Volume 1 Chapter 0016 Burying Youth, Spring Blossoms
One morning when he went to work, Xian Yaodong told him that Lin Guangwei, Ou Jing, Li Hai, Lai Jihua and Ke Hongxing had escaped.
Nan Yi just replied indifferently.
The damage to the earth was severe, and he had to take part in the repairs today, so he had no time to listen to stories.
Another afternoon, news came again: Lin Guangwei was arrested, Qu Jing and Li Hai were repatriated, Lai Jihua escaped successfully, and Ke Hongxing... died.
"Uncle Xian, we know each other, let's go out to sea."
"Well, the dead must be buried."
Ke Hongxing was lucky, Nan Yi finally found her.
A rope was tied around her waist and the other end was on the boat. The boat moved towards the shore with a rumble.
On the shore, Liu Zhen was waiting there holding a black umbrella, and four coffin masters were standing beside her.
The boat docked, and the coffin master went into the water to pick up Ke Hongxing, untied the rope around her waist, tied a straw rope around her waist, and carried the "person" to a door panel.
"Captain, what are the rules?"
The old coffin, the leader of the coffin group, asked Xian Yaodong.
"Nan Yi is in charge of this matter."
"Uncle Coffin, she died in a foreign land, and her family can't come here, so let's keep it simple. But we still need a coffin. Do you know where we can get one?"
"There are ready-made ones, but if you want them, not only will you have to pay a lot of money, but you will also have to kowtow to the owner. You are stealing someone's luck."
"Whose family is it, and how much money do you need to prepare?"
"Prepare two hundred."
"Okay, I'll go get the money."
"Put it in red paper, insert a cypress leaf, and six pairs of eggs."
"good."
It took an hour or so to borrow red paper, buy eggs, and borrow cypress leaves, and to get everything done.
"Uncle Coffin, it's done."
"Forget it, don't go. Let me do it. This kind of thing is unlucky . You are still young, so let me do it." The old coffin said gritting his teeth.
"Zhen'er, give me the umbrella. Go to the brigade and beg for tea. When you have collected enough tea from 100 households, go buy 81 eggs."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Liu Zhen handed the black umbrella to Nan Yi and left.
"Not bad, young man. You know a lot about tea." said the old coffin.
"Uncle Coffin, if you know a little bit, I'll trouble you with the coffin matters."
"It's not a big deal. This is also considered a good deed. You guys just stay here and watch. I'll go get a coffin."
"Uncle Coffin, wait, take this."
Nan Yi took out six packs of cigarettes, gave one pack to the old coffin keeper, one pack to each of the other three coffin keeper leaders, one pack to Xian Yaodong, and he kept one pack for himself, passing it from his left hand to his right hand.
Everyone took the cigarettes without refusing politely.
These are the rules, and it is what the family of the deceased should do. Not giving is impolite, and giving is the right thing to do.
By giving his left hand to his right hand, Nan Yi has played the roles of both family member and helper.
Holding an umbrella to block the sunlight for Ke Hongxing, looking at her face which had become swollen, Nan Yi sighed, lit a cigarette, and his eyes became blurry.
He didn't like Ke Hongxing, but death was the greatest thing, and she hadn't done anything to harm the world. He couldn't bear to see her die in a foreign land, and even drift in the sea.
There was no suitable place to keep the body, so everything was kept simple and Ke Hongxing was buried early the next morning.
Buried on a mudflat not far from the sea.
Nan Yi carved an epitaph for her: Facing the sea, spring flowers are blooming, I am stranded on the shore heading towards happiness, the world is good, I will not come back in the next life.
"This is Ke Hongxing's relic, Nan Yi, should we burn it for her, or keep it for her?"
In front of Ke Hongxing's grave, Zhao Hongzhuang asked while holding a box.
"I'll keep it. She still has parents, so we have to leave some memories for them."
Ke Hongxing left quietly. Nan Yi had prepared vegetarian food, but no one from the team came to ask for it.
Everything was done, Nan Yi and Liu Zhen each held a washbasin and returned to Nan's house.
