Time flies, and the appearance of the entire Lichuan has also undergone earth-shaking changes.

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Looking at the current situation, Cen Xinrui felt very uncomfortable. But he didn't expect that there was anything more powerful than that. The situation and behaviour are getting worse. I'd better find a chance to go home, Cen Xinrui, who had cold hands and feet and a heavy heart, muttered secretly. He felt like he couldn't face the scene head-on.

But Cen Xinrui didn't expect that under the nest, there were no eggs, and Yahou Street, which was known for its tranquility and seclusion, was no longer a pure land. On this day, as soon as he returned home, Jiang Yizhen called him to the office of the neighborhood committee.

"Are you asking me to write something?" Cen Xinrui asked looking at the four treasures of the study that had been prepared on the desk.

"It's not me calling you, it's Director Min. She wants you to write a few big letters, and she thinks about what to write. Jiang Yizhen took out two pieces of letterhead from the drawer of her desk.

Cen Xinrui took the letterhead from Jiang Yizhen's hand, and when he looked at it, he found that it was the discipline regulations of the neighborhood committee on the study classes he organized.

Who participated in the study class? Cen Xinrui was a little puzzled.

Jiang Yizhen knew what he was thinking, so he said to him: "You'll know the participants later." ”

Cen Xinrui felt that Mother Jiang was a bit abnormal and mysterious today. But since she said that the participants were coming, let's write it down first. In recent years, his characters can be said to have made great progress, although there is still a big gap compared with his father, but Liu, Yan, and European fonts have been practiced well. As he wrote, he felt that something was wrong: the script handed over by Director Min was very harshly worded, and it almost restricted the freedom of movement of the participants in the study class.

Cen Xinrui was a little uneasy, and at this moment, there was a commotion in the patio outside. He poked his head out and found that seven or eight residents of Yahou Street had arrived, all of whom had always been regarded by the neighborhood committee as restless and self-guarding. Naturally, these include Zhou Bajin, Qin Deli, Wei Wuliu and so on.

"Why do you want to run our study class?" was called by the neighborhood committee, and Zhou, Qin, and Wei were very annoyed.

"Because everybody has to learn. Hearing them shouting like this, a majestic female voice came from behind them.

Isn't this Director Min? Cen Xinrui's heart moved. He looked through the hidden door, and sure enough, it was Min Lanzhen, a very capable middle-aged woman, who was walking in from outside the courtyard.

People often say that "brine points tofu, one thing drops one thing", Zhou, Qin, Wei and others used to be noisy in front of several housewives who were also on errands in the neighborhood committee, but now when they saw Min Lanzhen coming, most of their arrogance disappeared at once. It's just that they were notified to enter the study class for no reason, but in the hearts of ordinary people, the study class can do a variety of understandings, which can't help but make them very angry, so after a while, they still couldn't help but whisper: "That-why don't Meng Huairen and them come to the study class." ”

"They're not qualified. Hearing them say this, Min Lanzhen replied without thinking.

"So—why aren't there any others?" After a moment of silence, Zhou, Qin, and Wei discovered another problem.

"Their performance is better than yours!" Min Lanzhen was a little angry, "If you are told to study, you can study, how can there be so many problems?" After a pause, he said sternly: "It's okay if you don't want to study, just don't come to the neighborhood committee again because you can't get along with the employer or neighbors because of your low consciousness, then it will be difficult for us to do it." ”

Listening to Min Lanzhen's words, Zhou, Qin, and Wei were speechless. They all know that the work they are doing now is introduced by the neighborhood committee, and Min Lanzhen is their recommendation, and she can't help but listen to her words.

Even if Qin Deli is in tatters, because of the large number of children and the perennial illness of his wife, he can't stop applying to the town for civil relief through the neighborhood committee, and she can't afford to offend this Bodhisattva. It's just that these few people were imprisoned in the compound of the neighborhood committee, and they were still unwilling. Scratching their ears and cheeks and thinking for a while, they finally remembered something-

"If the others don't come, Ju Banxian should always come, he has always pretended to be a ghost and engaged in feudal superstition. ”

"Yes, the day before yesterday, he was still sitting under the archway at the entrance of the alley, and he had words in his mouth. I snuck closer and found that he was saying something that was going to happen. ”

"What's the noise?" Hearing that Zhou, Qin, and Wei were still reluctant to be sent to a study class, and also brought out a Ju Banxian as an excuse, Min Lanzhen was furious, "You said that you heard Ju Banxian say, who can testify? No one testifies, I will treat you as a false accusation, and you said it yourself!"

