Reborn back to 1984

Chapter 3

There was a murmur of whispers all around, and all the people working nearby straightened up and watched this scene.People at this time were relatively simple. If a young man fell in love with a girl, he would usually express his heart by helping with farm work. Therefore, there is an unwritten custom in the countryside. If a man and a woman are interested in each other, after the engagement, the man will Help the woman's family to carry the burden, and the woman will help the man's family to plant rice seedlings.

Zhang Xiuqing was a little confused. She never knew that Shi Dongsheng had a crush on her. Such a thing had never happened in her previous life. She didn't know what to say for a while, so she could only shake her head and stammered: "No, your land is better than mine. There's more...we're too busy, you'd better go do your own work!"

Shi Dongsheng managed to muster up his courage, and he was not willing to give up halfway. He blushed and said, "I have a lot of family members. I have two older brothers, two sister-in-laws, and an eldest niece. Plus me, my parents, there are eight laborers in the whole family. I'm missing one."

"Our family has little land and we don't need help from others. I appreciate your kindness..."

"You pull out yours, I pull out mine, just pretend I don't exist!"

Zhang Xiuqing didn't want to hurt the simple boy's heart, so she decided to politely refuse. Before she could think of a word, Shi Dongsheng had already bent down and started working on his own.The eyes of the villagers who were watching the show began to become meaningful, Zhang Xiuqing's old face involuntarily burned up, and asked Shi Dongsheng to go back several times, but unfortunately the other party just pretended not to hear.

Zhang Lingen was carrying two empty baskets, and from a distance he saw a figure in his seedling field. When he got closer, he recognized the youngest son of the Shi family, Dongsheng. Thinking of the rumors in the village, his face turned livid, and he wished he could step on the ground. Sheng Feng, three steps at a time, rushed to the side of his seedling field, threw the baskets, walked all the way to the young man, and drove him away without any explanation.

Under the eyes of everyone, Shi Dongsheng was embarrassed and embarrassing, his face was burning hot, and he looked at Zhang Xiuqing involuntarily, hoping to get some comfort, but it was a pity that he was destined to be disappointed. Zhang Xiuqing looked away in embarrassment, and only said three words: "You go!"

Although he had already made mental preparations, Shi Dongsheng was still very sad in his heart. He had secretly liked Zhang Xiuqing for a long time. He knew that she wanted to be admitted to university and leave the farming school. He also knew that she had a very close male classmate in school. Normally, he didn't dare to get close to her at all, for fear of revealing his thoughts, making her angry and making people gossip.

He thought that his thoughts were well hidden, and he didn't find out until today. It turned out to have been known to others. If so, he should confess boldly. Even if he is rejected, it is better than regretting in the future.

Seeing the back of the young man leaving in despondency, Zhang Lingen's expression was horrifying, and his sharp eyes scanned around. Wherever they looked, everyone lowered their heads and kept silent, pretending to be concentrating on their work.

Zhang Xiuqing lived for two lifetimes and didn't understand why. In her impression, her father was a very good person, hardworking, kind, down-to-earth, filial to his parents and caring for his children. When it comes to things, he doesn't complain or criticize, he is silent and persevering, he doesn't like to talk to people, let alone take advantage of others, and he is usually kind to others, but he doesn't know what's going on. Many people in the village feel terrified when they see Zhang Lingen, even if he is the most vicious in the village. Li Sanmei didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of her father.

Being sized up by his father's stern eyes, Zhang Xiuqing obviously did nothing wrong, but felt inexplicably guilty.

Seeing his daughter's face covered in sweat and her face flushed by the sun, most of Zhang Lingen's anger subsided, but his face still had that serious expression and his tone was very cold. He wanted Zhang Xiuqing to go home immediately. .

Zhang Xiuqing was taken aback for a moment, then raised her head to look at the sun in the sky.Watches were a luxury item at that time, and there were no more than ten people in the village who wore them. Many people who didn't have watches wanted to know the time. Apart from listening to the radio, there was another way, and that was to watch the sun.

According to the position of the sun, Zhang Xiuqing judged that it was about eight o'clock, that is to say, she had only done two hours of farm work today: "Dad, I'm not tired, I'll go home in a while."

Zhang Lingen's face was sullen, and he spoke concisely as usual: "Go back!"

Zhang Xiuqing pursed her lips. To be honest, she didn't want to go back so early, not for the so-called fame, but because she really wanted to do her part for the family.She knew that many people were waiting to see her jokes, thinking that she would complain of suffering and tiredness, and that she would not last long.

Zhang Lingen wants to save face, but he loves his children more, his dark eyes stared fiercely: "I'll tell you to go back!"

Zhang Xiuqing didn't want to embarrass her father in front of outsiders. After thinking about it, she put down the seedlings in her hand, walked to the place where she put her slippers, washed her feet in the ditch next to her, and then went home.

Zhang Xiaofeng was not at home, so he didn't know where to play.Zhang Xiuhong was sitting in the shade of a tree, with her hands hugging her knees, her head buried in her arms, her shoulders trembling slightly, apparently crying.

