Back to the Northeast 1970

The most beautiful fireworks are not how dazzling and splendid they are, but that they are watched with someone you want to be with him. That kind of fireworks is the most beautiful, even though the fireworks in front of you are not fireworks.The barking sound from Xiaoqihuo echoed in my ears, and among the large crowd, only Yan Baoshu and Lu Xiangbei sat at the door to watch. Snowflakes began to fall in the sky.

At this juncture, whether it is in the city or in the countryside, there are too few entertainment projects. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, this year has passed in a true sense.The children got a small improvement in food, and the families with good conditions also added new clothes to the children, while the parents with poor conditions also tried their best to come up with one or two strange things for the children. Yes, it's all a New Year's gift.

After the [-]th day, the life of Lu Jianhai's family returned to the usual way. At dawn, the men of the family had to go to work, and the women washed and cleaned up, made breakfast, lunch and dinner, worked at sunrise, and returned at sunset.Yan Baoshu's foot injury is almost healed. Because Lu Xiangbei watched too closely, he wakes up every day, besides helping the Lu family with some work, most of the time he spends most of his time with Lu Xiangbei in Pianxiazi, and at the same time he has to teach Jing'er learns how to chain link flowers.

Seeing that the factory and mine compound was about to start work, Lu Jianjun, as an official of the coal quality department, had to rush back before the workers returned to the site.However, Lu Xiangbei's leg injury has become a big problem. Lu Xiangbei's leg is already lumpy, but because he can't get wet, he sometimes feels itchy and uncomfortable. Most of this happens when he sleeps at night. At that time, the job of scratching the itch fell to Yan Baoshu.

That night, when Yan Baoshu came back from washing his face and feet outside, he brought in a basin of warm water, wrung out the towel and pulled Lu Xiangbei over to wipe him off.Lu Xiangbei especially enjoyed this, "Oh my god, Shu Tan."

Yan Baoshu couldn't help but said, "Comfort."

"Well, it's so comfortable, it's just you, and neither of us would be willing to help me like this." Lu Xiangbei tilted his head to look back at Yan Baoshu, and said with a smile, "Let's say this Lu Xiangnan is still my third brother. After my leg was injured, he came to this house a few times, and I remembered it."

Yan Baoshu laughed loudly, "Hurry up and get down, Brother Xiang Nan doesn't think about you enough, he bought you two packs of cigarettes last night, saying that he was afraid that you would be overwhelmed."

Lu Xiangbei sighed, "Other people's home visits are to send some fruits and the like, which are good for your health, but he is fine, what's the matter with sending me two packs of big produce."

"Eh..." Yan Baoshu said dumbfoundedly: "Then why did I look at that moment, you were happier than anyone else, you tore open the cigarette case and put one in your mouth, and said something like "Brother Nan" .”

Lu Xiangbei scratched his head ashamedly, "I'm not in a hurry, I'm just trying to mess with someone."

Yan Baoshu smiled and said, "I understand." Yan Baoshu finished wiping Lu Xiangbei's injured leg, and then slapped him on the back, "Turn around, I'll wipe your neck, if you don't, I'm afraid of you This neck is covered with black chapped."

"Is it that serious?" Lu Xiangbei turned around, and faced Yan Baoshu with split legs. While Yan Baoshu carefully wiped his neck, Lu Xiangbei thought for a while and said, "In two or three days, we will stop Going back, you said Gu Jun is still following us?"

"Well, he said it when he came yesterday, and he was with us when he left."

Lu Xiangbei sighed, and said seriously: "What are you going to do about Gu Jun? As a brother and good friend, I have to worry about his future. You said that after I go back, I will discuss it with my father and ask him to trust him. How about someone helping Gu Junhe find a job in the factory?"

"Yes, but it depends on whether Gu Jun is willing or not."

Lu Xiangbei hissed, "Actually, I understand that Gu Jun has more self-esteem than anyone else. Do you think he will blame me for meddling in my own business?"

"I'm just kidding." Yan Baoshu raised his hand and rubbed Lu Xiangbei's head, "Gu Jun is not that ignorant, you are thinking about him, who cares about him, but you should first Ask him for his opinion, if he agrees, you can go and tell your dad, otherwise forget it."