The speaker, who was immediately stunned.

"Old man Ju is a blind man, lonely and miserable, you still have to compare with him, embarrassed? Why don't you say that he enjoys the 'five guarantees', you also want to enjoy it?"

The scene was silent for a while.

"It's amazing!" Listening to Min Lanzhen's reprimand for Zhou, Qin, Wei and others, and seeing the latter obediently walk into the study place arranged by the neighborhood committee, Cen Xinrui admired it very much, and couldn't help but speak out. He knew that in Yahou Street, although Zhou, Qin, Wei and others were all difficult masters, there were still people who could stop them, that is, Director Min, and of course, Jia Ling's mother and resident leader Jiang Yizhen.

"Xinrui, who do you say is powerful?" At this moment, Jiang Yizhen walked in from outside the house, heard him say this, and asked casually. just didn't wait for him to answer, and said: "In charge of their jobs, Director Min is of course amazing." ”

Cen Xinrui listened to Jiang Yizhen's words, and felt that it made sense: With the temperament of Zhou, Qin, Wei and others, they would not be held by others, and they would not behave properly.

"You're done. Cen Xinrui was thinking about something, Jiang Yizhen had no time to take care of it, what she cared about at the moment was whether he had copied the manuscript handed over by Director Min.

"There's only one line left. ”

"Okay, I'll post it when I'm done. Hearing such an answer, Jiang Yizhen was very satisfied. She walked to the table, looked at Cen Xinrui's works, and praised in her mouth: "Xinrui, your handwriting is really beautiful." After a pause, he said, "It's good that Lingling and Lanzi can write like this." ”

"Sister Ling didn't practice, she had to practice, and she should write well. Cen Xinrui said sincerely, "Besides, she reads better books than me." He didn't mention Chu Lan. In his mind, there has always been a difference between the two, and now Chu Lan's performance has aggravated this feeling.

"It used to be okay, but now it's not. When Jiang Yizhen heard this, she first shook her head, and then shook her head, "Especially Lanzi, it's like going crazy." ”。

Hearing Jiang Yizhen say this, Cen Xinrui's eyes flashed some crazy pictures of Chu Lan, and his heart couldn't help but churn: Mother Jiang, does she know what her niece has done? If she knew, she would be very worried or even very sad. He knows that Jiang's mother is a person with a very sense of right and wrong, and she has always been unreasonable and unreasonable, but among these unreasonable and reckless people, there is her niece Chu Lan, who has been taking care of her for seven or eight years.

"Hey, when can I start class?" Jiang Yizhen suddenly thought of a question.

For Cen Xinrui, this is a topic that cannot be talked about, and can only be reduced to silence.

Seeing this, Jiang Yizhen consciously lost her words. It's just that she has always been a person who can't hold back her words, and after a pause, she still said to herself: "These two girls don't know where to go now." ”

Cen Xinrui knew that she was worried about Jia Ling and Chu Lan. Although the current law and order situation is good, the two girls are wrapped up in so many male classmates, and they go to places they have never been to, no matter how you say it, you can't reassure mothers. He wanted to comfort her, but he didn't know what to say.

"Xinrui, you won't be going anywhere else recently, right?" Seeing Cen Xinrui finish writing the regulations, Jiang Yizhen picked it up carefully and gently blew the ink that had not dried. But at this moment, she seemed to remember something.

"No, it won't. Cen Xinrui carefully put the brush into the cap and replied affirmatively.

"And what are you doing at home?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, but I can't let time go by in vain. ”

"That's right," Jiang Yizhen agreed, and then said: "Then, I'll introduce you to a temporary job, how about it?"

"Thank you so much. Listening to Jiang Yizhen's words, Cen Xinrui was very happy. This is not only because I can earn a few dollars to subsidize my family by doing odd jobs, but also because I have also done small jobs during the holidays in the past, such as the eldest sister who found a bag of candy in a non-staple food processing factory, and I also picked mulberry leaves at the sericulture test station recommended by my classmate brother, which can be said to be familiar with the road.

However, what made him accept Jiang Yizhen's suggestion the most was that after this period of time, he found that although the house was still an old house left over from the past, and the people were still those old residents, after that storm, there was no longer much to see how many people were reading newspapers and magazines leisurely as before, let alone hearing the sound of reading in the past.

