Chapter 9 Zhao Liangyong borrowed money to study

In a blink of an eye, Hou Haiyang's first semester in Xinxiang was over, and the teachers left the school one after another.On the first day of the holiday, at Niubeituo Primary School, Qiuyun boiled a pot of hot water and washed Hou Haiyang's old sheets.This quilt followed Hou Haiyang from junior high school to middle school, and then to Bullback and Snake Elementary School. It was too old to be washed.The quilt was hung to dry on the rope, swaying in the wind, and several holes were particularly glaring.Qiuyun's latent motherhood was aroused, and she planned to buy him a new quilt.

Seeing that it was time for lunch, Hou Haiyang still didn't come back.Hou Haiyang has many advantages, such as being daring, brave, and capable, but also has many shortcomings, such as lack of patience and care, often riding a motorcycle to the city, and not coming back to live at night.Today is the first day of winter vacation, and we agreed to have lunch together, but at noon, there was no one in sight.When it was twelve o'clock, Qiu Yun complained secretly: "He is too young to be considerate of others." At this time, Zhao Liangyong and Hou Haiyang were waiting in the restaurant in Xinxiang.

Hou Haiyang had just refueled his motorcycle when he was pulled over by Zhao Liangyong on the street and did not get away.Seeing Zhao Liangyong standing at the window looking out, he became suspicious, and asked, "Mr. Zhao, are you still so formal when you have dinner with Liu Youshu?" Zhao Liangyong turned back from the window, and then he smiled and told the truth, saying: "Today I'm going to invite people from the foundation to dinner, those people are good drinkers, please help me to accompany me." "What are you asking the people from the foundation to do? Do you want a loan?" Hou Haiyang is now a wandering cloud and wild crane in Xinxiang School, and he doesn't want to get in touch with the people from the town government at all. In order to save face, he didn't leave immediately.

In the recent incident of gathering people to watch pornographic videos, Zhao Liangyong wrote an inspection at the police station, which brought him a psychological shadow, and his relationship with Hou Haiyang and others was not normal.Before the holiday, Zhao Liangyong had a heart-to-heart talk with Hou Haiyang, and the relationship between the two returned to normal, even closer than before. Zhao Liangyong said: "I used to have a junior college diploma. A few years ago, a junior college diploma was quite popular. In the past few years, there will be more and more undergraduate diplomas. A junior college diploma is nothing. I want to prepare in advance. With a bachelor's degree, it will be easier to transfer. .”

Hou Haiyang was very disapproving: "I am not afraid of a technical secondary school diploma, what are you afraid of, how many serious college students in our Xinxiang?" Zhao Liangyong said: "Brother, you are still young, so you can't get discouraged so quickly. That time when someone caught you in the TV room, I was totally enlightened. How can someone else be the dean and the principal? Can’t? I used to have the stinky and lofty nature of intellectuals, who regarded officialdom as dung and looked down on those who were determined to climb up. As a result, villains gained power, and our noble people depended on others for the rest of their lives. From work ability to personal quality, Liu Youshu can only be regarded as an excellent student in school. Usually, he seized the opportunity through the back door, and within a short time became the deputy director of the party and government office of the town government, and he was considered a figure in the town."

The more he talked, the more angry he said: "I have worked hard in Xinxiang for so long, and I don't even have the money to study for an undergraduate degree. I have to find a foundation loan to study. There are too many injustices in this society, and we have to adapt. rather than being negative.” When Hou Haiyang was mentioned, the smile on his face gradually froze. Three people came from a distance, Liu Youshu walked in the middle, chatting and laughing with the people on the left and right.Zhao Liangyong called Hou Haiyang to the window, pointed to the tall, thin man on the left, and said, "That's director Yu of the foundation, who is in charge of the loan authority. If I want a loan of two thousand yuan, I must ask him. He is from the town Liu Youshu came forward to invite these lords." Hou Haiyang couldn't help but straighten his back thinking about the fish in the dark river in the cave, and secretly said: "I beat 100 fish every month. A catty of fish is comparable to the salaries of these government officials for several months, so why be timid in front of them."

Zhao Liangyong said: "If you are under the eaves, how can you not bow your head. If you don't bow your head now, you will have to bow your head one day. If you don't bow your head if you are a bachelor, you have to bow your head if you have children. I think bowing your head now, it will be even worse if you bow your head later. Brother, what I said just now was from the bottom of my heart." He greeted the door, with a slightly exaggerated smile on his face, and said enthusiastically: "Director Yu, Director Yue, please come inside." He shook hands with Liu Youshu again, saying : "Director Liu, have a good drink today."

Standing by the window sill, Hou Haiyang watched coldly Zhao Liangyong socializing with the Foundation and others. Zhao Liangyong smiled all over his face, and after shaking hands, he let out a cigarette. His expression and movements made Hou Haiyang feel strange. Several people entered the restaurant, and when they went upstairs, several people from the foundation walked to the front, and Liu Youshu and Zhao Liangyong walked to the back. Liu Youshu's working years and qualifications are shorter than Zhao Liangyong's, but he is now the deputy director of the party and government office, and he has a psychological advantage. When he went upstairs, he said: "Mr. Zhao, we are old friends. Don't be so polite. outside."

