Lan Xiang carried the jar, and Sun Shaoping carried the bedding and some food to visit their brother-in-law.
Sun Shaoping's family lived in the southernmost part of the village. They had their own courtyard and only had two caves. The older parents and grandmother lived there, while the younger brother lived there. He and Lan Xiang stayed with Jin Bo's family when they came back.
After walking for a while, they arrived at Tian Family's Gelao. Second Father Sun Yuting and Secretary Tian Futang lived here.
Sun Shaoping looked at the village carefully before it turned dark. Dongla River and Kuyan River divided Jinjiawan and Tianjiage in Shuangshui Village like Chu River and Han River. The huge cypress forest in the distance should be the ancestral grave of the Jin family. The triangle between the two rivers was Miaoping. There was a jujube forest and a dilapidated Dragon King Temple on it. Their destination was Shuangshui Village Primary School. It was between the Jin family's ancestral grave and Jinjiawan. They left Tianjiagelao, crossed the highway, crossed the Dongla River, crossed the temple flat, and crossed the small bridge over the Kuyan River.
The militia guarding Wang Manyin and the others seemed to know Sun Shaoping. He remembered that the original book mentioned that this militia was his classmate's brother, and he seemed to be very familiar with him.
Seeing that Sun Shaoping was a little embarrassed, he smiled and said, I was just worried that your brother-in-law didn't have any bedding tonight."
Sun Shaoping also smiled and said,"It's already sent over. How can we always let the government worry?"
His classmate's brother scratched his head in embarrassment and said,"I didn't know he was your brother-in-law. Hehe, since things have already come to this, there's nothing I can do. I'll try my best not to let him suffer.”
Sun Shaoping waved his hand and said,"Brother, let's not talk about this. Can you call me brother-in-law?"”
Why not? It's not like he committed a capital crime." After saying that, he shouted at the cave dwelling,""Wang Manyin, come out for a moment."
Wang Manyin walked out in a cowardly manner. When he saw that it was his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, he felt a little ashamed.
Sun Shaoping gave him the bedding and food, then took the jar from Lan Xiang and handed it to him. He smiled and said,"Brother-in-law, hurry up and eat something. You must be hungry after a hard day.”Wang Manyin's face immediately turned red, but his hands were not slow. He took out a piece of black bread and took a big bite. He swallowed it without even chewing. He choked until his eyes rolled back. Sun Shaoping quickly handed him the jar and let him drink some porridge.
After finishing the meal, he asked Shaoping,""I wonder how your sister is doing with Goudan and Cat.”
Sun Shaoping smiled and said," She's at my house. She's fine. You don't have to worry."”
That's good... Go back and tell your sister that I'm fine. Tell her not to be anxious." He looked back at the militia in the distance and whispered to Sun Shaoping,""Tell your sister that there are still dozens of packets of rat poison left on the lid of the box. Don't let the baby eat it. Tell her to keep the money under the Kang mat. It's five yuan and fifty cents.”
"Okay, I got it. Hurry up and eat. It's getting cold.”
After Wang Manyin finished his meal, Lan Xiang came over to clean up. During this time, she stood far away and turned her head away, not even wanting to look at Mr. Liuzi's brother-in-law. It was all his fault for causing her sister so much trouble.
After greeting the militia, Sun Shaoping took his sister out of the school.
"Do you hate brother-in-law?" Sun Shaoping asked on the way.”
Lan Xiang lowered her head and said," If he hadn't been idling around, my sister wouldn't have had such a hard time. You didn't even see her hands. They were as rough as a man. If he hadn't been selling rat poison, Dad wouldn't have suffered such a foreign crime today. He made our entire family embarrass themselves in the entire community.”
Sun Shaoping patted Lan Xiang's head and said with a smile,""No matter what, brother-in-law is our family. Although sister has a hard life, it doesn't mean that she's not happy. If you're not a fish, how can you know the joy of a fish?”
Lan Xiang nodded obediently and said," I know. But Second Brother, I feel that you've changed a lot the last time you came home. You've become more knowledgeable in your words. You even said that you didn't like Brother-in-law in the past."
"Everyone changes. There are no unchanging people in the world. You are also changing. You are more beautiful than before. I believe that brother-in-law will change too.”What Sun Shaoping thought was that if he didn't change, he would teach him a lesson.
Lan Xiang blushed and said,""Second Brother, you only know how to laugh at me!"
