Chapter 15: Idle
After lying on the kang, Erchun couldn't sleep, after all, he slept at noon, and he didn't sleep at night, and it was quiet all around, except for the sound of rain outside, there was no movement on the side, until a short time later, the snoring of the old man Zhang came from the Nankang, which was considered to break the quiet.
Erchun didn't feel noisy, so inexplicably reborn back, or it was a dream in the previous life, and waking up from the dream also made her face her life again.
It's 70 years now, and this winter, there will be educated youths who will go to the countryside, stay in the village for two or three years, and start to return to the city in 73, and 77 is the time when a large number of people from the city really return to the city, and it was that year that she and Liu Wenqing returned to the city.
It was also that year that the college entrance examination was resumed in the city.
Erchun has not been to school for a few years, has not graduated from primary school, in the last life in the city of the miserable life, she most envied those college students, in this life she knows that she is hopeless to get into college, even if there is a rebirth, she has nothing special than others, if you really want to take the university entrance examination, you have to learn a little bit by yourself, Erchun knows that he is not that material, so he has no intention of taking the exam, to actually earn some money, and then settle down in the city.
So if you really want to marry Li Tiezhu, with Li Tiezhu's temperament, you will definitely listen to yourself, so it is not difficult to go to the city, Erchun thought of this as if he saw the light, and it was a rainy day in the late autumn night, the adobe grass house was wet and cold, and he obviously felt that there was a rain leak on the roof of the house, and there was a sound of dripping water in the middle of the night.
Although he thinks long-term, he can only live a good life in front of him, and he remembers that in his last life, it was the Red Guards in the village who came to the door the next day, Erchun closed his eyes and didn't let himself think about it, there was still a tough battle to fight tomorrow.
Thinking about it like this, it really didn't take a few minutes for my eyelids to sink and I fell asleep unconsciously.
The next day, Erchun was woken up by the movement of the outhouse, she opened her eyes in a daze, raised her hand and tore open the corner of the window curtain to take a look at the outhouse, and saw Li Yanhong washing his face there shirtless, early in the morning, it was still raining outside, Erchun felt that if he exhaled out, he could see the white ha, but he washed his hair and face with cold water like this, and the washing was called a happy dripping, and he didn't feel cold at all.
Even though he was married in his previous life, he saw Li Yanhong shirtless, Erchun's face was still slightly hot, he lowered the curtain and lay back on the kang, snorting coldly in his heart, he was not in the army, and he didn't know what to do when he got up so early.
Too lazy to think about it, Erchun lay back on the kang again, such a rainy day, the team will not work, most people will be called to class, Zhang's family is a rich family in the village, is ostracized, Erchun has always wanted to squeeze into the Red Guards before, and now he will live again, naturally he will not squeeze in, and Zhang Laotou is a wounded soldier who has retreated, he only likes to drink and play cards all day long, and he disdains to study, so that the study in the village of the Zhang family and grandchildren did not participate.
Although you don't have to study, but you can't get up too late, you can in the previous life, Erchun wants to be lazy in this life, so I still got up and made breakfast, the rest of the dishes last night were hot, and I got a few Erhe noodle cakes, Erchun didn't call Li Yanhong to come over to eat, and directly served a bowl of vegetables, and put four Erhemian cakes in the other bowl and sent them to the West House, put them on the kang and didn't say much before turning around and going back to the East House, and put the table to eat with grandpa.
"Anyway, our family has a small population, so let your Uncle Li come over to eat in the future." Old man Zhang also made his granddaughter angry last night, and he spoke cautiously in the morning.
Erchun snorted and took a heavy bite of the cake, "Just drink with you from time to time, right?" ”
Old man Zhang's face turned red when he was said, and he still had a little bit of weakness, so he changed the topic, "It just so happens that I can't get out on such a day, I'll go to the side room to find some rope in a while, and take the time to string the peppers." ”
"In this weather, don't you make an appointment to play cards? You play cards, wait for me to make the quilt and then string it, anyway, there is nothing to do, you are busy with your going, I will do this little thing at home. Although Erchun was angry with him for drinking, he didn't embarrass him in this matter, "But let's say okay, it's okay to play cards, and you are not allowed to see the money." Give me all the money you have now, and I'll keep it. ”
Old man Zhang's face was even more ugly than before, "Chun'er, how can you play cards without money, or you see if this will work, I will keep two yuan, and put the rest for you." ”
Afraid that his granddaughter would object, the old man Zhang touched his hand into his arms, took out a stack of money, and looked at it carefully, it was all one cent and two cents, he buried his head and counted it, and then raised his head with a sad face, and put the stack of money on the table.
"It's a bit more open this month, and it's only a little more than a dollar." Old man Zhang had a struggle on his face, the money was naturally for his granddaughter, but then he would have no money to play cards by himself.
Erchun looked at his grandfather's tangled appearance, put down the chopsticks angrily and funny, took the money and counted it, left a dollar to put away, and put the rest on the table, "Master, you have a salary every month, but we can't spend it like this, I won't stop you if you drink some wine, but it's not a good thing to see the money, if you want to play in the future, you don't need money, this is the last time, and when you play today, you will also make it clear to those people, just say I won't let you play." ”
The corners of Old Man Zhang's mouth cracked wide with a smile, "Okay, I'll listen to you." ”
Erchun is a little weak in his heart, grandpa hurts himself, as long as someone bullies him, grandpa dares to fight hard with others, but grandpa also has this bad problem, that is, to see money.
Give him the money now, he will listen to everything you say, but the next time he wants to play, he still asks for money, and he can't quit with Ben.
Erchun also knew that this matter was in a hurry, just like not letting grandpa drink more, he could only take his time, after breakfast, the old man Zhang went out of the house with the money and went to the captain's house, and now at this time, the one who dared to see the money was the captain's house, those who were some powerful in the village, plus the veteran who was afraid of the grandfather in the commune brigade.
After cleaning up the house, Erchun spread the mattress sheets that were dried yesterday on the kang, wrapped the mattress in it, and sewed it carefully, during which there was no movement in the West House, except for breakfast, Li Yanhong sent the dishes and chopsticks out, washed them again, and the people returned to the house and never came out.
After Erchun sewed the last quilt, he was stretching his arms and straightening his waist, and saw three figures wearing raincoats into the courtyard of his house, slender figures, and he knew that they were three girls.