After dinner, Lao Li drove out with the boss. Zhao Hong went to look at the school he used to live and the place he once lived, they had begun to become less recognizable to him, the school had become unrecognizable, and the place where he had lived was the same as the previous life, it had become a residential area, and the environment there did not seem to have changed.

They parked their cars, and Lao Li accompanied Zhao Hong to stand at the entrance of the more crowded alley, watching more vendors on both sides of the road occupy the road.

"Boss, this is very similar to my house. There are many stalls selling goods, and it is very lively, and it looks like a place where ordinary people live. It's cheap and very good. ”

Lao Li likes this place a little.

Zhao Hong smiled and said, "This place is good! If there are some good job opportunities, it will be even better." ”

The two of them walked slowly along the alley, with the flow of people, looking as they walked, and asked about the price from time to time. It's just that the clothes of the two people look very different from those around them, and Lao Li's Gangpu also sounds very different. If it weren't for the local dialect spoken by Zhao Hong, it is estimated that someone would have been slaughtered.

"The clearance is large, the clearance is large! 10 yuan for a single bed, the last day! 20 yuan for a double, the last day! Loss-making sale, bloody sale......"

"Sell your own cabbage and tomatoes. You can get a bunch for a dollar, a bunch for a dollar......"

"Daily hardware department store, what do you want. One dollar, you can't buy it, you can't buy it, you can't be fooled!"

……

There are not only the voices of the locals, but also the dialect versions of the surrounding counties, as well as various Mandarins of laid-off workers of former enterprises.

This is an era of constant change, the country's policies are changing, the rules of the world are changing, and people's hearts must also change. The change is so fast that many older generations are unacceptable, incomprehensible, and unbelievable, but this is the bone feeling of reality, there is nothing to rely on, only you are the safest to rely on, including pension.

It is precisely because of this change that many laid-off workers are still persistent and more serious, but they have also begun to learn to bow their heads for the sake of life. Although they are still cynical, the children who are waiting to be fed at home, and the daily food, clothing, housing and transportation tell them that money is not everything, and no money is absolutely impossible.

They feel that it is a sadness to live in this era, but what can they do? Catching up with the country's population and fertility peak, there are too many peers, and there are many opportunities to find a partner, but the opportunity to work is far from enough.

But as Zhao Hong, who has experienced this, as a former laid-off worker, he also has the idea of doing something for everyone, but the business environment here is too bad, not only the transportation is inconvenient and the cost is high, but the local efficiency is also very low.

He hopes that his hometown can become better and have a good present and future, so he will invest in a small project in T City to test the waters, but it has no effect, not only the benefits are not good, but also the troubles are constant.

Even he felt that this investment was his most unsuccessful investment, the project was good, but it still didn't work.

But what he saw just now shook his original decision to completely close down the project company in T City, and what do those irresponsible bureaucrats have to do with these lovely villagers? His original investment was not for profit, but to take care of his hometown.

He thought about it for a while, shook his head, let's observe and understand it again!

"Second son, when did you come back?

I have already begun to meet people who know Zhao Hong, this is here, after all, he has lived and grown here for nearly 20 years, and he has only been away for a few years.

"Hello Auntie! This is to buy something? I just came back, come and have a look! It's been a long time, and my health is okay?"

Zhao Hong hurriedly greeted an aunt, looking familiar, but he still didn't remember where he had seen it.

The aunt smiled and said, "Is it okay? Now I just don't dare to get sick! When I enter the hospital, it's over! There is no end to the money spent, and people are even more sick! How are your parents and how are your health? I haven't seen you for a while. ”

Looking at the surrounding environment, the aunt pulled Zhao Hong to the side to chat. Not only is it a little inappropriate to chat on the road, but it is also a bit blocked.

"They're okay, they're still with my brother and sister-in-law in Haishi! The conditions there are not bad, and I'm getting used to it slowly!"

"Okay, good! They're blessed! The children are good! Tell them to come back when they have time!"

"Okay, be sure to tell. They will definitely come back to see their old friends when they have time!"

……

Saying goodbye to the aunt, Zhao Hong left with Lao Li and continued to shop, but he still didn't remember where the aunt was, and he could only talk about it when he thought about it!

