1987 My Era

Chapter 115: Great progress, kiss, and go to the capital (Please subscribe!)

Li Heng did not go to the so-called Sun Jialong, but rode his 28-meter bicycle around the old station and returned to the gate of the town middle school.

I parked my bike casually, bought a few popsicles, and started chatting with the owner of the convenience store at the school gate.

During the period, Li Heng said: "Boss, your location is good, you should install a public telephone, this way you can make a lot of money."

The boss complained, "I have thought about this method, but installing a telephone costs several thousand dollars, and I have to apply for it. I am a small family, and even if I sell my body, I still can't make enough. I can't afford it at all."

In an era when the daily wage was 1.5 yuan, several thousand yuan was a huge sum of money. Even if a strong man worked hard day and night, it would take more than 10 years to save it. It was indeed not something an ordinary family could afford.

That is to say, like the Xiao family, the government pays for it. Otherwise, in a small town like this, who would dare to afford the luxury of installing a telephone at home?

While chatting, he waited for a miracle to happen, hoping that the sinister girl could hear his voice and that he was waiting for her.

Unexpectedly, just over ten minutes later, a miracle really happened.

Xiao Han was tall and slender, wearing a blue plaid dress. She had a beautiful face with thin eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes. She was thin and elegant, with shoulders and neck as white as fine porcelain and a smooth waist.

As soon as she appeared at the gate of the town government compound, the shop owner who was chatting with her couldn't help but exclaim: "Secretary Xiao is so lucky to have such a beautiful daughter."

Li Heng said jokingly, "Boss, you are a cultured person, and you can use your talents well."

The shop owner smiled and shook his head: "I didn't use it. I just picked up what the principal said. Everyone says that if our town has ten buckets of spiritual energy, then Secretary Xiao's daughter alone takes up eight buckets. I guess she will marry into a big city in the future. Our small place can't accommodate her."

The two were chatting, and Xiao Han, who was walking towards the store, also saw him. However, this girl was very proud outside. She just glanced at someone, changed direction slightly, passed the message room, and entered the town.

It is summer vacation now and there is no one inside. The school wall can well isolate the noise from outside and avoid the prying eyes of those who are interested.

Li Heng understood what he meant, and after four or five minutes, he took advantage of the time when the store owner was busy selling goods and ran into the school.

He looked around at the school gate but didn't see anyone, but he was not in a hurry. He took the small path on the right as he was familiar with the place, and sure enough, he saw her under the shade of the tree behind the cafeteria.

When I was in junior high school, Chen Zijin and I liked to come to this place for dates because it was a remote place with not many people around, making it perfect for romance.

The weather was very hot and humid. Li Heng ran over and handed over a hot cream ice cream, and asked happily: "How did you know I was waiting for you outside?"

Xiao Han lowered his head and peeled off the outer paper. He said calmly, "Mr. Li, you misunderstood. I didn't come to see you. My father had to go home for lunch at noon and he ran out of soy sauce. My mother asked me to come to the store to buy some."

She added bitterly: In order to see you, I pretended to drop the soy sauce on the ground. My mother said anxiously, I just bought it! I bought it only two days ago!

Li Heng was depressed: "Then you can't stay outside for too long?"

Xiao Han glanced at him and said cheerfully, "It's not that there is no other solution. How about you go and blow up the government compound?"

Li Heng rolled his eyes and cut to the chase, recounting what happened when the Telecommunications Bureau called, then said, "There is a loophole, I came here specially to tell you."

Xiao Han looked up at the blue sky in a daze, and only came to his senses after eating half an ice cream cone. He asked crisply, "Are you so afraid of being discovered by your mother?"

Li Heng was stunned, and immediately said: "No, I respect you. After all, I had a bad reputation before. If you are not afraid, I would love it."

Hearing the word "reputation", Xiao Han was silent for a long time, then pointed to the osmanthus tree next to him and asked: "Are you familiar with this?"

