(Due to the excessive number of words in this chapter, it has been updated in two parts, and the following is the second half of "34a".) ）

In the farmer's market, the two old men sat in the small living room, and after a few cups of mellow and lubricated black tea, Lao Ma opened his mouth first: "Two days ago, my third brother and his broken woman came over, hey!" That baby doesn't study well, and thinks about making a lot of money all day long, and the two of them run here and there at thirty-five or sixteen, and their lives are not good......"

"Hey, your niece is still looking for you, my niece hasn't contacted me for a long time! As soon as this person enters the city, his network with the countryside is basically weakened! ”

"The woman of my third family, it's close!" The old horse seriously argued.

"Near, near! I mean that people live a small life after entering the city, and it is difficult for relatives to see each other, let alone get together to make a family. Although there is WeChat to talk, but it is not in one place all the year round, and the relationship is slowly detached! You feel close, I'm afraid you Yingying won't feel close! Zhong Neng finished talking and looked at the old horse with a smile.

"Yes, yes! I'm a headache that this baby doesn't learn well, she has three dolls under her family! I just gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses this year - how blessed this person is to get a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses! Tut...... The two of them don't care about it, they have to run out and toss! The old horse was puzzled.

"No way! You plant fruit with your mouth shut – that's because you have a lot of land in your village! Majiatun is the edge of the high wall, which occupies a geographical advantage. Like our Zhongjiawan good land and poor land add up to four or five acres per capita, what is the future of farming? Don't you come out to work and wait to starve to death? Zhong Neng rolled his eyes at the old horse.

"Yes yes! I think that the two of her are in one place, and they will be able to mix up in one nest sooner or later. He is good, Beijing today and Shenzhen tomorrow, the southeast and northwest do not stop, how to live this day? Hey, it's the same as my boss! Annoying! The old horse shook his palms with two hands.

"Huh...... I can't live my life anymore, how can I care about others! If you work hard for others today, it means that your old horse is doing well! One day you are worried, even if someone else's sky falls, you can't see it! Zhong Neng smiled bitterly and pointed to the old horse.

"Yes, yes!"

"In the days of a big rural family, what kind of uncle, uncle, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece...... Only suitable for the countryside! We have to visit most of the villages for the New Year, and the people in the village want to say that the relationship is relatives, but the city is different! The three generations of the direct family are considered family members, and the daughter who marries out is also considered an outsider! You're not used to it when you first arrived in the city! Zhong Neng said with a smile, but there was loss in his eyes.

Seeing that Lao Ma had nothing to say, Zhong Neng continued: "Rural people are not easy to mix outside, especially in first-tier cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Tens of thousands of people come and go in this agricultural market, and Qingyishui is a rural person. All year round, I worked a lot of hard work, divided by rent, and planed materials - I didn't make much money. Then what can you do if you are not educated? You are a person in your thirties and forties who has no capital savings, no college diploma, and is still dragging your family, what can you do when you go out? You said that your niece runs around all day long, it's not because she can't make money in one place, but if she reads a little book, has a little culture, and has a little brain, can she run around? Oh life, it's all a person's life! Zhong Neng's expression was ruthless, and there was sadness in ruthlessness.

"Didn't Yingying also study?" The old horse asked with a frown.

"She's not the same! Hahaha...... The two hits on Yingying's body, at first glance, are influenced by you - down-to-earth, capable, and open-minded! The key person Yingying came out early! Like the stars, the cultural requirements for those who entered the city in the early years were not so high! You count, how many rural children in your village can buy a big house without going to school like Yingying? Not many! ”

"There are few!" The old horse nodded.

"This man is stupid and easy to deceive, he praises his intelligence but he is too poor, and he works diligently and does not mix well...... There must be a reason for this. ”

"Hey, poor!" The old horse shook his head frequently.

The two people downstairs have no intention of gossiping, but the middle-aged people upstairs can listen attentively. Lao Ma's strange and bold voice woke up Zhong Li, who was sleeping upstairs, and he lay at the head of the bed, listening to the whole conversation between the two elders from beginning to end.

Is it really fate?

Chung Li couldn't find an answer.

Why is it so difficult to live an ordinary, humble, low-level, cheap life?

In the past few years, he has been incompetent, he can't make his life better, his family's debts are getting more and more, the interest is getting higher and higher, and he can't find a more beautiful and powerful way to save himself and his life except for drinking, sleeping, and leaving his picks to Hyosung.

Simply, he kept drinking, kept getting sick, and illness became his best disguise. He didn't want to see a doctor at all, he didn't want to recover so quickly, he didn't want to waste his family's money, so he used alcohol to anesthetize the disease. He used nothing more than illness to cover up - to cover up his own uselessness and failure. He used nothing more than ten hours of sleep a day after getting drunk to resist the expectations of his family. After all, after falling asleep, he didn't know anything. It's happy to be able to fall asleep, and he can't sleep for a long time. If he hadn't been anesthetized by alcohol every night, how would he have been able to sleep?

