Back to the golden age

"When did you come back?"

The two hugged for a while before letting go, and the people around them were not surprised by this. There are many relatives and friends who have been separated for some reason over the years, and it is inevitable to be excited when they meet again.

"I just came back yesterday, how about you?" Song Yuanchao smiled brightly, looked Li Daqi up and down, and could see that Li Daqi's life was not much better than his own. patch.

"I'm two months earlier than you, and I came back years ago." Li Daqi said with a smile, glanced at the last two raw fried rice that Song Yuanchao hadn't finished eating, and unceremoniously picked one up and stuffed it into his mouth. While chewing, he said, "Let's go, let's sit at my house. I haven't seen you for so many years. Fortunately, I recognized you with a sharp eye just now. Otherwise, I would have missed it today."

Song Yuanchao smiled and nodded, and like Li Daqi, he picked up the last fried pancake and stuffed it into his mouth to chew. Then he drank the egg skin soup in one gulp. After drinking, he put the bowl on the table and wiped his mouth. At the same time, I left the state-run hotel with my shoulders crossed.

Li Daqi's new home is not far from the state-run hotel. Walking through the street in front, the second small road turns into a large Gundilong (urban village) house.

While walking, Song Yuanchao asked curiously why Li Daqi's family moved here?I remember his family was not here before.

"The house I used to live in was owned by my grandfather's work unit. Later, when my grandfather left, the house was taken away by the work unit. This is the house of my mother's relatives. They moved here a few years ago." Li Daqi said lightly, but Song Yuanchao But in his few short words, he heard a trace of helplessness.

Li Daqi's family used to live in a nice place. It was in a small western-style building. Li Daqi's grandfather, parents, and his sister Li Xiaoyun's family of five lived in the whole building.

But now, he moved directly from a small western-style building with an excellent environment to this kind of place, which made Song Yuanchao never expect it. No wonder he didn't find out where Li Daqi lived in his previous life.

After wandering around in the ground dragon for a while, they finally arrived at a very low bungalow. Li Daqi took out the key and opened the door to call Song Yuanchao to come in.

When I entered the door, I saw that the room inside was only about 20 square meters. There was a small kitchen separated by the door, and there was no living room or bedroom inside. Old furniture and a double bed were placed.

In the back of the room, with the curtain drawn, there was a three-foot single bed inside. The sheets on the bed looked like they were for girls. Li Daqi told Song Yuanchao that this was his sister Li Xiaoyun's bed.

Song Yuanchao curiously asked him where he slept, and Li Daqi smiled and pointed up. Only then did Song Yuanchao notice that there was an attic in the house, and the attic was where Li Daqi slept.

"Sit down and drink some water first."

Pulling up two chairs for Song Yuanchao to sit on, Li Daqi found out a cup and poured him a glass of water, then took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Song Yuanchao, then picked up a match in his mouth and lit it.

"I went to look for you after I came back." Li Daqi took a puff of cigarette and said, "But I asked your neighbors and they said they didn't have any news about you. Your parents... I'm sorry, I said the wrong thing."

"It's been a long time ago, it's okay." Song Yuanchao waved his hand and asked, "How are you all these years?"

"Hehe, what's so good about being an educated youth? We're not the same." Li Daqi flicked the cigarette ash and sighed: "It's a day in and day out. When I was in Liaodong, I felt that this hard life couldn't be seen at a glance. To be honest, I can’t even believe how I survived all these years.”

Song Yuanchao didn't say anything, his expression was silent.He looked at the cigarette butt in his hand, and stared blankly at the faintly rising smoke.

Yes, for eight years, I, like Li Daqi, didn't know how to get through it. Many times I even felt that I couldn't make it through. Only with the enthusiasm of young people and mutual encouragement, it was hard to persevere down.

Looking back now, they are still considered lucky, because how many educated youths like them even left their lives in that land, never to return to the hometown they care about.

The two were speechless for a while, and the only sound left in the room was the sound of smoking cigarettes.

After a while, Li Daqi took the last puff hard, took out another cigarette, and directly put the almost burnt butt on the cigarette and started smoking again.

"Smoking less, I remember you didn't smoke before."