Li Heng followed her gaze towards the osmanthus tree. Familiar?

Can you not be familiar with it?
This tree witnessed almost all of his and Chen Zijin’s youth and naive love during their junior high school years.

But he couldn't figure out what the girl was thinking, so he chose to wait quietly.

Sure enough, not long after, Xiao Han turned around, pursed her lips, and mustered up the courage to ask, "How true are the rumors about you and Chen Zijin?"

The so-called rumors, of course, refer to the matter of having sex.

Li Heng was stumped by this question.

If you lie, you will be exposed one day. After all, Chen Zijin is not so easy to mess with. If you make trouble on both sides, you will end up in trouble.

If I don't lie, the gap between me and the girl in front of me will widen indefinitely.

Just as he was hesitating, Xiao Han took the last bite of ice cream and said sadly, "I am not self-aware, Mr. Li. I am sorry to embarrass you."

After that, she got up and left.

Seeing this, the anxious Li Heng instinctively hugged her from behind like he did in his previous life.

With just this hug, Xiao Han's body temperature immediately increased from 37 degrees to 100 degrees, burning hot.

The air suddenly became dead silent. After a long moment, she touched her earlobe with her right hand and asked shyly, "Can you let me go? There are so many boarding teachers in the school. We will be seen."

And once it is seen, it will be a big deal and will definitely be heard by the Xiao family immediately.

Li Heng didn't give up, he let her go and said seriously: "Xiao Han, be my girlfriend."

Xiao Han refused simply: "No."

Li Heng said: "Then be my wife."

Xiao Han raised his head and asked crisply, "Mr. Li, how many wives will you have in the future?"

In order to stabilize the morale of the troops, Li Heng said, "One."

"Oh."

Xiao Han said calmly, "Someone slept in my arms yesterday, but she called Song Yu's name. So she is my wife, right?"

Li Heng was dumbfounded. He did have many dreams yesterday. Did he really call Song Yu's name?

I subconsciously wanted to deny it, but when I thought about what my mother and second sister said, I was not sure.

But he still denied it, because he felt that if he really called Song Yu's name, this sinister girl would have woken him up long ago.

Li Heng said solemnly: "Xiao Han, it's a pity that I couldn't be with you in junior high school. In fact, I care about you very much."

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene remained silent for 20 seconds in a very cooperative manner.

Then Xiao Han smiled bitterly and said, "I'm sorry, I can't accept it for now."

She said silently: I'm sorry, I really care about you, please forgive me.

She said silently: If you want to confess your love, please be formal, pick a flower and say I like you, I love you; or hug me, put your forehead against mine and say lovingly, I have loved you for so many years, you can't be so careless.

In fact, when she said the three words "I'm sorry", she regretted it and wished she could bite off her tongue.

In my heart, I was screaming: Xiao Han! What are you doing? I have been waiting for 6 years, isn't it just for this day?

But she was unwilling!

She didn't know why she was unwilling to accept it. What was she unwilling to accept?
Maybe she was unwilling to see him sleeping with Chen Zijin.

It may also be that he is unwilling to accept that he simply says "I care about you" instead of saying that I like you or I love you.

I just felt that our love could be more passionate, so that it would meet all her fantasies and aspirations. She had waited too long for that moment, and it had to be perfect.

The two looked at each other. Li Heng in front of her was so handsome and gentle. He looked calm and composed even when he was standing there meticulously. His gentle eyes and brows were a sweet blow to her.

She admired it carefully until she blushed and felt a little uncomfortable.

Xiao Han wanted to pretend to be indifferent but felt that she could not hold on any longer. She chose to empty her mind and let herself sink into a dazed state as quickly as possible, becoming numb to the sweet attack of his eyes.

At a certain moment, Li Heng reached out and pushed her shoulder. She swayed left and right for a few times like a tumbler, then returned to her seat in a daze, letting the monsoon blow her long black hair into a mess.

