Ru Ru stood on the periphery of the coal mine and saw coal miners coming out of the iron cage hoisted by the crane, the same black and dirty clothes, hard hats, the same black faces, all white teeth, all wearing long black rubber shoes, they were talking about today's output, and walked towards the gate; But Ru Ru still saw his father at a glance, saw his father dragging his tired body, he couldn't help but feel a trace of pity in his heart, his nose was sour, he still beckoned to his father with joy on his face, "Dad-" Xiangwa saw Ru Ru suddenly refreshed, and immediately took off the black towel on his shoulder and waved it, letting Ru Ru walk towards the exit.

"Xiangwa-that's your eldest child?"

"Yes—just came back from the Teachers' College—" Xiangwa trotted happily, answering the workers' words without looking back, "I'll go first—"

"Go—treat the children well—"

"Xiangwa is smart, and the child is also angry-"

"Yes - it is a great credit to be able to educate children."

"It's not easy - Xiangwa is amazing, that incident happened before, it was worrying."

Xiangwa hurriedly carried the miner's lamp, ran into the charging room to put the miner's lamp down, took off the key from her waist and handed it to Ruru.

"You go back to the house first, I'll go take a shower and go back immediately, let's go to the restaurant for a delicious meal at noon today-"

Ru Ru took the key, looked at Xiangwa's back for a long, long time, and then left silently, he thought: It would be great if his father didn't go to the kiln! There's a lot of work to be done in the factory.

Ru Ru walked to the staff dormitory sullenly, there were two people living in this room, the other was Uncle Zhang, and he was very good. and dad are still the best friends; He looked at the family photo of his family on his father's desk, and a wry smile flashed on his face, this is a man, who has worked hard for the family to earn money to support his family, and he has never said a word of bitter .......

Xiangwa came back, the nasal hollows on her face and the corners of her eyes were not cleaned, so she came back in a hurry, and saw Ru Ru's kind smile and a little excited.

"How's the work schedule?" Xiangwa put a towel on the hanger, and turned to Ru Ru, asking, "Work at that school?" ”

"I'm just talking to you about my work."

"What's the matter—you're having a problem?"

"No—my classmate Cheng Wenjuan wants me to stay in the city, and her parents mean the same thing."

"What did you say about Wen Juan? The boss is not small, it's time to get engaged-" Xiangwa said here with a serious face, and then said: "After graduation and a job, this next step is to start a family, but it is also a matter of concern between me and your mother." ”

"Wen Juan and I are not the No. 1 people at all, and our personalities and tempers don't match each other at all."

"You stinky boy, you can't say that, since Wenjuan is interesting to you, you have to treat others well, it's rare to meet true love."

"Their family members all have this meaning, and they are also helping me find a job, Wen Juan's father means that I will be trained at school for a period of time first, and then I will be transferred to a public institution."

"If that's the case, you'd better stay in the city, the development of the city is much stronger than our rural area, and the treatment is good," Xiangwa picked up the towel, looked in the mirror and wiped the coal dust from the corners of her eyes and nose, and said: "As for the arrangements to the government, you still refuse to them, there is no grass for officials in our grave, as long as you can learn and teach well with peace of mind, you can get a salary every month is to burn high incense." ”

"I don't want to stay in the city, in fact, Wen Juan and I don't get along at all, I don't want to get married for the time being, I plan to teach and take the junior college exam at the same time."

"Don't disobey your father, people under thirty don't know the height of the sky, marriage is the relationship that is cultivated after marriage, and you will regret it after you only rely on your feelings." Xiangwa stopped the towel in her hand, looked at Ru Ru and said solemnly: "We are people who have come over, life experience does not lie, there is no emotion before marriage, only the seductive beauty and figure are blinding their eyes, the so-called love is dominated by ignorance and rebellion, and after the age of thirty, you will find that the previous pursuit and stubbornness are superfluous detours in life, it is best not to follow in the footsteps of predecessors, the focus is on whether the other party is sincere to you, which is crucial." ”

"Cheng Wenjuan is sincere to me, but she has been pampered since she was a child, and I really can't accept that temper, that kind ......of domineering, as if no matter who it is, it's her football, you can kick it whenever you want, and you don't turn your back on people when she speaks, sometimes it really makes people embarrassed."

