Reborn in the red age

Chapter 90 I’m not crying, why are I wiping my tears?

Facing Li's father who was about to whip his belt, Qingfeng Li didn't panic at all. He sat on the bed without moving, shouted: "Mom, my dad has something to tell you," and then sat quietly on the bed and watched. The old father performs.

Father Li's hand holding the belt stiffened at his waist. At Mother Li's call, he left Qingfeng Li's room dejectedly.

As New Year's Eve approaches, the streets are bustling with activity. Unemployed adults and their children are shopping for new year's goods on the streets. The sound of firecrackers can be heard everywhere in the streets and alleys of the small county town.

Li Qingfeng was also pestered by Li Hongmei to go to the temple fair together. Since the last time he learned that Qingfeng Li had money and tickets, Li Hongmei would not be polite to Li Qingfeng and kept buying and buying along the way. It was filled with all kinds of snacks, and Li Hongmei seemed to be planning to make up for all the food she hadn't eaten in more than a year this afternoon.

After visiting the temple fair, the two of them went to the cinema to watch a movie.

Movies in cinemas no longer play the same type of movies. Not only have films such as "Ashima" and "The Peach Blossom Fan" that have disappeared for many years been re-released, but you can also see many foreign feature films, such as the island country's " Ordinary people can buy tickets for imported foreign films such as "Manhunt", "The Biography of Women" by Great Britain, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" by Gallic Chicken, "Modern Times" by Old America, and "Three Smiles" by Hong Kong. Go to the cinema and watch.

Although the atmosphere of celebrating the New Year is now relaxed, there is still no holiday for the Spring Festival, and the previous no holiday policy for the Spring Festival is still continued.It was not until the 80s that my country fully restored the custom of having a Spring Festival holiday.

The first day of the Lunar New Year was not a weekend, so the Li family just had a New Year's Eve dinner together on the night of the [-]th, and everyone went to work as normal the next day.

Li Qingfeng is responsible for sweeping the graves of the elderly at home and visiting relatives' homes for New Year greetings.

Qingfeng Li has had a busy year this year. He has met all kinds of relatives. Fortunately, he has the memory of the original person. Otherwise, how could Qingfeng Li recognize all of his relatives.

The Lantern Festival was over, and Qingfeng Li was thinking that it was almost time to go to the Northeast. He would go to the black market almost every night to sell the goods in the space and buy some items he needed.

During this Spring Festival, Qingfeng Li made a lot of money. He encountered five consecutive surprise inspections and each time he picked up a large amount of in-demand materials. The profit calculated by Qingfeng Li the night before yesterday was 300 yuan. When all the goods in the space are collected, After clearing it, I expect to earn another 800 yuan.

The county was stricter about the black market, which was the year before. After the new year, it was basically in a state of letting things go. After setting up the stall for half a month, there was a surprise inspection, and the supplies picked up were not as much as a year ago.

That day, after Qingfeng Li emptied all the goods he didn't need in the space, he slowly got up and walked around the black market, preparing to buy a weapon for self-defense.

This year has entered 77, and it will soon enter the stage of the return of educated youth to the city. By then, it will not be uncommon to hold up roads and rob people in broad daylight. If you don’t have a hot weapon in your hand, you will feel insecure.

Qingfeng Li looked around, and under the moonlight above his head, he found the ticket seller squatting in the shadow. He wrapped his hat tightly on his head. Qingfeng Li quickly walked up to him, made an eight sign, and whispered. : "Brother, do you have a way to do this here?"

The ticket seller twitched his lips, he was a ticket seller, not an arms dealer. Why don't you come here to buy this from me?He waved his hand politely: "No, no, if you want this thing, ask someone on the black market, not me."

"Brother, please help me. I don't want to come into contact with people on the black market. You have a wide range of connections here. Help me go and ask over there. You can help me. As long as the price is not outrageous, I will accept it." Li Qingfeng continued without giving up. He got close to the other party and stuffed a pack of peonies in his hand into his hand.

Playing with the peony cigarette in his hand, the ticket seller thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, since my brothers have said so, you wait here for a while, and I will ask the people in the black market to see if they have any There is nothing you want”

"Thank you so much, brother." Seeing the drama, Qingfeng Li quickly cupped his hands and thanked the other party.

The ticket seller put the peony cigarette in his arms and took two quick steps towards the darkness.

After a while, I saw the ticket seller running over from the darkness, with excitement in his voice: "Brother, there is something in stock, the pistol left by Jiang Jun."

"How much?"

"60, with 30 rounds of ammunition"

"I bought it. I won't meet with the people in the black market. You bring the gun over and we can trade on the spot."

When the ticket dealer brought the pistol over, Li Qingfeng inspected it. It was an old gun, well maintained, but the rifling was almost worn out, so it could only be used for a few hundred rounds.

These are nothing to Qingfeng Li who needs self-defense. These thirty rounds of bullets may not be finished.

After clearing the money and goods, Qingfeng Li put the pistol in his waist and left. On the way home, Qingfeng Li was very careful and walked around the road several times to make sure that no one was following him, then he went home with confidence.