Song Yuanchao smoked less and had no addiction. Seeing that Li Daqi smoked so much now, he kindly persuaded him. In later generations, Li Daqi died of advanced lung cancer when he was less than sixty. This may have something to do with his smoking so fiercely.

"A bad habit developed in Liaodong." Li Daqi picked up the cigarette and was about to take another puff, but put it down again with a smile: "The winter in Liaodong is so cold that the local people live in winter for half a year, but we educated youths can't stay the same. I have to work, and when I am tired from work, I will not be able to cheer up if I don’t take a puff. Sometimes I don’t have money to buy cigarettes and just get some hay to smoke. After a while, the craving for cigarettes becomes more and more..."

Song Yuanchao expressed his understanding. In fact, the climate in the northwest is similar to that in Liaodong, and the same is true.Where they went to the countryside, there were almost no educated youths who did not smoke.

"By the way, why are you there today? I remember that your home is not in the direction of the state-run hotel." Li Daqi couldn't help asking when he suddenly thought of this matter.

"I'm going to school to do something about my dad." Song Yuanchao replied, although Li Daqi is his child, but the request of himself and Principal Zhou to enter the school and set up a factory has not been fully implemented, so it is meaningless to mention it at this time. So Song Yuanchao didn't say anything.

Li Daqi understood it as soon as she heard it, nodded and said: "Uncle Song's business is indeed to be done. Now that the policy has changed, the school will definitely explain it. The business is going smoothly, right?"

"It's okay. Principal Zhou told me the same thing. He said that the materials have been handed in. Let me wait patiently for news."

"That's good." Li Daqi smiled. He had heard about the Song family's affairs from his neighbors when he went to Song Yuanchao. Since the matter went smoothly, he was also happy for Song Yuanchao.

"Daqi, are you today...?" Song Yuanchao didn't want to talk too much about his father, so he asked Li Daqi instead.

Looking at Li Daqi's attire and wandering outside at noon, I'm afraid he hasn't worked yet.

"I've been squatting at home since I came back. I was bored at home in the morning and went out for a walk. Who would have thought that I would run into you right away? Do you think this is God's will?"

Li Daqi replied with a smile, hearty laughter echoed in the room, Song Yuanchao was also happy when he heard it, and laughed at the same time.

"It's been so many days since I've been back, and the household registration has been changed? What about work? What are your plans?" Song Yuanchao asked.

Li Daqi took a puff of cigarette, shook his head and said: "The household registration will have to wait for a while, as for the work...you have seen the current situation of my family, now my father works in the workshop of the electronics factory, but my mother is still the same, still working in the textile factory. "

"No, I remember that Uncle Li was not an engineer before? Why is he running to the workshop now?" Song Yuanchao asked with a frown.

"It's hard to say." Li Daqi sighed: "After my grandfather left, my father sent him to the workshop. It's true that people in this world take tea to cool down. If it weren't for my mother's relatives who have a suite here to help them, maybe my family will have to pay for it." Go to sleep on the main road."

Li Daqi's grandfather is the old secretary of the electronics factory, and the place where he used to live was given to him in the factory. During the special period, his grandfather was inevitably impacted because of his honesty. After his death, his family was evicted from the place where he used to live. When it came out, even Uncle Li was implicated, and a dignified veteran college student engineer was actually sent to the workshop, which is still the case until now.

Frowning, Song Yuanchao asked Li Daqi to solve this problem according to the policy, why didn't he go to the factory leader to report the situation?

But Li Daqi told Song Yuanchao with a wry smile that the one who occupied their house is the current factory leader, so what if they find it?Could it be that the other party can free up the space and give it to their family?

In addition, Li Daqi came back to work this time, and Uncle Li planned to ask the factory leader to give Li Daqi a job. If he offended someone because of this incident, then Li Daqi's job would be hopeless.

"Isn't this bullying!" After hearing Li Daqi's explanation, Song Yuanchao's heart was suddenly filled with anger. How could there be such a bully in this world?

"It's okay to aid the court, this kind of thing is not our family, just think about it." Facing Song Yuanchao's displeasure, Li Daqi comforted him instead.