The train driver in the courtyard

When he was in Beijing, Li Aiguo once heard train drivers on the Jinling Line talk about their impressions of Jinling people.

Everyone has a different impression, the only thing they have in common is pride, the kind of pride that is deeply buried in their bones.

Li Aiguo thought he understood a little bit.

After all, Jinling is the ancient capital of Six Dynasties, and its historical status is no less than that of Beijing.

However, when he saw Chief He of the Security Department delivering the supplies distributed by Factory 219, he realized that he seemed to have underestimated Jinling.

"Comrade Li Aiguo, you will probably need to work in 219 for a while, which is equivalent to 219 of us. According to regulations, you should be allocated living supplies like the engineers."

He handed over a thick stack of items.

"Here are socks from the Jinling Socks Factory and sheets from the Jinling Datong Sheet Factory for use at night. In the morning, you can brush your teeth with mango toothpaste, wash your face with Gulou soap, and wipe your face with towels from the Jinling Towel Factory."

Although Section Chief He's tone seemed calm, this pile of items already showed his pride.

"Thank you." What else can Li Aiguo say about the enthusiasm of the comrades from Factory 219?

Zhou Ke, who was watching from the side, had his eyes sparkling. He rubbed his hands and asked, "He Ke, where's mine?"

"This is toothpaste, soap and a towel." After Section Chief He handed out Li Aiguo's things, he turned around and took another one from the waiter at the guesthouse.

"No, where are the socks and sheets?"

Section Chief He answered honestly: "Your rank is not high enough."

Zhou Ke smiled awkwardly: "You don't have to say it."

Section Chief He tilted his head and said, "If I don't tell you, how would you know? You would misunderstand that we are treating you differently."

Zhou Ke looked at the three things in his hand, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Aren't you treating people differently?"

Section Chief He puffed out his chest and said, "Young comrade, we are following the rules and regulations of the factory. How can this be considered discriminatory treatment?"

Zhou Ke: "."

Section Chief He left, and Zhou Ke gave his evaluation of this man: "This guy seems a bit too old-fashioned."

Li Aiguo also felt this.

Section Chief He is indeed serious about his work, but he is a bit too blindly copying rules and regulations.

Take the patrol work of the security officers in the factory for example. Just now, Li Aiguo discovered several loopholes along the way, all of which were caused by following the strict rules.
It’s just that Li Aiguo is a guest now, so it’s not convenient to point it out directly.

The night is getting darker.

Li Aiguo fell into a deep sleep lying on the sheets from Datong Sheet Factory.

Like all military factories, at 6:30 in the morning, passionate songs resounded throughout the factory.

Li Aiguo followed the Jinling people's practice and took a full set of Jinling toiletries and packed up hastily.

Then he took Zhou Ke to the cafeteria to have breakfast.

There were already quite a few people gathered in the cafeteria at this time, with workers and engineers gathered in groups of three or four.

Li Aiguo ordered some food and found an empty seat with Zhou Ke.

As soon as I sat down, a middle-aged man in a gray Zhongshan suit came over and said with a smile: "You are comrades from Beijing, right? I am..."

Before he could finish, a voice came from a distance: "Lao Meng, the leader is coming to inspect today, and Section Chief He asked us to go back in advance to make preparations."

"Patriotic comrade, let's talk next time." The middle-aged man smiled, turned around and left in a hurry.

Zhou Ke glanced at his back and said, "Who is this guy? He seems to be so clueless."

"He should be an engineer from the technical department." Li Aiguo took a bite of the steamed cake. It tasted really good, but the name was too scary.

"how do you know?"

"He wears black-framed glasses and has a pen on his chest. He is a cultured person." Li Aiguo said halfway and took another bite of the steamed cake.

Zhou Ke showed an expression of admiration: "Brother Aiguo, your observation is really subtle."

"Also, I saw this person in the welcoming crowd yesterday. He was standing behind Liu Hong, the chief of the technical department." Li Aiguo continued.

Zhou Ke: "."

He had already thought about how to ask this brother for advice to improve his investigative ability, but now he quietly withdrew his idea.

The technical department was doing the preparatory work. After Li Aiguo had breakfast, he brought Engineer Chen to the test site at the back.

After Zhou Ke drove the trench excavator to the site, he and Engineer Chen explained driving experience and maintenance knowledge to the comrades in the engineering company.

