Chen Nongmo originally wanted to talk to his second brother about the high school classmate named Liu Yuanyuan behind him.
But once the car started, no matter how curious we were, it was buried by the cold wind.
I don't know how many years the minibus had been gasping for air. After it started, the cold wind blew in skillfully through the gaps in the corners.
It was nearly an hour’s journey from the town to the county seat, and Chen Nongmo buried his face in his scarf the entire time.
At first it was because of the cold, but later as there were more passengers along the way it wasn’t cold anymore.
But on the way, some people brought live chickens and ducks on the bus, and the smell of feces in the bus almost drove her away.
Bumpy, crowded, smelly. After finally surviving the ordeal, Chen Nongmo, who was protected by his second brother and got off the bus, bent over and supported his knees, gasping for breath, and missed the convenience of the future life so much.
"It's still about ten minutes' walk to the cooperative. Shall I carry you?" Seeing the pale face of the little girl, Cao Liu suggested worriedly. He was thinking in his heart that he would have to make sure that the sixth sister eats more in the future. Her physical fitness is too poor and she is so thin that she can be lifted up with one hand.
Chen Nongmo refused: "No, I just need to take a few breaths of fresh air."
Cao Liu frowned and was about to say something when a delicate snort came from the side: "Humph! Pretentious!"
Chen Nongmo turned around subconsciously, but before he could see clearly what was going on, he felt something hitting his arms again.
She instinctively reached out to grab them, and found them to be two hard candies.
"It tastes like orange." Liu Yuanyuan stood not far from the two of them, with her chin slightly raised, looking domineering.
Only her slightly red eyes betrayed her true emotions.
Seeing this, Chen Nongmo sneered in his heart, knowing that this girl must be too embarrassed to save face after being rejected.
That's right. She squeezed the candy in her hand and slowly curved her eyes. She was a very cute girl.
Cao Liu obviously thought of it, so he didn't care about her attitude just now. He just pursed his lips and glanced at her, then turned to his sister: "Let's go, our parents are calling us."
Chen Nongmo peeled a candy and put it in her mouth. The sweet and sour taste instantly spread in her mouth. Suppressing the last bit of nausea, she smiled at the people: "Thank you!"
Liu Yuanyuan blushed, too embarrassed to look at the pretty girl again, and said to Cao Liu fiercely: "It was my dad who said you were good, not me who liked you!"
After saying this, she turned around and ran away, shaking her two dark braids.
"Brother, she is very nice." The soft-hearted girl said one thing but meant another, and it was clear that she liked her second brother very much.
Cao Liu patted his sister's hat and said, "I want to join the army recruitment after the new year. I don't want to get married yet. Why bother others?"
After hearing this, Chen Nongmo didn't ask any more questions. He turned around to look at Liu Yuanyuan who had already run some distance, and then walked towards Qiuhua's mother who was waiting for them not far away.
After taking only a few steps, she was startled by the memory that suddenly popped up in her mind, and her steps stopped unconsciously.
"What's wrong?"
Chen Nongmo blinked, hiding the astonishment in his eyes, and looked up at his second brother: "Nothing, I bit my tongue when I was biting the candy."
Cao Liu didn't think much about it and joked with a smile: "This is just greed."
"Mother Qiuhua, my second brother said I'm greedy!"
After hearing the little girl's complaint, Cao Qiuhua smiled and said, "Then we won't buy anything for him to eat later. He's just greedy."
Chen Nongmo was not really only 15 years old. He said that just now just to divert his second brother's attention. Now that he was being coaxed like this, his face turned red instead.
Seeing this, Cao Qiuhua amusedly pulled the little girl towards the cooperative.
As it gets closer to the end of the year, more people are shopping, so you have to be faster.
= Since the night when Aunt Xiumei came to propose marriage, Chen Nongmo felt that the name Liu Yuanyuan was very familiar, but he did not think much about it, just thinking that the word Yuanyuan was too common.
It was not until just now, when she first learned that her second brother's goal was to join the army, that she suddenly remembered where the sense of familiarity came from.
In the original book, not only did the hero Chen Wuwen's sister have a tragic ending, but even his older brother Cao Liu, a supporting character who also had a small part in the book, did not live up to expectations.
Thinking of this, Chen Nongmo, who was being led by Qiuhua's mother, looked up at the tall figure walking in front of them, blocking the wind for them together with Zong's father.
