Chapter 40 Chapter 40 Full of joy, she ran towards his hope (Xiu…

After harvesting rice for an entire afternoon, Shen Moer could hardly lift her hands. She was too lazy to do anything else when she got home, so she simply steamed the leftover buns from lunch, cut some ham, washed some spinach from her own plot, and beat an egg to make salted meat, spinach, and egg drop soup.

The autumn harvest season was long, so Shen Moer came home later than usual. Shen Shaoyuan came back before the soup was ready.

Shen Shaoyuan saw that her hands holding the spoon were a little stiff, so he washed his hands and came over to take the spoon, frowning and looking at her: "Go take a rest over there."

Shen Moer clenched her fist and knocked her arm, sighing: "Farm work is so tiring!"

Shen Shaoyuan frowned. If the work in the kiln factory was not easy, he would even want to give the kiln factory job to Shen Moer. It's

really strange to come back to this world. Not only can jobs be passed on from father to son, but they can also be bought and sold secretly without tacit consent, and can also be exchanged with each other... Shen Shaoyuan couldn't imagine the scene where the maids in the palace would have to replace their sisters or someone else at home. This is a mess!

"I won't go to work tomorrow, "I'll take your place for a day." Shen Shaoyuan said.

Shen Shaoyuan was naturally distressed for the daughter he had brought up. Thinking that she had been raised with a lot of wealth and luxury, but now she had to suffer like this, his eyes suddenly became red.

Shen Moer glanced at her and was shocked. Her father had rarely wiped his tears since he came into this world, and she was a little uncomfortable seeing him like this.

"Hey, My poor little Mo'er..."

Shen Mo'er felt something was wrong when she heard this opening remark. She immediately interrupted Shen Shaoyuan and said, "Dad, you don't have to take my place. I have classes tomorrow morning and I only have to work for an afternoon. It's not that bad actually. But we are all busy these days, so we should get some good things to supplement our diet. I found a lot of sea cucumbers and fish maw in the treasure house before. You don't have to go to work tomorrow, so why don't you stew some?"

Shen Shaoyuan was distracted. After thinking about it, he said, "It just so happens that I have saved some meat coupons recently. I will borrow a bicycle from the team leader tomorrow and go to the commune to buy half a chicken to stew a sea cucumber, fish maw and chicken soup. . "

This is not difficult to make. Just add some ginger slices and cooking wine and simmer over low heat.

After dinner, the father and daughter chatted for a while as usual. Shen Shaoyuan has been busy since he entered the kiln factory. Not only does he have to take care of the kiln factory, but he is also borrowed by various units of the commune from time to time to help. He has a gentle and humorous personality. He can chat with anyone and has a good relationship with people in every unit. The commune even secretly leaked that they wanted to transfer him.

Xu Weiguo certainly didn't want to do it. He himself was not good at publicity work. He finally found a talent. He didn't know how much better his life was in the past few months. How could he be poached like this?

"He said he would try to get me a regular employee as soon as possible." Shen Shaoyuan said.

His current salary is 18 yuan per month. Of course, because he did a lot of extra work, the factory also gave him some subsidies. He got more than 20 yuan in the past two months.

But if he becomes a regular employee, he can get 36 yuan, and then his level will increase a little every year. In addition, he will get more tickets for food, oil, non-staple food, and other things, as well as holiday benefits.

The two people who own countless rare treasures are very happy when talking about the salary increase and various benefits they can get after becoming regular employees.

Shen Moer encouraged him a few words: "You are worthy of being my father. You are really amazing. Even if you change the world, you will still be successful."

Shen Shaoyuan smiled. Although he didn't say anything, he was very proud in his heart.

*

They still have to go to work tomorrow, so the father and daughter chatted for a while, then washed up and went back to their rooms. They still live in the old house. They were too busy recently, and the autumn harvest is coming up, so they plan to pack up and move to the new house after the autumn harvest. Although

they haven't moved to the new house yet, they have bought a lot of things. The room where Shen Moer sleeps, which originally had only an empty bed, now has a desk and a chair.

Shen Moer leaned against the head of the bed, and suddenly remembered what Fu Mingze said in the afternoon. He said he would come to see her in the evening, but he hasn't shown up yet.

Shen Moer guessed that he might have been delayed by something, and thought that she would see him tomorrow at work anyway, so she would ask him what was the matter then.

