Chapter 120: The Home Is No Worse Than The Outside
"If you don't go crazy, you can't live." Li Meiling's madness finally ended on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, because this day was the day when foreign guests came to our township to do investment promotion.
When I was young, I looked forward to the New Year, because there were good things to eat after the New Year, and after the New Year, I looked forward to the fifteenth day of the first month, and there were also good things to eat.
In the Northeast, it is generally believed that the New Year is not finished until the fifteenth day of the New Year, and the red lanterns are lit up all night at home when conditions are available during the New Year, and the lanterns are not taken down until after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, of course, the theme is reunion, and I feel that the moon is rounder than usual on this day. The winter in the Northeast is cold, and the ice period is relatively long. Personally, I feel like I have a hole in the ice cube and then buckle it to the colorful light bulb. After the foreign guests finished reading and left, the colored light bulbs were unscrewed off by the kind villagers and taken home. Because at that time, we had very few colored light bulbs there. I still remember Uncle Quan Bao also brought me a purple light bulb, and he told me to wait a few days before taking it out to play, which made me very excited.
In order to take away the light bulb, of course, the villagers kicked those nondescript ice sculptures such as Monkey King and Zhu Bajie. It is impossible to tell which piece of ice is the head of which animal, and which piece of ice is the head of which fairy. However, this does not prevent everyone from pointing fingers at those strange and transparent ice cubes. The ice cubes may have come together, and it seems that it was almost April when they were completely transformed into the last puddle of water.
I remember that my mother, Li Meiling, was in the ice sculpture group of those memories, explaining the stories she had prepared to those foreigners. Of course, she explained very well, and foreigners listened very fascinated. On the one hand, it is because Li Meiling has worked hard in this regard, and on the other hand, there is a New Zealand overseas Chinese in the team of foreign guests.
Lin Guofei served as Li Meiling's divine assistant, and whenever Li Meiling's thinking was confused and it was difficult to continue to explain, this divine assistant played a powerful role. My mother was also recorded by the TV station, but in the end, the TV station did not record her part, because there was no result in that investment promotion.
Meeting Lin Guofei in her hometown made Li Meiling want to be in trouble. It is no accident that Lin Guofei was able to participate in this investment promotion activity this time.
Li Meiling went home for the New Year, and when she left, she did not make it clear whether she would come back. Lin Guofei's thoughts about her are getting better and better day by day. Lin Guofei now recognizes that Li Meiling is the incarnation of Sister Lin, otherwise how could the two look so similar.
Boredom, Lin Guofei got a message from a friend about a province in the northeast that had investment promotion. In order to dispel the current lovesickness, he really wanted to see what Li Meiling's hometown in the Northeast looked like. Coincidentally, it is the province where Li Meiling is located. Of course, there is a human factor in the further development of things, Lin Guofei bewitched the people of the same team and came to Xiangyang Township, Hengyuan County with him. In his unintentional conversation, the township leader knew that there was Li Meiling, that her husband was starting a business in the south, that she was in the clothing business, and that she had even learned a foreign language.
Lin Guofei and they left, but Li Meiling was restless, she didn't know what she was going to do. As soon as the fifteenth day of the first lunar month has passed, most of the people who go out to work have left their hometowns.
Li Meiling didn't plan to leave, but she found it difficult for her to adapt here. Engaged in selling vegetables in the past to make a living, Zhang Changzhi will definitely return her previous stall, and will definitely make more money than before. But Li Meiling didn't want to do this, she returned to her house in the county. When she was alone, Li Meiling also shed tears, she knew that it would definitely not work like this, but now she can't find her direction at all.
Whenever she closes her eyes these days, Lin Guofei always appears in her mind. Li Meiling felt that her husband Li Li's shadow was gradually blurring, but Lin Guofei's appearance was becoming more and more obvious.
"Aunt Li, Zhang Changzhi said that Liu Quanbao asked you to tell you that someone from Xiangyang Township came to look for you, saying that there was something for you to go back to the township." Li Hongyan specially came over and told Li Meiling about it.
"Dunzi hasn't finished school yet, I can't go back today, didn't he say anything? Did you say that we are no longer in our hometown, and they want to take back my land? Li Meiling was a little puzzled.
Just as Li Meiling was leaving after she wanted to receive foreign guests, the township cadre told her about the land she had contracted in the countryside. The piece of land contracted by Li Meiling is now planted by Liu Quanbao, and there is no problem of not paying all kinds of expenses! This kind of situation abounds in Xiangyang Township, why do they want to hold on to me! Is it because I am now a pacesetter in entrepreneurship that I have to lead by example? If you know, I don't want that certificate.
