My 1979

After all business matters were handed over to Su Ming, Li He's daily focus became chasing his wife.

He followed quietly, looking at Zhang Wanting who was walking with her head buried in front. She was unusually tall and had clean facial features. Li He liked to see her smile the most.

I still remember my first blind date, which was organized by a labor union.

Everyone wears nameplates on their chests. Under the guidance of the union eldest sister, he met a girl 2 years older than him. This girl was a translator in the factory office's information room and later became his wife.

Zhang Wanting didn't mind Li He's tall, thin and shabby appearance, but she refused at first because of the age gap.

At that time, Li He was just in his early 20s, but he was regarded as an older man. He only got married to start a family. Who cared about whether he was in love or not.

Li He still can't remember what they talked about back then, but what happened after the marriage is still fresh in his memory.

As long as you get married, your unit will be divided into a double dormitory, which is a small bungalow. Getting married means having a house to live in, and it also means having more salary income from the other half, which also shortens the blind date time for both parties.

At that time, when other young people met, they would talk about literature, poetry, and new books. In the 1980s, there were too many ideals to talk about, but Li He and Zhang Wanting talked too much about family, because both sides felt that their future would inevitably depend on their family. , everyone has drag behind them.

Zhang Wanting's family is in a rural area in the north of the Netherlands, and the family values ​​boys over girls. She didn't know how hard she gritted her teeth, and she entered junior high school, then high school, and then college, amidst the scoldings of her parents.

There is a long list of complaints behind the two people. Maybe they got together because of mutual pity or the topic of a common family.

At that time, the two of us had a combined salary of about 240 yuan a month. Each family needed to send money every month. In addition, due to the interpersonal relationships with colleagues, there was no way to save any money.

Later, prices in the capital continued to rise, and wages remained stagnant. The two of them were quite in dire straits.

After his son was born, Li He finally tasted the feeling of being a father. The life at that time was miserable, but happy. But after two years of waiting, the daughter came out again, and Li He almost collapsed in the past two years with an extra mouth.

When the child was just born, Li He had to work overtime and catch up on schedules without caring about home. Zhang Wanting also did not have a good confinement period. She went to the ground to wash and cook three days after giving birth. When she got old, she was left with confinement syndrome. , not in good health.

Li Hezhen is a bit broken. He is tired from work and has a boring personality. He can only be regarded as a good guy, but he is inadvertently excluded.

When Li He got home, he would use the excuse to get angry at Zhang Wanting. Zhang Wanting did not complain, and occasionally comforted Li He and said, "Don't be anxious, take your time, it will be fine when the child is older. Think about what it will be like in the countryside." Now that we’ve come here, what obstacles are there that we can’t overcome?”

As they got older, the two of them became more and more clingy. Li He asked, "Old woman, why are you so nice to me?"

Zhang Wanting said with a smile, "I have been subsidizing my parents' family and sending money to my parents' family all my life, but have you ever said no?

You can tolerate my shameless brothers and ignorant parents. You have never complained about this, and you have never given me a slap in the face. Just for this reason, I am grateful to you. "

Li He said confused, "I also send money home, what's the difference?"

Zhang Wanting said with emotion, "I am the water that was thrown out."

Whenever Li He thinks about those bastard things in the past, he always feels embarrassed.

He could only shake his head unconsciously and swear to himself that he would never let his wife be wronged in this life.

"Hey, how long will you stay with me?" Zhang Wanting suddenly turned around, catching Li He, who was immersed in memories, off guard.

She had already had a vague feeling that someone was staring at her after New Year's Day, and every time she turned around, she could see Li He. Although he pretended to be walking indifferently, he did it once, twice, and couldn't do it again and again.

And most of the time, this guy squatted at the door of her classroom when he had nothing to do. Later, he joined the class as an auditor and always sat next to her. No matter how careless and ignorant she was, she still knew about this boy. idea.

She could often hear Li He chatting with the classmates next to her. She felt that he was also a playful boy, and he was from Beijing University. He was probably striving for success, so she didn't reject him in her heart.