Zhao Liangyong lowered his voice and said, "Director Liu, please give me some kind words. I don't have a mortgage, but only two thousand yuan." Liu Youshu moved his chin slightly, and said in a low voice: "Understood, don't worry." Going up to the second floor, Liu Youshu saw Hou Haiyang standing by the window, and immediately made a joke: "Hou Haiyang, you have embraced a beautiful woman, so you ignore us. I haven't seen you for a long time." Hou Haiyang felt disgusted with the tone and content of Liu Youshu's words, but he was invited by Zhao Liangyong to accompany him, so there was no need to spoil the good atmosphere with a single sentence, and said, "Director Liu, you said it the wrong way. Meet me." He was wearing a leather jacket, which set off his 1.8-meter figure even more straightly, and he stood out from the crowd.

Several people sat down around the round table. Director Yu was very interested in Hou Haiyang and said, "Are you Hou Haiyang?". Hou Haiyang didn't know what he meant, and said, "I'm Hou Haiyang." Director Yu gave a thumbs up and said: "He is indeed a good guy, no wonder he can fight with Liu Laoqi. I was born and raised in Xinxiangchang, and I was in the same school as Liu Laoqi when I was in elementary school. He is two grades lower than me. This Liu Laoqi fought desperately since he was a child. He fought with children of the same grade, and even dared to fight with children of higher grades. He dropped out of school in the fourth grade of primary school and has been in several towns. He is considered a bully in Xinxiang society. Thinking of being cleaned up by you."

Hou Haiyang did not regard Liu Laoqi as an opponent for a long time, and said calmly: "These scumbags are bullying guys. I am most annoyed that they occupy the best positions during the rush, and then ask others to buy them with money. This kind of The behavior is bullying and domineering, and the government does not take care of it." Zhao Liangyong went to the counter to look at the wine, then ran over, supported the chair, and asked with a smile: "Director Yu, Director Yue, what kind of wine do you drink?"?Director Yu raised his eyelids and said, "It's best not to drink, and you have to go to work in the afternoon." Zhao Liangyong wanted to ask for others, and put his posture quite low, saying: "You need to drink a little wine, and you can't have a feast without wine." Director Yu is not too old, and his face is quite weathered. He is more interested in Hou Haiyang, an alternative teacher, and said: "I also know what Teacher Hou said. Very opinionated. The gangsters at the police station only know how to drink. Liu Laoqi fights at the gate of the police station, but they don’t care. It's empty talk." Deputy Director Yue Yong was only in his early twenties, his hair was slickly combed, and he was wearing pointed leather shoes. He interrupted and said, "This matter is really hard to manage. Every time when it's time to rush to the market, Liu Laoqi will take a good position early in the morning. Occupy, this behavior is not illegal, if others want to use his good position to set up a stall and pay some money, it will not break the law, and the police station can only stare blankly." Zhao Liangyong called Shanghou Haiyang to eat, mainly to help him accompany the guests by taking advantage of his drinking capacity. Unexpectedly, both Director Yu and Director Yue were very interested in Hou Haiyang, and they were quite polite in their words, thinking: "Call Hou Haiyang!" Haiyang came to accompany the wine, which is a mistake." Xinxiang restaurants mainly serve home-cooked dishes, and there are also more expensive dishes such as pointed fish. Zhao Liangyong took a lot of thought when ordering, and ordered relatively cheap home-cooked dishes such as braised pork knuckle, pickled fish, and Kung Pao chicken.When ordering drinks, he originally wanted to order bottled wine, but after thinking about it, he ordered wolfberry wine brewed by Xinxiang Winery. Liu Youshu came from Xinxiang School. He understood the plight of the teachers. He saw clearly what Zhao Liangyong was thinking, and said, "Godberry wine, okay. Both Secretary Le and Mayor Jiang drink this wine. It's pure grain wine. It's bottled now. Most of the wine is blended wine, and I get a headache after drinking it." He took the initiative to pick up the wine bowl and said, "Today I will be the wine commander." Director Yu had no expression on his thin face, Director Yue turned his eyes upwards, showing disapproval. As the host, Zhao Liangyong started toasting after the guests had eaten a few mouthfuls of food.Director Yu was bold. After drinking with Zhao Liangyong, he leaned back and drank it.Director Yue's attitude was ambiguous, he covered the wine glass with his hands, waved his hands, and said, "I have to go to work in the afternoon, so the wine is fine." Liu Youshu knew that Director Yue wanted to drink, and he could drink a lot, so he refused to drink at this time, most likely because he thought it was a bad drink, so he was busy trying to smooth things over, saying: "Old Yue, I have something