Chapter 11(1/2)
L County, Daozi Township, Louxia Village.
In a dimly lit tiled house, it was shrouded in sorrow. In order to facilitate business, Hu Xiaohu's family has lived in two old houses of his uncle for a long time.
One house lives and the other house is filled with goods. They are all cheap clothes, pants, shoes and socks. Before Hu Xiaohu went to college, he almost never bought clothes, and they all took them from home.
These clothes are extremely cheap, but they are of extremely poor quality.
For example, when you wear clothes, you can open the thread, especially the armpits and crotch, which are the high incidence of thread. The armpits can be tolerated, and you can also deal with it by sewing them with needle and thread.
The most terrifying thing is opening the line under the crotch!
When he was in high school, he followed Shi Tou and others to chase and fight. Suddenly, the thread was opened under his crotch and his underwear was exposed. Hu Xiaohu had to go to the dormitory to sew with needles and threads - he prepared needles and threads all year round in the dormitory.
But his needlework was not good, and his sewn crotch was loosened again at some point, and then it spread out again...
When Hu Xiaohu went up to wipe the blackboard, there were often scenes of social death.
The key to this kind of clothing is cheap. The countryside economic conditions are not good, so the goal is to be cheap. I don’t care about opening threads. At worst, I can sew it with needle and thread.
Twenty meters away from the house, you can hear Hu Ma's yelling and scolding.
The cause of the incident was that I received a fake money of fifty today. The fake money was actually collected by Hu's mother, but Hu's mother blamed Hu's father for not checking it again.
Dad Hu lowered his head and didn't speak, and he was used to this kind of nonsense and irritating anger. Occasionally, he was scolded so hard that he couldn't help but mumble, and he attracted even louder scolding from Mom Hu.
Fifteen-year-old Hu Xiaofeng lowered her head to wash dishes, ten-year-old Hu Xiaoying was reading books in the dim light, both of them were so arrogant that they dared not let out a word.
After washing the dishes, Hu Xiaofeng also buried her head in her head to read. In this depressing atmosphere, only books can comfort them and forget the suffering around them.
School is about to start, and Hu Xiaofeng and Hu Xiaoying have not collected all the tuition fees. At this critical moment, Hu's mother felt uncomfortable.
Hu's mother has a bad temper and she must vent her feelings, otherwise she will not be able to sleep all night. In fact, even if she scolds her, she will still not be able to sleep all night.
Perhaps the voice of scolding was too loud, so my grandfather, who lived in the room opposite, came over to scold Hu Ma.
Hu's mother was angry and quarreled with her grandfather again. As she was arguing, her grandfather yelled Hu's mother to "get out".
Then, although Hu's mother was still arguing with her grandfather, her voice was octave lower.
There is no way, over the years, I finally opened up the situation in three towns around Louxia Village, and I could only live in the house where my uncle originally lived.
Before my grandfather retired, he was the manager of the supply and marketing cooperative in seven townships. After retirement, my uncle took over the work in the supply and marketing cooperative and retired at home.
Grandpa and Hu Ma are both stubborn and angry. Living together, it is inevitable that there will be frequent frictions.
While arguing, the village director's wife came over and asked Hu Ma to answer the phone, saying that it was Hu Zi's call.
This time, Hu's mother stopped arguing, and Hu's father's face also changed.
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Hu Xiaohu picked up the phone and put it down again, repeating it three times.
I was so excited!
Before he was reborn, his mother enjoyed peace at Hu Xiaofeng's house in Pengcheng. Hu Xiaofeng even hired a nanny to serve her.
But my father has been away from him for 14 years...
After the snow disaster in 2008, the grass and trees were withered and yellow everywhere.
Although Hu Xiaohu's work was on the right track at this time and was enough to support the tuition fees of his two sisters, his parents couldn't rest and insisted on going farming.
When burning the dead grass on the ridge of the field, a fire spread to the mountain.
There are hundreds of acres of forest farms on the mountain.
Dad Hu rushed in and put out the fire, but never came out again.
Over the past 14 years, Hu Xiaohu has dreamed of his father and woke up from his dreams.
At this moment, he could immediately call his father, so why not be excited?
After a long time, his mood finally calmed down a little, he made up his mind, called the village director's house downstairs, and then quietly waited for the arrival of his father and mother.
"Hey, Hu Zi, what are you doing when you call?" The mother opposite her voice was a little panicked.
Of course he knew what his mother was panicking, and she was afraid that he would call to ask for money.
"Mom, let me tell you good news. I have found a job, worked as an engineer, and worked in the office."