Zhang Xiuqing's footsteps paused, but he turned around and entered the room without saying anything, and found the English textbook for the first semester of the third year of high school from memory, opened the newspaper wrapped outside, and found his private money in the mezzanine - seven consecutive numbers The one-yuan banknotes are neat and straight, without any folded corners.

This money is a reward given by the school for her participation in the municipal mathematics competition on behalf of the school and winning No.2.At that time, she got a total of 20 yuan. As soon as she got the money, she went to Xinhua Bookstore and bought two identical hero pens, one for herself and the other for Shen Anlin. She came to send off her classmates, and when she got home, she gave ten yuan to her mother to subsidize the family, and she hid the remaining seven yuan...

Zhang Xiuqing put away those memories, picked up the banknotes, folded them in half and put them in the left pocket, then wrapped the English textbooks as they were and put them back in their original place.Then he opened the chest of drawers, took out a handful of change from the pocket of a pair of worn trousers, and counted it in the palm of his hand. It was sixty-eight cents in total.In other words, all of her property totaled seven yuan and sixty-eight.

She put the change in her right pocket.At that time, prices were still very cheap. If you had food stamps, you could buy more than 30 catties of rice for just over seven yuan. A family of five could eat for ten days and a half months if they saved a little.Bicycles are not cheap. New cars such as Phoenix and Yongfu cost more than 100 yuan, and you may not be able to buy them if you have money. You need to buy them with a ticket. Therefore, there are very few people in the village who have bicycles. Walking, this results in very few bicycle repair stalls, and there are only two or three in the town.

Shen Anlin's home is near the middle school of the town, and there is a car repair booth there, but Zhang Xiuqing swore on the day of her rebirth that she would take a detour when she saw him in this life, and would not go to him any more. Find a car repair stand in the county.

She had already thought about it in the field before. In this life, she can't just watch her father work like a cow. To solve this problem, the first thing to do is to buy an old bicycle wheel and make a wheelbarrow by herself. Save the father from the burden of the pain.

There are two roads from the village to the county seat. One is a wide road. It takes two and a half hours to walk. Not only is it far away, but there are no trees on both sides of the road. In such a hot day, walking on foot and running back and forth is all up to her. With that physique, the possibility of Zhongshu is as high as 80.00%.The other is a small path along the river. There are many willow trees by the river, which is relatively shady. It takes up to nine to ten minutes to walk, but there is a cemetery on the way, which is the only way to pass.

Of course, Zhang Xiuqing could also choose to take a bus to the county seat, but unfortunately, her family was in the countryside, and it took more than an hour to walk to the bus station, so why would she waste such money.

Zhang Xiuqing is very timid. If she had no one to accompany her before she was reborn, she would rather risk the danger of being caught than take that path. Although she is only young in this life, there is a person in her heart who is walking on the book of life and death. An old soul who lived once.

Without much hesitation, Zhang Xiuqing chose to take a shortcut.After walking out of the house, she explained to Zhang Xiuhong, and then walked towards the county seat.

Walking under the blue sky and white clouds, bathing in the cool breeze, listening to the jingle of the stream, watching the birds flying, the willows by the riverside, the wild flowers blooming on the Moshang... everything is so beautiful and touching, Zhang Xiuqing She couldn't help but burst into tears. At this moment, she was full of gratitude for life and longing for life. She believed that with her hard work and diligence, the whole family would be able to live a good life.

Temporary poverty is not terrible, what is terrible is that the family is not united, and they are strangers like in the previous life, which makes loved ones hurt and enemies happy.In this life, Zhang Xiuqing swore that she would stay by her parents' side, be filial to them, and let them live up to their old age and enjoy family happiness.

She was wiping her tears as she walked, and when she was about to reach the cemetery, the sky suddenly darkened, a large dark cloud covered the sun, and deep in the clouds, there was a faint sound of thunder.

The weather in summer is like a child's face. It is still exposed to the sun for a while, and there may be sudden rainstorms for a while.Zhang Xiuqing only wore a straw hat when she went out, without an umbrella.

In this era of underdeveloped communications, the weather forecast broadcast on the radio is an important channel for people to obtain weather information, but she forgot the most important point, that is, the forecast at this time is often inaccurate.At this time, whether she is going forward or back, she will be wet by the rain.

Except for the raised mounds one after another, there are no tiles to shelter from the wind and rain. The wind is blowing, the weeds on the graves are falling here and there, and a few weeping willows stretch their teeth and claws, which is really scary.

Zhang Xiuqing gritted her teeth, took off her straw hat and started to trot forward. Before she could run out of the cemetery, there was a "rumbling" thunder, and the heavy rain poured down, soaking her thin clothes in a short while.

At the end of the cemetery, there is a three-hole stone arch bridge. Zhang Xiuqing quickened her pace, and when she was about to run to the bridge, she saw a boy wearing a white shirt and blue pants, a little over 1.8 meters tall, about eighteen or nineteen years old With his back behind him, leaning against a big willow tree, he stared blankly into the distance.

(End of this chapter)