Chapter 7 chapter Five

The iron stick with the thickness of a thumb was clamped on the vise, three times and two times, and the jaws were stirred very quickly. Zheng Shaobai held the flat-mouth chisel in his left hand and held the big hammer in his right hand, "crack, crack, crack", only three times Next, he chiseled the iron rod into two pieces. Ye Daer, the young owner of Yongli Iron Works, immediately patted Wang Shousong on the shoulder and said, "Okay, okay! Brother Ma San, this brother has a good craftsmanship, I will use it!" Wang Shousong was overjoyed, so he said to Zheng Shaobai: "Brother Shaobai, hurry up and thank the young master!"

Zheng Shaobai dropped the hammer, took two steps forward, and bowed to Ye Daer's belly: "Thank you, Young Master!" Ye Daer waved his hand: "Forget it! Forget it! Although my small factory is in a downturn, Uncle Wu and Brother Ma San have to give face! Besides, brother, you have such a good craftsmanship, you can't waste it in vain! From now on At first, even if your name is in the factory, hey, I forgot again, what is your name?" "My surname is Zheng, Zheng Shaobai!" "Oh! Good! Good! This name is good! The great poet of the Song Dynasty, Li Bai, isn't he called Li Shaobai? Huh? Brother Ma San?"

Wang Shousong was stunned for a moment, and asked in doubt: "Is that Bai Li... Li from the Song Dynasty?" "It's either the Song Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty!" Wang Shousong said: "But... maybe it was the Qing Dynasty?" Ye Da Er said: "That must be the Qing Dynasty!" Zheng Shaobai was in awe of Wang Shousong and Ye Daer: at the age of twenty-three, it was the first time he knew that his name was related to some great poet of the Qing Dynasty. "Can you read?" Ye Daer asked. Zheng Shaobai nodded his head, then hurriedly shook his head again: "No, I don't know how to read, but I have learned a few characters, and the worker's work character, I know it means standing up to the sky, oh, nonsense! Nonsense! I also forgot all about it." , illiterate, illiterate!"

Ye Da slapped his fat ears and smiled: "Okay! It's fine if you don't know how to read! There are so many people who can read, we can't figure it out; I can't read, Brother Ma San can't read, and Uncle Wu can't read, so we get along It's good, isn't it, third brother?" "That's it! That's it!" "The Communist Party is literate, so what's the end? Do you think how many were arrested a while ago? How many were killed?! My brother, work hard, don't have evil thoughts, have the face of Uncle Wu and Brother Ma, I will lose the surname Ye I can't miss you!"

After all, Ye Daear pulled Wang Shousong away, saying that he was going to have a drink or two.Zheng Shaobai didn't go, he knew that he was not qualified, and he didn't have that kind of friendship with Ye Daer.But he didn't feel wronged or unfair because of it.No matter how you say it, the third brother Wang Shousong helped him a lot, and Ye Daer gave him face again. He, Zheng Shaobai, a serious fitter from a big factory in the East, stood in front of the desk with a hammer in his hand. It's better than anything else. Smelling the smell of kerosene permeating the work shed, and looking at the broken iron bar on the pine desk—a masterpiece just now, Zheng Shaobai felt that the vigorous labor movement in Qingpu and the five years of being wronged in Weifeng were behind bars. So it was written off.As if he had never left the factory, he "cracked" three hammers, smashing a period of life tightly.

What a beautiful triple hammer!So beautiful that even Zheng Shaobai himself couldn't believe it.Every strike on the chisel was so powerful and accurate, I dare not waste all my strength in the dank prison along with the flesh on my body, what I have learned is my own, I think I can't lose it!That's something to be proud of. Whether it is joining the party, joining the gang, or revolution, the original purpose is to eat.If you have something to eat, let others have something to eat; if you can eat better, others can also eat better.That's all.He's fine, he's made a big revolution, what's wrong with him?Only the silk coat given by Mr. Shen'an was left behind. If I knew it was like this, I shouldn't have shown my face at the beginning. If I didn't show my face, I would be able to work in the Japanese Dongfang Locomotive Factory. The factory is decent and stylish!That table is not made of this kind of pine wood, it is made of steel plate, and there is a protective net in it...

But he didn't dare to think about it any further, Zheng Shaobai was afraid that his eyes would show contempt unintentionally, which would affect his livelihood in the future.No matter what you say, the good times in Dongyang Dachang are gone forever, and he joined the unlucky Communist Party in a daze. If he doesn't want to be caught and killed by the Kuomintang gang, he has to stay here and do his duty. To live, this is his fate, he is destined not to escape these ordeals.Now not only can he not leave the Communist Party, but he has to cling to it tightly.Wang Shousong, Wang Sange and the Communist Party are his only reliance in Weifeng. He relies on them to save his life and make a living.This may be the case with joining the party and revolution. Once you get stuck in it, it is difficult to pull out your feet, so you can only bite the bullet and hold on.If you hold on well, your luck is good, the revolution is successful, the party you join will gain power, and you will be popular and drink hot food, like Mr. Na'an.If you don't hold up well and your luck is bad, you have to watch your head all the time.

The success of the big red flag in the blue sky and the Kuomintang's victory does not mean his success and victory.After coming out of the prison, he met Wang Shousong and talked for only one night, Zheng Shaobai understood.However, Zheng Shaobai still can't believe that Mr. An, who used to be very respectful, has become so bad.How could Mr. An kill the Communist Party so much?Mr. An, Mr. Gao, and Mr. Ji are all classmates of Peking University. When the Qingpu General League went on strike, they were as good as brothers. How can they tear this face away?It's unimaginable!At the last meeting at 125 William Street, Mr. Ann saved his life!At that time, if Mr. An had followed Mr. Gao's suggestion and kept him, he might have been shot by Supervisor Zhao just like Lao He——He Gongcheng...

