Zhao Weidong was riding a bicycle, and a group of boys gathered around the bicycle, chasing and fighting.

Zhao Weidong learned to ride a bicycle very quickly, and he was also tall, every time he was about to fall, he supported the ground with his left foot, Lin Aimin was also relieved when he saw this, standing aside and laughing, watching a group of people playing.

At this moment, Sun Kui walked up to Lin Aimin, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and handed it to Lin Aimin.

Lin Aimin waved his hand and said, "Brother-in-law, you know, I don't smoke much. ”

Sun Kui suddenly said a little unhappy, "How can a big man not smoke?" Do you look down on me as a brother-in-law? ”

Lin Aimin hurriedly explained, "Brother-in-law, what are you talking about?" ”

Seeing that Sun Kui had been maintaining the action of handing out cigarettes, Lin Aimin had no choice but to take it and hold it in his hand.

Sun Kui had to give Lin Aimin an order, Lin Aimin just didn't like to smoke very much, but he didn't know how to smoke, so he had to ask Sun Kui to light it for him, smoked, he hadn't smoked for many days, and as soon as he smoked, the smell of smoke made him cough twice.

Sun Kui is still giggling.

After a while, Sun Kui looked at Lin Aimin with a smile, and said flatteringly, "Aimin, I didn't expect that you are really capable and become the factory director, I heard that your factory, the factory director's salary is 60 yuan a month, is it true?" ”

Everyone knows about this, and Lin Aimin has no need to hide it, so he nodded and said, "It's true, I can be the director of this factory, and I was also sent by the old branch secretary and the old village chief, I think I am more honest, which makes me the factory director, in fact, I don't have any other skills." ”

Sun Kui said with envy in his tone, "Your luck is really good. ”

After speaking, he asked Lin Aimin, "Aimin, we are relatives, you also know that my family is having a hard time, you see, can you let me work in your factory?" Ordinary workers are paid 30 yuan a month, so that my eldest sister and I can live a better life. ”

Lin Aimin has seen a lot of people who come to the door to survive, it's not that he doesn't want to help, but this matter, he really can't speak, let alone that Sun Kui is from another village, it is not easy for people from this village to enter the factory, if people from this village can't get in, but let a person from another village enter the factory, I'm afraid the whole village will be unhappy.

Lin Aimin had no choice but to say kindly, "Brother-in-law, it's not that I don't want to help you, I really can't help with this matter, recruiting people is the old party secretary of our village and the old village chief, I don't care about this, and the factory is now small, there are not many people recruited, many people in our village want to enter the factory, but they can't get in." ”

Sun Kui has always been thick-skinned, and when he heard this, he said with a smile, "Love the people, if others can't get in, it's someone else, what is our relationship?" You're the factory director, you don't even have this right, do you? ”

Sun Kui even used the method of agitation, "What about the old branch secretary and the old village chief?" Now you are the person in charge of the factory, are you the factory director? Can't take care of the things in the factory? ”

Lin Aimin is not the kind of young man who is easy to be impulsive, he has a generous temperament, after listening to Sun Kui's words, he knew that Sun Kui was provoking him, and he would not be angry, but said, "Brother-in-law, this factory is not my alone, it is the whole village, although I am the factory director, but I really don't care about recruiting people, in the future, if the scale of the factory expands, when you need to find people from other villages, I will definitely recommend my brother-in-law to go, at present, it is really not good." ”

Sun Kui saw that he was so good at talking, but Lin Aimin just didn't agree, his face immediately fell, and he sneered, "I know you just look down on me." ”

After Sun Kui said this, without waiting for Lin Aimin to explain, he stood up, turned around and left.

Lin Aimin looked at Sun Kui's back and could only sigh.

Lin Yin's grandfather Zhao Mutou, during the Chinese New Year, prepared a small slingshot and a wooden spinning top for the boys in the family.

After eating, Lin Aimin and Zhao Yanan took the children home in the afternoon.

Time came to the Lantern Festival in a blink of an eye, and on this day Zhao Xue came to play with Lin Yin, and said to Lin Yin mysteriously, "Wuya, do you know? Willow is back. ”

Lin Yin was surprised, she really didn't know about this, so she asked, "When did she come back?" ”

Zhao Xue said in a low voice, "I also listened to my mother, Yang Liu went home last night, and my mother also said: In the past, when Widow Yang was here, it didn't matter if this Yang Widow didn't go to the ground, but now Widow Yang has been arrested and put in prison, and Yang Liu will starve to death if she doesn't go to the ground to earn work in the future." ”

Lin Yin thought for a while and said, "Yang Liu is very capable, even if she doesn't go to the ground, she can find someone to support her." ”

Zhao Xue immediately thought of Yang Liu's object in the town, pouted and said, "If this happens, are people still willing to marry her?" It's hard to say. ”

Lin Yin nodded, "That's right, Widow Yang did that kind of thing, if Zhou Kun's parents learned about it, for the good of their son, they would never let their son marry Yang Liu." ”

After Yang Liu returned home from the police station, he never left the door, but fortunately, the widow Yang had saved a lot of food at home, and Yang Liu was not hungry.

