There is still about 20 km to go from the town to the village.

After entering Huatian Village, the motorcycle drove on the potholed dirt road, passing by a newly built building, Lin Weidong's heart can be said to have mixed feelings, because in Nanyang Village in 2000, there were no more than 10 tiled houses, and his family was one of them.

If it weren't for Lin Weidong's college and Lin Shuna's high school, Lin Weidong's parents would have the ability to build a house at home through their own work.

It's just that Lin's father and Lin's mother were frugal and gave the money to Lin Weidong's brothers and sisters to pay tuition, otherwise, it would be impossible for Lin Weidong to study in a normal school, after all, the expenses of college students are not low.

And the average rural girl, regardless of whether her grades are good or bad, drops out of school to work before she finishes junior high school.

Because most rural parents feel that their daughters are going to get married anyway, it is useless to read so much, and it is also for others to support, so it is better to go out early to work to earn money for the family.

But Lin Weidong's parents are an exception, they have stayed in the countryside all their lives, have never been to a big city, and have suffered from being uneducated, so no matter how difficult it is, the couple hopes that their children can change their lives through studying.

After all, in China, reading is definitely a life-changing way for many poor ordinary people.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back!" Lin Weidong shouted into the house as soon as he got off the motorcycle and walked to the door.

Lin Weidong's house is a southern-style white wall and gray tile, two wooden doors painted with red paint, there are a few mulberry trees on the floor at the door, and the mountain behind the old house is full of persimmon trees, which bear red fruits.

Looking at the familiar grass and trees that asked for money, Lin Weidong couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It feels so good to go home." ”

"Brother, you're back. ”

When Lin Weidong heard the voice, he looked back and saw that it was his sister Lin Shuna, and said with a smile: "Shuna, come here, I bought you new clothes, you can see if it fits the gods." ”

Lin Shuna was obviously very happy when she heard that her brother had bought him new clothes, so she happily took the clothes and went back to the room to try them on.

After Lin Yaodong parked the motorcycle, he muttered dissatisfiedly: "Brother, you only buy new clothes for my sister, don't I have a share?"

Lin Weidong couldn't help but smile and said: "Don't worry, you also have a share, my brother knows that you like to play basketball, so he bought you a pair of Anta shoes." ”

"Really?" Lin Yaodong was so excited when he heard that his brother bought him basketball shoes, which were still brand goods.

You know, this is the year 2000, many rural people have only initially solved the problem of food and clothing, and most of them can't afford to buy brand-name goods.

Although Anta is not a brand, it is already a thing worth showing off for rural children like Lin Yaodong.

Lin Yaodong put on his shoes and walked back and forth in front of Lin Weidong a few times before he asked curiously, "Brother, how much is this pair of Anta?"

Lin Weidong said calmly: "More than a hundred, less than two hundred." ”

Lin Yaodong sighed: "It's so expensive, then I won't wear it first, and I'll wear it when the next semester starts." ”

Lin Weidong couldn't help but smile and said, "It's okay Ah Yao, you can wear it if you want to, and if you wear it out, my brother will buy it for you." ”

When Lin Yaodong heard his brother's words, he also smiled and said, "Brother, then I'll wear it again for the New Year, if I wear it now, it will be dirty in a few days." ”

Lin Weidong nodded with satisfaction: "Well, it's okay." ”

The moon crept up into the starry sky, and the nights were cool.

On the dinner table, there are four dishes and one soup, which sounds very hearty.

In fact, the so-called four dishes and one soup, one is cabbage, one is water spinach, one is three-layer meat boiled pickles, the other is bitter wheat vegetables fried lard residue, and the soup is soybean soup.

Lin Weidong, who is accustomed to big fish and meat, has a pretty good appetite in the face of such an almost vegan dish, but he doesn't feel fragrant enough to eat.

During the meal, Lin Weidong took out 2,000 yuan to subsidize his father Lin Shizhong's family.

Looking at the stack of hundred-yuan bills on the table, Lin Shuna asked incredulously, "Brother, where did you get so much money?"

In fact, not only Lin Shuna felt incredible, but even her father Lin Shizhong had a solemn face, and held back a sentence for a long time: "Weidong, you are still a student, it doesn't matter if you don't make money now, but Dad hopes that you will be a good person." ”

In Lin Shizhong's eyes, if Lin Weidong works during the winter vacation, he will only earn three or five hundred yuan a month at most, and he can only earn three or five hundred yuan.

Lin Weidong felt that he couldn't hide it anymore, and he didn't want his family to worry, so he told his parents and younger siblings that the novel he wrote was published, sold well, and earned thousands of yuan.

In fact, Lin Weidong can now earn 20,000 yuan a month, and the 20,000 yuan is still after tax.

Of course, Lin Weidong didn't deliberately hide his true income in front of his parents, he just didn't want his family to worry too much, because he already knew how to manage his money.

After explaining to his family, Lin Weidong said earnestly: "Dad, Mom, you must not publicize my writing of a novel in the village. ”

Lin Mu said that she couldn't figure it out and asked him: "Why can't you say that this is a good thing, not a bad thing, are you afraid that others will know?"

Lin Weidong said angrily: "Mom, don't say it anyway, it's not that you don't know the virtues of the people in our village." ”

Lin Shizhong also nodded: "What Wei Dong said is right, there is no need to talk about our own family's affairs everywhere." ”

Many people say that rural people are simple, but in Lin Weidong's view, this is simply a, whether a person is simple or not has nothing to do with whether he is a rural person or not.

Poor mountains and bad waters come out of the people, this sentence is really not a joke, the poorer and more backward the place, the more barbaric and ignorant the people there are often there, Lin Weidong has lived in the countryside for so many years, and he has never seen any cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods.

Some rural people can make a lot of trouble for the sake of a small profit, and even speak ill of each other and fight in a big way.

In the next two or three days, Lin Weidong almost didn't go anywhere, so he stayed at home to help clean up and help kill chickens and ducks.

In fact, Lin Weidong enjoys the feeling of being at home very much, he doesn't feel bored, he doesn't feel bored, he only occasionally goes out with Fa Xiao.

On Chinese New Year's Eve.

Lin Weidong received several New Year's calls one after another, Wang Taoxin was the first to call to greet him, and then Yang Jin, Ah Wang, and Lu Zeguang all called.

It is conceivable that in addition to the boss Xiao Wenchang, Lin Weidong and every roommate in the 403 dormitory talked on the phone.

Subsequently, Lin Weidong also called separately to pay New Year's greetings to Chen Cun, Annie, Xie Zhigang and others.

When the New Year's firecrackers sounded, Lin Weidong and Wang Sijia were talking on the phone, although the ears of the noisy firecrackers were almost deaf, but both of them could feel each other's strong thoughts, and they were looking forward to the arrival of the new semester soon.

After exchanging goodnight with Scarlett, Lin Weidong put down the phone, and a new text message came in from the phone, and when he opened it, it was sent from an unfamiliar number, with only four words: "Happy New Year." ”

Lin Weidong felt that this unfamiliar number was very strange, because not many people knew his mobile phone number, except for Chen Cun and Annie, who were under the banyan tree, Xie Zhigang and his wife, as well as the 403 dormitory, and Sijia and Xue Ping.

If it was one of them, it would be impossible for Lin Weidong not to have his (her) mobile phone number.

Thinking of this, Lin Weidong immediately dialed back.

The phone rang a few times before it was connected, Lin Weidong took the mobile phone and asked curiously, "Hey, hello, may I ask who you are?"

ps. Thank you for reading a book honestly, newyork1990 two book friends for your tipping support, thank you, this book has 42 fans, thank you.