1975
Xu Nian asked casually, and Xu Hongqi answered nonchalantly, "Oh, I'll take some time to research the fan."
Xu Nian was opening the lunch box. The meat and vegetable soup inside had solidified after cooling and did not look so delicious. It was a bit like her current heart, not very beautiful.
"Didn't you say you'd stop doing it after next year's Lunar New Year? Why are you still adding business?"
Xu Hongqi took the lunch box from her and placed it directly on the small stove. "Don't worry, I will definitely keep my promise to you. It's just that I went out a few days ago and saw that the factory workers were selling it, so I bought it and studied it by the way."
You asked Xu Nian what to do in this situation. She was also helpless. Sometimes she really wanted to tie a rope around his neck so that if she didn't follow him for a while, she wouldn't be able to predict his next move.
Xu Nian put on what he thought was a sinister expression and lectured, "Why don't you study hard? Why do you keep running out? If you keep running out, I really won't pay attention to you."
She was standing and Xu Hongqi was sitting, but he just said "hmm" lightly after hearing what she said, obviously not taking it seriously. Seeing him like this, Xu Nian stroked his chest, and couldn't help but feel angry and wanted to slap the head under him.
This slap stunned Xu Hongqi. Cheng said that when he was a child, he was bullied by Liu Xuelong's siblings and the children in the village. But after he grew up, he fought without hesitation and never got beaten again. Xu Nian was really the first...
Xu Nian regretted it as soon as she finished filming. She was scared and asked why a weak woman like her would pluck hair from a tiger's head. Did she feel that she had lived too long?
Woo woo, if I had known this, I wouldn't have come today. I started moving out while Xu Hongqi was confused. I held on until I almost reached the door, but someone pressed me against the door.
But don't get me wrong, this is not a romantic wall-dong. Xu Hongqi grabbed the clothes on Xu Nian's shoulders, and the other hand was raised, looking around at her, as if thinking about where to start beating her.
Xu Nian resisted reflexively, pushing away with both hands and shouting timidly, "I was wrong, I was wrong, my king, spare me, I won't dare to do it again next time."
A snort of laughter escaped Xu Hongqi's lips, and then he spoke, "You're really getting bolder and bolder. You've been giving me a bad face, standing up for me, kicking me, and now you're even daring to hit me. Do you realize you're wrong?"
Xu Nian also felt aggrieved. "But I always mean well. You should dig deeper into my meaning. I'm doing this for your own good." Then he pointed at the lunch box on the stove and said to him, "Look, I took the trouble to bring you food in this cold weather."
Xu Hongqi didn't even turn his head but asked her, "Where does the meat come from?"
Xu Nian didn't understand why the topic changed so quickly. He quickly thought about it and looked at the other person with sparkling eyes, saying, "Brother Hongqi, I have something happy to tell you. This time when I went back home, my brother took me hunting. It was so much fun. The meat and vegetables were made from the hunted meat. Do you want to come? We can go together next time. It's really fun."
Xu Hongqi's lips curled up into a smile, intentionally or not. "Xu Nian, aren't you saying that the officials are allowed to set fires but the common people are not allowed to light lamps?"
"Huh?" Xu Nian was puzzled. She had just wanted to say something interesting to divert his attention, so why did she end up here again?
"You told me not to do illegal business, you told me to strive to be a five-good youth, and you told me to think more about your deeper meaning. But I don't understand. What does it mean for you to secretly go hunting without telling the team?" Xu Hongqi let go of Xu Nian.
There were countless colons in Xu Nian's head, and after each colon came a period. What the other person said was absolutely right. He was excited at the time and thought the meat tasted delicious, so he said it without considering the consequences. Now he deserved to be slapped in the face.
She glanced at Xu Hongqi and saw him crossing his arms over his chest, regretting her carelessness. In fact, she didn't think that her behavior was particularly bad from the bottom of her heart. She didn't do this often, and she could feel guilty about following the crowd occasionally. Even Xu Hongqi's private transactions, she wasn't so noble as to think it was unacceptable. After all, a few years ago, the leader also said that no matter whether the cat is good or bad, a cat that can catch mice is a good cat.
But the bad thing now is that she cannot agree with this point of view, especially in front of Xu Hongqi. This matter can be blamed on the time and space messenger for not being able to choose people. She really feels that her three views are a bit distorted. Oh, and she is asked to correct other people's three views. Isn't this embarrassing!
"Why are you speechless? Does it take you so long to think about it?" Xu Hongqi watched her eyes turn left and right, wondering how many ideas were stored in her head.
"No, I just think you are right. I will never do this again. I'm just reflecting on it." Xu Nian had nothing to say, and since he couldn't argue with her, he simply admitted his mistake.
But she had worked so hard until now, so she naturally couldn't give up. "Brother Hongqi, I just don't understand. Didn't I tell you last time that you would get into university? You have university subsidies and you won't be short of money. Why do you always take such big risks to do things like this? Every time I see you doing this, I'm always worried that you will be caught one day. What will I do then?"
Xu Hongqi stopped trying to stop her. Instead, he went to the stove, placed a cloth over the stove, picked up his lunch box, and sat down on the table. He turned around and said meaningfully, "There are two reasons. First, everyone doesn't like money. Second, I have to support my wife..."
