Chapter 6 Section VI

It's nice to owe. Someone owes you, always owes, what's it like? ——Wow! In those days at the junk shop he was sowing the seeds of human kindness almost more and more consciously.What he is most willing to do is to let people "owe".On that street, or even in the entire recycling system, as long as someone found him, no matter what he was asked to do, he would say yes.Of course, a junk collector would not be asked to do big things, that is, help pull coal, repair houses, move houses and so on.Although these are all trivial matters, favors are no matter how big or small, favors are favors, what is owed is what is owed, this is a debt of notes in the heart.Over time, word of mouth came out.

What Li Jinkui wanted was such a feeling, and it was also a way for him to maintain his psychological balance.People are already so cheap, what is left is the feeling.It feels like a savings bank, what is saved, only I know in my heart.The grass-like head is lowered in front of people, but it is raised up in the feeling, and there is a word "Fuck!" written there. One morning three years later, Li Hongye came looking for him.Li Hongye was wearing a fuchsia windbreaker, stood in front of him silently, and said, "My dad has come out." He said "Oh".Li Hongye said again: "My dad has come out." He said, "Oh, your dad has come out." Li Hongye said: "My dad wants to see you." She handed a wad of money to Li Jinkui Li Hongye said this very calmly, but Li Jinkui couldn't take it anymore. He said: "The principal is coming out, coming out. I should go see him. But this..." Li Hongye said: "My dad has already arrived in the city..." Li Jinkui said: "Then I don't have to go?" Li Hongye said: "You have to go " Li Jinkui thought for a while and said: "Do you still have to go? Just go. You don't give me money, why do you give me money?" Li Hongye said: "You...why are you still like this?" Li Jinkui took the wad again The money was stuffed back, and he said, "Why are you a junk collector, and you are afraid of being laughed at? I have money."

Li Jinkui went there wearing an old work uniform.When he went, he thought about it, and he couldn't do it empty-handed, so he went to the street and bought two bottles of wine and two barrels of good tea, and went with them.When he arrived at the gate of the Municipal Committee, the guard stopped him and said, "Who are you looking for?" He said, "Li Zhiyao." The guard looked him up and down, and said, "What is your relationship with Director Li?" He said, "My fellow." The man simply said, "Director Li is not here!" Li Jinkui smiled and said, "Not here? It's fine if you're not here." At this moment, Li Hongye walked out quickly.She said: "Xiao Dong, this is my cousin, let him come in!" Li Jinkui still smiled and said to the guard: "What cousin, he is just a fellow."

After entering the gate, Li Hongye led him forward and said in a low voice, "Why don't you change your clothes when I ask you to change? Your peasant habits need to be changed." He said, "If you can't change it? "Li Hongye said: "It's better to change it." Seeing that Li Hongye was very serious, he didn't say anything, just followed silently.Bypassing a small garden, Li Hongye led him to a small building. It was a small red building with two floors. The walls were covered with green ivy, which looked very elegant and quiet.Going further in, people's footsteps seemed heavy, but their hearts were empty. Li Jinkui pinched himself secretly, saying, what are you afraid of?Isn't it just to meet someone?After entering the building and in the living room, Li Hongye stood there and said, "Dad, he's here." He heard a "squeak" from the sofa and said, "Oh, he's here, sit down." At this moment Only then did Li Jinkui see Li Zhiyao sitting on the leather sofa.His body was slightly straightened, his white hair looked neatly combed, but he looked tired, and he looked very numb and indifferent. Li Jinkui put down the things he was carrying, and then he talked about it in the village. "Seventh Uncle..." Li Zhiyao waved his hand, and just said, "Oh, sit down. Sit down." He didn't even look at what Li Jinkui mentioned.After Li Jinkui sat down, Li Zhiyao glanced at him silently, and said in a gentle tone: "I just arrived in the city, and I haven't bothered to visit you for a while, how is it?" He said: "It's okay, it's okay. "Li Zhiyao scratched the white hair on his head, and said lightly: "Oh. Is there any difficulty?" He said: "Nothing." Come on, huh?..." At this time, Li Jinkui gritted his teeth, he was silent for a long time, and the flames in his heart flickered.He said in his heart, the opportunity has come, your opportunity has come, you say it!However, he looked at the face leaning on the sofa, it was a very tired face, there seemed to be something frightening and uneasy on that face, he couldn't tell what it was... just in front of him When I was in a daze, I only heard Li Zhiyao ask: "I heard that you have read a lot of books." Li Jinkui said vaguely: "I also...haven't read much." Then, Li Zhiyao said "Oh" and said slowly : "I need someone here too. How about you come to be the secretary?" Li Jinkui suddenly felt a little dizzy. I'm afraid it won't work, right?" Li Zhiyao straightened his body, smiled slightly and said, "...Secretary, the most important thing is to be reliable." As he spoke, his eyes suddenly widened, and his eyes suddenly changed. Very sharp!Li Jinkui's heart suddenly "thumped", as if something had floated up, it was cool and cool, and it made people feel frightened.what is that?Li Jinkui couldn't figure it out, he just felt his head was getting heavier.So, at this most critical moment, he stuttered again: "I, I, I... No, I'm afraid... It's true, it's really impossible." Li Zhiyao frowned seeing his chattering. Frowning, he leaned back on the sofa with some disappointment, squinted his eyes and looked at him, and said repeatedly: "Oh, oh, that's right. Do you have other ideas?" Li Jinkui was startled, and said in his heart, Speak, you have to speak, Speak!So, he straightened his body and murmured, "I don't have any ideas. If I say...thoughts...I still...want to go to school." Li Zhiyao said "oh", and the "oh" sound was very long, often There will be no more words...

