Take a bus to Shuichang City. It is a train and a night train from Shuichang again, but fortunately, Jiang Dad bought a ticket early in the morning, had a seat, slept a little, and arrived in Linzhou early the next morning.

From the station to the carriage, I squeezed all the way over, and finally sat down, and the little cousin was frightened, wiping tears with red eyes.

"Mother, when there is no food in the big pot of rice at the end, I have never seen such a ruthless one. Old man Jiang gritted his teeth and sighed, this was the first time he took the train, and he caught up with the first wave of Spring Festival transportation back to the city.

Old man Jiang, who took the train for the first time, had heard a miraculous thing earlier, saying that the train is stable, you pour a glass of water and put it on the table, you don't need to cover it, and the water will not spill out.

After riding in a tractor and a bus, the old man wondered if there was such a miraculous car in the world.

The little uncle's family, who was taking the train for the first time, was a little panicked and said, "Dad, what is there to prove this, don't get it, or the water will spill out and sprinkle us all over in a while." ”

His "insight" was questioned, and Old Man Jiang was dissatisfied, and said: "If you want to sprinkle it, you will also sprinkle it on me and Che'er, you are worried about a fart." ”

The old man insisted, and the water cup was almost a knuckle full, and rested on the small table.

For two hours, the train moved smoothly without spilling a drop of water.

"Looks like it's true, haha. This train is good!" the old man was as happy as a child who had seen a novelty, and said proudly, "Squint for a while, leave it all night, and see tomorrow morning, and it will not be spilled at all." ”

The next day, the sky was bright, the train swayed, and Jiang Che's crotch suddenly cooled......

Fortunately, it is a plastic cup.

The cup hit Jiang Che's crotch and fell to the ground, and with a "click", the old man Jiang woke up.

It was winter, and although there were many people in the carriage, the water had been left overnight.

Old man Jiang looked at it, met his eldest grandson's eyes, was not ashamed at all, and said happily: "Fortunately, it wasn't sprinkled when I just came here." ”

If you want to change your pants, you can't get through the toilet at all, and there are people inside. Do you think the master doesn't want an image?!

Fortunately, it was almost Linzhou, Jiang Che took a coat and tied it around his waist, held it for a while, and stayed up until he got out of the car.

In 1993, this shape was no problem, it was quite fashionable, and the cold wind blew after getting off the car...... Jiang Che gasped, and could only comfort himself, fortunately, it was not Heishui and Mohe Station.

That's it.

"Dad, look, this is the house we bought in Linzhou. Standing at the gate, Dad Jiang said like a child waiting for praise.

The older generation cares about nothing more than two things, the house and the land. The Jiang family is now also a person who has a house in the provincial capital, Old Man Jiang raised his head and looked at it carefully, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, this is good. Old man Jiang praised him, turned his head and said to his second son and youngest son: "You two also remember, when you make money with your eldest brother, don't do anything else except for the children's education, just buy a house." The old generation said that rich peasants and landlords were counted? It was to see how much land they had purchased and how many rooms they had in their homes. Now that the state does not allow you to buy land, you buy more houses. ”

The second uncle and the younger uncle responded in unison.

"You too, when the factory makes money, buy a few more. I see this situation, the country will not go back and fight the landlords again. You can buy it with confidence. The old man said to Jiang's father again.

"Huh. Dad Jiang replied the same.

…………

Jiang's father and Jiang's mother and the second uncle and aunt were busy again the next day, and the uncle and aunt also followed, learning while working.

Taking his cousins and old man Jiang to visit the city, the task of familiarizing himself with the environment fell on Jiang Che's head.

"This lake is really big", Old Man Jiang put his hands behind his back, raised his eyes into the distance, and asked leisurely: "Can you catch the fish here?"

The place where he was standing at this time was called West Lake.

Jiang Che pulled back the little cousin who had been coming to the lake, simply picked it up, and explained, "No, the government won't let it." ”

"Oh. Old man Jiang thought for a while, and whispered closer, "Isn't it okay to come at night?"

