My 1979

The large and small bags went to the counter to check out. Li He touched his pockets and found that he didn't have a dime in them.

Li Long took out his wallet and paid the money before Li He could speak.

The location of the Teachers College is not bad, but the road conditions are not that good. They are all rocky and snowy, making it unsafe to ride a motorcycle on them. He Zhaodi's house is not outstanding in a circle of houses, but it is the same as that of Li Long and Liu Laosi's family in that it is larger in size.

A girl was lighting a stove at the door. The seal of the stove was facing the direction of the wind, and the flame on the stove was fluttering upwards.

She hurriedly picked up the fire tongs and put the briquettes into the stove, and the smoke immediately started to rise.

As soon as he heard the horn of the motorcycle, he quickly raised his head and greeted enthusiastically, "Li Long, come in and sit down."

"This is Lai Di, right?" Li He got off the motorcycle and saw that the girl looked similar to Zhao Di, so he could guess it. He is away from home all year round. He can only say that the faces of people four or five years apart from him are familiar, but he may not be able to name them.

"Second brother, you're back." Li He is usually what everyone calls 'other people's children', and has always been a role model that some parents use to compare with their own children. Of course Laidi knows him, "Come in and sit down."

Li Long asked, "Is Liu Laosi here?"

Lai Di said, "Here you are, helping me chop wood in the yard."

Li He asked, "It's cold today, why did you put out the stove?"

Laidi said, "I bought fake briquettes. Normally, the briquettes would be sealed until the morning, but they would be gone by the morning."

Li He smiled and followed Li Long into the house.

Not only Liu Laosi was there, but also Wu Tuozi, Mrs. Sang and Wu You.

Li He smiled and said, "Are you all here?"

Old Mrs. Sang said, "You can't be careless during confinement. You're a woman all your life. Laidi is still a girl, so I'm sure I don't understand some things. I'll hold the hunchback over and help."

"Hard work, hard work." Li He was naturally grateful.

Wu Tuozi poked Wu You, "Why don't you know how to call someone?"

Wu You shouted with a smile, "Second uncle."

"Oh, my little girl grows up so fast." Li He indicated her height with his hand, "It's already up to my waist."

Wu Tuozi said cheerfully, "She will be 6 years old after the New Year, and she is going to be sent to school to hang out."

Li He said, "It's okay if you're 6 years old. It's no problem to study."

He looked into the inner room from time to time, hoping to see Zhao Di, but the door inside was closed, so he thought of finding an excuse to go in and take a look.

But Wu Tuozi held him tight, and when he saw Wu You following Mrs. Sang into the kitchen, he whispered, "Dalong's wife often blocks her, please tell me from now on."

"Let them die. If the Ma family dares to make trouble in the future, I will help you fight them back with a pole." Laidi came in carrying the stove and answered smoothly.

Li He frowned and asked, "It must be from the Ma family?"

Liu Laosi said, "This is unmistakable. If you have never seen Dalong's wife, standing with Wu You, people will know that they are two mothers without even thinking."

"Then I can't give it to her. Who asked her to throw it away in the first place?" Wu Tuozi was not happy that Liu Laosi mentioned the word 'mother'.

Li He asked, "Did the Ma family say they wanted to go back?"

Wu Tuozi said, "I've never said this, but what does Dalong's wife mean by sneaking here again and again? Give Wu You an apple today and a twist tomorrow, and let me throw them all away."

He was worried about this. The child was five or six years old, the age when he wanted to play. It was impossible to tie the child to his body every day and prevent him from going out to play, right? But as soon as the child goes out to play, the Ma family women will take advantage of his absence to find a way to talk to Wu You.

Liu Laosi said, "Hunchback, listen to me, you are overthinking this. The Ma family already has three children. If you send them back, do the Ma family dare to take them? A few days ago, I saw such a big girl in her family. , wearing a pair of worn-out single shoes on such a cold day, selling eggs and goose intestines in the commune, their faces turned purple from the cold. According to me, at most they just want to see and think about their children."

Li He patted the hunchback on the shoulder, "Instead of keeping it in mind, it's better to open it up and see what the Ma family thinks."

Wu Tuozi shook his head, "I'm not afraid of the Ma family, if they don't return my daughter. I'm just afraid of what will happen to this child when he grows up. You know, it's like shit and piss."

He was almost crying when he said this.

Li He said, "You raise Wu You because you want her to support you in your old age?"

Wu Tuozi said, "That's not possible. How much can I eat? Where do I need to take care of her? If she is really ill, just go home and put on the clothes by yourself, that's it. Once you close your eyes, would you please take me there again?" Once buried in the ground, we can all live together."

Li He said with a smile, "That's right. Let's do things with a clear conscience. The child will eventually grow up, and it will be her own choice when she grows up. Even if she really chooses to recognize her parents, it is her own choice, and we will also We all understand, but who can easily let go of their biological parents?"

"You said it easily." Wu Tuozi was determined not to believe Li He's words.

Suddenly, a child's loud cry came out of the back room.

Li He was worried for a while, then he pretended to smile and said, "You guys talk first, I haven't entered the house to take a look yet."

Li He took a deep breath and finally opened the door.

