My 1979

After the three of them finished drinking a bottle of white wine, the conversation became more and more sexual. Li He had a heart-to-heart relationship and stopped hiding his clumsiness. He looked at He Jun who raised his head and took a sip of white wine, as if he had something on his mind, so he asked directly, "You're so drunk?" What's wrong?"

He Jun glanced at Li He and said, "Do you know there is a war in the south?"

Li He nodded, "I know. I read about it in the newspapers about the war with Vietnam at the beginning of the year."

He Jun clinked his wine glasses with Li He again and sighed, "Several young people in this commune have died. I went to send pensions to their families. They cried so much that I felt uncomfortable. I didn't dare to stay any longer. I don’t know what to do. You said that this good young boy is gone. Who would feel sad if you don’t care?"

Li He didn't know how to answer the call, but suddenly he felt so blocked. The three of them clinked their glasses, and then they all sighed.

He Jun took a bite of the food and said, "But you have a bright future. Work hard, you will be better than my brother."

After the two drank a few glasses of wine, there was nothing taboo about talking. Li He knew that this person had to endure many in-laws to death for his normal promotion, so he simply betrayed his favor and said directly, "You are a commune penman. Normally, Promotion requires someone above you to make room for you, so why not give full play to your own advantages? Have you read the editorial in Guangming Daily?"

Those who are interested can know which article it is without mentioning the name, and those who are not interested are in vain. What's more, "Practice" is such a controversial editorial. How could an enterprising person like He Jun not read it? He Jun suddenly became energetic. , took a puff of the cigarette butt, exhaled a long puff of smoke, and asked, "Speak carefully, I think I am confused."

Li He said, "Why don't you think about land contracting? This debate has not yet been decided. If you find the right direction and stand in line, there is no need to worry about having no future."

As they talked, the two became more and more careless about time. One was deliberately letting off steam, while the other was a tireless sponge in his pursuit of knowledge.

Li He looked at the darkening sky and ignored He Jun, who was still unsatisfied. He rushed to pay the bill and hurried home with Da Zhuang. I was a little drunk, so I lit a cigarette, letting the spicy taste of tobacco swirl in my lungs, and my mind gradually became clearer.

The day to leave for school was getting closer and closer. Li He took a bus from the county seat to the provincial capital to book a train ticket in advance. He went back to the aquatic products company to say hello to old man Zhang and brought a cigarette. Say hello to people.

When he heard that Li He was going to college, Old Man Zhang said, "You kid, you know how to act like a brat at a young age and you have a bright future. Grandpas all start their careers as grandsons. If you want to be a grandpa, you must first learn to be a grandson."

This sentence made Li He laugh. I really want to ask, are you born again? What is your Penguin number?

After lunch, he quickly urged the fourth child to go to school without ink stains. The third child in Li He's family was the most worried about him. Li He said to Li Long, "You know what I worry about you most, it's that you are too opinionated." It doesn't matter if you don't study, you have to use your brain in everything you do, have your own ideas, don't be led by others, you know. Is there any contact with Mei during that period? Say hello to you."

Although his family no longer collects eels, Li Long often goes to Hongshui River Bridge to help his two uncles collect eels, just to see his beloved girl. The two of them only talk a few words occasionally. If you don't like this kind of words, who can say it to two rookies?

Seeing Li Long's behavior, Li He understood in his heart, "Okay, how old are you? If you like it, tell me. How old is that girl? She's not bad in appearance. How can she not be stared at? Don't let people cut off her beard." "Well, you can't even buy the medicine to regret it. What's going on if you go there every day and don't know anything about it? You're too embarrassed to ask, so just take my eldest sister to find out."

Li Long was a little panicked when he heard this. Yes, the girl was already 16, and she was the same age as him, so he had to say hello in a hurry.

