That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 4 The Wise Man of the Era
The last period of the afternoon was a self-study class. When get out of class was about to end in 10 minutes, Li Ye packed up his schoolbag and ran away.

Hu Man, the class monitor, said hurriedly: "Li Ye, where are you going? School isn't out yet!"

Li Ye said without turning around: "Squad leader, I have something to do. Please help me ask for leave."

Hu Man shouted angrily: "It's just a moment. Why do you ask for leave? Me"

But Li Ye had already left the classroom, met up with Li Dayong, who had made an appointment long ago, and disappeared in a flash.

Hu Man was so angry that his chest rose and fell, revealing two rather promising rabbits.

But in the end, she took out a piece of paper and wrote a note for Li Ye to avoid being unable to explain when the teacher asked.

Li Dayong and Li Ye left the school, and they took a [-]-inch bus together and headed towards the County No. [-] Middle School in the north of the county seat.

County No. 10 Middle School and County No. [-] Middle School are not far apart and can be reached in less than [-] minutes.

Li Dayong stopped his bicycle, took out a cigarette and lit it, and then asked Li Ye in a deep voice: "Brother, have you really decided?"

Li Ye nodded slightly and said, "Well, it's decided."

Today Li Ye came to the gate of County No. [-] Middle School to collect a debt.

When he and Lu Jingyao got engaged, he gave her a model 26 Phoenix bicycle as a gift.

A Phoenix bicycle in the 80s cost more than 180 yuan with a ticket. If you don't have a ticket, you can't buy it for even 26 yuan. Among them, the 28 type is rarer than the 26 type, so a [-] Phoenix is ​​more eye-catching than the cars of later generations.
Li Ye's grandfather and father had just resumed work for more than a year. After buying two bicycles with their accumulated industrial credits, they planned to buy another 28 Flying Pigeon for Li Ye.

But Li Ye insisted on giving Lu Jingyao a car. Li Ye's grandfather asked someone to buy this 26 Phoenix, suitable for ladies, and gave it to Lu Jingyao as an engagement gift.

At that time, when the two families got engaged, the sensation caused was no less than that of giving a BMW to the grandson's wife in later generations.

Therefore, no matter how reluctant the Lu family was to part with it, they should have returned the car when they regretted their marriage.

But when Lu's father came to Li's house to break off the engagement, Li Ye's father threw the fish and meat out of the door and cursed, "The bride price is just like feeding the dogs."

Although Lu Jingyao's father did not pick up the fish meat, he did not leave the Phoenix bicycle behind either.

Li Ye's steady grandfather and frugal grandmother did not stop Lu's father from riding away.

Li Ye may not have understood at that time, but Li Ye now knows very well that grandpa and grandma were suppressing their anger and leaving a way out for their grandson.

If Li Ye is admitted to college this year, then the Li family will use both kindness and power to try to win back their grandson's favor.

The Lu family may not have the same thoughts.

This Phoenix bicycle, which has not been returned, is the link between the two families.

After Lu Jingyao went to school in the capital, the Phoenix was given to her younger brother Lu Zixue, who was in the first grade of high school in the county No. [-] middle school.

In the past, Li Ye imagined that Lu Jingyao would change his mind and would rather rely on the No. 11 bus instead of taking the bicycle back.

But how could Li Ye have such a broad mind at this moment?

It would be fine if it was just a matter of parting ways with the past, but Lu Jingyao sent the money to the school with great fanfare and made Li Ye bear the name of Huang Shiren. Did he really regard Li Ye as a grievance?
You can't take advantage of me while flaunting your "freedom" in a high-profile way, right?

The most important thing is... Li Ye doesn't have a car to ride yet!It’s not convenient to go anywhere, how can we make it convenient for you?

Li Dayong took a deep breath of cigarette and said hesitantly: "Brother, if you get that Phoenix back, you two will really do it."

Li Ye glanced at Li Dayong and said, "Is Lu Jingyao that good? Do I have to hang herself on her tree? Your brother and I are the ones who have the ability to own the entire forest."

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Li Dayong was stunned for a long time, blinking, but could not fully understand Li Ye's words.

[Co-author Weren’t you the one who fought to the death for Lu Jingyao before, brother? 】

Li Ye looked at Li Dayong and didn't explain much. He just patted him on the shoulder to reassure him.

Although this childhood best friend looks like a bear, he actually has a delicate side.

For example, when he cursed the street in front of Lu Jingyao's house, and today at noon he proposed to "go to the capital to scold Chen Shimei", they all had a clear purpose.

That was to force Lu Jingyao to reconcile with Li Ye.

[If you don’t come out and tell my brother clearly, I will yell so loudly that the whole street will know about your bad thing. If you dare to be like Chen Shimei, I will yell at you so that the whole school will know. 】

It can be said that Li Ye can be unjustly called "Huang Shiren" without the assist of Li Dayong, the "Mu Renzhi".

"Brother, school is almost over, let's stay away from the door!"

Seeing that school was about to end, Li Dayong suddenly felt nervous.

"Huh? What are you afraid of?"

"The teachers in No. [-] Middle School are some great people. I'm afraid they are meddling in other people's business."

