Chapter 7 I want to go to the big city
Lu Anqi read a book on the train, lay on the sleeper and looked at the various life situations in Zhihu, and there was always a feeling of emotion in her heart. This is the first time she has been in school for so many years, she sat on a sleeper, first went to Wang Zimo's house, and then turned back to her own house and could not enjoy the discount of the student ticket, and she still felt distressed after spending more than 100 yuan. In addition, Li Yuemei's enthusiasm to suppress her anger made her feel uncomfortable.
Half a day has passed since getting on the train, and Wang Zimo has not sent a WeChat message, which makes Lu Anqi very unhappy, Wang Zimo didn't take her seriously, and he didn't speak for himself in front of his parents, especially after eating, Wang's parents didn't keep Lu Anqi at home for a while, and Wang Zimo also sent her away with understanding. Lu Anqi is sensitive and suspicious, a subtle movement, a casual word will make her anxious and nervous. This feeling comes from her lack of self-confidence, and it is more about the gap between the rich and the poor bred by the lack of wealth in her original family. This gap loomed in her relationship with Wang Zimo, and she didn't dare to spend his money, for fear that he would think she was not self-reliant. The prince invited her to eat the last meal, and she would inevitably invite the prince to eat the next meal, and she would never owe each other materially, everything was like a hidden agreement.
Wang Zimo doesn't understand too much, do two people need to think so much when they are together? There is always a sense of not getting along with each other and not owing each other. He couldn't understand this feeling, in his opinion, having a meal or something is not a big deal, let alone boyfriend and girlfriend, even if the average friend has a meal and a small get-together, it is not a big deal.
Lu Anqi thought to herself that if he didn't send WeChat, I would ignore him, and she could also imagine what Wang Zimo's mother would say to her after she left. The simple routine of that day was more of an interrogation, and the result of the interrogation was that she was not a satisfactory choice for a daughter-in-law for Wang Zimo's family. She knew what Wang Zimo's mother was worried about, and she also knew that Wang Zimo's father did not say who was in charge of the family. In Lu Anqi's opinion, my sister is doing very well, and it is good to be able to live a stable life like my sister.
My sister Lu Wanwan and my brother-in-law were introduced to each other at the time, and the man's family felt that his sister was a teacher, with a good career and a stable income. My sister thinks that the conditions of my brother-in-law's family are good, and my sister and wife are also good, and she is a demobilized soldier, and she is also diligent, so she opened a small hardware store by herself, and her business is booming. Moreover, the brother-in-law's family bought a marriage house alone in the county, and when everything is ready, there is a daughter-in-law. In the eyes of the Lu family, this son-in-law is satisfied. Lu Anqi thinks that her brother-in-law is a small businessman, and he always reveals calculations in his conversation, but he is very good to his sister, so it doesn't matter.
Lu Anqi, who doesn't have much love experience, doesn't know what is suitable and what is not, she hopes to be able to live in a better place than the county and find someone who has a common topic to talk about. Wang Zimo met these two conditions, but in this relationship, Lu Anqi was too unconfident and sensitive and suspicious. As the saying goes, suspicion is easy to give rise to dark ghosts, and things that are not or not will be thought of by her.
The carriage was filled with the smell of Laotan sauerkraut instant noodles, and I was a little hungry when I smelled it. When he opened the bag of food prepared by Wang Zimo, there were actually three barrels of Laotan sauerkraut noodles. Wang Zimo is like this, he can always see the essence of the problem, and he is not like other boys who will become coaxing people with tricks. In fact, it is also a lack of romance, especially for urban men and women, Wang Zimo's is also tasteless, and it is a homely and meticulous type.
At noon, at night, and in the middle of the night, they each ate a bucket of Laotan sauerkraut noodles, and the next morning at 9 o'clock, the bread and milk in the bag became breakfast, the plan was just right, a total of four meals, and when I got off the bus, all the food in the bag became garbage, and I went home lightly.
There is no direct bus to Lu Anqi's provincial capital, so you need to go to her sister's house in the county seat for one night before transferring home.