Before we knew it, it was half past nine. There was a commotion in the distance, and Chief Jinling came over accompanied by factory leaders and guards.

Seeing the trench digger, the old veteran who had been so vigorous on the battlefield became somewhat moved.

The leader stood there, staring at the trench digger, and said "good" three times.

"From now on, when we set up our front-line positions, we won't have to worry about manpower and time issues."

In the morning light, the trench digger looked like a dormant steel behemoth entrenched in the center of the test site.

The hydraulic arm pointed obliquely toward the sky, and the interlaced gears at the arm joints emitted a cold metallic luster.

Each track plate was as wide as a door panel, and the grooves were embedded with broken stones from the test the night before.

"This piece of iron." The commander's rough palm stroked the hot metal shell, and his fingertips rubbed the raised lines on the welds. "It's more impressive than the tanks I captured that year!"

The chief turned his head and looked at Li Aiguo: "Comrade Aiguo, isn't it time for a rough guy like me to see what's going on?"

"Demonstration begins!"

With Li Aiguo's order and with the cooperation of the engineering company, the trench excavator made a deafening roar, and the steel behemoth completely woke up.

The hydraulic arm swung flexibly like a giant python, the thick pipes were instantly tightened, bursting out with a heart-pounding sense of power.

The huge bucket cut into the rock fiercely, sparks flew, and the hard concrete blocks were easily torn apart like crackers.

The soldiers of the engineering company cooperated tacitly and directed the robotic arm to throw the broken rocks accurately seven or eight meters away.

There was a fiery light in the chief's eyes.

When the excavator dug a standard defense trench 10 meters long and 2 meters deep in ten minutes, he excitedly took off his military cap and waved it vigorously: "Good! Good! Good! With this steel dragon, we can build a solid defense line!"

Several leaders behind the chief also nodded.

They were all veterans who had fought on the battlefield, and they could tell at a glance that the depth and width of the trenches dug by the trench diggers were of a very standard nature.

And during the excavation, the bucket was used to reinforce the trench from time to time, so there is no doubt about the solidity of the trench.

The leader strode up to Li Aiguo and shook his hand tightly: "Comrade Aiguo, thank you for bringing us such a good thing!"

The factory leaders and guards who were watching also applauded.

After the simple demonstration, the leader issued an order on the spot, requiring the engineering company and Factory 219 to fully cooperate with Li Aiguo's work, master the driving and maintenance techniques of trench excavators as soon as possible, and form combat effectiveness as soon as possible.

"Commander, please rest assured, we will never let you down!" The soldiers puffed out their chests and made the promise.

They were very proud to be the first engineering company in the country to operate trench diggers.

"Please rest assured that we will fully cooperate with Comrade Li Aiguo." The factory leaders also expressed their views.

It was almost noon.

The leader was about to turn around and get in the car, but suddenly stopped, looked at Li Aiguo, and said in a joking tone: "Comrade Aiguo, why don't you mention the bet? Do you want me to be known as someone who doesn't keep his word?"

Li Aiguo: "Chief, we all know that your words are as good as gold. How could you deny the two boxes of Moutai liquor, the mantis sword technique, and the Shaolin Temple stick technique, boxing technique, and leg technique?"

"Wait!" The chief felt something was wrong the more he listened, and interrupted Li Aiguo: "Why don't I remember promising you so many things?"

The chief turned his head and looked at Staff Officer Xiao: "Xiao Xiao, did I really promise him everything?"

Staff Officer Xiao glanced at Li Aiguo and answered seriously, "I was not at the scene at that time."

"Commander, if you are busy, I won't disturb you." Li Aiguo straightened his chest and raised his head.

The meaning is very clear. As a leader, you can't go back on your words.

"Someone once told me to be careful when dealing with the little train driver and not to be deceived by his honest appearance. I didn't believe it at first, but now I don't."

As he spoke, the chief's face straightened and he asked, "Patriotic comrade, why do you learn martial arts?!"

When these words were spoken, people around felt strange. The natural purpose of learning martial arts is to become powerful, why else?
Everyone looked at Li Aiguo.

Li Aiguo took a deep breath and said slowly: "Eliminate the grievances and injustices in the world!"

Hiss. This tone is too loud! He will definitely be criticized by the leader.

The chief suddenly laughed: "That's good. Master Lin told me before he passed away that I should pass on this skill and not let down the founder. I have been fighting all over the years and really neglected this matter."

