Chapter 29: 65°C, fellow countrymen
This person's name is Wang Xuemin, and he is from the same village as Zhou Ping, and he studied in primary school together when he was a child.
But the relationship between Wang Xuemin and Zhou Ping is not good.
At that time, everyone was a left-behind child, and Wang Xuemin's parents also worked outside, but unlike Zhou Ping, Wang Xuemin's grandparents doted on him very much.
In that era when supplies were not abundant and everyone was living tightly, Wang Xuemin could eat an ice cream every day, which was the envy of all children.
But he has something to eat, not because his family is richer than others, but because his grandparents love him very much, and they would rather not be able to open the pot at home, and his grandparents themselves are hungry and empty, and they have a lot of snacks for him.
When he was young, no one didn't envy him, he didn't have to be beaten when he went home, and he had good food and drink, and he didn't even have to do his homework, and the teacher didn't dare to care about him.
In school, if the teacher dared to teach him a lesson, his grandparents would have to walk several kilometers and kill people in the school to curse.
So much so that he has developed an arrogant and domineering character since he was a child, and he dropped out of school before finishing primary school and became a street boy in the village, and Zhou Ping was also charged protection money by him when he was a child.
Later, after graduating from elementary school, most of the students in the village went to the city and never saw this person again.
Unexpectedly, he suddenly returned to the village.
Or at times like these.
So Zhou Ping's brows quickly furrowed, if Wang Xuemin decided to go back to the village to live, it would be a big trouble.
Zhou Ping doesn't say that he looks at people 100%, but Wang Xuemin's temperament and expression today definitely don't look like a reformed upright person, he is still ruffian, and his eyebrows and eyes are still exposed with undisguised anger and trickery.
However, Zhou Ping immediately smiled.
seemed to recognize him and said: "Wang Xuemin? ”
"Yes, it's me!"
Wang Xuemin walked in with a smile, and only then did he notice that Zhou Ping and Lao Li were covered in mud and sweat.
"Who is this?"
"This is my brother, Lao Li."
"Oh."
Wang Xuemin nodded, looked at the big pit on the ground again, and was about to ask, but was preempted by Zhou Ping.
"I haven't seen you for so many years, but it looks like you're mixing well. Is this going home to worship ancestors? ”
Wang Xuemin's grandparents are gone, and he will definitely not go home to visit relatives.
And his parents divorced very early, and the woman who married the second marriage seems to have run away, and then I don't know where I went, but it was certainly not in the village.
was praised by Zhou Ping, Wang Xuemin naturally smiled proudly.
"No, no, no. It's a little money, it's not worth mentioning haha! It's too hot outside, go home and take shelter, how cool it is in my hometown. ”
Zhou Ping asked, "How long do you plan to stay?" ”
"How much longer can we stay? Can this broken ground be inhabited? That is, I don't have to go to work recently, come back to take a cool ride, what are you digging? ”
With Zhou Ping's understanding of people like Wang Xuemin, if he was not forced to do so, he would definitely not run back to the village.
So if it's not to worship the ancestors, it must be a long-term stay, not a short stay as he said.
So about the cellar, fooling around must be even more confusing.
If everyone has a thing, it will become mediocre.
Zhou Ping said: "Dig a cellar, the cellar is cool, and it is not easy to spoil things." ”
Wang Xuemin wondered, "What is a cellar?" ”
Lao Li was very embarrassed.
Zhou Ping explained: "It's equivalent to a natural refrigerator. ”
"This thing is definitely not as good as a refrigerator, why are you digging this thing, it is time-consuming and laborious, how much is it to buy a refrigerator, don't save this money."
Wang Xuemin was a little disgusted, "Aren't you a college student, how can you be mixed up like this, it's not that my brother said you, it's a little shabby." ”
"It's not that I blow it, I'm a few bigger houses now, I want to live in which one, I have a lot of refrigerators, if you want, I still have a second-hand one there, you move with me."
Wang Xuemin looked magnanimous.
Of course, Zhou Ping refused, "It's too polite, the cellar has the benefits of the cellar, and it can be used when the power goes out." I suggest you dig one too. ”
When Wang Xuemin heard this, as if the power outage had touched him, his expression suddenly became serious, "Really? And what else does this do? ”
"Of course, I also learned it online."
"But digging by hand is too strenuous."
"Mr. Wang, you have a net worth, just ask a few people to help you dig it."
"It's too!" Wang Xuemin laughed, "Why don't you just help my family dig together, and I'll invite you two to dinner when I go back, don't be polite to me, everyone is from the same village, which is equivalent to a family!" ”
"......" Lao Li scolded in his heart, this bastard thinks quite well.
Zhou Ping looked at him and smiled, without saying a word.
“……”
The corners of Wang Xuemin's mouth twitched, thinking that Zhou Ping was so stupid when he was a child, and he was not stupid when he grew up.
Whenever he says something, he can continue to pull it.
As a result, I just looked at him like this, how embarrassing.
Wang Xuemin had to cough and explained: "Just kidding, don't take it seriously." ”
Only then did Zhou Ping pick up the hoe again.
"Mr. Wang, you are far away, there is a lot of dust here, don't stain your clothes."
"You reminded me."
Wang Xuemin hurriedly withdrew from the door with his briefcase, pointed to his clothes and said, "My clothes cost 4,000 yuan, and this pair of pants also costs 3,000 yuan, especially these shoes are the most expensive, more than 7,000 yuan." ”
"If it's like you, dug all over the mud, you won't be able to ask for this garment."
"But we haven't seen each other for so many years, when do you have time to have a meal, a new restaurant has recently opened, just take you to try it, don't say I don't take you, I think about you for any good thing."
Boom! Boom!
Zhou Ping dug hard and the dust was flying.
forced Wang Xuemin to take a few steps back.
Zhou Ping said: "Look at me who is so busy, how can I have that idle time." Don't break the bank. When I'm done, we'll set up a barbecue stall in the dam, and then you can just come over and have a drink. ”
"That'll do fine."
Wang Xuemin grinned, finally satisfied.
He was about to leave, and noticed Zhou Ping's car again, "Your car is good, Gao Gao is also a small leader, it's really good Zhou Ping, I didn't see you." ”
"Where is it right now?"
"If you work as a coolie on the construction site, you will be the leader." Zhou Ping said.
"No wonder."
Wang Xuemin looked at Zhou Ping's clothes, where he stood and didn't leave.
Lao Li was wondering if this person was holding back something, and Wang Xuemin's next sentence was.
"Heck, it's not a coincidence, my BMW had an accident some time ago and it will take several months to repair."
"Although I usually don't like to trouble people the most, you know the weather now, and if you don't have a car, it's not convenient to go anywhere."
"I don't think you need a car, you just borrow me for a few days, there should be no problem."
"You had the best relationship with me when you were a child, I remember a time when someone beat you, or I helped you out haha, at that time you were short and thin, like a monkey, bullied every day, I didn't expect it to be quite strong now."
"I'll invite you to dinner when I get back!"
Wang Xuemin was alone in that paw, chattering a bunch of crooked words.
Suddenly made Lao Li roll his eyes.