1987, I didn't know I would meet you

The days at home go by very quickly. Every day during the day, I either help to dig up my own land and water the vegetables, or take advantage of the holidays to organize the village friends to go up the mountain to hunt wild fruits.

That day, my father and mother packed a lot of things and took us up the mountain to visit my grandma. A person over 100 years old can still speak quite clearly, and there are still a few healthy teeth.The place where my grandma lives belongs to another small village. There are hardly any young people. They are all old people, all of whom are in their 80s and [-]s. Except for my grandma, there are some people who live longer, and they all maintain their health. , My house has a small vegetable garden, I grow some cabbage, and there is also cured meat in the house. The old man has bad teeth, so he eats very sparingly.

Seeing us coming, I quickly let us into the room, touched the cup and said that I wanted to pour tea, I quickly grabbed it, and helped her old man on the bed to finish.

"Child Zhiqing, he grows up and becomes more and more sensible..." Grandma grinned, her teeth were sparse, and she felt a sense of joy.As for Zhiyuan and Mengting, as soon as they entered the house, they anxiously huddled beside grandma, because the food cooked by grandma was delicious, so the two children used to like to come to grandma's place. In recent years, grandma Their health was getting worse and worse, so the mother ordered them not to act like a baby.

I made tea, put it on the table, soaked in the jasmine flowers dried by my grandma, and soaked in boiling water, the whole room was full of fragrance, which was refreshing.Elderly people know how to keep in good health. No one wants to live longer. After all, no one knows whether there is an afterlife. Try to live longer in this world.In fact, it is inconvenient for the old grandma and his family members to move around when they are old. My mother was worried several times that she would take her home to live in, but she refused to die, saying that the environment here is good and there are similar friends. It’s very comfortable to live in, I don’t want to run around, and this house was built by my grandma’s mother and father. Now that they have passed away, I don’t want the house to be empty. I can feel at ease if I live here and die here. My mother was really overwhelmed, so I had to come up to see it every now and then, but this time I moved to Beijing, the old man couldn't take care of me, and my mother was also very difficult.It also happened that Brother Tian from the same village and his mother also lived there, not far away, so the mother could only give him some money to help him take care of his old man.This Tian Han is also an honest farmer, and he is more honest. The bad thing is that the wife he married is not willing, so Tian Han can only send his mother to live on the mountain for the sake of his wife. The old man He hated it and felt helpless at the same time, but fortunately, this son was not unconscionable, so he would come up with his things every two or three days to have a look.

"I'm in this line of business, so don't worry, work hard in Beijing, and you'll have to earn Zhiyuan and Tingting's college fees!" The grandma narrowed her smiling eyes. Although the mother was worried, she looked at the grandma. Grandma looked so full of energy, the heart that raised it was a little bit relieved.

"Grandma, if you are sick, please ask Tian Han to call me at the village cadre's house, do you understand?"

"Oh, look at your nonsense! Got it!" Although the grandma disliked her mother's long-winded words, she was still very happy in her heart. Who doesn't like someone who cares.

Time flies, and the return date is approaching. Before we left, we went to see my grandma again. She was obviously a little sad, and there was no smile on her face. Finally, when we went down the mountain, I could see her hunched over. Leaning on a new crutch with his back on his back, one hand on the door frame with his sluggish walking, kept watching us go.For a moment, my eyes were reddish, and I felt a little uncomfortable. I remembered that the one who loved me the most when I was a child was my grandma, who often coaxed us to tell us the stories of their resistance against Japan at that time. I could only pray silently in my heart, please God give my grandma Grandma more blessings!

I squeezed and squeezed on the train and finally returned to Beijing. On the train, I kept thinking about how to pay back the money, or I would be like Xiao Bowen, just go to work during the holiday, and I can save a little.

Later, I went to Teacher Fang's house to ask. Bowen didn't go home, but went out to work while the school was on holiday. He told me the location, and I was overjoyed and hurried away.Seeing that it was me, Bowen was slightly surprised and asked me.

"Long time no see, why are you here?" Xiao Bowen's part-time job is nothing more than a bar or disco, because the salary here is relatively high.I took a sip of the boiled water he handed over, and said with some trepidation.

"Bowen, I want to ask you something, are you still short of people here?"

"Huh? You want to work here?"

"Well...it's like this. I may need a sum of money urgently recently. It's not easy to tell my parents about it, so I thought, isn't it a month before school starts? I can earn a little bit."

"Oh, then you wait here, I'll ask the boss." After finishing speaking, Xiao Bowen ran away, and I sat on the stool awkwardly, holding the cup and waiting silently.

After a while, Bowen came over with the boss, and I stood up quickly.The boss was a middle-aged man with a big belly, wearing black and white plaid overalls, he looked me up and down and asked.

"Are you going to come here to work?" The voice was very serious, not friendly at all, which made me a little nervous.

"Yes."

"Are you still a student at school?"

"Well, yes, I'm still in college."

"It's okay, but have you ever done this?"

"Not yet, but I can learn!" I tried my best to show my sincerity, just hoping that he would hire me.Sure enough, the boss nodded slightly when he saw my attitude, his face softened a lot, and he continued.

"This job is not that simple. If you want to do it, come at this time tomorrow... You two are friends, right? Then Xiao Bowen, come and take him." The boss looked at Xiao Bowen who was standing aside, Just point your finger.

"Okay, okay!" Xiao Bowen looked very happy, and nodded his head fiercely.

In this way, I started working in that bar. At first, I was a little uncomfortable, but this kind of work is not difficult to adapt to. In comparison, the most difficult thing is how to deal with those difficult customers.

Regarding the family, I could only lie to my mother, saying that I was going to help my classmates with tutoring. Since I was pretty obedient since I was a child, my parents let me go without thinking too much.On the one hand, I felt guilty, and on the other hand, I also felt a little lucky, so I finished it sooner and got rid of it sooner.

Through the performance of the past few days, the boss no longer has any prejudice against me. He even discussed with me that day, if possible, he can come to work during school, because in recent years, bars and discos have emerged, and the business in this area is relatively good. Do it, and there are many people.So there are only three employees in the store at the moment, and it is a bit overwhelming when you are busy. Sometimes it is good to help out during the day shift, afternoon shift, and evening shift, and the salary will be paid although it will be a little less.

As soon as I heard this proposal, I nodded and agreed without thinking about it. This is simply good luck. I was worried that I would not be able to pay back the money too soon after school started, but this was exactly what I wanted.

"However, when I earn some money and renovate the store, I may hire more employees, and then I don't have to..."

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm willing!" Before the boss finished speaking, I hurriedly agreed. This kind of good thing hits the door of my head, and it will be a ghost if I don't continue!