60s researcher

At this moment, the salesperson handed him a four-cent stamp.

"Is there any set of Mei Lanfang's stamps available?" Lu Jian hurriedly pointed to the set of Mei Lanfang's stamps and asked. This set is very artistic, and it is the first set of toothless stamps in Huaguo. It has great commemorative significance.

"Do you want to buy a set? It's not cheap. The most expensive one costs 5 cents." The salesperson was a young girl. She was a little curious to see that he wanted to buy such expensive things. 5 cents can buy a catty of meat.

"I will often send things home in the future, so I will buy them as spares." There are very few people collecting stamps now, and it was not until 1980 that stamp collecting activities resumed. Lu Jian had to find an excuse by the way.

"That's fine, it's a total of 4 cents. Don't you want this one?" She took out a set of Mei Lanfang's stamps and handed them to Lu Jian, ready to take back the [-] cents.

"I want them all. You are giving me 9 sets of Mei Lanfang." Lu Jian used to like this set of stamps very much, and the collection value is also very high. Anyway, he doesn't intend to make a fortune like the protagonist of the novel. Now he has the opportunity It is also good to buy something to add value, a rare opportunity.

"All right. The total is 15 yuan and 9 cents." Although the girl felt that Lu Jian was spending too much money, she didn't know him after all, so she didn't say anything, took out another [-] sets of stamps, and handed him two envelopes.

Lu Jian smiled politely, put the money on the counter, and took the envelope and stamps.He stuffed ten sets of stamps into an envelope and put it in his arms.Then he took out the letter in his pocket, put it in an envelope, sealed it with the paste on the counter, walked to the mailbox outside the post office, and threw the letter in.

After posting the letter, Lu Jian returned to the dormitory, put the envelope with the stamp in the cabinet, locked it carefully, and then went out to the laboratory to continue to do the unfinished work in the afternoon.

Jinshi Factory is not far from the research institute, about ten kilometers away, and there is a bus directly to the destination.

Because he had greeted them in advance, when Lu saw them pass by, someone was already waiting.Jinshi Factory was originally a manufacturer of 130 drilling rigs. This time, the improved drilling rig will still be handed over to Jinshi Factory for production, so Jinshi Factory is also very concerned about this.

Lu Jian's work in the Jinshi factory went smoothly, and he went directly to the factory every morning. Because of the relatively high technical requirements, the Jinshi factory directly arranged for several old technicians to repeatedly polish it, striving to make the best and most suitable one.

Lu Jian repeatedly measured and calculated the accuracy of the parts. By the beginning of December, he finally matched and ground the parts perfectly, and adjusted the radial clearance to the most suitable distance.

Because time was tight, after Researcher Liu checked and accepted the components, Lu Jian went directly to Province G by car.

At the end of November, Lu Jian talked with Director Xu on the phone to confirm the departure time. The opening ceremony of the exhibition will be on December 12th, which will last for three days. To be able to load, the most important thing is that they have to install the prefabricated house, so Director Xu and the others will arrive a week in advance.

It was already December 13th when Lu Jian set off. He took the bus at [-]:[-] in the morning, and the journey took three days and three nights. When he arrived in G City, Province G, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon on NO.[-].

The journey went smoothly, the temperature in the north in December was already very low, Lu Jian was wearing a thick padded jacket when he set off, and by the time he arrived in province G, he was already sweating from the heat.

In province L, it has been snowing for a long time in December, but in province G, the sun is still shining every day, and the temperature is more than ten degrees.

Lu Jian has been in Province L all the time, and now the supply and marketing agency sells thick clothes, and there are no thinner clothes at all. He has grown 5 cm taller in the past few months, and he can't wear last year's clothes at all. He has no choice but to He unbuttoned his clothes and got out of the car in his padded jacket.

"Lu Jian, this way." As soon as Lu Jian stepped off the train, he heard a familiar voice, but it was Zhao Lei who pulled Xu Yan and ran over.

"Are you both here?" Lu Jian thought they should be busy now.

