On February 13, 1976, on the thirteenth day of the first month, Lu Li was going back again, and it had become common for children to come and go, and he was older day by day, and there was no need for Yu Fang and his wife to see him off at the station, even so, the two of them followed him to the bus station at the mouth of the alley, and watched him and Xu Yunjian, Cao Xun, Liang Xin, and Zhang Qing get on the bus before and after, "Xiaoxiao, don't run back this summer, do you hear?" It's so hot, just ask your uncle to buy it, huh? ”

Looking at his aunt's sideburns, which had begun to bloom, Lu Li didn't say anything, but his eyes were deeply red, "Come back, aunt, I'll be back in a few days." ”

"Hey," Yu Fang agreed, but he didn't leave an inch under his feet, "Xiaoxiao, don't be too tired, you know?" If you have something, write to your aunt, huh? ”

Wu Baokun suddenly took off the watch on his wrist and handed it up, "Xiaoxiao, here you go!" ”

"Uncle?" This watch is an Omega brand, it was used by Wu Jihou back then, and the special period began, the old man secretly hid it, in order to be afraid that people would find out, he dug a pit in the hole where he slept, and hid the watch in it, until he died, and then gave the watch to his son.

"Here you go." Wu Baokun said quickly: "I won't need it in the future." ”

Lu Li took the watch in a daze, and a trace of doubt flashed in his heart: Why did my uncle talk like this? What does it mean that you won't need it in the future?

The car horn sounded and drove away from the station. Lu Li watched through the car window as his aunt and uncle waved to him frequently in the wind, and he didn't know why, the sourness in his heart was really beyond his dispatch. This year's parting is even more sad than the first one! He secretly wiped his face and sat down.

When they arrived at the station, everyone gathered, and it was still early before the ticket check-in time, and everyone was talking and laughing in the square in front of the station, "Hey, play cards for a while, right?" ”

A proposition, Luo Yaohua several out of the playing cards, sit on the ground, began to play cards, they play is to play 100 points, commonly known as playing one, four people, each twelve cards, leave six hole cards at the bottom of the sea, each person according to their own hand of the card called points, from fifty-five called, every five points to a class, until 100 points. As for the cards in the hand, it is the largest square five (commonly known as five stars or curtains), followed by the big and small ghosts, four J, four 2, this is eleven mobile main cards, that is, no matter when, these eleven cards are the main, the more you catch in your hand, the higher the score you can call.

In addition to the mobile main card, there is also a suit of the main card, that is, according to the number of suits in hand, choose a suitable for their own main card, in addition to the square, all the main cards are a total of twenty-two, the square is twenty-one. After the score is called, the person with the highest bid grabs the six hole cards at the bottom of the sea, exchanges the six cards in his hand, and puts them down again, and everyone still has twelve cards in their hands. At this time, the other three people are counted as one side and fight against the only one, hence the name 'fight one'.

As for the victory or defeat, it depends on the side with more people to grab the corresponding points to decide, a deck of cards to five, ten and K count as a scorecard, the latter two are counted as ten, five is counted as five points, together a total of 100 points. If a person bids sixty points, the opponent will win if he draws forty-five points after the hand, and if he does not do so, he will lose - also called rotten.

It's a brain-draining game, similar to the king of card games, bridge, except that the latter is on one side of the house and the other is on one's side. Lu Li's level of playing this is average, as far as he knows, Li Xueqing plays the best, which is related to his long-term playing cards, and the more he practiced, the more proficient he became. All he can do is know how to fight, and he is not very proficient.

Called a sixty, turn over the hole cards to see, six messy, only one J, in their hands even three old (referring to the curtain and the big and small ghosts, these three are the largest in the card, hence the name) did not have, simply rotten to the South Heavenly Gate! Lu Li scratched his head in distress, and looked up to see that there were already many people gathered around to watch the battle. Playing one in Tian (Tianjin) is very mass base, basically everyone can, including many masters, "I also pray to the Lord." One of them said.

The main is to say that the remaining main cards, evenly distributed in the hands of the other three, a slight deviation, just the rest of the people to grab points. He took a closer look and chose the most advantageous main card, "One less." "One less is a square piece, because the curtain is the main maneuver, and it takes up one, hence the name.

"Okay...... "The people watching the game didn't have time to speak, Cao Xun put the cards in his hand, he had eight masters, including the curtain!" Ha ha! Xiaoxiao, don't talk about rotting you, you can't even keep your ass! ”

"Then I'll change ...... Host. ”

"What do you think Raippi is? There's no such rule! Cao Xun naturally didn't follow, "I've shown my cards, do you change?" ”

Of course, Luli knew that there was no such rule, so he smiled, closed the cards, and began to reshuffle the cards, when suddenly someone outside the crowd spoke, "Oh, they're already in the car?" Didn't you? Didn't you say the eleven o'clock train? What time is it? Looking for it? ”

Luley felt familiar, threw down the poker and stood up, "Uncle Lee? ”

The people who came were the Li family and Li Tiehan, "Xiao Lu, I went to your house just now, and your aunt said that you just left." We're chasing after us. ”

"Something?"