"Brother, a good person just died like this?"
Liu Zhen served Nan Yi a bowl of rice, scooped a spoonful of soybeans, and picked up some kelp.
"Life is fragile, so we must be strong inside."
"Um."
The two of them ate the vegetarian meal in silence. After they finished, Nan Yi poured tea made from tea leaves begged from hundreds of families over their heads, wiped them dry, and went to the fields as usual.
…
Ke Hongxing's death did not cause much ripples.
The Youth League Office came to understand the situation, and soon the matter was over.
One day, a tiger ran to Wenchangwei.
This tiger could speak human language and shouted "Li Qiu, Li Qiu" over and over again from one end of the village to the other.
"Stop howling! I'll smash you to death with a mooncake."
What could the tiger do? It was still driven away by Nan Yi’s howl.
September 27th, the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, Mid-Autumn Festival.
The cool breeze is reliable and the autumn moon is boundless.
Nan Yi fumbled for the pull-cord switch on the wall, and with a click, the round moon was turned on.
In the yard.
Liu Zhen picked up a mooncake and took a bite, and his eyes immediately narrowed into slits again.
"Okay, squint your eyes, squint your eyes, and go to Tsinghua University." Nan Yi slapped the low table and shouted, "Little girl, you will definitely be admitted to Tsinghua University."
"Hahaha, brother, you are making fun of me."
"Who is making fun of you? I gave you the test paper. As long as you maintain your current grades, you will have no problem getting into Tsinghua University."
"Brother, where do you want to take the exam?"
"I, your brother, have lofty ambitions. As the saying goes, if you have great ambitions, you should go to Yang University. Of course, I will go to Yang University."
"Ah, aren't you planning to take the exam and return to the capital?"
"We'll talk about it later. My first goal is to go to Yangda University, which will make it easier for me to do things in the future."
"Oh, then I'll go with you."
"No matter which university I go to, you will go to Tsinghua University."
"Then I'm not going to separate from my brother."
"We are separated so that we can be together better. Don't worry, even if I'm not in Beijing, I'll come over often. Besides, I'll be very busy when I go to college."
“Will it be busy?”
"Yes, you need to learn three years' worth of knowledge in two years. In your third year, you should strive to get a government-sponsored study abroad. When you come back from your studies, you will be a top talent and will be assigned to the most needed and best position."
"Brother, this is the route you designed for me?"
"Is it bad?"
"Very good, how about you?"
"Stay in school, or come back to be an accountant or cashier or something."
"How is that possible? Didn't you say that the country is in great need of talent? After you graduate from university, you won't be assigned back to the brigade, right?"
"Haha, that's unlikely. That basically means he will stay in school."
Nan Yi just said this about whether to stay in school or not. What will happen specifically depends on how the situation develops.
"Brother, do you think I've gained weight?"
"No , you're round and plump." Nan Yi took a look and said, "But you have to control your food intake. If you gain more weight, you'll be really fat."
"I eat stewed spareribs, stewed pig's feet, braised pork , and stir-fried meat over and over again. I love eating meat and can't control my appetite."
"I have to control you even if I can't. Last time at the beach, Uncle Xian almost asked me who you were. Others could hardly recognize you. You look nothing like when you first arrived."
"It's not the same at all, it's still the same."
"It's really different. Look at your hands."
Liu Zhen showed her hands. The chicken claws were gone. Her fingers were still slender, but the palms and backs of her hands had become plump and white.
"I watch it every day, but I haven't noticed it much. It's really different."
"From now on, we will eat meat once a week, river seafood once every two days, and vegetarian food on other days."
"Um."
After eating mooncakes, Liu Zhen made herself a cup of milk powder and brought a pot of tea to Nan Yi.
The two of them sat leisurely in the yard admiring the moon.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the late rice soon ripened and Wenchangwei entered the busy farming season again.
October 21st is the ninth day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar, Double Ninth Festival.
This day is very unforgettable for many people.
