My 1999

I went out on my bicycle and headed straight to Zhongjie.

Beixingluo Village where he is located is considered a relatively large village nearby, with a total of more than 600 households and nearly 2,000 people.

From front to back, it is divided into front street, middle street and back street.

His home is on Qian Street, which is four to five hundred meters away from Zhong Street. It's only a short ride away.

Turn into the alley and come to the second courtyard gate.

The two wooden doors were ajar, and through the gaps one could see the piles of lumber in the gatehouse.

This is the only carpenter's house in the village. When he was an apprentice in his early years, he was blind in one eye and got the nickname "Blind Li".

"Is anyone home?"

Xu Liang said loudly.

"Who?"

Hearing someone's response, Xu Liang parked the car, opened the door and walked in.

At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a black cotton-padded jacket, with gray hair and his left eye slightly closed, was also coming out of the main room.

"Uncle Li, I'm from Xu Yongpei's house on Qian Street."

Blind Li suddenly realized that he was from his own village, and his attitude became more friendly.

"Come in and sit down."

"Uncle Li, I won't go in. I'm here to see you this time and want to buy some wood cubes to take back."

"Mu Fang?"

Xu Liang stepped forward and picked up a piece from the side.

"Just like this, longer or shorter, it doesn't matter, but it must be angular."

Looking at the wooden cube in his hand, which was more than one meter long, seven or eight centimeters wide and about the same height, Blind Li turned to ask.

"These are the leftovers from the furniture I made. There are a lot of them. But why did you buy these? Does your dad know?"

Although Xu Liang was tall and tall, he was still a child in Blind Li's eyes, so he was naturally a little distrustful.

"My dad knows."

Didn't say the purpose.

"Uncle Li, give me some money and see how much it costs."

Hearing what he said, Blind Li nodded. There was no reason why he couldn't earn the money he sent to his door.

I gathered together the leftover pieces of wood, and there were about forty long and short pieces.

"Uncle Li, how much does it cost?"

"Give me five dollars."

They were all leftover scraps from daily life, things used to make fires, and he didn't have the nerve to ask for more.

Xu Liang didn't counter-offer and took five yuan.

"How did you get here?" Blind Li asked.

"Bicycle."

Blind Li nodded and helped him get loaded into the back seat of the bicycle.

The back seat of the old-fashioned Golden Deer bicycle is wide, so it is no problem to install these wooden cubes. However, many of the wooden cubes are relatively long, making it inconvenient to enter and exit the alley.

"Uncle Li, I'm leaving, please go back."

"Be careful on the road."

"Know."

When I got home, I moved the wooden cubes I bought into my room.

Seeing that it was still early, Xu Liang pushed out his father's motorcycle tricycle, ran to the town, and cut three pieces of plastic sheeting two meters wide and thirty meters long.

I bought three belt bags and three tweeters from the store, and finally ordered three banners from an advertising store.

All this cost him nearly four hundred dollars.

In just half an afternoon, his net worth shrank by nearly one-third.

It was already past four in the afternoon when I came back from all this work.

The days are short in winter, and the sun has already set at this time.

Xu Meng ran out after hearing the noise.

"Brother, why did you buy so many things?"

Xu Liang took the plastic sheet, waist bag, and tweeter to his room.

Looking at my sister who followed, her eyes full of curiosity, I asked her to sit down.

"Your brother and I are going to sell Spring Festival couplets this winter vacation."

"Selling Spring Festival couplets?"

Xu Liang nodded, "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and everyone will buy Spring Festival couplets. This thing will definitely sell well."

Xu Meng was very smart and nodded in agreement.

"Xiaomeng?" Xu Liang rubbed his hands, "Brother, I still don't have enough money, and I want to borrow some from you. I promise you that no matter how much you borrow now, I promise to pay you back double during the Chinese New Year. "

He knew that his sister had saved as much money as he did.

Xu Meng looked at him suspiciously.

"real?"

"certainly."

After nodding confidently, Xu Liang continued: "Xiaomeng, do you want to come with me? The salary is calculated on a daily basis, fifteen yuan a day."

Xu Meng's eyes lit up instantly.

"Twenty a day."

"Okay, but you have to lend me five hundred yuan first."

"Too many, two hundred at most."

"Four hundred and five."

"Two hundred and five."

The brother and sister negotiated for a long time and reached an agreement.

Xu Meng lent four hundred yuan, and Xu Liang promised to return the principal on New Year's Eve and double the interest.

At the same time, he promised to hire Xu Meng at a salary of 20 yuan per day, and he could not be fired without any reason.

Not long after the discussion, the sound of the courtyard door being pushed open came from outside.

The two siblings ran out.

A tall man wearing a black coat; and a middle-aged woman wearing a dark blue cotton coat and a red scarf on her head. Although she had been weathered, she still had the charm of her youth, opened the door and walked in.

Looking at his parents who were much younger, Xu Liang felt happy.

Even before he was reborn, his parents were still alive. Except for his mother who had high blood pressure and was not in good health, his father was in very good health.

"Dad, Mom."

Xu Menghuan shouted and rushed forward.

"Mom and Dad, I'm on winter vacation." Xu Liang said.

Xu Yongpei nodded reservedly, and couldn't hide the smile on his face when he saw that his children were back.

"Damn it, it's rare that both Jindan and Yinni are back. You pick some leeks, and I'll go to Lao Xiang in the back street to cut some meat. Let's make dumplings tonight."

At home, their parents always call them by their nicknames.

Xu Liang likes to eat dumplings the most, and he immediately became excited when he heard about dumplings!

After Wang Lingxiang nodded, he began to assign tasks.

"You two pick leeks, and mom makes noodles."

"Mom, please order more noodles. I want to eat three plates this time." Xu Liang said.

"I know you eat a lot. Come on in, it's cold outside."

The whole family is having fun making dumplings.

Xu Liang has experienced this scene many times, but every time it brings him the unparalleled warmth of home.

Seeing that Xu Liang was still unsatisfied after eating three large plates of dumplings and drinking two bowls of soup, Xu Meng couldn't help but say.

"Brother, are you possessed by the pig demon? It's so edible."

"If I were a pig demon, you would be a sow demon."

After angrily retorting, Xu Liang turned his head.

"Mom and Dad, I have something to discuss with you."

The couple turned around, questioningly in their eyes.

"I have discussed it with Xiaomeng. This winter vacation we are planning to sell Spring Festival couplets during the work-study program. I hope you can support it."

In order to increase his persuasiveness, Xu Liang pulled Xu Meng on without politeness.

The latter had intended to participate, so he did not refute.

"Selling Spring Festival couplets?" Xu Yongpei frowned.

Xu Liang nodded and said, "The Spring Festival is coming soon, and the Spring Festival couplets will definitely sell well."

Xu Yongpei believed this, but he didn't know the profit from selling Spring Festival couplets.

"Why did you suddenly think of selling Spring Festival couplets?"

Xu Yongpei was not in a hurry to deny the child's idea.

"A high school classmate of mine sells Spring Festival couplets at his home. According to him, he can earn five to six thousand by the end of the year." Xu Liang said.

"Five to six thousand, so much?"

Xu Yongpei didn't believe it.

Before planting in greenhouses, they made less than 10,000 yuan a year.

If what Xu Liang said is true, selling Spring Festival couplets for half a month can pay for them for several months.