Thinking of this, Shen Moer flattened the pillow and lay down to go to sleep. She was really a little tired today. Although she was not very sleepy mentally, her body was already eager for rest.

However, not long after she lay down, she was half asleep when she heard a clattering sound coming from the window. It was late

at night and there was no one around. The sudden sound made this scene inexplicably familiar. Shen Moer suddenly remembered the last time a few young people from the Shen family came to steal bricks in the middle of the night. She was startled and suddenly became more awake.

Listening carefully, there seemed to be a crisp "tick-tick" sound among the tick-tick sounds. Shen Moer was surprised, but she was always brave. She stood up, picked up the wooden stick in the corner, and went over to gently open the window latch.

"It's me."

A familiar and clear voice sounded outside the window.

Shen Moer's heart moved, and she opened the window. She saw Fu Mingze leaning against a bicycle under the pure white moonlight, one hand gently pressing the bicycle bell, and looking at her with a slight smile on his lips.

The moonlight seemed to be reflected in his clear eyes.

"Come out." He said softly.

Then he patted the seat of the bicycle behind him and said with a smile, "Your bicycle."

Shen Moer blinked, and she felt that this scene was a little magical.

This person came to give her a bicycle in the middle of the night?

But she still tiptoed out quickly. After all, if this person pressed the bell a few more times, her father would probably be woken up... Well, maybe the neighbors, such as Old Wang who lived in the cowshed on the right and the mother and son of a small landlord who lived in the backyard of the brigade on the left, would also be woken up.

When she walked out, Fu Mingze had already pushed the bicycle outside the courtyard wall. When Shen Moer got closer, she found that his forehead was covered with sweat, and a large area of ​​his shirt was soaked with sweat.

I almost suspected that he didn't come back on a bicycle, but carried it on his back.

"I'll go get you some water."

Shen Moer said, and then turned back to the yard. She went into the kitchen to get an enamel pot and a thermos. She poured water on the windowsill in the moonlight, and then went out of the yard again with the enamel pot.

"The water is not hot, you can drink it now." She handed the enamel pot to Fu Mingze.

Fu Mingze was probably really thirsty. After taking the enamel pot, he drank most of it in one go without saying anything, and then explained: "I went to the commune to find Brother Bao to get a bicycle in the evening, and I tidied up the bicycle by the way, so I came back late."

In fact, there was no need to be so anxious, and he could send it to her tomorrow. In other words, when he decided to go to the commune to get the bicycle today, he knew that he would not be back too early, but he still made an appointment with her to meet tonight.

Perhaps it was because he had hardly seen her during this period of time, and even if he had just seen her in the afternoon, he would have seen her again tomorrow, but tonight, Fu Mingze still wanted to see her again.

Sure enough, he rushed to the commune in a hurry to pack up the bicycle that Bao Ge had not yet completely packed, and then rode the bicycle back as fast as he could, and knocked on her window without hesitation... Looking at her bright eyes under the cool moonlight of the autumn night, Fu Mingze felt that everything he did impulsively was worth it.

He was even prepared for her to scold him and drive him away after she opened the window.

And just now, when he was riding his bicycle on the village road at night, the white moonlight fell on the silent fields, the sound of the bicycle wheel hub turning mechanically sounded, and there were also unclear frog sounds and insect sounds in the distance. Everything seemed so peaceful and free.

Fu Mingze inexplicably thought of the night before he went to the countryside.

That day, the elders advised him to find a way to protect himself after going to the countryside, and to accept the reality and settle down in the countryside if it didn't work. He was irritable and went back to his room with a dark face to pack his luggage. Not long after, his father came in and sat silently for a long time.

Before his father got up and left, he patted his shoulder and said in a deep voice: "Mingze, hardship or toil will not destroy a person's will, but despair will. Live a good life in the countryside, and there will be hope."

At that time, Fu Mingze did not understand what it meant to live a good life and have hope. It was clear that in this chaotic era, there were not many cracks left for people to live a good life.

But just now, when he was running on the village road with sweat all over his head, he suddenly understood what it meant to live a good life and have hope.

He was clearly running towards his hope with joy.

*

Shen Moer looked at the bicycle for a few times and could not help but gently press the bell. The crisp ringtone spread far in the silent night. She quickly let go and looked up at Fu Mingze happily: "Is this the bicycle? 80 yuan?"

