It has to be said that Xu Jiren is much better than his father Xu Xinyi in terms of business talent and sensitivity to current affairs!
After the Xu family became a major grain merchant in the entire Fubei County, he funded some powerful people for free.
Bet on multiple sides and make friends with all parties without taking sides clearly.
So much so that despite the unprecedented changes and chaos in a thousand years, it was actually preserved intact. Even after the founding of the People's Republic of China... the Xu family still enjoyed a high reputation in Lianghe Town and Fubei County.
But perhaps the Xu family knew that their family had a complex composition and had kept a very low profile since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
And perhaps out of some considerations, Xu Jiren immigrated to the United States at the end of 1948. Later, the person in charge of the Xu family was Xu Xinyi's second son, Xu Jiren's younger brother, Xu Jiye.
In the early 1950s, he voluntarily handed over a large amount of his family's property, land, and house to the state, leaving only the Xu family's old house and part of their food rations.
It is said that from now on everyone in the Xu family will have to support themselves and become ordinary working people again!
Because of this, they were able to successfully weather the storms of the 1960s and 1970s...
After the reform and opening up, the descendants of the Xu family started their careers again. Some went to college and some started business.
Xu Xinyi’s youngest daughter, Xu Jiyuan, and her children later went to the United States one after another. Relying on the uncle Xu Jiren who has already established a foothold there, it is also developing well.
So in the late 1980s, Xu Jiyuan was also taken over.
Xu Jiye didn't want to leave his motherland, so he stayed and lived with his wife in the Xu family's old house in the west of Lianghe Town.
Until seven or eight years ago, Xu Jiye's eldest son, who was doing business in Shanghai, persuaded his old couple to live in Shanghai.
This Xu family's old house was half sold and half given to a distant relative - the current owner...
After listening to the owner of the house telling the story of the Xu family, I couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
"In this world, everyone's life can be extremely wonderful. I just accidentally saw the protagonist of a strange story of the Republic of China in "Fubei County Chronicles". I didn't expect that he and his descendants could produce such There are so many complicated stories to come..."
Indeed!
Although I don’t know exactly what kind of life Xu Xinyi’s three children have experienced, from the story of the current owner of the house, we can feel the magnificent wave of the times!
After thanking the current owner repeatedly, Lao Cao and I left.
Although I didn't get any useful information about the "living corpse" and the mysterious black plant in Xiaowan Village this time when I came to the Xu family's old house.
But the story of the Xu family also gave me some new insights...
"I, Wu Zhong, must also break through the three [catastrophes of life and death] that I am destined to face since I was born - live a wonderful life of my own! I will never give in or bow to fate."
I secretly made up my mind.
In fact, by taking the initiative to learn from a teacher, I have already taken the first step towards changing my destiny!
…
Calm and stable days like this lasted until just before the New Year's Day holiday.
It is already the middle of winter.
In winter in Sichuan and Chongqing, the weather is overcast and cold.
It seems that the temperature is not too low, it is several degrees above zero!
But the continuous light rain and the cold wind always make people want to get into the bed and wrap themselves up in a ball and not come out!
If we use a meme from the later Internet era to describe it, it would be: the cold in the north is a physical attack, and the cold in the south is a magical attack!
Of course, in the late 1990s, although Internet cafes had begun to appear in our small town. But because the price is extremely expensive, not many people go there... I haven't been there yet anyway.
A week or two before New Year's Day.
There was a cheerful atmosphere throughout the school, and the intensity of homework became less intense - there were fewer after-school assignments.
Because people in every class are rehearsing for the New Year's Day party, the school pays more attention to it.
From the first to the third grade of junior high school, there are a total of fifteen classes, and each class needs to produce two programs.
Therefore, there is a group of people who can justifiably skip evening self-study or participate in the "minor" courses for the high school entrance examination - such as music classes, art classes, etc., and then go out to find a place to rehearse the program.
Needless to say, Wang Dachun must be such a person!
He took a group of his younger brothers and said they were going to rehearse something called "break dancing". He also said that it was danced by a very popular foreign man named Michael Jackson...
In addition, Yao Nan, as the literary and art committee member, also plans to have a female solo performer. Several of her little sisters plan to dance with her.
So in this way, there are some side courses and evening self-study time.
There were four seats at the table next to me and behind me, and I was the only one left, so it seemed a bit empty.
It felt pretty good at first, relatively quiet.
You can do homework, review and preview lessons alone without being affected...
But gradually I realized that it seemed a little boring!
Especially this guy Wang Dachun.
You should study by yourself in the evening, if there is no teacher to watch the class. He is always beeping and talking.
Even if Yao Nan and I ignore him, he can still tell some funny things behind our backs. If it annoys the two of us, just turn around and glare at one of us, and it will keep you quiet for a while.
But not long after, the mouth started beeping again...
It's like a fly circling back and forth next to your ear.
Don't tell me, I'm not used to the sound of flies in the evening self-study!
And when Yao Nan sits next to me, her body and clothes always emit a faint fragrance. It smells quite pleasant.
I can't smell it now, and I feel a little uncomfortable.
As for Zeng Jin, he mainly praises...
I put down the pen in my hand and sighed.
"It seems that I really regard these three guys as friends. I am used to having them around me when I go to school. Now, I am not comfortable anymore. It seems that I should find an excuse to go see Come to their rehearsal?"
I whispered to myself.
