There were small carts with food on the platform, and the people in the canned carts got out of the car and started kowtowing, saying thank you to the living Bodhisattva, who is so kind and compassionate, and will go to Shandong tomorrow to spread pancakes for you.
Lao Tie was so hungry that he ran to the car in a few steps and received two large white steamed buns and a bowl of potato chips. Looking at the steamed buns, he thought of Linghua, opened his mouth and started crying.
People thought he wanted more steamed buns, so they tried to persuade him that if he couldn't eat all at once, he would die. Lao Tie nodded, squatted aside and ate the steamed buns while crying.
I haven’t seen Baimian in two years. Apart from the sound of chewing and crying, no one spoke on the entire platform. No one understood the meaning of these four words "It's good to be alive" better than them!
There was a lot of chaos everywhere, and Lao Tie didn't know where to look for Linghua, so he felt that he had been deceived, but if he hadn't been deceived, he would have been fine, as long as he was alive.
Following the crowd to the Gushanzi brigade of Ying'emen Commune in Qingyuan County, Lao Tie and the two men were arranged together and handed out pots and pans and a small jar of sorghum rice.
Lao Tie knew that this place was not far from his parents, so he didn't feel so anxious. He took the initiative to go outside and carry Ji Zi into the house to light the fire kang, which moved the two people very much.
At night, they lighted oil lamps and the help members came to tell them stories. The three of them were so sleepy that they couldn't fall asleep, so they could only hold on tight to keep their eyelids from closing.
After finally falling asleep on the heated kang, the three of them woke up numerous times during the night. Why? It was a sequelae of stuffy tank trucks, and they were afraid of falling out to see Marx.
The next day, the commune gathered people on the big sunbathing field to watch the show. Lao Tie saw the Northeastern Yangko for the first time, and heard the two-person dance for the first time. His laughter made his nose bubble.
At noon, a banquet was set on the same spot, with dried beans, stewed potatoes, stewed sauerkraut, stir-fried shredded potatoes, and sliced cabbage. After eating, the old man and the others were so happy that they cried again.
After finishing the meal and withdrawing from the table, the screening team set up a large white cloth, set up benches one by one, and played "Railway Guerrillas" for them.
"The sun in the west is about to set, and Weishan Lake is quiet. I play my beloved Tu Pipa and sing that moving song..."
As soon as they heard about Weishan Lake, these big men from Shandong burst into tears and howled loudly. They even made all the Liaoning commune members cry. Their hearts were united at once.
This time Tie Jun finally understood why his father didn’t like listening to music anymore. It turned out that the roots were here!
After watching the movie, Lao Tie found the village party secretary and told him about his parents' situation. He was very happy and immediately arranged a carriage to go find his parents.
Now that his parents were found, Lao Tie settled down and went out to look for Linghua whenever he had some time. But there was no way he could find her, so Lao Tie gradually gave up.
Eating sorghum, rice and adzuki bean rice every day, I gradually forgot about those hard and bitter dried sweet potatoes, as well as those sweet potato seedlings, candied radish residue, and the coarse grain bran that made my belly full after eating it.
Not long after, Anshan Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. was recruiting workers, and Lao Tie signed up. He smashed the iron drill into the soil with a hammer, leaving only the shiny top of his head. The leader immediately put a big red flower on Lao Tie's head.
Not long after joining the steel factory, Lao Tie was assigned to learn electric welding. He was really good at welding. Within a year, he had mastered his master's skills.
The next year, Bingcheng Heavy Industry came for secondment, and Lao Tie and his two junior brothers came to Bingcheng. They worked there for more than 20 years, married a wife, had children, and took root in the black soil.
As for Lao Jin, he moved around many places. Relying on his high school background, his smart mind, and his tenacity to endure hardships, he climbed higher and higher. His father-in-law took over the banner with a thumbs-up.
大壮也偷听了一会,听到老铁胖揍那俩人,佩服的直竖大拇指,小声说:“哥,难怪我爱打架,原来随咱爸!”
