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I didn't want Tao to listen and disagree with his life plan, so she hurriedly sat up and said:

"I don't want to go so far away. My family is not like yours, my parents are still alive, and my younger brother can work. You know, my mom is not in good health, and my brother is still young, so he needs me to take care of him. When my dad was leaving, he told me again and again that he must take care of his mother and brother. I promised my father in person, I couldn't say anything to be sorry for him, I left the spring breeze, went to other places, only cared about my own pleasure, and left my mother and younger brother alone; Really, am I still human? ”

Li immediately remembered that Tao had a poor and weak home, a widowed mother and a young brother, who needed her long-term care, and she couldn't leave the home. So he immediately changed his mind and said:

"You're right, I agree. You don't want to go out, so stay at home and take care of your mom and your brother. I'm going out to fight alone. When I earn money from part-time work, I save it little by little, and when I have saved enough, I will take it home and build you a house, buy furniture, buy new clothes, and make up the wedding; When the time comes, if the development of tourism in the village is successful, I will come back and invest in tourism with you and seek development in my hometown. ”

Seeing Li say this, Tao knew that he was still thinking about her in his heart, thinking about his promise to her, and he was still thinking about it, and he didn't forget it; But I felt that he was too naïve and too easy to think. She wiped a handful of tears from her eyes and said:

"Look at what you said, Shenzhen's money is so easy to make? Gold everywhere, just around the corner? Don't think too pretty! There is no such thing as a free lunch, the sky does not drop its pie, everything is earned by hard labor. When you do some work at home, you are tired and have a sore back, your limbs are lazy, you sleep together at night, and you don't touch me; Could it be that when you arrive in Shenzhen, you have changed a person and become diligent? Aren't you afraid of being tired? I can't compliment it. I'm afraid that I won't even make enough money to eat, and I will finally get to go home with food. She pursed her lips, shook her head, and looked at Lee in disbelief.

Li Jiantao had no confidence in him like this, and was very unconvinced, and said: "If I work hard and work hard, and finally fall to that point, it means that I am really incompetent and useless, and even God does not pity me and take care of me." If that's the case, I'll give up, I won't go anywhere for the rest of my life, honestly squatting in the ravine, and guarding you and Li Tao for the rest of my life. ”

I didn't want Tao to misunderstand Li's intentions, but when I heard this, I became happy, pointed at Li and said, "Remember, you said this!" If you promise to do what you say, I'll give you permission to go. Then let you bring a few hundred dollars from your family to prepare to pay the tuition. There is no basis for words, but words are evidence. ”

Li listened to Tao say this, obviously didn't believe what he meant, and blushed. He pushed away the peach, took out a pen and paper and immediately wrote: "This time I went to Shenzhen to work, if I didn't mix up my personal appearance, I would stay at home and work for the rest of my life, accompany my wife and son, and never go out again." ”

After writing and signing his name, he thought about it, wrote the time and place, and then solemnly handed it to Tao and said, "This is my guarantee." My words count, and if I do not keep them, I will use them as a basis for punishment and punishment. ”

Seeing that Li really wrote a letter of guarantee to her, Tao felt that he had done too much, and that he was too distrustful and harsh on Li, so he smiled and said, "Who wants you to write a letter of guarantee?" I'm afraid that you will suffer when you go out, so I deliberately joke with you, so you get serious. ”

Li said solemnly: "The gentleman has no jokes, and once he says something, it is difficult for the horse to chase." Since I have made a note, I promise to honor it. ”

The husband and wife stood facing each other, looking at each other, and there was nothing to say for a moment. At this time, Li Tao walked in, Tao hugged him and said: "Son, your father is going to make a lot of money in Shenzhen this time, and when you grow up, you will be a rich son, don't make a living in our poor ravine." ”

Li thought of separating from his beloved wife and son, and was a little unbearable, so he took Li Tao from Tao's arms, kissed him on the face, and unconsciously shed tears.

