Chapter 1: Rebirth
The sunset slopes to the west, and the clouds on the horizon are burning on top of each other, which is spectacular.
The sound of cicadas envelops the entire Shiyan Village, and occasionally there are children frolicking and chickens and dogs barking. In the smoke of cooking, the clanging of pots and pans came from every house. It is at this time that this ancient village is so vibrant and full of vitality.
The simple courtyard of the Xu family, with a fence built of green bricks, is crawling with moss and vines. Thanks to the planting of a few persimmon trees, it also looks green, eliminating a lot of heat.
Under the leafy trees, a slightly shabby wooden table is placed, on which a few plates of authentic peasant dishes are placed, and the enticing aroma is wafting.
Pickled cucumber, braised crucian carp, stir-fried bacon with garlic, stir-fried lotus white, plus a stack of salt-and-pepper peanuts.
The authentic farmhouse dishes are stir-fried with home-squeezed rapeseed oil, which is rich in fragrance.
In particular, the plate of braised crucian carp is poured over the fish with a dark red sauce that bulges like garlic cloves, and is garnished with tender green onions.
Coming out of the hall, when Xu Mu raised his eyes and saw the oily dishes on the table, all of which he liked to eat, he immediately swallowed his saliva, and his stomach rumbled angrily.
Xu Mu is a native of Shiyan Village, and today, he encountered the most important event in his life.
The calendar shows that it is July 5, 1995.
This is a good day, the college entrance examination has long passed, and now he is in a period of complete self-release.
When he was still in the room just now, Xu Mu looked at the delicate and slightly childish face in the mirror, unconsciously touched the short beard on his lips, and it took nearly five minutes to accept the fact of rebirth.
I have to say that looking at the topless body in the mirror at that time, Xu Mu was very satisfied.
There is no middle-aged belly, and there are no glasses worn after weakened eyesight, and the young man's sturdy body obviously has muscular bulging lines.
To be honest, compared with being able to plan his life again, Xu Mu is more concerned about the time and health of his youth.
That's the most important thing.
A year later, family changes, three years later, house prices rose, and even, the car accident in 2019......
All kinds of things in the past life have become a thing of the past.
It's good to be away for half a life and still be a teenager when you come back, isn't it?
Fortunately, the college entrance examination has passed, Xu Mu is a little lucky, although he failed the list, but if he takes the college entrance examination at his current level, maybe the results will be worse.
At this moment, Xu Houde put a peanut in his mouth, took a sip of soju, bared his teeth and grinned "tsk", raised his eyes to see his son come out, and his eyebrows couldn't help but relax.
"Smash, that's right, don't be bored in the room all day long, what's the trouble you can't get over......?"
That's what I said.
Xu Mu also remembered that during this time in his last life, well, he was very decadent. Because I couldn't get into college, I seemed to be depressed for a whole summer.
Now, naturally, this problem does not exist.
Whether he can go to college or not doesn't mean much to Xu Mu today.
It's just that when Xu Mu saw his father, who was much younger in front of him, he couldn't help but feel his hair blocked, and his nose seemed to be a little sour for a while.
In addition to this, he is also particularly unrealistic.
A year later, my mother died of illness and soon died, and my father soon suffered a stroke and was paralyzed in bed.
A person who has been strong for a lifetime can't resist the ravages of illness after all......
Right now, seeing his father who is still healthy, how can Xu Mu maintain his inner peace?
For a moment, his eyes were slightly red, and he sniffed hard, trying not to let the tears fall.
Obviously, Xu Mu's strangeness was not hidden from Xu Houde.
"Tsk, I can't stand you two sentences?" Xu Houde squinted, frowned, put down his chopsticks and shook his head.
Immediately, he thought about it, handed over the wine glass in his hand, and said haha: "Come, accompany you Lao Tzu to take two sips." A big man, what's the matter with a crying nose. It doesn't matter if you can't get into college...... I can't hide at home at every turn, what kind of dog temper, learn from you Lao Tzu and me......"
When he said this, seeing that Xu Mu sat down silently, Xu Houde couldn't help blinking his eyes, carefully stretched out his neck and tilted his head to look at his son, and immediately stopped his voice.
Hey, your eyes are red, and you're really crying?
"Okay, if you don't say a few words about the old thing, and then make the shepherd unhappy, you don't want to drink any more wine today. ”
After losing a roll of her eyes to her wife, Su Ruiying brought a bowl of steamed eggs, deliberately put them in front of Xu Mu, and wiped the table with a rag by the way: "Baby, eat it while it's hot, just drizzled with soy sauce, fragrant." ”
Compared with Fang Cai's scolding of Xu Houde, Su Ruiying's voice at this moment was undoubtedly much gentler.
To say that Xu Mu has not left the house in the past few days, and even brought food into the room to eat, Su Ruiying was afraid that his son would be embarrassed.
Now when he saw Xu Mu's stuffy head, his expression was obviously wrong, and he couldn't help glaring at Xu Houde fiercely, so frightened that Comrade Xu shrunk his neck, and after coughing, he sat down and drank his own wine, and didn't dare to make a sound anymore.
