1987 My Era

Chapter 97, Success and Fame, Avenge the Past Shame (Subscribe!)

Mother was scolded for the whole afternoon?

Or are the Chen family's sisters-in-law attacking together?
That night, Li Heng tossed and turned in bed and couldn't sleep. To be honest, his mother had never mentioned this to him in his previous life, so he had been kept in the dark.

If I don't have the opportunity to make a name for myself in this life, will I still be ignorant of everything like in my previous life?
This made him very uncomfortable.

"Boom boom boom!"

Just as he was tossing and turning in bed, there was a knock on the door, followed by a voice shouting, "Manzi, are you asleep?"

"No, the door is not locked. Come in, mom."

Li Heng half sat up, leaned against the wooden wall and looked towards the door.

With a creaky sound, the wooden door opened and Tian Run'e appeared in the room.

As soon as she entered the room, she glanced at the still-lit kerosene lamp and said gently, "I just came back from checking the water in the fields with your father. I saw the light was still on upstairs, so I came up to check on you, fearing that you had forgotten to turn it off."

In those days, most houses were made of wood, and if kerosene lamps and the like were not extinguished in time, it would easily cause a fire, which could burn down the house at the very least, or even destroy the family and kill people at the worst.

This type of fire accident caused by carelessness is not uncommon in rural areas, and several occur almost every year.

Especially on the New Year's Day in 85, someone in the 13th Production Team was careless when setting off firecrackers, and the firecrackers bounced into the firewood pile. That night, wooden houses caught fire and killed two elderly people and a child, as well as countless pigs, cattle, sheep and millet. At that time, the whole village and people from the neighboring village carried buckets and washbasins to put out the fire.

Unfortunately, the fire was so big that trees 20 meters away were burning in the air. People could not get close at all and could only watch the fire devour everything.

Many people were moved to tears and cried.

Although some old people later believed superstitiously that it was the Fire God who created the monster and sent fire from the sky to punish those who disrespected him.

But it has only been two years since this painful lesson, and now everyone is very sensitive to the word "fire". This is why Tian Run'e would come up to check on her son regardless of whether he was asleep or not.

Li Heng asked: "Didn't you check the water before? Why did you check it again in the middle of the night? Are you afraid that someone might take it away?"

Tian Run'e nodded and said, "Fortunately, I went to check with Father Li. The fields were not even moistened yet, and the water was dug away by the people in the village below. This season is the time when rice is fertile, and water is indispensable."

Although Li Heng settled in a big city in his previous life, he had lived in the countryside for so many years, so he understood this principle.

It is not easy to be a farmer. Even water for the fields requires intrigue and hard work, and in the end, you work so hard but still don't make much money. Except for the basic food ration, most of the money goes to agricultural taxes.

After observing her son for a while, Tian Run'e sat on the edge of the bed and asked him with concern, "Are you worried and can't sleep?"

Li Hengmian smiled and shook his head, "No, I'm just too happy since I haven't been home for a long time. I was a little excited for a while."

Tian Run'e was not a real rural woman, so she could not be fooled by such a statement. She hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is it because of Chen Zijin?"

Li Heng guessed it right at once, and he stopped hiding it and nodded.

Tian Run'e asked: "Tell mom if you still like Chen Zijin?"

Can you not like it?
In his previous life, Chen Zijin was very kind to him and always followed him attentively.

Li Heng followed his heart: "I like it."

Tian Run'e was silent for a long time before she spoke her mind, "Actually, Mom also likes that girl a little bit. She is pretty, tall, well-behaved, and sweet-mouthed.

It’s a pity that the Chen family looks down on us, and your father and I are not good enough to help you.”

After she finished speaking, she added: "Except Gao Yuan, he is a good man, and it is difficult for him in the middle."

Li Heng comforted her, "Mom, don't say that. I can handle the matter between Chen Zijin and me by myself. Don't worry too much about it."

Thinking of the shock her son had brought to her and Jianguo, Tian Run'e felt an immense sense of pride, and later said:

"If you meet Zijin in Beijing during the summer vacation, please give your father and I my regards. Although I don't get along with Zhong Lan and her sister-in-law, I guess it will be difficult for us to sit at the same table for dinner in the future.

But we still have to deal with the matter objectively and distinguish the people. Our Li family still owes this girl an apology for wronging her."

