Luo Xuan watched him push the tricycle up the hill while chatting with him, "How long have you been married? Do you have children?"
Bian Hongxing looked like he didn't want to answer these very personal questions.
But when Luo Xuan asked, he really didn't dare not answer, because Bian Hongxing knew that the guy in front of him probably didn't have a very good temper.
So he slightly annoyed Luo Xuan, but he didn't know how much disaster it would bring to him.
Those who are poor and broke have weak ability to take risks and cannot afford to take risks.
"I have two children! My wife works in a light bulb factory. According to my family, Lihua, the work is not particularly hard, but it is very taxing on the eyes."
Bian Hongxing was sweating profusely while pushing the cart, and didn't bother to wipe the sweat with the towel on his neck. He just replied breathlessly, "Wait until she gets off work, cook a meal for the children, and wash them in a hurry.
My Lihua put her child to sleep, and she still had to go to the slag landfill of the steel plant to collect coal for a while with my mother-in-law. Life in the city is not easy!
I couldn't pick up some firewood, so I had to go to the landfill and see if I could pick up some cinders?"
"I'm really sorry, classmate Luo Xuantong, could you please hold the brake for me?"
Bian Hongxing dropped these words, and after Luo Xuan reached out to hold the brake on the bicycle faucet, Bian Hongxing dropped the three-wheeler and rushed to the roadside with three steps at a time.
He bent down and picked up a dead branch, and said happily: "This dry firewood is really big! Use it to light a fire in the coal stove, it will last for at least 3 or 4 days!"
Looking at Bian Hongxing's face, the excitement flowing from his heart, he remained silent for a long time.
He just held the brakes, held the tricycle steady and stood there, looking at the delighted Bian Hongxing without saying a word.
"What, how come classmate Luo Xuantong, what are you doing?"
The excitement on Bian Hongxing's face slowly faded, and was replaced by a look of confusion.
suddenly,
He blushed and said, "Comrade Luo Xuan, do you think that if I pick up this dead branch, it will easily scratch your clothes? I promise you, I will tie it to the rear frame of the bicycle."
superior.
There, you see, there is a rubber band, I will definitely fix it."
Luo Xuan remained silent and looked at the bewildered Bian Hongxing.
Bian Hongxing's heart went crazy when he saw it, "Me, how about I break all the dead branches into short pieces. This will definitely not scratch your clothes. Do you think it's okay?"
"Let's go, let's talk while walking."
Luo Xuan reached out and took the branch from Bian Hongxing's hand, "I'll hold it for you, and you can push the cart. Your lover got married with a child, right?"
"Yes, I brought a girl and a boy with me. They are all very good-looking, and they all kiss me very much!"
Just because of a branch, Bian Hongxing felt guilty and blushed.
Unexpectedly,
When he was asked about these very personal things, this guy became excited and proud, "My lover Liu Lihua is the best woman I have ever met."
In Jiangnei City, more and more people are pouring into the city to make a living by doing odd jobs and doing odd jobs.
There are also some educated youths who went to the countryside to join the queue in the early days. At this time, they have returned to the city. The street office has been busy for a while, and it is really difficult to arrange jobs for so many people.
In addition, many employees' families have also moved to live in the city.
In the past, the families of these workers all lived in rural areas. This was called a "worker-peasant combined family", which was very popular in the past few years.
At that time, everyone laughed and said: "You can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat. You can eat national food, and you can also go back to the production team to earn cents."
As the couple has been separated for a long time, no one can bear it, and their children are getting older and older. The quality of education in the city and the village-run schools in the brigade are definitely incomparable.
In addition, there are some workers who were recruited from rural areas to the cities.
Calculating this period of time, it happens that the parents of these people are getting older and older, and their parents can no longer do the farm work of the production team.
Had no choice,
These workers, whose parents tried their best to send them to the city, could only bring their aging parents into the city to provide for them in their old age.
When these factors are combined, the dormitories for family workers in many companies are no longer the single dormitories that they used to be, or the dwellings of young couples with both working hours.
Instead, it has become a large courtyard with a very complex structure of residents, extremely crowded, and extremely noisy.
The family members of these employees have no serious jobs and no legitimate sources of income.
When they have no time to spare, they love to go to the streets to pick up anything useful, even a glass bottle or a scrap of paper.
This caused Bian Hongxing in front of him. He just picked up a dead branch as thick as an arm, which made him happy for a long time!
The happiness of the poor is actually that simple.
