Jean Love

"at home?"

"Not at all."

"You say." He laughed again, hehe.

"I'm in Xinhui."

"Why did you go to Xinhui? Did you find a job in Xinhui? I heard from Aying that you resigned."

"No, I saw my brother-in-law, and I'm here with Lianyu now."

"Really?" Jin Min was a little surprised and excited.

"Yes, my brother-in-law called me many times before, and I agreed many times jokingly, but in the end I didn't come to see him. This time, I went back to Foshan to do some errands. After I finished, by chance, I came here. I went to my brother-in-law at noon yesterday. After staying there for one night, my brother-in-law looks a lot older, his hair is a lot grayer, but he has gained a lot of weight." I kept talking, and the other party listened carefully.

"Lianyu is also in Xinhui, on the same bus, on the same route. Since I'm here, I'll come and have a look. I haven't seen you for many years. I got this opportunity so as not to miss it. He hasn't changed much, but he has lost a little weight. , it’s a little darker, but it’s still as fierce as before.”

After chatting with Jin Min for a long time, I heard A Ying's voice interjecting from time to time, and I asked Jin Min to give A Ying the phone.Chatted with Aying for a while, greeted and greeted each other.

Ah Ying was very envious, saying that I could visit old friends who have been with me for so many years, that I miss the old days, that I know how to cherish friendship better, and there are a lot of compliments.She said that she didn't go to visit her sister and brother-in-law when she went back to Jinmin's hometown during the New Year. She wanted to go, but she had to climb a mountain. Well, Jin Min doesn't leave the door in three steps, and he is lukewarm with others, but he has a lot to say to you."

"Isn't it? After doing business for so many years, there must be some changes."

"Most of our business does not need to be face-to-face, but is done by phone or online."

"Oh. Then...haha" I smiled inexplicably.

Ah Ying seemed to know what I was laughing at, and said, "He's been like this for the rest of his life."

"Fine." I said.

We cherished each other, hung up the phone, and I sent Jinmin my brother-in-law's number.

I didn't dare to walk casually, so I had no choice but to follow the muddy road when I came, and slowly turned my head, looking at the green trees on both sides, I couldn't name them, some were lush, some were bare, and some were on the main pole. full of thorns...

Liege is hot, the spring sun is not very harsh, but it also makes the scalp oily and the skin sweaty.I went back to the yard, and suddenly there were many beautiful cars in the yard, white, black, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Land Rover.

The coffee table was full of people, well dressed, gold watches, gold chains, rosy skin, even and plump complexion.I hid in the room, took out my diary, and recorded while reminiscing.

Not long after, I heard the sound of motors beeping outside. It was past twelve o'clock at noon. Lian Yu was driving the blue three-wheeled motorcycle just now, and there were a few porters sitting in the frame, wearing straw hats, holding hoes and shovels. There are four or five people in total.

Lian Yu pulled out the key on the motorcycle and walked towards me. Hehe, he took off the straw hat on his head, pulled out the sleeve on his wrist, and turned on the tap water valve outside the suite. , black as a charcoal complexion, thick and rough fingers.Under his feet were a pair of poor-quality pale yellow sandals and a pair of big muddy soles. After washing, he spread his palms together, held a handful of water, and lowered his head to wash his face.

"Wen, do you want to eat strawberries?" Lian Yu asked me, pointing to the fence gate opposite the faucet.

I followed, and there was a piece of land of one or two hundred square meters, surrounded by bamboos. Inside, there were several pieces of strawberries and tomatoes. In season, Lian Yu bent down, lowered his head to search, opened strawberry leaves, picked a handful one by one, and sent them to me.

At noon, there was a large table of people. Lian Yu asked me to eat, and I felt embarrassed. I asked him to use the rice bowl to give me some, but he said it was nothing. The boss here is very easy-going, and he is very casual here. Called me over, sat down to eat together, called several times, I went over, he helped me move the chair, and we sat down next to each other.