It was not until Li Heng opened his arms and hugged her gently, then gradually tightened and gained more strength, that she suddenly came to her senses.

Then she was frightened by the mouth that was getting closer and closer, and hurriedly tried to turn her head away.

But it was too late, he was kissed anyway.

After a light kiss, Xiao Han turned her face away and resisted crisply: "Mr. Li, I rejected you, why did you kiss me on the mouth? Kiss my face, that way I can show my dignity."

After saying this, the two people who were close to each other smiled at each other, they reconciled instantly, and the atmosphere suddenly became very harmonious.

As he was told, Li Heng obediently kissed her on both cheeks, then straightened her body and put their foreheads against each other: "Do you want me to give you a chance to regret it?"

Xiao Han's heart was pounding, and she felt weak all over. She didn't dare to look him in the eye, and said with drooped eyebrows: "No, let's talk about it later."

"it is good."

Li Heng agreed and let her go decisively.

Because he had sharp ears, he heard some conversation coming from the other side of the teaching building.

Xiao Han heard the same thing and quickly hid under the awning behind the cafeteria.

Li Heng didn't move. He leaned against the osmanthus tree and looked at her happily as she hid like a mouse.

Indeed, someone came over. Four familiar teachers, one male and three females, were discussing playing typing cards and did not notice Li Heng behind the osmanthus tree.

After the four people passed by, Xiao Han dimples and says, "I have to go. Mom is still waiting for the soy sauce."

Li Heng said: "It is healthier to eat dishes without soy sauce."

Xiao Han smiled and thought that if there was no soy sauce, she would have to sprinkle salt on the ground next time.

On the way back to the school gate, she briefly talked about the incident with the bus driver.

After listening, Li Heng asked: "Do you need me to shut them up?"

Xiao Han touched his earlobe with his right hand and lowered his head and hummed softly.

After walking a few steps forward, Li Heng suddenly said, "I don't want to shut up the drivers at all. I really hope they can speak out."

Xiao Han looked back and smiled bitterly, "Do you want the earth to explode sooner?"

...

Xiao Han left, left the town through the message room, and bought a bottle of soy sauce at the convenience store.

Li Heng did not rush out, but waited for about ten minutes before leaving.

"Hey, young man, where have you been? I was looking for you to chat." Seeing Li Heng coming back, the store owner seemed particularly happy and gave him a cigarette.

Li Heng waved his hand to indicate that he did not smoke, then pointed at the white sand on the shelf and said, "Boss, give me a piece of white sand."

The shop owner asked, "You don't smoke, are you buying this for your elders at home?"

In order to make his exit sound more reasonable, Li Heng said, "I have something to discuss with a school leader."

Hearing this, the store owner smiled an understanding smile.

After riding around for another circle, Li Heng left the town. Thinking that it was still early for the bus to return, he decided to just take a good walk around the town.

It was market day today and there were quite a lot of people. He couldn't help thinking that if he hadn't earned some royalties and his family hadn't started making soil and bricks, Comrade Tian Run'e would probably have come to sell rice again.

When passing by a cloth shop, he found that the fabrics were very bright and fashionable, so he bought several pieces of fabrics of different styles and prepared to give them to his parents and older sister.

As for my second sister, she is very smart and has a very picky eye. Forget it. It’s most practical to just give her money.

Later, he bought a razor for Comrade Li Jianguo and some balm for his mother, and then he went to Qian Yuejin Noodle Restaurant to treat himself as usual.

"You're here." The plump proprietress said this in a very charming manner.

"Ah."

"Do you want noodles or rice noodles? Or the old wontons?" "Will you charge me? If not, I won't dare to eat it."

The lady boss smiled and said, "Collect."

Li Heng then sat down, "Same old, big bowl of wontons, with extra spicy sauce!"

During market hours, the store was always packed with business, but even so, the proprietress would still chat with him while she was cooking noodles and wontons:

"Why are you here alone today?"