Lu Xiangbei was surprised and said: "He doesn't want to, what does he want to do? Go on like this? Or is he going to follow his brother's old path? No matter what you say, if he wants to learn from his brother, then I will be the first to disagree, unless he doesn't want to follow him. I'm a friend now."

Yan Baoshu thumped in his heart, and said with a smile on his face, "This is too serious."

"It's serious. The lesson from the past has not been learned. Don't forget, his brother is still staying with him."

Yan Baoshu felt that Lu Xiangbei's worries were not unreasonable, but...Yan Baoshu didn't know how to continue this topic, so he quickly changed the topic and said, "Okay, after wiping, go to bed and sleep. "

Lu Xiangbei said with a smile, "You don't want to sleep, what else are you going to do?"

"What can I do, pour water, look at this pot of black soup, you are really going to die."

Lu Xiangbei pouted and defended, "I'm injured, I don't have the ability to do it myself."

"Okay, okay, you said everything. When you recover from your injury, don't let me serve you anymore, ancestor."

Yan Baoshu went out to pour water, but it was pitch black outside, so he poured the water from the basin onto the ground.Yan Baoshu did not rush back to the room, but leaned against the wall and lit a cigarette.Lu Xiangbei has made his words so clear that he and Gu Jun must be more cautious in what they do in the future. If they are discovered by outsiders, they can run and escape, but if Lu Xiangbei finds out, the result will be unpredictable. And know.

"Baoshu, Yan Baoshu..."

Lu Xiangbei's yelling came from the room, Yan Baoshu quickly put out half of the cigarette and entered the room, "Lu Xiangbei, do you know what time it is, be careful to wake up my father by yelling like that. "

Lu Xiangbei hurriedly said: "Didn't I see that you haven't come in for a long time, and I don't understand if I care about you."

"Understood, of course I understand." Yan Baoshu flicked his cotton shoes on the kang, his feet were cold and white, Yan Baoshu lifted the mattress and put his feet on the top of the kang to keep warm, "Lu Xiangbei, you Don't you think you look at me a little too closely?"

Lu Xiangbei sat up, and said with a smile, "What kind of place is this? I don't think you are prone to accidents. When you get home, you can do whatever you want." After speaking, Lu Xiangbei waved at Yan Baoshu , "You can't cover your feet like this. The old heat on the kang will easily burn it. You stretch your feet over and I will cover them for you."

Yan Baoshu also felt that the head of the kang was a little hot, so he stretched his feet over as Lu Xiangbei said.Under the blanket, Lu Xiangbei only wore a pair of underpants, and pressed his uninjured leg on Yan Baoshu's foot, grinning and said, "Fuck, your feet are going to freeze to death."

Yan Baoshu said with a smile, "cool off."

"Calm down." Lu Xiangbei smiled and lay down, then patted the pillow beside him, "Lie down, what are you doing sitting around?"

Yan Baoshu stretched out his hand to pull the light cord, and after lying down, he heard Lu Xiangbei say: "After you go back, do you have to report to the art troupe?"

"Well, I'll go to head Tong when I get back."

Lu Xiangbei put his hands behind his head, "Well, I plan to make plans when I go back. I want to be a soldier."

"Well, I know, it's always been your dream to be a soldier."

"Dream? It doesn't count. I just want to be a soldier."

"Well, then go to the army."

Lu Xiangbei turned his head, looked at the outline of Yan Baoshu in the dark and said, "Why are you so cold, you don't miss me when I'm gone?"

Yan Baoshu smiled and said, "How do you know that you will be assigned to a far away place? Maybe it will be right next to your house."

"That's impossible, it has to be Liaoning recently."

"Liaoning? That's not very far away. I can visit you often."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, we can pull the hook."

"Okay, let's pull the hook."

Yan Baoshu just said it casually, but Lu Xiangbei actually took it seriously.Yan Baoshu joked, "You are so grown up, you really want to hook me up."

"I'm just serious. Hurry up. If you refuse to pull the hook, you must be lying to me."

"Good, good, hook."

In the dark, the little fingers of the two were hooked together, only to hear Lu Xiangbei say: "The hook must not be changed for 100 years."

Yan Baoshu suppressed a smile, "Hanging on the hook will remain unchanged for 100 years."