to do in the afternoon, so drink less." Only then did Director Yue pick up the wine and took a shallow sip. As the saying goes, if you don't have desires, you will be strong, but if you have desires, you will be soft.After the incident of gathering people to watch pornographic videos, Zhao Liangyong learned from the painful experience and began to make personal plans to trample on the arrogance of intellectuals.Taking a loan to study for an undergraduate degree is the first step in action, and it is also an important step.From the first step, he has dealt with all kinds of people in society. Zhao Liangyong toasted non-stop, the wine completely let go at halftime, there were witty remarks and nasty jokes, and the corners of his eyes slowly turned bloodshot. Hou Haiyang couldn't understand Director Yue's airs, so he didn't take the initiative to toast at the beginning. After seeing Zhao Liangyong's drinking power, he became chivalrous and started toasting to help Zhao Liangyong through the difficulties. Yue Yong didn't regard Hou Haiyang as a pure teacher, and his attitude was not bad, he didn't evade too much, and drank his toast. Liu Youshu used to be a teacher, and later joined the town government. He never drank a lot, but just booed vigorously from the sidelines, making Zhao Liangyong and Director Yu drink several glasses of wine one after another. For Hou Haiyang, the wine was tasteless.Finally, the wine battle ended, Liu Youshu accompanied the two directors of the foundation back to the town, and Hou Haiyang took Zhao Liangyong's arm back to school.Zhao Liangyong was so drunk that he kicked here and there, making the person supporting him work hard. After leaving Changzhen, Hou Haiyang asked, "Is it possible to get things done?" Zhao Liangyong squatted on the side of the dirt road and vomited for a while, cursing: "Damn, these people are too dark-hearted, I borrowed 2,000 to go to college, and today I ate more than 100 yuan for this meal, and bought a Hongtashan. " Hou Haiyang only thought that he had eaten a meal, but when he heard that there was still a pack of cigarettes, he thought to himself, "For two thousand yuan, at least three hundred yuan must be subtracted, and the loan interest is also included. The cost is very high." Zhao Liangyong put his arms around Hou Haiyang, emotionally: "Brother Hou, women are afraid of marrying the wrong man, men are afraid of being wronged, why did you choose to be a teacher? You are still young, you must jump out of Xinxiang, this place is too tortured." The two entered the teacher's courtyard, where Liu Qingde and Li Suanlian were standing and talking. Li Suansuan said: "Qiuyun is a woman in love, and she must be in Niubeishe Elementary School." Liu Qingde was jealous at the same time, and said: "Hou Haiyang is just a young ass kid, poor and white, he can't do it, Qiu Yun is a college student, blind, and he got together with Hou Haiyang!" Li Suansu laughed "poof": "It's not good for anything, and it's not necessarily true. Hou Haiyang is handsome, and beautiful women love handsome men, it's only right and proper." Liu Qingde stared at Li Suanyou's face with a playful smile, and said, "You're right, this is indeed something that can't be slapped. If the bitch doesn't touch her ass, the male dog won't pounce on it." Li Suanan heard Liu Qingde's obscenity, and said: "You men are not good people. Seeing Qiu Yun's beauty, my heart is itchy, crawl away." She cursed angrily, turned and entered the room, and ignored Liu Qingde . Liu Qingde verbally teased Li Suansu, very straightforward, with his hands behind his back, turned around and saw Hou Haiyang helping Zhao Liangyong into the small courtyard.The person he doesn't want to see at school now is Hou Haiyang. He immediately pulled his face down, puffed out his stomach, and walked past Hou Haiyang without looking sideways. Hou Haiyang also regarded Liu Qingde as nothing. He helped Zhao Liangyong onto the bed, covered him with a quilt, and then greeted Qiu Dafa who came in later, and hurried out of the school and returned to Changzhen.It was an accident that Zhao Liangyong took him to drink with him. Hou Haiyang didn't discuss it with Qiuyun. He knew that Qiuyun would definitely wait for him to eat. He took the motorcycle from Wei Guan's store and kept increasing the gas pedal while riding on it. . Qiu Yun heard the sound of the motorcycle, and hurried to the yard, and sure enough, she saw Hou Haiyang's face obviously drunk, she turned back to the house without saying a word, and continued to wash clothes. "What, are you angry?" Hou Haiyang knew that he was wrong, so he followed, and took the initiative to talk to him.Qiuyun rubbed his clothes loudly, but still remained silent.Hou Haiyang held Qiuyun's waist with both hands, and rubbed his face against Qiuyun's loose long hair. Wen Yan explained: "Zhao Liangyong invited two officials of the foundation to dinner, and he insisted on drinking with me. Do you know if I am in Xinxiang?" What kind of friend, Mr. Zhao is one, I have to sell his face." Qiuyun's curiosity was aroused, and she asked, "What