- If, just if, there is such a skill as rebirth.

***

In the early summer of 2003, the residual heat of the college entrance examination has not yet dissipated, the temperature has risen sharply, and waves of heat waves have swept this seaside town.

Qiao Nan was nibbling on a watermelon in the store, one foot on the chair next to him, his eyes glancing at the "Sports Weekly", carefully studying the European transfer market. That summer, European football was turbulent, the original pattern was broken, and it entered an era of competition. He has his eyes on Barcelona in La Liga and AC Milan in Serie A. He said to his sister, "Hey, your handsome little guy is going to AC Milan." ”

Jolene snatched a piece of watermelon and said, "Don't worry about it, you still have to worry about how many points you scored!"

Qiao Nan chuckled, and then took another big bite: "You don't have to worry about this." ”

Sure enough, after the score came down, the entire auspicious road was boiling. Qiao Nan rode a dilapidated bicycle through the alleys, and every adult had to ask him where he had reported it.

The young man on the bicycle was in high spirits: "Tsinghua! I want to go to Tsinghua University to study communications." ”

Although there was a sick uncle in his hometown, that was not his concern, and although the situation in the family was stretched, he was still too young to make sacrifices for it. Moreover, his score is so high, he has enough confidence to do what he likes, and his family unconditionally supports his decision.

After his sister had summer vacation, she directly gave him 4,000 yuan: "Well, this is my scholarship for one semester, and the money I saved from my part-time job will be given to you as tuition." ”

He hugged his sister several times, and even said that she was the best sister in the world. Qiao Lu looked at him with a smile and said, "Tell you again, don't think that college is the end of your efforts, on the contrary, it is your most precious starting point." Great time, what a pity to waste. As long as you study diligently, it will be the best reward for me. ”

"Sister, do you still need to say, there is a reason why you can't study well?"

At that time, the withered roses flutter in the wind, and the fragrance of the flowers seems to be dancing, and at that time, the trees are already singing with cicadas, and every summer afternoon is lazy and pleasant.

It was the last summer of his high school career, and he was finally relieved of all his burdens and could indulge in some fun. The sun was shining, he was speeding on his bicycle, and his smile was so bright, there was no more brilliant season in his life than the summer of eighteen.

***

After the admission letter came down, as the class leader of the first experimental class, he did the last thing for the class - Zhang Luo had an unforgettable casual dinner.

As mentioned earlier, the 50-level experimental class 1 is the class that created the myth of the second middle school college entrance examination. Most of the students were admitted to the school of their choice, and the atmosphere of the casual meal was very high. After all, it was a group of teenagers who had fought and finally reached the other side of victory, they ate and drank to their heart's content, they had fun, and they also talked to each other.

They drank late into the night when a burst of music suddenly came out of the hotel's stereo. That was prepared in advance by several of their class cadres, and before the gang dispersed, they had to sing Jacky Cheung's "Blessing" together.

As soon as the prelude of "Friend, I will always bless you" came out, the noisy restaurant gradually quieted down, and the students sang along.

Qiao Nan didn't sing well, but he sang the most devotedly, and even burst into tears after singing a few words.

"Don't ask, don't tell, it's all in plain sight.

At this moment, by candlelight, let us spend it quietly.

Don't wave your hand, don't look back,

When I sang this song, I was afraid that tears would gently slide down.

I hope that in my heart, I will always keep my smile and accompany you through every spring, summer, autumn and winter.

……

Sadness parting, parting is in sight, saying goodbye, goodbye is not too far away.

If there is fate, if there is fate, you can look forward to tomorrow, you and I will meet again in the glorious season. ”

After many years, the students of the first experimental class still remember the passion of that night and are reluctant. The joy of dreams coming true and the sorrow of parting are intertwined, and there is no song more apt than this one. So much so that every time they had a class reunion in the future, they would spontaneously end with this song.

This song was chosen by Qiao Nan, and I don't know how a person with incomplete five notes could pick out such a good song. In his words, he doesn't listen to many songs, and he will always play them on a loop which one is good. After saying goodbye to his classmates, he staggered home with the song still in his mouth and hummed.

