My 1979

When Li He and He Fang went home, there was only an old lady Yu sitting in the main room playing with a few dogs.

Li He asked, "Everyone left?".

Old lady Yu said, "Everyone has left, why don't I stay here to look after the door for you? The leader invites you to dinner, there are a lot of people, this kid from his family is really famous."

He Fang said, "Then I'll cook the food. You want to take a bite here?"

Old lady Yu said, "I won't keep them anymore. There are so many dishes left at noon. I don't know what my old man will do with them. I will go back and throw them away for him. I never eat the leftovers. He must eat the leftovers." Vegetables. If you don't put them well this summer, they will taste rancid."

Li He smiled, sent Mrs. Yu away, and helped He Fang start cooking dinner.

When Li He waited until eight or nine o'clock that night, Old Man Li and his family didn't come back, so he went to sleep.

There were so many hotels that their family couldn't sleep anywhere.

When Li He woke up in the morning, he saw a fried dough sticks seller at the door, so he bought a few fried dough sticks.

There are many farmers pushing bicycles to sell things in the alley. Most of them are from nearby suburbs. First-tier cities will never allow outsiders who do not have regular jobs in the city to live for a long time. The strict household registration management system It has completely deprived most people of the possibility of living in big cities.

Temporary workers who work as nannies or bricklayers will be inspected again and again and sent to the reception and deportation station by truckload.

These sellers welded iron pipes to their bicycles, loaded them with baskets, and walked along the streets selling bean sprouts, tofu, and some vegetables. There are even fried goods such as popcorn and melon seeds.

You can give money or food stamps, but food stamps are not worth much now.

Two years ago, when the price of food stamps was at its highest, a kilogram of food stamps in Beijing was worth 40 cents, and nationwide food stamps were as high as 1.2 yuan, which was very valuable.

It would be as low as a dime, and a pound of food stamps would only buy two handfuls of melon seeds.

The tertiary industry has been established in all sub-district offices, and basically all of them are street-based educated youth enterprises. The educated youth pooled their money and the sub-districts provided business premises and licenses.

In the south, it may be a private enterprise, but in the capital, it is always of a collective nature.

Collective enterprises and private enterprises are also competing with state-owned enterprises for raw material resources and unplanned materials.

Overnight everyone became a bad guy, and almost everyone was talking about ways to get rich.

The streets are full of discussions about the big business of wire rods, cement, color TVs, cars, motorcycles and even sacks. It’s not like there are hundreds of tons of wire rods and no one is talking about it.

Many people have begun to display the God of Wealth openly in their homes, and even Wen Guan Gong and Wu Guan Gong are very careful to distinguish them. Who says that Chinese people do not believe in religion.

Li He sat on the threshold, eating porridge and listening to the gossip of the old ladies in the alley.

He Fang felt that Li He had a small-town spirit and liked to make inquiries.

There was only a squeaking sound and a sharp brake, and Li Jiasheng's shiny black Santana stopped in front of Li He.

Old Man Li got out of the car first and took his grandson out of the car. He couldn't hide the rippling smile on his face.

He asked Li He, "Is there still rice in the pot?".

"Yes, you go and have a bite quickly," Li He replied.

"Let's go, I will take you to breakfast."

Li Jiasheng also got out of the car with his wife and children, and said to Li He who was sitting on the threshold, "Sorry, I left in a hurry yesterday and didn't say hello to you."

"Don't be so polite, just go in and have some breakfast."

After breakfast, Li He continued as usual, making a cup of tea, going under the vine, reading a book or listening to the radio.

The Li family came over quietly, pulled up a chair and sat down, "Little brother, I'm very interested. I don't mind chatting with you."

He took out another box of cigars and handed one to Li He.

Li He waved his hand without taking it, indicating that there was a cigarette on the table, and lit one for himself, "I'm not used to that kind of smoking, so I'd better smoke my own."

