80s Taoism

Zhang Wenrong, Zhang Hangao, and Zhang Jiagen only returned home when the Chinese New Year was approaching. The three of them joined the factory when they arrived in Guangdong, and worked honestly in the factory for half a year, and they couldn't hold back anymore. They have been wandering around for so many years, and it is a kind of torture for them to restrain them all at once. In Zhang Jiagen's words - I would rather kill pigweed every day in the garden. It turns out that killing pigweed is such a beautiful thing.

Although the three of them got rid of many bad habits in Zhang Jiaohua's gardening field. But after making money, he developed a bad habit of being extravagant. The cigarettes they smoke are hard shells with filters, and a pack costs several dollars. The three of them have very straightforward personalities. Sometimes I have to smoke several packs of cigarettes a day. After a month, there was not a single child left. It is simply the moonlight generation.

If it weren't for the fact that the factory was afraid that these employees would run away after receiving their wages during the Chinese New Year, and the orders could not be completed when the Chinese New Year was approaching, and their wages would be stuck. The three of them couldn't even get together the travel expenses to go home. After finally receiving their wages, the three of them only had the last month's wages left.

The three of them thought for a while, they spent so much miserably outside, and spent money on travel expenses all year round, so let's go home for the New Year. I can't go out in the second year, and I will make plans after the new year.

When they came back, the three of them discussed that if they came out to work in the first year, they would have to bring some gifts back to the little master. However, after the three bought the tickets, there was not much money left. He was wearing more fashionable clothes. The three discussed together and pooled their money to buy a box of high-end candies for the little master. The fact that apprentices buy paper-wrapped candies to honor their master is not a small highlight.

Zhang Jiaohua was very happy with the arrival of these three apprentices, "How about it, have you opened your eyes outside this time? Are you going to go next year?"

"Big flower, why don't we stay in the gardening field next year? Go to Guangdong, say it's in a big city, but actually we're stuck in the factory every day and don't work overtime every day. After a month, we can't make much money at all. The expenses are so high that we almost have no money for travel expenses." Zhang Jiagen immediately vomited bitterness.

"You won't tell me that you didn't make any money during half a year outside, did you?" Zhang Jiaohua's eyes widened.

"Earning is earned, but we can't save it. We spent it all." Zhang Hangao said a little embarrassedly.

Zhang Jiaohua looked at Zhang Wenrong, "Didn't you develop some bad habits again?"

"I definitely didn't do anything bad. I just learned to smoke, which costs a lot of money." Zhang Wenrong scratched his head.

"Biaohua, we bought you a box of high-grade paper-wrapped candies. I heard it was imported from #Hong Kong. It's delicious." Zhang Jiagen said.

"Have you eaten?" Zhang Jiaohua asked.

Zhang Jiagen shook his head, "It's not moving. I'm not willing to buy this. But it must be delicious, and it's several times more expensive than ordinary paper-wrapped candies."

"Yes, Jiaohua, open it and have a look. What is this candy called chocolate? People in the city love it very much." Zhang Wenrong said.

Zhang Jiaohua was also a little moved, and Zhang Yuanbao also leaned over, staring at the box of chocolates. This is something new. The little boy in Meiziao had never seen it before.

Zhang Jiaohua also felt strange, and tore open the box forcefully. The candies inside were indeed beautifully packaged. It is indeed much taller than the wrapper candies I sipped before.

Zhang Jiaohua peeled off one, but saw a black thing, did not dare to put it in his mouth, put it in front of his nose and smelled it, "What kind of paper wrapped candy is this. It looks like medicine."

"This is chocolate!" Zhang Yuanbao peeled off a piece of chocolate and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Have you ever eaten chocolate?" Zhang Jiaohua was a little surprised.

"I heard it on TV. I heard it's delicious." Zhang Yuanbao ate with relish.

Zhang Jiaohua watched Zhang Yuanbao eat a little greedily, so he also put the chocolate into his mouth and chewed it. Really, like taking medicine candy, he frowned, but he was reluctant to spit it out. It felt much more unpalatable than a penny-wrapped cardboard candy.

"Biaohua, can we go back to the garden?" Zhang Wenrong asked tentatively.

"If you think cutting hogweed at the gardening farm is promising, you can come back and continue. However, if you can't get a wife in the future, you can't blame me. Now everyone in the village wants to run away. Even the girls' family wants to go to Guangdong to work and earn money, but you want to stay at home. Now that you are back, let's wait until the new year is over. If you have the energy to start a career in Meiziao, it is not impossible. Why do you learn to smoke? Zhang Jiagen took out a cigarette and wanted to smoke, kicked it directly, and kicked Zhang Jiagen's butt so hard that Zhang Jiagen hugged his butt and jumped non-stop in pain. But there's a lot of exaggeration in it.

Zhang Wenrong also quickly hid the cigarette, thinking in his heart, it is better to quit this cigarette. After the first lunar month, I quit smoking. Zhang Jiaohua has already opened his mouth, how dare they do it again?

Zhang Wenrong went home after a few meals, and Zhang Manyin walked over.

