My 1979

As soon as the Spring Festival was over, Li He was ready to leave for Xinxiang after visiting a few relatives.

The fourth child said, "Brother, you are not coming with me."

"You stay at home and I'll pick you up later."

When he got off the Xinxiang Railway Station, he went straight to Zhang Wanting's hometown without even having lunch. He still wanted to make sure whether Zhang Wanting was home.

There was no snow in the plains of northern Henan this winter, but it was very dry. The cold wind blew by, and his face tightened for a while, with a layer of dead skin embedded in it. The economic conditions of Northern Henan and Northern Anhui appear to be similar. Except for a few people who really got rich first, most people have just solved the problem of food and clothing. The reform and opening up is only the opening up of the coastal areas. In fact, it has a relationship with the central and western regions. They are not too big, and they do not have the courage and vigor that dares to make the sun and moon change the sky in the eastern coastal areas.

It has always been known as a major agricultural province, a major college entrance examination province and a major labor export province.

It can only be said that Xiao He has a sharp point.

He quickly arrived at the entrance of Zhang's village. He took off his leather jacket and put it into a woven bag, wearing only the exposed layer of his old coat.

With the woven bag on his back, he walked into the village in a zigzag manner. Near Zhang Wanting's house, he started shouting at the top of his lungs, "Collect duck and goose down. Are there any duck and goose down for sale?"

He shouted very hard in Funan dialect.

"Hey, old man, look at how much this is worth." An old woman wearing an old cotton-padded jacket and holding a small cloth bag called Li He over.

Li He grabbed a handful of duck down from his pocket, twisted it with his fingers, and then said, "I'll give you fifty cents."

The old women said disdainfully, "I didn't even sell the 7 cents they gave me the day before yesterday. I definitely won't sell the 5 cents."

"It's too trendy and weighs too much. You'd better find someone to sell it for 70 cents." Li He returned the bag to the woman, then turned around and left.

"Come here, old man, and you can take it if you add an extra cent."

"Keep it for yourself." Li He's purpose was not to collect duck and goose down. He walked back and forth along the eaves of the Zhang family. This was no longer the Zhang family's old house. The eight large tile-roofed houses in front and back were all newly built. The red bricks and black tiles were particularly unusual in this village where all the mud houses were. conspicuous.

Is it really Zhang Wanting who is back? With the old foundation of the Zhang family, it is impossible to build such a big house. No one knows more than him how much the Zhang family has.

He shouted vigorously several times, and he finally summoned his uncle.

"Hey, old man, come here. Take a look at the A family."

This is the second time that Li He has been called Laoqian. Most of the people who walk around the streets to collect their hair and braid their hair have his accent. They all know that they are from Funan, so they are used to being called Laoqian.侉.

It’s really hard to tell who is a barbarian and who is a laoqian. Generally, those who are to the south are called barbarians, and those who are to the north are called laoqian. However, the definition of north and south is not so accurate. However, some people want to save trouble, and those who eat pasta are all called laoqian. , those who eat rice are called barbarians.

Li He smiled and went over to take the woven bag from his uncle's hand. It was a bag full of goose down.

"You tell me how much it will cost. If it works, I'll take it."

His eldest brother-in-law, wearing a brand-new coat, tilted his head and said, "Don't tease the monkey. If you do it yourself, ask me for the price."

"Brother, it's all in vain if I just give you a price that makes you dissatisfied. You must have a price in mind. You can decide the price yourself and save us from wasting time." Li He inadvertently glanced at the Zhang family's yard. There were only two of them. Children squatted at the door and played with confetti from firecrackers.

"I'll give you seven yuan and take it away." The uncle finally said the lowest price.

Li He shook his head and said with a smile, "It's not worth the price. I can take it for five yuan."

"Look at you, you asked me to tell you the price, and after that, you are still playing tricks." My uncle was very dissatisfied with Li He.

Li He said, "That's not possible. How can a wealthy family like you value this one or two yuan? Look at these eaves, who has a house as grand as yours?"

The eldest uncle said, "That's right, you are also wise. We are not short of a dollar or two, but we can't be taken advantage of. Just give it a real price and take it away."

"Brother, this is how I make a living. I heard that someone in your family has made a fortune abroad. You are so irritating. Why do you have to argue with me for a dollar or two?"

The eldest uncle's eyes lit up and he asked proudly, "You also know this?"

"Hey, who in this country doesn't know that the eldest girl in your family is the most famous?"

"That's my sister, do you know? In the UK, you earn pounds. Hey, I can't tell you clearly."

Li Hepeng smiled and said, "That's right, Ah Da is a rough guy and has never read a book. Then your eldest daughter will come back. She will be a high official when she comes back. Then you, the brother, will take advantage of it."

"I haven't come back yet. It would be great if I really came back."

"Oh, it'll be soon."

"Who knows." My uncle felt something was wrong and asked instead, "Why are you asking so many questions? Do you want this duck down?"

"The price I charge is not appropriate. I will definitely lose money. Brother, you can keep it for yourself."

Li He felt endless disappointment at this time.

At this moment he just wants to know where his wife is!

"Hey, you, five yuan is five yuan, take away five yuan." The uncle shouted to Li He behind him.

Li He ignored him and went straight out of the village.