From time to time, when I met my neighbors or classmates, although I didn't chat much, I just said hello casually, but Zhao Hong was also very happy in his heart, and there was an inexplicable familiar feeling, even if he left, this is still the most stable place for his mentality! Maybe this is the feeling of hometown!

Approaching the door of his original dormitory, Zhao Hong met a man who was selling goods.

"Real leather shoes, real leather shoes, real cowhide shoes. The sale is dealt with!The last big clearance!What do you need, hurry up and buy it, and never regret it!The last day, the last day......"

There was a loud shouting sound from the small loudspeaker, a little hoarse, and a little sad atmosphere. I don't know if it's true or not, at least there are still a lot of people who have watched and bought in the past!

Zhao Hong looked at it from a distance, this is a primary school classmate, he has always been a little too square, persistently pursuing the goal he believes in his heart, but he is also a very kind man! In order to take care of his sister, he took the initiative to persuade his parents to give up the opportunity to let him go to work, and persuaded his parents to give his sister the opportunity to work in a state-owned enterprise, and he has been working for a living since graduating from junior high school. My sister accepted both the job and the hukou at the same time. And he's still a farm kid!

He was too persistent and upright, he worked as a porter, sold coolies, and did a lot of trading, but he still didn't make much money! Now looking at him, it seems that he has changed a lot, and the little horn shouts very loudly, it can't be said that it is all fake, and many of it is exaggerated!

Zhao Hong was also very surprised to see such a big change in his old classmates, but when he thought about it, he understood that he could change so much, why couldn't others change? Maybe in the impact of social changes again and again, he still learned to slowly adapt to this change.

Looking at him in a hurry, Zhao Hong didn't want to disturb his prosperous business, so he left here silently and continued to look for the shadow of his family.

Dozens of rows of shantytowns in the original yard have disappeared, replaced by six multi-storey slab buildings, although it is not a weekend, but there are still a lot of retired old people in the yard to sit in the courtyard, talking about what to talk about, simple greening, a few small trees under the few simple old furniture, old tables, chairs and benches, but there are still a lot of people gathered there, many old people are sitting around, both playing cards, there are onlookers, it seems that the enthusiasm of the onlookers is higher than playing cards, the old people are chatting and playing cards。

"Lao Li, what has your junior been doing lately? I saw that he has been very busy lately. ”

"I'm just doing a lot of work, just to help people find business, and I don't know if I can do it, and I don't know what happened to him every day. If you ask people and don't tell them, you will be anxious if you ask them again, and you will directly say what do you know?"

"Originally, you are so old, you have been in the factory all your life, and it is easy to survive until retirement, and you don't know how to enjoy Qingfu, what do you care?"

"Huh...... Isn't this also a concern? My own child, no matter how old he is, I don't think he has grown up!"

"Haha...... , to tell the truth, to tell the truth!"

"Lao Wang, what about your family? The efficiency of the unit is sluggish, and they have been out for a while, how are they? Have you found a job?"

"It's hard to find. I couldn't do it for a long time after looking for a few jobs, either people didn't use him anymore, or he stopped doing it. You talk about whether he wants technology or not, whether he has ability or not, and his temper is quite big. Haven't you recently started to learn how to make snacks and prepare to do it yourself? ”

"It's right to do it yourself! It's better to do it for anyone than to do it for yourself, and it's your own business to earn more or less." That's fine, let's try it! Maybe it's a way. ”

"I can't control it, the child won't listen to his father when he's older. As for what the future holds. Let him try it himself. There is still a chance, and in a few years I don't know what will happen. It's almost 50 people. You said, he was laid off so suddenly, and I am very satisfied that he can have such a mentality. ”

"yes, that's pretty good like this. We've been laid off here early, it's been four or five years, and if we were laid off this year, it's even worse. It's hard to find a job, it's hard to do it yourself, it's hard to earn money!"

"Let's be blind! We're going to have a retirement pay. What can I do if I save more for my children? Save money for simple food, my grandchildren are all in school, and my future expenses are estimated to be indispensable. Isn't it true that universities are now paying for their own expenses?

Everyone lives for the sake of face, and no one is exempt from vulgarity. Although college students have begun to expand their enrollment, there are still very few who can really be admitted to universities, especially good universities!

The city is good, but life is not easy!