With the space cleared and weapons in hand, Li Qingfeng collected some review materials on the market, told his mother that the college entrance examination might be resumed this year, and told his mother not to spread the news. After that, Qingfeng Li felt at ease and was always ready. Depart for the Northeast.

That day, I received a departure telegram from Hu Jiabao at the post office. After estimating the time it would take to get here from Suzhou, Li Qingfeng did not dare to delay and hurriedly went home to pack his luggage and prepare to go to the Northeast to farm.This was something we agreed on on the train. The three of us would come back together and leave together so we could have someone to look after us on the way.

"In another year and a half, my family will be able to transfer you back. After you go to the countryside, remember not to find a partner. If you find a partner, you really won't be able to come back." Mother Li was still giving Qingfeng Li a kettle just as she had when she set out. Filling the bottle with warm water, he took the trouble to tell Qingfeng Li not to talk to anyone.

Qingfeng Li nodded with a smile and said: "I know, I will never talk about a partner. Besides, I am studying in the Educated Youth Institute every day. How can I have free time to talk about a partner?"

Speaking of the resumption of the college entrance examination, Mother Li stopped what she was doing and asked cautiously: "Can the college entrance examination really be resumed? Don't be deceptive."

"Really, one of the educated youths we joined in the queue has a father who is a college student. Her father wrote a special letter saying that the college entrance examination will be resumed within the next two years. If it is quick, it may be resumed by the end of the year, so that people can prepare in advance. Be prepared and review well.”

"Okay, okay, you should review it carefully when you get there. If you are missing any review materials, write a letter back and I will send it to you after I find it."

"You don't have to worry about me. You have to keep an eye on my little sister and force her to review every day when she comes back from work."

"Don't worry, I will force her to review with a feather duster starting tomorrow. I will definitely not let her slack off."

Everything was packed up, and when he was about to go out, Qingfeng Li saw his eldest sister wiping tears outside the house.

Thinking of the look in eldest sister's eyes when she heard that the college entrance examination might be resumed, Li Qingfeng couldn't help but tell her: "If eldest sister also wants to review for the college entrance examination, don't stop me. It doesn't matter if you get married a year or two late. The opportunity to take the college entrance examination is only once. Don't miss it." I really missed it”

"You don't need to tell me about this. Your mother, I am not the kind of person with short-sighted eyes. If your eldest sister wants to review, I will support it. You don't need to tell me specifically." Listening to her youngest son's worried words, Mother Li's eyes widened. The slap hit Qingfeng Li.

Seeing that Li's mother knew what was going on, Li Qingfeng felt relieved. He smiled and flattered Li's mother a few more times, and then he picked up his luggage and prepared to set off.

Compared with the time when he went to the countryside, only Li's mother rode a bicycle to see him off. This time, the whole family saw Qingfeng Li off to the train station together.

There were four bicycles placed outside, two of which belonged to the Li family, and the other two were borrowed by the sister-in-law from her natal family.

On the platform, the pregnant sister-in-law took out a net bag from the shoulder bag she carried with her, which contained a lot of cans, biscuits and other goodies: "Third brother, this is what my dad heard you were leaving. You asked me to bring you something to eat on the road.”

"How can this be done? It's too expensive. I don't have the nerve to accept it. You should just take it back." Qingfeng Li shook his head repeatedly, indicating that the item was too expensive and he was embarrassed to accept it.

Boss Li advised from the side: "Hurry up and take it. I didn't take it out in the courtyard just now because I was worried that you wouldn't accept it. Your sister-in-law carried it all the way to the platform and then took it out. Don't waste your sister-in-law's good intentions."

Now that the words have come to this point, Li Qingfeng couldn't say anything more, so he took it with a smile: "Then I'll keep it, it's really costing my uncle and aunt."

"We are all a family, there is no need to waste money."

As the whistle sounded, the train slowly entered the platform.

Mother Li watched the train arrive at the station, and reluctantly pulled Qingfeng Li and told her not to talk about her partner. Qingfeng Li was not impatient at all, and listened carefully to Mother Li's instructions.

After searching around the carriages on the platform, when he saw Hu Jiabao's round face sticking out of the window, Qingfeng Li stuffed all his luggage in through the window and then hurriedly boarded the train.

The county town where Li Qingfeng is located is a small station, and the train does not stop for long. After boarding the train, before he could say a few words to the Li family, the train started moving slowly.

Looking at the Li family following the train, Li Qingfeng stuck his head out and waved at them constantly, shouting: "Take care of yourself, I will come back."

After the Li family had completely disappeared, they put their heads back into the carriage and withdrew their legs from the strangers.

"Wipe your tears." Just when Qingfeng Li was about to apologize to the stranger, a handkerchief was handed over from behind, accompanied by a somewhat choked voice.

Looking back at Hu Jiabao who was crying in surprise, Li Qingfeng said inexplicably: "I didn't shed any tears. Why are you wiping your tears?"

Hu Jiabao, who was moved by the parting scene, looked stiff and took back his handkerchief in embarrassment.

(End of this chapter)