Li He scratched his head dryly, wondering whether it was life or death. He mustered up the courage to say, "Classmate Zhang Wanting, I want to be friends with you."

After saying these words, it seemed that all the strength was wasted. Maybe he cared too much. The more he cared, the more nervous he became. If he chatted with the girls in the class, he would be the reincarnation of the love saint.

Zhang Wanting was stunned, this melon was so embarrassing, "Li He, we haven't met before, right? Besides, our main task at the moment is to study hard and make our due contribution to the motherland's four modernizations after graduation." contribute."

Li He opened his mouth, and the self-movation he felt while immersed in memories suddenly disappeared, leaving only a sense of powerlessness.

Being hung up in the air like this, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "We can start with ordinary friends, which will not affect our studies or the construction of the motherland."

Zhang Wanting chuckled, "How can you be like this? Don't you have any classes today?"

"There's no class. Don't you have classes in the afternoon? How about I treat you to lunch? It's just at the entrance of the alley in front. I know the boss."

Li He had to keep up his efforts. When chasing girls on TV, it wasn't just about making appointments to eat, go to the movies, go shopping, etc. If they could succeed in chasing girls like this, he would probably have no problem.

Zhang Wanting smiled and shook her head and said, "Thank you, Li He. My classmate is still waiting for me in the cafeteria. I'll leave first. Goodbye."

Li He murmured goodbye, this old lady is really difficult to take care of!

Grandma is such a bear. She chased her so hard. This must not be her fault. Please save me. I am getting older.

The intense emotion of bitterness and sadness came over me unconsciously.

Sitting in the old Li's restaurant at the entrance of the alley, drinking wine, Li He didn't know when this day would end.

"What are you doing? You young people are destined to be together. Don't be so ungrateful and come here to fix it." The restaurant owner was a cheerful person. Seeing Li He drinking too much, he simply sat down and drank a few glasses with Li He.

"It's okay, brother, your business is pretty good." Li He was so drunk that he immediately changed the topic. There was nothing to say about sad things.

The boss sighed and said, "There are five or six in this area, so it's not easy to do it. It's just starting to get a little easier. Now I can't make any money, so I'm just messing around."

Li He had a pouty mouth and was still trying to make a fortune in a low voice without showing off his wealth. He didn't bother to say what he said, "Just playing around, we haven't known each other for a day or two, why are you still crying in front of me?"

Youdao is to stay away from guests and never show off your wealth. This is the most simple truth in the world. It is a characteristic of the times and is not like the naked showing off of wealth in the future.

The boss laughed and said, "Of course I can't compare to you and Su Ming. Your business has grown so big that the money just flows through your hands."

After all, you don't show your face in school. You are a good boy and not many students recognize you. But Su Ming is now considered to be a famous person. Even when I meet, he calls me Brother Sheng. He often brings people to my place to support me. He also takes good care of my business. "

Li He heard that this meant provoking, and he didn't have a good impression of the boss. I could only continue to have a few glasses of wine, talk casually, and then ignore it.

Towards the end of the year, more and more educated youth returned to the city, and laughter and laughter could always be heard in the streets. However, soon after, many people felt confused because they could not solve their work problems.

Su Ming has received many students and classmates in the past few days. Now that he has money and is very popular, when he comes back to have a drink alone, he will try his best to help anyone he can. He has experienced this kind of panic and helplessness, and he understands it better.

Many people couldn't solve their jobs and became small vendors. These people sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. Various stalls appeared in the capital: those who barbered, repaired shoes, sharpened knives, repaired bicycles, sold drinks, snacks and various other things. For handicrafts or small commodities. Some areas, such as Xidan, are only allowed to operate at night, and over time they become night markets.

Most of what they do is a small, unviable business. There is a popular saying: "If a big girl wants to experience life and learn how to make a living, she should quickly find a hawker and marry her."

Su Ming sometimes wondered whether he would be like them if he had not met Li He, and maybe his life would not change in any way.

