Short essay ‖ "Spring Water Ding-Dong"

Author/Bi Hailin

01

A few days ago back to my hometown, lamented the changes in the countryside, hardened cement roads have been paved from the provincial road to the village, every household has received broadband, many families have also bought cars, parked on the open land of the village, the changes in recent years are indeed great. But what makes me sigh even more is that every household can drink tap water, and the water pipe goes directly to the home, which is convenient, but the taste of tap water is astringent, probably slightly more alkaline, which can't help but remind me of the spring water when I was a child.

At that time, there was only one spring in the village, the whole village had to go there to fetch water to drink, and every day when it came to the meal, almost all the young people in the village gathered at the well, queuing up to fetch water, this time was also the most lively time, everyone rarely got together, chatted and chatted, joking jokes, and a lot of news outside the village was spread from here. After fetching the water, each of them carried the bucket home.

I remember very clearly, the spring water that had just been beaten up in the well was sweet and refreshing, and I liked to drink it the most, and every time my father came back with water, before he had poured it into the urn, I would take the water scoop and slowly scoop it up, and drink it clean in one breath, and the sweetness was straight from the throat to the heart.

02

I met Chang Zong about ten years ago, when I was planning at Guidu Department Store. At that time, there were more publicity business in Guidu, but the minister contacted him to carry out business, I just knew him, he was not tall, and it could even be said that he was very low among men. At that time, he was driving a large off-road vehicle to pull materials, and he could only see a big head in the windshield, and his body was almost blocked by the steering wheel. He spoke jokingly and had a high voice, which impressed me very much at that time.

The real business relationship with Chang always came when I went to work after the building block baby, and at that time the building block baby often did various exhibition activities. Need him to provide audio and lighting equipment rental business, every time the event site, he will be in advance to the scene of the layout, and I check the business process and precautions, everything is detailed, arranged very properly, so that the activities I am responsible for can be carried out very smoothly, which also made outstanding contributions to the rapid growth of the building block baby.

Later, no matter where I go to work, as long as there is related business, or there are friends who need related business, I will recommend it to him, he will do it well, and even provide the best execution plan that saves money, which is very rare, I have contacted many third-party service providers, everything is based on money as the standard, there are not many people who can help Party A save money, let alone for your sake. This aspect makes me very impressed, coupled with the frequent business, and he will also contact Teacher Lu at that time, chat more, several people often eat and eat together, one or two, they have become good friends.

At the end of 2012, when I was in a hurry to get married, he didn't know where to get the news, so he volunteered to help me book a wedding hotel, as well as drinks and other things. At that time, I had many friends, but there were not many people who took the initiative to help, and he counted one. Because the wedding was planned to be handled in his hometown and needed a wedding car, he joked that you didn't think that my car depended on me to go to the God Pool with you, and before I could say anything, he said that it was only this one, and you hated me to go. Then he drove the car, followed my classmate's car, carried everyone, and the group returned to the shrine pool. On the day of the wedding, I was busy going in and out, taking care of other wedding car drivers for me, helping me take care of my relatives from my daughter-in-law's family, and even helping me take care of my relatives. He didn't know my relatives, but he was enthusiastic, and when he saw his older uncles and aunts, when he saw young, he was beautiful and handsome, and the big guys recognized him and praised him endlessly, saying that I had such a good friend, which was my blessing.

After the wedding, I went back to Taiyuan to invite colleagues and friends to dinner, the hotel he helped set has cut the price to the lowest, and the day is the quinoa wine he provided, I said give money, he did not want, said that if you give money he will leave, do not participate in the wedding banquet. Looking at his sincere appearance, I had to silently remember this sweet feeling in my heart. I drank a lot that night, and after a while I was unconscious, and then I heard that he still helped me take care of everyone, sent away every guest, and took a few good friends who stayed behind to the KTV, took care of everyone properly, and did everything I should do perfectly.

Then everyone began to get busy, he also changed to other business, business contact is not much, but when I encounter something, I am used to asking him for advice and help, when he needs help, I also have no hesitation and pour out.

In recent years, the most happy thing for me is that a group of our friends have several semi-annual gatherings, he, Teacher Lu, Wang Dao, and I, sometimes expand to Liu Cong, my daughter-in-law, Da Yan sister, Yun Jie, etc., everyone is about a good place, food is accompanied, people are kind, happily chatting and talking about the mountains, and caring about each other's recent situation. After three rounds of drinking, meeting and dispersing, going home separately, the beauty of time is not so good.

03

Master Hao is a native of Henan, with a pure and thick personality of Henan people, speaking softly and speaking in a gentle tone, and will gently sigh when he hears curious things. He likes to call me Teacher Bi and has always called me Teacher Bi. He is also a big brother I met ten years ago because of my business dealings and still maintain good contact to this day.

At that time, the building block baby marketing department often did outdoor activities, needed a lot of advertising spray painting materials, Master Hao took a large part of the work, I was not familiar with him at that time, used to use another one, at the beginning did not find any gap between the two. However, after a long time, I found that Master Hao was more serious about his work, and he would correct minor flaws in time, and the other one was sent directly, and when I found it, I asked to make up for it. In this subtle place, I compared the business level of the two companies, and gradually I recognized Master Hao more and more, and handed him more and more work.