After nearly 19 years, Xu Mu was able to see his parents again, and he was full of excitement, emotion, joy and other emotions, to name a few.
After all, he has the soul of an adult, Xu Mu quickly cleaned up his emotions, rubbed his face vigorously, and then raised his head and smiled reluctantly: "Dad, Mom, I'm fine......"
The soft steamed egg is smooth and greasy in the mouth, mixed with the fragrance of finely minced meat foam and green onions, Xu Mu is sweating profusely after eating, and his taste buds are ironed comfortably.
Seeing that his son was eating a lot, Xu Houde glanced at the big bowl of steamed eggs and was a little greedy, put down the chopsticks, and just took the spoon with the intention of scooping a spoonful, but Su Ruiying slapped the back of his hand with the chopsticks, and put down the spoon without repeatedly.
Really, such a big bowl, can this stinky boy finish it?
Lao Xu muttered quietly, but after all, he didn't dare to beat his son's idea of eating.
After two sips of soju, Xu Houde's face was already red, but his eyes became brighter and brighter, and after a hiccup, he spoke slowly: "Last time, you said you didn't want to repeat it, so I asked your second uncle to find a way to prepare you to go to a junior college......"
"That...... Dad, in this way, let's analyze the pros and cons of studying for a junior college, first of all, the tuition fee ......"
As soon as he heard his father's words, Xu Mu immediately objected.
The college admission score is low, but the tuition fee is not cheap at all, according to the trajectory of his previous life, he studied for less than two years, and his family was already in debt, and he could not afford to continue his studies.
When you come back from rebirth, do you have to go through the previous life experience again?
Xu Mu is not so stupid.
Therefore, he unconsciously took out the experience of more than ten years of sales in later generations, and was ready to talk to his father about his life plan and ideals.
"Less nonsense, you don't have to worry about money, you mean...... Don't you want to study?"
Xu Houde hiccuped, the wine glass in his hand fell heavily on the table with a "bang", frowning and glaring, and he was immediately ready to get angry.
The son didn't listen to Lao Tzu's arrangement, this is okay, I want to go against God?
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Xu Mu immediately knew that he was in a hurry, and he didn't notice his attitude when he spoke just now, which must be wrong.
It's just that he has more than 30 years of life experience and experience after all, how can this way of thinking and behavior be changed in a while?
He knew his father's temper, and after making up his mind, the nine cows couldn't pull it back.
After thinking about it for a while, Xu Mu didn't know what to think of, and immediately nodded without any position: "Okay, Dad, I listen to you." ”
Whether it's fulfilling a wish of my father or reliving the beautiful campus life, this book still has to be continued.
Seeing that his son was soft, Xu Houde's expression was a little relaxed, he toasted beautifully, and shook his head with emotion: "Baby, if you don't study, you can only stay in the village, and that's it for the rest of your life, like your two uncles......"
Speaking of this, Xu Houde stopped talking and did not continue the topic.
Without Xu Houde finishing speaking, Xu Mu blinked, and he already knew it in his heart. His father was the eldest and there were three brothers, so he stayed in the village.
As the saying goes, if you have the same shoulders, you are a brother.
With the change of living environment and circle, the height of vision and concept is different, and the family relationship between the two uncles living in the county and his eldest brother is becoming weaker and weaker.
Even, began to be estranged, consciously or unconsciously.
Wealth and quality of life can change many things. It's brutal, it's realistic. Xu Houde can understand, but he can't accept it after all.
Because of this, he wanted Xu Mu to jump out of the farm regardless of it, which was somewhat of a bit of a sense of letting his son fight for himself.
For his father's thoughts, Xu Mu expressed his understanding.
It's just that this tuition cost the family's savings, not to mention, it also led to a lot of things in the family.
To live a lifetime, at the very least, you have to make yourself financially free and let your family enjoy the prosperity of the next world.
If you want to be rich, sell clothes.
In the mid-90s, any businessman who had the courage to resell some clothing made a lot of money.
Xu Mu believes that with his own vision, it should not be a problem to go to the provincial clothing wholesale market to buy some trendy goods, go back to the county to resell, and make a little money.
After thinking about it for a while, Xu Mu tentatively asked, "Dad, do you have two or three thousand yuan at home?" I want to use it to make some money this summer......
"Ha ......"
Xu Houde put down the wine glass and snorted, glanced at Xu Mu, and smiled at his wife: "This is a good saying, wow, Lao Tzu doesn't know how capable his son is, and his son doesn't know how good Lao Tzu is, look at ......"
When he said this, the chopsticks in his hand tapped at his son: "Read your books hard, and worry less about the rest!
Well, it's underestimated.
Xu Mu lowered his head and didn't say much, in his father's eyes, he will always be a child, and it is indeed unrealistic to take the money out to toss him.
This first pot of gold, you still have to figure it out yourself.
What was the most valuable in the nineties?
Information!!!