The chief rubbed his wrist and looked at Li Aiguo: "Boy, come with me. Whether you can learn it and how much you can learn depends on your real ability."

Hearing this, other people at the scene might not feel anything.

However, several leaders following the chief, especially Staff Officer Xiao who had followed the chief for decades, were suddenly shocked.

Most people only know that the leader was from Shaolin Temple.

Little did he know that the chief's real master was the wandering monk Lin Jinzi who brought him to Shaolin Temple.

Lin Jinzi is a martial arts fanatic, and is particularly proficient in swordsmanship, stickmanship, gunmanship, boxing and kicking.

The chief was also a natural martial artist. He followed Master Lin for several years and learned a lot from him.

Unfortunately, not long after, Master Lin fell ill and passed away. The leader was very sad. In addition, he was busy fighting in the country and the matter of taking in apprentices was delayed.

The leader has often taught the soldiers and guards kung fu over the years, but it was limited to instruction and he had no intention of accepting them as disciples.

This time it's completely different.

Li Aiguo is going to become the leader’s last disciple!

Zhou Ke watched Li Aiguo get into the jeep with the leader, raised his hand, and wanted to ask if he could go with them, but in the end he didn't say anything.

In a mysterious courtyard in Jinling.

"In addition to hard work, talent is also indispensable in learning martial arts." The chief sat on the chair, took a sip of tea, and looked up at Li Aiguo.

Li Aiguo knew that the commander wanted to test his skills, so he said, "I have practiced military boxing, commander, would you like me to teach you a set?"

"Military boxing is a good thing. The moves are simple, but the lethality is huge. There is no need to practice it. Kung Fu is not for performance." The leader put down the teacup and shouted outside.

"He Fu, come here and practice with this train driver."

Not far away, He Fu, who was instructing the guards on their moves, came over.

He was probably in his twenties, short and strong, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but he was wearing the uniform of the Fourth Field Army.

When Staff Officer Xiao saw He Fu coming forward, he reminded him cryptically, "Aiguo, be careful. He Fu is the bodyguard of a leader of the Fourth Field Army. He has been practicing martial arts in the town's martial arts hall since he was a child. He is very good at martial arts, especially some old-school martial arts moves."

The fact that he can appear here as a member of the Fourth Field Army already demonstrates his ability.

Li Aiguo looked at Staff Officer Xiao with gratitude and walked forward.

The chief likes to practice martial arts, and people often practice martial arts here. The guards skillfully form a circle and create a ring in the middle.

He Fu, who was standing in the center of the venue, bowed. He did not look like a soldier from the Fourth Field Army, but rather had some of the spirit of an old-school martial artist.

"He Jiaquan, He Fu, please."

Li Aiguo glanced at him.

"Li Aiguo, Qianmen Locomotive Depot."

What kind of name is this? The train driver's train fist? He Fu frowned slightly, a hint of anger flashed in his eyes, and he stepped forward and stabbed Li Aiguo in the chest with his elbow!
The start order hadn't been given yet, but He Fu's sudden action caused many guards to frown. Only Staff Officer Xiao touched his chin, looking thoughtful.

Getting on the ring is like getting on the battlefield. Li Aiguo has been concentrating all the time. Seeing this situation, he lightly took a half step back.

He let go of most of the momentum of He Fu's elbow, then he moved his left arm upwards to move the opponent's elbow, and kicked He Fu's shin with his right foot.

When Li Aiguo's toes touched the ribs, he felt that the other party was able to shrink back, and he was suddenly surprised.

He is indeed a master!
"It's interesting!"

He Fu attacked first but almost suffered a loss. His eyes lit up and he spun around to avoid Li Aiguo's feet. His left fist hit Li Aiguo's chin from below like a hammer!
Fast, accurate and powerful, this is the standard He family boxing.

The guards who were watching widened their eyes and couldn't help but worry about Li Aiguo.

With this fist, He Fu defeated many good fighters in the army.

How can this train driver be a match for him? He should retreat, right?

Li Aiguo narrowed his eyes, and instead of retreating, he moved forward, took a sideways step, and bumped into He Fu's arms.

This move is of no kind and can't even be called a move at all.

"Isn't this a young girl throwing herself into his arms?" Several guards laughed out loud.

