At around nine o'clock the next morning, Fang Hanmin and his mother came to the home of Zhao, the leader of the militia company, as promised. It was said that there was something going on in the village. Old Zhao had gone to the village committee early in the morning. Others had already gone to work in the fields, and only Aunt Zhao was at home.
Before he arrived, Xu Guihua reminded his son to take the initiative to say hello. Fang Hanmin naturally knew these etiquettes, "Good morning, Aunt Zhao!"
"You are here. When did Hanmin come back? Guihua, come and sit in the house with Hanmin. I'll pour you some water."
"His aunt, please stop working. Hasn't the woman arrived yet?" Xu Guihua was worried that Fang Hanmin was impatient to wait.
"I sent them a message yesterday to ask them to come here early. It takes more than an hour to walk from their village to here, and we will probably arrive soon."
Just as he was talking, Xu Guihua saw two people walking into the yard. They seemed to be a mother and daughter, "His aunt, there are guests!"
"Say Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will be here. You two are here just in time, come in quickly!"
After the guests entered the room, Xu Guihua and Fang Hanmin also stood up. Aunt Zhao asked them to sit down, "Let me introduce, this is Fang Hanmin, and this is his mother. Hanmin, this is my niece Xiaofeng, and this is Her mother."
Fang Hanmin stood up and shook hands with Xiaofeng and her mother generously. Xiaofeng and her daughter lived in a rural area and were relatively conservative. It was their first time shaking hands with a strange man, and they seemed a little reserved.
The two sides sat down again, and Aunt Zhao introduced Fang Hanmin and Xiaofeng face to face, "I watched Hanmin grow up, and Xiaofeng is my niece. I know you very well. When we meet today, let's get to know each other first. If the two young people have any problems, they can communicate face to face."
Although the host is introverted, he has lived and worked in the city for five or six years after all, and the time traveler is well-informed. Therefore, before the verbal exchange, Fang Hanmin looked at Xiaofeng from top to bottom without any scruples, and regarded the girl as His face felt hot.
Xiaofeng has short hair that reaches her ears. Perhaps due to years of hard work, her skin is not fair, but she has a well-proportioned figure, a strong build, and regular facial features. She is wearing a blue lapel top, black straight pants, and a pair of black velvet shoes. It gives people a more capable feeling.
After all, she was the women's director of the village. After a brief moment of embarrassment, Xiaofeng raised her head generously and began to look at Fang Hanmin. Their eyes met, both of them were a little shy.
Fang Hanmin briefly introduced his work situation, but gave an extremely detailed introduction to his family's current situation. Although his mother and introducer did not want him to tell the truth about his family situation, he did not want to hide any truth from the girl in front of him.
Xiaofeng is worthy of being the women's director of the village. Not only is she articulate and has no stage fright, but her words are also mixed with fashionable vocabulary, which makes people think that she has a certain policy level.
We met for the first time and chatted for more than 20 minutes. The two parties were relatively talkative. There was nothing more to say. Xiaofeng stood up and prepared to leave, "That's it for today."
Unless the gap between the two parties is too great, it is impossible for the parties concerned to give an immediate result after the first meeting, and the introducer will generally not inquire. A decision can only be made after both parties have analyzed and weighed the circumstances of the meeting.
On the way home, Xu Guihua was eager to know Fang Hanmin's impression of the woman.
"What do you think?" Fang Hanmin did not answer his mother's question.
"The figure and appearance are similar to what the introducer said, but she is too talkative. However, she is the women's director of their village, which is understandable. Hanmin, I think this girl is good."
Fang Hanmin smiled and was noncommittal. ...
Because Fang Hanmin had to return to work in the afternoon, lunch time was an hour earlier than usual. At the dinner table, Fang Hanmin once again mentioned the house repair in his hometown to his parents, "If we don't repair the house, in the event of disaster weather in the summer, will this house survive? It’s dangerous!”
When it comes to building a house, her mother Xu Guihua immediately becomes gloomy, "Hanmin, we are more anxious than you. Didn't I tell you that, including the money you helped, we are still short of half of the house building funds. I thought I could borrow it from relatives and friends." , who knew that when I asked them to borrow money, they all said that they would discuss it with their families, but two or three months have passed, and no one has responded to my letter."
Fang Hanmin felt that the problem was serious. If the original plan was followed, he didn't know when the construction of this house would start. However, for the safety of his parents and several brothers and sisters, he believed that the new house must be built before the rainy season next year.
After lunch, Fang Hanmin said goodbye to his parents and family and was about to go back. After walking out of the yard, he turned back and left a message to his parents: "If relatives and friends don't reply within ten days, then don't expect to borrow money from them." The money is ready, you can write to me when the time comes.”…
While waiting for the bus at the long-distance bus station in Yumin Town, Fang Hanmin was looking at the surrounding scenery boredly. A lady riding a bicycle suddenly stopped in front of him and came up to greet him, "Are you Fang Hanmin?"
Hearing someone talking to him, Fang Hanmin turned around and saw a lady pushing a bicycle standing not far from him, looking at him with a smile, "Are you talking to me?"
The lady smiled and said, "It was just you here. Who do you think I am talking to?"
Because the other party knew his name, Fang Hanmin had to take it seriously, "You are right, I am Fang Hanmin. But I'm really sorry, I can't remember where we met."