The other person was stunned for a moment, and then his voice became cheerful: "Okay, okay, my baby is promising, hahaha..."
My mother suddenly became extremely happy and couldn't help laughing.
Then, he heard his father's laughter for 14 years.
Hu Xiaohu was shocked and his whole body trembled. He couldn't speak for a long time, and he was completely confused.
A burst of tears surged up, and his eyes were closed tightly, forcing him to hold it in.
"Hey...hey...huzi, can you hear it? The signal is not good, what's going on?"
"I helped the factory to improve a project. The boss rewarded me with 3,000 yuan. I gave you two thousand yuan. You can go and get it tomorrow."
When Hu Xiaohu said this, he said it very slowly, and tried to make every word clear.
Happiness comes too suddenly and is often suspicious.
What's more, my mother, who has suffered too much, habitually thinks about everything to the worst.
If he spoke faster, his impatient mother would probably listen and ask his family to send him two thousand dollars.
"What? It costs two thousand yuan, where can I have money at home?" My mother's voice suddenly became anxious.
He sent money home just five days after he left the house, which was indeed a bit outrageous.
However, he said so detailed and slow, his mother could still misheard it. She was indeed afraid of suffering.
"I sent two thousand yuan to my family. You can get your passbook and go to the bank to get it." Hu Xiaohu had no choice but to repeat it again.
"Your ears are so bad. I heard Hu Zi say that he had transferred money to his family and sent it to his passbook. Hu Zi sent so much money as soon as he started work, and you will enjoy your happiness in the future." The village director's wife next to him could hear it clearly.
Ma Hu laughed again, laughing happily.
With these two thousand yuan, not only did Xiaofeng and Xiaoying's tuition problems be solved, but there was also a little money left to let them order more goods.
The unhappiness caused by fake money is gone without a trace.
She smiled for a while, turned around and scolded Hu Dad next to her: "What's the use of this thing? You can earn less than 2,000 yuan a year. My baby sent back two thousand yuan in just a few days."
Dad Hu on the side did not refute, but just giggled.
Although their annual income is not as exaggerated as Hu Ma said, less than 2,000 yuan, they have been exhausted for a year and are indeed less than 6,000 yuan.
Hu's mother was excited for a while before continuing to talk to Hu Xiaohu: "Baby, you are so good, you will be rewarded with thousands of yuan at the first time. You must listen to your boss carefully, be diligent in doing things, and don't be afraid of hard work. You can't find such a good job even if you put on a lantern..."
Then, Dad Hu came over: "Baby...you should pay attention to your health there..."
Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad!
Hearing the sound of 14 years left, Hu Xiaohu could no longer hold it back, and shouted desperately in his heart, tears flowing down his face.
Even though he closed his eyes desperately, he still couldn't stop the tears that poured out.
My whole mind was so blank that I didn't hear anything Hu said later.
It’s been 14 years, and I can hear your voice again, it’s great!
Rebirth is so good!
How can you deserve wealth, wealth, success and fame? Listen to your voice again and be your son again!
"Hey... Hu Zi... Why is there no sound..."
Hu Xiaohu finally calmed down his excitement a little, and said with a more swallowed voice: "Dad, I heard it, I understand."
The call lasted for more than ten minutes, and Hu Xiaohu roughly told his parents about his work to his parents to make them feel at ease.
As he spoke, Hu's mother was so excited that she swallowed even more: "Baby, you have to do it well there. My parents are old, and it's all up to you in the future."
Hu Xiaohu knew in his heart that it was probably because his mother had a quarrel with her grandfather again.
When two people with stubborn tempers collided, my grandfather would definitely say stimulating words like "get out", which made my mother feel very uncomfortable.
"Mom, don't worry, I will send at least 1,000 yuan to my family every month in the future. You don't have to go to so many markets. Just find a good market town to rent a house and keep the business of a market town."
"Okay, okay... my baby is promising... we can relax..." The mother opposite was so excited that she couldn't speak.
In the end, Hu's mother was worried that his phone bill was too expensive, so she reluctantly hung up the phone.
Hu Xiaohu knew in his heart that this call not only brought a thousand yuan to the family, but also pride and glory.
At most, no more than tomorrow morning, all men, women, young and old in the village will know that he works as an engineer in a large company and his salary is 1,800.
And most importantly, it brings peace of mind and confidence.
He promised to send a thousand yuan to his family every month. During this period, it was enough to make the family simple financial freedom so that they could live less depressed.
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When Li Rong returned to the rental house, she had just washed his clothes for him. When she saw his eyes were red, she immediately showed a concern.
Hu Xiaohu sat on the bed to calm down his excitement.
To be continued...