The agreement was made, but the fingers of the two people did not separate. After chatting for a while, the two fell asleep deeply.Three days later, Yan Baoshu helped the limping Lu Xiangbei into Uncle Ma's carriage. Because Mr. Lu was reluctant to part with his grandson, he was helped by Lu Jianhai and his daughter-in-law to the entrance of the village. Among the people who saw him off, Yan Baoshu only paid attention to Jing'er. The girl's eyes were full of reluctance, but she was stubborn and didn't want to show it.

Being young means being young, the more you don't want to show off, the easier it is to show your flaws.When the carriage was driving, Yan Baoshu secretly smiled at Jinger girl. This was not only a farewell smile, but also a hint and entrustment, because before leaving, he had a secret meeting with Jinger, Yan Baoshu told She, don't be lazy, crochet a few more stitches when you have time, and Gu Jun will ask someone to come back to pick it up. As for the money from selling the finished product, Yan Baoshu will also ask someone to bring it to her exactly.

Gu Jun's departure this time is also different, this time it is no longer a person running to the city coquettishly, but all members of the Gu family came to see him off.There are not many relatives in the Gu family, and there are only four or five people who came to see him off, but this is already much better than last time, which made Gu Jun clearly understand that there are people in this world who also care about him when he goes out. .

I started back in the morning, and returned the way I came. When I got to the city, it was almost dark.When the carriage passed by the railway of the urbanization sub-line, Yan Baoshu jumped off the carriage, said goodbye to a group of people, and went west to the railway.He has been away for ten and a half days, and I don't know if anything happened at home during his time away, whether Baolong is still obedient, whether Yufang and Yuxiang are studying hard, and how Yan Yufen is feeling , Is Yan Baofu's work going well? Is Jin Guiqin's health okay?

Yan Baoshu stepped into the house with a series of questions. This house is still the same, dilapidated, but it is not so lifeless when Yan Yonggui was still alive.

"Mom, I'm back." Yan Baoshu shouted happily as he crossed the threshold.

The person sitting in the field outside the room was Jin Guiqin. When she saw her son came back, she smiled like a flower and became a lot younger in an instant. is you."

"Mom, I'm fine. Uncle Lu and Uncle Lu are very kind to me." Yan Baoshu didn't intend to tell them about his foot injury.

"Mom, is Baoshu back?" Yan Baofu pushed open the door and came out. He was happier than anyone else when he saw his younger brother. He rushed over and looked at Yan Baoshu carefully and said, "You don't seem to be thin."

Yan Baoshu smiled and said, "You're not skinny, hey...brother, I think you seem to be fat."

"Isn't our brother fat?" Yuxiang poked her head out from the door and said with a snicker, "We're going to have a sister-in-law."

"Ah? Really or not?" Yan Baoshu was very pleasantly surprised, "Brother, are you getting married? Which family's girl? Is it that Miss Wang?"

Yan Baofu's face was flushed, he turned his head and glared at Yuxiang pretending to be angry, then turned his head and smiled and said to Yan Baoshu, "Ah, it's her."

Yan Baoshu excitedly said: "The talk is over? Have the parents added it? Also, what do his parents think, have they talked with our mother?"

Jin Guiqin jokingly said: "You ask so many questions, how can your brother answer them?" Jin Guiqin took Yan Baoshu and walked into the room. When entering the room, Yan Baoshu saw Yan Yufen, who was sitting on the kang sewing a quilt, "Baby The book is back."

"Sister, I'm back."

"Good to be back, your brother is going to get married soon, and that girl is pretty."

Yan Baoshu and Jin Guiqin sat on the kang, "Mom, tell me what's going on."

Jin Guiqin sighed, "If you want to talk about this girl, she is really a good girl. She has beautiful features and a good heart. You say what conditions her family has, and what conditions our family has, but they don't think our family is poor, and they don't care about life and death. I want to marry your brother." As soon as Jin Guiqin said this, tears came down, "Our family is poor, let's talk about this marriage, we understand that the girl's parents don't approve, it's nothing to do."

Yan Baoshu nodded, "Is it Miss Wang who insists on marrying my brother?"

