Chapter 83 A New Beginning
Time flies by, and in a blink of an eye it’s January 1, 1983, which is also New Year’s Day in 1982.
At the beginning of the new year, Li Zhongxin put on the sky blue down jacket that Wang Bo had newly bought, put on his suede travel shoes, and went for morning exercises regardless of rain or shine.
His exercise time was increased from half an hour to forty minutes. This increase in time was a plan Li Zhongxin had set for himself.
He knew in his heart that if he wanted to lay a good foundation for his body, he had to start from an early age. Morning exercise should not be stopped for a day unless there was a sudden attack from the sky or there was something important.
If you want to be in good health and have the capital to make a revolution, you must strengthen physical exercise, exercise, defend yourself, and strengthen your muscles to prevent being beaten.
The year 1982 has completely passed, and he has ushered in a new beginning. This year, he will work harder to let everyone in his family live a happy life.
Li Zhongxin knew clearly that at the end of 1982, when he thought of renovating the old house he now lived in, he had already decided not to go there, and at this time, his parents and great-grandfather would not agree to use it.
Wang Bo’s money is used to do such a thing.
If they were asked to move, it would be even more impossible. After all, they have lived in this place for decades and know all the neighbors. They can have someone to talk to when they go out. Once they have to move, they will definitely feel uncomfortable.
Li Zhongxin vaguely remembered that a family named Xu in the back room of his house, opposite the window of his house, moved away in 1983. After a while, he would ask Wang Bo to go and inquire about it.
If there is nothing too big to say, he will buy that family's house, tidy it up properly, and open a door to the house. By then, the area inside the house will be increased, and the housing conditions will be greatly improved.
He can also have enough space of his own.
If the building conditions permit, it would be good to build this place into a small villa or a two-section building.
The forty-minute morning exercise ended quickly. After he returned home from exercising, he actually saw Feng Xiaowu coming home to give gifts to his master in the morning. At this time, the apprentice would be there during the New Year or major festivals.
I went to the master's house to walk around and give some gifts.
Li Zhongxin saw that Feng Xiaowu's spirit had changed significantly since he ran with him for a while. Even when giving gifts, he was not as confident as before.
What Feng Xiaowu brought was the Four-in-One Ceremony, which is considered to be relatively precious in this era.
The cigarettes are Hongtashan, the wine is Maotai, the snacks are trough cakes produced by the No. 2 Food Factory, and there are two cans, one canned hawthorn and one canned horse-faced fish.
Generally speaking, it was popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s to give four-in-one gifts. The four-in-one gift generally refers to cigarettes (Phoenix, Daqianmen, Dazhan), wine (any fifty-three famous wines are acceptable), and snacks (caozi cakes).
Later, when conditions are better, you can also get malted milk) and canned food (usually canned fruit or fish).
Even if Feng Xiaowu gave many gifts at this time, under normal circumstances, he would usually only send such a four-in-one gift during the Spring Festival.
When Li Zhongxin returned home, Li Shangyong was educating Feng Xiaowu endlessly!
"You bought so many things for me? Are you sick? Don't you know what your home is like?" Li Shangyong got angrier as he spoke, pointing at Feng Xiaowu's nose and yelled: "You haven't become a regular employee yet.
I only earn twenty-six and a half yuan a month. How much do you have to spend to buy these things? It is at least your monthly salary. I have already told the leaders above that I will make you a full-time official after New Year's Day. I will make you a full-time official without giving you gifts.
Things. Take these things home for me to honor your mother."
Seeing that Feng Xiaowu had no intention of taking it away, Li Shangyong became even more angry. This apprentice just thought that he was enlightened, so why was he still screwing with him now?
Li Shangyong's brows twisted into knots, and he continued very unhappily: "Don't act like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water. Do you understand what I said? Take them all away in a moment and take them back to honor you."
I’m going to go. The matter of becoming a regular employee will be revealed after New Year’s Day, and we don’t want to talk about it.”
Feng Xiaowu saw that Li Shangyong was a little angry, and he said with a smile: "Master, just accept these! Without your help, I am nothing now. If you let me take the things back,
, My mother can definitely beat me to death. My mother bought these things herself. If it weren’t for my mother’s inconvenience in walking, she would come over to see you!”
Feng Xiaowu suddenly changed the topic again, and said seriously: "Master, you can see in recent times that the conditions in our home are much better than before. You see, I have smoked Hongtashan cigarettes. Come on,
Master, smoke a cigarette and don't be angry."
When Li Zhongxin saw Feng Xiaowu's style and speaking skills, he immediately felt a sense of relief in his heart.
It can be seen from these that Feng Xiaowu has been trained very well by him for more than half a year. Compared with before, it can be said that earth-shaking changes have taken place.
If Feng Xiaowu had encountered such a situation before, he would never have said so many words, let alone used his mother as a shield.
Li Zhongxin felt that what Feng Xiaowu said was quite good, and he told the reason for the gift. Without the help of his master, he would not be what he is now.
Moreover, it was his mother who chose the gift. If he was asked to take it back, she would not let him take it back, and she would not give Feng Xiaowu her face.
He took out the Hongtashan in his pocket and handed one to Li Shangyong, telling Li Shangyong in disguise that he really had some money now, and he could afford these things as a tribute to his master, and he didn't have to worry about what was in his family.
condition.
It's New Year's Day now, and it is absolutely natural for him to give these things to his master.
Feng Xiaowu saw the displeasure on his master's face gradually disappearing. He slapped his forehead, took out a small bag from his pocket, and handed it to Li Shangyong.
Feng Xiaowu said as he handed it over: "Master, this is Ding Gan, the mother-in-law, who brought it to the teacher's wife to soak in water to drink. It's very hard for the teacher to be a teacher, especially at this time, the trachea is not very good. My mother said, this kind of
Wild vegetables are the most effective for coughs and tracheal inflammation. My mother spent a long time drying this."
Li Shangyong was stunned for a moment, then happily took the bag from Feng Xiaowu's hand, happily patted Feng Xiaowu on the shoulder, and said excitedly: "Xiao Wuzi, you are serious! Go back and tell your mother, I represent
My family expressed their gratitude to her, and I will go there to visit her when I have some time."
Li Shangyong was not very interested in the four-in-one ceremony that Feng Xiaowu brought. After all, the conditions in their family had been greatly improved, and there was no need for apprentices with poor conditions to honor him with anything. However, Feng Xiaowu took it out later
His mother-in-law Ding Gan was very considerate of him.
My daughter-in-law, Wang Yaqing, is a teacher. She eats chalk dust all day long. Every winter, she always feels uncomfortable in her trachea and coughs. Even when she went to the hospital for a checkup, she found nothing wrong.
In the early autumn of 1982, he heard about a folk remedy, which was to drink Po Po Ding after drying it and soaking it in water. It had a strong effect on relieving the trachea and cough. However, Po Po Ding was gone at that time and he wanted to get it.
That kind of thing will have to wait at least until the spring of 1983, and it will have to wait until 1984 to drink the water soaked by Granny Dinggan.
Chapter completed!