"Love can change a person's character, it needs to be hot, it depends on whether you can grasp it?"

"I still have to take the exam, and I don't want to bother with this."

"Then it's up to you."

At this time, Lao Zhang, who lived with Xiangwa, came back, put his helmet behind the door, glanced at Ru Ru, and said with a smile: "When did Ru Ru come?" ”

"I just arrived in the morning, Uncle Zhang—are you off work?"

"Graduated, huh?"

"Hmm-" Ru Ru smiled and nodded.

"Now your father doesn't have to worry about you, good boy-" Lao Zhang looked at Ru Ru with a smile, and suddenly, frowned and asked, "Brother Xiang—aren't we also recruiting teachers in the mine?" My family Zhang Qingmei applied for it, and she graduated this year like your Ruru. ”

"Why don't I know? When did it happen? Xiangwa asked puzzled: "Who did you listen to?" ”

"Hey—it's almost over, right? Most of the children who signed up were family members of mine workers. Lao Zhang stretched out his hand and scratched his back, saying: "Not all the children want to come out, they don't want to stay in the countryside, and the notice has already been posted on the propaganda board of the family building in the mining area." ”

"Do you want to come to work in the mine? The salary here is much better than elsewhere. Xiangwa sat cross-legged on the bed and asked Ruru: "Think about it, if you want to come, I have a way." ”

"I'll be back soon," Lao Zhang looked at his watch, then at Ru Ru and said, "Come back and ask, she knows the conditions and salary here." ”

"Okay - don't cook at noon today, Lao Zhang, I'll treat you to the restaurant, let's go down to the restaurant to eat." Xiangwa happily said and got out of bed, kicked and pulled her shoes, and said, "Let's go to the Guose Hotel for dinner and celebrate the children——。 ”

"That can't let you break the bank alone," Lao Zhang glanced at Xiangwa and said with a smile: "Our children, can you pay alone?" ”

"What are you polite about? Call Director Gao too. ”

"Gao Lao—"

"Yes—call—"

"Everyone is now the executive deputy mine manager, can you please move?" Lao Zhang asked: "That guy can liven up the atmosphere and talk nonsense." ”

"We're dogskin socks - no matter what, we often eat together."

Speaking of this high mine manager, that is a tyrant here, six brothers, all of whom hold important positions in the mine, speak with rich money, chubby body, and are not kempt, big grinning, and speak loudly, if anyone dares to make trouble, if you bump into the high mine manager, you will suffer, and if you don't die and half die, you will be miserable, but it is not a good thing; Especially for Xiangwa, Xiangwa is a substitute in the mine, and it will not take long to be transferred to the office deputy director, which is the personal relationship between the high mine manager and Xiangwa, but Xiangwa's ability, the high mine manager is very certain, because when the high mine manager was promoted to the executive deputy mine director, Xiangwa did not give him less efforts, and the reason for these is that the relationship between the two is not to be doubted.

In the hotel, a large table of sumptuous dishes, they sat there talking, pulling the homely contour in the contour mine chief.

Ru Ru and Zhang Qingmei sat together, at first the two felt very strange, but seeing the two elders so close, they felt that they were their own people, and the two quickly became familiar with each other, talking freely, studying at school, that classmate was very funny; What kind of fetishes does that teacher have, etc., when talking about excitement, Qingmei also raised her small fist and gently slapped Ru Ru's shoulder.

Xiangwa and Lao Zhang began to get anxious, what's the matter with the high mine chief, I'm in a hurry.

