My 1979

Just around the corner is Tiananmen Square, which is not much different from what Li He remembered, but feels very familiar.

Many people were reading in the middle of the square under the street lamps, and some gathered in groups to brag and spank.

Most of them were nearby residents, pushing wooden strollers and families out for a walk.

What's even more exaggerated is that some people have set up stalls in the center of the square, some selling socks and some selling vegetables.

They are all placed on a cart. If someone chases them away, the cart can run away with a pull.

The city management committee has no control over this place, and the armed police stationed here will not evict people. It has become a real no-no zone.

In fact, this is the best of times and the worst of times.

It is both the most closed era and the most open era.

Many people who have not experienced this era occasionally hear a few sentences or read a few paragraphs in a book, and subconsciously label them. They take it for granted that it is like that. They have to give a framework in their brains and put it on. Templates, think of them as patterned.

China is bigger than you think. The situation in each region is different, and each industry is different. The policies above are different from the countermeasures below. One template cannot be applied.

There are piles of households worth ten thousand yuan, and there are also pockets of poor people.

If there is one aspect that is the same in all places, it is that the poverty gap between urban and rural areas is the same.

There is a huge difference between farmers who dig their food in the soil and city dwellers who eat commercial grain. Many people spend their entire lives trying to get a commercial grain household registration.

Children in the city can easily graduate from junior high school or even high school.

In rural areas, parents don’t know how hard they have to grit their teeth if they want to provide for a child to graduate from elementary school.

For the same thing, if a city dweller has three or five relatives, it would be no problem to borrow a hundred or ten yuan.

Rural people do not have such conditions. They are all poor relatives who work together. Everyone scrapes together for five or six yuan, which is considered good.

Li He was sitting on the stone pier in the aisle of the square. He had just lit a cigarette when he saw a slender figure walking over that looked very familiar.

When they got closer, Li He realized it was Teacher Zhang Shusheng.

"Teacher Zhang, have you read Yeats's poems?

Yeats once said: 'People invented debate in their quarrels with others, and created poetry in their quarrels with themselves. '

So you see, how wonderful this sentence is, the quarrel is about factual concepts.

Where can progress come without quarrels? "A man wearing glasses and with a three-seven haircut talked endlessly around Zhang Shusheng. He has a very good appearance.

Zhang Shu smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I really haven't read it. I'm not as knowledgeable as you."

"No, no, you praised me. But it's a pity that I haven't read it. I have a copy at home. I can show it to you tomorrow." The man said modestly.

"Sorry, Section Chief Wen, I have to leave first. It's getting late."

Li He heard Zhang Shusheng's impatience.

"Then let me see you off. A girl is not very safe at night." Section Chief Wen continued to be unyielding.

Li He stood up from the stone pier, walked to Zhang Shusheng, and said with a smile, "Oh, sister, you have been here for a long time, and my family sent me to pick you up."

Section Chief Wen looked up and said, "Who are you——"

"I'm here to pick up my sister and go home. Are you talking so much nonsense?" Li He's tone was very impatient. Along with his rigid hairstyle, he had the temperament of a hooligan.

"Hey, little comrade, why do you talk like this?"

"I'm just talking, what's wrong?"

Zhang Shusheng didn't react to the sudden appearance of Li He. It took him a while to come back to his senses, and then he hurriedly smoothed things over, "Chief Wen, let me introduce you to him. I am my cousin, and I am still a child. Don't be ordinary. .”

Section Chief Wen calmed down his expression and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple. It turns out we are a family."

Li He raised his head proudly and said nothing.

Zhang Shu said with a smile, "It's okay, then Section Chief Wen, since my brother has come to pick me up, I don't need to bother you to send him off. We'll leave first."

"Then walk slowly. I'll treat you to a meal when I have time. Lao Mo's foie gras is very authentic." Section Chief Wen looked at Zhang Shusheng's figure reluctantly.

Zhang Shusheng burst into laughter as soon as he reached the intersection, "I usually see you as quite honest, but now you look more and more like a narrow-minded ghost."

Since the last incident in the auditorium, Zhang Shusheng no longer treats Li He as an ordinary student. He does not act like a teacher and speaks very casually.

Li He tried not to look at Zhang Shusheng's pretty face, which was too unnerving. As he walked, he pretended to look at the scenery next to him, "I just can't stand people with such ink marks. Couldn't she see that you don't want to talk to him?" ?It’s too self-aware.”

"That's a section chief of the Bureau of Materials. He was introduced by his family. It's hard not to deal with it. What are you doing here?"

It turned out to be a blind date, but it is true that my parents don't know what they are going to do if they are not married until they are 30 years old.

Li He smiled and said, "I live on Sanmiao Street, a little in front of Xuanwumen. I went out for a walk to relieve my stomach. I had too much dinner. Have you eaten?"

After asking this question, I felt like it was a bit silly to ask. If I go on a blind date, can I go without food?

"Don't tell me, I really haven't eaten yet? Let's go and eat together, I'll treat you." Zhang Shusheng is quite understanding. He knows that it is not easy for students from rural areas, so he takes the initiative to treat him.

These are all state-owned hotels, and the two of them chose to turn a blind eye to the tacit understanding in their bones.

As for the private restaurants, the two of them walked around but couldn't find them yet. Some of them had no signboards and no acquaintances could guide them, so it was really hard to find them.

Finally, he found it at an inconspicuous alley, Zhang Shu said, "This is the one."

Zhang Shusheng asked Li He if he could have a drink, but Li He didn't hesitate.

Each person ordered two bottles of cold beer and ordered a few dishes.

The two got chatting, and suddenly Zhang Shusheng asked, "You are so good at English, but you still fool me in normal exams?"

"No, I'm not planning to go abroad. If I do well in the exam, won't it affect other people's rankings? It's not necessary. Isn't it long live passing?" Li He waved his hand quickly.

"You're not modest at all. It's good to go out and get acquainted."

"Well, I've actually always been quite humble. I often listen to other people's opinions, and then write them down carefully. I'll see who has opinions against me, and then I'll take my time to retaliate."

Zhang Shusheng almost burst out laughing after hearing this, and pointed at Li He and said, "According to northern dialect, you are too wilted!"

The two of them seemed to be silent again suddenly. They didn't know what to say. Li He finished the wine in the bowl and said, "Thank you, Teacher Zhang. You helped me so much last time and spoke for me. I really don't know how to thank you." "

"You are my student, so you should be, but you are still young and full of energy. You should restrain yourself from this in the future." Zhang Shusheng gave Li He another piece of fish, "This fish is cooked well. Don't just drink, eat some." thing."

When paying the bill, Li He did not fight with Zhang Shusheng.

After paying the bill, Li He sent Zhang Shusheng to the bus stop, "Then I will send it here. Please pay attention to your own safety on the road."

When the bus arrived, Zhang Shusheng waved to Li He and got on the bus directly.

Li He looked at the car going away and returned home the same way.

Seeing that the moon in the sky was so round, Li He wondered why he was so sad when he saw the moon.