Early that morning, when the sky was dark, Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglin left their residence and walked to the pier, carrying some things they bought yesterday afternoon.
Today is their day to go home.
It has been a month and a few days since they left home. Xu Tonglin has long been homesick. In his whole life, he has never been away from home for so many days.
And Comrade Xu... He thought that his younger brother and younger sister would start school in two days, so he deliberately chose to go back at the end of August.
Take a look at your home and send some money back to your family.
He has been away from home for more than a month, leaving only his mother, brother and sister at home. It is impossible to say that he is not worried.
But he has resisted going back just to seize the time and earn more money.
In addition to this reason, another reason is - he believes in his younger brother Xu Tonglu. He believes that with Xu Tonglu at home, no one can really bully his mother and sister to what extent.
Unless Xu Tonglu dies.
He knew the temperament of his younger brother Xu Tonglu very well, and he had confidence in Xu Tonglu.
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The awning boat cut through the waves and sailed on the river. There were seats in the cabin, but Comrade Xu did not sit in. He sat on the bow of the boat, squinting at the rippling river surface, letting the cold river breeze blow on his face.
On the body, with his thoughts in mind.
After coming to the county for a month, the door to making money has opened up.
Currently, the business of the barbecue stall he and Xi Dongyang jointly operate has been very good, while the stalls of Bald Zhang and Fatty Lu no longer have much business.
Maybe Bald Zhang and Fatty Lu both hate him and want to give him a piece of poison! He doesn't care.
There are only a few stalls selling barbecue on that street at night, and there are also a lot of people who come to eat barbecue every night. If he wants to do good business here and make more money, he must steal other people's business.
Win-win?
Make a fortune together?
How can it be?
In a month and a few days, after deducting various costs and sharing with Xi Dongyang, and excluding the 600 yuan given to Xu Tonglin, he, Tongdao Xu, still had nearly 6,000 yuan left.
Six thousand yuan... In the years before he was reborn, it was nothing. Many people could earn this much every month.
But now in 1998, most office workers and migrant workers can only earn a few hundred yuan a month. If they farm in the countryside, they have to work hard for a year, pay the public food, and then have enough food for the family to eat.
The food can only be sold for one or two thousand yuan.
As far as he knew, before his father disappeared, their family could only save two to three thousand a year.
Therefore, he is satisfied with the fact that he can earn 6,000 yuan this month.
When he went home this time, he bought some clothes and shoes for his mother, brother, and sister. He also had a thousand yuan in his trouser pocket.
The one thousand yuan was what he planned to take back to his mother.
He knew that the few hundred yuan his mother had now would have nothing left after paying the tuition fees for his younger brother and younger sister.
Giving her a thousand yuan to give her some money, Tongdao Xu hoped that she could sleep more soundly at night.
There is a high probability that he will not go back in the next month. He also hopes that this thousand yuan can be used for emergency needs at home. If there is an emergency at home, this thousand yuan may be able to solve the problem.
"Xiaodao, it's windy outside, why don't you go in and sit down?"
Xu Tonglin's voice came from beside him.
Tongdao Xu looked back at him, smiled slightly, and asked softly: "Lin Zi, do you have an ideal?"
Before his rebirth, for many, many years, Comrade Xu no longer talked about his ideals.
Because the reality of life has overwhelmed him, he no longer dares to think about such luxurious things as ideals.
But now that he is reborn, he is sure of the future, and occasionally thinks about his ideals.
"ideal?"
Xu Tonglin was startled, and then he smiled and sat down next to Xu Tongdao. He looked at the seemingly endless river in front of him, thought for a while and said, "I don't have any great ideals, do you have any?"
Comrade Xu smiled and said: "I asked you first, you tell me first!"
Xu Tonglin frowned and thought for a while, then grinned and said: "If I must say it, it is... earn more money, and then eat all the delicious food in the world..."
Xu Tongdao laughed, thinking that he had finished speaking, and was about to speak. Xu Tonglin suddenly looked back at the other people in the cabin. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, he looked away, lowered his voice, and said with a slight blush: "
Well, also, if it works, I would like to sleep with a few more women, hehe."
Tongdao Xu looked at his reddish fat face in surprise, a little shocked by his idealism and frankness.
Xu Tonglin was embarrassed by him and his face turned redder. In order to relieve his embarrassment, Xu Tonglin bumped Xu Tongdao with his shoulder and asked with a smile: "What about you? What is your ideal?"
My ideal...
Xu Tongdao had a vague direction in his mind. He wanted to make a lot of money. One million was not enough, and even ten million was not enough, because he remembered that before his rebirth, some villas were easily sold for millions, or even tens of millions, and there were even more expensive ones.
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And when he lives a new life, he also wants to own a villa of his own.
Subconsciously, he wants to be a person that countless people look up to.
But he was ashamed to mention this goal.
I didn’t want to say it out loud to surprise Xu Tonglin, it was a joke.
So, he smiled and said, "I think the same thing as you!"
Xu Tonglin's eyes lit up, "How many more women do you want to sleep with?"
Comrade Xu smiled, but did not deny it. Not only did he not deny it, he even said yes.
As a man, who doesn’t want to sleep with more women?
"Hehe, that's great! Then let's work hard together! Hehe." Xu Tonglin was very happy. He put his arms around Xu Tongdao's shoulders and smiled very happily.
It's as if I have found a like-minded soul mate...well, if this can be considered a soul mate.
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Ge Xiaotian and a few friends hid in the sesame bushes on the bank of the Xihe River. Each of them held a small bamboo pole and secretly fished in the river.
There are several teenagers who are wearing very down-to-earth clothes, with big pants, shirtless, or big pants, big vests or T-shirts.
As for the feet?
Some were barefoot and some wore a pair of plastic slippers.
Several people were divided into two nests, and they gathered together to strengthen their courage. Two people sat together, with two small bamboo poles stretched out on the water, one facing east and the other facing west.
Fishing is a test of patience.
Ge Xiaotian was impatient. When he saw that the float on the fishing line was still motionless, he couldn't help but scratch his neck, scratch his crotch, and muttered: "Damn it! Where have all the fish died?"
I still want to eat fish for lunch, if this continues, I will eat farts!"
Before he finished speaking, a voice came from the friend next to him: "Porphyrin..."
It sounds like a fart.
Ge Xiaotian subconsciously covered his nose and turned his head to look around, only to see his friend next to him pouting and letting out another "porcupine" with a smile.
It turns out that the fart sound was simulated by this kid’s mouth.
Seeing Ge Xiaotian covering his nose and looking at him, the boy asked with a smile: "Are you eating farts like this? Haha..."
"You Mabi!"
Ge Xiaotian had to push him.
At this moment, another friend not far away sighed and said: "Mabi, the boat is coming, let's catch him Mabi! Still want to eat fish? Looks like he's really going to eat farts!"
While they were talking, the four and a half young men all heard the hum of the engine of the boat.
He also saw one wave after another rippling on the river. Ge Xiaotian looked speechlessly at the awning boat approaching quickly not far away and curled his lips.
Suddenly, another friend's surprised voice sounded: "Huh? Those two people on the bow of the boat are Xiaodao and Linzi, right? It seems like they are really back!"
"Hold the grass! It's really, oh, now we have a lot of fun. Xu Hengbing is going to be in trouble! Hehe, the trail is finally back..."