Li Heng said, "I'll send the letter."

The boss lady asked: "I heard about your father's affairs. I heard that he was framed by a bad guy. What is he doing at home now?"

Li Heng was surprised by the other party's question, but after thinking about it, he answered: "He is not in good health, and usually reads books and cooks at home."

The proprietress sighed, "It's a pity that such an educated and cultured person is wasted at home."

Li Heng raised his head and glanced, then continued eating wontons.

In the middle, the proprietress suddenly gave him a fried egg and said, "I admire intellectuals, and my son is one of your readers."

Her husband works at the grain station, managing more than ten people. He is considered quite capable in the small town, otherwise he would not have the chance to marry such a charming proprietress.

When saying "reader", the proprietress lowered her voice deliberately because she didn't want others to know, because she knew that if it was exposed, this person might not come again in the future.

She also fantasized about letting her daughter meet him. Her daughter looked like her, very pretty, and was a college student at HUST.

She didn't know if this little idea was right or not, she just wanted to give it a try. It was rare for such a small town to produce such a capable person, and it would be sad if she watched him drift away.

After eating the wontons, the sun was scorching outside and Li Heng had nowhere to go, so he sat at the door of the store for a long time, chatting with the proprietress.

At about 6:10 pm, Li Heng put his things in a corner and said to the boss lady:

"I'm going to do something. Please keep an eye on my things for me and I'll be back soon."

The market had almost dispersed by this time, and the shop gradually became quiet. The proprietress moved a stool and sat in front of the store. "Go ahead, your things won't get lost if you leave them here."

Li Heng rode his bicycle to the old train station, then passed the old station and drove about two miles towards the county town, then waited on the roadside.

After a while, the medium-distance bus appeared in sight on time.

Li Heng waved.

"Brake!" The bus stopped and the conductor opened the door.

Li Heng asked: "Auntie, why didn't you deliver a customer today?"

The ticket seller said, "It's summer vacation, it's always like this, not many customers, the last two just got off at the Fushi Temple in front."

Li Heng handed the Baisha cigarettes to the couple and explained his purpose.

The driver was stunned. The retired soldier, who usually spoke very little, spoke up: "You are Li Heng. I know you. You are a writer."

"Ah? Uncle knows me?" Li Heng was a little vain.

The ticket seller said with a smile: "There are only a few people who go to Shao City No. 1 Middle School. After so many years, it's hard for me to not know them. It's just that my kid doesn't like to talk, so he seems a bit indifferent."

The driver nodded. "I don't want the cigarettes. You can take them. We have never told anyone about your relationship with the girl from the Xiao family, and we won't tell anyone about it."

The ticket seller added: "My parents-in-law are both retired teachers. My son has had poor academic performance since he was young, but I admire people like you."

After a few rounds of arguing, seeing that the other party was determined not to accept it, Li Heng pondered for a moment, unpacked the whole cigarette, took out two boxes and gave them to the other party: "Count them as my wedding cigarettes, uncle, don't refuse again."

This time the veteran did not refuse and took one.

They chatted on the roadside for a few minutes before leaving. On the way back, Li Heng did not pass by the old station, but went around to the noodle restaurant from the path in the field next to it.

The reason he did this was to avoid a head-on collision with Wei Shiman.

Needless to say, he guessed it right.

Wei Shiman came out of the post office on time, greeted the couple on the bus as soon as they met, and then started a series of conversations.

The result...
The result is of course predictable, nothing was found out.

The ticket seller even gossiped in a serious manner: "Hey, Shiman, isn't your daughter too aloof? I haven't seen her talk to Li Heng in the past few years. Do they have any conflicts?"

Wei Shiman breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "She has been as proud as a peacock since she was little. She doesn't like to socialize with boys, but she gets along very well with Ying Wen and Xiao Feng."

