1424: C1424 Young People from Abroad

C1424 Young People from Abroad

"You are a youngster from a foreign land, why are you so rude? You don't know etiquette at all, and you don't even know how to respect your elders!" the old man said angrily.

"Ah —" I was stunned. "Old grandpa, how am I rude?"

"Why do you say I'm a hundred years old?" The old man was still furious.

"Isn't it a good thing to say that you have a long life?" "No," I said.

"You are clearly cursing me for having only 12 years left to live. Aren't you cursing me to die earlier?" The beard on his chin rose and fell when his old hair caught fire.

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Damn, this old man really loved life. Even if he lived for a hundred years, he wouldn't be satisfied. I quickly said, "Oh. Oh. Old grandpa, I was wrong. I apologize to you. I wish you that you can live to at least two hundred years old! "I don't know how to talk, please don't lower yourself to my level!"

I kept apologizing, and the old man slowly calmed down. He started smoking again and glanced at me.

"Hsinghai!" I said quickly.

"Hsinghai." The old man repeated, "Not too close. You drove here?"

"Yes sir!" I asked, "Have you been to Hsinghai before?"

"I've never been to one." The old man shook his head, "The biggest city I've ever been to is Danton, and there is also the New Yi Province. I've never been to any other city!"

"Oh. Danton is a big city, and that New Yi Province is also a big city! " I said.

"In the past, the New Yi Province was almost the same as the Danton. However, over these years, I heard that the villagers have come back to say that the development of the New Yi Province is far worse than the Danton. It's so poor that it's not on the same level anymore." The old man said: "However, I don't agree with you saying that Danton is a big city. I feel that Hsinghai is a big city, and when compared to Hsinghai, Danton seems to be a level lower!"

"Didn't you never go to the Hsinghai before?" "No," I said.

"I don't know how to watch TV. I don't know how to listen to the people who work in the village coming back!" the old man asked.

"Oh. That's right, that's right! " I nodded.

"Although I've never been to the Hsinghai before, I'm really not unfamiliar with the Hsinghai. Many years ago, I already knew of the Hsinghai, and knew that it was a big city!" the old man said complacently.

"How did you know?" "No," I said.

"Many years ago, a group of knowledgeable people came to the village to cut in line. Among them were some from Shen Yang, and a few from Hsinghai!" the old man said.

My heart skipped a beat. "You know them both?"

"Of course, I was the village's production captain, how could I not know him? I'm not just familiar with them, I'm also very familiar with them! " the old man said.

"Oh, they've been here for years, haven't they?" "No," I said.

"It had been a few years, but they had all left and returned back to the city! A few years ago, some of them even came back from their trip as a group. When I saw them, I could still call out their names! " The old man looked proud again.

"Yes." I nodded. "You sure have a good memory!"

"Of course. All those years ago, these youngsters followed me to work in the earth. I was the one who assigned all the work to them!" The old man said with a sigh, "30 years have passed in the blink of an eye. That time when they came back, they had gone from being young to being in their 50s. Many of them have become grandfathers or grandfathers.

I don't know if Lee came back from that group. A few years ago, Lee was in the prime of his life, so I don't think he will come back.

I said, "From your words, it seems like they were here to cut in line. They came together, but not together when they left?"

"Yes, we came together when we came, and we left in succession when we left. Back then, there was a chance to return to the city or go to university, but everyone fought for it. It depends on who has a strong relationship with whom they want to return to the city first. I remember that the last one to leave was a young lad surnamed Li. Oh right, that young man is the youth from Hsinghai, the youth who cut the queue! "

I was a little excited in my heart. "So you're saying that this young man surnamed Li, who returned to the city last time, is the most unrelated?"

"Sigh..." The old man sighed and said: "That young man's parents are from the right wing, and his family background is not good." Sigh... "The old man sighed and said:" That young man's parents are from the right wing, and his family background is not good.

"Oh, why are you doing the best?" "No," I said.

"I heard that he later became the Public Security Bureau Chief at Hsinghai, and was even the vice mayor there. You came from Hsinghai, you should know that right?" the old man said.

Obviously, the old man's news was a bit off. Although he knew that Lee became the police chief, he didn't know about Lee's downfall.

I said, "I don't know much about Hsinghai, I don't care about this, I just came from outside the city to do some work!"

"Oh." The old man nodded. "No wonder!"

"Looks like leaving in the end might not be a bad thing!" I laughed.

The old man didn't say anything. He finished smoking and threw away his cigarette. I hastily handed him another cigarette. He waved his hand and touched his pipe. "Forget it. Your cigarette is boring. I'll smoke this!" Do you want two sips? I grew this smoke myself, so how about it? "

I smiled and waved my hand.

The old man continued to smoke his pipe with relish. He was silent for a long time before he said, "Actually, this young man who left last did not leave easily. Although he left and later grew up, he did not leave a good reputation in the village!"