The leader is always serious, but he is very tolerant in such occasions and never interferes, and the guards are also very relaxed.

The chief also frowned slightly at this time. This train driver was quite arrogant. How come he was someone who had never practiced martial arts?

"Now is the time." He Fu was delighted when he saw Li Aiguo rushing towards him in a crooked manner, and the speed of his fist increased a bit.

At this moment, Li Aiguo's right hand, which had been hidden behind his back, suddenly formed a claw shape and directly grabbed He Fu's wrist, exerting force hard!
His intention was to break He Fu's wrist!
This move was truly a stroke of genius, and the guards watching gasped in shock.

He Fu sneered. The reason why He family boxing has been passed down for so many years is not just because of fists.

He ignored Li Aiguo's grab, bent his knees, and inserted his left hand into Li Aiguo's crotch.

Li Aiguo reacted very quickly and pushed back with his knee, shaking back He Fu's left hand, and the two separated.

The whole process is very complicated and actually happens in a flash.

The guards who were watching breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the two separate.

"I didn't expect this train driver could actually force He Fu to retreat"

"It's not just about forcing him to retreat. The train driver had the opportunity to break He Fu's wrist, but he didn't do it."

"Oh no, He Fu is moving!"

Before he finished speaking, He Fu, who was at least five steps away from Li Aiguo, flew in front of Li Aiguo in an instant.

That’s right, it’s flying!

He tapped the ground with his toes twice, bent over and rushed forward at an extremely fast speed, and his shoulder hit Li Aiguo directly.

Seeing this, the chief stood up suddenly and said, "I didn't expect that Li Aiguo would force He Fu's mountain collapse!"

He Fu practiced the boxing skills inherited from his family, but his real special move was the mountain-collapsing strike.

This is something I learned from old martial arts in the mountains. It requires great strength and the right timing.

The first time the leader competed with He Fu, he was caught off guard and knocked to the ground by this move.

"Mountain Collapse!"

"Mountain Collapse!"

"Mountain Collapse!"

The guards also recognized this trick and their faces suddenly turned ugly.

Everyone saw that Li Aiguo actually had the opportunity to break He Fu's wrist just now.

According to the rules of sparring, He Fu should have admitted defeat by now. How could he use his special moves when others were not prepared?

The guards did not realize that they had unknowingly stood on the side of the train driver whom they had just met.

Li Aiguo knew clearly that for He Fu to become the "coach of the imperial guards", it was far from enough to rely solely on the He family's boxing skills, and he must have a backup plan.

Working at the weather station for many years has enabled him to develop a good habit of never letting down his guard until the enemy is defeated.

When He Fu started to move, Li Aiguo had already kicked out with his left foot.

"boom!"

This kick was very powerful.

He Fu also used up all his strength.

With the combined force, the kick hit He Fu's stomach, and it actually made a muffled sound that cut through the air.

The guards all looked over and saw that He Fu was kicked more than a meter away. He was unable to keep his balance and rolled several times on the ground before finally stopping after hitting a big tree.

Li Aiguo also took two or three steps back.

"You" There was blood on the corner of He Fu's mouth. He struggled twice, holding his stomach, stood up, and staggered towards Li Aiguo.

Staff Officer Xiao quickly stepped forward and stopped He Fu: "Stop it now. Now that the winner has been decided, we are all comrades. There is no need to make both sides lose."

"Colonel Xiao, I was a little careless just now. Just give me another chance."

He Fu was about to say something, but Staff Officer Xiao looked at the guards next to him and said, "Xiao Liu, Xiao Zhou, help Comrade He Fu to the infirmary."

Two guards stepped forward and helped the unwilling He Fu away.

Staff Officer Xiao looked at his back, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

There is nothing wrong with He Fu himself. He is brave in combat and has good kung fu skills. His only shortcoming is that he is too competitive.

Sometimes, being able to admit defeat is also a skill.

At first, the leader intended to take He Fu as his apprentice, but after observing He Fu, he gave up the idea.

Originally, even if He Fu lost, he could continue to stay here. If he was assigned abroad in the future, he could at least go to a primary agency.

Now, it can only be returned.

Staff Officer Xiao sighed and turned to look at Li Aiguo, revealing a rare look of envy: "Comrade Aiguo, congratulations."

The guards nearby finally came to their senses and looked at Li Aiguo with different eyes.

