My 1979

He sat on the edge of the bed with his feet in the footbath, smoking one cigarette after another, leaving a bitter taste in his mouth. There was a chill on his feet, and he realized that the water was completely cold. The kettle clicked, and the hot water inside was empty.

I took my feet out of the basin, shook them twice, and put them into my cotton slippers without wiping them. When I was about to lean down to pour the water, I suddenly fell into darkness.

Sudden power outages, power outages, never-ending power outages, inexplicable power outages, many people may be watching TV. Not only the children are jumping up and down anxiously, but the adults are also anxious and furious.

There are frequent power outages in the capital and even across the country, with "three power outages and four power outages" every week, which has a great impact on the economy and people's livelihood.

In order to save energy and electricity, daylight saving time was implemented at two o'clock in the morning on May 4, 1986. In the Telegraph Building in Xidan, the staff turned the hand of the clock on the top floor to three o'clock.

Hundreds of millions of Chinese people have set their clocks forward one hour.

At 2 a.m. on September 14th, the clock will go back one hour and daylight saving time will end.

Daylight saving time was suspended until 1992. Various regions can reasonably adjust work and rest times according to seasonal changes to achieve the purpose of making full use of sunlight and saving lighting electricity.

For Li He, a power outage is no big deal; the end of the world is no big deal either.

He was used to it, and he estimated that the heavy snow had knocked down some power lines.

When there is a sudden power outage at night, what do people usually touch first?

In the dark!

He was groping beside the bed in the dark for a lighter. He remembered that he had left it on the bed just now. He climbed onto the bed and searched around the head and foot of the bed, inside and outside the bed, but couldn't find it. With a bang, he accidentally kicked the basin over.

He could imagine that there must be water on the ground, a basin full of water.

He simply ignored it and pulled up the quilt in a hesitant manner, seeming to remember something again in a daze.

He thought of his son.

Today is the day his son was born, January 10, 1988. Excitement and happiness surrounded him on that day.

He remembered that it was Sunday, there were very few people in the hospital, and it was snowing heavily. He was anxious and restless in the corridor of the hospital.

The fat man Guo Dong also teased him and said, "You are too nervous. It's not a big deal. Just wait. By the way, do you want a daughter or a son?"

He said at that time, "My daughter, my son is too naughty."

Fatty Guo asked, "It will be difficult for you to have a second child."

"One is enough, how can we support two."

Later, fate played a trick on people, and although Zhang Wanting got the IUD, she still had a 0.1% chance of contraceptive failure. Li He was so upset that he wanted to hit the wall. He couldn't bear to have an abortion. If he didn't have an abortion, the family planning policy would not allow it.

Delightfully sad.

Zhang Wanting's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and she became more and more frightened by the rumors in the work unit. She said to Li He, "I'll go to the hospital. If it's later, it'll be too late."

"I'll resign." Li He finally gave this affirmative answer after not sleeping well for several nights. He couldn't accept it at all if he was asked to strangle his own child with his own hands. In a dual-income family that violates family planning, one of them must leave the job.

Zhang Wanting cried, "If I'm expecting to give birth, I won't have much salary. If you don't have a job, how will our family live? It's okay for our mouth to be sewn, and the baby still needs milk powder!"

Yes, my hometown still has to send money, and the family of three still has to eat and drink, which is unbearable.

"Let me go to the sea." He grew up in adversity. He has fears and worries, but he is not afraid of hardship or tiredness. He has never lowered his head. Who knows that he is a stubborn donkey at heart? He is sure of things. I have never looked back, "If others can make money, I can too."

Zhang Wanting said, "I don't have any problem with you taking on some private work, but you don't make much money from the private work you do."

"trust me."

After all, the shiny land did not obscure his brilliance. He took the college entrance examination and was lucky enough to go to university. He entered a big city, became a public servant, married a wife, and had a son.

He believes that anything is possible as long as he works hard.

"I know your temper very well. If you had a mellow temper, I wouldn't worry about it. But you have such a boring ass temper. You will offend people to death as soon as you open your mouth. How can you do business?"

"I have decided." Li He said with certainty, "I will do the back-end processes for our factory. Other small workshops can do it, so why can't I do it. Guo Dong will take care of me, don't worry."

The bumpy road makes the wanderer feel tired, but he can't stop and rest...

