My 1979

Yang Xuewen removed the roofs of three thatched houses a few years ago, re-paved them with reed poles, and built mud walls. The outside looks brand new and bright.

The two men searched for materials and made a few new window sash, transformed the old Luo boxes into cabinets, framed the ceiling with old newspapers, and painted the cabinets, doors and windows.

This is like marrying a wife and getting a new house.

After dinner on the first day of the new year, I paid New Year greetings to the village, carried several loads of water, and then went to give gifts to my father-in-law's family, including a fan of pork head, two bottles of wine, two cigarettes, and two packs of fruits.

Mr. Yang didn't know a word in his life. He only worked as a carpenter and worked hard to make crops, but he was still very poor. He took 30 yuan from the accountant of the brigade and gave it to Yang Xuewen. He gritted his teeth and said, "It's a gift." You’ve confiscated none of it, just to save face for us and get over the situation. But the new daughter-in-law still has to follow the rules, you take her to the supply and marketing cooperative to pull out a few feet of new cloth and make some clothes.”

Yang Xuewen took it and nodded silently.

Mrs. Yang's family was poor when she was young, so she insisted on studying and literacy with her brother. But in the end, Carpenter Yang picked up 2 kilograms of sorghum noodles and took them home. She also lamented the impermanence of life. She tucked herself in the quilt and leaned against the bedside, "You two have a husband." You look like a man, I have never experienced any hardship, this is such a big deal. Besides, our place is so nice.

The elders often say that if you travel thousands of miles, you will never be as good as those on both sides of the Huaihe River. Let’s be more open-minded. You'll get through it anyway. "

In the eyes of the old lady, she is not poor if she has enough to eat.

Yang Xuewen was driving a donkey cart. There was still snow on the road, which made it difficult to walk.

When I got to the door, I put the donkey cart away. When I walked in, I saw Li Zhaokun warming up around the stove. He was suddenly startled. The name of the shadow figure in the tree said nervously, "Uncle, where is the family?"

Li Mei was washing dishes in the kitchen. She didn't even have time to wipe her hands dry. She came over in a hurry. Seeing that Li Zhaokun didn't answer, she hurriedly answered, "What are you doing here? Find a place to sit by yourself. It's not like we've been here once or twice."

After spending nearly a year together, Li Mei understood Yang Xuewen's temperament clearly. He was too down-to-earth, but he was also smart and handy. He made the bed and cabinets in the third child's room, and he was also unambiguous about laying bricks and building walls. .

Li Zhaokun squinted and handed over a cigarette, "Here you go."

Yang Xuewen hurriedly waved his hand to show that he would not smoke, but Li Zhaokun still had no intention of taking it back.

"Our father gives it to you, so you can continue. Why are you so polite?" Li Mei hurriedly gave Yang Xuewen another look.

Yang Xuewen took it at a loss, neither holding it in his hand nor pumping it, and finally had to stuff it in his pocket.

Li Zhaokun asked again, "How do you drink?"

Yang Xuewen didn't know what the words meant. He glanced at Li Mei and couldn't give any hint, so he had to bite the bullet and said, "I don't drink much, drinking will hurt my face."

Li Zhaokun frowned, "If you don't drink or smoke, how can you live a good life?"

Li Mei saw that Li Zhaokun had stopped talking, and the tense nerves in her heart were relieved, and she said to Yang Xuewen, "Go and help me feed the pigs. We will leave after I clean up the kitchen."

Yang Xuewen received the order and was eager to escape from the suffocating atmosphere. He went into the kitchen and picked up a bucket of water, "Do you want to add chaff?"

"Don't add too much, you'll get it in one bowl."

It was already ten o'clock when the two of them were busy with their work. Yang Xuewen drove the donkey cart, and Li Mei sat side by side with two bags of fruit.

Yang Xuewen wants to take Li Mei to pull cloth to make clothes.

Li Mei smiled and said, "No, the clothes are enough. Erhe brought several pieces when he came back, and they are all very new. Why spend that money?"

Yang Xuewen still persisted, and Li Mei said, "If you are interested, let's take a photo together. We will go in a few days. We probably won't be open today on the first day of the new year."

Yang Xuewen agreed without thinking. Being treated with such warm and considerate feelings, he was nervous and excited, and felt guilty, "I just want you to endure hardships with me."

Li Mei rolled her eyes and said with a hint of sweetness, "No one is better than the other, but they are all about the same.

I heard from Erhe that a large-scale contract will be implemented soon. Fangji Commune did this last year, and everyone's warehouse was full after paying the public ration.

We are almost there, now that we have our own land, whoever is lazy is still risking his or her life.

