Chapter 138 A Little Tight
Five thirty in the morning, Beijing Aviation University.
Jiang Xiaoyan climbed out of the bed quietly, flipped over from the upper bunk to the floor, and reached out to push Hu Man, who was still sleeping soundly on the lower bunk.
The two of them were lucky enough to be admitted to the same university and were assigned to the same dormitory. They were truly as close as sisters.
"Human, Human, get up."
"Well, is it time?"
"Um."
Hu Man, who had not gotten enough sleep, stayed in bed for three seconds before struggling to get up and went to the public restroom to wash up in a daze.
At exactly six o'clock, the two were already waiting at the gate of the Aviation College.
Hu Man yawned and said, "We agreed to meet at 6:30. Why are you getting up so early?"
Jiang Xiaoyan said: "Li Ye said 6:30, so he will definitely arrive early. Do we want him to wait for us? Let him know that we slept in?"
"Who slept in?" Hu Man blushed slightly and said, "They have to pick up Wen Leyu first, then Li Dayong and Han Xia. We are the last stop here."
As Hu Man was speaking, he saw a blue "truck" buzzing towards him.
From a distance, Li Dayong leaned half of his body out of the rear window and waved vigorously at Hu Man and Jiang Xiaoyan.
"It's a car like this! I think I've seen it in Qingshui County. Only township officials are qualified to ride in it!"
Jiang Xiaoyan looked at the double-row Beijing 130 parked in front of her with envy. Given the conditions in Qingshui County, there were only a few of them.
Li Ye parked the car, and Li Dayong in the back seat said to Fu Yingjie and Yan Jinbu beside him: "You two, get in the car."
"Love comes before friendship."
Fu Yingjie curled his lips, muttered something, got out of the car and got into the cargo box at the back.
This car can seat two rows of passengers in the front, and is approved to seat 6 passengers. A small group of eight people cannot sit in it.
However, in this era of insufficient transportation capacity, only six passengers are allowed to sit in the cargo box at the back of the truck. If there are more than six passengers, it is necessary to go to the relevant authorities to obtain a formality.
After Hu Man and Jiang Xiaoyan got in the car, Li Dayong immediately became excited and "attentive".
He opened a large cardboard box under his feet, which contained seven or eight pairs of brand new sneakers.
"Come on, students, take a look. These are defective shoes that Li Ye asked someone to get. They are two dollars a pair. Take a look at what size you need."
"Two dollars a pair? So cheap?"
Jiang Xiaoyan and Hu Man immediately became interested and each took out a pair of shoes and started looking at them.
This pair of shoes is similar in style to the Huili shoes, but it’s a brand I’ve never heard of. When I rub it hard, it feels quite good.
Jiang Xiaoyan said happily: "I want a pair of size 36."
"I'll try, I'm 37"
Hu Man also bought a pair of size 37, and both girls felt the joy of "finding a bargain while shopping".
Li Ye saw the two people's happy smiles from the rearview mirror, and he also smiled faintly.
In fact, there are definitely "defective goods". Many factories built with the support of the Huili Shoes Factory often sell Huili shoes with some defects internally. They are cheap and there is not much difference in wearing them.
Recently, the wholesale business of the Yangcheng Wholesale Department has been growing bigger and bigger, and shoes have become one of the main goods of Li Ye's "Yangcheng Branch", so he asked Jin Peng to bring some shoes and clothes over.
However, two dollars was definitely not possible, so Li Ye put in a little bit of money himself.
Because if he sold it at the cost price of four or five yuan, he was afraid that Jiang Xiaoyan would not be willing to part with it.
Li Ye had just noticed that among the eight people in the group, only Jiang Xiaoyan was still wearing the cloth shoes made by her mother.
As he expected, even though this girl passed the exam and came to Beijing, she couldn't change her thrifty nature.
Today, eight people went to climb the Great Wall together. She was the only one who was dressed differently. Even if this girl can't see it on the surface, do you think she wouldn't feel anything in her heart?