I haven't seen my sister for a long time, and the two sisters are very affectionate when they meet. The brother-in-law took the child back to grandma's house very interestingly. My sister prepared a lot of things, saying that she had never been free to go back to her hometown to visit her parents, and since the addition of the second child, the expenses inside and outside have increased a lot, and the work has become more. I thought that I might not have gone home to visit my parents for a long time, and I didn't share my parents' worries, but my parents always thought about me. A few years ago, my parents were not willing to buy a mobile phone, saying that mobile phones were expensive, and the phone bill was also expensive, so they couldn't use it. Every time I call Lu Anqi, I call in the public phone booth in the town when I am in the market, two cents a minute, and imagine what my daughter looks like while calling, and the Lu family's parents have secretly complained many times that they are not highly educated, and they can only farm and do coolies, and they can't give their children a better life. On the other hand, Lu Wanwan and Lu Anqi were very competitive, which also made them happy.
Last year, in order to contact the children and have time to see his grandchildren, Lu Jianguo bought a thousand-yuan machine, and put it in the cabinet when he was not in contact, for fear that the third child would take it out and break it. This mobile phone has become a bridge between Lu Jianguo and his wife and the outside world. is old, and has been in Lujiatun for a lifetime, and there is an old boy in high school at home, and it is not realistic to go out to work, so it is better to manage one acre and three points of land at home and be down-to-earth. Fortunately, the Lu family's parents have always been in good health, and there is no disease, which can be regarded as God's care.
The advancement of urbanization has also benefited Lujiatun a lot, at least the newly built highway is new and beautiful, and the bus to the county seat has also been opened, which can be driven from the county long-distance bus station in more than an hour. It was the weekend, and the two sisters happily returned to their hometown together. Lu Wanwan's family bought a scooter with the help of his mother-in-law not long ago, and his brother-in-law Hu Rui personally drove them back, just to practice their hands.
This is the first time Lu Anqi has taken a private car, and the clean and tidy compartment makes her a little overwhelmed, for fear that she will stain the car seat, her sister and brother-in-law warmly beckoned her to get into the car quickly, and the trunk is stuffed with gifts for the Lu family's parents and younger brother. Seeing that her sister is now living a life with a house and a car, Lu Anqi is indescribably happy in her heart.
Outside the window, there is a green crop field, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, and after staying in the city for a long time, I also yearn for a quiet rural life. When I was a child, I felt that the interpersonal relationship in Lujiatun was complicated, and Zhang's family, Li Jia, was short, and he was the same surname when he went out five or ten steps. When there was no younger brother, the neighbors sighed when they saw the Lu family's parents, saying that it would be good if you had a son. has a son and worries about them, how can the three dolls afford to study, such a heavy burden, just the dolls can read, no matter how good the girls are, they will get married after all. Every time the Lu family's parents laughed, after having a little brother, the family was also complete. It is this kind of atmosphere that Lu Anqi cherishes the opportunity to read, whenever she is sleepy and tired and wants to take a nap, she will force herself to wake up, be down-to-earth in her studies, and never be lazy. In the summer, I learn a lot about mosquitoes, so in order to be able to calm down, I often soak my feet in a bucket of cold water to repel mosquitoes.
The car is really fast, usually 3 hours by car, today it will be more than a little more than a point. I saw Lu Xiangxiang standing at the entrance of the village to welcome the return of her daughters.
It's strange, why didn't the always diligent father come, among the three children, Lu Jianguo loves Lu Anqi the most, when he chose the name, he hoped that this girl could have a foreign name, so that it would not look rustic when she walked out of Lujiatun. Lu Anqi was a little disappointed that her father did not appear, and she did not come back for more than a year, and she didn't know how many more wrinkles on her parents' foreheads were. The brother-in-law's car drove into the small courtyard, and the surrounding neighbors ran out to watch. There are still many poor households in Lujiatun, and battery cars are a luxury, not to mention the big guys with these four wheels.
The brothers of the Lu family are all discussing, how many years of land do you have to plant to buy this car, you may not be able to afford to raise it, this back and forth is a lot of fuel money, the recent price of gasoline has risen sharply, where is burning gasoline, it is burning money. Some lemon essence is sourly discussing, what to do with a car, iron wrapped in meat, meat wrapped in iron, it's okay, and you can't fold it all in if you have a car accident. Brother-in-law Hu Rui's car caused a small storm in Lujiatun. A small number of people began to envy the Lu family's parents, it is better to have a girl, and enjoy happiness when they are old.
When I entered the house, I didn't see Lu Jianguo, Lu Anqi asked Lu Xiangxiang, "Mom, why isn't my dad at home?"
