Chapter 39: The Gathering
When Li Zhendong walked to Secretary Lin's house. There are already many villagers who have received the news, and they are talking eagerly. When Li Zhendong was sitting in the room and preparing to send money, he found a big problem. Li Zhendong brought all the big bills, ten yuan a piece, and no change. The amount of money involved in the villagers is very scattered, and many of them involve cents, and this money cannot be sent. had to ask Lin Gong'an to go to the supply and marketing cooperatives of the commune and other places to change change.
The villagers gather more and more, and there are those who come to see the wind, and the Chinese people like to see the excitement is famous. Seeing that Lin Gongan took the money to exchange for change, Zhilu Dao would definitely be able to get the money today. Some people are already talking loudly about getting money to go to the supply and marketing cooperatives. There are also people calling friends, and after receiving the money, we will beat a few catties of loose local wine and go home to gather. This kind of wine only costs six cents or one yuan a catty. Of course, more people are thinking about taking their money home. The people who have the strips are tightly clenched in the palms of their hands.
Secretary Lin must be present on such an occasion. With him, he can live in town.
Someone outside the door was shouting that Lin Gong'an was back. Miraculously, there was no one to maintain order, everyone had already lined up spontaneously and consciously, without pushing and crowding. I know in my heart that I have said that the money is enough, what are you squeezing? There are not many people, and many people next to them just come to see the excitement. One step earlier and one step later.
Chestnut trees are not very productive and must be cared for with care. A tree is less than ten catties, and the most is dozens of catties. This refers to the removal of burr shells. Among the villagers, there are less than forty or fifty catties, and the most one even has hundreds of catties, and I don't know why there are so many fruit trees in his family? Or is it a combination of several families?
Li Zhendong collected the slip and counted the money, and then the Lin public security officer reviewed it and handed it to the villagers. When the villagers came into the house to collect the money, they were not surprised to see that it was a young man. Nowadays, in many villagers' homes, children can read and count more than adults. The person who received the money first and walked out of the house, when he went out, there would always be someone to ask, and there was a lot of noise outside the house.
Li Zhendong, who gave the money, regretted it very much, and asked the commune secretary to call an accountant for nothing. In those days, there was no calculator, and an abacus was used. Although he has learned, Li Zhendong used either a calculator, a computer, or maybe a calculation function on a mobile phone. This wooden-framed abacus is really, and everything he has learned has been left behind, and Li Zhendong slowly fiddled with one bead after another. Secretary Lin was taken aback, looked at it with a smile for a while, and simply took it over and split it, okay. Secretary Lin is an old trick, and making this abacus is like playing. Li Zhendong was dazzled.
After the most hair, an afternoon passed unconsciously. There are parts of the town that are full of laughter, people who get the money, and there are many places where there is silence.
The night was like water, quietly coming from the distant sky, and darkness reigned over the earth again.
In the courtyard of Secretary Hu Changjun's house, laughter and words continued. Lin Chenggui's family of three, Lin Huoliang, under Secretary Hu's explanation, also brought his two younger sisters. Li Zhendong saw the two girls, they couldn't see how big they were, they weren't tall, they were both thin, and their eyes looked very big. A little scared to see a stranger. Lin Huoliang's father was sick in bed, and his mother couldn't take care of him. plus Li Zhendong, eleven people, all together.
In many parts of China, the old-fashioned tradition is that women and children do not serve at the table. Secretary Hu is an enlightened person, let's get together at a table! The trouble of dividing and going, such a table of eating, lively!
The dishes on the table were really hearty. Chicken, hare, a large pork leg stewed with dried pickles, a large bowl of poached eggs, tofu with oil residue, a plate of dried radish, and green vegetables. There was also corn wine bought by the villagers. It can't be compared with the dishes of the big hotels, but the quantity is far more than that. There are many people, Li Zhendong will not have stage fright! Toast to the two secretaries first, without the support of the two secretaries, Li Zhendong can't do it even if he is full of skills. Secretary Hu and Secretary Lin laughed and sighed, Xiao Li said it so well, how could he not drink it?
The dinner table quickly became lively, a few little girls that piece. Lin Gong'an's two younger sisters should know the daughters of the two secretaries, whispering to each other, and several people looked at Li Zhendong from time to time. The boy was chatting with several adults at the moment.
Of course, Li Zhendong would not snub the two secretaries' wives at the dinner table. Picking out something interesting and telling it eloquently, the secretary and his wife laughed on the spot. Lin Huoliang was humble and clumsy, and when he saw that the atmosphere at the table was mobilized by Li Zhendong, he admired Xiao Li's leadership in his heart. Take the large enamel jar in which the wine is poured, and when he sees that his cup is empty, he fills it. Later, Li Zhendong looked at Lin Huoliang helplessly, "Lin Gong'an, you see that I am so young, can I fall less?"
Everyone at the table laughed, oh, do you remember how young you are? Do you look like a child? Little Lori's eyes turned into a crooked Xiaoyue with a smile.
