My 1979

When we arrived in the provincial capital, it was already past four o'clock. We hurried to the bus station. If we couldn't catch the last bus, we would have to stay in the provincial capital overnight. But Li He was eager to go home and was not willing to do so for a moment. stay.

After getting in the car, Li He immediately stuffed his scarf and hat into his bag and unbuttoned his coat. As long as it doesn't snow by the Huaihe River, it's basically not too cold. Occasionally it will freeze under special circumstances, but compared with the north, There is still a difference in severe cold.

An inch of time is worth an inch of money, and money cannot buy sleepyheads. Li He was too sleepy and couldn't rest well on the train, so he lay down on his seat and fell asleep unconsciously.

"Hey, comrade, wake up, we've arrived at the station."

Li He was woken up by the conductor in a daze, thanked him, quickly packed his bag and got out of the car.

He left the county town in a hurry again. There was no car halfway along the way. It was almost dark. He regretted not buying a flashlight. It was unlucky to make light in the dark and encounter ditches and ridges.

When the sky gradually became dark and he couldn't see his fingers, Li He was a little panicked. He couldn't see the road anymore. It was no different from walking with his eyes closed, unless he waited until midnight to see if the moon would appear in the sky.

While he was feeling regretful, he heard several intermittent brayings of donkeys. Li He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the lights coming from far and near.

There were two lanterns hung on the donkey cart, and there were two blurry figures on the frame. Li He quickly struck a match to attract the other person's attention and not to scare others by suddenly speaking.

"Hey, fellow, can you stop and give me a ride?"

The donkey cart stopped in front of us, with two people sitting on the frame, and another person lying in the cart, covered with a thick quilt.

The old man on the donkey cart said, "Young man, where are you going on a night journey so late? Come up first and let's talk."

Li He carried his bag unceremoniously and sat on the right side of the carriage, "Thank you, uncle. I'm going back to Honghe Bridge. I took the last bus back from the provincial capital. It's a bit late. Sorry to bother you."

"We are going to Honghe Bridge. Where is Honghe Bridge?" asked the young man sitting next to Li He.

Li He felt that the voice was so familiar and familiar. He saw it clearly under the miserable light of the lantern and was so happy. Isn't this his brother-in-law Yang Xuewen?

He responded, "Li Zhuang, the second child of Li Zhaokun's family. Brother, where do you come from?"

Yang Xuewen sighed and came back from D County Hospital. My grandmother was sick and didn't want to stay in the hospital, so she had to come back. "

The old lady lying behind the donkey cart was sober and said with a smile, "What nonsense are you talking to this young man?"

The Chinese New Year is almost here. Where can the hospital use it?

It is of no use whether this basic disease is cured or not.

If it really doesn't work, then I would rather waste it at home. It will save you and your father the trouble. Just carry a few shovels of soil from Laogang Mountain and it will be over. "

Suddenly he coughed heavily and continued, "Are you the kid from Li Zhaokun's family who studies?

Ouch, these girls usually chatter when they have nothing to do, but you are such a promising person now that you are out.

There are still people who want to visit your ancestral graveyard.

Xue Wen, we will cross the river directly later and carry the baby to the door. He will not be able to do anything by himself in the dark. "

Yang Xuewen quickly said hello.

Li He hurriedly said, "Auntie, no need. You are not in good health and it's cold now. I'll just go to Honghe Bridge and walk a few steps. Don't go around in circles."

Li He knew that although the old lady had been in poor health, he remembered that his eldest sister's children had passed away when they were in junior high school, and he came back specially to deliver the paper bundles. She was a charitable old lady, and she was more energetic than the average person.

The old man smoked dry cigarettes and drove the donkey all the way, rarely interrupting. When he arrived at Honghe Bridge, Li He jumped off the carriage and refused to give it away. The old man smashed his mouth and said, "Then let Xuewen give you a piece." The two of them walk without feeling anxious."

Yang Xuewen took a lantern from the frame and said, "Let's go, brother, you can't see the road. How do you go? I'll see you off."

