Rebirth: 1977

From June 20th to June 22nd, three days, the final exam will be over.

Ye Tianshui dragged Wu Pingtao to the grove where they went together just after the freshman year.

The trees in the grove have grown much thicker.

The location here is higher and more remote, with a cool breeze.

You can spot it immediately when someone approaches.

Wu Pingtao lost weight, his eyes were darkened, but his eyes were sharp and bright.

"Xiao Shui, do you have something to say to me?"

What he said was an affirmation.

Ye Tianshui changed his mind after talking to Yuan Cheng and decided not to mention the child before the exam.

Don't distract Wu Pingtao's energy.

Since the last time the two of them had a serious talk about Xiaojie at Wu's house, all they had free time to talk about in the school for so many days was all about study.

Ye Tianshui nodded cautiously:

"Brother Tao, I won't ask you about your exam status. If you work so hard, you won't be far behind.

I just want to know more about your family of origin.

Things happen for a reason, please don't mind.

I also hope you trust me and tell me frankly. "

Under normal circumstances, who would be willing to let outsiders investigate their family situation?

It is inevitable for a big family to harbor evil and evil, and if some things are exposed, it may even harm the interests of the family as a whole.

Even if the two of them had a good relationship, Ye Tianshui's starting point was to find out why the child fell into the water.

He still needs Wu Pingtao's consent before he can do this.

Moreover, it also requires Wu Pingtao's complete trust and cooperation.

Otherwise, when Ye Tianshui is doing this, if Wu Pingtao needs to safeguard the interests of the family and is a little unwilling or even resists, it will easily cause a rift in the friendship between the two.

This is not what Ye Tianshui wants to see.

Therefore, he must speak up front.

Wu Pingtao took out his cigarette and lit it. Knowing that Ye Tianshui did not smoke, he purposely stood downwind and leaned against a tree, his expression becoming serious unknowingly.

He said seriously:

"Xiao Shui, if you want to know anything, just ask.

I will tell you everything I know. "

Ye Tianshui nodded:

"Brother Tao, last time I talked to Uncle Su about Xiaojie falling into the water, and I found out that your mother is your stepmother.

The younger brothers and sisters are all biological children of the stepmother.

Since Uncle Su said this, there must be no lie. "

Wu Pingtao responded: "Yes, she - she is my stepmother, she married my father when I was very young.

I only saw what my own mother looked like from photos and had no impression at all. "

Ye Tianshui: "Uncle Su said she is very good to you. I have seen the way you get along several times. Your normal relationship should be good."

Wu Pingtao took a long puff of cigarette, looked up to the sky and blew out a string of smoke rings.

He looked at Ye Tianshui with dark eyes and nodded:

"Yes, she has never treated me badly. I always regard her as my mother in my heart."

"You are the eldest son in your family. During the movement to the mountains and countryside, you were supposed to go to work at your workplace.

As a result, he jumped in line and settled in a poor mountainous area so far away.

Uncle Su said that you and Su Xin were in love at that time. When you found out that she went to that place, you gave up your job and went to the street to sign up yourself.

Is it real?

Are you really willing to go to that remote country for Su Xin and love?

Brother Tao, I just want to know, did anyone in your family put pressure on you at the beginning?

Or is it a hint that you should give up the job that Grandpa Wu arranged for you and travel thousands of miles to the mountains without hesitation? "

Although Ye Tianshui knew that in that movement, young people had always been fanatical.

With "a red heart and two hands ready", they went to the countryside to realize their dreams and ideals of "a vast world and great achievements".

Wu Pingtao was stunned for a while and fell into deep thought.

It was more than ten years ago. Many young people went to the countryside full of pride, but the hardships in the countryside were beyond their imagination.

Moreover, at that time, most places were short of food and clothing, and their stomachs were not full.

After the enthusiasm faded away, there was endless waiting and hope, and we spent every day in agony.