Until the early morning of the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, when the sky was hazy, Yang Liu secretly dressed and left the village.

Yang Liu walked to the town, and waited in the town until noon before Zhou Kun rode his bicycle to see Yang Liu.

When Yang Liu saw Zhou Kun coming, his eyes turned red, and he burst into tears, looking so aggrieved and pitiful.

Zhou Kun hurriedly stopped the bicycle, ran to Yang Liu, and asked with concern, "What's wrong with you?" Who bullied you? Whoever bullies you, you tell me, and I will avenge you. ”

Yang Liu covered his face, whimpered, and didn't speak, making Zhou Kun anxious enough, what Widow Yang did, she definitely couldn't hide it, Yang Liu decided to take the lead in telling Zhou Kun before Zhou Kun knew, so that Zhou Kun would know some bad remarks about her from others.

Zhou Kun was so anxious that he spun around, and Yang Liu wiped away his tears when he saw that it was almost over, and said aggrievedly, "Brother Zhou, I think it's better to forget about our affairs, the two of us will never meet again in the future, and never contact each other again." ”

Zhou Kun was stupid when he heard this, and said hurriedly, "Yang Liu, what happened?" Tell me, aren't we all talked? We will get engaged after the Chinese New Year, and we will get married when you are 17 years old. ”

Yang Liu cried and said, "Brother Zhou, it's not that I don't want to marry you, it's that my mother has an accident, and I don't think I'm worthy of you." ”

When Zhou Kun heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, he was afraid that he was not good enough, Yang Liu didn't like himself anymore, and when he heard Yang Liu say that her mother had an accident, he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with Auntie?" What's going on? ”

Yang Liu choked up and said, "Brother Zhou, you should also know that our village has built a chalk factory. ”

Zhou Kun nodded and said, "I know about this." ”

Yang Liu continued, "Lin Aimin, who has a grudge against our family, became the factory director. ”

Zhou Kun understood as soon as he heard it, and felt that things were not so simple.

Sure enough, I only heard Yang Liu say, "It's not easy for my mother to pull me as a woman, so I thought if I could work in the factory, earn some wages, and support me, and save me a little more dowry by the way." ”

When Yang Liu said this, he glanced at Zhou Kun, and when he saw that Zhou Kun was also looking at her, he immediately lowered his head and made a shy.

Zhou Kun's heart softened, and he held Yang Liu's hand, Yang Liu did not struggle, and continued to say, "The scale of the factory is small, and there are many people in the village who want to work in the factory. ”

"On that day, Lin Aimin went to the factory, and my mother saw it and wanted to plead with him, so she followed into the factory, but she didn't expect... Didn't expect ......"

Before Yang Liu finished speaking, tears came down again, and he cried for a while.

Zhou Kun was distressed, and hurriedly said, "Yang Liu, don't cry, what happened?" ”

Yang Liu continued after a long while, "I didn't expect that Lin Aimin, that brute, wanted to bully my mother, but my mother didn't agree, and locked my mother in his office. ”

"Brother Zhou, you also know that my mother is timid, how dare she seduce Lin Aimin? Lin Aimin has a wife and children, Lin Aimin was afraid of losing his position as the factory director, so he asked people to call the public security comrades of the police station, he is the factory director, and has a good relationship with the old branch secretary and the old village chief, the old branch secretary and the old village chief are naturally towards him, so they all slandered my mother for seducing Lin Aimin, and now my mother is still locked up in the police station. ”

When Zhou Kun heard this, he was so angry that he clenched his hands into fists and said angrily, "Yang Liu, don't cry, that Lin Aimin is really hateful, I'll settle accounts with him, I'll kill him directly, and see how he bullies your mother and daughter in the future." ”

Yang Liu saw that Zhou Kun was about to leave in a huff, so he hurriedly stopped him, blocking in front of Zhou Kun, crying with tears on his face, this pear blossom with rain, indescribably delicate, and lovable, "Brother Zhou, you must not go, killing people is a crime, I just want to explain to you today, lest you hear some gossip from others and misunderstand our mother and daughter." ”

"Now that my mother is in prison, I know that I am not worthy of you, so I think I can't delay you, we still don't want to meet in the future, and forget about marriage."

Zhou Kun was anxious, "Yang Liu, you can't do this, you should know that my heart for you has never changed, I believe in you, I believe that Auntie will never do that kind of thing." ”

Yang Liu looked at Zhou Kun with a deep affection for him, and he was proud in his heart, but his face was deliberately embarrassed, "Brother Zhou, I know that your parents don't like me, and they finally agreed to our marriage......

