Back to the third grade

Chapter 98

At about [-]:[-] in the evening of the second day of junior high school, Zhou Yu called Lin Mei again, "Go to the balcony of your house and look towards the municipal party committee. The release will probably start now!"

Lin Mei hung up the phone and walked to the French windows of the living room to look outside. From before New Year's Eve to now, there was an endless stream of cannons being fired every night, and now there are still various cannons outside.

In the east, I can vaguely see the red sky with fireworks, but it is blocked by the front building.

Mother Lin came out of the kitchen and said, "What are you doing on the balcony?"

Lin Mei said: "Zhou Jie's father's unit set off firecrackers, and she called me to let me see it at the municipal party committee."

Mother Lin also went to the balcony, saw only a few sporadic sights, and said, "Why don't we put on clothes and lead the dog to go out to look, and we can see clearly on the road outside." The girl classmate called specifically, This kind of heart cannot live up to.

"Then go!" Lin Mei went to the back room to get a coat and came out. The couple put on their coats and armed Qiang Qiang. They led the dog and carried the garbage bags and went out.

Although it is the middle of winter, there are quite a lot of people outside.In the family courtyard, parents and children are shooting cannons, especially children running around chasing and fighting.There are more people on the street outside, and when you walk to the intersection, you can see two or three small stalls pushing tricycles selling balloons, candied haws and sweet potatoes.

Mama Lin bought two roasted sweet potatoes, and the two of them clasped their hands together to warm them up. Clusters of gorgeous fireworks exploded in the distant sky.Many pedestrians or cyclists around stopped to watch, and there were also cars parked on the side of the road, and the people in the car jumped down and ran to the side of the road to watch the fireworks.

Lin Mei was afraid that Qiangqiang would sit on the ground and freeze again, so she kept walking with him, and even peeled the sweet potatoes and blew them cold to feed him.Someone saw Qiangqiang and couldn't help but praise: "Good dog! This dog looks like a police dog!"

Lin Mama and Lin Mei are very honorable, Lin Mama said modestly: "It's just a domestic dog, a native dog."

"Beautiful, really beautiful." The man stood a step away and bent over to look at Qiangqiang, obviously liking it but not daring to approach him.After watching it for a while, it retreated. No one would dare to touch a big dog like this.Someone next to him wanted to feed it, but they didn't dare to come over, so they took the snacks and threw them far away at Qiangqiang's feet.

Qiangqiang is a watchdog of Hongmiaozheng. The people in the dog factory are afraid that this kind of dog will die after eating the things thrown in by thieves or thieves. If they secretly steal the Tibetan mastiff from the dog factory, it will break down, so Teach them from an early age not to eat things given by outsiders, especially those thrown on the ground.

Boss Sun of the dog factory confessed when he gave Qiangqiang to them at the beginning, and prepared a rice bowl for Qiangqiang, and let him eat with it. When he found that he dared to pick up things on the ground, he would beat him. , don't feel bad and reluctant to fight.Usually, the owner should not throw the food on the ground for it to pick up, otherwise it will get used to picking up things from the ground to eat, and it will be easily harmed by stealing dogs.

Qiangqiang didn’t worry about this aspect. Lin Mei accidentally dropped the biscuit on the ground before, so she quickly picked it up for fear of eating it. As a result, Qiangqiang lay at her feet, looking at her all the time, as if saying: You If you don't let me eat it, I won't eat it.

Lin Mei was so moved by her own imagination that she quickly used her basin to pour some dog food for her as a reward.

When people threw it away, they were not angry when they saw that it refused to eat. Instead, they stood up and sighed: "This dog is really well-behaved and well-raised! Does it mean that it doesn't eat what outsiders give it?"

Mother Lin smiled and said, "Almost, I don't eat what others give me."

A young girl thought it was fun. After asking Lin Mei, she came over with a piece of beef jerky in her hand: "Qiangqiang? Qiangqiang, eat."

Qiangqiang lowered his head and smelled it in her palm, then looked up at Lin Mei.

Lin Mei lowered her face: "Huh?"

Qiangqiang knew that it was forbidden to eat, so he raised his head.

The girl said: "Ah, how cute! You won't eat it if you don't want it to eat, right?"

In the end, no one watched the fireworks, but everyone watched Qiangqiang.

Mother Lin saw that the time was late, and she called Lin Mei to go when she was standing cold. The girl who fed Qiangqiang finally dared to touch Qiangqiang, and excitedly said to her boyfriend: "Let's feed one too!"

Her boyfriend was also eager to watch the dog, shaking his head and said: "No way, how can we have time now? Let's wait later." Finally, he came over and gave Qiang Qiang his hand to sniff it, then stroked it and said, "Qiang Qiang , let's go."

The two strangers who met on the road waved goodbye to Qiangqiang, got into the car and left.