If he couldn't figure it out anyway, Zheng Shaobai didn't bother to figure it out. Anyway, things like revolution and counter-revolution are quite complicated and mysterious.More than 20 years later, when he was squatting in the Communist Party's detention center and writing his confession of crimes, Zheng Shaobai truthfully explained the complexity and mystery. However, no one believed his words, and his interrogators said he was pretending to be confused. I didn't figure it out at the time, and I was actually to blame for Wang Shousong's third brother Wang.The third brother only said that the Kuomintang betrayed the revolution and killed the Communist Party, but why did the Kuomintang betray the revolution?Why kill the Communist Party?The third brother didn't make it clear, maybe the third brother Wang himself didn't know.That messed up everything that came after.

That day at Yongli Iron Works, Zheng Shaobai first worked for the guys in the shed for a long time.In the afternoon, foreman Zhao San officially assigned him a job to pick out a crankshaft keyway on a machine.He picked well, smooth and even, without burrs, and the size error was no more than two strands of hair. Zhao San inspected the goods and was very happy. He rewarded him with a foreign cigarette and called some apprentices to him. In front of the crankshaft that had been picked out, he was scolded: "Look at the work done by Mr. Zheng, and then look at the rags you smashed. Think about it, don't you deserve a beating?! Picking out the keyway is not fucking digging corns Do you understand? Get out! Get out of here! If you do any more useless work, I will expose you!"

Zheng Shaobai felt sorry, looked at the boys scattered around, and said to Zhao San with a poignant smile: "I can't say that, I learned this every day! When I first entered the Japanese factory, I was not as good as them!" Zhao San was very surprised: "Huh? Your master Zheng has been in a Japanese factory? No wonder there are such skills. Where is the factory?" "Hey, Qingpu, Qingpu Dongfang Locomotive Works!" Zheng Shaobai showed extraordinary pride in his humility. "Oh, Dachangzi, Dachangzi! Why did you quit? Why did you come to Weifeng?" "This this……" Zheng Shaobai really didn't know what to say for a while, the labor movement, the revolution, the Communist Party and the five years of prison life can't be mentioned. If you mention something bad, you have to say it well, and you can't reveal the truth. This is very difficult. After being taken aback for a moment, Zhao San became suspicious: "Hey, did you do something wrong?" "Oh, no! No! Oh, it's... something wrong. Yes... I beat someone! Hit a Japanese technician, with a flat iron. Broke his head, they're going to get me, I ran here to look for Third Brother Wang." Zhao San gave a thumbs up: "Good fight! These little oriental devils deserve a fucking beating!" Just as he was talking, there was a sudden sound of rattling behind him.Zheng Shaobai turned his head and saw a woman in plain flower and fine foreign cloth gown pushing an almost new German foreign car, coming in front of them, the light on the rim of the foreign car hit him directly in the face. "Hey, Zhao San, my brother's foreign car broke down again, I tell you to fix it quickly, he will ride it tomorrow!" The sound is crunchy, strangely pleasant to hear. Zhao San hurriedly took over the car: "Okay! Okay! Put it here! Miss, sit down, sit! Hey, Master Zheng, quickly move a stool and let the lady sit down!" When Zheng Shaobai heard that it was the eldest lady, he was a little panicked. He looked around and wanted to move the stool. Unexpectedly, the eldest lady said: "I don't want to sit anymore. You can quickly find a boy who can breathe well so you can repair the car. Don't ride on it." It broke again within two days! This time my brother said that the central axis is not working well!" Zheng Shaobai was really smart, he immediately seized the opportunity in front of him, lifted the car, grabbed the pedals, turned it around a few times, then shook the center axle, and said to Zhao San and the eldest lady: "This car will be handed over to you." I'll fix it!" Only then did the eldest lady notice Zheng Shaobai's existence, and after glancing at him, she said to Zhao San: "This brother has a very good eye!" Zhao Sandao: "Here's a new one today! He was brought by the young master! Good workmanship, he worked in the Japanese Dongfang Locomotive Factory!" The eldest lady was shocked and said: "Oh, you are so promising? You can't see it! Okay, brother, I will leave it to you. If it can't be repaired, don't blame me for my brother cursing!" The eldest lady's eyes were burning, and she stared at Zheng Shaobai fixedly, which made Zheng Shaobai feel embarrassed.Zheng Shaobai didn't dare to look at the eldest lady like this, he just glanced at it intentionally or unintentionally, and what he remembered most was Na Bai, his face was very white, and his neck was also very white.Zheng Shaobai vaguely saw another pair of handsome eyes in the alluring whiteness, those were the eyes of Sang Ye.Putting the handsome eyes of mulberry leaves on the fair face of the young lady was his richest association at that time.The idea of ​​marrying this eldest lady as a wife is not among the richness. After the eldest lady left, Zhao San told Zheng Shaobai: The eldest lady is the younger sister of Shaodong's family. At twenty-seven, she married two men and killed two men. She has a hard life and is not handsome. , no one will propose marriage again.Zheng Shaobai was repairing a German foreign car, listening submissively without taking it to heart, let alone expecting that this woman who was five years older than him would be his wife in half a year, and would accompany him through the ups and downs of the next few decades rain…… This is naturally another day that should be remembered.On this day, relying on Sange Wang's face and his own skills, Zheng Shaobai regained his job as a fitter and repaired a foreign car for a woman who was bound to appear in his future life.This day was either October 8th or November 8th, 2019.