Walking out of Li's house, Lu Li was a little hesitant, should he go to see Li Tiehan? When they were in Tangshan, the two of them had a very unpleasant quarrel, and even after he was dug out of the ruins, the other party never came to visit. But to say that I have given up my old friend for many years because of this, I always feel that my heart is inappropriate. Thinking like this, he turned the front of the car and arrived at Li Tiehan's house again.

Li Tiehan is sleeping, he has been working night shifts for a long time, although he can find time to sleep in the unit, after all, it is not as comfortable as in his own home, so during the day, it becomes the time for him to make up for sleep, and he forcibly called the door open, and the annoyance in his heart can be imagined, "CNM's!" He muttered and cursed, opened the door, and was stunned when he saw the people outside.

Lu Li was also stunned, Li Tiehan gained a lot of weight, he was like a meat egg! He was already born with a round body, but now it is even more excessive, with a huge nose and round eyes with tiredness that he has not woken up, "Small? ”

"Long time no see. I'm here to give you a New Year's greeting. ”

"Oh, oh, I'll give you New Year's greetings too, come, come in and sit."

Let him into the house, as usual, there was a smell of smoke that did not disperse, the quilt on the bed was lifted haphazardly, and the clothes were piled aside, "You sit for a while, my ...... Wash your face. ”

After washing up, people were also in a lot of energy, Li Tiehan sat opposite him and lit a cigarette, "The two of us have ...... I haven't seen you in years, right? ”

"It's been more than two years. You came back at the beginning of '78 and I was in May '79. Until today. ”

"Isn't it? How are you doing now, how are you doing? ”

"Pretty good, how about you?"

"I'm fine." Li Tiehan smoked his cigarette silently, gulping out the smoke, "That's right, Xiaoxiao." I went to work. ”

"I heard the fourth child say, it seems to be on the night shift?"

"Isn't it? Working night shifts every day, oops, this day of black and white reversal, it's really enough to see, you don't know. At first, it was quite fresh, but in the evening there was no one, so we played cards and drank; In less than a week, there will be a shortage of people. I always want to sleep a little at night, but I can't. After saying a few words, Li Tiehan's spirit seemed to have completely recovered, "What about you, what are you doing now?" ”

"I'm doing a little business now, Xu Yunjian, Cao Xun, Zhang Qing. There are a few others you don't know who are helping me out. It is considered self-employed. ”

"Self-employed? You ......" Li Tiehan was stunned, with what he knew, with Lu Li's talents, he wouldn't even be able to find a serious job, right? What did you do here? "You're a party member, aren't you?"

"Yes."

"That'...... You, how do you ......"

"Who told you that party members can't be self-employed?"

Li Tiehan smiled and scratched his head. This action made Lu Li's heart ache, back then, he and Xu Yunjian were not very valued in their small group of four. relied on himself and Li Xueqing to support the two of them, and they were scolded every time. was beaten, he scratched his head like this, he looked well-behaved and pitiful, looking back, how good the little brothers were at that time, how come it is so difficult to even meet now?

"That. Erdanzi, I call you this nickname, is it okay? ”

"Yes, why not?"

"That's, Erdanzi. You ......, well, that's right, I'm selling clothes on Riverside Road now, and I'm also selling something else, the business is not bad, I can make some money, if you need anything in the future, just tell me." ”

“…………”

"Really, Erdanzi, we have been friends for many years, although there was such an unpleasant scene in the merchant forest, but I think that as long as you don't get angry with me, I still treat you as a buddy."

"I didn't give birth...... Your gas. During the earthquake, my dad's leg was broken, and then I got the letter, my head was big, and I quickly ran home to see, my dad's leg was in a plaster, so swollen, it was still summer, and there were maggots in the plaster on my dad's leg! Li Tiehan lowered his head, slowly snuffed out the cigarette, and said, "You don't know how miserable my father was at that time!" Really, Xiaoxiao, looking at my dad like that, my heart hurts a lot! That's when I realized how much of a bastard I was, and how much of a no-thing! Seriously,......" He wiped the corners of his eyes and lowered his head deeply.

"Don't say it, I understand."

"When I came back, I swore in my heart that I had to do a good job, and I had to make a show for my parents!" Li Tiehan said with a wry smile: "I won't hide it from you, Xiaoxiao, I wanted to see you several times, and I wanted to say sorry to you in person, but I didn't dare." At that time, you were very prestigious in Shanglin, and you had a lot of things to do, so I didn't dare to go forward. It was like this for a few years, and then I came back. ”

"And then, just go to work?"

"Yes, after going to work, I performed very well, last year's salary increase in the factory, and I was transferred to a level, and I now get 40 yuan 32." Li Tiehan said with some pride: "If you count the night shift pay, it can be nearly 50." ”

"That's a lot. However, are you used to this kind of long-term night shift days? ”

"What if you're not used to it? This is also what my father asked me to ask my grandfather to tell my grandmother, and besides, the night shift is to stay up, but not tired. I thought, let's go on this first, my dad said, when the New Year is over, I'll find a partner, and if it's okay, I'll go. ”

Lu Li pondered for a long time, thinking about it in his heart, and then said: "Danzi, I'll talk to you about something, if you agree, let's go back and do your parents' work together, if you don't agree, just don't say it." But whether you agree or not, we will have to contact more in the future, how about it? ”

"Okay, what do you want to say?"

"I want you to do it with me."

"With you?"

