Chapter 2 The mountain flowers are splendid, and the spring is beautiful

There are three outstanding and extremely intelligent and beautiful children among the new generation of children in the spring breeze, and their names are called peaches, plums, and apricots according to the habit of mountain people to name things. Parents hope that they will be as beautiful and fragrant as mountain flowers, and that they will be loved, and that they will be able to blossom in spring and autumn, and be fruitful. Of the three, only Lee is a boy. Li is as majestic as a mountain, but his personality is as gentle and kind as a stream. His face is like a full moon, his eyes are like bright stars, his mouth is square and his nose is straight, he is strong and straight, handsome and chic, and he is the pride of a boy. The peach and apricot are as bright and beautiful as their names, their faces are like mountain flowers, their eyes are like flowing springs, their voices are like warblers, they are charming, slim and elegant, and they are loved by everyone. There are differences in the differences: peaches, slightly shorter, plump, ruddy, like peach blossoms; Speak sharply and speak quickly. I like to play a little bit and be careful. apricot, slightly taller, slender, pure complexion, white as jade; Speak slowly, be thoughtful, act seriously and rationally. Therefore, it is often said that red hearts and ginkgo biloba have their own benefits. The three children are not only beautiful and peugeot, but also intelligent and well-behaved, slightly generous, and stubborn, not afraid of difficulties, seeking to win in everything, refusing to admit defeat, and behaving unusually. The old people praised and commented: "Look at the three of them are smart and wise, handsome, bright and beautiful, they are by no means vulgar, they must be born from the essence of the mountains, rivers, sun and moon of our Daliang Mountain, and they will have great prospects in the future, which is the pride of our mountain people!" The parents of the three families believed that their children would be successful in the future, and that they would be able to get ahead and glorify their ancestors, so they carefully cultivated and spared no effort to live up to expectations.

Three children were born in the same year, Li was a month earlier, and the peach and apricot were born on the same day. They have been playing together since they were children, climbing mountains and wading through rivers, mowing grass and grazing, and even hunting and collecting medicine. When they were eight or nine years old, their parents sent them to study in a small school in a mountain village eight or nine miles away from home. Away from their hometowns, they know the necessity of solidarity and mutual assistance, so they have a closer relationship with each other, go to school together, go back after school together, and never leave one behind. Li cares and loves Tao and Xing like his own siblings, regardless of each other, and is always afraid of not taking care of each other. Both Tao and Xing like Lee, believe in him as if they were their own brothers, rely on him, rely on him every day, never leave the left and right, if they can't see him for a while, they will shout everywhere to find him, ask until they find him.

From the spring breeze to the elementary school, you have to climb a hillside and wade through a stream. When climbing the mountain, Li was afraid that they would be tired, so he held the peach in his left hand and the apricot in his right hand, and the three of them held hands, shoulder to shoulder, and climbed over together; When he crossed the river, he was afraid that his pants would catch a cold if he got wet, so he carried them one by one. Peach and apricot often quarrel over who to carry first, he had to persuade each other, saying that when he goes, he will carry the peach first, and when he comes back, he will carry the apricot first. At school, the three of them are also very close, studying together, talking together, playing games, caring for and helping each other, and no one will be left behind. If someone bullies Momo and Apricot, Lee will go out of his way to protect them, even going to the point of fighting with the bully. Once, a male classmate from another village accidentally stepped on Momo's shoes, and Momo fell and bled from his knees. Li was very distressed and punched the male classmate. The male classmate felt aggrieved, and when he saw Li Xiongzhuang, he expected to beat him, so he reported to the teacher, for which Li was severely criticized and ordered to apologize. Even if they do their homework at night, the three of them don't want to be separated, one family for one night, and take turns to do the east; Moreover, they learn from each other and make progress together, and they are all the top students and leaders in the class. The difficult environment, common struggle, and close friendship make them sow the seeds of love from their hearts.

Time flies, and the peach and plum apricots grow to the age of seventeen or eighteen, and they are admitted to high school together to study in the county seat. This has never been done in the spring breeze. Generally, when children graduate from primary school or junior high school and become adults, they come back to help their parents with their work, farming and hunting, and taking on family responsibilities. Therefore, Tao Li Xing went to the county seat to study in high school, and it became a good story in the spring breeze. The villagers said happily: "Look, we are going to be the champion in the spring breeze!" They are determined to get admitted to university, find a decent job in a big city, win glory for their parents who have worked hard to get rich and work hard to train them to study, win glory for the mountain village elders who have always loved and supported them, and win glory for their hometown that has nurtured their ancestors for generations, majestic and amiable, but still poor and backward.

Since the reform and opening up, the county has undergone tremendous changes, and it has taken on a new look in a few years. The streets are lined with buildings that stretch for miles. The streets were widened and replaced with smooth concrete pavement, and cars came and went. The more and more shops opened, the decorations were more ornate and novel than the other, and the goods were piled up, neatly placed, colorful, and dazzling. The restaurant is filled with tantalizing aromas from morning to night. Tourists from other places come in and out, and they are constantly coming and going. Strange mountains and beautiful waters, mountain delicacies, wild game, fur and medicinal materials, have become their favorite, vying to visit and buy. The streets are full of handsome men and women in red and green, and bell bottoms and large skirts abound. In broad daylight, they are not shy to hook their shoulders and laugh happily. Hong Kong and Taiwan pop songs are playing on loudspeakers in song halls, dance halls, shops, and supermarkets, stereo movies are being shown in movie theaters, and American commercial blockbusters and Hong Kong kung fu movies are being broadcast, attracting countless audiences, and even young people in the mountains have traveled dozens of miles, even hundreds of miles, to watch them, to see the novelty, so that they can go home and become news legends.

