Chapter 17: Arrival at the City of Hundred Pages
"Dad, you're back." Seeing his father with a serious face enter the door, Li Le said.
Li Le's father, Li Mingdong, is usually silent and serious, and when he saw Li Le, he didn't seem to react at all, and after listening to Li Le's words, he just nodded quietly.
Li Le's heart knows his father very well, he knows that his father usually doesn't say anything to himself, but he knows that his father hopes that he is good from the bottom of his heart. In my memory, when Li Le did something wrong, although Li Mingdong was very strict, he was very protective of Li Le.
Li Le and Li Mingdong are both two people who are not good at confiding in the love between father and son, and in the past, the two stayed together mostly silently. Because he was not around when he was young, Li Le was also a father who was a little afraid. But fortunately, there is Li Rong, and now that Li Le has changed, the first time he was reborn to see him again, the atmosphere will not be dull.
When Li Rong cleaned up after dinner, Li Le rushed to tidy it up as soon as possible. Seeing his son's different performance, Li Mingdong couldn't help but ask, "Li Le, is there something wrong with you coming back this time?" Li Le's abnormal performance had to make Li Mingdong feel that Li Le was asking him for something. According to the original Li Le, he would not be so active at home, and he would not talk so much.
Listening to his father's questioning, Li Le also knew that his performance surprised his parents, but he didn't stop his movements. While cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks on the table, he said, "No! I'll just have time to come back and see you, and I'll be back to school tomorrow morning. ”
Li Mingdong looked at Li Le seriously, knowing that Li Le was not shirking anymore, he said "oh" and became silent again.
"I'm going to school tomorrow morning! Then you come back, tomorrow you don't have to get up early. Li Mingdong didn't speak, but Li Le's mother, Li Rong, said to Li Le. At this time, Li Rong was also very happy in her heart, because Li Le had now become more sensible in her eyes.
"It doesn't matter, just wake up early anyway." If he hadn't gone to Baiye City, Li Le wouldn't have been in such a hurry to leave home. After all, he has a lot to do, plus he can't leave school for too long. Although Li Le can pretend to be sick, it can't last long after all.
"Then rest early, don't delay getting up early tomorrow." Li Mingdong said, got up and walked out.
Watching Li Mingdong leave, Li Rong smiled and said to Li Le: "Your father is like this, don't take it to heart." ”
"I know it." Looking at Li Mingdong's back as he went out, Li Le replied in a low voice. Li Le has always known that Li Mingdong has always been hard-mouthed and soft-hearted towards him. Today's Li Le also feels a restrained love in Li Mingdong's simple words.
"Don't talk about him, you can rest early. You must know that the road is not as good as usual, and you can't afford to rely on it. ”
Listening to Li Rong's words, Li Le's face couldn't help but blush. He knew that he was quite lazy in his memory. Because he didn't grow up in the countryside when he was a child, his parents were reluctant to do things for Li Le every time he went home, and over time, Li Le felt like a big young master at home, and lying in bed was just a very small thing. In Li Le's memory, it wasn't until after college that he was sensible that he would go down to help his parents during every vacation.
"I'm used to waking up early at school, so I'll be able to wake up early tomorrow." Li Le couldn't help but argue.
Li Rong looked at Li Le with a smile and said, "That's the best." Without waiting for Li Le to say anything more, she also turned around and walked out of the kitchen.
Seeing that his parents had left one after another, Li Le secretly said in his heart: "I have to think of a way, I must let my parents change their original impression." ”
Li Lezhi said that he would have to do a lot of things in the future, and it would bring great changes to his family, and he couldn't let his parents keep what they had always thought. In Li Le's memory, when he had not really stabilized after graduating from college, he asked his parents many times why he didn't go out for a walk and go to the county town to do a small business or something. Li Le's mother, Li Rong, replied at the time: "I missed it because I wanted to provide you with education before, and now I am not young, but I don't have the momentum of my youth." ”
"In this life, you must change your parents' minds." Li Lexin said.
Li Le's plan also involves his parents, and he plans to let his parents go to Pingcheng to develop. Li Lezhi said that the development of Pingcheng will soon be on the way, and he hopes that his parents will go to the county to do some small business or something, and they will not have to work as hard as they are now. Li Le doesn't want his parents to achieve too much, after all, where his parents' cultural level is. 's mother is a little better, at least when she married Li Le's father, she went to junior high school because of her better family background, but Li Le's father Li Mingdong is not good, at most he can only be said to be illiterate, and he didn't have a chance to finish elementary school.
Li Le has no reason not to believe it, with his help, Li Mingdong and Li Rong will not be able to stand in Pingcheng.
Home is really the best harbor, since rebirth, Li Le slept so soundly for the first time, until there was a slight noise outside the room, Li Le woke up leisurely.
Li Le, who opened his eyes, glanced at the sky outside, which was still very gloomy, and he knew that it must not be five o'clock. Li Le woke up, he didn't mean to sleep anymore, listening to the slight noise outside, Li Le got up and got dressed and walked out of the room.
