The old plan of the patrolman

The old man is old, his dark face has added many wrinkles with the passage of time, and his calloused hands are not as strong as last year. After running in the ravine beside the railway for decades, his old body can't see how slow it is. With only a pair of worn-out military shoes, a pot of well water and a bag of steamed bread, he can still trudge more than 20 kilometers every day regardless of the cold and heat. According to the old plan, as long as the country still needs people to repair the railway, I will be a track inspector for another 20 years.

The 20-kilometer section of this railway is an old guard, who is in charge of four patrolmen: an old guard and another patrolman are responsible for maintenance all the year round, and two young people provide emergency or temporary assistance in case of snow and sand damage, landslides and falling rocks. Although the number of patrol personnel on this railway is fixed, except for the old plan, other aspects often change. Some were dismissed because of work mistakes, and some took the initiative to change jobs because they couldn't stand the hardships in ravines and isolated mountains. People come and go, just like a train that flies by in an instant on the railway. The ever-changing name on the responsibility card is destined to be a passer-by in this world.

After listening to many new people's complaints, the old man stopped scolding, but his ordinary hands holding a ruler were more determined. Under the guidance of the old master, there will always be new people who will take up their posts soon. Lao Ji always patiently taught them how to overhaul the railway, strictly follow the standard operation, teach them how to record the inspection report of railway trains, and how to deal with emergencies such as mountain torrents and snowstorms. However, whenever heavy rain or heavy snow closes the mountain, even if the old man walks 20 kilometers more, no matter how hard and tired he is, he will not let other teenagers go to work. The reason for the old plan is that your little experience is usually not a big deal. If there is a sound of raindrops when you knock on the rails in rainy days, can you find out which rail is damaged? Are there any cracks in any splint? If there is a snowstorm, the mountains will be white. I accidentally got snow blindness and couldn't even find my home. Why are you still checking the tracks? Thousands of lives on that train are in our hands. We can't play games in this line!

Day after day, year after year, soaked in wind, frost, rain and snow, rain and dew shining in China. Under the scorching sun or on the track covered with silver for dozens of kilometers, there will always be a vicissitudes inspector, wearing faded blue cloth and carrying full maintenance tools, bending down and banging on the rails and switches. If a train passes by, the figure of standing and saluting will always be embedded in the lattice of sleepers. The vicissitudes of life contain tenacity, and the ordinary reveals sadness until the whistling disappears in this lonely valley.

There are also reporters in the county who want to interview Lao Ji after hearing about his deeds. However, what the travel-stained reporter didn't expect was that Lao Ji didn't want to be interviewed full time. The old man simply told reporters that I had nothing to report. How many trackmen are there in China's long railway? I'm just doing my job. That's what people in our line of work do. If you want to report it, go to the college student teacher who teaches in the village and teach our farmers that they are not afraid of hardship and fatigue. He is really an extraordinary good man!

Watching the reporter's car go away in the smoke, some people feel sorry for Lao Ji. After all, it was a famous opportunity, and maybe Lao Ji's life would be different. But the old plan just smiled and waved his hand and said, I am a director with a conscience, not a great hero. What can I promote? There are so many people with my conscience in China. How much have I achieved? Such publicity is not afraid of jokes!

Comments: This is a good unpretentious article-it is not easy to see unpretentious things these days. Our students have learned how to "make" articles, and they will use various materials to prepare their compositions, just waiting for the topic of the college entrance examination composition to "take the bait". Like this author, many students disdain to write this. It is estimated that many teachers will not teach him what kind of person he is, how to patrol the tracks, how to teach novices to check the tracks, and how to refuse interviews with reporters. There are neither "good words and good sentences" nor "small words with great meaning"; However, life is like this, there is neither strong wind nor heavy rain, not even a wave! And simple description and true color writing is the correct way to write! (Davi He)