Li Heng said dully: "Well, okay, I know."

Fearing that her son might have a psychological burden that would affect his future studies, Tian Run'e stopped talking and changed the subject by asking, "How is school?"

Li Heng said: "It's pretty good. The relationship between the teacher and the students has always been quite harmonious. I have gained two kilograms, which is proof of that."

Tian Run'e looked him over and said with relief, "He's still thin. He can gain some weight. If you can lift his clothes and you can't see his ribs, then it will be fine."

Li Heng corrected with a blink: "Ribs, ribs."

Tian Run'e smiled warmly and said, "Okay, ribs."

Then she changed the subject and asked, "Did you secretly give money to your second sister?"

Li Heng flatly denied it, "No."

Tian Run'e looked into his eyes for a while before getting up and said, "It's late, you should go to bed.

Go see your uncle tomorrow morning. Since the book is based on him, bring him some candy and wine. He loves them."

"Yeah, I know. I just had this plan." Li Heng's words were not perfunctory, but sincere.

When she was almost at the door, she stopped again, turned around and said to her son:
"A while ago, Mom had a dream. She dreamed that your second uncle passed away, and your great grandfather's family came back to attend the funeral."

Grandpa Li Heng has three cousins, and his eldest grandfather fled to Hong Kong before the founding of New China.

The second uncle has always been in his hometown.

The third uncle, Grandpa Li Heng, once followed the old man of the Chen family to join the Eighth Route Army, but he was not as lucky as Grandpa Chen and died during the War of Liberation.

Of course, there were actually 16 people from the village who went there together, and only Grandpa Chen and another Grandpa Sun survived.

Moreover, in the first year of the Korean War, Grandpa Sun left the army early and returned to the village because his left hand was broken and one eye was blinded.

Li Heng asked curiously, "Any news about my great grandfather's lineage?"

Tian Run'e had never seen the people in Great Grandfather's house. She shook her head and said, "Maybe I just dreamed because I heard your grandma talk too much."

Speaking of grandma, Li Hengduo asked, "When will grandma come back from Second Aunt's place?"

He has two aunts. The eldest aunt married in Weijiaduan, a village below Qianzhen, about 20 miles away.

My second aunt married a little far away, in Lengshuijiang in the neighboring Lou City. It takes a whole day to get there from Shangwan Village, having to change three buses.

Tian Run'e said: "I received a letter from your second aunt, saying that she would come back before the Ghost Festival to worship her ancestors.

Besides, she is still concerned about your college entrance examination results, so she should get them earlier."

"Okay, after the exam, I'll go pick up grandma."

"No need, your second aunt said she would deliver it personally."

After chatting for a while, Tian Run'e left.

Just as she left, her second sister Li Lan, who had been hiding behind the black coffin, pushed the door open again.

Li Heng was startled and said angrily: "Why are you hiding behind the coffin in the middle of the night? I didn't betray you."

His betrayal referred to giving her 200 yuan.

Li Lan leaned against the door frame and squinted at him, "What's there to be afraid of in a coffin? Only a living person would be afraid of a dead thing, and only a loser like you would be afraid of that.

If you give me another 50, I will sleep on the coffin tonight."

He believed this.

Based on his understanding of this girl, as long as the money is paid, it would not be a big deal for her to sleep in the coffin at home or even spend a night in the cemetery on the back hill.

He looked up and asked, "Are you short of money again?"

Li Lan looked at her nails and said, "I just spent more than 20 yuan on clothes, so I don't need any."

Li Heng was confused. "You are not short of money, and I didn't betray you. So what are you doing here? It's already this late, why aren't you sleeping?"

Unexpectedly, Li Lan said something shocking, "Your English teacher is quite plump and has a sexy voice. You two are so intimate with each other. Did you sleep with her?"

unbelievable!

Li Heng was so annoyed by her, "You don't have a fever, do you? If you don't have a fever, shut up! Go to sleep."

Li Lan habitually raised her fist, "How dare you yell at me?"

Li Heng sat still, "What's the matter? Still want to beat someone up? Come on, try it yourself."

Li Lan looked at him, slowly put her fist back, and asked another question:
"Who is Song Yu? Is she the one on your school's Wall of Honor? They shouldn't have the same name, right?"

Li Heng raised his eyelids but said nothing, wanting to see what she was up to.