He once didn't sleep for fifty-one hours straight, who can understand his anxiety and depression at that time? Shouldn't life be getting better and better? Why is it that the path of life is getting harder and narrower as you walk?

His job is long gone, and he has never looked down on the job of selling beans in the farmer's market! His marriage was fluctuating, and he himself was uncertain; He didn't even have the courage to call his daughter to say hello, and his child was breaking away from his wings; His small property may suddenly disappear one day as soon as the policy changes...... Work, marriage, children, house - these four pillars of social man float in front of your eyes like four bubbles, and they will crumble when you poke them!

A middle-aged man in his forties, what else can he be affirmed and proud of? From waking up at ten o'clock to eating at twelve o'clock, Zhong Li has been in bed in a daze. He was thinking about his worth as a social being, and his thinking made him despair.

At six o'clock in the evening, Bao Xiaoxing took Gui Ying and Yangyang to pick up Xuecheng and Zaizai, and after returning to the farmer's market, she put down Xuecheng to pick up the old horse, and then sent Gui Ying and the four of them home. Xuemei was busy working, and her sister didn't come, and it was half past six, and Bao Xiaotang, who was hungry in her belly, was pacing around the hut, not knowing where today's dinner was.

Bao Xiaoxing knew that if her sister was not busy, she would definitely come to deliver food. She didn't want to call her sister, she had been bothering her lately, and besides, she knew best how her sister was doing. Xiaotang changed into a long skirt, put on a hat, and nervously and curiously prepared to go out to eat. It was the first time she had eaten out in a long time. Going out to have fun can be addictive, and staying at home is even more addictive.

The warm breeze was blowing, the red sun was reflecting, Xiaotang pinned the long hair that was blown by the wind behind her ears, she carefully walked down the stairs and came to the snack street south of the farmer's market, looking for the Malatang that she and her first love frequented many years ago, but I don't know if that store is still there. I haven't been out for a long time, and I feel like I'm separated from the world by an inch of glass—not so real.

She took a turn around the snack street at the south end of the farmer's market, the flower street on the west side, and the vegetable market on the east side, although she didn't find the Malatang, but she met many acquaintances. Lao Wang, who specializes in dishes and casseroles, Sister Song, who wholesales melon seeds, Da Fat, who cuts mutton, Sister Qiao, who sells orchids, and Uncle Li, who specializes in edible oil...... I haven't seen them for years, but these people are still there. Bao Xiaotang is happy, every time she greets acquaintances from many years ago, she is happy, in their eyes, she sees her own changes and her unchanged self, and also sees the changed world and the unchanged world.

Even if she never knew the names and families of these familiar faces, a few simple greetings were enough to warm her heart. The farmer's market used to be Bao Xiaotang's home in Shenzhen, where she witnessed her change from a child of twelve or thirteen to a girl in her twenties. It's good to be back here, it's good. Xiaotang wore her long skirt in the wind, looking for the little girl who used to use her long skirt for a ride here in a small alley.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Xiaotang came back, and when he entered the door, he found that Xuemei had also arrived home. It turned out that Xuemei had something to do with her today, so the little girl asked for a three-hour leave from the coffee shop and came back early in the evening. Xiaotang sat on the sofa, looking at the cozy room, savoring the pleasure of shopping, and was in a very good mood.

"Auntie, are you giggling?" Xuemei put on her pajamas after taking a bath, covered her wet hair with a towel and asked Xiaotang.

"Ahh When I went out shopping just now, I met Sister Song, who wholesaled melon seeds, and chatted with her for a while. ”

"It's been a long time since I've seen you smile!" Xuemei sat next to Xiaotang and continued to wipe her hair.

"Huh...... You have to have something ridiculous to laugh! ”

"Aren't all ridiculous things created by yourself, how can anything fall from the sky!"

"Tsk! You're right! But...... Someone like me who is introverted and tends to have a Type B personality doesn't know how to create something ridiculous! Xiaotang smiled at her niece with an ignorant expression.

"There's so much to do! It's too many to count! You don't know! Xuemei's eyes widened.

Xiaotang blinked her eyelashes, looked at her niece charmingly and said mischievously: "Recommend it to my aunt!" ”

"Uh...... Go on a tour! My classmate traveled abroad with her mother after the college entrance examination, 8,000 yuan per person! ”

"Huh? Tut! Good idea! Anything else? Xiaotang was instantly excited, his eyes shining.