How many good friends have gradually lost touch and then lost contact because of the material gap.
So Li Ye felt that if he only spent a few small amounts of money, he could maintain the pure friendship among the eight-member group, which would be worth it.
Anyway, Boss Li is rich and powerful now, and it's just a few dozen dollars, just a drop in the bucket.
Wen Leyu, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, noticed the smile on Li Ye's face with her slanted eyes, curled her lips and smiled too.
The reason why Li Ye entered the little girl's heart was because of this "kindness".
Being kind is not stupidity, it is just the side of human nature that is opposite to "evil".
Of course, there was another reason why the little girl laughed.
[He really only knew my shoe size, not Hu Man and the others’.]
. . . . . . .
In 1982, the Badaling Great Wall was basically not crowded with tourists, especially during non-holidays.
Occasionally there are tourists, either foreigners or outsiders.
Li Dayong climbed the steps of the Great Wall in despair, carrying a large iron pot on his back and two 10-kilogram plastic buckets.
Hu Man, Jiang Xiaoyan and Han Xia in the distance had already flown away like nimble swallows. Li Dayong could only look at their blurry backs and sigh in vain.
Fu Yingjie next to him laughed and said, "Dayong, you didn't expect this, did you? Go chase me now!"
Fu Yingjie and Li Dayong have always had a good relationship, and they were admitted to Beijing Institute of Technology together. Fu Yingjie has already guessed most of what his best friend is thinking.
Li Dayong has feelings for Hu Man Luohua, but Hu Man is ruthless. In the past few weeks, Li Dayong has visited Hu Man many times, but there has been no progress at all.
I had planned to climb the Great Wall together today so that I could experience it up close, but Li Ye went out for a picnic.
The big pots, cooking utensils, meat and vegetable bowls and dishes all fell on the shoulders of the poor Li Dayong, Fu Yingjie and Yan Jinbu.
Carrying forty or fifty kilograms, how could he catch up with a girl who was as light as a swallow?
Li Dayong became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He couldn't help but turn around and yell at Li Ye, who was dozens of meters behind him: "Brother, I'm tired!"
Li Yezheng and Wen Leyu were falling behind, and immediately yelled back unhappily: "I'm still tired? How about you carry me up?"
Li Dayong: “.”
Ten seconds later, a bear let out a roar, and carrying a big pot and a bucket of water, ran towards the Great Wall above with its thighs stretched out.
Wen Leyu asked curiously, "What happened to Dayong?"
Li Ye snorted coldly: "Humph, spring is here."
. . . . . . .
Picnics in 1982 were more convenient than in later generations. At least you didn’t have to bring firewood or gas. You could just pick up branches from all over the mountains and make a real firewood-cooked meal.
A picnic is all about the atmosphere. Eight people are busy around two big pots, chatting about the past and laughing. They are in an extremely good mood.
"By the way, I received a letter from Jin Shengli a few days ago. He actually apologized to me."
"I received it too. I never thought he would bow his head and apologize to us."
"I also received a letter from Zhuang Hongxing! He said that if we have the chance to go to Chang'an, he will treat us to mutton soup steamed buns."
"Have you replied to Jin Shengli? Anyway, I won't reply. I would rather reply to Zhuang Hongxing."
Zhuang Hongxing and Jin Shengli both got into junior college this year. One went to Chang'an and the other went to the provincial capital. They can be said to have successfully escaped from the sea of suffering and landed on shore.
After getting ashore, my vision and mindset changed. I also began to try to repair relationships with several classmates who were admitted to Beijing.
"well"
Hu Man suddenly sighed and said, "Do you know? Xia Yue did not continue to repeat her studies at the County No. 2 Middle School, but asked someone to go to Lin County. I don't know if she can adapt to the situation there alone."
The hot-tempered Han Xia immediately said, "Why do you feel sorry for her? If she passes the exam this year and we don't, will she feel sorry for us?"