The news of the resumption of the college entrance examination was published in major newspapers across the country. The news was like a stone thrown into a calm lake. At first, it caused ripples, and then like a tornado, it swept through the educated youth sites across the country.
Unlike other people's anxiety, excitement, confusion, and crying...
At this time, Nan Yi was standing by the Shencun River, waiting for Lai Biao again.
"The goods were already in place two days ago, and I got the exact news three days ago. Here is 100,000 yuan for you, and the rest will be decided after I get my funds back."
Lai Biao put a travel bag on the ground.
Nan Yi opened the zipper, took out a stack, and looked at the photos one by one. After finishing a stack, he changed to another one.
After checking five stacks, Lai Biao became impatient.
"Don't worry, it's all solidarity, there's no adulteration for you."
"Whether it's true or not, I'd better take a look. As the saying goes, first be a villain and then a gentleman. Comrade Lai, I don't deceive others, and I don't want to be deceived."
"Okay, okay, take your time and read it."
Lai Biao shook his head helplessly, lit a cigarette, and waited slowly by the side.
It took Nan Yi dozens of minutes to count all 100 stacks of money.
"I'm out of cigarettes, grab a cigarette."
Lai Biao gave Nan Yi a cigarette and said, "This deal will be done soon. What are your plans for the future?"
“Farming, reviewing, taking exams, and going to college.”
"You're not going to do black market business anymore?"
"Don't touch it for now. The college entrance examination has been liberalized, and the economy will be liberalized sooner or later. Wait until you can do business openly. I advise you to stop."
"I'm already accepting them. Just like you, An An will go to college for a few years first. Where are you going to apply to?"
"Beijing University or Yangzhou University, I haven't decided yet."
"Together?"
"Sure, touch it when filling out the application form."
"good."
The Liu family's treasure house has been opened by Nan Yi. It was almost as he expected. There was nothing valuable inside. The harvest was five small yellow croakers; then, there was a box of land deeds, house deeds, and 200 Yuan Datou coins.
For Nan Yi, the treasure house itself is of the greatest value, as he can hide his belongings here.
Of the 100,000 yuan, 5,000 was given to the team, 600 yuan was given to the members who helped with printing, 15,000 yuan went to Xian Yaodong, 30,000 yuan went to Men Saner, and the rest was kept by Nan Yi.
The price was 3.5 yuan per copy, and a total of 200,000 copies were printed. After the money was collected, a total of 700,000 yuan was collected.
The capital for starting a business is almost enough. For the next two years, I can really settle down and enjoy my time in the ivory tower at school.
The next day, Nan Yi took some things to the quarry.
I paid the fines for the three people and said a few good words to the supervisor.
Finally, Nan Yi met the three people across the fence.
"Lin Guangwei, come closer."
Looking at Lin Guangwei and the other two walking over, Nan Yi said with a smile.
"Haha, Nan Yi, you're so nice to think of coming to see us." Lin Guangwei walked closer with a smile.
Snapped!
Nan Yi slapped Lin Guangwei in the face.
"I have good news for you. The country has resumed the college entrance examination. It was published in the newspaper yesterday."
Li Hai and Qu Jing were very happy to hear what Nan Yi said, but Lin Guangwei was still immersed in a daze and didn't know why Nan Yi hit him.
"I have another piece of bad news for you. Ke Hongxing is dead and I have buried her. Run away, run away, it was not you who instigated her to do so. Even if she wanted to, she would not have the courage to do so. You are partly responsible for her death."
After scolding Lin Guangwei, Nan Yi said to Li Hai and the others, "I have paid the fine for you, and your labor camp time will be shorter.
The college entrance examination is set by each province, and the time of the college entrance examination is not unified. It is generally after November 21st, and the most likely time is around December 10th.
Li Hai, your household registration is not here, you have to rush back to the Northeast to register, perform well, and try to get out early, otherwise you will miss it. "
"Thank you, Nan Yi, I will definitely behave well."
"Yes." Nan Yi nodded and handed the travel bag over the fence. "There are books, some daily necessities, and some food in it. Divide it among the three of you. I'm leaving now."
