"Brother Shi, society is developing, and our materials will become more and more abundant. A few days ago, I read a newspaper in your Mengmeng village and said that industrial products were going to the countryside. Yang Liufang now speaks unconsciously with a Xizhou accent.

"Newspapers?"

"Yes, People's Daily."

"Oh, (my) newspapers, I don't know if anyone has taken them to wipe their butts. I didn't expect to talk about this. ”

"Yes, you'll have to read the newspaper to the villagers in the future."

"I have given all the books I read to Mr. Wang, except for going to the commune to learn how to use agricultural fertilizers and how to scatter seeds, I rarely read books and newspapers."

"Brother said that you are all for your good, and you are stubborn." The village chief's mother-in-law took over the conversation and said.

"Okay, read more books and newspapers in the future. Brother, it's not early, today (I) will take you to the village fee (sleep), so that you can spend (sleep) a little more. You can also read books and newspapers. The stone village chief teased Yang Liufang with the cunning of a peasant.

Yang Liufang also happened to have this kind of idea, because he had to learn more before starting work, so as not to make people feel that he was a beginner.

"Brother Shi, I may have to use the oil lamp in the village, but I will pay."

"No, you use our horse lanterns, the oil is our own, and we don't take advantage of the public."

"Thank you, Brother Shi."

The village chief sent Yang Liufang back to the village and brought a bottle of water to Yang Liufang with a thermos bottle at home for him to wash. Yang Liufang returned to the village and continued to study the "Chinese Furniture" he bought, the more in-depth the study, the more he felt that the basic knowledge he had learned before was practical, although the master only let himself do some basic work in those two years, but whether it was the use of planers or chisels, they were similar to what was said in the book, it seems that the master also mastered the essence of Chinese carpentry, but the master's cultural level is not high, and there is no way to write a book.

Yang Liufang has been reading until late, and has made a lot of notes on the mortise and tenon and carving, it seems that this notebook that was originally used for bookkeeping is not enough. In this way, Yang Liufang fell asleep unconsciously.

When I woke up the next day, a boiled egg was placed at the entrance of the village department, and it seemed that the village chief of Stone had already come. Yang Liufang hurriedly washed, and after finishing eating the boiled egg, he went to the cave where the stone village chief played the radio to find a newspaper to read. Sure enough, a new stack of People's Daily was placed on the desk, and Yang Liufang picked it up and saw that it was a newspaper dated August 27, 1986, which was exactly two months out of date.

He first skimmed through all the headlines and found that the headline on the front page of this issue of the newspaper was actually about economic issues: "Ma'anshan Municipal Enterprises Perform Their Duties", and then looked at the others were also about the economy, and unlike in the past, there was very little political news, and it was placed in the lower right corner. It seems that the country is really centered on economic construction.

When the village chief Shi returned to the village after distributing the water, Yang Liufang had already finished reading the newspaper and told the village chief that he had seen the information in the People's Daily calling on the Ningxia region of Gansu Province to plant grass and trees, vigorously develop animal husbandry, and increase the income of farmers, and asked him to pay more attention to preaching it to the villagers. The village chief sighed: "The function of this "People's Daily" is so great! I'll really have to see it in the future. At noon, the village chief's mother-in-law slaughtered a chicken and made them a large plate of heirloom chicken, and everyone had a great time eating together. Especially Gava, her face was covered with oil, and she was holding a piece of chicken thigh meat and gnawing on it.

In the afternoon, they took the goods and set off to Wangshawan early, and the village chief's mother-in-law and aunt distributed half of the spinach brought back by Yang Liufang to her mother's family. When the two arrived at Wangshawan, it was already about three o'clock in the afternoon, and Yang Liufang remembered that he had forgotten to buy the clock he had been talking about, and he would definitely bring it with him next time. When they arrived at Wang Shan's house, they saw that the old village chief was directing Wang Shan and his group of young people to load trees on several tractors. Yang Liufang tied the donkey to the tree and drove over, and the strength of the people was great, and the tree section was quickly loaded. Shi Village Chief and Wang Shan, as the masters, hurriedly dispersed cigarettes to express their gratitude. The old village chief was very satisfied with the performance of the two children.

The three of them unloaded the goods together, and Yang Liufang saw that they didn't have many cigarettes, so he took two packs for them and two packs for the old village chief.

"Babies, you can just smoke it yourself, (I) think it's good to smoke dry."

