The Pentium Era - South to North

After Zhang Chen's "Dynamic Zone" opened, this area has indeed become the busiest place on Stadium Road. Especially in the evenings and Sundays, many sports enthusiasts come here to hang out.

The Hangcheng Stadium opposite saw the booming business here and finally couldn't sit still. They knocked down the wall on Stadium Road and converted the stands under the stadium on this side into a row of shops. The provincial stadium next door A row of houses was built along the walls of the gymnasium.

Zhang Chen wrote a sports goods street on the door of "Dynamic Zone". I looked at it at the time and thought it was an exaggeration. I didn't expect that it has actually become a street here now. Even on days when there are no games in the gymnasium and stadium, there are also people in this neighborhood. There will be a lot of people.

Zhang Chen told the reception room that every night, the lights of the stadium were turned on, and anyone outside who wanted to come in to play or watch the ball would be allowed in.

Soon, Zhang Chen simply set up a guard at the factory, and mobile security guards were added to the factory area. The gate was basically open to the outside world. In this way, their place became the center of this area again.

Zhang Chen looked at the Provincial Gymnasium and Hangcheng Stadium and smiled proudly. Come on, come together. You will all be open to the public and free of charge. As long as you can't do it, I will still be the highlight of this area.

What's more, their appearance and image have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even the Provincial Stadium and Hangcheng Stadium, they can't do such a big image.

There is a lighted court that is open to the public for free, which attracts more sports enthusiasts to come here. Every night, a lot of people gather on their basketball court. Zhang Chen regrets that he left another court , changed into a garden.

However, changing it to a garden also has its advantages. There were not many gardens in the city at that time. The most annoying thing was that in every garden, there would be joint defense team members with flashlights. They liked to find lovers who were hugging each other. As soon as a person's lips touched their lips, a beam of light hit him with a "swish", and then there was a burst of "What are you doing!" and then began to check the identity and household registration.

Zhang Chen smiled and told his security guard, "Don't be so obscene. If you see someone kissing you, just stay away. Why don't you kiss yourself?"

Zhang Chen's garden and the metasequoia forest behind it were soon discovered by sports enthusiasts as a free place. In addition to playing and watching football, they could also fall in love. With such a good place, what would young men and women do? Will they not follow suit?

On the iron gate in front of their door, there are still the five characters of Qunying Garment Factory, which are also painted very eye-catching with red paint. This was left intentionally by Zhang Chen. He said that this can give the old employees a sense of belonging, and they feel that this is still Qunying. , has not changed. If we say it has changed, it has become better.

But these young people from outside didn’t buy it. When they knew that this place was also called Half an Acre of Field, they were willing to call it Half an Acre of Field, and they immediately developed their own language system. For example, if two people say, Going to Banmu Tian to "play" means coming here. Going to Banmu Tian to "play around" means going to the specialty store on Yan'an Road.

Although "playing" and "playing around" both mean playing in Hangcheng dialect, they use these two words to naturally distinguish the two places. People who listen and speak, There is never any mistake or misunderstanding.

The lighted courts are full of people playing ball. What the workers in the factory, especially the old workers, like to do most every day is to stand in front of the second-floor window with a cup in their hands, drinking water, during their breaks from work. Watching the people below playing basketball for a while and then continuing to work is the best rest.

The workshop implements a piece-rate system, and there are no strict regulations on workers' commuting time and even overtime time. Zhang Chen was gratified that the old employees of Qunying Garment Factory gradually became the same as those who worked overtime. The workers who came from Sanbao and the newly recruited workers were integrated. They came to the factory early every day and automatically started working overtime at night.

It's cooler at night, so you can do more work, and if you do more work, you can get more money. Although these old workers are different from those who go out to work, they don't think about saving money to go home and build houses, but none of them will be able to do it later. There is still a family, a large family, and various needs for firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea, which require expenses.

At noon, after finishing their meal, the workers would take their chairs and go to the metasequoia forest to take a nap in the cool place.

After dinner, the young people playing sports had not yet arrived. When the stadium was the emptiest, some old workers in their forties finally couldn't hold it back and started playing ball. Many young working girls also followed. They played basketball.

This is exactly what Zhang Chen hopes, but what makes Zhang Chen regretful is that among these people, he has never seen Liang Fen. When he saw her legendary jump, she shouted "Liang Fen!" "The ball followed the shot and went into the basket.

Zhang Chen recalled that time when the factory reserved the court and watched the match between the National Men’s Basketball Team and the American College All-Star Team, he didn’t see two points. Why was that?

After Zhang Chen observed carefully, he discovered that every time she had lunch or dinner, she did not use the stainless steel dinner plates in the cafeteria to prepare meals. Instead, she used two lunch boxes that she brought with her. After preparing meals, she hurriedly I left the canteen, walked to the bicycle shed, put my lunch box in the basket in front of my bicycle, rode my bicycle out, and came back when it was time to go to work.

Zhang Chen curiously asked Zhao Jingjing, and Zhao Jingjing said that she had patients at home to take care of and had to go back to cook.

"Who is sick?" Zhang Chen asked.

"You don't know?" Zhao Jingjing looked up at Zhang Chen, who shook his head.

"Among the retired workers in our factory, there is Ge Donghai, who is Liangfen's husband."

"Isn't it true that Liangfen is only in her forties and her husband has already retired?"

"The person who had a heart problem and recovered from it turned out to be a salesperson in our factory."

