Chapter 38 The factory gave out bicycles as rewards, so the town also gave out rewards

The fire started in the utility room on the first floor.

The smoke went up the corridor.

The clothes drying on the window on the second floor caught fire, and the smoke also carried into the second floor.

Everyone had to run to the rooftop on the fourth floor to get some fresh air.

When everyone heard Jiang Daguo shouting "The back door is open" at the back door on the first floor, hope rose in their hearts.

Someone who was bold and charismatic shouted, "Listen to my command. Everyone, find a quilt, soak it in water, cover your mouth and nose with wet fur, and form a group of four with one quilt on your shoulders, and rush to the back door!"

The man had a loud voice and a firm tone.

Someone immediately responded, "Everyone listen to Deputy Director Zhou, charge down!"

Soon, the people on the roof stopped crying and turned around to run back.

There was no fireworks on the third floor, so everyone rushed back into the house to look for quilts and towels. After getting wet, they rushed to the first floor in one go.

The sundry warehouse on the left side of the first floor was filled with smoke, making it impossible to see the road in the corridor.

Seeing that everyone was hesitant and didn't dare to move forward, Jiang Daguo shouted, "Run two more meters and you'll reach the back door. Be brave and come out quickly!"

Hearing his voice, everyone regained confidence, because it turned out that the back door was not far ahead.

Everyone rushed forward again.

One person, four people, and four more people!
Soon, fifty or sixty people ran out of the building one after another.

Some cried, some laughed, and some shouted, "That was a close call! I was so scared!"

Deputy Director Zhou is worthy of being a leader. He calmly made arrangements, "Hu Dasheng and Liu Tong, go call 119 and find someone to put out the fire. Dormitory heads should immediately count the number of people to see if there is anyone who has not escaped!"

Two people responded and ran away quickly.

There are eight dormitories in the building.

The eight dormitory heads immediately started calling people.

Soon, eight people responded, "Deputy Director Zhou, all of us from Dormitory 201 are out!"

"There are quite a few people in our dormitory 203."

"We in 306 are all here!"

"They are all here. No one is missing."

Seeing that all eight dormitory heads said that there were no missing people, Deputy Director Zhou wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.

After relaxing, he remembered that someone had opened the back door.

"Who said the back door was opened just now? Where is the person?" He looked at the crowd and asked loudly.

"It's me." Jiang Daguo touched the back of his head honestly and walked over.

Everyone made way and looked at this strange middle-aged man with eyes full of gratitude and praise.

"What a good man! Thank you so much!" Deputy Director Zhou came over gratefully and shook Jiang Daguo's hand. "You can't leave now. I want the whole factory to announce your praise!"

Jiang Daguo was still waiting for him to reward him with a bicycle. He smiled and said, "It's my duty to save collective property."

The fire department arrived at this time.

Deputy Director Zhou then arranged for the dormitory heads to organize young and middle-aged people to help put out the fire, and everyone else retreated to the safe cafeteria.

Because the fire was put out in time, the damage was not great. Only the storage room on the first floor was burned, but the two dormitories and a drying room on the second floor were not burned.

The third floor was only slightly blackened.

The damage was minor and there were no casualties.

Deputy Director Zhou, who was in charge of safety, was demoted, and the factory director was only fined his bonus, which was a blessing in disguise.

If someone died, the two would not only be demoted and punished, but also go to jail. Thinking of the possible consequences, the two were grateful to Jiang Daguo. After the fire was put out, they praised Jiang Daguo throughout the factory and rewarded him with a newly produced 28-bar bicycle.

Not only that, people from the radio station and newspaper got the news and rushed to the bicycle factory to interview Jiang Daguo about his heroic deeds.

Jiang Daguo left the bicycle factory wearing a big red flower amid warm applause from the entire factory.

When they arrived at the door of the noodle shop to get the basket, the manager of the noodle shop insisted on pulling Jiang Daguo to eat noodles.

Jiang Daguo was embarrassed and said, "I didn't bring my food coupons."

"Hey, what are you bringing? It's my treat!"

"How can I feel embarrassed?" Jiang Daguo didn't understand why the people in the noodle shop were suddenly so enthusiastic towards him.

"You'd better be so nice!" The noodle shop manager pointed to the bicycle with a red flower and a sign that read "Reward Good Man Jiang Daguo" parked beside his front door and said with a smile, "Just for this sign, I must treat you!"

Then, the noodle shop manager said that his daughter and daughter-in-law both worked in the bicycle factory, and among the people rescued were them.

He was scared to death when he saw the dormitory building of the bicycle factory on fire.

He was at a loss, and when he hurriedly picked up a bucket of water to put out the fire, he found that everyone had rushed out, and he heard that no one was injured.

Only then did he feel at ease and returned to his job at the noodle shop.

When the people eating noodles in the noodle shop heard that Jiang Daguo was a hero who saved people, they also praised him and said, "This is the reward you deserve."

Jiang Daguo rubbed his head embarrassedly and could only agree with a smile.

Now that he has a bicycle, Jiang Daguo no longer takes the car.

He tied two large baskets to the back seat of his bicycle and rode home.

Along the way, many people turned back to look at him.

Someone even stopped him, pointed at the sign on his bicycle and said hello, "Are you Jiang Daguo? Comrade, good job! I heard your story on the radio."

Jiang Daguo was even more embarrassed by what he said, "Ah, saving people is what I should do."

In this way, when he rode his bike back to the village team, people greeted him along the way.

According to the schedule, he should be able to go home at four o'clock, but he didn't arrive at the village team until six o'clock.

With the radio, news is like having wings, and wherever there are people, people will know the news.

When the villagers saw him coming back, they also stopped him to ask about the fire and rescue.

Jiang Daguo was hungry. Although the noodle shop manager had treated him to a big bowl of beef noodles and a meat pie at noon, he had already digested it after riding his bike for three hours.

He just wanted to go home early to eat, so he said a few perfunctorily and rode his bike back home.

Sitting in the yard in front of his house were the team leader, the squad leader, two other team cadres, and several elderly uncles and grandfathers from the Jiang family.

The father, mother, and Liu Xihua, who was holding her daughter, also sat aside and talked.

"Daguo, why did you come back just now?" Liu Xihua was the first to see him and waved with a smile, "Everyone has been waiting for you for a long time."

[Heroic Dad is Back] Jiang Xiaoxiao grinned and blew little bubbles.

The team leader and the squad leaders all stood up and waved to Jiang Daguo with a smile.

"Oh, Daguo, you've done our production team leader a great favor. Thanks to you, several of us have been praised by the town." The team leader smiled and patted Jiang Daguo on the shoulder.

"Tomorrow morning, you will go to the town with us for a meeting." The team leader patted Jiang Daguo on the shoulder and said with a smile.

Jiang Daguo, who had been praised all the way, was used to the praise, but he didn't understand why he had to go to the town for the meeting.

"What to do?"

"Of course it's to receive the award! You idiot." The team leader laughed.

(End of this chapter)