Mother Lin said to Lin Mei: "Qiangqiang is really welcome."

Lin Mei wants to say that dogs are generally more popular than their owners
After returning home, Mother Lin said to Lin Mei: "You also call Zhou Jie, who specially told you to let you watch the fireworks." Lin Mei got stuck when she picked up the phone. Lin Mei didn't know.

At nine o'clock, Zhou Jie called her again. From the sound, she could tell that she had a good time tonight, "Did you go to see the fireworks?"

Lin Mei hurriedly said that she went to watch it. She went to the roadside to watch it with Lin's mother and Qiangqiang. The balcony at home was invisible. It was very beautiful. It had been released a lot. They hadn't finished playing it when they came back. She liked the golden and small Like stars, when placed on the pitch-black sky, they become dots of gold stars, which slowly sprinkle down and turn into silver again.

"That one is called Huoshuyinhua, and I like that one the most." Zhou Yu said with a smile, "My dad and his unit also gave out a lot of snacks, and my dad didn't eat them. I'll take them to school and let's eat together."

"What time do you go back tomorrow?" Lin Mei asked.

The third day of junior high school is the last day, and the fourth day of junior high school starts classes.The road is not easy to walk now, it is unrealistic to go to school in the morning, Lin Mei still leaves in the afternoon of the third year of junior high school.

"Six or seven o'clock? I'll go over after dinner at home. When are you?" Zhou Que said.

"I'll go there after lunch." Lin Mei said, the road was difficult to walk after dark, "I'll have dinner at school."

The two agreed to meet at school and hung up the phone.

Mother Lin said: "Then you will go to your grandma's house for dinner at noon tomorrow?"

"Shouldn't we go tomorrow? Time is too tight, I'll eat at home. Are you going?" Lin Mei said.In the past few days, the two mothers have reported to grandma's house at noon.

Mother Lin said, "I'm not going either. It's convenient for the two of us to eat at home, and the New Year's goods that we gave out haven't moved yet."

I have been eating at my grandma's house for the past few days, and my uncle brought home a lot of New Year's goods, and even brought them a leg of lamb, so the New Year's goods that Lin's mother sent out have not been moved.

After Lin's mother finished speaking, she went to the balcony to look. There were sausages, ribs, pork, etc. in the kitchen. She looked around and said worriedly: "I can't finish it..."

There are a lot of things sent to Mama Lin this year. In addition to fresh vegetables, there are two boxes of apples and pears, two boxes of canned fruit, and rice, noodles, oil, eggs, and meat. Everything that can't fit in the refrigerator is piled up on the balcony.

Now in terms of personnel in the factory, Mama Lin is in charge.Now that she has qualifications and is familiar with everyone in the unit, she discussed with Lin Mei last time that the leader intends to let her be in charge of personnel affairs, and asked Lin Mei if she would like to continue.

Although Lin Mei was still a child, her uncle was willing to listen to her, and Lin's mother unconsciously became more concerned about Lin Mei's opinion.

Lin Mei first asked Mother Lin if she had this idea?If she wants to do it and is motivated, then she will definitely support it.Don't look at the factory is dying now, and there are three catties of nails on the broken ship.And Lin Mei remembered very clearly that the factory didn't close down until she came back from studying abroad to work in the future, how dare the city let it close down?Where do these workers go?

So Lin's mother will take this position now, and she will have at least ten years to do it.Ten years from now she's almost due to retire.

Mother Lin's main hesitation is that the factory is now half dead, everyone is running outside, is she a bit stupid to go in?That's what others persuaded her to say, what are you doing?What a big business Uncle Lin Mei is doing now, can't Mother Lin and Uncle Lin Mei do it together?

Lin Mei didn't expect this to happen again, that's right, it was a few years before my uncle started to do business again before he was reborn. At that time, Lin's mother was still there at her age, and she didn't have the energy to do so.

Now Mother Lin still wants to fight, but she is not sure which end to choose.

Lin Mei said: "If you want to do it with uncle, the advantage is that you are brothers and sisters, he will definitely not treat you badly, and it is easy to get along. But there are also disadvantages."

Mother Lin asked seriously: "Tell me about it."

One is uncle, which is purely an individual business, without any rules and regulations.He is alone now, and he doesn't want a partner because he doesn't want to get involved with the money.Mama Lin counted herself as one of her own when she went in, but after all, she and her uncle were not in the same family.

"Mom, what did you do?" Lin Mei said, "It is definitely not necessary for you to deliver goods with the car, and it is impossible for uncle to make you work so hard. If you let you manage the accounts, then my aunt will definitely jump up. Aunt Not intervening now is not because she doesn't want to take care of it, but because my uncle doesn't dare her to intervene. If you tell your uncle that you want to manage the accounts for him, your uncle will definitely have nothing to say. But your aunt will definitely fight with you for this 'right', and then it will be An indistinct lawsuit."

