Chapter 24: Mixed Blessings
Liu Jianshe since looking for someone to do a "leave without pay", and the town of the factory began to cooperate, composite board of new furniture factory apprentices can basically do, now the shotgun has been replaced, the purchase of a complete set of power tools, he is mainly full-time at home according to the drawings to make pure solid wood furniture, the original manual planer, saw, chisel and so on rubbed with oil, put into the toolbox, in case of emergency. The situation at home is getting better and better, Liu Chunyan has already gone to work, and occasionally subsidizes the family, leaving the "ghost brother" who spends money, but there are still more places to use money in the future, and I have to work harder, Liu Jianshe thought to himself.
Everything in the carpentry shed was put in place, and he went back to the bedroom to move the tape recorder used by Yang Caixia's "Sweet Honey Barber Shop" and put it in the carpentry shed, and in the past few years, Liu Chunyan and "Brother Ghost" bought or given by others, and the tapes have also accumulated a box; when he is tired from work, he will also take out a box of tapes and put them in, and follow "Brother Ghost" Listen to a lot, some songs happily can also hum a few words; occasionally listen to the current political news, pay attention to national events, now it is really changing with each passing day, a little careless, you can't catch up, the furniture factory specially let him make solid wood furniture, this is an example. The days are almost the same as he thinks, if Yang Caixia is here - just a companion, he has just passed the age of forty and is not confused, and he is about to know the destiny of heaven at fifty, as rural people often say, people who are about to enter the soil will live in fear in their later years. The song from the tape recorder echoed in the courtyard: "Take away a fishing fire / Let it warm my eyes / Leave a piece of truth / Let it anchor by the maple bridge / Helpless me / I have alienated that emotion / I only found out after many years ......"
Zheng Lijuan and the frustrated "ghost brother" quietly walked into the courtyard; the "ghost brother" lowered his head and entered the house in despair; Zheng Lijuan stood behind Liu Jianjian, who was intently studying, watching him carefully study the drawings; a faint scent of alabaster made Liu Jianshe turn her head happily, and her mouth almost touched Zheng Lijuan's mouth, which frightened her to open her eyes wide, and hurriedly retreated, and her feet were about to slip; Liu Jianshe instinctively stretched out his hand and grabbed her arm, and as soon as he took advantage of the situation, Zheng Lijuan crashed into his arms. Zheng Lijuan couldn't help shouting "ah-", "Brother Ghost" heard it in the house, and stood at the door, the two quickly separated when they saw this, both blushing, looking at "Brother Ghost", Zheng Lijuan said: It's okay - it's okay - it's okay -
"Brother Ghost" crooked his mouth and said, "It's okay to be fine—after saying that, he dragged his lost feet back to the house, and sat at the table in a daze, not knowing what to do. The two adults, who were slightly embarrassed, stood in the carpentry shed, watching the "ghost brother" with a sad face walking back to the house and sitting there in a daze. Zheng Lijuan pretended to clear her throat, turned around and lowered the voice of the recorder and said: Construction-brother, "ghost brother" maybe-maybe-precociously!
Liu Jianshe looked at Zheng Lijuan with affection in her eyes, was stunned for a moment, and said: Well——? what-puppy love-with-whom-is it beautiful? This question made Zheng Lijuan a little confused, she walked up to Liu Jianjian, patted him on the shoulder, and said: What is beautiful or not?
Liu Jianshe came out of the excitement just now, the feeling of electric shock, and the long-lost closeness, and said with a simple smile: Oh-oh-with whom?
Zheng Lijuan's eyes were white, and she whispered in a strange voice: You father and son, one has lost his soul, and the other has lost his spirit! Who else can he be with, who can he be with-Zhang Xuemei-Liu Jianshe pretended to be serious and asked: Who is Zhang Xuemei?
Zheng Lijuan glanced at him and said: You forgot, just the new girl who transferred last year, the child of my former colleague, the child of my good sister - Liu Jianshe touched his head after hearing this: Oh-oh - I remembered that his father and the new intern teacher ——,at the school let his mother know, divorced, afraid of affecting the child, and asked you to take care of the girl for a while!
Zheng Lijuan said, Liu Jianshe looked at Zheng Lijuan, smiled evilly and said: That girl is very beautiful, you can, it's good to be my daughter-in-law! After listening, Zheng Lijuan was so angry that she stretched out her hand and was about to fight, Liu Jianshe subconsciously blocked it with her hand, and the two hands touched together again, and this time Liu Jianshe grabbed her hand and held it tightly. Zheng Lijuan pretended to want to spread out, Liu Jianshe simply went up and grabbed that hand, looked at each other, time was stagnant, and the affection was intense, hitting people's hearts in the fierce "electric light and flint......
"Brother Ghost" suddenly ran into the courtyard and shouted at Zheng Lijuan in the carpentry shed with a crying voice. The two people who were intoxicated were awakened by this shout, the two of them were at a loss, and the four hands that had nowhere to place were under the clear sky, as if they had taken off their coats in front of the "ghost brother", and they could not hide.
Liu Jianshe hurriedly turned around and pretended to look at the drawings, Zheng Lijuan blushed, walked in front of the "ghost brother", and said in a trembling voice: Guixian, Zhang Xuemei has gone back, go back to her school! When the "ghost brother" heard it, he held back his tears, didn't say anything, and went out of the courtyard.
Liu Jianshe was also surprised, and asked embarrassedly: Juanjuan, why did she go back, isn't it good here? Zheng Lijuan looked at Liu Jianjian, and was also embarrassed, and pretended to be calm and said calmly: Married and divorced, Zhang Xuemei followed my sister, Zhang Xuemei's grandfather was the leader of the Municipal Education Bureau, and transferred my sister's work back, so naturally Zhang Xuemei was transferred back to the city to go to school! After speaking, Zhang Xuemei covered her chest and coughed dryly. When Liu Jianshe saw it, he came out of the carpentry shed and was about to reach out and rub her back. She walked away with a twist and said, "Brother Jianjian, I'm fine!"
Liu Jianshe continued: Could it be that this kid is really in early love, does a child know what to do, and is still in early love?
You know-Zheng Lijuan smiled, replied, and continued: It can't be completely said that it is early love, but there is this sign, you didn't look at the posture just now? Liu Jianjian's head wrinkled, looked at Zheng Lijuan in confusion, and asked: What should I do then? Zheng Lijuan looked at Liu Jianshe with a sad face, sighed, and said: You don't care, busy with you, I'll go find him! Liu Jianshe watched happily and stupidly as she walked out of the yard. The voice of the cassette recorder in the courtyard remembered again - "You and me today / How to repeat yesterday's story / This old ticket / Can you board your passenger ship ......" The crisp voice echoed in the alley.
Zheng Lijuan strode out of the alley, holding her head high, and walked generously past the crowd, walked across the stone bridge, and walked onto the river embankment. The afterglow of the setting sun poured on the reawakened earth, the glow shone on the newly sown seeds in the land, and the cool breeze blew the rich fragrance of the riverbank everywhere—