Jiang Che was helpless and said, "No, there are patrols at night." ”

"That's a pity, otherwise as long as I am given a rod, our family can eat fish all year round. Old man Jiang said with some regret: "I went to see it early this morning, and the vegetables sold in the vegetable market are so expensive, it's really a mess." Just those cabbages or something, in our village, whoever wants to squeak can just hug a stack back. ”

"It's not in the city," Jiang Che explained, "There are few places where you can grow vegetables." ”

"I know, I've thought about it, and I'm going to open two rows of land in our yard. ”

A few days later, after a comprehensive physical examination in the city hospital, he was sent to the famous Wuyun Mountain Old Cadres Sanatorium in Linzhou City by Jiang Che and his father.

It is said that it is impossible to enter, but this year, the Wuyun Mountain Old Cadres Sanatorium has been opened to foreign affairs, and many rules are being re-established, and there are loopholes to be exploited. In addition, Jiang Che had another private activity, and this matter was done.

"I'm not going to this place. "I finally coaxed the old man Jiang, but when the car arrived at the gate of the nursing home, the old man got out of the car to take a look, turned around and drilled back.

"Dad, what's wrong? Do you think it's not good here?" Dad Jiang pointed to the high-end sanatorium in front of him and asked, "If you're worried that no one will speak, we will come often, and we will come at two ends in three days." In addition, I also inquired, and it happened that there were two retired cadres from Quanbei who were also there. ”

"I know. Old man Jiang stretched out his hand and said, "This place, at first glance, is not where people like us live, you have spent a lot of money...... Don't try to fool me. Okay, stop talking nonsense, let's go. ”

Dad Jiang was a little at a loss.

"Let's go. Old man Jiang held the car door with his hand, urged, and said in a deep voice: "As far as my life is concerned, it is not so expensive, let's not waste this money." Your factory has just been opened, don't be blind. ”

After saying that, he directly opened the car door and was about to go up.

"Jin Gui, why isn't Jin Gui?!" Dad Jiang suddenly had a little emotional ups and downs, as if he was annoyed, and said, "Old man, I know your temper, but you also heard the physical examination report and what the doctor said...... With your body, you can't do it if you don't raise it. ”

"Why not, what's the point of dying, don't you have to die when you're old...... Dead count balls. "Old man Jiang is not bad, it's just that his expression is like this, and the father and son are a little tough at this moment.

Hearing this, Dad Jiang lowered his head and was silent for a while, then raised his head and said, "Old man, we haven't spoken very well, can you listen to me a few words first?"

Old man Jiang was stunned for a moment and didn't say anything.

Dad Jiang's eyes were a little red, but he said calmly:

"Your son has probably been a little out of luck in the past two years, it's hard to say, but I've always thought about it in my heart...... You can look at it, you can be satisfied. My mother went early, you live a few more years, watch a few more years, okay?"

"It's more expensive than money, it's more expensive than anything else. ”

is different from the way of treating Jiang Che, the eldest grandson, the relationship between Old Man Jiang and Dad Jiang, the father and son, has always been very traditional and rigid. Just like most of the rural fathers and sons of the same era, in addition to working together, they are not good at getting close, not good at expression, and not used to this.

Dad Jiang was stunned all of a sudden, and the water swelled in a pair of somewhat cloudy eyes, and he tilted his head to try to hide it.

Jiang Che followed and said, "Grandpa, our family is really rich. You don't believe it, I'm richer than my dad. It's a small amount of money. ”

"Don't get involved. Old man Jiang couldn't help but laugh.

"I mean really......"

"Okay, okay. Old man Jiang looked at him helplessly, interrupted his words, thought about it, turned to his son, rarely gentle, and said, "Okay...... You've said so, I'll stay for a while. If it's too much of a burden, don't hold it up. ”

"Huh. Dad Jiang nodded happily.

Old man Jiang seemed to be very uncomfortable with this kind of father-son love scene, didn't pay attention to him anymore, turned his head and grabbed Jiang Che again, and said:

"Grandpa worked hard...... Waiting to hold the grandson. You hold on to grandpa, I want to watch him go to school and get a certificate. ”

Clearly, he was saying this to Jiang Che, but secretly, at least half of it was said to Jiang's father, expressing determination and reassuring him.

“…… Huh. Jiang Che lay down and nodded helplessly.

Everything was arranged, and I also met the retired old cadres from their hometown, who were all good, and talked about their hometown with Old Man Jiang, and after a while, they chatted together, and discussed where to go fishing together.

