The pace of the new year is getting closer and closer, on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the morning meeting summarized the work of the year, arranged the holiday, and paid wages and bonuses, and the factory had a holiday in the afternoon. Hu Youmin paid a salary of 150 yuan and a bonus of 100 yuan, and the bonus was paid only after entering the factory for more than half a year, and this windfall made him happy for a while. He only came here to work in August this year, and he didn't plan to go back for the New Year, so he had already written a letter to his family.

Hu Youmin packed his luggage, tied it to the bicycle, and was about to go to the third grandfather's house, just about to lock the door, Tian Yumei came, wearing a white long down jacket, surrounded by a lilac scarf, and her face was a little red from the cold, which made her usually spicy more charming, and Hu Youmin was a little distracted. Tian Yumei said that she had bought a ticket for tomorrow morning, handed a plastic bag in her hand to Hu Youmin, and asked her if she didn't say anything.

Tian Yumei came over to sort out Hu Youmin's military coat and asked him if he was used to spending the New Year outside for the first time? Hu Youmin smiled and said: "The big husband should take the world as his own responsibility and the four seas as his home, what is not used to it?" "A little kid, but also a big husband!" She gave him a blank look.

"Only you and your father will go back, right? Your sister and brother-in-law won't go to your house until the next year, right?" Hu Youmin diverted the topic, Tian Yumei hummed absentmindedly, stretched out her hand to touch his face, suddenly hugged him, and buried her head in his arms: "I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss you, will you miss me?" Hu Youmin was stunned at a loss, hesitated, and gently put his hands on her shoulders. comforted her and said: "It's only been more than ten days off, and it's gone in a flash." ”

"I don't want to be separated from you for a day, I want to see you every day!" Tian Yumei murmured in his arms. The first time I hugged a girl intimately, although there was no heating in the house, Hu Youmin felt a little hot on his body, his heart beat faster, and his throat was dry.

Tian Yumei raised her head, her eyes were full of lust as if they were about to drip water, and gradually approached him, she closed her eyes and gently kissed Hu Youmin's slightly cool lips, her mouth was so small, very soft, Hu Youmin's head buzzed, and his whole body was like electricity, he hugged her, changed from passive to active, and began to explore the unknown mysterious, jerky movements, covered by excitement, they asked for each other in a confused way.

This was their first kiss, Tian Yumei was a little shy at first, and then catered to him warmly. The soft and tender touch made him reluctant to let go. One hand wrapped around her waist, and the other quietly caressed her body. The skin is soft and fair, without the slightest blemish, perfect like a work of art, especially the pair of twin peaks, tall and proud, but in the shape of a perfect inverted jade bowl. She let out a muffled grunt and pressed her body against him, her chest subconsciously rising upward, as if wishing his storm would be more intense.

It's cold and snowy outside, but spring is full of joy inside. The parting sorrow made them lose themselves and taste the wonderful ecstasy of kisses. The cold cicada is poignant, the long pavilion is late, and the showers are at the beginning of the break. The capital tent has no clue, nostalgia, and Lan Zhou urges. Holding hands and looking at each other's teary eyes, they were speechless and choked.

Hu Youmin has just turned seventeen years old, with a height of 1.76 meters, a slightly thin figure, a childish Chinese face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, resolute facial lines, with a gentle smile, a high nose bridge, and sexy lips. Although he was wearing a military uniform and a cotton hat, he looked a little rustic, but he couldn't hide his handsomeness and sunshine.

He was born in a poor mountain village in Yuyang City, Shonan, with his parents, a younger brother and a younger sister. After failing the college entrance examination, he came to Kanto alone, defected to the third grandfather, and introduced him to Donglin Changxing Electric Furnace Factory through the relationship between the third grandfather's comrades.

When I first came in, I was a warehouse clerk in the factory. The original warehouse keeper was Tian Yumei, the factory director's sister-in-law, who was transferred to the office after he came.

Hu Youmin couldn't stay idle in the warehouse, and after working for a while, he took the initiative to ask to work in the workshop. Liu Hongyang, the director of the factory, arranged for him to be an apprentice to Lao Tian, the director of the workshop.

At the end of the year, Hu Youmin learned a lot of things, especially his master Lao Tian was very good to him and taught him a lot of things that were not in books. The biggest gain is, of course, the love affair with Tian Yumei, although it is still only an underground relationship.

Sending away the reluctant Tian Yumei, Hu Youmin went to the store to buy a pair of Xifeng wine and a stone forest cigarette, and gave his master Lao Tian a New Year's greeting, but only then rode a bicycle to the third grandfather's house. The icy road is very difficult to ride, and if you are not careful, you will fall to the ground and slide out of a long distance, more than ten miles of road, Hu Youmin took more than an hour to reach the third grandfather's house.

Locked the bicycle in the corridor, took the luggage and the bag of things given by Tian Yumei and went upstairs, the third grandfather had not come back yet, and the third grandmother was cooking dinner. Hu Youmin said hello, sat on the sofa and opened the bag given by Tian Yumei, which was a light gray suit, he walked into the bedroom to try it on, it fit very well, and it was bought according to his figure.

The third grandmother thought that he bought it himself, and praised him for his vision and ability to buy things, but he was embarrassed to say that a colleague bought it, and she touched the fabric: "Yes, this set costs two or three hundred, who is so good to you?

Thinking of Tian Yumei's kindness to herself, Hu Youmin had some guilt, he never did anything for her, and sometimes he deliberately avoided her, at this time Hu Youmin felt that he was useless, not a man at all.

The third grandfather still came home on time, eating, watching TV, and sleeping regularly, and the stereotype of a soldier was vividly manifested in him. Before Chinese New Year's Eve, Hu Youmin did not go out, staying at home every day to read. There are a lot of books in the third grandmother's house, there are in the study, there are bedrooms, and there are living rooms.