Xu Nian walked over and sat down, "Me?" She wanted to say that she didn't have that much expenses, but then she thought about it and realized that her current food, clothing and other expenses were not cheap. Compared with her classmates and friends in the village, she was really quite extravagant. Even in her opinion, this was just to meet the basic needs of life.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but puff out her lips and said reluctantly, "Actually, I'm a very frugal girl. I don't care about the things I have. As long as I can eat my fill, I'm happy." After saying this, seeing that Xu Hongqi didn't express his opinion, she confirmed it, "I think so from the bottom of my heart."
Xu Hongqi's smile faded, and he frowned coldly as he said, "But I don't want to. Xu Nian, let me tell you again, I promised you that I would stop by next New Year. Keep your word. Don't be unhappy or angry about this anymore. You know I won't change my mind."
Xu Nian propped her hands on the table, cupping her cheeks and sighing helplessly. She had really tried her best. Xu Hongqi sometimes seemed easy to talk to, but he was actually very difficult to talk to. He was usually very cautious and careful. Now she just hoped there wouldn't be any trouble before she stopped. She tilted her head and looked at him weakly, "Hurry up and eat. The meat smells delicious."
After she said this, Xu Hongqi really smiled. He took a piece of food with chopsticks, put it in his mouth, chewed it vigorously, and said, "The game is quite fragrant."
That is to say, even eating could not stop his mouth. He was an expert in hermaphrodites. Xu Nian thought that the matter was over, but after people finished eating and washed the jar, he was still taught a lesson. He found a very suitable place, like a teacher in ancient times, and hit her palm three times with a long wooden ruler.
After seeing her angry and aggrieved expression, Xu Hongqi, who was good at giving a slap in the face and then a sweet treat, handed Xu Nian a pair of cotton gloves. The overly appropriate gift extinguished all of Xu Nian's anger.
All youth has footprints. The witnesses are the distinct four seasons, the paths that have been walked countless times, the test papers, and the baby fat slowly disappearing from the tender cheeks.
The year 1974 finally rolled over in time, and 1975 slowly passed. The New Year's Eve dinner at home that year was indeed as sumptuous as Xu's mother had said, but the legendary aunt who had been told she would come home did not return to her family, which was a bit of a pity.
The family received orders from their superiors to move their position again, from the south to the northwest. Defending the motherland and serving the people naturally involves many sacrifices. The most lovely people work the hardest and deserve the respect of everyone. Even if the family is disappointed, they can only fully support them.
In 1975, Xu Nian was in the second year of junior high school. That year, their education department underwent a major reform. In order to meet the needs of education, the school year regulations were changed, and both junior high and high schools were changed to a two-year system.
This also caused Xu Nian and Xu Hongqi to be in a critical period of further studies. She now has nothing to do every day except studying, but Xu Hongqi is harder working than her. In addition to his own studies, he has to tutor her and take care of the outside business.
Maybe because Xu Nian didn't like him making such a deal, Xu Hongqi rarely mentioned such topics in front of her later. However, as Xu Hongqi bought more and more things for her, Xu Nian could tell that he made a lot of money.
There were many strange things happening in 1995. The summer came earlier and was much hotter than in previous years. Not to mention those far away, even those families in the county who were not short of money squeezed out some money from their teeth to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy rare fans. Since there were always rich people in that era, fans instantly became popular all over the country and were in short supply.
At first, Brother Hong was a little puzzled and had some small opinions about Xu Hongqi focusing most of his energy on tinkering with the fan. However, as he made more and more trips and earned more and more money, he was already grinning from ear to ear and was full of admiration for Comrade Hongqi.
Xu Nian was also feeling very hot. Xu Hongqi was a very cautious person. He could buy other things for the Xu family, but he would not bring the things he was making. This also led to Xu Nian running to the small courtyard in the suburbs of the county to blow the fan when he couldn't stand the heat.
Although Xu Hongqi was stricter with her studies here, he would not let her get up early and did not have to take care of the children. Moreover, she did not know when he had connected electricity to the courtyard. Although Xu Nian thought this was against the will of heaven, she decided to just stop asking and enjoy herself.
Xu Nian also achieved some small success this year. She wrote a novella of martial arts. However, due to the strict control over cultural development, she did not earn as much as she expected, only about two hundred yuan.
This amount of money is certainly not a small amount in the village, but it also takes a lot of time and energy, which she feels is not proportional. She decided to write privately without affecting her studies, and then submit her work when the state control is not so strict in the future.
Xu Nian still goes home once a month as before, and her sense of belonging to home is getting stronger and stronger. However, on the way home and back to school, she can't help but complain about the pain of riding a donkey cart.
On October National Day, Xu Hongqi had agreed with Xu Nian to go back together. She went to the agreed location and saw Xu Hongqi with a number of old, not-so-new 28-inch bicycles. It was a bombshell. The economic development of the "self-employed" was truly enviable...
Xu Hongqi had made great progress this year, and she was already envious of him. When she saw Xu Hongqi pedaling his shiny black bicycle after seeing her coming, he looked even taller and more graceful, she became even more "jealous". She once again made up her mind to exercise well and eat more.
She waited several times before finally getting on the backseat. She was speechless for a moment. Xu Hongqi pedaled the bike and felt the silence from the person behind him. His joy was halved. "What's wrong?"
Xu Nian sat firmly, holding onto Xu Hongqi's clothes at the waist with both hands, but she instantly became happy again. From now on, she wondered if she would have another automatic driver. When he asked her, she chuckled and said, "I wish you have your first little white horse."
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