The train driver in the courtyard

Inside the classroom.

"Everyone look carefully, this is ㄅ: b!" Ran Qiuye held up a building block and placed it together with another building block.

In an instant, these seemingly ordinary pieces of wood seemed to be endowed with magical powers, firmly attracting the attention of the entire class.

Especially when the children saw that these wooden blocks could be combined with each other to create new pinyin, curiosity and excitement flashed in their eyes.

This creative and wonderful combination greatly stimulated the children's interest, and they couldn't help but read aloud following Ran Qiuye.

"ㄅ: b, ㄆ: p, ㄇ: m, ㄈ: f" The clear and loud reading voices were clearly heard in the classroom.

Director Gong stared through the window at the building blocks in Ran Qiuye's hands, as if he was attracted by a magnet and could not look away.

"Old Liu, what teaching aid is Teacher Ran holding?"

The piece of wood that was just used as kindling for the stove suddenly became a "teaching aid" in the mouth of Director Gong.

The principal's heart suddenly moved, and he quickly straightened his expression and answered seriously: "I don't know the details, but you may not know that Teacher Ran is a genuine college student.

After all, they are young people with flexible minds and active thinking. They often come up with some novel and interesting things on weekdays. "

At this time, the principal still failed to fully realize the great value of these building blocks.

They just kept praising Ran Qiuye for his outstanding teaching ability and saying that he was deeply loved and supported by his students.

However, as an experienced and insightful education expert, Supervisor Gong had already keenly noticed the unique significance of these building blocks from the students' high enthusiasm for learning.

He stood quietly outside the classroom window and listened to the entire class attentively.

It was not until the bell for the end of get out of class rang that he walked slowly towards the classroom door.

At this moment, the classroom was very lively. The students surrounded Ran Qiuye like a group of happy little swallows, chattering non-stop.

"Teacher, teacher, I still want to play with building blocks."

"Look, these blocks can be made into different shapes. This is a car, this is a truck, and there is a city wall."

"Oh, these building blocks are really fun. When B and O are stacked together, they can form a small house."

In those days, supplies were scarce and children's toys were mostly made of local materials such as pebbles and sticks.

Glass balls and iron rings are high-end toys that only dual-income families can afford.

Building blocks are beautiful, complex and interesting toys that attract students so much that they are reluctant to leave even after class.

A group of little heads gathered closely around Ran Qiuye.

The children carefully spelled out the letters on the blocks with not yet standard pronunciation, and at the same time gave full play to their imagination to stack the blocks into various shapes.

Seeing that Inspector Gong had been waiting for a long time, the principal wanted to call Ran Qiuye out, but was stopped by Inspector Gong.

"The children are studying right now, so it doesn't matter if we wait a while."

When the principal heard Inspector Gong use the word "learning" to describe the children's actions of playing with building blocks, it was like a flash of lightning passing through his mind.

He suddenly realized the huge value hidden behind these building blocks, and a gleam of surprise instantly flashed in his eyes.

Although Ran Qiuye has some minor flaws of a capitalist lady, since she entered Red Star Primary School, she has been very serious in teaching and is willing to help others, which has won unanimous praise from the teachers.

It is windy now and Ran Qiuye is not doing well at school.

Although he was protected by the principal and some teachers, in the complex environment, people with ulterior motives were everywhere.

If we can take this opportunity to help this girl find some cover-up, we can also avoid a lot of trouble.
The principal thought that if he could take this opportunity to help the girl, perhaps he could avoid a lot of trouble.

So, when the students finally dispersed, the principal immediately waved to Ran Qiuye.

"Teacher Ran, come here."

Ran Qiuye was holding a pile of building blocks and was about to return to the office when he heard the shouting and walked over quickly.

"Principal, why are you here?" She also saw Inspector Gong wearing a Zhongshan suit with four pockets, but she only dared to take a quick glance at him.

"Ahem, this is Supervisor Gong from the bureau. He's very interested in your building blocks. Could you please introduce them to me?"

The principal deliberately emphasized the words "your building blocks".

Ran Qiuye is no longer the innocent college student she was when she just graduated. She knows in her heart that JiMu has been noticed by her superiors.

This is the opportunity she has been waiting for for a long time.

As long as she can be noticed by her superiors, even if the superior just says "Oh... this young comrade is not bad and has some ideas" during the meeting, the current difficulties she is facing may be solved.

What’s more, the manufacturing process of building blocks is not complicated and they can be made by copying the same model. No one knows their true origin.

"Seize this opportunity! Ran Qiuye! You must seize this opportunity!"

Ran Qiuye was screaming in his heart, but when he opened his mouth, no sound came out of his throat.

"Teacher Ran, what's wrong? These building blocks were not made by you, were they?" The principal couldn't help but feel confused when he saw Ran Qiuye's face turning red and white.

