Li Qingxia sat in the three-day sleeper.
The people on the middle and upper bunks were dressed more appropriately than him. They brought travel bags, and they all spoke Mandarin and paid great attention to eating and sleeping.
Then he looked at Li Qingxia, although he didn't ask, his eyes were full of exploration and confusion.
After all, these days, there are not many farmers who can afford to buy sleeper berths - and Li Qingxia's standard peasant dress makes him look a little out of place.
But Li Qingxia seemed to be completely unaware of it, and she should eat and sleep. The waiter of the dining car came to deliver the meal. He also bought a portion to try it, but after eating it, he said it was not delicious.
Although this money can be eaten with two servings of noodles in the county town, Li Qingxia knew that everything on the train was expensive and didn't say anything.
I have money and I have a lot of money exposed outside, but fortunately, the sleeper was very strict at this time, and the ticket check was strictly checked, and there were no idle people waiting to wander around here, which made Li Qingxia feel relieved.
After all, I went back and forth alone, with a lot of money and some things. If you want to be in a hard seat, you might be stolen.
Now I think my younger son bought a hard bedroom and it feels really good and comfortable.
The money he saved from catching fish in the past two years is actually thinking about subsidizing his children.
But as of now, the eldest son is one of the best in the team, and the second son is a worker. Although the money may be a little nervous than the eldest, it should be enough. Xiaoxia and his wife must not be short of money. Chen Xingbang is a smart person and can make money.
As for Li Long, let alone the team, he can count even in the whole county, so he doesn't need to worry at all.
Without spending this money, he became indifferent to the money.
It would be worth it if you can use the money at hand to do some useful things.
Three days later, Li Qingxia got off the bus and left the station with a refreshing breath. He was very frustrated when he was young. Although he was old now, he never stopped working. It was also an activity to catch fish every day, so it was nothing to mention that little thing.
It was very lively outside the train station, with some people selling things yelling, some people pushing tricycles to help pull things, and some people carrying shoulder poles to help pick things up.
There are also money.
Li Qingxia walked out of these crowds with something and walked to the bus station.
It was already afternoon when he got off the bus. He planned to ask about the tickets he went back, and then see if he should stay or take the bus.
The bus station is not very far from the train station, with less than one kilometer of land. Li Qingxia stopped and stopped, and she would sweat from time to time.
The climate in this hometown is different from that in the northern border. The sun is about to set, and the autumn tiger is still very powerful and hot.
At the bus station, I took my things into the ticket hall and asked, and I would only have tickets to the next county tomorrow morning, so Li Qingxia planned to come and buy them tomorrow.
There is no special car when you go back to Lilou. You need to take the car from the next county from the county and get off the bus halfway.
The next county is more than 40 kilometers away from the county. The location of Lilou is a little remote in the middle, looking like a twenty kilometers.
Li Qingxia found a noodle restaurant to have dinner near the bus station. After staying in northern Xinjiang for more than two years, he has become accustomed to eating noodles. There are noodles in the restaurant here. After thinking about it, he said to the boss:
"Comrade, give me a bowl of noodles, just take out the noodle soup. Then stir-fry me a dish and stir-fry potato shreds."
"How to eat noodles without soup?" The boss was a little embarrassed," Or I'll give you half of the soup?" "No, don't, just put the noodles normally. After putting them, just take out the noodles." Li Qingxia put the things down, wiped the sweat, and gave them to the boss Explained again. "Okay." The boss hesitated for a moment, "No soup, then you can pay according to the soup noodles, okay?"
"Okay, no problem. By the way, that soup You give me a bowl and I'll finish eating and drink it."
There was no noodles here yet, and Li Qingxia had a sudden idea and gave the entire self-service version.
The sound of cooking sounded, and the time of cutting the noodles also sounded.
After a while, a plate of fried potato shredded potato was served. Just as Li Qingxia was about to eat, he also brought the noodles in a big bowl.
It's not a round stick like a strip, it's a cut square bar - but it made Li Qingxia frown, and there was still half a bowl of soup below.
The boss brought out another bowl of soup and said to Li Qingxia:
"How can you eat noodles without soup? I'll leave you a little soup, it's so delicious."