Taoli Xing came to the county seat from the ravine, like coming to a new world, and her heart was full of fresh magic and all kinds of beautiful hopes and fantasies. However, the poor economic conditions and the food and clothing habits of the mountain people make it difficult for them to move forward in the face of the rich and colorful social life, sigh and sigh, and sometimes even feel ashamed and embarrassed. However, they are not discouraged, because they are still young, knowledgeable, and idealistic, and they believe that their future life will be better and more colorful than this.

On one occasion, the three of them went to the store together, and they were amazed by the new costumes, because when they were at home, they were mostly dressed in linen clothes and animal skins, and the texture and style were so poor that they could hardly be compared with the clothes in the store. Peach liked a dress, the color, style, and texture were very good, she liked it very much, so she asked the price of this dress. The saleswoman in charge saw at a glance that she was a mountain girl, rolled her eyelids and did not answer. The meaning is clear: you can afford it too? Asking is also asking in vain; I answered in vain, and I still can't sell it. Tao suddenly blushed, and felt very uncomfortable, as if she had suffered a great shame, bowed her head and said nothing, not daring to ask again.

Li saw that the salesman despised the peach and the mountain people so much, and he was angry and difficult to contain for a while. He immediately walked up to the saleswoman, slapped the counter hard, and said loudly, "What are you stinking and beautiful?" How amazing do you think you are? It's just a boss hired to sell goods, if it's sold well, it's its duty, if it doesn't sell well, leave immediately! If I were the boss, I'd be the first to fire you! Because you don't have any business ethics, you don't know how to be a qualified salesperson. ”

The saleswoman also looked at Li with contempt, and saw that he was just the same mountain baby as the girl, and sneered: "Young man, you should also look at yourself before you talk big, just dress up like you, where do you look like a boss?" It's just a tall and stout mountain baby, who is good at picking up mountains and collecting firewood. Tell you, in our place, you are only equipped to pull a cart to transport goods, and you have no share as a salesperson, so it is not of much use. Who are you to accuse me? It's better to study hard and wait until you become the boss in the future. ”

After a pause, she said sharply: "I don't know if it's the Year of the Monkey and the Moon, do you have this blessing in your life, can you wait for it." Ha ha! If that day comes, maybe I'll already be the county magistrate! You're a shopkeeper, what can you do to me? I'm going to have sex with you, I'm going to fire you a long time ago! ”

The saleswoman giggled as she spoke, looking like no one was in sight. Li Bujue's face was crimson, and he was speechless.

Xing saw that the saleswoman dared to humiliate her beloved Li, and felt that she had also been insulted. She couldn't stand it. After some thought, she walked up to the salesman angrily and said very angrily: "Is this a human talk? Do you think you are God, Lord Almighty? We have all come to you to bless and bless you, and look at your countenance? Miss, you are mistaken, I tell you, you have completely turned the relationship upside down! The customer is the real God, your food and clothing parents! You are nothing more than a slave of God, and if God is not satisfied, or angry, he can fire you immediately. Now, you have no one in your eyes, no one in your eyes, no one in your eyes, and you dare to be preached before God, and you should be punished! ”

Tao heard Li and Xing angrily scolding the saleswoman together, and she also plucked up her courage, she slapped the counter, pointed at the saleswoman and shouted, "Which of you is the manager of the store?" Please come to the manager, we want to reflect the problem and complain to her! Your store is going to continue to employ such rotten salesmen, and don't even think about selling a single piece of clothing! Let me suggest this: either you close the shop or fire this salesman immediately!"

The three of them opened fire on the saleswoman in unison, and there was a commotion. Immediately, many customers were attracted to watch, and everyone criticized the female saleswoman for her lack of business ethics, and she should not treat customers like this and look down on the mountain people. The public was angry, and the saleswoman was scared, ashamed and ashamed, with red faces and red ears, and tears in her eyes, and hid to the side and didn't dare to speak anymore. At this time, other salesmen hurriedly came to the scene, saying that she was new and didn't understand the rules of the store, so she was really sorry; Their anger faded and they laughed away.

Back at school, they got together to talk about it, and they thought about other things in society, and they were full of emotion. They are keenly aware that people's methods of thinking and values have changed nowadays, and they are no longer the same as in the past, the poorer they are, the more noble they are, and the people in the mountains, the poor and the middle peasants, eat less and lack clothing. Nowadays, the richer and more respected, the richer and more popular. The salesman dared to look down on them because their family was still poor and could not afford to wear beautiful and fashionable clothes like city students. Although they suppressed the saleswoman based on righteous indignation, the number of people was overwhelming, and she was actually unconvinced in her heart. - No wonder she was not convinced, that dress was more than 200 yuan, and the peach really couldn't afford it. This is the reality, it is the current people's values, judging people by their appearance, judging people by money, there is no way. Looking at their clothes and touching their shy pockets, they had to shake their heads and sigh. This incident further stimulated their ambition to change the status quo of poverty, so they encouraged each other, made up their minds, studied harder, strived for good grades, graduated from high school and were admitted to university, and were assigned a good job in the future.

Beautiful ideals, common goals, fighting friendship, increasing deep feelings, with the increase of age, physical development, youthfulness, the three of them gradually fell in love: peach and apricot both fell in love with Li, Li also fell in love with peach and apricot, red peach and ginkgo, gorgeous and fragrant, inseparable. However, they are still students, they are still in the study stage, and their goals are ambitious, their ambitions are not rewarded, the three of them still focus on learning, hide their love in their hearts, and quietly love each other, youthful ideals, tenderness and sweetness, tacitly.