A young educated youth who repays his gratitude

The steam in the pot rose and turned into white mist, and the firewood in the stove made a sound of "thunderbolt".

Huo Changqing was busy cooking, while Bai Lele stood aside and watched quietly. No one spoke and it was relatively quiet.

It wasn't until Baowa'er came out from the back room and hugged Huo Changqing's thigh that the silence was broken, "Dad."

"Hungry?" Huo Changqing glanced down at him, moved his legs and said, "Go to Uncle to get biscuits, and Dad will cook."

"Come on, Baowa." Bai Lele picked up Baowa, "Do you want biscuits or cake?"

"Don't eat." Baowa shook her head and reached out to Huo Changqing for a hug, "Daddy hug."

"Baowa is obedient." Huo Changqing stuck his head close to his small face, "I will hug you later."

"I'll clean up the fish." Bai Lele watched Bao Wa'er curl her lips, tears rolling in her eyes, "You can hold him for a while."

"No need." Huo Changqing picked up the basin and put it on the ground, calling, "Bao Wa, come and see the fish."

Bai Lele put down Bao Wa'er, watched him run over and squat down happily, and walked over to squat beside Huo Changqing herself.

Watch him clean up those little miscellaneous fish.

"Don't feel bad." Bai Lele looked at Huo Changqing, and said with a hint of comfort in her tone, "If you can't do it, you can move out, whether it's in the town or the city."

Ever since he came back, he had thought about the issue of Huo Changqing's divorce. He might offend many people, and he might feel uncomfortable in the brigade in the future.

He felt that Huo Changqing was a little impulsive just now.

"It's been a few years since the reform and opening up." Bai Lele: "Many people have started small businesses. You can try it too."

He thought optimistically: Unlike before, farmers cannot survive without the land, and there are many options for going out.

The reason why Bai Lele came back was to help Huo Changqing get out of the countryside, hoping that he would make a fortune and improve his life.

"It's actually not difficult to do business." Bai Lele raised her eyebrows triumphantly, and said with a smile, "I don't know anything. I just made some money by spending time with my classmates."

"My time is limited, I only use winter and summer vacations, and earn more money than I go to work. If you are you, you must be better than me, why bother farming."

Bai Lele had wanted to say these words a long time ago, but he just came back and was about to celebrate the new year.

The timing is not right.

He kept saying that he felt that now was an opportunity to persuade Huo Changqing not to always focus on the three-acre land of the brigade.

It has been a few years since the reform and opening up, but I still stay in the brigade to farm, and I have no awareness of going out to make money.

Bai Lele is a little strange, Huo Changqing is not an ignorant person, he has been studying and working in the city for more than ten years.

Are you willing to come back and stay in the brigade?

"What on earth are you thinking?" Seeing that he had been silent, Bai Lele finally couldn't help asking, "Don't you want to leave the countryside and return to the city?"

Huo Changqing was silent, and kept picking up the small miscellaneous fish in his hands, squeezing his belly and cutting off his head.

He looked serious, as if he didn't hear Bai Lele's words.

Bai Lele couldn't help but push him, "Speak? What are you thinking?"

"I have no idea." Huo Changqing said, "What's wrong with farming, I really like it."

"But can farming support the three of them?" Bai Lele said angrily, "Everyone is going to the city with their heads smashed, so you are willing to farm."

"What about you?" Huo Changqing stopped his hands and looked up at Bai Lele, "Why do you come here? The provincial city is not good, and the city is not good. Come to such a small broken town."

"Isn't it because of you?" Bai Lele said confidently, "If it wasn't for you, what would I do here?"

Huo Changqing: "..."

His expression moved slightly, watching Bai Lele lower his head and sulk, he was moved and a little uncomfortable.

"I like to stay here." Huo Changqing said, "I'm tired after going out for so many years, and I don't want to move anymore. It's good to be at home comfortably and leisurely."

"Although farming is tiring, you can make your own decisions. Life in the country is simple. Although there are some trivial matters, just ignore them."

"But..." Bai Lele hesitated, "Life is poor here, how can you live like this all the time."

Although the production is contracted to households, and the life of being able to eat has improved somewhat, but there is not much oil and water in eating coarse grains and vegetables.

"I know my own affairs." Huo Changqing said: "You still think about yourself. Don't spend money recklessly, no matter where you settle down in the future, the house is a big barrier, and..."

He paused for a moment, with a reluctant expression on his face, and continued: "Get married and have children, what is less, spend money, all of these are up to you, think about it when you have nothing to do."

"I don't want to." Bai Lele pursed her lips, and said indifferently, "You are old and not married yet, so I have to think about these things."

Huo Changqing: "..."

He took a deep breath, then let it out slowly, and said in a cold tone: "I said it earlier, I will never get married in this life, and you don't need to mention this matter to me in the future."

"Me too." Bai Lele shook her head and said with a smile, "I haven't thought about this question either, so don't mention it to me in the future."

He stared at the round almond eyes, with a provocative smile on the corners of his mouth, as if he was saying to Huo Changqing: If you don't tell me, I won't mention it.

Huo Changqing: "..."

