Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 383

It was supposed to be early spring, but another layer of light snow fell in the capital last night.

In this kind of weather, he really couldn't care less about his grace. Li Jiankun wrapped himself in a cotton monkey and carried a bag of souvenirs in his hand——

Two cans of malted milk, a packet of brown cane sugar, and two bottles of canned oranges.

They are all favorite things for the elderly.

"Ccrunch! Crunch!"

Jie Youming walked in front through the thin snow. At noon, this trail had not been trampled by too many people. It extended from the fields and led to Wudaokou, which was regarded as the boundary of the village in the city.

Belongs to shortcut.

The uncle turned back in three steps and said with a helpless face: "Comrade Li, it's really useless. My master has a bad temper. Don't you don't want to hear what I say? It's impossible for him to work for an affiliated factory."

When the old man left the Heping Knife Factory, it was because he was old or not. The main reason was that when Sun Guangyin became the director of the factory, the factory suffered losses for the first year in its history.

Sun Guangyin had a good background. The old man couldn't fight, so he resigned and returned home in anger.

Whenever Jie Youming came to visit, the old man would always scold him with words such as "taking advantage of the collective wall".

Affiliating with the factory, to put it bluntly, is not prying, but openly occupying——

At least this is the understanding of ordinary people.

Li Jiankun still said the same thing, "How will you know if you don't try?"

"Alas!" Jie Youming sighed.

This is probably called never looking back until you hit the wall.

There are not many residents in the village, it is very quiet, and it is indeed suitable for retirement.The two walked up a small hill and stopped outside a small red brick courtyard.

Li Jiankun stood on tiptoe and looked around. There was a three-room red brick bungalow in the small courtyard.

Even these days, he is considered a well-to-do family.

"Dong dong!"

Jie Youming raised his hand and knocked on the door.

After a while, there was movement in the courtyard, and the wooden door with New Year paintings creaked open, revealing a kind-hearted old lady.

"Oh, Youming. Hey, who is this young man?"

"Master, this comrade has something to do with my master. Is he here?"

"Yes, please come in. Come on, why are you still carrying things?"

When the old lady said this, Jie Youming couldn't help but blush. He came over to pay New Year's greetings on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and he only carried five kilograms of white radish. He had a small vegetable patch at home, and his mother-in-law took care of it without spending any money.

I really don’t dare to touch any more of the savings I have on hand.

Under the eaves of the red brick house, there was a handmade rattan chair, and sitting on it was an old man with a ruddy complexion. At first glance, he looked quite young, with a gray beard covering his neck.There is a rough-made faucet on hand.

The old man's surname is Xia.

Old Man Xia was not surprised when he saw Jian Youming. When he saw Li Jiankun, he also let out a light sigh.

The face was tight and unimpressive.He is about the same age as his only grandson.

Old Man Xia was unfortunate in middle age and lost his only son. His somewhat pretty daughter-in-law remarried someone else.At this age, the only hope is an only grandson.

“Mr.

Li Jiankun took the matza sent by the old lady and sat down next to Old Man Xia, fearing that his ears would not work.

How old this old man is is a mystery. I forgot to ask Jie Youming.At first glance, he looks good, but in fact, it is not a good sign for the old man to have a glowing face.

After Li Jiankun briefly introduced himself, Old Man Xia was surprised, "A new tool factory has started?"

Does he know that the old tool factory cannot make ends meet, and there is still a way to survive if a new factory is built?
After some understanding and learning that it was an affiliated factory, Old Man Xia didn't quite understand and hurriedly asked his great disciple.

Jie Youming glanced at Li Jiankun. He was quite embarrassed and could not deceive the master. He stammered and explained: "It is a partnership between the street and private individuals. It is mainly private responsibility, but it is still collectively owned."

Old Man Xia was shocked, "Can a private person run a factory?!"

"Ah...yes. Now the policy is more flexible." Jie Youming nodded.

Old Man Xia twisted his neck and looked at Li Jiankun, "Are you that private person?"

"More or less, my friend is in charge."

Old Man Xia glared, "What about the money you make from selling the knives? Don't you want to take part of it?"

Li Jiankun said sternly: "Old man, you can't say that. What if we lose money? But we take all the money, and the street doesn't take any money."

Old Man Xia was silent for a while and asked, "What do you want from me?"

Li Jiankun explained his purpose, but before he could finish speaking, a voice suddenly burst into his ears.

"Think beautifully!"