She had noticed the price of bicycles a long time ago. In addition to the extremely precious and rare bicycle tickets, the price of bicycles is not low. Ordinary brands of bicycles cost about 150 yuan, and big brands such as Phoenix and Forever even sell for about 180 yuan.

Even a formal worker in a state-owned factory would have to save for several months without eating or drinking.

So when she heard Fu Mingze say that it only cost 80 yuan, Shen Moer had already prepared herself mentally. She estimated that the bicycle would not be in good condition. Most likely, it was sold to Bao Ge because it could no longer be used.

Seeing the bike now, she was pleasantly surprised. Even though she couldn't see it clearly at night, she could still get a general idea of ​​it. The bike was not very new, but it was cleaned very well. The bells and the wires on the wheels all shone with a silvery glow in the night.

It was definitely not the broken copper and rotten iron she had imagined.

Fu Mingze looked at her sparkling eyes and felt that his decision tonight was right. He smiled and said, "Yes, this is it."

Shen Moer raised her lips happily, but soon frowned again.

In the afternoon, Fu Mingze said that he could get a bike for 80 yuan. She thought that she would have to wait until after the autumn harvest. By then, she and her father would have received their salaries, and they would not be short of money.

But Fu Mingze got the bicycle back that day. Her family now has a total of 82.76 yuan. The money for the bicycle can be taken out, but after taking out this money, there is only a little more than two yuan left in the family, which is basically almost penniless.

Fu Mingze saw that she was happy one second, but frowned the next second. He immediately guessed the reason and said, "Push the bicycle in first, and Uncle Shen Qi will be able to use it when he goes to work. You don't have to give me the money first. It's autumn harvest now, and I don't have time to go to the commune again. It's not safe to leave the money at the educated youth site." Shen

Moer was relieved immediately. It would be better if she could wait until after the autumn harvest to give the money.

But she still asked, "You've owed me for so long, is it okay with Bao Ge?"

Fu Mingze shook his head, "It's okay."

In fact, he had already paid.

The two of them were speechless for a while, and both fell silent.

After a while, Fu Mingze said, "Then you can go back quickly."

Shen Moer nodded, "Then I'll push the bike away?" Fu Mingze

moved aside a little, Shen Moer put her hands on the handlebars of the bike, turned around and wanted to talk, but found that Fu Mingze was still standing there. When she turned around, the distance between the two people suddenly became very close. Her arm brushed against his sweaty clothes in front of him, and she could even feel the heat of the other person's body at that moment.

His heartbeat suddenly quickened. Shen Moer stepped back uncomfortably. Fu Mingze seemed to react as well and took a step back.

The air seemed to become stagnant, vague and unnatural.

Shen Moer tightened her grip on the handlebars of the bicycle, remained silent for a few seconds, and said, "Thank you, Fu Zhiqing."

Fu Mingze cleared his throat, but his voice was still a little hoarse: "Well, you're welcome."

After Shen Moer pushed the bicycle into the yard, said "see you tomorrow" and closed the gate in front of him, Fu Mingze let out a long breath and laughed softly.

Then, he walked briskly back to the Zhiqing point in the moonlight.

*

The next day, when Shen Shaoyuan woke up, he saw a bicycle in the yard. It looked like it was not new, but it was not old either. There was no sign of rust or damage, and every part was cleaned very well.

He wondered, "Where did this bicycle come from? The team leader's bicycle doesn't look like this, right?"

Shen Moer poked her head out of the stove, glanced at the bicycle parked in the corner of the yard, and said, "Fu Zhiqing sent it here last night."

Then she briefly told them that Bao Ge had taken the bicycle, repaired it, and sold it to them, and also mentioned that after buying this bicycle, they only had more than two yuan left in their family.

Shen Shaoyuan said nonchalantly, "We got a bargain with 80 yuan, and this half-new bike is also suitable for our family. Not to mention that new bikes are hard to buy, we don't know when we can get a bicycle ticket. Even if we can buy one, it's still a bit eye-catching and doesn't fit our status as a poor family. As for the money, we'll have it when we get paid." Although

he used to do everything he could to plunder rare treasures from his own brother, Shen Shaoyuan didn't really care about money.

A proper prince who grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth and never worried about money since he was a child, how much could he care?

He was collecting those things only because he was thinking that his daughter didn't even have a brother, and she didn't know what life would be like after she got married, so it was always good to have more things to keep herself with.

Shen Moer knew her father's temper very well, and she said that to him only to remind him that the family might not have much money to spend recently.