The drink was too hot, so he simply took off his shirt, put it on his shoulders, and walked down the street at midnight naked.

If others saw it, they thought that they had traveled to "Water Margin", and this burly and sturdy young man would go to Jingyanggang to fight tigers in the next second.

The hotel is only 200 meters away from home, and after the crossroads, it is Qiao's wonton restaurant. But he was dazed, and when he saw a bench behind him, he lay down without hesitation.

When Qiao Lu came out to look for him, what she saw was this scene that made people speechless.

He was lying on his back on a stool in front of someone's barbecue restaurant, his T-shirt on his chest, his two long legs hanging on the ground, and humming a song in his mouth.

Qiao Lu couldn't cry or laugh, helped him up, and forced him to put on clothes: "How much did you drink! ”

"Huh, sister, why are you here?" he smirked and hugged his sister: "My sister still loves me the most, and my sister is the best." ”

"Okay, this is full of alcohol! Go home quickly, my parents are worried about death, and I will go to the second middle school to find you. ”

He sat down on the ground like a little boy and shook his head like a rattle: "I'm not going home." ”

"What's the matter?"

"I've drunk too much, and Dad is going to beat me up again. He burped, his cheeks were red, only his eyes were still bright, flashing full of childishness: "Sister, to be honest with you, I'm terrible...... It's scary that our dad hit someone. ”

If it was on weekdays, hearing him say this, Qiao Lu would definitely be very uncomfortable. But the way he looks now makes her laugh very unkindly: "You are the top student in the second middle school, why will Dad beat you? ”

He lowered his head, a thick sleepiness welled up, and he said in a daze: "Actually, our dad wants me to go to military school, right?"

"That's his idea, he is very happy that you can go to Tsinghua University!"

"Hmm......" he suddenly sang again: "Sadness parting, although parting is in sight, say goodbye, goodbye will not be too far away." If there is fate, fate can look forward to tomorrow, you and I will meet again in the splendid season......"

Although Qiao Lu felt ashamed, she didn't stop him. She knows that her brother has too much depression in his heart, and if he can release it through the strength of wine, then release it!

At that time, the sky was full of stars, the sea breeze was gusting, and the faint fragrance of the moon flowers was spreading, and he was a young genius who was praised by all, and his future was as bright as the stars.

At that time, it was really a good time for life.

***

Qiao Nan was admitted to Tsinghua University, Qiao's family set off firecrackers, held a thank-you banquet, and school was about to start in a blink of an eye. He has long known that his mother is going to Anhui for research, and his sister is going to go back to school early to work part-time, and no one at home will send him to school, so he is not too disappointed.

My mother felt so guilty that she didn't fall asleep for several days: "This is the first time you have left home, and my mother should really go to see you off, but what should I do? This research is very large, and I am the backbone, if I don't go, it will be too unusual." ”

"Mom, it's okay, when you're done researching, just go to Beijing to see me. ”

Jolene, who was still a little girl, came in and said, "I still have me at home! I can send my brother to school!"

……

Qiao Nan patted her on the head: "Come on, you sent me, I have to send you back, why bother?"

Qiao Lin was not annoyed, but she was upset for her brother: "When people go to college, their parents send them off, why didn't my brother do it?

Parents were ashamed, Qiao Nan hurriedly gagged her mouth, signaling her to stop talking, he didn't want to embarrass his parents because of this little thing.

The night before he left home, his father suddenly told him that he was going to take him to school. Qiao Nan was very surprised, his father, who had always worked hard, was willing to take a week off from business and personally send him to Tsinghua University? Qiao Nan was flattered, so much so that he was a little ecstatic-if there was really no one to send him, how much he would be lost, and it would be a lifelong regret if he didn't get it right!

On the train to Beijing, there were a lot of fighters in their carriages. Seeing that green military uniform, the young Qiao Nan's heart was surging - from a boy's point of view, wearing this military uniform is really handsome!