Zhang Wanting sighed and said, "Fate, it's all fate. I'm used to it too."

One sentence is used to convey a lot of helplessness and sadness.

Li He still remembers the way Zhang Wanting said these words, so after his rebirth, he vowed not to let Zhang Wanting live this kind of life again, and to give her the best life. He would just smile hard so as not to worry her.

When he got up early the next morning, he found that there was indeed water on the ground, and his shoes were soaked through. However, because the heating was sufficient, it also evaporated, leaving only a few water stains.

He put on his clothes and shoes, and swept twice with the broom behind the door. As long as the water was not thick, it would evaporate in a while.

Seeing that Li He had already brushed his teeth and washed his face, the fourth child took out the fried dough stick buns from the pot.

"Someone came to tell me this morning that the house you bought is going to be demolished. Please go over and sign."

"Where?"

"Shuangyulin. That's the house I went to with you."

Li He held the fried dough sticks in one hand and opened the drawer with the other and said, "See if it's this?"

He had bought this house less than two months ago, and he hadn't even had time to put the birth certificate in the basement.

The fourth child opened the birth certificate and said, "This is it."

This house was listed under her name. She accompanied Li He there, of course she knew it very well.

Li He said, "Go ahead."

"I don't understand this."

"Learn a lesson. We'll get as much as they pay for it. Just sign it when you go. No need to say anything else." Li He didn't want to bargain inside, it didn't make much sense. "You can keep the house and money for the relocation. . Count it as the dowry I will give you in the future."

The fourth child blushed, "You're just talking nonsense. I don't want it. You're not married yet."

"Let's finish it first and then talk about it. Be careful when taking the bus." Li He can only rest assured about the fourth child now. She is very independent and can make her independent. Li Long cannot compare with her in this regard.

The fourth child said, "I'll call Li Qiuhong and ask her to accompany me. We'll take the subway. The Fuxingmen return line has been opened to traffic a few days ago."

Due to historical reasons, the Fuxingmen subway line has never run in a circular motion.

After the fourth child left, Li He also locked the door, and he prepared the Seventh Machinery Department to find out the news.

The snow had stopped, but the wind was still strong. He stopped several taxis, but none of them would stop.

He walked straight. Many places on the road were being demolished, and there were large areas of ruins, hemp ropes, pieces of cloth, cotton batting, and waste bricks.

Demolition slogans with white characters on a red background:

"The agreement will be lenient on resettlement and expropriation will be strict," "the demolition will be made public, and the public announcement will be posted on the wall," and "understand the general situation and consider the overall situation."

Along the way, there were more slogans such as "If you want to get rich, build roads first", "Five Lectures, Four Beauties and Three Loves", and "Facing Modernization, Facing the World, Facing the Future".

Some shopping malls also have banners saying "The customer is God" hanging at the door. People who have not completely separated from all kinds of tickets have no idea what other rights customers have. However, the majority of working people finally saw the reluctant smile of the salesperson.

It might be a day off, so there were very few people coming in and out of the mechanical department, and he didn't see any familiar faces from the few people who came in and out occasionally. There were armed police at the door, and it was impossible for him to get in without a certificate.

There was a phone booth next to him, and he stuffed a coin into it. He was going to try Yang Hao.

He dialed Yang Hao's work number and could only secretly pray that Yang Hao would be at work today.

Someone answered the phone, "Who is this?"

"Yang Hao, it's me, Lao Li." Li He breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh, Xiao Li. Why did you remember to call me?"

Li He was very helpless and didn't care about the title. He asked directly, "I'm at the Mechanical Department. I want to inquire about someone. Is there anyone you know in the 7th Mechanical Department?"

Yang Hao said, "Why go to the Mechanical Department? The 7th Mechanical Department has long since ceased to be under the control of the Mechanical Department. It is now called the Aerospace Industry Department. If you want to find someone, you have to go there."

"Oh, okay, I understand." Li He patted his head and cursed his brain, how could he forget this!

"That's okay, let me find out for you."

"No, I'll ask about it myself." Li He remembered that his classmate Wu Bo was inside, so there was no need to ask Yang Hao anymore, "Okay, thank you, I'll hang up now. I'll treat you to dinner when I have time." .”

"You kid, I'll be waiting."