Ran Qiuye dug her nails deep into her skin, and taking a deep breath through the piercing pain, "Principal, I borrowed this building block from Teacher Yan. According to Teacher Yan, it was made by Driver Li from their compound."

These words came out of her mouth with difficulty, as if each word weighed a thousand pounds.

As soon as he said this, Ran Qiuye relaxed completely.

She couldn't take all the credit, nor could she change the predicament, but at least she could live with her conscience.

Conscience seems intangible and worthless, even a little pedantic, and sometimes it can become a stumbling block to progress.

But it is precisely this conscience that always reminds her what is right and what is wrong.

It is the most essential and insurmountable difference between humans and animals.

The principal didn't expect Ran Qiuye to be so frank, and his expression changed slightly: "It turned out that it was made by Teacher Yan's neighbor, but I see that you are quite familiar with building blocks, so I'll have to trouble you to introduce it to the leader."

Supervisor Gong didn't know the inside story. Seeing that Ran Qiuye looked a little uneasy, he smiled warmly and said, "Little comrade, don't be nervous. Tell me how to use the building blocks."

Then Ran Qiuye explained in detail how to use the pinyin blocks.

She pursed her lips and mustered up her courage: "Leader, although this is my first time using these building blocks, I can clearly feel that the children are very interested in them. Interest is the greatest teacher, so I hope to vigorously promote Pinyin building blocks in the school."

Supervisor Gong picked up a building block and looked at it: "This building block looks simple, but the craftsmanship is very complicated. In particular, the paint of various colors is very difficult to find. If we make it ourselves, it will be very troublesome.

Teacher Ran, do you know that driver?

"I know him." Ran Qiuye nodded slightly, and the young man who loved comics instantly appeared in his mind.

I wonder if his cartoon has been completed now?

"That's good." Director Gong didn't say anything else, just took the building blocks.

The inspection itinerary, which was originally well-planned and rich in content, was greatly compressed.

Inspector Gong just hurriedly walked through a few key areas, hastily completed the necessary inspection procedures, and left in a hurry.

Ran Qiuye was a little confused, but she knew she had something urgent to do.

Ran Qiuye hurried back to the office. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Yan Bugui already waiting there.

"Ms. Ran, where are the blocks? I have to go to class soon."

Ran Qiuye's face flushed with embarrassment, and he forced a smile: "I'm so sorry, Teacher Yan, the building blocks were taken away by the supervisor."

"what?"

When Yan Bugui heard this, his eyes widened like bells, "What on earth is going on?"

Ran Qiuye explained the situation and apologized again: "Teacher Yan, I should have asked for your opinion before lending it out, but the supervisor..."

"Teacher Ran, please tell me what happened in detail." Yan Bugui realized that something was wrong.

After all, he was an experienced old teacher and he knew very well that leaders at the level of inspectors usually had high standards and would never develop a strong interest in something casually.

“Well, I’m in class.”

Ran Qiuye raised his eyelids and recounted in detail what had just happened.

The credit is mine. After hearing this, Yan Bugui slapped his thigh in regret.

There are hundreds of primary schools in the capital, but there are only a few supervisors. It is an honor to be able to talk to a supervisor.

Now the building blocks have also been noticed by the supervisor.

Although Ran Qiuye honestly explained the origin of building blocks, it was undoubtedly a great achievement for him to come up with the clever idea of ​​using building blocks as teaching aids.

And this should be his credit!

"It's a huge loss, it's really a huge loss this time..." Yan Bugui's heart seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand and it kept beating.

The most important thing is that Yan Bugui found that he had no way to blame Ran Qiuye.

After all, he was the one who lent the building blocks to Ran Qiuye.

Ran Qiuye showed the building blocks to the supervisor out of his seriousness in work and responsibility to his students.

"Teacher Yan, what's wrong with you?" After Ran Qiuye finished speaking, he saw that Yan Bugui looked a little upset and asked with concern.

Yan Bugui smiled awkwardly: "No, nothing, it's all for the children."

After saying this, Yan Bugui staggered out of the office.

"What a great opportunity! Why can't I seize it?"

He looked up to the sky and sighed.

"Li Aiguo, this guy, can attract the attention of the supervisor just by making a small thing. This is really weird."

"No, Li Aiguo gave me the building blocks for free. Did he foresee that the building blocks would attract the attention of the leaders?"

"He plans to use me to sell building blocks? This kid is so sneaky."

"That's not right. He could just take the fifty cents and sell the building blocks to me. That way, he can make money and the building blocks won't be noticed by the boss."

Yan Bugui was a little confused.

But he was well aware that there were no more bricks now.

I could only follow the original teaching plan and sing pinyin songs to those students for the whole class.

Ran Qiuye was grading homework, feeling a little uneasy. She didn't know when Supervisor Gong would return the building blocks. If the building blocks were not returned, should she pay Yan Bugui some money?