"Why?" "No," I said.

The old man looked at the river and fell silent for a long time before he said, "There is a story in this story. In the past, when this young man surnamed Li came to cut in line, they didn't get along very well. Because his background was not good, he was a little excluded.

This arrangement, on the one hand, would prevent conflicts between him and everyone else while they were working, and on the other hand, it could be considered a light and happy method of taking care of him. Later on, he saved a girl who was fishing when he was rooting the cattle. After a while, the two of them got together. I knew that at the time, and I thought that the girl was really good. She was a good person with a kind heart, so I wanted to match her with others.

However, he didn't expect that in order to return to the city, this young man had fallen in love with a female classmate. He had married her and abandoned her. The girl had come to see him often before, and she hadn't been here since he'd married the woman in the city and left.

Later on, he heard from some relatives in Tuuni River that something seemed to have happened to the girl. He didn't know what had happened, he only knew that the girl had gone missing, that he didn't know where she had gone, and that he didn't know if she was still alive or dead. "Ai, just thinking about it makes my heart ache. What a good girl, what a pitiful girl."

I didn't say anything for a while.

"Because of this matter, everyone in the village had some opinion of that young man. Although they later heard that he had become a high-ranking official, they still looked down on him. I think that he probably felt ashamed to come back since he did not come with those groups of the youth from a few years ago!" Such a good girl, she was so good to him. In order to return to the city, he had abandoned her. Sigh. "What a sinner!" The old man sighed.

I sighed. This was indeed a crime, but I didn't know if it was Lee's doing or the work of that era.

In the face of an era, the fate of an individual is minuscule.

I said, "But if that Li guy doesn't leave here, it might be unfair to him. If everyone leaves, will he stay here for the rest of his life?"

The old production team captain was stunned and asked, "Is our place not good enough?"

"Good, very good. However, for a young man who wants to develop, to be locked in this isolated place for the rest of his life, his dream will be over!" "No," I said.

The old captain was silent for a moment, and then nodded his head, "Perhaps what you said makes sense. I know that Tun Zi can't keep them here, and sooner or later they will all leave. They don't belong here, they belong to a wider world! "In the past, Chairman Mao had said that there would be great progress in this wide area. However, this was not a rural area, but a city.

I said, "Since he wants to leave this place, perhaps he will have to pay a price or make a deal for what he loses!"

The old captain looked at me and said, "That's right, when he left, it was a deal. The father of that female classmate at that time was the director of the Earth Rover Committee on Danton, so he had a lot of authority. The female classmate promised that as long as he married her, she would guarantee that he would be able to return to the city. He got it, he lost it, he got it all, he lost it all, he lost such a good girl, he got it all, sooner or later he will get it all back, what he lost, he will never come back! "

Old Captain's words made me ponder deeply. Suddenly, I don't know how to evaluate Lee's actions that year. I don't know if I can understand Lee at that time.

But I still believe in one thing. If I was Lee, and Qiu Tong was Jin Jingxiu of the past, I definitely wouldn't do what Lee did.

But that was only if.

He could not help but feel depressed.

After the old captain finished smoking, he knocked on the edge of the pipe, stood up, shook his body, and said: "In this life, what should come will come, what should go will leave. No matter what you do when you're young, you just need to think about your peace of mind when you're old!"

With that, the old captain put his hands behind his back and walked unsteadily into the village. The old yellow dog that was still a bit old also stood up and followed its owner.

Looking at the departing backs of this lord and his servant, I ponder over his final words and am a little stunned. These words may sound simple, but it also seems to carry with it a profound philosophy of life that many people have never understood in their entire lives.0

I stood up, patted my butt, and walked over to where Jin Jingxiu and Qiu Tong had gone. I turned a corner and saw them.

They were sitting on a rock next to a beach on the bank of the river. Both of them were staring at the surface of the river with rapt attention.

I don't know what they were thinking.

The area of the riverbank was not small, and the grass on it had already turned yellow.

It suddenly occurred to him, could this be the place where Lee put the cattle? Could it be the place where Lee and Jin Jingxiu dated back then?

The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed to be. Jin Jingxiu sat there reminiscing about all those years ago, looking for those unforgettable years in her memories.

Qiu Tong sat beside Jin Jingxiu in silence. What was she thinking?

I don't know.

I watched them for a moment, not bothering them, then slipped back into the parking space.

At that moment, a taxi pulled up slowly and stopped next to my car.

This is Du Jianguo's car.

There was a person sitting in the back of the car, and I knew it was Lee.

I went straight to it.

The taxi stopped, but Lee did not get off.

I walked over to the car, opened the front door, and got in.

Du Jianguo glanced at me but didn't say anything. He just opened the door and went to the side to smoke.

I looked back at Lee.

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