Zhang Chen understood. He learned more details and asked Liangfen for their home address. On Sunday, he took Wei Wenfang and bought a lot of nutritional supplements and fruits and went there.

Liangfen's home is in a very narrow old courtyard in Hai'er Lane. When Zhang Chen and Wei Wenfang arrived, Liangfen was washing clothes by the pool in the yard. He was stunned when he saw them. He thought they were here to look for them. Someone else.

Originally, there were more than 200 people in the factory. Liang Fen was in the factory and had little contact with Zhang Chen and Wei Wenfang. She would never have thought that these two leaders, especially Zhang Chen, made a special trip to see her and Wei Wenfang. Lao Ge's.

When Liangfen knew Zhang Chen's intention, he quickly wiped his hands on his clothes and led them home.

There are bungalows in the yard, and the two-cent home occupies one room of more than 30 square meters. The door is made of bricks and linoleum, and a simple room of four to five square meters is built as a kitchen.

The room of more than thirty square meters was divided into two rooms with a board wall in the middle. The inner one was a bedroom for two couples, and the outer one had a small square table against the wall, where they could eat with their daughter. I used to do my homework, draw, etc., all on this table.

Against the opposite wall, there was a single bed, which was their daughter's bed.

When Zhang Chen and the others arrived, Ge Donghai was sitting on a bamboo chair at the door, and his daughter Ge Ling was sitting at the square table, reading a novel by Xue Mili rented from a book stall.

She was tall at over 2'1.70 meters, but her daughter was very petite and looked very well-behaved and smart. When she saw Zhang Chen and Wei Wenfang looking at her with confusion, she waved her hands. He smiled and said, "Don't be surprised, I brought you here."

Liang Fen scolded: "I really can't figure it out. How many times have I picked it from the trash can with you?"

Everyone laughed.

There was no other place to sit in the room. When they came in, Ge Ling hurriedly walked away, walked to her bed and sat down, giving them her original seat. There were only three stools beside the square table, and Zhang Chen gave two to them. Sitting with Wei Wenfang and Ge Donghai, she walked over and sat down with her daughter.

Zhang Chen told Ge Donghai and Liangfen that when he arrived at the factory, he had been busy with the renovation of the factory building, and later on the renovation of the office building, so he was not familiar with the situation of the workers in the factory. During this period, the factory After he settled down, he had time to get to know him, and found out that Master Ge had been sick at home. Today, Sunday, he and Director Wei came over to take a look.

Liangfen quickly said, Mr. Zhang has so many things to do, and we are not big shots, yet we still want Mr. Zhang to worry about visiting us.

Zhang Chen smiled and said, you are the big shots in the factory. When I first came to the factory, I saw the banners on the wall. Every year, you were ranked first, and only one was ranked second. All of them belong to you. Credit, right? And Master Ge, I heard that half of the sales in the factory were made by him in the past. If you are not a big shot, who else is a big shot.

Liangfen and Ge Donghai were both a little embarrassed and smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang said that, Mao is embarrassed."

Zhang Chen asked about Ge Donghai's disease, and Liangfen told him that the scientific name of Lao Ge's disease was... She couldn't remember it at once, and her daughter Ge Ling shouted: "Primary cardiomyopathy."

Yes, that's it. Liangfen said, oh, sister Lin is the same. She can't work or move too much. If she moves, she will become short of breath, have chest tightness, and have difficulty breathing, which will be dangerous.

Zhang Chen understood and said, no wonder, so you have to go home and cook every day.

I'm right. My daughter used to be able to help with the chores. My daughter is 18 years old and graduated from high school last year. Now it's hard to find a formal job. She has been staying at home for a few months and she can't stay at home. I just found a job as a salesperson in a store this year. I can't leave the store while looking at the store. Only like today, Sunday, when the landlady goes to visit the store by herself, can she rest.

In this way, when I usually cook, I have to come back and do it myself. Two points and tell them.

"Actually, I can make it myself." Ge Donghai said from the side. "It's something that one person can eat and it's not strenuous to make."

Liang Fen glanced at him and cursed: "You're showing your face, and there's no one in the room. If you turn over in a rage, there won't even be anyone to call for help."

Zhang Chen also said that Master Ge still needs to pay attention.

Zhang Chen thought for a while and said to Liangfen, either way, I will ask Director Wei to explain to the canteen that when you go to get food from now on, I will get you two portions so that you can eat it when you bring it back without having to cook it again, especially It's noon and I have to cook when I get back. Time is too tight.

Liangfen and Ge Donghai shouted at the same time, feeling embarrassed.

"What's the point? Master Ge is originally from the factory. All our retired masters, when they return to the factory, they go to the cafeteria to eat if they want." Zhang Chen said.

"Yes, it's better to do this. I'll talk to the cafeteria early tomorrow morning." Wei Wenfang also said from the side.

Liangfen and Ge Donghai quickly said thank you.

Zhang Chen looked at Ge Ling and said to Liangfen, and your daughter, if you don't mind it, let her go to work in the store on Yan'an Road. In this way, the three of you will be in the company.

Liangfen and his daughter looked at each other, and both of them laughed. Liangfen said, "That would make me so happy."

Ge Ling looked at Zhang Chen and Wei Wenfang, and told them with some embarrassment that, in fact, when the Banmutian store was recruiting workers, she applied for it, but there were too many people who signed up at that time, hundreds of them, and she was not accepted. Selected.

"Then you can go to work tomorrow." Zhang Chen told her.

Ge Ling nodded quickly.

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