Li He really wanted him to go, so he didn't refuse, "Uncle, aunt, then I will study abroad and Brother Wen will sleep at my house at night. You guys should be careful when you go back."

The old man said, "I'll leave a door open for Xuewen first, and you can decide the situation yourself."

Yang Xuewen told the old couple to say a few words and then left with Li He, chatting along the way.

When we entered the village, it was already after eight o'clock, and it was pitch dark. There was no electricity at this time, and the brightness of the kerosene lamp was limited. Most people went to bed as soon as it got dark and got up before dawn.

Li He came first and knocked on the door. There was light in the room. It seemed that Li Long was not asleep yet. He took Yang Xuewen with him, so it was not good to go to my mother's room first.

The door opened with a bang. Li Long held the lamp in one hand and the door bolt in the other. He was pleasantly surprised to see Li He and a man standing at the door, "Brother, you are back."

Li He put the things away. Wang Yulan and Li Mei heard the noise and also approved the clothes and came out. Wang Yulan was so happy, "Why are you back so late."

Li He pointed at Yang Xuewen and said, "Thanks to this brother, otherwise it would be difficult to come back in the dark, so I came back with them from Shangba Village."

Yang Xuewen smiled and said, "What a big deal, my grandpa is Yang Laokui, an old carpenter from Shangba."

Wang Yulan knew Yang Laokui. Her family was very poor. Her son died and her daughter-in-law ran away, leaving only a single grandson. "Your father and I knew each other. When I was young, your father worked with Erhe and his grandfather to build rivers and lakes." , right in front of the river bend."

"Hey, mom, stop dawdling, I'm starving, give me something to eat quickly, and I'll drink some with Brother Xuewen." Wang Yulan wanted to gossip, but Li He quickly interrupted.

After two days and one night, I didn't have a good meal, and now I'm still hungry.

Suddenly the cry of the little girl came from the room, and Li Mei hurriedly said, "Then I'll do it. You guys take a break and see what's going on with Xiao Wu. He's crying. I guess I heard you."

"Why are you standing there stupidly? Pour two cups of tea," Li He gave Li Long angrily and said to Yang Xuewen. "Brother Xuewen, please sit down for a while. I'll go into the back room and see why the child is crying."

Entering the house, the fourth child was coaxing the little girl and preventing her from getting out of bed.

The little girl immediately threw herself on Li He, shouted vaguely "Aguo", and cried louder.

Li He held the little girl in his arms and felt distressed and funny, "Why are you crying? You cried like a big cat."

The little girl touched her eyes with her sleeves and said, "Aguo, I miss you so much, bad guy, fourth sister, won't let me get out of bed."

The fourth child angrily slapped the little girl on the butt, "You are the only one who knows how to complain."

Yang Xuewen was still sitting in the back room, but Li He couldn't help but just coax the little girl, and said to the fourth child, "Get her dressed, and let her get off the ground if she wants. She won't be able to sleep for a while."

He threw the little girl to the fourth child, stuffed the money inside into his pocket first, and then handed the bag to Wang Yulan, "Here are some things I bought, you guys share them."

Although Wang Yulan was angry with Li He for spending money indiscriminately, she felt sweet in her heart because there was no child who was more promising than her own son.

When the food was placed on the table, Li He quickly pulled Yang Xuewen to the table and asked Li Long to pour the wine.

Yang Xuewen only ate a pancake in the afternoon and was not hungry at all. He smelled the fragrant braised pork and swallowed unconsciously. He hadn't seen meat for a long time. When he was a guest at someone's house, it didn't taste good and looked ugly. But he couldn't stand it, and Li He was picking up food and pouring wine, and he was so enthusiastic that he couldn't be more excited.

Yang Xuewen could only sigh, when will his family be able to live like this, live in a big tile-roofed house, have wine and meat.

When sleeping, Li and his brothers slept in the same room, fearing that Yang Xuewen would be uncomfortable, so he asked him to sleep on his own bed.

After having enough wine and food, several people washed their feet, wiped their bodies casually, and then went to bed and fell asleep.

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