Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 49 "Amir" and "Walter"

After the Spring Festival, the weaving workshop will select and train a group of locomotive workers among the farmers' rotation workers, sign up voluntarily, and be recommended by the workshop section.Both Yu Zhiyong and Guan Xiaoyun signed up. The car operator is a skilled job. Not only is the salary high, but he is expected to continue working in the factory after the contract expires.

After thinking about it, Liu Xiaonan didn't sign up.

For this reason, Wang Aiqing talked to Liu Xiaonan. Duan Chang Zhang Shiyao and she were both optimistic about him and wanted to focus on training him. Why did they give up this opportunity?

For Wang Aiqing, Liu Xiaonan had nothing to hide.He said that when he was working, he often lost his mind and conceived the plot of the novel in his head. It might be difficult for him to concentrate on working as a car operator.Weft loading is a highly skilled job and will not be greatly affected. He just wants to concentrate on doing one thing well.

After listening to the explanation, Wang Aiqing expressed her understanding, trusting and respecting Liu Xiaonan's choice, and she would personally explain it to Zhang Shiyao for him.

Yu Zhiyong and Guan Xiaoyun were temporarily transferred to the workshop for intensive training, while Liu Xiaonan was still pushing the cart to load the wefts.Wu Yanli was not surprised by this at all, and even secretly rejoiced.If Liu Xiaonan also learns to be a car operator, he may not work in the same team in the future. How can he appear in his sight every day like now, and fill the blank in his heart anytime and anywhere?
Verbal communication is less, but eye contact is like warp and weft interweaving, as if there is an invisible weaving shuttle hitting back and forth.

Liu Xiaonan often thinks of a sentence that my uncle said, chasing women is the same as fighting tough battles, and we must carry forward the fighting spirit of chasing women and fighting hard.He knew he couldn't be an uncle, he lacked explosive kits, and couldn't take down a strong fortress.

Wu Yanli once asked Liu Xiaonan, is it appropriate to wear a white scarf around her neck?It was her first time knitting a scarf, but she didn't know the proper ratio of length, length, width, width, and thickness, so she wove it by feeling.

Liu Xiaonan was ashamed inwardly, he didn't have the courage to show it to the public, he was afraid of endless inquiries and guesses from others, he would say harsh words such as the toad wanted to eat swan meat, but said he was not willing to put it around his neck.

Wu Yanli lowered her head and smiled and said nothing, she seemed to be much more relaxed. This is the most reasonable way to deal with it. If it is made public, she will be in a dilemma.After all, not everyone has the courage of Wang Aiqing, what's more, the general environment is not what it used to be, and the material level has gradually replaced the spiritual level, occupying a dominant position.

Feelings are like a trickling stream, which always breaks through barriers and flows to the destination that belongs only to oneself.When the night shift was about to get off work, Wu Yanli held back for a long time and finally asked Liu Xiaonan if she wanted to relax after a break and go to a movie together.

Liu Xiaonan shook his head lightly, he is very busy recently and is writing a new novel, so he may not be able to go out to play for a long time.

Wu Yanli was disappointed and happy at the same time. She was happy to see Liu Xiaonan grow up step by step, so that she would have the confidence to persuade her parents.

After Liu Xiaonan taught her brother a class, the younger brother often talked about him, saying that he liked to socialize with him, and hoped that he would come to the house to tutor him often, and let her take him home when she was resting.Before she could think up her words, her parents categorically expressed their attitude. Learning depends on oneself. They also have jobs and their own things to do. Don't bother them all the time.

Wu Yanli could tell from her parents' tone and expression that they didn't want to see Liu Xiaonan at home again, and they didn't want to see her get too close to that rural youth.Although the words were addressed to his younger brother, the meaning was clearly directed at her.

So, when she bought a mohair scarf and her parents asked her, she lied and said that she knitted it for a little sister in the same class.She was very surprised that she didn't blush when lying to her parents, but panicked.

More than 20 days later, Yu Zhiyong and Guan Xiaoyun returned to the team.Wang Aiqing personally arranged after seeking personal opinions. Wang Ping took Yu Zhiyong, and Wu Yanli took Guan Xiaoyun.

Liu Xiaonan was very happy to see that Yu Zhiyong, who has always been free and unrestrained, met his nemesis this time, and was disciplined by Wang Ping to be submissive.

Once the master-student relationship is established, respecting the master becomes the minimum professional criterion for being an apprentice.When working, Yu Zhiyong followed Wang Ping, observing and studying her every delicate movement, and her earnestness was different from usual; A tamed kitten or puppy.

If Yu Zhiyong is not focused, his eyes are not in place, his technique is not skilled, and if he makes mistakes in his work, Wang Ping will be merciless and reprimand him face to face.As soon as Wang Ping turned around, Yu Zhiyong waved his fist above her head with a vicious look.