He makes a lot of money, but sometimes it makes him feel sad. Some working people see him on the street. They all raise their heads very high and look away from Su Ming with dignity. Su Ming sometimes has to comfort himself, I have more money than you. Money, you bite me.

Su Mingxin and Li He said that in the future, the rich will be the uncles, and these people who earn dead wages will only watch us drink and eat meat.

The watches were sold very quickly. There were more than 2,000 watches. Half of them went out without any trouble. Su Ming hurriedly urged Zhang Xianwen to go back to get the goods, but he couldn't make it in time. The Chinese New Year was coming soon. It was not easy to run back and forth from south to north. It's easy, we can only wait until after the new year.

"Brother Ming, you see, we all grew up together when we were young, so we are not sensible and will have troubles in the past. We can't always hold on to the past, right?" Fatty Zhu came to Su Ming with dignity, in order to He had to be humble in order to earn money for this watch. How could he not be anxious? He just stared at others making money. They were already selling for fifty or sixty yuan each, and only Su Ming had the goods.

Su Ming leaned back on the chair and took a puff of cigarette, "Hey, Pig intestine, you blocked me last time and beat me so badly, why didn't you say this? Come on, your waist doesn't hurt when you talk, right?"

If Li He hadn't passed by last time, he might have been beaten like that.

Fatty Zhu was anxious, "I've been fighting and fighting in the alley since I was a kid. How can I take advantage of the situation? You and your brother knocked out my teeth before. You see, I'm still a loser now."

Su Ming glanced at the gaping teeth of the pig intestines and couldn't help but smile. Although he didn't say it, he agreed in his heart. He also knew that being friendly would bring wealth, so he didn’t bother to worry about it. Just make the pig intestines for him if he wanted to, “Okay, I’ll get 20 of them for you in 2 days. If we can’t sell them all, let’s not talk about the future. You, still I will be your second brother on the street honestly."

Fatty Zhu said proudly, "You underestimate me, right? I can sell everything today. Just wait and see."

Fatty Zhu held the watch in the box and left in a hurry.

After the exam, the school was on holiday and everyone in the class had almost left. In order to be with his wife, Li He bought the same train and left in two days, but he needed to buy something to take back.

When Li He went to the repair shop, Su Ming handed a stack of tickets to Li He and said, "Brother, you see these are all handed over by scalpers. Do you think they are enough?"

Li He opened it and looked at it, mainly cloth coupons and tobacco and alcohol coupons, "Did you Sister He and Brother Zhao give them to you? The house is tidying up. They have stopped recently."

"I gave them all. When I heard that you gave them, they were very happy and were not polite." Su Ming has recently been busy processing the last batch of goods, so he can celebrate the New Year with peace of mind and no longer collect things from outside.

Zhao Chuanqiu and He Fang, who were in charge of maintenance, now had money in their hands and had already obtained the tickets. They happily bought things and took the train back to their hometown. Now Li He was the only one left in the dormitory, so Li He simply I won’t go back to school and will live directly on Wanger Mountain.

"After I leave, you stay with me and help me keep an eye on the house. During the Spring Festival, petty thefts are inevitable. Please keep an eye on the things in my house." Li Heke treats everything in that house as a treasure and wants nothing less. My flesh hurts like hell.

Li He patted his chest, "I understand, but brother, will you still accept it after the new year? You can't let it go, can you?'

"Let's talk about it later in the year, no, let's rent another house." Li He didn't know whether to be happy or worried. Now his several rooms are full, and he can't even fit in the main room.

He took advantage of the time to bring a stack of tickets and money to Wangfujing Department Store. The people inside were already crowded, and there were long lines in front of the counters to buy candies and fabrics. Nowadays, department stores may be where people shop. The only choice.

When he went home during the Spring Festival, he couldn't go home empty-handed. He had to prepare something for his younger brothers and sisters at home. Even items that were not worth much money, such as cream, headbands, and old coarse cloths, were extremely difficult to buy in the remote rural areas in central China. .