Old Man Xia was getting angry and his face became more and more rosy. "You guys, let me go and call the capitalists. Can I work for you? No way!"

After that, he called the old woman and asked her to fetch the things Li Jiankun had brought.

After stuffing it into his arms, he held a faucet and a crutch, knocked on the ground and said: "Let's go, let's go!"

"Father..."

"master……"

"Get out of here too!" No, I won't give him any face.

Li Jiankun and Xie Youmingquan were kicked out.

The old woman who sent them out apologized profusely, mainly telling Li Jiankun to be more patient, saying that her old man had such a bad temper that he couldn't change it at his age.

"Squeak!"

The courtyard door closes.

Jie Youming smiled bitterly, "Well, it didn't work out, and he offended the master as well."

Li Jiankun had heard him remind him before and was a little prepared, but he didn't expect that the old man was so angry and refused to give anyone a chance to speak.

Otherwise, with his sharp tongue, he may not be able to accomplish anything.

"Master Xie, how much of Mr. Xia's craftsmanship have you learned?"

"Half at most."

Damn it, you can’t give up!

Li Jiankun stood in the cold wind outside the door, thinking for a while, but he didn't have a good idea at the moment, so he planned to go back and make a long-term plan.When the two of them were walking back home, they passed by the previous trail and saw a young man walking towards them.

"Hey~ Xiaogang!"

"Uncle Xie."

Jie Youming knew the other party and stopped to say a few words.

From their conversation, Li Jiankun figured out that this young man was the grandson of Mr. Xia.There was an indelible melancholy on Xia Gang's face, as if he was in trouble.

After Xia Gang said goodbye and left, looking at his back, Li Jiankun asked, "What does he do?"

"It's hard to tell the outside world. I just came back from joining the queue two years ago. I have nothing to do. I set up a stall in Pigeon Market and work as a self-employed person." Jie Youming said in a low voice.

Small self-employed person.

No matter what troubles arise, they shouldn't be difficult to solve.

With this thought, Li Jiankun pulled him and said, "Let's go back and have a look."

"what?"

Naturally, Jie Youming couldn't resist him and was dragged back by force.However, the two of them did not dare to knock on the door again. The cat was outside the red brick wall, listening to the sound.

In the courtyard.

The orange-red sunlight shone under the eaves, and the three members of the Xia family sat together on the horse that had not been moved away.

When grandparents and grandchildren are together, they can talk for less than three sentences, and they will definitely talk about the lifelong events of the younger generation.

This is also the only hope that the Xia family has in this life. They hope that their eldest grandson will marry and have children. If they manage their little life well, the old couple will die in peace.

However, this is Xia Gang's biggest worry.

The lingering melancholy between his brows was not the result of a day or two.

When I went to the countryside, I met a girl who was also from the capital. He was in love with a concubine. It stands to reason that when they returned to the capital, something bad was about to happen.

The problem is, this girl's family background is very unusual.

And who is he, Xia Gang?
He stroked his head upwards and dared to straighten his back and scream: I am a descendant of the working class!

To put it into perspective... I am just a self-employed person who cannot find a job and hangs out as a stall owner in the pigeon market.

The door is not right.

I still have no future at all.

It is reasonable for the girl's parents to disagree.

Outside the courtyard, under the wall.

Xie Youming dragged Li Jiankun and said, "Let's go, what's so nice about this."

He was afraid that people inside would find out. Wouldn't that add fuel to the fire and make the crime even worse?

"Master Xie, why don't you go back first and I'll stay later."

"What on earth do you want to do!"

Li Jiankun didn't know exactly what he wanted to do, but he knew that Xia Gang was a breakthrough.

Jie Youming had no choice but to run away. He really didn't dare to do this unjust thing.

Li Jiankun faced the cold wind and huddled up in the cotton monkey, not only listening to the noise, but also waiting for someone.He had to wait for Xia Gang to come out.

This is a big wait.

Xia Gang came back in the middle of the morning, so he had to have lunch, right?

Li Jiankun barely managed to freeze to death. His nose was running wildly, and he probably had a cold.He had to walk around the area to avoid the cold wind and increase body heat.So as not to stand on the wind outlet and freeze into a stick.

But his eyes never left the Xia family's courtyard gate.

Near two o'clock in the afternoon, there was finally movement at the courtyard gate.

Li Jiankun, who had no feeling when his feet stepped on the snow, almost cried with joy.

(End of this chapter)