is Mr. Zhao doing with the loan?" "He's going to study for a correspondence course, and he's short of money, so he asked the foundation for a loan to pay his tuition." Hou Haiyang hugged Qiu Yun tightly, and said, "Teacher Zhao borrowed two thousand yuan, not only to pay the interest, but also to invite the head of the foundation After dinner, I sent a piece of Hongtashan. You said that these officials have black assholes." Qiu Yun turned back, grabbed Hou Haiyang's arm, and said, "Don't be so rude." Hou Haiyang moved his hands up, moving them in front of Qiuyun's chest, and said: "It's not rough, the teachers in the school haven't paid their salaries, so they are forced to take loans to study, and the people from the foundation are scraping oil on the chicken feet." .” "You're diverting my attention. How many times have I told you that you can't ride a bike after drinking alcohol? You always don't listen, and you always act like a hero." At this point, Qiu Yun had a jumping thinking, thinking of The father who also played a hero and got into big trouble.She seemed to see her father's stubborn expression and graying temples, tears rolling in her eye sockets. Only then did Hou Haiyang feel that something was wrong, he pulled Qiuyun over, hugged him in his arms, kissed the tears on Qiuyun's cold cheeks, and said, "I will never drive after drinking, absolutely." For young lovers, a little digging is often the beginning of passion after unraveling.At seven o'clock in the evening, Hou Haiyang got up from the bed and saw a pot of boiling water on the stove, so he naturally understood what it meant.After opening his belly and drinking two bowls of sweet potato porridge, he made a set of long punches in the yard, and then took a bath with water. Qiuyun sat in front of the stove, looking at the healthy young man boxing outside the courtyard, his eyes were full of love.On the first day of the holiday, it was hot and crazy. Hou Haiyang showed good physical fitness. He took the initiative to ignite the flames of war every two or three hours. In the last battle at four o'clock in the morning, the two fought against each other for more than an hour until they were exhausted. . At 6:30, the pager vibrated vigorously. This was the agreed time to take the bus. As a result, neither of them woke up and fell into a deep sleep. "Oops." When Qiuyun woke up, he picked up the pager beside the bed, only to realize that it was already nine o'clock.According to the original plan, she would take the early bus to Bashan today, and then transfer to Maodong. She went crazy all night and missed the bus home. Qiu Yun looked down at Hou Haiyang in his sleep, he pouted, and occasionally could see his eyeballs moving through his eyelids, he was not as barbaric as when he was awake.She fell in love with this big boy, lowered her head, and gently kissed his lips.After kissing a few times, she saw that Hou Haiyang seemed to be waking up, so she quickly got up and got off the bed lightly. In the kitchen, she poked the stove, added some dry firewood, and fanned it with a cattail fan, and the stove hole suddenly glowed brightly.She sat with her chin in the firelight, thinking: "If I let my mother know that the precious daughter is willing to light the stove for a little boy, she will definitely laugh out loud." Hou Haiyang woke up at ten o'clock in the morning. He grabbed the pager, jumped up from the bed in a carp posture after reading the time, put on his clothes indiscriminately, and saw Qiuyun sitting in the stove in the stove , I smell the unique aroma of sweet potato porridge in my nose. "Sorry, I didn't hear the alarm." With tenderness in Qiu Yun's eyes, she raised her head and asked, "Have you slept well?" Hou Haiyang rubbed his tense face and said, "It's almost there. Are you going back to Maodong today? If you go back, you will either take the evening bus, or I will drive you to Bashan by motorcycle." "I'll take a motorcycle to Bashan first, and then take a bus after arriving at Bashan. I'll go back to school to pack some things, and you will pick me up at eleven o'clock." At eleven o'clock, Hou Haiyang came to the school gate on a motorcycle. After waiting for a while, Qiu Yun appeared on the blue stone ladder.She was wearing a dark green down jacket, a bright red thick scarf around her neck, and a pair of octagonal hats that were popular before. There was a five-pointed star on the hat, which was very fashionable. Hou Haiyang put his long feet on the ground and joked, "If you wear it so thick, you think you're in the Northeast. If you wear more, you'll become a polar bear." Qiu Yun said: "Riding a motorcycle in this weather is a real pain. I have to be fully prepared and arm myself." Hou Haiyang's heart skipped a beat for no reason, and he suddenly remembered a special scene in Tieping Town that time. When he was returning to the county town from Tieping Primary School, a three-wheeled motorcycle passed by a passenger car, and a passenger was sitting on the bucket of the boat. A woman wrapped tightly in a thick coat.Like a bolt of lightning passing through his head, he