"Why haven't you come yet? Isn't it coming? Lao Zhang asked: "Brother Xiang, are you making this joke?" ”

"Who said it was a boil? The crooked-mouthed monk said-" The high mine chief put on his coat, Ta pulled his arm, walked in loosely, put two bottles of good wine in his hand on the table, looked at the two of them left and right, and then said: "The day ghost - this is a good wine brought back from Guizhou by a friend - whoever is not fucking drunk today will be punished by me - except for these two baby babies, sit down-"

When they saw the high mine chief staggering in, they hurriedly stood up to greet them, and after sitting down one after another, they drank the wine and raised a large glass to pour it down.

"I just drank two glasses with the city leaders, Xiangwa has a treat today, I can't help but come - Xiangwa's face is bigger than that of his mother's city leaders and provincial leaders."

After three glasses of wine, the face of the high mine chief was already red like a laying hen, the hand serving the wine began to shake, and his eyes were straight, who knows how much he had drunk.

"Drink-I don't need to say it today, I also know your intentions, congratulations-" Gao Mine Chief looked at Ru Ru and Qingmei with drunken eyes, and then stretched out his thumb and said: "Lang is talented and beautiful, a natural pair, I did this matchmaker, in front of the two of you and the two children, cheers-"

This high mine manager was drunk, Lao Zhang and Xiangwa were not drunk, but Lao Zhang also began to get a little drunk when he heard what Gao mine chief said.

"Gao-Gao-Gao Mine Chief......" Before Lao Zhang finished speaking, Gao Mine Chief rushed to say: "You have a good relationship with Xiangwa, and you live in a house, you have long been a family, you two are not easy to say, I will say for you two, these two baby babies will be married today." ”

"This, this, this—old brother—"

"Don't speak, listen to me-" Chief Gao opened his eyes wide, brought his face to Qingmei, and said, "Jun, really handsome, this ghost girl has been loved since she was a child, smart and clever. Brother Xiangwa, you are blessed—"

Lao Zhang deliberately shook his head, raised his chopsticks to pick up the vegetables and shook his hands, and said, "Eat-eat-food-Gao Mine Chief-"

"You two have heard it clearly to Lao Tzu-" The high mine chief raised his glass and drank it all, slammed the cup on the table, and said: "After this engagement, don't go to me if you encounter nonsense, I'll wait to drink the wedding wine of the two of you, hahahaha-the marriage is in the mine, in our public hotel, it's decided, you drink slowly, I'll go to see the leader, and I won't accompany you two anymore." ”

The high mine manager is just talking nonsense, and he lifted his ass and left, this Ru Ru looked at Qingmei, then looked at Lao Zhang, and then looked at Xiangwa at a loss, and he didn't have the heart to eat, what is this? Zhang Qingmei looked at Ru Ru with a red face, thinking that it must be her father who is in charge and let the high mine manager be the matchmaker, but she is embarrassed to ask, her father nagged to find a partner on weekdays, this Ru Ru is not bad, let's talk about it everywhere first.

Lao Zhang pretended to be drunk, crawled on the dining table and fell asleep, Xiangwa looked at Ru Ru and then at Qingmei, Ru Ru was depressed and in a dilemma, Qingmei smiled shyly, twisted the corner of her clothes and secretly looked at Ru Ru.

Ru Ru and Qingmei walked out, the two of them went one after the other, but there was nothing to say, Ru Ru was skeptical, could it be that his father and this old Zhang had discussed it in advance? Then you have to prepare yourself mentally too? No—Dad wouldn't have been so assertive, would he?

"Lao Zhang - you straighten me up and load you, I don't know how much you drink?" Xiangwa shouted angrily: "What do you say about this today? ”

"How many are you, still murder me? I still thought that you arranged this play, so just say no to me? I am ashamed as if my daughter can't find a marriage? Lao Zhang sat up straight slowly, looked at Xiangwa and said, "Let's see if the two children have any opinions, what's the use of killing me?" Let the high mine manager know that this family business will not work, who knows that he will come to that trick. ”

"What's going on today?"

"Let's see what they think—"

"That's all there is to it."