Back to the Northeast 1970

Before Yan Baoshu and Wan Shining arrived in Shanghai, he specially sent a telegram to Lu Xiangbei. As for what happened later, Yan Baoshu only heard about it after he met Lu Xiangbei.In 80, about to enter the [-]s, Yan Baoshu chose to go to Shanghai as the first step in his career, but this was not the starting point for his career.Shenzhen, that is where Yan Baoshu really wants to go.

In 1980, Shenzhen was no longer a small fishing village. It has a superior geographical location, the country's open policy and convenient transportation, and the economy has developed rapidly. Therefore, Shenzhen was established as a city in [-]. , A special economic zone was established in [-]. Since then, this place will become a place that many people dream of and want to find out for many years to come.

In the spring of 1980, Yan Baoshu and Wan Shining had been in Shanghai for two or three months. They rented a small house of less than 25 square meters. The owner of this house was not a pure Shanghainese. He had been on the battlefield and killed several Japanese devils. He was getting old and his legs and feet were a little weak, but he was a kind-hearted man, and he tightly charged them ten yuan for rent.

In mid-April, the weather in Shanghai became warmer. Because the room was too small, Yan Baoshu developed a smoke-free and uncomfortable place. In order to prevent the room from being filled with smoke, he had to open the window and sit on the only table in the room. Something was written on the small table.Diary seems to be a special gift from God to people of this age. Maybe it is also a habit. After leaving home for so long, Yan Baoshu gradually developed the habit. He started to write a diary.

It's more like prose than a diary, though.Literate people in this era like to write some beautiful sentences, which are elegant and moving, and some like to take a slanted edge and write some dark side things.Yan Baoshu is just writing for fun, and has no intention of publishing a book as a writer.

Yan Baoshu looked at the scene in the alley outside the window, freshly washed clothes were drying on the clothesline hanging in front of the opposite window, pedestrians walked in the alley, speaking Shanghai dialect that Yan Baoshu could not understand, by chance, a beautiful The girl wearing a polka-dot skirt passed by the window. Yan Baoshu raised his head and looked at her, and smiled slightly at each other.

Yan Baoshu lowered his head again, and when he was writing, the door of the house was pushed open, Wan Sining walked in, and said excitedly: "Baoshu, look what I did."

Yan Baoshu turned around and saw a toad mirror hanging on Si Ning's face. Although the flowered shirt on his body was bright, it unexpectedly matched him. Before Yan Baoshu came from home, he asked Jing'er and his sister-in-law to help cut and make the pants. of.Bell-bottom pants are also popular at this time. In a big city like Shanghai, young people should not like them too much.

Yan Baoshu knew that it was the Toad Mirror that Si Ning got back, just because last month he accidentally made a movie, "The Man from the Atlantic Ocean".This movie was produced by NBC in 1977. In it, Mai wore the image of a toad mirror, and I don't know how many Chinese people were fascinated.

Wan Sining was one of the deeply infected people. He was extremely excited at this time, standing in a small room with the same cool appearance as Lao Mai, "Baoshu, do I look good like this? Are you energetic? No."

Yan Baoshu couldn't help laughing, "It's okay, just keep your head up, I have to give you a break."

"What's the matter?" Wan Sining came over, "You don't know, but your flared pants are no worse than those sold in department stores, but the material is not good."

Yan Baoshu smiled and said: "Don't worry, there will be a chance to wear it in the future, oh yes... don't you want to get an airplane head?"

"What is the nose of an airplane?"

"Find a chance, and I'll get it for you."

"Then you don't do it?"

"I don't need to, after all, I like to get back to basics." It's not that Yan Baoshu doesn't want to do it, but he can't control this hairstyle, even if it's popular, he doesn't want to do it.So he would rather keep a flat position than a plane.However, Yan Baoshu still made a small pursuit of aesthetics, that is, he wore flared trousers made by himself.

The requirement for flared trousers is that the trousers should be opened as wide as possible, but you must also pay attention to the shape. If you do it too much, you will become wide-leg trousers.In addition, men's leather shoes are also popular at this time, especially the "three-section toe".However, it is still very difficult to buy a pair of high-end men's leather shoes, after all, you need foreign exchange certificates.

"Hey, it's all up to you." Wan Sining was happy for a while, but then his face became less happy. He sighed deeply, "Baoshu, what is the purpose of our two coming here?"

Yan Baoshu saw his doubts, smiled and said: "Come here to learn more, and go back to brag." Yan Baoshu really planned this way, and he was not afraid to tell the truth to Wan Sining.But since Wan Si Ning had already started to worry, it proved that he had already started to worry about money.

