Ten days after the beginning of school this year, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival. Xiao Yao didn't dare to go and couldn't go to the city to reunite with his grandparents, he wanted to take Gu Yuncui to his home for the holiday.

There is a common etiquette in the countryside, girls who have not passed the door will be taken to the man for the festival, and the women who have passed will be taken back to their parents' house by their brothers for the festival on the third festival.

On the second day after the holiday, Xiao's father suddenly came to find Xiao Yao. Xiao Yao didn't know where he offended his father again, followed his father, and reluctantly entered his father's office.

As soon as Xiao Yao entered the door and saw his mother sitting inside, his heart felt a lot more steady, as long as his mother was present, his father couldn't drop him.

But when he looked closely, he found that his mother's face was wrong, which could be said to be quite ugly. Could it be that my father and mother had a quarrel? He, the fish in the pond, was affected?

"Do you dare to listen to what we say? You keep saying that I am used to him and depend on him for everything. But I don't depend on him, but you have to disagree with me, I don't let him go to the city to work, if he dares to go, I will break his legs. ”

Before Xiao Yao could figure out the situation, his mother was furious. Xiao Yao only shouted injustice in his heart, and in the past few days before and after the holiday, he didn't mention going out to work.

A few days ago, he found that his mother was in a bad mood, he was a lot more diligent in the past few days, and he helped Uncle Wang collect the dishes and chopsticks after eating, and he had behaved many times in person, who was doing it behind his back?

"I'm not against you, the child is older, and he has the right to choose his own future. If we choke him by the neck and insist that he follow the path we have arranged, the child will complain in his heart if something happens in the future. He took the path he chose by himself, and he will not blame us in the future. ”

In the face of his mother's anger, Xiao's father did not throw his hand away unusually, but patiently explained. At this time, Xiao Yao didn't dare to say a word, and stood aside obediently, waiting for the fate.

After Xiao's father finished speaking, seeing that Xiao's mother was no longer talking, he turned his gaze to Xiao Yao.

"You have two ways to choose now, one is to stay in the commune, Secretary Tang said, you can go to the commune branch or the security office to work, eighteen yuan a month, work for a year or two. Your mother just wants you not to go out and work in the commune, and we don't expect you to make much money. ”

"The other is your own choice, go to work in the city, you go to the second construction of the city, the director is my senior brother, I can arrange for you to go in. If you do a good job, you can also become a regular, and your eldest sister also wants you to go to the city, and doesn't want you to stay in the countryside for the rest of your life. ”

Xiao Yao listened to his father's words, and muttered in his stomach. Didn't you say that there were no hard and fast arrangements? It was said that there were two paths for me to choose, and it wasn't all arranged by you? My right to choose was also in your frame, and it wasn't just to choke me by the neck and make me commit it?

Xiao Yao thought about it again, no, the two roads given by his father, one is his mother's request, and the other is his sister's wish, his old man has cleaned himself up, and he reserves the right to change it at any time in the future.

Xiao Yao wanted to protest, but it was definitely ineffective, and staying or leaving was not the result he wanted.

"Second son, Secretary Tang said, you can be the secretary of the Youth League branch after two years at most, your classmate is just a junior high school student, you have finished high school, and you have a higher education than him. ”

"Mom, even if I stay at home, I won't rob my classmates of their jobs. I can't go to the security office, this area is all my uncle and grandfather's, I go to take care of them, and I won't be scolded to death?"

When Xiao Yao said this, Father Xiao nodded casually. Xiao's mother immediately thought about it, and it was impossible to keep her son by her side.

"Then what do you say to your grandparents when you go to work in the city?"

Xiao's mother still wants to make a final effort. Father Xiao didn't talk at all at this time, and saw how Xiao Yao answered this difficult question.

"I ...... I plan not to see my grandparents for a year, and then I will tell my grandfather that I didn't pass the exam again by this time next year. After I repeated my studies for a year, I haven't been admitted yet, and my grandfather can accept it, so he will admit it. ”

"Then where do you live? Your sister lives at your aunt's cousin's, and you don't have a place to live if you go. ”

The mother no longer insists on keeping her son at home, but she has to care about everything when her son goes out.

"I'm looking for a place to live by myself, I'm alone anyway, just a small house, the smaller the better, and it's easy to clean. ”

Speaking of which, Xiao Yao also accepted his fate. If he doesn't listen to his mother, refuses to stay in the countryside, and doesn't do what his father tells him, he may have to stay at home for a long time. Obey my father's arrangement, I can go to the city smoothly, or be obedient and leave early.

"Now that you've made a decision, when your Hong Bo calls, you go to work with him. I've already asked your sister to go to him, if nothing else, he'll be calling in the next few days, so get ready. ”

Xiao's father didn't drag his feet at all, and after discussing Xiao Yao's affairs, he waved his hand to let Xiao Yao go, he and Xiao's mother still had things to discuss.

Although he basically got the expectation of going to the provincial capital to work, Xiao Yao always felt that he was still put around his neck by a rope from his father and led him to the provincial capital. His words and deeds are still under the supervision of his father.

"Whatever, let's go to the provincial capital first, and if it doesn't work, I can find a way again. ”

Thinking of this, Xiao Yao let go of his heart and prepared for his journey of leaving home to work. But after he returned to his room, he thought about it, and there was nothing to prepare, at most, because of the hot weather, he had to bring a few more changes of clothes and other things, and he would have to wait until he found a place to live.