The siblings didn't plan to go home and went straight to Jin Bo's house to sleep. When they passed by the jujube forest, they heard someone calling him. It was a woman. Sun Shaoping didn't know her, but Lan Xiang did. When the woman approached, Lan Xiang called out,"Second mother."
Sun Shaoping knew that she was his second mother, He Fengying. He smiled and said,"So it's Second Mother. Who was I talking about? You're dressed so well today. Where are you going?”
He Fengying tugged at her slightly short blouse and said,"Tonight, the Commune Battle Command will be holding a criticism meeting in the school courtyard. Aren't you going to attend?……" They asked me to lead the decoration of the venue. I just put down the bowl and... Sigh, your brother-in-law..." She sighed and expressed sympathy and regret, letting Sun Shaoping know that she was family after all.
Second Father and Second Mother were poor and enthusiastic. Their families were worse than Sun Shaoping's, but they were always enthusiastic about public affairs. This was also common in the poor and middle-aged farmers in the countryside.
Sun Shaoping frowned and said," I'm not going. I have to go back to sleep. If you and Second Father go to a meeting, who will care about the sisters at home?"”
He Fengying sighed again and said,"There are so many big and small things in the village. Which one of them can leave your second father and me? I have no choice but to give up the small family for everyone.”After saying that, he spat on his palm and wiped it on his sideburns. His hair immediately became glossy again.
Sun Shaoping felt a little disgusted and said,""Then go ahead. We're leaving." He turned around and left with Lan Xiang.
When they went to Jin Bo's house, Jin Bo quickly asked about his family's situation. Sun Shaoping roughly explained it, but he didn't say how to deal with it. Jin Bo was also worried about Shaoping's family.
Jin Bo's mother was a warm-hearted person, but she had no idea what to do when it came to such a thing. She could only sigh and sigh when it happened to Shaoping's family. She could not even eat dinner.
Instead, Sun Shaoping reassured her," It's not a big deal. I can't shoot him."
Jin Bo's mother, who was so angry that she laughed, slapped him hard on the back."Kid, how can you talk like that?”
At night, Sun Shaoping and Jin Bo slept together. The two of them talked about some things in the school and the village. Most of the time, Jin Bo talked about Sun Shaoping. When there was nothing new to talk about, Sun Shaoping asked Jin Bo,"What are your plans for the future?"
"I want to drive with my dad after graduation."”
Jin Bo's answer was within Sun Shaoping's expectations. In this era, drivers were highly skilled talents, and the treatment was relatively good. It was a very decent job. Otherwise, Li Dengyun would not let his son Li Xiangqian drive. There was a jingle that said," If you turn the steering wheel, you won't change it even if you give it to a county magistrate." It could be seen that drivers were very popular.
"What about you?" Jin Bo asked Shaoping.
"I want to be an official for the time being," Sun Shaoping replied with a smile.”
Sun Shaoping's answer made Jin Bo somewhat unable to keep up with the rhythm. Who didn't want to be an official? Was this something that could be done just because he wanted to? It seemed that being an official wasn't what Sun Shaoping wanted in the end. When there was no other way out, he would make do with it.
Jin Bo knew that Sun Shaoping wasn't someone who liked to brag, but he still wanted to tease him.""Then what are your long-term plans?"
"Let's talk about it after university." Sun Shaoping really didn't have any long-term plans.
Jin Bo laughed and said," You still expect Tian Futang to recommend you to go to university? Stop dreaming. Your family is not bad, but if he were to recommend you, it would only be his son, Runsheng." Besides, it's not enough to just have a good composition. You have to be good at your studies too. There are only a few places in the county every year. It's so easy to get into university. I think the possibility of you becoming an official is about the same.”
Jin Bo's words made Sun Shaoping somewhat moved. Nowadays, universities did not recruit students, but only required recommendations. The composition was first, and the results were second. This was the so-called red and professional. Some of them came from cadre families, but many of them came from civilians. They had a special name--workers, peasants and soldiers college students. After the ten years of catastrophe, these people were finally rejected. After work, they had to re-take their academic qualifications because many of them came in through the back door or were active during the catastrophe. The students had a poor foundation in cultural studies. They started learning from junior high school after they went to university, and they were also looked down upon by their juniors. However, things always had two sides. At least, there were not many corrupt people in this group. In the years of reform and opening up, there were many clean and honest people in this group.
Sun Shaoping knew that this path was very risky, so he didn't think about it first. He shook his head and decided to finish high school first.
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