Ren Feng).

At the same time, Langley from Xiaomei's family suddenly sent a top order, requiring the Black Cat Squadron to carry out an emergency reconnaissance mission.

The purpose of the mission is to conduct detailed reconnaissance on the other side and find out what happened and why their strength has increased so much in just one year.

In just one month, the Black Cat Squadron completed five reconnaissance missions and took tens of thousands of photos.

According to the original plan, the Black Cat Squadron would carry out a reconnaissance mission again in three days.

However, the mole buried on the opposite side by the confidential room information group sent a telegram indicating that there were major movements on the opposite side and troops from various places were constantly being mobilized.

Comrade Jianfeng was shocked and immediately ordered the mole to investigate in detail, but unexpectedly the mole never responded again.

This situation only shows that the mole has been exposed.

At this time, Comrade Jianfeng was in a dilemma.

Once the enemy has made full preparations, obtained the SAM-2 from the Russians, and continued to carry out reconnaissance missions, it is very likely that the U2 will be shot down.

U2 is the most advanced reconnaissance aircraft in the world. If something goes wrong, Comrade Jianfeng will inevitably be implicated.

However, Langley has always been domineering. Even Comrade Jianfeng would not be able to afford to offend if he disobeyed Langley's orders.

Heavy footsteps sounded in the conference room, stepping on everyone's hearts.

Suddenly, the study door was slammed open from outside.

The captains of the action teams were all a little surprised.

Who dares to break into this top-secret location on the island without knocking and informing?

When they saw the newcomer's appearance clearly, the operations leaders were immediately relieved.

(End of this chapter)