My 1979

He woke up early the next morning and couldn't sleep when he heard the sounds of Wang Yulan and Lao Si working inside and outside the house. After Li Long finished setting off the firecrackers, the family had breakfast lively again.

On New Year's Day, no brooms will be taken out, no garbage will be taken out, and a large bucket of waste water will be prepared, and no spilling will occur on that day. It is also not allowed to break furniture during the New Year. Breaking it is a sign of bankruptcy. You must quickly say "Every year (broken), have peace" or "Flower, blossom, wealth and prosperity."

Li He and his brothers and sisters came back from paying New Year's greetings, and Li Mei's family was already here.

When Yang Xuewen came here, he saw life as a living thing. He naturally took a sickle and walked out of the courtyard. He went to the river slope to cut some pigweed and took it home. He chopped it up with a knife and mixed it with some corn flour and fed it to the chickens in the courtyard. Ducks and geese.

Seeing that a few bricks had been knocked off the wall of the pigsty by the pigs, I picked up the tile knife and repaired the pigsty.

This year I have raised a lot of geese, ducks, and hens. There are about fifty of them in total. Whether they are chicken eggs, duck eggs, or goose eggs, Wang Yulan keeps them in the rattan frame. Now there are half of them in the rattan frame. Egg.

Li He took the child from Li Mei's arms and said with a smile, "This child is so good that he doesn't know how to be born."

Li Mei said, "It's good to call Yang Huai. His mother-in-law said that the word "Huai" is good, and said that educated people are different. Then you can hold her while I go to the kitchen to tidy up. The fourth child can't take care of him alone."

This place is too milky. She is the old lady of the Yang family. She is naturally very precious to the only boy in her great-grandson's generation. Since Li Mei came in, she seems to have lost all her thoughts and is not very sick. She looks at her all day long. Children, cooking, are all very energetic.

Yang Xuewen washed his hands and came over to pick up the child. "This child is quite heavy to hold. Whenever you leave, I will tell you that you know more than me. You have to help me with my fish pond."

"Have you read the book you bought from the bookstore?" Li He was also half-experienced in breeding, so he could only fulfill his duty of reminding him.

"I bought a few books and read them occasionally. There shouldn't be any big problems. I have applied several thousand kilograms of basic fertilizer to the fish pond. When spring is almost here, I will add fish fry," Yang Xuewen seemed very excited.

"Your fish pond is in a swamp, so there is no shortage of water. But please note that many pig farms and paper mills are about to open upstream, and it is easy for fish to die. And we also have frequent flooding. Once filled, The pond will be wiped clean." There were only so many questions that Li He could think of.

"I drove pilings high at the fish pond embankment, so it doesn't matter. If there's flooding, it won't matter if I surround it with a net."

At noon, Li Mei cooked and prepared a large table. Li He brought out all the good wine, and the two brothers drank with Yang Xuewen.

Yang Xuewen had a good drinking capacity, which Li He couldn't compare to. Halfway through the drink, he quit, leaving only Li Long and Yang Xuewen drinking.

Relatives came and went during the Spring Festival. Li He stayed at home after visiting his two uncles.

White flour steamed buns, pickled beans, and mung bean porridge, the Li family's living standard has finally reached a higher level.

The atmosphere in the morning was a bit tense. Everyone was holding bowls and drinking porridge. No one said anything, especially Li Long. There was an air pressure all over his body that made me really unhappy, very unhappy.

Li Long gnawed on the bun head without saying a word. His mood was extremely low. He was thinking about why he couldn't do what Fatty Chen and Li Hui could do.

The roar of diesel engines and sand suction pumps by the river was always stimulating his heart.

Sometimes jealousy arises like this, people cannot compare.

Wang Yulan said, "It's hard work. What's there to do? There are so many things in your own land and you can't handle it. Why are you bothering them? Think about how much better we are now than before. What else are you dissatisfied with?" Yes. You just listen to your brother and don't do it. Yongqiang and the others do what they want, so don't mess with it."

Li Long yelled at Wang Yulan impatiently, "Would you let me eat this morning? I won't have any fun at all. People are capable, but I am incompetent."

After all, Li Long still complained that Li He was too lenient.

Since the Li family has become better and better, most people will talk about the abilities of the Li family's Er He and how good Er He is. Li Long has been annoyed enough by hearing this. Now that outsiders are comparing them, Li Long will inevitably feel unhappy.

Li Long is not an open-minded person. He likes to keep everything in his heart. Even if he feels uncomfortable, he will not say it in front of others.

Li He finished the porridge, left the house, and sat at the door under the roots of a tree. He pinched tobacco from his pocket, rolled a cigarette and took a puff, looking at the white snow in front of him in trance.

Rural families would have several children. At that time, more people meant a bigger family and a bigger business. An average rural family will have three or four boys. When they were young, the relationship between the brothers was very good. After starting a family, there will always be some friction between the brothers in the countryside, and they may even fall out.

For example, the uneven distribution of family property and the problem of supporting the elderly, but Li He believed that these problems did not exist between the two brothers.

In his previous life, Li He rarely had anything to do with Li Long due to his third wife's problems, but the relationship between the brothers has always been good.

Li He thought about whether Zheng Zheng had been too strict with the third child in the past few years and had been acting as a father unconsciously. The third child was a bit rebellious.

At noon, Li He pulled Li Long aside and asked directly, "Do you really want to do something by yourself?"

Li Long also regretted his impulse in the morning. Thinking about it, what right did he have to complain? He was still incompetent and didn't even have a way to make a living. What could an old farmer who worked hard have done? Since he didn't have the ability, he shouldn't be angry. Grievance, his brother had done his duty for him.

"It's okay. I understand now. You are right. If you have a wife and a baby, there is no need to take that risk. I have enough work in the fields."

Li He said, "Are you sincere? You have to think about it. You are a man now. It's time to have your own ideas and responsibilities. I used to control you because I thought you were unstable, so you should learn more. If you If you really want to do it, I won’t stop you.”

Li Long hesitated for a while, and then said, "I listen to you."

"I have made it very clear a long time ago that the sand and gravel business on both sides of the Huaihe River is not so easy to do. Do you know how many people have died in the Huaihe River since ancient times and how many bones are buried under the mud? You and Da Zhuang Both of you are still young, and when you meet a ruthless person, you both don’t know how you died. Of course, it may be that I’m overly concerned or overthinking, but I’m not with you, and I really can’t worry about you two running around. There are seniors above and juniors below. What will happen if something happens? Of course, you can also work together with Fatty Chen. He is more experienced, so I can rest assured. No matter how nice he is, it is still you after all. If you are relying on others, what else can you do? Can this be considered your and Dazhuang’s career?"

Li He's series of rhetorical questions left Li Long speechless and had to say, "I understand the truth, and I don't want to follow him. If you want to do it, just do it yourself. I just don't want to guard these acres of land."

Li He felt a little distressed when he saw the third child like this. He was afraid that he had said too much, so he could only comfort him, "I will graduate this year. I will give you two choices, either follow me to the capital, or I will arrange for you to go south. I will be on both sides." We all have business. You go discuss it with Da Zhuang, and don’t be in a hurry to reply to me now. Wait until July or August, when your family is settled, and then you can send a telegram to reply to me."

Li He would not be at ease unless he placed Li Long under his nose.