The lady put the bicycle on the side of the road, turned around and said, "Since graduating from high school, we haven't seen each other for many years, but during school, we saw each other almost every day."
"During school? Are you also a classmate of Guichun No. 2 Middle School? However, I know almost all the classmates of our class, but you..." Fang Hanmin was still searching hard in his memory.
"You may not have much impression of me, but we are not only alumni of Guichun No. 2 Middle School, I have known you since I was in junior high school. Speaking of which, we are all alumni of junior high school and high school, but you are one year ahead of me."
"Oh, what you said confused me even more! Logically speaking, I should have some impressions of the classmates who are one year below me!"
"You are a noble person who forgets things a lot. Let's not talk about it in junior high school. In high school, you were the squad leader of Class 3 of Grade 79. Next to your class, is it Class 2 of Grade 80? I still remember the time when the principal held a meeting for all class cadres in the school. That girl sitting next to you?"
The principal usually only holds meetings for the cadres of the student union. Throughout high school, he only convened meetings for all class cadres once or twice. Once it was mentioned, Fang Hanmin still had some impression, "Oh, this thing you mentioned should have happened to us." It’s New Year’s Eve in the first semester of the second year of high school, right?”
"It's true, it was on New Year's Eve and the first semester of our freshman year." The other party seemed to remember it more clearly.
"I remember that the principal at the meeting asked us to adjust our status and enter the sprint stage as soon as possible because the second grade students are about to enter the review stage. For you first-year students, it seems that he mainly talked about correct learning attitude and cherishing time."
"Your memory is really good. To be honest, I only remember the meeting and I was sitting next to you. As for what the principal said at the meeting, I have long forgotten." The lady said frankly.
Fang Hanmin was also a little surprised, "I was just listening to the principal's speech. Is that you the girl sitting next to me? Why did you notice me?"
"Didn't I tell you, I've known you since I was in junior high school, and you were in the same school when you were in high school. Although they are not in the same grade, the two classes are neighbors, and they even sit next to each other during meetings. What a coincidence!"
Fang Hanmin nodded, "Well, it's a coincidence. I also remembered it. You seem to be the study committee member of your class? But I can't remember your name."
The lady generously took the initiative to shake hands with Fang Hanmin, "Please introduce yourself, my name is Song Yuping, hello, senior!"
"Hello alumnus! Nice to meet you!"
"Senior, we all know that you failed the college entrance examination. Many teachers in the school feel sorry for you. In our sophomore year of high school, in order to prepare for the exam smoothly, the school leaders and class teachers had to emphasize safety precautions to us almost every week. I always use you as an example, and tell parents specifically in the holiday notice that we are not allowed to go out to participate in any activities during the winter vacation."
"Oh, is there such a thing? Does the school regard me as a negative teaching material?" Fang Hanmin laughed at himself.
"I'm not using you as a negative teaching material. I think it's because the school leaders and teachers feel sorry for your failure that year. However, you did not get into college, which is indeed beyond everyone's expectations. Many of our classmates in the next class know it. You have good academic performance. If it hadn't been for that accident, you should have been admitted to a good university."
"Hey, I have almost forgotten everything that happened back then. People should look forward and don't let the unpleasant things in the past affect their emotions." Fang Hanmin said calmly.
"Yes, people have to look forward. Senior, your positive attitude is admirable. Oh, it looks like you are waiting for the bus here, right? Where are you going?"
"I'm waiting for the long-distance bus to go back to work."
"Senior, which unit do you work in?"
"The Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory in the city."
"Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory? Are you talking about the Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory in Shuangling City?" Song Yuping seemed to have thought of something.
"Yes, it's the Hongxing Pharmaceutical Factory in Shuangling City."
"Senior, I remember that your unit was in the newspaper a few days ago. It seemed to be the front page headline. In my impression, your name was mentioned many times in it. Am I remembering it correctly?"
"Yes, that happened, but it has been more than ten days!"
"Do you know what the news on the front page means? It means that the news event is very important and may have received great attention from the government departments!" Song Yuping looked serious. After finishing speaking, she turned to ask: "Senior , when did you become an employee of Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory?"
Fang Hanmin briefly introduced his experience after failing the college entrance examination, and then asked: "Alumni Song Yuping, where are you busy going?"
"I work at Yumin Town Junior High School. I usually live at the school. I go to my parents' house on Saturdays. According to regulations, I must return to school on Sunday afternoon. I am walking to school now."
It turned out that after graduating from high school, Song Yuping was admitted to the Chinese Department of the Normal College in this province. After graduation, she was assigned to be a Chinese teacher at the Junior High School of Yumin Town, Guichun County.
A few days ago, I was browsing the day's newspapers in the office during my spare time. When I read the news on the front page of Shuangling Daily, I found that there was a name like Fang Hanmin among them. Song Yuping seemed to have some impression of this name in her memory, but she was not right for a moment. After checking in and reading the newspaper, I didn’t think about it any further.
Passing by a long-distance bus stop just now, Song Yuping saw the man waiting on the roadside. It was her former schoolmate Fang Hanmin. She thought of that name mentioned in the newspaper news, but she was not sure whether it was the same person, so she decided to stop. Come down and find out.