He glanced to the side and saw that his father was sitting almost exactly like the warriors. Qiao Nan also sat up straight unconsciously, not daring to be loose and sloppy like just now.

After several rounds, I finally arrived at Tsinghua Park. In the huge campus, looking at the white "Tsinghua Garden", Lao Qiao squinted his eyes and said yes again and again.

"Dad, what's the matter?"

"It's good that Tsinghua University can come here to study, it's good!"

The father and son took a photo under the "Tsinghua Garden", Qiao Nan smiled brightly, compared a "V" word; Lao Qiao put his hands behind his back, and rarely showed a kind smile. Father and son have never been so harmonious, nor have they ever been so close.

When Lao Qiao left Beijing, he told him again: "Although our family is not rich, don't think about making money, don't be too provincial, don't let people look down on you." No matter where you read, I can afford it. Learning is the most important thing, as long as you read the book well, you will have everything. ”

"Okay, got it, don't worry. ”

The son's height has long surpassed him, and coupled with the difficult family road, he is much more mature than his peers. Old Joe was very pleased, nodded, and turned to walk towards the station.

"Dad!"

Before checking the ticket, Qiao Nan suddenly ran over out of breath and handed him a plastic bag: "I bought some food, it's been more than ten hours all the way, don't be hungry - I'm leaving, bye!"

This kid should be worried that he would scold him for "spending money indiscriminately", so he ran so fast! Qiao Jianjun's eyes were hot, he put away the bag of food, straightened his back, and his satisfaction and pride were written on his face.

***

Seeing off his father, Qiao Nan couldn't wait to find Xue Dongmei. Only the two of them were admitted to Tsinghua University in the second middle school, so they naturally got close. They were eating in the school cafeteria, and a recruitment propaganda video suddenly played on the small TV. The neat queue, armored vehicles like land tigers, handsome battleships, and fighter jets hovering freely in the sky all made Qiao Nan look straight.

Xue Dongmei smiled: "Hey, you're in college, don't you still want to be a soldier!"

"How so? I have to study hard. ”

He snorted and drank a bowl of porridge, and on the TV screen, a group of soldiers in camouflage and with steel guns on their backs were running across the vast wilderness, and his bloody eyes were straight again.

"Hey......" Xue Dongmei woke him up again: "Qiao Nan, in fact, I have always felt that you are very suitable for military uniforms." If you join the army, you must be very similar to those young generals in ancient poems. For example, Huo Quai, Xin Qiji, and ......"

Qiao Nan blushed: "Don't laugh." ”

But after walking out of the cafeteria, he still glanced back and muttered, "In this life, you have to run like that!"

***

Tsinghua has always attached great importance to military training, and the freshmen are half tired to death in military training, but Qiao Nan enjoys it, as if this little amount of training is nothing to him at all. Even the instructors who came from the barracks, he felt very kind, and he always felt that he had seen them somewhere.

They can shoot targets in military training, and as soon as they stood on the shooting range, Qiao Nan didn't know what was wrong, and tears poured up wildly. In an instant, everything around me became so familiar, yet so distant.

"What do you think, classmate, it's your turn!"

Hearing the instructor's call, Qiao Nan woke up like a dream. He didn't hear what the instructor had just explained.

But he was very skillful on the ground, with his legs open and slightly wider than his shoulders, opening the safety and aiming at the target, and pulling the trigger at three points and one line.

Bang! right in the bull's-eye.

The movements are so smooth that the instructor is ashamed of himself.

So, the instructor was dumbfounded: "This student, have you practiced shooting?"

Qiao Nan got up from the ground and looked at his hands, as if he had a big dream.

This was the first time he had touched a gun, why did it seem like he had met an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time? I couldn't help but want to be close to it, I wanted to talk to it a lot, and I wanted to run with it on my back in the sunset afternoon.

He stroked the gun, and the thought came to mind again—

In this life, you have to run with a gun on your back once!

[It is recommended to eat these two chapters with Jacky Cheung's "Blessing"~~]