"I didn't hear Zhang Changzhi say this! Mr. Zhang also wanted me to ask Aunt Li if she could still work in her hometown, and he said that he really wanted to learn something from Aunt Li. Li Hongyan meant something.
"What can I learn, Mr. Zhang is much better than me. Hurry up and learn from him! By the way, Hongyan, when are you going to get married! I heard Chang Zhi say that day, and tell me when the specific time is set! Li Meiling said.
"I still need to tell you, Zhang Changzhi can still tell you. He listens to you now, and even his father is not good at. Li Hongyan looked a little jealous.
"Alas, didn't this kid tell him earlier! Parents can't be replaced by others! ”
"He's a person, sometimes he's a little stubborn, as long as he recognizes something, he will definitely not let go. He just listens to you too much, and he hasn't touched me until now! Li Hongyan turned into a red face.
"Didn't I see you were young? I'll talk to him when I have a chance. ”
"Aunt Li, don't go, I see, you should do your own things! Besides, girls can't seem too proactive, right? Li Hongyan continues to look forward to her and his future.
The next day, Li Meiling went to Liu Quanbao's house first, and Uncle Quanbao didn't know much about the township leaders looking for her, so he said that he had come a few times, as if he was in a hurry.
The township government is a two-row bungalow, and this house is much older than me. The leader who received Li Meiling was very enthusiastic, which made Li Meiling feel a little flattered.
"There is indeed something going on with you in the past two days. A few days ago, thanks to your help, I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the township government and myself! "The person who received Li Meiling was a township chief who focused on the economy.
"I just did what I had to do, nothing, and I was happy to do what I could for the township. I don't know if those foreigners can invest in building scenic spots for our township? Li Meiling is still so simple and also said her wishes.
"This investment thing is not something that can be achieved once or twice inspected, and we also have to listen to the overall planning of the higher level, not something that can be done! So let's not be in a hurry about this matter. Li Meiling listened to the township chief's words, and always had some meaning to make a report.
"I'm just asking, this is a personal curiosity." Li Meiling was busy explaining.
"I heard that you and your lover have gone out to work, and you have made some achievements outside. I want to know more about this, and I hope you don't be too conservative! "The township chief seems to have something to say.
"We are just ordinary workers, what else can we achieve." Li Meiling became cautious.
"You can't say that, one of the foreign guests who came this time is an overseas Chinese, and his Chinese name is Lin Guofei. When we talked to them, we heard him mention your lover Li Li, saying that your lover Li Li is very capable and now runs a motor repair factory by himself. We didn't know about this before! It seems that we are negligent in our work! The township chief cut to the chase.
"My husband Li Li opened a motor repair factory, but it has only opened for a short time, and there are not enough people, I went home for the New Year, and I really don't know much about his affairs." Li Meiling was a little inexplicably sad.
"Look, you're all people who do business! It's not like the factory manager or anything on our side, you are now the wife of the factory director, and you still look so simple, and you are a role model for our township! The township chief said that Li Meiling was even more embarrassed.
"Before I went home, I worked in a garment factory, and my husband, Li Li, used to work as an engineer in a motor repair factory, but now he is out and working alone. However, it is difficult to say how effective it will be. I didn't want to go back when I came back this time, the children at home were not taken care of, they were all in the third grade, and their grades were not too good. I just want to put things aside and go home with the kids. Li Meiling was infected by the township mayor and said a lot.
"Well, yes, I went outside and earned money and thought of home. I really envy you husband and wife! I'm here today because I want to discuss something with you. You see, our township, as you know, is a typical agricultural township, our industrial base is very poor, if we want to develop the economy of our township, agriculture alone is not enough, we also have to discover our tourism and industry and commerce. In terms of tourism, we have the advantage of having our own tourism environment and supporting resources. In the industrial sector, our biggest advantage is that we have human resources like you and your wife. You think, if you can earn money in your hometown, why go out to earn money? Do you think that's the truth? The township mayor guided Li Meiling into a beautiful vision.
"Yes, if I could earn money at home, I wouldn't want to go out, because my child's father wanted to go out, so I had to follow him to the south, where I was originally selling vegetables at home. I feel that the money he earns from selling vegetables at home is no less than the money he earns outside! ”
Li Meiling felt that the township chief was still conscious, and where was the home worse than the outside.