"Suo (uncle), you can take it, this strength is smaller, it is good for the body."

"Oh, Xiao Yang'er, how are you going to carry out your work?"

"Suo (uncle), I have a score in my heart, don't worry, I'll measure the room in a while, draw a sketch, and we'll make it according to the ruler, a piece of Ming-style furniture."

"Oh, okay, Uncle (Uncle) believes in you."

After dinner, Wang Shan and Shi Village Chief helped Yang Liufang measure the indoor size, and after that, Shi Village Chief drove the donkey cart home, and Wang Shan took Yang Liufang to the village. Before he went out, Yang Liufang secretly said to Wang Shan: "Third brother, I want to take a bath, can you help me get a bottle of hot water?" ”

"Hey, I thought it was a big deal, two bottles, let's each mention one."

"Thank you, third brother! By the way, when I went to Xizhou Chengbei Supply and Marketing Cooperatives to buy tools, I ran into a classmate of yours. ”

"My classmate, who's that?"

"She said that her mother was Principal Wang of your Hanwangchuan Middle School, and Brother Shi also said that Principal Wang had taught him."

"Oh, you said Wang Yanhua, yes, it is indeed our classmate, Miss Bourgeois, beautiful and good at studying, and later she went to Xizhou to study at university. Now go to the supply and marketing cooperative? ”

"Yes, she bought the tools and nails I bought."

"Oh, but it's okay, the iron rice bowl! Yinhua took a lot of effort to get her a place as a primary school teacher. ”

"Third brother, what do you want to do in the future?"

"I don't know."

"Succession?"

"Well, maybe, it's not impossible."

At night, Yang Liufang took a bath in the bathroom in the village, and after washing, he went to fetch a bucket of water to wash his clothes, and put away his sandals. Put on new clothes, new shoes, and get ready to draw. He drew the main hall's case, the table of the eight immortals, two Taishi chairs, the large bed in the bedroom, the bedside table, the dresser with silver flowers and a round stool, and a large wardrobe with double doors. The lines and carvings are vividly drawn, and Yang Liufang is thinking about what tools and techniques to use while painting, and the original drawing process is actually a rehearsal of the production process.

Yang Liu Fang painted until his back hurt and felt a little cold before he stopped. I didn't realize that I still have a talent for painting, and I really admired myself. He snorted his hands, feeling like he was about to freeze, and before November, the weather in the northwest was as cold as the winter in the south of the Yangtze River. At this time, Yang Liufang remembered that he bought clothes or bought thin, blaming himself for being inexperienced! Think about how good it would be if Li Tongfu did, he knew a lot and had social experience, alas! It's just that this guy has been gone for so many days, and there is no news, the ID card should be done, and it should be time to come back.

Li Tongfu has indeed completed his ID card. He lived in Yang Liufang's house for 13 days, and every day Yang's father and Yang mother made him food in different ways, and seemed to pour all his love for Yang Liufang into him, and he felt that he had been fattened. After reading "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but without Yang Liufang's permission, he wanted to take the book away and read it again on the way.

Father and Mother Yang treated him like their own children, and stuffed him with dried fish and duck goods in two big pockets, and he wanted to leave 500 yuan to Father and Mother Yang, saying that it was for Yang Liufang to honor them, but the two said that they didn't want anything. In the end, Li Tongfu still put him on the pillow of Yang Liufang where he slept on, hoping that his parents could see him when they cleaned up the bed.

He also went to Liu Xia's house under the leadership of Yang's father, and helped them clean up the yard and check the roof again, so that there were no leaks. Father Yang sent him to the town on a yellow croaker cart and told him to find Ah Fang and strive to come back together for the New Year. Li Tongfu held Yang's father's hand and promised him that he would do his best.

He returned to Wenzhou, got his ID card, went to the shoe factory to buy a batch of winter leather shoes, and took a car to Hangzhou, the provincial capital, and planned to take a train from Hangzhou to Xizhou. On his way to the station after getting his shoes, he heard a conversation between a mother and daughter.

"Xiaoxia, you ride slowly. Mommy can't catch up with you. ”

"Grandma, hurry up and ride."

Looking back, a girl in a school uniform with a double ponytail was speeding past her on a bicycle. Xiaoxia's mother then followed closely and one accidentally fell. Li Tongfu put down his travel bag full of shoes and a handbag full of food, and ran over to help.