Chapter 67 The impoverished Lan family

Lan Lijuan found a stick from the school cafeteria, carried her clothes, bedding, books and a lot of other things, and gritted her teeth on the way home.

Her hometown is located in the westernmost mountainous area of Huiji County, Lianzhong Village, Dongqiao Commune.

Every time she goes home, she needs to take the cheapest train to Qianqing Town. It is about 20 kilometers from Qianqing to Dongqiao Commune. Lan Lijuan needs to walk for more than 4 hours to get home.

Let's not talk about a girl who is only 19 years old. Even if an old man carries so many things and walks tens of kilometers of mountain roads, it will be too much for him.

Lan Lijuan had to stop frequently to rest, and then continued to grit her teeth and insist on rushing home.

She was luckier than Chen Qi in that the people in Xiaze Village where Chen Qi lived were not so simple, and the Chen family was completely on their own, so they moved resolutely in the end.

But Lan Lijuan can continue to go to school, but it is all thanks to the help of villagers and relatives in the village.

At that time, her junior high school grades were the first among the 10 middle schools in Qianqing District, but the pressure to enter a higher school was too great.

Lan Lijuan's father passed away early, leaving her mother alone in the family to do farm work, and there are also an old grandmother, a younger brother, and a younger sister to support.

Lan Lijuan's mother is Shi Atiao. Although Aunt Shi loves her daughter dearly, such family conditions allow only one child to go to school at most. She always wants to give up the opportunity to study to her only son.

The strong Lan Lijuan had no choice but to kneel on the ground with her report card, begging her mother to give her a chance.

Because she wanted to go to school and change her life.

In the end, the villagers couldn't stand it anymore. This was the first "female champion" in the village, so the owner contributed 20 cents, and the west owner gave a few eggs. In this way, the money was collected and Lan Lijuan had the opportunity to walk out of the mountains. .

Of course, in the end, her younger siblings had to drop out of school and had to help the family to support the family since they were young.

This is also the guilt that Lan Lijuan has always felt in her heart, and it is also the main reason why she only wants to study hard and work quickly to repay her family.

In the evening, Lan Lijuan finally reached the entrance of the village.

Seeing that the only technical secondary school student in the village came back, the villagers all came to say hello:

"Is Lijuan back?"

"Hey, uncle, I'm back."

"Hey, Lan Juan, are you on winter vacation? Look at her growing taller again."

"Yes, Fifth Aunt, you can start an internship after the Chinese New Year."

Lan Lijuan said hello and walked slowly home. She was very grateful to the villagers in her heart and always thought that one day she could repay them.

Finally, he arrived in front of his house.

Lan Lijuan's home is only a wooden building, the first floor is the kitchen and main room, er, there is a pig in it.

Yes, you read that right, the pigsty is just under the indoor stairs, enclosing a small place, anyway, the smell...

In addition to three simple beds and a few broken wooden boxes upstairs, there are no other valuable things. There are no electric lights in the house, only kerosene lamps.

Even in the poorest small mountain village, the Lan family is one of the poorest households, almost destitute.

It is a miracle that Lan Lijuan was able to finish elementary school and junior high school and was admitted to technical secondary school.

"Mom, I'm back."

At this time, a woman hurried out of the house, "The eldest daughter is back, ouch, come in, I'm freezing you."

"Mom, I'm not cold, I'm still hot when I walk, hehe, how is grandma? How about Honghong and Pingping?"

Lan Lijuan put down the burden on her body while searching for her other family members. She hasn't seen her for half a year, and she misses them very much.

"Sister, are you back?"

Lan Lihong heard the sound and ran out of the house, hugged her sister, followed by their youngest brother, Lan Guoping.

"Sister, Sister, have you bought anything delicious in the city?"

Lan Lijuan blushed a little, and took out three catties of fruit candy from her backpack: "Here, these are candies, but you should save some, you know?"

"Wow, sister is so kind, there are so many candies, we can each get a lot."

When Shi Atiao saw that his eldest daughter brought back so many candy monsters, he blamed him and said, "Ajuan, don't waste this kind of money in the future. These three catties of sugar are so expensive. You can buy a lot of salt at home."

"Mom, it's okay, isn't it the Chinese New Year, let the younger brothers and sisters be happy."

Actually, Lan Lijuan didn't tell the truth. She didn't buy these fruit candies, but Chen Qi stuffed them into her luggage before leaving.

If it wasn't for Chen Qi rushing back to Xia Ze to pick up the family, according to his mind, it is entirely possible to personally send her back to her hometown.

After Lan Lijuan entered the room, while packing her things, she unconsciously thought of the figure of the big boy.

Dancing in front of her eyes every day, she felt that Chen Qi was quite annoying. But they were separated for a while, and she still missed him a little bit.

Lan Lijuan assured the great leader that she didn't think about it deliberately, but just thought about it from time to time.

After all, this big boy gave her a rare little happiness for this country girl, and those "kindness" also warmed her little inferiority complex because of poverty.

"Student Chen Qi, what are you doing now? Should you go back to your hometown?"

What is Chen Qi doing? Of course he was busy visiting the black market at this time.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the Chen family has just moved to a new house, so everything needs to be prepared.

Workers in the city can hold all kinds of tickets, and the whole family happily goes to various department stores, supply and marketing cooperatives, and non-staple food stores to make big purchases to prepare for the New Year.

Many units have also sent new year's goods in advance, such as chicken, duck, fish, melon seeds, peanuts, apples, ducks and pears, which fully reflects the superiority of socialism.

But as black households in the city, farmers brothers, Chen Qi and the four siblings have no share of any New Year's goods, and no receipts for big purchases, so what should I do?

Others can't do anything about it, but Chen Qi, a black market professional, can do it. Can a living person be suffocated to death by urine?

As Chinese New Year approaches, the business in Fushan Black Market is also extremely busy. It used to only occupy a small area in the north, but now the west side is full of stalls.

It is still the old rule, the market opens before dawn, and the stalls are closed before the market management workers come to work, and everyone is safe and sound.

The cadres on the Yuezhong side are quite strange. If you look carefully, and then look again, it is possible that they themselves are shopping on the black market early in the morning.

When the working hours come, some people will cough twice, and people in the black market will know that it is time to close the stall.

Of course there are unconscious people who still sell things. If you don't give face, others won't give you face. Who wouldn't arrest someone? If you catch them all, send them to the tidal flats to recuperate the sea. You won't be exhausted.

(end of this chapter)