Mother Lin sighed and said, "That's what I'm worried about!"

Lin Mei said, "Besides, how much is the right amount for uncle to give you? He does it himself, and all he earns is his own. There is a fair price for renting a car and hiring someone. How should he pay you? If you pay too much, auntie I’m sure you’re not happy, if you give me less, why bother? How much is more? How much is less?”

Mother Lin thought about this, and she thought it was impossible for her uncle to treat her badly.But when Lin Mei asked how much it was, she was too embarrassed to say it herself, so she let her uncle look at it, "He will definitely not treat me badly."

Lin Mei settled the accounts for Lin's mother. Lin's current salary is calculated to be around [-] yuan. With all kinds of insurance, water, electricity, provident fund and mortgage deducted, it should be around [-] yuan.

"Uncle will give you no less than three thousand." For sure.

Mother Lin nodded and looked at Lin Mei in amazement. The child could really say something, "What I want is to make more money working with your uncle."

Mother Lin just wanted to earn a few hundred dollars more, even if she had to be criticized and scolded by Aunt Lin Mei every day.

Lin Mei said: "But, Mom. I don't think it will be long before you can get three thousand. Don't look at the situation in the factory, wages are rising slowly. No matter how slow it rises, it will rise. But uncle gave Your money will not be so easy to raise..." Three thousand seems like a lot now, but what about five years from now?In other words, I don't know if my uncle will raise Mama Lin's salary, but Mama Lin will definitely not ask for a salary raise herself, she can't say that.Here is a problem. When the salary of 3000 yuan is not enough, if my uncle doesn't expect to raise it, wouldn't Ms. Lin just hang out here?

Lin's mother was stunned, and it's not an exaggeration to say that she drank it right away.Because she didn't think about whether the money would be enough in the future!
Lin Mei saw that Lin's mother was stunned, and hurriedly said: "Also, you are walking up in your factory now. If you leave, someone must fill in this hole, and it will be difficult for you to come back... ..." This seat will definitely not be reserved for Mama Lin forever.

In addition, Lin's mother will be paid a retirement salary after working in the factory until she retires.How long can she work with her uncle?Of course, it's how long she works and how long she gets paid. It's impossible for her to stop working for others, and my uncle still pays her retirement wages like in a factory.

"That's..." Mother Lin nodded, and now she really began to hesitate.

She had always been inclined to talk to Uncle Lin Mei before.But I just want to discuss with Lin Mei first to see what she means.But she never thought that Lin Mei would actually object.

Mother Lin said: "Mei|Mei, do you disagree? Why?"

Lin Mei hesitated for a while and told the truth, "We are working in the factory, and we deserve whatever we earn. No one can say no to it. But if you work with uncle, aunt will definitely think you are Here to take advantage..." To put it bluntly, it was as if Mama Lin and Lin Mei had become beggars.

Mother Lin frowned tightly.

Lin Meifang said in a soft voice: "Mom, my aunt's temper is here, and I can't get around it. In fact, if Mom wants to be an individual and has the same ambition as uncle, then I will definitely support you. You and If my uncle has worked for two years and can come out and do it alone, then it’s fine. We owe the favors of these two years. But if you just want to eat a bowl of peace, it’s safer to be in the factory. Because the gap is not big. Mom, you are in the factory Take three thousand, if you can get six or seven thousand with uncle, it's still worth it."

Mother Lin shook her head and said, "Six thousand or seven thousand is impossible... Just keep an eye on the account, and the three thousand is extra for me."

Lin's mother said to think about it again, but Lin Mei didn't ask about it again.

As a result, Ms. Lin cleaned up the vegetables on the balcony to see if there was any food that was about to go bad. She wanted to eat quickly. Lin Mei went to help, and Ms. Lin suddenly said: "Your mom is now a sub-specialist, and the factory said to send me to further study." When she was in charge of the library and the archives room, she went to take an undergraduate correspondence course. Now the organization needs her to continue her studies so as to serve the people.

The head of the personnel department of the textile factory has always been the deputy head of the factory, and basically doesn't care about things, except when it is necessary to fill the factory with people.Mama Lin, the deputy section chief, is in charge of daily affairs.

Lin Mei said, "Okay, let's go."

Mother Lin's smile became more confident, and she said: "I think it's rare for you to come back from school anyway, so send Qiangqiang to the dog factory, and I will come back after studying for a few days."

"Go, go. Where to study? How many days?" Lin Mei asked.

"Go to the party school, it will only be 20 days a year." Lin's mother said, "I will go after the year, and the time will be notified. If you are not at home when I go, I will give you a call."