Zhou Kun looked at Yang Liu distressedly, and said, "Silly girl, why are you so kind?" ”

"You girl, think about others everywhere, what should you do yourself? Your mother is in prison, you are the only one left in the family, you are still young, and you are so thin, if there is no one to protect you, you will not starve yourself to death. ”

Zhou Kun held Yang Liu's hand tightly and said with a firm face, "Yang Liu, don't worry, no matter what happens to your family?" I will marry you, even if my parents don't agree, even if I go on a hunger strike or commit suicide, I will force them to agree. ”

Yang Liu threw himself into Zhou Kun's arms with a touched face, and said in his mouth, "Brother Zhou, you are so good to me." ”

Zhou Kun hugged Yang Liu tightly in his arms, and said affectionately, "Silly girl, we will be husband and wife in the future, I am not good to you, who is good?" ”

Zhou Kun said a lot of good things before he finally appeased Yang Liu.

Before leaving, Zhou Kun took out his pocket, gave all the remaining seven yuan and five cents in his pocket to Yang Liu, and said to Yang Liu, "Don't wronged yourself, if the money is not enough, tell me, and I will give it to you." ”

Yang Liu said with a touched face, "Brother Zhou, you are so good to me, and I will be good to you for the rest of my life." ”

Zhou Kun was overjoyed when he heard this, and rode his bicycle again, he was still at work in the afternoon.

When Zhou Kun left, Yang Liu blinked, feeling that he was crying a lot, and his eyes were a little sour, but the effect was still very good, at least Zhou Kun was even more desperate for her, no matter what Zhou Kun heard outside, he wouldn't believe it, that fool only believed her.

Before Yang Liu returned to the village, he went to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy a lot of food.

After Yang Liu returned to the village, she was relatively low-key, and she usually didn't go out, for fear that she would be ridiculed by the villagers when she went out.

Lin Yin soon arrived at the beginning of school, on the day of school, the whole family came to see her off, it was already the second half of the third semester of junior high school, and Lin Yin had already begun to study the second year of high school.

In the first monthly exam, Lin Yin took the first place again, and Lin Yin was used to winning the first place, Zhao Yanan went into the city to sell eggs, and came to see Lin Yin by the way, and was very happy to learn that Lin Yin had taken the first exam again.

This year is already 1977, and in a few months, the country will announce the resumption of the college entrance examination, Lin Yin wants to take this year's college entrance examination, so she has been studying hard during this time.

Zhao Yanan saw that Lin Yin had lost a lot of weight, and he was a little distressed and peeled an egg for Lin Yin, handed it to Lin Yin, and said, "You are still young, it is a good thing that you like to study, but you also have to take care of yourself." ”

Lin Yin naturally agreed again and again.

In a blink of an eye, it was the end of the semester, and in the last monthly exam, Lin Yin took the first place in the grade, and the high school entrance examination will be held in another week.

Three days before the exam, Lin Aimin came to pick up Lin Yin, Lin Aimin rode a bicycle, the speed was relatively fast, and he arrived home at less than three o'clock in the afternoon.

As soon as he entered the house, Zhao Yanan saw that the father and daughter were back, so he greeted them and whispered to the father and daughter, "There is someone from the family, who said that he is a teacher in the city, surnamed Yang." ”

Lin Aimin was surprised, "Teachers in the city, what are you doing at our house?" ”

Zhao Yanan covered her mouth and smiled happily, and said proudly, "This Teacher Yang said that our family can take the first place in every joint entrance examination, and she wants Lin Yin to go to their school to go to high school." ”

Lin Aimin was also pleasantly surprised when he heard this, "The teachers in the city, personally recruit our family?" ”

Zhao Yanan nodded, and the husband and wife couldn't be happier.

Lin Yin doesn't think it's strange, she takes the first place in every joint entrance examination, which is better than the students in the city, and now the country is paying more and more attention to the education and learning of students, and it is not surprising that the teachers in the city come to recruit students in person.

After Lin Yin entered, she saw a middle-aged female teacher sitting in the room.

Seeing Lin Yin's first glance, the teacher's eyes lit up, and he asked with a smile, "You are Lin Yin's classmate, right?" ”

Lin Yin smiled and nodded, and then said hello, "Hello teacher!" ”

Teacher Yang nodded happily and said, "Hello Lin Yin, I am a teacher at City No. 1 Middle School, Lin Yin can take the first place in every joint entrance examination, I hope Lin Yin can go to our school to go to high school." ”

Lin Yin did not speak.

Teacher Yang was not in a hurry, but said with a smile, "Lin Yin should have heard of our city No. 1 middle school, our high school is the best high school in the city, and there are the best teachers in the whole city. ”

Lin Yin looked at Zhao Yanan and Lin Aimin, but Zhao Yanan said, "You are a child, where are you going to school?" Mom and Dad don't understand, you can decide for yourself. ”

Lin Yin nodded to show that she understood, and then Lin Yin looked at Teacher Yang and said solemnly, "Thank you Teacher Yang for this trip, but I don't want to go to school in the city." ”