"Currently, Director Xu and the others are setting up the exhibition hall, and we are not needed for the time being, so we will come to pick you up." As soon as Zhao Lei came up, he gave Lu Jian a hug full of strength, which immediately made Lu Jian breathless .

"Let go quickly." Xu Yan, who was following behind, quickly broke away his hand and rescued Lu Jian.

"Are you okay?"

"Cough, cough, cough." Lu Jian coughed a few times, and finally calmed down. He grew taller in half a year, and looked thinner than before.

"I said Zhao Lei, can't you be more careful?" Lu Jian always felt that if he met Zhao Lei, he would suffer some minor crimes.

"Hey, I'm not too happy!" Seeing that he was fine, Zhao Lei returned to his hippie smile, and he didn't seem to worry at all.

"You are, why are you still wearing a padded jacket, it's going to be so hot." Zhao Lei was a little strange when he saw the clothes he was wearing.

"I just came from Province L, and it's very cold over there."

"Okay, get in the car quickly, and we'll talk about it when we get back." Xu Yan looked at the time, seeing that Lu had been in the car for so long, it was better to go back quickly.

"Yes, yes, hurry up, we came here by car." Zhao Lei smiled terribly, took the luggage from Lu Jian's hand, and led the way.

"You guys came here by car?" Lu Jian was a little surprised. He thought they came here by car, and he had never heard of any of them who could drive, but seeing Zhao Lei's appearance, he knew that the driver was him.

"I don't know where Director Xu borrowed it from. It's Zhao Lei who drives here and there these days." Xu Yan and Lu Jian walked side by side, shrugging.

The car was parked very close, Zhao Lei had already ran over to open the rear door, stood there and bent slightly to make a gesture of please.

"..."

Lu Jian and Xu Yan had no choice but to follow his arrangement and sat in the back seat. After they sat down, Zhao Lei closed the car door, returned to the driver's seat, and started the car.

"Zhao Lei, go to the supply and marketing agency first, I'll buy two pieces of clothes." Seeing that the car had started, Lu Jian hurriedly asked Zhao Lei to go to the supply and marketing agency first.

"Okay, but this place seems to be called a department store. It seems that S City is also called a department store. This name is much more imposing than a supply and marketing cooperative." Although Zhao Lei kept talking, the car drove steadily.

"Okay, the essence is the same, so don't talk nonsense." Lu Jian didn't have a good rest, was very hot, not in good spirits, and was a little tired.

"Aren't you eating on the train?" Seeing his tired look, Xu Yan quickly asked.

"Eat, I ate a boxed lunch." Lu Jian bought a boxed lunch at noon, mainly because he was afraid that the train would be delayed, and it would be delayed until four or five o'clock.But today is still relatively punctual, and there are no failures or accidents on the road.

Xu Yan saw that he was not in a good condition, knowing that he didn't talk anymore after eating.

The car stopped and went all the way, because Zhao Lei and the others didn't know the location, so they stopped several times to ask for directions.But in the end, I managed to find the way to the department store. After all, it was a very prosperous place in the previous dynasty. It was a famous foreign trade bridgehead from the end of the last century to the beginning of this century, so the road conditions are still very good. Almost asleep.

When getting out of the car, Xu Yan patted Lu Jian, and he quickly pinched his palm, got out of the car, and shook his head again, trying to get rid of the drowsiness in his mind.

The department store in Province L is very grand. It directly borrowed the former site of the National Bank of D from the government department. It is a typical Gothic building with towering spires, pointed arches, large windows and large stained glass with Bible stories. This country has a completely different style. "It's really magnificent here!" Zhao Lei and Xu Yan also came here for the first time, and they had only heard that the department store was very big before.

"Go in quickly." Lu Jian was not very surprised. He had seen European-style buildings before, because he was not short of money, and he also went abroad to play a few times when he was in college.

As soon as he entered, Lu Jian ran directly to the wardrobe counter. This city is almost the only city that still maintains foreign exchanges, and there are many more styles and types of clothes.

Lu Xuyan saw two cashmere coats that were almost knee-length, one black and one gray.Just as he was about to ask the salesperson if he could try it, Lu Jian suddenly heard a name.