How could the days be so different? "

Yang Xuewen patted his chest and said, "If you really want to be allocated to each household, I promise to work hard and not let you suffer."

Li Mei looked at this tall and honest man and became more and more sure that the hardships he endured were worth it.

The two young people talked and laughed all the way, looking forward to the future.

This Spring Festival is extremely cold, and the village is deserted. Only one or two pedestrians occasionally pass by in a hurry. People in the village are huddled at home. There is no heating. The villagers go to the mountains to cut firewood to keep warm.

In the morning, the child spit up milk and choked. Duan Mei quickly asked Li Long to call her mother-in-law.

Li He also followed in a panic. Wang Yulan hugged the child upright and patted the back gently. The child burped and stopped spitting up milk.

Wang Yulan felt at ease now and cursed, "How many times have I told you not to feed him for so long at a time? The child can't talk and won't make a sound even when he's full. You're still holding me so tightly in your arms. What do you think?" It’s impossible not to eat.”

Duan Mei was a little frightened. This time she sincerely admitted her mistake and cried, "I didn't expect to choke. I just listened to you."

Wang Yulan finally won a round. She looked proudly at her daughter-in-law, who had her head hanging down, and then at her third son. The third son looked ashamed. Wang Yulan's meaning was very clear. You can't do it without your mother.

After Li He visited his parents and relatives, each elderly person still left 200 yuan as usual.

Although the money was given to her biological parents, Wang Yulan felt resentful and was not very willing to receive the money. It was not unfilial, but the old lady and the old man were too partial to their son, and the daughter was no different than a picked-up child.

Li He is still worried about how to fulfill his promise to the fourth child and find a classmate who works in the supply and marketing cooperative?

In the third grade of junior high school, He Jun came, and Li He's bicycle tickets were finally secured.

He Jun was classified as a reformist because of several articles supporting large-scale contract work. One article was published in the provincial newspaper and attracted great attention.

While the county leadership team was still discussing, the secretary of Fangji Commune was so enthusiastic that he immediately expressed his support for He Jun's article and took the lead in setting the standard for household production.

The calendar opened one page after another, and the days passed by like this, each day passed slower and heavier, and the results were finally revealed.

As a result, last year's output ranked first in the county, and it was also the first in the county to exceed the quota for public grain delivery.

There was an uproar throughout the county.

"You mean the county wants to transfer you to the Agricultural Bureau, and the province wants you to go to the Counselor's Office?" Li He was stunned. This plug-in is a bit too big. He Jun is less than 30 years old. Normally, from officer to section level, It was considered that he had entered the civil service in a grand manner and got along with the officials.

According to regulations, as long as you "serve the people" well, you can be promoted from section member to deputy section level in three years, and to full section level in another three years.

"I still follow the organization's arrangements in the end, but I still want to hear your opinion. You are smarter than me." Although He Jun was modest, he could not hide his high spirits.

The relationship between the two has not yet reached the point of being heart-to-heart, so you still have to think carefully about how to say this. Li He thought for a while and said, "I would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail."

"You mean to let me join the Agricultural Committee?" He Jun became anxious when he saw that Li He didn't respond after saying that. "I treat you as a brother. Tell me about the Taoism here. What will happen to you in the future?" It’s my business”

At this point, Li He stopped holding back and said directly, "Think about the thirty years since the founding of the People's Republic of China. No matter how noisy and how many regulations and documents have been issued, the organizational charter has not changed. It just starts from the grassroots level.

Entering the Provincial Counselor's Office will give you a good reputation, but it is of no use. There are many mothers-in-law above, and they will interfere with each other, so it is not your turn to do anything.

Besides, entering the Counselor's Office requires a penman. Being a penmaster is not a good qualification. It would be good if you could become an office secretary if you get promoted.

But the Agricultural Committee is different. It is easy to achieve results, and it can also highlight that you are a pragmatist and have many opportunities.

It sounds simple, but the most difficult thing is that people deal with things. If you are too rigid, you will offend others. If you are too unprincipled, you will easily make mistakes.

To sum it up in one sentence, it is the ability to mix things up and the ability to grasp the scale.

But no matter how we change, with economic construction as the core, you must stick to this core point and not be afraid of offending others. "

He Jun looked at Li He dumbfounded and said, "Hey, it's a pity that you don't want to be an official. However, you are the right person to find today. I'll leave first. When is it convenient for you? I'll give you the bicycle ticket. If you If you don’t have time, let your third child go.”

Li He smiled and said, "I'm just a bystander. I'll ask the third child to go get it when I have time."

He Jun was not happy to stay for lunch, so he hurriedly went back to think carefully about writing a report.