Being able to become the leader's apprentice means that Li Aiguo has completely become one of their own.

The chief was not an ostentatious person, and the ceremony of accepting apprentices was simple and old-fashioned.

No outsiders were invited, only a few family members, friends and a few close associates of Chief of Staff Xiao.

Li Aiguo poured a glass of Moutai liquor for the leader, handed it to him with both hands and called him "Master".

The chief took the enamel wine cup, drank it all in one gulp, nodded and called him "apprentice".

The whole ceremony was over.

"From today on, you are my disciple, Lao Xu. As a master, I will teach you strictly to prevent you from embarrassing me in the future."

“But I have never taught an apprentice.”

The chief picked up the wine glass and drank it all, scratched his head and said: "Well, let's follow the rules of Shaolin Temple."

Li Aiguo: "."

The so-called rules of Shaolin Temple are to start with small tasks such as sweeping the floor and fetching water every morning. Although these tasks seem simple, they can actually hone one's patience and strength, and prepare one for the more tiring martial arts training that follows.

After finishing the daily chores, I would find a spacious place to start practicing.

The training is also basic skills, such as using a knife to chop wood, practicing balance to fetch water, and practicing strength to help carry large bags in the canteen. These are fine, after all, they can all exercise the body.

The key point is that the leader actually found a big iron pot, filled it with a lot of glutinous rice, put firewood underneath to make a fire, and burned the pot to make it boiling hot, so that Li Aiguo could practice iron sand palm.

"Master, what's going on with this glutinous rice?"

"Ahem, isn't it time to give benefits to the soldiers? This year we're going to give them rice dumplings."

"After the rice is kneaded, I'll have someone send some zongzi leaves over. When tying the zongzi rope, you need to master the strength and technique of tying the rope to ensure that the zongzi does not come loose. This will help you practice control and be able to do it with ease."

After taking a look at his caring master and then looking at his own red palms, Li Aiguo always felt that the leader took him in as an apprentice just to find a handyman.

This kind of days lasted for four or five days.

News came from Factory 219.

Engineer Chen and the technicians and engineers of Factory 219 have worked out a training method for trench excavator driving, and asked Li Aiguo to return to Factory 219 to discuss the next steps.

"Master, I'll go back first." Li Aiguo ate a red date rice dumpling, took a sip of Moutai, rubbed his stomach, said hello to the guards, and left the compound carrying the bottle of wine.

Guard Xiao Liu watched Li Aiguo get on the GAZ jeep and hurried back to report.

"Commander, your apprentice has left."

"Really gone?"

"I saw it with my own eyes."

"Finally, we got rid of this guy." The chief heaved a long sigh of relief as he sat in his chair.

Staff Officer Xiao almost laughed out loud.

These two masters and apprentices are making it seem like an underground war.

This story starts with the leader accepting Li Aiguo as his last disciple.

The chief drank the apprenticeship wine and prepared to teach his apprentice kung fu, but suddenly realized a problem - he didn't know how to teach!
When the leader learned Kung Fu, he was just a half-grown child. He only knew how to learn but didn't know the steps at all.

Later, when he was in actual combat on the battlefield, that skill became his instinct to kill the enemy.

If it's just teaching a few moves, it can be done.

The key point is that this is the last disciple, and the future will be related to the inheritance of the master's kung fu, so he cannot be careless at all.

At this time, the leader thought of a good idea - delay.

While letting his disciples practice basic skills, he also asked someone to go to the Shaolin Temple to get some secret techniques.

It’s just that Li Aiguo’s basic skills are so solid that he can lift a stone hammer weighing more than 150 kilograms with one hand.

There was no other choice but to find ways to delay it, which led to all the weird training that followed.

At the beginning, the train driver didn't understand the situation and thought that the leader really wanted to train him, so he worked hard for two days.

But this guy was smart and soon realized that he had been fooled, so he fought back and took the money.

Before each work, he would sneak into the house, get a bottle of Moutai, and drink while working.

The key point is that this guy has a nose like a dog. No matter where the leader hides the Moutai, he can find it.

This is a matter between a master and his disciple, and the guards dare not interfere.

Now it was the chief's turn to be unable to sit still.

Thinking about these things, Staff Officer Xiao reminded: "Comrade Li Aiguo will not be able to stay at Factory 219 for too long this time. You still have to compile the secret manual quickly."

Leader: “.”

(End of this chapter)