The ticket seller nodded: "That's true. Speaking of which, they will all be college students soon and become outstanding people. I really envy you for having such a good daughter. I am jealous."

This compliment touched Wei Shiman's heart.

There are two things in her life that she can be proud of: she married a husband who loved her and gave birth to a beautiful daughter.

Especially her daughter, who deserves to be the most perfect work of her life.

Back at the noodle shop, Li Heng asked the proprietress for a clean urea bag, put the things in it, tied it tightly, and tied it to the back seat of the bicycle. Then he thanked the proprietress and hurried back to the village anxiously.

How can I not be anxious at this point?

I'm all alone, and I'm about to cross a three-mile deserted cemetery. My heart trembles just thinking about it.

The bike was quite useful when it came down, and I barely had to pedal.

But the way back was miserable! At least one-third of the way was uphill, and most of it was impossible to pedal, so I had to push it.

Fortunately, the cemetery was located in a valley. Although the road had more turns and the trees on both sides were dense and eerie, Li Heng managed to make it there while singing all the way.

But my back is all wet, and my crown is fucking cold now.

I secretly thought that I would never walk alone at night again. Even if there was a faint moonlight, the thieves could still be scary.

"Manzi, why did you come back just now?"

Tian Run'e came to the entrance of the village to pick him up. She was sitting and chatting with her two sisters-in-law on the stone arch bridge. When she saw her son appear, she immediately came over.

Li Heng said, "I met an old classmate in town, so I stayed a little longer. Mom, you don't have to pick me up anymore. I'm already this old, how can I get lost?"

Tian Run'e glanced at his sweaty forehead and smiled gently, "Mom doesn't dare to go to the cemetery downstairs to pick you up, so I can only sit here and wait."

Li Heng simply stopped riding his bike and got off to walk and talk with his mother.

When we were almost at the intersection, we suddenly heard a fierce quarrel. "Mom, who is fighting?"

"Who else could it be? These are three bullies. They didn't draw a good lot when the land was divided, and they all want the rice field by the river. They have been fighting since this afternoon. Your father and the village cadres have been asked to act as peacemakers, but I don't know if they can mediate." Tian Run'e said.

There are three major bullies in Shangwan Village:

There was a pig butcher named Liu. He had a bad temper and liked to use a butcher knife at any time. When he made someone angry, he would chase them into their homes and chop them up.

The second one is a bully named Yang, who inherited the bandit habits of his father. He can carry 450 kilograms on his shoulders and lift trees as thick as bowls over his head with both hands. He often challenges all the men in other families alone. The outrageous thing is that he always wins, showing a full-fledged bandit spirit.

The last one is a skinny old man named Zou, who walks in the mountains and hunts all year round. He is not good at single combat, but he likes to shoot from behind and often carries a hunting rifle with him. If you offend him, well! Just pray that you don't run into him in the wilderness, or he will shoot you at any rate. Even if he doesn't hit you, he will definitely scare you to death.

Li Heng asked curiously: "Who wins when three bullies fight?"

Tian Run'e shook her head. "Old man Zou was pinned to the ground by the other two and his face was swollen. I guess he can't swallow this anger. Manzi, be careful when you go out in the future to avoid being accidentally injured."

After returning home with a bowl of rice, Li Heng went to the scene to take a look, only to find that Old Man Zou had already gone home, and the good rice field on the hill had been divided up by two other bullies.

However, the struggle was obviously not over yet. After three o'clock in the morning, several sharp noises woke up the entire Shangwan Village.

As the woman cried, we learned that the butcher's house was shot from behind, killing three pigs and two cows, and two bullets were deliberately fired through the window, but fortunately no one was hurt.

The village cadres went to Old Man Zou's house to look for him, but found that the house was already empty. The villagers said that he must have hidden in the mountains.

There were cold calls for three nights in a row. It was no use calling the police. They were just 15 insured households and it was clear that they were determined to fight to the death. Finally, the butcher couple surrendered and said they didn't want the rice fields anymore and didn't need to compensate for the dead pigs and cows.

