Li Zhuang was born in a small mountain village in Province H. His name sounds like earth but not earth. Of course, the grandfather who named him hoped that Li Zhuang would be as wise as Zhuangzi, instead of spending his whole life digging dirt in the fields like ordinary farmers.
The birth of Lizhuang was purely accidental. For Li Zhuang, he had to thank the court, otherwise there would be no such person as Li Zhuang in the world. As an educated youth, my mother repeated the story that happened countless times and fell in love with her simple and hard-working father in the mountain village. The different story is that my grandfather, a teacher, was very open-minded and did not object because of the huge family gap between the two parties.
Li Zhuang had no impression of his grandfather. His grandfather had been dead for many years when he was born. Grandpa said that if the future grandson is a boy, he will be called Li Zhuang, and if he has a daughter, he will be called Li Xiang. Li Zhuang's elder brother was also named Li Zhuang. He inherited this name from his brother who unfortunately drowned. Li Zhuang's parents were very sad but also thankful that they were still young.
My father has a generous personality, is strong and ingenious, and is particularly good at masonry and carpentry. Being good at multiple crafts at the same time is rare in rural areas. Compared with my father, my mother is smart and stubborn, but her temper is not very good. His parents had complementary personalities and rarely quarreled. The warm family made Li Zhuang very happy during his childhood. He inherited the advantages of his parents, he looks like his father, and his personality is more like his mother. They say "most sons are like their mothers", and it does come true for him.
Li Zhuang became literate very early and loved reading. He could read many articles at the age of five or six. He went to elementary school just after he turned five. Like most little boys, he is very naughty and has very strange hobbies. He likes to collect all kinds of weird stones and does not care whether they look good or not.
When Li Zhuang was eight years old, he had a younger sister. Looking at her son walking around with the little girl in his arms, Mother Li did not regret her decision. The untimely death of her eldest son always made her feel an inexplicable pressure. In an environment where two children are common in rural areas, the loneliness of an only child is unspeakable. Having read books, she knew that the education of an only child was very troublesome, and many children had bad personalities.
My father, who had just built a new house and borrowed money to pay off a huge fine, had no choice but to leave home and go to the south to work.
Spring comes and goes, and Li Zhuang gets a brief chance to see his father every year. The warmth of home is still there, but something seems to be missing.
"My father is a very caring man. Even when he is away from home, he often writes letters home. Although there are many typos, Li Zhuang and his mother can still feel the longing from afar.
The father who came back specially after a long journey gave the family a complete atmosphere again. Li Zhuang was very happy. His father was a little reluctant to say goodbye, but he didn't expect that it would be a permanent farewell for both parties.
Two months later, the bad news came. My father was involved in an accident at a construction site and died of serious injuries.
Li Zhuang changed after comforting his lost mother and teaching the little kid who quickly got out of the shadow of his father's loss and became lively again.
"Be a man!" Li Zhuang said to himself secretly. He picked tea leaves, made handicrafts, and caught wild eels and soft-shell turtles. He did whatever he could to make money, doing his best to help the family and reduce the burden on his mother.
Lizhuang has a unique skill, which is fishing and catching fish. He is one of the best in the village and has more patience than ordinary adults. Fishing in rural areas, using earthworms as bait, is generally done for entertainment. Although the fish pond contractor Mutter is indispensable, he does not go out of his way to catch it. Other methods are suspected of stealing fish. Li Zhuang is very smart and rarely squats by the same fish pond continuously. He mostly fishes crucian carp so as not to offend the fish farmers.
Every holiday is when Li Zhuang¡¯s sister Li Xiang is the happiest, and fish often appear in Rou Xing¡¯s pot.
Wild soft-shelled turtles are very expensive, so Li Zhuang consulted experts and over the course of more than a year, he could often catch good big ones. Most of the soft-shell turtles are sold, and a small part is left for the mother to make supplements. When she gave birth to Li Xiang, she was already an advanced maternal age and suffered a severe loss of energy and blood. Li Xiang's health was also average and he often fell ill. As a result, the family was in dire straits.
Li Zhuang occasionally stole fish. He used special bait and cakes to catch the big fish he wanted to eat. His biology teacher would be furious if he knew the reason why his students were eager to ask for advice.
