At the end of the two-day exam, the snow on the ground was paved with two more layers, Zheng Jianguo and Zheng Donghua sisters and brothers turned from the road to the village road, and they didn't think about seeing a familiar face, Zheng Fugui was pacing back and forth with his hands, seeing that the slightly black face was frozen and white, it can be seen that he had been waiting for a long time, and then he saw the sister and brother appear, and his face showed an eager three steps and made two steps to the front, his voice trembled and his throat was dry: "How is the test?"

"Dad, you don't stay at home on a cold day, you run here and the wind blows and gets cold. ”

Zheng Jianguo looked at his father's pale face, immediately pointed to Zheng Donghua next to him, and continued: "The fourth sister did well in the exam, and I did well. ”

"Can I get in?"

Zheng Fugui subconsciously opened his mouth, then slapped his head, turned around and walked two steps towards home and turned around: "Someone asked and said that the test was not good, remember?"

"Remembered. ”

Zheng Jianguo also knows some gossip in the village, Zheng Donghua's enthusiasm for being admitted to work has passed at this time, and during this time, with the momentum of the college entrance examination, it has aroused people's heated discussions, and Zheng Fugui has not taken two steps before he heard him speak: "The branch secretary said that the lowest cadre after the entrance examination this time is also a cadre, and today the cadres of the brigade have been looking for me since the morning to ask how you two are doing, and you say that you are not doing well in the exam, you know?"

"Well, I know, you're afraid that you won't look good if you don't get into the exam by then. ”

Zheng Donghua pursed her lips and said with a smile, but she didn't expect Zheng Jianguo to care about this matter at all: "Dad, in the eyes of those people, it is right that we can't pass the exam, but they are also jealous of the luck of me and the fourth sister, after reviewing for so long, they encountered such a thing, and they are still red-"

"It's just that your eyes are red, that's why Dad let you say that you didn't do well in the exam. ”

Zheng Fugui thought that Zheng Jianguo didn't understand what he meant, so he stopped and even looked at him and said: "In this case, even if you can't pass the test, it's nothing, we don't have a bad test, if you get in, then people will only say that you are modest, not you—what is that called? is the antonym of modesty?"

"Arrogance, arrogance, ostentation. ”

Zheng Jianguo didn't expect that his father would have words that he couldn't think of, and said that Zheng Fugui nodded and said: "It's to show off, it's just that the dog's stomach can't hide two taels of sesame oil, and it's as if I'm afraid that others will know about it-self-humility is a good thing, no one likes to burn bags." ”

"Yes, Dad, burning buns is also the opposite of modesty. ”

Zheng Jianguo and Zheng Donghua glanced at each other, and they could see the smile in each other's eyes, but soon the smile in their eyes quickly disappeared, they usually don't like to talk about the two of them, especially Zheng Fugui, who rarely says that he is so nervous, obviously under a lot of pressure, so after entering the village, someone asked, and they all smiled and said that they didn't do well in the exam, so after a few days, Li Tie came and asked about it: "You haven't reviewed for so long, why didn't you do well in the exam?"

"Just because you study for a long time doesn't mean you will be able to do well. ”

Seeing this Fa Xiao, Zheng Jianguo's attention also changed direction: "You didn't play with Fa Cai, did you? stay away from him in the future, be careful that he sells you." ”

Of course, Bu Facai's goods are not human traffickers, although no one will want to sell them at Li Tie's age, but the truth of Zhu Zhechi is still very scientific, and if you play with a second-rate person for a long time, you can only become a second-rate person, and the most important thing Li Tie should do now is to squat at home honestly: "When you have a chance in the future, I will come up with an idea for you to do it, and we will make half of the money, but you can't tell others what you say, remember?"

"Oh, remember. ”

Li Tie hesitated to respond, and said again Seeing that Zheng Jianguo didn't want to go out to play, he shook his head and left, he thought that the gnats who didn't do well in the exam could come out to play together, so he didn't take his words to heart.

"This year's harvest in the brigade is good, you should think about the medicine money you owe. ”

When Zheng Jianguo returned to the house, he listened to Du Xiaomei behind the curtain talking, and then Zheng Fugui's voice sounded: "Isn't it still early, there is still a month before the New Year." ”

"It's just right now, say hello in advance, and say that the grasshopper needs to prepare money for college, and people say that the poor are rich, and you should understand this truth better than me. ”

Du Xiaomei's voice was a few degrees higher, and Zheng Fugui's voice was a few points lower: "I inquired in the commune, if the grasshopper is admitted to the university, not only will it not cost money, but what kind of stipend can he receive every month, and if he has money, there are food stamps——"

"I asked you to go and get vaccinated people and ask for money, do you care if my son will spend money to go to college and do anything?"