After get off work, Yu Zhiyong will be left alone by Wang Ping, who supervises and guides him to practice basic skills and techniques on the two public looms in the workshop for an hour or two.Even when you return to the dormitory, you can’t be idle. You have to practice the speed of the wiring head every day. It can’t be less than [-] pieces per minute. You can hand in [-] pieces of thread every day.

After a few days, Yu Zhiyong began to complain to Liu Xiaonan: "This is no master. She is as cruel to me as Walter was to the Germans. Is she still a woman? Why don't you call her Wang Ping and change her name to Walter?" .”

I just watched a Yugoslav movie a few days ago: "Walter Defends Sarajevo". The heroic image of Walter's tall man is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.Yu Zhiyong called Wang Ping like this, with a look of satisfaction and resentment on his face.

"Walter!" Liu Xiaonan couldn't help laughing: "This name is very similar to the image and personality. You can see it most clearly if it is a woman. She is a fool in front of her, and she nicknames the master behind her back. Don't forget, one day As a teacher and a father for life, you need someone to take good care of you."

Yu Zhiyong said boldly: "If she can manage me for the rest of my life, I will admit it. At most, I will be an apprentice to her for more than a month. After that, we will each do our own work. It doesn't make much sense to stay away from each other forever."

Liu Xiaonan remembered Yu Zhiyong's "rhetoric words": Marry a girl from the city.He is by no means just talking about it. Apart from wanting to work hard and gain a foothold, his thinking and actions are already ahead of many people.

On New Year's Day, when he sold celebrity calendars, many people scoffed at him. Didn't they know that he made a net profit of more than 600 yuan, which is equivalent to four or five months' wages.Before the Spring Festival, he sold printed Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters everywhere, and made a lot of money.

Liu Xiaonan admired Yu Zhiyong's advanced consciousness. He said: "Wang Ping's ability to hold you shows that you are also willing. Maybe you two are destined, and she can really take care of you for the rest of your life." Lines to encourage Yu Zhiyong: "Amir, go!"

Yu Zhiyong hesitated a little: "Really?"

"It's awesome! If Amir can marry Walter, it will be a beautiful story, no less exciting than Wang Aiqing and our rural elder brother." Liu Xiaonan himself lacks this kind of courage and looks forward and backward, but he hopes to see Yu Zhiyong success.

Really rushed.Yu Zhiyong redoubled his efforts at work, and gradually won Wang Ping's smiling face and admiration. He patted him affectionately, and those who didn't know it thought they were young couples working together.On the rest day, Yu Zhiyong disappeared early in the morning, and came back vigorously after dark.

According to what Liu Xiaonan found out afterwards, Yu Zhiyong invited Wang Ping to watch a movie under the pretext of thanking his master for his hard work.As a result, after watching the movie, they went to the mall, went to restaurants, and went roller skating. The two of them were in perfect harmony with everything they did. After going crazy for a day, they still felt unenjoyable. Walter and Amir really had something to do.

Walter, a name with a masculine logo, became another challenging and exclusive name for Wang Ping when Yu Zhiyong and Liu Xiaonan chatted in private.Yu Zhiyong also calls himself "Amir".

If Wang Ping knew that she was called Walter by Yu Zhiyong, she would definitely feel very wronged, and would punish Yu Zhiyong severely.

There are four female sisters in her family, and she is the youngest. She was raised by her parents as a boy since she was a child, and she didn't grow her long hair until she went to school and wore flowery clothes for girls.

The parents were crazy about boys, the second daughter's nickname was Xiaozhao, and the third daughter's nickname was Xiaohuan, but in the end they still gave birth to her, a girl.The parents were so disappointed that they didn't bother to give her a nickname after accepting their fate.She would never have thought that her apprentice would dare to give her a unique nickname behind her back.

The three older sisters got married one after another, but she was "sheltered" by her parents. She raised her sons to look after her old age, and if she was destined to have no children, she had to recruit a son-in-law for the elderly.It is difficult to recruit a son-in-law for the elderly in the countryside, let alone in a relatively open big city?Wang Ping's love has always only blossomed but not fruited, and there is nothing she can do to resent her parents.

During the holidays, the three older sisters dragged their families home with them, secretly competing to see who would buy the most expensive gifts for their parents.She watched coldly, knowing very well in her heart, isn't she just comparing other men's abilities?
The three brothers-in-law joined forces to make fun of her, and when she got angry, she announced loudly, I want to find a man who is a hundred times stronger than the three of you.

The appearance of Yu Zhiyong made Wang Ping feel that it was too early to speak up.At first, she sympathized with his unfortunate life experience and experiences, and later she was attracted by his handsome appearance and bold personality, so she took the initiative to ask Wang Aiqing to take him as an apprentice.This doesn't explain anything, it can only be said that he is optimistic about him, and the strict requirements on him at work are also for his future.

However, after Yu Zhiyong invited her out for a day, she felt that she had underestimated him.After watching the movie and going shopping, he bought a pair of leather shoes and a pair of high heels for her.She refused to take it, which was beyond the relationship between master and student.