suddenly connected several details together.One is that Lu Ming's new boyfriend is from the Finance Bureau, and the finance department owns three-wheeled motorcycles; , where is there a chance to have a meeting in the county seat. Even though he and Qiuyun are as close as glue now, when he thought of Lu Ming leaving him quickly and falling in love with another man, his heart felt as if he had been stabbed severely by an iron needle. "Let's go, Liu Qingde is going out of school too." Qiuyun met Liu Qingde when she was leaving, and since that incident happened, she and Liu Qingde have completely torn their faces, and they didn't even leave anything on the face. "If he talks too much, beat him to death!" Hou Haiyang gritted his teeth and cursed Lu Ming, suppressing Lu Ming in his heart. Amidst the roar of the motorcycle, he brought out a gloomy and cold ash in winter. . Liu Qingde walked to the school gate, just in time to see the motorcycle go away, he cursed: "Fall into the truck, fall to death!" After more than an hour, the roaring motorcycle came to Bashan County.When getting out of the car, both Hou Haiyang and Qiu Yun were frozen stiff. Hou Haiyang held Qiu Yun's cold hand and said, "It's really hard to ride a motorcycle in winter. In five years, I can buy a car." Qiu Yun rubbed his hands stiffly. Looking at the skin on his face, he said: "I have good ambitions, work hard to achieve them, and if I can buy a car in ten years, I will be considered a success." After buying the ticket to Maodong, the two whispered in the waiting room.There are several windows with large holes in the waiting room in Bashan, which is good for air circulation and makes the air in the whole waiting room fresh, but the side effects are more obvious. The draft in winter takes away a little heat, and the waiting room is filled with sneezing and coughing sounds one after another.Qiuyun's snot also trickled down, and he quickly used several tissues. "When you go back, drive slowly and fasten your clothes." Hou Haiyang also sucked in his snot, and said, "I'm wearing a leather jacket, so I'm not afraid of the cold." Hou Haiyang and Lu Ming broke up at this station many times, and the subconscious left a deep impression on them.When Qiuyun walked into the ticket gate with simple luggage, looking at Qiuyun's back, he had an illusion of deja vu, as if this episode had happened many times. When the bus started, Hou Haiyang was overwhelmed by the sudden surge of emotions. He left the waiting room and waited at the intersection ahead of time on a motorcycle. Soon he saw the bus heading for Maodong.Qiu Yun saw the motorcycle and waved out the window.Something she didn't expect happened. Hou Haiyang, who was wearing a leather jacket, followed the bus and ran parallel to it. At first, Qiuyun thought it was very romantic, but after following the motorcycle for several kilometers, she felt that it was dangerous, so she kept waving her hands in the car, pointing in the direction of Bashan.Unexpectedly, the motorcycle did not change direction, but instead accelerated, heading towards Maodong.Seeing the motorcycle go away in the dust, Qiuyun stamped her feet anxiously in the car.Along the way, she leaned her face against the glass, looking for the motorcycle, with her heart hanging in her throat. More than an hour later, the bus arrived in the suburbs of Maodong.Maodong is currently carrying out comprehensive urban improvement, and has set up many car washes outside the suburbs. All cars entering the city must be cleaned in the car washes.When he came to the car wash, Qiu Yun saw Hou Haiyang sitting on the motorcycle with the water mist from the car wash behind him. She got out of the car anxiously, and came to the front of the motorcycle. Seeing Hou Haiyang's nose kept sucking back and forth, she stomped her feet and said, "It's such a cold day, why did you go to Maodong? It's too dangerous." Hou Haiyang said with a smile: "I originally wanted to send a piece, but I sent it to Maodong, let's go, I will take you home." The last sentence was a joke, but it happened to touch Qiu Yun's inner entanglement.She likes Hou Haiyang very much, and is even addicted to it, but Xinxiang Town is just a stone walking in the creek, and she is destined to cross the river by stepping on this stone.In the dead of night, she thought countless times about her relationship with Hou Haiyang after she left Xinxiang. Looking at Hou Haiyang's messy hair by the wind, Qiu Yun felt heartbroken and struggled a little inwardly, secretly said: "If he agrees, I will take him home." She paused for a while, her tone slightly nervous, and said: " Come on, come home with me." Hou Haiyang didn't make any preparations for the door at all. He looked down at the dusty boots and pants, and said, "Forget it, I'll send you to Maodong. The task is completed, and I should go back." Qiu Yun breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I treat you to a bowl of Maodong hot and sour noodles, which is very special." After the bus was washed, she took back her luggage from the car and sat on the motorcycle. The motorcycle