Hu Youmin picked out a book of "The History of Modern Economic Development in the West" and a book of "Case Analysis of Modern Enterprise Management", and he read these two books for nearly a week, reading them repeatedly, and in the end he seemed to understand them but did not understand them. This made Hu Youmin a little frustrated, and it also aroused his desire to go to university.

At that time, you could take the self-examination to obtain a university diploma, or you could apply for adult colleges and universities, some of them were full-time, and some were part-time and part-time. Hu Youmin told the third grandfather that he wanted to take the adult college entrance examination, and he was very supportive of his idea, and said that he would help him register after the New Year.

On the day of the Chinese New Year, the third grandfather's son and his family of three came. Hu Youmin saw this cousin for the first time, he looked like he was in his thirties, one meter and eight meters tall, thick eyebrows and big eyes, wearing a military uniform, his military rank was two cents, and he spoke standard Northeast dialect, and he was also very enthusiastic. His wife is also one meter seven tall, a typical northern beauty. Their daughter, about seven or eight years old, was thin and politely called him brother.

Compared with the enthusiasm and generosity of their family, Hu Youmin seemed a little restrained and shy, probably because he was infected by them, and he quickly chatted with them. After listening to his situation, Uncle Cousin encouraged him to work hard and make some achievements, saying that there are many people who have not gone to college and are better than college students, and that things are man-made, and if he has any difficulties in the future, even if he speaks, as long as he can help him, he will try his best to help him.

When eating the reunion dinner, instead of having an ancestor worship ceremony like in my hometown, everyone sat together, raised wine glasses to congratulate each other, and then toasted together. After eating, Uncle Tang's family went back, probably because of the drinking, the third grandfather was much kinder than usual, and told Hu Youmin his war story.

It's all about the Korean battlefield, once their company lit a fire on a small hillside to cook, when the meal was served, he wanted to climb to the top of the mountain with a lunch box to eat, this unintentional move saved his life, before reaching the top of the mountain, a few enemy planes came, it was the smoke of the fire that attracted the enemy planes, after a meal, another machine gun fire, their company was basically reimbursed, he was not injured alone, there were more than 20 wounded, and the others were sacrificed.

The second story is about a blocking battle, a regiment of them blocked the enemy on a hill, fought for more than 20 days, the supplies could not come up, the horses were killed and eaten, the belt was also boiled and eaten, the most uncomfortable thing was that there was no water to drink, and later they could only take their own urine to drink, under such conditions, their regiment simply cut off the retreat of a division of the enemy, and blocked the enemy's reinforcements, and cooperated with the friendly forces to annihilate this division, and their regiment finally only had more than 100 people left. When he said this, the third grandfather's eyes were a little lonely and sad, but he was more proud.

On the first day of the new year, my aunt's family came to pay New Year's greetings, and in the afternoon, they went to Nanhu Park to watch the ice lantern exhibition, and the electric lights in the ice sculpture were full of colors, which made Hu Youmin feel like Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden. There is no admission fee for the lantern show, there are many people in the park, it is very lively, and the gates of the park are made of ice.

It's a world of ice, and the park's attractions are all made of ice: arched bridges, corridors, pavilions, lighthouses, and some shapes, such as smooth sailing, beer bottles, phoenixes, galloping horses, etc., all of which are saved by companies, with the company's name and advertising embedded on them.

The cousin took out her camera and kept taking pictures, from time to time making exaggerated exclamations, Hu Youmin followed the flow of people, and the colorful lights and ice sculptures intersected, as if he was in a mythical world. The family had a good time, watching them happy, but Hu Youmin had a feeling of being a stranger in a foreign land.

After the excitement of seeing the ice lantern for the first time, Hu Youmin began to think about his parents and younger siblings in the countryside, and he didn't know when they would be able to get such a beautiful ice lantern? Parents who had worked hard all their lives had never even been to the provincial capital! He also thought of Tian Yumei, a girl from the northeast who made herself contradictory, and the more he thought about it, the more confused his heart became.

Hu Youmin, the third junior high, went to the pedestrian street alone, he wanted to buy something for Tian Yumei, she bought herself such an expensive suit, she had to show it, otherwise she would look down on herself.

After shopping for a long time, he finally bought a Citizen women's watch, which cost 98 yuan, and he was very satisfied. Imagining the scene of putting it on her with his own hands, he couldn't help but grin, and then he was a little anxious that the factory would start tomorrow so that he could see her.

In the next few days, Hu Youmin stayed at home reading books, he no longer struggled with whether he could read, he wanted to increase his reading, and expand his knowledge. He soared voraciously through books, politics, economics, history, philosophy, management, biography, whatever he caught and read.

In the past few days, he has learned about Alfred Marshall and his Principles of Economics, Paul Samuelson and his Economics, Robert Mundell, and Alan Greenspan.

The economy is the foundation of the superstructure, and after World War II, economic warfare has replaced military warfare as the main means for a country to plunder the property of other countries, and the former Soviet Union fell under the economic stick of Western countries. China's current economic situation is similar to that of some Western countries in the 50s and 60s, and if we do not carry out reform and opening up and accelerate economic development, it is very likely that we will follow in the footsteps of the former Soviet Union.

Although China won the Korean War, the Sino-Indian War, and the Sino-Vietnamese War after the founding of the People's Republic of China, in terms of weapons and equipment, they all defeated the strong with the weak, and it was a tragic and passive counterattack war.

The surrounding small countries, not as big as one of my country's provinces, dare to arbitrarily argue with China and dare to occupy your islands, all because the national strength is not strong, and the waist board is not hard, what kind of bitterness and helplessness is this!