He solemnly stated that this is the apprentice's sincere filial piety to the master. Since he dropped out of school and lived alone, this is the first time he has received warmth from the master.She couldn't refuse anymore, another kind of warmth surged in her heart.

When she went to the restaurant for lunch, Wang Ping decided to pay for Yu Zhiyong herself.He has just joined the job, is still an apprentice, and his money is open, how much savings can he have?Unexpectedly, Yu Zhiyong became impatient. There are no masters and apprentices here, only men and women. It would be better to have him slapped two big mouths if a woman pays for dinner.

Two people each have a bottle of beer, blowing to each other.Yu Zhiyong said that he had no one to rely on, and was forced to seek survival in many ways, no matter how much ability he had.He wants to be a good car operator, which is the foundation of his foothold.It's just a small business for him to resell celebrity calendars and Spring Festival couplets, and he only has this ability now.In the future, when I have the capital and ability, maybe I can invite the master to enter a more advanced restaurant.

It was only then that Wang Ping thoroughly understood Yu Zhiyong's other side. She drank happily, ate deliciously, satiated herself and willingly played wildly with him all afternoon.Neither of them knew how to rollerblade, but when they put on their roller skates, their feet flew like clouds and fog. You grabbed me and I grabbed you, but they both fell to the ground in the air, rolling into a ball and laughing together.

Later, it was Yu Zhiyong who mastered the technique first, and slowly slipped Wang Ping's hand.Gradually, Wang Ping felt the feeling of flying together. This feeling was unprecedented, novel, exciting and full of passion.

Wang Ping returned home and lay on the bed, her excited brain gradually calmed down.Could Yu Zhiyong be the man who surpassed the three brothers-in-law by a hundred times?There are only a few signs now, but what can be used to prove the future?Once the contract expires and he is dismissed from the factory, he may even have a problem with how he should live. How can he talk about taking on the burden of a family?

Furthermore, lost?Bad reputation?Physiologically deficient?No one has to find a rural person?Wang Ping could not bear such pressure from public opinion.She has always been displeased with Wang Aiqing's appearance of having fun while suffering, is she going to follow her old path?

During this period, a major news happened in the textile factory, which spread rapidly and widely.Two southerners dressed as farmers came to the sales department of the factory, claiming to buy cloth in large quantities.It is a good thing to take the initiative to come to buy, but what about cash?Isn't it too funny to perform empty-handed white wolf tricks in the sales department?

When the two southerners moved in, they threw the two soapy carton boxes on the ground, put them on the table, and untied the straw ropes.The staff of the sales department were dumbfounded on the spot, and the soap box was full of stacks of ten-yuan cash neatly placed.

The sales department invited several bank staff to verify the authenticity and point the amount, and it took a day to count it out, which was a total of 10 yuan.

Unbelievably, the two southerners were self-employed, carrying two soap boxes tied with straw ropes, and came all the way by train.When taking the train, two unremarkable cardboard boxes were thrown on the shelf.

Most people talked about this incident as an anecdote, but Yu Zhiyong couldn't lift his head for several days after hearing it.He said to Liu Xiaonan: "Our monthly salary is only more than 100 yuan, and we can earn 10 yuan in a lifetime without eating or drinking. How many ten thousand yuan households are there in the countryside? Just rely on farming, including grass and manure It can’t reach [-] yuan, it’s all bragging. When we struggled desperately for a stable job and a city hukou, his business has already flourished.”

Liu Xiaonan was unmoved: "We can't simply use money to measure everything. A person's life must be valuable."

"What is value?" Yu Zhiyong retorted, "I think you are stupid! You have 10 yuan, and you will run away from home to work as a farmer's rotation worker for a monthly salary of more than 100 yuan? Being looked down upon by people in the city? No one will. Of course, you have your spiritual pursuit, which is what you call value. Think about it, you have 10 yuan, and the interest is enough for you to live on. I can study and write with peace of mind, why bother to work the night shift and be supervised? For me, money is the last word. Still don’t understand? What we lack is not the urban hukou, but the advanced thinking.”

How many books have you read yourself?Why are you so stupid?Liu Xiaonan didn't like to hear such words the most.He is always powerless in the face of wisdom and courage. Although he doesn't fully agree with his point of view, he can't find a sufficient reason to refute it.He asked: "What are you going to do? Give up your stable job and resign to start a business?"

Yu Zhiyong said: "I don't have this ability yet. Just wait and see. Sooner or later, I will take the initiative to throw away the hat of a farmer rotation worker."

At work, Yu Zhiyong's enthusiasm dropped sharply, and he was unwilling to continue practicing operational skills with Wang Ping after work. He no longer thought about being a technical expert, which was of no use.Wang Ping used her master's authority to suppress him, and he said the reasons he had told Liu Xiaonan.

Wang Ping was very shocked. A rural youth could see the whole story at a glance.She believed that he could do what he said, so she no longer forced him, but just persuaded him: "I don't allow you to lose your job. Isn't my hard work these days wasted?"

(End of this chapter)