At lunchtime, Li solemnly said to his parents:

"Dad, Mom, you have cultivated me for so many years, worried about labor, and spent so much money, hoping that I can be admitted to university, go out of the mountains, and have a good future and a new life; But the son was not angry and did not become successful, which disappointed the second elder. These days, I've been thinking: Is it possible to squat in a ravine like this at a young age? Is there no other way out than to go to college? I think about it and think that in today's society, there are many ways to go out of the mountains and realize your ideals, and going to university is just one of the paths to your ideals. So I decided to go to Shenzhen to work. I hope that I can make achievements there, realize my ideals, and repay the kindness of the second elder. ”

Lao Li and his wife suddenly heard their son say such a decision, they were surprised and didn't understand; They looked at each other, and then at Lee, confused for a moment; Because I haven't heard of anyone working in Shenzhen in the spring breeze; Where is Shenzhen? How far is it from Daliang Mountain? What does it look like? They don't know anything. Seeing his parents' confusion, Li explained: "You still don't know that in recent years, the Party Central Committee has implemented the policy of reform and opening up, opened special economic zones in the south, and allowed foreign capitalists to enter the special zones to set up factories and recruit Chinese workers. Many people in the mainland have found suitable jobs there, and the wages are very high, several times higher than the wages of workers in our state-owned factories. I also heard that the more literate people are, the easier it is to find a job, and the higher the position and salary. So, I thought, I've been reading for so many years, and it's not bad, I should go there, maybe my ideals can be realized there. ”

This time, Lao Li understood. A few days ago, he also vaguely heard others say it, but it was none of his business, and he didn't care too much; Now when I hear my son say this, I remember. He looked at his wife and said, "It is said that young people should also go out and break through, and what will happen if they are at home and wander in the ravines?" What's more, you've been reading for so many years, and you've only been farming and hunting at home, isn't it a waste? ”

Lee said, "I think so too. If the second elder just wanted to ask me to farm and hunt, he wouldn't have spent so much money to train me to read so many books; Now that I've read the books, even though I haven't been admitted to university, I have to think about some other uses, and I can't waste them in vain. ”

"Of course. Peaches, plums, apricots, even the elders say that you are promising, how can I not spend a lot of effort to cultivate you? It's not just our family, but the three families, which one is not doing its best to cultivate you? After Momo's father died, her mother was so difficult, didn't she still cultivate her? ”

When Tao heard this, she remembered the events of the year, and felt ashamed, bowed her head and said nothing, and it was inconvenient to speak.

Seeing that Tao didn't speak, Li's mother seemed to be unhappy, and said to Li: "You discussed it with Tao, and she agreed to let you go?" ”

"We've already discussed it, and she's going to support me." As he spoke, he pulled the peach.

Tao understood, so he had to say, "Yes, we have discussed, and I agree with him to go." He must go, and I can't stop him even if I want to. ”

Li heard what Tao meant, but still didn't agree with him going; So he said to his parents: "Peach is very supportive of me going, but I am worried that I will leave, and there will be no one to help her mother do the work in the mountains and fields." ”

Lao Li said: "What is there to worry about? We have a large family here, and there are only two people on her side, and your brother and I are busy and help her family. ”

Then he said to Peach, "When you go back, tell your mother, don't worry about the work in the fields and the forest, we will help when the time comes." ”

Li said to his two younger brothers: "I work outside to earn money, you help me work, I will not ask you to work in vain, when the time comes, I will send you money to spend." ”

The two younger brothers were happy when they heard this, looked at each other, and said together, "How much can you give us a month?" The more money you give, the more work we can do for you. ”

It's really economic and social, Li didn't expect his two younger brothers to ask such a question. But how much money was given to them, he didn't know now. I had to say: "How much money to give is determined by the quantity and quality of the work." When the time comes, listen to your father, and I will give you as much as he says. ”

When the two younger brothers heard what their brother said, they looked at their father, stuck out their tongues, and stopped talking.

Tao said: "I can also help her do a lot of work, but Li Tao can't get out of it." ”

Mother Li said: "If you should go to help, you can go, Li Tao will be handed over to me to bring." It's so big, just have steamed buns for him at home, and he doesn't need to breastfeed. ”

In the afternoon, Li did not go to work in the fields, he and Tao took Li Tao to see Tao's mother and told her about going to Shenzhen to work. Seeing Li's resolute attitude, Tao's mother agreed with him to go, and made arrangements to help her family work, so it was inconvenient to say anything; Just told Li that when you arrive in Shenzhen, you should pay attention to safety, pay attention to cold and warm, and take care of your body and life; And then write home often, don't let Tao and his family worry. Li Yiyi agreed.

The matter has been decided, and Tao and Li's mother tidied up Li's clothes and dismantled and washed the bedding for several days; Within a few days, everything was well prepared and packaged. Originally, he was going to leave the next day, Li thought of going and didn't know when he would come back, he looked at Tao, Li Tao, his parents and his two younger brothers, and he was a little reluctant. He ran to the street to buy a pound of pork and a few pounds of celery, and asked his mother and Tao to make a meal of dumplings for him to eat. So the family got together, had a happy meal, and explained clearly what should be said and what should be explained.