"Your dad went to the village clinic to get an injection"
"Ah, what's wrong with Dad, is there anything wrong with you?" Lu Wanwan was very anxious when he heard that his father was sick. To this day, she still remembers that on the first night when she decided to go to secondary school, Lu Jianguo didn't sleep all night, sighing at the kerosene lamp. The guilt in my father's heart can be felt through the kerosene lamp
"It's not a big deal, it's just a cold, a little cough, just take some medicine and get some injections" Lu's parents have always been very confident in their physical health, they think that God is not thin on themselves, not rich but not lacking in food and drink, the daughters have grown up, and the family is not so nervous. The eldest daughter has a job, the son-in-law is also filial, and the things that are missing in the family will help, and the Lu family's parents are very satisfied with the current living situation.
"Oh, that's good," Lu Wanwan let out a long sigh of relief. My husband's aunt was diagnosed with ovarian cancer the year before last, and the whole family panicked, always thinking that cancer was far away from them, and it was a rich and noble disease for people in the city. My aunt went from despair at the beginning to sighing, the surgery and chemotherapy made her miserable, there was no filial son in front of the bed for a long time, and her son and daughter-in-law went from serving before and after the saddle to the present. Fortunately, the gynecological cancer is still easy to control, the aunt is recovering well, and the medical insurance basically covers most of the expenses, and I didn't spend much, and I didn't bring too much financial burden to my children.
The family sat and chatted for a while, and suddenly the mobile phone in the cabinet rang, and the children were all in front of them, who would call them? Lu Xiangxiang had an ominous premonition in her mind, except for the children at home and the head teacher of the third school, basically no one else knew that there was something going on in Lujiatun, and the left and right next door could be notified by shouting.
"Hey" Lu Xiangxiang's voice trembled a little, she was afraid that it was a call from the health center, because her daughters were coming back today. Lu Jianguo went out early for injections and asked Lu Xiangxiang to wait for the children at home. A few days ago, Lu Xiangxiang had been accompanying Lu Jianguo to get injections and medicines, but after taking it for a few days, she didn't get better, and she still had some cough. Night sweats and fever at night, but they don't last long. Dr. Xia at the health center didn't see anything wrong, and always said that it was caused by inflammation and heat. At first, the two of them didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that it would be good to drink more boiling water after resting, thinking it was a slight cold and fever. I still haven't gotten better for more than a week, and I always feel that something is wrong, but I understand what is going on. The doctors don't know, how can we know?
"Is it the eldest sister of the Lu family? I am Xiao Xia from the village clinic" After graduating from university, Dr. Xia supported the local poverty alleviation, and soon after arriving in Lujiatun, she had a kind personality, treated people politely and thoughtfully, and the villagers liked her. But she won't stay here for long, the previous doctors were all admitted to graduate school here, and Gao Fei.
"Hello Dr. Xia, what's wrong?" Lu Xiangxiang replied respectfully, she respected Dr. Xia very much in her heart, last year, the third child had diarrhea in the middle of the night and went to the health center, Dr. Xia gave him some vitamin B6 for diagnosis and treatment, but he didn't take a penny.
"That's right, eldest sister of the Lu family, your lover's illness is a little strange, during today's infusion, I don't know what the reason is, I suddenly started a high fever, and it has not improved. I think it's better to send it to the county hospital to see" Dr. Xia was a little anxious, she was also a student who graduated from medical school, she still had little experience in medicine, and she could still control the daily diseases of headache and brain fever, and she still needed experience accumulation for incurable diseases, she didn't dare to rashly explain what disease Lu Jianguo had.
"I'll come right away, Doctor Xia, you can help me take care of him" Lu Xiangxiang lost his claws, the six gods have no owner, Lu Jianguo is the only laborer in the family, he can't do without him in the field, the autumn harvest is coming soon, there are three long and two short outside, and the harvest of a year will not rot in the ground.
"Mom, what's wrong with Dad?" Lu Anqi heard part of the content on the phone, but it was not very real, she was also a little worried, worried that her father, who loved her, would be sick.
"It's not a big deal, I'll go quickly, Dr. Xia said that your dad had better go to the county hospital to have a look"
"Mom, I'll go with you, little sister, you are waiting at home" The eldest sister is like a mother. At all times, he helped the old mother to take care of the big and small things at home.