He suddenly understood why Bai Lele came here, not only because he wanted to repay him.

There is also the problem of bad brain.

With that thought on his face, you can tell what he's thinking at the moment without thinking about it. His thoughts are simple and easy to fool and deceive.

"It's up to you." Huo Changqing didn't want to talk about this issue, so he just shut up and stopped talking.

It was as Bai Lele wanted.

It's just that no matter what Bai Lele said next, Huo Changqing kept his mouth shut, and just refused to accept Bai Lele's words about starting a small business to make money, or leaving the brigade and moving to the town or city.

"Forget it." Bai Lele pursed his lips helplessly. He was a little tired, so he smiled openly: "It's fine if you don't like it. It's not that you can't live with it. You must do what I say."

"Well. Huo Changqing couldn't help but curl his mouth. He just likes Bai Lele's simple and optimistic temperament, "I know it well, you don't have to worry about me. "

"That's right, there's no need to worry about it." Bai Lele nodded, and smiled "hehe" at Huo Changqing, "I won't be hungry anyway."

Since Huo Changqing didn't like doing business and didn't want to leave home, Bai Lele didn't want to force it either.

His starting point was for Huo Changqing's good, so he was naturally concerned about his feelings, Bai Lele thought: Forget it, anyway, I still have myself, so I just need to help more.

"Bang bang bang."

Bai Lele had a clever reflex, and looked at Huo Changqing blankly: "..."

"Open the door." Huo Changqing glanced at him, "You never have to be afraid with me, I won't let anyone hurt you."

"I'm not afraid." Bai Lele frowned, and said with some annoyance, "I'm wondering if it's the same thing as before."

"That matter has been handed over to the captain." Huo Changqing said, "Go."

"Oh." Bai Lele turned and walked out, and when he was almost at the door, he asked, "Who is it?"

"Uncle Changqing is here."

When Bai Lele opened the door, she froze for a moment. There were more than ten women standing at the door.

A woman in her 30s said with a smile, "We're giving Uncle Changqing a New Year gift, is Uncle at home?"

None of them were empty-handed, some were carrying baskets, and some were holding things directly with their hands.

All smiling.

"Here." Bai Lele hastily stepped aside to open the door, with a bright smile on his face, "Come in, everyone."

Huo Changqing's house has a large yard, connecting the door and the gate, with a wide bluestone road paved in the middle.

Bai Lele led the way, and the haze in her heart was swept away. It seems that Huo Changqing and Yang Cailian's divorce didn't have much impact.

Coming here at this time is to show his attitude, willing to get close to Huo Changqing, he is completely relieved.

Huo Changqing was not isolated by the brigade.

"I'll give you a New Year's gift." Bai Lele said happily to Huo Changqing.

"Go into the back room and sit down." Huo Changqing just put the fish in the pot, but couldn't help it, "I'll finish this."

"Come, come." Bai Lele warmly greeted them to go in, "Come in and be warm."

He let everyone into the back room, but Huo Changqing couldn't help, so Bai Lele helped entertain them.

He took out a small basket of melon seeds and handed them in front of them, asking everyone to grab a handful, "Everyone eat some melon seeds."

"Then we won't be polite." The woman in her 30s at the head smiled at Bai Lele and said, "We still remember Bai Zhiqing. We didn't expect you to come back again."

"Yes." Bai Lele said with a smile, "I'm working in the town, so I'll go back to the brigade to have a look."

Everyone in the brigade knew that he used to live at Huo Changqing's house, and they didn't care about his staying here, and they chatted and laughed very warmly with Bai Lele.

When Huo Changqing came in, these people hurriedly took out the things they brought, the New Year's gift is a serious matter.

Basically, they are meat, eggs, wine, pastries, canned food, etc. These are common gifts.

A few of them make shoes, pants, and clothes for Baowa, which is quite rare.

Even if it is a big-spending person, it is to give a piece of fabric, but it is rare to give a finished product.

Bai Lele was a little surprised, but Huo Changqing looked normal, thinking that it might be a close relative or a good friend.

"Why are you sending so much?" Huo Changqing looked at the pile of things on display, "Just come and have a look."

As he spoke, he got up and went to the Westinghouse. When he came back, he took a big package, put it on the kang and opened it, and there were pieces of cloth inside.

There are different thicknesses, different sizes, and different colors, and there are a lot of them when they are scattered.

Huo Changqing said: "Look at which piece you close your eyes, take it back and make something for the child."

"Ah!" The women rushed forward unceremoniously with joy on their faces, "There are so many cloth heads."

"You guys choose." Huo Changqing said, "Take whatever you want."

Bai Lele looked at these cloth heads, as if they had been carefully selected, and the sizes were not small, they could be used to make clothes and pants for children.

It's just that these people just got started, and a few more people came in from outside, and Bai Lele remembered that he didn't close the door just now.

These people who came in also came to give Huo Changqing New Year's gifts, took out the things they brought, and followed Huo Changqing's words to choose their own cloth heads.

Join the chosen team together.

Bai Lele stepped back again and again to give way, and in the blink of an eye she arrived at a corner, as if she had been marginalized.