"Hey, come with me, let's do it. You listen to me first, you see Cao Xun and Xu Yunjian, they both used to have jobs, and now they have taken leave to work with me - I won't hide it from you, the two of them have a very high salary now, and they have been staring at you for several months a month. Think about it, how? ”

"This ...... No, no, my dad doesn't agree. Li Tiehan said: "You don't know, I listen to my father's words now, his old man stared, and I was scared like a cat and mouse." ”

Luli laughed, "Then, don't fight anymore?" ”

Li Tiehan also smiled. "What kind of fight? I'm in a lot of trouble now. Really, I sometimes think about it and get scared. You said, whether someone beats me or I beat someone, it's a troublesome thing. What if it breaks? You might have to go in! ”

Luli nodded and said, "That's right, that's right." Not to mention anything else, just how anxious should your uncle and aunt be when they are worried about you? ”

"Isn't it, hey, you go on?"

"I mean, you just ask for leave at the unit, anyway, it's a sick number. Then go to me, really. Danzi, we buddies have been for so many years, you know who I Luli is, and I definitely can't treat the big guys. The only trouble is the food relationship and medical care, which are still in your unit, and it is impossible to just fire you. If you think about it, you can make a lot of money in a month. Can you go home every day and sleep peacefully, isn't it better than staying up late every day in the unit? ”

"This. I had to think about it, and I had to discuss it with my parents when I came back. ”

"You do. Aren't you going to work the night shift tomorrow morning? Don't sleep, go to the Heping Branch on Binjiang Road, we all set up stalls there, you see, if you think it's okay, you can come. No, it's just when our buddies find a chance to get together, how about it? ”

"Okay. That's it. ”

After finalizing tomorrow's time with Li Tiehan, Lu Li got up and said goodbye; Li Tiehan sent him to the door and watched him push the bicycle. "Hey, Xiaoxiao, it's still the same sentence, I was quite a bastard a few years ago, you ......"

"I understand, you bastard, I didn't beat you lightly in the merchant forest. Our classmates have been talking about it for so many years, let's look forward. ”

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"Erdanzi, is he still there? I'm long gone! ”

Lu Li took a sip of Xu Yunjian, "Old classmate, can't you say something nice?" For the New Year, say this? ”

"No, I really didn't expect that, Xiaoxiao, are you really going to let him in? This grandson ......"

"I can tell that the eggs are very different now than they used to be. As for whether to let him in, I haven't decided yet, I want to hear about your brothers. ”

Cao Xun pondered for a moment and said, "I'm afraid that he will come in and disobey, and he will be like a merchant in Lin, and everyone will be unhappy." Really, Xiaoxiao, it's not that I don't tolerate people, this thing is a lesson from the past. You're kind, you want to give your buddies a hand, don't make a fuss to the end,......"

"I know, so I want everyone to see, in this matter, I am absolutely democratic, anyway, it is the four of us who decide, if you want to say no, I will not do it."

"Don't settle down now, let's see." Xu Yunjian said: "If it's really okay, one person can have one more helper when you come in, and besides, let's get together again for the four evils of Daxing Street, too!" By the way, what about the fourth, you didn't have the idea of beating him? ”

"I'm going to see the fourth child this afternoon, and to be honest, if I had to choose one of the two of them, I'd rather choose the second one."

"Why?"

"The fourth child is playing cards very fiercely now, I don't know where he works, and I don't know how much money he makes a month, but I heard it when I entered the door, they are now playing one, every cent is a dime, and they also bring sticks."

Xu Yunjian scratched his head suspiciously, "It's not much?" ”

"It may not be much for you, how much do you earn in a month, a hundred yuan, right? Can he earn so much? It's so big, it's really added, how much are we doing every day, do you know? In case the card addiction comes up, or you lose money and open your mouth, do you borrow it? Once you open your mouth and borrow it, you may get used to sweetness next time! What to do then? So when I went to his New Year's greetings in the afternoon, I didn't mention it at all. ”

"Yes, this little thing is done right, and such a precedent cannot be set! The so-called emergency is not to help the poor, not to mention that he may be a debt owed by gambling cards? ”

"I'm also taking precautions, if he has a difficult life for other reasons, we can help, for this, absolutely not." Lu Li said: "Speaking of which, I made an order with Erdanzi, tomorrow morning he will go directly to Binjiang Road, and then you can take a look, if it works, we will carry out the next step, if not, forget it." ”

"Okay, just as you say."

"That's it, rest well today, and get busy again tomorrow."

"Hey, Xiaoxiao, there's one more thing."

"What's the matter?"

Cao Xun suddenly became hesitant, and it took a long time to squeeze out a whole sentence, "That, didn't you say last time that it made me bolder?" That one...... Well, I've made an appointment with Xiao Huang, and I'll come to see us tomorrow. ”

Lu Li chuckled, "It's a good thing, this is a good thing, how about it, why do you let our brothers do it?" ”

"I didn't say it, help, let me be the head of the day, okay?"

"Yes, of course, but what about in the future? Just lie to people like this? Or are you addicted to being the leader, and you'll be the one in the future? ”

Looking at his strange smile, Cao Xun felt worried in his heart, and even waved his hand and shook his head in an urgent defense, "No, no, no, I didn't mean that, didn't I just show off in front of Xiaohuang, please, you don't want me to finally find a college student, just break it like this?" ”

"Xiaoxiao, leave him alone, it's not time for the dragon to raise his head, and this grandson will make a scene?" (Note 1)

The crowd burst out laughing! "Okay, let her come tomorrow, and our brothers will take a look and help you check it."

Note 1: Circle. The word circle cannot be pronounced as the original sound, but as the circle of the pigsty. This is a common saying in the countryside, which refers to the period when animals enter estrus during the second and eighth months of the lunar calendar. (To be continued......)