Ye Tianshui grew up in the prosperous Jiangnan land of plenty and was born in a rural area. Even at a young age, he couldn't bear the hard work.

What's more, those young people who grew up in the city are still in their prime.

Seeing that Wu Pingtao didn't answer him immediately, he found two stones and moved them under the tree, and gave him a hand:

"We sat and talked. Exams are so tiring these days."

Ye Tianshui was considerate of Wu Pingtao, and what he wanted to ask didn't just end in a few words.

“At first, my grandfather took great pains to arrange for me to work in Haiping District.

The night before I was going to report to work, I heard my mother crying in the room, but the sound was silent. "

Wu Pingtao began to recall the past events with Ye Tianshui that he had almost forgotten.

"My dad was trying to persuade her. They were talking about my younger brother, who received a notice to go to the countryside and jump in line.

My father means that he will find a way to transfer my brother back to the capital. "

Wu Pingtao thought about that night and was excited when he found out the unit his grandfather had arranged for him.

At that time, he was twenty years old, two years after graduating from high school, and had no job arrangement.

My younger brother is only fifteen years old and has just graduated from junior high school.

However, through connections between his father and grandfather, the place where his younger brother was sent to the countryside was changed to a suburban county near the capital.

Even so, at that age, parents were reluctant to leave the classmates who joined the queue and settle down together, and go to a strange place alone.

Wu Pingtao originally did not think that he could replace his younger brother in going to the countryside, and he was reluctant to let his younger brother go to the countryside to endure hardships.

But his damn words accidentally woke him up:

"Well, if Pingyan reaches Pingtao's age, I won't have to worry about him."

At that time, he was still young and energetic, and also full of pride.

It was indeed him who went to the street to report his name without telling his family.

Because he knew that if his parents found out, they would definitely not agree.

Sure enough, when the good news from the street was delivered to his door with gongs and drums, his father scolded him bloody.

His mother was also in tears and insisted on accompanying him to the streets to change his name back.

How could the passionate young man Wu Pingtao agree?

Even if grandpa came to persuade him, he also persuaded grandpa to go back.

When he learned that Wu Pingtao insisted on swapping with him and going to the countryside in his place, his younger brother Pingyan hugged him and burst into tears.

"Brother, I can't bear to leave you either.

You can't go there alone, and no one will know if you are bullied.

It's better to go to the same place with other educated youths so that we can take care of each other and we can feel more at ease. "

Wu Pingtao forgot, who was the first to mention Su Xin?

He and Su Xin do love each other, but they haven't pierced the window paper yet.

As a result, the family unanimously agreed that he went to the place where Su Xin jumped in line.

Although not in the same commune, it is close.

However, he remembered that his mother seemed relieved and said to his father:

"Ping Tao and the daughter of the Su family can be together, so they can take care of each other."

After hearing this, he was also happy in his heart.

Who hasn’t yearned for love when they were young?

Wu Pingtao and Ye Tianshui recalled those "spectacular days and months".

He also talked about every bit of his past that has been buried in the dust.

Ye Tianshui went over Wu Pingtao's narrative in detail before asking him seriously:

"Brother Tao, that is to say, you didn't go to that poor mountainous area to pursue Su Xin and love?

If you hadn't overheard your parents' conversation by chance, wouldn't you have planned to jump in and settle down? "

Wu Pingtao thought for a moment and nodded:

"No, I am very satisfied with the job my grandpa arranged for me.

I don’t know how many people died from envy. "

"Then, if your brother hadn't suggested that you join the educated youth team and reminded you that Su Xin also went there, you wouldn't have gone so far?"

Wu Pingtao thought for a little longer before answering Ye Tianshui:

“My dad used his connections to give my brother a place to jump in line.

The leaders there should know who I am.

Now that I think about it, if I had gone there, I might have returned to the city long ago.

Moreover, he would not be unlucky enough to meet the perverted village director and his daughter. "