Zheng Bin took the photo and took a breath, and said unexpectedly, "Old Zhao, where did Auntie find such a beautiful girl for you? It's not worse than the pillars of the art troupe!"
He knew that Zhao Nan was from a rural area, although he did not mean to discriminate, but in the impression of ordinary people, a girl from a rural area had to work on a farm, wouldn't she be black and thin? As soon as he saw such a fair and delicate man, he was quite surprised.
"Look, look," he put the photo in front of Zhao Nan, "If they were all such beautiful girls, why would you resist? What else is there to be dissatisfied with?"
Zhao Nan caught the photo and glanced at it, then picked up the letter sent together and read it carefully.
The letter was dictated by Zhang Liyun and written by Zhao Qianqian. The general idea is that the family saw a very good girl for him, and asked him to take a family leave in the near future or at the end of the year to go home, meet the girl, and solve the major issues in his life. At the end, he put down his harsh words. If he didn't do it, Zhang Liyun would find the leader of the army and let the leader care about his subordinates.
After reading the letter, Zhao Nan frowned with a shallow Sichuan character.
The last time he went home to visit relatives, he rescued a woman from a reservoir. After Zhang Liyun learned about it, he tried it out intentionally or unintentionally. He thought that this time he didn't give up and sent the girl's photo, but he didn't expect it was the girl's sister. I don't know what happened in the family in this short period of time, and there was such a turning point.
He put the photo and letter back into the envelope, the yellow envelope gradually covered the person in the photo, the picture seemed to be in slow motion, from the corners of the lips lifted, to the swirling pear vortex, to the smiling eyebrows, until All are gone.
Zheng Bin has been beside him, waiting for his response, but he took the letter, but picked up the document and continued to read.
"Old Zhao, you don't feel anything at all? Don't feel tempted at all? Don't be shy, tell my elder brother, he is someone from the past, you see here, it's all experience!" Zheng Bin said while patting his chest.
"The deployment of the training plan for the third battalion is completed? Do you have the determination to not be at the bottom of this exercise?" After a long time, Zhao Nan slowly raised his head from the document.
Zheng Bin choked on his chest, trembling his fingers, and it took him a while to speak, "Old Zhao! This is too much! What is the determination not to be at the bottom? Could it be that my three battalions are at the bottom all day long? The soldiers of your second battalion are capable, and our third battalion is not a bear! Just wait and see, sooner or later, you will be fucked!"
Zhao Nan listened, put down the document in his hand, and looked at him very solemnly, "I've been waiting for admiration."
Zheng Bin was even more aggrieved. He took two steps on the floor, turned around and pointed at him, and took two more steps. In the end, he didn't say anything and went out clutching his chest.
The hottest two-month summer vacation has passed slowly, and the school is about to start.
In the past two days, Wang Tonghua has been calculating Du Baozhen's tuition again. After calculating, there is still a few dollars left. The family has no money for a while, and he is not going to borrow it from anyone. He can only go to the commune high school when the school starts. day. Fortunately, this kind of thing is quite common in rural areas, and schools are more tolerant.
The night before school started, Du Baozhen tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. Now high school only takes two years, that is to say, in less than a year, she will take the college entrance examination. She couldn't wait to imagine the city she was going to go to, the university she was going to be admitted to, and the person she was going to meet again. She was so excited that she couldn't stop.
She suddenly turned sideways, faced Jiang Rui's bed, and asked in a low voice, "Sister, are you asleep?"
"Not yet." In the darkness, Jiang Rui's voice came softly, "Why are you still not sleeping? You have to get up early tomorrow."
"I know, but I just can't sleep, sister, talk to me."
There was a rustling voice in the dark, and Jiang Rui also turned over and lay on his side, resting his head on his arm, "What do you want to say?"
"Just... let's talk about the future! Sister, have you ever thought about what the future will be like?"
"In the future..." Jiang Rui opened her eyes and looked at the dark night. If the real Du Baoqin was still alive, what would it be like in the future? Maybe marry someone who is neither very good nor very bad, have two children who are neither smart nor stupid, live a life that is not rich and not embarrassed, and grow old like this, ordinary, ordinary, Full of children and grandchildren.
But Du Baoqin is gone.
She shook her head slightly, "I can't think of it."
Du Baozhen laughed and said excitedly, "I've made up my mind. I want to go to university, stay in a big city, and be with the people I like!"
Jiang Rui nodded, "This is good, you have to work hard."
"I will!" Du Baozhen happily agreed, "Sister, when I arrange work in the city, I will pick you up to play! I heard that the big city is bigger than Yang'an County, and you can run on the road at the same time. There are four cars and a building with more than ten floors!"
Jiang Rui didn't ask who she heard from, just smiled and said softly, "Then I'll wait for you."
"We're done!" Du Baozhen said happily, as if that scene had already appeared in front of him.
She slept in the middle of the night the first night, and the next day she got up early to go to school. In order to have more time to review her homework, she applied for accommodation this semester and only went home on weekends.
A lot of books and clothes were removed from the room, and it was a lot empty and messy. After Jiang Rui finished the housework, she tidied up the house, but she cleaned out a letter from the drawer of the desk. The sign on the envelope was Han Wenke.
This person has a very deep imprint in Du Baoqin's memory, second only to his family.
Han Wenke was an educated youth who came from a big city and was very different from the youth in the commune. He was white and thin, neatly dressed, wore a pair of thin-rimmed glasses, wrote with a beautiful pen, and could play the harmonica, the accordion, and even sing Russian songs.
It can be said that he was popular in Chaoyang Commune back then, and at least half of the girls in the commune fell in love with him, including the two daughters of the Du family.
Du Baoqin's love for Han Wenke did not let anyone notice that when she gave up her studies, she knew that person had become a luxury. When Han Wenke was admitted to university and returned to the city last year, she completely buried this past in her heart.
Du Baozhen also likes Han Wenke, and even because he is going to go to university, Du Baoqin is very clear. She watched her sister embark on the road that she could not finish at the beginning, getting closer and closer to the person at the end of the road.
And she will stay where she is forever.
Jiang Rui didn't move the letter, just wiped the drawer and put the letter back in its place.