Li Qingxia smiled bitterly and said to the boss:
"Go and get an empty bowl." , take the garlic and then add some vinegar. "
The boss feels like this when he hears it.
But at this time the business was slow, and Li Qingxia paid for the price of noodles and the price of cooking, so this service naturally needs to be served.
Li Qingxia took the bowl handed over by the boss, cast the noodle soup inside, then poured half a plate of potato shreds into a large bowl, poured some vinegar and stirred, then peeled the cloves of garlic and started eating.
The boss kept looking curiously, then looked confused and puzzled.
What's the way to eat this?
Li Qingxia thinks that the boss's dishes are pretty good. Although the noodles are not the same as those in Northern Xinjiang, eating them like this can be at least 80% like noodles, just let's just eat them.
After eating, Li Qingxia drank half a bowl of noodle soup, and felt 75% complete. Then he nodded to the boss, stood up and carried his bag to leave.
"Membersman, what did you eat just now?" The boss couldn't help but ask in confusion.
"Beijing knows it? This is the noodles mixed with northern Xinjiang." Li Qingxia said, "It's so hungry, it's delicious."
Li Qingxia went to find a hotel to stay. After the boss closed the store, he found a hotel. Then he began to think about it.
Beijing Noodles, it sounds quite touching. Although this way of eating is a bit strange, the person eats so deliciously, it should be good, right?
At noon the next day, the boss made a portion of himself when he was free. After taking out the noodles, mix them with fried potato shreds, add some vinegar, and add garlic. Very tasty.
So, this small restaurant has an extra dish from today: Northern Xinjiang noodles!
Li Qingxia came out of the hotel the next day and bought a sesame cake on the roadside while eating it. After buying the ticket, he bought some things from a state-owned store outside the station with his bag, and then found a place to sit down and wait at the entrance of the station.
"Huh?" Li Qingxia was observing the people around him when suddenly he heard a familiar voice sound not far away: "Grandpa San, why are you here here ? ”
Li Qingxia turned her head and saw that the person who spoke to him was Li Junhai, Li Anmin's son.
Li Junhai is in his twenties. After graduating from high school, Li Anmin hired his connections in the county to find him a job as a worker.
"Junhai, why are you here?" Li Qingxia asked unexpectedly, "Don't go to work today?"
"I asked for leave, my dad asked me to pick someone up, saying that he was from Shandong. The one who came over there was also someone from our surname. "
Li Qingxia understood as soon as he heard it. This should be the one who came to continue the family tree.
It is said that this branch of the Li family moved from Shandong at that time, leaving a side branch in Shandong, and was still in contact with each other intermittently. Although the Li family is not a big family at the moment, and Li Lou is not a big prominent figure in the main branch, if you want to revise the genealogy, the side branch must also be invited to continue it together.
After all, they are all one family.
"Where is the person?" Li Qingxia asked.
"My father said that the car arrived this morning. I had been waiting for a while. There was no one on the train he said. I was wondering if it was late and wait a little longer."
"Wait then, when I take them back, you will stay in the county."
Li Junhai is not married yet and lives in the factory dormitory. His father is the principal of the brigade school. His grandmother was originally in Lilou, but later followed his father to the house assigned to the school.
"Grandpa San, how is it in Northern Xinjiang? All my uncles have passed by, and Junshan has also been a worker. I think you have gained weight, is it easy to make money there?"
The whole thing Li Lou can eat commercial grain in the county or region. Li Junhai can be a worker in a food factory, but it depends on his father's face. Although Li Anmin is the principal of the brigade school, he still has a network of relationships after being the principal for 20 or 30 years.
The people in Lilou know this.
So it is really hard for them to eat commercial grain.
But look at Li Qingxia's side, the whole family went out, and then one after another, Li Anguo became a worker, and Li Junshan, who followed Li Anguo out, became a worker.
Later I heard that Li Qingxia's son-in-law also became a worker in the food factory, and even Li Xia's household registration was moved to the city.
You said that if one of you went out to work as a worker, it would be a little better to say, but those who went out became workers, then there would be nothing in it, and others wouldn't believe it.
At the beginning, everyone felt that the northwest was in a bitter and cold place. Even if you were a worker, your salary might not be high and your life would be hard.