traveled through the streets and alleys of Maodong, and came to a relatively remote alley.Qiu Yun led Hou Haiyang to a small hot and sour noodle shop, and introduced him: "When I was in high school, I was hungry, so I came here to eat. The shop is a bit small, but the taste is good." She asked Hou Haiyang Come to a big bowl of hot and sour noodles, sit opposite and watch him eat. In high school, Qiuyun often came here to eat noodles with a few close female classmates, and they always gathered around chatting and laughing non-stop.The high school days where innocence and hardship were intertwined left Qiuyun with good memories. After his father was wronged, the life of the whole family cast a heavy shadow.She didn't even think that she would eat noodles here with the village primary school teachers in Xinxiang.The sight of this village primary school teacher galloping on the road on a motorcycle deeply touched her heart. Send you thousands of miles, there will be a farewell.After Hou Haiyang finished eating the hot and sour noodles, his whole body was hot. He sent Qiuyun back to the family courtyard of the Public Security Bureau, watched her enter the courtyard through the side door, waved his hand, and then started the motorcycle. After Qiuyun entered the yard, she walked a few steps, then retreated to the door, where she stood until the motorcycle gradually disappeared from sight. Outside the side door of the family courtyard of the Public Security Bureau, you can see the faint signboard of Maodong Tobacco Factory.Hou Haiyang glanced at the big characters on the motorcycle, without stopping, and left the big sign of Maodong Tobacco Factory behind his back. Hou Haiyang rode his motorcycle and collided head-on with the north wind that crossed the Qinling Mountains, just like Don Quixote had a helpless and fearless fight with the windmill. The cold wind came in through the gaps in his clothes, cutting his body like a knife.The road from Maodong to Bashan is a cement road, and there are no other difficulties except cold spots.The road from Bashan to Xinxiang is a bitter journey. Whenever a large vehicle passes by, the cold dust will cover the motorcycle and people, like a sandstorm. After leaving Bashan County, the pager at his waist rang three times in succession. There was no fixed telephone along the way, so Hou Haiyang didn't stop until he reached Xinxiangchang Town, where he stopped and took out the pager. These are three different paging calls. From the area code, one is from Bashan, one is from Maodong, and there is a mobile phone number. The mobile phone number can only be my sister's phone number, and Hou Haiyang returned the call first. "Second baby, I'm your elder sister. It's winter vacation, and I'm still doing things outside, go home early." Hou Haiyang said: "The winter vacation was just yesterday, and I still have some things to deal with. Eldest sister, you are in Lingxi. Didn’t go back to Guangdong? The other day my brother-in-law said that there is a quota for conversion from civilian to public, can it be implemented?” Hou Zhengli was on the bed using her big brother to make a phone call, showing one arm, and the snow-white skin on her arm had goosebumps due to the cold.She shrank into the warm quilt and said: "Dad's business has been implemented, and a special hat wearing indicator has been arranged. What I care about now is your business. When will you come to Guangdong, don't dawdle. You remember One number, Erdaoguai's phone number is only installed at home, and I usually call home more often, have you heard it?" "Even if you want to go to Guangdong, you have to clean up the affairs here." Hou Haiyang is willing to go to Guangdong to work, but the matter with Qiuyun has not been resolved. Dry land, so that the caves that produce pointed fish can always be controlled in their own hands. Hou Zhengli didn't have any interest in the matter of Niu Beidou, and said: "You are a bachelor, you have something to deal with, come to my sister, I don't need you to bring a bed and mosquito net, come here early, don't waste your youth in Bashan." After chatting with his elder sister Hou Zhengli, Hou Haiyang realized that Bashan's number was his home phone number, so he immediately dialed home.It was her mother, Du Xiaohua, who answered the phone. Her voice sounded timid on the phone, and she said, "I don't want to make a phone call, but your sister insists. You can build a house after spending thousands of dollars." Hou Haiyang spoke, and then continued: "The village opened up that phone number, you can make long-distance calls to your sister." Hou Haiyang laughed and said, "Mom, it's a program-controlled phone. Just install the phone. When you miss your sister in the future, you can call her." Du Xiaohua said: "Usually it's your sister who calls back. Long-distance calls are very expensive, so I can't bear it." She didn't want her son to waste more phone bills, so she put down the phone after saying a few words, and then carefully used a neatly cut A square of old cloth covered the phone. Hou Haiyang looked at the third call, which