Time: 2011-2-721:42:27 Words: 3222
40. difficulties
After returning home, he helped his mother pick up a few loads of dung and drench a few rows of vegetables. It was noon. During lunch, his mother said that Uncle Jiaqiang and Ji An were taken away by the brothers brought by Yulan. Finally, they were dragged to a sentry shed in front of Buba Village and behind Bubadian on the bank of Baima River. They stripped their clothes, cut their hair, put a few bundles of straw on them, and locked them inside. It was said that they had been hungry for a few days before they met an old man passing by and did good deeds. He gave them a few tattered clothes to wear. They didn't dare to walk in the day, so they walked back at night. As they spoke, they pointed to the road and said,
"Look, this shameless person. His hair hasn't even grown out yet, and he's already running that way. He's bringing bad things to this area!”
Looking at my mother's angry face, I thought of the limping Yulan and asked,
"Where's Wang Yulan?"
"She went back to Wang Gang's family and will never come back. I knew she would take this path. It's just that it's hard for two motherless children!”
Mother's words contained some sadness. I quickly ran next door to see Aunt. Aunt was sitting on the bed with a towel tied to her head. I asked worriedly,
"What's wrong with you? I'll take you to the hospital to take a look."
"Yes, it's an old problem. I just feel dizzy. Sit down, I'll make some tea for you."
Aunt spoke weakly. I quickly held her down and asked,
"Where's Dongmei? Oh, I know. She went to school."
Aunt knew what I meant and said,
"I can't count on this girl. She has no conscience.”
"Dong Sheng didn't come back?"
"He's busy with work. He might have opened the furnace again in the next few days. This is an old problem of mine. It doesn't matter.”
When I came back, I asked my mother. My mother said that she also had this problem, but it would heal after two days. I said,
"You'd better go to the People's Hospital for a check-up to see what's wrong.”
"What's wrong? What's so interesting about old people? Giving money to the hospital for nothing."
They were old and stubborn. Of course, they were afraid of money, but what was wrong with them? Why did they feel dizzy from time to time? I think we should tell Dong Sheng.
Dong Sheng was indeed very busy with work. He said that the factory had been doing very well recently, and the small oil press and rice mill were in short supply. Their sand workshop was used to making rough parts, so they had to make them first. It was rare to open the furnace once a week, but now it was sometimes opened twice a week. Seeing that he was very busy, I hurriedly told him about Aunt's condition and asked him to go back to see her. He promised to go back after work.
When I left, the factory machines roared noisily, no less than the students in school. It was the same on the street. People came and went. I climbed up the stairs and pushed open the door. Luo Zhiyou was still doing the accounts. He played the abacus loudly. This time, he didn't avoid me. He asked me to sit on the chair beside the accounting room for a while. The matter was done. The three people were no longer surprised and buried their heads in the abacus.
When they were having dinner at Luo Zhiyou's place, Sun Dezhong still narrowed his small eyes and laughed at Luo Zhiyou,"
"Zhiyou, is this how you treat your old classmate? Wasn't he too stingy? If it were me, I would go and get a hotpot and two taels of white wine. I would drink and chat at the same time. How refreshing!”
The friend still said in a calm tone,
"Brother Dezhong, I also saw you entertaining your friends. It was just a few side dishes and a bowl of rice! When have I ever seen you serve guests with wine? It was easy to change the lives of others, but it was impossible to change one's own life. Our classmates have never been particular about food and clothing. Su Ning, don't you think so? Hmm?"
"Heart to heart! The food should match!"
After Brother Sun left, Zhiyou sent me out and said that the bureau wanted to transfer him over. I thought this was a very good phenomenon, so I said,
"The bureau will definitely have a bright future. If you do well, you might be appointed as the leader of some mall. At that time, you can fulfill your ambitions.”
"Our Commerce Bureau is not like your Education Bureau. The Education Bureau is full of talents. If you take the wrong path, you'll be a college student or a technical secondary school student. Our entire Commerce Bureau doesn't have a single college student. There are only three or four technical secondary school students who graduated from a formal financial school like me. The bureau originally wanted to keep me, saying that I would first train at the grassroots level. This time, I had to deal with the inspection from the higher-ups, so I was transferred to help. If I did well, it might be an opportunity to stay in the bureau.”
"I'm really happy for him. We all had the ambition to use what we've learned and wanted to do something to change the world. At that time, we were just like that. We didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth and didn't know how much we were worth. We were as pure as a piece of white paper and thought of others as noble and pure. When complicated problems reached our hearts, they became simple. Perhaps Lu Chuanjie and Li Zhuhong were more complicated. They even found connections to distribute them. We didn't know where to start, so we just didn't look for them." Anyway, there must be a place to go.
Thinking of Li Zhuhong, it seemed like he hadn't been to his house for a long time. When he went in to ask, his mother said that his sister-in-law had introduced a girlfriend to him and that she had gone on a blind date. She might not be able to go to work until very late.
I said goodbye and walked up the safety dike. I looked west at Wu Aiting's house. I had an impulse and followed her down the dike slope. Her house was still far away. Her words rang in my ear, so I remembered her joke of " be good." My heart was sweet. I returned to the embankment and sat on it. I looked at the setting sun in the west. The afterglow of the sun added some mysterious colors to the small county city of Tawaku.
