In the eighties of the 20 th century, the state changed its policy, centered on economic construction, began to set up special economic zones in southeastern coastal cities, opened the country's doors, opened up the sea ban, allowed foreign enterprises to enter the special economic zones to set up factories, and recruited Chinese to work, thus attracting tens of thousands of mainland mainlanders to work and pan for gold, which became a trend for a while, and many people also found a way to get rich, opened up a new world of their own, and became the first generation of Chinese to become rich.

Li was also moved when he heard this. He thought: the opportunity must not be lost, and the time will never come. Going to university is a good opportunity for adults to become talents, but unfortunately I don't know how to cherish it, and I have lost it. At present, reform and opening up and the opening of special economic zones are another rare opportunity for development, which must be firmly grasped and not lost again. Life is just a few decades away, how many opportunities can there be? Once lost, it will not come back. Take advantage of this youth, don't go out to break through, fight; When youth is gone, and enthusiasm is gone, there will be no more opportunities; When he is old and lacks bald teeth, he falters, and in the face of suffering, he has to lament in vain and regret it too late. So he discussed it with Momo and decided to give it a try. However, Tao is still thinking about the development of tourism in Daliang Mountain, and hopes that Li will stay and work with her to contribute to the development of tourism in her hometown, make a contribution, and open up an ideal world for herself. Li believes that although the development of tourism is promising, it is a matter of relying on others, and it is difficult to achieve it without investors to invest. Instead of waiting for others to develop and let your youth pass away in vain, it is better to go to the special economic zone first, work for a few years, and then come back to invest in the tourism development of your hometown when you make money and broaden your horizons, which is more practical and reliable. Human life is finite and should be cherished, and once youth is gone, it will not come back.

He said to Tao: "We are in the mountains, the geographical location is so remote, isolated, and the economy is so backward; I see that the county is connected to trains and highways, and it can only be a long-term plan, a beautiful ideal, with the current economic situation, it is not easy to realize it in the near future! There are no trains, no highways, and no conditions for foreign investment, which boss will come to us to invest and develop? That's equivalent to throwing money into the water, there is investment, there is no return, and no one is so stupid as a boss. Therefore, although the prospects for the development of tourism here are promising, it is difficult to achieve in the near future. At present, the central government has set up special economic zones in Zhuhai and Shenzhen, and some foreign bosses have already set up factories there to recruit Chinese workers to work, and their wages are several times higher than those of the regular workers of our state-owned factories, and many mainlanders have made a lot of money working there. This is a real benefit, you can see it, you can get it, you don't have to wait. So I don't want to wait any longer for the tourism development of my hometown, I want to go outside and try it. Maybe I'll find a place there to make use of my talents. ”

Tao was reluctant to leave her, and said: "We haven't been married for too long, the relationship between husband and wife is so close, Li Tao is not yet two years old, and she calls you dad all day long; We both need you, and we can't do without you. Besides, if you go to work so far away alone, you will miss us, and it will cost a lot of money to come back, which is not easy. Even if we don't engage in tourism development here, now that the land, mountains and forests have been contracted to households, our income has increased greatly, and our life is much better than in the past. In another year or two, Li Tao can leave his hand, and he will be handed over to his mother to take with me, and I will work in the fields with you, go to the mountains to hunt and collect medicine, and our lives will get better and better, and it will not be a problem to build a tiled house. The family is together, with food, clothing, and a tiled house to live in, and life can be regarded as happy. ”

Tao looked at Li and tried her best to talk about the future of the family, hoping that he would dispel the idea of going out to work. But Li had already thought deeply about what Tao said. He also knew that with the current policy and conditions, even if he stayed at home and worked, the family would never go hungry and have no clothes to wear; And parents, husbands and wives, fathers and sons, and brothers get along day and night, and they can enjoy the joy of family. However, this is by no means the ideal he had when he was studying, and it is not the life he wanted. It's not that Xing pinned his hopes on him in the letter. When he and Tao and Xing were in school, they often talked about ideals and the future, and always hoped to leave the mountains and develop in big cities, display their talents, contribute to society, keep up with the trend of the times, and live the most fashionable life; I never thought of continuing to stay in the ravine like my parents and live the life of ordinary mountain people; If he wanted to live this kind of life, he didn't need to spend so much money and read so many years of books that he couldn't catch up with the knowledge of a mountain baby, and he didn't even recognize the head wolf of a wolf pack. However, at that time, what I expected was to study hard, get admitted to university with excellent grades, and be assigned a good job by the state in the future, and then work hard to make achievements and win an ideal world and a good life. But because of his mistakes, this road has been blocked, and he must take another path that must be more difficult in order to realize his ideals and achieve the desired goal. He decided that this was what Apricot expected of him. It is difficult to stay in my hometown, maybe I can achieve this goal by working in Zhuhai and Shenzhen, which can be regarded as the same end as Xingshu. He looked at Peach's reluctance, was silent for a long time, and finally endured the pain and said his decision:

"Momo, thank you for being so fond of me, and after so many hardships and hardships, you still have no complaints and never give up. However, the more you treat me so well, the more ashamed I feel and feel sorry for you. I once promised you that you would live upstairs, wear the best clothes, and give you a make-up wedding for a trip to Beijing; But more than two years have passed, and I have tried my best, but I have not fulfilled any of my promises. Although you did not blame me or resent me, I did not forget it for a moment. It is a husband's solemn promise to his beloved wife, and at the same time, a man's solemn promise to the world. If he fails to fulfill his promise to his wife and to the world, he will never have dignity in front of his wife and the world; He will always be a loser, a coward, and a man who eats soft rice. I thought that I could endure hardship and fatigue, but I could not endure this humiliation for long. So I decided to go to Shenzhen to work. Maybe I can find my ideals and dignity there, and I won't be humiliated and regretted for the rest of my life. ”

