When Mu Zhen returned home to school, it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon.

Mu Zhen is very simple about his things in school, in addition to the necessary learning and living utensils, is bedding plus a few changes of clothes, Mu Zhen understands, in school, the simpler things are less burdensome to themselves, the simpler the life, the more they can exercise their own conduct, he never asks for anything, he left home at the age of twelve to enter Gucheng No. 1 Middle School, school life for him, is light and simple, and has never formed a heart to compare with others, these good qualities in the hearts of many children at that time, are roughly the same, this is due to the living conditions at home, although the living conditions at that time were much better than childhoodThere is no distinction between black and white steamed buns mentioned by my father in the school, let alone the grade of the meal at the beginning of the meal, but for the rural families who are satisfied with food and clothing, the relative wealth of the mouth cannot replace the big change in dress.

Mu Zhen bought a few new clothes in the past two years, most of them are green military uniforms on the army, the biggest advantage of this green military uniform is that it is durable, and it is also a little popular, Mu Zhen today is a green army pants bought two years ago, due to the body of the child during puberty, the most significant change is the sudden growth of height, resulting in the pants are a little short, the corners of the pants hang above the ankles, revealing the feet without socks, this kind of outfit, so that Mu Zhen feels that the wind under his feet, adds a little coolness.

Mu Zhen threw the winter clothes he brought from home to his bed, and then went to the classroom, there were a few students in the classroom who were reading books, all silently learning something there, he walked to his seat quietly, took out his diary and sat down, and wrote the following words: This weekend is the most meaningful weekend, first of all, my father let me participate in the work of their adults, which is my father's affirmation of what he has learned, and secondly, I saw the rules formulated by the adults in the pig farm, so that I can understand the details of the future division of labor, a regulation, not only involves the content of the law, but also involves the knowledge of banking, which must be completed by different peopleAnd it needs everyone's sincere cooperation to complete, not to mention dealing with more complex work in the future? And Lao Zhao's thirst for knowledge, what does it prove? That is the charm brought by knowledge, the power of knowledge is infinite, knowledge can make an old man do tirelessly, to the point of self-taught, it can be seen that for us who sit in the classroom every day, what reason is there not to study well?

After Mu Zhen finished writing these words, he closed the diary and looked out the window, he was confused about the future, he didn't know what he wanted to do in the future, let alone what he could do? He doesn't have a clear purpose, he studies and seeks knowledge as if it is just for one, to get a good score that satisfies Lao Mu, to enter a higher school, and then serve an iron rice bowl, this is the seed that his father planted in his heart in his early years, and it is still like this until now, it is in this consciousness that he really can't understand that for the sixty-year-old Lao Zhao, what else can learning bring, is he also an iron rice bowl? It is simply impossible, and it is definitely not this reason, so what is he for? If he has no purpose, where does he get so much motivation, where does he get so much spiritual support?

Mu Zhen couldn't figure it out, so he stood up and walked outside the classroom, just in time to see his table mate Su Wen coming from a distance, Mu Zhen was stunned, why did Su Wen come?

This Su Wen is not like a rural child. According to Su Wen to himself, his father is the director of a company in the town, and the family conditions are quite good, which can also be seen from his usual dress, a thick denim suit, with a pair of high-resilience shoes, no matter where he stands, it is unique, there is a sense of condescension, in the eyes of many rural children, this is definitely a son-in-law, usually speaks with a big grin, as if with a tweeter, in his eyes, it seems that the people around him are deaf, lest everyone can't hear. As for Su Wen's home, not to mention, Mu Zhen once followed him to a trip, it was a small courtyard close to the town government compound, but this small courtyard and the small courtyard in the countryside can not be compared, the small courtyard has a red brick paved road, there are a few unnamed trees planted on both sides of the road, walking into the house, it is even more extraordinary, this is not an ordinary house in the countryside, the house is very spacious, not to mention, there is a group of rare federal sofas in the countryside side by side in the living room, the coffee table in front of the sofa is wooden, it looks quite thick, facing the sofa, it is a color TV set that cannot be seen in the countryside, and an unknown TV series is broadcasting, along the living room to the inside, You can see that three inner doors are facing the living room, one of the doors is Su Wen's bedroom and study alone, Mu Zhen followed him into the bedroom, although the bedroom is simple, but it is unique, next to a wooden bed with a backrest at the head of the bed, there is a writing desk, and there is an iron desk on the desk that has only been seen on TV in Mu Zhen's eyes, Mu Zhen really can't believe that this antique table lamp is actually seen in the home of a classmate.

While Mu Zhen was hesitating, Su Wen had already come to Mu Zhen's face, and Mu Zhen greeted Su Wen: "What time is it, you won't be here for the lamp class, right?"

"What are you kidding, I'm here for the light class, why are you here so early?" Su Wen asked rhetorically.

"I'm okay at home, I'm here to read a book, and besides, we're far away from here, so naturally we have to come earlier!" Mu Zhen responded.

"You can come early, I can't come?" Su Wen shook off another rhetorical question.

Mu Zhen smiled and did not answer.

"Ouch, look ......!" Su Wen suddenly pointed to Mu Zhen's pants and screamed loudly, as if the students in a row of classrooms could hear it.

"What's wrong?" Mu Zhen lowered her head and looked at her clothes.

"You're acting, playing the role of a dumbfounder, right? You don't need makeup for this outfit!" Su Wen said with a smile.

"You, you, you're too bullying, aren't you!" Mu Zhen noticed that Su Wen was talking about his high suspenders, and he suddenly felt very insulted and fought back.

"Don't you let people say this?" Su Wen didn't stop his words because Mu Zhen was angry, and continued to sarcastically: "Whose pants are you borrowing, where are you going to perform on stage?"

"Can you manage it?" Mu Zhen was indeed a little annoyed, after saying this, he suddenly thought of what is the use of competing with others? Without waiting for Su Wen to respond, he changed his tone and said: "My pants are going to be worn tomorrow, and they are cool, you haven't seen what that is, the protagonist is wearing this, it's very fashionable, so just compare what you wear, you can check it if you don't believe it." ”

In fact, Mu Zhen clearly knew that there was nothing, and there was no such outfit, not because he wanted to be cool, but in order to alleviate his embarrassment, he didn't want to have any unpleasantness with the son in front of him.

Su Wen also seemed to borrow the slope to go down the road, smiled and said: "Contemptible people are shallow, see the smile!"

Mu Zhen didn't say any more, and suddenly thought of the question he thought of when he walked out of the classroom, and breathed a long sigh of relief, is the quest for knowledge just for an iron rice bowl? By no means, from the conversation just now, Mu Zhen felt that learning knowledge is still for a breath, for a face, for a reputation, in order to change the status quo, these are far more important than the iron rice bowl, maybe this is the true meaning of Lao Zhao's learning.