"Yang Zhen, this dress seems to suit you quite well." A young girl walked in with a gray-haired old lady on her side. The old lady saw a women's coat and asked the girl to try it on.

"Grandma Hua, I have clothes! Today I'm buying clothes for Grandpa Confucius." The girl looked about eighteen or nineteen years old, with an oval face, big eyes, and a sense of maturity that didn't suit her age.

Lu Jian hadn't confirmed it just now, but when he heard the names of Granny Hua and Grandpa Kong, he confirmed that the girl in front of him was the heroine of the original text, Yang Zhen.

"Lu Jian, what's the matter, I asked you to try it directly." Xu Yan handed a black woolen coat to Lu Jian, but Lu Jian kept looking at one place without any response, he hurriedly yelled a few times , looking in the direction Lu Jian was looking at, is there an old lady over there?

Lu Jian came back to his senses and quickly took the clothes, took off the padded coat and put it in Zhao Lei's hands, then put on the overcoat. The style of the overcoat has always been a few classic ones, this one is for self-cultivation, and Lu Jian is already good-looking Handsome, wearing this dress looks even more personable.For a while, several people at the wardrobe counter looked over, and after a while Xu Yan handed the gray one to Lu Jian.

When Lu Jian finished trying on the clothes, the mother-in-law and the heroine had disappeared.He looked everywhere, but couldn't find it.

"Lu Jian, why are you so absent-minded? You saw someone." Xu Yan also looked around. He asked Lu Jian several times which one to buy, but Lu Jian was always distracted.

"Oh, I bought both of them! I wear this black one." Lu saw that he couldn't find the heroine after searching for a long time, so he put it aside for the time being.

"Buy both, this is 51 pieces." Xu Yan was a little stunned. He was engaged immediately and planned to get married next year. His partner had already set up family rules for him, and he had to report to the organization if he spent more than one yuan.

"Then I can't always wear one piece of clothing, can I?" Lu Jian mainly felt that these two pieces of clothing were similar in style to the coats of later generations. They were both classic styles with good quality, and they could be worn for a long time in the future.

"Come on, Xu Yan. We are not like you now. We are tied up by our future wife and we dare not move." Zhao Lei also took a coat, but it was shorter than Lu Jian's and it was also black.

"..."

Xu Yan wasn't talking anymore, and if he said it, it would hurt him, so he shut up.

After the two paid the money, Lu Jian went to the watch counter and bought a watch. It was a 66 watch produced by the S City Watch Factory in the first half of 1120. It was an all-steel shockproof mechanical watch. The surface of the needle drum is golden.Lu Jian fell in love with it as soon as he saw it, but the price is also very beautiful. It cost him 150 yuan directly, and emptied all his money, including the 100 yuan that Lu's mother gave him when he went to L province. After that, I became a junior researcher, and my salary was increased by 15 yuan. Now it is 55 yuan, but there are only a few yuan left.

After buying the watches, they continued to drive to the exhibition center of the Canton Fair.

When they arrived, there were still many people busy in the convention and exhibition center. Their booth was directly facing the entrance gate. The space was very large, about 60 square meters.

At present, two movable prefabricated houses have been installed, one is about [-] square meters, and they are arranged side by side in the second half of the booth.There is a table at the front, and several air conditioners have been placed on it.

Director Xu is instructing people to turn the air conditioner over and put it on the table.

Lu Jian hurried over.

"Director Xu."

"See Lu, you're finally here. I've let go of half of my heart." Director Xu laughed when he saw him, looking extremely happy.

"Has the air conditioner been installed?" Lu Jian began to care about the progress as soon as he arrived at the place. After all, the opening will be the day after tomorrow, and many problems must be discovered and resolved in advance.

"It's already installed. By the way, what do we need to do in our room?" Director Xu hurriedly led Lu Jian into one of the rooms. The inside was very simple, with a table and a dozen chairs placed alone. , The air conditioner indoor unit has been hung on the wall.

