Return to 2001 to pursue dreams

He contacted his cousin Zhao Jing and his brother-in-law whom he hadn't seen for a long time. They were busy training new employees, but if he had something to say quickly, he felt that he really had nothing serious to say, so he replied hastily: It's okay, I just said hello. Come on!

After he finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

In just two months, the couple who came out of the countryside can speak Mandarin boldly, although it is not very standard. They no longer feel inferior in front of employees, and their behavior has a vague sense of leadership.

Standing in the cold wind with the phone in hand, not knowing who to talk to. The distance between the dream trio and him has also gradually become farther and farther away.

Fortunately, my old classmate Xia Sisi sent a message to greet me, and the mysterious little netizen also sent a message to update me on the recent situation. Gao Hongda sighed. It seems that happiness can only be achieved by sending messages. Chatting by sending messages is the favorite of Chinese people. It may be that Chinese people are afraid of sudden silence during voice chat. Sending messages can give the other party enough to think about. time, it won’t be awkward and silent, and you can still think about the other party’s information.

Although my fingers were numb from the cold, I still enjoyed it. It's just such a waste of time.

Lao Bi called. He had organized a big party for the whole class tonight before the start of school. He specifically asked Gao Hongda to be there because he didn't know many girls in the class.

After more than half a year of running in, everyone's values ​​​​will appear to be somewhat different, so various circles emerged. Take Gao Hongda as an example, he is willing to play with Gu Ming, Xiaobai and the rest of the school scumbags. Even though they usually look like they are doing nothing, but without exception, they are all people who are willing to pay for their friends and rarely care about them. Personal gains and losses, if we have money, we all spend it together, if we don’t have money, we all starve together. The gradual distance between me and other people in the same dormitory does not mean that the relationship is not good, but that I cannot reach the level of heart-to-heart communication.

The party was held at a Northeastern restaurant, and they reserved four large tables in the lobby on the second floor. Originally, everyone was sitting together with people they were close to, but Lao Bi made a suggestion, asking everyone to arrange flowers and set up tables, so as to allow more people to sit together as much as possible. Many people become familiar with each other.

Gao Hongda was seated between two girls. There were three times as many girls as boys in their class, so almost all the boys had at least two girls sitting next to them. The boys' expressions were also different. Brother Bao was indifferent because He has already dated two girlfriends and is very natural in front of girls. Baldy Li was extremely excited. Because he usually chased too many girls, the girls in the class were usually afraid of getting too close to him to avoid misunderstandings. It was not because he was afraid of being misunderstood by others, but because he was afraid that this boy would be too sentimental. As long as a girl looked at him At one glance, he will definitely feel that others are interested in him. Ye Qing and Zhang Qing were extremely reserved. They rarely interacted with girls and were shy, so it was inevitable for them to be cautious when they were with so many girls for the first time. Gu Ming and Xiao Bai seemed much more arrogant. They were usually carefree and didn't show any concern in front of girls. On the contrary, they gave people a very natural feeling. As for Wen Ping and Gao Xiang, they are like two saints who are not close to women. They just stare at the screen of their mobile phones and send messages. As for the top student Dong Ge, he doesn’t bother to attend this kind of class reunion at all, and he is probably walking around the campus with his arms crossed at the moment.

Gao Hongda carefully inquired about the names and place of origin of the two girls on the left and right. One was Chen Xiu from Ningxia and the other was Li Qin from Gansu. Perhaps due to the drought in the northwest, the two girls did not look as fresh as the other girls. My face looks a little dry.

At the beginning of the banquet, most of the girls chose to drink drinks, but a few girls who drank beer were particularly favored by the boys. As a result, the seats were adjusted again, and the drinkers gathered at the same table. The atmosphere was very lively, and there was a feeling that the ceiling was lifted. a feeling of.

The two girls next to Gao Hongda had the best drinking capacity, so they became the focus of the table. The alcohol slowly filled their heads. The two girls couldn't help but burst into tears as they drank. Everyone was confused, and almost everyone Everyone stopped making noises, except for Baldy Li, who was still bragging at the top of his lungs. After being stopped by the people next to him, he reluctantly shut up.

Chen Xiu stood up, bowed to everyone, and said excitedly: "Dear classmates, I'm so sorry, I lost my temper today. This is the first time in my life that I drank so much beer. In our hometown, let alone Beer, and even a mouthful of clean drinking water are luxuries. We are poor and backward not without reason. It is not because we are lazy, but because it is too dry. When the weather is bad, not even grass can grow in the ground. Come out. A family only uses one basin of water a day, one bowl for washing their face and brushing their teeth, and the rest for washing rice, washing vegetables, and cooking. The remaining dirty water is used to feed animals. When we were in school, we would wash our faces and brush our teeth when we got up in the morning. Each person only has half a glass of water, so when we wash our faces, we work in pairs, spray water on each other's faces, and then wipe them with a towel, and our faces are washed!"

Li Qin from Gansu also added: "We in Gansu are also like this. The water we use every day is brought back from a small bubble outside the actual geographical area with mud and water. After clarification, it is used as domestic water. Sometimes in order to get rid of water It takes most of the day to scoop a little water out of the pit. The earthen well in our village is more than 80 meters deep, and only a few buckets of muddy water can be pumped out from it every day. We can only grow potatoes and sweet potatoes, which are worthless things. , serve as both food and rice. Do you know how much I envy you? You can take a bath at will. Whenever I see someone forget to turn off the faucet, I feel very sad."

Everyone put down their chopsticks and wine glasses and remained silent for a long time, not knowing how to comfort him.

Baldy Li asked very puzzledly: "Then why don't you take the tap water?"

Diploma said impatiently: "You idiot, you are talking such nonsense! Is it any different from why not eat minced meat?"

Baldy Li shouted in dissatisfaction: "You just look like you are educated. I am telling the truth! This kind of problem will never happen in Henan!"

Gu Ming also shouted angrily at Baldy Li: "If you can't speak, shut the hell up!"

Baldy Li probably wanted to argue a few words to show off his wisdom, but once he saw Gu Ming's terrifying height of nearly two meters, he didn't dare to speak louder.

Chen Xiu sighed and said: "He is right. Tap water can be connected, but it can only be connected to our town. Our villages are not close to the town, and the terrain is uneven. The cost of running tap water is too high. There is no money in the town at all.”

Gao Hongda asked softly: "Is it possible if you dig a motor shaft?"

Chen Xiu replied: "We tried to pump water in our village, but we couldn't get any water."

Li Qin took over and said: "There are places where we can get water, but very few. There is a blind fortune teller in our town. He is very good. He can find underground veins. As long as he locates the place, he can definitely get water. Come, but it would cost tens of thousands to dig a motor-driven well more than [-] meters deep and pumping equipment, and not even a village can afford to dig a well!"

Gao Hongda immediately became interested and hurriedly asked: "Do you think the blind man in your town is nicknamed Big Pie? His real name is Zhang Fulin?"

Li Qin widened her eyes and asked, "Do you know him? It's impossible. We are thousands of kilometers away from each other. How do you know him?"

This time, Gao Hongda was embarrassed. How should he answer? In the end, I can only say: He is an old friend of a teacher of mine. I heard that he is very good at fortune-telling in Gansu. I just took a guess.

Chen Xiu raised his glass and said to everyone: "Stop talking about these unhappy things, which will affect everyone's mood. I respect everyone and continue drinking!"