It’s National Day in a blink of an eye, and including the weekend, there are a total of two and a half days of holiday. After class at noon on the 29th, there was nothing else to do. Li Wei went back home, changed her clothes, brought her pocket money, and said hello to her uncle before going out: "I'll be back on the afternoon of the 1st."
Li Mingguo said: "Okay, be careful on the road. There are many people on the bus, so don't be crowded. Keep your money and everything else safe."
"Yes, I understand." Li Wei was eager to see his parents and brothers.
She said goodbye to her uncle and hurried to the street to get in the car. When she passed the village entrance, she happened to see Li Xia coming back with another girl from the same village. Without thinking too much, she gave Li Xia a big smile and said goodbye to her. : "Sister, I'm going to the city."
Li Xia said indifferently, not caring at all.
Li Wei stood on the side of the road waiting for a bus into the city. Finally, one arrived. It was already full of people. Li Wei could no longer squeeze in, so he had to continue waiting.
The waiting was irritating, and she was somewhat bored until someone said next to her: "Li Wei, are you going to the city too?"
Li Wei turned around and saw that it was Zhou Bin. She agreed indifferently: "Yes."
"What a coincidence, we happen to be traveling on the same road."
Li Wei felt a little embarrassed when faced with Zhou Bin's approach. She even subconsciously moved to the side to increase the distance between the two.
After finally waiting for a car, it was not so crowded this time. Li Wei got on the car first and found a seat by the window to sit down. Zhou Bin also got up, and when he saw that there was no space next to Li Wei, he sat down without thinking. .
Li Wei turned his head and looked hard out of the window. It's not like Xindao doesn't have a place, sitting next to her is nothing.
"Are you going to take the high school entrance examination?" Zhou Bin tried hard to find something to say.
Li Wei seemed very cold and indifferent.
"I also wanted to take the exam, but my family said I wouldn't be allowed to take the exam. They said they would let me join the military when I turn 18 in two years."
"Oh." Li Wei agreed vaguely. After riding in the car a few times, although the symptoms of motion sickness have alleviated a little, I still feel uncomfortable. Li Wei was blowing the wind, and all she could think about was things at home.
Although it was only half an hour's drive, it took almost 50 minutes with stops and starts. Zhou Bin noticed Li Wei's indifference, and he didn't take the initiative to talk to him later. There was more silence between the two. Until the car pulled into the station, everyone got off the car.
Zhou Bin went down first, then turned around and asked Li Wei: "Where are you going?"
Li Wei had already seen her second brother who came to pick her up, and said, "My brother is here." After saying that, he strode towards Li Jianbo, leaving Zhou Bin there.
Is that the person in the photo? Li Jianbo's eyesight was not bad and he recognized him at a glance.
"Second brother, what are you doing here? Let's go." Li Wei sat in the back seat neatly. Only then did Li Jianbo come back to his senses and said, "Sit tight."
Li Jianbo wore a white shirt. The oncoming wind stirred the white shirt and hit Li Wei's face, smelling of clean soap. Li Wei grabbed Li Jianbo's clothes tightly and never let go for a moment.
Li Jianbo's bicycle was very skillful, and he shuttled freely through the streets and alleys, leaving a clear sound of bicycle bells. I don't know which store is singing the song "Sweet Honey" from the speakers.
After twists and turns, the car finally stopped in front of a shop. It was not lunch time, and they didn't sell dinner, so the shop had already been cleared out. Li Jianping was busy wiping the tables and chairs with warm water. A pot of chopsticks is boiling in the big iron pot. Seeing them coming back, he smiled and said, "Here we come, it's quite fast."
Li Wei jumped out of the car and shouted happily: "Brother!"
Li Jianping chuckled and continued busy with his work.
Li Wei asked: "Where are my parents?"
"They went shopping for groceries."
Li Jianbo opened a drawer on the stove and found fat white buns inside. He took two of them and handed one to Li Wei. Li Wei wasn't hungry either, but at the moment she felt that the aroma of the steamed buns was tempting her appetite. She opened her mouth and took a bite. It was a salty bean sprout bun with a familiar taste. She ate with satisfaction.
Not long after, Li Minghua and his wife came back and brought back a lot of dishes. Li Wei hurried up and helped take down two bundles of green onions, as well as a lot of meat, mushrooms, killed chickens and ducks, and a large bag of bones. They are all shoulder blades, club bones and the like that no one wants.
This shop is not big, with only one facade and six tables. There were several large stoves with briquettes in front of the shop. The fire on the stove was almost out. There was a compartment at the back of the shop, where there was a double-decker iron frame bed, with sheets covering the top and bottom. The remaining half of the place was filled with all kinds of debris. Rice, noodles, oil, and all kinds of seasonings. Li Jianping's clothes were stuffed into a large wooden box under the bed.
The already cramped room was crammed with so many things that it was difficult to fit it in. Li Wei felt a little uncomfortable looking at such an environment.
"Tonight I will follow Jian Bo to his dormitory to spend the night. You and mom will sleep downstairs, and dad will sleep up top. Just squeeze in a little, and just stick to it for two nights."
Li Wei's nose felt a little sour, and she nodded: "Okay."
It's rare that Jian Bo and Li Wei come over, and the family is reunited. Li Minghua added coal to the stove again, and Liu Chunzhi washed the pot, intending to show off his cooking skills. After a while, the aroma of the vegetables wafted out.
Li Wei sat at the table in the back and did his homework. If he didn't understand something, he would ask Li Jianbo for help.
Li Jianping was peeling garlic at another table, and Li Jianbo was also helping.
"Isn't that Liu Liang coming over? Why don't you see him?"
Li Jianping saw that his mother was cooking and didn't notice them, so he whispered to Jianbo: "Don't mention this person anymore, he is simply a trouble. I have been here for two days and he has helped with all the work. Even cleaning the table is still a big deal." When Dad couldn't bear it anymore, he scolded him and left. They were still angry about this, so don't bother them."
"Oh, let's go. The shop is not big now, and we can't accommodate him. When it gets bigger in the future, maybe he will be crammed in again. Then as long as he doesn't cause trouble, he will be able to live well for his uncle's sake. "
"It's too early to say that."
Not long after, the food was on the table. Not to mention that Li Wei had not been able to eat well or live well at her uncle's house this month, which made her miss Liu Chunzhi's cooking skills even more. Looking at the braised pork and stewed seaweed soup in front of me, I suddenly felt that it was no different from the Chinese New Year. She ate extremely sweetly.
"Slow down, be careful not to choke. Doesn't your aunt give you a full meal?" Liu Chunzhi was a little funny and a little sad to see her daughter wolfing down the food.
Li Wei said: "You can still be full after eating." As for eating well, it is completely impossible.
(End of chapter)