However, the bully named Yang was still stubborn and got a shotgun, saying that he would fight to the end. His wife and children couldn't stop him, and the village cadres couldn't persuade him either.

On the afternoon of the 13th, village cadres held a gong and shouted every time they struck it: "The village needs electricity. The opening fee is 12 yuan. Those who want electricity should pay up and start work."

Hearing that electricity was coming, Li Heng was overjoyed. Without waiting for money from his family, he counted out 12 yuan and handed it over:

"Uncle, when will the electricity be ready?"

"It depends on how many workers are needed. We need to cut and erect poles and pull wires. If there are many workers, it will take about 20 days. If it's slow, it may take a month or so."

Although Li Heng is young, no one in the village would put on airs in front of him. Even the three big bullies like to shout at him when they see him, the village party secretary answered with a smile.

There are no so-called cement electric poles in the countryside these days, they are all treetops, sometimes when a typhoon blows, they always fall down here and there, if someone is unlucky enough to be hit, all you can do is sigh that the god of hell is coming to take you away. Anyway, every few years you can always hear about someone being electrocuted to death, it's so tragic.

The family was going to build a new house, so Li Heng asked Quxinyan to help for two days, mainly doing mud training, commonly known as stepping on mud.

Before red bricks are formed, the mud needs to be stepped on repeatedly so that the quality of the fired red bricks can be guaranteed.

My second sister and eldest brother-in-law each stayed in a corner of the field, making bricks using models.

Zou's father-in-law also came to help. He was responsible for moving and drying the embryos. He had to do most of the chores, but he was always cheerful, with a smile on his face. He would joke with his neighbors from time to time, and he looked very happy, a little old man.

As for his mother, Comrade Tian Run'e, she was even busier. Li Jianguo could only cook and feed the pigs at home. She had to take care of all the major matters inside and outside the house. When she was free, she would also help make bricks.

In the rush of time, it was already the morning of the 14th.

Thinking about going to Beijing to see the world, thinking about going to the capital to see the outside world, Zhang Zhiyong was so excited that he didn't sleep all night. In addition to catching his father cheating on him, he also visited his neighbor's sister's house in the middle of the night, that is, Liu Chunhua's house.

Liu Chunhua just returned from the army yesterday. When she saw a sneaky shadow climbing onto the balcony and looking up at her freshly washed underwear in the middle of the night, she was so angry that she almost exploded.

But when she saw clearly in the moonlight that the person coming was Zhang Zhiyong, she stopped again and hid by the door without making a sound. She just watched the heartless man take off his underwear, smell it, then carefully put it back, and finally disappeared with a whoosh.

On the way to town to catch the bus, Li Heng was speechless for a long time after listening to this. After a long while, he sighed:

"You, you! I don't know how to say anything to you! Aren't you afraid that someone will come out and beat you up?"

Zhang Zhiyong rubbed his head and said confidently: "I am not afraid. If she wants to hit me, I will just lie on the ground and not move."

Li Heng was speechless: "Lao Yong, sometimes I think you are quite perverted!"

The foolish man kicked a small stone in a sullen tone, "Damn it! I also feel that I am hopeless."

The road to town was all downhill, which was much faster than the return trip, but even so, it still took more than an hour to get on the medium-sized bus.

By the time we arrived in Shao City after many twists and turns, it was already past 4 p.m.

As soon as he got off the car, Li Heng squatted on the side of the road to catch his breath as usual. He felt a little carsick and needed to breathe some fresh air to recover.

As for Zhang Zhiyong, wow! This guy had already vomited on the way, and this was the third time he had vomited.

More than ten minutes later, the two left the station, and the heartless man asked with his neck stiff, "Where are we going?"

Li Heng said, "Go find the English teacher and get the train ticket."

"Where does the teacher live? The school or the city?"

"It should be at school."

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