"Can we get some sofas back, let's forget about this chair!" Lu Jian felt that bringing people in was for people to enjoy, sitting on the soft sofa and blowing the comfortable air conditioner would definitely make those people not want to leave.

"The sofa is so expensive, why do you have it?" Director Xu quickly shook his head, the sofa is a precious thing, and some people have few people, let alone borrow it.

"Director Xu, is there any furniture factory participating this time?"

"Yes, what's the matter?" Director Xu was a little surprised. He didn't know why he asked this suddenly, but he was worried that Lu Jian would let him buy a sofa.

"Is there anyone who sells sofas?" Hearing this sentence, Director Xu felt that he probably wanted to buy a sofa, and he was still thinking about how to refuse.

"Yes." He replied in a low voice.

"Then take me there." Lu Jian thought of a good idea and urged Director Xu to go to the furniture factory.

"No, you don't want the factory to buy sofas, do you?" Director Xu asked worriedly.

"No, don't worry, you take me there first." Lu Jian quickly shook his head, he was crazy to let the factory buy sofas.

"That's good." Director Xu was finally relieved when he heard Lu Jian's denial, and took Lu Jian to the furniture factory in S city not far away.

"Director Han, do you have time? I have something to talk to you about." As soon as Director Xu passed by, he saw Director Han who was directing the workers to move the furniture, and immediately called him.

Director Han stopped, let others take over, and walked up to Director Xu.

"what's up?"

"Let me introduce to you first. This is Lu Jian, who is not in charge of the technical department of our factory, and this is Han, the director of the furniture factory in S City."

"Hello, Director Han." Lu Jian hurriedly greeted.

"Hello, the little comrade looks very young. He is already the head of the technical department. He is really a young talent." The factory manager looked at Lu Jian and sighed. He never thought that the young man in front of him would be so young. lead.

"You're too proud. We're here to discuss a cooperation with you." Lu Jian didn't make a fool of himself, and directly stated his purpose.

"Oh, how to cooperate?" Director Han looked very interested.

"We are selling air conditioners this time, and we have directly installed air conditioners in both rooms. Now we need some sofas for merchants to sit on."

"You mean you want to buy our sofa?" Director Han's eyes lit up when he heard this. Although it's not foreign exchange, it's money anyway, and he can't refuse it, otherwise he will have trouble with money.

"No, we don't buy it, we borrow it." Lu Jian shook his head.

"You said you want to borrow our sofa?" Factory Manager Han felt that he had heard wrong, and someone came to him to borrow a sofa.

"Factory Manager Han, listen to me, it's good for both of you and me." Seeing that he seemed a little angry, Lu Jian quickly explained.

"The most important thing for your sofa to sell is to make those people feel comfortable sitting there. If you borrow our sofa and put it directly in the air-conditioned room, they will be very happy when they sit on the sofa and blow on the heat. You are sending two people there, maybe the order will go up."

After hearing Lu Jian's words, Director Han's eyes lit up immediately, and he felt that this idea was really great, and it was a double enjoyment.

"Okay, let's borrow it, you wait, I'll let someone carry it over for you." The factory manager's attitude immediately became enthusiastic, and immediately asked the workers to move the sofa to Lu Jian's booth.

"Old Han, is this a good thing? I was the first to think of you." Seeing such a big change in Director Han's attitude, Director Xu quickly climbed up the pole.

"Okay, just say something."

"We have spent a lot of money for such a big booth, now you are doing sales for you, don't you have to..." Director Xu gave him a meaningful look.

"Okay, if the number of orders reached by your side in this exhibition is within this, we will pay one-third of your cost, if it reaches this one-half, if it reaches this, we will pay all of it." Factory Manager Han turned to Xu Factory The length was compared with a five, then a seven, and finally a ten.

"Okay, deal." Director Xu gave him a high five happily.

After the agreement was made here, Director Xu led Lu Jian to wander around the exhibition hall.

"Director, are we still going back?" Lu Jian was a little surprised, there were still many things to do at the booth.

"Our house lacks more than just sofas." Director Xu stopped and looked at Lu Jian with a smile on his lips.