When they finally parted, the old man looked very indifferent.

Jiang Che leaned on his shoulder and whispered: "Grandpa, those old men here, let's not scare them, but what, under normal circumstances, we don't fall on our hands, okay?"

Old man Jiang laughed.

On the way back, Jiang's father seemed a little embarrassed, he didn't talk much all the way, Jiang Che said that he was richer than him, and he only understood it as the bamboo products factory, and directly ignored it.

…………

The family settled down in Linzhou, and the time for Jiang Che to return to Chaliao was getting closer and closer.

He made an excuse to go out and went to Shenghai first. Hu Biaoding is still waiting for him over there.

A man, carrying a bag, got off the train in the evening, close to dinner time.

Jiang Che saw an unexpected acquaintance, Xie Xing, outside the station. There have been three intersections between the two, the first time, Jiang Che bought two sets of whiteboard warrants from him; the second time, at the last moment, Xie Xing helped him get a set of whiteboard warrants that he actually had nowhere to buy at that time; the third time, the two had a meal together, Xie Xing, who had made a fortune, was a little drunk and a little inflated, Jiang Che persuaded a few words, but it was useless.

In general, Jiang Che owes him a favor.

At this moment, Xie Xing was standing in front of a cart, selling twist flowers and shortbread.

There was also a woman of about the same age standing beside him, simple and generous, who was selling and soliciting customers, presumably his wife.

The two of them just stood in the cold wind, and there was a lot of noise around them.

The situation is quite obvious, reasoning, Xie Xing should have taken the initiative to resign from Wanguo Huangpu or be expelled later, at that time he was in high spirits, and a group of "friends" outside held it, probably not caring about it...... Later, he probably didn't listen to Jiang Che's persuasion and was planted in the stock market in the second half of 92.

Afraid that he would be embarrassed, Jiang Che didn't rush over to say hello, and watched from the side for a while.

The small cart is still a bit of a business, the couple is very busy, and occasionally when they are free, Jiang Che can vaguely hear Xie Xing say to his wife: "You can rest for a while, drink hot water." His wife said, "It's all right." ”

Jiang Che watched for a while, went to the toilet and came back, and found that Xie Xing was following three or five big men into the distance, and his wife was still standing by the cart, but looked around from time to time, her face was full of worry.

What's the matter? Jiang Che hesitated, simply walked over, and shouted directly: "Sister-in-law." ”

Xie Xing's wife was stunned for a moment and asked, "Are you?"

"My name is Jiang Che, I don't know if Brother Xie has mentioned me to you. ”

"Yes, yes, yes, for a while, he kept mentioning you and calling you a brother...... said that I was a year-old friend with you. Xie Xing's wife said repeatedly.

"That's good", Jiang Che pointed in the direction where Xie Xing disappeared and asked, "Brother Xie, you ...... What's wrong, are you alright?"

Xie Xing's wife looked gloomy, laughed tenaciously, and said, "It's okay, he's ...... Go and pay some interest. If you have enough money today, you'll be fine. ”

"You owe usury?" Jiang Che asked.

In the following time, Jiang Che heard about them intermittently from Xie Xing's wife. Xie Xing was in the limelight at that time, and was held by a group of people, but he played big, and after being fired from the unit, he encountered a stock market crash, lost all his money, and even mortgaged his house.

The last bit of money left was swept away by those so-called friends.

In order to fill the hole, his wife took a risk and embezzled a sum of public funds for him......

"I almost went to jail, ha, and then the unit leader helped me and gave me the opportunity to borrow money to make up for it, and I owed tens of thousands of yuan, but I also lost my job. Xie Xing's wife lowered her head and said, "It's okay, he has woken up now, and we are slowly earning." This little cart earns more than I do in the unit. ”

She raised her head, held a handful of twist flowers in both hands, and said with a smile: "Xiao Jiang, eat twist flowers." ”

Jiang Che vaguely remembered that when they met for the third time, because his wife was shallow and secretly sold dozens of his subscription warrants, Xie Xing complained a lot about her, and he was drunk and shouted for divorce......

Now, she is such a shallow-eyed and unintelligent woman who is willing to share hardships with him.