Dashan Orchard 1988

Chapter 212 Meeting an old classmate

"I'm a little sad. I didn't expect that you really couldn't recognize me. Isn't this too exaggerated? If I hadn't remembered your face, I would have thought I had recognized the wrong person."

Liu Hao was very surprised and a little hurt when he saw that Li Muyang really didn't recognize him.

This made Li Muyang a little embarrassed. He tried to remember when he met a person named Liu Hao. After thinking about it for a while, a figure flashed through his mind.

This time he was surprised.

"You, you are Liu Hao...but your legs?"

Li Muyang finally remembered who this Liu Hao was.

Speaking of which, Liu Hao and Lin Xiuli are related.

Liu Hao's father is the younger brother of Lin Xiuli's uncle, so he has a little relationship.

However, the two of them knew each other many years before they met Lin Xiuli.

Liu Hao was actually Li Muyang's middle school classmate, but Liu Hao at that time was not what he is now.

He is somewhat congenitally disabled.

It is said that he was affected by something when he came out of his mother's womb. Anyway, when Li Muyang met Liu Hao for the first time, he was limping with a cane.

Because when he was in junior high school, his classmates were relatively young. When they saw him like this, many people bullied him and no one wanted to be friends with him.

Li Muyang didn't have many friends at that time, so the two of them had a pretty good relationship.

It's just that Liu Hao has been in junior high school for more than a year, and it seems that he left with his parents. Not only have they not seen each other for a few years, but even at this time, it has been at least more than ten years.

Of course, the more important reason why Li Muyang did not recognize Liu Hao was that Liu Hao's legs were now healed, and he was no longer the limping image he had before. Li Muyang subconsciously ignored him for a while.

Liu Hao pulled up his trouser legs, and Li Muyang discovered that his left leg was no longer along the calf, and was equipped with a prosthetic limb.

"Cut it?"

"Well, I had my leg amputated many years ago. My parents took me to Guangdong and found a good hospital to have it amputated. They then installed the prosthetic leg and recovered for a few years.

Well, it's much better now.

Basically, if you don't do strenuous exercise, it's no different from real legs. Anyway, I've been used to it since I was a child.

You see, I ran quite fast just now. If I hadn't pulled up my trouser legs, I wouldn't have known that I had a prosthetic leg. "

Li Muyang nodded, thinking that it was indeed the case.

Just now he was only looking at Liu Hao's face and didn't notice his legs. It was hard to see from his walking posture.

Li Muyang also admired Liu Hao a lot more.

To be able to use a prosthetic leg almost as well as a real leg, he must have gone through a lot of hardships and hard training that ordinary people can't imagine, and finally reached this level.

This kind of endurance and perseverance is not something ordinary people can possess.

Li Muyang has always admired and respected those who thrived in adversity and never gave up.

He felt that these people were similar to him and were role models for him to learn from.

It is difficult for a person to choose his origin in life.

You may be born into a wealthy family, or you may be born into a poor family.It may be that the limbs are intact, or there may be a congenital defect like Liu Hao.

But after a person is born, many roads are actually walked by oneself. You can blame others, but it will be broken anyway.Of course it’s okay to live casually for half your life.

But if you regard congenital suffering as an objective existence, it is already there anyway. The only thing you can do in life is to conquer it and cross it, just like climbing a mountain. When you reach the top of the mountain, you can come back and look again. I will definitely be very happy and proud.

Different people may have different lives. The life of the rich is to make more money and realize self-worth, while the life of the poor may be to settle down and live a healthy life.

As for which kind of life will make people happier, that's not necessarily the case.

"Look, look, what's in your eyes, are you sympathizing with me? It's not necessary.

After all these years, I have let it go, but you haven’t let it go yet.

Let me tell you, it doesn’t matter if I don’t have legs. I’m still living well, right?

And it is precisely because I have no legs that I have seen a lot of warmth and coldness in people, and I have a clearer understanding of this world.

Put it this way, well, because I lost half my leg, I gained a lot more. "

Liu Hao was very open-minded and even patted Li Muyang's arm gently while speaking.

Maybe he saw the intolerance in Li Muyang's eyes. A kind-hearted person would definitely sympathize with someone like Liu Hao and feel a little uncomfortable.

This kind of look couldn't be concealed. Liu Hao had seen many different looks in people's eyes and could clearly sense the kindness in Li Muyang's eyes, so he began to comfort him in turn.

"Haha, that's true, you are still much more open-minded than me.

You haven't been back for many years. What are you doing here now? I think your style is not simple. Are you doing some business? "

Li Muyang would not keep entangled with other people's legs and changed the topic.

"Oh, yes, I used to do business in other places. Now that my parents have passed away, there is no point in staying outside, so I just want to go home and develop in our hometown.

I just came back from the city today and took a look at our old yard.

My parents are gone, but there are still some uncles at home who stop by to visit me and clean the old yard, which is also a thought. "

"Ah, it turns out they are all dead."

"Life and death are determined by fate. Wealth and honor are in the sky. We can't stop those who should leave. I'm used to it. Anyway, you still have to rely on yourself to get over, right? No one can stay with someone for a lifetime."

