My Return to Life

Patio is a common water intake well for Maoba and several nearby village groups.

Because of its excellent water quality and never-ending flow, until 2021, when almost every household has access to tap water, it will still be the source of drinking water for many people.

In other words, tap water is only used for daily use such as bathing and washing clothes.

The water from the patio is used for cooking and tea in the kitchen.

Therefore, even in 2021, most households fetch water by picking, or hauling buckets of water with small tricycles.

No one dares to occupy the public well privately.

In the early morning of the second day in October, Fang Nian was on his way to fetch water from the courtyard.

There are three or four neighbors who have the same plan. Maoba is so big, you can't see it when you look up, but you can see it when you look down.

"Hey, why did the third sister-in-law ask you to come out to fetch water?"

Fang Nian smiled and said, "Sixth Aunt, I am stronger than my mother."

"I heard that you can earn a lot of money now, why do you still do this kind of physical work?"

"..."

Fang Nian agreed with a smile.

He thought to himself, "Ms. Lin Feng should be allowed to carry the water."

Because, this is what Lin Feng wanted.

Didn't expect it to start so early in the morning...

…Most of the houses in the large area of ​​Maoba are located on the ground in front of the door, that is, the road.

It's not a road, basically no traffic, and it's a yard without walls.

Usually, when eating, only Fang Nian and Fang Xin like to eat on the porch or the ground outside the house with bowls.

Today Lin Feng brought out a bowl for the first time.

During a meal, I met three groups of people passing by and chatting.

"Lin Feng, I heard that your son will earn money while still in school?"

The first group of people was the one that Lin Feng wanted to meet the most, a middle-aged woman whose eldest son in the village had passed the second degree.

Lin Feng nodded reservedly, but said nothing.

The woman said: "Let me tell you, you have to study hard. You are already in the third year of high school. Hurry up. Earning money is not considered earning money. By the way, how is your son's grades now? Is there any hope of going to college?"

Lin Feng's face became more and more reserved, and he seemed a little quiet: "Not very good, this time I got the second grade in the exam."

Upon hearing this, the woman pursed her lips in disdain.

"The second grade in the eighth middle school is really not good. My Erhabao is in the top 100 of the first middle school. This time, the county unified mock exam took more than 500 points, which is only 20 to 30 points away from this year's top line. , where is your son?"

"Not much, 535, one point more than the original, really not good." Lin Feng casually typed.

Hearing this, the woman opened her mouth, then said with a half-smile.

"Lin Feng, you really gave birth to a good son, a natural seedling of a key university!"

"..."

Originally, Lin Feng ate quickly, but this breakfast took half an hour.

Compliments come and go.

"Lin Feng, my little girl is also in No. 8 Middle School. I heard that your family handed in the math paper in just 30 minutes for the Fangnian exam, and got full marks!"

"Lin Feng, tell me more about your son, let him work hard, get into Peking University or something!"

"..."

Every time at this time, Mr. Lin Feng first said a few words in agreement, and then laughed unabashedly.

Even Fang Xin couldn't help but say something.

It's beautiful!

When he finally went back to the room and put down the bowls and chopsticks, Lin Feng immediately asked Fang Nian, "Are you really good at math?"

"more or less."

"What's the meaning."

"It means I could have skipped my senior year."

"Ok?"

"The first prize in the Provincial Mathematical Olympiad was recommended to the university, but the registration was in June, so I missed the opportunity."

"Ok?!"

"I have a relatively thorough understanding of mathematics. The mathematics teacher asked me to do the competition paper, and I also got full marks."

Lin Feng straightened out his thoughts,

Then he waved his hand and said indifferently.

"It's okay, there is still the college entrance examination, and recommending it doesn't necessarily mean a good school."

Fang Nian hesitated for a while, but decided to tell Lin Feng the truth: "I am qualified to send you to Peking University and Tsinghua University."

"what!"

Lin Feng almost jumped up.

She was not so excited when she learned that Fang Nian had earned hundreds of thousands.

"Then why didn't you sign up early!"

"What a beautiful walk!"

"what……"

Fang Nian said calmly, "It's just that I'm qualified. It's usually very difficult for the first prize in the provincial competition to be recommended to such a good university. After all, there are no city three-good students who have won serious awards."

"Oh." Lin Feng calmed down a bit.

Then I heard Fang Nian's relaxed voice: "But I did the last national competition and got full marks."

"With this kind of achievement, you will definitely be selected into the national team, trained to participate in the World Mathematical Olympiad, and basically 100% recommended to Peking University and Tsinghua University."

Lin Feng: "!!!"

The mood that had just calmed down was suddenly irritable.

"Fang! Year!"

"You're trying to piss me off!"

After calming down, Lin Feng said expressionlessly: "Don't you see me showing off so much?"