Shen Shaoyuan suddenly thought: "It was delivered last night, why didn't I know about it?"

Shen Moer glared at her father: "You were sleeping so deeply, I knocked on your ears with a faceplate, and you probably didn't know. If you are so tired, just stew some soup today, and don't worry about other things."

She was sleeping so deeply, and he didn't hear her going in and out several times. Needless to say, she must be tired.

In fact, Shen Shaoyuan found it strange. Since it was a bicycle, why didn't he deliver it during the day but at night? Normally, he should knock on the door when delivering it, so why didn't he know about it at all.

But since Shen Moer said that he slept too deeply, Shen Shaoyuan did not think about it any more. He was indeed a little tired. It was okay to be busy at work, but walking so long every day to go to the commune was indeed not something he could adapt to, as he used to go out in either a horse-drawn carriage or a sedan chair.

Thinking of this, it would be a happy thing to be able to ride a bicycle to and from work in the future.

After breakfast, Shen Moer went to school, and Shen Shaoyuan also rode his own bicycle out excitedly.

In the following days, Shen Moer began to live a life of attending classes in the morning and working in the afternoon. Starting from the second day, his arms gradually got used to the repetitive and monotonous work. Except for being so tired every day that he wanted to fall asleep after dinner, he slowly got used to everything else.

Moreover, because the family had a bicycle, Shen Shaoyuan spent much less time on the road. During this time, except for lunch, breakfast and dinner were all cooked by Shen Shaoyuan.

Shen Shaoyuan was not a good cook, but he was willing to use more ingredients. Compared with the bland meals of most families nowadays, the food was actually quite good. During

this time, Shen Lingling got along better with the educated youth. She was still good at speaking nice words outside, and she pushed the previous things onto other people in the family. The male educated youth heard her say that she was wronged, and naturally felt that a simple and kind girl should not be hurt because of the mistakes of the family, so they rushed to help her with work.

Shen Lingling was probably flattered by the male educated youth and she started to mock Shen Moli again, especially about the students participating in the painting competition. She mocked Shen Moli for being unrealistic and looking for deer antlers on a wolf's head.

“It takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to cultivate a person. Education is not something that can be achieved overnight. I am not saying that participating in competitions is bad. I just think that rashly organizing students who have only learned the basics to participate in competitions is not only disrespectful to the competition itself, but will also bring a heavy blow to the students because of failure in the competition. We as teachers cannot just think about showing off and ignore the fragile hearts of students…”

Perhaps because there were too many people helping with the work, Shen Lingling did not feel tired of the continuous harvest at all. From time to time, she could hold a sickle and give a vivid speech in the fields.

Except for Shen Moer and the other four who were too far away to hear or care about what she said, and Yang Qingqing who was always staring at her with disgust, the other educated youth couldn't help but applaud her enthusiasm for education in her words.

But just after she finished her speech, Zhou Mancang, the team leader who went to the commune to attend a meeting related to the autumn harvest, came riding a bicycle.

Zhou Mancang was usually very serious, and because he often frowned, his forehead had deep "川字紋", but today he was obviously in a very good mood, his brows were relaxed, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes concealed a bit of excitement and joy.

He parked his bike at the edge of the field and asked Zhang Zhiqiang, who was closest to the field, "Where is Shen Moer?"

Zhang Zhiqiang turned his head blankly and pointed at a few people in the distance, "Over there."

Zhou Mancang said, "Go, call her over."

Zhang Zhiqiang simply put down the sickle and went over by himself.

Someone asked, "Does the captain want to see Teacher Shen?"

This sentence was actually similar to "Have you eaten?" It was just a casual conversation, and the person asking the question didn't expect Zhou Mancang to really answer. After all, he had something to do with Shen Moer, and it had nothing to do with the rest of them.

Who knew that Zhou Mancang immediately laughed: "You are a smart kid. I have something to do with Teacher Shen. I have good news to tell Teacher Shen."

This was praised for being smart. It was obvious that the captain wanted to say this, so the man followed the trend and asked: "What good news?"

Zhou Mancang excitedly clenched his fist and waved it, and said loudly: "The kids in our brigade primary school won the second prize in the painting competition and entered the finals!"

The voice was proud and proud.

There was also a hint of excitement.

The second prize was only won by their Yangliu Brigade Primary School in the whole county. The kids in their brigade will go to the province to participate in the competition!

This is a big thing to bring honor to the family!