The rural daughter-in-law of the bank president

"Then I'll go out and buy some vegetables and come back later." Lele said as he pulled Wei Wuya out the door.

"Okay!" Teacher Li watched Lele go out. He thought Lele came to buy vegetables and came to see him on the way. After watching the person go away, he lowered the door curtain and closed the door.

"He was my elementary school class teacher. He was also the only teacher I had until the fourth grade!" Lele looked at Wei Wuya who was looking puzzled.

"Oh, that doesn't look like a teacher!"

“When I was in school, he still looked a lot like the teacher, and I don’t know why his leg was lame, but it was lame at that time, but he used a cane with a metal head.

The sound of the cane hitting the ground was so loud that we could hear it as soon as he left the office door. So we could play games without restraint and leave one person to keep watch.

One time, I don't know how he got here, without a cane. We were having a great time when he suddenly pushed the door open. We were so scared that we didn't dare to move. Then we were punished to copy the text 100 times. The whole class copied it for three days.

There were many pear trees planted in the small vegetable garden in the middle of the school. In the fall, when the pears ripened, we drooled over them. One day, we sneaked back to school after school to steal pears. Teacher Li didn't say anything, but the next day we were allowed to pick all the pears, and every student in the school received a few pears.

I got vaccinated for the first time in the second grade. I didn’t know much at that time. I heard that injections were very painful, so our whole class discussed it and ran away. Haha, we were very strategic. Some ran south, and some ran north. Teacher Li used his crutches to catch us back one by one.

He could also play table tennis with us, leaning on the table, and he was pretty good at it. He could also play basketball, standing on the side of the court and passing the ball to us.

In the fourth grade, a math teacher came. He was very young, a recent college graduate. He didn't like us and always left in a hurry after class. If we were naughty, he would get angry and leave too, not teaching us. Teacher Li would come to give us extra lessons.

Teacher Li knew that I loved reading. Since our school didn't have a library, he helped me borrow books. He borrowed all the books in the school for me. Whenever he heard someone bought a book, Teacher Li would help me borrow it.

Later, the village school closed, and Teacher Li lost his job. He wasn't married, had no children, and no land to build a house on, so the village let him live here. "He was a good teacher, but he didn't have a regular position. He didn't qualify for the special post program, so the village designated him a five-guarantee household, and he barely made ends meet," Lele said, his voice a little deeper.

I used to come back every year to see him.”

Wei Wuya couldn't imagine these things. Listening to Lele's story was like listening to a distant story.

......

Arriving at the vegetable greenhouse, Chang Hong's father was busy at the door. "Isn't this Lele?"

"Hello, uncle." Lele is always sweet and well-behaved.

"Hey, she's getting prettier and prettier." Chang Hong's father looked at Lele and smiled, "Is this your boyfriend? He's such a spirited young man!"

"Well, uncle, has Chang Hong come back recently?" Chang Hong is one of Lele's best friends, and they were in the same class in elementary and junior high school.

"No, I'm very busy." Chang Hong's father said, picking up a handful of spinach and putting it into the bag. "Here, take these vegetables back and eat them."

"Uncle, please help me pack more. I'll go see Teacher Li and see if there are any other dishes. Pack some as well." Lele said as he started to pick the vegetables.

Lele took out 200 yuan and handed it to Chang Hong's father. "Leave this money here with you. When Teacher Li comes to buy groceries later, give it to him directly and don't charge him. If he doesn't come, you can go by and give him some on the way."

"No, no, just some dishes!" Chang Hong's father pushed.

"Of course I'll take it. It's your hard-earned money." Lele stuffed the money into Chang Hong's father's pocket.

Carrying a big bag of vegetables, Lele returned to school. There was the only convenience store in the village on the road next to the school. Lele went in and bought some eggs, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, rice, flour, and also moved two boxes of instant noodles.

The owner of the convenience store was an uncle from another family. He rode a three-wheeled motorcycle and helped Lele put the things on the motorcycle and sent it to school.

Teacher Li saw Lele bought so many things and laughed, "It's not even the New Year yet, and the first wave of condolences has arrived!"

"Haha, Teacher Li, don't be disgusted." Lele also responded with a smile.

The store owner helped move the items into the house.

After putting the things away, Lele and Wei Wuya went back into the house. It was almost time for dinner, but Lele's father still hadn't called.

"How about I call a taxi and we go back to the city first?" Wei Wuya suggested.

Lele nodded, "This is the only way."

Wei Wuya called a friend, and more than half an hour later a Land Rover stopped at the school gate.

Lele said goodbye to Teacher Li and got into the car with Wei Wuya.

The person who drove to pick him up was Wei Wuya's junior high school classmate Xiao Yang. His father worked in the power supply bureau, and he opened the largest restaurant in the county.

The two people exchanged greetings in the car.

"How's the restaurant business?" Wei Wuya sat in the back row, holding Lele's hands with both hands. Although there was a stove in Teacher Li's room, it was not very warm, and Lele's hands were cold.

"That's great! You're not going to have your wedding here? And you still want me to arrange it for you." Xiao Yang glanced at Wei Wuya in the rearview mirror and grinned.

"It was originally planned, but then some changes occurred and it was cancelled," Wei Wuya replied.

Every banquet must play its greatest role. We had originally planned for Lele to take the civil service exam, and the wedding banquet in October was just right.

"Let's go over for a drink later? Tao, Feng and Haozi are here." Xiao Yang probably cheered as soon as he received Wei Wuya's call.

"Then drink it." Wei Wuya didn't refuse. It didn't matter anyway.

The car drove directly to Xiaoyang Hotel. The hotel is very large and can park dozens of cars in the yard. The hotel hosts various banquets.

Xiao Yang took Wei Wuya and Lele to the private room on the third floor. After a while, three more men came in. When they saw Wei Wuya, they were all shocked and asked, "Mr. Wei, what's wrong with you? Did you go to Korea?"

"It's not nice of you to not invite us to your wedding!" several people said one after another.

"It's all arranged by my parents. How can I have so much freedom when I'm working? Come and have a drink!" Wei Wuya said as Xiao Yang let him sit in the main seat. Lele was led by Wei Wuya to sit next to him.

"Let me introduce my wife, Lele! She can't drink." Wei Wuya said, looking at Lele with a smile, "Lele, the first one on the left is Xu Tao, the one in the middle is Wu Feng, and the one on the right is Haozi, my junior high school friends. None of them are very good at studying, hahahaha!"

Xu Tao smiled and said, "If you know how to study, you won't stay here. Go to Longquan, or at least Jiangquan, haha!"

"It's okay. If you can't drink, don't drink. The purpose of drinking is to have fun. Don't force yourself." As Xiao Yang said this, he asked the waiter to get the wine.

Lele smiled and nodded.