He thought of Wu Aiting climbing the embankment and walking back to school with him. They talked as they walked, just like the last time they came back. What a wonderful thing! I hoped and waited, but no miracle happened even when it was dark.
I walked to the school dejectedly. The closer I got to the school, the more afraid I became. Although Liu Shengbing's idea was good, I was still frightened when I had to face it. I was two-timing and might fall into the water. Why did he say this to Amelia? Directly saying,"I don't love you" and "I love Wu Aiting"? Wouldn't that hurt her? Other people like you, but you say such heartless words. Isn't that too cold? I was once again trapped in a soft and uncertain quagmire, without the heroic words I had in front of Liu Shengbing.
When I entered the dormitory, I saw Yu Lian walking back and forth in front of the office with the child in her arms. The dim light under the eaves illuminated her slow pace. I quickly went into the corridor. Wu Aiting hadn't come yet. When I entered the dormitory, Li Zhuhong hadn't come.
I picked up the bucket and walked to the classroom to the kitchen. The third year classroom was brightly lit. Zhang Jiuyu was giving the students some thought work. I didn't have the mood to listen. I fetched a bucket of water from the kitchen and returned the way I came. Li Zhuhong had just arrived and was still riding his shiny bicycle. I said,
"Li Zhuhong, you didn't even tell me that you had a girlfriend. You're too mean!”
Actually, I was thinking to myself,'What about you? Why didn't you tell him about your relationship with Wu Aiting?'
"Zhang Su Ning, I only found out today that my sister-in-law introduced a friend to me. I went to meet her this afternoon.”
"How is it?"
"What do you mean? It was still the same! She was a worker in the machine tool factory. She was the big brother of the workers. No, I was wrong. She was the big sister of the workers. She looked down on them from above. We, the little intelligentsia, were the small mounds under their feet.”
"Hey, Li Zhuhong, tell me more details. Is it beautiful?”
I poured the water into the basin and pointed at the bucket.
"I left half a bucket for you."
He took out a basin from under the bed and poured water as he said,
"She's a good person, but her eyes tell me that she's not very satisfied with finding a teacher. Last time, even the girls of the hemp industry club looked down on us. This time, I don't have any hope at all. I guess she probably met me because of my brother and sister-in-law. It's all because of a good unit like the tobacco company! Back then, my brother advised me not to apply for an education school, but I didn't listen to him. I wanted to apply for a school based on my own ability and then be assigned a job. He didn't expect it to be so difficult to find friends now. My classmates advised me to just look for a teacher, but where are there so many female teachers? Last year, our school sent four male teachers, you, me, Zhang Moxiong, and Lu Chuanjie, and only sent Wu Aiting as a female teacher. I've tested Wu Aiting, but she probably doesn't want to find a teacher at all. Forget it, the world is so big. I don't believe that I can't find a suitable girlfriend!”
I was ecstatic. It seemed that Li Zhuhong had given up on pursuing Wu Aiting. In the future, when we revealed our relationship, he wouldn't be too unhappy. The guilt in my heart immediately disappeared. However, there was also Lu Chuanjie. It was self-evident that he liked Wu Aiting. However, when she was sick last time, Zhang Moxiong told him where Wu Aiting's house was, but he didn't tell me or Li Zhuhong. She looked down on Lu Chuanjie, which might be the reason why she chose him. Then, Li Zhuhong was a good person, good-looking, and had a good family. Why didn't Wu Aiting choose him?
When we reached the dirty water, Li Zhuhong took out a song book, opened the violin case, and said to me,"
"Let's learn a new song, shall we?”
He tested the tune and played it against the score. I followed the beat. After a few times, I basically knew it. This song was called " Young Friends Come to Meet." The tune was very high-spirited and beautiful, but it didn't seem suitable for the violin. Our singing attracted Wu Aiting over. As soon as she came in, she said,
"Today, I went to Zhong Aiping's place at the gate. She was also singing this song.”
Now, let's sing together.
Young friends come to meet today,
The little boat is swaying, the warm wind blows gently,
Flowers are fragrant, birds are chirping, and spring is intoxicating.
Joyful songs and laughter fly around the colorful clouds.
Ah, my dear friends,
To whom does the wonderful spring light belong?
Belong to me, belong to you,
They belong to the new generation of the 1980s!
We'll meet again in twenty years,
How beautiful the great motherland must be!
The sky is new, the earth is new, and the spring is brighter.
Cities and villages everywhere add brilliance.
Ah, my dear friends,
Who would create this miracle?
Depend on me, depend on you
It's up to us, the new generation of the 1980s!
May we meet again then,
Toast to the hero, to whom does the glory belong?
For the motherland, for the "four modernizations", how much sweat has been shed?
Looking back on the past, do you feel guilty?
Ah, my dear friends,
May we raise our cups with pride,
Puffing out his chest, smiling and raising his eyebrows,
Glory belongs to the new generation of the 1980s!
I took out the harmonica and gently played it. Wu Aiting looked at me, and I happened to look at her. The two of them looked at each other and smiled.
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