But unexpectedly, I got the news from Li Junshan's father that Li Junshan's salary plus bonuses cost more than fifty yuan, which is a little less than thirty in winter, but basically no one in winter. Live. How beautiful!
It is said that the Chen family in the next village regrets it to death.
"It's okay," Li Qingxia smiled and said, "There are few people there and many opportunities. Not to mention being a worker, even if you are a farmer, there are more land than ours."
"That third grandpa, how many acres of land do you have?" Li Junhai was full of curiosity.
"Five acres." Li Qingxia said proudly.
"So much?" Li Junhai was really surprised, "My whole family doesn't have five acres of land!"
His household registration is in the county, and his father, mother and grandmother's household registration is still in Lilou. They are all divided into land. The three people's land is more than four acres. "Hehe, these five acres of me are all good land, with a yield of 200 kilograms per mu." Li Qingxia has been in northern Xinjiang for two years and has become accustomed to using kilograms. "So amazing!" Li Junhai sighed.
Of course, he would definitely not go if he asked him to go to Northern Xinjiang. After all, he is a formal worker at the moment.
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But Li Junhai knew how difficult it was to be a worker. His father not only found a relationship, but also spent a lot of money, which led to his relationship with his partner now and his marriage has to be pushed back. He has not saved enough money.
The two of them waited until Li Qingxia's car was about to be sent and the person arrived. Before Li Qingxia could arrive, she went to take the car. Li Junhai went to the post office to call the school and asked about the situation.
It was only morning after returning to Lilou that Li Qingxia went straight to the brigade school with her bag.
Anyway, there is no hot meal when you get home, so why not go and have a meal.
Li Anmin's meal at home was not ready, and when Li Qingxia entered the yard, Li Anmin returned home and had just washed his hands.
"Oh, Uncle San is back. I just answered Xiaohai's call." Li Anmin smiled and welcomed Li Qingxia into the room. Li Anmin's mother was lying on the bed, covered with a quilt. After hearing the movement, she barely got up to the door. , looking at Li Qingxia, said: "His third uncle is back? I haven't seen you some days. It looks like you are very energetic. Unlike me, your waist and legs are disobedient." >She struggled to come over, and Li Qingxia hurriedly waved her hand and said, "If you feel uncomfortable, you go into the house and lie down. You are not an outsider."
Li Anmin helped the old lady into the house and continue lying down. Anyway, the room is open, and you can hear what is outside inside.
Li Anmin's wife was cooking, came out of the kitchen and said hello to Li Qingxia and went in again.
Li Anmin went into the kitchen and asked his wife to put more noodles. If she couldn't do it, she would put some noodles, then she would come out and pull out the bench to sit and chat with Li Qingxia.
Li Anmin, like his son, was very curious about life in northern Xinjiang and asked a lot of questions.
Li Qingxia remembered what Li Long said, bent down and took out the wine in a plastic cage from his bag, handed it to Li Anmin and said: "Please take this wine and give it to your mother." Have a drink every night."
"What wine?" Li Anmin asked.
"Tiger bone wine." Li Qingxia said proudly, "Tiger bones that are sophisticated!"
"What? Tiger?" Li Anmin asked in surprise, "Where did it come from?"
< "Xiaolong's friend made it up. I haven't seen it in the mountains for many years. Last year, one came out and was beaten to death by Xiaolong's ethnic friend. The bone was left."
"This... Does it work? "Li Anmin actually found many prescriptions to treat my back and leg pain, but the effect is not very good.
Although he is better than ordinary people at home, his son spent all his savings as a worker, and he also had to spend money on his treatment. Some good medicinal materials are really hard to afford.
"Is this... expensive?"
"I don't know if it's expensive, I don't have any money here." Li Qingxia smiled, "Don't worry about whether it's expensive or not, let your mother drink it first to see the situation. If there is any improvement, it will be great. I will send it to you later. If it is useless, then let’s think of other solutions."
Li Qingxia’s words touched Li Anmin very much.
As the principal of the brigade school, he looks very glorious to others, and some relatives borrow money. But in fact, life is tight enough. Can he not know how to treat waist and leg pain if tiger bone wine is good?
But that wine is expensive! And it was not like the one given by Li Qingxia, which was soaked in a bone.