Yan Baoshu comforted him and said, "Don't worry, I will pay back some money on hand, and besides, I can earn extra money."

"What extra money?"

"Isn't this what it is?" Yan Baoshu pointed to the diary in his hand, "I wrote something and mailed it to the newspaper office sometime. If it can be published, we will have money for it."

"Hahahaha, you are still talented, I can't do it."

Yan Baoshu shook his head helplessly, "Then how did you survive in Beijing for so long?"

"Hahaha, fool around."

"Okay, don't think about fooling around. After I finish writing this, let's go out for a walk." After speaking, Yan Baoshu turned around and began to write his manuscript seriously.It is true that Yan Baoshu never thought about becoming a writer, but it is better to be able to earn a penny while traveling than to be too frugal.

After Yan Baoshu didn't bother Wan Sixing, he started to create with his head down. After an hour, he finally called it a day, rolled up the manuscript and put it in his pocket, and took Wan Sixing out of the house.Yan Baoshu and Wan Shining walked around the street for a while, then went to the post office, and after posting the manuscript, they went to find a place to eat.

During the time he stayed in Shanghai, apart from writing about his life, Yan Baoshu spent more time taking Wan Sining to various department stores. After all, he could remember not many fashion trends, so he needed to conduct field research here. While admiring the beauty of this era, I wrote down the appearance, and drew the drawings according to my memory when I got home at night.

Yan Baoshu didn't plan to stay in Shanghai for a long time, so he did his best to do the inspection work as carefully as possible.And this day, Yan Baoshu and Wan Sining came to the department store again, and the two of them had just entered the door when they were bumped into by a disheveled girl.Yan Baoshu was walking in front, so he felt a little hurt from being hit. He bent down and covered his stomach, looked at the girl who had fallen on the ground and said, "Girl, are you alright?"

The girl got up from the ground, patted the dust off her body, raised her head to apologize to Yan Baoshu, but couldn't speak.

Seeing that she hesitated to speak, Yan Baoshu couldn't help but sized her up a few times. It was okay if she didn't look at it, but she was really shocked when she saw it.Wan Sining may not know her, but Yan Baoshu is very impressed, "You...you are not..."

"You've got the wrong person." The girl walked away, and within a few steps, Yan Baoshu and Wan Sixing had caught up, and they blocked her way.

Wan Sining was Zhang Er's monk and couldn't figure it out, thinking who is this girl?

"What do you want to do? Don't let me call someone anymore."

Yan Baoshu quickly raised his hands, "You know, we have no malicious intentions, we know each other right? I don't think I admitted my mistake." Yan Baoshu still has some impressions of this girl, but he has forgotten her name because of the long time , I didn't expect that after so many years, she would come to Shanghai.

"I said it all..."

"I know that I have not misunderstood the person." Yan Baoshu said firmly: "Why did you come to Shanghai?"

Seeing that Yan Baoshu really recognized her, the girl gave up the idea of ​​leaving. She tidied her clothes in an orderly manner, and then used her hands to brush up her messy hair and tuck it behind her ears. Although many years later, she was already 26. But in terms of appearance, she still looks like a girl.

Yan Baoshu breathed a sigh of relief, "This is not a place to talk, we are fellow villagers, let's find a place."

"Okay, you can find a place."

Yan Baoshu led Wan Sixing with a blank face to the front, followed by a girl, Wan Sixing was very curious, and asked in a low voice, "Who is this girl?"

Yan Baoshu smiled, "She looks like a girl, but considering her age, we have to call her sister."

"Huh? No, who is she?"

Yan Baoshu sighed, "I forgot her name." Because of her appearance, Yan Baoshu brought back memories of the past. Gao Baichuan was sent to labor reform at some place back then. After being fired, he disappeared without a trace. He never expected that he could see her here.

After Si Ning heard about the past, he couldn't help sighing, "This woman is stupid enough, how can Gao Baichuan, a scum with two feet on her feet, protect her?"

Yan Baoshu shook his head, "Gao Baichuan is a swindler through and through, and his skill at pretending is first-rate. Not to mention she was a young girl at the time, even the old men in the factory and mine compound were also deceived by him." Yan Baoshu regretted. : "It seems that she didn't have a good life. I didn't expect her to rush out back then. Although she was willing, I really want to know, does she regret it now? If she regrets..."

"What do you want?" Wan Sining looked at him.

Yan Baoshu smiled slightly, "Let's talk about it later."