The winter morning was very cold, and when I opened my mouth to speak, I let out a puff of white air.
Huang Yun happily took Li Shu's hand and walked forward. The road was not asphalt, but cement concrete. Her black high-top leather boots made a crisp sound when she stepped on it.
The two of them will first find Ergou and his wife, and then the four of them will go to the market together.
Huang Yun looked at the houses on both sides of the road. Some of the walls were painted with large characters such as "Eradicate the evil forces and protect the people's property."
Huang Yun smiled and said: "Before coming here, I thought your grandparents were the kind of wealthy old people from a wealthy family who waved their hands with great momentum."
"Ahem~ Our family is just a small-capital family, not a wealthy family. When my parents were in their twenties, our family was also very poor. Just like the line in "Bankrupt Girl", who is still rich in their twenties? Not a pauper."
Li Shu smiled slowly.
Huang Yun nodded slightly.
Li Shu continued: "When my parents were in their twenties, my grandfather and grandmother were almost 50 years old. They had lived in the village for half their lives, and some of their living habits had been fixed.
Later, when my parents' business slowly picked up, I was about 10 years old, and my grandparents were about 60 years old at that time, and they were directly retiring in the village. "
Huang Yun smiled and nodded.
She suddenly changed the topic and said: "Before falling asleep last night, I suddenly thought that our meeting and getting to know each other was really full of chance.
In fact, when I applied for college after graduating from high school, my first choice was a university in Xinhai, and my second choice was a school in Yanjing.
Later I checked and found out that my score was just ahead of the university in Xinhai. I guess there were many students with the same score as me who also applied for that university in Xinhai.
The university admitted some students, but when it was full, it would no longer admit the remaining students. "
Li Shu smiled and said: "So, you almost went to Xinhai to study at university?"
Huang Yun held Li Shu's hand and walked: "Yes, yes, I was sad about this before, but now... "
Huang Yun gave Li Shu a tender look.
Li Shu raised his chin slightly and said with a smile: "Fortunately you didn't go to Xinhai, otherwise you would have missed such an outstanding boy like me. Tsk tsk~ Wouldn't that be a lifelong regret?"
"Goose goose~"
Huang Yun laughed instantly, and then stretched out her hand to pinch Li Shu's cheek with a pretty face, blushing slightly: "Why are you so tender and thick-skinned? You can't even pinch it~"
not far away.
Ergou and his wife "Cheng Fang" were waiting by the roadside.
Cheng Fang was wearing a black slim-fitting down jacket. She held Er Gou's arm and looked at Li Shu and Huang Yun who were playing and laughing with envy in her eyes. Then she stretched out her hand to pinch Er Gou.
"Why are you pinching me? What happened?"
"It's okay." Cheng Fang rolled her eyes and got angry when she saw his stunned look.
"Why pinch me if you have nothing to do? I must be sick." Ergou muttered.
Cheng Fang: “… “
"Don't go to my bed tonight."
"No, no, no, honey, I was wrong. Although I don't know where I was wrong, I was wrong anyway." Ergou said, pretending to be aggrieved.
"Pfft~" Cheng Fang laughed instantly.
The four of them met and walked side by side along the road to the market.
Talking and laughing all the way, we walked more than 500 meters to the market.
The market is a 2-kilometer-long street in the town. On both sides of the street, mobile vendors are already arranging their tables and preparing to sell goods.
Ergou opened his mouth and let out a white breath: "It's still early, there will be more people later."
Bang bang bang~
The sound of firecrackers rang out on the street not far away, a boy with a runny nose ran on the street, and the breath of the New Year was wafting in the air.
Huang Yun looked around and found everything interesting. She even took out her mobile phone to take photos with Li Shu.
She looked to the right and curiously pointed to a large courtyard without a door and said: "This place doesn't look like an ordinary home. The stone patterns on the building are so beautiful and have a sense of age. It seems that no one lives there."
Li Shu turned around and smiled:
"That was the town's primary school, but it has been abandoned for decades. My grandparents and grandparents went to school here together decades ago. They were very poor at that time. My grandfather often talked about those years."
Ergou laughed and said, "My grandfather also went to school here, but he loved to fight and couldn't beat others. He had a bruise and swollen face every day. He dropped out of school after less than half a month, haha."
Li Shu also laughed and said: "The folk customs at that time were much more fierce. It seemed that students formed groups in villages, and students from different villages fought with each other, haha."
Huang Yun and Cheng Fang also laughed.
A few people were walking on the side of the road and turned left up a slope. Not far ahead, there was a stereo in front of an electrical appliance store, playing loudly:
"That night I was drunk and held your hand~
Talking nonsense~
Just focusing on the suppressed thoughts in my heart~
Crazy expression~
… …
If that day~
You don’t know how many cups I drank~
You won’t understand how beautiful you are~
… “
Huang Yun's beautiful eyes lit up and she said with a smile: "It's "Impulsive Punishment" by Daolang. It sounds very good."
The four of them walked more than a hundred meters to the breakfast spot on the west side of the road.
The big iron bucket containing tofu curd and stewed soup was placed outside the house, and the fat boss smiled when he saw it.
Li Shu and the other two ordered four portions of tofu puffs and some sesame seed cakes, then pushed open the dilapidated wooden door and sat down inside.
There are some slightly shabby tables placed in the 5-meter by 6-meter room. Old and young men sit at the table to eat. There are no young people and no women.
We found a seat and sat down, ignoring the curious glances from everyone, and while chatting, tofu pudding and freshly baked sesame cakes were served.
Huang Yun took the sesame cake and put it down again, pinching her ears: "His~ it's hot~"
Li Shu helped her roll up her sleeves: "Be careful, the biscuits just came out of the pan are really hot. There is a seasoning box here, do you want to put some in it?"
Huang Yun looked at the spice box with beautiful eyes: "There are so many kinds of spices, I feel like I can't recognize them all."
Li Shu: "This is very simple. On the far left is chicken essence, and to the right are MSG, salt, five-spice powder, Sichuan pepper powder, and pepper..."
Huang Yun: "Hehe, I forgot you were a chef."
Ergou was stunned, gave a thumbs up and said: "Niupai, after eating tofu nao so many times, I have never been able to recognize what's in the seasoning box."
The tofu puffs were quite delicious. The four of them chatted while eating. Ergou and Cheng Fang were going to buy new year's goods later.
The speaker at the door of the electrical appliance store diagonally opposite was playing "Punishment of Impulse" on a loop, the sound was very loud.
"...
If you don’t smell any residue
Your perfume in hand~
I will never toss and turn
Hard to sleep~
… “
When everyone was about to finish their meal, there were gradually more people on the street.
Li Shu looked at the road through the window and suddenly saw Li Xiaomin riding a dilapidated bicycle parked in front of the electronics store, then got off the car and got into the store.
After a while, a man named "Wang Hu" who owned the shop with swollen eyes and listless spirits escorted Li Xiaomin out, and it seemed that the deal was settled.
Li Xiaomin got on his bicycle and was about to leave, but when his eyes glanced at the plum tree inside the breakfast shop, he was stunned for a moment. After setting up the bike, he crossed the street and opened the door to enter the breakfast shop.
"Ashu!? When did you come back?"
"I just came back yesterday, Uncle Min. I just saw that you went to the electrical appliance store opposite. Did you want to buy electrical appliances?"
"I need to buy a bigger refrigerator." Li Xiaomin sat directly on a broken stool to the right of the plum tree, his face beaming with joy. The leftovers left by the previous diner in front of him had not yet been taken away.
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