"Well, she insisted on marrying, and your brother insisted on marrying him. In the end, the girl made a fuss and the family had nothing to do, so they asked someone to find out about your brother. Fortunately, your brother is honest and doesn't have those fancy people. , people may see that your brother's character is not bad, so they finally agreed reluctantly."

Yan Baoshu is not surprised. There are many things about men and women in love who are desperate, but there are also many problems.When you get married, you can't even get a decent gift, and the man may have no status in the woman's family. Besides, how long can this relationship last?Marriages without the blessing of their parents are mostly ended by the separation of labor and Yan.Yan Baoshu thought of all kinds of problems, but he couldn't say them out. Everyone was happy, but he poured cold water on him, which was inappropriate.

Although the matter has been fixed and cannot be changed, Yan Baoshu still wants to remind Yan Baofu, "Brother, Miss Wang followed you so recklessly, you have to be responsible to her; if you become prosperous in the future, you can't forget today. Do not throw away a poor wife, do you understand?"

Yan Baoshu's words stunned everyone in the room, and Jin Guiqin's expression darkened instantly, "Baoshu, this mother has to criticize you, you are a younger brother, how can you say that about your brother? .”

Yan Baoshu felt that this question did not involve age at all. Although he believed in Yan Baofu's character, the vaccination still had to be given in advance. Even if it didn't work, he had to say everything he had to say.How many men abducted good girls from other people's families when they were poor, struggled for half their lives, took care of their husbands and children for half their lives, and were abandoned when they were old.It is not unreasonable for a man to learn to be bad when he has money.

Yan Baoshu saw that Jin Guiqin's expression was unkind, so he didn't back down, and continued to talk to Yan Baofu, "Brother, have you ever made an oath to each other with Miss Wang?"

Yan Baofu was taken aback for a moment, and then his face turned red, "Well, I did."

Yan Baoshu smiled and said, "Well, just remember what you said to her."

Jin Guiqin clicked her tongue, "Bao Shu, why do you sound so awkward when you say that?"

Yan Baoshu turned his head and said seriously: "Mom, marriage is a lifelong event. You and my dad are not from our generation. In the future, my brother will definitely not be as poor as he is now. Miss Wang doesn't dislike him. That's him." Is it wrong?" After speaking, Yan Baoshu got up and took Yan Baofu to the hut, and as soon as he entered the door, Yan Baoshu began to apologize, "Brother, do you also feel Seems like I'm making a fuss over a molehill, or is it too much? Obviously you are my brother, but in the end I..."

Yan Baofu smiled, "How is it possible, brother knows that you are doing it for my own good."

Yan Baoshu walked over, hugged Yan Baofu, patted him on the back and said: "Brother, I hope you and Ms. Wang can live a good life, and you will have a child in the future, that is, my little nephew and niece. I hope you have a family of three A family of four and five can live very well, because you married a good wife, so you must be a good husband and a good father."

Yan Baofu responded: "Well, I promise you, I will definitely do it."

The author has something to say:

I seem to be a little excited to write this chapter tonight. I feel that the relationship between Yan Baoshu and Lu Xiangbei has entered the best state, and it feels so natural that it can no longer be natural.In the second half of the chapter, there is a description of Yan Baofu’s marriage. The author himself really mixed a lot of personal emotions into it. First of all, the author himself hates the derailment in marriage and has found a mistress.I once asked my mother, why did you fall in love with my father in the first place?

My mother's answer is, your grandfather's family is so poor, and your father still had a pimple face at the time. I agreed because your father was honest and committed.

Many marriages without the blessing of their parents end up in divorce.As for me, I grew up with domestic violence. When I was a child, I hated my dad so much that I wanted to kill him.I had never eaten KFC at that time, and I didn't know what it was like, but my dad took Xiaosan and her son to eat KFC... Can you understand my mood at that time?Even if I'm an adult now, every time I think back to my childhood, I'm full of snot and tears.

It is really terrible not to have a good father or mother.

A boy who grows up in a single-parent family should not be too gay.The judges may not believe it. There are so many young friends around me. Either my mother doesn't care or my father doesn't ask, or my parents take care of them together and grew up with my grandparents.

(It's a bit chatty, haha, the judges can watch it if they like it, and ignore it if they don't want to watch it)