"Mom, why did you get up so early?" Seeing Li Rong who was busy in the kitchen, Li Le said softly.
"You got up and scared me." After a pause, Li Rong said again: "Aren't you rushing back to school?" I'll get up and get you something to eat. Otherwise, if you get to school and don't have breakfast, you won't have to starve. ”
"Mom, don't need it, I'm young anyway, so it's okay to be hungry." Seeing Li Rong busy for herself, Li Le couldn't bear it in his heart.
"What do you say! That's why you have to eat on time, and now is the time for you to grow up. ”
Li Le also knew that he couldn't stop his mother, so he didn't say anything more.
The breakfast prepared by Li Rong was white rice porridge with light roasted cabbage, but when Li Le ate it, he felt sweet love.
"Mom, I'll go back to school first." After eating breakfast, I chatted with Li Rong for a while, and seeing that Li Mingdong hadn't gotten up yet, Li Le still put forward the idea of leaving after estimating the time.
It's not that Li Le doesn't want to stay longer, but he knows that he doesn't have much time. From Pingcheng to Baiye City is just to pass through the road of Mingcun, the bus departs from Pingcheng Passenger Transport Center, and along the road is also to collect passengers who want to go to Baiye City. Li Lezhi Road now has two buses a day from Pingcheng to Baiye City, in the morning and near evening. If Li Le couldn't make the trip in the morning, then even if he arrived in Baiye City today, there would not be much time left for him.
"Hmm." The two of them answered and took out a neat stack of receipts from their pockets and handed them to Li Le, saying, "Take it." Don't look at what your dad doesn't say, in fact, he loves you very much in his heart. Look, he told me to give it to you, and you can get to school and buy something you like to eat. ”
"Mom, you keep yourself to buy some meat or something, I have enough money on me." Li Le hurriedly said. Li Le saw that although he didn't know that there were many people, but for them who were not rich in the first place, they could be regarded as big money. Although a few dozen yuan is not a lot of money in later generations, it is really not a small amount of money for today's rural families.
"Take it." Li Rong saw that Li Le didn't accept it, she forced the money to Li Le, and then said: "Where do we use so much money at home, you can just take it with peace of mind, and the family is ready to use it." ”
Looking at the stack of small coins he collected, he knew that his parents must be reluctant to spend it themselves. In my memory, Li Le's parents were never willing to spend money on themselves, but they were always satisfied with Li Le, and almost handed over the money to Li Le. After thinking about it, Li Le also felt that it would be more secure for the Baiye City in District 1 to bring more money this time. So he responded: "Then I'll take it first, and I will definitely make a lot of money in a few days, so that you and your father can live a good life." ”
Li Le knew in his heart that if nothing else, he would definitely get a sum of money in Baiye City. It is impossible for Baining Media to directly give him the money for the publication of the novel, but there is also Warner Hong Kong, and Li Le does not believe that Warner Hong Kong will not buy his own songs.
"What do you say, you child? Are you going to study hard now? Li Rong looked very happy when she listened to Li Le's words, but she still educated her.
"Mom, you and Dad can rest assured! I won't fall behind in my studies. ”
Baiye City is a little strange to Li Le, although it is reborn in later generations, Li Le is only the second time to Baiye City. For Li Le, who came in later generations, the memory of Baiye City is quite deep, but he looks down on Baiye City in his heart. Because in later generations, after the development of Pingcheng, it almost supported the finances of the entire city of Baiye City, and later Pingcheng broke away from Baiye City, and Baiye City had nothing to do, and almost fell into a corner that no one paid attention to. Not only did Li Le look down on Baiye City, but as far as later generations were concerned, the people of Pingcheng called themselves Pingcheng people outside before Pingcheng left Baiye City and forgot about Baiye City. Hundred Pages City is a little unbearable, but there are also some shining points, but it is not worth facing outsiders.
The passengers who came all the way from Pingcheng hurriedly got off the bus and left. Looking at the old building, Li Le said in his heart: "It's really backward, it's not much better than Pingcheng." ”
Li Lezhi said that before the major reform, the whole country was almost the same, except for a few key cities that had a modern scene. Although Li Le was a little surprised by the old buildings in Hundred Pages City, it was not very surprising.
"Let's find a place to stay!" Li Le said softly.
Li Le's plan was to stay in Baiye City for two days, and he had to deal with everything in two days. In Li Le's opinion, it was a little tight, after all, he had to rush back to Pingcheng. However, for the current Li Le, he can only make up for life.
With a decision in his heart, Li Le soon found an affordable hostel not far from the passenger station in Baiye City. For example, hotels have not yet become popular in the land of China, and hostels are already very high-end existence. Although the conditions of the hostel in later generations were really poor, it is now considered high-end.
The price is less than five yuan, and you can live in a large room of 100 square meters, and there is no need for a deposit. Although it is a little old, it is already a great thing for future generations. Li Lezhi said that it would be impossible to live in such a large guest room without thousands of yuan in the future life.