In January 1976, Tangshan was shrouded in a silvery white color as usual, whether it was a young man or a peasant, they were all at home, or looking for a few friends to drink and chat, or secretly playing cards behind closed doors - playing cards must not be discovered by the commune, once known, there would be great trouble. At the least, they will gather a crowd to criticize and fight, and at the worst, they will be escorted to the town police station.

This kind of thing mostly happens to farmers, educated youth also play cards, but the number is very small, even a more elegant chess is very few, those who can play musical instruments and sing can organize their own small bands to express their feelings with singing, like Lu Li, Xu Yunjian, Luo Yaohua and other people who have no expertise, only fart chatting.

After a year of hard work, young people because of long-term physical work, the amount of food has become larger, and it is not obvious on weekdays, and when they rest in winter, their weight has increased, that is, they have always been slim, like 'hungry wolves' Lu Li and Liang Xin are no exception, "Little brother, when I go back this year, my mother and sister may not dare to recognize me." Look? I have meat on my belly too. ”

And they laughed. Among these people, Lu Li loves Liang Xin the most, so he has been here for a few months, and he still doesn't change his naïve nature, pinching the small belly of his lower abdomen with both hands, and laughing, "Look? ”

"Okay, I know you're fat, come back and let your mother and sister spoil you!" Luo Yaohua scolded with a smile. Liang Xin is very simple and very kind, although he is a little stupid, he is very talkative, others make fun of him, hurt him twice, and he will not take it to heart, "When I come back, I will gain ten pounds again!" ”

"It's weird, how can you still gain weight if you are a vegetarian every day?"

"Don't mention being a vegetarian, I'm hungry for dead meat now. Hey, when I think of my mother's fried Sixi balls......" Liang Xin swallowed hard, and there was a slurp.

It's good that he didn't mention it, but when he talked about this topic, everyone was greedy, "Okay, I'll go back in a few days, and I'll have a big meal then!" Make up for all the losses of the year. Luo Yaohua said: "It's better to go back to Lu Li, I'll go back in August, Lu Li, you went back last time, didn't you make a lot of it?" ”

"I'm going back to work, you think it's just to eat?"

"That's also back to heaven (Tianjin)! It's better than that. ”

Lu Li smiled silently, turned his head outward, and as in the previous two days, the sky was still gloomy, and it seemed that the snow was still not over. "What time is it? Lao Cao, why haven't they arrived yet? ”

"On the road...... It's not easy to walk, right? ”

"This lack of virtue is not over, and the next one is not over." Xu Yunjian scolded, as if a ghost made a god, he suddenly said, "Don't catch the sky is the earth, the earth is the sky!" ”

This is a local saying, 'not rushing' can be 'not as good' solution, Lu Li was stunned, "How...... Popping up such a sentence? ”

"It's okay, it's okay."

"Luley, what are we going to do? Don't sit and talk like that, how boring is it? ”

"Hey, Lu Li, Zhao Min, are you really done with her?" Luo Yaohua asked, "What a pity?" That girl, I think it's good, she wants to look good, she wants to have a body? Last time you went back to Tian (Tianjin), did you see it? ”

"See."

"Huh?" Xu Yunjian smiled and came closer, "Meet her again?" What's up? What's up? Tell me a few brothers? ”

Lu pushed his skull with force and coaxed him away again, "This ...... What does it have to do with you? ”

"Who am I? Who are you? Your business is my business! Really, Xiaoxiao, this time for the New Year, I'll go see her, if she doesn't have a partner, and she is still interesting to you,......"

"She has a partner...... Elephant. ”

"So fast? Who is it? Where? ”

Lu Li stammered a few words, Xu Yunjian let out a long 'oh', and then smacked his mouth, "Then it's no problem, I'm cao, the son of the number one in Tian (Tianjin) City, Xiaoxiao, you're done!" ”

"How did the little brother finish it?"

"You little brat, you know?" Xu Yunjian sneered, "Hey, brothers, tell me, what should we do in the future?" In other words, what do you want when you grow up? ”

"Isn't it a grown up now? I want to grow up a little bit more now and find a partner to marry as soon as possible. Give birth to a grandchild and give it to my mother. ”

"This is Yaohua's words, anti-cultivation, what about you?"

"Me, I just want to ...... Well, I haven't really thought about it. I just thought that one day, the national policy has changed, and we can go back to the city, I went home during the Chinese New Year last year, and I heard that now some places have begun to have elections. ”

"yes, yes, yes, I've heard that." Liang Xin suddenly interjected loudly, "My eldest sister came back from Urumqi for the New Year and talked to my mother, I heard it. She said that they were transferred back to the city in order to be selected, good guys, and they all made any moves! There are people who sleep with the boss, there are self-harmers, and there are people who go to the branch secretary's house to cry and wipe their tears, hey, in order to go back to the city, they have all the tricks used. ”

"Luli, we are the most brain-minded, what do you think about this?"