One semester has almost passed, and I have adapted to the learning rhythm of junior high school courses. After ranking first in grade for three consecutive monthly exams, I no longer worry as much as I did at the beginning.
Anyway, even if I miss a few periods of evening self-study, I won't slip from the first place.
Having made up my mind, I saw that no teacher was observing the class, so I slipped out...
No fear of being discovered either!
"Anyway, good students always have privileges. I have always ranked first in my grade. Even if I am caught skipping class, the teacher will not punish me harshly, let alone studying late at night, right? Hehehehe!"
I'm not a serious nerd either.
Our school is the best and largest junior high school among several towns in the west of Fubei County, so at that time it already had its own party hall - although it was a converted large factory building and was relatively simple, it was not bad.
But the seats are not fixed like in big cities or now. In fact, they are just a large open space. When the time comes, you will need to bring stools from class to sit in the auditorium.
So it is usually very empty.
People from each class rehearsing the program will occupy a small area in the auditorium to rehearse the program.
After I walked in, I quickly saw the position occupied by our class.
Wang Dachun led Zeng Jin and several other boys to dance there, playing music on a tape recorder, and their whole bodies were twitching like epilepsy... What was more amazing was that they used the visual difference technique to step back, as if they were Just like gliding!
I nodded: "This break dance is a bit interesting. Is there a bit of a trick in it?"
After Wang Dachun finished dancing, he reached out to cover his crotch and pushed forward a few times.
I:"……"
What kind of posture is this? Are you sure the school leaders and class teachers won't scold you after seeing this?
He turned around and found me, and ran over happily with Zeng Jin.
"Boss! Why are you here? You also skipped studying at night, which is strange. Do you miss me and Yao Nan too much, come to see us?"
"roll!"
I kicked him angrily.
he asked with another playful smile.
"Boss, how do we dance? Does it look good? Moonwalking and hip thrusting, are they cool?"
I shrugged: "I don't know if it's cool or not, but I think when you do this on stage in front of more than a thousand classmates... the expressions of the school leaders and Teacher Chen will be very nice."
"Tch, don't bother paying attention to their old-fashioned ways. This is fashion, it's a trend, they don't understand!"
Wang Dachun looked proud.
This guy has a character that never looks back until he hits the wall.
Maybe this is similar to me to some extent. Only then will I finally forgive his initial rudeness and slowly accept him.
At this time, bursts of gentle and sweet singing came from the side.
It's a cappella.
"Will you remember tomorrow the diary you wrote yesterday?"
"Will you still miss me tomorrow? You used to cry the most."
"The teachers can't even remember it, so they can't guess the problem for you."
"I was looking through photos by chance, and then I remembered you at the same table..."
Wang Dachun and I turned our heads and saw Yao Nan singing with emotion.
She was quite beautiful, but now she was immersed in the song, her eyes were distant and her voice was ethereal. It is easy for people to feel a kind of youthful sadness.
This song, I also know, is called "You at the Same Desk".
Very popular among young people.
Our college's radio station will also play this song during the period from noon to before lunch break.
Wang Dachun immediately bumped me lightly with his shoulder, and then said with a wink and a lewd voice.
"Wow! Listen, boss, you are my deskmate. Yao Nan's deskmate, isn't it you? Tsk tsk... As expected of a sister-in-law, she is very courageous. Isn't this equivalent to confessing my love to you in front of the whole school? "
"Fuck you uncle!"
I raised my leg and kicked Wang Dachun on the butt.
This time it was harder.
He screamed "Ouch", covered his butt and flew out. If Zeng Jin hadn't stopped him, he would have fallen to the ground.
"Hey, boss, you started... Oh no, it was too harsh, wasn't it? You even kicked out the hemorrhoids."
I glared at him angrily.
"You must be fine if you can still talk glibly here. "My Deskmate" is just a very popular song. It is also played on the radio station, and many people are singing it. Are they all confessing their love? The hair has not even grown yet. , I just think about these things every day.”
I don't believe Yao Nan will like me.
After all, a girl like her with a good family background, good grades, and good looks must have very high standards.
How could you like me?
Uh... What's more, I just think of her as a good friend. I don’t have any ideas myself.
Even if I know what some people in the class are spreading.
People are not afraid of their shadows being crooked!
But to be honest, Yao Nan's song "You at the Same Table" is really nice to sing, and it feels better than the tape played by the radio station.
After she finished singing, everyone around her applauded.
There were also some students from other classes who jokingly said that the first prize in this singing program must be from our first and third classes.
Yao Nan was a little embarrassed by the praise, so she walked to the table next to her, picked up the thermos cup and took a sip of water.
After drinking, he also saw me and seemed a little surprised.
Come over and ask me.
"Wu Zhong, why didn't you go to evening self-study? Or are you planning to join Wang Dachun's dance program?"
I smiled and shook my head.
"I'm good at martial arts, but not at all in dance! I just feel a little stuffy in the classroom, so I want to go out for a walk. It's also supposed to relax. After all, being the top student in your age must have some privileges, right?"
snort!
Yao Nan pursed his lips pretending to be angry.
"Just be proud! But be careful not to be surpassed by me when you wait for the final exam. I... uh uh, cough, woo woo."
Yao Nan was talking to me, but suddenly she couldn't speak complete words.
There seemed to be something stuck in her throat, and she was making strange noises, but she couldn't form a complete sentence!
The expression on her face suddenly became extremely frightened.