"Yes, we two eggs, we may have to go to you in the next year, and this is still entrusted to the help of his relatives of his third aunt's family! I'll talk to you now, and when the second egg arrives at you, take care of him. We, kid, will entrust it to you! ”

"Okay." Lu Li nodded briskly, "Erdanzi,...... It's hard to get there. ”

"It's bitter, it's bitter," Li Tiehan looked like a dead pig who wasn't afraid of boiling water, "I'll boil it if I can boil it, and I'll come back if I can't boil it, anyway, my third aunt told me that if I stay there for a year and a half, let me join the army." ”

"Joining the army? With your virtue, you are also afraid of death on the battlefield! ”

"Dad, why do you say that about me? Why am I afraid of death? ”

Father Li was too lazy to take care of this son who made him nerve-wracking, and said to Lu Li with a smile: "Xiao Lu, I've been busy with this matter these days, and I didn't let him go to you to pay a New Year's greeting to you during the Chinese New Year, so I and your aunt bought you some gifts and took them to eat on the train, right?" ”

"Uncle, it costs money to do things, you give me back ......"

"Take it, take it, it's all snacks, take it to the car and eat it." Mother Li couldn't help but say, picked up the box, and stuffed it into Lu Li's hand, "Xiao Lu, when our second egg arrives there, you should bother more." Fortunately, you are old classmates, you know the roots, hand him over to you, and the two of us can rest assured. ”

"Thank you, then."

Luo Yaohua took a step closer from behind Lu Li, "Xiaoxiao, it's time, let's go in." ”

Luli nodded, "Uncle, aunt, then, let's go." When I come back, I'll pick him up in Tianjin. ”

The Li family husband and wife looked at each other in shock, Lu Li is so powerful among the educated youth, looking at the expression of the educated youth who doesn't know his name talking beside him, it looks very respectful? "No, no, we booked it for February 2nd, and we will go to Tangshan that day."

"Well, February 2,...... I'll pick you up at the station. That's all...... It's set. ”

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The election was transferred back to the city around 75 years, and Deng Gong reappeared, and a situation he faced at that time was that the problem of educated youth was getting more and more serious! With the passage of time, more and more educated youths like the Wu sisters have long since passed the enthusiasm in their hearts, and the hardships of rural conditions and hard work have made these people no longer see the hope of life, and they have begun to become lazy and debauched, and the contradictions with the local peasants have intensified, fights and brawls have become commonplace, and even human life incidents are often staged every day in nearly 10 million square kilometers of land.

Naturally, this situation also attracted the attention of the central authorities, and after Deng Gong presided over the work, he began to solve some problems of educated youths going to the mountains and countryside. In that year, some of the educated youths who went to the countryside to join the queue were selected to return to the city to participate in urban production and construction, so that the educated youths could see the dawn of returning to the city, and slightly alleviated the contradiction of some educated youths going to the mountains and going to the countryside. After that, the selection to return to the city has become the only hope of countless educated youth.

But how to squeeze out others and cross this only single-plank bridge by yourself is also extremely difficult. Naturally, the village party secretary is the one who holds the power of 'life and death' in each village, so various ways began to emerge, and there is no need to mention all kinds of ugliness. Take a female educated youth as an example, no matter whether she is married or not, no matter how beautiful she is born, and no matter how much she looks down on those old farmers who are full of yellow teeth and a smell of smoke, as long as the branch secretary beckons, she has to go to bed obediently!

Male intellectuals don't have such an advantage, so they have to rely on material, and it is worthless to send "Mao Xuan", so they have to think of other ideas: you send a really good shirt, and I will send a new quilt inside and out; As soon as I give someone twenty dollars, I will give them a watch.

But all of the above can only be to let the branch secretary know your name, not finished, all kinds of farm work you have to do, all kinds of things that should not be done by you, you have to shoulder the responsibility, and when the branch secretary is satisfied, you can be regarded as entering the list of people recommended by the commune, whether it will work or not, it depends on whether there are more people who go through the back door, and it also depends on the results of the political examination from the city working group. If something happens in the second half of the race that causes you to lose the election, you deserve it!

Although there are many difficulties and humiliations, this is the only way after all, and the educated youth can only choose to accept it, and now they have to endure some grievances, and it is the best and most priority to return to the city. Because of this mentality, the two hit it off, but fortunately, because of the times, on the one hand, they will not be greedy and insufficient, and on the other hand, they will not complain endlessly because the other party does not contribute afterwards - it can be regarded as taking what they need in a special era.

The same is true of Shang Lin, since this wind blew to this small village in the Hebei Plain, Shang Kang said that there is no rest, every day someone comes to the door to give gifts, every day someone comes to cry about the difficulties at home, it is really sad for the listener, and the cry for the hearer! According to the description of Zhiqing himself, not letting him (her) go back is simply sorry for the party, the country, and socialism!

In order to return to the city, the educated youth made strange moves. The female intellectuals had a look of indifference to nothing, "As long as I am included in the selection and recommendation list, the branch secretary can do whatever you want!" Even if it doesn't work out, don't blame you! If you don't believe me, I'll give you a note now. The male intellectuals had a different expression, and they really came to the door with a knife, saying, 'If you don't let me be on the list, I'll die with you now!' ’

Poor Shang Kang said that these people were so disturbed that their souls were disturbed! In the New Year's month, if someone dies at home, how frustrating should this year be? I had to send the other party away with good words, and wait for the New Year. Every time at this time, he doubled his thoughts about Luli, this little guy is famous for his brains and eyes, how good would it be to have him by his side to come up with ideas?

When he heard from his son that Luli had returned, he immediately found him.