Over the years, no matter which unit I am in, I like to contact Master Hao to make materials, there are some friends who need to find advertising spray painting, I will also introduce him, we have formed a good tacit understanding, he will always give me the price is extremely low or the lowest in the industry, but the work done is very satisfactory, the key is that he is not like others, not in a hurry to ask for money. Sometimes I was busy, and after a few months, I remembered that I still owed Master Hao the production fee, so I hurried to call him, and he was not in a hurry to urge.

A few years ago, when my daughter-in-law opened a thermal underwear sale on the third floor of Guidu Department Store, I contacted Master Hao to make advertising spray canvas, and he also took the time to help me check the venue at the scene when he was busy, came up with ideas, and saw what kind of effect it was good to look at and save money. After the material is ready, he still personally comes to the door to install, and he must be assured that it is appropriate.

In 2018, when my daughter-in-law and I opened the "Changxiangsi" new bibimbap shop in Maoye Department Store, it was Master Hao's door logo, the menu light box, he was still very busy, or took the time Xu must come, or the materials were so good, or personally installed, or made proper.

He often said, Teacher Bi waited for me to spend this time, let's have a good drink, so many years you have also taken care of my business.

I said, that's because you're in a great business, things are doing well, and the price you pay back is so low.

He said that when the money is not earned enough, since you have taken the job, you must make the family satisfied, otherwise who will still look for you.

He said that I don't have much culture, so I should work harder, otherwise I will be eliminated by society.

In the past few years, his business has become better and better, buying his own house and car in Taiyuan. Although the house is not big and the car is not good, for a foreigner, he has taken root in Taiyuan.

04

Da Yan Sister is the most cheerful person I have ever met among women, the most cheerful person, and the most "indifferent" person to anything. She is engaged in the training of folk music instruments, and all kinds of folk music instruments are very skilled. Probably engaged in the art industry, the temperament looks very elegant, and the person is kind, which is probably related to her daily dealings with children. I know her well, my daughter-in-law introduced to each other, women together to exchange small secrets can quickly become good friends, even good girlfriends, they communicate a lot, so acquainted quickly.

Several times, they ate together, everyone would drink some wine, and my daughter-in-law would complain about some of the various situations between us in front of the big sister, saying that we often quarreled, and we quarreled badly. The big sample sister will smile and squint and say, who is not noisy, we are also noisy, but unhappy is also over, happy is also over, why not happy to be happy, things that are not happy should not be seen, just as if they do not exist, if you are depressed every day, it is so boring. She was such a cheerful person, always. A smile was the best sign she could ever hang on her face.

She is also someone we know in our business dealings.

At that time, I worked at Tsingda Education Group, providing third-party publicity channels for all education and training institutions. One day, my daughter-in-law said that she had made an appointment with a client and had to go with her, saying that she was afraid that she would not be able to talk about it. The meeting place was in a tea house, and after pushing the door in, I saw a gentle lady sitting there, with short hair, sitting in a very dignified posture, with a shallow smile on her face. At that moment, I knew that this business would definitely be negotiated, because I felt that her sweetness was full of kindness, and she must not be harsh on people and things. We talked very smoothly, and it didn't take long to finalize the cooperation and sign the time to sign the contract.

We arrived at her agency a few days later. It was an apartment that was changed, and as soon as I entered the door, I saw the introduction about her: Zheng Wanjiao, a young flute player, the vice president of the Shanxi Provincial Flute Society, the vice president of the Shanxi Provincial National Orchestra Bamboo Flute Association... Various titles and achievements lined up the whole picture, and then looking at the interior layout of the institution, neat and elegant, I couldn't help but add an admiration to her understanding. Then the communication was very smooth, after signing the contract, I had to leave us to eat, said that I must ask us to help guide the mystery, I thought in my heart, I refused her on the grounds that there was something. Before leaving, I had to send us to the elevator entrance, across the slit where the elevator door closed, looking at this amiable person, I knew that we could definitely become very good friends.

Sure enough, I really became a very good friend later. Where we need help, we will find her, and where she needs to contribute, she will find me, and everyone will spare no effort to do everything for each other. Of course, from all angles, she helps us more, the contribution is also great, as long as the things that ask her help, never say that it can not be done, every time like a spring, bringing us a sweet and refreshing feeling, these make me and my daughter-in-law are very moved, all recognize this big sister.

At first, I called her Teacher Zheng, but she didn't rely on it, saying that she had to call her Da Sample, and called Teacher Zheng Shengfen. I learned that she was a little older than me, so I said that it was called Dabanjie, and she sent the same smiley face on WeChat, saying that of course it was good. In this way, Da Yan Sister sweetly entered the life of me and my daughter-in-law and became our sweet friend.

05

Later, I wondered why the spring water had not been treated in any way, it could be so sweet, and it was not sick when it was drunk. Probably because it keeps that part pure, not mixed with any impurities, to the bottom of the heart it emits a healthy sweet taste, its sweetness, its refreshing spleen, is innate. It's like those lovely people in your life, they always exude a sweet smell, so that when you think about it, it will be endlessly sweet and unforgettable.

The spring water clangs, dings, and rings non-stop.

About the Author:

Bihailin

Born in 1984 in Shenchi, Shanxi, he now lives in Taiyuan.

Write small articles and make big friends.