"What did the doctor say?" said his brother-in-law, Hu Rui, who ran in from the courtyard, and the panic in the back room spread to him
"The doctor said to take it back first and then go to the county to have a look, it just so happens that we are going home in a while, and it is not easy to bring my parents over to have a look," Lu Wanwan concisely told Hu Rui about the situation.
"Okay, then my little sister and I will wait at home, and we will go when you come back" Hu Rui was ready to leave at any time.
"I'm going too" Lu Anqi also wanted to go and see, she was very worried.
"Don't make a mess, wait at home with your brother-in-law, and we'll go to the county together when we come back, don't take your things off the car, and then bring them back to me" Lu Wanwan became the backbone of the family at this moment.
"Then I'll listen to you, sister" Lu Anqi listened to her sister very much when she was a child, her sister was her protector, in order to allow her to study, she gave up high school and went to study at a secondary school to share the financial pressure of her family.
My sister and mother hurried to the village clinic, leaving Hu Rui and Lu Anqi at home. My sister and wife are good, gentle and kind, but a bit of a small businessman's philistine.
"Anqi, I'm about to graduate, what are my plans" Hu Rui asked about Lu Anqi's graduation plan, he thought that Lu Anqi was capable of doing great things and would not be limited to finding a job in a small county.
"Brother-in-law, I want to graduate and marry my boyfriend and live in City B"
"Oh, that's a big city, the cost of living is quite high, I used to be a soldier in City C next door to City B, and I have only been to City B twice, that's a good place" Hu Rui has been a soldier in City C for 5 years, is a battalion-level cadre, City B is not far from the station of their troops, there are many trains departing and arriving every day, when you can rest on holidays, Hu Rui and his comrades have been to City B together, it is a place where snacks are rich and the street scene is very prosperous. Especially at 8 o'clock in the evening, when the lights on both sides of the river are lit up, it is like daytime, and it is not too much to describe it as brilliant lights.
"Well, I haven't been there before, so I went around with my boyfriend this time off"
"Yo, that's a good thing is coming, have you seen your future in-laws?" Hu Rui now works in the county people's armed forces department after his major, and later he still wants to live a better life while he is young, so he decided to take over his father's hardware store and work alone. He has seen many people in the north and south, heard many stories, and knows that people in big cities are picky, and girls in small places want to marry them, and their mother-in-law will not be willing to give them some hard goods at home. Thinking of this, Hu Rui was a little worried about his little sister.
"I've seen it, his parents said that we haven't graduated yet, and the future is not stable" Lu Anqi also wants to save face, and doesn't want her brother-in-law to feel that Wang Zimo's family looks down on her.
"Well, they're right, after all, you're all scholars, and finding a good job can achieve greater value. Besides, you are only 24, young people get married very late now, and they are not in a hurry, as long as the relationship is good, they will get married at any time" really confirmed Hu Rui's thoughts, Hu Rui comforted Lu Anqi and persuaded her to focus on her studies. Hu Rui is a rare only child in the county, and since he was a child, he has always felt an indescribable sense of loneliness when he saw that his classmates and friends had older brothers and sisters. Since marrying Lu Wanwan and integrating into this big family, every time he comes back, although the living environment is not as good as his own home, the harmonious atmosphere of the family always makes him very warm, he is very generous to every member of the family, every time Lu Anqi returns to school, he will give Lu Wanwan 2000 yuan to Lu Anqi, saying that it is not too difficult for the little sister to be outside, and if there is any difficulty, just say it. He understands that Lu Wanwan and his family are always kind enough to take care of the emotions of their families. Lu Anqi also knew that his brother-in-law was very good to them, and his heart was always full of gratitude, so he didn't suggest that he look like a philistine when he did business, all for survival.
"Brother-in-law, you're right, I'll think about it again, but I want to go to a big city" Lu Anqi's idea of going to City B is very firm. There are too many talents in City A, where I am studying, and there is no shortage of people in the family who have the right to have money and background, and they will only graduate next year. Some are waiting for a master's degree to go back to manage the family business, and some plan to return to their hometown after graduation to find a stable job for the rest of their lives. The cost of living in City A is very high, and buying a house is definitely hopeless in this life. City B is much more realistic, and it is in the coastal area, so there is a lot of room for future development. Besides, where there is Wang Zimo, it will definitely not be bad, no matter how good or bad, there will always be someone who will accompany him.