Today's meal was delicious for the kids. Lin Huoliang's two younger sisters have never found a record of eating in their memories. The bowl was full of dishes brought over by the adults' chopsticks, and they were repeatedly told to eat more. Again, this is quite rare for the adults here. A meal can eat half a month or one-third of one's salary, and there is no reluctance in this era. Chat and eat while having wine to cheer up. The children who finished eating first ran to the next room to play.
Until the table is full of messes, everyone is full of wine and food. The two secretaries' wives got up to clean up the table and hurried to soak water in coarse tea leaves. Li Zhendong stood up, stepped aside and carried things to the table. Hu Changjun had already seen a bunch of things in the house at noon, and knew that Xiao Li was temporarily putting them away. There are boxes and bags, I don't know what's inside the tunnel?
What was handed to the two secretaries were two belts, produced in Haishi, which were considered domestic famous brands and were worth a lot of money. In the 80s, almost all of the best domestic brands were made in the sea. This is what you can buy, and if you want to be better, you have to take the foreign exchange coupon to the friendship store and duty-free shop. Hu Changjun quipped: "We have to take a look at the things sent by Xiao Li, we can't send me and Lao Lin away at will." "The two secretaries' wives handed each person a brown paper bag. Open it and look at several pieces of makeup. Xie Shuiqing is no stranger to these, but Deng Chunhua doesn't understand. Xie Shuiqing was quite satisfied, and the winter in Hunan Province was cold. This central mountainous region is particularly cold. I am from out of town and am not very adaptable, so these commonly used cosmetics are very suitable. Xie Shui Qingfeng smiled with a smile in his eyes, "Xiao Li, you have a heart!" ”
Li Zhendong was embarrassed, "Aunt Xie, I just thought that my mother would crack when her hands were wet in winter." Think of the two of you, and buy more together. As soon as these words came out, the room fell silent for a while. Hu Changjun and Xie Shuiqing glanced at each other and nodded lightly.
The girls in the house ran out to see the strangeness. Li Zhendong took out a bag first, smiled and handed it to Xiao Lori, "Hu Mei, this is for you." There were a lot of people, and little Lori was ashamed of her little face, seeing her parents smiling at herself, and gently taking "Xie Lu Xie" with both hands. Seeing Qingqing lowering her head, she was embarrassed to take the bag handed by Li Zhendong, and hurriedly helped Qingqing continue. Li Zhendong also saw Lin Gong'an's two younger sisters, this kind of thing is unpredictable. Fortunately, there are still things to bring, handing over a packet of sesame candy and a packet of fruit candy, which had to be taken out temporarily from Hu Li's classmate. smiled apologetically at Lin Huoliang. The little boy, Hu Li, ran to his room with some small snacks and a bag of toffee in his arms, with a smile on his face. Fortunately, he didn't know that Lu Dao had already taken away two packets of candy, and if he did, it was hard to say whether he would laugh or not. This must be hidden first, otherwise it will be robbed by the elder sister again. He didn't want to think about it, little Lori had already seen it, his house was so big, where could he hide?
Little Lori doesn't have time to settle accounts with her hateful brother now, she has already pulled out the gifts, and a few girls run into the house again. There are three things left at the bottom. Li Zhendong gave one to Secretary Hu's family, one to Secretary Lin's family, and one to Lin Gongan. This is instant noodles. Secretary Hu has eaten it, but Secretary Lin's uncle and nephew have not eaten it. However, Lin Huoliang watched Li Zhendong buy it, and knew that such a small piece would cost ten yuan and eight catties of food stamps. It's expensive. Hu Changjun smiled, "Xiao Li, the instant noodles you sent are good, simple and trouble-free, delicious and delicious, but expensive." ”。 Lin Chenggui heard it, this is delicious? Take a closer look at what you have received in your hand. As soon as Lin Huoliang said the price next to him, Lin Chenggui almost didn't jump up, "What, ten yuan?" If you don't count the food stamps, you can't buy sixty-two and a half pounds of flour. While looking at Li Zhendong with the eyes of a loser. Deng Chunhua stretched out her head to see what was delicious.
The girls who had entered the house came out again, and all the people in the house stopped talking, and a thought was tumbling in everyone's heart: it was so beautiful.
Little Lori stood in the crowd, wearing a princess dress, which should have been a little longer, trying to tiptoe, pulling both sides of the skirt with both hands. The hair on his head was tied with a bow, his beautiful little face had a faint and charming smile, and there was a touch of shyness, a trace of pride, a little joy, and a wisp of bright innocence in his two bright eyes. Under the gaze of everyone, little Lori suddenly mustered up her courage. Fluttering in place, the skirt slowly opened and closed softly like a summer lotus. Li Zhendong admired in his heart, little Lori is really amazing wearing this dress, if it is paired with glass crystal shoes. Dressed in this dress, who dares to say that Xiao Lori is not the most noble little princess of the Oriental Imperial Palace?
can also make people's eyes shine, as well as Lin Qingqing wearing a plain floral dress. Graceful and soft, delicate and elegant girl next door. It's the neighbor next door to you who has been chasing you for many years, calling you 'little brother'.
The laughter of the crowd floated in the silent night sky.