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County No. [-] Middle School is different from County No. [-] Middle School. Not only does it have a very strict academic attitude, it is also extremely tough on people who are idle outside the school.

In 81, there were already hooligans looking for money from children on the streets, but none of them dared to cause trouble at the gate of the county's No. [-] Middle School. Li Dayong, who looked like a delinquent at first glance, naturally easily aroused the vigilance of teachers.

"What are you afraid of? The teacher's power is only within the school, but can he also control outside the school?" Li Ye said nonchalantly.

"That's right, no matter how long the teacher's hands are, he can't control the outside of the school." Someone next to him agreed.

Li Ye and Li Dayong turned around and saw a man in his thirties looking at them with a smile.This man came over just now. Li Ye and Li Dayong thought he was here to pick up their children, but now it seems that he is not.

Li Dayong straightened his face and asked sternly: "What do you do? Why are you here at the school gate?"

Boys these days have been watching patriotic movies since they were young. When they see people who are suspected of being spies and rogues, they want to take care of them. The man in front of him has a foreign accent, so he might be a bad guy.

The man wasn't angry at all, he still said with a smile: "I sell sesame candy, do you two young masters want some?"

"Young Master, do you think this is the old society? You are not afraid of being arrested by the investment office for selling sesame candy."

Li Dayong's face was full of justice, but his mouth was unsatisfactory and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

The investment office was an office that combated speculation. It was very powerful in more than ten years and played a great role in strangling the buds of imperial capitalism.

"You little brother, don't blame others. As mentioned above, the individual economy is a necessary supplement to the state-owned economy and the collective economy."

While the man was talking, he actually took out a newspaper, on which an article was marked with a red pen. The title was "Several Policy Provisions on Non-Agricultural Individual Economy in Urban Areas."

Li Ye was a little surprised. There were so many smart people in the world, and the heroes of the world should not be underestimated.

It is estimated that many departments have not yet understood the spirit of the above regulations that were just issued a few months ago, and some people are seizing the opportunity to "seek wealth and wealth through danger."

This business acumen and adventurous spirit can easily create large ripples in this stagnant pool that has not yet become active.

Of course, there must be many people who drowned. After all, speculation was not abolished until 97. Miscarriages of justice are inevitable.

"How do you sell your sesame candy?"

Li Ye walked up to the man and motioned to him to take out the goods and take a look.

The man untied the baggage he carried with him and revealed a small pottery basin inside. There was half a basin of yellow-brown sesame candy in the basin.

Sesame candy is a traditional snack with a long history, most famous in Tangshan in the north and Hubei Province in the south. It is made of glutinous rice, sesame, maltose and other natural materials. It is fragrant, sweet, thin, crisp and has a great flavor.

Li Dayong drooled more and made a slurping sound.

In this era where you need to pay for everything, the temptation of this kind of sweet is too great.

It is estimated that this guy is waiting at the school gate, ready to seduce those students.

The man smiled and quoted the price: "One yuan per pound, how much do you want, little brother?"

Li Dayong almost jumped up: "One yuan per catty, the White Rabbit is only one yuan and a half, I think you are."

"Hey, hey, you got it wrong."

The man quickly explained: "I'm talking about kilograms. The White Rabbit costs $[-], which is a pound, and it also requires candy coupons."

Wonima is still a profiteer.

Li Ye smiled and didn't expose this guy. He just took out two dollars and threw it over.

The man quickly put two one-yuan bills into his pocket, then picked up the steel scale and weighed the candy for Li Ye.

I had already seen that this young man was a wealthy man, but I didn't expect him to be a big customer.

He would wait at the school gate and sell for a whole day, but the price was only [-] cents or even [-] cents or [-] cents. He might not be able to get two yuan together for several days!

Li Ye doesn't care about a few dollars. He is the only male in the family. His grandfather, grandmother, father and sister all give him pocket money. Not to mention he is a rich man!He can be considered a small rich man after all.

But when he saw the man selling sesame candy pressing his right little finger on the scale beam, he couldn't help but feel angry.

You don’t even look at who it is when you’re playing tricks on the scale, you’re fooling me because I’m young, right?

"Cough~"

With a slight cough, the man selling sesame candy was frightened and stopped quickly. He grabbed another large piece of sesame candy from the pottery basin and added it to the weighing pan, causing the scale beam to fly up.

"I'll charge you two yuan, which is four taels more for two kilograms. Can I pack it into two portions for you?"

"Wrap it into three portions!"

The man took out the cut white paper from the bag, quickly wrapped the sesame candy into three parts, and handed it to Li Ye.

Li Ye and Li Dayong each ate one portion and put the other portion in their schoolbags.

The man selling sesame candy squatted down and looked at the school entrance, waiting for the next customer.

Less than half of the sesame candy in his pot has been sold, and he is expected to have a good harvest today.

While Li Ye was eating sesame candy, he chatted with the man casually.

"Did you jump in line? Didn't you go back to the city?"

"If you marry a mother-in-law here, you can't go back."

"Leave a contact address and I can contact you if I need it in the future."

"I just wander around the city, either in front of the County No. [-] Middle School or in front of Yuhong Middle School."

Yes, he is still very vigilant, and he is a loser worth recruiting.

(End of this chapter)