Later, when Li Jinkui left the small building, his face was yellow and sallow, as if he had suffered a serious illness, and his body was covered in exhausted sweat.He knew that he had lost a great opportunity, and lost it forever. He suddenly wanted to cry! When Li Hongye came out to see him off, she intentionally distanced herself from him, and both of them remained silent.When it was time to break up, Li Hongye finally couldn't help but said, "You...why are you chattering again?!" Li Hongye said bitterly: "Do you know what you gave up?" Li Jinkui said silently, "You don't owe me any more."

Li Hongye said: "You mean I still owe you, don't you?" Li Jinkui said: "It's clear. No one owes anyone." Li Hongye said: "You will regret it." Li Jinkui let out a sigh of relief, and insisted, "I never regret it." Li Hongye took one last look at him, then turned and walked away.That look is amazing... A month later, Li Hongye sent a form.It was a "recommendation form" for college.Then, Li Hongye said: "I don't owe you anything anymore." Li Jinkui looked at the watch and didn't speak for a long time.What else can he say?Unexpectedly, Li Hongye said: "I'll tell you by the way, I'm getting married." Li Jinkui was silent for a moment, then said: "With... who?" Li Hongye said: "A soldier. A soldier." Li Jinkui said dumbly: " It’s good, it’s a good thing.” Li Hongye said: “You know how to give gifts, why don’t you give me something?” Li Jinkui was about to say something, but Li Hongye immediately interrupted him, and said coldly, “You owe me something. , I also let you owe it."

After getting the watch, Li Jinkui didn't speak for a whole day.He said in his heart that Li Hongye was getting married.Li Hongye is already a member of the family.Li Hongye said, a soldier...he wrote ninety-nine Li Hongye on a piece of waste newspaper. When he wrote thirty-one, he felt like a brick was stuck in his heart; , he added the word "off"; at the end of writing, he balled up the old newspaper and threw it away. The next morning, he ran three laps around the county seat, panting while running, and said: Biwu perched on the old Phoenix branch, fragrant rice pecked at the remaining parrot grains...

When he heard that he was going to college, the crooked eyes of the junk shop widened and said, "Do you have good relatives in the city?" He said, "No." Crooked neck said: "Is there a good connection?" He said, "No...no." Crooked neck said: "Really not?" "No," he said. Crooked neck said: "That is burning incense. Jin Kui, you are burning incense!" Li Jinkui was silent, his eyes were wet... Crooked neck said: "Don't say you are happy, I am happy too. It is always difficult, always difficult." Ordinarily, it is very difficult to go through the procedures for recommending to go to college, and there are official seals to be stamped one by one.But the "favor" that Li Jinkui has given for a long time has come to be honored.There are already stamped watches in the city, and the rest is just a matter of favor, which is something anyone is willing to do, so he went through the formalities almost without any effort.Before leaving, the director of the waste recycling company specially presented another gift, that is, the salary will be paid during the university.In fact, he only painted the walls twice for the director when he moved, and the salary was paid as soon as the director said a word.

When he left, he intended to see Li Hongye.He said in his heart: "Jin Kui, no matter what, you owe someone, you owe him!" But Li Hongye had already left and went to the army to get married.So he went back home.As soon as Lao Jie heard that his grandson was going to go to college, he ran out and said to people outside, "Smoke, smoke, my old grave is smoking!"