"Where are your wife and children? Didn't you bring them back together?"

"Haha, look at me, I can get a wife and have children like this. Don't be ridiculous..."

"That's not necessarily the case. As long as you have money, you can still find a girl who is willing to marry you. I don't think you are a person without money. There must be a lot of good girls chasing you and wanting to marry you."

Liu Hao smiled, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took one in his mouth, and handed it to Lin Muyang.

"Oh, I don't smoke, you can smoke."

"Good man."

Blow out a smoke ring, and blow out another smoke ring.

Liu Hao then sighed: "There are indeed some people, but you can see from their eyes that they don't want anything to do with you at all, they just want to see how much money I have.

If you feel disgusted and disgusted after spending a few days with such people, how can you live a lifetime?
It's not that I care about money, or that I'm afraid they will take it away from me, I just want to find a kind-hearted girl to live a simple life, or to live with me. "

"That's true. You can find a good wife to accompany you all your life. You won't be lonely when you get old. Otherwise, in a few years, you will be alone and your body will not be convenient. It will be a trouble.

Besides, you are still young now. It is still too late to find a wife and have children as soon as possible. "

"Haha, let's talk about it. It's not like I can find this if I look for it, right? It just depends on luck and fate. How about you if you don't tell me?"

"I?"

Li Muyang thought to himself, this is my second life.

"It's not like that, just goofing around like this."

"Dazing around, I don't think you are just dawdling with your energy.

Well, I recently heard that there is a project to deliver electricity to villages. It seems to involve several counties. A friend asked me to do this supporting business together. If it doesn't work, how about I take you with me? "

"Take me? You haven't seen me for many years, and suddenly you say you want to take me when you see me for the first time. You are not afraid. I am no longer the same person as before."

Li Muyang laughed.

"People can't change that easily. You're not that kind of person at first glance.

Many years ago when we were in school, others were bullying me, but you were still willing to help me.

I remember one time they hid my crutches in a pile of brooms, which made it impossible for me to walk to the toilet after class, but you helped me over. I will never forget this kind of thing in my life. "

"Do you remember such a small thing? Isn't that convenient? I happened to have to go to the toilet at that time."

“It sounds easy to say, but how many people are really willing to do it?

You see in this world, there are many people who pretend to be good people, but very few actually put them into practice.

You may have traveled to relatively few places, but I have traveled extensively over the years and met many people.There are so many sanctimonious hypocrites who are worse than those who kill chickens and dogs in our village. "

"Yeah, that's true." "Okay, I'll go back there to see my uncle and the others first, and then I'll find you after I'm done. I can't even remember where your family lives now."

"Isn't it the one in front? Look, the rooms closest to the bottom of Taoshan are where my family is currently repairing the yard.

Liu Hao stood on tiptoes and looked over there, and sure enough he saw Li Muyang's home.

In fact, this location is still a bit far away, and there is still a long walk in the middle, but there are no high-rise buildings in the village, and the view is very good, and you can see far away at a glance.

"Okay, I know the way. I'll come find you after I'm done.

We haven't seen each other for many years. I brought some wine or something to have a drink together.

You don't know how difficult it has been for me to be outside these years. It seems that I have made some friends, but in fact, I always have to hide my words when I speak, and I don't dare to speak directly from the bottom of my heart.

You see, as we are now, casually chatting about some very ordinary things, it is simply a luxury outside. "

"Okay, then go back quickly. Anyway, I'm always at home. If you want to come over, you can come over anytime."

"Okay, see you later."

Liu Hao stretched out his hand and shook Li Muyang's hand, then left.

Li Muyang stood there and watched for a while, and found that it was really difficult to tell that one of Liu Hao's left legs was a prosthetic leg when he was walking.

I just heard him say that he has been doing business for these years, and it is really hard to imagine how he can persist in doing so.

As for just now, when Liu Hao mentioned the power supply supporting business, he could only listen to it. He was not qualified to get involved in these things now, and he had no interest in this industry.

Li Muyang knew his abilities very well.

Everything he does must be based on industries he is already familiar with or can master.

If he has no experience at all and doesn't understand the operating rules of industries, he won't get involved.

Only one step at a time can lead to a solid future.
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Another half month has passed, and the time has come to the end of September in the Gregorian calendar.

The yard walls have all been repaired, and construction of the house inside is about to begin.

In the evening, Li Mudi and Li Muyang made the final decisions on the layout of the house. It is estimated that the construction period of the entire house will be completed in about 20 days.

After the wall was built, many people in the village rushed to watch it.

On the surface, everyone said they were envious, but in fact, they didn't know how jealous they were in their hearts.

Li Muyang's yard is better built than Li Jianshe's house.

At that time, Li Jianshe did not use cement when he built the yard, and the bricks were still glued with loess mud. After it was built, some of the mud in the joints of the bricks was always removed due to wind and rain, so it did not look so neat.

Li Muyang directly chose to use cement this time. The cost was much higher, but after it was finished, it was very neat and elegant.