The biology teacher in Lizhuang is a retired old professor. After retirement, he did not stay in the provincial capital. He returned to his hometown to retire. When he had nothing to do, he went to teach biology classes in the town near his hometown. The professor's level is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary middle school teachers. The old professor's classes are lively and interesting, and Li Zhuang likes to listen to them. It is rare for an outstanding student to like the so-called "auxiliary course" so much. Of course, the old professor answered all questions. After going back and forth, the two of them became very familiar with each other.
The old professor liked Li Zhuang very much and said he was spiritual. Qigong was popular at that time, so the old professor taught Li Zhuang a set of health-preserving exercises, which were said to be secretly taught by the Kongtong sect. Li Zhuangxin believed it was true and practiced diligently. His eyesight became clearer and his memory improved slightly, but he didn't seem to have any magical powers.??, the inner energy is released and the body is as light as a swallow, that is a dream.
"Teacher, the internal strength of your Kongtong sect seems not to be very good. How about you teach me something more advanced?" The young man who was addicted to reading martial arts novels was a little reluctant.
"Do you want to become a monk? There are profound martial arts in the mountains. Based on your qualifications, I think you have hope." A white-haired big bad wolf heard the words and tempted him.
Li Zhuang refused without even thinking: "No, I haven't married a wife yet."
"Haha, this skill is good, but it's better to keep the body of a boy, so that the energy and blood will be stronger." The old magic stick didn't care whether Li Zhuang understood or not, so he gave him a vaccination first.
"Junior high school is the time when love begins, and fantasies about the opposite sex are inevitable. However, Li Zhuang is not handsome enough, and he is dry and thin due to lack of nutrition. Although he is a legend in this small town middle school, he is still not favored by the little beauty.
After graduating from junior high school, Li Zhuang was admitted to K City Middle School, a prestigious high school located in the regional capital. The school leaders were very happy that he finally had a breakthrough. The town also specially rewarded him with a thousand yuan, which was barely enough for him to enter the first year of high school. cost of.
City K is about two hundred miles away from the town where Lizhuang is located. You have to live on campus, and the courses in high school are much more difficult than those in junior high school. Without Li Zhuang's care, the mother, who had been in poor health after giving birth to Li Xiang, was overwhelmed by the burden of life, and disaster once again befell this unfortunate family.
After sending his mother away, Li Zhuang chose to drop out of school. The teachers are very sorry that the future prospects of top students who study in a well-known key school like K City Middle School are self-evident. Faced with the persuasion of teachers, relatives and friends, Li Zhuang did not hesitate. He no longer wanted to endure such a difficult life. His young sister had just entered the first grade and could not be independent. His sister is his only close relative in the world and the last spiritual support for his strong nerves. It is enough for one person to bear the pain.
What should I do if my sister goes out to work? Li Zhuang was a little confused. Fortunately, the neighbor's eldest daughter, Sister Juan, took action to solve Li Zhuang's problem.
The Li Zhuang family has a good relationship with their neighbor. The neighbor¡¯s surname is Chen. After graduating from university, the eldest daughter Chen Shujuan was assigned to City S, which is adjacent to City K. My husband's surname is Liu, and his name is very arrogant and interesting. His name is Liu Shuaixiong, and Li Zhuang always calls him Brother Liu. Sister Juan has a daughter four years younger than sister Li Zhuang, named Liu Jing. Coincidentally, this girl and Li Zhuang were twelve years apart, in the same month and on the same day. The difference was that Li Zhuang was born at night and the girl was born in the morning. Perhaps because Li Zhuang's mother came from the city, the two families had many topics in common and were very close.
Li Zhuang¡¯s mother passed away, and Sister Juan rushed back to attend the funeral. When she learned that Li Zhuang was dropping out of school to work, she asked to take Li Xiang over. Anyway, the two little girls would not be inconvenienced too much together.
"My sister has a gentle temperament. Li Zhuang felt that he should get along easily with Sister Juan's family, so he had no objection. Besides, he really didn't know where to put his sister. Uncle's side? forget it.
The rumble of the train going south shattered Li Zhuang's vision for the future and took away his boyhood.