Du Xiaomei's voice continued to rise, and Zheng Fugui's voice was no longer audible: "That-this-good-"

"You don't know what your surname is when people bring you two top hats, I don't care, I want money, I can't do anything if I don't have money before, this year's harvest is good, and I also collected so much money in the side business, and I also set up a floor factory, I don't care, Zheng Fugui, if you don't want to come to the money, you try!"

When Du Xiaomei's voice became a little sharp, Zheng Jianguo hurriedly hid out of the house, he also understood his father's temperament, men, there is no big problem with his face, knowing that after he was admitted to the university, he would say a few good words in his speech, and Zheng Fugui, who was in a good mood, was a little floating, although he let himself say that he was not admitted.

After the university exam, the weather is getting colder and colder, Zheng Jianguo's life is not easy, the autumn clothes and pants are changed once a week, and it takes several days to dry after washing, so Cheng Tianjie lay on the bed, and slept without reading the book, until he was pulled up by Zheng Fugui one day: "Your second sister is coming today, hurry up and prepare to accompany the guests, now that you are so old, it is time to go through the scene." ”

The eldest brother-in-law Wang Lai's house is in a commune next door to Xiaowangzhuang, the second brother-in-law Zhao Bing is relatively far away, the home is in the southernmost Weihu in the Yuquan area, and it takes three hours to take a car to the door, and it is not easy to get on the car at eight o'clock and go to the house at twelve o'clock, it is not easy to come once, the most important thing is that Zheng Jianguo's godaunt will also come over this time, and she belongs to one of the few relatives in the family, and she needs him to come forward to accompany her: "My second sister wants to be in it?"

"He is a tailor, don't look at it as a man, he has helped his mother pull cloth and make clothes since he was a child, and his handiwork is very skillful. ”

The last time my godaunt came over, he was taking the exam, and he didn't take a photo, and now after such a while, he came here again, obviously still a little anxious in it, Zheng Fugui said and went out, Zheng Jianguo began to pick up the new clothes that Du Xiaomei found out to wear.

The indentations on the brand-new blue coat are one by one, that is, the cotton shoes that stepped on the snow a few days ago are also washed clean, and the heat inside can be felt on the feet, but the new clothes are not much frozen.

Zheng Jianguo's godaunt Liu Lotus is still the goddaughter that his grandmother recognized when she was young, and the old man gave her a ride with a gift from her daughter, and last time she brought Zhao Bing to see her once, it can be regarded as that the two of them don't have much opinion, Zheng Fugui looked at Zhao Bing's ordinary appearance of not tall, not short, not fat or thin, and nodded his head, at least in front of everyone, but this time Zhao Bing's father Zhao Sancai also came, which can be regarded as a meeting family.

While Zheng Jianguo accompanied him throughout the whole process, he was still thinking about how the second sister's matter was so long in advance, and in his memory, Zheng Xiahua would not meet Zhao Bing for the first time until the New Year, that is, on May Day in 1978.

"Grasshopper, my mother told you that something is wrong. ”

Zheng Jianguo, who was smiling like a furnishing, was looking at Zhao Bing's soul on the opposite side, and the voice of the third sister Zheng Qiuhua came from outside the door, the eldest sister went out and the fourth sister became a worker, after the college entrance examination, she was still a worker in the supply and marketing cooperatives before the results, and it was natural to go to work or something, at this time, the second sister's father-in-law and the object came to the door, and Zheng Qiuhua was left at home, and now when he heard the call, he raised his butt and walked out of the hall, not wanting to be blown by the cold wind outside, and his neck shrank into the kitchen: "Mother, you called me?"

"My aunt wants to ask how you did in the exam. ”

Du Xiaomei was cooking with a towel wrapped around her head, and Liu Hehua, who was pulling the bellows next to her, had a dark face and white teeth: "Grasshopper, I heard your mother say that you did well in the exam?"

"Well, the test was good, and I answered them all. ”

Before Zheng Jianguo's words fell, Du Xiaomei, who was wielding a shovel, took it and spoke: "That is, the grasshopper is only a few days behind in age, otherwise it won't be Donghua's turn to be a worker, and the grasshopper is better than Donghua's study, so if you go to the work test, can it still be Donghua's turn?"

"Mother, that job only recruits women. ”

Hearing Du Xiaomei's patriarchal thoughts, Zheng Jianguo also took it as a deaf ear, glanced at Zheng Xiahua, who was working silently next to him, and then said: "The warehouse doesn't want men, but the porters want men, but there is no need to recruit for that job, who doesn't have an idle young man-"

"Well, the gnats have changed, and the last time I saw him speak, he was very shy. ”

Liu Hehua's dark face showed a bright smile, pointed to his forehead and said: "Little sister, don't worry, I think the gnats are the life of eating commercial grain, don't worry now, this time I will guarantee that I will come out with a top prize." ”

Zheng Jianguo pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled shyly, this year's college entrance examination is the province's own proposition, and the champion does not bring a country, so is it still called the champion?