Zhaodi was sitting on the bed, smiling and holding her child.

"Er He, close the door and don't let in the wind." Wu Tuozi reminded Li He who was standing at the door in a daze.

"Chinese." Li He closed the door smoothly, looked at the couple in front of him, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

When He Zhaodi saw Li He, he was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Why are you so stupid? Come and sit. I won't stand up. There are chairs over there. You can move over and sit."

Li He didn't find a chair and sat directly on the bed, next to the two women.

"It's okay." It took him a while to find this sentence.

He Zhaodi said while coaxing the child, "He is very well-behaved. He doesn't make much noise. He only hums a few words when changing diapers."

She said and kissed the child's pink little face.

The skin all over the child's body has been completely unfolded, white, tender and translucent.

Li He lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry."

He Zhaodi said doubtfully, "Why are you sorry for me? Stop trying to take care of yourself. It has nothing to do with you. The child is mine."

"But, I have a responsibility." Li He could not be mistaken, this was his biological son.

He Zhaodi said, "Li Erhe, please find out, his surname is He."

"I know."

He Zhaodi suddenly said, "What do you think of calling him He Dali? It takes strength to sail a boat."

Li He said, "He wants to study."

He Zhaodi said, "Not everyone can go to college. If he can't go to college, can I kill him? Sailing is simple, as long as he can endure hardship, my son will definitely be able to endure hardship."

"How about changing the name?" Li He worked hard to fight for the naming rights. When the name He Dali came out, he was embarrassed to say it was his son. "What about He Zhou? 'Zhou' means boat."

"Thank you, then my name will be He Zhou, and my nickname will be Dali."

Li He said happily, "That's it."

She suddenly said, "Erhe, please go out, I want to take a nap."

Li He looked at the blinking child and said, "I want to hug him, is that okay?"

"Then you hold her gently." She moved up and put the child into Li He's hands.

Li He took it carefully and held it hard, as if it was the most precious thing in the world. He watched quietly, raised his hand and gently stroked the child's head. Even though the child could not call him daddy, his heart was melted.

Li He gently shook the child and hummed a few words from time to time.

She said, "I'm probably going to sleep, so please put it down."

Li He reluctantly put down the child, and then gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, I will make arrangements for the child in the future."

Since he is his son, he can cut off a piece of meat casually and it will be enough for the child for a lifetime.

She smiled and shook her head, "He is a man. Men have to earn their own money and be more successful than you. My son will definitely look down on you."

Then he said to the child, "right, son?"

It’s as if the child can understand.

"Yes, he must be more promising than me." Li He smiled happily. Every father hopes that his son will surpass him and be more promising than himself. And fathers usually place their hopes on their children.

She said, "If you have anything to do, just go and do your work. I can take care of the child."

Li He wanted to speak, but the door had been pushed open.

Laidi stretched out his head and said, "Second brother, let's eat."

Zhaodi said, "Erhe, you go and eat, I just happened to lean for a while."

Brother Lai said, "Sister, you don't know, the second brother brought a lot of things for the children."

"It should be." Li He smiled and exited the room, closing the door.

Zhao Di looked at Li He's back through the increasingly narrow crack in the door, then pressed her face against the child, tears rolling down her eyes and swallowing in her throat.

Li He had a meal here absent-mindedly and didn't leave until the next evening.

He couldn't go to see Zhao Di every day, so he took Liu Laosi to see Zhao Di every two days.

But Zhaodi was sleeping.

This happened several times in a row, and Li He had no chance to talk to her alone.

He knew that she was avoiding him on purpose, but he couldn't figure out why.

The night before he left, he came to the door of He's house again. Before he left, he had to say a few more words to her before he would give in.

However, he saw Zhao Chunfang sitting at the door eating melon seeds all the way away. Her little son was holding sweet potatoes and chewing them with his face covered.

Li He hesitated, but finally didn't go in and left disappointed.

When I returned to Hong Kong, the Spring Festival was only a few days away, and the whole family was busy celebrating the New Year.

He Fang saw that Li He was depressed since he came back from his hometown, and asked, "What happened? Tell me?"

"It's okay." Li He responded with a smile.

He Fang said, "The fourth child will come back in the afternoon, will you pick him up?"

"Okay." Li He nodded in agreement.

"The fourth child got her application to Oxford. Do you want to celebrate and give her a gift?"

Li He said, "Don't you have to go to Harvard?"

He Fang smiled and said, "Anyway, it's confirmed that it's Oxford. You can ask her specifically when you get back. But please don't say a few words. I'm a bit unhappy to hear that tone on the phone."

The fourth child came back dejected, dragging two suitcases. When he saw Li He, he almost cried.

"Promise." Li He scratched her head, "What a big deal. If you really want to get into Harvard, go find your brother. Let alone Harvard, it's okay to cry."

He didn't ask any more questions, but what he said was true. As long as you were willing to donate money, there was no school that you couldn't get into.

The fourth child didn't know whether to cry or laugh, so he opened his hand and said, "I hate it! I'm not a child anymore!"

"Okay, let's go home." This was the first time Li He saw the fourth child so angry.

The injury appeared to be serious.