Chapter 5: Mathematics Competition

Zhong Yuemin is particularly adapted to his 14-year-old life, going to and from class every day, practicing boxing, reading, bragging, being in a daze, shopping in the alleys, and even enjoying such days a little.

In his previous life, he had wondered countless times if he would suddenly wake up one day and find that he had just taken a nap during class, he was still a 10-year-old boy, and he was still in that small rural elementary school, next to his class at the same table, and in front of him was a beautiful Chinese teacher who was looking at him angrily. Every time I wake up from a dream with tears, I find that I am still in that small rental house, there are no more stories happening at the same table with Banhua, nor do I do anything earth-shattering, and I am still the mediocre person who needs to go to work every day and try to take root in the magic capital.

Zhong Yuemin did not feel fear and fear after crossing, but a relief, finally no longer have to face the material supremacy of society and inflated desires, in 2018 everyone in China is anxious about housing, cars, education, medical care and money, it seems that everyone lives for material things, most people can no longer see their true selves, as if they really think that only living in a big house and driving a luxury car can be regarded as a happy and correct life. Sadly, even if you don't agree with and don't like this kind of values, but your parents, relatives and friends only judge you by this kind of standard, you can't break free, you either conform to the values of this society, or you are marginalized by them and become a Luther.

In 1964, China, an ancient country with a quarter of the world's population, had just risen from more than 100 years of humiliation, had just experienced the Korean War, the Great Leap Forward and three years of natural disasters, and its people were still hungry and poor. But Zhong Yuemin really felt the spiritual simplicity of the people, those who work hard will be commended, the old man who has fallen will not be blackmailed, and the house is used to live...... In reality, of course, there will be bad phenomena, and there is no utopia where everyone is a saint, but the people recognize these simple values ideologically, unlike later generations, from adults to children, all look to money, rich people must be good people, they must not do bad things, and poor people must have low moral quality.

Zhong Yuemin knew that this was only a temporary calm after the restoration of economic construction, and the red wave would sweep the whole of China in two years, he wanted to do something but didn't know where to start, he had a soul beyond the times but only a teenager's body.

It was already very cold in BJ in December 1964, the windows were covered with frost, and the classrooms were lit with stoves and hot aluminum lunch boxes for the students. "Kui Yong, what did your mother bring you to eat at noon today?" Zhong Yuemin and Li Kuiyong just got their lunch boxes and sat on their seats to prepare for lunch, "Hey, what can I eat, two nests and one pickle pimple, the family is about to break off, half of the eldest eats the poor old man, my family has three boys and two girls, and my father's salary and food stamps are not enough at all." Li Kuiyong grimaced. Zhong Yuemin opened his lunch box and pushed it to Li Kuiyong, which was cabbage and pork stewed vermicelli and two white steamed buns, which were given to him by his father's assistant from the canteen the day before, his family has never fired since moving to BJ, Zhong Shanyue has not left work on time on any day, and often travels to other places, Zhong Yuemin can only make a living in this way. "Eat some of my food, a little bit of oil and water, otherwise you should be hungry again in the afternoon, how can you have the strength to train." Zhong Yuemin can only take care of Li Kuiyong in this form. Li Kuiyong thought about refusing, but he still stretched out his chopsticks and ate, "Yue Min, I'm really embarrassed to eat so many of you, but I really like to practice wrestling, and I don't have the strength to eat wotou pickles at all, I can't practice at all, and I will have a city-wide sports meeting next month······" Zhong Yuemin interrupted: "I know, even if you eat, I still think about you and me in the afternoon, if you are hungry, who will I find to practice." After that, he devoured it, Li Kuiyong knew that Zhong Yuemin was to reduce his psychological burden, so he didn't say anything at the moment, and buried his head in eating.

The first class in the afternoon was a math class, and in the last ten minutes, Mr. Yuan had finished today's lesson, and he said to the following students: "Next Saturday is a joint mathematics competition of several schools in the district, and I am ready to recommend the class president Cui Yang and Zhong Yuemin to participate, if they can get the ranking, they can also participate in the math competition in the city, and we all applaud and cheer for these two students." The students applauded enthusiastically, especially Li Kuiyong, who was really happy for his good friend.

Zhong Yuemin knew the news last Saturday, and he didn't have any special mood at the moment, so he could only smile modestly with the enthusiasm of his classmates. I go to Mr. Yuan's house every week to report, Zhong Yuemin is really pretending to be hard, a primary school student can't really know everything, so he can only leave one or two difficult questions and say that he can't, and pretend to ask the teacher. Teacher Yuan's family lives in a large compound near the school, two houses have a bedroom and a living room, the kitchen is shared, and the toilet has to go to the public test in the alley, only the old couple lives in it, and I heard that there is a daughter who was separated in the early years. Every time Zhong Yuemin goes, Yuan Shiniang is very happy, Zhong Yuemin is handsome, small mouth and sweet, coaxing Shi Niang can't wait to recognize her godson, and pity him No one to take care of, every time he goes, he will give him all kinds of delicious food, Zhong Yuemin is very happy, and he finally doesn't have to eat in the canteen.

The district competition was held in Yuying School, which is also the school where Zhong Yuemin studied later in the original book, I saw a banner at the school gate, and a sign indicating the examination room was erected on the side, and there were students and parents outside, there were about 100 people, because the time was not yet, Zhong Yuemin found a sheltered place to stand.

"Zhong Yuemin, you are here!" Zhong Yuemin turned his head and found that it was Cui Yang, the squad leader who was taking the exam with him, the little girl was tall and thin, with short hair, a bit like a miniature version of Ryoko Hirosue. "Oh, Yoko, you've arrived too. Zhong Yuemin opened his mouth and gave the little squad leader a nickname, and he was used to talking in his previous life. Cui Yang was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Zhong Yuemin, who usually doesn't pull a few children, to give him a nickname, and he immediately became fierce: "Zhong Yuemin, why do you give others nicknames indiscriminately, I'm not from RB, what are you calling blindly!" "Oops, Yoko-san, you can't blame me, I read an RB magazine two days ago, which introduced a famous movie actor, what is Ryoko, I just took a look at you, and I thought you were as beautiful as that Ryoko, so I called it out casually." Zhong Yuemin began to make up nonsense again. Cui Yang's face suddenly turned red, where have people in this era seen this kind of high-level praise and beautiful expression, Xiao Gu Liang is young after all, and he still can't hold back: "Really, am I really as beautiful as an actor?"

"Of course it's true, maybe you can be an actor in the future! Zhong Yuemin hurriedly diverted the topic, afraid that he would talk too much, and Xiaoliangliang began to ask which magazine and which actor it was.