Tie Jun snorted and said, "Why don't you learn a trade from our dad?"
Da Zhuang laughed and ran away. Erya came over to listen again and almost squeezed Tie Jun into the stove. Tie Jun simply gave up and ran to the backyard to see his mother.
My mother raised four pigs, three with flowers and one with black pigs. Lao Hei was lying in the corner of the pig pen chatting with his mother. He seemed to be quite good at talking, while my mother kept wiping her tears.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Tie Jun came over and squatted next to his mother. She quickly lowered her head to wipe her tears. Then she turned around and the sun was shining brightly. She smiled and said her eyes were dazzled.
Tie Jun felt very sorry for his mother. In his memory, his mother was an all-powerful shield, blocking his father's bright spears, grandma's cold arrows, and the complaints of his children. Although she was small, she was extremely strong.
I don’t know how to comfort my mother. She has so much pain hidden in her heart. No one can tell her if she doesn’t tell her. This stubbornness is shared by everyone in the Tie family.
"Are you hungry? Let's go eat sticky bean buns!"
"Well, a little bit, I'll go to the warehouse and scoop up some oil!"
The couple walked to the front yard, and Lao Jin stood at the door with a blushing face, waiting to say goodbye to his mother.
"Sister-in-law, in two days, I will pick you up at home and meet you. It's ridiculous to say it. We have lived in the same city for more than 20 years and we have never met each other. If it weren't for Miss Tiemei, she wouldn't have seen you when we were gone.
We have to be able to meet each other."
"It's not that bad, uncle, don't bother, you are very tired from working. Just come home if you want to eat, our bungalow will not disturb the people!"
"No trouble, no trouble, sister-in-law, I have to go. I have a meeting in the morning. Goodbye, bro. Goodbye, kids!"
The family sent Lao Jin to the gate, and waited until he came out of the alley before turning around and entering the hospital. Da Ya hugged Er Ya and whispered: "Sister, do you know what brand of suit he is wearing?"
“Where do I know where to get other people’s clothes?”
"Remember, Pierre Cardin, an international famous brand, costs thousands of dollars!"
"A crotchless butt costs thousands of dollars, but wearing crotchless pants costs tens of thousands? I spend the whole day thinking about those useless things! That's called capitalism, do you understand?"
Daya turned around and said: "Mom, I have to go to work quickly, let's go!"
"You, you were kicked out too. You stayed home for a whole day and didn't even let your children have breakfast!"
"You know what the heck, she's thinking about all those capitalist things. There's no point in envying those who have crotches that are open or not. It's not safe at all. I'm leaving too!"
Lao Tie raised his bicycle and twisted it, the front of the car rushed out, and he rode away. In the blink of an eye, he was gone.
"Ignore them, let's eat what's ours!"
Mother took Da Zhuang's hand and walked toward the house. Tie Jun followed him into the house and took a small bowl to scoop out the oil.
The four of them sat around the small kang table, put some oil and mixed it with sugar. The long-lost taste appeared on the tip of the tongue. Tie Jun ate it very fragrantly, chewing it slowly and savoring it.
"Dajun, Dazai porridge has been cooking. Da Zhuang has inserted the potatoes. At ten o'clock, mom will make the noodles and start frying them!"
"Well, bake it more!"
"Brother, should we go to the big market or the clothing street? I'll get the notice first, and then I'll find you."
"Clothing Street, I want to see Lao Scar's stall."
When Da Zhuang heard about Lao Scar's stall, he asked Da Jun with a puzzled look on his face: "Brother, what's going on? Do you want to partner with Lao Scar? That guy is not authentic!"
Tie Jun said with a smile: "Old Scar actually doesn't have a lot of ideas. I will help him make money, and gradually he will say goodbye to the life of hanging around like you."
"Why is he still trying to get me involved? I'll go out and make money soon!"
"Brother, let's go together. I'll go to the capital city with my sister for a few days. I'll be a companion for my sister and build up my courage!"