As Xiao's father expected, two days later, Hong Bo called and said that a job had been arranged for Xiao Yao, and his nephew could go to work with him at any time. Father Xiao told Xiao Yao the news and asked him to come over as soon as possible, and not to let Hong Bo wait for a long time.

Xiao Yao went out to work for the first time, Xiao's father didn't say much, Xiao's mother was a thousand instructions. What to do when it's hot, what to do when it's cold, how to eat during the day, how to sleep at night. Don't be too tired at work, come back when you're homesick, etc., etc.

No matter how big or small, as long as the old man thinks of it, he will explain it again and again. Xiao Yao was not impatient, and everything was said to be a little bit.

In the end, Xiao Yao's mother wanted to arrange a car in the factory to send Xiao Yao over, but Xiao Yao immediately refused. The first thing he goes to now is to look for housing. Without a place to live, he has no place to stay, and he thinks it is convenient for him to ride his own bicycle.

That night, Xiao Yao went to Gu Yuncui's house and told her that he would go to work in the provincial capital tomorrow. Gu Yuncui didn't say anything, just looked at his eyes, with a deep nostalgia.

Early the next morning, Xiao Yao, with full confidence, set foot on the road to the provincial capital again with the blessings of everyone, but this time, he went out to work. It's not about running away, it's not about playing, it's about creating your own future.

Xiao Yao arrived in the city and went straight to the city center. He had already thought that his residence could not be at the north gate or at the south gate, so it could only be in the city center. He wanted to work with peace of mind, and he didn't want to see too many acquaintances, so he could only give up settling at the north and south gates.

But the suburbs are too far away, and the city center is the best choice. And choosing the city center, but also far away from the grandparents' residence, a year's time, the distance is too close, he is afraid that he will inevitably bump into it.

The grandparents lived in the southeast of the city center, and Xiao Yao decided to find a foothold in the southwest. Xiao Yao in the north just wants to stay away as much as possible, there are too many acquaintances over there.

The hard work paid off, and after a few hours of inquiry, Xiao Yao finally found a more satisfactory house in the expected location. The room is not big, it can be said to be very small, less than ten square meters, and it belongs to the wing house of the landlord's uncle's house.

The only advantage that Xiao Yao likes about this house is that it goes deep into the end of the alley, opening its own door and entering and exiting freely. Unlike other rooms, you have to enter and exit the same courtyard or gate as the landlord.

Although this is not comparable to Xiao Yao's room in the countryside, the rent of five yuan a month is cheaper than other rooms. In fact, the rent was not in the scope of Xiao Yao's consideration before, he just wanted to find a free and convenient place to stay, without too much foothold.

The room was a little smaller than Xiao Yao expected, but when he was out of the house, how could he come according to his expectations? There was only an empty bed, a small table, and not even a stool in the room. There was also a briquette stove that I don't know if it was broken, and it fell off one ear and stayed in the corner of the wall desolately.

Xiao Yao asked the landlord to borrow a broom and a rag, cleaned the dust in the room casually, and found the wooden street construction site according to the address given by Hong Bo.

This was Xiao Yao's first time stepping into a real construction site, and all he had seen before was building bungalows, all by hand.

The first thing that came into his sight were three high-rise buildings under construction surrounded by bamboo scaffolding, concrete mixers, winches, gantry cranes, and large construction machinery.

Xiao Yao inquired casually, and then came to the on-site office near a slippery shed. The office, like the shed, is also made of bamboo fence as a wall, covered with asbestos tiles to keep out the rain and wind, and the most important thing is to provide shade.

As soon as Xiao Yao came in, he saw a group of people discussing something around the simple desk, led by a middle-aged man with a red face, who looked very rich, Xiao Yao recognized him as Hong Bo at a glance.

A few years ago, when Xiao Yao was still studying in the provincial capital, he met Hong Bo at home, and his appearance almost unchanged.

"Uncle Hung. ”

Seeing Hong Bo looking over, Xiao Yao shouted respectfully.

"Second son, have you grown so tall? Hahaha, if I hadn't called your father before, and you called me first, I really wouldn't have recognized you. ”

"Uncle Hong, I'm sorry for your trouble. ”

Not to mention anything else, under the entrustment of his father, Hong Bo Neng directly asked Xiao Yao to come to work with him, and Xiao Yao had to be grateful for this love.

"Hahaha, what's not troublesome. You kid didn't have such rules, and now you've grown up, and you've learned to understand etiquette. ”

Hong Bo immediately sent all the people around him away, and looked at Xiao Yao for a while before continuing:

"I suggested that your father get you to work in the factory, and the people would be more comfortable, but your father said that the management of the unit is too strict, and there are too many rules, and I am afraid that you will not be able to stand it. If I didn't want you to exercise by my side, I had to arrange you to work on the construction site. ”

Uncle Hong's words were Xiao Yao's original plan, but he knew very well, didn't his father explain it like this, just to let him be under Uncle Hong's nose, so that he could control it at any time?

"Uncle Hong, if you are too embarrassed, I will go to other places to ask, I also want to go to work in the unit. ”

Xiao Yao asked tentatively, if Hong Bo let go, he would go to work in the unit by himself. Dad will blame him in the future, but it's an excuse.