"Oh, there's something I want to make clear to you," Jiang Yizhen was also very happy to see him gladly accepting, "I introduced you as a typesetter in the county printing house, and the money is not much, twenty-eight yuan a month, and it may hurt your eyes a little." ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't have a lot of money," Cen Xinrui hurriedly said, "I'll pay attention to my eyes." ”

"You'd better discuss it with your parents and get back to me tomorrow. ”

"Okay, thank you, Mother Jiang. ”

"Good, good. Hearing Cen Xinrui say this, Jiang Yizhen was very happy. I don't know why, although Jiang Yizhen has raised two sons and both of them can read, she still likes Zheng Wenshu's sensible and reasonable youngest son very much. She even thought that if she could get married like she did before liberation, she might propose to Zheng Wenshu that the two families be in-laws, and tell Jia Ling to Xinrui. She thinks that he is a child who can read and do things, and he will definitely have a great future in the future.

What Jiang Yizhen thinks, Cen Xinrui doesn't know. He wanted to go home right away and tell his parents about his temporary job. He is confident that they will support his decision.

Sure enough, that night, after listening to Cen Xinrui's statement, Cen Huanian and Zheng Wenshu both expressed their acceptance of Jiang Yizhen's kindness. It's just that Zheng Wenshu thought of a question after agreeing-

"I said Lao Cen, if you pick up words, will it affect your eyesight?"

"It should be fine, right? There are so many word pickers in the printing house, and I don't see a few people wearing glasses. Just pay attention to yourself. Cen Huanian doesn't think that's a problem.

"Yes," Zheng Wenshu felt that what her husband said made sense, but she immediately thought of another question: "You said, Jiang Yizhen recommended Xinrui to the printing house, is it to thank you?"

"Thank me for what?" Cen Huanian was a little puzzled.

"Didn't you contract the renovation project of the People's Primary School to the neighborhood committee several times?" Zheng Wenshu felt that her husband was a little old and began to forget things.

"You say that? No, don't you. Cen Huanian didn't think it was like this, "If you want me to say, I still have a good relationship with you and want to do something for you." ”

"Yes. Zheng Wenshu thought about it, this is the truth.

"It's a new talent, you have to be worthy of Jiang's mother's enthusiasm," Cen Huanian turned around and said to his son who was standing aside, "After entering the factory, you must respect the leaders and masters, unite colleagues, ask for more advice in case of trouble, and work diligently." Otherwise, others not only look down on you, but also have opinions about Jiang's mother, thinking that she recommended the wrong person. ”

"Did you hear that?" Zheng Wenshu looked at her son expectantly. In her mind, no matter how sensible the child is, there are unexpected places.

"I hear you. Facing the teachings of his parents, Cen Xinrui, who was sixteen years old at this time, answered honestly. In his impression, his father rarely told him how to be a man and how to do things, and what to pay attention to on weekdays, all of which were told by his mother.

"Also, after all, you are a temporary worker, you can't work in the printing house for a lifetime, and this movement can't be carried out for a long time, so you still have to study hard. Cen Huanian looked at his son, who was listening to his speech attentively, and was very satisfied, "After getting off work, find out the textbooks that my brother has read, and if you don't understand mathematics, physics and chemistry, you can write to him and ask him." ”

"Yes. ”

"Son, listen to Dad, that's right. Zheng Wenshu felt deeply reasonable about her husband's words. Although she can't interject anything, she can strengthen the effectiveness of her husband's speech by exhorting her son.

Hearing Zheng Wenshu say this, Cen Huanian was very satisfied, although he had long been accustomed to this situation. Although his wife only read the poor night school opened by He Long in his early years, and only knew a few words, she was quite sensible, and she was always able to sing with her husband and wife on weekdays. Therefore, after glancing at her gratefully, he continued to say to his son: "Remember, learning is a lifelong thing, and if you think that you can give up studying when the school is closed, you can only regret it in the future." ”

"I know. Listening to his father's words, Cen Xinrui felt the same way. In addition to the fact that he can't get used to Qu Jinbai and others and is unwilling to be with them, it also lies in the fact that he really loves to learn and feels that there is endless fun in books, so he not only keeps his parents' instructions firmly in mind, but also urges himself to do it well. However, at this time, he didn't really realize the weight of his father's words, and it was only when he entered the turning point of his life that he realized that although these words were extremely simple, they contained a profound philosophy of life. It is thanks to his father's teachings that his life path is much more solid and calm than those friends in Yahou Street.