Seeing him like this, Li Lan showed a foxy smile on her face, "When you were at home in the first month of the year, you talked in your sleep for three consecutive nights, and you kept calling her name in your dreams."

Li Heng was a little confused. The first month? Isn't that the first few days after he was reborn?
After waiting for a while, before she showed her fox tail, he pulled the quilt and said, "It's okay, I'm going to sleep, you should also rest early."

Li Lan said, "I plan to go talk to Yang Yingwen and Quxinyan tomorrow."

Li Heng said, "Just say what you want to say."

Li Lan said, "Well, I'll tell you, I hate the Chen family so much that I want to chop that bitch Zhong Lan into pieces and feed her to the dogs. Why don't you try to pursue Song Yu? Although I don't think you can catch up with her, what if you get lucky? I won't acknowledge Chen Zijin as my sister-in-law."

Li Heng was not convinced: "Even if Song Yu beats you in every aspect and is the ceiling for women, I am still a writer after all."

Li Lan, who always puts her second in the family, rarely refuted that Song Yu was prettier than herself, "That's because she doesn't know that you and Chen Zijin have slept together yet, how about I tell her in advance and try?"

Li Heng glanced at her, then fell asleep and turned off the kerosene lamp.

Li Lan's voice came out in the darkness: "I heard from your English teacher that Chen Xiaomi approached you and wanted to be your editor. You should have given her the novel in the first place.

Just imagine, if you can invisibly train an enemy into a nymphomaniac, and make her unable to love you, and make her afraid to reveal her feelings, and then lust after her for the rest of your life, it should be quite a sense of accomplishment. "

Li Heng was speechless and laughed after hearing this.

He didn't doubt his second sister's revengeful intentions at all. If she were a man, Chen Xiaomi would be really dangerous given her appearance and evil nature.

No, not only Chen Xiaomi is in danger, all girls who offend her are in danger.

Li Heng said, "Okay, stop talking nonsense. It's all nonsense. Just close the door. I really want to sleep."

Li Lan stopped teasing him and said, "Go to sleep. If you meet Chen Xiaomi in Beijing during the summer vacation, please tell her that I will beat her up someday." Li Heng asked with a smile, "How should I tell her that? Should I say, 'My second sister said she will beat you up, so be careful?'"

Li Lan closed the door, and a voice came from outside: "You use hammering to write with great feeling, you are worthy of being a writer, not bad!"

As soon as the word "not bad" disappeared, he heard the sound of hands rubbing the coffin lid outside. He was instantly horrified. This girl was playing a prank again.

This was not the first time. Whenever the two had a quarrel, they could always hear the sound of hands rubbing against the coffin lid at night.

Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh.
The sound was continuous, gloomy and cool, and sounded eerie to the ears.

Li Heng opened the door helplessly and shouted at her: "You are already so old, can you please be quiet?"

Li Lan just smiled and then went to the opposite cubicle in a casual manner.

Downstairs bedroom.

After coming back from the fields to check on the water, the couple couldn't sleep.

Li Jianguo leaned close to the kerosene lamp and kept reading the "Harvest" magazine and "To Live" magazine bought by his son.

The more he read, the more he felt it, the more shocked he was, and the more he felt that his son was gifted.

Tian Run'e flipped through a few more newspapers nearby and suddenly asked, "Is there really a shadow of the Second Master in the book?"

Li Jianguo didn't speak for a while, then he said, "Yes, I have personally experienced many places."

Hearing this, Tian Run'e's tense mood eased a little, and then she said:
"Manzai's English teacher's last name is Wang. Although I've never met her, her voice sounds quite nice on the phone. I have her number and I want to go to town tomorrow morning and give her a call to ask about her."

Li Jianguo raised his head, "Still can't believe it?"

Tian Run'e stood up, walked around the room twice and said, "It's not that I don't believe it, but this surprise is too big. If I don't confirm it, I will be worried."

Li Jianguo was silent for a while, then said, "If you want to ask, I'll go with you tomorrow."

It is said that there is no place like home. For some reason, after Li Heng had a heart-to-heart talk with his mother, he seemed to have narcolepsy in the second half of the night.

When he woke up again, it was already past 8 am.

But before he could fully open his eyes, he heard a lot of noise downstairs, and it seemed that a lot of people had come to the house.

"Hey, Li Lan, your elder sister said that your brother became a famous writer and earned 3800 yuan from one book. Is that true?"

