The car slowly drove into the town and entered Gouzi's new home. It was very big! The foundation alone took up more than one mu (a unit of area, =0.0667 hectares). Although he only built three bungalows and a small kitchen, he built a big yard! There were a lot of sundries in the yard, and a lot of vegetables that had not been sold.

"Who's here?"

Gouzi's Mother came out of the west room, picking vegetables and looking at the yard while constantly greeting.

"Sister-in-law Du, it's me."

Tongzi's Father replied.

"Oh - Brother Huajin is here! Come in quickly! I'm making lunch. You must eat here later! Do you hear me?"

"Aunt!"

Tongzi called out obediently.

"What are you doing?"

Gouzi's Mother seemed to have understood. She just smiled and did not speak.

Gouzi's wife kept talking with Tongzi along the way, but as soon as she entered the house, she fell silent. When she saw her mother-in-law picking vegetables at the kitchen door, she immediately ran into the kitchen to work.

Gouzi was a simple-minded person. Although he was only 19 years old, he was very hardworking and had a very strong body. When he was 13 years old, he followed his father up the mountain to grow vegetables and sell vegetables, rain or shine, all year round. In addition, he was not fastidious about his clothing. Although he was 19 years old, he looked more like he was in his twenties.

"Uncle, help yourself. I'm going to the market to help my dad."

After saying that, Gouzi left with the wooden cart.

Tongzi's Father took the suitcasefrom the tricycle, put it on the ground, and wiped it with his sleeve a few times before he looked up at Gouzi's Mother with satisfaction.

"Sister-in-law, see you. We are going to Biaozi's place."

"You are leaving now? You should leave after eating lunch."

Gouzi's Mother greeted the two of them at the entrance of the kitchen without going forward. She watched the two of them leave the door and then turned back into the kitchen. She put the vegetables in her hand into the basin and narrowed her eyes to look at her daughter-in-law who was cooking, and then whispered,

"What a good girl. Why she isn't pregnant? It has been more than a year and there has been no sign. My son is so strong..."

Gouzi lived at the intersection of West Street, and after walking eighty or a hundred meters to the east, they reached West Street. The professional introduction office that Biaozi opened was on this street.

Biaozi, surnamed Zhou, was in his early thirties this year. He was not ugly, but he liked to mess around since he was a child. Fighting was part of everyday life. When he was nineteen, he was sentenced to a few years in prison for intentional injury. His father was so angry that his old illness relapsed! Because all the money that the family could take out was given to the injured, his father delayed the timing of treatment. Two months before Zhou Biao was released from prison, his father's condition suddenly worsened! Without meeting his son for the last time, he regretfully died. Before he died, he kept blaming himself for not teaching his son well! After Zhou Biao knew that his father had passed away, he went to his father's grave alone and knelt for an entire day and night without eating or drinking...

A few days later, Biaozi appeared, knowing he should work hard to earn money. In the past few years, he had done all kinds of small business and suffered all kinds of hardships! The hardships of life made him more and more mature. In this way, he worked hard for nearly ten years! Only then did he sell his house in town and get married. He cherished everything he had now. Now, he ran a profession introduction office that also sold sounds and disks on West Street.

There were already two people sitting on a bench at the entrance of the office. They were also carrying suitcases. It seemed that they would go south together with Tongzi. The two boys seemed to be very excited and chatted very enthusiastically. It was obvious that it should be the first time they went out.

"Brother-in-law! You're here!"

Biaozi greeted Tongzi's Father with a smile.

Zhou Biao was Tongzi's mother's cousin.

"Uncle."

Tongzi also called Biaozi.

"Go to the kitchen and help your aunt. We will leave after lunch."

Biaozi patted Tongzi and said.

Tongzi had worked in town for two years and had a good relationship with Biaozi and his wife.

"Is the factory you mentioned reliable?"

After seeing Tongzi enter, Tongzi's Father asked Biaozi in a low voice.

"To tell you the truth, brother-in-law, that factory is indeed not very good, but if you ask Little Tongzi to go out, I can't stop you. After all, you are her father! Well... I think that only Little Tongzi goes to that factory will I feel relieved. "

"What do you mean?"

Tongzi's Father asked doubtfully.

"If Tongzi goes, she won't be able to come out until the New Year!"

Biaozi said resolutely.

"No way! No way! Tongzi has been gentle since she was young, but in fact, it is not what she looks like! She will go crazy if she is there!"

Tongzi's Father shook his head like a rattle-drum, and his voice was much louder.

"I knew Tongzi's personality so I asked you to come and find me!"

Biaozi said, staring at Tongzi's Father with wide eyes.

Tongzi's Father was a little afraid of this brother-in-law, so he lowered his voice and whispered.

"Tongzi has a straightforward personality and she is naive. You said that there are all kinds of people in the colorful world outside. What if..."

"Brother-in-law, the manager of that factory is my good brother's sister. I can guarantee that Tongzi only needs to work hard in there. By the end of the year, she will be able to get back with all the money she earned!"

Biaozi spoke very seriously and his expression was very earnest.

Tongzi's Father knew Biaozi very well. Although he had a bad temper, his character was not bad.

"She can't get out of the factory for a year! It's like she's in jail! Why is it like this?"

Tongzi's Father frowned in confusion.

"The factory is small and remote. There are too many works and a few workers. What do you think they should do? If someone goes out, a group of town fellows will go out, too! There is no other way, they can only lock the door. The longest is less than a year, and the shortest is only three or four months. Once finished, they will pay immediately! If you don't leave, no one will keep you!"

Biaozi said calmly.

"That's good! That's good!"

Tongzi's Father looked very excited.

"Brother-in-law, think about it? This may be a good thing for people who want to earn money but have poor self-control! Otherwise, ambitiouos people of that kind will become losers after a few years!"

After saying that, Biaozi looked at the two of them sitting on the bench regretfully.

"That's good. That's good!"

Tongzi's Father was still immersed in excitement. In Tongzi's Father's opinion, young people should work hard, especially for girls. If girls wandered in the busy world outside for a long time, they would learn bad things.

"It's good to be remote!"

Tongzi's Father was still incoherent.

Biaozi ignored Tongzi's Father and entered the house, leaving him outside.

After lunch, Biaozi took the three young people to the small bus to the county. They had to transfer from the county to Ji'an City in the afternoon and then took the train to Guangdong in the evening.

Biaozi's wife stood behind Tongzi's Father, not saying a word. Tongzi's Father was waving at the car that was far away. Stubborn Tongzi did not want to look back to have a look at her father who was about to disappear into the corner. However, after a short moment... she could not help but turn her head back... Tears also flowed down her face...