Fanwai (Li Mu's 19th birthday)
Qingyang County, Wangjiang Road, civilian housing, in a slightly remote house, a young man is washing the dishes and chopsticks he has eaten.
His name is Li Mu, he will be nineteen years old after today, a few days ago he was still a courier, riding a battery car around every day, no matter how strong the wind and rain, no matter how vicious the sun, Li Mu must go to deliver the courier. That's the life of a courier.
But this life has ended the other day, he is tired of it, he wants to make a career, he wants to do what he loves.
Helplessly, he doesn't have a dream, and thinks about strange and unrealistic things all day long, such as crossing over, such as being a hero, such as being a peerless master, etc.
Drip-to-drip...
The ringtone of the mobile phone, the ringtone of an elderly mobile phone, the elderly mobile phone thrown away by young people can be seen everywhere on the street, but Li Mu regards it as a baby.
"Hey, Mom, what are you doing?" Picking up the phone, Li Mu said that it was his mother calling.
"Xiaomu, today is your birthday, you buy some delicious food, don't be too economical, the family is fine."
Li Mu's mother said that since Li Mu graduated from junior high school at the age of 15, he left the village and began to work outside, and almost all the money he earned every month was sent home.
His mother felt very guilty that other people's children were 15 years old and either went to school or played at home.
And her own son has to provoke the responsibility of the whole family, Li Mu's mother has always felt very guilty.
"Is Dad's illness better?" Li Mu asked, he knew that his mother was comforting him, and it was impossible to cure his father's illness with only his own money.
"Your dad is much better, don't worry, you have to take good care of your body."
"I know, Mom, don't do too much farm work, I can support you."
When he said this, Li Mu felt sour, he has no job now, and he doesn't know where the money will come from next month?
After chatting with his mother for a while, Li Mu hung up the phone and put the elderly machine in his bag.
In 2015, the world has long been in the era of smart phones, but Li Mu used an elderly machine, an elderly machine that did not even have a song ringtone, it can be imagined how frugal Li Mu's life is!
After washing the dishes and chopsticks, Li Mu went out, wearing extremely ordinary clothes, although his cheeks were a little handsome, but because of shabby, few women were willing to be friends with him.
Today is Li Mu's nineteenth birthday, he gave himself a day to relax, today can be used for thirty yuan, he decided to eat his favorite back pot meat.
I remember the last time I ate back to the pot was three months ago, when I came home, I bought meat. Li Mu usually eats vegetarian dishes, and the meat is still a little far away from him.
Now just finished breakfast, Li Mu walked towards the park in Qingyang County, where there are many people, usually Li Mu rarely comes out to play, today is rare to relax, naturally want to come to the park to play.
Soon, Li Mu walked to the park, all kinds of trees, flowers and plants, everything. There are many couples sitting on wooden chairs in the middle of the tree, the elderly, and it is rare to be single.
Li Mu has no friends in Qingyang County, not one, whether male or female.
He has always been alone, living alone in Qingyang County, for the sake of his mother at home, for his seriously ill father, Li Mu gritted his teeth and worked as a courier for four years.
Now, he has resigned, and he has not yet found a new job, Li Mu just wants to relax.
Walking into the park, you will immediately be greeted by many eyes, including sarcasm, disdain, contempt, and other contemptuous eyes.
Li Mu didn't care about this, he was used to it, in this era of recognizing money, people were already confused by money, and only the money was saved in their eyes.
So seeing a person who was so poor and dressed so shabby, those people didn't have a good look for Li Mu after all.
"That man is too poor, he needs food!"
"Alas, don't talk about others, everyone is equal・・・・・ but it's really poor."
"If I were like that, I wouldn't be alive."
Walking past the rows of wooden chairs and hearing the discussions of his peers about him, Li Mu's heart was not calm, he wanted to refute, but he knew that the result was self-inflicted.
It's not that he doesn't want to be like them, to be able to have friends, to be able to dress better, and to be able to eat back to the pot every day.
But isn't the reality that you can do whatever you want? Some people can drive a Ferrari Lamborghini at birth, but some people can only buy one Ferrari tire after earning a lifetime of money.
This is the reality, the unfair reality.
However, Li Mu did not complain because he was poor, on the contrary, he felt very happy.
Even though he eats light and wears shabby clothes every day, he has a good mother and father.
I remember when I was a child, my parents always gave the best to themselves, and cared for Li Mu everywhere, that kind of happiness can't be explained clearly in just a few words.
Walking to a corner of the park, Li Mu was lying on the lawn, he didn't know where to go? Because this is a society that talks about money.
You can take any place with money, and it is difficult to move an inch without money.
At this moment, Li Mu belongs to the latter, he has no money, even if he has money, he has to send it home to treat his father.
He wants to provoke the guts of the family, he no longer thinks that he is a child, he has grown up!
Lying quietly on the lawn, I don't know how many disdainful eyes he received, but Li Mu kept his eyes closed and paid no attention to them at all.
Until noon, Li Mu walked into an ordinary restaurant, ordered his favorite back pot meat, a big bowl of white rice, and devoured it.
The long-lost taste, the long-lost back to the pot meat, Li Mu ate it very happily, a big bowl of white rice, a portion of back to the pot, all of them were eaten.
After giving 18 yuan, Li Mu walked out of the restaurant, and there was still 12 yuan left, and he decided to save it for future living expenses.
The consumption level in Qingyang County is not low, a silkworm potato costs five yuan, and Li Mu has never bought it at all.
He lived a very frugal life, because the situation at home did not allow him to spend half a penny, even if it was a potato or a bunch of vegetarian barbecue.
Being able to eat back to the pot meat on the day of his birthday, Li Mu already feels very satisfied, he doesn't ask for any birthday gifts, let alone the so-called birthday cake, one back pot meat is enough!
"Nineteen years old! Another year older. Li Mu said with emotion.
He is now nineteen years old, but Li Mu still has nothing to do, which makes him feel very incompetent.
Although he was unwilling in his heart, he continued to live a peaceful, simple and frugal life, because he had a home, a happy home.
Although Li Mu has eaten a lot of sadness in this home, it is more about happiness.
Birthday, is still a peaceful life, he has no party, no gifts, no birthday cake, and no friends.
Some are just a pot of meat, a bowl of white rice, and a family greeting.
These simple, ordinary things make Li Mu feel very happy, and his life is so plain.
One day, Li Mu didn't do anything, but just walked around the river in the afternoon, until it was dark, he returned to the hut, cooked a little porridge, ate kimchi, and passed the meal.
Birthday, nothing special, still ordinary, a return to the pot meat, is happiness, has been satisfied.
On the second day, Li Mu went to find a job, and finally washed dishes in a restaurant, including two meals a day. With a salary of 1,200 yuan a month, Li Mu is already very satisfied.
In this way, his nineteenth birthday has passed, and at the age of nineteen, he still lives an ordinary life, washing dishes every day, and living an ordinary life!!!!!!!
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