The biggest difference between smoking a cigar and smoking a cigar is that after taking a puff of a cigar, you must first spit out the smoke in your mouth forcefully, quickly and completely, without entering the lungs. Because, smoking a cigar is not about sucking the burned smoke, but about tasting the remaining aroma.

Li He promised that he did not have such a large lung capacity, nor could he enjoy the taste of cigars. If he forced himself to find comfort in various forms or rituals, it would be self-abuse.

Li Jiasheng lit one himself and blew out a big smoke ring, "Thank you for taking care of my father for so many years. I am really grateful."

"It's nothing, he and I just have similar interests. There's nothing to thank you for," Li He said very politely.

"This is a little greeting gift for my little brother. It's not a sign of respect." Li Jiasheng put a watch in front of Li He. "When I came back, I didn't know that my little brother was here. I didn't prepare any gifts. Please forgive me."

Li He took one look at it and laughed. This damn thing is just the kind of plastic electronic watch he sells. Now the price has dropped to seven or eight yuan. He didn't refuse. He just took it in his hand and accepted it. Smile and say, "Thank you."

But I am also relieved that Old Man Li did not reveal his family background, otherwise Li Jiasheng would not have been embarrassed to just give him a digital watch.

"I heard from my father that my little brother bought my old house?" Li Jiasheng asked pretending to be casual.

"Yes, I have bought it for several years."

"I don't know if my little brother has the intention to sell it again. I can double the original price." Li Jiasheng seemed to be very confident.

"If this is your father's request, I will definitely not refuse." That's Li He's attitude anyway. If Old Li doesn't open his mouth, he won't agree.

Li Jiasheng was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Little brother, are you not satisfied with the price? You can give us a price. Money is not an issue. And you also know that we have to find a place to stay. Here, little brother, it's not too much trouble." good".

Li He waved his hand and said with a smile, "It's not about money, it's just that I don't want to sell it yet."

Li Jiasheng said, "I heard that you are a teacher and you are still running a small business. If it is a business matter, I can help you. I run an import and export business in Thailand, and I still have some contacts with the mainland, and I know a lot of people. people".

"Thank you. I'm just making ends meet with my small business, and I can't stand your eyes." Li He simply refused.

The conversation between the two fell into silence.

"Okay, then I will respect the little brother's choice, but I still hope that the little brother can help me with one thing." Li Jiasheng no longer forced to buy back the old house.

"You said, help as much as you can."

"I hope you can help me persuade my father to return to Thailand with me. After all, he is old and I don't feel comfortable being alone in the country."

Li He thought for a while and expressed his understanding, "Okay, I will help you persuade."

There is no such thing as a late meeting between the two people. They had a pleasant conversation and cherished each other. After all, they were in different social statuses. Although one was modest on the surface, he looked down at others in his heart, while the other had no habit of looking up at others.

He Fang took a lipstick and wiped it on her lips, pursed her lips, and asked Li He with expectant eyes, "How is it?".

The paint was so bright, it was so red that it seemed to be dripping with blood.

What's even more exaggerated is that she seems to be worried that others won't be able to see that she is wearing lipstick, so she carefully outlines her lips with an ocher line.

At first glance, it looks like two bright red petals.

Li He originally wanted to be mean and say it didn't look good, but in the end he couldn't hold back his laughter and praised, "It's pretty good-looking."

"Liar, it must be ugly." He Fang took a mirror and looked left and right. Sure enough, she was still dissatisfied.

I got a basin of water and washed it off in a few strokes.

Li He said, "I remember you didn't wipe this thing."

He Fang said, "Uncle Li gave it to her daughter-in-law. She said it was some kind of greeting gift, so I thought it was fun, so I took it and applied it on it."

Li He took the lipstick in his hand and looked at it. He didn't recognize the brand, and it wasn't a good product anyway. He said directly, "Throw it away. The quality is too poor. It's powdery and uneven. No matter how you apply it, it won't look good."

He Fang nodded, looked around to see if there was no one around, and threw it into the trash bag with a whoosh.

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