"So you're pissing me off on purpose?"

Fang Nian said with a serious face: "I definitely didn't mean that. You asked me to say it because I was afraid it would affect your mood."

Lin Feng: "..."

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After staying at home for two days, seeing that Lin Feng's original beauty and freshness had faded, Fang Nian suggested.

"Go to grandma's house today?"

Lin Feng felt that it was reliable and nodded in agreement.

"You have been making up classes during the summer vacation, and you haven't gone for more than three months."

Then Fang Nian expressed his thoughts: "I didn't notice it during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"I want to give grandma a red envelope for the holidays."

Lin Feng snorted: "I've really grown up, and I'm so thoughtful!"

"Okay, I'll pack it."

"No, I'm ready." Said, Fang Nian took out the red envelope and showed Lin Feng.

So, on the morning of the 4th, the family packed up and walked to the grandmother's house in the neighboring county.

Although it is in a neighboring county, as far as the distance between the two families is concerned, it is not as far from Maoba to Huajia Market.

All the way is a trail passing through the mountains.

It is about five or six miles long and winding.

About half an hour for adults.

The grassy dirt path on the side of the road winds slowly down among the fields, and there are stretches of old-fashioned green brick and earth brick buildings next to the farmland appearing in sight.

In front of the dirt porch of one of the blue-brick flat floors, there was an old man sitting on a bamboo chair with a big cattail fan.

Her short, gray-and-black hair reaches her shoulders and is tied back with a homemade bamboo headband.

From a distance, the expression on his face was not very clear, Fang Xin had already run over with a protracted shout.

"Grandma~"

Fang Nian's grandmother looked very happy when she heard the voice.

"Eh."

"Nian Bao and Fang Xin are all here."

Fang Nian called out 'Grandma', seeing that she was in good spirits, her body was still flexible and tough, and the age spots on her face were not obvious, so she felt happy.

When Fang Nian was young, before Fang Xin was born, Fang Zhengguo and Lin Feng went south to Guancheng and east to Shencheng to work.

It was also at that time that Fang Nian stayed at his grandmother's house for two consecutive years.

Fang Nian's grandmother was very fond of Fang Nian since he was a child, and would keep any delicious food for him. This habit will continue until 2021.

It's just that at that time I was much older, my back was bent, and my health was not good.

"Nianbao, you haven't been here for almost three months. How are you doing with your studies now? You should be more ruthless when you are in the third year of high school."

"There's sugar in the bedroom inside."

After a few words, Fang Nian's grandmother was worried again and went to the back room to get candy.

Fang Nian also walked into the house. Each room in the house has a large space, there is no living room, and the kitchen is just outside the door, with a coal-burning stove in the middle.

On the top and inside of the diagonally opposite corner of the entrance door is a cupboard.

In addition, the other three rooms are bedrooms.

Originally, my grandparents lived together in the old house, but my grandpa died of a bronchial disease the year before last, and my grandma lived alone after that.

It was not until 2016 that due to physical reasons, I lived in the children's home for a period of time.

When Fang Nian's grandmother came out of the back room, she had all kinds of hard candies in red plastic bags.

Fang Nian didn't like to eat this kind of sweet and greasy food since he was a child.

I used to say no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, never thought that there was grandma's deep concern in it.

This time I hurriedly followed up, took two to taste, and said it was delicious.

Seeing this, grandma smiled a lot, and said, "Fang Xin, there are still oranges and apples in the cabinet in the bedroom."

Fang Xin went bouncing around.

Lin Feng has already gone to the cupboard to prepare meals.

Fang Nian sat on the bamboo chair next to the stove, and chatted with grandma for a while.

"..."

"Grandma, this year I wrote a book while going to school and earned some money. I didn't come to school for the Mid-Autumn Festival. I gave you a red envelope for the holiday."

With that said, Fang Nian gave the red envelope to grandma.

Leave the rest of the explanation to Lin Feng.

after all……

Lin Feng also liked this kind of scenery in front of his mother very much.

Then Fang Nian's grandmother accepted her grandson's respect with peace of mind.

Not much, only 2,000 yuan.

In the future, during festivals, Fang Nian will prepare red envelopes.

However, Fang Nian's grandmother was still very surprised after touching it, and kept saying things like 'what are you doing for so many'.

Lin Feng whispered a few words before accepting it with peace of mind.

When he returned home in the afternoon, Fang Nian still remembered that when he left his grandmother's house, his grandmother stood at the door watching the figure who had not moved for a long time.

He thought, maybe this is also the significance of returning to life and youth.

You can not be greedy for wealth and wealth, you can enjoy your youth, and you can enjoy life as it is.

But you can also take advantage of some suitable opportunities to earn some money to supplement your family with your talents and skills.

These happen at the right time.

Make time beautiful.

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Broken bowl.

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