When will I have a long tassel?

The so-called water pimple, also known as kohlrabi, is a very common pickle in the north. In the early years when the commodity economy was underdeveloped, there were no vegetables in the north when winter came, so it was normal to cut a plate of rice dumplings for dinner. Gao Shuchun's claim that he could eat water pimples for a week was also based on his childhood memories. I think back in those days, meat, eggs, fish, etc. were all provided by ticket, and my parents' salary had to support a family of six or seven people. Who of the young people like Gao Shuchun didn't grow up eating water pimples?

What's wrong with the pimples? It's better to have water pimples than to look at the stinky faces of those bastards in Linyiji!

Gao Shuchun took a large piece of chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it loudly. He imagined that he was chewing the meat of Chen Jinsong, Gu Zengchao and others, and he no longer felt any bitterness in his mouth.

In fact, the water pimples his family eats now are much better than the ones he had when he was a child. At least they are not willing to add oil.

"Dad, why are you having water bumps again?"

His son Gao Kaige looked at the food on the table with a grimace on his face and complained.

"Your mother had a fight with me and went back to your grandma's house. She didn't leave any money, just a few water lumps, so we had to eat water lumps. Didn't you also eat an egg?"

Gao Shuchun pointed at the egg shell in front of his son and reminded him. True to her word, Miao Caiying left them alone and went back to her parents' home. She didn't even leave any food or money for them, leaving only four kilograms of water pimples and six or seven eggs. Gao Shuchun cut the water knot into shreds and fried several large plates as a meal for the father and son, and cooked a shelled white water egg for his son as a supplement for each meal. Because there were not many eggs left by Miao Caiying, Gao Shuchun himself was reluctant to eat them.

"But we have had water pimples for three days. When will mother come back?" the son asked with a cry. He is 12 years old this year, which is when he can eat the most. Just eating watermelon and two eggs every day is far from enough for his body's needs.

Gao Shuchun sighed and said, "I don't know either. It's not like you don't know your mother's temper. She won't come back until her anger subsides."

"But I don't want to have water pimples anymore." Gao Kaige said.

"You've only been eating for a few days." Gao Shuchun scolded, "When I was your age, I ate water all winter long and didn't have so much oil. At that time, one person only supplied four taels of oil a month. It’s rare to have an egg to eat, it’s like celebrating the New Year.”

"But that was when you were a child." Gao Kaige said, "Now we are almost in the 21st century, who is still eating water pimples all day long?"

Gao Shuchun thought about it and asked his son: "If our family has no money and we have to eat water pimples every day, can you bear it?"

Gao Kaige was stunned, and then asked seriously: "Dad, why does our family have no money?"

"I mean if..." Gao Shuchun said.

Gao Kaige was silent for a moment and asked quietly: "Are you and my mother going to be laid off?"

Gao Shuchun clearly saw something flashing in his son's eyes, which seemed to be tears. He quickly changed his mind and said, "No, how could your dad be laid off with such good skills? I'm just testing you."

Gao Kaige remained silent. He stretched out his chopsticks and put a few strands of water into his bowl, and then began to eat with his head down, looking extremely sensible.

Gao Shuchun stood up immediately. He stroked his son's head with his hand and said, "Son, don't be too busy eating. Let's go. I'll take you to Master Chen to buy a piece of soy sauce meat."

"Didn't you say that my mother didn't leave any money?" Gao Kaige raised his head and looked at his father, asking suspiciously, but there was clearly a hint of joy on his face.

"How can a man not have some private money?" Gao Shuchun said proudly to his son.

Under his son's surprised and adoring gaze, Gao Shuchun dug out a 10-yuan note from under the chest of drawers at home, and then took his son out to a canteen not far from home. The canteen was run by factory employees. In addition to selling tobacco, alcohol and candies, it also sold sauced meats made by the owner himself. In the past, when there was no good food at home, Miao Caiying would buy a few taels of sauced meat for Gao Kaige to eat, which was also Gao Kaige's favorite.

"Dad, you should eat too."

After returning from buying soy meat, Gao Kaige forgot about the conversation between father and son. He pushed the plate with the sauced meat towards Gao Shuchun and motioned for Gao Shuchun to eat some too.

Gao Shuchun smiled and pushed the plate back to his son and said, "I won't eat it. Doesn't your mother yell at me all day long to lose weight? I have to eat less meat."

"You're not fat, my mother is. She can't eat meat." Gao Kaige said vaguely while eating the soy meat.

"Son, is the soy sauce delicious?"

"tasty."

"Want to eat it every day?"

"think."

"Then I'll buy it for you every day."

"Well……"

"You eat slowly at home, wash the dishes and then go do your homework while I go out."

"good."

Gao Kaige agreed happily, and his attention was focused on Jiang Rou.

Gao Shuchun took a pack of cigarettes, walked out of the house and walked towards Wen Jianmin's house. At first, he walked slowly, feeling mixed emotions in his heart. As he walked, his steps became faster. Walking into the door of the unit where Wen Jianmin lived, he went up the stairs in three steps and then two steps, and came to the door of Wen Jianmin's house.

"Tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk!" Gao Shuchun knocked on the door.

"Who is it! Oh, Xiao Gao, why are you here?"