The next day, the two of them had lunch at home. They cut up a table of various dishes and ate hot pot.The leg of lamb brought by my uncle was frozen hard. Lin Mei held up a kitchen knife and was eager to imitate other people's sliced ​​lamb. Mother Lin stopped her and took the leg of lamb into the house to thaw and cut a few pieces of meat, washed the blood and boiled it. , Put it in the pot as a mutton soup.

Lin Mei couldn't sit down after eating. She always remembered that there was too much food at home and stuffed it into her mouth. "I won't want to drink mutton soup for a week after going back to school." Lin Mei said as she cleared the table with her stomach on her shoulders.

Mother Lin smiled, "Pack up your schoolbag, and take a nap before leaving."

After taking a nap, Lin’s mother packed up the fruit candies, chocolates, melon seeds, peanuts, etc. bought at home during the Chinese New Year, packed them in plastic bags for Lin Mei, “I won’t eat them at home, take them to share with your classmates .”

A heavy bag weighs about five or six catties. Lin Mei was worried when she saw it, but it was true that no one would eat it at home, and it would be a snack at school, so she didn't think it was too heavy to carry it.

There was almost no one on the bus.It was only the fourth day, and Lin Mei sat at the end and started stuffing snacks into her mouth when she had nothing to do. She put all the removed packaging bags into the bag, and threw them into the trash can at the door of the car before getting off the car.The driver looked back at her several times before, and was relieved at the end.

As soon as I got to the road in front of the school, it seemed like a different world.There is still a deserted street next to it, and the street in front of the school is bustling like a market. There are all kinds of cars to send children, big ones have cars and vans, small ones have bicycles and motorcycles, and some ride tricycles to deliver luggage.

There were already people in the dormitory, Huang Ling had already opened the door and was sweeping the floor with a broom, Lin Mei came in with big bags and small bags and said, "Oh, you are so diligent."

Huang Ling: "You're here. There's a job for you, go, take out the garbage." The two laughed for a while.

Lin Mei first put the luggage on Huang Ling's bed and said, "I will borrow your bed for a while." Then she put the snacks on the table and piled them up, "Take whatever you want."

Huang Ling said: "I also brought oranges and pears, I'll wash some later and put them aside."

The two of them worked together to make the dormitory clean first, making the bed and wiping the table to make the windows bright and clean. The housekeeper aunt came up to see and said, "It's better that your dormitory is clean, so I don't have to worry about it."

Looking outside, the corridors are full of garbage.Cleaning is not popular before leaving school, it is done after returning to school.

Seeing that the dormitory was clean, Lin Mei said, "Then I'll go to class first."

Huang Ling stuffed her with two pears. Lin Mei still had a rice bowl, a schoolbag and a thermos bottle, and said, "Do you think I still have hands?"

Huang Ling removed the small bowl and plate from the rice bowl, put the pears in it, and said, "Isn't this enough?"

Lin Mei went to the classroom with such a lot of things, and the door of the classroom was already opened.Teacher Zhao saw her coming in the office, and came out to wave to her: "Lin Mei put something and come here."

In the classroom, junior brother Wu Pingzhi was cleaning, and there was no one in the duty group. Lin Mei felt that this was too bullying, so she went to the office and said to him, "I'll help you later."

Wu Pingzhi smiled and said, "No, no, it's almost over. Teacher Zhao asked you to hand out the papers. I just saw him carrying the papers up from the first floor."

That's why Teacher Zhao called Lin Mei, because he can't come to watch the evening self-study tonight, and he is afraid that everyone's hearts will be wild after the new year. Seeing that he is not here, there will be no more moths, so they just use papers to give everyone Tethered to the classroom.

"Those who didn't show up won't post it first. By the way, Qiao Weifeng started to blow up the Chinese New Year. His father called me to ask for leave. You tell Zhang Xu not to remember him in the recent attendance." Teacher Zhao said.

Lin Mei: Mouth
She cared: "Is it serious?"

Teacher Zhao gestured with his thumb: "I haven't blown up my fingers yet, it's not serious."

Lin Mei: Mouth
Teacher Zhao asked Lin Mei with a smile, "Did you set off the fireworks during the Chinese New Year?"

After talking about Qiao Weifeng just now, Lin Mei hesitated to answer this question: "... let go."

Teacher Zhao smiled and said, "What are you playing? Girls probably like to play the ones with whistles that fly into the sky, and the ones with sparks?"

Lin Mei nodded: "All are released."

Teacher Zhao said: "Girls still know how to play. Qiao Weifeng's father said that he competed with his cousins ​​to see who dared to hold the cannon until the twister burned to the end and let go of the cannon. Qiao Weifeng, the bastard, forgot to let go of the cannon." "

Lin Mei:

Teacher Zhao hated iron but said: "I have never seen such a stupid one!"

(End of this chapter)