"Li Lan, where are your parents? Where are they? Such a great thing, they wouldn't hide away, would they?"

"Lan Zi, is your brother home? Ask him to come out and chat. I really want to know what's going on in his head and how he can make so much money writing books."

"Li Lan, you have four pigs at home. For such a big happy event, why don't you kill one to celebrate?"

"This is incredible. We have had generals, department heads, county magistrates, and people like Wei Yuan in Qianzhen, but this is the first time we have a great writer. It's time to kill a pig and celebrate. Hey! Li Jianguo, come out! Hey! Tian Run'e, come out!"

"Li Heng! Li Heng! Are you still sleeping? Come down, the sun is shining on your butt!"

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Early in the morning, more than 30 households at the intersection who heard the news did not even have time to make breakfast and rushed to Lao Li's house to listen to the news and confirm the news.

Among these people, some felt uncomfortable and could not accept the gap for a while. They complained in their hearts that the Li family had obviously fallen into decline, the phoenix had obviously turned into a chicken, and they had become ordinary people like us, so how could they rise again?
Where is justice?
Why does God only protect the Li family?

There were even some who, out of jealousy, hoped that Li Lan would stand up and say "no".

Of course, although most people feel jealous, most of them are just there to watch the fun and read the rumors.

The crowd shouted and hollered like this, and soon people from the neighboring production teams were alarmed and came.

After a while, half of the village came.

Some people were going to cut grass for cattle and work in the fields, but when they heard that a great writer had emerged in Shangwan Village, they stopped cutting grass for cattle and threw their hoes aside. This was a strange thing, a foreign spectacle, and they had to go and see it.

We have to see how big a great writer is?
How can you earn 3800 yuan from a book?
Based on the 1.5 yuan a day wage for general workers these days, it would take seven years to work day and night. Many people cannot earn this much money in their entire lives.

Some were jealous, some were envious, some were jealous, and with all kinds of complicated emotions, more and more people gathered in front of Lao Li's house.

In a short while, the intersection was crowded with blackheads.

There are not many entertainment activities these days, but people would talk about someone wearing new clothes for a long time. What's more, this is a big event like writing? How can it be tolerated?
That's incredible!

They come at the slightest sign of trouble.

You have to go and see it, you have to join in the fun, you have to hear first-hand information so you can go out and gossip.

Even if this matter has nothing to do with them, if they go around and brag about it, with so many people paying attention to them, it would be so impressive!

Many people will never be able to leave Qianzhen in their entire lives, and they rely on these kinds of bragging highlights to enjoy themselves, satisfy themselves, and demonstrate their presence.

The Fat Aunt, the culprit behind the rumor that Li Heng and Chen Zijin had slept with each other, was also hiding in the crowd, holding a bowl of rice in her hand, eating with her ears perked up.

But this guy didn't dare to get too close to the Li family's gate. He was scared by Li Lan in the first month of the year. Now he was a little scared when he saw Li Lan, and instinctively didn't dare to show up.

But it's no use for her to hide. Who in Shangwan Village doesn't know about the feud between Aunt Pang and the second daughter of the Li family?
Who doesn't know that she has been saying bad things about the Li family behind their backs?

Many people gave Aunt Fat a nickname, "Rotten Loach".

Grandpa Wu was a well-known man of fun in the village. When he saw Auntie Pang, he immediately shouted to her, "Auntie Pang, why are you here?

The poor boy from the Li family whom you always criticized has become very rich now! He has become a great writer! How do you see this? Can you still stop it with your eloquence? "

"Hahaha!"

The crowd burst into laughter. They just love Fifth Uncle's unconventional sense of comedy. It's so hilarious.

Aunt Pang wanted to say stubbornly, "Everyone knows that Li Yan is not very smart, so this might be fake news." But when she met Li Lan's gaze, she immediately trembled, lowered her head and said nothing.

Li Lan is not a pushover. How could she miss such a good opportunity? She immediately said sarcastically, "Tsk tsk, isn't that Aunt Fatty? Thank you for caring so much about our Li family!
Please spread the word that Li Heng, the youngest son of the Li family, is now a writer. He wrote To Live. Tell those families who haven't gotten married yet to hide their daughters. Just say that my brother has become more charming and more destructive! "

"Hahaha!"