"That's right," Hu Man suddenly laughed and said, "Who is more pitiful on the single-plank bridge?"
"It's time for dinner, it's time for dinner."
Jiang Xiaoyan, waving a spatula, shouted, which immediately dispelled the saintly hearts of several girls.
A pot of pork stew and a pot of white rice made the eight young people find the taste of Erliangdian again.
"Hiccup~"
Han Xia burped without caring about her image and murmured, "I've been in Beijing for so long, I thought I could never go back to my previous happy life! The food in the cafeteria is terrible."
The food in the canteen of the School of Chemical Engineering is definitely better than that in Qingshui No. 2 Middle School, but it is definitely not comparable to this small kitchen.
We have been eating the small kitchen at Erliangdian for more than half a year, and we will probably never forget the familiar taste.
Li Ye also ate very happily. After finishing his meal, he said, "I have bought a courtyard in Zaojun Temple. I will take you to see the gate in the evening.
From now on, on weekends, I will have people prepare meat and vegetables in advance, and we can go there to enjoy a feast.”
Hu Man smiled and said, "Li Ye, you are going to take care of us for the rest of our lives!"
Li Ye was shocked and said, "Who said that? We have to pay. One dime per meal, not a cent less. I am a small socialist rich man, but I have a very dark heart."
“Hahahaha~”
Han Xia and Hu Man were laughing so hard that they were bent over. Jiang Xiaoyan also pursed her lips, no longer as reserved as before.
Now she has money in her pocket!
So when they returned to Zaojun Temple in the evening and had a sumptuous dinner, everyone took out a dime and gave it to Li Ye, but Jiang Xiaoyan handed Li Ye five dollars.
Li Ye knew what the girl meant, but he still pretended to be surprised and asked: "Xiaoyan, are you looking for change from me? I am a rich man with big bills on me, not so much change."
Jiang Xiaoyan smiled awkwardly and said, "This is the money I paid for my meal. In the past six months, I gained 15 pounds, and this is all what I owe."
"What are you talking about?"
"Come on, everyone come here."
Li Ye frowned, clapped his hands, and called several classmates over.
Jiang Xiaoyan felt a little embarrassed. She had wanted to quietly pay the five yuan first and then slowly make up the debt for the meal. She didn't want anyone else to know.
Li Ye said seriously, "Xiaoyan said something just now that made me feel really guilty. I should have explained it to everyone earlier, and Xiaoyan might not have misunderstood for so long."
Han Xia asked, "What's going on? Why is it so serious?"
Li Ye said: "Do you remember the first time we went to Erliangdian?
I was planning to hire a cook to cook two meals a day, plus eight dollars a month.
Li Ye made an "eight" gesture and said, "Eight dollars a month is very low. A temporary worker makes eighteen and a half dollars a month!"
"But later, because we wanted to keep it secret, we asked Xiaoyan to cook for us. She didn't get paid, but we didn't ask for her meal money."
"You all know the four arithmetic operations. Now help Xiaoyan calculate how much loss she has suffered?"
“.”
Hu Man, Yan Jinbu and others remained silent. They were not children. A meal costing ten cents was not even enough to cover the cost. How could they talk about whether it was a loss or not?
Besides, compared with getting into college, what does a few food expenses mean?
Without Li Ye's guidance, would they be able to get into university? And a key university at that?
Believe it or not, now Li Ye returns to Erliangdian and shouts "I want to tutor ten students".
The students from the County No. 1 Middle School and the County No. 2 Middle School were able to surround the Second Grain Store and fight each other to the death.
With such a favor, do you have the nerve to say that you are at a disadvantage?
Has your conscience been eaten by dogs?
So everyone owed Li Ye a favor, but Jiang Xiaoyan was just being too stubborn and felt that she owed him more than everyone else.
There's no need to do that. Don't calculate even a penny or two.