Erya's eyes lit up, she put down her chopsticks and pulled Da Zhuang. Da Zhuang nodded and said manly: "Sister, with me as your bodyguard, what are you afraid of!"
"If possible, the three of us will go together. I also want to go to the south."
"That's great, brother, I'll just show you what you're talking about. It's best to have the one with lice on his head. It'll probably make people sick to death, yeah!"
"Go, it's so disgusting, Mom, I can't eat it anymore, oh yeah!"
Erya pouted, got off the bed, ran to the yard and retched.
"Hahaha, I forgot that when you were young, you had your buttocks bare and your mother would catch lice for you. Think about how fast life passes. Even Da Zhuang has to go out to make money!"
Mother stretched out her head and glanced at Erya, shook her head and sighed.
After working for a long time, Erya went into the house and carried the washstand to the courtyard. He carried the iron pot and started to wash his hair. After finishing the last stroke, he got off the kang and ran over to shave off his beard.
"Sister, why don't you use the shampoo I gave you? Who would use shampoo now? It's so tacky!"
When he saw the blue shampoo that the second sister was rubbing into his hair, Da Zhuang shouted dissatisfied that the tiger gave it to him and he couldn't bear to use it.
"What are you shouting for? Sister, don't you want to use it in Beijing?"
“Go to Beijing and buy better ones!”
"Waiting for you to make money in the future, hehe, you tickled my sister, ah, ah, you are so big, I will dump you?"
"Sister, other people's tickles are in the chicken coops and soles of the feet, but yours is so cute, it's on the ears, haha!"
Since he was a child, he couldn't tell the difference between a chicken coop and an armpit, nor could he tell the difference between a fungus and a fungus. A carrot is called Uncle Hu, and a carrot is called a tank.
The two sisters were making trouble in the courtyard, and my mother was washing dishes in the outer room. Tie Jun secretly took a set of my mother's clothes and pants and stuffed them into a black leather bag.
I stuffed the money into the box and set aside 500 yuan. Suddenly I remembered something and ran to my mother's room to feel under the pillow of the old man. A small semiconductor appeared in my hand.
As expected, there was no response after opening it. Tie Jun shouted: "Mom, has my dad's semiconductor been inspected by someone?"
"Look, it can't be repaired. The board inside is broken. You deserve it. Don't worry about it!"
Tie Jun smiled bitterly, his eyes resting on the big tea vat at the end of the kang. The paint was peeling off everywhere and he had to repair several steel pots.
"It's really hard for you. You have such an owner at the stall. Okay, it's time for you to retire."
After stuffing the semiconductor into the big tea vat and pushing open the back window, you could hear Lao Hei still humming, Tie Jun swung his arms, and the big tea vat flew past the tent with a "whoosh" and fell into the water bubbles with a "thud".
If you want to change something for Lao Tie, you have to make the old one disappear first. My mother seemed to hear some noise, and footsteps came. Tie Jun quickly closed the window and blocked his mother from the door.
"What are you throwing?"
Mother stretched her head out from under Tie Jun's ribs to look at the kang head.
"Prodigal son, why did you throw away your father's teapot? Look at him..."
"Mom, I'll buy my dad a thermos cup to save him from drinking herbal tea all the time!"
"Oh, that's right. Just buy one like your Uncle Li next door. Your dad has been coveting it for a long time."
"clear!"
Erya had finished washing her hair, Da Zhuang was doing the hair drying work, the white towel was twirling like a fan, and Tie Jun started to wash up.
Ten minutes later, the three brothers went out together. When they arrived at the entrance of the alley, Erya waved her hands.
"Brother, brother, see you on the clothing street!"
Erya left, her tied ponytail bouncing, and a fresh smell of seagull shampoo floated in the wind.
"Brother, the second sister has grown taller!"
"grown up!"
"I've grown up too. Look, I'm almost catching up with you!"
"All grown up!"
Tie Jun put his arm around his younger brother's shoulders, hummed "I miss you in the snow", and walked to the department store. It's time to change his clothes!