"Biaohua, your parents may not have bought a ticket, so they won't be able to come back. Tomorrow night, you still come to celebrate the New Year with us."

Zhang Jiaohua said stubbornly, "No, it's fine for me to celebrate the New Year in the garden alone. There are so many animals raised in the garden, and I don't feel at ease if I don't keep myself."

"Who are you lying to? There are dogs and cats in this garden. No one else dares to approach the garden. Besides, you raise wild boars. No thief in the village is as bold as to steal wild boars." Zhang Manyin couldn't see that Zhang Jiaohua was just making excuses.

"Beggar, my father told me that tomorrow night we will all go to grandpa's old house to celebrate the New Year. It will be a lively New Year with such a big family. Why don't you go?" Zhang Yuanbao said.

"Yes, your elder brother Yuan Bao is right. The whole family celebrates the New Year together, just to have fun." Zhang Manyin said.

"I won't go anyway. My parents won't come back to celebrate the New Year, so I will stay alone in the garden to celebrate the New Year." Zhang Jiaohua said.

Zhang Manyin was getting a little nervous, "Okay, okay, you celebrate the New Year alone. Yuan Bao, go with grandpa and let him spend his New Year in the garden alone."

Yuan Bao was reluctant to leave, as there was still cured wild boar feet stewing in the pot. What a big one, full of lean meat. The beggar also put a lot of strange things in it, and it was stewed fragrant. It will be out of the pan soon.

"Grandpa, isn't it the New Year's Eve tomorrow night?" Zhang Yuanbao sniffed, oh, it smells so good.

"We don't care about him from now on, he can do whatever he likes. Go, go with grandpa. Let him stay here alone, see if he is interested?" Zhang Manyin dragged Zhang Yuanbao and left. Zhang Yuanbao is so reluctant. Wait another half an hour, and you will be able to eat it, as the caller Hua just said.

Zhang Manyin was a little teary, Zhang Manyin thought that Zhang Yuanbao was reluctant to leave the beggar! I was quite relieved. Although the two brothers were not real brothers, they were better than real brothers. "Yuan Bao, let him think about it here alone. Think about how everyone cares about him. How he treats everyone."

Zhang Yuanbao was thinking in his heart, Jiaohua was thinking about it all by himself, maybe he would think about it to death.

Hearing the footsteps of Zhang Manyin and Zhang Yuanbao getting farther and farther away, Zhang Jiaohua felt very conflicted in his heart. In fact, he really wanted to stand up and chase them out. Although he is already a very powerful sailor, he is always a kid, and he is afraid of being alone. Fear of this feeling of being surrounded by loneliness. When Zhang Manyin and Zhang Yuanbao walked away, Zhang Jiaohua got up and walked to the gate of the gardening field, watching their figures getting farther and farther away. A tear slipped out of the eye socket, quickly slid down the immature face, and fell to the ground with a thud.

Before returning to the stove, I could already smell the strong aroma of bacon escaping from the iron pot, mixed with the aroma of carefully prepared seasonings. The bacon rack on the stove is full of hanging. Why is there no bacon on the bacon rack at Zhang Jiaohua's house? There is not only wild boar on it, but also the meat of other wild animals.

White water vapor rose slowly from the ground, and the night slowly descended on Meiziao, soon covering the mountain village in a haze.

***

The car is speeding on the mountain road. Zhang Youping and Liu Qiaoye were looking at the familiar plants and trees rushing towards them. Even in the darkness, all this is so familiar.

I don't know what Zai Zai is doing at this time? Looking at the road in the distance at the door of the house, are there figures of parents? Or sit in front of the stove, watching the crackling sparks, looking forward to the return of parents? Zai Zai, do you know how much your mother misses you?

Even if the car is speeding, it can't run as expected.

Liu Qiaoye tightly clutched the corner of her clothes, she was a little nervous, she was afraid of seeing Zai Zai's complaining eyes.

"Should Zai Zai be at home at this time, or at the gardening field?" Liu Qiaoye asked in a low voice.

"Father and mother definitely want Zai Zai to go to the old house to celebrate the New Year. Maybe it should be in the old house." Zhang Youping said.

But Liu Qiaoye shook his head, "It should be at the gardening field. If we don't go home to celebrate the New Year, he will definitely not want to go to celebrate the New Year with Dad. This guy has a stubborn temper."

"Then let's go to the gardening field first." Zhang Youping said.

Chen Guangbin has been to the garden many times, and he is familiar with the roads here. He drove the car directly to the gate of the gardening field.

"Wow, woof, woof!"

The Diamond Mountain Leopard rushed out first.

Seeing Zhang Youping and Liu Qiaoye, he wagged his tail desperately.

Liu Qiaoye quickly ran to the place where the lights were on in the gardening field.

Before I ran into the house, I heard a mournful singing.

"...Holding the steamed corn bread in my hand, there is not a drop of oil in the dish, how painful life in prison is, one step at a time, holding the steamed corn bread in my hand, tears can't stop flowing down..."

This song is so sad in the lonely garden.

"Cub!" Liu Qiaoye yelled sadly, and rushed towards the light...