For example, they went to the market to buy meat today, and someone misread the scale and gave him an extra 2 taels, which made the whole family happy for a long time.
Not even more.
Just when he was cutting meat, the butcher with protruding eyes and a bad temper gave him a cut of fat pork belly for some reason.
Just this can make the people at the lowest level very happy: I met a good person today, look at the 4 ounces of meat they cut me, how fat they are!
They will be very happy when they pick up a few complete newspapers.
My child received a "Three Good Student Certificates" at school today, and the whole family will be happy for many days.
A piece of old clothes given by a relative in the city, and a pair of shoes that I don’t know if they are second-hand or third-hand.
It was enough to put a happy smile on their faces.
The same goes for Bian Hongxing: It's not easy to pick up a good piece of firewood in urban areas now.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is like those early-rising commune members in rural areas, who are eager to pick up a few pieces of dog excrement so that they can be thrown into the manure pit of their own home.
It’s not that easy!
It's hard to pick up dog poop in the countryside. Many people bring a dog poop dustpan and long bamboo clips with them when they go out.
It is difficult to find the family members of those workers in the city who are unable to produce firewood, especially their elderly parents. In order to show that they can make a little contribution to the family.
In order to show that they are still of some use, they always look around and lower their heads when walking.
With their repeated street cleaning, where can I pick up firewood? Even if I want to pick up a palm-sized piece of paper, it is not easy.
Through Bian Hongxing’s narration, Luo Xuan sorted out Bian Hongxing’s life trajectory over the years:
This guy teamed up with Cheng Xiangyang to cause trouble in the Animal Husbandry College and wholesaled large hats at every turn.
As a result, Luo Xuan was finally blamed.
After a small trick, Cheng Xiangyang was completely ruined, and he was eventually sent back to his place of origin in disgrace.
As Cheng Xiangyang's little follower and apprentice, Bian Hongxing was directly bankrupted financially and owed a lot of debt.
In order to repay the money, Bian Hongxing had no choice but to follow Wang Bing's example and run to Jiangnei City to make money to repay the debt.
Relying on a bundle of ropes and a pole.
It was hard for this guy to pay off the debt on his shoulders.
While working as a "Bangbang'er" in the city, Bian Hongxing met his current lover Liu Lihua by chance.
At that time, the woman who had been kicked by the changed man was living alone with her two children and elderly mother in the family area of the light bulb factory.
Later, as Bian Hongxing and Liu Lihua interacted more and more, they got to know each other deeper and deeper.
A secret love developed between the two.
After more than a year of running-in, Bian Hongxing finally moved the bedding to Liu Lihua's house, and they started living together.
The two of them didn't even have a wedding.
I weighed 1 catty of fruit candies and sprinkled a few candies on the neighbors and Liu Lihua's co-workers, and it was considered a wedding.
The current situation is that Liu Lihua works as an inspector in a light bulb factory and earns a salary of 27.5 yuan a month.
The process of being a light bulb inspector is tiring but not tiring.
But since thousands of light bulbs are produced every day, she needs to plug them into the circuit one by one. How to use this method to check whether the light bulbs will light up normally?
It would be better if you encounter those 15 bulbs.
But if you encounter a 60 incandescent light bulb, it is indeed very eye-catching.
There is even a certain degree of danger.
Just like those two-hundred-watt light bulbs, if the inert gas filling inside is defective.
A light bulb that big could explode on the spot!
The explosion of an incandescent light bulb is not very powerful, but because the glass of the light bulb is very sharp, if you are not careful, your eyes will be blinded.
My spouse works in a light bulb factory, and the job is very dangerous and not easy.
But there is just such a job, and Bian Hongxing, who is a graduate of the Animal Husbandry College, can’t get it even if he wants to do it!
Nowadays, it can be said that it is extremely difficult for ordinary people to find a job.
How many educated young people who don't want to go to the countryside are trying to find a job for themselves by trying to find a trustworthy relationship?
In this way, there is no need to go to the countryside to jump in line.
As for the educated youth who are returning to the city one after another, which one of them is willing to stay at home and eat salty rice, and who doesn't want to find a job quickly?
Therefore, even local young people cannot find a job. As Bian Hongxing, who has no foundation in the city, how can he get a chance to join the factory?
Fortunately, riding a three-wheeler to carry passengers is actually quite profitable. The monthly income is no less than those working in a factory.
It's just that the social status is lower.
If you are not careful, you will often get into a little trouble and even get slapped a few times.