This house will still be in good condition even if it is left there for ten years, not to mention now.

Li Muyang thought to himself, it is impossible to say that the house will be renovated in a few years.

This is not necessary.

If you want to repair it, why not get it right at once!
When the wife comes over, her mother-in-law’s family will see such a nice house and yard, and they will go back and spread the word, so that the wife has face, that is, the wife’s family has face, and the father-in-law and mother-in-law who are very good to him will also feel proud. .

Rural people are like this. They value these things very much, and it cannot be said that these things are bad comparisons. People always need some comparison and hope in life.

Of course, Li Muyang also had other considerations.

As the orchard gradually develops, the current staff is definitely not enough, and some people need to be recruited from the village to work.

How to make everyone believe that he is capable? Having a very good hospital will also increase a lot of trust.

Just like many people in later generations who do business, whether they have money for a loan or not, they have to buy a luxury car and drive it.

If you drive an ordinary bad car and you say you are doing a big project, others will naturally not believe your ability.

In short, the house was built very necessary.
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The late peaches on Peach Mountain are basically ready for picking.

Li Muyang observed the peach orchard for a long time, and discussed with Wang Tianxiao that the peach should be picked within a week at the latest.

If you continue to put it down, part of the peach will become soft and the peach handle will rot, causing the peach to fall to the ground. In that case, it will be too late.

The weather has been bad recently. If it rains for several days in a row, it will be even more troublesome.

There are no protective measures for fruit trees these days. Once the weather changes, it will often cause a devastating blow.

Li Muyang thought about it and knew it was time to go find Wu Zhongshi.

At that time, Wu Zhongshi gave him a business card with an address and phone number, but Li Muyang couldn't find a place in the town where he could call.

There are so few phone calls these days.

So I decided to go directly to Wu Zhongshi’s factory to find him.

Wu Zhongshi's factory is in Ning County, which is south of Chi County and farther away from Qingcheng.

It is more than 20 miles from Li Muyang's home to Ning County.

But the exact distance of this factory will have to be explored in due course.

Li Muyang only knew roughly the directions of some towns in Ning County, but did not know where each village was.

There is no navigation these days. If you don’t know a place, you can only rely on your mouth to ask.

Early the next morning, Li Muyang got up very early, brought some food and drink, and rode south.

The weather was fine when we left, but before we had ridden ten miles, it started to drizzle.

He didn't have a raincoat, so he wanted to find a place to hide, but he didn't know how long it would last. If it lasted all day, there was no point in hiding here.

Without stopping to think about it, I rode directly to the county seat of Ning County in one breath.

Fortunately, the road from Chi County to Ning County is southward and downhill, so the ride is not very strenuous.

As we walked to the county seat of Ning County, the weather seemed to be raining harder.

He then stopped his bicycle and looked around, and found that a mutton steamed bun shop was open. Hot steam seeped out from the cracks in the door curtain, and it smelled quite delicious.

Li Muyang decided to have a bowl of mutton soup in this shop, eat some steamed buns to warm up, and ask for directions to the factory before setting off.

Although it is only September in the Gregorian calendar, it is still quite cold when it rains, and the temperature has dropped to more than ten degrees.

He was also worried that he would catch a cold instead of finding the person.

I am so busy with all kinds of things every day, and it would be troublesome if I fell ill.

Perhaps because it was too early, between eight and nine o'clock, he entered the store and found that there was not a single customer.There was only an old woman cutting mutton inside.

Behind the old woman is a pot with three holes. It is steaming hot. It is probably filled with mutton soup or boiled mutton bones. It smells so delicious.

The old lady probably didn't expect that someone would come in at this hour.She looked at him first and saw that he was wet and miserable, and complained: "I just had a mutton steamed bun, and it was raining. I didn't open the store this morning, and I won't open it later." ”

What could Li Muyang say, he could only find a chair and sit down with a wry smile.

People here are very direct and honest. Because of their special accents, they like to use four tones, so when strangers hear them speaking, they think they are unhappy or swearing.

But really, it's just the accent.

Ning County used to be the border of Shaanxi, so the accents of people in Ning County are very similar to people in northern Shaanxi. If you go outside, many outsiders will regard them as Shaanxi people. This is why.

"Auntie, bring me a big bowl of mutton steamed buns. I want two pot helmets."

"Okay, just wait and I'll scoop it up for you."

The old woman walked to a pot in the middle and opened the lid. Just as she was about to open the lid, she thought again and walked crookedly through the door curtain of the back compartment. When she came out again, she was holding a towel in her hand.

"Here, wipe your face and head clean. It's been so rainy today, it's weird if you don't catch a cold.

I don’t understand why you young people come so far when you know it’s still raining. It’s probably twenty miles away from Chi County. "

Li Muyang’s accent is that of Chi County. The two counties are adjacent, but their accents are very different.

Locals, easy to tell.

"Thank you ma'am."

The aunt spoke with no expression and looked indifferent, but her actions were very warm. The towel was obviously her own. Although it was very old, it was clean and had no smell.

(End of this chapter)