I don’t know if a piece of tiger bone wine is soaked in hundreds of bottles of wine.
The function is, but it will definitely not be as strong as this one.
This inner gratitude to Li Qingxia is really very strong.
After all, other relatives come to find him, and most likely they are borrowing money and asking for help with relationships.
As elders, these three grandfathers did nothing to say.
When the meal came, the conversation was different from the older generation and the work of the genealogy.
Li Anmin asked something while eating: "Uncle San, I vaguely remember something my father said, he said it seemed that our ancestors also had treasures. What was it at that time? The house took turns to collect it, but it was not our turn and it was gone... Is that true or false?"
"Really." Li Qingxia didn't expect that he didn't say anything, but let Li ask him to do something seriously. An Min involved an old story, which also reminded him of Li Long's hobby. "I was my grandfather's generation back then. At that time, my father, your grandfather, was only thirty or forty years. At that time, there were still wars and wars everywhere, and there were bandits, robbers, and ghosts from all over the world. In our area.
At that time, many large tombs in Luoyang were dug. Later, we said that there were also bandits and soldiers who led their men to dig everywhere.
So, they left without digging. Later, I don’t know what to do, so my grandfather and his brother dug out a tripod from the ground.
I don't remember what the tripod looks like. I just know that it is a treasure - but in a mess, I don't dare to show up. My grandfather's family took turns to keep it. "
Li Qingxia was eating noodles, and remembered the "fake noodles" he ate yesterday. She smiled, picked up a chopstick to eat noodles and continued to say: "We are in this room Three bedrooms. There were four bedrooms in total at that time, and it was said that one bedroom would be collected for five years. It was a turn to collect it. I would see what to do if I had the chance in the future. The result was good. The first and second bedrooms were collected. When it was our turn, the second bedroom said it was gone. ”
"Then it's gone?" Li Anmin asked in confusion, "Didn't you go and look for it?"
"How to look for it? At that time, it seemed that the guy was talking about the war, so where can I find it? We have been in this room. Here, some people moved away from the other two houses, and the war was in chaos at that time.
My grandfather didn't remember to ask about it for ten years. When he remembered it, he said that there was nothing, and he couldn't fight. .”
After he said this, Li Anmin sighed.
In fact, it is not a regret, it can only be said that things in the world are impermanent. After all, there have been fifty or sixty years that have passed, which is too long, and I heard that this will not have too much thought.
Not to mention him, even Li Qingxia didn’t feel deeply because he just heard that he had never seen him.
But he remembered that his son Li Long liked to collect it. He thought about the time he was here, and after the business was done, he saw if he also found some old things to take it back.
After telling this story, and with something in my heart, Li Qingxia did not stay at Li Anmin's house for too long and went back to his home with something.
I haven't returned to the house in the past two years and I am still here. Although I was taking care of me when I left, it is inevitable that I will be able to clean up the pot and stove in the afternoon.
After he left, Li Anmin went to school. Without giving a class, he began to revise the family tree in his office.
There is a family tree, and there are major events in the inheritance that need to be reviewed again, whether there are any things that need to be modified or avoided. As for the newly added places, the original volumes of the family tree are basically continued in the original order.
The contents of this branch when I first talked about the ancestors were basically not moved. What was to move was the record of major events and the preface of the plot.
He participated in this matter when he was young and was considered an insider. But the general responsibility is not him, but the elders of several clans - including Li Qingxia, the leader of this clan.
Of course, each branch has its own representatives and needs to sit down and talk together.
It is said that this time the noise is quite loud, and several side branches hope to be included in the genealogy. This requires the judgement of each representative, and it cannot be entered just by thinking about it.
Before Li Qingxia returned to his house, she saw that Li Junfeng was already waiting.
Someone knew about his return in the morning. After the meal, Li Junfeng had already brought people to clear the grass in the yard. As for the room, there must be no movement.
"You go and I'll do it slowly." Li Qingxia did not let Li Junfeng participate, and this little job was nothing to him.
Li Junfeng insisted on cleaning up the sanitation, asked about the situation in the northern border before leaving.
Li Qingxia took out the quilt to dry it while there was sun today.
There are still many things to do later. (This chapter ends)