There is a big table with a dozen or so people, and there are also a big table of dishes, big bowls, eight or nine, there are roast goose, spare ribs, and salted chicken...There is a movable disc in the middle of the table. You can move it yourself if you want to eat. It is as convenient as in a hotel.Everyone was laughing, as if they were at home, during the busy farming season, as if they had returned from a good harvest. Some people drank, medicinal wine, a big jar, filled a glass, and someone poured a big glass for me. Lian Yu knew that I was not able to drink well. I move the glass aside.

Someone was dissatisfied: "It's fine if you don't drink it yourself, and tell your son not to drink it. Come to play, and you don't need him to work. If you get drunk, it's a big deal to sleep."

"It's a friend, Lian Yu's friend, not his son." Someone explained.

I sat there, giggling, thinking, do I look that young?Or, does Lian Yu look that old?

"Would you like to drink some? It's medicinal wine, which is good for your body." Lian Yu turned sideways, with his mouth facing my ear, and asked for my opinion in a low voice.

"No, don't." I moved the wine glass full of medicinal wine to him, and he handed it over to someone else.

We ate outside in the yard, and the bosses were inside, which was also a large table. After the meal, I asked Lian Yu, "Why are there so many people today?"

"Today is a small number. On weekdays, when there are not so many people, today is a small number." Lian Yu said while picking his teeth, with a slightly disapproving expression.

"Your boss has a great relationship."

"Of course, he has a great background and is very popular in the entire Jiangmen area. In addition to this nursery, he also has a company and a factory. The business is very big and the popularity is very good." Lian Yu continued, as if Advertise someone.

"Have you been here long?" I remember when he wasn't here that year.

"I have worked for this boss for more than two years. The salary here is not bad, the boss is also good, especially the food is good, as you saw just now, today is still relatively poor, usually better. During the Chinese New Year this year, the boss drove his car. I personally sent him home in my BMW..." Lian Yu's face was flushed, he was beaming with joy, and he kept talking.

"That's good, a good job, a good environment, and a good boss." I said.

After lunch, we took a break, and we sat and talked in the room, and I took out the photo I took at the Regent Hotel: "Look, were you fairer before?"

"It was taken at night, because of the flash, like we work under the sun every day, when is it not so dark." Lian Yu insisted that he had always been so dark.

Not long after, Lian Yu lifted his straw hat and yelled everyone to start working. This time I followed, carrying a space cup of tea for him, and walked all the way. They were still driving the tricycle, passing by at noon. On the dirt road, turn a big bend, stop, there is a lush autumn maple, some workers have cut off some branches, turned over the mud, dug up on the spot, one by one, lying on the ground, the roots of the trees are piled up The mud is like a solid spinning top awl.

They carried the half-sized saplings into the car, Lian Yu stood on the car to pick them up, and the other three or four people passed them on the ground, everyone was light and orderly, I stood by the car, Lian Yu told me to go under the tree He took off the straw hat on his head and put it on my head, without saying anything.

"Don't you specialize in excavators? You also need to do this?" After working for a while, I asked him privately.

"I have to do everything, like doing odd jobs, all day long, when I have an opportunity, I turn it on, and if I don't have an opportunity, I just follow suit. Do you think that if you don't do it, how can you make money?" Lian Yu complained a little, and it was gone. The joy after the meal.

"Go back and sleep for a while, it's too hot here." Lian Yu was always worried that I wouldn't be able to stand the sunshine, so he urged me several times.

The sun is still red and fiery hanging in the sky, the earth is scorching hot, the sand is white, the leaves are drooping, the still water in the ditch seems to be covered with a thin layer of ice, some dead branches and rotting leaves fall inside, and occasionally a small The fish swam by, and with a thud, a small water pattern was set off, bringing some movement to the silent ditch.

I gave the water glass to Hui Lianyu, and slowly walked back to the room along the same path, wrote a few lines in my diary, lay down and fell asleep.I don't know how long I slept, but I heard Lian Yu call out: "Wen, I want to adjust the machine and go out to work, are you going?"