This summer, heavy rains in the Huaihe River Basin became a disaster, like the sky river breaking its hole. The heavy rains connected to the world in the lightning and thunder, which really makes people worry that the roof will be smashed and leaked.

The passenger water in southern Shandong roared down from Yimeng Mountain and rushed into the Huaibei Plain along the Zhong Canal. In order to protect the Baolianxi Railway and the 307 National Defense War Preparation Highway, the government decided to blew dams around Yuma Lake. The provincial military region sent engineer troops and spent a whole day to explode a large gap in the western Dayan of the canal. The roaring flood water instantly passed through endless fields and villages. The corn and scabbed soybeans had already turned into a piece of marshland. The flood retention area involved six and a half towns in two counties. In that half of the township, there was Hongjie's hometown "Dayinzhuang".

Because my family was hit by a disaster, Sister Hong was in a bad mood. I kept comforting her carefully, so that she could save more money to support her family. Sister Hong, who was already frugal, became more frugal. Our childbirth was so busy, but she never saw the bonus again. Fortunately, Sister Hong’s income was good and her bonus continued to increase slightly. The big men did not make money to support the family, which made me feel a little frustrated.

Because several enterprises in the county had problems, people with strong reputation and relationships all thought of ways to transfer to government agencies and institutions. Although Sister Hong still worked in three shifts, she only had two newcomers in their toll room, so she had more time off.

Before I knew it, more than half a year passed again. One early autumn afternoon, because it was a weekend, Sister Hong went to the hospital to work. The landlord drank some wine at noon and rested in the room. The aunt was busy in the kitchen. I took Xiaozhuang to play in the yard. Suddenly I heard someone knocking on the yard door and walked over to open it.

The person who came was not tall, had yellow curly hair, wore a fancy green short shirt, a large toad mirror without the trademark, covering most of a small yellow face. Seeing such a monster like a dessert appeared in front of me, I felt a little funny, thinking in my heart why the landlord had such an apprentice.

"Lihou (Hello), is this Mr. Wu Ping's home?" Daoman asked at me with his toad mirror tilted his tongue.

"Are you looking for Wu Ping? I am, you are..." I was a little confused for a moment, not knowing that this monster was actually coming for me.

"Is it Mr. Wu? Is it lucky, I'll do it lucky." Daoman hurriedly stretched out his right hand with a few golden keenzi, grabbed my hand, and shook it affectionately.

"Are you here to find me..." I felt faint when I was shaken by him, and my mind was turning quickly, looking for all the memories about the sword mantis.

"Haha, Wu Ping, don't know each other anymore? See who I am?" Daoman took off the toad mirror and put his face in front of me with a smile.

"Senior Brother Xiao Cai..." I exclaimed, looking at the head with a burnt flower, I couldn't believe my eyes, "You are back? Why did you look like this ghost!"

"I came back last night. When my dad said you moved here, I wanted to come and see you quickly." Senior Brother Xiao Cai said with a sunny face.

The landlord and aunt heard the movement outside and walked out to watch. I introduced Senior Brother Xiao Cai to her. The old lady looked at Senior Brother Xiao Cai's strange dress and bent over with a smile. She almost got angry.

I handed Xiaozhuang to the old man and gave Senior Brother Xiao Cai to the house. He took out a digital watch without a pointer and gave it to me, saying it was called an electronic watch. In the following time, I was stunned by his story. Senior Brother Xiao Cai told me in a slewd way about how he followed his cousin, cheating, smuggling watches, selling clothes, and rushing oil. An unimaginable world of the world, a dazzling south, made me frightened, my heart open and my feelings were touched. I couldn't even believe that the slick-faced mantis in front of me was the once cowardly guardian of the cotton mill, and the senior brother Xiao Cai who needed to be kept by him all the time.

"Now our sponge mill is no longer available. Do you go to the south with me? You are agile, have good physical fitness, and are good at flirting. Like a martial arts star in Hong Kong, you will definitely achieve great things." Senior Brother Xiao Cai's small eyes shining, looking at me with anticipation.

"I... I can't walk away now. Look at Xiaozhuang is still so young, someone has to help Sister Hong." I lost my confidence in front of Senior Brother Xiao Cai for the first time, and replied stammeringly.

"What does this matter? If you really want to live with Yin Hong, you will take the mother and the other two. However, if such a beautiful woman comes to the south, I don't know if you can still catch her..." When Senior Brother Xiao Cai said this, his eyes drifted a little.

"I guess she won't be willing to go. She is pretty good in the hospital now." I felt a little indescribable and replied embarrassedly.

"Fuck, I'm doing well after leaving the cotton mill." Senior Brother Cai cursed angrily.

"Oh--By the way, do you know Li Qin? She is so popular now." Because Senior Brother Xiao Cai raised the topic, I couldn't help but think of Li Qin and said it out without paying attention.

"Don't mention her, Li Qin is not Yin Hong. I want to come now, it's a pity to be separated from her. You don't know, the lady in the south is really handsome, white and coquettish. As long as you give money, you will be sure to serve you comfortably." Senior Brother Xiao Cai curled his lips disdainfully and looked at a calendar on the wall in the house. It was issued by Hongjie Hospital during the Spring Festival, and it was Gong Xue, an actor from "Under the Bridge".

"You...you are sleeping now..." When I heard this, my chin was so shocked that I was about to fall off.

"What's the point? I'll just make you sleep with beautiful women at home. I'll let me keep it in my arms outside. Isn't this too inhumane?" Senior Brother Xiao Cai said indifferently, baring his teeth.

It seems that the world has really changed. I want to keep Senior Brother Xiao Cai for dinner. He said he would only come back for two days, and he would do a favor to his cousin. He would leave early tomorrow morning, so he had no time to have dinner. Before leaving, he patted my arm and continued to persuade me, hoping that I could think about his words carefully.

After seeing off Senior Brother Xiao Cai, I was confused all afternoon. When Sister Hong came back from get off work, she saw me pinching the electronic watch and staring blankly. She didn't know what hysteria I was having.

During dinner, I told you about the arrival of Senior Brother Xiao Cai. After hearing this, Sister Hong said lightly: "Don't envy Xiao Cai. If I lived that kind of life, I wouldn't be at ease that day."

"I'm making a lot of money. If I can do this, you two won't have to worry about your future life." I retorted a little dissatisfied.

"Don't think about the matter between us and my mother. You should think about yourself. If you have no money or power, if you really want to go to the south, you have to rely on your own abilities. You are so smart, it's probably not too late to study hard now. At that time, you may really have the ability to take us out and live a good life." Sister Hong put down her bowl, packed up her things and prepared to walk out.

Seeing Sister Hong go out, I felt a little disappointed. I walked out of the room and prepared to pick up Xiaozhuang from the next landlord. The yard was filled with elegant chrysanthemum fragrance, and the pots of chrysanthemums that the landlord had served were all blooming.

The autumn wind in the evening was soft and it was very comfortable to blow on people. I heard the aunt and sister Hong chat while washing the pots and dishes in the kitchen of the west side room. I didn't know what they said, and both of them laughed happily.

I quietly opened the yard gate, went down the high plaza, and walked out of the village. Xizhangzhuang was just under the canal dam, and the terrain was relatively low-lying. In order to prevent summer floods, the villagers built the yards on earthen platforms. Under the high plaza, there was a deep drainage ditch, and each household looked like a small castle.
Chapter completed!