"I think that's ...... It can't be helped. Shanglin is a good place, there are mountains and rivers, and it is not far from home, but it is ...... to other provinces. For educated youth, it is not easy to do. Take Xiyu and Jay as examples, when you go home, you have to take the train for a few days and nights, right? Don't you want to go home early? There is an opportunity that I don't want to let go. ”

"What if it were you? Let you choose, how do you choose? ”

"...... me?" Luli smiled to himself, "I can't say. ”

"How?"

"What are you going to do? Work? I have taken a place, what about my two sisters? I'm looking for another job? What kind of job are you looking for? Eight members? ”

At that time, although all types of work were claimed to be necessary for revolutionary work, they were divided into three or four categories.

The first class, of course, is to join the army, become the loveliest person, and after recovery, go to work in the factory; The second level is the entry into the major enterprises, which are divided into two types, the state-owned enterprises (at that time, these enterprises were called the national system, and the corresponding collective system) was the top. For example, large and well-known state-owned enterprises such as Tianjin Watch Factory, Tianzhong, Tiantuo (Tractor Factory), Tianrolling (Rolling Mill), Tiangang (Iron and Steel Factory), etc., enter here, and they will be successful for a lifetime! Smaller collectives (mostly street-run) enterprises are below.

The third class is the Eight Members. The so-called eight members are the eight types of jobs with the word "member" in their names, namely: salesman, conductor, postman, flight attendant, police (police officer), teacher (teacher), agency (clerk), etc.

Entering such a profession, most of them are really unselectable diverts - there was once an instance, a female intellectual, after returning to the city, was assigned to work in the crematorium by the street (at that time, she was also one of the eight members). The girl began to cry and protest, but when she didn't succeed, she threatened suicide and refused to die! It can be seen that the consciousness was stubborn at that time!

After the educated youth returned to the city, a large number of wealthy people in the city appeared, and the factories could not accommodate so many young people, so there was a fourth, that is, the last, the lowest, and the most despised one, that is, the street practice stalls, in the era at that time, the people who took this step were mostly forced by life, but that courage was really worthy of admiration (see later for details)!

"You, you haven't changed at all. Well, think about your family first. Lin Anti-Repair Office was ridiculed, half admiring.

"What about you? I'm comfortable first, and then I'm going to talk about anything else, doesn't that mean? Xu Yunjian smacked him hard, "You unfilial thing!" ”

"Xu Yunjian, did I recruit you? Why are you scolding me? ”

"Okay, why are you two arguing every day? Working in the field instead of fighting, you've rested enough at this time, and you're in good spirits, aren't you? ”

Luo Yaohua stopped the argument between the two people, scratching the newly cut short hair on his head, "If you want me to say, of course I am not so tired when I go back to work in the city, but if I want to say that I just threw away this big mess and turned my head back, I don't care what happened to Lu Li, I can't do it anyway." Really, don't look at the fact that our buddies haven't been together for a long time, but it's really full of feelings - sometimes I can't sleep at night and just think, the book talks about those revolutionary comrades-in-arms, that's just it, right? ”

"Yaohua said it well!" Luli applauded, "I agree!" ”

"I also agree," Xu Yunjian echoed: "However, there is one thing I wonder about, do you Luo Yaohua have times when you can't sleep?" When did you lie down like a dead dog? ”

Everyone laughed!

Luo Yaohua took a sip of him, "Hey, seriously, no matter how our buddies mix in the future, whether we can join the party early like Lu Li and have to say it, no one is allowed to forget the buddies of the merchant forest production team, how about it?" ”

"Nonsense, do you still need to say it? Whoever forgets is a bastard! Our revolutionary partners have risen up and condemned them! ”

Everyone laughed for a while, and sat down on the kang again, "Liang Xin, go to the fire, it's a cold day, and the kang is cold." ”

"Hey." Liang Xin was very obedient, went out to pick up firewood, and when he came in again, he led a few people behind him, "Cao Xun!" I'm cao, why did you come? ”

"It's not easy to walk." Cao Xun took off his snow-stained coat, took off his big hat and threw it away, took off his shoes and put on the kang, and pulled the quilt over to cover his legs, "It's been snowing for several days in a row, I'm cao, I'm going to freeze to death!" ”

Everyone is a partner, and he doesn't have to be polite, he pulled a pillow and lay down, "I almost can't come." ”

"What's wrong?"

"Don't let go of the mine, our mine manager said, the master has returned to his hometown in the Northeast for the New Year, there can be no one here, I don't care about that, who do I like to do it, under the roots of the New Year, don't give me a sick! I have to go home for the New Year. ”

"And the result?"

"As a result, I got into a fight with our mine manager, and I gave him a kick, and then I went back to pack my things, and I came to you."

Luli frowned widely, "That'...... So what about next year? ”

"What is love, anyway, if you don't let me go home for the New Year, it won't work! Amazing buddy doesn't serve anymore. Hey, Luli, if you can't get along there, can you come to you with a cover roll? Don't you leave me alone? ”

Lu Li smiled bitterly and nodded, "I didn't say it, I must take care of it, it's amazing that I raise ...... You. ”

"This is still a human saying," Cao Xun smiled and turned over, "You talk, I'll sleep for a while, I'm tired to death." ”

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