was from the office of the president of Maodong Tobacco Factory. After thinking for a while, he dialed the number. "Hi, I'm Hou Haiyang from Bashan Xinxiang Township." Xiao Zhou's voice came from the microphone, "Hi, I'm Xiao Zhou from Maodong Tobacco Factory, do you still have pointed fish?" Hou Haiyang said: "There are more." Last time he brought dozens of catties of pointed-headed fish to Maodong, unexpectedly, the tobacco factory boy only bought two. After returning home, his interest in Maodong Tobacco Factory faded up. Xiao Zhou's voice was very enthusiastic: "Hurry up and send it here, I'll wait for you at the tobacco factory." Hou Haiyang complained unceremoniously: "Last time I sent nearly 100 catties of pointed-headed fish here, but I only received two of them, which made me transport them back on a motorcycle, which cost both motor and fuel. how much lesser" Xiao Zhou said, "I only want ten catties." Hou Haiyang did the math, even if it was 40 yuan a catty, 10 catties of fish would cost 400 yuan. He rode a motorcycle back and forth, and it was not very profitable after the gas money was removed, not to mention that the weather was so cold that riding a motorcycle would cost 400 yuan. Driving long distances is a real chore.He made excuses and said, "We're on winter vacation, and we have a lot of things to do, so we can't get away these two days." Xiao Zhou said: "You are in Xinxiang Town, Bashan, I will drive here tomorrow, you wait for me." Hou Haiyang did not expect Xiao Zhou to be so urgent, and said: "I am in Niubeituo Elementary School in Xinxiang Town, and when I arrive in Xinxiang, I will be in the middle of the town. Call me from the town, and I'll come out to pick you up." Xiao Zhou put down the phone, walked to the small car class, wanted to arrange a car, stopped at the door of the small car class, turned around and returned to his office. Going home at night, Xiao Zhou said to her boyfriend who was lying on the sofa watching TV: "Tomorrow we will go to Bashan County and find Hou Haiyang to fish. You can drive there." Chen Shu raised his head and said, "Which one is Hou Haiyang?" Xiao Zhou said, "It's the one who delivered the sharp-headed fish that I met in the factory." He said triumphantly, "Just ask him to bring it over, why bother to buy the fish yourself?" "Last time he gave away a hundred catties of fish, and the food group only wanted two, so Hou Haiyang was not very willing to give it away." "You can buy sharp-headed fish everywhere. Do you really want to go to Bashan?" Sitting next to Chen Shu, Xiao Zhou said: "That day, the kitchen made pointed-headed fish. Mrs. Liang was so happy that she kept saying that this was the authentic pointed-headed fish. She made an exception and ate an extra bowl of rice. Boss Liang is a dutiful son. He was happy when Mrs. Liang was happy, and praised me in the office the next day. Let’s collect some pointed fish and keep them at home, and send two to Mrs. Liang’s house every few days.” Chen Shu lay on the sofa and gnawed on an apple, and said, "You are also a fan of officials, no wonder you sent out the two fish at home that day, which made me drool all over the place." Xiao Zhou said: "The president's office sounds nice, but it's exhausting to work. I want to try to transfer to a more affordable department as soon as possible." Her idea is very clear, that is, to go to Hou Haiyang's house to buy sharp-headed fish. Send it to Mrs. Liang, and if you please Mrs. Liang, you will naturally gain Liang Xiaopeng's favor.In order not to let other colleagues know about this, she did not call the car to the tobacco factory. "The pointed fish is very expensive in Maodong. People who eat pointed fish are either rich or expensive. The profit seems to be very high. I want to open a pointed fish restaurant." Chen Shu leaned his head on his girlfriend's lap to make himself more comfortable, and said, "The tobacco factory pays a lot of money and the treatment is good, why bother to engage in such tricks?" Xiao Zhou rubbed Chen Shu's hair and said, "You don't have any economic acumen. Your classmate Hou Weidong was a famous figure in school. Now he works in the government and is the owner of a quarry at the same time. That Hou Haiyang is one of the three best friends in Maodong." Students, while teaching, also run business. They are the smart people." Chen Shudao: "They are all in the villages and towns. They don't have an asshole method, so they go to sea." Xiao Zhou slapped Chen Shu lightly, and said, "You started swearing again. You're a prosecutor now, and you're still swearing like a gangster on the street. Look at the social elite who swears? A lot of people from ministries and commissions in the capital, they often talk about their colleagues who went to sea, many of them are doing well, and these people who went to sea are the elites of various ministries and commissions of the State Council." Xiao Zhou is in an enterprise and is more sensitive to economic activities. She often chatters about going to sea in front of Chen Shu, making Chen Shu's ears callused.Chen Shu looked up and