Cao Liu, Cao Liu.
When Cao Qiuhua gave his son this name, he wanted to leave a legacy for the Cao family. People of that era believed in inheritance.
But Cao Liu remained unmarried throughout his life.
And the reason was Liu Yuanyuan, who gave her the candy.
After all, in the original book, Cao Liu, like her, was just a supporting character with little ink on his face.
She only vaguely remembered that her second brother passed the selection for new recruits and broke his leg on the way back from the armed forces department to get his military uniform.
Strictly speaking, it was to save his high school classmate Liu Yuanyuan.
But Chen Nongmo couldn't remember why he was rescued and why his leg was broken.
All we know is that my second brother suffered severe soft tissue contusion, limb necrosis, and irreversible damage, and eventually had to have his limb amputated.
During the operation, he was still wearing the military uniform he had been longing for. At the same time, Chen Nongmo also remembered the regret that his elder brother Chen Wuwen in the book felt for Cao Liu.
He said that his eldest brother was no worse than him in either physical fitness or intelligence.
When university was just suspended, Cao Liu, who was still in junior high school, told his family about his new plans for the future.
He plans to enlist in the army after getting his high school diploma, and then work hard in the army for a few years to gain the qualification for internal recommendation to university.
Yes, he wants to go to college.
From the beginning to the end, the goal was clear! But all the plans and aspirations came to an end due to a car accident.
Even after the reform and opening up, Cao Liu still built a considerable family business with his own abilities and the help of his brothers.
But my second brother, who was confined to a wheelchair and had difficulty walking, remained unmarried throughout his life.
Chen Nongmo didn't know whether he hadn't met the person he liked or for other reasons. But she thought that if she could avoid trouble, her second brother, who was smart and shrewd, should be able to realize his dream.
The cooperative has arrived.
Chen Nongmo took a deep breath and suppressed the myriad emotions churning in his heart.
Then, surrounded by the protection of his family, he followed the crowd and squeezed into the store.
= There are many things to buy.
It would definitely not work if they all squeezed together. Even if they had time to spend a whole day, good things are limited in quantity and there would be too many people competing for them.
Therefore, after everyone who had assigned their tasks at home successfully squeezed into the cooperative, they acted in pairs.
Chen Nongmo and his fifth brother Chen Yi, who was relatively reliable, went to the third floor to look at shoes.
When she came from City N, she had various considerations and did not bring much with her.
Especially the shoes, only one out of three pairs is barely wearable, the others are too thin.
Coatskin shoes are a luxury these days, and compared to the crowded and noisy counters next door, the place selling shoes is quite quiet.
Chen Nongmo and his fifth brother lay outside the glass cover, staring at several pairs of winter leather boots inside.
There are only four styles for men, and even fewer for women, only two styles.
She didn't waste any words. After deciding on the style, she took out a few straw ropes from her bag and handed them to the salesperson who was looking at her sideways. She pointed to the leather boots that could be considered retro in the future and said, "This one, help me get a pair of each of these lengths!"
As he said this, under the salesperson's suspicious eyes, he took out the longest one from his other pocket and handed it over: "This, I want four pairs."
She has found out indirectly these days that Mr. Zong's feet are the same size as his eldest brother, second brother, and comrade Shao Zheng who helped a lot.
She didn't dare ask for the specific size, so she could only use a rope to indicate it.
Chen Yi came back to his senses and frowned to stop her: "Sixth sister, just buy your own size. You are still growing. Don't buy it according to the standard size. Buy a size larger so that you can wear it for two more years."
A pair of shoes, minus the ticket, cost nearly thirty yuan. With a wave of Yu Yu's hand, nearly three hundred yuan was gone. Chen Yi, who boasted of his well-off family, was also shocked.
However, Chen Nongmo insisted on buying it. Since he was going to send letters and gifts to his eldest brother, he naturally had to buy some for other family members.
Moreover, among these sizes, there are also those of her father and mother. She has always been thinking about them. Once she knows the exact address of her parents, she will have to go and see them with her own eyes to be completely relieved.
So, she ignored the boy's disapproval and said, "Fifth brother is really smart. I didn't even know to buy a size bigger."
As he spoke, Chen Nongmo took out another stack of tickets and the Great Unity from his inner pocket and urged the sluggish salesperson again: "Hurry up, please."
Is this what Chen Yi meant?
(End of this chapter)
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