Seeing that no one said anything, Li Ye had to turn his head and look at his virtuous wife.
Wen Leyu understood and said in a serious tone, "Jiang Xiaoyan cooked for us for seven months, eight dollars a month, seven hundred and eighty-five."
"Look, I actually owe you fifty-six dollars," Li Ye said to Jiang Xiaoyan with a smile, "but I won't give it to you. Just think that I, a small rich man, have a bad heart and have used you for half a year in vain!"
“.”
Jiang Xiaoyan bit her lip and was so moved that she almost shed tears.
She could only wipe her nose with her hand, smile and nod in agreement.
"I won't give you these five dollars either. I need to make a deal with you."
Li Ye put the five dollars back into his trouser pocket and said to Jin Peng, "Brother Peng, take out all the defective goods and let these fat sheep see them.
If anyone doesn’t spend three or five dollars here today, they are not allowed to leave the house!”
Jin Peng, with a cigarette in his mouth, tried hard to hold back his laughter and asked Ma Qianshan to move things out of the wing room, including clothes, shoes, socks and coats, more than a dozen styles in total.
"These are products with some minor defects, maybe the distance between the stitches is one millimeter off, maybe the difference between the two cuffs is one millimeter,
Shoes are two dollars, and clothes are one dollar each. Hurry up and choose. After you’ve chosen, I’ll send you packing.”
Han Xia and Hu Man immediately lost their composure. They couldn't walk when they saw the discounted clothes. That was women's nature, not much different from a man's reaction when he saw a beautiful woman.
Even Yan Jinbu and Fu Yingjie couldn't resist the temptation of this "one-dollar item"!
As a result, the small courtyard suddenly became as lively as a clothing market.
Even a lady from a noble family like Wen Leyu's eyes lit up and she wanted to go over and pick some.
But Li Ye stopped her and said, "You are tall, not the same size as them. Here, the two boxes in the west wing are yours. Go in, close the door and try to change them yourself."
“Oh~”
The girl immediately went into the west wing excitedly to try on her "custom-made" clothes.
At this time, Jiang Xiaoyan quietly approached Li Ye and whispered, "Li Ye, I don't lack clothes to wear, can I just buy three pieces?"
Li Ye was really surprised and asked, "Xiaoyan, I remember when you were admitted to university, didn't the township and village provide financial support for you? Why are you so reluctant to spend a few dollars?"
Jiang Xiaoyan hummed like a mosquito: "I'm saving that money! I want to buy a bicycle for my mother. She has to carry a shoulder pole on her shoulder when she goes to the market. I have saved enough money for the bicycle, but not enough for the ticket."
Li Ye couldn't help but sighed deeply and said, "You don't have a bicycle ticket. Go find Brother Peng. He has a way to exchange it for a bicycle ticket."
Jiang Xiaoyan looked at Li Ye doubtfully, and after a long while she said, "Then I'll go find Brother Peng!"
"Go ahead, go ahead, go quickly, just give him the money and let him do it for you."
Li Ye was also very happy to see Jiang Xiaoyan walking away with light steps.
Do one good deed a day, good, good.
"eng eng eng~"
Behind Li Ye, Wen Leyu's clear nasal voice was heard.
Li Ye turned around and found that the girl was frowning, her face slightly red and she looked a little uncomfortable.
He asked in confusion: "What's wrong, Xiaoyu?"
Wen Leyu whispered, "The size is not right, it's a bit tight."
"A little tight? How come?"
Li Ye didn't quite believe it, because with his eyesight and having been with Wen Leyu for so long, how could he have misjudged her size.
But when he got closer, he realized he was really wrong.
In just over a month, there was no change in the rest of the girl's body, but her little butt and headlights had grown slightly bigger.
"How come? It grows so fast? Hiss."
Thanks to the book friend "Qiao Mu Yu" for the reward, thanks to the book friend "What's the point of a man without manners?" for the reward, thank you both brothers.
(End of this chapter)
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