Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 50 Meeting Again
Yan Hui got angry when he saw the letter from the second brother.

To be honest, what was he angry about?

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Actually, he wasn't really angry about Liu Yu's matter. He had only mentioned once to his brothers that he liked Liu Yu. At that time, the second brother also liked Liu Yu, but he didn't say anything himself after seeing Yan Hui mention it.

Yan Hui was angry that the second brother didn't come to see him off.

When he came out earlier this year, only the third child came to see him off. He could understand that the eldest and second child were both in high school and they had spent their winter break together, so it was normal for them not to see him off.

But the second child wrote in the letter that he could have come but didn't, which was very annoying. Especially since he had suffered so much along the way, it made him angry just thinking about it.

This piece of shit!

Yan Hui's emotions were indeed complicated. He didn't hold a grudge against the second brother, but he was still unhappy. But what could he do about it? Would Yan Hui go home this year to propose marriage?

After thinking about it carefully, Yan Hui didn't dare to do it either. He was so young. As for confessing his feelings, it was actually the same.

Yan Hui wasn't very old, but he was already out of school. In those days, in southern Fujian, not going to school meant being an adult. Confessing your feelings at this point was no different from proposing marriage. If someone agreed, it didn't matter whether they were in a relationship or not; they were just going to get married.

But thinking about the ten thousand yuan in his pocket, Yan Hui had no confidence at all. You know, building a house would cost forty or fifty thousand yuan.

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Forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore. I’ve already moved on, so I’ll just start my career first.

After putting away all the letters, he stopped worrying about it. He was about to go home for the New Year, so he didn't write to his sister, second brother and others.

After waiting here for a while, the second brother came. He was very happy to see Yan Hui: "Xiao Hui, how was it? Did your trip go smoothly?"

"Well, it went smoothly!" Yan Hui said immediately.

"That's fine. You wait here for a while. When everyone comes, tell them that there's no cargo to move today, but there are two trucks tomorrow morning, so they have to come tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll wait here until ten o'clock."

"Okay, ten o'clock is enough. Anyone who hasn't come by ten o'clock means they won't come today. But if you haven't notified four people yet, you have to go find Lao Wang. We can't be without anyone tomorrow."

"Do not worry."

"Then I'll go first." The second brother said and left.

Yan Hui's job was simple. He first found Uncle Daming, let Uncle Daming go first, and then waited here.

By ten o'clock, six people, including Yan Hui, had arrived, and everyone said they could come tomorrow.

At ten o'clock sharp, Yan Hui left here and went to find Song Zhiyuan.

Song Zhiyuan hasn't had much business recently. Now nine out of ten shops in the timber market are closed, so their middleman business has also come to a halt.

Fortunately, Song Zhiyuan's father got a lot of rattan a while ago. Song Zhiyuan can weave a few every day when he goes home, and he can also sell them. Small quantities are always easier to sell.

"Only one left?" When Yan Hui came over, Song Zhiyuan happened to be at the Dongmen Market.

"Yeah, Brother Hui, how come you have time to come out?"

"Uncle Li doesn't have much work left. I guess he should take a break soon."

"Then can you go home for the New Year?"

"Of course, it will be soon!" Yan Hui immediately became energetic when he heard that he was going home.

"That's great!"

"What about you? How are you? Can you go to school next year?" Yan Hui asked.

"I haven't thought about it yet. Brother Hui, actually, this is what I think. In fact, I have received the textbooks for next semester's classes, and I have read them all myself. I think I will be busy for a while after the New Year, and then I will go to school directly in September."

"You mean, you don't have enough money? How much money do you have now?"

"More than 4000." This was actually Song Zhiyuan's biggest secret, but he did not keep it from Yan Hui.

"That's about right, right? After you go to school, you can also do some business in school." "Huh?" Song Zhiyuan was stunned. "How can I do business in school?"

"What's so difficult about this? When I was in junior high school, I often brought gifts to the wealthy students in our class. I even sold erasers in school." Yan Hui said, "You are better than all your classmates now. When you go to school, you will definitely find a way to make money."

"Yeah," Song Zhiyuan nodded somewhat unconfidently.

"You are different from me. If you like going to school and studying, then go and study." Yan Hui patted Song Zhiyuan's shoulder.

Soon, it was time for the two to say goodbye.

"Brother Hui, will you stay in this market forever? I believe you will be able to become the boss soon!"

"I'll definitely be back next year, but I don't know what will happen after that." Yan Hui shook his head. "When I come back next year, you might have already started school, but that's okay. You can come see me on weekends. Anytime! Then I'll help you make money."

"Ah? Really?" Song Zhiyuan suddenly perked up, and he immediately said, "So, after school, I can weave baskets at home and sell them on Saturday! After I sell them, I can make money with Brother Hui!"

"Yeah, no problem."

"That's great!" Song Zhiyuan nodded vigorously.

As the two were chatting, someone soon came to buy a basket. This person needed four or five baskets, but unfortunately there was only one available.

"Is it like this? Is tomorrow okay? I can bring it to you tomorrow." Song Zhiyuan was very happy.

"I won't come tomorrow, so let's do it the day after tomorrow. I'll come and get it at noon the day after tomorrow, and I'll get four more." The buyer suggested.

"Okay, I'll be there." Song Zhiyuan promised.

"Okay." The buyer paid for a basket and left with the basket.

After the buyer left, Yan Hui asked, "So, should you hurry home and start weaving baskets?"

"Well, if nothing else, I'll go back. By the way, Brother Hui, what are you doing today? I don't need this person until the day after tomorrow, so I'm not in a hurry. I can go home and weave it slowly. I won't come tomorrow. It's too far to go back and forth. I'll bring seven or eight more the day after tomorrow."

"Can you lift it?" Yan Hui was a little worried.

"Sure. There's snow on the road now. I have a sled, so I can just drag it. I made my own sled! By the way, Brother Hui, do you know what a sled is?"

"I know." Yan Hui nodded and continued, "I don't have anything to do today. My friends haven't asked me out yet, so I kind of want to go to the university."

"University!" Song Zhiyuan's eyes lit up. "What do you want to do in university?"

Song Zhiyuan's question actually stumped Yan Hui. He really didn't have anything to do, and university wasn't anything new to him anymore.

"Forget it, I won't go. I'll go back and rest for a while today." Yan Hui felt inexplicably lonely.

"Oh oh oh," Song Zhiyuan didn't have much thought, "Then Brother Hui, I'm going back."

"Okay, slow down."

After the two parted, Yan Hui walked back slowly alone.

There were few people in the entire timber market because of the cold weather. The shops were all closed and there was no one around.

Yan Hui was walking when a female voice called out to him, "Yan Hui!"

"Huh?" Yan Hui glanced back, a little puzzled, and then took a closer look. "Qu Xiaoqin?"

"You're amazing! I wrote to you but you didn't reply. I came here twice looking for you but couldn't find you!"

"Didn't you say you became a policeman? Huh? I heard that your school is very strict!" Yan Hui felt inexplicably guilty.

"You really did receive my letter! My mom told me to come and thank you when I have time! And here you are!"

"Uh" Yan Hui didn't dare to speak for a moment.

(End of this chapter)