Chen Xingling refused and insisted on returning to Chongqing on the fourth day of the first lunar month.

Li Ying pursed her lips and said, "Isn't it good for a man to go out to make money, and you stay at home to take care of the children?" Archie is so busy, you will only cause him trouble if you go. The house here in my hometown is wide and there are many rooms, and it's not that I don't have you to live! ”

Chen Xingling understood that she had always wished she would stay, and continue to work as a cow and a horse for her to do housework. In the past, she could only arrange the gas bag, but now she is no longer what she used to be!

She can only make her own decisions about her life.

Seeing that she still insisted, Li Ying said angrily: "What if I am abducted and sold by gangsters?" When you are abducted to the deep mountains and old forests, you should not be allowed every day, and when you call the earth and the earth are not spiritual, it is useless to regret it! Xiaohuzi is the eldest grandson of our Gu family! He wants to have a good one, I'm not done with you! ”

Chen Xingling didn't want to quarrel with her, so he took Xiaohuzi out to make a call.

Telephones in this era were very expensive, not to mention thousands of dollars for a fixed telephone, and it was not possible to install them if you wanted to. With the exception of some large units, only the post office is generally available for people to make phone calls.

The price of making a call is expensive, and the long-distance call is even more expensive, and the starting price is generally more than two yuan. Therefore, most people choose the mode of telegraph communication for long-distance contact, and the money is calculated by the number of words, as long as it is not a long speech, they can generally afford it.

Chen Xingling does not have a telephone at home, but the village committee of her village installed a landline telephone last year, and her parents quickly asked her eldest brother to send her a telegram, saying that she would call if she had an emergency, and she also sent the area code and phone number together.

It is still the Chinese New Year holiday, and the other windows of the post office are closed, except for the telephone service, which is still open for a few hours a day.

Fortunately, there were not many people calling, and there were only three people in line, and it was their turn.

It's a pity that I couldn't get through the first time, so I had to continue to wait on the sidelines.

Ten minutes later, I dialed again, and this time it was finally connected.

Chen Xingling read her father's name several times in her hometown, and then asked the other party to go home and tell her that she would take the train back to her parents' house on the morning of the fourth day of junior high school.

In fact, she had already sent a telegram a year ago, but she was worried that her parents would miss the information when they went to sea, because the seafood business was very, very hot a year ago, and every household in the fishing village would go to sea.

So, she decided to make more calls more often.

After paying, she led the little tiger and walked back happily.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I arrived at the door of the house, I heard Li Ying scolding and shouting!

"No wonder you don't want to go back to the city at the end of three days! What's good at the foot of Pingshuo Mountain? It can keep you dead and never come back! It turned out that he was hooked by the vixen in the mountains! ”

Chen Xingling paused, secretly surprised.

Could it be that the mother-in-law already knows about Gu Yi?

"Mom! Don't say it so badly! Gu Yi was embarrassed and pleaded: "It's not as serious as you think...... I want to stay in Pingshuo Mountain because the scenery over there is very beautiful, although the life in the mountains is a little harder, but the people are simple, and the people are diligent and down-to-earth. ”

Li Ying screamed: "Don't fool me!" Your brother found a fisherwoman in the countryside, and I'm still angry when I talk about it! Your next trip to the countryside actually got a mountain village girl! What do you look like? And there are no brains! ”

Gu Yi hesitated: "What is not ......"

"Second brother!" Gu Miao interjected: "Is this true?" You mean! Don't learn from the big brother! You're different from your eldest brother, be careful that your mother can't spare you! ”

Gu Yi was extremely irritable and angry: "Shut up!" You'll die if you don't say a word? You have a lot of thieves every day! ”

"I-I'm not here for your good!" Gu Miao exhaled angrily: "If you marry a village girl in the mountains, can you still return to the city in the future?" Do you want to stay in Pingshuo Mountain for the rest of your life? ”

"Return to the city immediately!" Li Ying said roughly: "I don't have to say it this time!" If you dare to refrain from coming back, this thing will definitely be true! ”

Gu Yi was anxious and begged: "I'll stay for a few more months—half a year at most!" ”

"No way!" Li Ying snorted coldly: "Not for half a day!" Now you can write an application to me, and in a few days I will accompany you to the village committee of Pingshuo Mountain for approval, and there will be no further delay! ”

"Oops! Mother! Gu Yi continued to plead, "Can you listen to my explanation?" I can't come back yet! Give me a few more months - okay? ”

At this time, Chen Xingling led Xiaohuzi into the door and came to the courtyard.

Xiaohuzi jumped and pounced, hugged Gu Yi's thighs familiarly, and coquettishly: "Uncle! Let's go play on the streets! ”

Gu Yi met Chen Xingling's eyes, and his eyes were slightly embarrassed and dodged.

“…… Sister-in-law, you're back. ”

Chen Xingling nodded, went into the kitchen and poured a bowl of water, dried it in another bowl, and beckoned Xiaohuzi to go in and drink water.

In the courtyard, Li Ying and Gu Miao surrounded Gu Yi for another period of "torture to extract confessions", so that he had to write an application immediately, "Otherwise, he has a ghost in his heart, and he must have something to hide from his family."

Gu Yi dodged back and forth in a hurry, and said irritably: "It's all said!" Give me a few more months! ”

Li Ying asked sharply: "Why is it still a few months?" Why? Didn't you say to explain? You can explain it clearly! ”

Gu Yi was anxious and helpless, turned around and hid in the kitchen.

Li Ying and Gu Miao followed, forcing him to write an application now, and return to the city to prepare for employment as soon as the New Year is over.

Gu Yi was angry and uncomfortable, and his eyes were red.

"Can't you wait a few months?! Mom, two months, okay? Just two months! I'll decide after the beginning of spring! ”

Li Ying shook her head: "No, I'll come back immediately, so as not to have too many dreams at night!" ”

Gu Yi: "Oops! With a bang, he was angry and wanted to go out.

Li Ying and Gu Miao hurriedly chased them out again.

Chen Xingling couldn't stand it anymore, and raised his voice to speak: "Ah Yi said that he wanted to slow down again, there must be his reasons!" He-he's going to go to Yucheng with us to see the employment situation there, and then make plans! ”

As soon as her words ended, Li Ying and Gu Miaoteng turned around and stared at her in surprise.

Gu Yi in front of him was stunned for a second, and then nodded busily.

"Yes, yes! My eldest brother asked me if I wanted to work in his shipyard, and I said wait and see. The day after tomorrow, my sister-in-law will go back with Xiaohuzi, and my eldest brother will let me go with me, so that I can take care of it on the road. My eldest brother also asked me to stay in Yucheng for a while to see if the employment situation there was suitable for me. ”

Li Yinghu looked at her youngest son suspiciously, and then looked at Chen Xingling.

"Really? Archie arranged? ”

Chen Xingling looked at the little uncle in the rear who kept clasping his fists, and nodded calmly.

"Archie told me that he really wanted Ah Yi to go to Yucheng for a job. He also said that he had hoped that he would continue to study and go to university, but Ah Yi said that his knowledge was too far behind, and eighty percent of them could not pass the exam. Archie thinks that he has a good foundation in the shipyard, and wants Ah Yi to go to work in the shipyard as well, and strive to secure a good job for him. ”

She said from beginning to end, reasonable, Li Ying had indeed heard the eldest son want his younger brothers and sisters to go to college before, so he believed it at once!