Ran Qiuye has been in Red Star Primary School for two years.

According to her cultural level and teaching quality, she should have been promoted to Level 5 teacher long ago. The school also helped her apply several times, but her application was rejected every time.

There is no such thing as senior teachers these days. Teacher levels are divided into six levels, with level one being the highest and level six being the lowest.

Teachers’ salaries are linked to their levels. A level one teacher can get 76 yuan, but Ran Qiuye, a level six teacher, only gets yuan a month.

"If I have to pay compensation, how much should I pay?"

Ran Qiuye clenched the pen until his knuckles turned white, his brows were tightly furrowed, and he kept calculating in his mind.

She knew very well that her monthly salary was not enough to cover her daily expenses, and there was little left.

If I really have to pay a sum of money, it would be a huge burden.

But the building blocks were borrowed from Yan Bugui after all. No matter what, the responsibility lies with me. It would be unjustifiable if I don't compensate for it.

It was almost noon, the sunlight was shining through the window onto the desk, and Ran Qiuye was just about to get up and ride his half-worn bicycle home for lunch.

Mr. Liu, the mathematics teacher in Class 3, suddenly notified Ran Qiuye to go to the principal's office.

Going to the leader's office for a meeting is not a good thing for a teacher like Ran Qiuye who comes from a poor background.

Ran Qiuye hurried to the principal's office with a nervous mood.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw the principal standing up to greet her with a smile on his face.

The principal said gently: "Teacher Ran, our superiors have assigned a task to our school. Are you confident that you can complete it?"

"Mission?" Ran Qiuye was obviously stunned for a moment, and after he understood, he immediately straightened his chest and said, "Principal, I promise to complete the mission."

It doesn't matter what the task is or how difficult it is.

The important thing is that the task must be completed!

This is the right attitude these days.

The principal was very satisfied with Ran Qiuye's attitude and handed her a document: "The bureau held a meeting this morning and is going to purchase 100 sets of building blocks to distribute to several nearby schools. Since you know driver Li, you can go and talk to him about this."

"The bureau is going to promote pinyin building blocks?! That's great." Ran Qiuye was overjoyed. With the help of building blocks, the teachers' teaching work will become much simpler and the children's enthusiasm for learning can also be stimulated.

The principal continued, "I have arranged for Teacher Yan to take over your class for the next two days. You should hurry up and buy the building blocks."

After saying that, the principal looked at Ran Qiuye deeply and added meaningfully: "You must seize this opportunity."

Although the principal did not explain it clearly, Ran Qiuye knew what he meant. This was an opportunity to show off in front of the bureau leaders. As long as he made contributions, he would have the capital to refute when faced with those accusations.

Ran Qiuye bit her lip and said gratefully, "Principal, thank you."

"Go, go, and teach well in the future." The principal waved his hand, sat down again, picked up a document and started writing and drawing.

The sunlight shone through the window onto the principal's head. His gray hair looked particularly eye-catching under the golden light.

Ran Qiuye was slightly startled, a complex emotion surged in her heart. She bowed slightly to the principal, took a deep breath, turned around and walked out of the principal's office quickly.

Outside the office, the sun was shining brightly, and the warm sunlight shone on her, as if illuminating the way forward for her.

At this time, Yan Bugui had already received a call from his comrades in the school, and he would replace Ran Qiuye to teach Chinese to Class 3 for the next two days.

"Where is Teacher Ran?" Yan Bugui looked at the Dean of Academic Affairs and asked in surprise.

"Teacher Ran has been transferred to be in charge of purchasing building blocks. It is said that the bureau attaches great importance to building blocks, and Supervisor Gong specifically mentioned Teacher Ran."

Hear the words.

Yan Bugui was stunned and stood there in a daze, squeezing out an incredible sound from his throat: "This job should be mine."

"What?" asked the Dean of Academic Affairs.

"No, nothing. Director, don't worry, I will definitely teach well."

Yan Bugui smiled helplessly and turned to leave the office.

Li Aiguo sold one hundred sets of building blocks, children can play with building blocks, Ran Qiuye is valued by the bureau, and people all over the world have a bright future.

This is a world where only Yan Bugui is hurt.

******
In the locomotive depot studio.

"Master, I'd like you to modify this section of the route." Li Aiguo frowned slightly, staring intently at the railway network operation map in front of him and said to Master Dou beside him.

At this moment, his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and a few strands of hair were soaked by sweat and stuck to his cheeks, but he was completely unaware.

Looking around, I saw a group of old masters from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot gathered around the table, looking focused and serious.

The weather was so hot and unbearable that the whole studio seemed to have turned into a huge steamer, with the heat permeating every pore.

Everyone's clothes had long been soaked with sweat, sticking tightly to their backs. The sticky feeling made people feel uncomfortable all over.