"Hahaha!"

Li Lan's face was slapped very painfully, but the key point is that she did not shy away from those scandals, but instead used the scandals to slap others in the face.

The crowd burst into laughter again and followed suit.

"Li Lan, where is your brother? Call him out. I have a niece who is studying in a technical secondary school. She will be able to join the IRS after graduating this year. The family has already arranged all the relationships. Ask your brother if he has any ideas?"

"Ah! Teacher Youwen, you have a good plan. You come here to be a matchmaker. Aren't you afraid of the rumors about Li Heng and the daughter of the Chen family?"

Teacher Youwen smiled and said, "Well! Those are all old stories. Young people all have their own hobbies. We are all experienced people. We should understand. I think Li Heng and my niece are a good match."

Someone shouted, "Your niece is from the neighboring Jinshi Town, right? You should keep good things within your family. Why are you introducing someone as talented as Li Heng to someone else? If you are looking for someone, you should look for someone from your own village first."

Youwen raised his head and said, "The problem is that there is no suitable one in our village, right?"

At this time, someone noticed that the fat aunt with a blue and red face was about to run away, and immediately shouted:

"Auntie Pang, please don't leave. Li Lan has brought out some melon seeds and peanuts. Eat a handful before you leave."

"Auntie Fatty, such a big event would be a little less interesting without you. Don't go, don't go. I'll go back and get two stools to chat with you."

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In the past, she had always been the one who ridiculed others, and now she had become the target of ridicule. Who could stand this?

How can I bear this?
Aunt Fat can’t stand it!
With a bang, the bowl in her hand broke. The furious Fat Auntie lost her balance and fell to the ground, almost dying.

But she still gritted her teeth, got up, ignored everything, turned around and ran back home, slamming the door shut.

Then she leaned against the door with her chest heaving violently as she breathed heavily. She had never felt so cowardly in her entire life.

This feeling of having my spine stabbed is more painful than being beaten by Li Lan, and more uncomfortable than a husband having an affair with his daughter-in-law.

People live by their face, trees live by their skin. The face was beaten off.
It happened that his son just came out from the inner room. He drank too much last night and was still sleepy. Seeing his mother like this, he asked:
"What happened outside? Why is it so noisy? What's wrong with you, mom? Why are you so angry?"

"Angry! How can I not be angry? All you do every day is drink, drink, drink, drink! Your wife has already fallen asleep in your father's arms, and you are still drinking!

Why don't you just die! Why don't you drink yourself to death! Why did I give birth to such a useless waste like you! "

Seeing her good-for-nothing son and thinking about the ambitious Li Heng, Aunt Fat exploded.

All the grievances she had suffered poured out on her son like a mountain torrent. She picked up a broom from the corner of the door with her right hand, and while crying, she hit her son hard.

Before she knew why, she was beaten all over. Her son didn't tolerate her and snatched the broom from her, pushed her to the ground and yelled:

"Are you crazy? You can't control my dad, why are you hitting me? You were the one who asked me to marry that bitch. I'm not interested. Whoever wants to have sex can have sex with her. I won't have sex with her anyway."

"You damn bastard! You damn bastard! You dare to hit me, you will die a horrible death!" Aunt Fat sat down on the ground, feeling even more aggrieved. She was so aggrieved that she held her head with her hands and burst into tears.

After hearing the shouting downstairs, Li Heng was speechless.

But I understood it.

With my elder sister here last night, we should have anticipated a big scene like today.

If the second sister is the representative of tight-lipped people.

That eldest sister is definitely the ultimate counterexample. She is shallow-minded and cannot keep secrets. No matter what news comes into her mouth, it will never stay overnight.

If I'm not mistaken, my eldest sister probably showed off to the people in the yard when she got home last night, which led to today's outburst.

It is said that no one knows a daughter better than her mother, but Tian Run'e did not keep the news secret in advance, but allowed her eldest daughter to spread the news.

Li Jianguo probably guessed his wife's intention, but in the end he sighed and chose to agree.

Because the Li family has been embroiled in so much negative news over the past year that his son's reputation has been completely ruined.

Now we need such a big event that can make a sensation in the surrounding area to help Li Heng restore his reputation.

As for Li Lan, haha!
She, who has always been protective of her children, not only did she not stop it, but she had already instigated her elder sister to do such and such and spread the news last night.

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