Chapter 23: Meet

Li Jianbo was immersed in reading. Li Jianping was not at home, and the room seemed very quiet. However, Li Jianping likes to avoid smoking, so the smell of smoke in this room has not disappeared.
Liu Chunzhi walked in and saw that her son was still working hard. She put a neatly folded sweater on the bed. Jianbo jumped sharply over the past two years, and the clothes became shorter if she didn't pay attention. She added the hem and sleeves of this sweater again.
Li Jianbo turned his head and stopped Liu Chunzhi: "Mom, don't leave."
Liu Chunzhi stopped again and asked, "What do you want to tell me?"
Li Jianbo moved a chair and invited Liu Chunzhi to sit down.
"Mom, don't care too much about your eldest brother. Your eldest brother has a flexible mind. As long as he uses it on the right path, he might really be able to make a name for himself. The brick and tile factory is all manual work, so he can't do a lifetime of hard work."
"Jianbo, do you have any ideas?"
Li Jianbo was asked by his mother, and smiled: "Thoughts, what are your thoughts?"
Liu Chunzhi said: "You and Jianping sleep on the same bed. The brothers must have discussed a lot with your dad behind my back. Let's talk about it. What do you want to do?"
Li Jianbo lowered his head and thought for a while and laughed: "Mom, I mean I want Jianbo to go out to learn something and save some money. We will go to a shop in the city and do some business. You and Dad don’t need this. hard."
Liu Chunzhi stared at this little son blankly, and then said for a while: "Do you want to go this step?"
Li Jianbo said: "It doesn't work if I don't look at the long-term. Not to mention that I will need to spend money for college entrance examinations in two years. Even if Weiwei has to continue to study, it is a sum of money. Mom, I think Weiwei is still very motivated. Really sensible. It shouldn’t be too difficult to go to high school in the future. If you really get there, how can you make it if you don’t have any money at home? There’s nothing going on in Yongning for a lifetime."
Weiwei is going to college? Liu Chunzhi had never thought about this before. The girls in the village stopped going to junior high school at most. Is it useful for girls to read so many books? Suddenly she remembered a sentence Zhang Weihong usually put on her lips.
Li Jianbo seemed to see through Liu Chunzhi's thoughts at a glance, and said bluntly: "Mom, what is the age now. Didn't the broadcast say that women are also half the sky? Wei Wei will let her keep reading as long as she wants to. No matter what time she reads more Books can't be wrong."
"That's true too." Liu Chunzhi didn't know a few words, and it wasn't once or twice that he suffered a loss of ignorance.
The conversation between the mother and son was relatively peaceful this time. Seeing that his mother had no objections, Li Jianbo began to chase off the guests: "Mom, I have to prepare for a particularly important exam. I have to read more books. Go back to sleep first."
Liu Chunzhi glanced at a few books on the table and some messy draft paper. She couldn't understand, and nodded and said, "Well, don't be too tired. Go to bed early."
After Liu Chunzhi came out of the younger son's room, he went to Li Wei's room again, but saw that Li Wei was also reviewing his homework and did not bother to go in.
Liu Chunzhi went back to his room. Li Minghua was about to take off his clothes and go to sleep. Liu Chunzhi's mind again came up with what his son had said. He thought about it and discussed with Li Minghua: "Minghua, I think Jianbo is right. Stay here forever. Here, there is only land for a lifetime. Although we have nothing to expect in this life, we still have children. We have to find ways to pave the way for our children and support them all the way."
"Does that kid Jianbo give you ecstasy soup again?" Li Minghua fell asleep after tiredness.
"What is Ecstasy Soup? Jianbo has been reading for a few years and has a long-term perspective. I think he was right." Liu Chunzhi took the matter seriously for the first time.
Li Jianping's work in the city gradually subsided, and the family returned to a peaceful day.
After the beginning of spring, things in the ground gradually increased. Li Minghua has no longer gone to help in the brick and tile factory, but immersed himself in the affairs of his own land, from raising seedlings to harvesting wheat, farm work after crop.
When the family got busy, Li Wei naturally followed suit. The meal for a family of three, the two pigs in the pen, and a few chickens all became her job.
In addition to school, housework also fell to her, and there was almost no free time.
This day, I just went to cut the hogweed and came back to prepare to slaughter the boiled pigs, but Li Xia suddenly swayed.
"Wei Wei is busy." Li Xia was busy receiving the soles in her hands.
"Well, I'm busy." Li Wei hurriedly did not even lift her head. She still had a lot of work to do, so she didn't care about chatting with Li Xia.
However, Li Xia followed Li Wei into the kitchen. Li Wei was a little puzzled, thinking what was wrong with Li Xia.
"That Weiwei, are you rich, can you lend me some?"
Did you borrow money from her again? This is the second time. Li Wei said without even thinking, "Um... I have no money."
"No? Will you lend me ten dollars?"
Li Wei insisted: "My good sister, I am busy studying, and there is no way to get money. Where can I get so much money. You can find someone else."
Li Xia didn't believe that Li Wei didn't even have ten yuan. She thought that this person was as stingy as her mother, but she didn't just come to Li Wei today to borrow money. She quickly said, "You won't go to school tomorrow, right?"
Li Wei nodded and said, "Yes."
"Then go to the street with me tomorrow morning."
"I... really have no money."
Li Xiabai glanced at him and said, "I won't borrow your money. Tomorrow you will accompany me to meet someone on the street, even if you do me a favor?"
See someone? Who will it be? Li Wei was confused and was about to refuse, but he heard Liu Chunzhi came back and called her in the yard. Li Wei agreed and went out. Li Xia didn't want to stay too.
Li Xia faintly shouted "Auntie" and went back.
Liu Chunzhi asked Li Wei somewhat puzzledly: "What is she looking for?"
Li Wei felt that this matter had to be told to Liu Chunzhi, so he explained Li Xia's intentions. Liu Chunzhi laughed after hearing this: "If you are fine tomorrow, please accompany her on a trip."
What's wondering now is that Li Wei asked quickly: "You let me go with her?"
"She's your sister, what's the point of staying with her."
Li Wei was full of questions.
The next day, Li Wei finished his housework, and when he was about to take a rest, Li Xia returned. Li Wei took a look, but saw that Li Xia seemed to be dressed up today, her hair was not tied into a ponytail as usual, but was completely unraveled, wearing a red headband. Inside the black knitted sweetheart-necked woolen vest is a beige shirt, and the lower body is a black and white plaid knee-length skirt, wearing a pair of black pointed shoes. Looking closer, she seemed to have put on some powder and lipstick today.
Li Wei said in his heart, dressed in such a formal manner, is it because he is going to go on a blind date?