Chapter 20 Refusal
Chu Sheng lowered his head and felt annoyed listening to Yuan He's voice. Wang Xiaozhen and Yu Linlin were also in the car, seeing Lin Xi and Yuan He chatting happily, Wang Xiaozhen pursed her lips, feeling a little jealous, Yuan He is good-looking and has a straightforward personality, Wang Xiaozhen has a good impression of him. Seeing Yuan He being coaxed by Lin Xi to smile on his face, Wang Xiaozhen's face showed a little disdain. She inadvertently swept over Chu Sheng, and saw Chu Sheng staring at her gloomily, she was shocked, and when she was about to reprimand Chu Sheng, Chu Sheng lowered his head again. Wang Xiaozhen only felt that her breath was blocked in her throat, and she was so angry that she glanced at Chu Sheng several times.
When he arrived in the town, Yuan He asked Lin Xi: "Do you want to go with us, I have a lot of people in the town, and I am more familiar with it." Lin Xi thought for a while and asked Yuan He: "Do you know where to buy a radio?" Yuan He was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart, this girl is really rich. asked Lin Xi: "Do you want to buy a radio? This is not cheap, and you also need industrial vouchers, do you have them?" Lin Xi frowned, she forgot about the industrial vouchers. Yuan He guessed when he saw Lin Xi like this, and he gave Lin Xi an idea: "I have a way to get a radio, no coupons, but the machine is not new, it is second-hand goods collected from others, do you or?"
Lin Xi hurriedly nodded: "Yes, as long as there is no problem with the quality, I want it." "Okay, then I'll help you inquire. Yuan He asked Lin Xi to go shopping first, and agreed that he would come back in an hour and a half and give her news.
Lin Xi wanted to take Chu Sheng to buy books, Chu Sheng thought for a while and said, "Sister, why don't we buy old books, old books are cheap." Lin Xi felt reasonable, inquired with someone, found a thrift store, the two went in to buy books, children read a lot of books, Lin Xi bought several copies, and it cost two cents. Chu Sheng felt that he had picked up a big bargain, and said with a smile: "Sister, we will come here to buy books in the future." Lin Xi felt that there were some things that still had to be explained to him clearly. He was reminded that some books can be bought old, and some books must be bought new, especially for teaching purposes. Knowledge is constantly being updated, and it is not just about cheapness, but also about deciding on a case-by-case basis. Chu Sheng understood, and felt that what his sister said was very reasonable.
The two walked around a little, then went back to the meeting point, and after waiting for a while, Yuan He came back, saw Lin Xi, ran over, lowered his voice and said: "Your luck is good, that person has goods in his hand, thirty yuan, I have seen it, there is no problem with the quality." "Thirty is not cheap, Lin Xi has more than forty yuan in his hand. Gritting his teeth, Lin Xi decided to buy it. She gave the money to Yuan He, and half an hour later, Yuan He brought a cloth bag. Lin Xi opened it and took a brief look at the appearance, and sure enough, it was second-hand, about sixty percent new. Lin Xi put away the things and thanked Yuan He very sincerely. Yuan He hurriedly went to do his own business again, and rushed back again.
Sitting on the tractor on the return trip, Yuan He's forehead was sweating. Lin Xi felt very embarrassed, one morning, Yuan He was running around for himself, so Lin Xi invited Yuan He to come to his house for dinner. Yuan He agreed.
Chu Sheng was unhappy in his heart, but he also knew that Yuan He was helping to buy the radio, although he was unhappy, he didn't show it on his face. He could already feel that his sister didn't like his stingy look. He can only hide this unpleasantness in his heart.
When he got home, the first thing Lin Xi did was to turn on the radio, the radio was equipped with a battery, and it could be used as soon as it was turned on, and the standard Mandarin was played from the radio, Lin Xi heard the familiar voice and felt very cordial.
The people here speak in the local dialect, and Lin Xi can understand it, but there will always be a sense of loneliness of "being alone in a foreign land as a stranger". Lin Xi's hometown also has its own dialect, and it is impossible for someone to speak her family's dialect here, but even when she hears Mandarin, she feels that it is a language she is familiar with, and she will feel comforted in her heart.
Chu Sheng saw that Lin Xi was listening to the radio very seriously, and his eyes were still shining. Chu Sheng guessed that Lin Xi was homesick, and gently pulled Lin Xi's sleeve, Lin Xi came back to his senses and asked him with a smile: "Can you understand what is said on the radio?" Chu Sheng paused for a while and said, "I can almost understand." Lin Xi also noticed that Chu Sheng obviously spoke with a local accent, and he had been promoting Mandarin for many years, but everyone was still used to speaking the local dialect. Lin Xi decided to teach Chu Sheng to speak Mandarin, so that he could better communicate with people when he walked out of the small village in the future.
After that, Lin Xi asked Chu Sheng to listen to the radio every day, practice speaking with the broadcaster, and practice reading the text aloud and correcting the pronunciation. Many years later, Chu Sheng, who was already fluent in Mandarin, walked out of the small mountain village and truly understood Lin Xi's intentions.
With the radio, Chu Sheng added another item to his daily homework, which was reading aloud. However, Chu Sheng was not unhappy, but a little happy, because he had more time to spend with Lin Xi. When reading the text, Lin Xi read it once as a demonstration, and then asked Chu Sheng to follow along, and when Chu Sheng was reading, she listened carefully and corrected his pronunciation. The child has a strong learning ability, and after a period of practice, Chu Sheng can also speak fluent Mandarin and Lin Xi.