There are also people who use three-wheelers to solicit customers. From time to time, they will be punished by some people. If they are caught, they will be fined, and even the three-wheelers will be confiscated.
Therefore, the risk of doing this business is still very high.
"Stand up and start fighting. Hey, do you hear me? I told you to stop!"
No, Bian Hongxing's tricycle has just been pushed to the top of the slope and has not yet completely passed the top.
Four people emerged from the woods beside the road
Here comes a guy wearing a shit-yellow short-sleeved top and a crooked hat with big eyes on his head.
These people are very sophisticated when it comes to their experience, and the location they chose was carefully calculated: people who ride three-wheelers to solicit customers will definitely not be able to continue riding when their cars reach this point.
Since it's a cart, it can't go any faster, and the person pushing the cart to this place is exhausted and the speed is at its slowest.
At this time, they rushed out to stop the car. Those who were running away from the third wheel had only two choices at this time: either they could stand there obediently and let the other party do what they wanted.
Another option is to drop the tricycle and quickly turn around and run downhill.
But obviously, no one will choose the second option.
Giving up Piansanlun means giving up the business tools they rely on for survival and a considerable fortune.
So Bian Hongxing could only stand there, looking at the other party with a horrified face, at a loss.
When these people rushed out just now, Bian Hongxing's face was flushed from struggling to push the cart, and the sweat on his forehead changed in an instant!
At that speed, even the chameleon has to call out "Master" when he sees it.
"Comrade, I, I just pushed the cart to do repairs. No, I didn't pull anything, let alone anyone."
Obviously this was not the first time that Bian Hongxing was stopped like this. He stumbled and explained, "My home is right in front. I'm going to push, push, push."
"I'll give you a thumbs up."
There was a guy on the other side who didn't make a move. He just stood there with one hand on his hip and took off his hat with the other hand to fan himself. "If you keep trying, continue to make trouble with me. See if I'm okay."
Son!"
Bian Hongxing sighed, "Brother Liang, I'm having bad luck today, so I admit my defeat."
"Snapped!"
The guy surnamed Liang suddenly slapped Bian Hongxing on the face, "What did you say, you Huabaogu? Are you unlucky? Are you admitting defeat?"
This slap may not be severe, but it is definitely not light either.
Four red fingerprints suddenly appeared on Bian Hongxing's sweaty face. The guy's little finger was missing half of it, and it seemed a little weak.
Therefore, it was not possible to leave traces of its presence on Bian Hongxing’s face in time.
"I said something wrong, look at my mouth."
Bian Hongxing quickly slapped her lips a few more times, "Brother Liang, I just came out today and I took on such a job, and I haven't sent anyone to the field yet."
The man had obviously heard too many excuses. He snorted impatiently, "Then do you want to tell me that you have a bedridden old woman at home who is waiting for you?"
You take the money and go back to get her medicine?"
"That's right, it should be said that his mother-in-law is having trouble, and he's still waiting for this guy to take the money back and buy his mother-in-law a wedding band!"
As soon as this hurtful guy said those words, Bian Hongxing's originally pale face instantly turned red again!
Soon it slowly faded away and was replaced by a look of indifference.
It's so cold that you don't feel anything. There's a coolness like that in the early morning after the snow melts in the northern part of the country.
Penetrating the heart, drilling into the bones, seeping into the bones.
This is the ultimate despair, like a mole that has given up its struggle and does not run, fuss or bark.
The other three guys next to him who were grabbing the three-wheeler and not letting go started to make noises at this time: "It must be his son. The school has started to push for tuition and class fees again."
"Absolutely. It can also be said that his father is dying and is waiting for him to take the money back to the hospital."
But among the four people, there was a slightly younger guy, who seemed not to have been polluted much.
Other colleagues were talking nonsense and ridiculing Bian Hongxing, but this young man just held the handlebars of his bicycle tightly and did not say a word.
Even Luo Xuan could see some sympathy and pity on his face.
The people in front of me spoke without restraint, and they went beyond the point of speaking. They laughed wildly, sneered, and sarcastically, their voices were harsh, and their words were heart-wrenching and annoying.
Just like the group of old crows returning to their nests on the dead tree at the entrance of the village, their croaking sounds are really irritating and make people feel irritable!
"Peng——"
The bones on the fist suddenly hit the human body with a muffled sound.
"ah--"
The screams then rippled across the top of the slope, frightening a few crows returning to their nests. They quickly fluttered their wings and changed places to spend the night.