saw Xiao Zhou's small mouth started to move, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "Okay, I will drive my wife to buy fish tomorrow. My wife started her business with pointed fish." In Niubeituo Primary School in Xinxiang, the main room smelled strongly of alcohol, and there was a pile of filth outside.Hou Haiyang covered his nose and came to the stove, shoveled some stove ashes and buried the filth, and the sour smell in the air became lighter. Zhao Hai was still sleeping on the bed, his hair was in a mess, his cheeks were thin, as if there was only a layer of skin left, and his hooked nose was more obvious.Since leaving Xinxiang Central School, Zhao Hai has been drinking heavily. Every time he goes to Niubeituo, he will get very drunk. He came here with a bottle of wine last night.The two drank together, Zhao Hai was not satisfied after drinking, and drank up the remaining half bottle of wine from last time.After he got drunk, he took Hou Haiyang's arm and cried, "Brother Hou embraces a beautiful woman. A full man doesn't know how hungry a man is. Your brother lives in a place where birds don't shit. At night, he looks at the moon besides the stars. I am Man, I want to sleep with a woman in my arms." Hou Haiyang persuaded: "Go home when you are free, sister-in-law is waiting for you at home." Zhao Hai gave a "bah" sound: "I will never touch that woman. I will stick to it in Xinxiang. Her son is messing around. If I didn't see her committing crimes, I would have divorced her a long time ago." Hou Haiyang knew from Li Suanan's mouth that Zhao Hai had a green hat on his head, but he was still skeptical. When he said it from Zhao Hai this time, he knew it must be true and deeply sympathized with him.Facing the cruel facts, any consolation is useless.He patted Zhao Hai's back hard, and comforted him: "The difficulty is temporary, and I will find a way to transfer out of Xinxiang in the future." Zhao Hai scolded: "I don't have an official son-in-law or father-in-law, and I don't have money to send it away, so I use a dick to mobilize it." Hou Haiyang empathized with Zhao Hai's pain, but he adopted a much more positive coping method. He half helped and half dragged Zhao Hai back to the side room, and continued to persuade: "The living will not be suffocated to death by urine. Master Liu, he has his own place." Zhao Hai lay on the bed and soon fell asleep.After he woke up, his eyes were bloodshot and his head was in a daze. He didn't recognize where he was for a while, and said, "Where am I? Is it in Niubeituo Primary School?" Hou Haiyang said: "Yesterday I said no to drinking, but you insist on drinking." Only then did Zhao Hai remember that he was in Niubeituo Elementary School. He sat up with difficulty and said, "How much did we drink?" Hou Haiyang pointed to the corner of the wall, and said: "The bottle of wine you brought has been drunk, and I have at least half a catty left here. The two of us drank a catty of seven or eight taels." 喝酒以后，赵海又哭又闹，又说又笑。醒来以后，他变得很是沉默，两人端着碗站在屋檐下，各自喝着稀饭。 “走了。”赵海放下碗，也不停留，把手抄在裤子口袋里，弯着腰，离开了牛背砣。他的背影十分落寞，若是不熟悉的人在稍远处看见，绝对会认为是一个老人。 此时，侯海洋心里既同情赵海，更多的则是不以为然，他将赵良勇和赵海作了比较：“赵良勇要改变处境，知道贷款读书。赵海天天喝酒发牢骚，有屁个作用。” 十点，传呼机响了起来，号码显示是场镇电话。侯海洋知道是茂东烟厂的小周到了，骑上摩托车就前往场镇。从学校到公路的小道上留下一条条车辙，全部是侯海洋摩托留下来的。 场镇中心位置停了一辆印有“检察”大字的小车，小周在车里见到侯海洋的摩托车，下车，站在车门处招手。 侯海洋没有下车，他身穿皮衣，单腿撑地，帅气逼人。他向车内看了一眼，对着驾驶室的陈树点了点头，道：“要走小路，车不能去，你们跟着我走。” 派出所老朱昨夜也喝了一场大酒，到了九点过才硬撑着从床上爬起来，他正在豆花馆子吃饭，见到了这辆检察院的小汽车，顿时就留了神。公、检、法、司四个政法机关，司法局相对弱势，公安和法院都属于强势部门。而检察院有监督检察公安和法院的职责，在政法系统里的地位很微妙。在一般情况下，派出所对检察院的人员都比较客气。 老朱与检察院反贪局打过交道，见到茂东车牌的检察院车辆罕见地停在新乡场镇，没来由心里有些发虚。他看到侯海洋带着这辆车朝场外而去，揉了揉眼睛，感觉有些看不透在街上与流氓打架的侯海洋。 小周、陈树跟着侯海洋进了牛背砣小学。小周是茂东城里人，很少到乡村学校，她环顾学校，问道：“学校就你一个老师？” 侯海洋道：“有几个，只有我住在学校里。” “上次很对不起，我不知道小厨房只收了两条鱼，你见到我时，怎么不明说此事？” 侯海洋没有抱怨上次受到的不公平待遇，实事求是地道：“小厨房确实用不了这么多的鱼，大厨房用尖头鱼就太奢侈了。从茂东到巴山太远，如果每次只送几条鱼，油费都找不回来。” 陈树是来自茂东的市检察院干部，在侯海洋面前有天然的优越感，他没有刻意寒暄，问：“巴河都产尖头鱼，新乡的尖头鱼有什么特别的地方？” 侯海洋道：“本质上没有区别，可是生活环境不一样，口味差异就很大。我准备了十来条，你们可以过来瞧一瞧。”他知道小厨房不会要太多尖头鱼，已经打定主意在茂东另外寻找大买家，对陈树和小周没有刻意逢迎，只是客观地讲解事实。 进了厨房，侯海洋用脚轻轻踢了踢大桶，尖头鱼如子弹一样在桶里游动着，敏捷、优美。“尖头鱼喜冷水，产量不高，捕捞难度大。新乡河没有受过工业污染，另外还有一些说不清楚的原因，产出的尖头鱼品质最高。” 小周蹲在水桶边仔细看了一会儿，道：“茅台酒的味道独特，和当地的水、土壤和微生物都有关系，同样的工艺换了另一个地方就失去独特风味，想必新乡尖头鱼品质好也是近似的道理。” 侯海洋对这句话伸出了大拇指。 用秤将鱼秤完，十二条鱼一共二十七斤，侯海洋原本想让点价钱，想到自己辛苦将鱼送到茂东烟厂，却只卖了两条。茂东烟厂这么发财，买点尖头鱼是小意思，也就没有让价，道：“四十块钱一斤，一共一千零八十块。” 陈树吓了一跳，皱了眉头，道：“太贵了，少点。” 侯海洋坚持道：“一分钱一分货，这是茂东市面上最好的尖头鱼。” 小周道：“价钱上没有问题，但是我有一个条件，你不能将鱼卖给烟厂的其他人，也不能将鱼卖给茂东的其他人，我包收。” 侯海洋顿时明白了小周的意图，豪爽地道：“先说断，后不乱，这没有问题。”收了钱，他又找了一个塑料袋子，从大桶里抓了三条瘦长的尖头鱼，道：“刚才是谈生意，我们必须得一是一二是二。谈完生意，这几条鱼是送给周姐的。” 小周道：“今天买得少，我不讨价还价，以后大量要，你得把价钱少下来。” 侯海洋道：“可以，到时再谈。” 送走小周和陈树，侯海洋的腰包又硬了一些。 放了寒假，绝大部分老师都离开了学校，侯海洋为了供应霸道鱼庄和茂东烟厂的尖头鱼，就留在了新乡。 大姐侯正丽得知此事，给侯海洋打了几次传呼，在电话里来了一顿批评，道：“你留在新乡做什么，是不是谈恋爱了？我给你说过好多次，别在新乡谈恋爱……没有谈恋爱，那你留在新乡做什么？谁让你卖尖头鱼，能卖几个钱，赶紧回二道拐，多陪陪爸爸和妈妈。” 侯海洋道：“我还有一些事情处理，迟早都要来广东，不用急于一时。”由于大姐坚决反对自己谈恋爱，他就没有向大姐透露与秋云的恋情。 山是多么封闭，相较于南方，茂东就和中世纪的欧洲差不多，充满着愚昧和黑暗。侯正丽在大城市生活了数年，至少从表面上完全城市化，在她的心目里，乡村生活远远落后于这个时代，对于年轻人来说实在没有留恋之处。 姐姐极端的言论刺激了侯海洋，他争辩道：“这话太过了吧，茂东在经济上是比南方差点，但是没有你说的那么邪，至少茂东的社会治安比广州好，民风更加淳朴。” “二娃，眼见为实，耳听为虚，到时到广东住一段时间，你就知道我指的是什么意思。不说了，我还有事，先挂了。” 挂断电话，侯海洋将思路转回到手里急需要做的事情。最近几天，茂东烟厂和霸道鱼庄都加大了进货量，他手头的资金积累到了五千多元，已经可以下手租旱坡。大姐侯正丽催得越急，他越是想早些将溶洞纳人自己手中。