On the day when the educated youth rested, Lin Xi invited Yuan He, Fang Chuanzhi, Liu Xia, Wang Heping and Wang Yuan to have dinner together. Last time, Liu Xia and Fang Chuanzhi helped her move together, and she didn't thank them well, so she took this opportunity to get together together.
The dinner table is full, although they are mainly vegetarian dishes, but the oil when stir-frying, Lin Xi is not less, plus fried meat slices and fried eggs, it is also hearty. Yuan He made some loose wine, a few men drank a little, everyone talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
During the banquet, when it came to Fang Chuanzhi, the list of workers, peasants and soldiers had come out, and Fang Chuanzhi was sure to go to school. Everyone congratulated him on getting what he wanted and finally being able to leave. Liu Xia's smile was mixed with a bit of bitterness, and she glanced at Fang Chuanzhi several times. Lin Xi sensed Liu Xia's abnormality, and his heart suddenly sudden.
After the meal, everyone got up to say goodbye, Lin Xi asked Chu Sheng to fetch water, she was going to prepare to wash the dishes and chopsticks, Yuan He came back again, Lin Xi asked strangely: "What, something has fallen?"
Yuan He was a little embarrassed and asked, "Is Chu Sheng here?" "Are you looking for him?" He went to fetch water and will be back in a while. Yuan He touched his head, twisted it rarely, and said hesitantly: "I'll talk to you about something." "What's the matter?" Lin Xi looked at him and thought to himself, this won't be borrowing money!
After holding back for a long time, Yuan He finally blushed and said: "Lin Xi, I think you are very good, I want to deal with you, what do you think of me?" After listening to his words, Lin Xi felt a little confused, she was not yet seventeen years old, and she was obviously a minor!
Before Lin Xi could refuse, Chu Sheng came in with a bluffed face, put the bucket on the ground heavily, and the water in the bucket spilled out, the little boy's chest rose and fell, I don't know if he was tired or angry, glared at Yuan He angrily, Yuan He felt inexplicable, Lin Xi hurriedly played a round: "Chu Sheng, help me boil some water, I'll wash the dishes in a while." Chu Sheng endured the anger that was about to explode, and entered the kitchen angrily. With Chu Sheng's interruption, Lin Xi didn't have a good time to speak, he refused to confess to others, and was listened to by others, it was not appropriate to think about it, Yuan He also felt it, and hurriedly said: "Think about it, I, I'm very serious." After saying that, he turned around and left.
Lin Xi sighed, and said in his heart: What is the matter! As soon as he turned around, he saw Chu Sheng standing there looking at her, Lin Xi felt so embarrassed, he confessed for the first time to being watched, this Yuan He really didn't pick the time. Chu Sheng walked up to Lin Xi angrily and said, "Sister, this person just doesn't have a good heart, let's stay away from him next time." ”
Lin Xi felt funny, touched his head and said, "Little child, what do you know? Chu Sheng was anxious, grabbed Lin Xi's wrist and said, "Sister, you won't fall in love with him!"
Looking at the young man's anxious expression, Lin Xi was speechless, so he had to explain: "No, I'll make it clear to him when I go back." Chu Sheng was relieved. Lin Xi felt that she would have to go back one day, if she left, would it be difficult to leave a mess for the original body, but I don't know if the original body can come back?
Lin Xi didn't want to worry about these shadowless things, she just wanted to live her current life in peace, raise Chu Sheng, and return to her own world after completing the task.
The next day, Liu Xia came to the door, she came to chat with Lin Xi, and Chu Sheng went to his house with the radio to practice speaking. Listening to the sound of the radio, Liu Xia lowered her voice and said, "I see that you are buying books and radios for Chu Sheng again, you spend money so lavishly, do you think about the days ahead?" Lin Xi smiled: "I know in my heart, and I won't add anything later." It's not a big overhead. Liu Xia shook her head and disagreed: "When you start working, you will know that it is not easy to save some money." We work every day, and if we can have more than ten yuan in a year, we can't laugh. You have to buy a radio for thirty, how long does it take to save up?"
Knowing that Liu Xia was thinking about herself, Lin Xi listened with a smile, Liu Xia had no choice, so she had to tell her again, don't spend money indiscriminately, think about it in the long run, it's not easy to raise a child, and there will be more places to spend money in the future. The two chatted energetically, and Yuan He came. Liu Xia saw Yuan He's intention, smiled at Lin Xi, found a reason and left.
Lin Xi subconsciously glanced at Chu Sheng's house, thought about it, and said to Yuan He, "Let's talk in a different place." The two went out and walked out for a while, Lin Xi and Yuan He talked for a long time, Yuan He lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and finally smiled at Lin Xi and turned to leave.
Chu Sheng, who was following from afar, looked at the back of Yuan He's departure, his eyes were full of haze.
Lin Xi went home, she didn't see Chu Sheng, she didn't know where this kid went, she didn't even close the door when he left, she decided, when Chu Sheng came back, she had to teach him a few words.
Lin Xi remembered what Liu Xia said, and remembered that Chu Sheng had grown up day by day, and he would have to go to school next, all of which needed money, and he didn't have much money in his hand, so he still had to earn some money! Lin Xi was pondering, Chu Sheng was back, obviously unhappy. Lin Xi asked him, but he didn't say anything, and went back to the house with his head bored.