Wen Jianmin opened the door and saw Gao Shuchun standing outside the door. He was a little surprised, but then he extended his hand to greet Gao Shuchun to come in. In an old factory like Tengji, there is no such thing as personal privacy. It is very common for workers to go to the leader's house to talk about something, and Wen Jianmin's family would not think it was inappropriate.

Gao Shuchun sat down on the sofa in the living room of Wen Jianmin's house. Wen Jianmin's wife brought him a glass of water, exchanged greetings with him and went back to the bedroom. Wen Jianmin sat opposite Gao Shuchun and was about to get a cigarette. Gao Shuchun had already taken out his cigarette case and handed one to Wen Jianmin.

The two of them lit cigarettes with Wen Jianmin's lighter. After each taking two puffs, Wen Jianmin asked, "What, Xiao Gao, do you want to see me for something?"

Gao Shuchun tried his best to put a smile on his somewhat stiff face and said, "Secretary Wen, I was wrong about what happened that day, and I will make a self-examination to you."

"Review?" Wen Jianmin was stunned. It was the first time in Wen Jianmin's memory that Gao Shuchun made a self-criticism to him, and took the initiative to do so.

Gao Shuchun is a son of the factory. He joined the factory in the early 1980s and started working as an apprentice. When I was young, I made a lot of mistakes because of my ignorance and bad personality. I had to review myself in front of the workshop director more than once or twice. But when Wen Jianmin became the director of the gear workshop, Gao Shuchun was already in his 30s and had a good technical skills. He was a relatively high-status worker in the workshop. Even if he made a small mistake, Wen Jianmin would not hesitate. If you dare to ask him to review, or even criticize him, you have to put on a smile, for fear of ruining the relationship.

This time Gao Shuchun clashed with Chen Jinsong and even smashed a blank part in front of Wen Jianmin. This was a serious matter. But Wen Jianmin still didn't think about asking Gao Shuchun to make a self-examination. In the past few days, he was still thinking about finding a way to calm down Gao Shuchun and avoid further intensification of the matter.

Gao Shuchun announced outside that he would fight Lin Yiji to the end. This word also reached Wen Jianmin's ears, making him feel helpless. But just when Wen Jianmin felt that the matter was difficult to solve, Gao Shuchun took the initiative to come to the door to review. What kind of rhythm is this?

"Xiao Gao, if you don't criticize yourself, you are also an old man in the workshop. You don't need this." Wen Jianmin said carefully, "In fact, this incident is all my fault. I didn't..."

"I don't blame you for this. It's me who made the mistake, and I owe it to myself to clean it up." Gao Shuchun interrupted Wen Jianmin's words and said in a condescending tone. It's embarrassing to think about admitting defeat, but once you open your mouth, it doesn't seem that difficult.

Isn’t it just a matter of lowering your head? I bowed my head so much, why! I am not bowing down for myself, I am bowing down for the sake of my son, so that my son can eat soy sauce meat every day!

Gao Shuchun shouted to himself in his heart, feeling a noble feeling at the same time.

"No, no, no, Xiao Gao, you don't have to say that, who doesn't have a temper? Hey, it's good if you have this attitude, it's very good. If you have this attitude, things will be solved easily." Wen Jianmin said happily. said.

"Do Director Gu and Chen Shuochun have any opinions?" Gao Shuchun asked.

Wen Jianmin said: "No, no. Don't worry, Director Gu and Chen Shuiduan are both very good people to talk to. They are all here for work, so how can they keep arguing with you?"

"I understand." Gao Shuchun nodded. What Wen Jianmin actually means is that Linyiji doesn't care about this matter at all. If you Gao Shuchun doesn't want to do it, others will naturally take over. You, Gao Shuchun, are willing to apologize and others accept it. This is called an adult ignoring the faults of a villain. After all, people don't treat you like a green onion, that is, you are just poor there.

"Then, will the workshop still arrange for me to do Linyi machine work?" Gao Shuchun asked again.

"No problem!" Wen Jianmin took care of everything, "I can settle this matter after I say it. Over there with Chen Shuihua, you can be polite to them later. Your skills are on display there, and there is no way they won't want you. .”

"Then I would like to thank Director Wen." Gao Shuchun stood up, bowed deeply to Wen Jianmin, and then left.

Wen Jianmin sent Gao Shuchun downstairs and said a lot of comforting words to him. Gao Shuchun just smiled and nodded, acting like an obedient middle school student.

After leaving the door of Wen Jianmin's house, Gao Shuchun did not rush home, but walked to a small forest. This small forest is located in the corner of the family area and is a place for morning exercises for employees and their families. It was already past eight o'clock in the evening, and everyone was watching TV at home. The woods were quiet, with only a few young couples in love hiding in a few corners. Naturally, these people had no time to notice Gao Shuchun. .

Gao Shuchun walked to a small stone bench and sat down. He took out a cigarette, held it in his mouth, and reached for the lighter, only to find that he had forgotten the lighter at home. He took the cigarette out of his mouth, held it in his hand, and stared blankly at the mottled light and shadow in the woods, his thoughts confused.

Suddenly, two big tears oozed from his eyes. He threw away the cigarette, covered his face with his hands, and cried silently.