The Story of Qingfeng Village

Chapter 21 Father and Son Conversation
Liu Jianguo only stayed in Qingfeng Village for three days. When Li Ying's family passed the New Year, he was ready to return to the city. As soon as the school was on holiday, they went back to Qingfeng Village directly from Nancheng. Liu Jianguo hadn't returned home yet.

There is only one old man at home, so I have to go back to watch the New Year with him no matter what.

Liu Jianguo said to Li Ying: "Come to the city after the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. I'll take you to the park, watch movies, and eat delicious food."

"it is good."

Li Ying sent him to the countryside to take a tractor. He ate and set off as soon as the rooster crowed. If he was late, he might not catch the last bus back to the city from the town. Li Fumin was also with him, pushing a rooster cart loaded with some local products. A chicken, a few pieces of salted meat, which was marinated after killing a pig, and sweet potatoes, vegetables and radishes, all packed in a sack.

Li Fumin: "It's all my own stuff, bring it back to your dad and eat it fresh."

"Uncle, you are too polite..."

"We'll be a family from now on, you're welcome."

It was easier to walk back. It had been sunny for a few days and the road was dry. It was much easier than when we came. Liu Jianguo felt that he had reached the countryside after a short walk.

When I found the tractor at the agricultural machinery station, the tractor was already full of people.

Today happened to be a fair in Baima Town.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there are more people going to the town to go to the market to buy new year's goods.

Baima Town has an episode every three days, which is much more lively than Taiping Township, which has an episode every five days.

Everyone who knew Li Fumin greeted him one after another. For a while, the voices of "Secretary Li, Brother Fumin, Brother Fumin, Uncle Li," came and went.

"Brother Fumin, you are also going to the town to go to the market..."

Li Fumin: "I'm not going...to send someone away..."

"Hey, isn't this your eldest daughter? Are you back from vacation?"

"Yes Yes."

"Who is this handsome young girl?"

"Student of the eldest daughter, come to play for a few days, and I'm going back to the city today, please move around and make room."

"I'm afraid it's your godson!"

"Hahaha……"

"It's my blessing to have such a godson!"

Talking and laughing, he made room for Liu Jianguo to get into the car.

Li Fuming ran to the front to find the tractor driver and said, "Master Wang, I need to trouble you..."

He took out a "red plum" and ordered it for Master Wang.

Master Wang smiled and said, "Hey, Li Zhishu, you're shaking, have you smoked?"

In his impression, Li Fumin was the most frugal party secretary, he was reluctant to buy cigarettes worth a few cents a pack, and he smoked leaf cigarettes wrapped by himself.

"Hehe, godson came to see me, filial piety."

Li Fumin pointed proudly at Liu Jianguo in the car.

Li Fumin took out another cigarette and handed it to Master Wang.
"Master Wang, please take my godson to the town station, and treat you to a drink another day."

Master Wang clamped the cigarette to his ear, "No problem."

Then he shouted: "Let's go, let's go, get in the car."

The tractor started up with a chug and a puff of smoke came out.

A few more people came running. Seeing that there was no room in the car, they huddled behind the car, and there were two standing on both sides of the driver's cab, which reminded Liu Jianguo of the spy thugs standing outside the car door in the movie.

Liu Jianguo stretched out his hand with difficulty and waved towards Li Ying and Li Fuming, "Uncle Li, Li Ying, please go back, goodbye."

"Goodbye, Jianguo... have a good trip."

It really was a smooth ride.

Liu Jianguo was squeezed like a biscuit in the car.

But his head was blown dizzy by the wind, and he could hardly find the north when he arrived in the town.

Fortunately, after those people got off the tractor, Master Wang sent him to the station, and helped him send the sack to the roof to tie it up.

At that time, there was a frame on the roof of the shuttle for luggage.

Liu Jianguo is very grateful to Master Wang.

From the town to the county seat, and then from the county seat to the city, there were several trips in the car. When Liu Jianguo returned home in a tricycle, he was like a refugee.

This was the first time Liu Jianguo went to Qingfeng Village.

Later, I went there twice, one time after graduation, I took my father to identify the family and propose marriage, which was in accordance with the rules of Qingfeng Village, and the other time was to return home after getting married, and that time I stayed longer.

After that, Liu Jianguo was busy with work and the transportation was inconvenient, so he and Li Ying seldom went back.

after that……

Then there is no going back.

Liu Jianguo leaned on the sofa and was fascinated by the memories. Father Liu came out after cleaning the kitchen and shouted, "Jianguo, what are you thinking? I called you several times and you didn't hear."

Liu Jianguo was awakened: "Oh...Dad, I'm thinking about some old things... By the way, Dad, I want to ask you something."

Father Liu came over and sat next to Liu Jianguo, "What's the matter?"

Liu Jianguo: "Is our family still in touch with my father-in-law's family?"

Father Liu: "Your father-in-law?"

Liu Jianguo: "It's Li Ying's hometown..."

Father Liu: "Why do you think of Li Ying again?"

Daughter-in-law Li Ying has been gone for so many years, but her son has never remarried, and he still misses her in his heart.His son Liu Jianguo is kind and righteous, but Li Ying's family...

Li Ying was buried on the west hillside at the back, and later the west hillside was built into the West Hill Scenic Area. Liu Jianguo still ran to Li Ying's grave every morning to have a look, sit and talk...

Father Liu knew all these things.

Father Liu: "Li Ying is a good woman, but it's a pity...fate...Since she left, your father-in-law and mother-in-law never came to our house again. You just don't care about anything all day, I think The two families are still relatives, and there is Liu Li, the child, and they will still have to move around in the future, so they still wrote letters and sent gifts during the holidays, but they didn’t reply to a single letter... Afterwards, I will Not sent."

Liu Jianguo knew that because of Li Ying's illness, Father Liu was always in charge of the family's favors, even Liu Li was taken care of by him.

Liu Jianguo only took care of Li Ying and took her to see a doctor in the provincial capital.

For this reason, he often asked for leave and delayed work. At that time, he had already been seconded to the Education Bureau.

There was a reason why Liu Jianguo was not promoted.

After Liu Jianguo and Li Ying graduated, they found a relationship and kept Li Ying in Ningcheng City, otherwise Li Ying might be separated from the county or even the town.

After that, both of them were teachers in Ningcheng Middle School, and then they got married and lived a sweet two-person world.

Go to and from get off work together, buy vegetables and cook together, walk along the canal together...

That period of time was a rare and warm time for Liu Jianguo, but unfortunately it was too short, so short that Liu Jianguo could hardly find it in his memory.

Deep in the memory is more about Li Ying's illness.

Something went wrong after Li Ying gave birth to a child.

The doctor said that there was nothing wrong with Li Ying's body, but it should be a mental illness. He prescribed some medicine to let her go home to recuperate, and her family members would accompany her and give her advice, so as to maintain a happy mood and avoid stress.

At that time, it was still in the 90s, there was no such thing as depression, and there was no mental illness department in the hospital.

Liu Jianguo didn't know there was a disease called postpartum depression, let alone such serious consequences.

(End of this chapter)