"Didn't my mother think you didn't have a partner, participate in the blind date meeting! If you are not in good health, add the kind of WeChat group or QQ group that exercises together every day, and then exercise together every day to check in! You...... You can get a driver's license, my boyfriend is taking the test recently! You can also read books and be a beautiful literary young woman! You can also do beauty and rejuvenate your charm! You can also learn desserts, it's amazing that beautiful women can make desserts! Belch...... You can also learn fashion design, sign up for a class to learn flower arrangement, and volunteer in the subway or scenic spots...... There are all kinds of things my classmates do after the college entrance examination, and there is nothing you can't think of! That's right! Auntie, haven't you always wanted to take the CPA exam - CPA? ”

"Uh...... I've seen the questions before, and for someone like me who hasn't taken a professional class, it's hard. But...... When I heard you say this, I suddenly felt like the world was sparkling! Xiaotang rubbed Xuemei's hair and said.

"If you don't go to work, you can do whatever you want, you're still so worried!"

"Huh! I can't get the CPA exam, I can upgrade to a bachelor's degree! Xiaotang slapped his palms, stood up and walked around the living room excitedly.

"Yes, when you look for a job again, your seniority will increase." Xuemei congratulated her aunt.

"Humph! I'm looking for a training provider now! Immediately! Right away! Hey, by the way, didn't you say what kind of WeChat group and QQ group to add? You can help my aunt add it! Xiaotang threw the phone to Xuemei, and turned on the computer to find a training institution for professional upgrades.

"Okay! Auntie, don't worry, I will definitely help you find some handsome guys! Xuemei sat cross-legged and happily helped Xiaotang add various virtual social groups.

"Oops! Mei Mei! I suddenly found out that you are my little lucky star! With such a cute and motivated little role model like you by my side, I feel that my life is brilliant and indomitable! Oh, why did your mother give birth to such a big living treasure like you! Xiaotang sat beside Xuemei with the computer, and shook the back of her niece's neck with her right hand.

At half past eight in the evening, Gui Ying's family sat in the living room eating fruit.

"Everyone remembered the training session next Sunday, but no one remembered it when I woke up this morning, and if it wasn't for Hyosung's call, we would have forgotten about it!" Gui Ying said while cutting the dragon fruit.

"I've been in class for six days, and I'm going to sleep more on this day!" Tsai Tsai complained.

"Come on, Dad, you can eat some passion fruit!" Zhiyuan peeled off a passion fruit and put it in front of the old horse.

"I ate it, it's not delicious!" The old horse pushed the passion fruit to Yangyang, who grabbed it and licked it with his mouth.

"Xinghua made me very angry this time, I talked to your Uncle Zhong today, he said that there are many such people in the city, and they say that there are dozens of them in the agricultural market!" The old horse chewed the red grapes and looked at Guiying and Zhiyuan.

"Hey, most of the business is like this! Even if you are a sincere person, you have to learn to talk before you want to do business! "Gui Ying is arrogant.

"You Uncle Zhong said...... The more rural the baby, the less down-to-earth it is, isn't it? The old horse asked solemnly.

"My Uncle Zhong is right, but he said half of the truth. After the rural baby comes out, they often go to two extremes: one is like Xinghua and the other is like Hyosung; One is talking about it, and the other is working hard and thinking that there will always be a bright future! Gui Ying cut a cantaloupe, placed it on a plate and placed it in the center of the crowd.

"Then I look at you Ma Guiying, Tianmin's son Ma Junjie, Xingxia's son Ma Bin, and your Uncle Fan's son...... These guys can mix it up! ”

Zhiyuan smiled first, and then said to Lao Ma: "Dad, you have to think the other way around." The reason why you were able to meet those uncles in Shenzhen was because their sons were so good that they could bring their father to the city! You're wrong about cause and effect! In fact, there are more than a few people in our village who work in Shenzhen to make money, I guess there are not one or two hundred, but there are also seventy or eighty, but those people are not good at mixing and can't take their parents over. ”

"Village Chief, have you ever wondered why these people mix well! I know that there are Junjie and Ma Bin from our village, Guo Fan from Dongguo Village, Zhang Jiajia from Zhimawan, Liao Guohui and Wang Yingjun from the town...... These people, their work is decent, they all have a house and a car and can take their parents over to live together, they have one thing in common, that is, they have all gone to college! You said that I was doing well, but I went out of the way to do business, or it was not too much different from Zhong Li Xiaoxing. ”

"Phew!" The old horse took a breath of cold air, frowned and said, "Going to school is important, that's right!" But I observed that in the past ten years, the children who have gone to college in several villages have not been more than the previous ten years! However, in the past ten years, the babies who have been mixed in the city have been stubble one after another - there are a lot of them! Then how do you say that the baby who didn't go to college gets mixed up in the city? ”

"Two years ago, there was a post on the Internet asking what is a better way out for low-educated young people in rural areas, and one replied that 130,000 people liked it! Great, do you know what his answer is? Gui Ying deliberately paused, and looked at the old horse with straight eyes.

"What?"

"The answer is only three words: there is no way out!"