On the river embankment where he last found Zhang Wanting, he smoked several cigarettes in succession. With a helpless sigh, he took off his old coat and put on his jacket again.

It was already past ten o'clock in the evening when he returned to the county, and it was no longer possible to go home. He walked around and found a room in the largest guest house in the county, preparing to go back the next morning.

In the hotel bathhouse, I took a comfortable bath and rubbed my back, then went downstairs to eat something.

After drinking two bottles of beer, my stomach was a little bloated, so I saw a public toilet nearby and went in.

"Hey, buddy, you're so strange." Two kids stopped him at the door of the toilet, one on the left and the other on the right.

"Get out." Li He pushed one away with one hand. He has no place to calm down, and there are still people who dare to find trouble with him. Does he look like he is so easy to bully? They even had to go to the toilet after eating green skin. These people are really messing around. The average gangster who wants to find pocket money will block the door of a crowded place and catch a few timid students. This one will give them two cents, and the other will ask for five cents. They are all more discerning and will not block old men, women or adults. Their main targets are students.

The best places are playroom doors, school doors and public toilet doors.

The two idiots saw that Li He was so arrogant and wanted to attack together. Li He didn't give them a chance and kicked one of them, "You're blind, Male Gobi."

After solving the problem in the toilet room, I lit a cigarette casually. When I passed by two furry kids, I still couldn't understand my hatred, so I slapped each of them again. It would be bad luck for them to fall into his hands.

I slept in a hotel for one night and slept for several days when I got home. I couldn't find the energy to do anything.

Wang Yulan touched his forehead with her hand, "You can't be sick, can you?"

"fine."

"Then why are you like this? I'll make you something if you want to eat, but you didn't eat much at noon."

"It's okay." Li He was annoyed by his mother and kicked off the quilt and went directly to the river embankment.

The sun had not yet set, and he was sitting on the river beach. The afterglow shone on him, making him feel warm. He hugged his legs and closed his eyes, unwilling to think about anything at the moment.

"What are you doing here?"

"Oh, it's okay, let's come out and wander around." Li He raised his head and faced the dazzling light, and finally saw the figure clearly.

"Come up here. The beach is wet. You don't have to worry about getting your pants wet when you sit on it."

"I can go up by myself." Rejecting the extended hand, Li He stood up, pushed himself up and was about to put one leg on the slope. With a plop, the slope collapsed with his hands, and his whole body collapsed. Fell onto the beach again.

"Haha..." He Zhaodi covered her stomach and laughed, "This is the fate of being a hero. Look at yourself."

"Hey." Li He happened to fall into the mud. Except for his face, there was no clean part of his body.

"Stretch your hand over here and I'll pull you."

"Wait a minute." Li He wiped the mud on his hands vigorously with thatch, "otherwise it will get dirty on you later."

"It's okay, hurry up, it's cold down there." He Zhaodi stretched out her hand towards Li He.

"Well, be careful, I'm quite heavy." Li He touched a pair of rough hands, which were even rougher than his own. These were no longer the hands of a little girl.

He Zhaodi still couldn't help but smile and said, "Hurry up and go home and change clothes."

"You're so unlucky." He took off his upper body clothes at once, revealing his strong body.

"Hey, you are seeking death."

"Let's take a shower first." Li He threw off his shoes, took off his pants, leaving only a pair of underwear, and plunged into the river. There should be no hesitation when entering the water in winter. The more you hesitate, the colder it becomes. You must have the courage and courage to move forward.

"You don't want your life." He Zhaodi didn't react at all. When she saw Li He going to the middle of the river, she hurriedly looked for her boat.

"It's so refreshing, the Male Gobi is so refreshing." Li He looked up in the middle of the river and shouted loudly through gritted teeth. Except for the warmth in his heels, his whole body couldn't help but shiver. Although there was no subzero temperature today, there was a cold wind. It's blowing cold. He seemed to recall that when he was sixteen years old, he followed Li Fucheng and swam to the mill on the other side of the river carrying a basket in the middle of winter. It was really sub-zero temperature at that time.

There's nothing I can do if I don't go. Whose man doesn't come here like this?

"Li Laoer, you are such a fool!" He Zhaodi didn't know whether she was angry or anxious, she was already crying. The diesel engine on the ship made a rumbling sound, and suddenly rushed to Li He, "Hurry up and warm yourself up."

Li He smiled and climbed on the boat, "Why are you so anxious? I'll wash it for a while."

A fierce strike pierced the distance again.

"Let's see how you wash!" He Zhaodi turned on the sand pump on the boat to the maximum, and the boat circled around Li He. The river surface was relatively shallow in winter, and the water suddenly became turbid. Wherever Li He swam, the boat followed. No, the key is that he was not as fast as the boat and almost hit the boat several times.

"You just want to cause trouble." The suction power of the sand suction pump was too strong. He was a little unsteady in the water and drank several mouthfuls of mud.

"Come up quickly!"

"I'll go up as soon as you lock him up! It was all in vain!" Li He took a breath and wiped the muddy mud on his face with his hands. He Zhaodi, who is usually a sweetheart, is so scary when she gets violent!

After He Zhaodi turned off the diesel engine, he plunged into the clear water upstream and washed himself clean.

He Zhaodi rowed the boat over and said, "You can come up now."

Li He reluctantly got on the boat with his arms hunched.