Li He went to Li Mei and told Li Long what he was thinking, and said, "Sister, go and see what that girl is thinking. You girls are so close to each other. The third child is too thin-skinned. Check out which one in Shangwan. If you want to win, , I’ll ask someone I know well to tell her, isn’t Sister-in-law Dongmei’s mother’s family from Shangwan?”

Li Mei said with a smile, "Haha, the third child is not a child anymore. How come he didn't know about his family's situation for so long?"

Li He shook his head and said, "You just have to figure it out. I can't get involved anyway, so I'll just tell you this."

Every day when they have nothing to do at home, Li He drags Li Long to take ideological and political education classes. The third child has just graduated from elementary school, can read, and can add and subtract within 100. After so many years in school, let him take the test again. Junior high school is not as difficult as usual. Even if you want to go to junior high school and be a gangster, it is difficult.

Now the fourth child in the family has just started school and has been promoted to fifth grade. He carries his schoolbag and goes to school happily every day. This is a worry-free thing. Lao Wu’s household registration has been settled and he paid a fine of 200 yuan, but he is still young and will not be charged when he goes to school.

Looking back at Li Zhaokun in this life, there is no one who opposes the issue of studying. Of course, there is no support at all. It is just a sheep-herding mode. I don’t care how I like to regulate it.

Although Wang Yulan often cries, she will lend money to her children to study as long as they want to go to school. Most people will also say that it is not enough to just learn a few words. How can they go to school when the family is so depleted?

Wang Yulan doesn't know a single word. She doesn't support going to school, and she doesn't know the high-level theories of going to school. She doesn't think about whether studying is useful or not. She just doesn't know how to refuse her children's willingness to study.

Li Zhaokun and Wang Yulan do not favor boys over girls. In an ordinary family, it is still uncertain whether the fourth and fifth eldest children can be here, especially if the fifth eldest child is a girl.

In rural areas, the concept of raising children to provide for old age is very strong. If you don't have a son, you will be looked down upon by others, and you will feel inferior to others.

For example, if a family is marrying a daughter-in-law, they will only ask neighbors for help if they have a son in the family. It is auspicious to have a baby early, and you cannot ask "old people" to help with festive matters. As time goes by, the "old homeless people" themselves feel inferior to others, and even if they want to help, they are afraid of bringing "bad luck" to others.

There are still many people who will not give up until they have a son. Because daughters are raised by families. Your son is your own. Without a son, who would provide for him in his old age?

Later on in family planning, if the first child was a girl, the second child was unfortunately still a girl, and then it would be difficult to have a third child.

Those who are soft-hearted and don't want to strangle the baby girl, but also want to have three children, can only hide around to give birth to the child and wait for the public to fine them. If they can't pay the fine, then they can wait for the house. Let the property be bulldozed.

Many times, it was common for people to be suffocated to death with small bags or buried in pot ashes. Li He sometimes couldn't help but think about his sins, but there was nothing he could do.

When Li He looked at the fourth and fifth sons, he did not think that Li Zhaokun was smart. Instead, he was glad that he was an undisciplined person. His two uncles, Li Zhaoming and Li Zhaohui, were two normal people. They didn't always have good food at home. He has his son, and his daughter doesn’t want to see him either.

For example, Wang Yulan and her aunt Li Zhaoyun were completely blind, and even more could not read a single Chinese character. And a man like Li Zhaokun, who was not stingy at all, had at least attended elementary school.

The closer I get to leaving, the more panicky I feel, and the less I can let go of my family.

Once young, ignorant and fearless, he just wanted to leave this remote place. Li He was just tired of this poverty. This place was so poor and backward, so he dreamed of escaping one day and going outside to see the world and go outside. To live a better life, rural children basically have no other way to leave other than studying and serving in the military.

As for recruiting, that's just a legend.

Later, I went to the capital to study. It was so good that it was unbearable. The overpasses and highways were incomparable to those in my poor hometown. The capital was so big. They were like little ants, which made people a little scared and a little bit... excited.

But as I wandered further and further away, I found that I couldn't stop missing my hometown for a moment.