Peach was deeply moved, and she didn't feel tears in her eyes. He hugged Lee and said:

"How can you think that? Buildings, new clothes, travel, what are these? It's all insignificant compared to our true love. I also once told you that as long as you are really good to me, you will live in a grass house and wear rags in this life, and I will follow you. You've been very nice to me. For me, my family, you have eaten enough and worked hard without complaint; In order to fetch milk for me, you went to Dongshan alone to hunt pheasants, encountered wolves, and almost suffered an accident. When I think of this, my heart trembles and I feel sorry for you. You see, what I need is a husband who loves me every day, who cares for me, loves me, helps me, and the rest is insignificant to me, dispensable. ”

Lee was moved, but still shook his head. He gently patted Momo's shoulder, stroked her hair, and said:

"I know that you really care about me, and I am afraid that I will suffer when I go out to work. But, have you thought about it? The current life makes me feel that I am really living too poorly, too aggrieved, and too undignified! Our parents looked down on us, and even the illiterate old and rough people in the village looked down on us, and they said that we were useless behind our backs. This kind of life is by no means my original ideal, nor is it your original ideal. At the moment, we are actually living in secret. If I have passed the age of fifty and am still like this, then I have no choice but to do this, I don't want to go anywhere, I just want to guard you and my son until old age and death, and I have no regrets. However, we are still young, just in our twenties, it is an excellent period for youth, inspiration, development and entrepreneurship, and we still have plenty of time to struggle and realize our ideals. Although none of us were admitted to university, but academic qualifications do not determine everything, and it is not impossible for us to struggle and work another road. ”

He asked Peach to sit down on the bench, and he himself sat down beside her, and continued to persuade her:

"Love is beautiful and sweet, and every young man longs for it. However, if you don't love properly and love at the wrong time, you will also lose the perfect opportunity to realize your ideals. For example, the love we had at the Warm Hotel, can you say that we are not truly in love? It is completely true love, whether it is you to me, or I to you, it is completely out of true feelings. However, it was because of that love that we suffered a lot, suffered a lot, delayed precious study time, and missed out on college. Peach, a smart person, can only make mistakes once, not a second time; If he does it a second time, he's a bastard, confused, and obsessed. We should learn from our failures and repent. So this time I went to Shenzhen to work, and I decided to go. Please don't stop me. After Li finished speaking, he stood up from Tao, approached the window, and looked up at the vast sky outside, and the flock of birds flying freely.

Tao was very remorseful when he heard Li actually talk about the warm hostel, knowing that he still haunted the hurt and loss caused by that incident, and it is difficult to forget. It was her fault, not his, it was she who was sorry for him, which made him delay his studies and lose the opportunity to go to college. Lee didn't blame her, and he was willing to marry her, which was already magnanimous. Since he has such great hopes for going out to work, she can't stop him anymore, otherwise, if he loses the opportunity to realize his ideals, he will resent her for the rest of his life. However, she really didn't want Li to leave her and her son and go to such a far place alone, but Li's words had been said so resolutely, certainly, and non-negotiable, and she couldn't say it. For a while, she had to hide her face with her hands and cry.

Seeing Tao crying sadly, Li was also very sad, after all, they were a loving couple, and the newlywed Yan'er was inseparable. However, he can't forget the lessons of the warm hostel, and he can't lose the opportunity to realize his ideals again because he is confined to love. Now, what he can do is to solve Momo's difficulties as much as possible before he leaves home. He imagined that after he was gone, Momo would feel lost and helpless without his love and help, as well as the help he had always given her mother. He struggled mentally to find a solution. After some thought, he said to Momo:

"Don't worry, before leaving, I will arrange everything: my mother has the kindest heart, and I ask her to help you take care of Li Tao; My father is the most concerned about the overall situation, and I will ask him to take his two younger brothers and help your mother to do the work in the fields and in the woods. In both respects, it is guaranteed that you will not be embarrassed. ”

As he spoke, he sat back down beside Tao, took her in his arms, kissed her, pointed to the two and said, "We are all readers, and in junior high school, we all read the story of "The Wife of the Sheep". I hope you can understand the righteousness like Le Yangzi's wife and support your husband to live in the world. I am a man, and I should fight for my ideals and career; Circling around my wife's pot all day long, exhausting my ambition and sharpness, this will miss my future, and others will look down on your husband because of this, saying that he is useless in studying and a wreck. You love me the most, love me, and understand my feelings the most; I don't think you want me to be mediocre all my life, do nothing, and be looked down upon. ”

He lowered his head, looked at the peach in his arms, and gently stroked her still bright face with his hand, holding back his heartache and waiting for her answer. Peach nodded, but couldn't help but burst into tears. He hurriedly wiped her tears and comforted her:

"There is no need to be so sad, we are going to spend our lives together, and for now, we are only temporarily separated. When I make achievements in Shenzhen and have a foothold, I will take you and Li Tao over to live together. At that time, Xiao Bie is better than the newlywed, and our life will be more warm and sweet. With today's bitterness, there will be sweetness in the future, and with today's separation, there will be eternal reunion in the future. This is the ancient truth, and it is also the truth. You are so smart, how can you not know, not understand? ”