Seeing this, Li Aiguo hurriedly went to great lengths to get a large fan and a voltage stabilizer from the maintenance workshop.

As the fan whirred, it brought a rare coolness.

Everyone simply took off their shirts, bare-chested, and continued to devote themselves to their intense work.

Although the conditions were difficult, they were able to hold on thanks to their passion and dedication to their work.

After several days of working day and night, the railway network operation map of the Beijing area has gradually taken shape and has been drawn up.

At this moment, Li Aiguo breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense nerves relaxed a little.

As long as the sample is completed, it can be submitted to the department and the next step of work can begin.

"Master Dou, look here." Li Aiguo pointed to a section of the road on the timetable. "I always feel that the time arrangement of the train intersection in this section is not tight and reasonable enough. If it can be optimized, it may further improve the transportation efficiency."

Master Dou took a closer look and nodded slightly: "Driver Li, you are very thoughtful. Let me take care of this task."

As he spoke, Master Dou picked up a pencil, copied some pieces of rough paper and started calculating.

Li Aiguo stood up and shook his sore neck. He originally planned to go to Cao Wenzhi to see what was going on.

At this time, shouting was heard from outside the yard.

"Driver Li, are you there?"

Li Aiguo walked out and saw a comrade in security uniform standing outside the yard gate.

"It's Secretary Liu. The wind today brought you here." Li Aiguo recognized him as the comrade on duty at the gate. He walked over quickly and handed him a cigarette while speaking.

Cigarettes pave the way, wine builds bridges, and smiling faces greet people - this is the way of the world.

"You're too polite!" Officer Zhao took the cigarette and said with a smile, "Driver Li, there's a lady outside looking for you. She's quite young and pretty."

A beautiful young girl? Li Aiguo couldn't remember who she was.

So, with doubts in mind, Li Aiguo followed Officer Liu to the gate of Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

When Li Aiguo saw that the girl standing outside was Ran Qiuye, he became even more confused.

He and Ran Qiuye had only met once and they were not close friends. How did this girl get to Duan?

"Driver Li, I'm sorry to have come to you without your permission." Ran Qiuye rubbed his hands awkwardly, "I need your help with something."

Although Ran Qiuye is not particularly beautiful, her skin is whiter than that of ordinary girls.

As the saying goes, a white complexion can hide three ugly features. Her appearance attracted the attention of many young men.

"We are friends, why be polite? This is not the place to talk. Come with me."

Li Aiguo invited Ran Qiuye to the locomotive depot yard, where there were locomotives everywhere. Those huge machines were almost like bunkers.

"Driver Li, I came to you because I was thinking..."

"Don't be so rude, we are friends. I haven't thanked you for helping me choose the pens, ink, paper and inkstone."

After hearing what Li Aiguo said, Ran Qiuye secretly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as he told her about the purchase of building blocks.

"This is good news. When do you plan to get these building blocks? I will ask the carpenters to prepare them right away." Li Aiguo did not expect that the pinyin building blocks would actually become teaching aids, and he became excited for a moment.

"Oh, Driver Li, should we talk about the price?" Ran Qiuye's fair little face was full of surprise.

You should know that these building blocks look like wooden blocks, and they are actually wooden blocks, but they are very valuable.

"Then let's start over?" Li Aiguo coughed twice and said with his hands behind his back, "Teacher Ran, my building blocks are carefully made, and the quality is impeccable! Every piece fits perfectly. The building blocks are made of century-old lotus wood, and the paint is environmentally friendly and safe.

So, each brick is very expensive! At least 30 cents."

"Ah? Thirty cents, that's expensive. The purchase price given by the bureau is two cents per pill."

Ran Qiuye had not expected the price of building blocks to be so high, and his tone weakened a bit at the time.

This silly girl just revealed her cards like that?

"2 cents, deal!"

Li Aiguo stretched out his hand towards Ran Qiuye.

"When do you need it?"

Ran Qiuye was stunned for a moment. After she was sure that Li Aiguo was not joking, she nodded heavily: "Driver Li, thank you."

She didn't think she could cut the price of the building blocks from thirty cents to one cent.

He stretched out his hand and shook hands with Li Aiguo.

"Of course the sooner the better."

Li Aiguo held Ran Qiuye's hand and reminded her, "Teacher Ran, this matter was assigned to you by the bureau, and the decision has to be made by the bureau."

Ran Qiuye looked a little bewildered: "But the principal said that Supervisor Gong has given me the responsibility of contacting you. I will be responsible for this business."

This girl is still so innocent and pitiful. After muttering a few words in his heart, Li Aiguo could only make his words clearer: "You are not in contact with me, you are in contact with the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, and the person who signed the agreement in the end was Section Chief Xing.

Similarly, I was not in contact with you, but with the Bureau of Culture and Health, and the person who signed was the leader of the Bureau of Culture and Health. "

(End of this chapter)